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lets go "outfront." good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a little less confrontation, a little more action. a lot of people want that. it was a song made famous by elvis presley, but apparently not something that is so popular in washington. were nine days away now from the forced spending cuts that are going to take effect, and while we may be short on time, we are not short on blame. president obama for one was busy today with no less than eight local televi...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, a little less confrontation, a little more action. a lot of people want that. it was a song made famous by elvis presley, but apparently not something that is so popular in washington. were nine days away now from the forced spending cuts that are going to take effect, and while we may be short on time, we are not short on blame. president obama for one was busy today with no less than eight local television interviews. the p...

was carrying seven people back in 2009. allegedly he was under the influence of alcohol at the time. i want to get right to nic robertson whos live outside the court house in south africa to walk us through some of the latest turn of events in this case. good morning, nic. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. well, the defense are putting their case just after a lunch recess, a very short lunch recess here. the defense saying that the prosecution hasnt even put forward enough evidence s...

victims of sexual abuse. this is what penn state is accused of doing in this new report from independent investigators, i should say, out today. and what it does is give a detailed account of the universitys actions in the jerry sandusky child abuse scandal. former fbi director louis freeh, hes the one who released the findings today and they really add up to a horrific pattern. >> most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of sanduskys child ...

its this underground tunnel, and according to windsor police who weve talked to on this show, they say this is all because of a bomb threat that was called in right around 12:30 local time. and so this tunnel has been evacuated. and this tunnel, there are 27 to 29,000 cars and trucks that use this artery each and every day. so this is a tremendous, tremendous deal. and we know that there are bomb teams in and around this tunnel, trying to find out if, in fact, this is, in fact, a bomb....

The individuals cost. >> reporter: analysts say the south carolina law goes even further. nevertheless the obama justice department argues any such efforts are intended only to suppress voting by minorities and the poor. more and more states are passing such laws. in fact, john, mississippi which has a large african-american population held a referendum which 62% of the people voted in favor of photo i.d.s. jon? jon: wow, 62%. that is pretty incredible. jim angle in washington, thank you. >> rep...

Room during this period of time and those, either that child or children have not said anything occurred. there is, you know, again very, very little evidence in the case. julie: all right. ted simon, we appreciate you coming on. thank you so much. >> youre welcome. julie: jon. jon: a mass poisoning at a drug rehabilitation center in mexico. authorities are now investigating whether the drug cartels are behind it. what it tells us about the drug war raging in that country and along our border. ...

all of this coming at a very tense time as the iranian navy carried out 10 days of naval exercises that included warships and drones over this vital waterway. the exercises are being carried out on the eastern side of the straits and down into the gulf of aden and could put them on a collision course with u.s. navy vessels. the straight is 30 miles wide and about 20% of the worlds oil passes through there. if the u.s. sanctions again the iran central bank are implemented. julie: what h...

navy carried out 10 days of naval exercises that included warships and drones over this vital waterway. the exercises are being carried out on the eastern side of the straits and down into the gulf of aden and could put them on a collision course with u.s. navy vessels. the straight is 30 miles wide and about 20% of the worlds oil passes through there. if the u.s. sanctions again the iran central bank are implemented. julie: what happens if the u.s.? >> reporter: in fact weve seen a ri...

donald trump and donald trump has met with almost all the republican presidential candidates, including mitt romney, rick perry, michele bachmann. the list goes on. donald trump, since he first started flirting with the presidential bid in the spring of 2011, has almost represented the very personal in your face style type of politics weve seen in the republican party. very anti-obama. it does seem that donald trump giving a candidate blessing is almost an i am pra mature on that type ...