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Conference in orlando are players in the republican party. that means their support could help make or break some of these campaigns. carl cameron with the news. is he live for us in orlando. carl, governor perry made some noise at last nights debate saying people who disagree with him have no heart. how exactly did that play out today? >> not particularly well, trace. we have got a little satellite problem here for the video. thats the phone call. a lot of conservatives want to hear an explanat...

hands. >> keep in mind, this is not a situation where the two parties are miles apart. were in rough agreement about how much spending can be cut responsibly as a first step towards reducing our deficit. we agree on a process where the next step is a debate in the coming months on tax reform and entitlement reform, and i am willing and ready to have that debate. if we need to put in place an enforcement mechanism to hold us accountable for making the reforms, i will support that too if...

delayed. police in texas say a muslim american soldier confessed to plotting an attack on ft. hood just two years after a muslim officer shot to death 13 people on that same base. tropical storm don could hit the south texas coast tonight and drought-stricken farmers are welcoming the prospect of up to 7 inches of rain. we begin with that sobering reality check on the debt crisis and just how daunting the challenge has become. in less than four days, the federal government could ru...

john boehner, still a few votes short as he tries to muscle his plan through the house of representatives and send the message to the democrat-controlled senate and the democratic-controlled white house. however, were in limbo tonight as this drama plays out. the speaker in his office with his top deputies. were told pizza brought in a short time ago. theyre trying desperately to round up the last few votes they need to get this vote through the house tonight. the vote has been delayed...

verdict that is letting anthony go free this weekend. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." one of the worlds biggest media empires in crisis now. rupert murdoch publicly apologizing for serious wrongdoing and is now the front tabloid, the news of the world. the new ad in british newspapers coming days before he and his son are scheduled to face members of parliament. our correspondent brian todd and...

Everyday. no, i want them to have to do a bit of work on a tour like this. not necessarily telling them beforehand where every stop is going to be. if they do -- well do a stop well do a lot of off the records. well meet a lot of great americans and ill write about that at the end of the day. it is not about me. it is not a publicity seeking tour. it is about highlighting the great things about america. and the media can figure out where were going, if they do their investigative o or they are g...

Trimming, no tweaking medicare and social security. stay far away from that and keep bashing paul ryans plan. >> and does this become a winning issue for, say, like sherrod brown in ohio where 76% of the people dont want anything changed? your thoughts? absolutely. it should be. we need people like sherrod brown and john tester to not just say no to medicare cuts but go on offense and say were going to tax the insurance companies, oil companies, wall street, and thats how were going to involve t...

It will clear out. we have a front on the way that is going to be making for cooler temperatures. here you see the palace, look at the commoners there trying to get in. they wont. and here is the forecast as we talk about temperatures. this time of year, we should be about 17. thats our average high in london. i think were going to be spot on through friday with temperatures in the upper teens. for now, if youre out there enjoying the warm temperatures, maybe in the low 20s with plenty of sunshi...

President this time was camping for his ideas about reducing our nations debt and deficit. the president used some very strong campaign language saying that he wanted this opportunity to get out to speak to voters, also that he needed them to help in this campaign, if you will. he could not afford to have them on the side lines. the fun thing about these town halls is youre never quite sure about what people are going to ask. one woman who was an older instructor at the college asked about the f...

President bush fought to update social security, to streamline and make it more accessible to people in the long term. this president saying it just needs some tweaking, and has bigger concerns short term about medicare and medicaid, gregg. greg: mike emanuel live in the white house, thanks very much. jenna: some of the presidents critics holding meetings of his own. paul ryan is back in his ohm state of wisconsin detailing his plan to cut $6 trillion in spending over the next ten years. steve b...