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because your choice didnt win or you want to checkup the other runners up, go to suzanne malveauxs page,. and its the big story today. today is the big day for president obama. that long awaited jobs speech on congress. it was planned for last night. you know the republicans were debating last night and had to be moved to tonight, the presidents speech. here we are six hours away from the speech. he is expected to propose more investments and tax breaks that will cost $3 billion. the...

want to remind you quickly. were getting the president on camera. his remarks and statements on libya. were getting that turned around for you. as soon as we do, well play it for you on cnn. check the clock, 3:00 eastern time. 9:00 p.m. in tripoli. the libyan capital now 90% controlled by western-backed rebels. thats according to the u.s. government. rife with rumors as to the fate of moammar gadhafi. for 42 years the countrys undisputed, unbalanced leader, thats where were going it st...

generation of republicans in line. and president obama warns, and im quoting him now, we are almost out of time, urging all americans to keep the pressure on washington and bring this devastating crisis to an end. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." youre looking at a live picture right now of the house floor, where just a short time from now, we expect to see that critical vote on the gop debt plan. the vote was supposed to happen yesterday around this time, but was ab...

there are signs of deep trouble in the house of representatives. speaker john boehner is trying to rally enough votes for the debt crisis. his republicans in the red hold a substantial majority. at least 60 of their members shown here in yellow are affiliated with the tea party. they are pushing against a compromise with the democrats over here. they appear to have risen in revolt, once again. how many? we dont know. the speaker has to bring roughly two-thirds of them into his camp 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...

the nations debt ceiling is fueling hopes the government wont run out of money on august 2nd. obama saying the deadline drawing close and congressional leaders need to talk turkey in todays meetings. most of the central heat under a heat alert. some areas feel as hot as 126 degrees. . the taliban blaming u.s. hackers for a text that announced the death of mullah omar. the taliban says, no, he is alive and well. one day after rupert murdoch tried to repel the british assault on hi...

Thats a great theory i think youve given them. ive never seen this tattoo before. its pretty bizarre. and when you look at the movie, the first thing anybody says is, thats mike tysons tattoo. its just a natural reaction. >> avery? >> but the tattoo artist didnt originate that. this comes from a tribal design from africa, a variation on it. >> thats what i thought. >> thats your point. theyre going to hire -- warner brothers should be hiring fredricka to defend this case. thats exactly what the ...

you put stuff in it. >> yeah. you ride your beer and drink it, too. >> oh, my goodness. >> unbelievable. already, fredricka, have a fine time. well see you tomorrow. >> all right. see you tomorrow. >> you bet. top of the hour right now, were focusing on the things that are not so fun in joplin, missouri. more than 150 people still have not been heard from since the deadliest tornado on record hit there last sunday. 132 are confirmed dead. more than 1,000 people were hurt. the federal...

That im getting what i pay for and other people should, too. is there a difference in quality of care based on price? >> theres no question about it, and theres also a huge difference as you just pointed out in terms of what people are paying. university of massachusetts pays $19,000 for a heart attack, if you have one at jordan and plymouth, theyre paid $11,000. why the variation, some hospitals like mass general or childrens hospital are more high tech, that costs more, they get to bill more b...

>> that is the individual mandate, isnt it? >> it is a variation on it. >> do you believe in a mandate? >> no. >> you do concede that you have said in the past that you did? >> heritage foundation has said they were for it at one time. >> this had guy -- you cant keep him -- michael, which time were you for him? were you for him when he was supporting the individual mandate twice, or turned at a time on it with schieffer there? >> my view is, first off, let me say -- >> defending him. >> no, not...