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9:00 am on the east coast, 6:00 am out west. marathon talks lead to a new debt deal. at least in theory. the president backs it. so do leaders of both parties. still, no reason to celebrate just yet. in syria, a violent crackdown on anti-government protests. more than 7 0 people killed and counting. and new this morning, a big change to health coverage. the federal government will require insurers who provide birth control without co-payments. now, in just a few hours, we could s...

also, you may not know the story of the monford point marines. the men who integrated mat reenz yooms. welcome to the men and women serving us in uniform and thank you for being here and what you do. lets talk about three important deadlines that we are keeping an eye on today in this whole debt ceiling debate. a vote is scheduled this afternoon in the senate on majority leader harry reids plan. thats the vote that was supposed to take place overnight but it was delayed in the even...

live on capitol hill correspondent. youve been following ins and o outs. i want to begin with the one offered in the last hour we heard from senate majority leader harry reid. whats in the latest plan. >> i was realizing this is $2.7 trillion in proposed cuts, brooke, on two sides of a piece of paper. obviously details need to be filled in what they are proposing raise it by this month, cut by this month. the cuts include $1 trillion immediately in discretionary spending. also a lot of...

Policies. our challenge, as republicans, candidates and those that believe in limited government, cant just be to attack the president as the organizing principle of our party. that worked in 2010 very effectively, i think. we have to offer a compelling alternative that is more hopeful and optimistic. and pro growth that will create jobs for americans. im confident that will happen. it hasnt really emerged yet. but i believe that our candidates will start doing that. >> sean: ive said when i giv...

you isle ask the former pakistani president musharraf in he knew osama bin laden was hiding in his homeland and if he knows terrorists may be holed up in pakistan right now. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." first, a powerful reminder today, if they dont reach an agreement in the next 11 days, all hell could brea look. standard & poors is warning the nation could be shoved back into recession very soon after the august 2i deadline passes with the clock ticking and stakes ...

thats more than were killed by hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, and floods combined. cnn meteorologist chad meyers joins us. its more than the heat. >> its more than humidity. if you set your steam roam at a gym at 105. that feels like 200 degrees. even though its 105, it feels so much hotter because your body cannot perspire, and it cannot cool itself down. a sauna is 160 or 170, but it feels cooler because the air is dry. now, this is a 10-year average, 170 people die of heat-relate...

put forward by a bipartisan senate group named the gang of six. most liberals dont like the gang of six approach because it would make cuts to social security and medicare. >> we are an anti-gang group. we are -- were trying to suppress the growth of gangs. we think that it is not healthy for washington. most conservatives complain it doesnt cut spending enough and raises taxes too much. >> the gang of six is a five pages of sort of talking points. its not an actual plan. >> but the ...

detectives, as i said, who formed i think the major part of operation motor -- >> i would like to know what you did with him. >> sorry? >> i would like to know what you did with him. >> in the main, my use of private investigators while i was editor of "news of the world" was purely legitimate and in pursuit in the main, as you know, for the addresses and whereabouts of convicted pedophiles, than is my majority use, if not almost exclusively use of private investigators myself. i respe...

But the conversation quickly moved from movie promotion to gibbsons recent dui arrest. >> theres a lot of people, as you well know, who dont believe you. why should people believe youre genuinely sorry? >> beats me and thats not my problem. i have to keep my side of the street clean, and im doing it. a work in progress. >> it doesnt worry you what people think? >> of course, but, you know, theres nothing i can do about that. i mean, i move on. ive moved on. that was six months ago, and i have mo...

winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. >> i feel like a hundred bucks. >> mel gibson is probably the most complicated, fascinating, infewerating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> dont get mad at me. >> reporter: "to maverick." >> do you really want to jump? >> reporter: "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what women want" and what men want to be. >> youre like a genius, you know that. >> can i ...