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>> we have very big part of all of humanity living close to a volcano. and if we are able to harness the volcano directly, reducing the risk by, by lowering the pressure in lowering the tension in the, in the volcano. then of course we have a win-win situation using the earth for this natural energy without burning fossil fuels the scientists acknowledge there is still a long way to go and a lot to be learned, but they also believed the potential energy supply could be virtually limitless and totally clean for plug-in, cnn berlin all right, tune an violent earth was liev schreiber, n...

is diana magnay. >> reporter: the death toll has been revised downward and now they're searching the island to try to find out what kind of ammunition he used and what the chronology of events on the island was. as you say, breivik himself is starting his period of solitary confinement. he hasn't seen his son since he was 16 years old. was horrified to hear the news. let's listen to what he said. >> translator: no, i'll never have more contact with him in my darkest moment. i think rather than killing all those people, he should have taken his own life. >> reporter: norwegians yester...

and travelers squashed by major airlines. >> but first, to the desperate race against the clock to secure what president obama is calling america's national credit card. the country could face unprecedented default if congress is unable to agree on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling. failure to do so could downgrade america's debt rating and could be extremely damaging for global economy purposes. let's get all the angles. we've just learned the president will be addressing the nation later to. kate baldwin is up on capitol hill. first to you. what's the very latest, the think...

a plan b or c. senate, the other from house >> go ahead, please, carl. republicans. but there's a big problem. >> i just think that they're -- neither of those plans may be i think that at this point they able to get through congress and probably have to go through some of these initial votes. the clock is ticking. and that's what i was referring to earlier, that the back cnn congressional correspondent channel communication that kate boulwan joins us now. continues and, you know, where senator mcconnell comes down i think will be important. let's start in the house where whether he ...

expected to roll out a plan to cut spending by $2.7 trillion while raising the debt by 274 trillion. reid's plan would not include tax increases which republicans refuse to consider nor would it touch entitlements. my colleague, dan lothian is watching it all from his post at the white house. dan, what is the president's position first on raising the debt in installments? >> reporter: he want it is to go through 2012 and there is a sense at the white house and treasury department in particular even if you had some sort of short-term fix that raises the debt ceiling through the rest o...