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matter so much as this number. the number of days and hours now left until the money runs out. this is what we've been warning about for weeks and weeks. still, the vote today was enough to allow the republicans to spike the ball into boehner's court. and he did so with a vengeance. >> i struck my neck out a mile to try and get in agreement with the president of the united states. i stuck my neck out a mile. and i put revenues on the table. in order to try to come to an agreement to avert us being where we are. but a lot of people in this town can never say yes. a lot of people can n...

has finally pass the debt reduction plan. as you saw a moment ago, the senate now in the process of killing it by effectively tabling it, because democrats are in charge over there. you heard harry reid speak moments ago, a big thumbs down over there, and then -- then -- we will move on. but the number of votes on either side really doesn't matter so much as this number. the number of days and hours now left until the money runs out. this is what we've been warning about for weeks and weeks. still, the vote today was enough to al lookout low the republica spike the ball into boehner'...

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 don't know. the speaker has to bring roughly two-thirds of them into his camp if he's going to outvote the democrats who are standing firmly united with his plan. it's a sign he do...

Event, the only comparison is charles and diana. i think obviously there's far greater technology today. i think there will be a bigger audience. but i also think that they seem to have got it right this time around. it's a young couple that has lived together for several years. they know each other very well. they're obviously deeply in love. the excitement here just continues to grow. but i think the comparisons are obviously, but this one will probably have a far better ending. >> all right. mark, thank you very much for that. we'll be hearing from mark all week as we run up to the big day ...

Is very controversial still. and there are some student leaders who are refusing to meet with her because of american support for hosni mubarak. also within the hour, she called the saudi foreign minister in riyadh to complain and voice her strong concern about the violence taking place as saudi forces attack protesters. >> we'll be watching for that interview with the secretary of state, hillary clinton. thank you so much from cairo. we should note that today marks the 500-day countdown to the 2012 london olympics. tickets officially went on sale at midnight but there's already a glitch in tr...