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Must have said something about a bomb or said that he had something on him because then he -- the police officers proceeded running in different directions. >> as the area is evacuated, cameraman dan holland holds his position. he has his lens trained on the scene where wells is trying to convince the police he was forced to rob the bank by someone else, the same person who put the bomb around his neck. >> i'm not lying. did you call my boss? >> the man was strangely calm. he was just kind of sitting there. i mean i know if i would have had a bomb on my neck, i would have probably been in a pa...

And our other top story in washington. those budget cuts are set to kick in just hours from now. >> the deadline was pushed back to midnight, so that lawmakers can negotiate today at the white house. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: another showdown deadline washington cliff that has even crisis veterans ashamed. >> if we can't do better than that, all of us should be fired. >> reporter: as the clock ticks, a parade of cabinet secretaries warning of doom at airport security. >> you're going to see those lines grow. >> reporter: from the white house briefing room, the education secretary cl...

I just don't know why he needs to keep going at it. he has gotten the facts to use in closing argument. i think longer she stays on the stand the more likely for one juror to feel bad for her. jon: that is all it takes. >> he does need to end it. he needs to end it. jon: with 11 men on the jury i'm not sure that anybody will be feeling particularly bad for her but we'll see. a lot of testimony and closing arguments to come. thanks to each of you for joining us today. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you. jon: all right. jenna: believe it or not there is some new talk about bridging the gap be...

Government. jon: a lot of nervous people out there and not just from the government as this clock ticks. thank you. jenna: a major american city is nearing financial collapse. we are going to look at the radical action that could be taken to save the city. a high stakes hearing for drew peterson. how the battle between petersen's former lead attorney and his current lawyer could determine whether he goes to prison or gets a whole new trial. >> this is not between me and joel brodsky, this is between drew petersen and the people of the state of illinois.

>> republican senators specifically were really looking for a $400,000 threshold, but as the clock ticks on this fiscal cliff, i think a lot of republicans will move towards that $250,000 number. 24e may not like the president's deal or his approach, but both sides want to extend middle class tax rates. that's the key. both parties agree they want to extend to a certain threshold middle class tax rates. it's all about where that ball ends pup. >> so you think republicans will go for $250,000. >> i don't think the republican leadership will agree on $250,000, but you will see as many republican...