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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...

Getting help from volunteers offering food, sweat and comfort. brown tells me he's learned something and wants to tell the people of joplin don't turn down help and don't give up. >> if you can't go anywhere, you can always go home. >> reporter: would it have been easier for you just to pack it in and say, i'm not going back and start over somewhere? >> yeah, it would have been a whole lot easier. it definitely would have been a whole lot easier, but i won't let this get me down. >> reporter: a full month after a deadly tornado and so many still so slow to turn the corner from surviving to rec...

rooftops. people were marched to demand the release of political prisoners and the bullets rained down. and sarah palin thundering into d.c. today, but is she ready to roll into the presidential race? the best political team on television is weighing in. i'm drew griffin. the news starts now. in the headlines tonight president obama went to joplin, missouri, today. it was his first chance to see the unimaginable damage caused by last sunday's ef-5 tornado. he spoke at a memorial service for the 142 known victims. a live look at the president's visit just ahead. and sarah palin dr...

Keep the radioactive particles from getting into your lungs, things we saw back in the '50s and '60s with civil defense films, and now we're seeing that on the level for the population there in japan. we've heard this from soledad o'brien, paying attention to this very closely. they are not panicking. they are very calm, but they are concerned. >> they are concerned. i think i heard someone say duct tape should be everyone's best friend. duct tape, keep your windows closed and doors shut if you're in that radius. >> and that radius telling everyone to stay inside, don't go outside. they are gi...

Up on the surface where they are cleaning up the oil that's already up there. >> all right. david matingly, thank you very much. we're going to bring into the conversation, cnn producer vivian quo who is here. bp is a little ahead of schedule, is it not? >> it depends on what "ahead of schedule" means. certainly this is a 24/7 operation. they have crews working overnight. all shifts covered. they are a little ahead of schedule in terms of the relief well. they suffered a setback. they had to delay work to continue with the well integrity test. now that's back on track. they have begun drilling...