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The day. meanwhile, united airlines hoping to be back at full speed this morning after a computer problem grounded more than 800 flights yesterday. big problem. it affected tens of thousands of passengers across the country from chicago to denver to l.a. nbc's tom costello has more on the latest problem for the second largest airline in the united states. >> reporter: it all started just after 8:00 a.m. eastern. united says a computer router failed taking off flight scheduling and passenger check in systems. that led to an faa ground stop for all united flights nationwide until 10:00 a.m. got ...

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...

word. >> the truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today. this is just not going to happen. >> as makeshift memorials spring up across norway, police and the public are searching for answers to friday's deadly attacks. the lawyer and suspect, anders breivik, the lawyer said his client is in insane. the suspect's father, who doesn't want to be identified, agrees. >> translator: no, i'll never have more contact with him in my darkest moments i think rather than killing all those people, he should have taken his own life. >> those are...

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...

In here. >> i'll let the hn preside over prosecution. >> i have not a clue, ali. i'm not sure that everybody does. it mentions in here that some of what he said was hard to say because he talked so much in military jargon. he seemed to have trouble keeping things in chronological order. >> this wouldn't fall under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation under new regulation that's coming in tomorrow that is going to manage how airlines spend time on tarmac with passengers. so the new regulation doesn't apply to whether or not there's somebody making threats on your plane. for ever...