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Any court. shannon bream with the news life tonight in washington. first of all, how does this nullification process work, shannon? >> shep, it's a century's old theory that states can simply invalidate or refuse to recognize any federal law they believe is unconstitutional, like the health care law. idaho state senator republican authored the bill now pending in idaho. take a listen. >> what it will do is simply cause us to tell our state agencies that they are not to participate in any aspect of obama care. >> democrats in idaho say this is a waste of time and money but republicans control b...

Financial regulators. the bill also creates a consumer financial protection division at the fed with the director appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate and financial firms with assets exceeding $10 billion would have to follow the new consumer rules created by this agency. shep? >> shepard: of course, the banks have done a lot of lobbying. they have spent more money on lobbying in the last year or so than just about anybody anywhere. so republicans are all against it and democrats are against it, too. >> and the president himself did not give it a blanket endorsement. he said ...

Urged about mr. obama to allow him to replace emanuel saying the president's staff, quote, haven't served you well. >> and oldest game in washington, when you are afraid to attack a president, you pick out the chief of staff and blame it all on him. that's what's going on here. >> emanuel supporters say don't forget he told the president not to put all his eggs in the health care basket. once he went against his advice he showed true loyalty by supporting the president's plan hundred%. >> shepard: we're told top senate republicans and democrats are meeting right now to try to avoid an all nigh...

Covering overhead once they get out in the workforce. shep? >> shepard: anita vogel live in l.a. this afternoon. anita, thank you. a massive pour rout damage has left millions of people in the dark just two weeks after a devastating earthquake killed hundreds. the top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. capitol hill, here is -- chile here is how the concert looked. benefit for quake victims. many folks left their homes and police officers had to guide street traffic. the country's president says the power grid could remain unstable for about a week. iraq, a car bomb killing seven ci...

Squad of spies operated. our mike emanuel is working the pentagon for us tonight. mike, who is this guy at the center of all of this? >> well, shep, his name is michael d. fur long. a civilian assigned to work out of san antonio, texas under u.s. strategic communications. a strategic command, rather. his title is defense intelligence senior leader, a source familiar with the matter says the cia station chief in kabul, afghanistan became very concerned about his activities and ultimately leading to an investigation of sources telling us an investigation is now underway, shep. >> shepard: it may...