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>> couric: good evening, everyone. they sounded the alarm one week ago, but it wasn't what congress wanted to hear. the two men who shared a presidential commission on cutting red ink in wch called for drastic measures that included reducing social security payments and raising the retirement age. and here's why-- this year's federal deficit is close to $1.5 trillion. years of out-of-control spending have caused the national debt to soar. it now approaches $14 trillion. that works out to about $45,000 per person. today nancy cordes spoke with the commission chair men who have a frank...

we begin this morning with a wedding in the works. in less than a year, england's prince william and his long-time girlfriend will finally have their fairytale ending. in their first interview since the royal announcement, we are learning new details of his engagement to kate middleton, including how william made sure his late mother, proincess dian, didn't miss out by giving kate the 18-carat diamond and sapphire engagement ring. here's more from ity. >> it was a total shock when it came. >> i think kate was nervous. william wasn't before and after. they spent time laughing and joki...

enhance america's national security? president obama, how is that bipartis bipartisanship thing working out for you? not too good. let's bring in mike viqueira. he's live at the white house. mike, look, as you can tell from my intro, i'm not buying it from the republicans. >> i gather. >> let's talk about why they might have delayed this treaty. is it to get bigger numbers so they can negotiate better next year or do they just not want to do it? >> there are billions of the table that the white house has said that they will devote towards modernizing the remaining nuclear stockpile. ...

prince william and kate middleton are officially engaged. >> i didn't realize it was a race, otherwise -- >> bbut also, the times are right now. we're very, very happy and i'm very glad i have done that. >> with us this hour, tina brown and martin bashir. we begin in house where charlie rangel has found guilty. a sharp rebuke for the common who arded the panel did not give him enough time or the resources to fight the allegations. luke russert joins us now. what happens next? >> it's quite remarkable. a two-year investigation essentially over. we heard he was guilty of 11 of the 13...

former counsel to president karen hughes and former national security advisor steve hadley. i want to thank you all for being with us tonight. [ applause ] i'm sure your boss is happy to see you as well. first, you've become like a rock star. you started your book tour and you had people sleeping overnight outside a bookstore in dallas and thousands of people. >> i signed about 2400 books. i couldn't thank people enough for showing an interest. i appreciate it. my objective is to explain what it is like to be the president of this great country. i understand some people agree with th...