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safety net, social security, medicare and medicaid. >> in other words the white house doesn't like it but the house will vote on it tomorrow, shep? >> shepard: the white house and congressional leaders say they do agree that they have to do something. i mean, at least they can agree that they have to do something. >> that's right. the leaders all agree but there is some concern about the rank and file members. yesterday at the white house, speaker john boehner, majority leader eric cantor were meeting private whether i chief of staff bill daily here at the white house when the president stopped by, according to sources, invited them into the oval office for 10 minutes or so. everyone is being pretty tight lipped about what they discussed but it does not sound like there was a major break through. meanwhile senate republican leader mitch mcconnell sounds like he is losing hope that a big deal could be struck. >> republicans are trying to persuade the president of the need for a course correction. but weeks of negotiations have shown that his commitment to big government is simply too great to lead to the kind of long-term reforms we need to put us on a
gear can be replaced but, shep, people cannot be. so they are thankful. accept shep wow, i bet. thank you, sir. a set of quadruplets in pennsylvania joining the army national guard together. shipping out this week. 18 years old. pollock kids. they have always done everything together. even though they are enlisting at the same time, they are now splitting up as they start their training. >> family. actually really sad that she is leaving. >> i will miss her. i won't see her for nine months. >> all of us aren't used to that because we have all been together since the beginning. >> as a mother, i'm so closed to all four. it's harder -- it's harder for me to see them leave the house. >> shepard: wow. they tell us they all have their own reasons for enlisting. one sister says she has always enjoyed studying histories and wars. one brother says he hopes his military experience will help him become a police officer some
pardon me, from minneapolis to terrorism charges for recruiting americans to al shabaab in somalia. this week a young man goes on trial in arkansas for his links to al qaeda yemen for what is said to be a terrorist attack in that state, shep. >> shepard: wow, catherine herridge in d.c. tonight. cat, thanks. on sis groups push for new leadership but meet new protests. as we go around the world in 30 seconds. yemen. [chanting] >> demonstrates in the capital city complaining a newly formed transitional council doesn't represent all the opposition. yemen's embattled president has repeatedly backed out of agreements to step down. he is still in saudi arainia, said to be recovering from an assassination attempt last month. mexico, heavy rains triggering heavy mud slides across the southern state. at least two people said to be dead, tens of thousands more homeless.
path to balance and economic growth. >> there was some talk at the white house several weeks ago that a deal needed to be struck by this friday. now jay carney says it's not a hard deadline so, get ready for weekend talks, shep? >> shepard: oh goody. mike emanuel at the white house. hope they don't make you work. one republican pushing for even bigger spending cuts. $9 trillion worth of saving over 10 years. trillions. remember when a billion was a big number. oklahoma senator tom coburn says he would slash a trillion dollars from the pentagon budget plus another 2 trillion from other domestic programs and save another trillion by changing the tax code but you know he would not raise taxes. no. instead, he would end tax breaks like mortgage deductions for the most expensive homes and all vacation homes. senator coburn says the changes could actually lead to lower tax rates. >> the fact is doing nothing is a tax increase. a benefit cut for seniors and the poor and the betrayal of our
assassinated by the taliban, just days after harmid karzai's own brother was killed by his body guard, shep. >> shepard: yet, nato is transitioning one of the key provinces to the afghan military. >> ironies of irony. the province where the taliban, back in march of 2001, brought down those huge buddha structures saying that they were idols. it was deemed quiet enough to be handed over to the afghan security forces. it is one of seven provinces slated to be handed back to the afghans this summer, shep. >> the job is most certainly not done. al qaeda operatives still plan across the border in pakistan. the taliban still try to regain lost ground. still intimidate and still assassinate. >> these attacks on karzai's inner circle are, we're told, likely to get worse as u.s. troops again coming home and through the transition in 2014,
her social security check? can we still pay the troops and the veterans? how about unemployment benefits? and student loans? >> we can't let politics stand in the way of doing the right thing in washington. we can't stand in the way when it comes to doing the right thing on deficits. >> shepard: back on capitol hill house republicans say they are working on a plan but it's a nonstarter. the president says he will vote it and it will never make it out of one house any way. mike emanuel is at the white house tonight. what in the world is going none your town, mike. [ laughter ] >> well, the white house believes that measure the house is going to vote on tomorrow is simply too drastic, shep. so, bottom line is they say it's not good for the country. here is white house spokesman jay carney. >> you know, this is a measure that is designed to duck, dodge, and dismandel, duck responsibility, dodge obligations and -- it would essentially require the dismantlement of our social
defense team filed a motion that she be found indigent meaning she has no dough to cover her own legal costs so the state would pay it. well, it has been reported that her defense team has already billed florida more than $38,000 for its costs. a tabitha continues to rise and one that will fall on the shoulders of taxpayers, shep. >> shepard: you know, there is a report that the lawyer jose baez wanted to use casey's parents as sort of decoys for her jail release? >> yeah. that's coming from mark lippman, the attorney representing casey's parents, george and cindy anthony. in fact, the attorney confirming to fox news this afternoon that his clients were asked to serve as decoys in the early morning hours when their daughter was released from this facility in an attempt to throw off members of the press and paparazzi and public so they would not tail casey. lipman said he thought it was too risky and said. no he also confirmed that jose
911 calls came from his arizona home. we just got details about those calls. one he made alleging problems. one he made alleging that she, his wife at the time, assaulted him. another one she made saying that he had assaulted her. again, these allegations not yet founded, shep. we do not know how or if they will play into the investigation. >> shepard: trace gallagher on the mysteries at the mansion. just into fox news channel, it looks now like the bookstore chain borders is going out of business. the company announcing it will ask a bankruptcy judge to allow it to liquidate. selling everything it owns in pieces. if a judge approves the request as examined the coming thursday, the company could by friday begin closing its 400 remaining stores laying off the more than 10,000 people who worked therein. borders filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year and was not able to attract any investors to keep it in business. the chain couldn't keep up with
minutes into an act when suddenly that stage toppled over without any warning. at least three concert goers were hurt none seriously. they were watching the weather warning quickly turned ugly and sent people to a panic. >> coming to see cheap trick. all of a sudden we see lightning and the stage just fell over. >> they say wind was blowing at 56 miles per hour. shep? >> shepard: but the band, i guess, got out of there right before the storm hit or something? >> it's pretty amazing. they were on the stage playing when the storm hit. even though those people were injured, thankfully none of the band members who were on the stage were even injured. the band members' manager david fray was reported as saying that the whipped hit out of nowhere. it blew everything back. the symbols were flying. he said i heard the rif vets started to pop. just like he said the titanic. a member of another band says it's a miracle that no one was killed. he said that of course, band
that state, shep. >> shepard: wow, catherine herridge in d.c. tonight. cat, thanks. on sis groups push for new leadership but meet new protests. as we go around the world in 30 seconds. yemen. [chanting] >> demonstrates in the capital city complaining a newly formed transitional council doesn't represent all the opposition. yemen's embattled president has repeatedly backed out of agreements to step down. he is still in saudi arainia, said to be recovering from an assassination attempt last month. mexico, heavy rains triggering heavy mud slides across the southern state. at least two people said to be dead, tens of thousands more homeless. troops and the red cross rushing food and other supplies to the area. forecasters are predicting the rains could continue for days.