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lawmakers are in session this afternoon, trying to end a tense political standoff over the debt ceiling. so far, we have only been hearing more contentious remarks from both sides. we'll take you there live in a moment. many of you are expressing frustration with the debt impasse in washington. and with members of congress who have yet to reach a deficit reduction deal. vernon hill says he wants lawmakers to get the u.s. out of debt or resign. >> the united states of america is about to go broke. we're about to lose our credit ratings. the people of the world are looking at us and ...

There are a lot of women who are running for either the senate or for governor. and it will be interesting to see how many women win on the republican side. it could very well be a year of the republican governor. taxpayer outrage continues in bell, california. it's a tiny town that was paying out massive government salaries. the up roar all started after a los angeles times report revealed the city's police chief was making 457,0$457,000 a year. the city's chief administrative officer was making over $800,000 a year. the men tolding those two positions have resigned from public office. many...

Scenario. a leak in the pipeline itself because then you have mini leaks springing up, and that is a disaster i don't want to even think about. that would make it much worse. irreversible damage to that pipe. >> and it would severely limit the number of options left to bp and the federal government in terms of how to resolve this. >> that's right. it depends on where the leaks are. when we have the relief well, we finally choke it off at the bottom. hopefully the leaks will be on top of where the choking takes place. the worst case scenario is a leak in the actual pipeline because that could h...

But she does have a new prosthetic leg, one of 400 artificial limbs, provided so far in haiti by the hanger prosthetics, a u.s. company donating its own funds and supported by several charities. therapist anna says the kids will need to keep getting updated replacements. >> depends on how fast they grow. it's like saying how soon would they need a new pair of tennis shoes. >> reporter: crystal says other kids in the orphan age still tease her. holding baby kevin the director chris covern says it cares for 121 kids now. nobody knows how many orphans there are in haiti. >> trying to find aunts, ...

Expecting much lower power bills. >> during the day we won't even turn lights on here to have classes and activities during -- during the day. our classrooms are the same way. we really don't know if we'll have to turn a light switch on during the day in the classroom. >> reporter: that's a big savings. >> well, we hope. >> reporter: one of the town's many new wind turbines represent up to 30% of the new hospital's electricity, while power- and water-saving utilities dominate. mary sweet runs the place. were you skeptical of this idea to begin? >> initially i was, yes. i thought it was gimmick...