here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: it only took two words to finally get a smile out of casey anthony. but not guilty was not music to everyone's ears. from nancy grace -- >> the devil is dancing tonight. >> to the cartoonist who portrayed casey anthony putting duct tape around the eyes of lady justice. >> what is your reaction, geraldo? >> oh, my god! >> the judgment even had the fox news family at each other's throats momentarily. >> this is a good mother. >> oh, bull. >> and this -- >> not guilty. >> -- took many people back to this. >> we've been o.j.ed. >> reporter: you probably wouldn't expect a talk show hostess to choke up. >> the verdict in the casey

jeanne moos reports on her volleyball spike. >> wendi murdoch was easy to pick out in pink. when you're 38 years younger than your husband, it's nice to rub his back and pour him water before he testifies. she even restrained him when he pounded the table too much. but she didn't restrain herself when this happened. >> oh. >> reporter: an activist pulled a foam-filled plastic pie plate out of a plastic bag, some of that foam landed on m n producer jonathan wald as the attacker. >> plunges it squarely into the face of murdoch. >> and that's when his wife wendi whacked the guy, even picked up the plate. >> hit him back with it. it was extremely dramatic. >> reminds us of the woman who used her purse to try to knock the gun out of a hostage taker's hand. >> no. >> at a schoolboard meeting. >> this is the weapon. >> apart from shaving cream, all

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jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> the ongoing debacle surrounding the u.s.eeling is one thing that investors are talking about, particularly on the european stock markets. at the moment all of these markets currently trading lower for a second day in a row, a number of the markets being depressed as of course we've seen the ongoing wrangling in washington because if the united states doesn't raise that debt ceiling and does go into a technical default on some of its $14.3 trillion worth of debt, that could have serious ramifications for currencies and stocks around the world. the dax is down by nearly 1%, manisha. >> perhaps it would be more entertaining if i could rap through the numbers here in asia. but guess what, it's not very entertaining for traders and they're seeing there's no movement on the debt situation. more losses across the board. now what's impacting on asia-pacific markets is the currency strength, particularly in japan where the nikkei and major exporters, the likes of toyota, the likes of sony are beginning to now worry about the strength

here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: a rap video, a cops and robbers movie, and amy winehouse -- ♪t do they have to do with the debt ceiling fiasco? ♪ >> reporter: this comedian from virginia likes doing political videos. >> all this spending kind of fits in well with like a bad rap. i happen to be a bad rapper. ♪ >> reporter: speaking of bombs, was that really the a-bomb dropped by house speaker john boehner as he tried to get his fellow republicans to get in line? >> is it true that you told some of the republican members this morning that you need to get your a-word in line behind this debt ceiling bill? >> i sure did. listen, it's time it do what is doable. >> reporter: the "washington post" reported that the house majority whip played a movie clip to motivate republicans to pull together. the clip featured ben affleck as a bank robber planning revenge in the town. >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later, i'm going to hurt some people. >> whose car are we going to take? >> reporter: democrats turned the car against the republicans.

and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer.the situation room." >>> there's fresh fallout today from the hacking scandal that brought down one of britain's biggest newspapers, the prime minister david cameron has announced the public inquiry into eavesdropping and bribery by journalists working for media mogul rupert murdoch. amid the public fury, murdoch's corporation has dropped the $12 billion bid to take control of british sky broadcasting. the scandal could spread beyond britain. three, repeat, three u.s. senators now urging the justice department to investigate murdoch's u.s. holdings. cnn's brian todd is working this part of the story for us. it's a dramatic development, brian. what do we know? >> senator jay rockefeller is leading the charge. he thinks journalists from ruppert mert murdoch's papers me targeted americans and they may have involved victims of september 11th. as of now, mr. murdoch is under intense pressure on both sides of the atlantic. as he faces the investigative music in britain, critical mass builds

. ♪ and it burns burns burns >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. ♪ the ring of fire >> jeanne mooslove her. >>> that's it for me, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." and "john king, usa" starts right now. >>> thanks, wolf, and good evening. up first, breaking news. president obama shuttle diplomacy and talk of new momentum in efforts to raise the government's debt ceiling. first today the president met with democratic congressional leaders and then later the top two house republicans came calling at the white house, that meeting broke up moments ago. no breakthrough to report just yet and the fact that democrats and republicans aren't meeting with the president in the same room at the same time, that's proof enough they aren't even close, but there's suddenly a lot more talking going on in washington and at the center of the new discussions is a plan put forward by a bipartisan senate group named the gang of six. most liberals don't like the gang of six approach because it would make cuts to social security and medicare. >> we are an anti-gang g

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> she's tough. good for her.nk you very much, jeanne, for that report. >>> that's it for me, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our international viewers,

breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer.you're in "the situation room." >>> the hacking scandal plaguing rupert murdoch evening business is now spreading to his u.s. media empire. a law enforcement source telling cnn the fbi has now launched an investigation into murdoch's news corporation. the probe focussing in on allegations of hacking into phone conversations and voice mail of september 11 survivors, victims and their families. skr nn's brian todd is working on the story for us. brian, a major new development today. what's going on here? >> wolf, the pressure on rue better murdoch and his news corporation is growing more intense in the u.s. overall right now. we've spoken to people on capitol hill today, and more members of congress are agitating for murdoch to answer to them as well. from capitol hill to the fbi, murdoch and his news corporation are facing the prospect of much more scrutiny ahead. >> a law enforcement source tells cnn, looking into rupert murdoch's news corporation is now a high priority. so high, the s

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> we watched so much of the hearing. you hear that this cannot be real. this cannot be happening but -- >> she really put some power into that blow. >> it was very fascinating to watch >> that's going to do it for us. time has gone fast with you. >> yes, absolutely. a lot of news, but fast. >> it's crawling here with ali here this morning. kyra phillips joins us now from the "cnn newsroom." >> i have canadian family, but kiran, you got to be with me on this! uggh! you either love it or hate petine. good morning, guys. it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast and 6:00 a.m. on the west coast. i'm kyra phillips. thanks for joining us. >>> a bipartisan deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling is fueling hopes the government won't run out of money on august 2nd. obama saying the deadline drawing close and congressional leaders need to talk turkey in today's meetings. >>> most of the central heat under a heat alert. some areas feel as hot as 126 degrees. . >>> the taliban blaming u.s. hackers for a text that announced the death of mull

jeanne moos is looking into some of them.el. >> sweatering. >> flirting with a hundred. >> you love the hot weather but you are hot! >> reporter: sometimes the word hot doesn't generate enough heat. >> pressure cooker. >> reporter: especially if you're a weatherman looking for new ways to say the same old thing. >> we got blow torching heat for tomorrow and tomorrow we are back on the burner. not the back burner. we're back on the burner do the wheels come off the wagon. >> reporter: while we are all gasping for air like fish out of wauvert, reporters are taking the temperature on the grass. >> 155 degrees. >> reporter: in the new york subway. >> the temperature reads 100 degrees. >> reporter: on a swing? 131 degrees. >> reporter: we're talking heat so oppressive sometimes it's hard to spit out the word. >> that means the heat indices the heat and humidity combined. >> reporter: the current heat wave is christianed with a four-letter word meaning an area of high pressure that is compressing hot moist air behind it. >> return

jeanne moos, cnn. new york. >> hard core. >> yeah. let's see what comes of it today.aking a breather today. there's no formal negotiations going on. there are going to be a lot of talks one hopes or it's summer friday in washington. i don't know. the president has a press conference this morning at 11:00 a.m. eastern. we'll be covering that. >>> coming up in the next hour, republican presidential candidate tim pawlenty is here. what would he do if he were in the oval office. would he risk an economic meltdown refusing to budge on the debt ceiling? you are watching "american morning." it is 56 minutes after the hour. [ engine idling ] [ male announcer ] talking a big game about your engine is one thing. having the proven history that can back it up is a whole nother story. unsurpassed torque... best in class towing... legendary cummins engines. which engine do you want powering your truck? guts. glory. ram. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> another five meetings in

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jeanne moos, cnn. >> that's the best you can do?prosecuto prosecutor. >>> it's 10:00 a.m. on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. in the west. i'm don lemon. kyra is off today. here are some of the stories that have us talking this morning. in washington lots of talk and no action on a deal to avoid a debt crisis. the white house is shooting down reports that negotiations are getting close to an agreement. for millions of americans in the eastern u.s. the for her row shus heatwave hits its peak today, and in some areas it will feel like 115 degrees. >>> a landmark day for the u.s. military. today the pentagon is expected to start the process of lifting the ban on gays serving openly. >>> in washington right now it's time to speed up the negotiations on the deepening debt crisis. government has just over ten and a half days to raise the debt ceiling or risk running out of money to pay its bills. the white house is pushing an ambitious plan that cuts $3 trillion in spending over the next decade. negotiations are stuff over the bush era tax cuts

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> yikes. >>> it's 10:00 a.m. on the east coast.ial goes on indefinite recess as the defense questions state witnesses. the judge says the case could go to the jury this weekend. >>> the lowe's almost national lab closed for the fifth day in a row. 94,000 acres have burned. so far, toxic materials are safe. >>> the royal couple awaken in canada this morning. prince william and duchess kate are in ottawa. >>> we begin with a bombshell announcement in a shocking criminal case that may not have been a crime after all. sources say that prosecutors now have serious doubts about the hotel maid who accused dominique strauss-kahn of sexually assaulting her. the accusations caused him his leadership of the international monetary fund and likely his bid to become france's next president. susan, what are the specific issues regarding her credibility right now? >> reporter: we know that there are about four or five of them, according to a source familiar with the case. one of them involves a political asylum application that she made from her n

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here is jeanne moos. >> reporter: it's the showdown of the summer.ot between the president and house speaker john boehner. we mean the one between fabio -- >> hello old spice guy who is gross. >> reporter: and the old old spice guy. >> this may be the greatest internet dual of all-time. >> reporter: did he say dual? >> duel? >> reporter: isaiah became the undisputed face of old spice. >> you're on a boat with the man your man could spell like. >> reporter: when he broke through with this commercial almost a year and a halving a go. but now the campaign could use some new sparkle. >> hello, ladies. don't look at your man, look at me, your new old spice guy, fabio. >> reporter: sure this is nothing but an advertising gimmick. we all know fabio's probably going to lose. this local duel is just free advertising for their advertising. but when the upstart is a golden maimed be lister most fame for us romance novels and fake butter commercials, you better believe we'll cover the manufactured duel. >> and may the best old spice guy win. >> reporter: so folk

we will ask jeanne moos. . >>> let's talk about some of the stories that will be making headlines lateroday. 11:00 eastern former pakistan president pervez musharraf gives a speech. >>> at noon the crew of space shuttle "atlantis" will hold a news conference to talk about their final mission. "atlantis" landed at kennedy space center around 6:00 this morning ending the 30-year program. >>> house republicans are call ing to push the cut cap balance bill. a news conference at 12:45 eastern. >>> let's go ahead and check in first with kate bolduan in washington. kate? >> lawmakers and the white house are all watching the clock, still looking for a way out of this debt ceiling crisis we find ourselves in still today. how will they break the log jam in or at the top of the hour. >>> also coming up in the next hour, a minnesota community divided by a school district's curriculum policy on sexual orientation. now a federal investigation and also the threat of a lawsuit that is pending by two civil rights groups. we're going to have that full story coming up in the next hour. >>> and i'm david m

jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: it was the best of prayers, it was the worst of prayers. >> lord, ior my smoking hot wife tonight. >> reporter: it was a prayer unlike any other. >> lord in heaven -- >> hail mary full of grace. >> this prayer was full of cars, nascar. >> so we want to thank you tonight for these mighty machines that you brought before us. >> reporter: baptist pastor joe nelms was giving the prerace invocation. some are calling it the first sponsored prayer brought to you by -- >> thank you for the doejs and the toyota, thank you for the fords, thank you for sunoco racing fuel and goodyear tires. >> as one critic posted on youtube, i am certainly not a religious man, but i'm pretty sure product placement in a prayer equals a straight ticket to hell. but pastor nelms isn't bothered. >> i can ensure you that there were no endorsement deals, but i am not against them. anyone that wants to send money to our church, i'll be happy to use it. >> in jesus man, boogity, boogity, bigty, amen. >> what does boogity mean? >> it's southern for get to it. >>ite the catch phrase used

breaking headlines, jeanne moos and so much more just ahead.ou're in "the situation room." you'll eyes will be on the president of the united states tonight in just three hours. we'll address the nation from the white house on the looming u.s. debt disaster. and just two minutes after the president finishes his remarks, we've just learned this, house speaker john boehner will immediately follow the president with the remarks of his own. our special coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern and the duelling speeches are coming on the heels of new duelling plans released today that would allow the government to keep borrowing and avoid a default which could happen as soon as one week from tomorrow unless, unless a deal is reached. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin begins our coverage this hour. all right. jess characters tell us what we're learning right now. >> reporter: hi, wolf. first i'll begin by giving you the highlights of the two different competing pieces of legislation moving on the hill. first there is the bill moving b

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> and it's just before 10:00 a.m. on the east coast. for joining us. a pivotal day in the debt show down, a vote in the house and a huge test of just how divided the republican party really is. >>> al qaeda releases a tape. he rips syria's president and praises the protest trying to oust him. >>> and swirling mass in the gulf of mexico is tropical storm don. it could hit the texas coast as early as tomorrow night. >>> it could be a make or break day in the dead cdebt crisis. lawmakerses are not mincing words as we have less than five days. today the house due to vote on john boehner's plan and as his own party holds the majority of the vote, he's really getting frustrationed with the decisions that threaten its passage. so boehner actually told the feuding republican, "get your ass in line." and then there was john mccain, he blast the fellow republicans quoting an article that despairaged tea party hobbits. all right. let's get the latest on where things are headed. i think maybe we can tell. joe johns in our washington bureau. joe, an

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> i'll be here tomorrow morning for state of the union at 9:00 and noon, with kevin mccarthy and chris van hollen. we'll see if they have any solution to the dismal numbers. right now the news continues on cnn. >>> right now on this broadcast, a tragic reminder for baseball fans to be careful. >> we ask that each of you join all of mininger league baseball as we observe a silent moment of respect -- >> a man falls to his death after catching a ball for his son. and the man standing next to the man. >>> stars remember betty ford. the outspoken former first lady and advocate for addiction recovery. >>> william and kate visit california. we're going to take you there live, and what is this all about? ♪ >> i'll explain all that straight ahead. the news starts right now. >>> we begin with this tonight, in article fon texas, a father and son out for a night at the ballpark, then a shocking tragedy. >> that's why there was time taken. wow! >> shannon stone reached for a ball only to fall head first over the railing dropping about 20 feet and sadly to his death.

here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: you know it's really, really hot when the weather forecast reads> what a scorcher! >> sweltering! >> flirting with 100. >> you love the hot weather? >> i love to. >> because you are hot. >> reporter: sometimes the word hot just doesn't generate enough heat. >> pressure cooker. >> reporter: especially if you're a weatherman looking for new ways to say the same old thing. >> we really got blowtorching heat coming, tomorrow we're back on the burner, not the back burner, the burner. the wheels come off the wagon. >> reporter: while we're gasping for air like fish out of water, reporter are taking the temperature on the grass -- >> 155 degrees. >> reporter: in the new york subway. >> the temperature reads 100 degrees. >> reporter: on a swing? >> 131 degrees. >> reporter: we're talking heat so oppressive sometimes it's hard to spit out the word. >> the heat indices -- heat -- the heat and humidity combined -- >> reporter: the wave being christened with a four-letter word meaning an area of high pressure that's compressing hot, moist air beneath it. >> we

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> it's 10:00 a.m.the east coast, 7:00 a.m. in the west. i'm kyra phillips. thanks for joining us. the drawdown of troops in afghanistan are under way. more than 1,200 are either out or on their way home. 10,000 u.s. troops are being pulled out by the end of the year. >>> a tom murdoch executive resigns. rebekah brooks, former head of the disgraced tabloid "news of the world" is gone. >>> and in southern california drivers buckling up for carmageddon, a bridge demolition that's going to close down the 405, one of l.a.'s busiest highways. >>> now the nation's debt crisis and a new deadline. forget august 2nd. the president says it's decision time now. and here's what he told congress. you've got 24 hours or less to move forward on a deal. and then there's this dire message from the big three global credit ratings agencies. if a deal isn't reached soon, they're going to downgrade the nation's credit standing. the president speaks to the american public today. a news conference less than two hours away. we

take off -- jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for me. thank you very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer. join us week days in "the situation room" from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. eastern, every saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. at this time every weekend on cnn international. the news continues next on cnn. >>> right now on cnn, a woman in rochester, new york, who was arrested after videotaping a police stop from her front lawn. >> not deserving what they're doing. and they're arresting me. i don't understand what's going on. i did nothing. i did nothing. >> she was arrested for obstruction. well, the case was dropped. we're going to talk to her and see what happens now. >>> fellow soldiers honor one of their own lost in combat in afghanistan. he was serving as an openly gay soldier. his parents are honoring his memory by fighting for same-sex marriage in minnesota. >>> when you enter the military, you have to take an oath to protect and defend the constitution. and to protect the country against foreign and domestic enemies. the enemy here is intolerance, misinformation, bi

. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> dates going on. >>> that's it for me.hank you very much for watching. join us weekdays in "the situation room" from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. eastern, every saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. and at this time every weekend on cnn international. the news continues next on cnn. >>> right now on cnn, what is going on in rochester, new york? >> i'm not deserving what they're doing, and they're arrested me. i don't understand what's going on. i did nothing. i did nothing. >> all right. that's not good -- being arrested for videotaping an arrest from her own front yard. i'll talk with a local lawmaker who says he's been the target of police retaliation. plus, we investigate deeper. >>> the outburst you see there probably won't help this woman's case. she's accused of attacking her husband. caught on tape, attacking the judge sentencing her. we're going to talk to the officer who grabbed her. >>> and i want you to meet mama jazz and her very unique fingernail style. her longest nail, 26 inches. the one her thumb. we'll visit her

. >> jeanne moos, cnn. >>> world report is next in north america. jong king usa starts right now. >> thanks, wolf, good evening. president obama will have the upper hand now. we'll show you why the white house is worried that the president would buy the bigger price in the long term if no deal is reached soon. tonight, exclusive cnn diplomatic effort to get moammar gadhafi to step down. several high level gadhafi regime officials lead by the u.s. ambassador who was recalled from tripoli when the uprising began five months ago. the meeting was to deliver this blunt mess rage. gadhafi has no choice but to yield power. these u.s. officials tell me no additional meeting is planned because gadhafi must go was clearly delivered. but a gadhafi spokesman in a conversation with our ivan watson had a different take. >> this is the first step and we welcome any further steps and we are prepared to talk war and explain what is happening in libya. we don't want to be in the community. >> who participate? >> if i may, you know, it's not the time to name people bu

here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: it only took two words to finally get a smile out of casey anthonyusic to everyone's ears. from nancy grace -- >> the devil is dancing tonight. >> to the cartoonist who portrayed casey anthony putting duct tape around the eyes of lady justice. >> what is your reaction, geraldo? >> oh, my god! >> the judgment even had the fox news family at each other's throats momentarily. >> this is a good mother. >> oh, bull. >> and this -- >> not guilty. >> -- took many people back to this. >> we've been o.j.ed. >> reporter: you probably wouldn't expect a talk show hostess to choke up. >> the verdict in the casey anthony -- >> are you okay? >> help me unite here. >> if you think human hosts were shocked. >> stunning blows. >> reporter: imagine how the animal kingdom reacted to the casey anthony verdict from dogs to alpacas. >> jay learned that a murder trial joke can bomb like a closing argument. you know what this means? president obama's economic team is only the second most clueless people in america. did the mike go off? >> no, you're good. >> some folks shot

here's jeanne moos. >> reporter: this female marine is asking justin timberlake out on a date -- >> i'm to call out -- >> reporter: hoping he'll take his own advice. >> do it for your country. >> reporter: that's what timberlake told his co-star, mila kunis, after a male marine stationed in afghanistan tilted his shades and asked mila out via youtube. >> hey, mila, sergeant moore, but you can call me scott. >> what? >> i just want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps ball on november 18 in greenville, north carolina, with yours truly. so take a second, think about it. get back to you. >> reporter: now chances are the last time mila kunis was asked out on a semi blind date was when cnn's own wolf blitzer invited her to the white house correspondents dinner -- >> this is my date, wolf! >> reporter: and though wolf is more famous than sergeant scott moore, the sergeant had justin timberlake on his side during a fox news interview. >> this needs to go down. this needs to happen. >> okay. >> do it for your country -- >> i'll do it for you. >> reporter: yeah, you d

. ♪ raise the debt ceiling ♪ >> reporter: jeanne moos, new york. >>> thank you very much for watchingm wolf blitzer. join us week days from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. eastern, and saturdays at :p.m. eastern on cnn. and tomorrow night 9:00 p.m. eastern, don lemon and i will be co-anchoring a special on the debt crisis. you will want to see what's going on. the stakes are enormous. cnn "newsroom with don lemon" starts right now. >>> all right, thank you very much. it is the top of the hour. we begin with breaking news, i'm don lemon, everyone. if you need one more sign that the debate over raising the nation's debt ceiling is far from over, it happened just last hour on capitol hill. not only do the two sides have big differences over how to raise the ceiling and avoid default, they can't even agree on whether they're making progress. democratic senate leader harry reid and republican senate leader mitch mcconnell on the senate floor moments ago. look. >> today the speaker republican leader held a press conference to announce they're in talks with the president and that a bargain to raise the de

. ♪ raise the debt ceiling >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> that's it for me, thanks foratching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our international viewers, "world report" is next. in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >> thanks, wolf. >>> and good evening, everyone. washington is broken at the moment and you are beginning to pay a higher and more painful price. the markets were down today, meaning your 401(k) is worth less tonight. with just five days to go until the government says it would have no choice but to default on some big bills, the ceo of walmart told congress today the squabbling here in washington could have a huge negative impact nationwide on an all fragile recovery. >> a default and the ripple effect i think would be impactful and representing our consumers, we think that that would be very, very difficult for the american economy to withstand at this point in time in our history. >> that's here at home. >>> then there are global worries. concerns that a default or even a close call here could rattle international markets and

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jeanne moos cnn -- >> he's trying to speak to us. >> reporter: what is she saying? >> call your mother. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for the international viewers, "world report" is next, but in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. we're live on capitol hill tonight where a dramatic issue is unfolding that affeeffects yt home and the global economy. that could be the house hoping to go forward today with its plan to give the president the authority to raise the government's credit line, the debt ceiling, but also to enact some spending cuts. that vote was supposed to be a little more than an hour ago. but look at this right now, the house floor not there, and the house is in recess, because the speaker of the house, republican john boehner, still a few votes short as he tries to muscle his plan through the house of representatives and send the message to the democrat-controlled senate and the democratic-controlled white house. however, we're in limbo tonight as this drama plays out. the speaker in his office

. >> reporter: jeanne moos. >> hit me up. >> reporter: cnn, new york. >> that's it for me. wolf blitzer in the situation room. for our international viewers, world report is next. in north america, john king usa starts right now. >> thanks, wolf. good evening, everyone. >>> tonight from reality tv to federal court, the cast of tlc's "sister wives" says four wives and 16 children is none of the government's business. their new lawsuit tests this question. is polygamy somehow protected by a constitutional right to privacy? plus late word the government's credit rating could be downgraded because of the stalemate in negotiations over spending cuts and raising the debt ceiling. that warning from moody's came hours after the fed chairman gave his take on the consequences of not letting the government borrow more money. >> failure to do that would certainly throw the financial system into enormous disarray and have major impacts on the global economy. >>> but up first tonight, riveting and exclusive cnn images from the battlefield in libya. new u.s. intelligence assessments show

jeanne moos, cnn. new york. >> that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our international viewers world vort next, in north america john king usa starts right now. >> good evening. tonight the brutal murder of an 8-year-old boy shocks a conservative jewish enclave in new york. >> and children will usually trust someone who looks very similar to their own father or to most of the people in their synagogue. >> plus high stakes negotiations resume at the white house, but no reports of tempers flaring. look to the senate for a new proposal to break in logjam. we'll keep our eye on the senate. but what would happen if the government defaulted on its loans? would it impact you? >> interest rates will rise. we'll be back in recession. of course, we already have a 9% plus unemployment rate. we're starting from a weak position. unemployment will rise to the double digits. we'll all pay a very significant price. >>> first the british tabloid hacking scandal catches the attention of law enforcement here in the united sta

. >> reporter: jeanne moos, new york. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our international viewers, "world report" is next. in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >>> thanks, wolf, and good evening, everyone. up first tonight, no deal, but seeds of progress in the sensitive negotiations to avert a government default while also slashing trillions in deficit spending. here's what we know tonight, the house speaker john boehner i'm told is telling president obama he's open to discussing a big deficit reduction package, somewhere in the ballpark of $3 trillion over ten years. but first, though, speaker boehner said it's imperative that his members telling him the senate vote first on the house plan, cut, cap, and balance, if it fail fails, then look for th negotiations to continue. >>> key elements of the republican establishment are trying to nudge the hard line conservatives to a compromise. defaulting on our debt is not an option. it has real, immediate, and potentially catastrophic consequences. the ratings agency standard and poor's sent

here is jeanne moos. >> reporter: wendi murdoch was easy to pick out in pink. husband, it is nice to rub his back and pour him water before he testifies. she even restrained him when he pounded the table too much. but she didn't restrain herself when this happened. >> no, no. no! oh! >> reporter: an activist pulled a plastic-filled pie plate out of the plastic bag. some of that foam landed on cnn producer jonathan wald as the atechnicaler. >> squarely plunges it into the face of rupert murdoch. >> reporter: that's when his wife pounded that attacker in the face. even in the back with the plate! reminds us of a woman who used her purse to knock the gun out of her hostage-taker's hand. at a school board meeting. apart from shaving cream, all rupert murdoch got was a tongue lashing from his attacker. johnny marble had just september a tweet saying. it is a far better thing that i do now than i have ever done before hash tag splat. it may have been more than a close shave for rupert murdoch, but at least he avoided major embarrassment by getting his face full off c

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as cnn's jeanne moos shows us a dunk tank in lexington, kentucky, gave them the next best thing. >> reporterht up, folks, and dunk casey anthony. >> all right, guys. >> reporter: actually, don't bother. the dunking booth has already been shut down, but don't blame it on the casey anthony look-alike. >> you hear the good news? i'm innocent! >> reporter: she knew how to taunt her tormenters. >> there were tougher girls in prison than you. >> reporter: oh, yeah? the lion's club in lexington, kentucky, decided to give the casey anthony dunking booth a try for their bluegrass fair. >> i think it's going a little bit too far, because she's already suffering and god is the one who will give her the punishment. >> i think it's funny, and i think it attracts a lot of people. it doesn't offend me at all. >> reporter: but within a day the lion's club decided to ditch the dunking booth, saying it was distracting from their mission of making money for charity. whether you think it's funny or tacky, the dunking booth wasn't the only example of black humor at casey anthony's expense. a deli in seattle has