molly henneberg is live at the white house. what is the latest? molly, are you there? gregg jarrett, what is the latest at the white house? we've lost molly's mic. we'll try to get it back. here is the latest we foe of. nancy pelosi, harry reid are apparently in close contact now with the white house, president obama. they are trying to search for some sort of a compromise deal. as you know the boehner plan passed the house and it was defeated in the senate and harry reid's plan also appears to be doomed in the u.s. senate. he does not have the 60 necessary votes for passing and dead in the house of representatives. president obama is apparently involved in the talks now trying to tether some sort of deal that will satisfy both democrats and republicans. molly henneberg is live at the white house. what can you tell us about what is going on there? >> molly: the president had no public events on his schedule for today but we have learned that he did some summon harry reid and nancy pelosi to the white house about 3:30 this afternoon. we understand they are still meeting

molly henneberg with the latest. >> reporter: president obama says he is willing to compromise. in his weekly radio and internet address today the president argued that he is willing to include cuts or "reforms." >> to entitlements like social security and medicare, as part of the debt negotiations, which he says doesn't "make folks in my party too happy." he says that republicans should agree to certain tax hikes. the president is appealing to americans to back his plan of "shared sacrifice." >> we have to ask everyone to play their part, because we are all part of the same country. we're all in this together. so i have put things on the tain that are important to me and to democrats and i expect republican leaders to do the same. >> reporter: republicans say is the reason that u.s. has such a dent problem is flotbecause americans aren't paying enough in taxes, but because washington spends too much. >> the situation is only gotten worse after the obama administration in his first two years in officer. discretionary spending has skyrocketed by 84%. including the failed stimulus

as an important august 2 deadline fast approaches, molly henneberg is live from washington. hi, molly. so the president is pushing more of his you give a little, i give a little message today. what can you tell us? >> hi, rick. always nice to see you two. republicans are not really buying it, but the president said in his weekly radio address today that since he's willing to include cuts or, quote, reforms, to entitlement programs like social security and medicare, as part of a debt negotiation, which he says doesn't, quote, make folks in my party too happy, then he believes the gop should go along with certain tax hikes. the president is appealing to americans today to back his plan of what he calls shared sacrifice. >> we have to ask everyone to play their part because we are all part of the same country. we're all in this together. so i've put things on the table that are important to me and to democrats and i expect republican leaders to do the same. >> the president contended in his press conference yesterday that the public is on his side in this debate, but his call fo

molly henneberg is live at the white house and molly, the president is pressing congress right now towhat he calls a simple vote. >> yes, a simple vote, kelly, to raise the debt ceiling as has been done many times previously, including under republican president, president obama notes. in his weekly radio address today. the president called out one group of lawmakers suggesting they may be getting in the way of a deal and praised another group of lawmakers working in what he believes is a bipartisan manner. >> democrats in congress and some senator republicans have been listening and have shown themselves willing to make compromises to solve this crisis. now all of you us, including republicans in the house of representatives need to demonstrate the same kind of responsibility the american people show every day. the time for putting party first is over. >> the president urged the house g.o.p. and all lawmakers to quote, compromise on behalf of the american people. kelly. >> but, molly, as you know, the republicans are saying that the president is missing the entire cause of this debt

molly henneberg live at the white house.re we getting any sign from the white house about a possible deal? i don't think so at this point, but tell me how you see it from your perspective. >> hi. the president had no public events today, but he did summon to the white house the top senate democrat, senator harry reid and the top house democrat, congresswoman nancy pelosi. they met here at the white house. aides say the president wanted to get an in person update on the negotiations on capitol hill. the president has suggested in his weekly radio and internet address that one group of lawmakers may be standing in the way of a deal, while another group of lawmakers, in the president's mind, may be acting in more of a bipartisan fashion. >> democrats in congress and some senate republicans have been listening and have shown themselves willing to make compromises to solve this crisis. now all of us, including republicans in the house of representatives, need to demonstrate the same kind of responsibility that the american people

billions of dollars literally disappearing and, now, possibly ending up in the hands of insurgents, molly henneberg in washington. hi, molly. what are the problems tracking u.s. money dispersed to afghan. >> reporter: there's a number of them, neither u.s. agencies nor afghan commercial banks record the serial numbers of cash or money transfers, paid to contractors or others in afghanistan. making it tough to track where the dollars go. once they are in afghanistan. also, according to an audit by herbert richardson, the acting special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction, contractors are not prohibited from using unlicensed middle men to pay subcontractors. richardson wrote in a statement, the u.s. poured billions of aid dollars into a country plagued by corruption, insurgency and the narcotics trade and it is essential that we use all available tools to ensure that u.s. dollars are protected from fraud and diversion to the insurgency. he said at the start u.s. agencies need to tighten up safeguards, how they pay for services, in afghanistan. patti ann: meanwhile the u.s. government is

jon: molly henneberg is live for us in washington. molly, what do these freshman tea party members want, what's the big question, right? >> looking at the influence of the freshmen today, in general they believe and have very involved local voters to back them up that they were elected in 2010 with a mission to, reign in big government, specifically big government spending, and this debt ceiling debate fits right into that. here's more from one freshman tea partier. >> it would allow the debt ceiling to go up, but only if we had significant cuts, statutory caps and balanced budget amendment and there's a growing movement with that. we met with leadership, we met with majority leader eric cantor and were trying to impress upon them that we need to be for something as republicans, we need to define what we're for. >> senator paul says this is a fight, quote, too important to give up. jon. jon: what kind of influence do the new members have, though? >> well, republicans are in the minority and the senate, so less there, but in the house t

molly henneberg is live in washington with more on that. molly the president is pushing more of his you give a little, i give a little message today. what can you tell us? >> republicans aren't buying it. what the president said in his radio address he is willing to include cuts or reforms to entitlement programs, it's part of debt negotiations he said doesn't quote make folks in my party to happy he believes gop should go along with certain tax hikes. they want to back the plan of shared sacrifice. >> we have to ask tow play their parted because we are all part of the same country. we are all in this together. pit things on the table that is important to me and democrats and i expect republican leaders to do the same. >> molly: the president argued in the press conference that the public is on his side in debate which is a call for spending cuts and tax hikes. >> gregg: republicans are saying look this is not at all the right fix. >> molly: republicans say the reason we have such a debt problem is not because americans are not paying enough

molly henneberg on the north lawn.ther: is it not enough to keep -- a fence not enough to keep people from hopping our southern border. take a look at this picture by an el paso resident while driving along a newly built stretch of wall, showing a man clining right over the to. that's not all. the witness says another man then climbed over with a bicycle and quickly rode off. border patrol claims the men were caught on surveillance video and captured. >> just because you don't see border patrol out along the fence line didn't mean we're not being vigilant and watching the border. we had eyes on this individual making entry, we responded accordingly and made the apprehension. heather: the u.s. spent more than $11.4 billion on customs and border protection last year and that includes $800 million on fencing, infrastructure, and technology. immigrations and customs enforcement made more than 1600 arrests of individuals engaged in cross border crime. michael brawn, former chief of operations for the drug enforcement admini

molly henneberg is live in washington. what policies have been changed now?reporter: for one thing if an air traffic controller is scheduled to work but too fatigued to do the job, they can take the day off. also if if controllers are working the overnight shift and air traffic is light they can listen to the radio and read. these measures have been in development forces a couple of years but particularly important now after the faa acknowledged at least 7 incidents of air traffic controllers falling asleep just since april. faa administrator said of the new policies, air traffic controllers have the responsibility to report and ready to work but we also need to make sure we have the right policies in place to reduce the possibility of fatigue in the workplace. faa had mandated earlier this year that all controllers get a minimum of nine hours off a shift to try to prevent sleepy workers. >> gregg: any more changes coming down the pike? >> yes. the union and controllers are working on procedures, including scheduling and sleep apnea and management system. the

he molly henneberg live in washington. the bill puts conditions on pakistan. what are they?ld require pakistan to prove and the u.s. secretary of state to confirm that the pakistanis are genuinely helping out in tracking down terrorists and helping out in the investigation into how bin laden was able to hide out there for so many years. the gop chair woman says the restrictions are necessary to make sure pakistan uses u.s. aid "in the right way"? if they want to receive u.s. dollar there's is no longary blank check. no longer business as usual. they have to respond to our questions and cooperate and share information or the buck stops here. >> the bill also would put conditions on aid to egypt, lebanon, yemen and palestinian authority. although it does include a provision to allow the president to waive the requirements for reasons of national security. >> shepard: some democrats have reservations about this, right? >> in part because it would apply to aid on all levels. military, in it tell against and civilian assistance. the top democrat on the committee contends that u.s

molly henneberg is live to tell us more about these details. what policies have been changed? >> reporter: for one thing if an air traffic controller is scheduled to work but too fatigued, he or she can call in and use vacation or sick time to take the day off. controllers working the overnight shift and traffic is light, they can listen to the radio or read in order to stay active and help them stay awake. these new measures have been in development for a couple of years but are particularly important now. after the faa acknowledged seven incidents of controllers falling asleep, since april. faa administrator babbitt said of the new policies: >> reporter: the faa had mandated earlier this year that all controllers get a minimum of nine hours after between shifts. that an increase of hour. to try to prevent sleepy workers. >> you can understand why. it does help to get a good night's rest. more rule changes may be coming, is that right? >> reporter: yes. the faa and union still working on new proceeders in a couple of areas, scheduling, sleep apnea and fatigue risk management

molly henneberg is covering the very latest for us in washington. and molly, tell us more about what the president had to say today. >> hi, jamie, part of his raid he yo address today is he's willing to quote, compromise, include cuts or quote, reforms, to entitlements like social security and medicare as part of the debt negotiations which the president says, doesn't, quote, make folks in my party too happy, but wants to include tax hikes which republicans say is a no go. the president is appealing two americans to back his plan of his quote, shared sacrifice. >> we have to ask everyone to play their part because we are all part of the same country, we're all in this together. so i've put things on the table for me and for democrats and expect republican leaders to do the same. >> the president argued in a press conference yesterday that the public is on his side in this debate with his call for spending cuts and tax hikes, jamie. >> jamie: there's a definite difference of opinions, molly. republicans are saying a no go, not even the right fix. >> r

molly henneberg live in washington. how about the changes?ounds promising. >> hi, jamie, let's talk about what's been changed. for one thing if an air traffic controller is scheduled to work, but too fatigued to do the job. he or she can call in or use vacation or sick time to take the day off. if contollers are working the overnight shift. air traffic is light. they can listen to the radio and read in order to stay active and help stay awake. these new measures have been in development for a couple of years, but after particularly important now, after the f.a.a. acknowledged at least seven incidents of air traffic contollers falling asleep. and that's all been just since april. f.a.a. administrator randy babbit say that air traffic contollers have the responsibility to report rested and ready to work so they can safely perform their operational duties, but we also need to make sure we have the right policies in place to reduce the pobt of fatigue in the workplace, all contollers get a minimum of nine hours off a shift and trying to prevent s

. >> brian: molly henneberg live at the white house with details. bama administration says the cut, cap and balance legislation is a, quote, empty political statement that creates unrealistic policy goals. still house republicans are going to give it a go. it's their attempt to move this debt debate forward. it would cut spending now, cap future spending, and pass a balanced budget amendment which would have to be ratified by three quarters of the state. the house republicans want to pass this legislation before agreeing to raise the debt ceiling. one supporter of the measure says both parties in congress have shown they, quote, cannot live within our means and say this may get the federal government on the right track. >> there are a lot of us that have no desire, did not come here to raise the debt ceiling. but what i did come here to do is help solve the underlying problem. >> president obama does not think much of cut, cap and balance and doesn't think it's necessary to amend the constitution to force washington to balance its books. his administ

. >> molly henneberg live for us at the white house with more on the president's reaction. molly? >> hi, gretchen. clearly not the type of monthly jobs report any president wants to see. unemployment up for the third consecutive month to 9.2 percent, and the fewest number of jobs created in the past nine months. the president said today that, clearly, the economy is not creating enough jobs for everyone who's looking, but he cautioned that there have been and will be, quote, ups and downs on the way back from the recession. >> today's job report confirms what most americans already know: we still have a long way to go and a lot of work to do to give people the security and opportunity that they deserve. >> reporter: house republican speaker john boehner called the jobs report, quote, june gloom, and blamed it on the president's, quote, misguided stimulus spending binge, excessive leglations and an overwhelming national debt. today's report comes out in the midst of intense negotiations between the white house and congress over what to do about the debt limit and if tax hikes and c

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molly henneberg is live to tell us more. >> reporter: this is sponsored by a number of fiscally conservatived it asks lawmakers to cut cap and balance, cut federal spending substantially, cap federal spending in an enforceable way and pass a budget amendment -- julie: we have to interrupt as we bring you breaking news. dominique strauss-kahn we kr-pbt seen a grin on his case. he has been released on his own recog nance again as he walks arm and arm with his wife amid a media circle. the french media in particular are loving this story today. from the very beginning there had been a lot of speculation that not only was the maid story completely false, jon, but in fact there was some sort of conspiracy theory because he was a frontrunner to run against nicholas sarkozy in french politics and become potentially the next french president. could those charges are dropped? according to sources close to the says the maid's story has a lot of holes in it. there were lies that she also told cops after she was questioned, a lot of questions really surfacing. but the fact that the prosecution even is s