so to break it down what it means we are joined by renee marsh in washington this morning. and we are a few hours removed from the senate passing the agreement. >> reporter: that's right. this happened in the wee hours of the morning. that vote happened around 2:00 in the morning. but it was a long night but when we saw vice president joe biden make his way to capitol hill, that's when many of the observers knew that the negotiators had really struck a deal and we were moving forward here. of course vice president joe biden as well as senate republican leader mitch mcconnell were key in negotiating this deal. they are being referred to as the closeers here. so this all happened last night. joe biden met with fellow democrats and briefed them on where they were as far as the compromise. legislation was then drawn up and the senate met arounded 2 -- did around the 2:00 hour and cast the votes and that's where we are today. now, we are not out of the woods yet because the house still need to vote on this measure. and they will not return to capitol hill until noon so we don't

rene marsh has more.litches with the boeing 787 dreamliner has raised questions about safety. >> "i believe this plane is safe and i would have absolutely no reservation of boarding one of these planes and taking a flight." despite the assurances, the government is stepping in to figure out what's going on. root causes of these recent events so they won't happen again." the faa's newly sworn-in administrator, michael huerta, ordered a team of experts to scrutinize how the plane was assembled and how its parts were manufactured, with an emphasis on the planes electrical systems. >> "the problems aren't in just one area or one plane. monday: a battery fire in an auxiliary power unit in the belly of one aircraft. tuesday: a fuel leak here because of an open valve." >> "hey, that japan air may know it but they have fuel spewing out the outward left wing quite a bit." while unusual, officials determined it wasn't a wednesday: a signal indicator with the braking system and --friday: a crack in the engine on ano

cnn's rene marsh life in washington. good morning.eports that the faa will announce a special review of the dreamliner today. what can we expect from this announcement? >> good morning, john. we know bloomberg news is reporting the faa will indeed announce plans to review the jumbo jet's design and manufacturing of other parts. other reports suggesting the jet's power system will be closely looked at. it will be scrutinized. this days after an election trifall fire in the belly of an empty japanese airliner on the tarmac at logan airport. one of the jet's high-energy lit lithium ion battery exploded. causing heavy smoke. a boeing spokesperson says we are actively working with the faa daily, across all of our product lines. they went on to say, we are absolutely confident in the reliability and performance of the 787. so this morning -- you mentioned it at the top there, john. we received word of a crack in a cockpit window of a dreamliner. this is not uncommon in passenger jets but yet another incident. and an oil leak discovered on a

rene marsh is live with what will probably happen after the house reconvenes this morning. . >> reporter: good morning, tori. they should be on capitol hill about in 15 minutes. what we're learning this morning something all of the house republicans will meet to discuss this fiscal cliff package. it's now in their land. what will they do with it -- what will they do? could tomly kate things more -- could -- to complicate things more, eric canter has said they are not sure if they will vote on it today. we're just waiting to see what happens. let's talk about last night. vice president biden was on the hill. biden and senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, they both worthed together very closely to work out -- worked together to work out this compromise. and we now know that individuals making more than 400,000 and families making more than $450,000 will see their taxes go up. and while those automatic spending cuts are delayed until the beep ginning of march, the cost -- beginning of march, the cost of the delay, $24 billion. they will pay for that with spending cuts and

renee marsh has more. >> randi, victor, only 50 of the much talked about dreamliners are flying worldwidee u.s. airline. but with its lightweight composite body, fuel-saving engines and comfortable interior, experts believe it's the plane of the future. and that's why a string of problems with the plane has captured public attention and it's why the d.o.t. took action friday. >> a week of glitches with the boeing 787 dreamliner has raised questions about safety. >> i believe this plane is safe. and i would have absolutely no reservation of boarding one of these planes and taking a flight. >> reporter: the government is stepping in to figure out what is going on. >> we want to determine the root causes of these recent events so they won't happen again. >> the faa's newly sworn in administrator ordered a team of experts to scrutinize how the plane was assembled, how its parts were measured with an emphasis on the plane's electrical systems. >> reporter: the problems aren't in just one area or with just one plane, monday a battery fire in an auxiliary power unit in the belly of the plane, th

i'm renee marsh. >> one of the issues will be dealing with a rock. 17 people have been killed and othersed in iraq in northern bad debt. seven people were killed and six were wounded-a-in northern bad and babaghdad. >> erica will have a complete check on your forecast in minutes. >> we are back. taking a quick look at the market this morning. >> wall street was closed yesterday in honor of martin luther king jr. day. but futures trading shows both the dowel and the nasdaq in the negative while the s&p five what is in positive territory this morning. will be watching the stock market all morning long here on the kron 4 morning news. >> this week investors will be focused on the technology sector. a number of tech giants are set to report earnings today including google , ibm and verizon. >> a report on existing home sales is also expected today. apple is expected to release its earnings report tomorrow. and ya hoo and facebook are set to release their quarter for earnings next week. >> twitter says it is working on fixing issue which is causing a service outage for millions of users. peop

good morning, rene marsh. >> the faa will announce in two hours from now, the plans to scrutinize howmbo jet was assembled, how parts were manufactured, and looking into its overall design. this would, of course, come days after an electrical fire in the belly of an empty japanese plane on the tarmac at logan airport on monday. one of the lithium batteries exploded. this is what a spokesperson from boeing. we actively work with the faa daily across our product lines. we are absolutely confident in the reliability and performance of the 787. so we're expecting that announcement in just about two hours from now, john. >> thank you very much, rene marsh in washington. >>> ohio's attorney general says the investigation into the steubenville rape case is almost over. and the superintendent of schools is speaking out about the case and social media's role in the whole thing. >> horrendous act. a horrible act of what went on with the internet and the social media. and we need to get them more educated on social media. with that learning point or teaching point per se, i think we have to be a

rene marsh joins us live from washington with highlights from last pights interview. dmorning, rene. --rene on camera-- after more than decadd of vehemently denying doping allegations -- in lance armstrong's wordd last night, he admitted it was ooe bbg lie. weegot to hear ii from his own mouth for the very first time. listen: wiifrey netwook (trt: 0:28) oprah: did you ever blood dope or use blood ttaasfuuions to enhance your cycling oprah: did you ever use any - otherrbanned substances like testosterone, cortisone or human growth hormone? &parmstrong: yes. oprah: yes or no, in all seven of your tour ever ake banned substances or blood dope? armstrong: yes. didn't think it was humanly possible to win tte tour de francc seven times in a row without doping. he told oprah mid-ninties -- and he said he pidn't consiier it cheatinn at the time. when asked why didn't haveea reat answer but admitted his confession is too late. --rene on camera-- armstrong has been stripped of his tour de france titles and the bronze olympic medal hee won in 2200. he iss lso facingg numerous law

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renee marsh is in the middle of it all joining us from washington, d.c. hi. >> reporter: hi. you may hear it behind me. the band is warming up. they sound pretty good. a short time ago the choir warmed up a bit. the choir consisting of some students from staten island and a university in tennessee. we heard them. i want to show you what the crowd looks like here on the national mall. hundreds of thousands of people, around 800,000 people expected to pack the national mall to witness history today. they have been waiting down here patiently all morning because it's part of the process to get to where you need to get to. we got to capitol hill around 3:40 eastern time in the morning. it took us about an hour and a 1/2 before we could get through security and get in position. security is very tight around the capitol and throughout washington, d.c. as we wait for that swearing-in ceremony to begin. >> amazing the crush of people. if you are in place to watch the inauguration, there was a parade after that. there was no way you can do them both, right? >> reporter: absolutely not

cnn's renee marsh is joining us with more on what passengers need to know about this jumbo jet. to know? >> wolf, there's been a lot of talk surrounding these dreamliner jets but only 50 of them are actually flying worldwide, including six for one u.s. airline. experts believe it's the plane of the future and that's why it's captured attention and why the d.o.t. took action on friday. a week of glitches with the boeing 787 dreamliner has raised questions about safety. >> i believe this plane is safe and i would have absolutely no reservation of boarding one of these planes and boarding a flight. >> despite the assurances, the government is stepping in to figure out what is going on. >> we want to determine the root causes so it won't happen again. >> reporter: the faa's newly appointed administrator has assigned a panel to examine the plane's electrical systems. the problems aren't just in one area or with just one plane. monday, a battery fire in an auxiliary area and a leak because of an open val. >> japan air may not know it, but they have fuel spilling out. >> it wasn't a pr

cnn's renee marsh is here working this story. what happened?ust landed in boston from tokyo around 10:00 this morning. passengers deplaned. and the next set of passengers were ready to board when a mechanic inspecting the aircraft smelled smoke and called firefighters. they found heavy smoke in the cabin. and a fire in the underbelly of the aircraft. the flames were in a small electronics bay where batteries for an auxiliary power unit are kept. one of the batteries exploded. firefighters were able to extinguish the fire with a special flame retardant. firefighter suffered skin irritation. no passengers were hurt. the return flight to tokyo was canceled. we should also tell you the ntsb, the faa, as well as boeing and the airlines, they are all investigating the cause. >> i take it here too, this isn't the first time the dream liner has had a problem. >> you're absolutely right. in 2010, there was an emergency landing after a fire broke out in a different part of another 787 that was being tested. also, an engine failed in south carolina other

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