staffner her place, but her entire new hampshire team quit last week. nbc news has learned that democrats on the congressional super committee have proposed a plan to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade through a mix of entitlement reform and tax hikes. no official reaction from republican members yet. the super committee's deadline for a deal is less than four weeks away now. the occupy wall street protests are making headlines again after police in oakland, california, clashed with protesters across that city. authorities cleared protesters from their encampment earlier in the day. the confrontations last night saw police fire tear gas on at least three separate occasions in their attempts to calm down the crowds. in atlanta, meanwhile, police cleared woodruff park of occupy wall street protesters earlier this morning and arrested 50 people. atlanta's mayor cited security concerns after a man with an assault rifle was spotted among the protesters on tuesday. let's bring in ej dion, a