ceiling averting a potential default on the united states financial obligations. it s just been amazing to watch and see the president come out on a sunday night like this, wolf. we ll have complete coverage on every single angle of this story, what s in the deal, lou it finally came about and how all the various players in this debate are reacting tonight. several asian markets already opened, others will be opening soon. we ll take you there live to see how the traders are reacting to this. it s been an amazing day, don. i must say. earlier today the senate democratic leader harry reid signed off on the deal with his final approval dependent on the support of fellow senate democrats. just a little while later nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house of representatives, said she would take the deal to her caucus tomorrow. but that she wanted to see the final product before committing her support. we want to say again, cnn is devoting all of its resources to
says a tentative agreement is in place to raise the nation s debt ceiling averting a potential default on the united states financial obligations. it s just been amazing to watch and see the president come out on a sunday night like this, wolf. we ll have complete coverage on every single angle of this story, what s in the deal, lou it finally came about and how all the various players in this debate are reacting tonight. several asian markets already opened, others will be opening soon. we ll take you there live to see how the traders are reacting to this. it s been an amazing day, don. i must say. earlier today the senate democratic leader harry reid signed off on the deal with his final approval dependent on the support of fellow senate democrats. just a little while later nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house of representatives, said she would take the deal to her caucus tomorrow. but that she wanted to see the final product before committing her support
more on this story in a moment on world business today. human rights groups are warning that they were struck on monday. troops were sent to hama on sunday to report on terrorist groups. by day s end activists say at least 71 civilians have been killed in hama, the site of huge anti-government protests. on monday is the beginning of ramadan. it s usually the time of good will and muslims fast to show devotion but it s usually high attendance at mosques and many of the anti-government protests have begun after prayers. the former prime minister mubarak s trial has been moved to wednesday. the once untouchable mubarak could face the death penalty for his alleged role in the killings of hundreds of anti-government protesters. those are the top stories. i m zahn verjee in cnn london. world business today starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and a very good afternoon from the hong kong waterfront. i m andre
what is in the deal, how it came about, and how all the players in the debate are reacting tonight. several asian markets will have opened and others opening soon. we will take you there live. it has been amazing day, don. earlier today, the senate democratic leader signed off on the deal. depending on fellow democrats. nancy pelosi said she would take the deal to her caucus tomorrow, but wanted to see the final product before committing her support. cnn has been devoted to this breaking news story it is important to us and the world. many, many more adtwo hours in a special report here on cnn wolf. listen to what the president of the united states said. there are still important votes to be taken by members of congress. the leaders of both parties in both chambers have reached an agreement that will reduce the deficit and avoid default. a default that would have had a devastating effect on our economy. this will cut $1 trillion in spending over ten year, cuts that
treed. jacob zuma will try to convince moammar gadhafi of peace talks. his rival and another fifa executive have been temporarily a coalition commander has offered his sincerest apologies for an air strike on saturday that he says killed nine people in afghanistan. and earlier toll according to afghan and nato forces was 14. hamid karzai condemned the strike. those are the headlines. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. you re watching world business today. here are our top stories for this monday, may 30th. fifa boss is cleared and ready to run for re-election unopposed after two other executive members were suspended for alleged bribery. the euro remains under pressure as greece s bailout plan falters. it s a dream job for the man in the driving seat, a ferrari. we ll take you to the luxury car maker s italian hq. let s check on european stock markets. they ve been open now for about an