where are things happening today? hong kong, share prices there up more than 5.5%. we won t be going to for a away from the story on the markets. also today, world aids today. the world is marking 30 years since hiv was discovered. leaders, researchers and activists are pushing a very big goal ending aids forever. president obama today announced a $50 million boost in funding for hiv prevention and treatment in america. and also a goal of helping 6 million people access life saving treatments worldwide. much more on this in our face time segments moments from now. 160 million americans may not have to face a tax hike next month after all. republicans in congress now seem to be on-board an extension of the payroll tax break due to expire at year s end but they still disagree with democrats and the white house on the size of that break and exactly how it will be offset. all year long anybody who draws a paycheck has seen only 4.2% taken out for social security. that s versu
acquaintance but white said they were much more than that, beginning in the late 1990s when cain headed the national restaurant association. unlike the women who accused cain of sexual harassment, white says her relationship with pretty simple and very inappropriate. cain told cnn s wolf blitzer he had no plans to exit the race but today he said he is quote, reassessing. wolf joins me live just moments from now. and moments ago in los angeles, conrad murray was sentenced to four years behind bars for the death of michael jackson, the maximum term and exactly what prosecutors war asking for. convicted of involuntary manslaughter forgiving jackson a anesthetic to sleep. the judge said murray is dangerous and completely without remorse. vice president biden in baghdad this hour. it s his eighth trip to iraq since taking office and almost certainly his last before u.s. forces pull out at the end of the month. he s due to meet with iraq s prime minister and president and commemo
first to go. in 12 seasons with the lakers magic johnson was the heart uh the team leading them to the nba championship five times. he was also one of the most revered figures in all of professional sports. and that s what i m all about. same thing my dad is all about. going out, busting my butt every day, just trying to be the best that i can be. reporter: they called him magic because he could do just about anything with a basketball. oh. great, great pass. reporter: johnson has a reputation for being as good a man off the court as on it, his annual exhibition game raised $6.5 million for the united negro college fund. he was married only two months ago to his long time girlfriend cookie kelly. his wife does not have the aids virus. he did not say if he knows how he was exposed. johnson said he will go on to become a spokesman in the fight against aids. i am going to go on. i am going to beat it.
was awarded the nobel prize for medicine three days after dieing of pancreatic cancer. ralph steinmann never knew he was about to be honored on research he used to try to prolong his own life. doctors testifying yesterday at the trial of michael jackson s physician say the pop star was clinically dead when he arrived at the hospital. they also said dr. conrad murray never told them that jackson had been given the powerful anesthetic propofol. a new study in africa finds that women who use hormonal birth control are roughly twice as likely to become infected with hiv or pass on the aids virus to their partner. the study suggests there s something about hormone use that might alter a woman s tissue in a way that makes hiv transmission more likely. quite the em bar racement for daily mail after it wrongly published online that
situation room starts right now. thanks, very much happening right now. the gop battle for the white house. eating up here in tampa, florida. just three hours away from hearing eight presidential candidates go ahead it head. they will join me on cnn s first ever tea party republican presidential debate. can the texas governor rick perry maintain his growing lead in the polls despite a highly controversial stance on social security? or will mitt romney come from behind and once again, seize the top spot? is it too late for michele bachmann? standing by with complete coverage and analysis. meanwhile, in washington, president obama scrambling to defeat them all and save the ailing economy before time runs out. but there are new signs in congress his blueprint for recovery could be dead on arrival. i m wolf blitzer in tampa, here in the situation room. we re just three hours away from what s going to be a critical potentially make or break moment for some of the republic