investigation. the best view in washington, d.c., going to be off limits for just a little bit longer. that is because the washington monument will be closed for repairs for at least another year, maybe until 2014. it s been shut down since an earthquake hit d.c. last august. and members of congress hard at work right now, maybe. house members are gearing up for a five-hour debate on a bill that would repeal obama-care. we are talking about the health care reform law that the supreme court just ruled constitutional. so get this, when the house votes tomorrow, it s going to be their 33rd attempt to repeal this law. it passed only one time but was dead on arrival in the senate. still, has not stopped the republican-controlled house for bringing it up for a vote 29 others times already. i want to bring in our congressional correspondent kate bolduan to explain what is going on here? why the five hours of debate when we know this is going to be dead on arrival in the senate?
i always believed that this was a long term project. this wasn t a short term project. and, you know, for individual americans who are struggling right now, they have every reason to be impatient. reversing structural problems in our economy that had been building up for two decades. that s going to take time. it s going to take more than a year. going take more than two years. going to take more than one term. probably takes more than one president. now more on that investigation of memphis. sexual abuse allegations are surfacing against the head of the amateur athletic union. two men tell espn that robert bobby dodd molested them back in the 1980s when they were playing on dodd s aau basketball team. cnn george howell is in memphis. he joins us now live. so, george, what more, if anything, is being said about these allegations? reporter: fredericka, we just got off the phone with police. they say there s an active investigation into bobby dodd. the amateur athletic un
mankus said, it did not inspire the fashion crowd to tell him to give up his day job and a celebrity tag does not cut it in paris. here is what did inspire. my top five picks from the paris collections. this road-colored actual dress from lanvin this navy eyelet coat from louis vuitton. this colored coat from haider ackerman and this printed coat from ackerman and this goal for sarah burton from alexander mcqueen. we are so glad you were with us for this special edition of fashion: back stage pass. thanks for watching. wormd worldwide protests against government greed. they are blaming an archists for setting government buildings on fire and torching cars. more from rome in a minute. a very different scene in london where thousands gathered near the heart of the city s financial district. unlike in rome, the london protests remain peaceful. financial protests are going on in at least 82 countries, rallies against corporate greed, grinding poverty and government cuts. it b
out from his hiding place revealing new information about cease fire talks. could his father be ready to surrender. we ll have that exclusive report seconds away. tropical storm lee is putting parts of the gulf coast under water. cnn reporters are positioned in towns right in the storm s path. we ll take you there live. then we ll head to an area still reeling from hurricane irene. president obama plays a visit to paterson, new jersey. a live report is just ahead. first to libya and exclusive developments right here on cnn. moammar gadhafi and influential sons appear to be running out of options. that s according to cnn international correspondent, earlier this year in tripoli, that was before the capital fell to rememberle forces. the whereabouts of moammar gadhafi are still unknown are they. nick robertson has spoke about the dwindling chances for some kind of cease fire. look at this map. south of tripoli is bani, walid one of the few places where they find support. let