the nation s debt ceiling is fueling hopes the government won t run out of money on august 2nd. obama saying the deadline drawing close and congressional leaders need to talk turkey in today s meetings. most of the central heat under a heat alert. some areas feel as hot as 126 degrees. . the taliban blaming u.s. hackers for a text that announced the death of mullah omar. the taliban says, no, he is alive and well. one day after rupert murdoch tried to repel the british assault on his empire, it s the prime minister s turn to face parliament. david cameron tainted by claims that he was too cozy with the media giant and drew raucous responses in his appearance before the special session. what is the public expects is not petty political point scoring but a what what they want, what they deserve is concerted action to rise to the level of events and pledge to work together to sort this issue out once and for all and it is in that spirit that i commend this statement
members of the britt parliament. they are supposed to hammer him and his allies on a empire destroying jobs and careers and now raising new questions about his company s conduct right here in the united states. bribery, hacking, corruption of power. lawmakers say the allegations are not about just sleazy journalism, about the power of an empire that has gone largely unchallenged, before now. it s 9:00 a.m. on the east coast and 6:00 a.m. on the west coast. thanks for joining us. here are other stories we will take a look. another step in the nation s debt crisis but not any closer to a final deal. the house will vote on a republican measure but the president says he won t even consider it. the government deadline remains august 2nd before it runs out of money. the space shuttle atlantis on its way home. this morning, it did undock from the international space station and began the final voyage in the program s 30-year-old history. now back to the murdoch media scandal
we begin with breaking news. a report the phone hacking scandal that s already ruined careers caused a popular british tabloid to explode may be on the brink of claiming its biggest victim. i m talking about the news corp ceo, rupert murdoch himself. the man in charge of a global network that owns the tv challenges. book publishers and newspaper. a report says news corp is considering replacing murdoch. they say it s not a done deal but it depends on what happens when murdoch appears in front of the british parliament tomorrow and he ll answer questions of hacking phones of royal family members, celbrities and hacking done by news of the world. if murdoch is replaced it will be a bombshell on the scandal. a scandal that grows more shocking by the day. and the latest, a whistleblower found dead in his home. shaun hoare was the first to go on record saying news of the world reporters were encouraged to hack into accounts. his death is being treated unexplained but not thoug
york. glad you re with outside this monday. it s july 18th. a lot going on. nice to see you as well. nice to see you. christine s still off, i guess. two more casualties in the uk hacking scandal leaving rupert murdock s empire reeling this morning. rebekah brooks arrested. reported friday she had resi resigned. she s been released on bail. it s not clear if she ll testify tomorrow. last night in a shock move that has left scotland yard for accepting almost $20,000 in hospitality from a private health clinic after he had yound yund gone surgery. that health clinic was represented by a p.r. firm owned by former editor of the news of the world. this picture is building up. this cozy relationship between the police and senior executives at news of the world. that made his position very difficult. he decided to step down last night. insisting all the while he had done nothing wrong. the issue of my integrity, let me set clear that i the the people that know me know my i
several high level gadhafi regime officials lead by the u.s. ambassador who was recalled from tripoli when the uprising began five months ago. the meeting was to deliver this blunt mess rage. gadhafi has no choice but to yield power. these u.s. officials tell me no additional meeting is planned because gadhafi must go was clearly delivered. but a gadhafi spokesman in a conversation with our ivan watson had a different take. this is the first step and we welcome any further steps and we are prepared to talk war and explain what is happening in libya. we don t want to be in the community. who participate? if i may, you know, it s not the time to name people but, you know, it s a first step dialogue, okay. but it was direct face-to-face in indonesia on saturday? yes. ivan watson with us live from the libyan capital. ivan, fascinating reporting there. what was the answer when the united states delegation, as i m told, he has to go. it s nonnegotiable. he has to go soo