york hotel suite. even with dna evidence, the prosecution is considering dropping the case. that shows how bad her credibility may be, that even with dna evidence, they may not be able to bring this case. it s a shocking, shocking development. a big surprise in the casey anthony trial. prosecutors in orlando plan to call rebuttal witnesses today but instead, the judge called an indefinite recess, putting the trial on hold. that is because defense team has to take the deposition of one of the state s rebuttal witnesses. closing arguments set for tomorrow are now in doubt. minnesota state government is closed for business today. the governor and lawmakers, they failed to close a $5 billion budget gap by the deadline. critical services remain open, but state parks, campgrounds, minnesota zoo, they are all shut down for the holiday weekend. france may give weapons to libyan rebels holed up in misrata. they have surrounded the city on three sides for months now. russia imm
glad you could be here with us, i m t.j. holmes. 10:00 a.m. here in atlanta and 10:00 a.m. in washington, d.c., where a lot of news is coming out and also 4:00 p.m. in cairo and we re there as a lot of newses is happening and new developments in tahrir square. protesters burn a bus. police attack with tear gas. the struggle for democracy goes on. we ll have more from there in just a minute. but we do need to start with that budget deal. no government shutdown we need to worry about for now. democrats and republicans came together with a compromise late last night, literally, an hour before the deadline and a deal that now cuts some $40 billion in spending but it doesn t touch planned parenthood. a lot of people wondering why this was part of the conversation in the first place. first up, a temporary short-term deal that has a one-week shelf life. cnn senior white house correspondent ed henry joins me, once again, this morning. ed, hello. tell me. do we have this right, th