negotiations to continue. key elements of the republican establishment are trying to nudge the hard line conservatives to a compromise. defaulting on our debt is not an option. it has real, immediate, and potentially catastrophic consequences. the ratings agency standard and poor s sent a team to capitol hill saying not raising the debt ceiling would stain america s credit rating and drive up interest costs for everyone. many house conservatives, though, aren t ready to give up and some of them won t budge. they say if there s any new taxes in this deal at the end, they would rather have the first default in american history. in our new cnn/orc poll gives us a fresh sense of what you think. 34% of americans say any deal to raise the debt ceiling should include only spending cuts. but nearly two thirds, 64%, say the deal should include a mix, spending cuts and tax increases. that s what president obama wants and here s a little more proof he at the moment has the upper han
go! oh, dear heaven. god! reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen yogurt shop catches the chaos. workers moving customers to the back and then everything goes flying. the massive tornado mowing down everything in its path. people s lives churned up and spewed out. here s the gas station that we were at. reporter: this is the convenience store now. this would have been where we walked in. reporter: all across the city, thousands and thousands of people in shock, taking the first steps on the long road to recovery. make no mistake, joplin, missou missouri, will rebuild, but it will never be the same. hello and welcome to this one-hour cnn special report on the joplin, missouri, tornado and other deadly storms. a twister s fury: in the path of destruction. i m drew griffin. just hours from now president obama will be on the ground in joplin for his first look at what s left of this devastated city. 142 people have lost their lives. anoth
a re-sounding success. watch or dvr inside the mission, getting bin laden tonight, 8:00 eastern time. topping our news at this hour, louisiana s morganza spillway is opening. it s expecting to begin burdening the waters away from new orleans and baton rouge. while many homes will be protected, the homes and farms of 2500 people will be expected to be flooded. an arrest warrant may be issued for moammar gadhafi. an international close to the courts cells cnn to expect a formal announcement on monday. it s the first time the icc has investigated alleged crimes against humanity. and two islamic leaders in south florida and one of their relatives in california arrested today, charged with providing support to the pakistani taliban. that s a terrorist group with close ties to al qaeda, responsible for carrying out attacks on the pakistan border. three other people were indicted. a federal indictment said all six conspired to kill, injure, and kidnap people abroad. and welcom