In a special oneonone interview. The National Lead a teenage girl found wandering through the woods after she walked away from a plane crash. She says she has reality tv to thank for saving her life. Welcome to the lead. Im john berman in today for jake tapper. Dont trust, do verify. That is what president obama said his administration will do now that the west and iran have agreed to a nuclear pact one that the white house insists will stop iran from getting the bomb. Secretary of state john kerry echoed his boss telling cnns christiane amanpour, this is about the measurables. And that should iran fail to live up to this deal all the sanctions snap right back into place. Thats his claim. Even the possibility of military action against tehran gets put back on the table. Were putting to task whether or not theres a change of heart, a change of mind a change of direction. And if there isnt, we have every option available to us every day that we have right now. Javad zarif said he almost
Party and the country. This is shutdown showdown. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to this special hour of cnn shutdown showdown. Im jake tapper once again live from capitol hill. Attention, furloughed federal workers, veterans, families who rely on wic to put food on the table and every american who yearns to see our government leaders working together to get things done. All of you have reason to breathe a little easier, at least for tonight, at least until january. Literally with minutes to spare until we hit the debt ceiling the house and Senate Approved the deet to reopen the government and avert that potential economic crisis. On this vote, there are 81 yeas, 18 nays. The bill is reported as passed. There was nothing surprising about the landslide approval in the senate, seeing as how democrats hold the majority there and most Senate Republicans were more than ready to put this whole thing behind them. The real test would be in the house, where there was plenty of resentment withi
Karzai that without a signed Security Agreement between the two countries, theres a good chance that no u. S. Troops will remain in afghanistan after this years withdrawal. He said to plan accordingly for the socalled zero option. Jim sciutto and Barbara Starr are here with the significant statement from the white house. The blunt message is, enough is enough. To underline it, it comes directly for the first time from the president of the United States. The administration is saying that time is running out to adequately plan to keep forces in afghanistan beyond 2014. They told the pentagon to begin planning for a complete withdrawal. A deal is still possible with a new afghan leader. Remember, elections to succeed karzai begins in april even if karzai refuses to sign before them. However, the administration making clear that some damage is already done. Heres jay carney today. The longer we go without a bsa, and weve been making this clear, the more challenging it will be to plan and e
Mr. Mayor, have you purchased Illegal Drugs in the last two years . Yes, i have. I have saved more taxpayers money than any mayor in torontos history. I was elected to come down here and clean up the mess. And i know i have done that. Have i made mistakes, counselor thompson . Youre absolutely right i made mistakes. Now, mayor rob ford cannot be recalled, but his colleagues have been pressuring him to step down on his own. This meeting, it just resumed moments ago. The mayor there, rob ford. Youre seeing him. He said he will not leave, but he did tell the 44 counsel members he wont talk to police. He now says he is clean and he has come clean to the people of toronto. He said theres nothing left to hide. Have you admitted all your problems . I cant come i dont know what else i dont know . I dont know. There might be like a coat hanger left in my closet, i dont. I dont know whats left. Counselor, i made mistakes and thats it. I dont know what else i can say, counselor. I have not missed
V. A. Hospital in san antonio, texas. Theyre checking appointment records after allegations from a whistleblower, a clerk who handles appointments. Our drew griffin spent months uncovering these allegations. Hes in san antonio with this exclusive report. Reporter wolf, while the v. A. Secretary and his staff try to answer questions in washington, theres yet another investigation under way. This one right here in texas. San antonio, texas, is the latest location where investigators from the v. A. s office of the Inspector General are on the ground, trying to determine if managers at this sprawling v. A. Hospital were trying to hide the fact veterans had been waiting months to get care. And if any veterans died as a result. The allegations come from this clerk, who works in the hospitals medical Administrative Services and is speaking publicly for the first time. Brian turner says his job is to help veterans secure appointments. Help says he says he was told to fudge the numbers. He was