i m don lemon. you re in the cnn newsroom. if you weren t paying close attention to the deficit and the debt ceiling talks in washington, you really need to now. a sunday filled with tv talking points face-to-face meetings and party conference calls brought the debt ceiling debate back to the very beginning. a little stalemate tonight and traders worldwide are surely taking notice, several overseas markets have opened lower in monday trading and the u.s. stock futures and trending they re trending lower right now. in washington this hour, power brokers from the president to the house speaker are standing firm unwilling to abandon their positions. our correspondent, our congressional correspondent kate bolduan has been tracking the events for us all day in d.c. and joins me now. kate, where do we stand right now. reporter: bottom line, don, after a long weekend of work and of meetings and a lot of negotiating there is no deal between congressional leaders and the white
next up, hanging together. we ll take you deep inside the relationship of this odd couple. why castro and chavez will likely be friends till the end. finally, an opportunity to hear from one of the greatest historians writing today, david mccollough gives us perspective on the nation s current political problems, president obama and the american mood. first, here is my take. watching the extraordinary polarization in washington today, many people have pointed the finger at the tea party. it s ideologically extreme, refuses to compromise and cares more about purity than problem solving. i happen to agree with much of that critique, but it doesn t really answer the question why has the tea party become so prominent? why is it able to dominate washington? we ve had plenty of movements come to washington before, think of barry goldwater or george mcgovern. but once in washington the system encouraged compromise and governance. but over the last few decades, what has changed a
down by a man dressed as a police officer. also developing today in washington d.c., we have now just over a week until the government won t be able to pay all of its bills and president obama says he has been left at the altar. yesterday was an extraordinary day in washington d.c. the president and the house speaker in the day by calling each other out in news conferences. also in washington d.c., congress failed to authorize funding for the federal aviation administration. you know the faa? the agency in charge of keeping you and me safe when we fly. thousands of people could now be out of work. officials say this will not threaten your safety if you fly. we will get into all of that from the cnn center. this is your cnn saturday morning for july 23rd. noon in oslo, norway. we need to start with the breaking news out of norway. 91 people are dead at the hands of what may have been a lone gunman. look at the pictures. when i describe this, this may bring to mind memories
overhaul of the entire tax system. here s the catch, though. other sources are shooting down the idea that this is even happening as fast and hard as they can. listen to boehner himself earlier today on rush limbaugh s radio show. rush, there is no deal. no deal publicly, no deal privately. there is absolutely no deal. no deal, no deal, no deal. now, here s the white house spokesman jay carney. there is no deal. we are not close to a deal. we are obviously, the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress as well as other members, and exploring the possibility of getting the best deal possible, which is something he s held for a long time now. we ll go live to washington in just a moment where nerves are frayed, anxiety is high, and confusion clearly reigns. first, here s some of the other stories we ll be ripping into tonight. the hacking scandal just keeps spreading. with charges of eavesdropping, bribery, and something called bl bl blaging. the mu
one republican plan gets a firm smackdown in the u.s. senate. and some surprising new movement in the republican presidential race. we re going to tell you who s suddenly making a strong impression on potential voters. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegian capital. at least seven people were killed in the explosion. at least nine were killed at the youth camp. there s been no official claim of responsibility. but local police say the two incidents are, in fact, linked. our brian todd is following the latest developments for us. brian, what do we know? wolf, officials say the explosion rocked the center of power in oslo. it occurred very near the prime minister s office and the oil ministry. both of which were severely damaged. this appears