so more issues up and down 25 here, and certainly so on 70 west of town. talking about an additional 4 to 6 inches in denver and about 5 to 8 in breckenridge. great news for those of you who are looking to get up into the mountains to ski early this season. so here s a look at hurricane rina, much farther south. this is now a 110-mile-an-hour storm, nearly a major hurricane. a very small storm. we think it could very well directly impact some of the resort areas of mexico, cancun, cozumel, and beyond that, we don t know it s going to continue off to florida. if it does, it may be a very weak system. but it may get buried near the yucatan and western part of the caribbean. finally, a look at the forecast across the country. scattered showers today from the northeast back down through the ohio valley and the central plains. beautiful, sunny weather in the southeast and looking very good on the west coast as well. 77 for the high today in los angeles. a beautiful day there, as it often
and we outraised the house republicans by almost $4 million, is a vote of confidence. you talk about a vote of confidence. that s the vote of confidence we have in our ability to take back the house. gotta leave it there. steve israel, good to have you. thanks. coming up, rick perry hits the airwaves in iowa. will his promise to create 2.5 million jobs help turn around his sinking poll numbers? the politico briefing is next. but first, hurricane rina continues to churn away in the gulf of mexico. current forecasts show the late season system is threatening florida as a tropical storm late sunday. meanwhile, colorado saw the first signs of winter with four inches of snow falling in denver just this morning, in time for president obama s visit. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up
i m sorry. it s been obvious that this has not gotten the attention that is needed for this baby and other children that is missing out there. shirley, we greatly appreciate your time. we re thankful that you ve come on. that i know josie is there for support and you will need all the support as police say they continue to do everything they can to find your granddaughter. thank you. thank you. dramatic new rescues in the quake ravaged area of turkey tops our look at stories around the news nation today. 25-year-old teachers. the latest survivor to be pulled from the rubble. she was trapped inside a toppled building since the earthquake hit sunday. two other people were also found alive today. the 7.2 magnitude quake has taken the lives of 461 people and it is incredible they are still pulling people out alive. and hurricane rina is now a category 1 storm in the caribbean. the national hurricane center says the maximum sustained winds are down to 85 miles an hour. the forecast tr
good morning, it s wednesday, october 26th. i m carol costello joining you live from new york. president obama begins his day in denver where he ll spell out his plan to make it easier for student loan borrowers to pay off their enormous debt. he ll explain his plan at the university of colorado-denver campus. the two key points of his proposal, he wants to offer relief sooner by pushing up the start date for an income-based repayment plan passed by congress. it s set to take effect in 2014, but the president wants it to begin in january. the plan reduces to 10% the maximum percentage of income that more than 1 million current students would have to pay toward their loans. they ll also be eligible for loan forgiveness in 20 years instead of 25. the other proposal would offer a small interest rate break for borrowers who consolidate their different types of federal loans. usa today reports the outstanding student loan debt is expected to hit the $1 trillion mark this year.
let s all go outfront. i m erin burnett. outfront, count down to another downgrade of america? the super committee held a rare public hearing today. they re the group of 12 charged with cutting the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. if they don t do it, we can end up on a rate to higher interest rates and a lower standard of living. here are the dates we need to watch. november 1st, cbo says the super committee must submit their plan for review. that is five days from now. november 23rd. that is the deadline for the final submission. and then december 23rd. the final deadline when congress must up or down vote that plan. the committee must come to an agreement, and congress has to pass it or automatic across the board cuts will be made, half of them coming from our defense budget. the problem is those cuts don t come until 2013. they are too small to prevent more downgrades. yes, thanks to congress, america s economic standing in the world is on the verge of another downg