allow the president to raise a debt ceiling and avert crisis. a vote on that could happen this week. the fallback plan would likely pass the democrat-controlled senate but face a bigger challenge in the house where republicans hold the majority. let s get the latest with brianna keilar. are we any closer to a deal? on a deficit reduction plan, kyra, it doesn t appear so. no announced meetings between the white house and congressional leaders over the weekend, there were staff-level meetings and a lot of focus has to do with this fallback plan you mentioned. it s sort of the brainchild of the center republican leader, mitch mcconnell, working out some details with the senate majority leader harry reid. essentially, it would give the president for all practical purposes the ability to increase the debt ceiling with really just a minority of support from congress. it would allow congress to voice its disapproval and this is something that the president would have to do in thre
security officers to the rescue. she was not remorseful at all actually. and what is she thinking with these nails? do you frighten children ever? one on one with the nail lady. it s all right here, right now on cnn. good evening, everyone. i m don lemon. we begin with the stunning turn of events and the deepening and embarrassing hacking and bribery scandal infecting fox news channel s parent company news corp. tonight, rebecca brooks who headed up the newspapers is out on bail after her arrest earlier in the day. another shocker. the head of the same department that arrested brooks, london s metro police commissioner falls victim to the same widening scandal. i have taken this decision as a consequence of the ongoing speculation with news international at a senior level and in particular to mr. neil wallace who, as you know, was arrested in connection last week. what brought sir paul stevenson, london s top cop down? his dealings with a former police departmen
the church bells of st. monica near the harbor in south boston have sounded for generations of irish immigrants. it s a tight-knit community that s always protected its own, a place james whitey bulger called home. he learned to fight and survive on the mean streets of south boston, known as southy to locals like john shay who, decades later, would work for bulger. the guy was legendary. he made tough guys shake. he made them shake. reporter: bulger s life of crime started early, arrested in his teens, he was robbing banks by age 20. his shock of blonde hair earning him the name whitey, a name he is said to despite. with his rugged good looks and reckless flamboyance, he imagined himself as boston s version of jimmy kagny. but instead of red carpets he was headed to alcatraz. a string of bank robberies landing him ten years in federal prison at age 25. did he his time and upon release vowed he would never, ever go back. they had no hard proof. reporter: boston
this has been developed in the last few days. hurricane hunters will investigate today. we could deal with a tropical storm in the next few days. but it s all over the place. no guidance on what could happen. dealing with the significant rain across florida, not the worst news. they need the rain. anywhere across the southeast when you get a storm this close to shore developing this quickly. watch for that. we ll keep you up to date with the latest on the fox weather center. shannon? shannon: i wonder how our bret baier feels about the possibility? it s interesting when your name comes up on a list for the storm. i know. shannon: thanks, rick. you bet. shannon: day two of what was supposed to be carmageddon in los angeles. drivers, they re on cruise control. ten-mile stretch of interstate 405, one of the busiest highways was shout down yesterday for construction work. the 53-hour closure gives workers time to partially demolish a bridge and widen the freeway. so far, so good.
day. check in on your neighbors who might not want to turn on the a.c.s because of the electric cost. this has been developed in the last few days. hurricane hunters will investigate today. we could deal with a tropical storm in the next few days. but it s all over the place. no guidance on what could happen. dealing with the significant rain across florida, not the worst news. they need the rain. anywhere across the southeast when you get a storm this close to shore developing this quickly. watch for that. we ll keep you up to date with the latest on the fox weather center. shannon? shannon: i wonder how our bret baier feels about the possibility? it s interesting when your name comes up on a list for the storm. i know. shannon: thanks, rick. you bet. shannon: day two of what was supposed to be carmageddon in los angeles. drivers, they re on cruise control. ten-mile stretch of interstate 405, one of the busiest highways was shout