america. we will begin this hour in greece where the voters have spoken in parliment,le bailout, the leader has two more days to form a coalition government. investors around the world are now relieves that greece has not decided to scrap the euro, ditch the bailouts, but what it has decided is anything but clear, unfortunately. but kristine rollins has been watching europe. let s talk about the election and the impact on us right now. i can t overstate the importance of greece to the american economy. it comes at a time when it looks like growth is softening a bit, and greece is the weakest link in europe, and europe is the biggest destination for our exports. so if greece continues to hurt and has uncertainly, and the questions being asked about the euro continue, then you have a problem. you have europe not buying as much stuff as it used to and that is bad for american jobs. so that s a really important part here. also, what greece avoided by this voiavoided something b
putin, and the two are at odds of how to end the bloodshed in syria and the international response to iran s nuclear program. in colorado wildfires are spreading. crews fighting the fire in the pike national forest are getting help now. firefighters from california heading there and the other big fire in colorado has burned more than 58,000 acres. national weather service says that the fire risk in six western states today is critical. i want to get to the big election in greece over the weekend. it looks like crisis averted at least for now, and everybody was holding their breath waiting to see who would win and how it would impact the finances here in the united states. on one side, the conservative party who wants to hang on to the financial bailout of greece being offered by its european partners even if it means greece going through the deep painful cuts. on the other side was a left wing party who wanted a big renegotiation of the terms of the bailout. some said tha
interesting to see how many times you can avoid a choice that will upset part of his donor class. thanks for weighing in. do appreciate it. thank you. next up, the jerry sandusky trial and why his attorneys think a personality disorder may help his case. follow the wings.
new democracy party holds a 4.5% lead. the outcome should have a significant outcome on world financial markets. a live look from athens just moments away. another election we re following very closely today is underway right now in egypt. voters headed to the poll for a second day in a presidential runoff. turnout was lower than expected in some areas because of extreme heat. egyptians are choosing between an islamist candidate and the former right-hand man of ousted leader hosni mubarak but there are still questions about whether the military will actually relinquish power. strong winds and high temperatures are expected to continue to fuel a wildfire in northern colorado. it s already destroyed almost 200 homes and scorched 55,000 acres. a u.s. agriculture secretary, tom vilsack, was in the area to talk about what is being done. over 140,000 man hours have already been dedicated to this fire. and so it will be some time before the fire is out, but our challenge now i
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