hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with good news that came in from india in the state of all that i can t wear 41 construction workers who had been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for 17 days have finally been rescued. they are said to be in good health but will now be affordably medically examined at a nearby hospital. similar hudson has the details. this moment more than two weeks in the making. 41 trapped workers finally rescued. cheering. an eruption of cheers from workers and onlookers. people sharing sweets and hugs. these are the ambulances with the first workers that have come out from inside the tunnel. 17 days, they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. rescuers spent the last several days pushing an 800 millimetre pipe through 60 metres of rubble and debris. once through, the men were pulled out on wheeled stretchers, one by one. it s been a harrowing experience for the men inside and those working to get them
range. more on that to come. there is no good place for a medical emergency but antarctica is especially bad. a medevac mission at the bottom of the world. first as investigators dig into wade michael page s past, page s ex-girlfriend misty cook was taken in on a weapons charge. cook s arrest was part of a joint investigation between police and fbi. we should learn more details about cook s arrest and really the investigation into page at this news conference. you are looking at live pictures right there from the room. this news conference will begin any moment now. we ll bring you that live. first straight to david mattingly who s on the ground covering the developments. what more are you learning about misty cook? well, the fbi tells cnn that when they went to search her apartment she agreed to let them in to search their apartment. as they were doing that they found a firearm. as a convicted felon she s not allowed to have one. the fbi speaking to ted rowland saying this
ins priebus and dominique dawes and ryan beatty. starting point begins right now. our starting poirnt this morning, america s new golden girl is gabby douglas making history last night. 16 years old, first african-american to women the all-around gold medal. amanda davies, it was so z exciting to watch her. just perfection, out did herself each and every time. how was the feeling while everyone was watching her? reporter: it was incredible. it was probably written in the stars, did you know if you rearrange the letters of gabby douglas s sir name, what does it spell, but usa gold. and this really is where the next chapter of her life begins. she is now up in the a list of superstars as the morning after, night before, media commitments have started. she s been retweeting the incredible tweets these had from people like oprah nicki minaj and michael phelps. she finished with that fantastic floor performance with that techno music. it became like club gabby. we can still ge
talking today about toughenings gun laws in response to the shooting. most politicians, especially president obama and mitt romney trying hard not to talk about it. trying it seems to take gun control, whatever you think about it, off the table. the same time what little they are saying, both of them differ sharply from positions they once held. and again, it isn t for us to decide what s right or wrong when it comes to gun control. that s for you to decide. keeping them honest tonight, they have either flip flopped on the issue and now see if you can spot any difference between the two candidates. i still believe that the second amendment is the right course to preserve and defend and don t believe that new laws are going to make a difference in this type of tragedy. that s mitt romney last night. the president s view is that we can take steps out of the guns out of hands that people who should not have them out of existing law. do you see much difference? neither did
fraud or to keep minorities from voting? the slogan is believe in america and it should be business in bermuda. that s what mitt romney s all about. offshore and out of sight. a new vanity fair article explores mitt romney s buried treasure in bermuda. millions of dollars. so how much of his wealth is tucked away on an island? we ll talk to the investigative reporter who broke this story. wow, boom. thunder and lightning. the rangers manager saying he thought he was dead. and next time you drive past your corner gas station, check out how much the price has shot up. what s behind it and if those prices will at this point to skyrocket. newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. happy, happy monday. i m carol costello. we begin with your money and your vote. this morning president obama is focusing on both. he ll call on congress to pass a one-year extension of the bush-era tack cuts. here is the key. he wants the cuts only for families earning less than $250,