it s this underground tunnel, and according to windsor police who we ve talked to on this show, they say this is all because of a bomb threat that was called in right around 12:30 local time. and so this tunnel has been evacuated. and this tunnel, there are 27 to 29,000 cars and trucks that use this artery each and every day. so this is a tremendous, tremendous deal. and we know that there are bomb teams in and around this tunnel, trying to find out if, in fact, this is, in fact, a bomb. i want to bring in lauren laughlin. she s with the coast guard public affairs. she joins me on the phone. and lauren, bring me up to speed, what do you know now as far as this bomb threat is concerned? as far as what s happening in the tunnel, i cannot speculate about. i know that the detroit bbp is taking care of that. as far as the coast guard s role in it, right now the coast guard has boats on the water that are deferring marine traffic to and from the areas of the tunnel for safety.
mix of energies. that s why we re supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity. that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it s also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. a minute, mom! let s broaden the world s energy mix. let s go. a verdict could come down in the jerry sandusky trial. sandusky s own adopted son, matt now claims his father molested him too. another man is going public with his accusations against sandusky. that s in addition to the ten alleged victims that sandusky is on trial for. my goodness. let s go to sunny hostin. she s on the case for us. sunny, this is unbelievable story. the jury inside that building has no idea what matt is claiming. they don t know what s going on with that part of the story. reporter: they don t. we heard about this after the jury already started deliberating. what s very interesting, and i think the question on everyone s minds is why d
he called the radical republican approach unfair and bizarreo. it s time we hissen to the markets and his to the american people and sit down and seriously negotiate. former senator fred thompson asked members of his own party to come to their senses. quote, i respectfully suggest you rake in your chips and stuff them in your pockets. that was his quote. he believes they already won. halt discretionary spending. no new revenue. i hope my friend senator mcconnell will come to me bits end of the day. my door is open. i ll listen to any idea that is done in a way that prevents a default and dangerous downgrade to our country s credit rating. time is short and that s an understatement. too much is at stake to waste even one more minute.
it s time we hissen to the markets and his to the american people and sit down and seriously negotiate. former senator fred thompson asked members of his own party to come to their senses. quote, i respectfully suggest you rake in your chips and stuff them in your pockets. that was his quote. he believes they already won. halt discretionary spending. no new revenue. i hope my friend senator mcconnell will come to me bits end of the day. my door is open. i ll listen to any idea that is done in a way that prevents a default and dangerous downgrade to our country s credit rating. time is short and that s an understatement. too much is at stake to waste even one more minute. the last train is leaving the station, and this is our last chance to earn a default. a vote on this compromise will
delayed. police in texas say a muslim american soldier confessed to plotting an attack on ft. hood just two years after a muslim officer shot to death 13 people on that same base. tropical storm don could hit the south texas coast tonight and drought-stricken farmers are welcoming the prospect of up to 7 inches of rain. we begin with that sobering reality check on the debt crisis and just how daunting the challenge has become. in less than four days, the federal government could run out of money and default on its bills. but on capitol hill, the process has taken a huge step back. house speaker john boehner abruptly delayed a vote on his debt plan because of a revolt within his own party. joe johns is in washington with more on the political battle and ali velshi in new york waiting to see how the markets will react. ali, let s start with you. the new gdp number that just came out moments ago. reporter: this is going to add a whole new wrinkle. we have seen futures tank