officers responded but have not found anyone matching that description. the sighting was reported outside deitrick hall. a lot of sensitivity right here. we want to make it clear that this is not confirmed, it s not a confirmed sighting as of now, but instead authorities are acting on what eyewitness accounts have directed them on. we have kelsey hiter who s on the phone with us, she was the managing editor of collegiate times at virginia tech. so kelsey, what more can you tell us about what is believed to have taken place on campus. i m on the south end of campus closest to our main sbras on our main road over here, there s a lot of cop cars here, i haven t heard any sirens there, s no reports of an actual gunst sound. we are on an official lockdown, doors are completely closed. there are some guards around campus, but just the hustle and bustle of cop cars, news anchors and stuff like that. there s no reports of injuries, just a little bit of a scare right now. you said
kate bolduan has the story. also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. he s providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washington gets in gear and passes some kind of debt reductions deal before the treasury runs out of money and the markets react. will it be the kind of deal that most americans say they want? keeping them honest, the answer seems to be no. take a look at the latest cnn opinion research center polling. it shows 64% prefer a budget plan with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. 34% say cuts only. that s consistent with other polling which is averaging nearly 2 to 1 in favor of what president obama
kate bolduan has the story. also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. he s providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washington gets in gear and passes some kind of debt reductions deal before the treasury runs out of money and the markets react. will it be the kind of deal that most americans say they want? keeping them honest, the answer seems to be no. take a look at the latest cnn opinion research center polling. it shows 64% prefer a budget plan with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. 34% say cuts only. that s consistent with other polling which is averaging nearly 2 to 1 in favor of what president obama
scenes says the bodies of women and children are inside. they say armed thugs and syrian tanks are randomly shooting and wrecking property. at least ten people were killed on thursday as security forces attempted to crush protests. two news of the world executives are disputing rue put murdock s testimony. they say murdoch misled the committee last week when he said he was not i ware that the hacking went beyond an e-mail. the steamy heat that s been roasting the midwest, u.s., is now heading to the east coast. some 60 temperature records were shattered on saturday. they blame the heat for at least two deaths. in minneapolis the marquis reads we have air conditioning. who cares what s playing. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and from cnn hong kong, i m manisha tank. these are the top stories on
a spa and gym. we ll take you inside on this american morning. good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us on this thursday, may 26th. welcome back. what a whirlwind few days it s been for you right there in the heart of what s going on joplin, missouri. it continues. and more bad weather. another night of meteorological mayhem as tornadoes wreaked through the region. from louisiana to the great lakes. oklahoma s governor declaring a state of emergency in 68 counties hit by tornadoes. this video taken by storm chasers is about as close as you can get. 16 people were killed in the latest round of storms. in memphis tornado warnings ringing out again last night, the sirens sounding. you can hear them there as the sky grows darker by the minute. an ominous sky, a funnel cloud that was in the distance. the national weather service warned people in memphis as well as nashville to take shelter and in some cases to evacuate. right there, you got it. we ve got a