bloomberg unplugged at the nathan s hot dog wagon. seems he couldn t stomach the puns, like let me be frank. it s going to be a dog fight. and i ll relish it. it s bloomberg like we ve never seen him. also you can see the sparks flying all over the place. it was raining fire down on us. on the frontlines, colorado firefighters taking cnn with them as they fight the fires home by home. the fire chief telling the denver post this morning he knew the fire would happen, that it was a monster ready to awaken and kill. and on this independence day, what s your definition of a hero? our men and women in the military? your mom, your dad? think about it. it s our talk back question of the day. newsroom begins right now. i m carol costello. happy, happy fourth of july. good morning to you. right now, crowds are gathering and parades are gearing up in small towns and big cities across the country. but millions of americans will be missing one holiday tradition this year, fir
statement. after months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the public before the committee s deadline. despite our inability to bridge the committee s significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation s fiscal crisis must be addressed and that we cannot leave it for the next generation to solve. we remain hopeful that congress can build on this committee s work and can find a way to tackle this issue in a way though works for the american people and our economy. keeping them honest, they remain hopeful that congress can build on their work and they say they re united in the belief that the fiscal crisis must be addressed, yet they didn t do the job they were asked to do. the statement goes on to say, we want to express our appreciation to every member of this committee, each of whom came into the process committed to achieving a
forget about all that talk about failure not being an option. the six democrats and six republicans on the committee have announced this they can t reach a deal. to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the budget. for legislative reasons they had to announce a deal by today. but there s no deal after negotiating for 2 1/2 months, and they don t even have the guts to explain why on camera and take questions from reporters. after the markets closed, democratic senator patty murray and republican congressman jeff hensarling released this statement. after months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the public before the committee s deadline. despite our inability to bridge the committee s significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation s fiscal crisis must be addressed and that we cannot leave it for the next generation to solve. we rem
the six democrats and six republicans on the committee have announced this they can t reach a deal. to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the budget. for legislative reasons they had to announce a deal by today. but there s no deal after negotiating for two and a half months. they don t even have the guts to explain why on camera and take questions from reporters. after the markets closed, democratic senator patty murray and republican congressman jeff hensarling released this statement. after months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the public before the committee s deadline. despite our inability to bridge the committee s significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation s fiscal crisis must be addressed and that we cannot leave it for the next generation to solve. we remain hopeful that congress can build on this committee s w
afghan plans to attack libyan forces. libya s new leaders have given gadhafi loyalists to surrender on saturday or face more force. this is the third time mubarak is in court. he faces charges as well as his two sons faces charges on corruption. the storm swept across the country in japan with record rainfall causing land slides and flooding. 56 others are still unaccounted for. a shark killed a body border on the west coast on sunday. the beach has been closed since the attack in australia. it is the first fatal shark attack in australia since february. those are the top stories from cnn. world business today starts now. good morning from london. i m charles hartson. give from hong kong. i m andrew stevens. the top stories today this monday, the 5th of september. markets tumble as the jobs report is released. dominique strauss-kahn is back on french soil. what does the public make of his return? and it s been a bumpy ride for the u.s. economy, but coney islan