morning, july 29th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning. welcome to the early show. don t be discouraged by that fog here in new york. we are just happy it s friday. i m chris wragge. i m erica hill. i m happy it s friday and looking forward to hearing from the pilot. incredible story. more for you this morning on tropical storm don which is, of course, making its way to texas and this is not something you often hear when we talk about a tropical storm but folks there are actually looking forward to the storm s arrival. it s less than 300 miles from the texas coast and top winds 50 miles an hour. not a lot of focus on the winds. of course, the rains that people want. don could drop 4, maybe 5 inches of rain in some areas. it will take much more than that to fix the worst drought in decades. more on that in a few minutes. speaking of drought. tell me if this strikes a familiar chord. good morning once again, everybody. not enough votes on capitol hill to
wasted time. there is still a chance a final compromise could be crafted from speaker boehner s bill. senate majority leader harry reid says his plan is the best compromise and the best solution. holds many of the same as a technical default. democrats are not willing to put our economy on the line. reporter: u.s. treasury officials are already starting to decide which will trade and which won t. in washington, jay dow, wjz eyewitness news. here now is another live look at the floor. house. senate majority leader harry reid says if the house passes speaker boehner s bill, the senate will take it up immediately, and defeat it tonight. count on wjz to keep you updated on the votes when it takes place. federal prosecutors say they cracked a prostitution raingz ring operate ring operating in baltimore county. mike hellgren has new insights on the secret sex trade. mike? reporter: and denise, according to records, this was a lucrative records. police seized a porsche
praising. tell you what it is and what it means for your wallet early this wednesday morning, july 20th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning. welcome to the early show on wednesday, july 20th. i m chris wragge. i m rebecca jarvis. erica hill is off this morning. britain s tabloid scandal, prime minister david cameron faces questions in parliament today why he hired a former news of the woshled editor connected to phone hacking. our own jeff glor has made his way to london for the very latest on the scandal that seems to grow day by day. jeff, good morning. reporter: chris, good morning to you from london. you mentioned some developments this morning. david cameron, right now, addressing the scandal as it appears to get closer and closer to his office. here is what he said. over the past two weeks, a torrent of revelations and allegations has engulfed some of this country s most important institutions. it has shaken people s trust in the media and the l
president obama, even some republicans are praising. what it could mean for your wallet early this wednesday morning, july 20th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning, welcome to the early show here on wednesday, july 20th, i m chris wragge. i m rebecca jarvis. erica hill is off this morning. prime minister david cameron faces questions in parliament over where he hired a former news editor from a newspaper that faces questions over phone hacking. jeff, good morning. reporter: good morning to you from london. david come ron addressing the scandal as it appears to be getting closer and closer to his office. over the past two weeks a torrent of revelations and allegations has engulfed some of this country s most important institutions. it has shaken people s trust in the media and the legality of what they do, in the police and their ability to investigate media malpractice, and yes, in politics and in politicians ability to get to grips with these issues.
president obama, even some republicans are praising. what it could mean for your wallet early this wednesday morning, july 20th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning, welcome to the early show here on wednesday, july 20th, i m chris wragge. i m rebecca jarvis. erica hill is off this morning. prime minister david cameron faces questions in parliament over where he hired a former news editor from a newspaper that faces questions over phone hacking. jeff, good morning. reporter: good morning to you from london. david come ron addressing the scandal as it appears to be getting closer and closer to his office. over the past two weeks a torrent of revelations and allegations has engulfed some of this country s most important institutions. it has shaken people s trust in the media and the legality of what they do, in the police and their ability to investigate media malpractice, and yes, in politics and in politicians ability to get to grips with these issues.