for news international and tabloids over in great britain possibly tried to hack into the phone numbers of 9/11 victims and possibly some other u.s. citizens, so now this scandal that started over in great britain has a chance to make it to the united states and the fbi it appears right now is getting involved. we ll have much more on this still developing story throughout the next couple of hours here on cnn. also coming up for you this hour, the man accused of killing and mutilating an 8-year-old boy is arraigned in court. the charges, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree murder. we will take you there coming up, and adarandi kaye just mentioned to you a moment ago, l.a. is gearing up for gridlock. you might be thinking, well, what s the big deal? it s l.a. they are used to gridlock on their highways. but this is different. they are calling it carmageddon, and it s set to begin soon. but first, let me give you a update on where we are with the debt negotiations going on
sister wives says four wives and 16 children is none of the government s business. their new lawsuit tests this question. is polygamy somehow protected by a constitutional right to privacy? plus late word the government s credit rating could be downgraded because of the stalemate in negotiations over spending cuts and raising the debt ceiling. that warning from moody s came hours after the fed chairman gave his take on the consequences of not letting the government borrow more money. failure to do that would certainly throw the financial system into enormous disarray and have major impacts on the global economy. but up first tonight, riveting and exclusive cnn images from the battlefield in libya. new u.s. intelligence assessments show cracks in the regime that suggest moammar gadhafi might finally be ready to discuss an exit strategy. well, perhaps. but our ben wedeman and his crew saw a short time ago an effort by pro-gadhafi forces to retake the town 60 miles south o
security checks but veterans benefits, other right. that s a scary process. starts to get mathematical. we have to figure out what gets paid and what doesn t get paid. another big story right now, a massive and dangerous heat wave is gripping much of the nation. here s how it looks and feels across the country. take a look at the red quarter. temperatures expected to reach 104 degrees in parts of texas today, in the southeast, temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s and more than just uncomfortable, it s dangerous. heat has already claimed the life of at least one person in illinois and adding to that, the heat is causing drought conditions in the deep south to intensify. also this morning, hundreds of thousands still without power in the chicago area after strong thunderstorms rolled through. officials warn the power there might not be back on until saturday. let s go live to rob marciano outdoors this morning, silly rob, in atlanta s piedmont park. sun stil
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