context, what grade would he give himself. a great one. the president dodging that one saying he would give himself an incomplete. i wonder, the american public, clearly his approval ratings are not doing very well, the grade would not be very high. smart not to answer that question. let s lighten the mood a little bit. a south florida woman could not believe her eyes when she received a cell phone bill, get this, $201,000. selena aarons, shocked to find out it wasn t a mistake. she has her two deaf brothers on the t-mobile plan. when they want to canada they downloaded videos and sent 2,000 texts. but the plan did not include international use. ouch. t-mobile, cut the bill to $2,500 and gave her six months to pay. folks, they tell you to read the fine print, that is exactly what they mean. i think they should have given her a free pass on that. obviously a special
this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m christine romans joining you live from new york. all right. the presidential candidates, the republican hopefuls declaring victory or licking their wounds this morning. all except jon huntsman took the gloves off last night at the debate in las vegas hosted by cnn. this was perhaps the most heated of the five debates held in the past six weeks. much of the focus on the three front-runners, romney, perry and cain. a heated exchange between romney and a very assertive perry. they re coming here because there s a magnet, and the magnet is called jobs. and those people that hire illegals ought to be penalized. and mitt, you lose all of your standing from my perspective because you hired illegals in your home, and you knew about it for a year. and the idea that you stand here before us and talk about that you re strong on immigration is on its face the height of hypocrisy. governor romney? rick, i don t think i ve ever hired an illegal i
19th, 2011. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i m betty nguyen. in eastern ohio this morning, dangerous wild animals are on the loose and authorities are trying to hunted them down. dozen of animals, including lions, tigers, bears and wolves escaped from a wildlife preserve in zanesville, late yesterday. area residents have been warned to stay indoors and at least four school districts have canceled classes. wild animals. wild animals that you would see on tv in africa. right now, we are shooting to kill. deputies equipped with night vision and armed with assault rifles hunted the animals through the night. at last word, more than half had been killed but there could be a dozen or more still on the loose. staffers from the columbus zoo are also on the scene hoping to tranquilize and capture the animals without killing them. there were grizzly bears and black bears there and there were cheetahs and there were lions and there were tigers. reporter: the a
post office announced its latest rate increase and it will cost you a penny more to mail a letter. first-class stamps going up to 45 cents. the first hike since may of 09. postcard international mail rates taking a hike. the increases expected to put a small dent in the multibillion dollar fiscal losses for the post office. the new rates will go into effect starting january 22nd. millions of american whose count on social security benefits will see a little more in their checks come january. the increase will be about $38 on average every month which may not sound like much, but according to a new study, social security, is the only thing keeping many newly retired americans out of poverty. the great recession had a profound impact on older adults. many have lost employment and wealth, and have little time, come paurd to younger counterparts to make up the difference. my husband was laid off two years ago. that will help. monthly social security payments average $13,
about 100 others have been sickened. the cdc says that number could still get higher. all of the tainted colorado cantaloupes should be off the shelves by now. but listeria sim tomentz could take up to months to appear. not a shocker here the post office announced its latest rate increase and it will cost you a penny more to mail a letter. first-class stamps going up to 45 cents. the first hike since may of 09. postcard international mail rates taking a hike. the increases expected to put a small dent in the multibillion dollar fiscal losses for the post office. the new rates will go into effect starting january 22nd. millions of american whose count on social security benefits will see a little more in their checks come january. the increase will be about $38 on average every month which may not sound like much, but according to a new study, social security, is the only thing keeping many newly retired americans out of poverty. the great recession had a profound imp