ththis is your a.m. wake-up ca. ir ip i m ali velshi fk . let us quickly eat our peas even though it is breakfast. we talk about the debate over the raising of the debt ceiling. if it were a movie, you could call it, dude, where is my compromise? the debate is getting testier and more partisan. president obama told cbs news if lawmakers don t have a deal in place by the august 2nd deadline, holder americans could feel it next month when the social security payments are due. i cannot guarantee those checks go out on august 3rd if we haven t resolved this issue because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it. republican congressman ron paul of texas who is running for president thinks the president is playing the social security card. here is what he said. that just isn t true. because the funds there for social security and these emergencies, the cash flow is good enough for that. if they really needed to, why don t they quit sending the interest rate p
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
hotels and other sites killed almost 7,000 people. mallika kapur joins us live from mumbai. first of all, tell us, i know there was a lot of people during rush hour. what do we know about this? what are you seeing? reporter: the explosions took place in three areas, three very, very busy commercial areas. they took place a little over an hour ago, three of them within 15 minutes of each other. we have heard from the prime minister just a few minutes ago, and he has confirmed there were three improvised devices used, and those are the ones that set off the blasts. before that was, they were still not sure what had caused the blasts. there was lots of speculation. but they say they were improvised devices that were used. there is a sense of fear in the streets at the moment. people still waiting to find out how many people have been injured, how many casualties. there are various reports at the moment because it s just been about an hour since these explosions took place. som
race getting more crowded in exactly an hour. we will tell you who is announcing a bid today. we do have a developing situation in oklahoma city to tell you about. a manhunt under way for two men wanted for shooting an off-duty sheriff deputy as he worked add a security guard at a restaurant. he was shot without warning, but the shooting was caught on videotape, which may help identify at least one of the suspects. major john waldenville is a 25-year veteran is now listed in critical, but stable condition. also on the same day, general david petraeus predicted a summer surge in high profile taliban attacks. a deadly bombing in afghanistan. a suicide bomber attacking a hospital in kabul. the afghan government puts the death toll at 6 with 26 others injured. also, president obama seeking congressional support for the military mission in libya. under the 1973 war powers act, the president has 60 days to get congressional authorization for military action, if not, the missi
netanyahu. the two world leaders very much at odds over the future borders of israel. the aftershock of arnold schwarzenegger s bombshell is now affecting his movie comeback. his acting career now on hold while he deals with his personal mess. speaking of bomb shells, a former teammate told cbs that lance armstrong took performance enhancing drugs. he says he has taken hundreds of drug tests and did not fail a single one. the former head of the international monetary fund can leave jail at any moment e has been staying at rikers island in new york indicted on several sex charges. his accuser, a maid at a manhattan hotel. susan candiotti is following this story. tell us what this man s life will be like once he leaves rikers. reporter: well, he has to stick close to home. when he eventually leaves rikers island, he will leave there under an armed escort. that s part of what the judge says he has to do. that s part of the bail agreement in addition to posting all this m