concerns that blair might appear too closely linked to murdoch. i didn t want him to say or do anything that might lead people to infer that he was under some obligation to mr. murdoch. later on, blair went on to say that his friendship with murdoch didn t really develop until after he left office and that he would never had said yes to being the godfather to murdoch s child if he was still prime minister. stephanie gosk, thank you. and men in black finally taking down the avengers after three weeks in the number one spot. and the summer movie season is just getting started. we ve got a preview of all the biggest blockbusters of the summer, next. good afternoon! actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer provides unbeatable uva uvb protection and while other sunscreens can feel greasy ultra sheer® is clean and dry. it s the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®.
the nation s debt ceiling is fueling hopes the government won t run out of money on august 2nd. obama saying the deadline drawing close and congressional leaders need to talk turkey in today s meetings. most of the central heat under a heat alert. some areas feel as hot as 126 degrees. . the taliban blaming u.s. hackers for a text that announced the death of mullah omar. the taliban says, no, he is alive and well. one day after rupert murdoch tried to repel the british assault on his empire, it s the prime minister s turn to face parliament. david cameron tainted by claims that he was too cozy with the media giant and drew raucous responses in his appearance before the special session. what is the public expects is not petty political point scoring but a what what they want, what they deserve is concerted action to rise to the level of events and pledge to work together to sort this issue out once and for all and it is in that spirit that i commend this statement
and this is an ipad for $69. the big mistake that had people thinking they had gotten the bargain of the year. i want to start with another apology today. this from rupert murdoch. responding to the hacking scandal from the u.k. what this shows you, this tape, it is murdock going into a meeting with the family of the murdered british teenager. it was that teenager s hacked voice mails that sparked the outrage into the scandal. listen. shame on you. shame on you. shame on you. shame on you. mr. murdoch, will you tell us what you said to the family? if you just keep silent for a minute. it was a totally private meeting. keep your head down, mate. i m the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out i apologize. i have nothing more to say. nothing more to say at that moment. he did have more he went on to say. murdoch posted an ad in several british newspapers. he said, we are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected. the news of the w
parties in parliament called on murdoch to dump his plans to pursue it. at least four members of the u.s. congress want the government to investigate whether u.s. citizens were victims of phone hacking by murdoch s media outlets. international journalists were attempted to hack into the phone messages of 9/11 victims. > ruling party officials say mr. salih will go back after he s 4 surgery. those are the headlines. those are the headlines in cnn in london. world business today starts now. very good morning to you from cnn rome. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m pauline chu and this is world business today. these are the top stories on this thursday, july 14th. running on empty and running out of time on both sides of the atlantic. there s a tense stalemate in washington as lawmakers fail yet again to head off the looming debt default. meanwhile, italy races to push through austerity measures and restore confidence in the country s economy. plus, rupert