north korea. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the showdown over the payroll tax cut lasted for weeks, but the stalemate ended in a matter of minutes today after house republican leaders bowed to overwhelming pressure and gave into the democrats. today, the house approved the bill that got almost 90% of support in the senate. president obama signed it into law and the threat of a new year s day tax hire for 160 working americans is over. let s go straight to dana bash who s watching this on capitol hill. must be pretty empty. it was exciting for a few minutes today. a few minutes, underline the word minutes. look, there is a lot of relief that this battle that consumed congress in these final days is over. especially for house republicans. the house will be in order. it was john boehner s decision to back down and he backed it up by presiding over passage of a short-term tax cut that many call a gimmick. hr 3765. a bill to extend the payroll tax holida
communities were hit by tropical storm and declared a state of national calamity. entire villages were washed away. at least 900 were killed and hundreds more missing. the iraqi government issued an arrest warrant for the vice president there. some of his bodyguards confessed to carrying out bombing attacks under his orders. those other top stories on cnn. world business today starts right now. hello. welcome to world business today. i m charles hodson in london. and i m pauline chu in hong kong. the top stories. a time of transition as people pay respects in north korea. the world waits to see what shape succession will take. the struggle to save europe s single currency continues as an emergency cash drive falls short. if you ve still got last minute presents to buy, we ve got the gift guide for you. in north korea, it s a time of deep mourning. in the rest of the world, it s a time of deep unease. one of the world s most cyclic nations, one with nuclear c
shepard: i recognize what changed, what changed, what changed, he is not running for anything in massachusetts but running for this other thing. guest: he has a well oiled campaign strategy in the state. shepard: i am talking about what he believes in. guest: we have to find out what he believes in. wait to find out. he has to take three months to cultivate. shepard: that is like people lease saying, pass the bill so we can find out what it is about. guest: to get elected he has to be seen and not heard. go after obama, leave perry alone. do not attack the conservatives, tread water, play prevent defense as much as you do not want to hear that, unless the, until three months from now when the states take over and the campaign takes over. shepard: it seems like as an outside observer watching, it seems that is what the rick perry is doing, too?
and good morning, everybody. it s wednesday, october 5th. a very cool, crisp day here in the northeast. welcome to american morning, everyone. lots of news to tell you about today. first, amanda knox is back on american soil. what a homecoming it was. knox touched down in seattle shortly after 8:00 last night, p.m. she thanked everyone who supported drew griffin was there. what was it like? reporter: before she even spoke, before anyone spoke, you could just see the relief on their faces. first the attorney addressed the crowd. if the if there were questions. mom and dad addressed the crowd? any questions for them? no. everybody just wanted to hear from her. amanda knox, and when she came to the podium, she said she had to remember, i have to speak in english now. i m really overwhelmed right now. reporter: after spending four years in an italian prison, amanda knox could hardly believe she was back home in seattle. i was looking down from the airplane and it seem
survive. i pay more than half of all my revenue in taxes of various kinds. i don t know how much longer my business can tread water. as i struggle to it makes me sick. it s a very tough climate out there. one is just how much time they re spending versus administrative issues. something as easy as expanding the defendant mission of what a 1099 employees is and independent contractor who make it so much easier for businesses to hire is but right now they have to hire people, and it makes it different for them to focus. we want people to be focused on their business, not on paperwork. for folks thinking about starting a business. i know every individual case