Jennifer im jennifer granholm. Tonight in the war room the answer is no, and we dont care what the question is. At least that seemed to be the running theme in a busy day at the office from the executive branch. Of course when youre dealing with the nra this is somewhat expected. Republicans have made no secrets that they intend to make the confirmation of chuck hagel very difficult. And jack lou who was nominated for treasury secretary will have a much easier go of it than hagel. Well, the conventional wisdom may be wrong. Alabama senator jeff sessions, who is the ranking minority member of the Senate Budget committee had this to say about jack lou. I tend to oppose this nomination. He doesnt bring the former new york fed chairman like secretary geithner and other very prominent people that weve had as secretary of treasury the premier financial position in the United States government more important because our president has no training, and really no understanding of class classical
Here on news4. A wellknown Swimming Coach who taught local athletes for decades was arrested today for child abuse. That accusation against rick curl, it dates back 30 years. News4s pat collins spoke to his accuser and was there when curl turned himself in. Pat . Reporter at the Montgomery County jail, a swim coach charged in a child sex case. It goes back to the 80s. The victim . One of his best swimmers. 63yearold rick curl, a wellknown Washington Area swim coach, leaving the Montgomery County jail after he was officially charged in a child abuse sex case. A case that goes back 30 years. Curl released on a 50,000 money bond. The victim, kelly davies kearn. I talked to her by phone about curls arrest. I dont know whether to laugh or cry. Im thankful. Im sad. I just feel confirmation that what i did was the right thing to do. Reporter according to court documents, curl sexually abused the victim from the time she was 13 until she was 18. While he was her swim coach. She was one of his
So were in this now. And this weather is expected to be with us all detail tomorrow and in parts of saturday morning before things finally pull away. Officials have closed down schools, obviously they dont want anybody in the water here. Very worried in the city of jacksonville about the georgia florida Football Game on saturday. Theyre asking tailgaters and folks heading to that game to really make sure that they use their best judgment. Dont go in the water, dont bring out a lot of loose things like umbrellas and tarps and things like that that will be blowing around. When you talk about 100,000 people out tailgating in that sort of thing, we could certainly get into trouble in a big hurry. From there, that is where potentially the bigger concern lies as we watch a storm that weve never seen on the modern meteorology maps potentially unfold for the northeast. Details about that are uncertain. Bau high impact, multimillion dollar event could be in the making. Jim cantore. Back to you.
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I win. Im wolf blitzer at the United Nations. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Lets get to the breaking news on opposite sides very dangerous world crises like battle days almost of the cold war. President obama and russian president Vladimir Putin are meeting this hour right here at the United Nations. They traded sharp jabs today in duali in dueling speeches and traded a frosty tense during a toast. Now oneonone talks in two years, the catastrophic war in syria and fight against isis. Russia has moved troops, aircraft and heavy weapons into syria where its backing the regime of Bashar Al Assad who president obama says must go. And there are continuing tensions in europe. As the u. S. And its nato allies confront russia over aggression in ukraine. The u. S. Now upgrading some of its Nuclear Bombs. And russia may answer by moving some of its missiles. Ill speak with a former nato commander retired general wesley clark. And our correspondents, analysts and guests