nation last night. two men and two parties clearly are not on the same page. it s possible they re not even reading from the same book. here s the president, the speaker of the house and then a quick word from cnn s senior political analyst david gergen. temporarily raise the debt ceiling will force us once again to face the threat of default just six months from now. in other words, it doesn t solve the problem. i want you to know that i made a sincere effort to work with the president. in a manner that could secure bipartisan support and be signed into law. and i ll tell you, i gave it my all. unfortunately, the president would not take yes for answer. even when we thought that we might be close to an agreement, the president s demands changed. you got the two plans that are out there. are ultimately horses that you can ride all of the way to the finish line and the issue becomes, what comes after them? and can you get it done before monday or tuesday next week? i i t
is diana magnay. reporter: the death toll has been revised downward and now they re searching the island to try to find out what kind of ammunition he used and what the chronology of events on the island was. as you say, breivik himself is starting his period of solitary confinement. he hasn t seen his son since he was 16 years old. was horrified to hear the news. let s listen to what he said. translator: no, i ll never have more contact with him in my darkest moment. i think rather than killing all those people, he should have taken his own life. reporter: norwegians yesterday had a moment of silence, and last night a huge rose parade through the streets of oslo. more than 200,000 people. this is still a nation in shock and grieving. and, diana, breivik has said that he did not work alone. reporter: that s right. he s been talking about two groups supporting his action and he told the judge presiding over the case. that s the reason why the court was closed so that
word. the truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today. this is just not going to happen. as makeshift memorials spring up across norway, police and the public are searching for answers to friday s deadly attacks. the lawyer and suspect, anders breivik, the lawyer said his client is in insane. the suspect s father, who doesn t want to be identified, agrees. translator: no, i ll never have more contact with him in my darkest moments i think rather than killing all those people, he should have taken his own life. those are strong words from a father. translator: they are, punish thinking abo but thinking about what has happened, i still don t understand. no normal human being would do something like that. money from a u.s. defense contract is now in the hands of the taliban. the a u.s. military task force now believes that part of a $2 billion contract for troops transportation was diverted through a network of afr
and travelers squashed by major airlines. but first, to the desperate race against the clock to secure what president obama is calling america s national credit card. the country could face unprecedented default if congress is unable to agree on a deal to raise the nation s debt ceiling. failure to do so could downgrade america s debt rating and could be extremely damaging for global economy purposes. let s get all the angles. we ve just learned the president will be addressing the nation later to. kate baldwin is up on capitol hill. first to you. what s the very latest, the thinking behind the president s decision to address the nation and the world tonight? wolf, the thought was that the president like lly today ha to come out put and exclamation point on a very busy day. fruns and senate democrats, laying out their plans. already today, we saw a statement from the white house press secretary jay carney, endorsing senate majority leader reid s plan. and i ll save the de