just hours after we left prison, we were able to swim in the waters of the gulf. we stayed up all night with our loved ones and we watched the most beautiful sunset we ve ever seen. these experiences will be with us for the rest of our lives. we would like to thank oman for welcoming us and hosting our families. also present at the press conference were both men s families as well as sarah shourd, bauer s fiancee. while they refused to answer any questions, they were all smiles when they were presented with gifts given by omani officials. both men made their way to the tarmac where they said good-bye to omani and u.s. officials before boarding the plane that will start them on their long waited journey back home. muhammad jam june, muscat, oman. let s go to politics now and a shocking finish in the republican battle in orlando, florida, this evening. tonight s winner with 986 votes, 37.1% herman cain. and there you heard it, herman cain surprised many by winning the
recession fear. today the story is the health of the european banks. that s absolutely right, christine. what we re seeing is conflicting reports today in a couple of newspapers about whether the eurozone and european regulators for the banking industry will move to try to recapitalize or shore up the capital that some of the banks hold. this is on the back of on going concerns about the health of the french banks after mohamed el arian said yesterday. he said that could undermined the eurozone, pushing europe into a broader recession. today the markets seem to be rebounding after flirting with losses earlier on in today s session, christine. we should also remember that we ve had really sobering statistics and warning shots from some of the world s biggest institutions this week. let me run you through them. on a positive note, overnight we had the g-20 promising to act put forward concerted action to try to stop these losses and on going concerns about a return to reces
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thank you for being with us today. let s start with the story that seems to have come to some kind of an end. this is casey anthony leaving jail 12 days after being found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter. she walked out the front door, which was a surprise to many. anthony was found guilty of lying to police, and that got her a four year-sentence, and you factor in time served and good behavior, and she s out. this comes three years and a day after she was first arrested on the disappearance of her daughter. david mattingly joins us. this was a surprise to many that she walked out the front door. reporter: that s right. there are a number of scenarios in mind, and they had several contingency plans at the jail depending what was going on at the time. as she walked out there were hundreds, very focal, and many holding signs, and it was an emotional time, and they allowed her to walk outside to a waiting suv, and from there they went straight out on to the expres
this is ali. chris seen on a well-deserved vacation. we have a lot going on today. let s get to it. high drama and high stakes over raising america s debt ceiling. we are now just 20 day ace way from the treasury deadline. president obama will meet again today with congressional leaders for the fifth straight day of negotiations that ended abruptly yesterday. republicans saying the president stormed out of the talks. this morning, democratic source is telling cnn president obama shut down the meeting after house majority leader eric cantor continued to push for a short-term extension of the debt ceiling. something that the president categorically opposes. that s when sources say the president got agitated saying, quote, this could bring my presidency down but i will not yield on this. end quote. then he added, talking to eric cantor, eric, don t call my bluff. i m going to the american people with this, end quote. let s go live to dan lothian at the white house. differ acco