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Some people say that number is he even way too small. reporter: right, both side agree that number doesn t get you there. it s really to stave off a crisis and to buy us ten years, a not great but pretty good number would be 4 trillion in savings. the only policy passed there is tax reform. no one has stepped up to the plate, either side, in the super committee or elsewhere to propose a path for tax reform. we are into october on saturday. the congressional budget office is asking lawmakers to come up with their details by mid to late october so they can score it, and tell us how much it really costs, and whether it will really work by november 23rd which is the super committee s deadline. there is a lot of work to be done in the next three weeks and it doesn t look like there is a path to do it. jon: a. b. stoddard from the hill. thanks. jenna: brand-new information in the operation fast and furious scandal. how your tax dollars put guns in the hands of criminals. and what this deve ....
milligrams of caffeine a day which for some folks, it s a lot. jenna: i can t do that before i get on air. if i drink any coffee before i get on air, i can t read the teleprompter. it s true! it has a different effect for everybody. research found that those folks who drink coffee are recent likely to be involved in church, community volunteers, but they have a lower rate of obesity, blood pressure and diabetes. what do you make of that? certainly coffee is not helping me because i drink five cups a day and look at my girly figure, but look, these are observational studies and they have the kind of fill in the blanks when you look at the demographics and the statistics and clearly, i think every single author that looks at this says this is interesting, but does it apply in the prevention of depression, i don t think so, but it s just sort of an anecdotal fact that if you drink coffee it s not bad for you and i like coffee for other reasons than let s say preventing depression. jen ....
Jon: some developing stories we re keeping an eye on in the newsroom and from our control room. american confidence in the economy remains near all time lows according to theatest consumer confidence index released today. it sites more worry about high unemployment and low wages. an italian news agency reporting from here silvio berlisconi lied about having parties at his home. the delivery of the first 787 dreamliner, the plane delivered to ana airlines today during a ceremony at the factory where it was built. jenna: right now crews are getting ready to rappel down the washington monument checking for exterior damage caused by the earthquake in august. the monument has been closed since that day, that day when a 5.8 magnitude quake was felt ....
Jenna: we ll take one percent, that is a good deal, right? we ll make you some nice jewelry. jon: i think you have to do something to earn your bar. jenna: save the tapes, save the tapes. jon: you re on buddy, mark thanks very much. we ll talk to you soon. jenna: you can t say something like that, not to a lady, no you can t. we are going to continue to follow that story. what a story it is. in the meantime at this hour an indiana community on edge after five people are found dead. is the murderer on the loose? new details on the terrifying crime. dramatic video inside the washington monument the moment the quake that rattle the east coast back in august occurred. when will this monument reopen? we ll find out next. ....
Down. the marshals service involve with the this, the department of corrections and, of course, the fbi as well. really one of the most wanted criminals, he has now been arrested, and he ll be brought back to the united states. we ll bring you more information tomorrow on happening now, jenna. jenna: 41 years. you can run, but you can t hide, i guess, in this case especially. more on that tomorrow on our show. unbelievable. jon: now you can check out one of the most significant archaeological finds ever all from the comfort of your own home. israel s national museum teaming up with google to post five of the dead sea scrolls online. zoom in and out, you can translate verses into english. the scrolls date back thousands of years, they were found in desert caves. jenna: have you ever seen those in person? jon: i did when i was over there recently, i saw them in the ....