Are we paying more in the shops this year because of inflation . Experts said prices would rise, but deals and discounts are keeping shoppers spending. Ill look at how long that could last. Good morning. In sport, chelsea extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. Ah draw at liverpool takes them nine points clear, after their closest challengers stumble. And we spend four days a year trying to find somewhere to park, according to new research. So were asking for your Parking Bugbea rs. People who dont park in proper bays, you know, just wherever they like on the pavement. Taking up two spaces, that drives me wild. So, get in touch with us on that. And carol has the weather. It feels very strange without carol. Yes, it is ok, she has had technical issues. Good morning. First, our main story. Train operators have promised to Radically Overhaul what they say is a baffling Ticketing System. Trials aimed at making it easier for passengers to find the cheapest fares will begin in ma
boehner or outside groups, about the united states of america and government continues to borrow 20 cents out of every dollar it spends at an alarming pace. that issue for conservatives has been about increasing how much the government spends, that makes them uncomfortable and they fight against that, then there s the argument for trying to do something that keeps the lights on and process moving forward. is compromise in the air? it will take longer from the senate side to see if that resolves itside. thank you very much. from the battle in d.c. to battle of a different kind, this is a story a lot of you have been reacting to on twitter and facebook. a young florida boy with autism and his parents fighting to keep pet chickens that have helped the boy deal with his autism. now, after originally ruling 3-year-old j.j. hart could not keep his pets, the city council says it will vote on a special resolution that would allow j.j. to keep his pets.
routine, he comes home from school and goes out and handles his chickens and in addition we have snow cinnamon and jinger at home and he plays with them and feeds them sits with them. j.j. is not the only one. he s the one that s been heard about the most and you can find him on our facebook page save j.j. hearts ducks, but there s a lot of people around the country that have used this therapy as well that we didn t even know about until now. it s phenomenal that you ve spread the word about this therapy that to your point a lot of people never heard of. we ll see what the city council decides but certainly a lot of people are supporting we heard from people, ashley and joe on facebook and twitter and you ve heard as well from the people around the country who support you and believe in what you re trying to do which is essentially give your child the best life possible. thank you so much for your time. we can t wait to see how this
he has three words of advice today for the obama white house to try to salvage the party s chances of victory in 2012. those words, fire, indict and fight. james carville is joining us now. james, you created quite a stir in this article you ve written for cnn.com. let me read a couple of lines. among other things you say, what should the white house do now? one word came to mind, panic. this is what i would say to president barack obama. the time has come to demand a plan of action that requires a complete change from the direction you are headed. what are you talking about? well, simply this. we lost two elections tuesday night. we lost 65 elections in november. it s sliding back. macroeconomics say there is 1/3 chance we are going into recession. you look how crazy the opposition party is cheering death. this is not working, not politically, economically or anything. bring in a new team and indicate to people you get it, they understand you were dealt a tough hand, b
hour, extensive live coverage of the fight for libya. and the hunt for the man who held an iron grip on the country for decades, will gadhafi and his inner circle be brought to justice? president obama is warning the fight for libya is not over yet. cnn is using its global resources to cover the latest gasps of a brutal regime and deadly civil war. to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. libyan rebels say their real moment of victory won t come until moammar gadhafi is captured. we re following breaking news out of libya. the state department in washington says opposition fighters are believed to control about 90% of the capital, tripoli, and they say they have three of gadhafi s sons in custody, but moammar gadhafi remains at large. the u.s. government says it believes he s still in libya. libya s national transitional council says he may have fled to neighboring chad or algeria. president obama is cal