literally threw my rolodex away. it was real estate related. it s no use to me. being able to let go is going to be a person s biggest advantage. john is betting on a new business he started, building security cages for air conditioners to prevent copper theft, a big crime problem in cities like atlanta. this is how you re making a living in. yes. adapting and retooling is their plan to overcome poverty because they say times have changed and survival isn t just about them any more. george howell, cnn, atlanta. american hikers josh fattal and shawn bower are returning to the united states tonight. they were locked up in iran for two years on charges that they were spies. since wednesday they have been free in oman where they made their first public statement just a short time ago. cnn goes to oman. mohamed, what did they say? reporter: well, it was just a short while ago, a press conference here at the vip lounge at the air temperature. shawn bower spoke first.
for some agencies, the cash could run out just days from now. and the wait is over for that six-ton satellite to crash through the atmosphere down to earth. nasa says it fell to earth in pieces somewhere over the pacific ocean. there are reports of potential sightings really all over the world. and a lot of people, as we know, struggling to make ends meet right now and there are ways you can keep more of your hard-earned money. some simple thingsckpñ you can our financial experts will fill us in on how to live on less. but first, let s turn to washington, shall we, where this time next week we could see some government agencies shutting down because they will be out of money. lawmakers are still arguing over a new spending plan to keep everything up and running. they re off this weekend after days and days of bickering, the biggest sticking point here is over money for disaster relief. republicans in the house say any monies for fema must be offset by alternative energy prog
knox is appealing a 26-year prison sentence for murdering a fellow student. the defense contends that the police mishandled the dna evidence. in this country the fbi shelled out more than $2 million for information that leads to the capture of james whitey bulger. he and his girlfriend were arrested after alluding police for 16 years. the fbi says the reward money was paid to at least two tipsters. bulger and alleged boston mob boss is accused in 19 murders and pleaded not guilty to all counts. now that american hikers josh fattal and shane bauer are out of prison in iran, we hear their voices for the first time. we would like to thank oman for hosting us a and welcoming our families and the american ambassador and his wife for their hospitality. we hope some day to return tho this wonderful country but for now we re eager to get to home. they talked before boarding an airplane with destination of the united states of america. they ve been in jail since 2009 charged
few minutes ago. we the jury found the defendant guilty. reporter: second degree murder is what they were going after. this could mean a penalty of anywhere from 16 years to life for bob ward. the prosecution in its case relied heavily on a 911 tape. during the 911 call, bob ward said on five separate occasions, i just shot my wife. his own words too much t wordso recover. the defense tried to show diane ward was on drunk, on antidepressants and possibly suicidal but the jury did not buy it. we could see 16 years to life. sentencing is in november. uma: thank you for the update. we have just learned that prosecutors in italy plan to seek life in prison for amanda knox. this comes from the prosecutors themselveses who wrapped up the prosecution cases this morning. in the appeals trial, knox and her codefendant. knox is an american student appealing her conviction in the 2007 murder of her roommate meredith kertcher. it s not who is the slickest candidator smooth
would never be able to take time off what i big project has to get done on deadline. funding the government, that s a big project with a very important deadline. and consider this. according to expedia.com, the average american worker gets 18 vacation days a year. 18. and they only use 14 of them. did i mention that since january congress has only been in session for 125 days? plus they divided 112th congress promises to be the least productive in recent memory. since january only 14 house measures have been signed into law by president obama. and look at this, had when democrats controlled the house last year from january to june, 466 bills and resolutions were passed. by comparison over the same time frame this year only 207 bills or resolutions got approval. they spent more time bickering than getting anything actually done. yet house lawmakers sure do get paid a lot. rank and file representatives earn $174,000 a year. the speaker of the house takes home $223,500. now, com