observer the federal government potentially runs out of money to pay its bills, there is now word that talks to cut a deal have gone to a new level, this after the senate late last night shot down a republican proposal from the house, and the house today said no to a democratic plan from the senate. congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the very latest. nancy, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, russ. and things have taken a strange turn here this evening. republican leaders insist an agreement is close at hand but democrats say that s a ruse. what we do know for certain is that republican leaders have resumed talks in some form with the white house. we are now fully engaged, the speaker and i, with the one person in america out of 307 million people who can sign a bill into law, i m confident and optimistic that we re going to get an agreement in the very near future and resolve this crisis in the best interest of the american people.
after a day of speculation the state department today issued a travel alert advising u.s. sustains in europe to stake extra precautions about their personal safety. what does it mean and how seriously should you take it? we begin our coverage with elizabeth palmer in london. reporter: the state department s warning was echoed by the british government which raised its threat of terrorist attacks in france and germany specifically to high. this reinforces the need for vigilance against the continuing terrorist threat. the threat level against the united kingdom continues to be assessed at severe which is not a change. but of course very serious. reporter: also this week bin laden released two new statements. they will be examined by intelligence agencies in case they contain coded orders to militants. u.s. counterterrorism officials believe senior al qaeda leaders may have been planning to attack several european cities, similar to the terrorist assault in mumbai two yea
with russ mitchell. mitchell: and good evening. the u.s. government now has an official a left for americans living or traveling in europe. after a day of speculation the state department today issued a travel alert advising u.s. sustains in europe to stake extra precautions about their personal safety. what does it mean and how seriously should you take it? we begin our coverage with elizabeth palm never london. reporter: the state department s warning was echoed by the british government which raised its threat of terrorist attacks in france and germany specifically to high. this reinforces the need for vigilance against the continuing terrorist threat. the threat level against the united kingdom continues to be assessed at severe which is not a change. but of course very serious. reporter: also this week o bin laden released two new statements. they will be examined by intelligence agencies in case they contain coded ordered to militants. u.s. counterterrorism offi
welcome to 9 news now. i m angie goff in for j.c. hayward. president obama appears to be ready reveal his new strategy for afghanistan. aides say the commander in chief made a decision following a rare night time meeting with his war cabinet. joel brown has more from the white house. reporter: president obama has made his decision on a new strategy for afghanistan. this comes after a rare evening meeting between the commander in chief and his war cabinet. this was their ninth meeting and likely the last one before he outlines the plan in a televised address to the afghanistan. aides expect it will cover more than deploying additional troops. i characterize a decent part of it as not just how we get people there but what s the strategy for getting them out. reporter: many military officials expect that president obama will send up to 35,000 additional forces in to afghanistan. that would be slightly fewer than the top general on the ground, stanley mccrystal had asked fo