you don t like to think that both parties are playing a game of high-stakes chicken with the economy. but that s kind of what it feels like. seems to be the case, doesn t it? police in india say that they are investigating every hostile group to find out who is behind last night s terrorist massacre in mumbai. three coordinated explosions ripped through the city s financial district during rush hour. eyewitnesses describe seeing people covered in blood, frantically seeking shelter. at least 17 people are dead and dozens more are injured. a mother s been arrested at a nashville airport for refusing to allow her daughter to go through a full-body scan. police say the woman was verbally abusive and was charged with disorderly conduct. and on capitol hill lawmakers were demanding answers from the tsa about airport security lapses. t.j. winick is following those developments. good morning, t.j. reporter: good morning, peggy and daniel. the tsa is of course defending itself, insi
when you can prove your geekdom by showing to it your friends. i would like to see my face in space. i might do this. i might get on board with this whole thing. not quite the international space station but still technically in space. there you go. we re going to tell you how to do it. but first, it did get pretty testy between the president and republicans. sources tell abc news that tempers began rising after a top republican suggested the two sides were too far apart to come to a deal and then proposed a short-term fix to raise the debt ceiling just until next year. and that s when the president warned, don t call my bluff, and brought the meeting to a close. and there s a new warning about the nation s financial health. abc s john hendren has the latest now. good morning, john. reporter: good morning, daniel and peggy. those debt talks continue by the day. but now there is a new and urgent incentive to come to a deal. the nation has been put on warning. moody s credit
that he or she needs. abc news heard from dozens of medical experts. the vast majority felt the idea was preposterous. deciding instead to dispense advice on controlling childhood obesity. one step you can take right now, cut out the soda. no child should be drinking those empty calories on a regular basis. and i have to tell you, this subject has really ignited a passion in people. all over our message boards, america has taken sides and is weighing in. many people angry at the very idea that a family can be ripped apart over food. still others urging personal responsibility and parents to take more action. so what do you think? peggy, daniel? well, i would say more education is needed for parents. because sometimes they don t know what foods they re giving them have certain calorie levels, whether it s healthy for them. sometimes the parents don t know. and there s also an economic factor here too. sometimes food that s not so great for you is very, very cheap. sure. and the
officers to look for microexpressions of travelers that may be planning a terrorist attack. observing behavior is one of the basic tools that can be used at the airport. but obviously it is only one single tool in a much wider and more complex strategy. reporter: in a statement to abc news, the tsa said that the 25,000 s surity breaches represent just a tiny fraction of 1% of the billions of airline passengers screened since 9/11. peggy and daniel? and everybody s got to go through airport security. everyone, no exceptions. including the former secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld. take a look at this. tmz captured t tse photos of him getting the pat down here. you ll see he was at chicago s o hare airport yesterday. tmz caught these photos as rumsfeld was cooperative. they say that he even smiled at some of the agents there. they work hard, those tsa guys and women. sometimes a smile goes a long way. a lot of folks traveling might be wondering about the weather. here
know was a lie. peggy, daniel? so many lies. swirling around that case. incidentally, this is our question of the day on wnnfans.com. we ve got a lot of responses. you can imagine folks are outraged, pretty outspoken. very opinionated. we encourage you to post there. wnnfans.com. the 8-year-old victim of a grisly murder in new york was buried last night, two days after he vanished on his way home from camp. police say that leibby kletzky was killed and dismembered by levi aron. a stranger he had asked for directions. the suspect confessed. they both lived in a tight-knit jewish orthodox community that was considered one of the safest in the city. overseas now, the indian city of mumbai is on high alert this morning after three coordinated bomb blasts rocked the financial district. at least 17 people were killed and dozens more injured. the bbc s caroline hawley reports from mumbai with the latest on the investigation. reporter: it was the evening rush hour when the bombs