campaign for president may be felt a long way from there in south carolina. that is where texas governor rick perry is expected to announce he, too, is jumping in the race. also, dozens of people arrested in philadelphia. we ll tell you why they were all between the ages of 14 and 17. but here at the top of the hour, let s start with that breaking story out of pakistan. and i want to turn right to our reza sayah, who is live for us there in the capital of islamabad. reza, hello to you once again. what do we know? are we learning more about what happened overnight with this american? reporter: yeah, t.j. as we listen to the evening call to prayer here in islamabad, let s explain to you what we know. the way this kidnapping went down, it clearly looks like it was a very well-planned and coordinated plot. the target of this kidnapping, according to the u.s. embassy in islamabad and pakistani police, warren winestein, a development worker, one of the many here in pakistan a
cnn political correspondent jim acosta is at the red state conference in charleston. he joins us live now. jim, the impact that perry may have on this presidential playing field. any guesses? [ inaudible ] we ll have to work out the audio because you re not the only one who is not hearing jim acosta. we ll try to re-establish that in a moment. there is another major political story going on right now in iowa. the nation s first caucus state is holding its famous ames straw poll. it is a critical test of a candidate s strength. it can boost a candidate to the front of the pack or eliminate them from contention altogether. the best political team on television is on the ground in iowa, among them cnn deputy political director paul steinhauser. why is this one poll so important when a lot of people say other straw polls are insignificant, don t matter? well, hey, good point there. this is nonbinding. candidate, campaigns can pay for their people to come in and vote, so it
to you today as a candidate for president of the united states. cnn political correspondent jim acosta is at the red state conference in charleston. he joins us live now. jim, the impact that perry may have on this presidential playing field. any guesses? [ inaudible ] we ll have to work out the audio because you re not the only one who is not hearing jim acosta. we ll try to re-establish that in a moment. there is another major political story going on right now in iowa. the nation s first caucus state is holding its famous ames straw poll. it is a critical test of a candidate s strength. it can boost a candidate to the front of the pack or eliminate them from contention altogether. the best political team on television is on the ground in iowa, among them cnn deputy political director paul steinhauser. why is this one poll so important when a lot of people say other straw polls are insignificant, don t matter? well, hey, good point there. this is nonbinding. candidate
biggest impact on the gop campaign for president may be felt a long way from there in south carolina. that is where texas governor rick perry is expected to announce he, too, is jumping in the race. also, dozens of people arrested in philadelphia. we ll tell you why they were all between the ages of 14 and 17. but here at the top of the hour, let s start with that breaking story out of pakistan. and i want to turn right to our reza sayah, who is live for us there in the capital of islamabad. reza, hello to you once again. what do we know? are we learning more about what happened overnight with this american? reporter: yeah, t.j. as we listen to the evening call to prayer here in islamabad, let s explain to you what we know. the way this kidnapping went down, it clearly looks like it was a very well-planned and coordinated plot. the target of this kidnapping, according to the u.s. embassy in islamabad and pakistani police, warren winestein, a development worker, one of t
you. you see a beautiful morning here in washington. i m erica hill in washington. it s been a wild ride in the capitol with a tentative agreement last night. for once, though, there is perhaps a hint of a few smiles here. chris wragge is in new york. will wonders ever cease to amaze, correct? coming up, so much of the news to get to as well. critical announcement affecting all women using birth control. it will now be free. a surprising new lead in the d.b. cooper case, the famous hijacker from the 70s who jumped out of plane with $200,000 ransom and just disappeared. now let s get back to you with the latest on the debt deal. we are here in washington. senate and the house are set to compromise on a plan to raise the nation s borrowing limit. nancy cordes is on the hill to tell us exactly what is in that deal. good morning. reporter: good morning to you, erica. welcome to washington. that plan creates a very powerful bipartisan committee of lawmakers who will now