This photo taken on August 4, 2009 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows former US president Bill Clinton (R) receiving a bouquet of flowers from North Korean girl upon his arrival at Pyongyang airport. (KNS/AFP/Getty Images)
Here are the big stories on the agenda today:
- Breaking news… Former President, Bill Clinton is on the ground in North Korea. A source tells us he's there to negotiate the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two U.S. journalists detained back in March and sentenced to 12 years hard labor. The worldwide resources of CNN are on alert to bring you every development out of the secret state. And we’ll also ask the question, is this a slap in the face to his wife, the president’s current top diplomat?
- Read his lips! No tax hike for middle class Americans. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs trying to set the record straight, after President Obama's top economic advisers suggested a tax increase couldn't be ruled out as a way of cutting the budget deficit.
- You have the clunker, but will the government have the cash?? The White House says the Senate must act quickly and approve another $2 billion to save the popular Cash for Clunkers program. We’re also showing you what happens to that old gas guzzler after you trade it in.
- Fur is flying. There's a new airline flying the friendly skies… one that caters to a very specific clientele. The name says it all: "Pet Airways.” It offers coast-to-coast travel for cats and dogs only! Our Carol Costello meets some of its “PAW-sengers.”