Gunman Kills 11 Students in Brazil
KAYE: Some of the stories now that you might have missed. Another strong earthquake has hit Japan. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi this morning in northeast Japan. A tsunami warning was issued but lifted shortly thereafter. This is the latest video we're getting in from Japan. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is about 63 miles south of the latest quake. Workers there evacuated the plant. Tokyo Electric says power is still on and there are no immediate reports of damage. We're less than 36 hours from a possible government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he thinks a government shutdown is unavoidable at this point. Speaking on the Senate floor, Reid blamed the Republicans for playing politics. But House Speaker John Boehner says the disagreement goes deeper saying there is no agreement on numbers and the underlying policies. Now to Brazil. A gunman opened fire inside a school in Rio de Janeiro. The bloody rampage left 11 students dead, 18 others injured. The 23-year-old gunman was a former student at the school. CNN affiliate Record TV says the man went into the school armed with two handguns. The gunman fled and ran into military police. Officers shot him and he later died of his wounds. Ten thousand fewer people filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week. There were 382,000 claims, much lower than what economists were expecting. The decline follows the downward trend over the past few months, raising hopes that the job market is slowly picking up some momentum. She may no longer be tweeting and missing in action but now we know what to call her, at least. That Egyptian cobra who escaped from her Bronx Zoo enclosure now finally has a name. She's been named -- Mia, or Mia, or maybe MIA, missing in action. That's probably what that stands for, we think. Thousands submitted nominations to the Bronx Zoo to name the snake and 60,000 people voted on the final five names. So, there she is. M-I-A. We're watching the developing story on Capitol Hill and the White House. The budget battle, of course. Tune in for a special hour of CNN NEWSROOM coming your way at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Our entire hour will focus on the possibility of a government shutdown. Voters from across the country will be weighing in.