i will turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." mr. blitzer? >>> happening now, relations with russia. president obama calls off a meeting with president putin. and you have 15 years, oprah winfrey returns. the butler, racism in america, and the success of her own cable network. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> president obama formally canceled the meeting next month with president putin. why? because of russia's offer of asylum to edward snowden. that is just the tip of an icebe iceberg. let's go live to our chief white house correspondent jessia yellin. she has all the latest for us. >> wolf, for a while the u.s. tried to reset relations for russia. if the administration had big hopes to reduce nuclear stockpiles or agree on how to press iran and syria for civility in the middle east. thanks to the breakdown in relations over edward snowden, now the goals are even further out of reach. also also set no thanks to russian president putin's one on one summit in moscow, putting a new frost in an already chili relationship. be

i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> one minute they were sitting in their cars, their boats, their homes, the next minute they were trapped by rising floodwaters. heavy rains have drenched parts of the central plains and the south, and some big cities in the northeast may be next. at least two people have been killed, dozens have been evacuated or rescued. cnn's brian todd is here with a wrap on what has been going on from this flood damage. it's pretty extreme. >> very extreme, wolf. you know, over the past couple of days, the south has been absolutely pummeled by very sudden, very heavy, sometimes even violent rain. we are zigzagging through the region with some of the most dramatic images. the really telling part of this story in so many places, swiftwater rescues had to take place, responders grabbing people sometimes with just seconds to spare. in nashville, first responders in waist-deep water carry an infant to safety in a car seat. scenes like this

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blitzer. >>> thanks very much. breaking news. they're supposed to be ready for missile strikes against targets worldwide but are they ready? a critical u.s. unit fails a key inspection. >> the federal government files suit to block creation of the world's largest airline. what's behind the surprise move? >> and anthony weiner just revealed hillary clinton's own political plans. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with breaking news. a u.s. air force unit responsible for nuclear-tipped missiles which could be fired at targets around the world has just failed an important test and it's not the first such failure this year. let's go straight to barbara starr. she's got the details. what are you learning, barbara? >> reporter: the air force now says that one of its nuclear wings responsible for one third of the nation's intercontinental nuclear ballistic missile has failed a safety and surety inspection at its base in montana. this inspection was conducted over several days. they say there were several tact

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but the corners are saying, "i'm wolf blitzer, and i get that you're talking about sex."t this point, nothing is is getting this guy out of the race. not slipping poll numbers. not jumping ship. not financial intro pry tee, nothing. he doesn't just think he should be mayor despite these things. he now thinks he should be mayor because of them. >> being an effective mayor means as a result of everything going on... >> i get tabled. i argue this. i argue this. i'm going to be a successful mayor because of that. because it's going to give me a level of independence. >> john: oh, it's going to give you a level of independence all right. because if new yorkers do the right thing it's going to make you independent from the [bleep] office of mayor. [ cheers and applause ] >> john: welcome back. my guest tonight is the chief national correspondent for the "new york times" magazine and his new book is called "this town." please welcome mark liebovitz. ( applause ) [ cheers and applause ] >> yes! john: so this book is funny. it's interesting. and it is demoralizing. >> thank you. j

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> it's certainly one of america's most important allies in the middle east. right now egypt is unraveling as the world watches. the united nations security council will hold an urgent meeting this hour in new york. the united states is telling americans to get out of egypt. the state department says if you're in egypt, leave. if you need help, ask. and if you're planning to go to egypt, don't do it. more than 500 people were killed in clashes yesterday, thousands were injured leaving the country reeling. fred joins us live from cairo. what did you see today on the streets of the egyptian capital? >> reporter: hi, wolf. the emotions here still absolutely charged in cairo. what happened today is i went to a mosque in cairo. what was in the mosque was a lot of the people killed in that crackdown that happened yesterday. there were supporters of mohamed morsi who told us as many as 500 bodies were inside that mosque. we didn't get the chance to count them

wolf blitzer takes it from here. >> thanks very much, suzanne. i'm wolf blitzer here in washington.is hour of two significant events happening live in the nation's capital. up first, in just moments, history in the making over at the white house. president obama kbeti inggettino award an army staff sergeant just 33 years old with the nation's highest military recognition, the medal of honor. staff sergeant ty carter will be the fifth living resip sip yent to get the honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. you're about to hear his chilling story of courage and heroism during a fire f

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> a day of anger and depth in egypt. thousands of people are defying the government's curfew and voicing their political outrage on the streets of cairo, alexandria and other major egyptian cities. clashers between the muslim brotherhood leave thousands injured. what has this day and night been like, reza? >> it was another violent night. what makes reporting on these clashes so difficult is that it's virtually impossible to figure out who's firing first. security forces repeatedly say it's protesters who fire first. protesters say it's security forces who fired first. whoever is starting this, the response is ferocious gun fire by security forces. we personally witnessed at least 40 or 50 unarmed protesters being shot with bullets and bird shots. here's some of the awful scenes we witnessed earlier today. >> this is someone who appears to be injured. i see a whole in his side. come this way. okay. okay. it looks like he's been shot. and he looks remar

blitzer. >>> thanks very much. breaking news.es against targets worldwide but are they ready? a critical u.s. unit fails a key inspection. >> the federal government files suit to block creation of the world's largest airline. what's behind the surprise move? >> and anthony weiner just revealed hillary clinton's own political plans. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."

blitzer. >>> thanks very. happening now a kidnapped teen didn't even know that her mother and brother had been murdered until she was rescued. now the father of hannah anderson is about to speak out on that rescue and on the tragedy that struck his family. we'll bring it to you live this hour. >> a quarter of the world's prisoners are incarcerated right here in the united states and the attorney general of the united states unveils a bold new plan to reform what he calls a broken criminal justice system. >> and it's bad enough when the boss says you're fired, but what if it happens on a conference call with a thousand colleagues listening in? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with an extraordinary rescue. 16-year-old hannah anderson safe after a harrowing week-long ordeal that ended with the death of the man authorities say kidnapped her and killed her mother and her brother. just minutes from now anderson's father will speak to the news media for the first time since being reunited wi

i will turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." mr. blitzer?relations with russia. president obama calls off a meeting with president putin. and you have 15 years, oprah winfrey returns. the butler, racism in america, and the success of her own cable network. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room."

blitzer. >>> thanks very. teen didn't even know that her mother and brother had been murdered until she was rescued. now the father of hannah anderson is about to speak out on that rescue and on the tragedy that struck his family. we'll bring it to you live this hour. >> a quarter of the world's prisoners are incarcerated right here in the united states and the attorney general of the united states unveils a bold new plan to reform what he calls a broken criminal justice system. >> and it's bad enough when the boss says you're fired, but what if it happens on a conference call with a thousand colleagues listening in? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with an extraordinary rescue. 16-year-old hannah anderson safe after a harrowing week-long ordeal that ended with the death of the man authorities say

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keel keilar and you're in the situation room. >> another day of deadly bloodshed in egypt. rocket propelled grenades struck buses at the gaza border. the death toll in the past week close to a thousand people including civilians and security personnel. the carnage has prompted amnesty international to call for an investigation into the, quote, shocking loss of life and the pressure is mounting on the united states to do more. ni nick. >> you said the u.s. is promising to do more. we have heard the state department yesterday saying the death of 37 being suffocated by tear gas was suspicious. we have been looking into the five hellish days that activists say was the life of one of those prisoners. this is what happened with police first got old -- five days after the brute at police crackdown, his friends gathered to mourn. they're morning here in small numbers with a as soon as of fear that's entirely understandable. >> translator: his torso was fine. but his face, the doct

joining me here in washington is my colleague, wolf blitzer. wolf, of course, you noaa wa very well. you have covered washington for decades. what does today mean for you and the nation's capital? >> it means a great deal. it means so much because all of us who have lived through these 50 years remember what it was like then. remember what we've gone through over these so many years. we know, of course, what it's like right now. don, it's very, very fascinating that at a sensitive moment like this, when the president of the united states getting ready to deliver his important remarks commemorating the 50th anniversary of dr. martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech, he is right now also so preoccupied with the number one challenge facing any commander in chief. whether or not to go to war. in effect, the president has to decide very soon whether he is going to launch airstrikes, missile strikes, against targets in syria. i know he's been preoccupied with that huge decision he has to make. we're going to have full analysis of that coming

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> in the white house the former president was always very healthy. but today a constituent was placed in an artery after a routine exam revealed a blockage. it was performed, quote, successfully without complication and that he is in high spirits, eager to resume his normal schedule. tom forman joins us with the latest details. >> reporter: wolf, with all the other news breaking in washington today, this caught many people far off guard that the news that the former president had a heart health scare. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in office and out, george w. bush has been regarded by many as the most fit president ever. he took up mountain biking at the suggestion of his doctors and even though he's had cuts and bruises along the way, he's been pedaling of since. he now hosts an annual ride honoring wounded soldier covering 60 miles at a stretch through the texas countryside. >> for me it's one of the most uplifting experiences i've had in my adult life, probably

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with an historic moment. the country's first african-american president, standing on the steps of the lincoln memorial, commend rating the legacy of a man who stood in that very same spot 50 years ago today and delivering an iconic speech that paved the way for what we saw a little while ago. the celebration of dr. martin luther king's legacy. comes as the -- cnn senior white house correspond jim acosta is over at the white house with the latest. what's going on, jim? >> reporter: >> reporter: wolf, president obama did not touch on the situation at the lincoln memorial, though he did address some domestic political issues. it was a brief diversion for the president, who is facing one of the biggest foreign policy challenges during his second term, if only he can overcome some major diplomatic hurdles. as the u.s. moved closer to military action, president obama interrupted his deliberation over syria to mark an historic milestone, the 50th

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." military retaliation for syria's chemical weapons attack appears to be a matter of when, not if. u.s. forces are said to be ready to go, only awaiting president obama's order. the commander in chief has been consulting with allied leaders by phone and now the white house is offering some clues about what the looming strike will and won't entail. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta has the latest information. what are you hearing over there, jim? >> reporter: white house officials say president obama is already discussing options for syria. he continues to line up support up on capitol hill and overseas for what appears to be an inevitable military strike for crossing that red line on chemical weapons, but white house officials are drawing other lines indicating just how far the president is willing to go. as white house state officials say president obama is making progress to use military force against syria, it was the vice president's tur

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jessica yellin, you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with pictures from syria that we want to warn you are extremely graphic and disturbing. women and children believed to be dousing themselves with water and putting towels to their mouths after suffering an alleged chemical weapons attack that opposition leaders say killed more than a thousand people. these horrifying images are prompting bold new calls today from both the obama administration and the united nations for an immediate investigation to confirm that chemical agents were used. our frederick pleitgen is getting rare insight in syria and joins us with the latest. >> reporter: i haven't had very much time on the ground yet but i am trying to get to the bottom of what happened during the alleged chemical weapons attack. i was able to go to a government-run hospital, a hospital that had taken many of the casualties from that alleged attack. take a look at what we saw. these images continue to shock the world. syria

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin this hour with president obama. he says america is not interested in spying on ordinary people. following leaks revealing massive government snooping programs, he says he's acting to boost confidence in national security, surveillance, working with congress to make it more transparent. >> i'm going to be pushing the i.c. to do, rather than have a trunk come out here and a leg come out here and a tail come out there, let's just put the whole elephant out there so we can see what's working and what is not. >> and he says skipping the meeting with putin is not solely because of edward snowden. this from a news conference from the president earlier today for about an hour. we go to jessica yellin for more of the highlights. >> reporter: in that sound bite he announced a major new effort to make more transparent how the surveillance programs in the u.s. work. basically what he's trying to do is pull back the curtain on more of the massive surveillan

wolf blitzer in washington, thank you so much. appreciate it.ng to be following the story closely in the hours and the days to come. ahead on "cnn newsroom," as the u.s. and the u.k. build their cases for military action in syria, our next guest gives us distinctive reasons why the u.s. should stay out of the conflict, his case up ahead. [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm briana keilar and you are in the situation room. we begin with some terrifying moments at a charter school just outside of atlanta where at least one gunshot was reported fired today. children could be seen leaving the building and being guided to the corner of a field as this happened. there are no reports of injuries and one person is in custody. cnn's david mattingly is in decat decatur, georgia, joining us with the latest. what can you tell us? >> we just heard from the police chief of dekalb county, georgia. there was a single gunman described at 19 years old. he gained entry through the locked doors of the school by following someone else in. he immediately went to the school office carrying an ak-47 and some other weapons, we're told, but definitely an ak-47. from that position and after authorities arrived after initial calls, he exchanged gun fire. he fired about a half dozen shots at authorities outside the school and then authorities then returned fire. after that he ga

wolf blitzer is off. i'm jessica yellin, you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin now with breaking news out of fort hood, texas where a military jury has found army psychiatrist major nidal hasan guilty on 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder in the november 2009 shooting rampage. the conviction makes him eligible for the death penalty. and cnn is in fort hood, texas. ed, you have been following this closely. what is next in all of this for nidal? >> well, you know, jessica, the verdict hardly has been a surprise given hasan's first word in the trial were that "clearly this evidence was going to show i was the shooter." the guilty verdicts today by no means ape surpri surprise. we move on to the sentencing phase, punishment phase. that will start monday morning. because of the convictions and guilty verdicts in the murder charges, nidal hasan is eligible for the death penalty. minimum sentence he could receive is life in prison. the testimony begins. prosecutors will call 19 witnesse

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> just as the drive to punish syria was gaining momentum, there are now new calls for caution. dozens of u.s. lawmakers want president obama to seek formal authorization from congress before an attack. congressional leaders will be briefed by the administration during the next hour. britain's prime minister is facing parliamentary resistance to a strike in an emergency session of the house of commons. they're meeting right now. and france wants to wait until u.n. inspectors finish their job. let's begin our coverage with our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. jim, have things over there hit a snag? >> wolf, you will not hear that publicly from white house officials who say they remain on what they call a compressed time frame for delivering a response to syria and they say intelligence assessment backing up that action will be delivered to the public as soon as today. in the face of more questions from congress and key u.s. allies, the obama

i'm wolf blitzer.the situation room." >>> president obama calls it a challenge to the world, but the u.s. commander in chief says he has not decided whether to launch a military strike against syria for its alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians. as the president huddled today with his national security team in the white house situation room, the administration has released details of a declassified u.s. intelligence report which says 1,429 people died in that august 21st horror including at least 426 children. and it concludes with this quote, high confidence that u.s. has "high confidence that the regime of bashar al assad was behind the attack." the president did offer some details of what a u.s. response would and would not entail. >> we're not considering any open-ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. what we will do is consider options that meet the narrow concern around chemical weapons, understanding that there's not going to be a solely military soluti

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. we begin with the breaking news. new terror threat linked to al qaeda. it's being called credible and serious. so

i'm wolf blitzer. this is a "situation room" special report.ks the so-called chatter, the communications if you will about terror threats grew louder and louder. let's get some more from our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty. she's been looking into some of the evidence that u.s. officials are pointing to for issuing this worldwide alert. >> right, wolf. well, you know, state department officials tell us they can't remember when state shut down as many diplomatic posts as this in the face of a potential terror attack. >> reporter: faced with intelligence that al qaeda in yemen was in the final stages of planning attacks, the state department took the unusual step of issuing a worldwide travel alert warning americans that al qaeda and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks. particularly in the middle east and north africa. in one of the most extensive announcements of its kind, it said it was temporarily closing this sunday 21 embassies and consulates in 17 countries. posts that normally are open sundays. they inc

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we're keeping the eye on tennessthe market as when he had into the weekend. markets appear to be limping along. one analyst says traders are still a bit shell shocked now. you see the dow down 22 points. we'll continue to watch the dow jones. let's get to a major decision fa facing the new jersey governor. he said he will announce whether or not he will sign a medical marijuana bill passed by the new jersey assembly two months ago. it will make a certain form available to children. a father who's little girl suffers from seizures con fronted the mayor sgovernor saying don't let my daughter die. he said it's a complicated issue. sanjay, why is this so complicated? the state passed the measure. polls show strong support for medical marijuana. what are the concerns? >> in this particular case it probably revolves around the fact that vivian is a child, a young child. i think this is one of those situations when you look at the science and look at the impact of medications, you want to lo

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keilar, you are in "the situation room." the obama declassified a secret court's opinions which revealed the agency was broadly collecting americans' internet communication here in the united states, and misrepresenting the scope of that effort. cnn justice reporter evan perez has the story, and he joins us with details. it has points inside the united states where it can look at and monitor e-mails and other internet traffic, and what it was doing was beyond doing the collecting of foreign intelligence, is what they're supposed to be doing, trying to prevent terrorism, there were also incidentally, mistakenly they say, collecting domestic information. this is a big no-no. this is not what they're supposed to be doing. the court ruled that not only had they been violaten the law, but misrepresenting what they were supposed to be doing for three years. so the judge is very upset. >> they can't just say, oops, our bad. how do they explain why this was happening? >> well, you

i'm wolf blitzer in washington.tfront next, america's embassies still closed. we now know the threat that prompted the closures came from the leader of al qaeda himself. >>> we have new details on that tonight, plus dramatic new images of the asiana plane crash shot moments after the plane went down. these were stunning to see today. >>> and a motorist plows into a crowd on venice beach. what we are just now learning about the driver tonight. let's go outfront. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight, the developing story of the night. a terror threat directly from the leader of al qaeda. cnn is learning that an intercepted message from ayman zawahiri, to senior al qaeda

wolf blitzer will be joining me. >>> airlines have stepped up screening for cargo on flights headed to the u.s. because of concerns about a possible terrorist attack. an official says it's now being screened twice. the extra screening applies to car go on commercial flights from europe, middle east, africa and other areas. the head of a cargo industry trade group says the order came from the department of homeland security. the agency wouldn't comment on specific security measures. >>> what would you do if you won the third largest jackpot in power ball history? it's about $425 million head of tonight's drawing. alison kosik has a few ideas for you. >> reporter: $425 million, oh how to spend that money. buy a few cars, several diamonds, maybe give money away to charity. lotto fever is kicking in again getting people to dream and dream big about the endless possibilities of what to do with all that money. lotto fever is creating a frenzy over the third highest jackpot in powerball history, $425 million. if you're lucky enough to nab the cash pay out you can afford to pay it forward. you

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room.">>ist the law of the land an an increasingly seems to be as troubled as it is controversial. we're talking about obama care implementation of one part of the law has now been delayed by the president, and it's not such a first initial glitch. our white house correspond dan lostian is joining us now in our american solutions segment. dan, what's going on right now with obama care? >> wolf, first of all, it's a very complicated law, as you know, and there are now these delays. what it does is it gives critics more ammunition, more reasons to discredit the law, and to remind americans that the president over-promised. >> when president obama was selling health care reform, part of the pitch included this promise. >> we'll place a limit on how much you can be charged for out of pocket expenses. >> reporter: when this requirements takes effect, the cap will be twice as here, yet another delay in the roll-out. that hitch buried in bureaucratic language on the labor department's web side -- a

i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now circu, is thet push toria going food? i'll speak with mike rogers, who says it's very clear the syrian regime carried out last week's horrific chemical attack. >> and pot smokers can rel

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room". erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> breaking news in the manhunt for a suspect cops say has a 16-year-old girl with him. now explosives may be involved. >>> yesterday we heard about a conference call held by al qaeda. it didn't add up. tonight, a special report. how the terrorist group actually communicates explained out front. >>> and dr. sanjay gupta explains why he utterly changed his mind on weed. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. i want to begin with a major development in the nationwide search for 16-year-old hannah anderson and her suspected kidnapper james di imaginm dima. it is feared he's armed with explosives and may have rigged the abandoned car with them. paul, i know you have been covering this. you were able to break the news on the improvised devices. what more do you know? >> well, let me tell you. this case has a sense of urgency. that's heightened because they are very, very concerned about dimaggio. and this notion of him havi

. >> i'm joined about wolf blitzer, let me say hearing mark barden, it breaks your heart but it also you hope. you have a lot coming up about syria. you've been talking to fascinating people with divergent views. >> even among republicans, for example. newt gingrich, the former speaker of the house, the new co-host of "crossfire" says it's too late, the u.s. should not get involved at all. john mccain, who i've also spoken with today, takes a very different stance. cruise missile attack is not going to be enough, the u.s. has to do a much more robust military operation if it wants to achieve anything in syria. you get the whole range, the whole spectrum. >> and scathing words from senator mccain on president obama suggesting in some way he's culpable. >> he said in a letter back on august 19th it was basically a green light for bashar al assad to use questionchemical gas two later. i discuss this at with him in the next hour. >> can't wait to see it. but first, coming up, the buried lead. it's the only time in history that a sitting president has been called to testify at the trial o

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with an extraordinary rescue. 16-year-old hannah anderson safe after a harrowing week-long ordeal that ended with the death of the man authorities say kidnapped her and killed her mother and her brother. just minutes from now anderson's father will speak to the news media for the first time since being reunited with his daughter. when that happens, we'll bring it to you live here in "the situation room." we're also learning chilling new details in authorities about her time in captivity, including that she never knew her family members were dead. what is the latest, paul? >> reporter: well, wolf, we have confirmed that fbi agents found on dimaggio, the suspect, after he was taken down a long gun and a handgun. the sheriff telling us off camera he had a shoulder weapon and he fired once. clearly the fbi returning with lethal force. if you've seen the video, they went into the mountains armed to the teeth with automatic weapons. we understand tha

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children, innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. >> jarring words by secretary of state john kerry. the white house says there is very little doubt the syrian regime is responsible for that attack and president obama is now evaluating how the united states plans to respond. it all comes on the same day u.n. inspectors, despite sniper fire, managed to visit one of the areas that was hit. those findings are also being reviewed. cnn national political correspondent jim accoosta is working story from the white house. what do you know, jim? >> reporter: as secretary of state john kerry made clear earlier this afternoon, the time for diplomacy may be running out. with strong signs pointing toward a looming military strike against syria, secretary of state john kerry issued a stinging indictment. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world.