[indiscernible] you probably don't need any help identifying wolf blitzer of cnn and his guest, jane fonda. her former husband, ted turner owns cnn and she is cnn's guest this year. [indiscernible] announcer: and a reminder that you have to be a credentialed white house journalist to even think about buying a $300 ticket to this dinner. then you can invite any guests , you want. somebody has invited actress ashley judd, who at one time thought about running for senate in kentucky against senator mitch mcconnell. [indiscernible] announcer: and again, live coverage from the white house correspondents' dinner from the washington hilton. you have to be a real c-span watcher to know who that is marie hart, the deputy spokeswoman at the state department -- along with wolf blitzer and jane fonda. [indiscernible] announcer: and just a minute ago. this picture was tweeted out the president's motorcade arriving at the washington hilton. it's going in the entrance on the side of the building. this is the building where president ronald reagan was shot in march of 1981, outside of that building.

tweet me at wolf blitzer. tweet the show. you can watch us live or dvr the show so you won't miss a moment. i'll see you in one hour. erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> next a major flip-flop. two republican governors in two days both caving. is this major turning point in the battle for gay rights? >>> access to a major battleground. you'll see the fierce fighting and the graphic images. >>> cell phone video of those last minutes of flight 9525. how could it have survived that devastating crash? we'll show you. let's go outfront. >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. tonight, caved. the second republican governor in two days is now back down from a controversial bill that's out raged americans. a bill that critics say allows businesses to turn away gays and lesbians. the stunning reversal came from arkansas governor asa hutchenson. for weeks he said he would sign the bill but he backed down after pressure. he's now pledging to fix the law. late today, lawmakers in indiana said they are close to a deal to revisewaiting

wolf blitzer now takes the helm. stay tuned. he begins right now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. what happened before a police officer fatally shot a ban man in the back as he was running away. that's one of the key questions in the deadly police shooting in north charleston south carolina. the witness says he never saw the victim grab the officer's stun gun. >> before the video, i saw that he was trying to get away of the taser. and his reaction was just you know to get away of the taser. >> was there a struggle over the taser that you saw? were they fighting over it? >> no, he never grabbed the taser of the police. >> dash cam video from police patrol cars may also provide answers about what happened. state police say they'll release the footage once they finish reviewing it. in the future every patrol officer in the city will have body cameras similar to these. the mayor says the city is pu

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington.aptain and a crew member of a ship full of migrants that capsized in the mediterranean sea have been arrested for their role in the disaster. hundreds of people are believed dead. investigators now say the ship may have collide with a merchant ship that had come to help causing the boat to capsize and we're get new video of a rescue of more than 400 migrants by the italian navy, aboard a fishing vessel headed for the italian coast. karl penhaul is joining us live from catania in italy right now. what's the latest on the recovery and the investigation? >> the more you look at all this wolf you just see that this is a myigrant crisis escalating with every hour that passes. in terms of the weekend shipwreck as you rightly point out, a syrian and tunisian being accused of captaining that boat and being involved with the smuggling ring they are under investigation by the italian prosecutor and also what the italian prosecutor is looking to do is interview the survivors who were plucked from

. >>> and wolf blitzer is here with a preview of "the situation room." big moment live during your show? republican senator marco rubio? >> 6:03 p.m. eastern time. when he's scheduled to speak. maybe for 15 minutes or so. a lot different speech than what we heard from hillary clinton yesterday. very brief, little video she released. he's going to have a formal speech with a big crowd in miami, his hone town announcing he's running for the president of the united states. full coverage. an important moenchts extravaganza. looking forward to watching. the political analysis wolf blitzer, coming up in 8 minutes. >>> coming up a mother and father desperately searching for their two children when they didn't return. they didn't know the kids were picked up by police for walking home alone two blocks from their poem. a story that sparked a fierce debate over parenting. that's next. quiet! mom has a headache! had a headache! but now, i...don't. excedrin® is fast. in fact for some, relief starts in just 15 minutes. excedrin®. wow, that was fast. scott: appears bu

wolf blitzer joins me.alk about the mailman stubt on "the situation room" and how it raises national security concerns? >> deputy national security advisor to the president ben rhodes is our guest. i'll ask about this. disturbing. his issues were political, raise enormous money in politics but no one knew that at the time. important lessons to be learned. also lindsey graham republican senator from south carolina joining us as well. thinking of running for president of the united states as well. >> might do well in south carolina where he's from. wolf blitzer, we'll watch in seven minutes. thanks. >>> you'll have to wait eight months to watch the latest film in the "star wars" franchise. a sneak peek at the much-anticipated flick is finally here. stick around you will. to see what secrets are revealed in the new trailer for "the force awakens." my constipation and belly pain feel like a raging storm. i've tried laxatives but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation feels like a heavy weight that keeps co

i'm wolf blitzer "the situation room."ut front" next breaking news new video tonight of a massive isis assault as the terror group makes major gapes. >>> plus breaking news on the tulsa deputy who shot and killed a unarmed black man. we looked into his gun training and it doesn't seem to add up. >>> and tonight, "out from the" takes you inside the maximum security prison where former nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life. let's go "out front."former nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life. let's go "out front."security prison where former nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life. let's go "out front.

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following major new developments in two fatal police shooting of unarmed african-americans. our breaking news as shocking video shows the deadly moments of a fleeing suspect in oklahoma. the reserve deputy who pulled the trigger thought he was yazzing a stun gun, not a hand gun and now charged with second-degree manslaughter. a new recorders captures the moments after michael slager fatally shot walter scott in south carolina. slager charged with murder talking seemingly like lightly how his adrenaline is pumping and now ak cuesizationing of charging nor officer on the scene. let's begin with this new manslaughter charge in tulsa, oklahoma. cnn's ed lavandera is on the scene. ed? >> reporter: well wolf those charges, criminal charge filed a short while ago here in the city of tulsa, and the attorney for robert bates the 73-year-old reserve deputy accused in this shooting says he is remorseful for what has happened. just moments before he was s

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> and let's get right to the breaking news in baltimore. just a little while ago police announced at least seven officers have been hurt in attacks by violent and rock-throwing, brick-throwing protestors. over the past few

i need the beard. >> can you say hello to wolf blitzer? i will not speak to wolf blitzer. >> well, she did. we took her to "the situation room." that's coming up. this is live pictures of president barack obama, just entering the room to that music, as the president does every year, and he'll take a seat. people will relax, and then the official evening will begin. let's listen in. [ national anthem being played ] ♪ [ national anthem continues ] ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> and there you have it. now everyone will take their seat. we'll keep monitoring this. as soon as we begin to hear from some of the headliners, including cesily strong, and the president, of course, we'll bring you that all live. we just heard from cesily strong, the amazing story of how they called her dad to ask if she would headline the dinner, which is -- how great is that? what do people think of her as the headliner this year? >> i think people are excited. it's just so cool to see the camaraderie. a lot of comedians are tweeting right now saying good luck, kick butt tonigh

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington.fficial kickoff for hillary clinton east second bid for the white house could be days away. if she does run, her new campaign will be different than what she did back in 2008. our senior washington coauthored an article on cnn.com. the second time around a new hillary clinton will hit the campaign trail. give up the update. we expect the timing of the announcement. could be a few days away. could surprise it through social media or what? >> we're expecting through social media. her staff is alert it could happen this week or next. more importantly activists have been told that she's coming soon. thaw's what they really want to hear. they want to see her out there. what her aides are telling them is she will campaign slightly differently. no big crowds or rallies. one on one campaigning. she struggled with those rallies in 2008 of course because senator obama always seemed to get bigger crowds. but they're trying to reintroduce her. the problem with this is she's so well known be so man

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."t now. >>> "outfront" tonight the boston bombing trial is in the hands of the jury. >>> plus, "rolling stone" is taking back their story over the uva rape story. >>> and two sons are in a coma tonight after exposed to a paralyzing chemical during their caribbean vacation. let's go "outfront." >>> good afternoon. we begin with breaking

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following two major stories. the united states now increasing military aid and intelligence to help saudi arabia with its air strikes in yemen. the one-time u.s. ally is in chaos right now with gun battles in the streets and air strikes meant to target rebels killing civilians instead. also a very disturbing story breaking right now. exclusively, in fact here in "the situation room." krn cnn is learning about a computer break-in at the white house by hackers working for the russian government. our correspondents and experts have been working their sources. they have new details on all the day's breaking stories. president obama's deputy national security adviser ben rhodes is stranding by at the white house to take questions. first, let's go to cnn justice reporter evan perez with the breaking news on the white house hack. evan what have you learned? >> wolf, these russian hackers got access to the sens

. >> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're monitoring a news conference out of baltimore where an african-american man died in police custody. the president of the police union, the lawyer for the officers involved, they're speaking out right now. let's continue to listen. >> most of the tension that we have is with the criminal element. and that's just going to be because we're the police and they're the criminal element. but there are women who have come out there, hi, lieutenant are you how? >> what efforts are being made to train these officers in instances that may occur? >> things have been put in place to improve community interaction. i don't know all the things he's going to implement. but he's trying to get the officers to -- >> i think the cameras will help rebuild that trust but it won't be the end-all, be-all. it's just one tool in our toolbox. i think that will make the community feel somewhat more comfortable. so they can see the officers are doing the right thing. i'm all for the cameras because i think a

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> and let's get right to the breaking news in baltimore. just a little while ago police announced at least seven officers have been hurt in attacks by violent and rock-throwing, brick-throwing protestors. over the past few hours we've seen police responding with tear gas, and pepper spray. they also face what they call a credible threat of violence from the city's gangs. the latest demonstrations started shortly after today's emotional funeral for freddie gray. the 25-year-old man who was fatally injured this month while in police custody. our correspondentses and experts are standing by. they're following today's breaking news. let's begin in baltimore on the streets of baltimore where it's major, major tension that's erupted. cnn's miguel marquez is there for us. me miguel updates viewers here in the united states and around the world on what's going on. >> reporter: i just came from freddie gray's funeral. it is pandemonium on the streets. everybod

listen to the reporter with the french publication telling wolf blitzer he watched it with his own eyes the most impressive in this short video is the sounds the noise. the deep impact is that noise of people screaming and screaming again. >> how many times, fredric, have you watched the video? maybe about 100 times. >> search crews in the french alps still going through the wreckage of flight 9525. let's get the latest from correspondent frederik pleitgen in dusseldorf. a lot of drama around the cell phone video. is it real? how did it get into the hands of these newspapers to be viewed? we just don't know if it is legitimate. we can to the confirm the authenticity. >> reporter: we cannot, christine christine. the "bild" newspaper say they stand by their story. they say the video from their side at least has been verified. they are working closely with the french publication and also with that journalist talking to wolf blitzer. the french authorities for their part as you said have been coming out with mixed messages. they say they believe the paper reports about the video are under t

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. are racing against time to find survivors of the worst earthquake to hit nepal in 80 years. rescue teams have found some people alive if the the rubble including this little boy. but hopes of finding more survivors, those hopes are fading as the hours pass. the death toll now approaching 4,000. many thousands of others injured. the u.s. state department they are saying that they are aware of at least four americans who have died. drone video shows an ariel view o some of the moments and the monuments and buildings damaged by the quake. many buildings that have stood there for centuries, they were toppled. governments and aid agencies from around the world are rushing to get assistance to nepal. so far at least 16 countries plus the european union have announced that they are sending aid. the epicenter of the magnitude 7.8 quake was less than 50 miles northwest of nepal's capital of kathmandu. a powerful aftershock yesterday hit closer to mt. everest where the quake triggered a deadly

wolf blitzer now takes the helm. stay tuned.ht now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. what happened before a police officer fatally shot a ban man in the back as he was running away. that's one of the key questions in the deadly police shooting in north charleston south carolina. the witness says he never saw the victim grab the officer's stun gun. >> before the video, i saw that he was trying to get away of the taser. and his

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. it's being called one of the largest groups ever arrested in the united states for trying to join isis. six men from minnesota are now ins custody. officials say four of the men were arrested in minneapolis yesterday, two were taken too custody in san diego. they allegedly planned to travel to syria to join isis. the u.s. attorney for minnesota says the suspects kept trying to get to syria even after their plans were disrupted. >> but what is remarkable about this case is that nothing stopped these defendants from pursuing their goal. they never stopped plotting another way to get to syria to join isil. they were not confused young men, they were not easily influenced. these are focused men who are intent on joining a terrorist means possible. >> cnn's ryan young is joining us live from minneapolis. what more can you tell us about the investigation and the arrests? >> well this investigation was very detailed. so far what we've been able to read someone on the inside of this group dec

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we are following two major stories tonight. investigators make a new discovery in the crash of flight 9525 as extraordinary new images reveal just what the recovery teams are facing in the crash site in the french alps. the closest look we have gotten so far shows crews struggling to move large pieces of wreckage and perch precariously on the mountainside. >>> the other big story, iraq. it's now declaring a major victory over isis saying it's driven the terror group out of the strategically important city of tikrit. isis captured the city last june amid reports of horrific massacres. while isis left behind snipers and traps and explosions can still be heard. the iraqi prime minister today visited tikrit to put the exclamation point on its liberation. the battle took a month. government troops were aided by iranian backed shiite militias and u.s. air strikes and now if religious tensions don't tear the iraqi forces apart, tikrit may be the jumping-of

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." burnett outfront starts right now. >>> tonight, breaking news officials release the crucial dash cam video from the deadly shooting in south carolina. what caused walter scott to run from officer michael slager. >>> the mother of officer slager breaks her silence speaking out moments ago in defense of her son. >>> breaking news on the iran nuclear deal. is the deal dead? let's go outfront.

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i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. the wait is now over.ry clinton's big announcement. we've learned that the former first lady the former senator from new york the former secretary of state will officially join the 2016 presidential race on sunday. and she'll do it in a videotaped message. list bring in brianna keilar and gloria borger. they're both joining us from new york today. brianna, what do we know about this expected announcement? >> she's going to do it wolf on a video that she has already taped. and this is going to be released by social media. and after the announcement she is off for some early state travel that we are going to see in the days following this announcement on sunday. first we understand she will go to iowa. and this is key because she did not fare well in iowa in 2008. she came in third, behind barack obama, but also john edwards. so this is a way for her to go to iowa, try to show some humility and also according to some of her advisers show that she's trying to campaign aggressively for this nomination even tho

my colleague wolf blitzer starts right now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m.washington, 7:00 p.m. in paris, 8:00 p.m. in riyadh, 3:00 a.m. thursday in sydney, australia, wherever you're watching from around the world, you thanks very much for for joining us. a new mission in yemen, saudi arabia says it has ended the arab coalition air campaign against iranian backed houthi rebels. now begins the phase called renewal of hope. meanwhile, the rebel leader is calling for a renewal of peace talks with the united nations. a path the white house seems to agree with. >> the job is not done. there's remaining instability in the region in yemen and we will be doubling down and continue working with that on our partners around the world. this is one we need the parties to come together, the u.n. has been very persistent in their process and we're continuing to support that. >> chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here with me. diplomacy would be great, a peaceful resolution to what's going on in yemen, but a lot of, perts say that's a lot of wishful thinks.

"ac360" with wolf blitzer begins right now. >>> good evening. i'm wolf blitzer zittingsitting in for anderson. it's been a big day. we begin with the framework for the agreement to keep iran from turning nuclear program into a nuclear arsenal. with european russian and chinese negotiators called everything to tougher to more specific than expected to dangerous and delusional. president obama facing resistance from certain democrats, rejection from many republicans and total opposition from israel's prime minister defended the deal in no uncertain terms and laid out three alternatives. >> first, we can reach a robust and verifiable deal like this one and peacefully prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. second option is we can bomb iran's nuclear facilities thereby starting another war in the middle east. third, we could pull out of negotiations try to get other countries to go along and continue sanctions currently in place or hope for the best. >> what a tough political sell this could be but jim sciutto is joining us with details on wha

>>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news, more rallies planned as police give the state's attorney the report on the death of freddie gray. in a stunning revelation police say now during their investigation they learned about about unreported stop by the van carrying gray. and cnn affiliate wjla-tv citing malt poor law enforcement sources briefed on the police findings as saying the investigation shows gray apparently broke his neck inside the police van, and a head injury matches a bullolt in the back of the van. these disclosures raising new questions about what really happened after the arrest? the prosecutor says her office will conduct its own probe, won't rely solely on what the police report says. baltimore's mayor says justice will be done. our correspondents analysts and guests are standing by with all the late-breaking developments. begin, though, in baltimore. ryan todd ryan ryan todd joins us with the latest. brian todd? [ xha

i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington 6:00 p.m. in london, 7:00 p.m. in vatican city 10:00 p.m. in islamabad, wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we start with anti-terror arrests across italy as police grab suspects who may have once planned a terror attack on the vatican. members have ties to al qaeda and specifically with osama bin laden. our senior international correspondent nic robertson is joining us live from london. where ares these suspects originally from? what do authorities think they were planning? >> originally from pakistan located in a number of areas of italy, the center of italy, north of italy, island of sardinia part of the massive italian operation to arrest these 18 men. what pakistani police and the prosecutor are saying is that these men were financing and, if you will planning terror attacks in pakistan that they were using italy as a base not just to create those plans but were then going to pakistan to follow through with

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're following breaking news involving those nuclear talks with iran, also expecting a live news conference out of france about the crash of that germanwings plane. we're going to bring it to you live once it happens. right now, the nuclear negotiations with iran, any moment now, iranian and european envoys are due to make a public statement. we're also anticipating a statement from the secretary of state of the united states and from the president of the united states, this two days after a deadline for a broad stroke agreement. all of those statements we're standing by for, we'll bring them to you live. let's go to switzerland first. elise labott has been covering these negotiations there. they're now in double overtime, as they say. what is the latest we're kpa expecting, first of all a statement from the iranians and europeans, is that right? >> and the eu foreign policy chief. these negotiations have gone

wolf blitzer sitting in for anderson tonight. the national outcry over state legislation that supporters say are only to protect religious freedom and critics say have been expressly designed to let people discriminate. we're talking about bills like the one indiana governor mike pence signed that almost immediately asked lawmakers to rework. the arkansas governor hutchinson promised to sign but declined to at the last minute today. each backed down after enormous pressure. the bill promoted with claims like a federal religious freedom law that passed years ago with bipartisan support and like laws in other states including one that then illinois senator barack obama voted for back in the late 1990s. listen to governor pence. >> the religious freedom restoration act was signed into federal law by president bill clinton more than 20 years ago. indiana has passed a law here that mirrors the federal law that president clinton signed. this is a law that mirrors what president clinton signed. federal law in the book since 1993. the fe

i'm jake tapper turning you over right now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now federal investigation the justice department is now looking into arrest of a bault more man who died in custody of a broken neck. some people are saying the police version of the events does not add up. >> you'll hear from the bult more police spokesman. >>> demonstrators gathering for a second day. adding freddie gray to their list of african americans killed in confrontations with police. >>> and harm's way, a no tul la of u.s. war ships and thousands of u.s. sailors and marines are off the coast of yemen ready to block possible arms deliveries to the forces but will iran's navy push back? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> and the breaking news the justice department here in washington say it's officially looking into the death of freddie gray the baltimore man who died from a broken neck. federal shorts now say the investigation will determine if there was a civil rights violation that can be prosecuted. six officers involved in the arrest have now been suspende

wolf blitzer is going to pick up the coverage right after this. >>> hello. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 7:00 p.m. in dusseldorf 9:30 p.m. in tehran. thanks very much for joining us. >>> and we start with the breaking news on the nuclear negotiations underway in switzerland. the united states leading those talks over iran's nuclear program. at any minute now, we expect to hear from some of the principals including the foreign minister of iran. the original deadline came earlier this week. but it came on wednesday. the representatives have pushed ahead and now appear close to reporting that enough progress has been made to move forward to what they describe as the next phase with an end of june deadline. cnn's global affairs correspondent elise labott has been following all of the developments in switzerland for us. there's john kerry, the secretary of state of the united states just got into that car. presumably he's going to be heading over to the microphones and start with a statement and answering reports' questions as well. there's a formula they have worked on on

i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer. it is 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 6:00 p.m. in london. 7:00 p.m. in dusseldorf and 8:00 p.m. in baghdad. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks so much for joining us. the fight to retake tikrit from isis appears to finally be over as iraqi forces take control of the city today clearing out the last pockets of resistance. tikrit is best known as saddam hussein's hometown, located north of baghdad. and isis overran the city in a key victory for the group early last june. then nearly a month ago, iraqi forces launched their latest offensive. celebration today, today's declaration of victory comes nearly a week after u.s.-led air strikes targeted isis bases around the city. and that allowed the iraqi army with the help from a coalition of shiite militiamen to invade the city. arwa damon visited tikrit earlier today and filed this extraordinary report. >> reporter: we're in tikrit city center. this is the main road that leads through it. the tank behind me right there is

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our wolf blitzer picks up the coverage right now. >>> i'm wolf blitzer we want to welcome our viewerses and around the world. we're expecting president obama and the visiting prime minister to address reporters in the east room of the white house. live pictures right now. the two men, they've been meeting this morning. among the issues reportedly on the table the serious instability, crisis in libya, support for ukraine and efforts to battle isis. earlier they met in the oval office there. you see some pictures. let's go to our michele kosinski, white house correspondent. you're there in the east room, michele. set the scene for us. >> wolf, right. this is ready to go. secretary of state john kerry arrived, national security

i'm wolf blitzer "the situation room." erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next breaking news new video tonight of a massive isis assault as the terror group makes major gapes. >>> plus breaking news on the tulsa deputy who shot and killed a unarmed black man. we looked into his gun training and it doesn't seem to add up. >>> and tonight, "out from the" takes you inside the maximum security prison where former nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life. let's go "out front."former nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life. let's go "out front."security prison where former nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life. let's go "out front." >>> good evening, erin burnettment new video tonight of an isis attack isis surrounding and destroying what they say is iraq's largest oil refinery. new video tonight of an isis attack, isis surrounding and destroying what they say is iraq's largest oil refinery. new video tonight of an isis attack, isis surrounding and destr

i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer. 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 7:00 p.m. in dufld. dusseldorf. 8:00 p.m. in sanaa. and 8:30 in tehran. thanks for joining us. the flight data recorder found yesterday from that downed germanwings aircraft has already yielded more information about how the plane crashed. co-pilot andreas lubitz actually increased the plane's speed after setting the autopilot to 100 feet. the recorder also showed that lubitz increased the speed many more times as flight 9525 descended toward its ultimate demise. by the way, that box that you see, well it's normally bright orange. this dark color here you're seeing is a testament to the fact that it was scorched in the crash and the impact so severe that it buried this recorder under eight inches of dirt. joining us from dusseldorf is cnn's will ripley. investigators are really just starting to go through this and they're already learning so much. >> reporter: this is the first analysis and they will continue to go through it again to try to extract as mu

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. she has lived her eye in the public -- her life in the public eye but what's hillary clinton like offstage. her campaign getting people to know hillary clinton the person. gloria borger spoke to those people who know her best. >> unless you've been living on another planet for the last few decades, there's one political star that's been unavoidbly present. >> not too many people with one name hillary. a few hours. down on a few others. everybody knows hillary. >> maybe not as well as close friend virginia governor terry mcauliffe but well enough to be on a first-name basis. as in hillary, the young watergate committee lawyer. hillary, first lady of arkansas. and first lady of the united states. hillary, senator from new york and presidential candidate. hillary, secretary of state, and presidential candidate. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: it was a decision that surprised absolutely no one. least of all, old family friend and adviser paul begala. >> it's not just i have to

i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 6:00 p.m. in london. 8:00 p.m.abul. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. let's get to the breaking news. we're

>>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington also 1:00 p.m. in baltimore, 7:00 p.m. in paris 8:00 p.m. in baghdad, wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. we begin with breaking news. the police investigation into the death of freddie gray is now in the hands of the prosecutor's office. gray's death in police custody in baltimore at the center of all the unrest that occurred earlier in the week. it'll now be up to the state's attorney marilyn mosby to determine whether charges will be filed against any of the six police officers involved in gray's arrest. baltimore police commissioner anthony batt says the people deserve transparency and truth, he says more than 30 detectives worked to get the report finished. >> this does not mean that the investigation is over. if new evidence is found, we will follow it if new direction is given by the state's attorney we will obey and follow through with the investigation. we will also further investigate at the request of the the state attorney to bring forth any other witne

our wolf blitzer picks up the coverage right now. >>> i'm wolf blitzer we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and around the world. we're expecting president obama and the visiting prime minister to address reporters in the east room of the white house. live pictures right now. the two men, they've been meeting this morning. among the issues reportedly on the table the serious instability, crisis in libya, support for ukraine and efforts to battle isis. earlier they met in the oval office there. you see some pictures. let's go to our michele kosinski, white house correspondent. you're there in the east room, michele. set the scene for us. >> wolf, right. this is ready to go. secretary of state john kerry arrived, national security adviser susan rice is here, the room is ready. we know this meeting between ren zi and president obama lasted roughly an hour and you mentioned some of the topics. obviously areas of cooperation between the two countries. what to do about russia and ukraine, trade, fighting isis. now they're each going to take two questions from both sides, tw

"ac360" with wolf blitzer begins right now. >>> good evening.tingsitting in for anderson. it's been a big day. we begin with the framework for the agreement to keep iran from turning nuclear program into a nuclear arsenal. with european russian and chinese negotiators called everything to tougher to more specific than expected to dangerous and delusional. president obama facing resistance from certain democrats, rejection from many republicans and total opposition from israel's prime minister defended the deal in no uncertain terms and laid out three alternatives. >> first, we can reach a robust and verifiable deal like

when he is asked about it by what blitzer and other people, he backpedals.is mostly wanted her signature -- one of your signature themes. a republican -- what is the strategic calculation behind that? walking away from the things that is both make you different when different is supposed to be your brand. jonathan: i don't think there is a calculation. i think he is a talented political performer, but somebody that is playing on a different level right now. john: a lower level? the minor leagues? jonathan: it is going from playing on a pretty good high school battle team basketball team to playing in the final four. mark: it was very well done, right? in louisville? by the end of the week, you think he is stronger in your view than before his announcement as potential nominee or does the totality of the week make you think he is weaker? jonathan: he had a good plan for his announcement in kentucky on monday. if you asked him or people -- what is your strategy in the interviews you are going to do starting with the today show tuesday morning going through the

you may be able to get up to 12 months at no cost. >>> i'm wolf blitzer.tching from around the world thanks very much for joining us. we start with news on iraq and fight against isis. day two in washington for the iraqi prime minister. yesterday he got a promise of humanitarian aid from president obama. today hoping for something more substantial from the pentagon weapons. his request comes as a key city in iraq ramadi moves closer to becomings the next victory for isis. as they prepare to capture the capital of the anbar province 0 miles from baghdad. arwa damon our senior international correspondent and joining us live from baghdad. how close is ramadi based on everything you're hearing right now to falling and how devastating would that be for the iraqi military and the iraqi government a huge embarrassment as haider al abadi, the prime minister happens to be in washington this week? >> a huge embarrassment perhaps, yes, wolf but at the same time it underscores what it is that he is asking the united states for and that is more military support, more c

blitzer may have been taken off guard but certainly the mayor of baltimore wouldn't be taken off guard. >> i have been in contact with our governor and he has agreed and i requested and he has agreed to deploy the national guard. >> jon: when the may. >> when the mayor called me which quite frankly we were glad that she finally did, instantly we signed an executive order. >> jon: oh, oh oh. >> well, isn't the governor a little bit passive aggressive. >> i mean i was there all weekend. by the phone and she wants the city to burn? >> who am i, just a simple governor with executive authority to provide a standing army of reservist? >> and i guess calling them out would not be unsleek as the young people think. matter (bleep) you swore that's a thing. >> you swore that unsleek was a thing. >> unsleek? and they said, oh, no that's a thing. >> i am going to (bleep) you mother (bleep). >> i know that's a thing. i know that's the thing. >> so to the mayor was a little late with her emergency state declaring. when should she have done it? >> there is a state of emergency after a night of violen

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> and the breaking news 1,000 national guard troops are now deployed in baltimore, along with thousands of police officers as a state of emergency takes hold after a night of rioting. there have been many protestsers on the street today. as community leaders try to keep the peace, it's a far cry from the rock throwing, the looting the burning that's shaken baltimore to its corps. but darkness is just a couple of hours away and the city remains very tense right now. authorities are taking no chances. they'll impose an overnight curfew. our correspondents analysts and guests are standing by with all of the late breaking developments. but let's begin on the streets of baltimore. for the latest brian todd is standing by. brian? >> reporter: wolf this has turned into a very dynamic street protest here. it started over here on the corner of north avenue and pennsylvania avenue. this is one of the flash points where a lot of the violence the looting and the

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news a big security scare leads to chaos at the u.s. capitol. a man is in custody now after penetrating restricted airspace over the heart of washington and landing a mini aircraft known as a gyrocopter on the capitol grounds. this video captured by a bystander shows the landing initially without a security officer in sight. and police rushed to deal with a possible threat. the pilot, a mailman from florida, is now under investigation. a friend says he planned the flight to send a message about campaign finance reform. but the stunt is raising bigger dwe questions about the security of important sites right here in the nation's capital. it happened as congressional leaders met with the iraqi prime minister inside the capitol. let's begin with the latest. tom foreman as that. >> it is now clear from a video that was collected by "the tampa bay times" that this man planned this for a long time and he let a lot of people know what he was up to

wolf blitzer is off, i'm brianna keilar. you're in the situation room. >>> we are following two major stories this hour. our breaking news a u.s. counterterror strike kills two al qaeda hostages one of them american the other italian. president obama says he taked full faublt fresponsibility for the deaths. the air strikes killed two other americans who were senior al qaeda operatives. a new protest targets baltimore city hall. officials call on workers to get out of the down town area as state troopers are called in. with anger growing over the death of freddie gray while in police custody and police union comments likening protesters to a lynch mob, where is this headed? >>> congressman peter king is standing by. we have our correspondents analysts and guests who will help us with these stories. >>> we begin with the al qaeda strikes and jim acosta. >> president obama personally apologized to the families of those two hostages who were killed. and even made a phone call to the widow of the american warren winestein who die