she talked to wolf blitzer about some of the specifics. one of those people, the only gop female candidate on the stage, carly fiorina, and this that she said. if you want to stump a democrat, then ask them about hillary clinton's accomplishments as secretary of state. >> this is just the usual back and forth political attacks. the kinds of things you say when you're on a debate stage and you don't have much else to say. if anybody's interested, there's a long list about what i have done. i'm very proud of it. you can read my book "hard choices" and how i negotiated a cease-fire with hamas and israel. you can read about what i did when i was first lady to get the children's health insurance program and getting better health care for veterans. this is the silly season. >> reporter: hillary clinton taking on the republican candidates and their call for defunding planned parenthood as well as some republicans in congress. threatening to shutdown the government over it. she defended the organization saying it provides critical care for women's

she talked to wolf blitzer today in her first live interview from the campaign trail. wolf joins me now. hillary clinton took a lot of hits last night. let's listen to one important moment from that debate. >> as regards planned parenthood, anyone who has watched this videotape, i dare, hillary clinton, barack obama, to watch these tapes. watch a fully formed fetus on the taubl, its heart beating, its legs kicking while someone says we have to keep it alive to harvest its brain. this is about the character of our nation. and if we will not stand up and force president obama to veto this bill, shame on us. >> wolf, you got a response. what did she say? >> first of all, planned parenthood says that part of the video had nothing to do with planned parenthood. it was not an aborted fetus. these guys who did the video, planned parenthood said they got it some place else from some miscarriage, if you will. i asked hillary clinton if she'd seen these controversial videos. she didn't say she did but she did strongly defend planned parenthood and defend what the organization do

my colleague wolf blitzer is going to be there for the clock, and it is going to be on the right-handere until the main event. and thank you for watching, everyone. wolf will continue through the main event right after this. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> debay day is here. >> i is going to be amazing and this debay te is going to be amazi amazing. >> si going to star a 8:00 a.m. and ends when donald trump runs ow of air. >> everybody is coming after me. >> and i don't worry much and what donald trump says. >> i believe he believes he can insul his way to if si. >> i have been watching this jeb bush and donald trump food fight and nobody cares. >> i don't want to change my stra ji a all, and i am going to be telling the tru. >> i want to mix i up, because i like to rumble. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, and it is 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem, and 10:00 a.m. in

hillary clinton did her first live interview, wolf blitzer doing the duties there. in both instances, the candidate executed what we call evasive maneuvers. >> what would you say was your number one accomplishment as secretary of state? mrs. clinton: there is a long list about what i have done. you can read my book "hard aoices," how i negotiated cease-fire between israel and hamas, and how i put together an international coalition to it you can read about what i did as first lady to get the children's health insurance program or as a senator, getting better health care for veterans. this is just to be silly season. tom looking forward eventually debating on that stage whoever they finally nominate, once they get around to doing that. >> one of my favorite issues -- let me just tell you this. for theeen waiting administration to make a decision. i thought i owed them that. i worked in the administration. i started the process that is supposed to lead to a decision. i can't wait to much longer, and then putting the white house on notice. i'm going to tell you what i

wolf blitzer. he's here with a preview of "the situation room."ou have a big -- i know you know this, you have a big interview coming up. >> i heard about that. >> not a republican though. >> no, democrat. hillary clinton is going to join me live at the top of the hour. we're going to get her reaction to a lot of the stuff that was said about her, some of which not so nice. >> all of which not so nice. >> the cnn republican debate here in simi valley, california at the reagan presidential. we're going to go point by point and give her a chance to respond to some of those republican critics. see what she has to say to carly fiorina among others. it will be a good interview live at the top of the hour. >> senator graham had some pointed remarks, nice things about work she did in africa to combat aids. some not nice things about benghazi. >> well, we'll see what she has to say. this is her chance to respond. and we'll give it to her. >> >> looking forward toyo it, wolf blitzer. >>> in texas a 14-year-old student built his own clock. but instead of re

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let's analyze wolf blitzer's body language. his lips are pursed. eyes focused. totally motionless. that's body language that says "i can't read body language." >> ways to combat i.s.i.s. the president of egypt says i.s.i.s. is judging. >> russia will now share intelligence with syria iraq and iran concerning i.s.i.s. the terror group. >> trevor: damn, i.s.i.s.! you got everyone uniting against y, iraq and egypt, russia and syria, mag any to and professor x are teaming up, drake and meek cut an i.s.i.s. diss track! alien and predator and freddie and jason! even zac efron has agreed to join forces with his greatest enemy, carbs. but just because everyone agrees they must crush i.s.i.s. doesn't mean they can't disagree on the most basic details of how to do it. >> the biggest disagreement on syria has been over the future of bashar al-assad. >> obama * wants syrian presidet assad out. but putin said, without assad, i.s.i.s. would take over. >> trevor: putin wants to use assad to get rid of i.s.i.s. obama wants to get rid of i.s.i.s. and assad. it's a delicate, diplomatic game. like "r

c cnn's wolf blitzer is going to speak with the senator. bernie sanders is up next hour here on cnn and, of course, stay with cnn because tonight is the big republican debate reveal. at 8:00 p.m. we're going to learn which of all of those candidates made the cut and will be on that stage. the republican debate, of course, airs on cnn next wednesday, 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. eastern time. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that

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turn you over to wolf blitzer. we're live in simi valley, california. >>> happening now, fight night. the battle is on as gop candidates gather for their big debate right here on cnn. it all starts just an hour from now. the time is quickly running out for some white house hopefuls. they'll be trading punches with donald trump. and not everyone will be left standing. catching trump. dr. ben carson is almost neck and neck with the billionaire in the latest polls. but everyone else is back in the pack. tonight's cnn debate is a chance to stand out from the crowd. and conservative credentials. gop hopefuls will be trying to show they can be the heir to ronald reagan as their party is ripped apart to ideological and personal coils and rip each other apart with insults. who can prove they're ready to lead? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and aroun the world. i'm wolf blitzer live from inside the ronald reagan presidential library. and you're in "the situation room." >>> just an hour away an extraordi

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." starts now. >>> "outfront" tonight, breaking news, hillary clinton apologizing calling her private e-mail accounts a mistake and says she hits the reset button on the campaign in the face of falling poll numbers and kim davis released from jill but will she now issue marriage licenses to gay couples or go back behind bars? >>> and the disturbing 911 call, a mother crying out for help telling the dispatcher, my children are trying to kill me. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm jim sciutto in for erin burnett and "out front" tonight, breaking

sanders tells wolf blitzer even he is shocked at the speed of his surge. >> yes. i'm stunned. look, we have a message that i believe from day one was going to resonate with the american people. did i think they would resonate as quickly as they have? the answer is no. >> the crowds he is getting across the country, especially in new hampshire and iowa unbelievable. hillary clinton training her fire not on sanders, but republicans she would face in the general election. she blasted scott walker on his home turf and the speech at university of wisconsin at milwaukee. in ohio, clinton took a shot at donald trump and his carly fiorina taunt without mentioning trump's name. >> we hear from candidates on the other side about turning back the clock on women's rights. there is one particular candidate who just seems to delight in insulting women every chance he gets. i have to say if he meremerges, would love to debate him. >> it seems that governor walker thinks because he busts unions and starves universities, demeans women, he is some kind of tough guy on his motorcycle. a real lea

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it is 1:00 p.m.herever you are watching us from around the world, thank you for joining us. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> right to the breaking news, the house speaker john boehner calling it quits. the speaker of the house is getting ready to speak any moment now, and there is a live picture from capitol hill and we will have live coverage of the speaker's abrupt announcement set off a shock wave around capitol hill, and this is right after a address from pope francis to a joint session of

wolf blitzer is in the debate hall and we'll check in with him very shortly and very shortly we'll see all of the 11 candidates, presidential candidates from the next debate coming out on the stage so that all 15 candidates will be together on that stage for the first time posing for pictures, front-runners donald trump and dr. ben carson, of course, n newcomer carly fiorina on the stage as well. let's go ahead to john king, host of "inside politics" and gloria borger, nia-malika henderson and michael smerconish. what do we expect in the big debate just minutes away? john king, what did you think of what you heard tonight? did anyone break out of this lower tier? >> it's a fascinating question. everyone did what they wanted to do. the question is, can they change their poll numbers? lindsey graham, every question you asked about the sunrise or sunset, he said we're in a war against radical islam. we cannot afford to lose. he turned every question to that. that is his beat in this campaign. he nudged some of the candidates in the earlier debate. we'll see if it happens in the front-runn

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i'm wolf blitzer.u're in " >>> tonight, donald trump democraten station of the gop presidential race grows stronger marking the unfortunate end of summer and the campaign gets more serious. new polls give trump commanding leads in iowa and new hampshire. the states that hold the first two contests of this primary season. on the democratic side, hillary clinton front-runner status is taking a serious new hit in iowa, and in new hampshire, bernie sanders now is number one. surging ahead of clinton. also tonight -- the hunt for a brutal drug lord who tunnelled his way out of jail. investigators are cloesely examining a photo posted online. could be a critical clue to his whereabouts or a cunning diversion. analyst and nudnewsmakers stand by. >>> first the latest on the race for the white house. >> reporter: a campaign tradition for presidential hopefuls to take part in labor day pa rates, picnics, of course, and court voters. we've seen plenty of that today and a critical turning point as the holiday sign

i'm wolf blitzer live outside st. patrick's cathedral in new york. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following the breaking news. the arrival of pope francis here in new york city. anderson cooper is joining us for our special coverage of this the second leg of the pontiff's historic visit to the united states. anderson, a huge moment in u.s. history. >> yeah, and certainly in new york history as well. a city which is used to visiting dignitaries, but they have not seen anything like this. the security operation is major here. just outside washington you see the pope will be arriving at kennedy airport from taking off jant base andrews just outside washington. the pope first addressed congress today. he's going to take a helicopter into the island of manhattan, make a short procession along fifth avenue coming here where we are to st. patrick's cathedral. literally stopping right behind us. the pontiff will lead an evening prayer service. >> special evening prayer service for all who are invited. we're covering a

wolf blitzer is off. i'm brianna keilar, you're in "the situation room." >>> there are new developments this evening in the hunt for three suspected killers of an illinois police officer. authorities say the two-mile area surrounding the crime scene than thoroughly scoured, that intensive hunt is giving way to a broader search as police concede the suspects may have left town other even the states. thee going through surveillance videos from homes and businesses, and calling on the public to come through with tips that may help break the case. our correspondents, analysts and guests are standing by, and we begin with that search for the killers of a police officers in fox lake, illinois. cnn national correspondent ryan young is there. ryan, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, we know more than 100 investigators are spread throughout the state. we went through the entire neighborhood, not just by air, but by boat and ground to see what's going on. you can tell there's a difference in terms of the perimet

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. let's get to the breaking news. russia launches its first air strikes in syria saying it targeted isis positions near the city of homs. that's an area where various antiregime groups are active, but it is not, repeat not, an isis stronghold. in fact, the u.s. defense secretary ashton carter says the russians hit places where there were probably no isis forces at all. and may be pouring gasoline on the fire, his words in syria. russia says it was asked to act by the syrian president bashar al assad. a u.s. official says the russians attacked bashar al assad's enemies. the u.s. got a heads up before the strike. though one official says the pentagon was taken aback by the russian action. i'll speak with congresswoman tulsy gabbert of the armed services committee. and our correspondents, analysts and guests they'll have full coverage of the day's top stories. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. she h

i'm wolf blitzer.w. >>> "outfront" tonight, my exclusive one-on-one interview with donald trump. he talks taxes, vladimir putin, isis and even bill clinton. >> the economy is just going to be absolutely like a rocket. it's going to go up. >> let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, my exclusive sitdown with donald trump. he's still on top of the polls and today he rolled out a tax plan promising massive tax cuts for millions of americans. he tells me it will make the u.s. economy go up like a

wolf blitzer is off. i'm brianna keilar. you're in "the situation room." >>> we are only two days away from the cnn republican debate. and for donald trump and his rivals the stakes could not be higher. new polls show that trump's lead is growing despite all of his controversies and name calling. and tonight even though trump is bragging that it's unlucky to attack him, some of his opponents are considering a more in-your-face strategy during this upcoming debate. we're also looking closely at a new call from the head of al qaeda for lone wolf attacks inside of america. this coming just as law enforcement sources tell cnn the fbi is monitoring suspected jihadist chatter about attacks against the pope who arrives in the u.s. next week. our reporters are working their sources on all of the day's developing stories. they are standing by along with our political analysts and our experts. i want to begin with cnn senior washington correspondent jeff zellny at the debate site in california. jeff. >> reporter: hey,brianna, good aft

i'm wolf blitzer. >> i'm christiane amanpour. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> right now, here at the united nations, the drama is building. the an tis maticipation buildinr speeches from the world's most powerful and controversial leaders. president obama due to speak at the next hour. a parade of adversaries will follow. >> perhaps one of the most anticipated addresses will be from president vladimir putin from russia. first time he's been here for ten years. >>> syria in the cross hairs. as we wait to talk to our correspondents, it is about putin putting down his leverage, trying to outflank the united states. >> the addresses will include major speeches. our commentatorcommentators, th some of them, are standing by to break it down. there's a lot to coverage over the next several hours. we'll begin our coverage with jim sciutto, our chief national correspondent. >> we'll see so many of the foreign policy challenges facing the u.s. and the world confronted on this stage at the u.n. i

. >>> hello, and i'm wolf blitzer and it is 10:00 a.m. here at the ronald reagan presidential library here in simi valley, california and it 18:00 p.m. in jerusalem, and 1:00 a.m. in london, and thank you for watching wherever you are watching us from. and donald trump is leading, but dr. ben carson is gaining on him. and that is on the eve of the big republican debate hosted by cnn. while most of the candidates are preparing for the debate, trump is going to be holding a rally on national security. and last night in texas, he shrugged off the possibility that his rivals are going to attack him. >> and so, the debate. i hear they are all going to go after me. whatever. whatever. no, i hear it. >> and now to the correspondent athena jones, and she is live at the ronald reagan presidential library, and athena, start with "the new york times"/orc poll that shows that dr. ben carson is closing in on him? >> well, wolf, i doubt that donald trump himself would say that he is worried, but maybe he should be, if we look at the numbers there, beca

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wolf blitzer will be talking about this next in "the situation room."olf, your guest today congressman john garamendi? >> he's been following it very closely, we have as well. the u.s. is deeply disturbed, wondering what the russians are up to. apparently sending some signals that may may send troops, supplies into syria. the iranians are supporting that regime. hezbollah and lebanon supporting that regime. we see the outcome for the last four years, maybe 300,000 people have died. millions of people have been displayed internally, externally, in the tens of thousands flowing into europe. this is a crisis that's going on. we're all over it. >> looking forward to that. that's in just under eight minutes. >>> the money lead, drivers rejoicing, gas prices just hit a labor day low we have not seen in more than a decade. will the end of summer mean the end of this joyride? yes, we are twins. when i went on to ancestry, i just put in the name of my parents and my grandparents. i was getting all these leaves and i was going back generation after generation. yo

i'm wolf blitzer.ont" starts right now. >>> "outfront" tonight, standing by for a major speech by donald trump tonight on the deck of the "uss iowa," trump expected to detail his national security plan. we are live in los angeles. >>> while trump speaks, his republican opponents are hunkered down preparing for tomorrow night's crucial face-off with the front-runner in less than 24 hours. >>> carly fiorina, a trump insult pumped new life into her campaign. will there be a trump/fiorina showdown at the debate? >>> let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, "tf

i'm wolf blitzer.tuation room." >>> republican presidential candidate donald trump strengthening his front-runner taught and passing a major milestone. he's topped 30%, adding 8 points to his lead nationwide since august. now some of his rivals are stepping up their attacks on trump as he's lob lobbing verba bombshells at him. this days outside of the cnn presidential republican debate at the reagan library in california, covering that and much more with our correspondents and our guests. let's begin with the escalating war of words among the republican hopefuls. our chief political correspondent dana bash is joining us with the latest details. >> the top two candidates are questioning each other's faith in god. now a third is calling the front-runner an ego maniacal narcissist. that as donald trump continues to defy political convention and gravity reaching new heights. donald trump is surging to a new lead. 32%. and is on the attack against his second-place rival ben carson. >> very low-key. frankly,

go long. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, 6:00 p.m. in london, 7:00 p.m.n budapest. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we're following two major political stories developing this hour right here in the united states. up first, republican presidential candidates, they rally around a kentucky clerk jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. the texas senator ted cruz expected to speak any moment now outside the jail where the clerk, kim davis, is being held. we'll bring you the senator's remarks live. stand by for that. besides senator cruz, the former arkansas governor and current presidential candidate mike huckabee visits davis and holds a rally protesting her arrest at the same time. the other major political story we're following, hillary clinton as her worst showing yet in a major national poll. new results just

i'm wolf blitzer. it's 10:00 a.m. at the presidential library in simi valley, california. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. the dust is still settling here at the ronald reagan presidential library. 15 republican presidential candidates in two separate debates took turns hammering each other, while also touting their own accomplishments, both big or small. with as many as 23 million people here in the united states watching this prime-time event. the topics ranged from foreign policy to faces. as each candidate tried to gain ground with voters and stay relevant in this race for the white house. here are some of the highlights from last night's battle. >> the 11 leading candidates for president are at their podiums. anything could happen over the next few hours. >> i think we are in fact the a team. we even have our own mr. t who doesn't mind saying you're a fool. >> rand paul shouldn't even be on this stage. he's number 11. he's got 1% in the polls. >> his

wolf blitzer starts right after this break. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. in london, 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. >> up first, presidential politics here in the united states and hillary clinton's shrinking lead in the race for the democratic nomination. in a brand new cnn/orc poll hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by only ten point, 37% to 27%. last month she held at an 18-point lead. vice president joe biden

liberty mutual insurance. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it is 1:00 p.m. p.m. in damascus and 1:00 p.m. in pyongyang, and wherever you are watching us in the world, thank you for joining the world, thank you for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> up first, religion and politics in the united states can be a volatile mix, and some presidential candidates are learning it the hard way. both donald trump and ben carson are dealing with the fallout with the comments over muslims. anned a is voe ka si group today called for dr. ben carson to drop out of the race after he said that a muslim should not be presiden

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. this just coming into cnn. we're learning new details now about an american held captive by houthi rebels in yemen. let's get straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. tell us about what you're learning. >> wolf, a source close to this family of this man identifies the american as scott darden, 45 years old, a native of atlanta, georgia, working for a company called transoceanic development in yemen in march. he was taken captive. we now darden is identified as perhaps as many as three americans being held by the houthi rebels. no ransom demand for darden at this point. there has been a good deal of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and discussion between the obama administration and the houthi rebels about this small group, perhaps as many as three american, continuing to be held by the hoouthi rebels. discussions to get them out of there, one of them, a fourth man, was released earlier this summer but they've been making an effort behind the scenes to get them out of there. as the houthis were taking

i'm wolf blitzer overlooking central park in new york city. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following the breaking news right now we're overlooking new york's central park where tens of thousands of people are lined up still outside waiting for a glimpse of pope francis. it's another chance for the people's pope to mingle with the masses on his way to a special mass at madison square garden. it's been a historic day here in new york. at the united nations the pope made a forceful appeal to world leaders urging them to take immediate steps to protect the environment saying that thirst for power is harming the earth and its poorest people. pope francis also visited the 9/11 memorial where the world trade center towers once stood. he prayed for the victims saying this place of death also marks the triumph of life. the pope is now ending a visit to a catholic school in new york's east harlem where he's met with school children and with immigrants. our correspondents, analysts and guests have full coverage of

hillary clinton did her first live interview, wolf blitzer doing the duties there.lso yesterday, clinton took questions from voters in a concorde, new hampshire. in both instances, the candidate executed in what we call in the political business -- evasive maneuvers. >> what would you say was your number one accomplishment as secretary of state? mrs. clinton: there is a long list about what i have done. you can read my book "hard choices," how i negotiated a cease-fire between israel and hamas, and how i put together an international coalition of sanctions against iran. you can read about what i did as first lady to get the children's health insurance program or as a senator, getting better health care for veterans. this is just silly season. i am looking forward to eventually debating on that stage whoever they finally nominate, once they get around to doing that. keystone pipeline, one of my favorite issues. let me just tell you this. i have been waiting for the administration to make a decision. i thought i owed them that. i worked in the administration. i starte

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."

. >>> here at reagan library, joined by wolf blitzer who has made it out to california.ation room here. advisers for ben carson and ted cruz. >> dr. ben carson, he's doing amazingly well right now when you think about where he was only a few months ago, he's number two behind donald trump, especially in the states where these polls show he has really caught on. so we're going to get into a strategy, will he be low key in the debate tomorrow night or go after trump? there's been a bit of an exchange as we all know, we'll go through some of than ted cruz, he's got issues, he's not gone after donald trump at all. >> no. >> they were together at the rally in washington the other day against the iran nuclear deal. they were hugging, it was a joint rally two co-stars of that production. we'll see what's going on. i want to get into some of their strategy, we'll see how much they're willing to share. >> how long is ted cruz willing to be nice to donald trump if they're going after the same anti-establishment voters? >> he's been really nice to him so far. donald trump has been

where wolf blitzer compares his dancing on the "ellen" show. >> so following bernie sanders, he's builta campaign with more than 50 paid staffers on the ground, just added a new press secretary. it's interesting to see if he can use that moment. this is the first trip since the "des moines register" showed up up seven points, i believe over hillary clinton. interesting to see whether or not he can turn the big crowds and attention he got across the country into a real force in iowa. he said saturday he thinks the clinton campaign is getting a little bit nervous about him. >> a little bit nervous. we shall see. i'll close with this. donald trump's success is reaching us about today's political environment. there are some familiar lessons like politics makes strange bed fellows. the conservative club for growth is about to have a tv ad against trump for call on higher taxes on hedge fund managers. for years they looked with scorn on the club for growth, criticizing it for attacking republican incumbents as big spenders. it might support a primary challenge against john mccain, arizona cen

i'm wolf blitzer at the reagan presidential library. you're in "the situation room." >>> she's only averaging about 3% in the national polls, but 23 million people who watched carly fiorina in last night's republican presidential debate right here on cnn. and she may have come away at least a lot of people think as the winner right here at the reagan library. the former high-tech exec challenged billionaire donald trump on his corporate bankruptcies. and she won loud applause when her sharp response was heard to his insults about her appearance. the other candidates also took their shots at trump. and some like jeb bush and marco rubio may have given themselves a badly needed shot in the arm with their performances. hillary clinton of course was not on the stage last night, but her name came up as much as almost anyone's. and not necessarily in a very good way. in a cnn exclusive, the democratic presidential front runner joins me for her first live television interview from the campaign trail. it's her chance to address the attacks from

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's been a day of important and dramatic action involving some of the most dangerous longtime adremember sears of the united states demands for congress to kill the iran nuclear deal were loud and clear this afternoon. sarah palin looks with candidates ted cruz and donald trump pulled no punches. >> we are led by very, very stupid people. very, very stupid people. >> beyond the threat posed by iran we're also learning new debails have putin's alarming buildup? syria. john kerry is warning the russians they're liable to make a dangerous situation even worse. >>> republican senator tom cotton a members of the intelligence and armed services committee, as well as an outspoken opponent of the iran deal is here in soich. other correspondents analysts and guests are standing by with full coverage of all the day's top stories. let's begin with sara murray. she had a chance to speak with donald trump one on one. sara how did it go? >> wolf today was an epi

. >> and wolff blitzer will ask her live tonight in the situation room.tch the interview right here on cnn, 5:00 eastern. >>> and good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. it could be the day analysts have been nervously awaiting the interest rates on your credit cards, mortgages and car loans about to go up. the federal reserve could determine all of that today. you can see the stock market there. it is down just about seven points. let's head over the allison kosik live at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> will the fed raise rates today? are they not? and for every person who says yes there is another who says they are going to hold off. and traders i've been talking to say they want to fed to raise rates and take the uncertainty out of mark. but there is a growing course of big names saying look, the fed should wait. they are saying the fed should wait and point to anemic wage growth, low ib inflation and all the volatility we've seen and the worry is that that volatility can spill over into the economy. many say i

i'm jake tapper turning it over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> foreign fighters, disturbing bipartisan report finds u.s. is failing to stop would-be jihadys from joining isis and other terror groups. more disturbing attacks fighters make when they return back to the united states. i'll speak with the house homeland security committee chairman. >>> ready to strike. moscow deployed some of its most sophisticated weapons in syria and a top u.s. official says russian air strikes there could come at any time. who will the target be? and do they really pote a threat to u.s. and coalition forces? >>> and 0 $10 trillion? donald trump will slash income taxes, many americans will wind up paying nothing. but some studies say his tax plan will cost the country trillions. i'll ask trump's campaign manager about that. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." shocking, new evidence that the united states failed to stop the flow of would-be jihadys to syria and iraq. a bipartisan congressional task force reports more than 2550 americans have gone to join isis or other terror gr

i'm wolf blitzer.s cnn breaking news. >> we're following the breaking news a shakeup in the republican race for the white house. former texas governor rick perry just announcing he's suspending his campaign amid dismal poll numbers, sharp attacks by the front-runner donald trump. here's what perry said just a few minutes ago. >> when i gave my life to christ i said your ways are greater than my ways. your will is superior to mine. today i submit to you his will remains a mystery. but some things have come and become very clear to me. that is why today i'm suspending my campaign for the presidency of the united states. >> perry's departure follows trump's attacks which have also targeted former business executive carly fiorina. her rise in the polls has qualified her to take part in the upcoming main cnn republican presidential debate but it's also opened her up to trump's put-downs. now he's offering a new explanation for one insult many people found particularly offensive. and all of this unfolding on

i'm wolf blitzer.situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following the breaking news, pope francis arriving in the united states for the first time starting a historic visit that will take him to washington, new york and philadelphia. president obama, vice president biden and their families welcomed the pontiff at joint base andrews just outside washington, d.c., a little while ago. from there, the pope was driven in a small fiat to the vatican's residence here in washington where he'll be staying while he's in town. we're also following the 2016 presidential campaign and republican front-runner donald trump lashing out at news networks and threatening to sue a conservative group over attack ads. we're covering all of that. much more with our guests including republican presidential candidate rand paul and republican senator james rich. he's a leading member of the intelligence and foreign relations committees. we have our correspondents standing by in key locations. let's go to our c

i'm turning you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, breaking news. campaign casualty, he was once an early leader in the polls but now wisconsin governor scott walker shows up as just an asterisk. sources say he's about to announce an end to his presidential bid. we're standing by. >>> offending voters, will the gop's efforts to expand its tent collapse as ben carson and donald trump step up their attacks on muslims? i'll speak with one of the two muslim members of the united states congress. >>> possessed by demons. an outburst in court as prosecutors say the man accused of killing baby doe viewed her as possessed. why did no one who knew the child report her missing? >>> and maximum security. u.s. cities are turned into fortresses as a massive security cordoned will surround the pope wherever he goes. why are officials so concerned about the papal visit? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> let's get to the breaking news. sources say the wisconsin governor scott walker about to drop out of the race for