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breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". >>> president obama on a bus tour through the united states midwest he's been reaching out to rural voters but he took some time today to sit down with me for a wide-ranging one-on-one interview. we talked about the political gridlock in washington, the field of republican challengers trying to oust him from the white house, and the terror threat a decade after 9/11. but we began with what may be the most pressing issue facing the country right now. here's part one of my interview with the president of the united states. >> mr. president, thanks very much for joining us. >> great to be here. >> let's talk about jobs jobs jobs. issue number one. you're going to release a major new jobs program you say in september. here's the question. what's taking so long? >> well, the truth is everything we've done has been related to jobs. starting back with the recovery act. and that's the reason why we've seen over 2 million jobs created over the last 17 months in

jeanne moos, cnn. >> shannon, come back! fantastic journalism there from jeanne moos. brilliant stuff. meatloaf, thank you so much for not walking out on me. i appreciate it. you restored my faith in interview guests. that's all for us tonight. another fantastically entertaining show.

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jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> i'd go for the clever pr stunt. it's interesting story there. okay. us what's going on with the international weather picture. >> i had there, andrew. that was quite an interesting story. not a fan of "jersey shore" but i know a lot of people are. a little publicity, right. >> no comment. >> right, exactly. you're saving brain cells there. on a serious note, let's talk about pakistan. very hard hit with flooding. let's go to some images to show you exactly what it looks like across this area. we're talking about a flooding where an area, people are being evacuated. they done the have homes. report eedly 60,000 people are left homeless and 700,000 are being affected across this region. you see people walking through flooded streets. actually using boats in some areas because the situation has gotten so bad there. as i take you back over to our graphic, the conditions are fairly quiet now but as i show you as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours, there still is a possibility for more showers to pop up. i know our models aren't picking this up. but when

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it to jeanne moos.nks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> for our international viewers, "world report" is next. in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. tonight the president hits the road with the re-election campaign preview. >> unfortunately what we've seen in washington the last few months has been the worst kind of partisanship, the worst kind of gridlock, and that gridlock has undermined public confidence and impeded our efforts to take the steps we need for our economy. it's made things worse instead of better. >> but how risky is it for the man who promised in his last campaign to change washington to concede now it's even worse? >>> plus, it's a big week in the republican race to pick the president's 2012 challenger. with middle-class economic anxiety front and center, well, the early gop front runner might want to rethink this line -- governor romney is also exhibit "a" if you need any proof this week matters. saturday'

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political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer in decorah, iowa.he president of the united states. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're live here in iowa center stage for american politics. right now with president obama here kicking off a three-state bus tour fresh off the heels of a straw poll that shook up the republican presidential field. we'll have much more on that coming up. also this hour, the president's town hall meeting here in decorah, iowa. stand by for that, but first, let's get some more on the bus tour that the president has had. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us. the message that the president is trying to bring to the midwest heartland. >> well, certainly today we've seen a lot of criticism. we talked about that. he's also trying to create some optimism and also push some of his job-creating proposals, not new proposals, proposals that we've already heard about, but the white house insisting that this isn't a political swing, though it has all of the sights and sounds of campaign events, from the mus

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locals turn their land into a tourist paradise welcome to come rejoin us should close up on our jeanne. moos today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are all today. and again this is all see the headlines. they've been bridles out ready to storm could dump his hometown under nato and showed at a desperate effort to find the fugitive says european governments stumped the other side for all dealings in the country. a british cold war two veteran has been leading a campaign to expose what he says is corruption and his country's judicial system has been a joke for six months and is being accused of making water recordings that new rings strictly forbidden in english called buttons that traditionally just trying to silence and. also carry cane irene has claimed its past lives with six dentists to be a windsor back to the coast of north carolina and virginia new york case bracing itself the world.

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cnn's jeanne moos has that. >> reporter: do bert and ernie have a secret?ame street" muppets coming out of the closet? >> what if they are gay? what if they're neck deep in each other's clothes every night? >> reporter: the anywgay buzz h been around for years but now there's an online petition asking "sesame street" to let bert and ernie get married. the petition was dreamed up by gay activist blair scott. >> when i was 9 years old i wondered if they were a gay couple. >> reporter: there's been a lot of purely circumstantial evidence. >> they sleep in the same room. >> reporter: they take baths together. look at the photo on their wall. >> that's our picture. >> reporter: oh, sure, there are also counter insidecations. >> let's talk about bert's eyebrow. no self-respecting homosexual would leave a unibrow like that unplucked. if there's one things gays do, it's pluck. >> reporter: they've been together more than 41 years, and just as folks speculated that tinky winkie the purple telly tubby with the purse was gay, rumors have swirled around the roommate mu

here now is our jeanne moos. >> it comes to this "newsweek" cover, the eyes have it.e out to george washington with a black eye on "time" magazine. all week conservatives have been saying "newsweek" tried to make her look crazy. the only ones crazy about the cover are comedians. >> isn't that soon to be doing a female remake "the 40-year-old virgin." >> nancy pelosi saw and it said it doesn't look crazy to me. >> play some spooky music. there you go. i see you. >> the editor of "newsweek" told msnbc that they didn't try to make her look crazy or cross eyed. tina brown's favorite word is intensity. >> intensity in her eyes is in all the photographs of her. there's something about michele bachmann with the eyes looking out. >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: "newsweek" released what it called the outtakes from the shoot and apparently making the point that her eyes are pretty intense in all of them. john stuart backed "newsweek." >> shame on you, "newsweek," and your editor, tina brown. no, too glamorous. >> the one person who hasn't bugged out over michele bachman

cnn's jeanne moos on the art of the exit. >> reporter: who doesn't love a walkout? hosts and guests disagree. >> why are you being so weird about this? >> i'm not being weird. you're being a little rude. >> reporter: if you're going to walk out of an interview, here's how not to. do not have your pr person intentionally block the camera. >> where are you going? >> reporter: if you're going, go. don't linger. >> are we off? >> larry, you're being inappropriate. >> what? >> i'm not going to talk about -- >> i'm asking a question. >> reporter: if you're serious about walking off, we recommend you don't keep looking off to the side at your pr people. it sort of dilutes the act of walking off if you're looking for advice from the sidelines. >> who are you talking to? >> do you ever worry about your moment having passed? >> can i -- i was curious about one thing. >> reporter: do not do as naomi campbell do, do not whack the camera. do not overturn furniture. just because the host called then quarterback jim everette a girl's name, chris everette. and do not drop a string

cnn's jeanne moos has more. >> reporter: you know all those heart heartwarming two-legged reunions, the>> "i love you". >> hey, you recognize me? >> reporter: emma thunder paws in the name and for senior airman trevor krour arriving from afghanistan. >> it was the second best reunion i've had since getting back. >> reporter: the best being the one with his wife whitney. >> i think he remembers you. >> he didn't get out of trevor's face for probably a solid week. >> reporter: from humongous dogs to tiny ones like these, canine reunions are running rampant on youtube. >> hi! hi! hi! >> reporter: from baying beagles to whimpering molly, crying over the return of her air force captain owner, the one thing most of these doggie reunions have in common is they can turn a macho soldier into a baby-talking softy. >> my boy! >> reporter: fathers talk to their dogs like adults. >> i missed you so bad, honey. i'm so sorry i went away. >> you lost so much weight. >> oh, you're going to make me cry. >> reporter: soldiers locked in a canine embrace. >> he wanted to have direct eye contact to make sure

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here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: what does a new york city construction worker have in common with♪ these little town blues >> reporter: nothing blue about this guy, except partially his eyes. but unlike old blue eyes, gary russo's stage isn't carnegie hall, it's a construction site where a subway line is being built. and these aren't backup singers. they're actual sand hogs, the guys who dig the tunnel while other guys eat during their lunch break. gary decided to drag out a mike and sound system and sing. ♪ when the moon hits your eye >> reporter: how do the buddies react? >> the tough guys are going, you're going to sing at lunch? i was like, yeah. >> i want to be just like him when i grow up. this guy is a real class act. ♪ >> reporter: can't hold these guys back. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: the construction hasn't been sweet for residence, so much disruption, noise. >> they tell me it's going to go on for eight or nine years. i won't be here, so i don't care. >> reporter: but gary cares. ♪ the world was new beneath the blue umbrella sky ♪ >> reporter: they call you any funny

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> thanks very much. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our international viewers, "world report" is next. in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >> thanks, wolf. >>> good evening, everyone. tonight wall street breaks a losing streak barely with the jobs market and financial markets in such a struggle new warnings tonight the economy could fall back into recession. and as the president prepares to celebrate his 50th birthday with a giant re-election campaign fund-raiser, a would-be rival hits home and previews the 2012 showdown over jobs and the economy. >> yes, we can. thank you. if i don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition. >> another possible republican challenger is riled up, too, because of tea party criticism during the debt ceiling debate. >> yeah, right. independent patriotic americans who desire fiscal sanity in our beloved nation being called terrorist. if you were a real domestic terrorist -- >> we begin overseas tonight with two dramas unimaginable just months ago i

we asked jeanne moos to take a look at the best walkoffs in the history of television. >> reporter: whoout. sometimes it makes great tv when host and guest disagree. >> why are you being so weird about this. >> i'm not being weird, you're being a little rude. >> but if you're going to walk out of an interview, here's how to not to. do not have your pr person intentionally block the cam rap. >> where are you going? >> and if you're going, go. don't linger. >> you're being inappropriate. >> what? i'm asking a question. >> reporter: if you're serious about walking off, we recommend you don't keep looking off to the side to your pr people. it sort of dilutes the defiant act of walking off if you're talking to people on the sidelines. >> do you ever worry about your moment having past? >> reporter: do not do as naomi campbell did. do not whack the camera. do not overturn furniture. just because the host called then quarterback jim everett a girl's name, chris everett. and do not drop a string of f-bombs as comedian andrew dice clay did. >> i guy wants to [ bleep ] can't even do a little [ bl

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breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. "the situation room." skrarks they still haven't staggered to the finish line after weeks and weeks of bitter political wrangling, congressional leaders have reached a compromise deal with the white house on lifting the nation's debt creole, but they have been rounding up support so they can put it to a vote. we're awaiting action in the house of representatives. the senate may take action perhaps later tonight, maybe tomorrow morning. meantime, the clock is ticking. just hours to go until the deadline to avoid default on america's debt. first, let's go to cnn's congressional correspondent kate balduan who is live up on capitol hill with the latest on this house floor debate. what is the latest, kate? >> hey there, wolf. i'm just steps away from the house floor where the debate is under way which means we're moving towards a vote on final passage of this compromise deal. we're told by sources that it could happen before 7:00 this evening, so we're keeping a close eye on that. meantime

. ♪ jeanne moos, cnn. >> this is a "cnn newsroom" special report. i'm wolf blitzer in washington.e would like to welcome our viewers watching around the world this hour. we're following two unrelated but very important stories. at least 30 american troops, including more than two dozen elite special forces, have been killed in the deadliest single incident ever for u.s. forces fighting in afghanistan. the latest from our pentagon correspondent barbara starr straight ahead. >>> and the federal government's credit worthiness has taken a big hit from one of the major rating agencies from aaa to aa-plus. over the next hour we'll explain what it means for you and for the government. but let's begin with a horrific loss of american lives in afghanistan. 30 u.s. military personnel, including 22 navy s.e.a.l.s, three other special forces, were killed when their chinook helicopter crashed during a mission, apparently shot down by the taliban. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us now. certainly a terrible blow to the u.s. military operation, especially those navy s.e.a.l.s

. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> and that's it for me. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. for our international viewers, "world report" is next. in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >>> good evening, up first tonight, major breaking international news. two administration sources telling me tonight the obama white house is now prepared to explicitly call for the syrian president bashar al assad to step down. the call for regime change the sources tell me is planned for later this week, after united nations security council meeting on the syrian crisis set for tomorrow. these administration sources say the call for assad to step down will be packaged with new treasury department financial sanctions designed to tighten the screws on president assad, his family, and syrian businesses with close ties to the regime. human rights activists say at least 2,000 people have been killed in the regime's brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters over the past several months. as the crackdown has played o

. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn. new york. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues on cnn. >>> rebels battling moammar gadhafi's army say they are in complete control of towns surrounding tripoli. it is the most progress yet claimed by the rebels as they push toward the libyan capital. we'll have a live report for you. >>> plus, a congressional black hawk says it has a bone to pick with president obama. congresswoman maxine waters is leading the charge. i'm going to talk with her live this hour about the issues at hand. >>> also meet the new generation of flash mobs. kids using social media to commit crimes. what happened to the days of dancing and singing in the middle of the mall? >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. we start with breaking news. there's a lot of news. i want to get you caught up. it's out of libya tonight. a rebel spokesman says anti-government troops have now entered the capital. and cnn's senior correspondent matthew chance is live in tripoli. we spoke with you not long ago. what are you seeing and hearing now? >> reporter: the

♪ and the winter winds they have come and gone ♪ >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn -- ♪ new york >> you knowicanve "americ talent." i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room," for our international viewers, "world report" is next, and in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >> thanks, wolf, and good evening tonight from the white house. in addition to death and taxes these two things also certain tonight, the government will not default on its obligations when the clock strikes midnight, and the acrimonious debate over taxes, spending and the role of government will continue, despite president obama's signature today on a major debt ceiling and spending compromise. >> everyone's going to have to chip in. it's only fair. that's the principle i'll be fighting for during the next phase of this process. >> that's the president's way of saying he'll fight for tax increases as the deficit spending debate enters its next chapter. a powerful new special congressional committee charged with finding an additional $1.5 trillion in savings over the next decade. the low-key signing ceremony at

>> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues on cnn. >>> good evening, everyone, tonight president obama on jobs sending troops off to war and the republicans who want his job. what does he make, for example, of texas governor rick perry's suggestion the men and women of america's armed forces don't respect their commander in chief. >> i'll cut him some slack. he's only been at it for a few days now. >> perry for his part isn't so diplomatic. he blows kisses at his rivals and uses words like treasonous to criticize the chairman of the federal reserve. >> i don't know what you all would do to them in iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly in texas. >> the texas talk is stirring the presidential race but might some scare voters away? on the trail michele bachmann leads a tribute. >> before we get started, let's all say happy birthday toley to. happy birthday. >> sweet, right? except elvis was born in january. he died on this day on august 16th, 1977. >>> plus, check this out. the group swarms into a maryland c

. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> oh, my gosh!hat's it for me, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our international viewers, "world report" is next. in north america, "john king, usa" starts right now. >>> thanks, wolf, and good evening, everyone. up first tonight a bloodbath on wall stroeet and sharp declines around the world, sparking fears of a major global slowdown and perhaps even another recession. the dow dropped 500 points or 4.3%, the ninth biggest point loss on record. when the closing bell sounded today, 512 points was the exact drop, a decline that wiped all of the gains this calendar year. you find it hard to follow when a currency intervention causes a domino effects that sends america's blue chips to free fall, but this market lesson is sadly painfully easy to follow. if you have a job, your 401(k) is taking a hit, a big hit. and if you don't have a job, the outlook is bleak, that a government report in the morning will show a stagnant job growth in july and dash the hope th

here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: you know, all those heart warring, two-legged reunions, the military -- >> love you. >> reporter: -- well, this is the four-legged version. >> hey. you do not recognize me? >> reporter: emmitt thunder paws is the great dane's name and for senior airman trevor crowder arriving back from afghanistan. >> it was the second best reunion hive had since getting back. >> reporter: the best being with his wife whitney. >> i think he remembers you. he didn't get out of trevor's face for probably a solid week. >> reporter: from humongous dogs like emmitt thunder paws to the tiny ones like these two dachshu dachshunds canine reunions are running rampant on youtube. from babies to whimpering molly crying over the return of her air force captain owner. the one thing most doggie reunions have in common they can turn a macho soldier into a baby-talking softy. fathers talk to their dogs like adu adults. >> i missed so badly, i'm so sorry i went away. >> you will make me cry. >> reporter: soldiers locked in a canine embrace. >> oh. >> direct eye contact and make sure th

jeanne moos shows us the love. >> reporter: you know the heart-warming two-legged reunions, the ones-- >> i love you. >> reporter: well, this is the four-legged version. emet thunder paws is the great dane's name, and for him arriving back from afghanistan. >> it was the second best reunion since i have been back. >> his best being his wife. >> reporter: from huge dogs, to tiny ones like these ones, k-9 reunions are running rampant on youtube. crying over the return of her air force captain owner, the one things most of the doggy reunions have in common is that they could turn a macho soldier into a baby-talking softy. they talk to them like they're daults. >> look how smaller. >> you are going to make me cry. >> soldiers locked in a k-9 him brace. >> you want to have direct eye contact. >> and it could eclipse the human one, when she wanted to show him her welcome home ensemble, the k-9 kept stealing the show. >> i am sorry, but i need to be the center of attention, so. >> dogs have a pretty short attention span, so after 45 seconds of intense petting and a little chasing around, fo

jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: he came toting a fried pork p chop, a corn dop and egg on a stick.texan in town, swigging water like it's mouth wash with his leg on a bale of hay spouting y'alls, dropping his gs, we're thinking that texas talk sounds mighty familiar. >> i told him, dad gum it. >> reporter: some are saying rick perry is the mirror image of another famous texas politician. a photo illustration even thoughs perry looking many in the mirror and george w. bush looking back out. hair that's looked pretty much the same since his day of the corps of cadets at texas a & m. in his first presidential campaign video -- >> he wore the uniform of our country -- >> reporter: he schur reminds us of president bush in a flight suit on a farm. but perry dismisses similarities saying -- >> we're not all caorbin copies in texas. >> he's a good-looking rascal. >> reporter: when politico asked perry if he was armed today, he declined to say saying that's why it's called concealed. he doesn't conceal his touchy feelly side. in a typical encounter, he put his arm around a voter, pat and sq

. ♪ it's fun to stay at the ymca >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> hey there, folks.n the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west. wherever you may be, we are certainly glad you're right here. i'm t.j. holmes in today for keira phillips. we're watching wall street. it's been open about a half hour now and looky looky, in positive territory. we'll take it, even though it's early. we have been watching a historical week of volatility. will it end up that way? >>> the republican candidates don't even bother to put on gloves so they it don't have to take them off last night. they he came out swinging. but a new challenger is about to enter the ring. we'll talk about it. >>> in great britain, police are in control and now on the hunt. they're arresting nearly 2,000 people in connection with the riots and looting there. >>> we are talking about iowa being the battleground this weekend, but minnesota seem to be the heart of a turf war right now. tensions really boiled over last night between two officials from that state. the former governor tim lenty and congresswoman michele bachma

jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> i'm a fan of "jersey shore."that aren't "the situation sts are the abs which he refers to the situation and gets called "the situation." it is a strange situation. ceo of the marketing firm hanss projects. it is very enticing to think that this was all marketing ploy. it may well be but there is a real underlying problem here. that's that abcontrol by and and pitch is informationed now and have a huge growth market assuming things go okay in europe where their positioning as a premium product more so than they are here in the united states. frankly, "jersey shore," in italy this year, it is kind of messing with their target audience. >> let's look at it in reality. you have a reality show and you have fantasy. abercrombie is a fantasy brand even in the states and particularly in europe. they want to create an image for themselves that's imaginary. and when you have a reality show, there is a clash there, fundamental clash. they want to disassociate themselves from reality and they are selling a fantasy. >> let's