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of course, wolf, both sides are trying to win over public opinion. wolf? >> that's what they do. once again, our special live coverage of the speeches by president obama and the house speaker john boehner starts later tonight. our coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. i'll be anchoring our coverage. jack cafferty is here with "the cafferty file." as politicians play games with the dead ceiling deadline the quality of millions of people's lives is hanging in the balance and the clock is ticking. republican congressman and presidential candidate ron paul thinks that time may already have run out. on the floor of the house last week paul said, quote, when a country sin debted to a degree that we 'indebted, the country always default. we will default because the debt is unsustainable, unquote. meanwhile, no deal as our politicians continue to appear to have lost sight what they were elected to do in the first place. they argue, they grandstand. they posture. all the time with one eye cocked on whether or not they will be re-elected but nothing is decided. what t
of course, wolf, both sides are trying to win over public opinion. wolf? >> that's what they do. once again, our special live coverage of the speeches by president obama and the house speaker john boehner starts later tonight. our coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. i'll be anchoring our coverage. jack cafferty is here with "the cafferty file." as politicians play games with the dead ceiling deadline the quality of millions of people's lives is hanging in...
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wolf? >> an amazing, very, very amazing story. thanks very much for that. it's a startling claim by a man who wants to be president of the united states. we're going to focus on new remarks by republican presidential candidate herman cain who's taking his very vocal concerns about muslims to a whole new level. and when rupert murdoch faces british law makers in a matter of hours, he may feel like he and his entire media empire are on trial. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." discover customersl are getting five percent cashback bonus at the pump... and at many of the places their summer plans take them. it pays to switch, it pays to discover. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means m
wolf? >> an amazing, very, very amazing story. thanks very much for that. it's a startling claim by a man who wants to be president of the united states. we're going to focus on new remarks by republican presidential candidate herman cain who's taking his very vocal concerns about muslims to a whole new level. and when rupert murdoch faces british law makers in a matter of hours, he may feel like he and his entire media empire are on trial. stay with us. you're in "the situation...
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wolf? >> what did the president mean when he parent toll eric cantor at yesterday's session that he's ready to take this to the american people? >> the president held a series of the local interviews about to air around the country, but we did read the tweets from at least one reporter. he clearly made his case past washington directly to the american. here's what he said to one reporter, quote -- the president expressed frustration that the republicans, quote, continue to play games. the president said he is willing to tackle his party's sacred cows, but republicans aren't. that's what he told philadelphia's kyw. clearly the president has the buildly pulpit and he's willing to use it. >> he said something very similar on month at the news conference. what is this talk of a deadline tomorrow, friday, deadline? what does that mean? >> the white house is saying they must -- these talks must yield clear progress, clear signs of steps toward a deal, and if not, then they have to move on to anot
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wolf? >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, a dire political crisis here in washington. democrats and republicans seemingly no closer to a deal. less than a week before the country is set to plunge into default. and the consequences could potentially be disastrous for all of us. i'll ask david plouff whether any progress is being made right now. and jammed phone lines crashing capitol hill as worried americans scramble to weigh in on this debate before it's too late. and a disturbing new study revealing a widening gap between minorities and the wealthiest americans in the wake of a devastating recession. i'm wolf blitzer here in the situation room. first to what many say is shaping up to be an economic disaster of nearly unprecedented proportions if congress doesn't break the deadlock and agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling only six days from now. the white house warning today there's no more wiggle room and beyond that date, quote, we lose our capacity to borrow. if that happe
wolf? >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, a dire political crisis here in washington. democrats and republicans seemingly no closer to a deal. less than a week before the country is set to plunge into default. and the consequences could potentially be disastrous for all of us. i'll ask david plouff whether any progress is being made right now. and jammed phone lines crashing capitol hill as worried americans scramble to weigh in on this debate before it's too late. and a...
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wolf?uch. >>> gloria borger is getting ready to speak to mitch mcconnell coming up. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ i'm your venus ♪ i'm your fire ...needs protection. introducing venus proskin with moisture rich shave gel bars enhanced with a triple blend of body butters that create a layer of protection for your skin with every close stroke. leaving your skin beautifully smooth. and your goddess just beautiful. ♪ well, i'm your venus new venus proskin moisture rich. reveal the goddess in you. >>> gloria borger's back. you're going to be speaking with mitch mcconnell tomorrow morning. filling in ing iing i ing iing "state of the union." there's just a few hours left. >> right. and mitch mcconnell is clearly the key man here. he's somebody that they believe c
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wolf? >> brooke, thanks very much. >>> happening now, breaking news. that critical house vote on the republican debt plan back, it's back on right now, almost 24 hours after a huge rift in the party brought it to a screeching halt. do the republicans now have the 216 votes needed to pass? we're only moments away from the vote and when it happens, we'll bring it to you live right here in "the situation room". >>> plus, it's arguably his most defining moment as the house speaker. john boehner now desperately struggling to prove he has what it takes to keep a new generation of republicans in line. >>> and president obama warns, and i'm quoting him now, we are almost out of time, urging all americans to keep the pressure on washington and bring this devastating crisis to an end. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> you're looking at a live picture right now of the house floor, where just a short time from now, we expect to see that critical vote on the gop debt plan. the vote w
wolf? >> brooke, thanks very much. >>> happening now, breaking news. that critical house vote on the republican debt plan back, it's back on right now, almost 24 hours after a huge rift in the party brought it to a screeching halt. do the republicans now have the 216 votes needed to pass? we're only moments away from the vote and when it happens, we'll bring it to you live right here in "the situation room". >>> plus, it's arguably his most defining moment as...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. let's go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. >> he said it' time for law makers from both parties to make tough choices. he says he's been willing to put entitlement programs on the table, but even so, there's no deal tonight. and some republicans are saying it's time for the president to put his own plan on the table, not make another speech. president obama still thinks the so-called big deal option is the right deal. >> what's important is that even as we raise the debt ceiling, we also solve the problem of underlying debts and deficits. i'm glad congressional leaders don't want to default, but i think the american people expect more than that. they expect us to solve thi
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we got a new paradigm, i think, wolf. it's a different world. >> because even if it's 9.2%, the official unemployment rate, people who are underemployed could go up to 15, 17, 18%. somebody making $70,000 a year, they lose their job, but in order to put food on the table, they accept a job for $30,000 a year, they're considered fully employed, but they're certainly not making what they used to make. >> no, it's a different world. >> all right, jack, thanks very much. let's turn to iraq right now. leon panetta is putting the country's government on notice in the wake of deadly new attacks on troops. what's going on here? >> the new defense secretary is making -- is waste nothing time really making it known that he's going to be a very forceful presence. very blunt talk during his first trip to iraq as the new defense secretary. on his first trip as defense secretary, leon panetta delivered a blunt message to iraqi officials. either you go after iran-backed militias or we will. >> in june, we lost a hell of a lot of america
we got a new paradigm, i think, wolf. it's a different world. >> because even if it's 9.2%, the official unemployment rate, people who are underemployed could go up to 15, 17, 18%. somebody making $70,000 a year, they lose their job, but in order to put food on the table, they accept a job for $30,000 a year, they're considered fully employed, but they're certainly not making what they used to make. >> no, it's a different world. >> all right, jack, thanks very much. let's...
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now to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" starts right now. >> happening now, the president and the congressional leadership, they're diving into debt talks for a fourth straight day. this hour, the federal reserve chairman meanwhile is warning that failure to reach a deal will create a major financial crisis for the united states. we're standing by for word of any progress. let's see if it happens. also, u.s. senators call for an investigation of rupert murdoch's media empire as the company pays a new price for its phone hacking scandal. could a massive probe now under way in britain happen here in the united states? and the obama money-maybing machine. who's behind the cash and can the republicans compete? >>> president obama and the congressional leadership are under enormous pressure right now, about 40 minutes into their latest round of debt crisis talks. they haveless than three weeks until the deadline to raise the legal limit on the federal debt. and by all accounts, they're still very far apart.
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wolf?estion, jack. thank you. with the majority of americans saying they want lawmakers to compromise, you're going to hear why some close to the house speaker john boehner say he's the best man for that job. and the obama administration scores a major court victory surrounding a rather controversial issue. we'll explain. >>> there's a major ruling on stem cell research. we're monitoring some of the top stories. >> supporters of stem cell research are applauding a decision today by a federal judge in washington. the judge dismissed a lawsuit that tried to block federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. the ruling backed a decision earlier this year from a federal appeals court. that court ruled no embryos are destroyed with federal funds and research should go on, a position the obama administration supported. texas governor rick perry is likely to kip a traditional step to a i nounsing a presidential bid. the governor will probably not form an exploratory committee and instead jump
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i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. gloria borger, our chief political analyst, is here as well. we have our correspondents standing by on capitol hill as well as over at the white house. but gloria, let's set the scene right now. just saw live here on cnn an extraordinary exchange between senator dick durbin, the democrat from illinois, been a majority whip, the number two democrat in the united states senate, and john mccain, a republican senator from arizona. he was the republican presidential candidate back in 2008. and it was a perfect way to set the scene for this debate that's unfolding, the stakes, the economic stakes for the united states are, indeed, very, very severe right now. but potentially they are at a turning point. >> yeah, they are, because it seemed that all the rancor was wut of the debate between the two of them. and it seems to me that john mccain was talking about governing, and he was talking about how republicans need to govern. and i think that's something that dick durbin agreed with. earlier
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wolf? >>> we're only moments from now of a critical reporter expected to take place on the republican plan to raise the de debt ceiling. we'll have complete analysis. stand by. >>> plus, can republicans actually get the votes to pass the proposal? ahead, the stunning proposal. and with only four days left to solve this dire, political crisis, many are asking, where is the president of the united states? i'll ask his cheef of staff, bill daley in an exclusive interview. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." you're looking at live pictures right now in the house floor, where just moments from now a vote is scheduled on republican house speaker john boehner's plan to avoid unprecedented default. but the bill which needs 216 votes to pass is facing fierce new backlash inside the party. if it does pass, it immediately goes to the senate for a vote where harry reid essentially says it's dead on arrival. meanwhile, ceos at the biggest banks have their own warnings. fix this now or ther
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wolf. now, i have no idea if a wolf crosses down here into my area if it is in fact a listed or a delisted wolf. but apparently fish and wildlife thinks that they know where highway 17 or highway 97 ends, where 17 comes down here and connects with highway 395, because that's what the arbitrary rule says. it doesn't make any sense at all. and so as a result of this, the colloquy i had with chairman simpson collarified this that it includes the -- clarified this that it includes the geographic boundary. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by -- for what purpose does the gentlelady from wyoming rise? mrs. lummis: i move to strike the last word. i also rise in opposition to the amendment by the gentleman from the state of washington. the best way to manage wolves is to let state experts do the job. now, that's true whether you want to increase the number of wolves in your state, lik
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in north america, "john king usa" starts right now. >>> thanks, wolf. good evening. tonight's britain's tabloid scandal escalates. two rupert murdoch-owned newspapers obtained and published information about prime minister gordon brown's family and finances. and tensions between the united states and syria, near a boiling point tonight. a government that beats its own people when they march peacefully slow to offer help when the united states embassy sund attack. >>> tonight the united states being unable to pay its bills because it's maxed out its credit line. to get more spending power president obama is trying to broker a deal with congress that would slash $2 trillion in red ink over the next decade. republicans refuse to raise taxes. president obama is left to sound like a nagging parent. no breakthrough at this afternoon's white house session. the president will reconvene the talks tomorrow. let's discuss the stakes and politics with jessica yellin and gloria borger. the sound we didn't quite have there was the time saying it's time to rip off the band-aid, eat
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegian capital. at least seven people were killed in the explosion. at least nine were killed at the youth camp. there's been no official claim of responsibility. but local police say the two incidents are, in fact, linked. our brian todd is following the latest developments for us. brian, what do we know? >> wolf, officials say the explosion rocked the center of power in oslo. it occurred very near the prime minister's office and the oil ministry. both of which were severely damaged. this appears to be the first wave of almost unheard of violence in norway. a blast shakes the center of power in oslo, shaking the prime minister office. pictures show several win dose blown out. officials say the prime minister was not in his office at the time and escaped injury,
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thanks very much. >> thanks, wolf. you got it. >> we're getting in a statement from congressman wes allen's there was a report he apologized to debbie wassermann and calling her nasty things. she was on the show a little while ago and denied she got an apology. she went back to the office and he was quoted in the newspaper saying he apologized. a west spokesperson said there was no apology and we are waiting on an apology from her. alan west going on to say he is standing through a spokesman and standing by what he said he made a statement and he is moving forward. no apology from alan west. let's go to the session. joining us now our contributor roland mardin and contributor and speech write, the editor of the forum.com. have you followed what he said. >> it seems the heat affected all of our temperatures. they need to calm it down. it's an intense environment and an intense moment. the country is on the brink of financial crisis and the members of congress need to keep the attention focused on the topic and not on th
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wolf? >> good advice indeed, thanks, susan, very much. >>> later this hour i'll be speaking with janet napolitano about the threat to america's utility plants, also about concerns of a terror attack exactly ten years after 9/11. stand by for that interview. >>> also new information and new tally of what taxpayers lost by bailing out chrysler. the price tag is big. we've been using cnn's global resources to explore the heartbreaking famine in so somalia. how kenya is suffering as well. stay with us, you're in "the situation room." mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. we inspect your air filter, cabin filter. there's bugs, leaves
wolf? >> good advice indeed, thanks, susan, very much. >>> later this hour i'll be speaking with janet napolitano about the threat to america's utility plants, also about concerns of a terror attack exactly ten years after 9/11. stand by for that interview. >>> also new information and new tally of what taxpayers lost by bailing out chrysler. the price tag is big. we've been using cnn's global resources to explore the heartbreaking famine in so somalia. how kenya is...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> one of the world's biggest media empires in crisis now. rupert murdoch publicly apologizing for serious wrongdoing and is now the front tabloid, the news of the world. the new ad in british newspapers coming days before he and his son are scheduled to face members of parliament. our correspondent brian todd and allan chernoff are standing by. first to london and our senior correspondent don rivers is standing by. are people in london, dan, still as shocked as they were over these past few days? >> reporter: i think so, yeah. i mean, this has been a seismic week in british politics. a week that will be written about for decades to come, i think. just having all of the main political parties that are normally squabbling at each other's throats suddenly united, but they're united because of their contempt and outrage at what rupert murdoch's papers are alleged to have done, whereas they spent the last 20 years assiduously trying to get as close as poss
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> one of the world's biggest media empires in crisis now. rupert murdoch publicly apologizing for serious wrongdoing and is now the front tabloid, the news of the world. the new ad in british newspapers coming days before he and his son are scheduled to face members of parliament. our correspondent brian todd and allan chernoff are standing by. first to london and our senior correspondent don rivers is standing by. are...
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wolfe, thanks for being with us on this historic day. watching a space launch, a shuttle launch in recent years, it's majestic. it is like a piece of boat trip. i know you are not a great fan of the shuttle program itself but when you watch one of these, what goes through your mind? >> the only one i saw was at night and so that was really something. at the time, i remember thinking who on earth would do this? who -- this rocket was 35 stories high and this little thimble up at the top, the capsule and somebody lights the fuse below and a this huge thrust goes up and just who is really -- be that was the beginning of my writing "the right stuff" my curiosity as to who does this. "the right stuff" it is a signature work, remarkable in some ways, a romantic account of the beginning of the space program. why are you not such a fan of the shuttle program? do you think it let down the early promise? >> it is not that i'm a fan or not a fan, it's just that, obviously, congress would not allow nasa to do what they should have been doing, to ful
wolfe, thanks for being with us on this historic day. watching a space launch, a shuttle launch in recent years, it's majestic. it is like a piece of boat trip. i know you are not a great fan of the shuttle program itself but when you watch one of these, what goes through your mind? >> the only one i saw was at night and so that was really something. at the time, i remember thinking who on earth would do this? who -- this rocket was 35 stories high and this little thimble up at the top,...
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wolf? >> all right, sandra, thanks very much. a high profile sexual assault case against the powerful global figure, now appears to be in shambles. so what happens? now that prosecutors say dominique straus kahn's accuser told lies. also ahead -- >> you'll still be able to ride on your corporate jet. you're just going to have to pay a little more. >> it's the president's new line of attack. he said it over and over again this week. we're having a fact check, a reality check on what he said. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." carol. fiber makes me sad. oh common. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. when someone changes lanes without warning? or when you're distracted? when you're falling asleep at the wheel? do you know how you'll react? lexus can now precisely test the most unpredictable variable in a car -- the driver. when you pursue perfection, you don't just engi
wolf? >> all right, sandra, thanks very much. a high profile sexual assault case against the powerful global figure, now appears to be in shambles. so what happens? now that prosecutors say dominique straus kahn's accuser told lies. also ahead -- >> you'll still be able to ride on your corporate jet. you're just going to have to pay a little more. >> it's the president's new line of attack. he said it over and over again this week. we're having a fact check, a reality check on...
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wolf.irst, if i could in -- any of our panel cysts. it's a party to the genocide convention and also, obviously, is held up for periodic review before the human rights council. the united states certainly is a party to the genocide convention, and my question would be has any of those treaty bodies investigated, has there been an attempt to get a special -- [inaudible] for example, designated to go and look at coptic church discrimination and especially this horrific abuse which i am shocked that any muslim cleric could in any way be indifferent to? kidnapping is an egregious crime. human trafficking is among the worst crimes on the face of the earth. thisthis does not put a good fan islam, the faith that there's either indifference to or acquiescence or perhaps even enabling and party to these kinds of abuses. general side convention, has the au done anything vis-a-vis this or any other regional body? and finally, do you know of any muslim clerics, imams, for example, who have spoken out a
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wolf and so forth. but the larger question is, given the politics of the issue at the time, the fact that a decision was made by someone at the highest levels to end acts to bypass through a stealthy secret plan is a serious, serious charge and if true, a serious serious offense. my question to you is, and you make your pledge to us, that you will not withhold any type of intelligence that is available to you from this committee, and i take you at your word for that. what i want to ask you is the reverse of that. if you become aware of some action or policy decision, some piece of intelligence that this committee ought to know about, but that is politically sensitive and perhaps there are concerns that you might be sharing information that people at policy levels don't want shared. are you willing to serve as an independent director of nctc, and provide us with your independent opinion as to that? i just think it is critical that we are aware of that and so i would like to get your reaction to that on t
wolf and so forth. but the larger question is, given the politics of the issue at the time, the fact that a decision was made by someone at the highest levels to end acts to bypass through a stealthy secret plan is a serious, serious charge and if true, a serious serious offense. my question to you is, and you make your pledge to us, that you will not withhold any type of intelligence that is available to you from this committee, and i take you at your word for that. what i want to ask you is...
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good evening, wolf. >> thanks so much for joining us.s really possible, i'm afraid to say, if there is no deal raising the debt limit, what would happen next monday, tuesday and wednesday? >> interest rates would shoot up. not only for federal, on the federal debt and on treasury bills but because so many interest rates around the country in so many transactions, including variable rate mortgages, are pegged to the interest rates on the treasury bill. interest rates are going to go up. and if there is widespread belief that there is going to be no immediate increase in the debt limits past tuesday, if this will drag on, then e who lends money to the federal government will demand a higher and higher interest rate to compensate for that risk. >> because we've been hearing from kraigt official that the president may go as far as to say tonight, professor rice, that the united states right now is an imminent threat of default. i never expected a president to say that. did you? >> no, i didn't. this was far, far more serious than shutting go
good evening, wolf. >> thanks so much for joining us.s really possible, i'm afraid to say, if there is no deal raising the debt limit, what would happen next monday, tuesday and wednesday? >> interest rates would shoot up. not only for federal, on the federal debt and on treasury bills but because so many interest rates around the country in so many transactions, including variable rate mortgages, are pegged to the interest rates on the treasury bill. interest rates are going to go...
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tonight at 9:00, cnn's wolf blitzer and don lemon." that's tonight. >>> helium, the same gas used to fill birthday balloons, it may also be used to kill a weed that some say is taking over the south and spreading up the east coast. >> what is this again? >> 96% to 100% pure helium. >> yep, it's helium. it definitely is. >> reynolds wolf, having fun but also talking to a whiz kid who has maybe done something now that people have been working to do for a long time. >>> also ahead, if you like big butts and you cannot lie, i have got the story for you. a beauty pageant where you have to be at least 220 pounds to enter. they are celebrating big is beautiful. stay with me. but not your wrink. new neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. its retinol formula smoothes wrinkles in just one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted t
tonight at 9:00, cnn's wolf blitzer and don lemon." that's tonight. >>> helium, the same gas used to fill birthday balloons, it may also be used to kill a weed that some say is taking over the south and spreading up the east coast. >> what is this again? >> 96% to 100% pure helium. >> yep, it's helium. it definitely is. >> reynolds wolf, having fun but also talking to a whiz kid who has maybe done something now that people have been working to do for a long...
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>> it was not very persuasive, wolf. earlier he had specifically defended rebekah brook who is has since been arrested and the guy who used to be in charge of the "wall street journal." he gave a halting performance and it may have been smart legally, but in the court of public opinion, he looked out of it. like a ceo not in touch with what was going on in his company as the evidence gone to mound of wrong-doing at the news of the world and overseen by people he put in place. >> did you get a sense that there were others who were legally in trouble as a result of this broadening scandal? >> there a lot of people under arrest. >> beyond those already under arrest. >> absolutely. scotland yard has been embarrassed by the whole situation. scotland yard is taking a very aggressive tactic addressing rebekah brooke. they are getting involve and they not only sounded like they didn't run their newspapers, they sound like they didn't even head their newspapers. anyone who read news of the world or the sun could tell that there w
>> it was not very persuasive, wolf. earlier he had specifically defended rebekah brook who is has since been arrested and the guy who used to be in charge of the "wall street journal." he gave a halting performance and it may have been smart legally, but in the court of public opinion, he looked out of it. like a ceo not in touch with what was going on in his company as the evidence gone to mound of wrong-doing at the news of the world and overseen by people he put in place....
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i'm wolf blitzer here in washington.as we await the president's news conference, we'll update you on where things stand right now, what the debt ceiling debate means for the country, the economy, and for your personal finances. >> well, no new talks are planned today between the white house and congressional leaders after five meetings in five days. they're trying to come up with a deal that raises the debt ceiling to prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its bills while also trimming the deficit. the treasury secretary warns of financial disaster if there is no deal by august 2nd. now, the president says he wants an agreement within 24 to 36 hours. and here's a quick look at where things stand. president obama is holding out hope for the so-called grand bargain. $4 trillion in savings through spending cuts, reforming medicare, other entitlements, and potentially raising taxes. but republicans oppose any tax increases. now, senator mitch mcconnell, he suggested a fallback plan. it would give the president the authority to
i'm wolf blitzer here in washington.as we await the president's news conference, we'll update you on where things stand right now, what the debt ceiling debate means for the country, the economy, and for your personal finances. >> well, no new talks are planned today between the white house and congressional leaders after five meetings in five days. they're trying to come up with a deal that raises the debt ceiling to prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its bills while also trimming the...
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wolfe. there has been in the 50 cases of i was involved with personally, there were two investigations. meter investigation resulted in any legal process. so there are no convictions resulting as the complaints to the effect of kidnapping forced marriages and forced conversions of coptic christian women. to my knowledge also and according to my research, the u.s. embassy has not advocated on behalf of these women. >> one nice thing, mr. chairman, as you have the record i urge you to send it to leon panetta. our military is a very good relationship intact as i think our military has a better relationship and more clout with the egyptian government and the egyptian military than does our state department, and i think leon panetta, one of the recommendations i made is that he sends some top generals over the have relationship and to put some of these things on the table. thank you for your testimony. i will read it all. >> terminals, thank you very much. commissioner, do you have any -- >> ther
wolfe. there has been in the 50 cases of i was involved with personally, there were two investigations. meter investigation resulted in any legal process. so there are no convictions resulting as the complaints to the effect of kidnapping forced marriages and forced conversions of coptic christian women. to my knowledge also and according to my research, the u.s. embassy has not advocated on behalf of these women. >> one nice thing, mr. chairman, as you have the record i urge you to send...
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wolf? >> yeah. and what's also obvious now is that mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, is working more closely with harry reid, the democratic majority leader in the senate. so it looks like that's where the action is right now. very quickly, jessica, is the president staying in town this weekend, going to cam david, someplace else? is he going to be around if there's some new proposal that they decide saturday, sunday they're going to get together? >> reporter: no, no, he's available, he's here, he can meet with them. and there's nothing announced, nothing scheduled. but i wouldn't be surprised if they do add some kind of meeting to the schedule over the weekend. i expect to be working, wolf. >> i expect you'll be working. maybe all of us will be working. but that's life in the fast lane. all right, suzanne. i don't know if you're going to be working. but you're ready to go to work if necessary, right? >> absolutely. we're all going to be working, wolf. i have a feeling we're all going to be wo
wolf? >> yeah. and what's also obvious now is that mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, is working more closely with harry reid, the democratic majority leader in the senate. so it looks like that's where the action is right now. very quickly, jessica, is the president staying in town this weekend, going to cam david, someplace else? is he going to be around if there's some new proposal that they decide saturday, sunday they're going to get together? >> reporter: no, no, he's...
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she's got quite a resume there. >> she does, wolf.ok us by surprise when she sprang into action to defend her husband. her toughness and resilience come as no surprise. when she lunged at the man with a shaving cream pie, wendi deng murdoch did more than just protect her husband, she left some witnesses surprised. millions of chinese cheering, and those who know her story, nodding. >> she is tough. she has taken the cards that life has dealt her, and she's played them to the hilt. >> reporter: and wendi deng was the daughter of a factory engineer, a student who excelled in volleyball. according to published reports, wendi deng befriended an american couple, they taught her english and sponsored herviews amp she lived with them in the u.s. in the 1980s. then according to reports had an affair with the husband. the couple divorced, then wendi deng married the man. >> she stayed married long enough to get a green card. some see it as ruthless, others see it as something that happens, and there -- i've got to say there are many, many chin
she's got quite a resume there. >> she does, wolf.ok us by surprise when she sprang into action to defend her husband. her toughness and resilience come as no surprise. when she lunged at the man with a shaving cream pie, wendi deng murdoch did more than just protect her husband, she left some witnesses surprised. millions of chinese cheering, and those who know her story, nodding. >> she is tough. she has taken the cards that life has dealt her, and she's played them to the hilt....
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wolf and so forth. but the larger question is, given the politics of the issue at the time, the fact that a decision was made by someone at the highest levels to end acts to bypass through a stealthy secret plan is a serious, serious charge and if true, a serious serious offense. my question to you is, and you make your pledge to us, that you will not withhold any type of intelligence that is available to you from this committee, and i take you at your word for that. what i want to ask you is the reverse of that. if you become aware of some action or policy decision, some piece of intelligence that this committee ought to know about, but that is politically sensitive and perhaps there are concerns that you might be sharing information that people at policy levels don't want shar
wolf and so forth. but the larger question is, given the politics of the issue at the time, the fact that a decision was made by someone at the highest levels to end acts to bypass through a stealthy secret plan is a serious, serious charge and if true, a serious serious offense. my question to you is, and you make your pledge to us, that you will not withhold any type of intelligence that is available to you from this committee, and i take you at your word for that. what i want to ask you is...
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get the debt ceiling increase when the first short-term one would expire around february or march, wolf? >> walk us through if you can. >> avenue after yet another breakdown in negotiations, now the top republican in the ho us, the top democrat in the senate, they've unveiled duelling plans, their solutions for breaking the log jam and raising the debt ceiling.
get the debt ceiling increase when the first short-term one would expire around february or march, wolf? >> walk us through if you can. >> avenue after yet another breakdown in negotiations, now the top republican in the ho us, the top democrat in the senate, they've unveiled duelling plans, their solutions for breaking the log jam and raising the debt ceiling.
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richard wolf joins me. next, tim pawlenty used the michele bachmann method of campaigning. that is completely ignoring the facts. the rewrite is next. ññ÷÷ç >>> coming up, now that the president and the speaker of the house have taken their conflicting messages to the american people, what are they actually going to do to raise the debt ceiling? richard wolf joins me. tim pawlenty pushes the republican lie, which you heard earlier on this program that president obama has not offered any plan to solve the debt ceiling crisis. that's in the rewrite next. olae at half the price with new olay body collections, tantalizing fragrances and olay moisturizing ingredients that transform lathering into lavishing. olay body collections. >>> time for tonight's rewrite. as tim pawlenty's campaign continues to struggle to get traction in iowa, the candidate has decided to talk tough. he made the mistake of directing some of that tough talk at michele bachmann, whose followers he would eventually need if he gets the
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now let's bring in richard wolf who's been following this as well. before we get to the testimony can we talk about that pie in the face so to speak, the plate full of shaving cream that got flung. apparently it did spatter rupert murdoch a little bit which is why we're told he took off his jacket for the end of the hearing and wrap up of questioning. tell me about the tradition here and what we've learned about who this protesters was and what happened in this session? >> again, this started off on british tv many the '70s and has become a way of protest, it is what the mp called it, it was an assault on this person on rupert murdoch. thank goodness his wife stepped in the way she did. at least there was some
now let's bring in richard wolf who's been following this as well. before we get to the testimony can we talk about that pie in the face so to speak, the plate full of shaving cream that got flung. apparently it did spatter rupert murdoch a little bit which is why we're told he took off his jacket for the end of the hearing and wrap up of questioning. tell me about the tradition here and what we've learned about who this protesters was and what happened in this session? >> again, this...
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but from drawing lines in the sand, wolf, to campaign video slamming any talk of compromise. the republican field for 2012 is jockeying at this point to see who can take the toughest line on the debt ceiling. >> accused by democrats and a few of his republican rivals of taking a low profile on debt talks in washington, mitt romney has now hit the kreeling. -- ceiling. >> the president to agree to cut federal spending cap federal spending and put into place a balanced budget amendment. that's the answer. that's the line in the sand.
but from drawing lines in the sand, wolf, to campaign video slamming any talk of compromise. the republican field for 2012 is jockeying at this point to see who can take the toughest line on the debt ceiling. >> accused by democrats and a few of his republican rivals of taking a low profile on debt talks in washington, mitt romney has now hit the kreeling. -- ceiling. >> the president to agree to cut federal spending cap federal spending and put into place a balanced budget...
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for more on how private armies operating you can talk to human rights lawyer paul of wolf represents victims of war crimes thought to be committed by private contractors thank you very much mr wolf for joining us now could you please just every flea tell us about the cases you're involved in. well thanks for having me on i resent people who are. private companies the reason i do that is it's very difficult if not impossible to hold governments accountable for these kinds of crimes companies are different so you're calling me here in georgia the colombia i have a lawsuit against chiquita banana exporting company because he was financing the various armed factions in a civil war to hear both sides are considered terrorist groups and so chiquita is actually responsible for the war crimes that were committed by those groups in iraq i have another case here representing the family of the woman who was killed in a very tragic but unfortunately very common type of incident by private security contractors and unlike military forces these security contractors have no right at all. so engaging
for more on how private armies operating you can talk to human rights lawyer paul of wolf represents victims of war crimes thought to be committed by private contractors thank you very much mr wolf for joining us now could you please just every flea tell us about the cases you're involved in. well thanks for having me on i resent people who are. private companies the reason i do that is it's very difficult if not impossible to hold governments accountable for these kinds of crimes companies are...
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the internet and radio to encourage lone wolfs rather another mentally ill lone wolfs to commit random acts of violence along your political lines it's what bin laden used to do when he releases videotapes hoping that some troubled person would get the message and carry out a suicide attack it's also a bill o'reilly is guilty of when he devoted several short shows to calling abortion doctor george tiller tiller the baby killer someone eventually got the message and shot george tiller to death it's one glenn beck is guilty of and he mentioned the tides foundation twenty nine times on his t.v. show calling the organization part of a liberal conspiracy that prompted byron williams to stock his car full of ammunition and drive to san francisco on a mission to murder every one of the tides foundation luckily he was stopped on the way and was arrested after he fired more than two hundred rounds into police cars and wounding to police officers this is what the police are the excuse me what the people behind the anti muslim hate machine want they want their message to be heard by lone wolf cra
the internet and radio to encourage lone wolfs rather another mentally ill lone wolfs to commit random acts of violence along your political lines it's what bin laden used to do when he releases videotapes hoping that some troubled person would get the message and carry out a suicide attack it's also a bill o'reilly is guilty of when he devoted several short shows to calling abortion doctor george tiller tiller the baby killer someone eventually got the message and shot george tiller to death...
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. >> to become a government similar to the islamic public of iran says congressman frank wolf.pt's coptic christians say that would not be good for them. it would not be good for united states, for the western civilization. >> i think the coptic christians would be in a difficult spot. much more difficult than if the muslim brotherhood than with hosni mubarak. >> in the first few days of hosni mubarak, they faysed more than 60 attacks. >> christians are waiting for a thorough investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the bombing last new year's day, 23 people killed, 97 injuried. congressman wolf says it is time the united states become an advocate for them. >> there should be pressure on the administration to stand out with the persecuted and coptic christians are the leading point of the spear. if egypt trends the other way, the impact it will have. >> middle east expert wallid fairs -->> secretary of state announced they would begin arguing with the muslim brotherhood. >> they should be the partners of the west knowing very well their final goal is to establish
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. >> there we have the senate majority leader harry reid and with me now is wolf blitzer. you just heard that harry reid said "we are close to an agreement, we are cautiously optimistic." that's what i heard earlier from senator mitch mcconnell. what do you make of it? >> i think harry reid and mitch mcconnell now seem to be on the same page. yesterday at this time they weren't. but they look to be on the same page right now. we still have to hear from the republicans in the house of representatives. speaker john boehner, nancy pelosi, of course the democratic leader, if this is going to pass, whatever they work out, and there's no deal until all aspects of the deal are put together. if it passes, they will lead a majority in the senate and a majority in the house of representatives. a lot of democrats will vote for -- if president is for this, a lot of democrats, most of the democrats, will vote for it in the house, but they'll still need a whole bunch of republicans. i don't think they'll get a majority of the republicans. even if they get a third of the republicans i th
. >> there we have the senate majority leader harry reid and with me now is wolf blitzer. you just heard that harry reid said "we are close to an agreement, we are cautiously optimistic." that's what i heard earlier from senator mitch mcconnell. what do you make of it? >> i think harry reid and mitch mcconnell now seem to be on the same page. yesterday at this time they weren't. but they look to be on the same page right now. we still have to hear from the republicans in...
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richard wolf joins me. next, tim pawlenty used the michele bachmann method of campaigning. that is completely ignoring the facts. the rewrite is next. >>> coming up, now that the president and the speaker of the house have taken their conflicting messages to the american people, what are they actually going to do to raise the debt ceiling? richard wolf joins me. tim pawlenty pushes the republican lie, which you heard earlier on this program that president obama has not offered any plan to solve the debt ceiling crisis. that's in the rewrite next. 50 billion network devices will roam the earth. that's seven devices per person. this will change how we work in ways we've never before imagined. what do you need to secure your people, their devices, and your business? a network that can evolve and grow to protect your human network. >>> time for tonight's rewrite. as tim pawlenty's campaign continues to struggle to get traction in iowa, the candidate has decided to talk tough. he made the mistake of directing so
richard wolf joins me. next, tim pawlenty used the michele bachmann method of campaigning. that is completely ignoring the facts. the rewrite is next. >>> coming up, now that the president and the speaker of the house have taken their conflicting messages to the american people, what are they actually going to do to raise the debt ceiling? richard wolf joins me. tim pawlenty pushes the republican lie, which you heard earlier on this program that president obama has not offered any plan...
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what of that wolf hound at your back? and then a poem that is for mahmud darlish called the dream of narcissus. the dream of narcissus, that there would be a silence loud as time. the dream of the writer that there could be a silence loud as time, the dream of time that rest might come, the dream of rest, that unrest might arise. the dream of the palm, the pilgrims would enter the village. the dream of the village, that they depart with their palms and the house dreaming of his leveling and the exile as well, the dream of night that the day would be purified, the dream of day that the dark would be lifted, and the dream of the dream but who is to speak of this? i don't think this needs to be explained, it's called mad man with broom. the realist crows return at earliest morning. and the madman with broom, madman in his night shirt with a broom, he, too, returns. he thinks to roust the crows from the mulberry boughs by jabing and swirling his broom, by crazily twirling his broom in the wet summer air and hurling curses sky
what of that wolf hound at your back? and then a poem that is for mahmud darlish called the dream of narcissus. the dream of narcissus, that there would be a silence loud as time. the dream of the writer that there could be a silence loud as time, the dream of time that rest might come, the dream of rest, that unrest might arise. the dream of the palm, the pilgrims would enter the village. the dream of the village, that they depart with their palms and the house dreaming of his leveling and the...
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what of that wolf hound at your back? and then a poem that is for mahmud darlish called the dream of narcissus. the dream of narcissus, that there would be a silence loud as time. the dream of the writer that there could be a silence loud as time, the dream of time that rest might come, the dream of rest, that unrest might arise. the dream of the palm, the pilgrims would enter the village. the dream of the village, that they depart with their palms and the house dreaming of his leveling and the exile as well, the dream of night that the day would be purified, the dream of day that the dark would be lifted, and the dream of the dream but who is
what of that wolf hound at your back? and then a poem that is for mahmud darlish called the dream of narcissus. the dream of narcissus, that there would be a silence loud as time. the dream of the writer that there could be a silence loud as time, the dream of time that rest might come, the dream of rest, that unrest might arise. the dream of the palm, the pilgrims would enter the village. the dream of the village, that they depart with their palms and the house dreaming of his leveling and the...
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wolf, what do we expect to hear from the president? underline the urgency of what's going on. that clock is ticking and there's not a lot of time left right now. at stake is not only america's credit worthiness, actually paying bills to a lot of folks out there come tuesday, wednesday, thursday, they're going to have -- treasury department already has contingency plans in the works. who will get paid, who won't get a check. they obviously will take care of america's debt, the interest on the international debt obligations first and foremost. they'll pay the military, they'll make sure that social security checks are going up. but a lot of agencies will simply have to shut down for the time being, they won't be able to get the money to pay the employees the federal employees and others and there will be enormous ramifications if the credit rating agencies decide that aaa rating that the united states government has right now, it doesn't belong, that means interest rates will go up, it will have a direct impact on people all over the cou
wolf, what do we expect to hear from the president? underline the urgency of what's going on. that clock is ticking and there's not a lot of time left right now. at stake is not only america's credit worthiness, actually paying bills to a lot of folks out there come tuesday, wednesday, thursday, they're going to have -- treasury department already has contingency plans in the works. who will get paid, who won't get a check. they obviously will take care of america's debt, the interest on the...
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let's go to wolf blitzer with the latest. wolf, what do you have? >> brooke, thanks very much.ouse of representatives, i know you'll be covering it momentarily. the house speaker has a proposal that he's putting forward to see if they can advance the situation as far as raising the nation's debt ceiling. only one week to go before the u.s. could potentially default on some of its loans, some of its financial obligations. you heard harry reid come out with his plan a little while ago. harry reid's plan, as you pointed out, has no tax increases which is what the republicans want. at the same time, no real cuts in entitlement spending like social security or medicare. i just posted it on our cnn situation room blog. something very interesting. both the president and the speaker, president obama and john boehner, they were both llg -- willing to upset their respective bases. the president willing to have cuts in entitlement spending, medicare, social security, medicaid, change of cost of living index, formulas, for example, what's called means testing a lot of democrats didn't like
let's go to wolf blitzer with the latest. wolf, what do you have? >> brooke, thanks very much.ouse of representatives, i know you'll be covering it momentarily. the house speaker has a proposal that he's putting forward to see if they can advance the situation as far as raising the nation's debt ceiling. only one week to go before the u.s. could potentially default on some of its loans, some of its financial obligations. you heard harry reid come out with his plan a little while ago....
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. a special gathering to tackle america's serious economic problems. key figures from government, business and academia came together this week in chicago for the clinton global might be difference america conference. the event was the brainchild of former president bill clinton. i sat down with him in chicago for a candid interview on the country's debt crisis, the 2012 presidential race, and much more. >> mr. president, thanks very much for joining us. good to be here. first time you've done this as far as the u.s. economy is concerned. normally it's global issues. and i want to get to that, but let's talk about some of the big issues right now. jobs, jobs, jobs. it's a crisis, a game of chicken going on in washington right now between the president, the did democrats on one side, republican leadership on the other side. how big of a deal is this august 2nd deadline for raising the debt ceiling? >> well, because i haven't been in government in a long time, i don't know what options th
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. a special gathering to tackle america's serious economic problems. key figures from government, business and academia came together this week in chicago for the clinton global might be difference america conference. the event was the brainchild of former president bill clinton. i sat down with him in chicago for a candid interview on the country's debt crisis, the 2012 presidential race, and much more. >> mr. president, thanks very much for...
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