wolf?we don't know. i mean, that's part of what all of this digging. and they have requested a lost documents. it is now commanded to include dongments from the white house. . they want dock frmt the white house tp documents from the treasury. it is to see how far up this goes now, wolf. >> this story is just beginning. thanks very much. >>> there are now new fears that uprising in libya coon boom for terrorists. thousands of missiles from gadhafi's regime are missing. you have been spending a lot of time working on this story. i know military personnel are deeply concerned. >> they they are, wolf, as they have for months. they have acquired almost any kind of weapon imaginable. that includes 20 shoulder-power fired missiles. officials are wondering what has happened to many of them and there are serious concerns about smuggling. >> they can fit into the trunk of a car, hit a target 2 1/2 miles away and bring down a kmer recall plane. gadhafi's regime stock piled missiles. u.s. officials ar

i'm wolf blitzer sitting in for piers. you're looking at a live picture right now of apple headquarters in cupertino, california. there's breaking news tonight. sad news. steve jobs, the man who put the world in the palm of your hand, has died. the 56-year-old apple co-founder was the father of the iphone, the ipad, and the ipod. the man who started apple in a silicon valley garage and built it into the world's leading tech company. and in the process he started a worldwide computing revolution. jobs's family says he died peacefully today, surrounded by his loved ones. apple announced jobs' passing on its website saying, and i'm quoting now, "those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundation of apple." dan simon has the story of steve jobs' incredible life. >> today apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: steve jobs was a modern-day thomas

>> right, wolf. how far along they were in that plot is unclear but they were discussing or considering attacking or hitting the saudi ambassador, the saudi embassy here and then also perhaps -- and the israeli embassy or ambassador and also not only here in washington, but in buenos aires, argentina. now, again, this is not specific. it is not apparently in that legal complaint but it was allegedly something that he were discussing. >> and we're also hearing that the secretary of state, hillary clinton, is about to make a statement on this very subject. i know the u.s. is getting involved in dealing with other countries to try to put more pressure on iran, but what do we know about what the secretary is about to say? we're looking at live pictures coming from one of the diplomatic rooms over at the state department. >> well, if i were to make an educated guess, i would say she would want to send a message to other countries, that, number one, this is what happened, that it is outrageous in the view

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "the situation room." >>> president obama is going around congress for his latest plan. he is out west focusing in on the ongoing housing crisis that continues to drag down the u.s. economy. he wants it make it easier for a homeowners who are under water to refinance and he is unveiling his plan in one of hardest hit housing markets in the country. we are talking about las vegas nevada. jessica is joining us now with details. jessica, what is the president doing? >> he is rolling out a new plan to help homeowners drowning in massive mortgage payments who can't take advantage of the historically low interest rates because the value of their home has plummeted. that's the policy but there's politics here too. nevada, a must-win for the president in 2012. statewide home values have fallen 53% since the height of the crisis, 59% in las vegas. so that's where the president is unveiling his latest housing plan. something he can do without congress. >> anything that's within ou

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> >>> gunfire, honking horns, celebrations in cities across libya, marking the death of gadhafi. we're following all the breaking news this hour. the man who ruthlessly ruled the country for 42 years was killed today outside his hometown of sirte. he was 69 years old. president obama said his death marks the end of a long and painful chapter for libya. >> one year ago, the notion of a free libya seemed impossible. but then the libyan people rose up. and demanded their rights. and when gadhafi and his forces started going city to city, town by town to brutalize men, women and children, the world refused to stand idly by. faced with the potential of mass atrocities and a call for help from the libyan people, the united states and our friends and allies stopped gadhafi's forces in their tracks. there will be difficult days ahead. but the united states, together with the international community, is committed to the libyan people. you have won your revolut

wolf blitzer. take it away, wolf. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> jon huntsman slamming his rival for flip-flopping, calling him, i'm quoting, calling hun huntsman a perfectly lubricated weather vein. >>> and talking to international prosecutor about a possible surrender. >>> and one oil company, major oil company i should say, major u.s. oil companies, are raking in near record profits, so why are they still getting huge taxpayer subsidies? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> he skipped the last presidential debate and sidelined himself in iowa saying he wants to focus on the first of the nation's primary state. jon huntsman is betting almost everything on new hampshire, but is trail ng the state while romney is enjoying a substantial lead and now, huntsman is joining some of romney's sharpest critics in questioning romney's conservative credentials. jon huntsman is joining us now from salt lake city. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. an honor to be wi

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> it's a whole different contest than it was only 24 hours ago and now, the fight for the republican presidential nomination includes a brutal, nasty battle between mitt romney and rick perry. the shift happened last night on television at the cnn western republican debate in las vegas and it did get seriously ugly. jim acosta has more. >> wolf, the cnn debate here in las vegas may have marked a turning point in the campaign. it was nasty, it was personal and it might be a sign of things to come. >> i'm speaking. >> the newspaper -- it's time for you to tell the truth. >> you get 30 second. the way the rules work is that i get 60 seconds -- >> but the american people want the truth. >> it was a wild west shoot outand at times, it felt like perry's last stand with an urgent strategy to take down mitt romney. >> because you hired illegals in your home and knew about it for a year and the idea that you stand here bef

one being a gray wolf and one being a a monkey. we transported six animals to the columbus zoo for jack and their work. one was a grizzly bear. there were three leopards and two monkeys. i want to state someone asked about mr. thompson's wife, she has been here. she was taken up to the seen and she helped the zoo officials get the animals out of the house and is cooperating with us. we are not interested in taking the animals but tonight the animals were taken to the zoo and that situation will be worked out at a later date. the animals that were dispatched were buried on the property. that has already been done. that was at the request of his wife, the recommendation of jack and the crew. we also have talked with the agricultural society and we made sure we did everything proper in that regard and we felt that was the best thing for this situation. we are, we will be, currently, and will be talking about a game plan for the missing wolf and the monkey. obviously, very large part of this investigation we want to conclude is catchin

wolf blitzer. wolf blitzer. situation room starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news. president obama announces the end of the iraq war. he said all u.s. troops will be home for the holidays. also, growing questions about whether moammar gadhafi was executed. was the death of the libyan -- look who might be weighing a run for the white house in 2016. vice president joe biden raising speculation with what he told candy crowley. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> when the u.s. invaded iraq back in march 2003, few people imagined it was the start of a nightmare that would last almost nine years, cost more than 4,000 american lives, plus hundred of billions of u.s. taxpayer doll lors. the u.s. mission in iraq which had been gradually drawing down will instead come to an abrupt end in just over two months with all american forces out of iraq by year's end. president obama himself announced the end of the iraq war. >> today, i can report that as promised, the rest of our tr

i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer.om >>> president obama's increasingly bypassing congress or trying to, taking action aimed at boosting the u.s. economy. right now, the president is in san francisco for a campaign event. it's all part of the three-day western swing promoting mortgage refinancing, student loans and jobs for american veterans. joinings now to talk about the president's plans and more, the white house press secretary, jay carney. jay, thanks very much for coming in. unemployment obviously, issue number one for so many millions of americans right now. the president making a major push to bypass congress saying we can't wait. those are his words, but you've waited until now. why? >> well, wolf, the fact is the president as you know put forward a comprehensive bill, the american jobs act, that is filled deliberately with provisions that have traditionally been supported by republicans as well as democrats. the kinds of things that republicans in the past have voted for and helped make law. that was the idea

wolf blitzer, take it away. live in las vegas. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, the count down to a debate that could change everything. we know about the republican race for the white house. a race that's already undergone very dramatic changes in just a matter of a few days. herman cain is now at the front of the pack in a dead heat with mitt romney. on what could be the most pivotal night of his campaign so far. i'm wolf blitzer in las vegas. you're in "the situation room." we're live on the las vegas strip where in just four hours, the republican hopefuls will face off in a cnn western presidential debate. tonight, herman cain is the candidate to beat. since the last debate one week ago in new hampshire, herman cain has continued to rise in the polls and is now the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination. he is joining me now. he's here in "the situation room." we're in las vegas. mr. cain, thanks very much for coming in. how does that feel to be called the front-runne

"the situation room" begins right now with wolf blitzer. wolf? >>> martin, thanks very much. happening now -- >> i have never sexually harassed anyone. >> the hard charging republican front-runner herman cain forced to stop and confront shocking allegationes from the past. what cain was accused of, what is means for his campaign. right now, we will hear from reporter ken vogual from politico. >>> plus, an end to the mission, libya gets a new leader but is libya ready to stand on its own. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> herman cain has been flying high. a leader in the republican nomination. suddenly there are stunning allegations of sexual misconduct, threatening to potentially dramatically hurt his campaign. they date back to the 1990s, brought by two women who reportedly received a financial settlement. herm yan cane flatly denies the jl gagss. they were first reported in politico. he says the allegations are totally false but why was his campaign seemingly caught flat-fooded by something going back more than a decade. joe johns has been digging teeper

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> he entered the race at the top of the polls, but rick perry has been watching his numbers slide and slide. his momentum rather slow. now, with a closely watched speech, the texas governor is trying to reverse his declining campaign fortunes. jim acosta is joining us now. he delivered what his campaign described as a major speech today. >> that's right. the speech was called the energizing american jobs and security speech, wolf, but it was also designed to energize his campaign. looking to jump-start a campaign that's been stalled for weeks, rick perry laid out a texas-sized energy plan that the governor claims will create more than a million jobs. >> america's the saudi arabia of code. >> if elected president, perry says he'll push for new coal mining, oil exploration. perry would even expand production to the gulf of mexico to what he calls pre obama levels. he would also curb regulations at the environmental

wolf?dramatic and historic moment in the history of libya throughout north africa and the mideast right now. jim, thank you very much. it is really pretty amazing when you think what's going on in the mideast and north africa right now someone who's covered that story for a long time. it's breathtaking. >> it is breathtaking. it's something that crossed my mind. a year ago we hadn't even started seeing the beginnings of these arab revolts. in tunisia the man who burned himself in the street who started the revolution in tunisia to spread to egypt and other parts of the arab world eventually led to the downfall of arab dictators and autocrats. now this historic day for the arab world with moammar gadhafi killed. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki moon had this to say about the death of gadhafi moments ago. >> we have reports of the death of colonel moammar gadhafi and the end of fighting in sirte and other cities. i clearly this day marks an historic transition for libya. in the coming days w

wolf? >> thank you. discuss with our political contributor, james carville and ed rollens, the republican strategist, the former michele bachmann campaign adviser. thanks very much for coming in. if he skips an upcoming debate, ed, will that be smart from his perspective? >> i don't think it's smart. i think the bottom line is he was the last man in. he came in at 30 plus percent in the polls leading everybody. he has to prove to the debates that he can put two sentences together and i'm sure he can if he practices, but it's a very much a part of this thing. >> james, he clearly doesn't want to do any debates. my sense is the only way he could win skipping some debates if a herman cain or a mitt romney decided we're going the start skipping, too. that would give him some cover. >> right. i have a editorial quibble with you and joe. his performances have not been uneven. they've just been horrible across the board, but any way. the question he's going to get asked is if you skip these and you don't like t

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." # >>> economists say there's no hints in the newest unemployment report that another recession is starting. 103,000 jobs were added to pay rolls last month. that's a stronger than expected increase. july and august figures were also revised upward as well as to show an additional gain of 99,000 jobs over the summer. the overall unemployment rate held steady at our white house correspondent dan loathian. what is the white house saying about all the numbers heading into a senate fight over the jobs bill? >> reporter: wolf, top aides here at the white house say that unemployment rate of 9.1% is still unacceptably high. they're encouraged by growth in the private sector. but white house spokesman jay carney said it's "far from good enough." they believe that the president's jobs bill is one way to get americans back to work. and that's why you've seen the president campaigning across the country and again this week holding a news conference here at the whit

wolf?'s a huge demonstration out there on the streets of wall street nearby in manhattan, susan. based on the reports i'm getting, it seems to be peaceful, at least as of now. is that what you're hearing? >> reporter: very much so. no con dpronations. there certainly have been in the past. for now there is none of that. the police are standing by. a lot of police power in the area. some people are saying there might be some incidents. others saying absolutely not. we or looking simply to show our numbers and show support for this movement. the other thing to keep in mind here is they're hoping by getting more support from unions and that's the key difference about this march today, a lot of unions are joining them to say we're behind you because we, too, have suffered. there have been job cuts, union losses, health benefit losses and cuts to various social services. so they're lending their support this this movement in hopes, too, that it will grow. >> susan, we'll stay in close touch with

the gray wolf and a monkey. the monkey will likely be shot and to reiterate what the sheriff is saying, they had no choice but to shoot these animals given to the fact of their behavior, and no tranquilizers to use on them and the fact that it happened in the thick of the night. we'll continue to follow this as well. >>> the courthouse in san an tone know were five people in custody and we'll go live to texas to get the details there. >>> plus, new efforts to identify the victims of chicago sear yil killer john wayne gacie. that is under way even though the case is some 30 years old. the sheriff asked for the public's help and you will not believe how many people have responded. we'll be right back. snoorm if. >>> if you get a monthly social security check, it's going to be bigger. the inflation is based on 3.5%. so for the average social security recipient, that amounts to just about 38 extra bucks each and every month. 585 million americans do get social security. but, yep, there is a little bit of a but here.

i'm wolf blitzer in "situation room." let's listen in right now. amanda knox's sister speaking in perugia. >> not only did they defend her brilliantly, but they also loved her. we are thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and found that amanda and raffaele sollecito were innocent. we thank the court for having the courage to look for the truth and overturn this conviction. we now respectfully ask you give amanda and the rest of our family the privacy we need to recover from this horrible ordeal. thank you. >> you heard the younger sister of amanda knox speaking out, expressing her gratitude. we'll hear a lot from the prosecutors and the defense. we'll get a lot more reaction coming in. dramatic, dramatic developments in perugia, italy. amanda knox is now about to become free. we are told she is going to leave the courthouse, taken back to prison, but eventually probably within a matter of only a few hours, she will be r

. >> i am pretty sure i just saw a wolf. >> i think i just seen one. looks like a jaguar or wolf or something. >> reporter: deputies with shoot to kill orders used their pistols to take down lions, tigers, bears and wolves before the sun went down. and with daylight -- >> it is still, still, not a completely secured area. >> reporter: there were still

back to you, wolf. believe amanda knox is arriving at the prison. >> paula newton is outside the prison. set the scene outside the prison in perugia right now. >> incredible tension and security, i have to tell you. soon as the verdict came out, we saw influx of police officers. we are not sure what is going on. we do not know if, in fact, amanda knox will enter this prison in those police paddy wagons as she entered it. we see the italian police in front of those prison gates. before then we saw a dark tinted van. we could not see who was behind there go in behind this police van. we don't know if they escorted the lawyers or the parents. we expect to be here with amanda knox. we have not seen the vans who took her to hear her verdict. what a difference covering the verdict almost two years ago. the reaction couldn't be more different. here they are ready for her. they have the documents ready. it will take time for those to be processed. her passport is expired. we expect the american embassy in rome

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wolf?w, the missing link within iran's military to an alleged assassination plot on u.s. soil. new information about one of the suspects, an officer in iran's feared quds force. >>> where is he and what proof does the united states have to blame iran? plus, the republican presidential candidates are gearing up for their next presidential debate and at least one of them still has a lot to prove. stand by for the winners and losers of the faceoff on the economy. >>> and a blackberry blackout is spreading around the world. why millions of customers don't have service and when your have service and when your blackberry might work again. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." the obama white house says it's keeping all options open to punish iran for an alleged assassination plot here in the nation's capitol. the obama administration is standing firm in saying that iran must be held accountable for a foiled scheme to kill the saudi ambassador to t

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> a visit by the south korean president overshadowed by the unfolding international drama surround i surrounding an alleged iranian terror plot. for the first time, president obama spoke at length about what the united states maintains was a plan to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states here in washington, d.c. let's go straight to jessica yellin. jessica, the president was asked about the links to the iranian government. what did he say today? >> he declined to say the highest levels of the iranian government had knowledge of it. he would not say that the nation's supreme leader or president was aware of it. >> i don't think the problem here jessica is that i have not been unwilling to negotiate with republicans. i've shown repeatedly my willingness to work overtime. to try to get them to do something. he had direct links. was paid by and directed by individuals in the iranian government. now, those facts are there for all to see. and

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> thanks, wolf., new jersey governor chris christie says no running for president and as he steps

>> wolf, the suspect is at large.e's parentally, as you mentioned, a long way from the reach of u.s. officials. he could very well be protected by a powerful and feared iranian military unit. and he could still be very dangerous to western citizens. >> reporter: u.s. officials a which chief suspect was given a codeword for the plot to kill the saudi ambassador, chevrolet. they say when he told his iranian handlers the chevrolet was ready, he was told buy it. meaning, go ahead and kill him. the man who told him that, u.s. officials say is an officer in iran's feared force. shakuri is charged as a conspirator in the plot. where is he? >> shakuri remains at large. >> reporter: at large and experts say very elusive. they say he's probably in tehran, likely a focus of western law enforcement but for now out of their reach. is there no chance of getting him? >> no, there's a chance. i think the next step would be for the u.s. to issue provisional arrest warrants for him then go to inter poll and france and submit their inve