the wolf is a marathoner. with the wolf, i'd have time to deactivate. wolf track!ferent wolves. what? what part of the track is telling you that? three silver ones, two black ones... what? where do you see that? and one white one! how in the world can you tell that from these tracks? well actually, you kind of have to look at the big picture. whoa! now, that's a wolf pack! well, who would've thunk it? maybe the best way to find wolves is just to be out in the wild talking about wolves. come in, tortuga. this is little boy who cried wolf calling tortuga. little boy who cried wolf telling you we found wolves. forget it, martin. wolves on the move! okay, check that. we're running with the wolves! (cawing) and we're not the only ones! ravens! ravens are following them too! martin: it helps to have wings to follow wolves because they have a fast pace, called a lope. a wolf can lope along all day long covering 100 miles with hardly a rest. now that's what i call a marathon. hey, what do you call it when they pick up the pace even faster? more tiring? a chase! an all-out

wolf? >> jessica, how optimistic is it that the white house will move quickly on the comprehensive immigration plan? >> reporter: well, the president doesn't want to throw cold water on the progress that they have seen to date and they said the senate had a breakthrough but you can hear that he has his doubts. here's what the president said. >> first, there will be rigorous about the details and real give and take in the process. but it's important for us to recognize that the foundation for bipartisan action is already in place. and if congress is unable to move forward in a timely fashion, i will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. >> in this building, wolf, they say they are going to keep the pressure on. wolf? >> you are also learning, jessica, that the immigration reform fight is resulting in some pretty strange bedfellows out there? >> reporter: that's right. the head of the chamber of commerce that represents business interests here has bee

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> judgment, integrity, and friendship all cited by president obama as he nominated his chief of staff, jack lew, to be the next treasury secretary but the announcement is drawing attention to the makeup of the president's second-term cabinet. it's on track to be dominated by men. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us from the white house. what is the white house saying about all of this? >> reporter: wolf, the white house has been asked about this quite a bit. white house press secretary jay carney has said that the president believes diversity is important and he's highlighted that there are a number of women serving in the white house and in the administration and indeed there are, wolf, and there's lack of topics in his cabinet. president obama choose a trusted insider to replace timothy geithner as treasury secretary. >> under president clinton, he presided over three budget surpluses in a row. so for all of the talk out there

wolf? >>> brooks, thanks very much. happening now -- >> when we hit the dock, everybody went flying. >> all of a sudden we just hit. boom. and people were catapulted forward. >> the search for answers as to why a packed ferry boat didn't stop in time, crashing into a dock and injuring dozens of new york city commuters. >>> also, vice president joe biden hears from the victims of gun violence. still to come, the nation's biggest gun seller and the nra. >>> plus, from my visit to egypt, the writing on the wall, the graphite in tahrir square tells the story of a revolution that many fear is going wrong. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin right here in washington with important news. the vice president joe biden met with victims of gun violence and gun safety advocates. they spent several hours over at the white house trying to prepare the task force for recommendations to the president. they are deeply worried public sentiment for changing the nation's gun laws is fadin

wolf? >>> deb, thanks very much. happening now, a fiscal cliff hanger. the senate bipartisan bill faces a very uncertain future in the republican-led house. >> our speaker has said, when senate acts, we will have a vote in the house. that is what he said. that is what we he can be pekt. that is what the american people deserve. >> but is a sudden rift in the republican leadership putting it all in jeopardy? >> also, we're breaking down the deal on the table right now. we're going to show you how it impacts view your bottom line. >>> and what about the secretary of state? her dangerous blood clot. what could that mean for hillary clinton and her political future? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." right now we're following breaking news. all eyes are in the house of representatives where lawmakers are weighing the future of a bill that's now effectively a fiscal cliff fix. no vote has been scheduled on the bill that the senate passed in the middle of the night after steep tax

wolf? >> jessica, is there any immediate reaction from the white house, from officials where you are right now to the first round of questioning about how hagel is doing? >> reporter: they have been very careful not to comment on the record only here officially they believe this is an important process. but again, what i'm saying is that people who are democrats who are close to senator hagel believe this is a lot of gochya and he will ultimately -- nothing that has happened so far today convinces them that he will nott not be confirmed at te end. >> jessica, thank you very much. >>> joe manchin of west virginia complained the hagel confirmation had become, and i'm quoting him now, a toxic process where there is once again quoting, guilt by conversation. i'm joined by gloria borger up on capitol hill, dana bash. gloria, it was a tough, tough day for chuck hagel and some people think he didn't necessarily help himself. >> no. i think he didn't quell any of the skepticism about him and in tal

wolf? you. cnn's coverage of president obama's second innag gral spans two days. first, a private ser moan at the white house on sunday and then monday's public ceremony over at the u.s. capital. please be sure to watch the presidential inauguration, both of them starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on sunday and monday, right here on cnn. >>> in our next hour, the pentagon has been waiting around to resolve the hostage situation in north africa. they are already looking at various military options. we're outlining to you what they might do to rescue americans being held hostage in algeria right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have a

wolf? >> lisa, thank you very much. we'll be anxious to see what the task force comes up with, what the president says in the state of the union address before congress. thank you. lisa, thank you very much for that report. >>> the obama administration may be stepping up its push for some form of new gun control legislation. but will the president be able to rally the support of congress? most importantly, the american public at the same time? we'll dig deeper with our chief political analyst gloria borger. here's what the president recently said on "meet the press." i'll play the clip. >> we're not going to get this done unless the american people decide it's important. and so this is not going to be simply a matter of me spending political capital. one of the things that you learn, having now been in this office for four years, is the old adage of public opinion. without public opinion there's not something you can't do and wut it there's very little you can't get done in this town. i'm g

but now an appeal has ruled that wolf must stay locked up. tonight, protesters lined the entrance to a fund-raiser for virginia attorney general. they were demanding that wolf be released once and for all. among those protesters was wolf's mother. >> why is it, if he's such a pro life advocate, he's so anxious to have my son executed? >> we are just disgusted at what's happening with justin wolf and the case and the amount of money that the state of virginia has spent on appealing. >> wolf was accused of ordering a hit on a drug dealer to avoid having to pay him. the man who actually pulled the trigger testified that wolf had given him the money, but he's changed his story several times. . >>> turning to a developing story now in alaska, more than 600 people working recovery the oil drilling ship that ran aground on new year's eve, still could take until spring to remove the barge because of harsh weather-related difficulties. fox news correspondent dominic has more. >> reporter: weather conditions have plagued this recovery of the rig off th

wolf? >> it's going to be a big speech. the vice president will make the recommend takings to the president on tuesday, that doesn't necessarily mean we're going to learn what those are. we may have to wait for the state of the union address? >> that's right. but i think we're starting to find out what the key provisions of this task proposal will be, the high capacity magazines and an assault weapons ban. there will be issues to address like mental health and a look at the entertainment industry but really all of these proposals seem to be going after tightening down on the restrictions on gun buying and on the kinds of weapons and ammunition you can have. at the same time, chris van hollen mentioned to me, they have a lot on their plate with the budget and everything else. so squeezing this in is going to take a big, big push from the white house. >> a major amount of political capital as well. jim acosta, thanks very much. >>> a recent cnn orc poll shows a strong majority of americans fa

wolf? >> athena jones, thank you very much. much more on this story also coming up. >>> so how do you ban a weapon that may not even have a clear-cut name or definition? we're taking a closer look at the confusion surrounding some of these gun control proposals and what tone will the president take in his second term inaugural address? we're going to hear from two former white house speechwriters. stand by. stress sweat. it can happen any time, to anyone! stress sweat is different than ordinary sweat. it smells worse. get 4x the protection against stress sweat. introducing new secret clinical strength stress response scent. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. >>> when it comes to the president's plan for controlling gun violence, the devil's in the definitions.

i am supporting nick wolf. i would like to make a motion to remove mr. -- name and add mr. wolf. mr. wolf works at the lgbt center almost to graphically at the center of the market octavia area, strongly connected to the cac is important. nick does economic development work at the center working for a number of different communities and the center does some excellent economic development work. he previously worked on the -- project in -- valley. he has my support. that is the motion i make. >> president: supervisor wiener has done a motion to substitute nick wolf by -- >> i second the motion by supervisor wiener. i too had the opportunity to work with nick wolf. he used to work at the -- a working-class neighborhood and he organized the merchants. he is a phenomenal human being. i am excited to see him continuing to serve san francisco and we are lucky to have him. i hope that you will support nick wolf today. >> supervisor kim. >> supervisor kim: i had the opportunity to hear both from matthew steen and nick wolf. initially i did support matthew steen, -- someone who is very fam

wolf?e going to have a lot more on lance armstrong and later in "the situation room," ed leaf v. >>> manti te'o says he was duped into falling in love with a fake girlfriend. now new details emerging, new details calling into question how te'o handled the situation after learning about the girlfriend, that the girlfriend did not exist. susan candiotti is joining us from the latest from south bend, indiana. susan, be what else are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, we have found -- we have not been able to find anyone with a negative thing to say about manti te'o. for the most part, everyone here thinks he's a great guy, a role model to kids, team captain, as you know. but they are saying that back in the fall when he first announced that his girlfriend, now he believed to be the fake girlfriend, announced that she was dead, said there were already questions starting to swirl around campus wondering about the existence of this young woman. and i spoke to a sport blogger here at notre dame abou

i'm wolf blitzer.n room." >>> hillary clinton faced her republican critics today and made it clear she takes the death of u.s. diplomats on her watch very personally. the secretary of state spent hours and hours answering tough questions about the terrorist attack in benghazi, libya. the second round of testimony ended just a little while ago. now some lawmakers who have been demanding the hearings say they still are not satisfied. our new chief washington correspondent, jake tapper, has done some important groundbreaking reporting on what's going on. it was tough at times. it was brutal at times. she answered the questions. >> that's right. secretary clinton said the state department had significantly improved security for diplomats after the benghazi attack, but the many questions that remain unanswered are likely to haunt the families of the victims and keep this issue for alive for republicans. >> reporter: more than four months after the deadly attack in libya, secretary of state hillary clinton t

wolf? >> all right. deb feyerick, thanks very, very much for that. we're going to have more from man ta te'o's interview with katie couric we'll also have a recording of the voice who you believed was the voice of lennay. >>> also, why apple's stock is nosediving despite the company's record profits. what's going on? , your life will flash before your eyes. make it worth watching. introducing the 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. >>> another punishing day for shareholders for one of the best known companies. apple stock loft more than 12% of its value today. since september, the stock has dropped 28% even though the company just reported record-breaking quarterly profits. let's bring our own alison kosik. she is in new york. what is going on here? >> what apple did after the closing bell, it released its report card, its earning report and apple can na can balancized itself. people bought more iphone 4s instead of the iphone 5. to put it in perspective, apple reported record profits a

wolf? >> thanks very much. happening right now, an emotional and very historic day on capitol hill. a brand new united states congress is sworn in and with it a new hope for reaching across the aisle. >>> some of the cases may be knew, but many of the tough issues that have to be tackled certainly haven't changed. so is is there any real chance of getting anything done? >>> and nearly three weeks since the devastating massacre, sandy hook elementary students return to school. we'll go there for a live report. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> an extra ordinary nar day here in washington. the 113th congress takes office ushering in, in a moment, what appeared to be a renewed push for bipartisanship on the heels of what has been an extremely tumultuous week of gridlock. one of the most striking moments of the day is this, a very emotional house speaker john boehner taking the gavel after being voted in by his colleagues to another term. >> put simply, worse than not to be

i'm right before the bands get to you, wolf.ne down, i think there's no debating how cold it's getting. as much as these high schokooch students and bands have prepared, they have had -- so many these bands have had to fight to raise money to get here. and they couldn't do it without the support of their communities. i have to think that as excited as they are, i was watching some of the girls go by, some of the majorettes, as you listen to the band, and they had their game face on. they were waving. they were smiling. they were dancing. but they were shivering, wolf. they are cold. but of course maybe part of it could be nerves because they're getting right up there by where you are and where the president's going to be watching them here any moment. but i'll tell you what, it's nice to see how much of the crowd has stuck around to see all of these bands and these dance troupes perform. because you know that some of these bands are from rural areas that don't always have a lot of money to support something like this. we know th

say hi to wolf, everyone. happy new year, wolf. there is a great atmosphere here, wolf.illion people expected to fill up times square for all of the festivities, a great musical act, and seeing the ball drop at midnight. alongside 2,000 pounds of confetti that will rain down here on times square. i want to quickly introduce you to someone from australia who had been dreaming about being here in times square for a long time. how is it? describe for our viewers what it's like to be here. >> it's so amazing and surreal. everyone is great. and the atmosphere is amazing. >> okay. she summed it up best. the atmosphere is amazing. the party is in full swing. keep checking in with us. we'll keep you posted on the party here in times square, and it's also cold. happy new year, wolf. >> happy new year, isha. happy new year to our friends in times square. a million of them will be watching and coming back to you. >>> also still to come here in our special coverage, a major stumbling block emerging in the fiscal cliff negotiations. that stumbling block has been the no-tax pledge man

i'm wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. this is a real nail-biter we're watching, despite a threat by some republicans to add an amendment to the bill, an amendment that would have added over $300 billion in spending cuts and would have forced the bill back to the senate. the house is now on the verge of simply voting up or down on the senate bill as it stands. the package would increase taxes on individuals making more than $400,000 a year and couples making more than $450,000 a year. it would also extend unemployment insurance for a year for some 2 million people. and that house vote is expected to come this hour. we're watching it very closely. let's bring in our senior congressional correspondent dana bash on capitol hill. she has the very latest on what's going on. dana, i take it they started the actual debate, the vote could be fairly soon? >> they have started the debate on the procedural issues, but i just actually am getting an e-mail right now saying that the final vote, it doesn't look like it will happen until

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> and the breaking news continues here in cnn. we're covering the country's latest multiple shooting incident on a college campus. three people, at least two of them were students caught in a cross fire. a fourth person suffered a heart attack during the shooting. it all happened near houston, texas, on the north harris campus of lone star college. that's a community college in texas. cnn's ed lavandera has the latest. ed, what are you hearing? >> reporter: this shooting appears to be a situation that started off as an altercation in one of the buildings between two people. one of those firing shots was wounded and is now in custody. two people were caught in the crossfire and those people were wounded and then there was a fourth person that in all of this may lay had a heart attack. that person is being treated as well. and now the focus is on the second shooter, the second person in the altercation. that person fled the campus itself. the officials

wolf blitzer. don, thank you very much, happening now we're live here on the national mall right here in washington, d.c. where the inauguration weekend is in full swing. crowds have been out all day, with festivities and parties, right now, an all-star concert. on monday, the main event, hundreds of thousands of people will gather here to watch president obama take the oath of office for his second term. i'm wolf blitzer here in washington, together with kate baldwin, and you're in beginning right now, the kids' inaugural concert right here, about to begin, among the performers, katy perry, and usher, and the cast of "glee". >> pop culture, wolf blitzer's two favorite things, you love to sing. >> i sure do. >> they are highlighting the support for military families, cnn's brooke baldwin is kicking things off. give us a little taste. >> reporter: i love that you outed wolf blitzer, he is so hip to pop culture, he was all about lady gaga, i'm here to tell you, we'll see katy, usher, i was back stage

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room": >>> we begin with a deadly storm here in the eastern part of the united states. there is wind damage all across the southeast, some of it from tornadoes. one death is reported in tennessee, another in georgia. right now the worst weather is crossing georgia. cnn's miguel marquez is in adairsville where there is significant damage. tell us what is going on. >> reporter: huge damage. at least one person, we understand, was killed when a building collapsed but fortunately not where i'm standing, at least not that we know of. this entire area -- this looks like it was someone's -- part of somebody's lunch that was being made is here. across the road, this is the main road in adairsville, georgia. two roads are completely destroyed. you can see the cars that are flipped over and semitrucks are flipped over as well. you can see this was a plant making heavy machinery this morning, 50 to 100 people in this thing. it is completely demolished. everyone, everyone

a wolf? oh! no... chris: i found the wolf pack! they're just to the west of us! okay, you're right.howling) let's follow that... whoa! gah! (continues talking, muffled) whoa, cool! an abandoned raccoon den! this must have been a great den. it's big, hidden and- martin: chris! chris? hey bro. chris, you all right?! ya, i'm fine. just checking out this old raccoon den i found. uh, looks like you won't need a costume for the party tonight. you could go as a raccoon now. hmm, not bad. raccoons are nocturnal creatures. good point, dude, but let's go find that wolf pack! time for a little kickin' kangaroo gaming. huh? where's it...? (whimpering) koki? aviva? is that you? (whimpering) not funny! you can come out now. ♪ martin: wolf tracks! they must be close. martin, over here. oh yeah, it's the wolf pack. (snarling) and check those two out. they must be the alpha pair. basically, the top-ranking boy and girl or mom and dad of the pack. martin: you're right. you can tell because they stand taller than the rest with their ears and tails high. the other wolves in the pack are usually sisters

he was wolfe's marijuana supplier. both were dealers. today petrole's father told 9 news that the federal court's ruling is unfortunate for the commonwealth. he said, "we miss danny every day, but we hold no animosity toward justin wolfe. we don't think he's innocent. there is evidence supporting that he did it, but we have forgiven him. he is very lucky and i'm happy for his mother and family. i hope he does some good with his second chance." owen barber admits to killing danny petrole, but in 2005 he recanted his testimony and told a federal court that wolfe had nothing to do with the murder. twice federal judge raymond jackson has ordered the charges against wolfe tossed out because of alleged misconduct by prince william county commonwealth attorney paul ebert. in court yesterday special prosecutor ray morrogh said after reading every word of the case he believes the federal judge got it wrong. ray morrogh says he can retry wolfe without the testimony of barber because barber's former girl friend can confirm that wolfe did hire him t

"the situation room" with wolf blitzer starts now. wolf? >> thanks very much. happening now, don't let today's pictures fool you. president obama is deciding to give top level white house jobs to women. we are also looking at how the pentagon is planning to respond to north korea's new round of threats including nuclear tests and the vice president's sneaky strategy to try to pressure gun owners to support the administrations. pushing for new gun control laws. you are in "the situation room." . >>> we begin with the reshuffling at the white house. a few hours ago, president obama announced he is moving the deputy security adviser do into the position of white house chief of staff. today's big news as the president's clear response to complaints that women were not getting enough top level jobs. the white house correspondent has the latest information. jessica? update us on what's going on. it's a sensitive subject. >> it is. in choosing dennis mcdonough he chose comfort, friendship and trust over political pressure and the chance to make history that would have

. >> what's this like, wolf, what do you think? >> well, you know, we're spectators. we're tourists here in washington. >> here, sit down -- >> i think this is my blackberry interfering with this. >> it's okay, sit down. what do you make of this whole thing? >> hold on, hold on. >> okay. >> i got a lot of static. >> all right, we're back in business. there's the president right now. it's a little strange to see what was going on. look, this is history over here. >> the people deserve to see their president and it is so much better when they're walking -- >> he seems pretty happy. they're going to be walking into the white house and then they're going to go to the reviewing stand, kate, and enjoy the parade like all of us. >> if you were in political life and this doesn't make you happy, you really picked the wrong profession. because this is really pretty much as good as it gets. scre screaming, thousands of people. beginning your second term as president of the united states. this is good stuff. >> i'm just looking back here at so

give us a little preview, athena. >> reporter: hi, wolf.ned that justice sotomayor will be swearing in vice president biden. he personally select herd to do the swearing in. we are told she is the first hispanic and fourth female judge to conduct a swearing in. one other detail, interesting factoid, i guess, is that vice president biden will be using a family bible, a bible that's been in the biden family since 1893. we are told it is five inches thick and used the bible in all of his past swearing-ins as senator. and a few tidbits to look out for as we wait for the next few minutes, wolf. >> as jeffrey toobin mentioned -- excuse me, as david gergen mentioned a little while ago, athena, the vice president had a little gaffe last night, maybe foreshadowing his plans for 2016. but tell us what happened. >> you know, this sounds like it was really, really funny, wish quo have been in the room last night. he went to a party given by the state society of iowa, you can imagine there were a lot of iowa democrats there. we know how important the st

every year i place infant wolves with one year old wolf cubs whose parental instinct is totally shaped and they take them as their own cubs it's going to continue to take time and money to rehabilitate the wolfs reputation in russia. but the keepers here hope their research and dedication will mean that wolf island remains a place where visitors can truly understand the call of the wild. welcome back to the kaiser report i'm max keyser time now to go to san francisco and speak with poet s.a.'s lyricist john perry barlow a founding member of electronics from tir foundation barlow is out with press freedom foundation dot org a site that provides you with an easy way to donate to journalism organizations dedicated to transparency and accountability john perry barlow welcome back to the kaiser report teddy max nice to almost see all right fantastic so joe perry barlow along with daniel ellsberg famous was a blower and john ku's act famous movie star you have set up a new website called press freedom foundation dot org tell us about it what we're doing essentially is finding your way around

wolf?hank you, mohammed. let's look at the very dangerous crisis in syria and what it means, and joining us is david miller, a former middle east negotiator and his book is entitled "can america have another great president," and that's a book coming out soon, right? >> hopefully. >> and another book "america's elusive search for arab israeli peace," and let's talk about the article you wrote in the "washington post" today and it offers a different perspective than what we are hearing from senators john mccain and lieberman, and we have advocated providing weapons directly to vetted rebel groups and establishing a no fly zone over parts of syria and neither course would require putting u.s. troops on the ground or acting alone and key allies made clear again and again their hope of stronger american leadership and their frustration that the united states has been sitting on the sidelines. the piece you wrote today takes a different perspective and i want you to briefly explain the u.s. role

wolf. >> they have to draft it and put it in a form of legislation. dana bash is our senior congressional correspondent. is there anything else, jessica, you wanted to add before we bring in dana? >> i would say they say it's already in legislative language. because so much of this has been prewritten during various other negotiations, they don't have to take time to actually do the drafting. it's already written, is what i have been told. >> if that's the case, dana, it looks like there could be a vote before midnight tonight. >> yeah, i have a couple updates for you. first of all, the first update is joe biden, the vice president, has arrived here at the capital. i'm going to turn around because this is the room back here, you see the people milling around. that's where we expect him to eventually walk in when he goes into the caucus room with the senate democrats. as you mentioned earlier, the vice president is also the president of the senate so he has a pretty nice office here in the c

this is wolf island here wolf pups have been captured by hunters or bought from zoos have a second chance at life and conservationists have a unique opportunity to observe them these walls are all around four months old and they'll stay in this area for up to three years then most will go back to the wild for good just viewing them from the car was an experience in itself but then after a bit of a bumpy ride came an opportunity i just couldn't pass up and this is what i was hoping for when i heard i was coming to a place called wolf island a chance to get close and personal with the locals and it's these guys are going to act as pasta parents for the next generation will come here using the old awards as surrogate parents has already proved a successful technique. every year i place infant wolves with one year old wolf cubs whose parental instinct is totally shaped and they take them as their own cubs it's going to continue to take time and money to rehabilitate the wolf's reputation in russia. but the keepers here hope their research and dedication will mean that wolf island remains a pl

i'm wolf blitzer.>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a new push to tackle one of the most contentious issues facing washington. just about 90 minutes or so ago, a bipartisan group of senators laid out a framework for an immigration reform bill. this comes as the white house is working on its own immigration bill and president obama will address the issue tomorrow in las vegas. the bipartisan senate plan includes a path to citizenship, but illegal immigrants will have to undergo a background check and pay a fine and back taxes before gaining legal status in the united states. all that is contingent on securing borders. the proposal provides for increased use of drones, more personnel and improved infrastructure and it would create an employment verification system and improve the process for admitting needed workers. cnn chief congressional correspondent dana bash and cnn chief white house correspondent jessica yellin are working the story. dana