now to wolf blitzer in washington.. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now mitt romney gets booed for promising to repeal obama care. we'll have coverage this hour. also, airline passengers show off bandages and scrapes after getting tossed around in the sky. and they're the lucky ones. allegations a church-affiliated school forces children to beg for money at subway stations. we have it all on video. >>> i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the republican's furious assault on president obama's health care reform law and equally determined backlash. mitt romney faced it today going off script after some prolonged boog interrupted his speech before the naacp convention in houston. jim acosta is standing by in the hall right now. jim, show our viewers, tell our viewers, what happened in houston. >> reporter: wolf, naacp leaders told cnn they praised mitt romney for showing what they called courage in coming to this convention today. but safe to say mitt romney did not hide

i'm wolf blitzer.begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obama's strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnn's elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. i'm sure the israelis are as well. first of all, what are the bulgarians saying? >> reporter: well, wolf, forensic investigators on the scene. it's all very preliminary at this point, but they're saying that this was caused by a bus bomb already placed inside the bus. that's really all they know, but they're not rulg

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as we await jim acosta's interview with mitt romney, there are important new developments in a search for a running mate. we're seeing reports that there is now a short list of possibilities and the biggest name on that so-called short list is the former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. let's bring in dana bash. she's working the story for us. the name has been floated out there for a while.

and we're a couple minutes away from wolf blitzer. could have heard our conversation in the commercial break. >> you know what, we'll have to leave that just to you and me. >> that will be a good tease. maybe we'll tweet about it. >> i'm going to tell our viewers what's coming up in "the situation room." >> tell me. >> we have a major interview with bill gates. he's here in washington for the global aids conference, as you know. we go through all the aids-related issues and he gives me thoughts about the economy, microsoft, what's going on with president obama or whatever, but most of the interview is obviously about what's going on with aids. you're going to want to stick around for that as well. we also have a major debate on foreign policy. mitt romney's speech today generating lots of commotion. robert wexlor supports -- they will be together here in the situation. they're going to thrash it out. who is better on national security? the president or his republican challenger? all the latest coming in from aurora, the follow-up on th

i'm wolf blitzer.situation room." >>> as we await jim acosta's interview with mitt romney, there are important new developments in a search for a running mate. we're seeing reports that there is now a short list of possibilities and the biggest name on that so-called short list is the former secretary of state, condoleezza rice. let's bring in dana bash. she's working the story for us. the name has been floated out there for a while. but all of a sudden it's getting a bit more imptous. >> interesting you used the term floated. there's no question this is a trial balloon and a clever way for the romney campaign to change the subject from a whole bunch of things they would probably rather not talk about today. but since we do know that there are a few people, the romneys and one or two other staffers who really know what's going on with regard to him choosing a vice presidential running mate,

i'm wolf blitzer.the situation room." >>> today we're coming to you live from cnn's jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he's now in poland with the president-elect. we're going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i'm sure you've been moved by what you've seen so far. >> it's a holy city, a city of a great and courageous people. my wife and i first came here in 1995 and have been here four times now. we're moved and inspired by what we see here. >> do you consider

wolf blitzer is in "the situation room" next. >> martin, thanks very much.and forth between the obama and romney campaign. we're checking the cronyism accusatio accusations. >>> and we'll talk to someone who suggested that mitt romney may have committed a felon. >>> also crime fighting robots. this amazing technology turnss science fiction into amazing life saving facts. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> first it's today's new round of attack in the presidential race campaign and the much winning battleground state of ohio this afternoon. president obama slammed the tax proposals, warninging they'll send thousands of u.s. jobs overs overs overseas. > the romney campaign is accusing them of another dishonest attack. why did the president level this new corporate tax attack on romney in ohio? >> reporter: well, wolf, the president is trying to draw sharp contrast between his campaign and romney's campaign, trying to suggest romney is looking out for the people at the the very top. specifically in ohio the people are making the

i'm wolf blitzer.ion room." >>> we begin with both presidential campaigns getting down and dirty on the low road as the candidates themselves try to stick to the high road. the latest examples, killer tv ad that the obama campaign is using to welcome so-called welcome mitt romney to pennsylvania. and a top romney's surrogates complaint that the president should "learn how to be an american." let's go to our white house correspondent, dan lothian, watching all of this unfold. we've been saying it's getting ugly. >> reporter: certainly right. the fireworks today. the president was in texas attending a total of fundraisers trying to camp up in the campaign cash. some of those were with small donors, others with big names like tv star eva longoria. but today was more about money. the president was also going after his opponent, mitt romney, for more details about his personal finances. it won't help

i'm wolf blitzer.>> first to a dramatic moment on the campaign trail. the presumptive republican presidential nominee, mitt

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm joe johns.." [ gunfire ] >>> we begin this hour in syria where the battle for aleppo, the country's commercial capital, is unfolding. the rebel free syrian army is making incremental gains according to an opposition group seizing control of two police stations including this one in a central part of the city with at least 40 police officers said to be killed in the battle. nearby rebel forces have captured dozens of regime fighters. cnn's ivan watson is on the ground in northern syria and got an exclusive look at the world's newest prisoners of war. a warning, his report has some graphic images. >> we're in a rebel-controlled makeshift prison in a school where they're keeping 112 prison prisoners. they're going to show us the prisoners' conditions right now. instead of school children, this crowded classroom holds at least 40 prisoners. we won't show their faces because most of them clearly don't want to be filmed perhaps fearing retribution against their families. the prison warden accuses thes

. >>> we are mere minutes from the top of the hour with wolf blitzer. situation room" coming up. i can't hear you. i can see you. go for it. i'm going to fix my ear piece. >> fix your ear piece. i'll tell viewers what to expect. lots of news coming up in "the situation room." we have a special interview, by the way, in the 6:00 p.m. eastern hour. the former governor of mississippi, haley barbour. he was once chairman of the republican national committee. they got a joint project, if you will, going on in mississippi. we'll talk about that. also politics, presidential politics. the president's latest tax proposals that he released today as well. haley barbour coming up. >>> also, a special interview with the son of the former florida governor jeb bush, george t. bush is here in "the situation room" today. he's trying to generate support for younger americans for republicans and for mitt romney. we'll talk to him about what's coming on. our strategy session. all of our reporters. lots of important news coming up at the top of the hour right in "the situat

now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room" begins right now. wolf. >>> brooke, thanks very much.terviews. i have an exclusive face-to-face sit-down with the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. he says he doesn't talk that much to the republican presidential candidate mitt romney. and there's a big issue where he says he agrees with president obama. standby. the full interview coming up this hour. i also spoke with susan rice. she's the united states ambassador to the united nations. a huge day at the u.n. today. you're going to want to hear her tough response to russia's accusation that the united states that the obama administration is being hypocrite kal about syria. you're going to want to hear what she has to say. >>> and alarming news about what the drought across much of the midwest may do to the price of milk. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> my interview with john boehner coming up this hour. you're going to want to hear what the speaker of the house has to say on a whole range of issues, the presidential campaign, how he really

it is time now for wolf blitzer and "the situation room." >>> thanks very much, ashley.ut issue number one, the u.s. economy. just ahead, the skyrocketing optimism revealed in our brand new cnn orc poll. and the surprising divide over which candidate they think will do a better job. also, a stunning turn in the strained relationship between the united states and pakistan. the pakistani government reopening a critical supply route for the united states and its allies as the secretary of state, hillary clinton, apologizes for the deadly nato attack that ultimately shut down that supply route. >>> and it's not a hose or shovel, but it's a laptop. why computers are now a cutting edge tool in the battle against the raging colorado wildfires. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> first to our brand new cnn orc polls. this is issue number one, the economy. and a surprising jump in the number of americans who believe the economy will eventually get better. take a look at this. when asked about what economic conditions will be like next year, 60% now say

have a good weekend. >> thank you. >> let's toss over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf. >>> thanks very much. happening now, president obama's bus tour hits a major speed bump. ahead, we're breaking down a jobs report that's disappointing overall and even more troubling for african-americans. plus, a u.s. veteran who lost both legs in iraq now embroiled in a rather nasty house race against an incumbent who first suggested she's not a true war hero. tammy duckworth is here in "the situation room" to respond. >>> also, a millionaire's apparent suicide just seconds after he's convicted of arson. what may have caused this shocking end to a life seemingly spinning out of control? >>> and great white shark spottings heightened. fears along the cape cod area. our own brian todd is on a boat with experts trying to track them down. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> right now a disappointing jobs report kicks off day two of president

let me bring in dana bash and wolf blitzer together.he final vote tally? >> 244 to 185. wasn't even close. we didn't expect it to be since republicans have such a big majority in the house. so they did once again show that there are the votes in the house of representatives to repeal the health care law. but as we have been saying all day, really yesterday as well, yes, they have the votes, but this was a political exercise. and republicans admit that readily because the next body, the senate, they're not the votes there. the democrats run it and the votes are simply not there to repeal the health care law. so republicans will be able to go back and go out to the campaign trail and make the case particularly to the republican base that they are doing what the republican base wants them to do. and also going to make the case that, you know, you have these votes, give us more republicans in the senate, give us a republican in the white house, then we can make this repeal happen. >> dana, thank you. wolf blitzer, to you. look, we know this

i actually tried to buy one like that of wolf blitzer on the turner story. blitzer. we're minutes away from the top of the hour. wolf, what do you have coming up in "the situation room"? >>> we have an exclusive interview with the king of dr jordan king abdul la the second speaking about syria specifically what's going on neighbor to the north of jordan. he's got some strong views. he speaks directly in our interview to bashar al assad, the syrian leader. that interview's coming up. also a lot on this attack on israeli tourists in bulgaria. you've been reporting on it, don, the israeli ambassador to the united states in our 4:00 p.m. eastern hour is standing by to join us live. we'll get the very latest from him and his government on what is going on. all the day's political news, all the other important news as well. so we got a lot coming up over the course of the next three hours. >> wolf, can i talk to you a little bit about this king abdul interview. i want you to listen to him when you ask about bashar al assad and the syrian regime. >> the issue is no

. >> jim acosta, i'm also joined by cnn's wolf blitzer in our jerusalem bureau. wolf just wrapped up a lengthy interview with governor romney. tell me, wolf, is there a headline that pertains to this visit you can share with us? >> reporter: he did say flatly that he regards jerusalem as israel's capital, candy, and he said that he would very much like to move the united states' embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. as you know, since the 1967 war when israel captured east jerusalem, which was then under jordanian control, no u.s. president has ever recognized east jerusalem, including the old city of jerusalem, as being part of israel under israeli sovereignty. and the u.s. has always kept its embassy in tel aviv as opposed to jerusalem. so i asked him how he felt about that. i asked him specifically, do you think that jerusalem is israel's capital? and he said absolutely he does. i said, do you think that the united states should move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? he said that would be the goal, but he said if he were elected president, he would consult

i'm wolf blitzer.n room." >>> president obama's been hammering mitt romney for sending u.s. jobs overseas during the years he rain bane capital. this afternoon in colorado romney turned the tables labeling the president as the outsourcer in

we should also mention that mitt romney sat down for an interview with our very own wolf blitzer. er about something that he said a few months ago. when he described russia as the nation's top geopolitical foe. he got criticized for saying that. notably from colin powell. here's how mitt romney explained it in this interview. >> the last time you and i spoke in an interview you said that russia was america's number one geo-strategic foe. do you still believe that? >> there's no question. but in terms of geopolitics, i'm talking about votes at the united nations and actions of a geopolitical nature, russia is the number one adversary in that regard that doesn't make them an enemy. it doesn't make them a combatant. they don't represent the number one national security threat. the number one national security threat of course to our nation is a nuclear iran. >> so here, there you hear that explanation from mitt romney. now we should also mention, john and zoraida, a few moments ago, romney wrapped up a trip to the tomb of the unknown soldier here in warsaw, they have a monument also f

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> all right. look at this.obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obama's bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. we're talking about a presidential seal. it's a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in

apparently, romney talked to wolf blitzer. he had this to say. we're going to chat about it afterwards. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital city, and jerusalem is israel's capital. >> if you became president of the united states, would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to ultimately have our embassy in the nation's capital of jerusalem. the decision to make the move is one, if i were president, i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. >> in consultation with the leadership. so not a promise to do so. >> reporter: the leadership has always said they want the countries of the world to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. so the israeli leadership would most likely say yes, do it now. but you hear him, again, stepping back a little bit because, again, no presidents since 1967 has actually recognized jerusalem as the ca

wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals making $200,000 or less a year. families making $250,000 or less, they will see no increase whatsoever. if nothing is done, everyone's taxes go up starting january 1st 2013, that's the so-called fiscal cliff. for 2% making more than that, they will go back to the tax rates that occurred during the clinton administration before the bush tax rates went into effect, 2001 and 2003. they will go back up to 39.6% from 35 or 36% right now. so, he will say these people can afford it. they will pay a little bit more. but it's not going to necessar

sending it to wolf blitzer. wolf?nt obama and mitt romney are locked in a dead heat right now. when it comes to battleground voters, the numbers aren't so close. the brand new cnn orc polls are just in. we're breaking them down for you. standby. >>> also millions still without power, baking in record heat in washington, d.c., in the mid-atlantic, days after being clobbered by a deadly monster storm. is there any relief in sight? >>> and an american grad student fights for his life after being violently mauled by two chimps in south africa. ahead, the horrifying details of the attack. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." these numbers just coming in. let's go to the battle for the white house. a brand new cnn o.r.c. poll is just being

i'm wolf blitzer.the situation room." >>> a ruthless seesaw battle for control of one of syria's cities. rebel fighters aren't backing down from government forces even with more than 150 new deaths reported just today. security forces are barrelling through the streets of aleppo while gunships fire from overhead. cnn's ivan watson is inside syria. he'll join us in awe moments. first, we're hearing from the u.s. counterterror chief here in aspen, colorado. and he's raising concerns about the security of syria's chemical weapons stockpile. cnn intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly is covering this. >> spoke on the forum and asked a question about chemical weapons and whether the u.s. knows where the chemical weapons are. there was some concern over the way he answered that question. i think we have that. let's take a listen to that. >> are we able to identify where those weapons are? are they safe? are they secure? are they falling into the wrong hands? it's an important question for us. >> have you g

that means wolf blitzer and "the situation room." wolf, big interview today. >> big interview.sta's going to have a chance to speak with mitt romney today. an important day to speak to the republican presidential candidate. that interview will air in its entirety at exactly 6:00 p.m. eastern in our brand new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour of "the situation room." i want our viewers to know two hours from now the interview with mitt romney and jim acosta airs in "the situation room." lots of news happening though today as you know. syria a big, big story. what's going on in syria right now. professor will join u us in the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour. fran townsend is here as well. we'll talk about syria. also talk about these arrests the u.s. justice department making some important arrests now. two individuals allegedly involved in trying to smuggle sophisticated nuclear-related material to iran. so lots of political news, national security news. all this stuff we do well here in "the situation room," fred, coming up at the top of the hour. >> of course. lots coming our way. wolf blitzer, s

he spoke with wolf blitzer. he asked him a very direct question. mission to capture or was the mission to kill bin laden? >> that is a great question. >> that was it. the pastking part in been security forum in colorado. >>-- aspen forum in colorado. >> marco rubio was on his way from las vegas -- las vegas 2 when the plane had to make an emergency landing. speak by telephone at rally for mitt romney. >> a woman is counting her blessings after an suv plow .ight through her home a 21-year-old man hit four before driving into home early friday morning. sleeping at the time. the home was heavily damaged. the driver phasis reckless driving charges. flood a blocked their people did not stop them. >> we will show you what >> we told you about the severe flooding in china last week. take a look at these determined people. to theird not get because the bridge had washed out. they found a rubber hose to get to the other side. >> look at those waters. >> determination is one way to describe it. is a another way. you live,ng on where all courtw nothing at of

i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer.ns by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> to hear republicans tell it, president obama is public enemy number one for big business. >> and it is the most anti-investment, anti-business, anti-jobs series of policies in modern american history. >> this is certainly the most anti-business administration since the carter years. >> so if president obama is so anti-business as republicans claim, why is the stock market done so well since he took office and the converse question is this. if president bush was so pro business, why did the markets collapse during his final year in office? let's look at the numbers right now. during the bush administration, dow jones industrials close the at an all-time high of 14,1648 back in 2007. but it started to collapse big-time during president bush's final year in office when the great recession really hit. on the day obama was inaugurated in 2009, the dow jones closed at 7,949, a loss of more than 6,000 points since that is 2007 high. it kept dropping during oba

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before romney delivered that speech we played for you, he sat down with our wolf blitzer.here's some of that discussion. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital. >> if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have its embassy in the nation of jerusalem. it's one if i were president i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. so i would follow the same policy we have in the past. our embassy would be in the capital, but that's -- the timing of that is something i'd want to work out with the government. >> with the government of israel? >> with the government of israel. >> but every israeli government has always asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> i would -- >> just to be precise, if they said please move the embassy, you would do

wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> lots of news, martin. thanks very much.news. the race for the white house. the deputy cam main manager for the obama campaign will be joining us live in the coming hour. she caused quite a stir by some comments she made about mitt romney and bain capital, when he left. when he didn't leave. we'll speak to her this coming hour. we're also getting news on potentially a drug that could deal with hiv. dr. fochi will join us live in our new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour with important information that our viewers are going to want to know all about. one more thing. our state department reporter is interviewing the secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem. i think that interview is taking place right now. we're going to have a major portion of the interview in the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour. so once again, lots of news martin. >> you can never have too much wolf. thank you, wolf blitzer. >>> the food and drug administration announce the first of its kind today. a new medication that can reduce the risk of contracting the virus that c

he sat down with our wolf blitzer. they talked about the u.s.elationship with israel. >> rob, there was a little diplomatic excitement here in israel with mitt romney, mitt romney declaring that jerusalem is israel's capital. he also went further than that. listen to this exchange that we had. >> reporter: do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the right to choose its own capital. >> if you became the president of the united states would you move it? >> i think it's our policy to have our beamcy in the nation's capital of jerusalem. it's a move if i were president i'd want to take in kon certificate with the leadership of the government at that time. i would follow the same policy we have in the past. our embassy would be in the capital, but the timing is something i'd want to work out with the government. >> the government of israel? >> the government of israel. >> they've always asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as its capital. >> it would make that -- >> just to be precise, if y

also referred to jerusalem as israel's capital and expanded on that in an interview with our own wolf blitzer, and wolf is joining us from jerusalem. good to see you, wolf. first of all it was strange because u.s. policy in jerusalem as the capital of israel intentionally vague over the years, because palestinians also claim rights to part of that independent state in the future, so why would he do such a thing? i mean, this is really does seem like it is moving beyond u.s. policy. >> it's a real sensitive issue, you are absolutely right, and it has been a sensitive issue for decades. remember in the six-day war in 1967, east jerusalem was then under the control of jordan and israel controlled west jerusalem, but in the six-day war, israel captured all of jerusalem and united it and declared to be the capital. no u.s. president since then has recognized israel's occupation of east jerusalem going back to lbj through the '80s and the '90s and not bill clinton or barack obama or either of the bush presidents or ronald reagan, and now what mitt romney is saying is that if, if he does become pres

i'm wolf blitzer in aspen, colorado.he situation room." >>> but we begin with new developments here in colorado involving the colorado theater massacre. a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation tells cnn police and the fbi have discovered a package in the university of colorado mail room that appears to have been mailed by the suspected shooter, james holmes. cnn's ed lavandera is in aurora for us. ed, what do we know about this package? >> reporter: well, we're still trying to gather information on what exactly is inside that package, wolf. but as you mentioned that law enforcement official telling cnn that on monday police and fbi discovered a package that was apparent apparently sent by james holmes, the 24-year-old suspected gunman. now it's unclear obviously if this package was indeed sent by him, it was clearly sent before he was taken into custody. it arrived at some point on monday at the university mail room. we've also been told by hospital officials over the last couple of days this is something

wolf blitzer, thanks. >>> well, she's 83 years old.ederal government over the defensive marriage act. she got hit with a $363,000 tax bill when her partner of more than four decades, thea spyer, passed away. they were married in canada in 2007. but since gay marriage is not recognized by the u.s. government, she was hit with the estate tax. i spoke with edi last hour and i asked her if the tax bill is what inspired her to take action. >> right after thea died i had a heart attack. and i was quite sick. and at the same time i'm devastated by the loss of the great love of my life and very sick. and had to deal with pulling together enough money to pay the tax. okay. and it was deeply upsetting. and there's a film about me and thea. and i thought, i have documentation of a real marriage. and if my government can't accept that, can't see it and accept it, i have to fight for it. and that's really how it came about. >> after 40 years of being together, did you feel that you were past having to do this? you're 83. there are a lot more ways y

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> first to a dramatic moment on the campaign trail. the presumptive republican presidential nominee, mitt romney, firmly stating his position on the u.s. supreme court's historic ruling up hodding obama care and directly contradicting what his top campaign advisor said earlier in the week. our senior congressional correspondent, dana bash, is covering romney in new hampshire on this july 4th. she caught up with him earlier in the day. how did that go, dana? >> reporter: very interesting answer. remember, it was a revolt against taxes imposed by the king of england that spurred this day we're celebrating today, independence day. so perhaps it is fitting that whether or not the health care mandate is a tax was the question of the day here on the campaign trail. at first the ever-disciplined mitt romney refused to answer. earlier romney taped an interview with cbs to give a carefully crafted response to a thorny question for him. whether the health insur

bush nor bill clinton followed through but in this exclusive interview mitt romney tells our wolf blitzer he will make that happen if he's elected. >> reporter: do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the compass itty to choose its own capital city and jerusalem is israel's capital. >> reporter: if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have our embassy in the nation's capital, jerusalem. the decision to actually make the move is one, if i were president, i would want to take in consultation with the lead r leadership of the government which exists at that time. so i would follow the same policy we have in the past, our embassy would be in the capital but the timing of that is something i would want to work out with the xwoft. >> reporter: with the government of israel? >> with the government of israel. >> reporter: they have asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital on to move the embassy from tel

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> my interview with john boehner coming up this hour. you're going to want to hear what the speaker of the house has to say on a whole range of issues, the presidential campaign, how he really feels about mitt romney, what he says about the president of the united states, where he agrees with the president and many issues where he strongly, strongly disagrees. what kind of relationship do they have? that interview coming up. but i want to get right to cnn's jim acosta. he's covering mitt romney today delivering some major messages of his own in this race for the white house. jim acosta is joining us from boston right now. what's going on on this day as far as the republican presidential candidate, jim, is concerned? >> reporter: wolf, the back and forth in this campaign right now is all about four words the president said nearly a week ago, the words you didn't build that. the comment has the romney campaign building a new line of attack that is reson

i'm wolf blitzer. "the situation room." >>> but we begin with chilling new details emerging about that suicide bomb attack on a bus full of israeli tourists in bulgaria. six people were killed, more than 30 injured. and there are now new clues about the bomber who was captured by surveillance cameras. and who he was -- and how he was -- what was he doing? was he carrying a fake american id? those are the suggestions. we'll go live to jerusalem in a moment for the latest israeli action. but first cnn's in bulgaria with the latest details. what's the latest there? >> reporter: we're literally meters away from that explosion took place. and some of the most crucial evidence came from the terminal right behind me. they were able to catch the suspect on video. he could be any backpack tourist looking at flight arrivals, but this is the man suspected of carrying out the deadly attack targeting israeli tourists in burgas, bulgaria. he was wandering around the airport up to an hour before the attack. authoriti

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> they bear the name of his predecessor. president obama is seizing the bush tax cutted and calling for them to be extend, but not for everyone. the president wants to let them expire for the wealthiest americans. that puts him at odds with congressional republicans, as well as his rival mitt romney and sets the stage for a very heated battle with less than four months to go before the election. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is covering this for us. first of all, why is the president doing this today? >> reporter: well, wolf, this is certainly part of his narrative that he's trying to put out there as he runs for re-election. this is very much happening through that political prism. he tried to portray himself as really the one fighting for the middle class. now he's trying to portray his opponent mitt romney and congressional republicans as being defenders of the wealthy. so what he's calling for is for an extension of the bush-era tax

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> all right. look at this. this was then pf president obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obama's bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. we're talking about a presidential seal. it's a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in ohio, a major battleground state to be sure, that he has rivalled mitt romney. they are both trying to win in order to become president. at least in his part to remain president of the united states, romney's part to become president of the united states. the romney campaign though is trying to steal a bit of the thunder in the area. the president certainly didn't shy away from mixing policy with politics taking key action just hours before his speech to help bolster the economy. our white house correspondent, dan lothian, is traveling with the president in ohio right now. dan is joining us with the very latest. what is the very latest, dan?

. >>> just minutes away now from the top of the hour, which means wolf blitzer is coming up.s coming up. he does not take a vacation even on a holiday. hello, sir. >> it's july 4th. happy july 4th to ashley. >> thank you. >> happy july 4th to all of our viewers. i hope everyone's enjoying. i assume, ashley, a lot of folks are outside, they're going to come inside where there's air-conditioning at least power to be watching "the situation room." >> two hours ago they started. >> they're going to have a good time inside today watching all the important news. we're going through what mitt romney is now saying on this july 4th as far as the health care law's concerned, the mandate, is it a tax, not a tax? donna brazile is here. and then we're going to make a turn later in the hour to pakistan. there's been a dramatic development as you know 24 hours ago the u.s. and pakistan reached a deal that will allow these convoys of trucks to bring supplies to u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan. what was the cost? what was the price? the pakistani ambassador to the united states is in a sl