back to wolf blitzer and john king in washington for the latest. wolf?piers, it's getting closer and closer and closer. only 3,355 votes separate ken cuccinelli from ken mcauliffe. it's getting closer and closer and closer. take a look at what is going on in virginia. we'll keep pounding these votes, and see who will be the next governor of virginia. will it be the republican ken ku cuccinelli or mcauliffe, a close friend of clintons. 355 votes separate these two candidates now. it was more earlier. it's getting closer and closer. in new jersey we obviously projected that chris christie will be reelected easily as the next new jersey new jersey governor and will stay in office. 41% of the actual vote is in. 59-30%. 556,000 plus and 368,000. it's a landslide. you see the pictures over there. at christie headquarters in new jersey, applauding right now. i think they are watching cnn. let's wave to them. hi, guys, at christie headquarters in new jersey. go ahead and keep applauding because i think you like our coverage. let's hope you do. we're standing by

i want to begin with wolf blitzer who has up to date results. wolf, tight in virginia. bring us up to speed. >> close race, piers, in virginia unfolding right now. the battle for governor in a state that play as crucial role in deciding presidential elections. let's update you on the vote tally as it's coming in right now. 48% for ken cuccinelli, the republican 45% for terry mcauliffe and the libertarian third party candidate. 76% of the votes tabulated 37 vote plus -- 37,000 vote advantage for ken cuccinelli, right now as we stand. in new jersey as you know cnn projects the republican governor chris christie easily winning a second term, a victory that positions him well for a possible run for the white house.

we're going to land it off to wolf blitzer for now though. wolf blitzer for now though. thank you. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm wolf blitzer in washington. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. it was 50 years ago during this exact an hour a beloved american president cut down in his prime leaving a nation shocked and grief stricken. in dallas this hour, a solemn ceremony marks the 50th anniversary of president john f. kennedy's assassination. the images are etched in our collective memories. the president and the first lady in the open top limousine. the motorcade making its way toward dealey plaza. no signs of the tragedy about to unfold. today, the crowd gathered in dealey plaza. it will pause for a moment of silence at 12:30 p.m..local time, that's 1:30 p.m. eastern the moment the shots rang out. we're going to have live coverage of the ceremony. earlier today, members of the kennedy family held a wrea wreath-laying ceremony in arlington national cemetery. leading an the family, jean kennedy smith, jfk's last surviving

nutrition in charge™. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington.st host eric deggans will begin shortly and for international viewers, global exchange is coming up with breaking news out of iran. first we want to bring you the latest that we have here. united states and five other world powers have reached a diplomatic breakthrough with iran sealing a deal to slow iran's nuclear program. iran wins an easing of sanctions in exchange for limitations on its nuclear activities. president obama strongly welcomed the deal. >> substantial limitations, which will help prevent iran from building a nuclear weapon. simply put, they cut off iran's most likely paths to a bomb. >> tehran is celebrating but there are warnings from congressional critics and israel's prime minister who says the deal makes the world in his words much more dangerous. the secretary of state john kerry tells cnn the deal should make israel safer. >> we believe very strongly that because the

[laughter] now watch wolf blitzer. take an analyst making a nuanced argument about the balance in this country between liberty and security. watch blitzer take this cat to j school. >> after 9/11 i think the american people gave the executive branch extraordinary leeway to sort of keep. >> is that good or sphwhad. >> think ultimately it's a good thing. >> jon: it's just not -- good or sphwhad can't believe this dude let himself get blitzed so quickly. let's michel bachman show you how it's done in the timely affordable care act. >> let's go through the points tell me if it's good or bad. is it good or bad that children can be on their parents health insurance policies until they reach 26. >> these are biftz done now. >> but that's part of obamacare s. that good or bad? -- is that good or bad? [laughter] >> jon: wuft want to make this clear -- just want to make this clear, that's michel imichelle i think vaccines give you brain damage bachman being told by wolf blitzer to dumb it down. that's not the game. playing good

i'm wolf blitzer in washington.ont" begins right now. >>> we begin with the breaking news murder at l.a.x. we're expecting an update any minute now. we're watching the microphones. there are so many unanswered questions about the horrific act of violence today which certainly, safe to say, feels like an act of domestic terrorism. we have some dramatic new video that shows the chaos and pandemonium that happened during the shooting. this is video that was obtained by the webb tmz at

we'll focus on the needs of children but i want to go back to wolf blitzer for developments there, wolf? >> different stories. over here, anderson, looking forward to your reports. our viewers and us are grateful for your reports. >>> the younger brother of toronto's crack smoking mayor is urging him to take a leave of absence. it comes after the mayor maxed out the shock factor he managed to take it to another level with allude remark. the outburst came a day after the city counsel voted to ask him to take a leave of absence. not only is ford refusing to leave, he's digging in and taking no prisoners. paula newton is joining us with more. what is the latest, paula? >> reporter: well, counsel source telling us indeed today doug ford did ask his brother that it was time for him to finally take a leave. that is a departure, wolf. you know, one of the criticisms, the people that matter the most were not encouraging him to take the leave. this is a significant development. yesterday when i spoke with doug ford he said look, it's been tough and you're about to see why it got a whole lot toug

. >> i'm wolf blitzer.king news an agreement has been reached in geneva switzerland between iran and the five members of the u.n. security councils and germany. an agreement to deal with iran's nuclear program. the international community will ease some of the painful sanctions that have been imposed on iran other these past several years. sanctions that have brought iran to the table in geneva. we'll see what happens over the next few months. the president of the united states getting ready to address the nation and the world from the white house momentarily. secretary of state john kerry will provide more details on this agreement with the foreign ministers. they have been negotiating with the foreign minister of iran. candy crowly is here with me in washington. jim sciutto let's go back to you. will they say this is a six-month interim deal? is that the way this is being billed? >> we believe it will be an interim deal. we don't know it will be six months. and it's interesting i should note there is alre

i want to go straight to wolf blitzer and john king back in washington, d.c. with the latest election night results. wolf, john? >> thanks very much, jake. these are the winners in the biggest contests tonight. in virginia, in the virginia governor's race the former democratic party chairman and clinton ally terry mcauliffe defeating the republican candidate and tea party favorite ken cucinnelli in a race that was more suspenseful than a lot of us expected. in new jersey a big win for republican governor chris christie, a possible launch pad for a 2016 presidential bid. and in new york city, democrat bill deblasio wins the mayor's race. he'll be the first democrat to runt city in two decades, succeeding the independent mayor michael bloomberg. we can also now report a winner in a battle between two republicans in alabama that's considered a big test of the tea party's clout and the struggle for the heart and soul of the gop. it's a republican congressional primary runoff. the establishment republican candidate bradley byrne defeating the tea party-allied candid

first, i want to go back to wolf blitzer in d.c., wolf? >> thanks very much. anxious to get your additional reports but there is additional news. toron toronto's embattled mayor facing new allegations of drug abuse and erratic behavior. this comes after the mayor rob ford add hitted he bought drugs in the past two years while in office last week and admitted to smoking crack cocaine. paula newton joins us with the breaking news. tell the viewers what happened. >> reporter: wolf, as if this story couldn't get more crazy, it was mayor rob ford was allegedly doing prescription drugs, other drugs, was on a binge drinking evening in 2012 on st. patrick's night, that he drove drunk and he may have been with an escort. these are all details alleged by his own staff members when they were interviewed by police. wolf, what kind of a day it's been here, so many people saying they have never seen anything like it. it was like tuning into a reality show. take a look. >> i'm answering but you tonight want to hear my answer. >> actually, you're not being truthful. that's my

wolf blitzer is watching.ates where you'll have presidential candidates coming out of, states where you're seeing the real pull between tea party and the left, what is the latest that you have right now? >> the tea party between more traditional conservatives as well. at the top of the hour, less than 25 minutes from now we'll get the results from new jersey. we'll see if we can make a projection in new jersey, the reelection of chris christie is up for re-election. barbara buono. the challenger to christie. i want to update our viewers on what's going on in virginia as most of you know by now, the polls closed at 7:00 p.m. eastern. about 37 minutes or so. we are not yet able to make the projection but i want to share with all of our viewers, the exist poll results. take a look at the exit poll results. you can see terry mcauliffe, the democratic candidate. ken cuccinelli, the republican candidate, and rob sarvis, 7%. these are exit polls. they are estimates. the final outcome may be different. we'll show more

cnn newsroom with wolf blitzer cnn newsroom with wolf blitzer starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comorm is moving east threatening to derail holiday travel for millions of americans. it's leaving behind snow, flooding and massive delays across parts of the southern plains. we're going to tell you what else to expect over the next few days. also right now, police at yale university are checking a report of a person with a gun on or near the campus. an alert on the university's website urges people to stay where they are, schools in recess, most of the students have left campus. >>> right now, the news anchor and talk show host katie couric is preparing for a new an seenment. yahoo! last named couric as the face of its global news operation starting early next year. >>> hel, i'm wolf blitzer reporting today from washington. we begin with the weather, the warnings across the country which could make for some anxious moments for those of you trying to get home for thanksgiving. first off, there's the snow. this is what is it looks like in colorado. texas and oklahoma. and check out this

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim sciutto. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news right now. george zimmerman acquitted in the shooting of teenager trayvon martin has been arrested. you're looking at a live picture from sanford, florida. we're waiting for police to talk about his latest arrest. we're also watching the news out of toronto, where mayor rob ford, who admitted to smoking crack, is defending himself. >>> we begin with the latest developments on the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes which have left a trail of death and destruction in the midwest. shock and grief in the midwest. the full extent of the damage is now starkly apparent a day after tornadoes and thunderstorms tore through several states. illinois was hardest hit. six people were killed there, up to 200 hurt. in the town of washington, hundreds of homes were destroyed by 190 mile an hour twister. one of them belonged to steve buccer, who dashed into the basement just as the storm hit. >> in the next minute and a half we're either

we're going to land it off to wolf blitzer for now though. wolf blitzer for now though.www.vitac.com i'm wolf blitzer in washington. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. it was 50 years ago during this exact an hour a beloved american president cut down in his prime leaving a nation shocked and grief stricken. in dallas this hour, a solemn ceremony marks the 50th anniversary of president john f. kennedy's assassination. the images are etched in our collective memories. the president and the first lady in the open top limousine. the motorcade making its way toward dealey plaza. no signs of the tragedy about to unfold. today, the crowd gathered in dealey plaza. it will pause for a moment of silence at 12:30 p.m..local time, that's 1:30 p.m. eastern the moment the shots rang

. >>> welcome back to gps, i'm wolf blitzer in washington.le bit more about this historic nuclear deal. the brookings institutions, the author of the book unthinkable,er rang the bomb and american strategy. also, kareem sajafor, susan maloney, she's a senior fellow at the brookings institution. also a former cia officer. thanks so much to all of you for coming in. we just heard the spokesman for the prime minister of israel. he's not ruling out the possibility of the israeli military option if you will, the strike over six months of this interim deal. >> what was concluded in geneva last night is not a historic agreement. it's not a historic -- it's not made the world a safer place, like the agreement with north korea in 2005. this agreement has made the world a much more dangerous place. >> is he right, kareem? is the world a much more dangerous place because of this agreement? >> i think this is not the agreement for few youra--and the sanctions regime largely remain inge tablgt. and i think when you're looking at these deals, there's a big

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we'll get to that congressman sentencing here in washington after a cocaine bust in just a second or two. >>> but first, we've got some breaking news coming into "the situation room." these are live pictures from the orlando international airport, where a jetblue flight bound for boston has just made an emergency landing after an evacuation slide deployed in-flight. the plane landed safely. no injuries are reported. we're getting more information. as soon as we do, we'll share it with you, but that story just coming in, a jetblue flight from orlando to boston. >>> back here in washington, a first-term congressman may have been lucky to avoid a jail term. republican trey radel of florida, today, pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and was given probation. the lawmaker who's called himself, and i'm quoting now, a hip hop conservative, that's what he calls himself, now says he's hit bottom. cnn's crime and justice correspondent, joe johns, is here in

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's a snowballing debacle that has the white house under fire and under pressure from all sides right now. today, president obama took center stage accepting blame for the crisis plaguing obama care and offering a fix for one of the most controversial provisions that's resulted already in millions of people having their insurance plans canceled. but it's far from certain whether the president's fix will work. some say it could make matters even worse. our senior white house correspondent brianna keilar begins our coverage this hour. brianna, tell our viewers what the president said. >> reporter: first off, president obama was extraordinarily candid as he addressed his broken health insurance promise that if you like your plan, you can keep it. a remarkable admission from president obama. >> we fumbled the rollout on this health care law. >> reporter: as he unveiled his plan to help americans who have been kicked off their health insurance policies

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with breaking news, just coming into "the situation room" about serious chemical weapons. after the threat of a u.s. military strike this summer, the regime of bashar al assad had apparently been cooperating with international teams working to destroy the country's stockpile of chemical weapons, but now, there are some disturbing new developments. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara, you're picking up word of new classified intelligence that syria might not necessarily be giving up its chemical weapons. what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, there is in fact, according to several u.s. officials i've spoken to, new highly classified intelligence that indicates bashar al assad might not be ready, might not even declare and be ready to destroy his entire inventory of chemical weapons stockpiles. officials are looking at all of this minute by minute now, and what they are telling me, one official

as wolf blitzer shows us.environment keeps him thriving today. >> who thought the world needed 2 24/7 news. >> i did. >> most of my colleagues thought ted was nuts. >> sailing, media, environment, the united nations. >> you changed the world. >> yeah, i know. >> they called him captain outrageous and the mouth of the south. >> there is no cut off between the brain and the mouth with ted. >> he was a little unpredictable. >> he built a media empire. he won the america's cup. >> you have to go as fast as you can. > world series. >> he put the atlanta braves organization on the map. >> and the heart of jane fonda. >> i will never love anyone like i love him. >> before his world came crashing down. >> it has been a painful experience obviously. >> the fact that he was taken off that focus allowed him to go to the next important phase of his life. the third act. >> wow. wor wolf blitzer joining me now. you have been able to get to know him as your boss here. that third act. what is in it and does it bring him as mu

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i'm wolf blitzer. we're in "the situation room." a new obama care -- he'll fail the public for the first time since the 2013 election results came in. those results helped stir democrats' fear that they may eventually pay a price for the health care fiasco, but the white house is pushing back, trying to reassure members of the president's own party and turn the tables on the republicans. let's bring in our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. what's 9 latest, jim? >> reporter: all we can say right now is the president has landed in dallas. he'll be speaking within the hour on obama care, talking about the state's large uninsured population. it's a safe bet that the president will once again address the continuing problems with the roll-out of health care reform, sound contrite about those problems the we should point out something interesting happened at the white house, as the white house was throwing cold water on the that terry mcauliffe nearly lost his race, the president was holding an unannounced meeting with 16 democr

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's a monster, one of the strongest storms ever recorded. a super typhoon, like a category 5 hurricane just slamming into the philippines with sustained winds close to 200 miles an hour. that country desperately trying to prepare for a catastrophic assault just a month after an earthquake displaced hundreds of thousands of people. cnn's andrew stevens is standing by in the philippines but let's begin with chad myers right now. chad, how bad is this likely to be? >> probably the worst storm they have seen in decades, if not longer, wolf. 195 miles per hour. now, they don't fly airplanes into the storms out there like we do and i'm not sure i would want to be in that airplane at 195 miles per hour, slamming into the east coast now of the philippines. making landfall as we speak, as what would almost be a category 6 hurricane if we had such a thing. so we call it category 5 or super typhoon. winds are gusting to 235 miles per hour in that eye. one mor

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following potentially major, major developments in talks aimed at preventing iran from building a nuclear weapon. a short time ago, the state department announced that secretary of state john kerry will travel tonight to geneva, switzerland, a possible sign that an agreement may be near. we will go to geneva in a few moments. this afternoon, kerry also visited the grave of president john f. kennedy, joining people across the nation in marking the 50th anniversary of his assassination. the murder not only shook the country to its core, it also cast an enduring shadow over the city where it happened. but today, dallas took a major step toward coming to terms with its grim history. cnn is in dallas. how did the city mark this important day? >> reporter: well, it was fascinating. in the shadows of the school book depository, the sixth floor window above elm street, the final street where president john f. kennedy and jacqueline kennedy were drivin

but first i want to go to wolf blitzer in washington with the latest domestic news. wolf?anderson, thanks very much. we'll get back to you shortly. there is breaking news we're following here. this was the moment critics of the affordable care act had been predicting, supporters of it had been dreading. the obama administration now releasing enrollment numbers for the first month of the operation. about 79,000 people enrolled through the state exchanges and about 26,000 through the government's -- what we call a mess of a web site, healthcare.gov still a mess. far lower than the half million the obama administration was expecting. difficulties with the site and the controversy over president obama's pledge that americans could keep existing policies really came to a head today. key democratic lawmakers signed onto plans to alter the law. others had what's being described as a turbulent meeting with white house officials. meantime, a republican-led house committee grilled some of the obama administration's tech people responsible for healthcare.gov. a lot happening. our chi

is wolf blitzer. what a difference a few weeks can make. it's almost as though the democrats are snatching defeat from the jaws much victory coming out of the government shutdown. what's the deal now? do they stay on message? >> what they've got to do, first of all they've got to fix the website and they're having enormous problems with it. every night this week from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. eastern, they've got to shut down the website to work on it. now, they're saying for the vast majority of americans, vast majority, not all, i don't know what that means, it will be fixed by the end of november. we shall see. but a lot of folks, they have been terminated with their health insurance. they have to have a new policy in place by december 15th. they have to pay the premiums in order to make sure that they're covered by january 1st when their current policies lapse. and they don't want a period where they have no health insurance. and if that website isn't working, they're going to be in deep trouble. there are a lot of nervous people out there

but first i want to go back to wolf blitzer in d.c., wolf? >> anderson, thanks very much.o get your additional reports. but there is some breaking news we're following here. toronto's embattled mayor now facing even more allegations of drug and alcohol abuse and erratic behavior. this comes after a tense city council meeting today at toronto where the mayor, rob ford, admitted he bought illegal drugs in the past two years while in office. just last week he also admitted to smoking crack cocaine. paula newton joins us from toronto with the breaking news. paula, tell our viewers what happened. >> reporter: wolf, as if this story couldn't get any more salacious, hours ago information released from court, information that had been secret before, that mayor rob ford allegedly was doing prescription drugs, other kinds of drugs, was on a binge drinking evening in 2012 on st. patrick's night that he drove drunk and that he may have been with an escort. all of these are detail, wolf, that were alleged by his own staff members when they were interviewed by police. but wolf, really,

i now turn you over to wolf blitzer. he is in "the situation room." he will continue with our live breaking news coverage. wolf? >>> we're continuing the breaking news, as you say, chaos in los angeles international airport. a gunman opens fire, storming the terminal. hundreds running for their lives, hiding under benches, fleeing on to the tarmac. at least one tsa officer is dead. multiple others, injured. new pictures coming in now, including a weapon at the scene. face-to-face with the shooter. we'll speak live to a witness who saw the gunman inside the airport. he calls the scene mass pandemonium. who is this suspect? breaking details from law enforcement sources on the ground and here in washington about a possible motive. i'm wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is a "situation room" special report, shooting at l.a.x. >>> you're looking at live pictures from los angeles inrn are on the scene at this hour. the investigation, an intense investigation, is certainly under way. they are trying to

i'm wolf blitzer. you' in "the situation room." >>> the bodies are everywhere and the rubble of towns that no longer exist, three days after a record typhoon pounded the philippines with a storm surge up to 20 feet and winds o 200 miles an hour, close to 1,000 people are officially listed as dead but officials fear the death toll will reach at least 10,000. survivors are desperately trying to find food, water and their loved ones. more than 9.5 million people, a tenth of the population of the philippines, have been affected. more than 600,000 people have been forced from their homes. on this veterans day, u.s. marines arrived to help a country where americans once fought and died. the united states is sending shelter and hygiene supplies to aid 10,000 families and 55 tons of emergency rations which can feed 20,000 children and 15,000 adults, at least for a few days. seen from the air, the scale of the devastation is breathtaking. almost unimaginable. on the ground, the grim reality, entire towns turned

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim sciutto. you're in "the situation room." >>> long simmering tension over disputed territory has suddenly heated up. china's military scrambled fighter jets today after u.s. and japanese planes entered an air defense zone beijing unilaterally declared just last week. it's over the east china sea in a cluster of small uninhabited islands claimed by both china and japan. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is following developments for us. barbara, we had china declare the zone, u.s. planes flew through it, china warned again, u.s. planes flew through again. what's to keep this from escalatin escalating? >> reporter: right now, joe biden. the vice president is headed to china next week to sit down and talk to them. but this is all happening in the middle of war games between the u.s. and japan in the region, and escalating tensions here at the pentagon, what u.s. officials, the line they are trying to push is that they routinely fly through this international air space, that these are reconn

wolf blitzer is on assignment today. i'm brianna keilar and you're in "the situation room." >>> the u.s. and other world powers are urgently trying to nail down what would be a breakthrough agreement with iran on its nuclear program. the international community says that program is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. israel is already warning that the tentative agreement would be very dangerous. i'll be speaking with a top israeli official but let's go first to cnn chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. you have the latest developments and also if this happens, it's a very, very big deal. >> well, if it does happen. there is still a ways to go. it would be a truly remarkable deal and this after years, not just of no agreement, but really no substantive talks towards an agreement. so what made the difference here, really the election this summer of the new iranian president swept into office by exhaustion in iran with economic sanctions in response to its nuclear program. now, the u.s. and iran taking an eno

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."er everyone's been waiting for. >> we expect these numbers to rise. >> plus horror stories. was today's fair? >>> on the left, stephanie cutters, on the right, newt gingrich. in the crossfire. two members of congress. what's flawed? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm newt gingrich on the right. i'm stephanie cutter on the left. two members of congress on opposite sides of the obama care debate. two things happened today. first secretary kathleen sebelius released enrollment figures. 106,000 picked a plan. the rest not facing a deadline until january 1st, are still choosing their plan. republicans still can't help themselves. from overreaches and over-politicizing. >> the witnesses are being badgered. >> this is not a partisan hearing. i will not having it accused of being so. >> this is not a partisan hearings. today's hearing once approve that -- when you're the opposition party and the president of the united states gives you -- and the president of

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's the equivalent of a legislative mushroom cloud now rising over the capitol. senate democrats today finally triggered the so-called nuclear option, ramming through a rule change that lets them easily break republican filibusters. that will ease the path for the president's nominees, repeatedly blocked by gop stalling tactics. but republicans are furious. they say this will come back to haunt democrats when the balance of power changes. we have full coverage of this landmark historic move today. brianna keilar is standing by over at the white house. let's begin with our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash. >> reporter: well, for years, just the threat of this major rules change known as the nuclear option was enough to force the parties to compromise, because the alternative was thought to be mutually assured destruction. but now the democrats have launched and republicans are all but threatening to retaliate. it's an historic change dem

wolf blitzer has the latest, wolf? >> half the votes count the, anderson. at this, 46% of the vote in in virginia. ken cuccinelli with 49% and terry mcauliffe with 44% and robert sarvis with 7%. a close race. we cannot make a projection in virginia. can we tell where the votes are coming in from yet because north were virginia is a pretty democratic area. >> from arlington county votes in but fair fax, loaden county, right up here in northern virginia are critical, absolutely critical for the outcome of this state. we have a lot to be counted. a relatively low percentage of the votes here. why is that so important? republican, 57,000 votes ahead, nearly half of the vote counted and more than enough for the democrat to make up that margin and as you can see, light blue means it's leaning democratic. dark blue it strongly leaning democratic. that's the solid for ken kuch kne -- cuccinelli. i want to show people history. as you see, northern virginia where the population growth is, right now either strong or leaning democrat terry mcauliffe even though he's lo

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> heavy rain and snow, frigid temperatures and deadly road conditions all on the move and threatening to disrupt thanksgiving travel plans for millions of americans. a dozen people have died in road accidents, hundreds of flights have been canceled, hundreds of others are facing long delays all during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. cnn's renee marsh is at reagan national airport in d.c. we begin with our meteorologist chad myers at the cnn severe weather center. chad, what do our viewers need to know, especially those who are thinking of traveling this week? >> gulf of mexico moisture is going to try to run on top of canadian cold air that has run down into america. those two things don't like to happen at the same time. this rain now in the gulf coast states will turn into snow and -- it already turned into some ice for denver, dallas last night. better now. planes are flying, don't get me wrong. 5,800 planes. should be about 6,000 but

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now, we're learning much more about the bloody shooting rampage at los angeles airport that sent panicked passengers fleeing for their lives, left a tsa officer dead and three more victims wounded. now there's a brand new push by the union that represents tsa officers to give them law enforcement status, in other words, guns and arrest powers to protect themselves and the public. meantime, the suspect, who allegedly targeted the tsa, remains in critical condition. cnn's stephanie elam has been piecing together the details of what happened, an incident that might have potentially been prevented. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, wolf, the idea of arming some tsa officers is just one idea that's being suggested in light of the shooting here. in the meantime, investigators continue to look for reasons why this 23-year-old shooter was allegedly so angry with the tsa. >> we were up in security at the time of the shooting, and we heard the i

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with the crisis in the philippines which is growing more desperate by the hour. four days after the most powerful typhoon on record, a u.s. general on the ground is warning that many more people could be dead within a week if food and other aid don't get to where they're needed the most and soon. the philippine president tells cnn he now expects the final death toll to be around 2500. that's far lower than an earlier estimate from officials of some 10,000, but it's still way too early to tell with the bodies in the streets and the communications still very slow or simply out all together. the u.s. government says two americans are among the dead. cnn's paula hancocks and anna koren in the disaster zone for us. anna, you traveled to the area where the typhoon first hit the philippines. tell us what you saw. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. we traveled with the military to guyan which is the first township to have been hit by super

wolf blitzer is off, i'm jake tapper.the typhoon disaster zone one week after entire neighborhoods were flattened or swept out to sea. heavy machines are clearing away debris, more food, water and medical supplies are being distributed, but you can still see and smell the piles of debt bodies sitting in the sun and rain for seven days. the official death toll stance at 3,631, more than 1100 people are listed as missing. for many the situation is still very grim. thousands of refugees are on the move right now in search of food to eat and a place to stay. anna coren has been talking to some. anna? >> reporter: jake, there's finally we are seeing an outpouring of foreign aid and assistance a week after super typhoon haiyan hit the philippines. you know, millions of people, jake, have been displaced, homeless, and they are the survivors. they want to get out despite the aid coming in. we caught up with the latest boatload of refugees to flee. . having escaped death and destruction on a scale never before seen in the philippi

cnn newsroom with wolf blitzer starts right now. >> see you tomorrow. >>> right now, they're digging through the rubble in the philippines looking for victims of the deadly super typhoon. as many as 10,000 people could be dead, hundreds of thousands without shelter or food. right now, u.s. marines are in tacloban. their priority is to get to the airport there running 24 hours a day. that could make all the difference in the world to the relief efforts. and right now, americans everywhere remember the men and the women who be or have served in the united states military. today the president continued a veterans day tradition by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting today from washington. here's the latest on the killer typhoon that has devastated so much of the philippines. the president threw has declared a state of national calamity. families and rescuers are digging through debris of thousand of homes searching for as many as 10,000 bodies. aid is coming in from all over. pope francis even sent $150,000 to

i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, storm front.e and deadly weather making its way across the country just as 43 million americans are taking to the roads and skies for thanksgiving. what will it mean for your holiday commute? >>> descent into madness. a new report details the final days of the sandy hook shooter. could he have been stopped? >>> and closed door deal. has the u.s. secretly been negotiating with iran for months? what will a new deal with the former

an industry trade group told wolf blitzer president obama's fix could also lead to higher premiums. >> essentially what it boils down to is this is changing the rules in the ninth inning of the baseball game. the reason is that what the plans have already submitted their premiums with the expectation that there's a mix of older and younger people, healthy and sick to balance the pools so that we can have affordable rates for consumers. what it boyles down to today, we're concerned about the issue of affordability for consumers. >> so in just a couple of hours, president obama is going to sit down with insurance company ceos at the white house to talk about his fix. jim an costas covering ta meeting for us. the president can't force these executives to implement this fix. this is a major sales pitch. >> a major sales pitch. he needs the help of the insurance companies to make this work. keep in mind, this is a white house at times at war with the insurance companies. you'll remember the buildup to the passage of obama care got pretty nasty at times. this is a little bit like putting th

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington.ident promised that if you liked your health insurance policy, you could keep it. that hasn't exactly worked out. and as we're learning right now, california may be the hardest hit by this of all. joining us now our investigations correspondent chris frats who has been investigating what's going on, specifically in california. what are you learning? >> that's right, wolf. we've learned about a million peep in the state of california got cancellation

hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting today from washington. election 2013 -- it's done. now the pundits and the politicians are busy reading the tea leaves to see what the results mean going forward. was this a referendum on obama care? and if so,

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we're bringing you special live coverage as president obama gets ready to lead the nation in honoring the legacy of the slain president, john f kennedy. tributes have been under way over at the white house. you saw the ceremony here just moments ago as president obama awarded the medal of freedom to a wide spectrum of prominent americans. prominent americans including the former president bill clinton, the former first lady and secretary of state hillary rodham clinton will also join the former president and the current president at the wreath-laying ceremony as it happens within the top of the next hour. i should say. we'll bring you live coverage. we have a panel of correspondents and commentators, historians that will take us back through this significant moment in american history. right now, let's go back to that all of all of day in dallas and the bright november afternoon in 1963 that became a dark moment in history. america would never be the same. here's an excerpt from our p

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i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." mr. blitzer?immerman back in court on a felony assault charge, accused of pointing a gun at his girlfriend. we have the astonishing details on his arrest and appearance before a judge. >>> a lawmaker repeatedly stabbed in the head and torso and his son fatally wounded by a gunshot. that's the scene police found this morning. the story they're piecing together is even more shocking. >>> as the u.s. tries to close a nuclear deal with iran, a split with israel goes very public. i will speak with the president's national security advisor, susan rice. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this coming into "the situation room." george zimmerman free on $9,000 bail. this is george zimmerman leaving the correctional facility in seminole county, florida, onl a few minutes ago. th j ces hours after

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