wolf?rtainly would be momentous for the president, indeed for the nation, depending on what these justices do. jessica, we'll get back to you. gloria, as we await this moment, and it's exciting to see history unfold, we don't know whether the justices will rule that the affordable care act as it's officially called will be constitutional or unconstitutional or some sort of mixed decision, if you will. but i keep saying the stakes are enormous for the country as a whole. forget about the politics for now. >> it's enormous for the country. at the heart of this issue is whether this health care mandate is constitutional or unconstitutional. and that is an insurance pool which would mean everybody would have to pay into it. if you lose that, in any way, shape or form, what the insurance companies are saying, and this is what people care about, the insurance companies are saying, we cannot keep all of these provisions in, because your insurance costs would skyrocket. so then the question becomes

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it may be the most crucial of the battleground states, and today barack obama and mitt romney are turning ohio into their personal battleground. the slug-fest takes the form of rival speeches. but one candidate started swinging before the bell. let's go to jim acosta. he's watching it all unfold. what's the latest, jim? >> wolf, they were almost duelling speeches, campaign events in the same state on the same day at almost the same time. but mitt romney perhaps fearing losing the battle of the cable news double box got the early jump on the president. he started early. and it was probably a good thing for mitt romney. his speech was only 18 minutes. the president's, nearly an hour. in the first round of what will be a knockdown-dragout fight to november, mitt romney threw the first punch beginning his speech ten minutes earlier than scheduled. >> but don't forget, he's been president for three and a half years. and talk is cheap. >> but the presiden

i'm wolf blitzer.litary rulers now say they have full legislative power after the country's high court ruled that the islamist led parliament must be dissolved. riot police stood guard as protesters took to the streets. some egyptians say this amounted to a military coup. celebrations of egypt's historic election now giving way to an exploding power struggle between members of the ousted mubarak regime and egypt's largest and most popular islamic party, the muslim brotherhood. secretary of state, hillary clinton, issued this warning to egypt's leaders. >> we expect to see a full transfer of power to a democratically elected civilian government. there can be no going back on the democratic transition called for by the egyptian people. >> cnn's senior international correspondent joining us now from cayo. ben, why is this court dissolving the entire egyptian parliament? >> essentially because according to the constitutional court there are irregularities in the election that brought it to power earlier th

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> less than five months before election day a dramatic and controversial change in immigration policy by the obama administration. it announced today it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who were brought to the united states as children if they meet certain requirements. among the requirements, the person cannot be more than 30 years old and must have entered the united states before age 16 and lived in the country for at least five years. they must also be in school or have graduated or be a u.s. military or coast guard veteran. and they cannot have any felonies on their record and cannot be deemed to pose a threat to the united states. it's a move that's expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people. but it's also steep in election year politics. some republicans are calling it flat out amnesty for illegal immigrants. our white house correspondent, brianna keilar is beginning our coverage this hour. aimed at a very important voting b

>> hi, wolf.l a senior campaign -- senior obama campaign ad said they don't buy the 13-point lead. they don't believe that poll. they think the race is actually much tighter than that and will continue to be right up until election day. in fact, a number of senior obama campaign aides say -- told reporters today that they believe that in this close race that the president is going to win because he's ahead. of course they think he's fwoing to win, but it's because he's ahead with a number of key voting groups for them. we've talked about this. these are the groups among women, they say they continue to lead in the key battleground states, colorado, nevada, virginia. they also say they're ahead with latino voters and expect a bigger latino turnout or hoping for one this time. and still with the african-american block. the one big concern and they flagged this, is that mitt romney, they expect that he will raise $100 million this month in the next reporting month. and the president not going to matc

>> hi, wolf.e consumers can go on and look up how their credit card company measures up. whether or not it has logged a number of complaints, is there an issue, for example, that a person might be facing that maybe others out there are facing. that's the point of having a data base like this. to shine some light on the industry. but the banking and credit card industries, they don't like this a bit. >> you got problem? >> peggy? third time i've called. it's time i speak with a supervisor. >> supervisor is genius. i transfer. transfer. transfer. >> it's such a stereotype that some credit card companies are making fun of their own industry. a surprise jump in interest rates, a lot of people have griped about credit card companies. >> paid a couple of bills. and they sent me more bills behind that one. >> i missed a payment by five days and they cut off my card. i went to charge something and i couldn't charge it because they had cut it off. >> now people have a new tool. the federal government has l

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is just coming in to the "the situation room" right now. take a look at this. wow. it's a huge, huge crowd that has gathered at tahrir square in cairo. tens of thousands of people back at the site where last year's revolution started. the demonstrators are protesting the moves made by the egyptian military leadership, which they say could hurt the presidential election results. also, only moments ago we have confirmed that the former president of egypt, hosni mubarak, has suffered a stroke. that according to officials in egypt. his heart apparently has stopped. but it was revived. he needed critical condition care. he has received it. we're monitoring this situation very, very closely. but look at that crowd at tahrir square. it started there, it's continuing right now. the election results should be known by thursday whether the muslim brotherhood wins or a former aide to hosni mubarak. that crowd going crazy. it's approaching midnight in cair

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> they were a critical part of his winning coalition in 2008. and this year president obama needs latino voters more than ever as he faces a very tough re-election campaign. just a few hours ago the president addressed one of the country's largest hispanic conventions laying out his vision not only for immigration reform, but also for the country's economic future. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is traveling with the president in florida. jessica, after a surprise move last week ending deportations for some illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children, did the president use that and more to politically go after mitt romney? >> reporter: he did, wolf, but not by name. he sounded almost defiant, wolf, in insisting that his executive action on immigration last week was the right thing to do. he called out congress for failing to pass the dream act through legislation. here's the president speaking just a short time ag

>> very few points, wolf.idn't really address two things that this crowd was really looking to him to address. the first one was, he still couldn't answer what he would do with the policy president obama announced last week that would help the 800,000 dreamers, which are the undocumented students here through no fault of their own and making positive contributions to our country. he did say he would replace it with a permanent solution. he also said that we could trust his words. well, if we trust his words, wolf, during the primaries he was very unequivocal about what he would do about the dream act. which effects those students. which means he would veto it. he was also unequivocal about what he would do about the 12 million undocumented immigrants that are here. he did not address yesterday. if we take him at his word, he would want to make life in this country so miserable those 12 million would have to self-deport. >> he didn't exactly say that. he said what he does want is comprehensive immigration refor

wolf? >> that's what happens, i guess. thanks very much, alison. appreciate it. we'll have more on the economic story, the jobs story. that's coming up. >>> now to a scary storm and the threat of tornadoes and a very heavily populated area just outside of the nation's capital. let's go to our severe weather expert chad my meyers. >> the humid air wants to rise. we have two tornado watch boxes. that means storm are possible and they could rotate. warnings mean they are rotating. so the watch boxes mean storms could happen anywhere from central philadelphia back over to state college all of the way down even to north carolina. we do have one, i would say the most significant storm close to d.c., just moved over quantico and it is now close to the potomac river and that's potomac heights and it may clip maryland and we don't have enough rotation on doppler to put that tornado warning on. probably rotating a loft. it's still raining in some spots here and our affiliate here, wjla is flying arou

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> their voters no candidate can afford to ignore any longer. and both mitt romney and president obama are reaching out to latinos this week with speeches to a national conference being held near orlando. the president addresses the group tomorrow. mitt romney spoke today. but the presumptive republican nominee has the greater challenge. a gallop poll shows mr. obama with a strong lead among hispanic registered voters. 66% to romney's 24%. but the president's advantage all but disappears in the battleground state of florida where the conference is being held. romney's trailing there by only four points according to a university poll. cnn national political correspondent, jim acosta's on the scene for us right outside orr lan toe. jim, romney spoke about immigration today. how did it go? >> reporter: wolf, a senior romney advisor told me that today's speech was more about laying out broad principles than specific policy proposals. that left some in this

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a very weak jobs report is having a very chilling effect on wall street and the economy right now. the dow jones industrials closing down about 270 points only moments ago. the other major indices also taking a hit. we learned today that only 69,000 jobs were added to america's workforce last month. that's the weakest growth in a year and the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2%. president obama on the campaign trail today. he's struggling to convince voters he's part of the solution and not part of the problem. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is traveling with the president right now. brianna, what's the latest reaction? >> reporter: wolf, it was a similar refrain we heard from president obama. he urged americans to look at the broader trends for jobs and unemployment, and he did give congress a little credit specifically for passing the payroll tax cut extension this winter, but he said congress ne

i'm wolf blitzer.ion room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a fiery president obama putting anyone on notice. his motives are subject to a swift rebuke from the president. he told the news conference today he has zero tolerance for leaks of classified information and that those responsible would suffer consequences. this after sensitive intelligence information recently came up in newspaper articles prompting john mccain to accuse the white house of authorizing the leaks for political gain. our congressional correspondent kate bolduan is here. he came out swinging today. >> offensive is one of the presidents he used today. strong pushback by president obama on the brewing controversy over who is behind a string of intelligence leaks. senator john mccain is calling the leaks politically motivated to make president obama look good in an election year. president obama fired back, calling the acquisition the white house would purposely leak this information offensive and wrong. >> we're dealing w

i'm wolf blitzer.e situation room." >>> americans depend on the centers for disease control to help keep all of us safe from the most deadly germs and viruses in the world. but the atlanta-based agency now is under the microscope itself because of a leak that could have exposed people to germs so dangerous terrorists might use them as weapons. brian todd has been investigating this story for us. he's getting new information. brian, what are you learning? >> wolf, we've investigated this ourselves and we've just learned a congressional committee has requested documents and launched a probe into one particular cdc lab in atlanta. this facility had an air leak from a room handling dangerous pathogens. it's a highly secured biogerm lab at the centers for disease control conducting experiments with pathogens like monkeypox, bird flu, tuberculosis, rabies and others that could be used as weapons. an air leak will be investigated by a congressional committee. congressional sources and cdc tell us it occurred

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the largest bank of the united states is called to before congress to explain a $2 billion loss that one lawmaker compared to russian roulette. jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon appeared before congress saying he could not defend or justify the trades that ultimately imploeded. liz zi was there watching it all unfold. and it was very dramatic. >> it was very dramatic. i've known jamie dimon and covered jamie dimon for a long time, wolf. usually when he comes to washington this is a town where he's received with open arms, even at the white house. this position was a little unusual for him. hi, jamie. >> how are you? >> i'm good. >> he usually loves the cameras, but he got more of the rugby scrum. >> they're the job destroyers. this man is a crook. >> we've let a lot of people down. and we are very sorry for it. >> he apologized for losing billions, took some blame, but embracing more regulation, maybe not. >> we think don't make sense and we think we're en

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's the most anticipated supreme court decision in more than a decade. and one that impacts the lives of almost every american as well as the presidential campaign. in a 5 to 4 split, the supreme court upheld the affordable care act, a law so tightly bound to president obama that both critics and supporters call it -- and i'm calling it now what they are calling it, obama care. behind the historic ruling and meticulous legal reasoning that caught many observers offguard as well as the surprise split that saw the chief justice of the united states, john roberts, siding with the courts' four liberal justices. kate bolduan begins outside. >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. a bombshell ruling. the individual mandate, the centerpiece, but getting to that conclusion was a surprising revelation. the chief justice writing for first unconstitutional under the commerce clause and later writing it would be upheld under the taxes cause. congress' power to tax a ve

>> hey, wolf.s named a new crown prince. the saudi defense minister and half brother to king abdulah. his predecessor died saturday. the new crowned prince becomes next in line to the saudi kingdom throne. >>> and firefighters scramble to get a handle on the fire east of san diego. the so-called old fire began sunday and has scorched more than 800 acres in northern colorado. more than 1700 personnel endured. another day of windy conditions. that fire has consumed almost 60,000 acres. and the defense has begun its side of the story in the child sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. they opened with a fellow coach who described sandusky's good reputation in the kbhucommunity. earlier in the day the prosecutors called a prosecutor's mother who said her son came home without underwear, but she never asked why. >>> and a new report by the food and drug administration says u.s. kids in the united states are taking fewer antibiotics but more drugs treating adhd. the fda found antibiotics are the most common

i'm wolf blitzer. the syrian government says it has retaken a north western town where the united states fear the bashar al-assad regime might be planning another massacre. state-run tv says pro government troops forced rebels to retreat after bombarding the town for eight straight days. opposition activists say the syrian military is pummelling several cities on the ground and from the air. as the fighting rages, the united states and russia are stepping up a war of words about the syrian conflict. also may be sending mixed messages to moscow. a pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence, is here in the situation room working the story. what's going on? >> wolf, from the state department you're getting adamant accusations against russia while the pentagon is being much more cautious. and at the center of it all are american troops. you may not think u.s. troops have anything to do with the situation in syria, here's why you'd be wrong. on wednesday hillary clinton doubled down. once again accusing russia

i'm wolf blitzer in chicago. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> bill clinton can certainly work wondzers out there on the campaign trail, but he can also work himself into trouble from time to time. first, he praised what he called the so-called sterling -- that's a quote, sterling business record of mitt romney right here on cnn. then he contradicted president obama seemingly by suggesting that the bush tax cuts should be extended even for the wealthiest americans. i just sat down with the former president here in chicago at the clinton global initiative, and i asked him about that. >> what i was saying yesterday, which is apparently not accurate, is that if this fiscal cliff comes to the president and the congress and the country before the election, he can't afford to give up his position and he shouldn't. that we'll have revenues to deal with this debt long term and asking those of us to pay taxes. i support that position. i always have, and -- but the republicans feel t

i'm wolf blitzer.u're in "the situation room." >>> a day that began on a very high note for the obama white house is ending with an unprecedented slap at the president and his attorney general. the breaking news this hour, the republican-led house of representatives has voted to hold attorney general of the united states, eric holder, in criminal contempt of congress. we heard eric holder live on cnn call the vote in his words misguided and politically motivated. it all stems from the failed fast and furious gun running sting operation and the refusal to hand over certain documents related to it. some democrats, a lot of them in fact, walked out of the house in protest just before the contempt vote. they refused to even vote. now another vote is coming up to authorize civil action against eric holder. the first vote that passed cited criminal contempt of congress flt let's bring in our crime and justice correspondent, joe johns. he watched it all unfold. set the scene for us. history unfolding on this.

>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> as they should be, republicans are ecstatic over their victory in wisconsin where republican governor scott walker empress ofly survived a recall vote. democrats are on the defensive and president obama is taking heat for not going wisconsin to help his fellow democrats. what does all of this mean for november? let's go live to dana bash. she's in milwaukee right now and working on the fallout. dana, there's a lot of fallout. >> reporter: there sure is. the democratic chairwoman, debbie wasserman schultz told our candy crowley that it would be, quote, a dry run for democrats in november. if that's the case, the president is in trouble in wisconsin and the re-election prospects could be in jeopardy. the results here are far from clear cut when it comes to the presidential race. the energy in scott walker's victory hall was palpable. >> and i continue to be the 45th governor of the great state of wisconsin. >> repo

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> wisconsin residents are voting right now on an extraordinary move to recall the governor scott walker and replace him with tom barrett. this election might be a sneak preview of the november press connection. the effort to get rid of walker was sparked by his move to get rid of collective bargaining rights for public employees. the state is split down the middle, the nasty battle against the tea party movement that has made vast amounts of money. dana bash reports. >> reporter: at a labor headquarters in madison, a frenzied final push to get out the vote. checking and re-checking lists, last-minute phone calls upon. the climax of a lengthy union effort of the republican governor scott walker. >> this is about mobilizing our people and the base and connecting with our voters. >> reporter: it's a similar scene in a walker war room. gop officials claim to have made 4 million calls and all of this comes at an unprec

wolf? >> there you.ictory for president obama and what's been called the secret war against enemies of the united states written by "the new york times" reporter david sanger. i'll speak to him in a moment, but first let's get background from brian todd in "the situation room." >> being called the obama doctrine. the number two man, the latest in the series of focused strikes on terrorists and other targets. strikes that changed the perception of how this president engages. >> reporter: how obama has shocked critic &s and supporters alike. >> this is sort of an anti-war president that wants no military engagement in the region. >> vali nasr served under president obama at the state department and david sanger who writes about the president's surprising willingness to allow focused strikes against america's enemies. few expected barack obama to move from a leader who early on won the nobel peace prize and spoke of ending hostilities. >> we do not want to keep our troops in afghanistan. >> reporter: to bec

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> a member of president obama's cabinet is under investigation now for hit and run. after allegedly leaving the scene of one collision, then causing another. the white house says health issues were a factor. but there are so many unanswered questions. brian todd has been investigating the story for us. what are you finding out? >> there are a lot of unanswered questions, wolf. commerce secretary john bryson is now back in washington after the accident over the weekend. the information is still murky. we're told the secretary did have some kind of seizure at some point. the commerce secretary allegedly caused traffic accidents at two different scenes within about five minutes. the sequence started just north of los angeles. at 5:00 p.m. local time on saturday, police say he was driving his lexus southbound and rear ended a car waiting at a rail crossing. >> at some point after that he got out of the vehicle, made contact with the individuals. for some r

. >> hey, there, wolf. well, it is the biggest secret in washington and really only the justices and their law clerks know how this drama will end. but one thing is certain. we will know in a matter of days if the affordable care act stays or goes. an unprecedented decision affecting, as you said, nearly every person in this country. >> and ask that the affordable care act in its entirety be upheld. >> that is a direct threat to our federalism. thank you. >> from the minute arguments were over -- >> the case is submitted. >> reporter: court watchers were searching for any clue as to how the justices might vote. >> obviously, everybody in a case of this magnitude is trying to read tea leaves. >> reporter: for the high court, it's no small feat. deciding four separate issues impacting nearly every american, and the fate of the president's number one domestic achievement. here are the court's options. the centerpiece -- will the individual mandate stand or fall? does the rest or any of the law survive if the m

>> hi, there, wolf.l, this is a site where consumers can go on and see how their credit card company measures up. have they logged a number of complaints? is there an issue that someone's facing that others are facing as well? the banking and credit card industrious, they don't like this a bit. >> usa prime credit. my name peggy. you got problem? >> peggy? third time i've called. it's time i speak with a supervisor. >> supervisor is genius. i transfer. transfer! transfer! >> reporter: it's such a stereotype that some credit card companies are even making fun of their own industry. hidden fees, lousy customer service. a surprise jump in interest rates. a lot of people have griped about credit card companies. >> i paid a couple of bills and they sent me more bills. >> i missed a payment by five days and they cut off my card. i went to charge something and i couldn't charge it because they had cut it off. >> reporter: now people have a new tool. the federal government has launched a new consumer complaint d

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> you don't often see a cabinet member subjected to such a harsh grilling. the attorney general eric holder on the hot seat facing republicans furious over a litany of complaints. he held his ground against calls for his resignation. dana watched it all unfold. >> a botched gun-running designation known as fast and furious to a republican call for an independent investigation into leaks -- classified leaks, i should say, eric holder knew this wasn't just going to be a regular oversight hearing. he knows he's in congress' cross hairs. but what happened was a political food fight. most republicans were tough on the attorney general, but nothing compared to this. >> there has been zero accountability at the department of justice. you won't appoint a special prosecutor in the face of a potential conflict of interest, you won't tell the truth about what you know and when you knew it on fast and furious. you won't cooperate with the legitimate congressional

>> well, jubilation, wolf. it isserser considered an import move, and cautiously optimistic, because it could represent a big change in their lives, but it is a two-year period, and this is similar to one of the laws that has similar protections. remember when the el salvadoran refugees came to the united states, and they have renewed every two years, and so there is no path to citizenship here, and there is no legalization, and it is a effort to mobilize and do what they want to do which is to work and go to school. this is not immigration reform like many expect, but it is an advance and very interesting move on the side of the white house in this election year. >> it is not come prehennive immigration reform, juan carlos, and not only the dream act was rejected by the congress because it does not provide a direct pathway to citizenship, but it is a step as far as so many latinos are concerned in the right direction. is that fair to say? >> and it is interesting, because we see new forces evolving wolf. a gro

>> it's possible, wolf.hinking is people think of a seizure where you have the violent jerking of your limbs. that's not always the case. you can have partial seizures where someone can be more confused. if you didn't know the person, you may think they're still coherent. there's different types of seizure. and this is my area of expertise. a new onset seizure in somebody who never had a seizure as an adult is something that doctors certainly have to be very serious about. children can have seizures because of a high fever or infection. in an adult, you have to make sure the patient doesn't have something else going on in their brain. a tumor, for example, could they just had a stroke? could there be infection in the brain? could there be an abnormality in lab values? this is an important sort of set of investigations that need to take place. so you never find out why. he basically has a seizure. never has one again. never show what exactly happened. he did spend the night in the hospital. almost sounded pot

i want to take a moment to talk about bruce wolfe. i will be supporting supervisor wiener's amendment. that being said, i have a lot of respect for the current vice chair and former chair of the task force. i would consider supporting him in the future for other positions. like other seats on his body, it is time for change. colleagues, i hope that we will be able to move forward in that direction. supervisor chiu: supervisor olague? supervisor olague: i support a lot of what has been said, but i think there is something to be said for having experience on these bodies. with the increasing new members, it will help to create a more balanced discussion and outcome. i would like to see him remain. i have known him for many years. i know him as a government person, a hard worker. i would also support seeing bill comstock remain. i have known him for a number of years. i think it is unfortunate that he is no longer going to be there. i wanted to make mention of that. supervisor chiu: supervisor:? supervisor cohen: -- supervisor koh cohen?

wolf? >> thanks very much. as you'd expect, republicans are pouncing on the new jobs report and they're slamming the president. let's bring in our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. the reaction has been pretty intense. >> it has, woman. it's a cold, hard fact that bad chick numbers, especially in the norm of joblessness is good politicalness for republicans, especially for mitt romney. here's hough he reacted. today's weak jobs report is devastating news for american workers and american families. this week has seen a cascade of one bad piece of economic news after another. now democrats have really tried to strip romney of his credentials as a successful business man in the private sector with his their attacks on him as a job killer when he led the venture capital firm bain capital. incumbent presidents simply do not win reelection with unemployment at 8.2% at this point in the cycle. more of the bad news continues, the harder it's going to be for the obama campaign to change

i'm wolf blitzer.oters no candidate can afford to ignore any longer. and both mitt romney and president obama are reaching out to

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation.tory unfolding live in the united kingdom where queen elizabeth ii will take the stage and light what's called the national beacon, the final touch in an international ring of fire as it's being described. a set of blaze required in her 60 years on the throne. cnn is covering this from all vantage points, we have all of our reporters and analysts standing by. richard, first of all, walk us through for viewers who aren't necessarily familiar with the beacon lighting ceremony, what we're about to see from the queen herself. >> what're going to see is the queen placing the crystal that you've just been showing this, diamond crystal that was specially cut and has been cut within an inch of its light. it will be placed within a receptacle and will fire a very large flame into the air and that will be, if you like t final moment of this triumph. i can tell you, next to me here in london in trefalgar square, on the top of the house, two beacons have been lit. that's obviously a marking of wha

wolf? >> all right. we will take another quick break and standby, because on the other side we expect to hear from mitt romney, and a little bit later, from the president of the united states. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. >>> all right. mitt romney we are told is now getting ready to walk up to the podium and speak and give us his reaction to this historic moment. the individual mandate approved, authorized a majority opinion by the supreme court, and mitt romney will be going there. you see that obama care repeal and replace banner on the front of that podium over there in front of the microphones. mitt romney will be telling us how he feels about what has happened. some of the advisers are walking over there right now. margaret hoover is watching what is going on and donna brazi

as you know, wolf.s about the lowest level of endorsement you can do in politics these days. >> yeah. it's not very impressive. let me bring tonya into this conversation. he was in neighboring minnesota. he was in neighboring illinois. he flew over wisconsin. didn't want to get near wisconsin. and as ryan says, if the republicans wind up eking out a narrow win, there's going to be a lot of second guessing whether the president could have done more to help the mayor of milwaukee become the governor of wisconsin. >> i think it's important, wolf, to remember the uniqueness of the election. this was a recall. this is not an election in the first instance. only two governors in the history of the united states have been recalled. the notion of having a president come in. there'll be a lot of second guessing regardless how it turns out. a recall election, i'm a californian. it's something we like in my state but they don't often work. and there are a lot of voters -- it's interesting how close this is because

that means wolf blitzer in "the situation room." wolf is here with a preview. it also means you can go home. you've been busy i take it the last 24 hours. you actually went to the game. you enjoyed it? >> i am. i worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air. >> you had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. i'm glad you're back safe and sound. looking forward to your shows over the weekend as well. we've got a lot going on. back-to-back speeches over the past 24 hours between the president and mitt romney at this latino gathering down in florida. we're going to take a closer look, what romney said yesterday, how does that compare with what the president said today? we'll get some reaction. ana navarro, maria cardona, they were there in the audience. we also have howie kurtz and lawrence ash burn standing by. looking at the social media phenomenon amazing how a 68-year-old grandmother who was so brutally tormented on that school bus, it's really a shocking story, i must say, but this whole problem of elder abuse in our count

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wolf, thank you, see you at the top of the hour.ing artists in history. more than 60 million records worldwide. winner of seven. >> yeah. >> seven grammys. he's an actor, mentor to international pop superstar justin bieber. and a pop too. his album just released last week has already hit number one on the billboard charts. >> it's a good thing to be on top. >> this feels pretty good, right? at the ripe old age of 33. >> yes. >> 33. no signs of stopping. but if that wasn't enough to keep this guy busy, usher is passionately involved in helping young people across america through his new look foundation. he joins me live right here in the studio. and his friend, his m.i.t., mogul in training, tommy springer. welcome. let's begin with -- this is the third annual world leadership conference. i was checking your twitter page today and you were like, we're taking over atlanta. why? >> we're going to atlanta for three days. ceo of the day program is the thing i talked about. ceos of atlanta from fortune 500 companies being shadowed by yout