bachmann s top staffers. ed rollins, a familiar presence on the show, stepping back to what is called an advisory role citing health concerns and david pulenski is leaving the campaign entirely. the two had, quote, strategic differences on the path forward. politico saying it is unclear who will take either man s place. joining us are james carville and ari fleischer who can be reached on twitte twitter @arifleischer. james, what do you make of the shakeup? it s possible ed rollins could have health issues here. that s not outside the realm of possibility. he had some health issues before. sometimes people just say that. also the differences in campaigns happen. it would be early to call this significant. it may be but probably more to find out before i deem it as something significant yet. ari, if it is health, that s one thing. if it s not, could this also be the growing pains of a campaign? campaigns start off one way, often evolve into something else. yeah. this oft
also mitt romney s preemptive strike on jobs, the republican unveils his plan days before the president s big speech. this hour political leaders zeroizer zeroing in on issue number one. do any have a plan that will really work? and texas wildfires destroying more than 700 homes in 48 hours. a massive blaze growing closer to the state s capital is growing bigger and more destructive every minute. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. i ve covered dick cheney for many years as a defense secretary and certainly as vice president of the united states. today i found him to be very much the same as i always knew him, steadfast in his views, unapologetic for doing what he believed, and still believes is right. i interviewed cheney here in los angeles earlier today. your biggest regret as it relates to your time in office? i covered 40 years. the eight years you were vice president. i think as a general proposition on the big decisions i think we got it right.
what are you passionate about? he s a best selling author, star and friend of president obama. we are going win with him as president. that s my personal belief. i know the guy. tonight my one on one with hill harper. this is my cry, piers. and why kathy ireland avoids mirrors. i do. who has time for them. you re not vain like that at all? it s not what my life is about. a tribute to her good friend elizabeth taylor. you knew where you stood with elizabeth. so honest, genuine and on top of her affairs. and how a fair of socks changed her life. we started the brand with a pair of socks. literally a pair of socks. literally. these are $1.4 billion socks. this is piers morgan tonight. you know hill harper from the cbs series csi new york and he s author of the wealth cure. hill harper, i suppose it s a good title. the problem is there ain t much wealth left in america now. wouldn t it be the chronic debt cure? i called my publisher and sai
shook up. the bachmann campaign pressing on with a new man at the helm. big changes at the top and the questions they re raising about the congresswoman s campaign. i m carol costello. president obama offering up one hint about his highly anticipated jobs plan. his proposal to put americans back to work on this american morning. all right. good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, september 6th. welcome to american morning. what s going on with the weather? i know. from earthquakes to hurricanes to wildfires. we need some locust. all we need is locus and it will complete the picture. it is going crazy. mother nature is piling on. as christine said, fires, tornadoes, flooding, across the south. in texas, dozens of dangerous wildfires are burning across the state fanned by winds from tropical storm lee and fueled by the worst one-year drought in the state s history. nearly 500 homes have been destroyed, thousands of people have been evacuated. in suburban atlanta,
new york. i m wolf blitzer. thanks for watching. the news continues next on cnn. good evening, everyone. it is testing time in american politics. one leading republican presidential contender, texas governor rick perry, is about to make his debate debut and is drawing a political spotlight as his state deals with punishing wildfires. at this point we re urging people to avoid any outdoor activity which could conceivably start a fire. another top-tier gop contender the former mches governor mitt romney took issue with the democratic incumbent as he outlined a 59-point plan to spur job creation. what he s doing is taking quarters and stuffing them into the pay phone and thinking can t figure out why it s not working. it s not connected anymore, mr. president. all right, your pay phone strategy does not work in a smartphone world. and that indumb bent, governor romney speaks of, president obama, he s at a new low point in his political standing as the president pre