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youll ever meet. she is a 61-year-old long distance swimmer who set out to do the impossible. something that people told her that simply could not be done. she wanted to swim from here in havana, jump in the water right over here and swim all the way to florida. more than 100 miles. no rest. no shark cage. complete exposure to the elements. the swim was planned to take over two days through day and night. more than 60 hours. thats what the intent was going to be, and she had to do this...

case from new york. >> reporter: this is being reported by state run media and specifically a judiciary source talking with them tell iing the that the two hikers that remain in prison now, shane bauer and josh fattal, have been sentenced as you said to eight years. it is five years for spying as they put it, the words, cooperating with the american intelligence service. and three years each for illegally crossing the border into iran. now, this information, according to the lawyer, fo...

would-be republican rivals rick perry and mitt romney, including one comment that some see as disrespectful to the president. and we talk about terrorism as the world prepares to mark ten years since 9/11. the president says that kind of spectacular attack may not be the biggest threat right now. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news, political headlines, and jeanne moos, all straight ahead. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room...

you know, we turned down another interview for this. >> where are you going? youre leaving? absolutely extraordinary, dare i say it, rather surreal moment. christine odonnell, one-time tea party darling walks out of my studio rather than answering straightforward questions. youve heard all about the fuss. and if you missed it, tonight were going to re-air the whole interview all over again. im going to get some of the smartest people in politics and media to weigh in with their verdict...

jessica, what do you know about the presidents plans for next month? >> after labor day hell reveal a jobs proposal that will have specifics in the way his critics have been calling for. according to my sources it will be actual legislation. thats real detail. im told the package will be new initiatives and not a rehash of the policies weve been hearing him promoting recently like patent reform or infrastructure bank. my sources say there will be proposals in three main categories. tar...

thwart a potentially catastrophic event, the likes of which the city of tampa has not seen and hopefully never will. >> i want to bring in david mattingly who has been covering this for us all day long. i want to begin with the fact that im glad were sitting here telling this version of the story. this could have gone a different direction. a lot of this is all in thanks to this unsung hero who we may never know who this individual is who tipped police off. what did the police ultimate...

tonight the congressman has been called the intellectual godfather of the tea party. just barely to bachmann in the ames straw poll this weekend. joining me is ron paul. you are the most untalked about contender today after this weekend i can ever remember. you should be getting as many headlines as michele bachmann. you nearly beat her but the media seemed obsessed with her and not you. why is that? >> i should be asking you. you are part of the media. it is the media that picks and c...

seeking the oval office in 2012. i want to tell you who voters are choosing from right now. texas congressman ron paul, businessman herman cain, michele bachmann, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, michigan senator mish mcconnell, mitt romney, former house speaker newt gingrich, former utah governor john huntsman and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty. that is definitely a maouthful, its not a caucus. it paid to have people bussed in just to vote. its not very scientific, b...

arent statistics they are people in pain. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room". we begin this hour with whats happening in iowa. right now the state that holds the lead off presidential contest is gauging early support for the republican candidates. were standing by for the results of the iowa straw poll. the winner could get an important boost heading in to the 2012 primary season. cnn don lemon is...

with the support of my family, an unwavering belief in the goodness of america, i declare to you today, as a candidate for president of the united states. >> so just who is rick perry? heres a quick biographical look. hes a republican, and the 47th governor of texas. hes a graduate of texas a&m. perry has signed budgets that reduced the general revenue spending in texas. on education, he introduced the largest teacher incentive pay program in the country and on immigration, governor pe...