Bombing Operation News Today

Good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is thursday, freebruary 24th. this is cnns special live coverage of breaking news. ukraine under siege from all sides. russian president vladimir putin unleashing a multi-pronged large-scale military invasion. no city is safe. explosions reported in at least 16 locations in ukraine all over from kyiv, to mariupol, odessa in the south, all the way pest to lviv. we have brand-new images showing damage done by a bombing oper...

And this all depends on how they define whats going on. but if he does it without congressional support, it could cause huge political problems here in the u.s. and undermine the whole mission overseas. >> has that been done before, that a president is told no by congress and he goes ahead anyways? >> yeah. when clinton was striking in kosovo also for humanitarian arguments, the house of representatives in the end didnt support the bombing operation, and it went through. so, it can happen and we...

The latest in this investigation. its four million residents are american citizens, is it now time for puerto rico to become the 51st state? theres new information, there are new developments. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room". president obamas in new york city city meeting with police officers who were involved in the botched new york times bombing operation. meanwhile he says the recession may technically be over, but if youre looking for a job, it still feels like a recession...

First of all. they also want to ask him if hell get the information as to anyone else who may have been involved with it. was he led by someone overseas? i dont get the sense that this is a major international plot. he may have some connections in pakistan if hes from pakistan. he may have, you know, people losing contact with him around the world. people that share his philosophy about wanting to really conduct a bombing operation. but in terms of how wiring the tank was, it doesnt seem like a ...

>> now, apparently, according to the "washington post," authorities are looking for another individual because they have a piece of evidence that may include fingerprints that connects to an individual theyre concerned b. walid phares joins us, terrorism expert. walid, what are your thoughts about other individual who is may have been associated with this failed bombing plot, and in particular, those who might have been in pakistan? whats the likelihood of that in your judgment? >> reporter: wel...

Whats the likelihood of that in your judgment? >> reporter: well, the actual failure of the operation, the bombing operation, [inaudible] the initial wealth of information that we are talking about because of that failure is going to produce even a wider pool of informs because he was trying to scpleef because he was trying to go to a particular destination, then now we are going to be look into anything with the pakistanis about who is he going to be meeting? who is he good going to take re? >>...

Midterms did not put them on the sidelines. >> he should exploit it, though, and run with it because it has been a successful run for him. >> well talk more to both ari and elise. a busy monday. sometimes the start of a holiday week you think theres not much. new details on a major new terrorism plot against britain. officials believe 12 men, as young as 17, were planning a bombing operation. theyve been under surveillance for weeks. in october, you might recall, the u.s. state department issued...