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an appeal which is very unusual. rulings in britain are usually final. justice a landmark sentence for convicted war criminal and former president of liberia, charles taylor. hes been sentenced to 50 years in prison by a special international court. hes convicted of supporting rebels in sierra leon who slaughtered thousands of people during the countrys 11-year civil war. taylor armed rebels in exchange for so-called blood diamonds. mitt romney unofficialing clinching the rop nomin...

president obama telephones mitt romney, congratulates him for going over the top in the republican delegate count and over the top comments with supporter donald trump has created a distraction. youve heard trump question the birthplace in "the situation room," now romney is trying to move on. heres our national political correspondent, jim acosta. >> wolf, mitt romney has left las vegas, but donald trump is refusing to leave the campaign stage. >> americans are tired of being tired. >...

I look down. maybe i should just land there. >> ferguson decides to land about 80 yards north of his intended target until a sudden burst of wind knocks him back on course. >> all of a sudden, it was like i got a big gust of wind from my backside. almost like a downdraft. like just pushing down on me. >> ferguson is heading directly for the trailer, parked inside the drop zone, which is used to pick up jumpers once they land. >> i got fixated on the trailer. and when you get fixation, nine times...

The test on your skin and clothing, and the back scanner equipment and either with a body scanner put you through that or a patdown because --. >>neil: so get to the airport early? >>guest: yes, the administration and t.s.a. does not want to sound they are going after this willy-nilly and do not want to seem like they are changing things, today take off your shoes; tomorrow, dont. i think there will be more in the way of physical patdowns. >>neil: why planes? why the fixation with planes? >>gues...

Fortress at sea, a great image for terrorists and set the stage for many, for 9/11, and, now, the fixation, yet, again, with airlines. and planes. what do you make of that? >>guest: well, one of the hallmarks you see with al qaeda is rather than going for the low level mundane attacks they always like to aim for something spectacular. in the case of the "uss cole" you could attack buildings and embassies which house and represent united states interests an attack on a warship or airliner that cl...

plus, disturbing video of a deadly police beating. the victim, a meanta willy ill homeless man who can be heard calling out to his father "theyre killing me." im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> while we begin this hour with the romney campaign, having some trouble staying on message. lets go straight to our national political correspondent jim acosta. hes on the campaign trail with the presumptive republican nominee. youre in lansin...

the tourist attractions here in the nations capitol. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> you certainly could say the general election campaign began this week when republican candidate rick santorum declared "the race is over for me." now that mitt romneys toughest challenger is out of the picture, romney and president obama are taking direct jabs at one another. lets bring in our senior correspond...

right back. and north korea at this moment getting ready to fire a long-range rocket. why that launch could set up a powder keg in one of the most dangerous corners of the world. im wolf blitzer. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> lets begin with the breaking news in a case that has gripped the entire nation. a senior law enforcement source says george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot dead an unarmed teenager tra...

Activity going on. let me start with what happened the other day. the gas prices, of course, you and i have discussed this before. they are very high. the president wanted to cut the tax breaks to some of the big oil companies. the republicans are opposed oppt y.? these are astronomical profits that the companies are having? >> well, you know, its very strange. you get more of what you encourage. and you get less of what you discourage. like most good liberals. president obama wants to punish th...

Washington, where there is a lot of activity going on. let me start with what happened the other day. gas prices, of course, we have discussed this before, they are very high. the president wanted to cut the tax breaks to some of the big oil companies. the republicans are opposed to it. why? because these are astronomical profits that these companies are having? >> well, you know, its very strange. you get more of what you encourage. you get less of what you discourage. like most good lib remark...