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really do. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com were following new developments in the alleged iranian terror plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states. among the latest, the u.s. has slapped sanctions on an iranian airline it says provided materials support for the plot. in tehran, the foreign ministry is protesting the allegations to a swiss diplomat in tehran. switzerland represents the two countrie countries. sa...

he says it will make a huge difference for americans who are suffering and will cut tacks, but hes warning lawmakers who oppose it theyll answer to him and the voters. >> the question then is will congress do something? if congress does something, i cant run against a do nothing congress. if congress does nothing, then its not a matter of me running against them. i think the american people will run them out of town. >> lets go to brianna keilar. the president acknowledged that america...

the dark. our congressional correspondent kate bolduan is on capitol hill looking into the story. kate, whats going only here? this was not supposed to be like this. >> reporter: hey there, wolf. im standing out front as people are passing by. behind me is this nondescript room. this is where the super committee will meet again this evening behind closed doors which has some government watchers, since this committee has such a huge job before them, some government watchers are calling ...

a look at these pictures coming in to cnn. helicopter has crashed into new yorks east river and a dramatic rescue operation is now underway. were told by the fire department of new york, a spokesman saying that at least two people were seriously injured in the crash. the chief coast guard petty officer eric swansen tells cnn there were at least three people on board when that helicopter crashed into the east river in new york. in an interview with a local affiliate, a former fdny commi...

african-american voters. the president alluding to the employment crunch during his third annual back to school speech here in washington, d.c. >> more than 60% of the jobs in the next decade will require more than a high school diploma. more than 60%. thats the world that youre walking into. >> some black voters say the president has let them down when it comes to education and job creation. the obama campaign is trying to address those concerns as the election gets closer. lets turn ...

militant group that may be as big a threat to the united states in afghanistan as al qaeda or the taliban. the obama administration appears ready to formally call the haqqani network what so many people believe it is, a terrorist organization. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the state department, shes been digging on this story. what are you learning? >> wolf your know, the political pressure here in the united states has been building to put the haqqani network ...

that the nation has been on brink of this kind of crisis. lets go straight to capitol hill, our congressional current kate bolduan baldwin is standing by. >> the ability to finally fand a way out of this impasse and to avoid this looming government shut down and how this could all come out has to do with the big focus on the fema funding. the additional funding for federal disaster relief that democrats and republicans wanted to put in this short term spending bill. fema came out today...

economic forecast. lets get to alison kosik. shes monitoring everything today where at one point today, the dow tanked morning 500 points. whats going on? >> thats right. these worries about a recession were ampfullied today. not just in the u.s., but overseas as well. the federal reserve spooked everybody first. this was yesterday. the fed giving a really bleak assessment of the u.s. economy warning of significant downside risks to the economic outlook. translation there that the econ...

for state hood. this hour, the president is expected to meet with palestinian authority president abbas. he held a separate meeting just a little while ago with benjamin netanyahu. lets bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. shes covering this from new york. the president also delivered a major address before the u.n. general assembly. >> thats rig, wolf. the palestinians continue pressing their case here at the united nations and it was the most dramatic issue t...

forum all week. i had a chance to sit down with the former president bill clinton for an extensive interview. part of it will air this hour. part in the next hour. i want you to stand by. only a few blocks away at the united nations, president obamas on a major diplomatic mission of his on and a number of critical issues are on the table. lets bring in jessica yellin. shes with me here at the clinton global initiative. a huge day today. maybe even a more important day for the president...