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to see how theyre doing. a lot of damage. >> interestingly, jim, one thing to we do e-mailed me this which came from the national emergency management agency hout there where you are. they basically tell us it is the islands where the problems are. a lot of power lines down, a bridge out here and there, a report from cat island that all power lines were down and no telecommunications. so it sounds like the large islands have done pretty well. the smaller islands, either we dont know ...

forces in libya are free tonight. late word of a new kidnapping and last ditch battles that may be linked to moammar gadhafis escape plan. and cnn goes inside the virginia nuclear power plant near the epicenter of that historic quake. we have a lot of questions about nuclear safety and whether the east coast is prepared if another big one hits. wolf blitzers off today. im joe johns. youre in "the situation room." hurricane irene is bearing town on the bahamas with winds of up to 12...

hour, extensive live coverage of the fight for libya. and the hunt for the man who held an iron grip on the country for decades, will gadhafi and his inner circle be brought to justice? president obama is warning the fight for libya is not over yet. cnn is using its global resources to cover the latest gasps of a brutal regime and deadly civil war. to our viewers in the united states and around the world, im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." libyan rebels say their rea...

well begin with the breaking news, all of us with money in the stock market, were just catching our breath and now this, another big selloff on wall street. all three major indices way down at the closing bell. the dow losing a hefty 419 points. its the fourth biggest slide for the dow in a month of big losses. the dow has plunged 1152 points so far this august. thats a drop 9.5%. and the month isnt even over yet. lets turn to cnns richard quest. hes following whats going on. a lot of ...

the center of a lot of political activity for republicans over the last few days. president obama is keeping the spotlight on this day. hes here getting ready to come into iowa from minnesota. its the second stop of his three-day three-state bus tour in the midwest. talking to voters about jobs, the economy and the debt crisis facing the united states. also on his agenda, a one-on-one interview with me tomorrow. much more on that tomorrow. were standing by, though, for the presidents t...

inside a hospital in somalia to remind us that they arent statistics, they are people in pain. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room". after weeks of blatant political flirting, the texas governor rick perry is now ready to commit. cnn has learned he will major a formal campaign announce mementd our new poll, jim, shows he will be very competitive. >> thats right. he comes in the top tier, wolf, youre right, rick perry, according to a source close to the governor has told cnn t...

life and why time may be running out. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." the sinking feel is back on wall street. the breaking news this hour. all major stack indices with the dow down 500 points. once again, we saw dramatic fluctuations over the course of the trading day. one analyst says, and im quoting, fear and greed are driving this frantic cycle of buying and selling and thats costing investors trillions of dollars on paper. joining us now, richard quest. what is g...

a ton of money. this hour, how hes dealing with the new messes that the country simply cant afford right now. and from the seat of power to an iron cage in a courtroom, the ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak goes on trial for allegedly ordering the killing of protesters. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." sort of vacation right now, theyre on leave while tens of thousands of american workers are going without a paycheck because of their inaction. a lot of new ange...

ill ask about red hot democrats. stay here and hear how it plays out. im wolf blitzer here in "the situation room." weve been expecting the house to vote on raising the debt limit. but it has not happened yet. the debt deadline is looming larger than ever. the deal would raise the debt limit $900 billion in the short term and green light spending cuts of roughly the same amount over ten years. offset dollar for dollar by more spending cuts. theres a lot of huge ifs involved in making...

youre looking at live pictures right now in the house floor, where just moments from now a vote is scheduled on republican house speaker john boehners plan to avoid unprecedented default. but the bill which needs 216 votes to pass is facing fierce new backlash inside the party. if it does pass, it immediately goes to the senate for a vote where harry reid essentially says its dead on arrival. meanwhile, ceos at the biggest banks have their own warnings. fix this now or there will be gr...