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we begin this hour with a very important change in the presidential race. according to our brand new cnn/orc poll, a majority of the nations voters now say they want to re-elect president obama. take a look at this. the president has 52%. hes seven points ahead of mitt romney whos at 45%. just a month ago the president in our poll was ahead 49% to 46%. significantly the president now according to our latest poll is above 50%. our polls also show what voters think of mitt romneys potent...

were here because that healing effort and those six lives, they deserve attention. we also want to tell you about what weve learned about their killer. a man motivated by hate, who officials say took inspiration from the swatstika. we do know that one of the stops was the time he spent in fort bragg north carolina. drew griffin has investigating when he was in fort bragg, what his service has entailed. what have you found about his time in the military? >> well, it was not stellar, wel...

earth. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." mitt romney is using ads, web videos, speeches to hammer away at president obama on welfare. romney is taking a lot of heat though over his claims about the administrations policies, but with support from an unlikely ally hes raising the stakes today. heres our national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: wolf, mitt romney is not backing away from his accusation that president obama is trying to make it easier for th...

services when authorities say an army veteran named wade michael page appeared, took out a 9 millimeter pistol and opened fire. this is a facebook picture of him. a swastika in the background. its neither the only photo of him striking a racist pose. nor the only hint of his apparently long-held white supremacist beliefs. the latest to pin down any and all hate group connections he may have had. president obama reacted to that possibility. >> i think the american people immediately rec...

touch and going situation because loughner has broken down in court . hes been dragged out screaming. hes exhibited active signs of mental illness at many hearings. here is what the judge is trying to decide. to be competent you have to understand whats going on in the courtroom, understand the charges against you and be able to at least provide minimal assistance to your own lawyers. its a very low standard. if you are delusional and ranting and raving, youont meet the test. hes faile...

has to be some for tm of hate. >> what do we know about page? my exclusive with a man who served with him in the military. plus, deepak chopra who says there is no place for guns in a civilized society. americas reigning queen of the pool, missy franklin. and my prime-time exclusive with super star serena williams. her medals -- >> i love gold, its my favorite color. >> and the olympian who inspired her. >> what an honor to be at the same olympic games as this guy. >> plus the the two ...

including that an organization that tracks hate groups has been monitoring wayne michael page for more than ten years now. police are looking into the 40-year-old pages ties to white supremicist. this photo of page in front of a swastika is front of a facebook page thats been taken down. he was the front man for a white power rock band whose music was promoted on a neo-nazi website. >> i would not have known that was wade. what has changed him i have no idea. and obviously were never g...

happening now in the newsroom. picture of the morning, color curiosity red. successfully landing overnight to cheers, hugs and tears. nasa erupting with pride this morning. an amazing feat and an amazing view. deadly strike at nascar. lightning killing one and injuring nine others. severe storms forcing 85,000 fans to run for cover. startling new images from space showing just how much pollution crosses the pacific into america. nearly half of all the smoke and dust and ash and pol...

and the gunman and six other people are dead. well get to ted on that in a moment. first, i want you to hear from the police and that dispatch and then were back to ted. >> yes. he stopped moving. were approaching upon him. hes not moving. >> the subject is down! >> go ahead. >> we have one officer shot. >> proceed. >> squad 7512 south hollow avenue, subject with a gaughan, balding, white t-shirt, officer down. >> officer down. those were dispatches from the emergency departnt from pol...

worshippers clinging to their faith as we learn more about a gunman and what may have motivated him. im brianna keilar in for zoraida sambolin. >> im john berman. new details about the deadly shooting spree. seven people dead including the gunman. this morning we may have a motive for this massacre. the temple leader who was shot when he tried to tackle the gunman and save others. law enforcement officials spent the night examining the suspected gunmans home. we dont have his identity ...