northeast are desperate to escape the flooding and the damage unleashed by hurricane irene. we re tracking the rescues and the danger right now. and we ll put the arrest of the uncle in a dui charge. this hour, and whether they matter to most american. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. up first this hour, a very tough political debate over national security that will unfold between president obama and his republican challenger, whoever that might be. the commander in chief dep and it s no coincidence that war and foreign policy are getting more attention on the campaign trail with the ten-year milestone of the 9/11 attacks only a few days away. let s bring in cnn s jim acosta. he s watching all of this unfold. we know the economy will be issue number one. but national security will be a key debating point for the democratic and republican candidates. that s right. it s flareed up recently with libya and with the killing of osama bin laden. it s still import
luckily, no one was inside at the time of the storm. news not so good in franklin county, tennessee, a twister ravaged a mobile home leaving a 79-year-old man dead. and now to toledo, ohio, where floodwaters are expected to rise nearly 7 feet above flood level today. crews are still searching for a woman who was trapped in her car. in indianapolis, a rescue of the four legged kind. rescuers pulling dogs to safety when their shelter was flooded out. a gas explosion shaking lakewood, washington, the explosion outside the pierce county transit building was so hot that firefighters had to back away for a time. fortunately, no one was hurt. and the fire was brought under control. the news comes as the ntsb begins hearings today into september s deadly gas explosion. that one in san bruno, california. pipeline explosion killed eight and destroyed dozens of homes. update now on the war against the teachers union in providence, rhode island. last week, the school board voted to send terminatio
balanced debate, i appreciate it. thank you. all right. amid the chaos in egypt, confusion over what caused a pipeline explosion near the egyptian-israeli border. something more active or sinister next. casy stegall is standing by, hey, casey. reporter: kelly, good to see you, they have served our country and no place to call home. up next we ll show you a program that s designed to help home ls veterans, that s in a live report straight away right here on america s news headquarters. on every purchas. so we earned a trip to vegas twice as fast! [ brays ] and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang. is caesar home? we get double miles every time we use our card, no matter what we re buying. thank you! thank you very much! [ garth ] it s hard to beat double miles! if anyone objects, let them speak now or forever hold their. [ bleats ] male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one. money magazins best rewards card if you aim to rack up airline miles.
rick: welcome back. egypt s state television saying a pipeline explosion was an attack. this blast at a gas depot in the northern sinai peninsula triggering a huge fireball. the pipeline supplying gas to israel and jordan. and there was an assassination on egypt s newly appointed vice president killing two guards. and serbian capital seeing a biggest protest in years. thousands of serbs demanding early elections. jamie: you ve seen the protests in the egypt are spreading beyond the nation s border and middle east. they are erupting across the globe including here in the united states.
information about the massive pipeline explosion, it leveled a neighborhood in california. associated press found the damage could have been reduced if the line had the type of shut-off valve that safety investigators had been recommending for decades. many people in san bruno, california wondering why it took 89 minutes to shut off the massive flames. it killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes last september. jamie: news many people were waiting from nasa astronaut mark kelly, he has confirmed that he will on board of the final flight of the shuttle endeavour. gabrielle giffords, arizona lawmaker that was critically wounded last month by a gunshot. the commander has been on personal leave since the shooting. he has been by his wife s bedside almost every minute. her rapid improvement and rehabilitation schedule made it