information to make sure there are as few holes in the security net as possible. there is no 100% defense. the intelligence and homeland security and counter radicalization are really far behind in countries. no more chance to wait. we have to fix this now. josh, let s say what the foreign minuistry is saying now. he said the suspect is without a doubt the suspect they shot dead near milan without a doubt he is the berlin truck killer. they are working with german officials to make sure they have we don t know is whether they knew to look for him or not. you talk about there never will be 100% certainty. i think so much of the german press is talking about the gaps. even the united states was alerted about this guy. he had been in their grips and it was a paper work error and
the door is un-american. he says it s a betrayal of the country s values. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. our breaking news, an urgent hunt is underway right now for a surviving suspect in the paris massacres along with those who planned and facilitated the attacks. the suspected eighth terrorist managed to escape the security net before authorities realized who he was. he s on the loose right now is considered very dangerous. there have been more than 150 raids across france and in belgium along with multiple arrests. but the suspected mastermind of the plot a belgian is thought to be in syria and is thought to be a close associate of the isis leader. the cia director says isis could have other attacks, quote, in the pipeline. and in a new video isis is now
the issue is whether tamerlan tsarnaev s movements between here and russian slipped through a security net. reporter: he first hit the fbi radar in 2011 when the russian government told the agency they should check him out. the russian fsb sent a letter to the fbi and other agencies that we think this guy has become radical. reporter: the fbi said it was based on information that he was a following of islam, a radical believe, he changed drastically in 2010. fbi says it checked u.s. government databases, telephone km communications and online activity. the fbi says it did not find any terrorism activities, so it gave
that. that is very bold. very bold. can t wait to share the ending with you. good morning. welcome to early start. i m zoraida sambolin. i m john berman. this morning mitt romney is in ohio. so is bobby jindal and jeb bush. parade? coincidence? it is sort of a parade. all about the veepstakes. also the key state of ohio. more coming up. also nelson mandela s 94th birthday. we ll hear from former president clinton who just visited with the icon in a cnn exclusive. that s coming up. first, zoraidzoraida, the b story affecting so much of the country, the weather and the devastating drought conditions that have turned half of the u.s. into a disaster zone. the department of agriculture is declaring natural disasters in 1,000 counties across 26 states. blistering temperatures are making conditions even worse. across the midwest temperatures have topped more than 100 degrees. and heat advisories are reaching up into the mid-atlantic regions. the bone dry conditions
counties across 26 states. the bone dry conditions are destroying farm crops and one analyst estimates that 75% of the corn crop in the drought region is now wiped out. that could drive up food and fuel prices across the entire country and brings us to rob marciano live in bu. we have corn that should be taller than it is right now because of the drought and because of the heat. this stalk should be well up and over my head. there s a couple of examples of ears of corn. this was tough to find, a decent one, what you would typically see in a healthy environment but this is what we ve been seeing, ears of corn not even close to developing and not even pollinated. not only here in indiana but across the corn belt as far north as the canadian board enand across the southern plains. this part of this particular field is pretty healthy, we re right at the edge, the corner, it gets more circulation and runoff from the road. i want to bring in bob smok, another local farmer. you ha