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congress. members of the house and the senate. they have gathered to hear the president of the united states deliver a major speech on job creation. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i can't overemphasize how important potentially this speech for the president could be, in the only for his political future but much more importantly for the american people because this country right now faces enormous economic problems. the unemployment rate right now in the united states, 9.1%. 14 million americans unemploye...

and travelers squashed by major airlines. >> but first, to the desperate race against the clock to secure what president obama is calling america's national credit card. the country could face unprecedented default if congress is unable to agree on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling. failure to do so could downgrade america's debt rating and could be extremely damaging for global economy purposes. let's get all the angles. we've just learned the president will be addressing the nation later to. kate baldwin is up on capitol hill. first to you. what's the very latest, the think...

A scheduled takeoff. the plane recently arrived from philadelphia. finally you won't stop tweeting me about the most famous snake in america. well, here you go. here's your cobra fix for the afternoon. cobra, still missing. new yorkers, still terrified. ven yom, still deadly. the hunt, still on, and snakes still my biggest fear. and now jessica yellin in washington. i have a feeling jessica doesn't love snakes either. jess characters are you following this faux cobra handle thing? >> i heard about it on your show and started looking it up. it's so funny. >> hilarious. >> serious story but fu...

Hot off the cnn political ticker. let's go to jessica yellin live in washington. jess characters item number one, the big speech tonight, president obama's speech. >> yes, brooke. you know, a lot has been made from the fact he's not delivering it from the oval office or even the white house. a lot of analysts and outsiders interpreting this he may be downplaying it or what does it mean? in my count during president bush's time in office he gave at least five nationally televised responses about the war in iraq or war in iraq in operations outside the white house, atlanta, georgia, cincinnati, ...

It. thank you. jessica? >> japan's airports are filled with people desperate to get out, terrified of the potential for radiation exposure. joining us live from tokyo now, cnn special correspondent soledad o'brien. soledad, give us a sense how big is this exodus? >> reporter: huge actually, and the if you go to an airport like narita airport, jess characters you see the lines literally snake for hours for people who get in and have to wait to get to the front desk to get to their flights, massive. we've seen i-reports and also reporters reporting from us from the airport in haneda as well, whi...