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security to a ponzi scheme. will his performance in his first presidential debate come back to haunt him? the chilling words of the lead high-jacker of 9/11. while the attacks were in progress. stand by for unforgettable audio, some of it never heard before. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." president obama certainly knows full well what he and the american people have at stake this evening. there will be an urgency in his voice when the president goes before a joint session of congress less than two hours from now. we're getting late word that the jobs package he...

The number of missing from the tornado not struck joplin, missouri, is dropping. 29 people are still unaccounted for more than a week after the twister struck. the death toll stands at 142. the tornado killed more people than any other in the u.s. since recordkeeping began in 1950. visiting joplin yesterday, president obama vowed the u.s. would stand with the community until it was rebuilt. the severe weather of the past few months has had odd consequences. in the south, rising water is letting alligators stray far from home. as cnn's jeanne meserve reports, gator hunters are seeing a boom i...

teenage girls. and hackers tapping into something important, new targets, and get dangerously close to u.s. military secrets. the rash of online attacks and the threat to internet security and to homeland security. wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley and you're in "the situation room." on this memorial day, sarah palin is doing some of the things she did best, creates suspense and drums up suspension. vice presidential nominee and reality tv star is not saying whether she will added a presidential candidate to her resume but republican contenders on the trail today. jim acosta i...

People go into that morgue is often in these situations, an accurate visual id is not possible. he says sometimes family members do make an incorrect identification, and that leads to more problems. wolf? >> and our deepest condolences to michelle hare and the entire family. what a horrible, horrible, terrible loss. brian, we'll check back with you. thank you. amidst all that is missing or destroyed in joplin, it's hard to imagine anything still in place. but as jeanne meserve reports, there have been some rather surprising finds. >> reporter: with a pickax and their bare hands, the ferguson...

and all eyes now on the phrase "one nation" in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week we've been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornado's wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when the twister hit has become a symbol of the desperation felt by so many families. i spoke to his mo...