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governor paul la page. and records smashed from the midwest to the east coast. and now a new record. this past year has been the warmest ever for america. so turn up the ac, grab a cold drunk. "cnn newsroom" begins right now. good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm carol costello. right now, president obama is just about to head to the heartland. he is visiting the battle ground state of iowa and reaching out to middle class voters. that's who would most benefit from his plan to extend the bush era tax cuts. >> here's what's going to change. basically if we don...

he's investigating tonight 37 we're going to try to figure out what is killing so many of these young kids. first, a story you will not see anywhere else. an experience taking an ocean cruise you probably think is safe. it may not be. at least not always. we're not talking about something going wrong with the ship. this is a story, a "360" exclusive, about crime at sea, about how much more common it is than you may realize and how little protection the victims may have from it and in the end how little justice some may be getting. more now from drew griffin. >> reporter: it was the c...

today when he speaks in the white house rose garden. he's going to be calling for an extension of tax cuts only for people earning $250,000 a year or less. >> so the president is totally committed to getting rid of the tax cut for those making $250,000 or above. >> let's make progress on our spending by doing away with tax cuts for people that quite frankly don't need them and that haven't worked and have them pay their fair share? >> that a yes or no. the president is completed committed to this. >> 100% committed to this. >> i heard this before. dan lothian is here. a couple of yea...

they bear the name of his predecessor. president obama is seizing the bush tax cutted and calling for them to be extend, but not for everyone. the president wants to let them expire for the wealthiest americans. that puts him at odds with congressional republicans, as well as his rival mitt romney and sets the stage for a very heated battle with less than four months to go before the election. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is covering this for us. first of all, why is the president doing this today? >> reporter: well, wolf, this is certainly part of his narrative that ...

his legacy, birthday, and, of course, his music. it is sunday, july 8. good morning, everyone, i'm randi kaye. we start with another day of record temperatures across the country. the triple-digit highs being blamed for at least 30 deaths across seven states. the extreme heat has also led to power problems. more than 300,000 people were without electricity and, more importantly, air conditioning. some relief may be on the way. a cold front is moving down from the great lakes, heading south. a warning -- the front could bring with it some strong storms with hail, lightning, and dama...