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-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com major new backing and a brewing new controversy for the republican presidential candidate mitt romney. he's picked up one of the most sought-after endorsements of the campaign, but a remark by one of his top aides is now threatening to overshadow it. our national political correspondent jim acosta is with romney who is holding a town hall meeting outside baltimore. jim, what happened? >> reporter: wolf, as you just mentioned mitt romney is about to hold a town hall meeting just outside of baltimore. the maryland primary is coming up in about a ...

>> that was a lifetime ago. >> that was a lifetime ago. but, you know, she made a big point, if she was born in iowa, this was going to be her state. this was going to be -- >> so you think she might drop out or, given her money situation? >> soul searching is what you -- i think, yes. >> and if you're rick perry, what justification do you have for going forward? just because you've got money in the bank? >> the justification of going forward, i talked to rick perry today. he said he's the only conservative who can mount a national effort, fund-raising effort, against mitt romney. ca...

Cups. >> speaking hypothetically. >> it has become too easy, and i think we are abusing it. but the pill statistics, there is a lot of other weird stuff going on here. >> absolutely. >> bill, three-fourths of the poisoning are accidental overdoses. 13% are suicides. speak to that. >> i will speak to all of that. >> and maybe raise the 13%. >> really? first you go after my paper and then you go after me? >> break the fourth wall. >> this is all about the no fun lobby distracting us from the good of the prescription drugs. i'm sorry, i am not listening to you. and i am not buying what you are se...

flaring and deadly political upheaval. we're learning more about who these young men are and why their families are so frightened. i'm wolf blitzer ayou're in "th situation room." we're coming to you from washington's historic constitution hall, the scene of tonight's cnn republican presidential debate in which we'll focus on national security and foreign policy. in just under four hours, the candidates will walk on stage. it's been ten days since their last face-off an in that time, there have been some dramatic changes in the race. newt gingrich is now at the front of the pack ac...

and good morning to you. boy, the temperatures, top story again. >> wow. >> sizzling heat, and most of the country right now is dealing with triple digits or at least feeling like triple digits. >> as we've been saying, not just uncomfortable, dangerous and deadly. welcome. friday, july 22nd. let's get right to it. intensely hot against across a huge portion of the country. it started in the midwest, it's come heeft. washington, the high, 103 today but it's going to feel like 115 with the humidity. triple digit temperatures are expected across the mid-atlantic, up and down the east c...