congress cliff sterns tells poe lit colonel he wants information about the loan. the new e-mails are creating even more controversy. hundreds of kids followed first lady michelle obama s lead trying to break the record for the most jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. you still have time to help them. more than 20,000 people need to jump by 3:00 eastern time today. you go for it. congress will vote on three trade agreements today with south korea, colombia, and panama. advocates say it will boost exports and help the economy. and the president s jobs bill blocked in the senate last night. democrats plan to break up the $447 billion bill and introduce individual pieces for votes. vice president joe biden insists he and the president worked hard to get something that both sides could agree on. we not only rolled up our sleeves, we rolled up our sleeves, pant legs. we were in our gym shorts working like the devil to make sure we could find some
today we begin with defeated but not necessarily dead. last night senate lawmakers voted down president obama s $447 billion jobs bill even as the president was on the road trying to drum up support for it. the package of tax cuts and new spending failed in a 50-49 vote, falling short of the 60 needed to keep it alive. two democrats joined all republicans in blocking a vote on the bill. republicans opposed its spending to stimulate the economy and its tax on millionaires. after the vote, the president vowed to continue his fight. white house officials and congressional supporters say the plan will now be broken up into pieces to allow for separate future votes. last night al sharpton asked gene sperling if the president s jobs bill contains any proposals aimed at helping americans who
than 1,000 palestinians in israeli prisons. the exchange is expected to happen within the next few days. the worst floods in decades are wreaking havoc on the livelihood of thailand s people and economy. they re bracing for the next round which could reach them in days. flooding has killed at least 269 people and affected 8 million across the country. in southwestern mexico, soldiers have been deployed, tourists have been told to leave, and emergency shelters are open as a hurricane comes ashore. the category 2 storm has weakened but is still bringing rain and strong winds. weather authorities are warning boaters of possible life-threatening rip currents. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m monday nemonita rajpal. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina del santos. from hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories this thursday wednesday, october the 12th, i should
wednesday october 12th. american officials are outraged and say iran will pay. this texas used car salesman is the unlikely suspect in an alleged assassination plot backed by iran. the u.s. claims that mons orr arbab arbabsiar was going to kill the ambassador of the united states. saying ar baubs yea wanted to blow up a restaurant killing the diplomat and potentially many americans right along with him. officials gathered in washington and gathered the diplomatic corps at the state department to ensure them they are safe. the obama administration is also deciding how to respond to iran. it s an outrage that violated one of the fundamental premises of which nations deal and that is the sanctity and safety of their diplomats. this is really over the top. they have to be held accountable. the u.s. linking the alleged plot to the elite quds force that is part of iran s revolutionary gad, but it is far from clear if quds was acting on its own or from top iranian leaders. iran
really do. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we re following new developments in the alleged iranian terror plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states. among the latest, the u.s. has slapped sanctions on an iranian airline it says provided materials support for the plot. in tehran, the foreign ministry is protesting the allegations to a swiss diplomat in tehran. switzerland represents the two countrie countries. saudi officials are blasting iran over the plot. prince turkey, the former saudi intelligence chief, the former chief in washington warning, i m quoting, someone in iran is going to have to pay the price. we re also digging deeper into the american citizen charged in the case. lisa siylvester has been investigating. the 56-year-old is the man investigators say is at the center of this plot and authorities are describing him as ruthless, unconcerned about killing innocent people, but his closest