who knew about it this? how high did it go? did it go to the attorney general or the president of the united states? the man who defended president clinton about that. also a man not afraid to speak his mind. the front man of the smashing pumpkins, billy corgin. why he feels so disappointed by president obama. and our in america. news flash it s summer and it s hot. wait a minute. that s news? this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, a big story tonight. just a little while ago a house committee voting on partisan lines recommending that eric holder be cited for contempt as part of the ongoing battle between congress and the administration over the fast and furious failed weapon sting operation. it could end with an unprecedented event. the united states congress holding a sitting attorney general in contempt. the measure goes to the full house next week. in a statement, the attorney general called the vote, quote, an election year tactic intended to distract a
convention. the texas congressman will join us live this hour. we ll talk about his presidential hopes and the 2012 election. and if you re fuming about surprise credit card fees or lousy service, there s now a place where you can share your complaints with the entire world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is just coming in to the the situation room right now. take a look at this. wow. it s a huge, huge crowd that has gathered at tahrir square in cairo. tens of thousands of people back at the site where last year s revolution started. the demonstrators are protesting the moves made by the egyptian military leadership, which they say could hurt the presidential election results. also, only moments ago we have confirmed that the former president of egypt, hosni mubarak, has suffered a stroke. that according to officials in egypt. his heart apparently has stopped. but it was revived. he needed critical condition care. he has received it. we re monito
a reading from the holy gospel. tonight, we ask, at this rate, decades from now will anyone believe god even exists? i play devil s advocate. stand by. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. we ll get you up to speed now. rodney king was found dead at his home today? suburban los angeles. the 47-year-old whose beating by police triggered riots years ago was found at the bottom of his pool. police say there is no sign of foul play. the acquittal of l.a. police officers in the king beating sparked days of rioting that left more than 50 people dead. in just moments we ll have more on how america changed because of rodney king. the national election in greece, it s over. voters picked the conservative new democracy party to form a government taking european bailout and stay in the eurozone. had the opposition gotten more votes greece ran the risk of dropping out of the euro, and that would have pounded the markets worldwide. soaring temperatures, strong winds fueling a new wil
boris johnson, the mayor of london. he has a surprising message on the euro and on republicans. we ll talk about the olympics, of course. then, economics. a sharp discussion between two great scholars. robert skedelski, rbiographer o the euro, austerity, and fears of a meltdown. looking ahead to the real environmental summit, a sharply contrarian date from someone who says the whole thing is a waste of time. finally i am for free press, fair elections, and equal rights for women i can t say that! what in the world? the dictator might be a fun movie, but dictators in real life are getting smarter, savvier, and less authoritarian. first, here s my take. we re now in the general election campaign in the united states. the point at which the candidates are meant to pivot from the primary voters to the general election voters. most of who now are registered independents. this isn t really happening. the obama campaign started with its attack ads about bain capital
and if accepted can have the chance to work legally in the united states. in a speech at the white house, the president said it is a step towards lifting the shadow of deportation for young people that are americans in every way except on paper. this is not amnesty, this is not immunity. this is not a path to citizenship. it is not a permanent fix. this is a temporary stop measure that let s us focus resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to hope, talented, driven, patriotic young people. it is the right thing to do. there was swift reaction from republicans, we want to tell you about that in a moment. want to tell you about heated reaction before the president s speech was over, a reporter from the daily caller yelled out questions along the lines of what about american workers that are unemployed while you employ foreigners, yelling these while the president was speaking. take a look. it is the right thing to do. why do you favor that over america