generation of radar, one expert calling it a matter of life and death. and a grandmother brutally bullied on a school bus. right now though through the power of social media an unbelievable outpouring of sympathy and cash. we ll update you on what s going on. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. they were a critical part of his winning coalition in 2008. and this year president obama needs latino voters more than ever as he faces a very tough re-election campaign. just a few hours ago the president addressed one of the country s largest hispanic conventions laying out his vision not only for immigration reform, but also for the country s economic future. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is traveling with the president in florida. jessica, after a surprise move last week ending deportations for some illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children, did the president use that and more to politically go after mitt romney? reporte
here we go. it s the first full day of jury deliberations in the jerry sandusky day. i do mean full. 48 counts that they are considering. and that is not counting the bombshell claim from one of sandusky s own sons. and in philadelphia, the 13th day of deliberations in the 13th week of a sex abuse trial of two people belonging to the catholic church. priests, one an alleged monster, the other an alleged enabler. and we are also in orlando where hispanic voters are about to hear from marco rubio and then later president obama. you re going to hear from them, too, right here in the cnn newsroom. let s begin this hour with the upside of the downgrade. yes, you heard it. new york markets aren t crying over it too badly in the world s bank and they are suffering. the dow is up after one blistering day when the dow dropped about 250 points. overseas it s a bit of a different story, though. big selloffs in europe, selloffs in asia. down, down, down. look at all of those arrows. he
that if we take the right policy steps, if we re doing the right thing, then the politics will follow. and my mind hasn t changed on that. jeff mason, reuters. where s jeff? right here. thank you, sir. my question is about syria. did president putin of russia indicate any desire on russia s part for assad to step down or to leave power? and did you make any tangible progress in your meetings with him or with chinese president hu in finding a way to stop the bloodshed there? thank you. well, these were major topics of conversations in both meetings. and anybody who s seen scenes of what s happening in syria i think recognizes that the violence is completely out of hand, that civilians are being targeted, and that assad has lost legitimacy. and, you know, when you massacre your own citizens in the ways that we ve seen, it is impossible to conceive of a orderly political transition that leaves assad in power. now, that doesn t mean that that process of political transition i
and may have big-footed congress. kate bolduan is on the case. we heard it moments ago. the white house asserting executive privilege. reporter: it is the latest twist in this ongoing battle that is coming to his leading up to this showdown vote, this contempt vote, that the republican chairman of the house oversight committee, congressman darrell issa, has been threatening. he says he had a subpoena for documents relating you of the department of justice relating to this botched gun-running operation known as fast and furious. he wants these documents and the department of justice there has been a lot of back and forth, how they will get the documents if they could give over the documents, put all those details aside and the background. today what we are watching right here, you are see thing video of the live hearing going on right now. it is the chairman is moving forward with this vote to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress on this would be very bi
and also a friend of his, a woman who has known him for years and says he s a saint, we ll actually talk to her. we ve got some tough questions for her to answer. we begin though tonight with raw politics. president obama heading home tonight from the g 20 sum et in mexico. where the economy is concerned, this summit could have a serious impact on jobs. here s some of what the president said tonight about the economy, about syria and political sniepg from the romney campaign. markets around the world have been asking if we re ready to do what is necessary to hold together. european leaders here in cabos had made it clear that they understand the stakes and pledge to take the actions needed to restore confidence, stability and growth. let me be a little more specific. first our friends in europe clearly grasp the seriousness of the situation and are moving forward with a heightened sense of urgency. he welcome the important steps that they have already taken to promote growt