business with b.e.t. founder bob johnson and former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. first today, mitt romney. cnn s gloria borger caught up with the republican presidential nominee yesterday in indiana, and he hit back on president obama s proposal to raise tax rates for people making over $250,000 a year. i think it would be an enormous mistake for us to raise taxes on anyone right now with the economy and the trouble it s in. i also hope people understand that when they talk about raising taxes on the wealthy as the president does, he s also talking about the same tax rate that applies to small business. more of that romney interview in just a few minutes, but i want to bring in republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina, thanks for joining us. glad to be with you. let me ask you first about the president s plan or his wish to raise taxes essentially on those making $250,000 and above. we now have so
so they have averted a government shutdown. the house voted this after into on the megamuss, as they call it around here the massive spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. so, this has been negotiated for months now. and congressional leaders came to an agreement late yesterday evening finalizing this massive spending bill, the house voted on it today so a government shutdown has been averted. the senate is expected, they could still vote on it ostensibly, vote on it today, most likely, the senate will be in working tomorrow and vote on it tomorrow. the big overwhat really kind of started this whole standoff and brinksmanship up here, the latest round of brinksmanship is where do things stand on ex-standing the payroll tax cut? short answer, brooke, still negotiating, still talking, with he don t have the details of when we could be hearing an answer if they are going to be able to beat the deadline of the end of the year or not, but we know both t
do they think science is a lobby can you imagine what will happen tonight when i turn lewis black loose again? also, new golden globe nominee claire danes shared the secrets of president obama s favorite show. does somebody die? from homeland claire danes, this is piers morgan tonight. when i made the decision to leave america s got talent i wondered who simon cowell could get to replace me. now we know. i want to say, i feel a tiny slither of sympathy for the first poor tone deaf singer to face the rough of the great howard stern. and howard joins me now. howard, congratulations. well, piers, i thought it was appropriate i called you first. i mean, after all, you created work for me. you left america s got talent , and i became fascinated by this idea of replacing you, although i have to say you were one of the greats. you are definitely one of my between you and simon, i would say you were the two best judges ever on these type of shows. so big shoes to fil
that may come as news to thousands of vermonters that still do not have power or cannot get in out of their homes or towns but have lost their homes or businesses, but four days after irene came and went food and supplies are reaching towns that had been entirely cut off. and there are makeshift roads made for emergency vehicles only, and national guard helicopters are going where atvs can t. some of the 16 helicopters now on the job are on loan from new hampshire, right next door, and illinois, hundreds of miles away. amber lyon is in the town of wilmington. do the folks you met believe the worst is over? reporter: they do. they feel positive, randi. you can t go anywhere look at this. we have construction equipment wheeling by. you cannot go anywhere in vermont without finding road crews out here trying to rebuild and open the communities, randi. when you talk about what is being done there, and you are showing the road and the construction being done, but what are th
one republican plan gets a firm smackdown in the u.s. senate. and some surprising new movement in the republican presidential race. we re going to tell you who s suddenly making a strong impression on potential voters. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegian capital. at least seven people were killed in the explosion. at least nine were killed at the youth camp. there s been no official claim of responsibility. but local police say the two incidents are, in fact, linked. our brian todd is following the latest developments for us. brian, what do we know? wolf, officials say the explosion rocked the center of power in oslo. it occurred very near the prime minister s office and the oil ministry. both of which were severely damaged. this appears