we begin with the republican s furious assault on president obama s health care reform law and equally determined backlash. mitt romney faced it today going off script after some prolonged boog interrupted his speech before the naacp convention in houston. jim acosta is standing by in the hall right now. jim, show our viewers, tell our viewers, what happened in houston. reporter: wolf, naacp leaders told cnn they praised mitt romney for showing what they called courage in coming to this convention today. but safe to say mitt romney did not hide his positions on issues that are dear to the civil rights group. and members of the naacp did not hide their feelings about mitt romney. honorable mitt romney this morning is our speaker. [ applause ] reporter: at first the applause for mitt romney at the naacp was polite. but that did not last long. when the gop contender pledged to get the national debt under control in part by repealing the president s health care law, the cro
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dealing with no food. we re live on the ground to find out what s being done. and a state lawmaker accidentally undermining her party and her principles with the press of a button. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. first to a dramatic moment on the campaign trail. the presumptive republican presidential nominee, mitt romney, firmly stating his position on the u.s. supreme court s historic ruling up hodding obama care and directly contradicting what his top campaign advisor said earlier in the week. our senior congressional correspondent, dana bash, is covering romney in new hampshire on this july 4th. she caught up with him earlier in the day. how did that go, dana? reporter: very interesting answer. remember, it was a revolt against taxes imposed by the king of england that spurred this day we re celebrating today, independence day. so perhaps it is fitting that whether or not the health care mandate is a tax was the question of the day here on the camp
verdict to their advantage. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. on the west. we start in colorado, where daylight brings new dangers along the fire lines. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far, and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have been working around the clock to protect those homes. cnn s rob marciano has been in colorado springs all week for us. rob, the firefighters get a bit of a break overnight with some cooler temperatures, but what s happening now? reporter: well, this time of day is when the personnel for air support begins to filter in and other support crews. they work the ground through the overnight, but this is when things really ramp up. you can see behind me, there s not a lot of smoke. at night, temperatures are cooler, the fire tends to lay down, but certainly, there are some homes and communities that they ve managed to save there. a little bit further to the south, that s
certainly about fair punishment. nick valencia has more now. nick? a local official in california is free on bond this weekend after being charged with felony child abuse. video of imperial valley official anthony sanchez allegedly shows him repeatedly hitting his 10-year-old stepson with a belt during a game of catch in their backyard. a neighbor who shot the video alerted police and after they viewed the pictures, charged sanchez with a felony. sanchez s attorney told cnn his client posted a $100,000 bond on friday, shortly after turning himself in, he was released from imperial county jail. the attorney ryan childers tells cnn that the video is hard to watch , but he says he does not agree his client s actions warranted the felony charge, which is the most serious child abuse charge available to law enforcement. he called sanchez a model citizen who has served nearly two terms as the elected director of the influential agency that regulates irrigation in california s i