details about the sex scandal that s shaken the secret service. cnn identified the agent who triggered the prostitution scandal that exploded during president obama s trip to colombia. drew griffin of the special investigations unit has the exclusive report. reporter: a hotel security guard at the hotel caribe say it is commotion began in the 7th floor hall way where some of the agents were staying. through hotel records cnn can confirm at least three agents assigned rooms on the floor apparently left cartajena early. sources with knowledge of the investigation had indicated to cnn that two agents had been cleared but that the agent who stayed in room 707 may already be gone from the service. according to hotel records reviewed by cnn agent arthur huntington was checked into this room. two sources with knowledge of the investigation say it was huntington who had the dispute with the escort named dania suarez who has now said she was an escort, not a prostitute. her attorney
house issues a veto threat. also bill clinton making the case for president obama by invoking the ghost of osama bin laden. plus, space shuttle enterprise arrives with a bang in its new hometown, new york city. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com a sharp battle is unfolding here in washington over a bill to extend lower interest rates on student loans. millions of students are involved in this. it s a bipartisan goal, but there s partisan bickering over how to pay for it and now the white house is upping the ante with a veto threat. our congressional correspondent kate bolduan is watching this unfold. what are you seeing on capitol hill, kate? this fight against student loans is about much more than student loans but it s drawn familiar battle lines. house republicans versus president obama and congressional democrats. reporter: defying a veto threat from president obama house republicans push ahead friday to pass a bill
the fall election against obama. it was titled a better america begins tonight. he called the president a disappointment and said the presidency has failed. here s more. for every single mom who feels heart broken when she has to explain to her kids that she needs to take a second job and won t be home as often, for grandparents who can t afford the gas to visit their grand children anymore, for the mom and dad who never thought they d be on food stamps, for the small business owner, desperately cutting back just to keep the doors open one more month. to all of the thousands of good and decent americans i have met who want nothing more than a better chance, a fighting chance, to all of you i have a simple message. hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. four years ago, barack obama dazzled us in front of greek columns with sweeping promises of hope and change. but after we came down to earth, after all the celebration and the parades, what do we have to sh
america begins tonight and he pointedly called the president a disappointment and said the presidency has failed. here s more of his remarks. for every single mom who feels heart broken when she has to explain to her kids that she needs to take a second job and won t be home as often, for grandparents who can t afford the gas to visit their grandchildren anymore, for the mom and dad who never thought they d be on food stamps, for the small business owner, desperately cutting back just to keep the doors open one more month. to all of the thousands of good and decent americans i have met who want nothing more than a better chance, a fighting chance, to all of you, i have a simple message. hold an a little longer. a better america begins tonight. four years ago, barack obama dazzled us in front of greek columns with sweeping promises of hope and change. but after we came down to earth, after all the celebration and the parades, what do we have to show for 3 1/2 years of presid
on winning back gop control of the senate and holding on to the house. the u.s. supreme court taking on the toughest immigration laws. the justices hearing arguments on arizona senate bill 1070. the key question, who has the power. january brewer signed the bill into law two years ago. the obama administration sued arizona arguing that the federal government, not the state has the power to enforce emigration laws. we ll have a live report in 22 minutes. just across the street, a secret service sex scandal. nine secret service members forced out of their jobs after the encounter with prostitutes in colombia. lawmakers are just getting started. they are talking homeland security now with janet napolitano. she says she will not fire the secret service director. she did tell him what she exp t expects of him now. there are three things i immediately discussed with the director. one was to make sure the president s security was never at risk. two, make sure we instituted a p