iranian american was taken into custody on september 29 but another co-conspirator remains at large possibly in iran. factions of the government are believed to have approved the operation that was slated to take place on u.s. soil. joining me is john mccain. senator, welcome back? thank you, sean. what happened to the president s job bill, what happened and he is lashing out to eric cantor. what happened to the senate? in the senate, mitch mcconnell asked for a vote on the president s jobs bill, something that you might recall has been arguing and shouting for all over the country. harry reid that we would not have a up or down vote on the president s jobs bill. only bill that harry reid may have in the future. so the next time you hear the
after the deal the reached to end the five-year hostage ordeal. hot wheels. gm rolls out a new version of the chevy spark. we ve got the details for you. a norway tv producer re-creates. president obama vowed today not to give up the fight after senate republicans last night blocked the $447 billion jobs bill. the president also blasted republicans. the republican minority got together as a group and blocked this job bill from passing the senate. they said no to more jobs for teachers. no to more jobs for cops and firefighters. no to more jobs for construction workers and veterans. no to tax cuts for small business owners and middle class americans. we will not take no for an answer. nbc s like russert joins us
where were all those denials from chris christie that we used to hear. president obama s job bill is dead on arrival after it failed to garner the 60 votes needed. leaders on both sides of the aisles accused each other ahead of the procedural vote. republicans think if the economy improves it might help president obama so they root for the economy to fail and impose every effort to improve it. this whole exercise by their own admission is a charade that s meant to give democrats a political edge in an election, it s 13 months away. i m shocked. that there s politics going on on the floor of the united states senate. roy blunt is a republican from missouri. he joins me now. senator, let me ask you this, what is going to pass, the united states senate before the end of the year that economists will say will help the economy short term?
really do. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we re following new developments in the alleged iranian terror plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states. among the latest, the u.s. has slapped sanctions on an iranian airline it says provided materials support for the plot. in tehran, the foreign ministry is protesting the allegations to a swiss diplomat in tehran. switzerland represents the two countrie countries. saudi officials are blasting iran over the plot. prince turkey, the former saudi intelligence chief, the former chief in washington warning, i m quoting, someone in iran is going to have to pay the price. we re also digging deeper into the american citizen charged in the case. lisa siylvester has been investigating. the 56-year-old is the man investigators say is at the center of this plot and authorities are describing him as ruthless, unconcerned about killing innocent people, but his closest
about this movement and what it s potential is to see if that s the case. tomorrow is a big vote in the united states senate. the one we ve all been waiting for is the president s job bill going to pass or is it dead in the water? the senator from wyoming john barasso joins us. good evening, sir. good evening. will the jobs bill pass tomorrow? i don t think it will pass tomorrow. it will never get to the president s house. and you know i don t think he wants to get it to sign. i think he wants to use it for the campaign manifesto for the next year and a half because he s only interested in one job in this country and that s his own. how can it help them? the senate votes it down, does that help him? i think he wants to use it in a way to divide our country. what he s been doing with the class warfare and vilifying people who have experienced the american dream, that s a dangerous message to send to the american people. on the flip side, you know, i hear people say he want