Little bit on this friday. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for being with me. Im brooke baldwin. Now we take you to washington. Wolf blitzer. The situation room. Brooke, thanks very much. New plans for ending the war in afghanistan. President obama meets with the afghan President Hamid karzai. The white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. And a new report on the flu. We now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Its the longest war in u. S. History and now were learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the United States. After meeting with hamid karzai at the white house, the president said the u. S. Will probably be able to speed up, to accelerate plan troop withdraws. Some americans will remain, presumably, their role, though, potentially becoming clearer. Our White House Correspondent Bria
And thats it for me. Im Brooke Baldwin here at the cnn headquarters in atlanta. Lets go to wolf blitzer in washington. Wolf. Brooke, thanks very much. Happening now, president obama nominates chuck hagel to run the pentagon. Calling him a leader our troops deserve. Hagels critics call him profoundly wrong on National Security. Also, we have new details about a horrifying night in colorado. A Police Officer cries as he describes a theater floor slippery with blood. Plus, a first look at proposed regulations that have wouldbe gun owners racing right now to buy guns. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com we begin with president obama setting the stage for a new fight here in washington. This time, other the National Security team for his second term. The president s nominating the former senator chuck hagel, a republican, for defense secretary, and his counterterrorism adviser john brennan to direct the cia. At least one critic calls the hagel nom
A quick reminder, you can always check out any interviews on this show at cnn. Com brooke. And now wolf blitzer in washington. Hey, wolf. Brooke, thank you very much. Dramatic new developments in the accelerating debate on guns and gun control. Gabrielle giffords and nra are making their voices heard in new ways. Also, egypts new president joins me to talk about Tahrir Square. A onetime symbol of hope is now dirty and oppressive. Plus, a mystery that started with a winning Lottery Ticket and ended with a deadly poisoning. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with this afternoons announcement that the National Rifle association is joining the white house in the discussion of gun violence in america. A representative will meet with Vice President biden this week. What will they be doing . Lisa sylvester is walking into the situation room right now. Youve been doing some reporting, lisa. What is the very latest . Wolf, leaders from both the private and public sectors are
Im Brooke Baldwin at the cnn headquarters in atlanta. Check out my blog for all of the latest interviews. Now we send you to washington. Cnns the situation room with wolf start right now. Brooke, thanks. President obama as the president s inner circle. Also, the fierce spread of the flu across the United States and now a shortage of a critical medicine used to treat it. Plus, prominent voices lending support to an unlikely idea of a trillion dollar coin. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Judgment, integrity, and friendship all cited by president obama as he nominated his chief of staff, jack lew, to be the next treasury secretary but the announcement is drawing attention to the makeup of the president s secondterm cabinet. Its on track to be dominated by men. Our White House Correspondent Brianna Keilar is joining us from the white house. What is the white house saying about all of this . Reporter wolf, the white house has been asked about this quite a bit. White House Pres
On brookeb. Got to be with you. Now to wolf blitzer in washington. Wolf . Brooks, thanks very much. Happening now when we hit the dock, everybody went flying. All of a sudden we just hit. Boom. And people were catapulted forward. The search for answers as to why a packed ferry boat didnt stop in time, crashing into a dock and injuring dozens of new york city commuters. Also, Vice President joe biden hears from the victims of gun violence. Still to come, the nations biggest gun seller and the nra. Plus, from my visit to egypt, the writing on the wall, the graphite in Tahrir Square tells the story of a revolution that many fear is going wrong. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin right here in washington with important news. The Vice President joe biden met with victims of gun violence and gun safety advocates. They spent several hours over at the white house trying to prepare the task force for recommendations to the president. They are deeply worried public sentiment