broader network, self-radicalized, lone wolfs, or as brian jenkins, a longtime terrorism analyst would call them, stray dogs. i think he was trying to drive home the point, even if you have individuals who have done such heinous acts, while they may be part of a broader movement in a general sense, they pose a threat, but it s a threat we can deal with. and of course, resiliency in boston has been the key word since the attacks last monday. let s listen to what secretary of state john kerry said today in brussels. we just had a young person who went to russia and chechnya who blew people up in boston. so he didn t stay where he went, but he learned something where he went and came back with a willingness to kill people. and that statement wasn t up for very long before the state
devastating storm. what happened? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. all right. look at this. this was then pf president obama us bus last august making its way through the midwest. look a this. this is now president obama s bus with a seemingly new accessory front and center. we re talking about a presidential seal. it s a bold reminder as he kicks his campaign into full gear in ohio, a major battleground state to be sure, that he has rivalled mitt romney. they are both trying to win in order to become president. at least in his part to remain president of the united states, romney s part to become president of the united states. the romney campaign though is trying to steal a bit of the thunder in the area. the president certainly didn t shy away from mixing policy with politics taking key action just hours before his speech to help bolster the economy. our white house correspondent, dan lothian, is traveling with the president in ohio right now. dan is joi
hurt on the raid on osama bin laden s compound. what s going on? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com as they should be, republicans are ecstatic over their victory in wisconsin where republican governor scott walker empress ofly survived a recall vote. democrats are on the defensive and president obama is taking heat for not going wisconsin to help his fellow democrats. what does all of this mean for november? let s go live to dana bash. she s in milwaukee right now and working on the fallout. dana, there s a lot of fallout. reporter: there sure is. the democratic chairwoman, debbie wasserman schultz told our candy crowley that it would be, quote, a dry run for democrats in november. if that s the case, the president is in trouble in wisconsin and the re-election prospects could be in jeopardy. the results here are far from clear cut when it comes to the presidential race. the energy in scott walker s victory hall was pa
though, who want his job. plus, the tea party movement dealing with new divisions while stirring up red hot anger among liberals in congress. why some democrats see the tea party as their worst enemies. and a state of alert as the nation prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. we re digging for information on the fbi s latest concerns and whether americans should be worried. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we now know that president obama wants to deliver his big speech on jobs next wednesday night before a joint session of the house and senate. with millions of americans out of work, this address will be a make-or-break moment for the president and for his campaign to keep his job for another four years. let s bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. jessica, this speech, though, may not happen wednesday night as the white house wants. what s going on? reporter: that s right, wolf. even before the speech, there s already
have you got people who have hatred for the government and they believe we should have a smaller government. but here we re dealing with a new face of terrorism where people are willing to die for their belief. when people are willing to die for their belief and what they believe in and religious, that s very difficult to combat if at all. that s what we are seeing now. we are seeing a move with this homegrown terrorism people who are starting to sympathize with al qaeda and the islam extremists. and these individuals are hard to keep up with. they are hard to identify for law enforcement. they are what we characterize as lone wolfs. you cannot get information in there. best way to track them is through involvement with radical web sites. intelligence and law enforcement community can t be everywhere all the time. you can t get informant oftentimes. what is it specifically that these lone wolfs are finding attractive. what specifically are they sympathizing with? well, they don t b