it s the beginning of the end game for negotiations on the federal debt. with pessimism building that leerds will produce a deal and avoid default mitch mcconnell proposed plan c, a contingency, what i like to call the hail mary punt. he set the stage on the senate floor with this pretty rough attack on the president. after years of discussions and months of negotiations, i have little question that as long as this president is in the oval office a real solution is probably unattainable. mr. mcconnell said the day i was elected that his job was to try to see me beat. i ll have to explain how it is that we re going to avoid default because i m going to be president here for at least another year and a half. right after that interview, mcconnell unveiled this plan c. he would hand over to the president total authority to raise the $14.3 trillion debt
of integrity and there was very little reason for him to continue. it s interesting, the president has put out a statement allotting george mitchell to only be on the job for two years and leaves behind a legacy. saying it s being known as the arab spring, all of the uprising. given the pessimism building in the region in some cases, it could be known as the arab winter, wolf. the timing of this decision is going to raise a lot of questions, as you point out. coming on the eve, just before the president s big speech next week. his meetings with these middle eastern leaders will continue to work the story. ed, thanks very much. there s growing concern within the obama administration about serious crackdown on anti-government protesters. disturbing new reports of clashing between demonstrators and security forces.
that he can win the white house. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. the taliban warn that this will not be the only death. they are claiming back to back suicide bombings at a pakistani training facility in northwest pakistan. at least 80 people were killed, most of them pakistani army recruits. reza is joining us live from islamabad with pretty horrendous crime. what are they saying where you are, reza? reporter: well, wolf, this was a coordinated attack designed to kill a lot of people and indeed it did just that. twin suicide attacks targeting hundreds of army recruits that had just finished an extended training session, about nine months. they were celebrating the night before. they came out of this facility early this morning, ready to go home, about to board some vans and that s when police say a suicide attacker came on the scene, and people were there to help and that s when police said another suicide attacker, and the aftermath was an awful see