Don t fly with them. let s listen. these comments we know that they were meant to ignite hatred. we know it was done for political gain and i think it s time for the american people to say, you know, this is not appropriate. i think it s a disrespect to the office which he holds. i found these remarks to be profoundly insulting. you know, it s one thing to be familial and familiarity breeds contempt. this is very, very close to being contemptous. they re insulting. not only does he need to dial them back, he needs to apologize. gretchen: so there you have it from two african-american women. it s not just the two of them. former governor of virginia, the first african-american governor, doug wilder, has come out and said that he is very disappointed in the comments. and the racial undertones. he also has the former congressman from the state of alabama who was a huge proponent of president obama when he was running for office four years ago. he s now changed political
congressman arthur davis says he s voting for mitt romney this time around. he s going to tell us why. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the cold war is long over, but a chill has settled in in the relations right now. the key shoous, moscow s support in the regime for syria. it may help fuel a brutal crackdown. president obama is addressing that issue headon at the g-20 summit in mexico. dan lothian is joining us right now. dan, what s the latest on this tension between the u.s. and russia? the two leaders met for about two hours. president obama saying the meeting was candid and thorough. i have to tell you, you take a look at the body language, and it gives you a sense of what the meeting was like. they did not sit close together. president obama was leaning towards president putin. president putin was leaning away. you didn t see any smiles at the end of the remarks. they had a quick handshake. sort of half a smile. president obama patting him briefly on
keep us posted throughout the afternoon. the battle for election delegates kicking into high gear today in the state of maine. republican voters have been kaw cu caucusing there for weeks and tonight we find out the winner. let s go to shannon travis where mitt romney and ron paul are campaigning today. so what s the feeling as to how these caucuses just might turn out? yeah, i mean the feeling about how they might turn out, ron paul seems to have a bit of an edge there. you remember, fred, that while the other candidates a few weeks ago were campaigning in florida, ron paul packed up his v-neck sweaters, packed up and headed north. he s got a lot of young supporters here and libertarian supporters here. not so fast. mitt romney is saying obviously he s a favorite son of new england, former massachusetts governor, and he came here with an 11th hour appeal. today he did something for the first time appearing at a caucus site and has been very involved in republican circl
nt p from the cnn saturday morning. it is rl the first is the main caucuses where 21 delegates are at stake. ron paul has been there for more than a week. mitt romney is also making his case. also the conservative political action conference will pick its bid for the republican nomination. activists are pleading for help in syria as the death toll mounts in the government s vicious crackdown on protests. if you re a frequent flyer, you ll be able to take the fast lane through the airport. we ll tell you what the tsa is doing to get you to the gates in record time. well, it is another big day for gop presidential candidates mitt romney and ron paul. the main caucuses are under way, and the results will be announced tonight. romney is hoping for a win after a trio of losses earlier this week, and ron paul hopes to break his losing streak. cnn s shannon travis is live in sanford, maichblt shannon, mitt romney is visiting caucus sooits on voting day. that s new for him.
Martha: that is really interesting. scary stuff. catherine, thank you very much. reporter: you re welcome, martha. martha: catherine herridge in d.c.. bill: the state of alabama has one of the toughest immigration laws. why the price of food could be impacted no matter where you live. we ll fill you in on that. martha: she s out. she s a free woman today and she is headed home about to get on the plane or on the plane from london to seattle right now. what is the family of the victim, meredith kercher, saying now. i don t think anybody will get off scott-free, you know. their lives have been disup ared. our lives have been disrupted. on what happened to my daughter meredith based on every parents nightmare. t ay. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients futures. never taking a bailout. helping generations achieve dreams. buy homes. put their kids through college.