graduates toss their caps in the air, a frightening storm moves in. you ll see why they scramble for cover. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room kwoem. president obama took a few questions in the white house briefing room today but in rushing to get out front of the jobs issue, the president stumbled and republicans are already reaping the benefits. let s go straight to jessica yellen standing by with the details. president obama hammered congress, telling them to pass his long stalled jobs bill as a way to cushion the u.s. from the effects of europe s worsening economy. but that s 23409 the part of his remarks that s making news. the president trying to regain control of his mess amg. if congress decides despite all that that they aren t going to do anything about this simply because it s an election year, then they should explain to the american people why. after disappointing jobs numbers drove unemployment up to 8.2%, he called on congress to pass the j
here in washington last night, but the real punches were thrown in des moines. let s be candid. the only reason you didn t become a career politician is you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. the last thing bibbyi netanyu needs to have is not just a person who is an historian but also someone who is running for president of the united states stand up and say things that create extraordinary tumult in his neighborhood. if you want a difference, michele bachmann is the difference. if freddie mac is bailed out by a bailout, so i think, newt, you got some of our taxpayer money. if you will cheat on your wife, if you will cheat on your spouse, then why wouldn t you cheat on your business partner or why wouldn t you cheat on anybody for that matter? back in 1984, newt, i was running for the united states senate and i did not support an individual mandate and i was a conservative. you strayed on that issue as you have on others. the record is important. and presidential ca
one republican plan gets a firm smackdown in the u.s. senate. and some surprising new movement in the republican presidential race. we re going to tell you who s suddenly making a strong impression on potential voters. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegian capital. at least seven people were killed in the explosion. at least nine were killed at the youth camp. there s been no official claim of responsibility. but local police say the two incidents are, in fact, linked. our brian todd is following the latest developments for us. brian, what do we know? wolf, officials say the explosion rocked the center of power in oslo. it occurred very near the prime minister s office and the oil ministry. both of which were severely damaged. this appears