they feel very good about this but there are very serious questions to wonder about this as they try to figure out they work around these spacewalks. they have going on up there. they can stay up there for quite some time. it s not like the clock is running out really fast. but you know, there have to be serious questions here about is there any inherent danger and bringing it back do they have the autonomous ability to bring the spacecraft back? this one back without these people on board. and then somehow change the entire schedule to get those two back later on. this is more serious than it appears older to be fair. nasa and boeing are trying to say right now, they re working through it. they hope it s not serious at all all right. tom. form. and thank you so much. a new our cnn news central starts right now. three days to go until earliest presidential debate in general election in history. it is right here on cnn every minute between now and then counts a pro
just some of the horrifying consequences for women all over the country, after the supreme court decision overturning roe two years ago today. plus, multiple hearings today on trump s purloined classified documents as trump s favorite judge entertains an absurd argument that special counsel jack smith was illegally appointed. and we begin tonight in the midst of a heat wave. amidst the sweltering heat that is shattering records worldwide. saudi arabia announced yesterday that at least 1300 people have died making the hodge, the islamic pilgrimage due to extreme heat. and 100 million people in the u.s., nearly a third of the country, spent much of last week under a heat advisory. these temperatures are not normal. they are the direct result of the climate crisis we re currently living in. and scientists have sounded the alarm. quote, these heat waves are the fingerprint of climate change, experts said, and are a glimpse of what s to come as human induced climate change c
cheering this decision as a bold move by romney that will help energize the base and show voters that romney is really serious about economic change. the two men will appear together for the first time as running mates in norfolk, virginia with the uss wisconsin. the old battleship as a backdrop. then they will begin a bus tour that will take them toward the republican national convention in tampa. that begins in about three weeks. we ll bring you mitt romney s announcement live. we re standing by for that from norfolk, virginia. let s bring in our own jim acosta on the scene in norfolk for us now. you re there. that crowd is getting a bigger and bigger. folks are showing up to hear history unfold. that s right, wolf. i just got confirmation from a senior romney adviser this is not earth shattering. it s obviously a given. paul ryan will be here for the announcement later on this morning. we can also report a new twitter handle has been set up for the wisconsin congressma
why some cuban-americans are furious. we re going in-depth. first the secret service and now dea agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in colombia. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newark s democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romney s old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do damage control and the dust still hasn t settled. let s discuss what s going on with the key adviser of the romney campaign, ed gillespie, former republican of the national committee. thanks very much for coming in. thank you for having me, wolf. good to be with you. let s talk about what the president specifically said about mitt romney, his experience at bane capital yesterday and then we ll get your reaction. my opponent, governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he sho