the shooter who brought death and horror to a sikh temple in wisconsin was a u.s. army veteran discharged more than a decade ago for misconduct. authorities say the gunman may have had ties to white supremacists, and neighbors say he played in a far right wing punk band. we re learning more about how the shocking rampage left six victims and the gunman dead. brian todd is joining us from oak creek, wisconsin, right outside milwaukee. brian, what s the very latest? reporter: wolf, we have important new information. we have names of those who played pivotal rolls in the event and new details on the shooter s past at the temple. she can t escape it. an indelible moment of horror. she says she was among the first to see the shooter as he started his ram pain at the sikh temple of wisconsin. she says she was parking her car when she saw the suspect. now identified as wade michael page, approach the lead priest near the entrance. did he say anything to the priest? no, no. h
now lawmakers are trying to change that. it s our 10:30 talker. we start this hour with the weather. we are all hoping for a break from this oppressive heat. well, sorry, not today. i hate to see all that red on these maps we re about to show you, but those are the heat warnings. and as you can see, it is going to be pretty bad today. the record triple-digit temperatures are being blamed for at least five deaths. and don t forget about the 350,000 people still without power after storms tore through the atlantic states last week. it has been a week with no power and no air conditioning, but in many of those places, cooling centers have opened up to help try to cool people down. now to afghanistan and a commitment from the united states. secretary of state hillary clinton spelled out the partnership that will take the two countries beyond the planned troop withdrawal in 2014. afghanistan is now designated a major non-nato ally. that means the u.s. will keep up defense, s
investors into panic as the dough plunges over 100 points. why the numbers didn t add up for wall street. a rescue from a hot car. it s not what you think. how an unexpected hitchhiker got stuck. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it s 7:00 on the east coast. thanks for waking up with us. we begin in afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton carried a message on partnership to work with afghanistan well beyond the planned troop pull out. afghanistan is now designated a major non-nato ally. the u.s. will keep up defense, security and economic relations with afghanistan even after the withdrawal. i am pleased to announce today that president obama has officially designated afghanistan as a major non-nato ally of the united states. we see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to afghanistan s future. afghanistan joins nations like japan and australia on the non-nato list. shortly after the anuncement, clinton and karzai left for japan for a meeting of in
now the government s attempt to change those laws is sparking riots in the streets. we ll explain. it is sunday, may 27th. good morning. i m randy kay. so glad you re with us. it is shaping up to be a pretty ugly holiday weekend in parts of the southeast, and you can blame beryl. subtropical storm beryl is set to dump several inches of rain along the coast today. already we re seeing warnings and beach closures off taibi island in georgia, 20 people had to be rescued because of potentially deadly rip currents. let s bring in meteorologist bonnie schneider. bring us up to day date on where these warnings stand and good morning to you. good morning, randi. rip kurntsz very dangerous. sometimes you is see them, but sometimes you can t. even if you re in that surf zone so close to the shoreline, you are at risk by being picked up by a rip current, so never swim where there s no lifeguard. here s a look at subtropical beryl. a subtropical storm means we have characteristics that
police suspect her husband, a prominent scientist and he says he was out of town at the time and she doesn t remember. we re digging deeper. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com mitt romney s latest campaign ads are full of pledges about what he d do on day one of his presidency, but our reality check shows he d have to wake up extra, extra early on january 20th to start on that to-do list. it s a long list. our national political correspondent jim acosta is joining us. here s the question, jim. can mitt romney really do all he says he would do on day one? reporter: that certainly is the question, wolf. according to his new ads, mitt romney will be a busy man in his first full day in the white house and he will need all 24 hours to get through all of his day one promises. what would a romney presidency be like? reporter: in his latest tv ad mitt romney lays out an ambitious agenda, he demands they play by the rules. r