also mitt romney s preemptive strike on jobs, the republican unveils his plan days before the president s big speech. this hour political leaders zeroizer zeroing in on issue number one. do any have a plan that will really work? and texas wildfires destroying more than 700 homes in 48 hours. a massive blaze growing closer to the state s capital is growing bigger and more destructive every minute. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. i ve covered dick cheney for many years as a defense secretary and certainly as vice president of the united states. today i found him to be very much the same as i always knew him, steadfast in his views, unapologetic for doing what he believed, and still believes is right. i interviewed cheney here in los angeles earlier today. your biggest regret as it relates to your time in office? i covered 40 years. the eight years you were vice president. i think as a general proposition on the big decisions i think we got it right.