as we come on this evening, the millions of americans on alert for dangerous heat and flash flooding. boston s heat emergency tonight. five days in a row now topping 95 degrees. and the major flood concerns across several states at this hour, including kentucky again. rob marciano tracking it all. tonight, the new development after a chilling series of murders in new mexico. four muslim men targeted and killed in separate attacks in albuquerque. and what police have now released tonight. the war in ukraine. the u.s. tonight, the major new arms commitment. and what the pentagon said today about russian casualties. we had not heard this number before. and the concerns tonight about the around about the largest nuclear power plant in europe in ukraine and what s now playing out. tonight, china s newest show of force around taiwan. a record number of chinese fighter jets flying into its territory. bob woodruff is there. back here at home tonight, the urgent search for a m
and vice president biden met with 16 incoming democratic and independent mayors talking about job creation and economic growth. read that to mean the fight against growing income inequality and the fight to extend unemployment benefits. minneapolis mayor-elect betsy hodges was among those at the table and she joins me now live. mayor, good morning. good morning, thank you so much for having me. what can you tell us about the discussion in that closed door meeting? what was it like, and what are the priorities? well, i think with so much gridlock happening in congress, the administration and the president are really looking to partner with cities on a shared agenda, that so much happens at the local level, so much innovation that there s an opportunity there for them. the new poll that we just saw shows two-thirds, for example, of americans actually support raising the minimum wage, which is now federally at $7.25. but in minnesota, it s just $5.25 for smaller businesses, $6.15
could be smuggled in undetected. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. it s one of the more mundane documents americans have to deal with, but for president obama, the tax return is politically charged in this, an election year. the white house released his 2011 files today along with that of the vice president, joe biden and there are some surprises in both documents. as lisa sylvester has been carefully going after these tax returns, what do you see? first off, the obamas, like the romneys, gave generously to charities. the president s income, which was $1.7 million in 2010 was down significantly as sales of his book dropped off, but the focus was on taxes and more specifically, rates. there are some surprises there. who was taxed at a higher rate? the president, mitt romney or the president s secretary? it might surprise you, but it s actually the president s secretary. she makes $95,000 a year. the obama administration confirms her rate is is higher than t