we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obama s strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnn s elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. i m sure the israelis are as well. first of all, what are the bulgarians saying? reporter: well, wolf, forensic investigators on the scene. it s all very preliminary at this point, but they re saying that this was caused by a bus bomb already placed inside the bus. that s really all they know, but they re not ruling anything out. they say it s possibly a terrorist attack. obviously the israelis saying they re sure of it. but bulgarians not ruling anything in, not ruling anything out at this point, wolf. didn t take very long for the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu to d
arizona, you re in the situation room. this just coming in. on the eve of the new nuclear weapons showing that just how tight the race is. take a look 32% say rick san storm, but with the sampling eras that s constituentically a tie. ron paul coming in at 6%, let s go in depth right now with our chief political analyst gloria borger and depend can i washington bureau chief michael crowley. gloria, first you. arizona we all thought was supposed to be relatively easy for mitt rom in, but this a week before the primary is a horse race. nothing succeeds like success. rick santorum has had a lot of success, and we see him defining himself as the cultural conservative. as you point out, this was supposed to be an easy state for mitt romney. he could win, but there s a substantial number of mormons, he has moved way to the right and also has an organization dating back. show shows you that republican voters can to get their arrange. they were for pretty romney, but we know in mi
focusing their attention on mitt romney. paul is standing by. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com as controversy swirls around him, republican front-runner, herman cain, went behind closed doors with republican lawmakers on capitol hill. just a brief respite from the storm that has blown over previously undisclosed sexual allegations. earlier today, cain suggested some sort of conspiracy is at work, but he insisted he will prevail. there are factions trying to destroy me personally as well as this campaign. but there is a force greater, there s a force at work here that is much greater than those that would try to destroy me and destroy this campaign. and this journey to the white house. and that force is called the voice of the people. cain may face a new round of controversy. one of his accusers apparently wants to go public. brian todd has been investigating this part of the story. what are you learn
many are looking at the gop presidential candidates with a fresh eye. did rick perry do anything to damage his status as the frons runner? i ll ask newt gingrich about his performance as well. stand by. he s joining us live. plus, a brazen taliban attack on the united states embassy in afghanistan. some insurgents may still be on the loose now. we have new pictures and information coming from kabul and some top california politicians are trying to figure out what, if anything, is left of their stolen campaign war chest. a well-known democratic campaign treasurer stands accused of swindling more than a million dollars in campaign donations. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. rick perry may have walked away from his second presidential debate feeling battered and bruised. the tea party face off proved to be a very tough test for the texas governor. less than 24 hours after the republican candidate stood on stage with me in tampa, reviews still are coming in about
question this hour is what is the biggest complaint about your job? tom in atlanta writes i can t complain about something i don t have. vif in new york says no vacation time, no health care coverage, no sick days. the restaurant business is a blast. betty writes no complaints. with sho many people out of work, i m blessed to have a job. sarah in houston, lack of job security. we have another round of layoffs coming in a few week. this times we ll lose 50% of employees. scott in illinois writes i have no complaints. i m glad to have a job. everyone else who has jobs should feel the same way. my father just lost his job after 5 years of service to his company. they said we don t need you anymore. now he has to move because he can t afford the home he s in.