mckay: this is happening now, if you can possibly believe that. the terrorists are saying theyey ll blow up p the schoo, killing all the children inside. the german police haveve been wawaging a relelentless wawr against the terrorists, capturing some, killing some. man: the british army are the terrorists. francis: no one, even the most powerful, has immunity from these urban guerillas. brinkley: there are 298 people held hostage. those people, they have good ideals, they re just going about them the wrong way. we are ready to go on until martyrdom. mckay: the communiqué ended with the appeal,l, revolutionaries of the world, unite. [ indiststinct shoututing ] [ sirens wail ] terrorist attacks, especially where hostages are taken, have become increasingly common. there have been bombings, shootings, and strikes in northern ireland. arab guerillas fired at an israeli school bus near the lebanese border. the 1970s saw the development of the terrorist repertoire. cronkikite:
secretary janet napolitano explains the move, and we ll talk about the impact on the important latino vote in the upcoming fall election. also, echoes of the iraq insurgency in syria. stand by for an exclusive look at opposition forces building devastating roadside bombs. and a new warning that the calcium supplements you re taking to strengthen your bones may actually be hurting your heart. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. it s a surprise election year, policy change, with major implications for the presidential contest. the obama administration says it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who were brought to the united states as children if they meet certain requirements. some republicans immediately blasted the decision as amnesty. here s what president obama had to say about the change. effective immediately, the department of homeland security is taking steps to lift the shad
but they conceal some very real dangerous designer drugs blamed for horrifying acts of violence. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. it may be the most crucial of the battleground states, and today barack obama and mitt romney are turning ohio into their personal battleground. the slug-fest takes the form of rival speeches. but one candidate started swinging before the bell. let s go to jim acosta. he s watching it all unfold. what s the latest, jim? wolf, they were almost duelling speeches, campaign events in the same state on the same day at almost the same time. but mitt romney perhaps fearing losing the battle of the cable news double box got the early jump on the president. he started early. and it was probably a good thing for mitt romney. his speech was only 18 minutes. the president s, nearly an hour. in the first round of what will be a knockdown-dragout fight to november, mitt romney threw the first punch beginning his speech ten minutes earlier
to you today as a candidate for president of the united states. cnn political correspondent jim acosta is at the red state conference in charleston. he joins us live now. jim, the impact that perry may have on this presidential playing field. any guesses? [ inaudible ] we ll have to work out the audio because you re not the only one who is not hearing jim acosta. we ll try to re-establish that in a moment. there is another major political story going on right now in iowa. the nation s first caucus state is holding its famous ames straw poll. it is a critical test of a candidate s strength. it can boost a candidate to the front of the pack or eliminate them from contention altogether. the best political team on television is on the ground in iowa, among them cnn deputy political director paul steinhauser. why is this one poll so important when a lot of people say other straw polls are insignificant, don t matter? well, hey, good point there. this is nonbinding. candidate
with the support of my family, an unwavering belief in the goodness of america, i declare to you today, as a candidate for president of the united states. so just who is rick perry? here s a quick biographical look. he s a republican, and the 47th governor of texas. he s a graduate of texas a&m. perry has signed budgets that reduced the general revenue spending in texas. on education, he introduced the largest teacher incentive pay program in the country and on immigration, governor perry initiated a boots on the ground strategy, it incorporated federal, state and local law enforcement efforts. governor rick perry is against abortion and same-sex marriage. so how does perry fare in the polls? first let s look at how he does against other gop candidates in a cnn orc poll, romney leads with 17%. but perry, and, remember, this was taken before the governor actually announced today, he was just two points behind at 15%. and perry against president obama, this is a cnn orc poll