i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the largest bank of the united states is called to before congress to explain a $2 billion loss that one lawmaker compared to russian roulette. jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon appeared before congress saying he could not defend or justify the trades that ultimately imploeded. liz zi was there watching it all unfold. and it was very dramatic. it was very dramatic. i ve known jamie dimon and covered jamie dimon for a long time, wolf. usually when he comes to washington this is a town where he s received with open arms, even at the white house. this position was a little unusual for him. hi, jamie. how are you? i m good. he usually loves the cameras, but he got more of the rugby scrum. they re the job destroyers. this man is a crook. we ve let a lot of people down. and we are very sorry for it. he apologized for losing billions, took some blame, but embracing more regulation, maybe not. we think don t make sense an
scientists come forward to challenge her claims about the controversial hpv vaccine. jim acosta is covering the race to unseat perry. shall we say it is a race indeed. it absolutely is, wolf, and the only thing missing from the campaign trail this week, michael buffer. the professional wrestler master of ceremonies, who s known for his battle cry, let s get ready to rumble. it s the main event for the gop comes down to rick perry versus mitt romney, stand back. just yesterday, that jobs legacy in massachusetts got even worse. in iowa, perry is laying into romney s health care plan, pointing to this study from a conservative think tank that concluded the program has cost the state 18,000 jobs. a finding romney aides call deeply flawed. it kills toos many jobs and gets between you and your doctor. doesn t make any difference whether it s passed in massachusetts or washington, d.c. it is bad medicine and needs to be stopped. his campaign is holding up this gallup poll.
Little r&r, why not stop by? i said why not. you never say no to the boss. lot to talk about this morning. bp s ceo tony hayward, le make it through the day, this day, with his job intact? several reports that he could be out as soon as this afternoon. bp denies it. we re live in london with the latest. an air and ground search is under way right now south of kabul in afghanistan for two u.s. navy sailors. reports the taliban has killed one of those sailors. we re following the developing story from the pentagon just ahead. frightening sights with deadly results. powerful storms rip across the united states. tornadoes and dangerous floods destroy homes, uproot trees and knock out power to thousands of people. we are live in the extreme weather center just ahead. day 98 of the gulf oil spill. it may be tony hayward s last. the company could announce he s done. during a keyboard meeting in london today. many residents of the gulf coast say his words were salt on an