have been saying that since day one and i mean it that s why i have sent producers out on the street to talk to everyday americans. it s also why i make the point to talk to your not so average americans. we call it unchartered waters. a segment dedicated to unique characters. so tonight we are taking a trip down memory lane, airing some of our favorite interviews with some of our most memorable guests and don t worry, there will be some new content, too. later on, in the show we will catch up with one of our old friends and i will give you a hint, she howls. first, let s start with someone had taught us a thing or two how to survive in biden s inflated america. watch. joe biden says that a recession is not inevitable and his press secretary, this is what she said. can you talk a little bit about if you are doing anything at all to prevent a recession or a rise in unemployment. we are in a moment of transition. we don t see a recession right now. that is not we are no
administration officials supposedly stood chest to chest like a schoolyard fight. a new book tells of tensions in a white caught up in a war against terrorism. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. early hours away from a critical vote in wisconsin, an extraordinary i attempt to develop scott walker. the recall was stripping most public unions of collective bargaining rights. this war for wisconsin pits unions against tea party loyalists and it s attracted millions of and millions of dollars in outside money. it s also seen as a dress rehearsal for the presidential vote. let s go to the scene. madison s ted rollins is at the scene. reporter: you can a lot of an tigs pace when the vote takes place. voters have been inundated months, 16 months of eeds and money being spent in their states and the core of this is about unions. we talked to two teachers who are on opposite sides of this vicious battle. michelle and john are teachers in madison. craig is a teac
but just in right now, new poll numbers painting a very telling picture of the race for the republican presidential nomination. we can now report that mitt romney is the candidate to beat in at least two of the crucial first four voting contests of the 2012 election with herman cain a sometimes close, sometimes distant second. our new cnn time orc poll of republican voters just released shows romney on top in iowa s january 3rd caucuses, leading herman cain by three points, but that s well within the sampling error of plus or mines. in new hampshire, romney has a lead over cain. in south carolina, a two-point edge for romney, again, within the margin of error. in florida, it s romney 30% to cain s 18%. before the polls came out, romney made it clear he s setting his sights very high. i think the greatest threat to my success would be president obama and i m planning on beating him soon. let s talk about these new poll numbers with our chief political correspondent, the