The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Touting new peace talks that may begin soon, President Trump says the war with Iran is "very close to being over" ... Eric Swalwell faces a new investigation after a woman says the former congressman raped her in 2018 ... Despite historic talks going on in Washington, Hezbollah and Israel continue trading strikes in Lebanon.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrat Eric Swalwell says he will resign from congress after four women accuse him of sexual assault. One of them sits down with Pamela Brown ... A major storm slams the Central US, bringing tornadoes, heavy rain and even hail. And the threat is far from over.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US military says it is blocking traffic coming in and out of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks collapsed. President Trump warns gas prices could be the same or "a little bit higher" before the midterms.  Also: Trump slams the pope, saying the pontiff is "terrible for foreign policy" after Leo condemned the president's threats on Iran. Hear the pope's response ... Pope Leo is now directly responding ... Eric Swalwell suspends his campaign for governor of California and is now facing pressure to resign from Congress.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

VP JD Vance is en route to Pakistan for negotiations with Iran, warning Tehran in advance not to try and play the US ... The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon intensifies as more than a million people are now displaced, many of them desperately waiting for food ... The countdown to splashdown for Artemis II will begin in just a few hours.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump warns  the US military will stay in place in the Middle East until an agreement is reached, or "the shootin' starts" ... We go one on one with former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene as she and Trump trade jabs over the war ... Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Iranian restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz are setting up a very tense start to peace talks in Pakistan, set for Saturday ... Oil prices inch up despite an earlier plunge hinging on hopes the ceasefire will stand. What this means for you at the gas pump.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Commenting just a short while ago about the last-minute ceasefire deal brokered  by Pakistan, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US and Israel have wiped out most of Iran's military but are ready to resume strikes on Iran if the ceasefire fails. "Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V military victory." However, Iran's government is also claiming victory in the ceasefire, celebrating what they view as the White House backing down.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin today with President Trump's drastic and frankly alarming new threat ahead of tonight's deadline to Iran. We're live at the White House with the latest reporting. This comes after the US strikes military targets on Iran's strategic Kharg Island, through which almost all of Iran's oil exports travel. We bring you new CNN reporting from the region. Meanwhile, Israel's military is asking Iranians to avoid all train travel and stay away from rail lines. The president is also threatening to strike Iran's power plants.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 45-day cease fire draft is still waiting for President Trump's approval as Iran wants a permanent end to the war. We bring you the latest from the White House ... We take you inside the harrowing rescue mission to save a US airman in enemy territory ... We ask FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary about a dangerous virus for children that's spreading later into spring than usual.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran claims it struck down a US fighter jet over its territory, triggering an intense search and rescue effort ... President Trump issues new threats to Iran, threatening to blow up bridges and power plants ... Trump is asking Congress for roughly $1.5 trillion for defense, a 40% increase from last year.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're getting reaction to the president's address last night, including from Iran ... The average cost of gas is now $4.08 a gallon, and some analysts are warning these high prices are just the beginning ... Police release footage from the latest Tiger Woods' arrest after he rolled over his SUV ... Artemis II is orbiting the earth before heading out to the moon.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gas prices soar past $4 a gallon, and there's concern record high prices could be on the horizon if the war with Iran continues ... A malfunction moments after takeoff results in flames erupting from an engine, causing confusion, chaos and fear on a flight to Atlanta ... New poll numbers spell trouble for President Trump's second term and more uncertainty about the midterms.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some TSA agents are starting to see part of their much-overdue income this morning, but it's still not clear when they'll get all of what they're owed ... Analysts say $7/gallon gas could be a reality if the war with Iran continues into the summer ... We hear for the first time from the flight attendant who was ejected in that deadly Air Canada crash at LaGuardia ... President Trump issues new threats to Iran if a deal isn't reached ... Pope Leo marks the beginning of holy week with a very strong message to "those who wage war in the name of God.”    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Senate passes a bill to fund DHS and end the stalemate that's crippled many of the nation's airports. But will the House do the same? ... President Trump says he'll hold off on targeting Iranian energy sites for 10 days, but the Israeli defense minister says strikes on Iran will escalate and expand ... The DOJ goes before a judge to defend its seizure of 2020 election ballots in Georgia.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump tells Iran to "get serious" negotiating before "it's too late" ... A nightmare situation is unfolding right now at Houston's Bush airport as another attempt to end the DHS shutdown sputters.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

About 1,000 paratroopers are preparing for deployment despite President Trump declaring, "This war has been won." Meanwhile, pressure is mounting for Congress to finally end the partial government shutdown that's causing over 60,000 TSA agents to work without pay. Experts warn the situation could pose a serious security risk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New drone footage into the Situation Room shows the aftermath of Iranian strikes on Tel Aviv, following Israel attacking more than 50 targets inside Iran overnight. Massive lines continue at TSA checkpoints, and at least one major airport is nearing its breaking point. Plus, what led to a massive inferno at one of the nation's largest oil refineries?     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins as President Trump finishes answering questions on the tarmac in West Palm Beach before flying to Memphis. He gave a pretty optimistic assessment of where things stand with Iran right now. Earlier in the day, he said that the US has had "very good and productive conversations with Iran regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East." Our coverage begins with White House correspondent Kevin Liptak.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The average price of a gallon of gas soars to $3.91. We explain how the war with Iran could take a chunk out of your tax return ... Five-year-old Liam Ramos, who captured the country's attention after being detained in Minneapolis, could be deported with his family to Ecuador ... How Pete Hegseth says biblical messaging is getting stronger as the war with Iran continues ... Hours-long wait times are still plaguing major airports across the US just as spring break kicks into high gear.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Promising "the war is not a forever war," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says President Trump has "a clear set of objectives" and that the US military efforts are "on plan" ... Gas prices continue to soar, but Vice President Vance calls that a "temporary blip" ... Staggering delays at TSA lines continue as the agency warns airports could be shut down if the stalemate over homeland security funding doesn't end soon ... Senator Markwayne Mullin passes his first hurdle to become the next leader of the DHS.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Air defense systems engaged this morning following yet another air attack on the US embassy in Baghdad ... Chaotic scenes continue to play out due to a shortage of TSA agents at US airports ... A judge halts RFK Jr.'s sweeping changes to US vaccine policy.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US gas prices are now the highest they've been in three years. How the price at the pump could affect your grocery bill ... More than 250 million Americans are expected to see some type of severe weather, as a massive system is bringing snow and the possibility of tornadoes from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic ... New reporting about the Michigan synagogue attack suspect as the tight knit Jewish community outside Detroit is coming together to support one another.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US military confirms four service members died after an Air Force refueling plane crashed in Iraq, bringing the death toll of Americans in this war to 11 ... Authorities looking for a motive into yesterday's attack against a Michigan synagogue are investigating reports that the suspect told people he had multiple family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in recent days ... In Virginia, the suspect in the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University was a  convicted ISIS supporter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iranian state media broadcasts what it claims to be a message from the country's new supreme leader -- his first since US-Israeli airstrikes killed his father ... Iran hits at least six ships as it ramps up its attacks in the Strait of Hormuz ... Israel's defense minister is now telling his military to prepare for expanding operations in Lebanon after Hezbollah launched strikes into northern Israel.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crucial Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil passes, is under siege. Multiple ships have been struck while Iran tries to lay mines. Meanwhile, more attacks in Tehran reduce buildings to rubble, and Iran lists US tech companies operating in the region as potential targets.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Speaking to reporters this morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran's leaders are "desperate and scrambling.” Meanwhile, the US military central command releases a video showing three strikes on what it says were Iranian missile launchers. Plus: A top Iranian official issues a new threat to America.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Iran war enters its second week, oil tops $100/barrel, sending gas prices soaring. One station in California is now charging more than $8 a gallon. President Trump says it's a “little glitch.” This, as thousands of Iranians take to the streets in support of their new supreme leader.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The combined military efforts of the US and Israel continue to ramp up as smoke rises over Iran's capital city following the heaviest night of strikes so far. New video shows aerial assaults leveling towns and villages. According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, "Think you've seen something? Just wait."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a first since the start of the war, an Iranian drone strikes an airport in Azerbaijan ... What we're learning this morning about the six brave US service members who died and how they're being remembered ... The US vows to strike deeper and deeper into Iraq.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, we've just heard Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the war against Iran is "just getting started" and lay out a plan to accelerate the operation. This, as US bases and assets are urged to "enhance vigilance and increase force protection measures. Meanwhile, the war widens, with the American diplomatic consulate in Dubai attacked, and Israel launching new strikes.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Americans in the Middle East are urged to leave the area immediately, senators on Capitol Hill are grilling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem about protecting the US against threats from Iran.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wolf and Pamela provide wall-to-wall coverage of the US/Israel war against Iraq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: As today's show begins, former President Bill Clinton is behind closed doors to answer questions before the House Oversight Committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case.  Plus: At any moment, NASA officials will hold a news conference on the Artemis 2 mission as it faces multiple setbacks.  And: The father of the Georgia school shooter takes the stand.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Hillary Clinton's long-delayed deposition in the Epstein saga is scheduled to commence behind closed doors. Her testimony comes amid new CNN reporting on the Trump-related Epstein files that weren't included in the DOJ's million-plus document dump. Concurrently, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in court for what his lawyers claim is a "vindictive prosecution."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In last night's record-long SOTU address, President Trump blasted Democrats while declaring a "golden age of America" with an economy that's "roaring like never before." On today's show we examine that claim as well various others the president made during his 108-minute speech to Congress.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Today Show" host Savannah Guthrie releases a powerful, very emotional new video in the disappearance of her mother, pleading again for her return and increasing the reward to $1 million.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive winter storm wreaks havoc on the Northeastern US, dumping more than two feet of snow in some places. Thousands of flights are canceled and officials continue to beg people to stay off the roads. Plus, the Georgia school shooter's mother takes the stand to testify in her estranged husband's trial. And tourists in Mexico shelter in place as a drug cartel leader's death triggers an outbreak of violence.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump issues an ultimatum to Iran. Will there be a deal before his deadline? ... It's decision day at the Supreme Court on crucial cases including emergency tariffs and birthright citizenship.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin today's show with the stunning new out of the UK: the bombshell arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew. He's in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew becomes the most senior member of the British royal family to be arrested in more than 300 years. And it comes after the US government released a trove of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents, some detailing Andrew's ties to the late sex offender. CNN royal correspondent Max Foster reports from London, right outside of Buckingham Palace.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Parents demand answers as Meta CEO mark Zuckerberg will take the stand in a landmark trial about social media addiction and kids ... Stephen Colbert ups the ante, clapping back at CBS leadership again, including putting their press release in a dog poop bag ... A desperate search for survivors continues after an avalanche sends a vicious wave of ice, rocks and debris crashing down in Northern California.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We remember civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, who passed away today at the age of 84.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we enter the third week of the search for Nancy Guthrie, her daughter issues a new plea. Meanwhile, investigators focus on a glove found right near Guthrie's home.  Plus: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Princess Diana are among hundreds of prominent diana. people listed in a new justice department people listed in a new Justice Department letter to Congress about the Epstein files. We'll ask Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell about that.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Day 13 in the desperate search for Nancy Guthrie could be impacted by the weather, with rain expected in the Tucson area ... Will Secretary of State Marco Rubio's appearance in Munich ease things with European allies or further distance the US? ... Controversy swirls over the Olympics after a heavily favored pair of US skaters is denied the gold.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices