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created. thats a solid number. the problem is unemployment too high. youre going to need over 300,000 jobs a month to really cut down. how is that going to happen? and sizzle number two. guess what? im going to show you how to take at least half a buck, 50 cents, off the price of gasoline. how? knock down state taxes. knock down regulations. stay tuned for that. and is there a southern surprise for mitt romney? can he take alabama and mississippi on tuesday? whoa. first up tonight, sto...

early since some of you do shows only in the afternoon. we brought some red bull. this is from australia, right? isnt it australian? >> i dont know. is it? >> i thought the guy who owned red bull -- >> says made in austria. maybe you misread it. >> no, no. >> andrew is saying we all do the afternoon hours, the later hours. who was the last one to show up on the set this morning? >> i was. i was on the telephone. i was on the telephone. >> clearly got out of bed so late he couldnt even ...

this weather in the united states. >> thats right. >> politics and, of course the developments in libya. >> start with breaking news in the battle for libya this morning. the arabic news network al arabiya reporting explosions near the compound where moammar gadhafi is believed to be hiding, this coming as the regime is teetering on the bring of collapse. nobody has seen gadhafi since the opposition rolled into tripoli over the weekend. >> his son, saif al islam, made a surprise appear...

stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and im carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is "american morning." we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. >> thats right. >> politics and, of course the developments in libya. >> start with breaking news in the battle for libya ...

>> i think you buy great companies and great earnings with a longer term approach. >> neemic growth, a slow down in manufacturing and a dip in consumer confidence and spending fueling fears of a double dip recession. >> and president obama trying to return focus to the economy and job creation. there is a debt limit wrangling done in washington. >> when i want the american people and partners to know is this. were going to get through this. things will get better. >> the president made...

Gallon, 93 cents higher than a year ago. in chicago and new york city, gas is above 4 bucks a gallon. joining me is peter butell, president of the energy tracking firm cameron hanover. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> it would be easy to blame this on what were seeing in the middle east and north africa but by all accounts that is not the exclusive reason were seeing these ridiculously high gas prices. >> no. most of it, in fact, came earlier in 2010 on the back of a very weak u.s. doll...

and a big battle over "atlantis," "endeavour," and "enterprise." well talk with an official at one of the museums who is pretty happy right now. im tamron hall. the "news nation" is following new details on that frightening plane collision at jfk. the faa is investigating and theyre expected to speak to pilots and crew members from those planes as they assess the physical damage. luckily no one was hurt. look at the video. it shows an air france jetliner one of the largest commercial...

Are willing to do it. >> im going to have to see wrap up there. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. tonight questions have been raised about why the coalition intervened in libya and why not. is it all about the people of libya, or is it all about oil? joining me the president and founder of firm cameron hanover. whats the answer to that question? is it about people or about oil? >> well, its about both. but were not intervening anywhere else, are we, right now. so if it were just about ...

Institutions, whether they do have institutions, whether they are organized, this is a different question. as i said before, a price should not be put on our head that he who promises the world, ideal republic overnight are not worthy of their support. we have the confidence, and we have the resolve to build a modern state with the institutions of modern state. we are capable to do it, and we are willing to do it. >> im going to have to see wrap up there. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you...

Who promises the world, ideal republic overnight are not worthy of their support. we have the confidence, and we have the resolve to build a modern state with the institutions of modern state. we are capable to do it, and we are willing to do it. >> im going to have to see wrap up there. thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. tonight questions have been raised about why the coalition intervened in libya and why not. is it all about the people of libya, or is it all about oil? joining me the...