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as these holidays wind down. the president yial campaign sean is heating up. one week from tomorrow, the iowa caucuses will mark the first formal votes in the 2012 race. right now, its too close to call, statistically speaking. according to a poll from the american research group, ron paul, mitt romney, and newt gingrich are locked in a three-way statistical tie. you can see it there. 21, 20, 19% apiece. paul steinhauser is in des moines with more on this three-way battle. and no clear...

anything but a holiday for americans reeling from extreme weather. lee is weakening to a tropical depression, but still a massive rain maker that could make travel across much of the country a nightmare. storms winds have helped fuel wildfires in central texas. at this hour, a thousand homes are in danger near austin. and later today, hurricane katia will unleash its first impact on the east coast. were tracking this storm and tell you where thats headed in a moment. first, we wa...

>> that was cool. "american morning" continues right now. after the deluge, im christine romans, tropical storm lee now a tropical depression, but still, packing plenty of rain after dumping a foot on parts of the gulf coast. >> im carol costello. right now massive wildfires threatening to burn down thousands of homes in texas. it is the worst fire season in state history and its far from over on this "american morning." all right. good morning, everybody. its monday, september 5th...

Rehab in houston that i was able to rejoin my crew and complete this mission. certainly no regrets. there are periods of time over the last 16 days that, you know, you miss your wife and your kids and i think thats true for all of us. but in hindsight, it was absolutely the right decision. we got all of our mission objectives done. we did four very challenging spacewalks. we got the ams installed and another pay load on the outside of the station so for me it was certainly the right decision. >>...

of important developments in the middle east and north africa. most of them troubling. the brutal regime in syria declared general amnesty today but human rights groups and the obama administration are quick to label it a sham. designed they say to distract attention from a bloody crackdown. in yemen, civil strife spread after a cease fire agreement between the government and opposition forces in the capital city collapsed. the regime of moammar gadhafi in libya defiantly today again v...

development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. lets talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memoria...

where shell stop until shes been there. she turned up this morning at the national archives in her words highlighting americas foundation and contemplating a run for president in 2012. yesterday palin hit the streets with rolling thunder, the motorcycle rally honoring americas m.i.a.s and p.o.w.s. but we think shell be in gettysburg, pennsylvania later today. jim acosta, shes used the word "foundation" a lot this morning. is she laying the foundation for a presidential run? >> reporter...

Thats a pretty picture this morning. very unique. >> a beautiful city. i love charleston. it is worth it. it is a unique spot in america. >> what did you do, take the express bus there or you went by yourself? >> i actually went to savannah on the cnn express. charleston was my own trip. 72 degrees in charleston. mostly sunny going up to 9 degre -- the region where hurricane earl can have some i am partly cloudy on it. welcome back to the most news of the morning. hurricane earl bearing on down ...

Former u.s. representative in a than that yeah diehl backed by newt gingrich. the winner toof todays runoff will face barnes in the november elections. voters not the only one heading to the polls today. other big races to watch, minnesota picks its democratic labor candidate important the governors mansion and up for grabs in colorado, both parties nods for a senate seat, republican nomination for governor. dirty words, this campaign season. beltway insider. every candidate of colorado senate...

Tomorrow kicks off a very busy week in politics. we have the information you need to know. our deputy political director paul steinhauser is on the road in colorado with a preview. >> hey, don. im with the cnn express. i got to tell you. we have a real busy political week ahead. lets start in atlanta where sarah palin will be there tomorrow. shes campaigning for one of the two republican governors candidates battling in a primary run-off election on tuesday. also monday, keep an eye on president...