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cluded several thousand college students. new data shows the u.s. is falling badly behind when it comes to college graduation rates. >> in a single generation, weve fallen from first place to 12th place in college graduation rates for young adults. >> reporter: 11 countries, including canada, korea, and russia, are now ahead of the u.s. in the rate of young adults getting college degrees. education secretary arne duncan told abc news, this is a wake-up call. >> we got a little self-sat...

those tests will be carried out in not only connecticut but also colorado, georgia and minnesota. we have a preview. >> reporter: its august, and already the race to november is heating up. first key primaries. some even pitting support from party heavy hitters on opposite sides. in colorado, its obama versus clinton. >> hi, this is bill clinton. im supporting andrew romanoff for the u.s. senate. >> reporter: obama backs michael bennet. a loss for bennet could be an embarrassment for...

obamas political muscle going into the november elections. those tests will be carried out in not only connecticut but also colorado, georgia and minnesota. we have a preview. >> reporter: its august, and already the race to november is heating up. first key primaries. some even pitting support from party heavy hitters on opposite sides. in colorado, its obama versus clinton. >> hi, this is bill clinton. im supporting andrew romanoff for the u.s. senate. >> reporter: obama backs michae...

Know, in a season full of sequels i thought that this was actually something original. i appreciated that. >> absolutely, yeah. some good scenes in there. good morning, everybody, im rob nelson. >> a lot of scenes the men liked. im vinita nair. the search for two prison escapees and their accomplice now centers on yellowstone national park. efforts to find them have intensified now that one of the inmates has been linked to a double murder. >> police describe the escapees as very dangerous. an...

complaints. a former reality television contestant. how will wall street react? well find out today, mond, august 9th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. im matt lauer. >> and im ann curry. good morning, everybody. that happens to everybody. and this manhunt you were talking about earlier, is obviously unsettling for thousands who flock to parks like yellowstone. my...

settling sexual harassment allegations and we now know who made the complaints, a former reality television contestant. how will wall street react? well find out today, monday, august 9th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television live from studio 1a in and good morning. welcome to today on a monday morning. im matt lauer. >> and im ann curry in for meredith this morning. good morning, everybody. this manhunt that you were talking about earlier is obviously unsettling for...

night security windows. but his employees are still shaken by the murder. >> all you can do if somebody comes in is give up. its not worth losing your life for $25 or $30. >> reporter: 7-eleven is looking for information to help solve this murder. >> anyone with information can call anne arundel county police. or you can remain anonymous by calling metro crimestoppers at 1-866-7 lockup. killed while trying to give back. the taliban kills 10 aid workers in afghanistan. and tonight, wj...

the search for that trio is intensified. >> that is because at least one of them is now linked to a double murder in arizona. and overs are warning people to be careful. >> reporter: tracy province, john mccluskey and casslyn welch are believed to be hiding somewhere in yellowstone national park, perhaps on the way to canada. >> we consider them armed and dangerous. very investigators discovered the bodies of linda and gary haas in arizona wednesday. >> we have linked one of the subjec...

six americans, were executed by the taliban after they completed a two-week mission in a remote area north of kabul. their bodies were returned to the capital sunday. tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. the victims were with the international assistance mission, a group that serves the most difficult and remote parts of the country. afghan police are on the hunt this morning for the killers of ten foreign aid workers. their bodies we...

the leak. crews will drill 30 feet at a time and say that work should be done by next weekend. the state of louisiana has set next monday as the official opening of the fall shrimp season. federal health authorities say theyll continue testing the safety of all seafood from the gulf but they insist all the samples theyve tested so far show no contamination. still, though, fishermen, vendors and restaurants say theyre having trouble selling their products. first lady michelle obama ...