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So democrats have got to take that message right in to their districts. >> congressman mcdermott, to me, it doesnt seem like there is any political down side if the democrats exert as much pressure as they possibly can. to make in the focal point. there is no down side. it would be an absolute winner. what else can the democrats do at this point? >> i really dont know. you know, i think sometimes about that bridge that fell down in minneapolis. you say to yourself, how would you like that to be ...

Districts. >> congressman mcdermott, to me, it doesnt seem like there is any political down side if the democrats exert as much pressure as they possibly can. to make in the focal point. there is no down side. it would be an absolute winner. what else can the democrats do at this point? >> i really dont know. you know, i think sometimes about that bridge that fell down in minneapolis. you say to yourself, how would you like that to be your legacy in your district that you didnt push to get those...

Decision. theres a lot of down side to start a presidential race this late in the game. its hard to put together an organization so quickly. there were doubts among some conservatives that he was too liberal to compete in the presidential primary. and, also, there are other things he wants to do in new jersey, too. its a difficult situation. the. >> theres a poll out today that found 63% of republican voters didnt even know enough about him or were unsure about how they felt about him. do you th...

From you at another firm. so you will try to get that guy on your team. >> wait a minute. this is the government saying, wu dont want you to hire the best person. >> right. the government is stepping in and trying to allocate the jobs, who should get hired. they will say, look, dont hire somebody who has a job, hire somebody who doesnt have a job. again, it is well intentioned, but its profoundly naive. >> is this going to result in an explosion of frivolous lawsuits? >> if its passed, it clearl...

That is, the first versions of them were completely remotely rated. now we have versions that can take off and land on their own, fly mission points on their own. and the third change is the funds we use them for. initially it was just for surveillance and now for strikes and you have prototypes that are used for caring cargo, medical support, you name it. and, of course, with the increasing function at, the users are growing. initially it was the u.s. only technology and now there are 45 other ...

amanda knox sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing her roommate. the defense claims dna evidence used to convict knox is unreliable. the prosecution says independent experts ignored other key evidence, which reports that knox said in a letter she was worried but that she was thinking of what she would do once she was back in the u.s. after more than two years in iranian prison two freed american are calling their trial on charges of spying a sham. josh fattal and shane bauer say...

Downward pressure on longer term interest rates, such as for mortgages. on the outlook for the economy, it said it expects some pick up in the recovery in coming -- but the fed also said economic growth remains slow. the unemployment rate will decline only gradually, and that there are significant down side risks to the economic outlook, including strains in global financial markets. everybody knows that means dnope. side risk. there is probably 50/50 chance of europe going into recession and if...

Prepared for that moment. >> mike: great to have you here. thank you. give my regards to your father and family. he has been so good to america. one of the things that i think is everybody dent to say is even if you are not a believer if you lived as if jesus is coming there is really no down side to that. and if you lived as if his coming is immediate and imminent, there is no down side to that. might do america some good to actually believe it and if you didnt believe it live like that anyway....

it is september 14th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." im carol costello joining you live this morning from new york. thanks for waking up with us. nearly one in six americans are now living in poverty. thats according to a new report from the census bureau. its a gut check on where we stand in the wake of the recession. here are the raw numbers from the government. 46.2 million lived in poverty in 2010. thats over 15% of the population, the highest level since 1993. for a family of f...

up the east coast all the way to canada. this is a huge storm, folks. just check out the view from the international space station. were all over irene, where it is, where its going. weve got jim spellman riding out the storm in the bahamas. john zarrella is in wrightsville beach, north carolina, and jacqui jeras here in the hurricane headquarters. jim, lets start with you. whats the situation there? >> reporter: good morning. the winds have been blowing like this for hours now. about ...