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im t.j. holmes. take a look, we got a new advisory and some new information to tell you about. tropical storm lee. in the gulf of mexico. yes, indeed, it is getting stronger. well have the very latest from our meteorologist alexandria steele standing by. keeping an eye on politics as well. a major tea party rally in just a few hours and the headliner is not in the presidential race. at least not yet. sarah palin. what will she say? will she say shes getting in? well take you there live...

elsie granderson, a cnn.com columnist and steve perry an education contributor. the latest act scores show only one in four high school graduates is ready for college. the test used for college admissions shows only 66% of the 2011 class met the benchmark for english. 45% for math. 30% for science. so steve, do these figures accurately reflect student preparedness? >> it absolutely does reflect how prepared students are because if it were the a.c.t. in and of itself we may be able to w...