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>> dedicating the dream. >> in this place he will stand for all time. the martin luther king jr. memorial is officially open on the mall with an he mogsal semo ceremony. and living the dream, finally. he waited more than two decades in prison to win his innocence and a title. all that right here, right now on cnn. >> hello, everyone. im don lemon in atlanta. thank you for joining us. were going to start with a tragic day in auto racing. >> in front of him. we have trunl. contact and a ...

republican primary voters, but the texas governor draws praise for a big city mayor who says most politicians are cowards when it comes to immigration. >> bottom line is romney is wrong on this one. this is the future of america. and perry is right on this one. >> the dicey politics of immigration in our exclusive interview with mayor michael bloomberg in a moment. lets begin a busy news day with a look at what you need to know right now. an important warning tonight from the u.s. em...

lets begin a busy news day with a look at what you need to know right now. an important warning tonight from the u.s. embassy in saudi arabia. the embassy says it received information about a terror plot to kidnap westerners in the saudi capital of riyadh. the warning urges u.s. citizens to mix up their normal routines and to keep aware of their security at all times. however, the state department says there is no reason for u.s. citizens to leave saudi arabia. this afternoon, secret...

president obamas top strategist takes sharp aim, too, suggesting people like me are reading way too much into a torrent of recent bad poll numbers for the president. david axelrod says the president enters the re-election campaign in strong shape. but we begin tonight with the escalating crisis in syria and a glaring example, i should say examples, of how brutal dictatorships just flat out lie. dont believe me. let your eyes and your ears do the judging. and we must warn you, some of...

dont believe me. let your eyes and your ears do the judging. and we must warn you, some of the images youre about to see are quite graphic. for example, remember this? an unarmed man surrounded by troops and executed. [ gunshot ] >> [ speaking foreign language ]. [ gunshots ] >> listen to syrias ambassador to the united states explain whats happening. >> what i am saying is very clear. the government of syria does not approve of this, and we -- everyone who has -- who has wrongfully co...

tax deductions to help pay for the plan on this "american morning." good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, september 13th. welcome to "american morning." >> more from ali on last nights debate just ahead, but first, two big breaking stories. its 6:00 a.m. eastern. >> right. first to afghanistan where the u.s. embassy in kabul is under attack right now. it appears tackers enter a nearby building under construction and are now firing rocket propelled grenades at the embassy. suzanne ma...

all over the country. our highways are backed up with traffic. our airports are clogged. and there are millions of unemployed construction workers who can rebuild them so lets pass this bill so road crews and diggers and pavers and workers, they can all head back to the job site. theres plenty of work to do. this job -- this jobs bill will help them do it. lets put them back to work. lets pass this bill, rebuilding america. and there are schools throughout the country that desperately ...

were standing here with cops and firefighters whose jobs are threatened because states an communities are cutting back. this bill will keep cops on the beat and firefighters on call. so lets pass this bill so that these men and women with continue protecting our neighborhoods like they do every single day. im standing with construction workers. weve got roads that need work all over the country. our highways are backed up with traffic. our airports are clogged. and there are millions o...

have been evacuated. whats the latest on the flooding there? >> reporter: just to give you a sense of where i am standing on the ledge of one of those vacuum cleaners at a car wash now dipping into the water so you can see how high the water is. putting this piece of paper in there to show you how fast the current is flowing. its cold here. yeah. there are, like, 18,000 people in new jersey who have remained evacuated. 3,500 of them remain right here in this county. they are out of the...

strings attached. were keeping them honest tonight. also, in a moment, well take you live to a town thats still under warde, and youll hear from a man who has been stranded by hurricane irene and he says forgotten by fema. rising waters leaving him surrounded. roads are gone. nearby houses gone as well. power is out. supplies are still limited. he says he hasnt seen a government official or fema worker and only local sheriffs trying to deal with the problem. he joins us shortly by ph...