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the president heard it all week from voters. now hes seeing it in black and white. fears about the economy have the public angry, frustrated and losing faith in this administration. new gallup numbers so just 26% of people approve of the way hes handling the economy, why more than 70% disapreserve. for more, mark murray. doesnt take a mathematician to look at the numbers and think theyre not very good for the president. is this the right time for him to be gob on vacation? >> chris, th...

doesnt take a mathematician to look at the numbers and think theyre not very good for the president. is this the right time for him to be gob on vacation? >> chris, the president has always had tough augusts. covering 2008, 2009, 2010 and once again in 2011. you chat with the people at the white house, they knew this summer would be really tough with the debt ceiling showdown. compromises that would have to be made. difficult discussiecisions, et and, boy, did he take a gut punch. gall...

presidential candidates are taking part in the states critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. well have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a development expert, who works for a u.s.-based consulting firm. reza sayah is...

what do his campaign people say about why this was the best strategy for him? >> reporter: you know, his campaign, i have to tell you -- this is going to be interesting if we see more of this in the days to come -- is very tight-lipped. theyve been very tight-lipped about what is going on here in south carolina. they were confirming earlier in the week that this is indeed going to be his presidential announcement. but in terms of strategy, really you can just look at whats happening. t...

two major stories happening right now. one in iowa where republican presidential candidates are taking part in the states critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. well have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a developme...

he is separating himself already from the pack while the pack is in iowa. what do his campaign people say about why this was the best strategy for him? >> reporter: you know, his campaign, i have to tell you -- this is going to be interesting if we see more of this in the days to come -- is very tight-lipped. theyve been very tight-lipped about what is going on here in south carolina. they were confirming earlier in the week that this is indeed going to be his presidential announcement...

example of that list, she says that shes fighting for these things, she fought for less government spending. we got a lot more. she led the effort against obama care, we got obama care. she led the effort against t.a.r.p. we got t.a.r.p. she said shes got a titanium spine. its record of her results. please stop because youre killing us. >> tonight also the debate debut of jon huntsman who urged conservatives not to be turned away by his moderate views on gay rights and his service as p...

insurance that government would manda mandate. third you said the era of small government was over. that sounds a lot more like barack obama, if you ask me. >> shes got a record of misstating and making false statements and thats another example of that list, she says that shes fighting for these things, she fought for less government spending. we got a lot more. she led the effort against obama care, we got obama care. she led the effort against t.a.r.p. we got t.a.r.p. she said shes ...

perry. planning stops in two primary states. could he be ready to announce hes running for president? well find out on this "american morning." all right. good morning, everybody. its tuesday, august 9th. this is "american morning." the morning after the big 6.66% slide for the dow. >> unbelievable. >> it felt horrible. >> like deja vu all over again from yesterday. the worlds stock markets are clearly in something of a tailspin in europe and asia the selling that started last week j...

that can pass the senate and go back to the house of representatives and pass there something that the president could sign that would allow the united states to raise the debt ceiling and avert some sort of financial disaster come tuesday. its not simple at all, so they need to work together. the mainstream, main leadership, democrats and republicans, they need to find a way to come up with the bare minimum to get over this hump. its a huge, huge obstacle, standing in the way of an me...