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>> mostly of nationally televised presidential and vice presidential debates. ive moderated 11 of those delightfully hairy events, and i have the psychic scars deep down throughout my soul to show for all of the 11th. [laughter] my book is about my experiences as a moderator. but also i interviewed most of the presidential and vice presidential candidates about their experiences with these debates. and i interviewed him over a period of 20 years. and the title "tension city" comes from...

plot an exit strategy. but when will u.s. troops be out? the patdown controversy. the tsa is making a key change, but it wont affect flyers during the busiest travel time of the year. deadly mistake, authorities take action after the accidental youth nausea of a hero war dog. gold rush, more people cash in on the rising price of gold, but how do you know youre getting the best price available out there? good morning, everyone. im alex witt. its 8:00 a.m. on the east coast. ther...

this latest threat. good morning, nic. >> good morning, john. well, the french are saying the threat theyve been tipped off by the saudis is active or about to be active. that the threat level right now is very real, that france remains vigilant. but perhaps significantly theyre not increasing their terror threat level, which is at the second highest level heightened red, the top level is scarlet. theyre not ramping up their threat level to that highest level at the moment. but if we l...

>> reporter: according to bridge petroleum, the company leasing the oil rig off of the louisiana coast, they have moved in a flo till la of vessels to help the cleanup efforts. more than 30 vessels. some of those have the capacity to clean up the crude oil mix, which is the machine being seen out there on the gulf of mexico. under the water, officials are still trying to determine the extent of environmental damage. they are concerned about exactly how much oil may be coming from the w...