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41 people now confirmed dead from hurricane irene. this hour vermont is still trying to pull people out of the rushing rivers. ill speak with several people still trapped there. including a groom got married saturday, hoping to leave on his honeymoon in 48 hours. well get a live update pr him. also from fema and the governor of vermont. stay tuned for that. in addition to the wildfires, theres talk about a formation off the coast of the yucatan peninsula. chad myers, who is racing back...

stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and im carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is "american morning." we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. >> thats right. >> politics and, of course the developments in libya. >> start with breaking news in the battle for libya ...

spread to half of the country. its been linked to ground turkey. what you need to know about this recallo keep your family safe. im ashe velshi. burning up another day of searing heat. its already proving deadly on this "american morning." good morning to you. are you awake yet? >> you will be. >> happy thursday. its august 4th. this is "american morning." theres a lot going on today. >> we should get right to it. >> i want to talk first about the heat. heat is on congress to finis...

Was sucking stuff up from the ground. i couldnt tell what it was, but i could see all kind of things floating around it. but then you could see just different colors being sucked up into the tornado, and you knew it was just ripping stuff up. you just didnt know, you know, you didnt know what. but it was just -- you know, unreal to see something that shrine and something that massive. because it was just huge. >> some of that is because its a professional photographer. this was an amateur video....

Seen -- happened to tuscaloosa. >> do you hear it kind of rumbling through? i mean, describe for us if you can the sensation of seeing this tornado or hearing this tornado sort of not far from you just kind of creating this path of destruction. >> well, we did not hear it. i was on the balcony outside city hall and finally city hall security made me go downstairs into the basement area while it came over so i did not hear it. >> we just had our chad myers on air who is saying to everybody and i ...

Catastrophic. >> it could be a catastrophic failure. >> this is as serious as a heart attack. >> only 32% of the country support raising the debt ceiling. >> and thats after we told them the argument for it. >> then theres the republican budget plan for next year, it abolishes medicare, cuts essential services, and cuts taxes for the rich. the very same rich they alread{( cut taxes for. >> dead on arrival? >> its not going to become law. >> when is the left going to say, no more deals like this....

To really get serious, i think the american people are with that. >> if liberals would rather play political games and shut down the government instead of making a small down payment on fiscal discipline and reform, i say shut it down. >> is that a bad scenario? >> if essential services keep going, no. it wouldnt be. >> i dont think it would hurt one bit. if an individual cant pay their rent on time, they might ask their land holder to say look, ill be there next week. they adjust. the owner and...

Century policy writers that would tell woman many that they will not have access to essential services like breast exams. i know that there are a lot of policy implications with the budget proposals that the republicans as well as the democrats have agreed to. and im very concerned about them. but the bottom line is, i think the president said it right the other night, we have come so far over the last couple of weeks in meeting the demands of the tea party and others who want to see some drasti...

Into the bill that if it doesnt pass would lead to a government shutdown. catch 22. so theyll get paid, but 800,000 federal workers wont. the troops wont. many people wont get their tax refund checks. small business loans wont go out. national parks will close and a whole lot more. today, president obama talked about sergeant christopher hartune who would be losing a paycheck. it turns out his wife is a federal worker, so they would go from two paychecks to none. a lot of lawmakers making $174,0...

Of blame to go around here? i would -- i would absolutely agree with that. of course -- no, of course. this right now is a decision that john boehner has to make, and i think, look, he has come out there. he has gone back to the well. he has gone back to the well. he has pushed the democrats, declared victory at a certain point because -- because i had not seen the democrats so on message on the social issue part of this since the 2008 election. when have you ever seen. the democrats are taking ...