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fewer americans filed first-time jobless claims last week. the labor department says that it got 395,000 initial claims. thats a drop of 7,000. it is the first time the number dipped below 400,000 since early april. united nations says that the drought ravaging the horn of africa has not peaked. that means a long-term threat of famine. the u.n. says 12 million people, if you can believe that, are at risk. desperately needs more than a billion dollars to feed them. musician and activist...

single day. we saw it for ourselves and youre going to see it tonight. according to the united nations, 600,000 children are now on the brink of starvation, 600,000. as we learned last night, the world food program now has less than three weeks of food aid left. were going to talk to u-2s singer bono. we will show you also, how you can help hour, you can make a difference. 600,000 kids, were going to be telling their stories tonight. breaking news back home. a problem the developing ...

streak, tiger woods returns to the pga tour. in less than five hours he tees off in the bridgestone invitational. congress celebrated its long overdue deal on the debt crisis by racing out of town for summer recess. lost in that cloud of dust, funding for the faa and thousands of workers who now cant be paid. >> personally, this is devastating. ive spent -- i spend most of my day trying to figure out what -- what can i not ay, what can i pay, where can i get extra cash. were pretty m...

for this wednesday, august 3. we have just gotten confirmation that bomb squad officers in australia have secured the safety of an 18-year-old girl who was in a house with a suspicious device attached to her. the operation to free her lasted three hours, they say her life was potentially at risk. nearby houses were evacuated and neighboring streets closed off. ill talk to a reporter there in just a few minutes. stocks across the board are lower today, investors are worried about th...

hey, kiera. >> good morning, guys. great to see you. heres some of the stories that have us talking this morning. nervous investors awaiting this hours opening bell on wall street. the doll plunged 266 points yesterday for its eighth consecutive loss. trial under way for former egyptian president hosni mubarak. the ailing hue mark could face execution if convicted in the deaths of anti-government protesters. florida watching tropical storm emily as it approaches the northern caribb...

but you wont get away. the video that has everyone talking on this "american morning." good morning. its wednesday, august 3rd. this is "american morning." a lot going on today. we should get right to it. >> yes, we should. >> isnt the debt deal done? >> its not done yet. they have to do the super committee. >> and decide what they will cut, cut food inspectors, education grants, they are going to cut stuff out of education. >> at least some of it is done? >> some of it done. one o...

split, 6-6 along party lines. theyll have until thanksgiving to come up with a package of cuts and/or taxes to get the $1.5 trillion. now, congress would then vote up or down on the entire chunk. they have to vote. but remember, the supercommittee was set up to do what congress and the white house failed to do. keeping them honest tonight, its not like this is the first time politicians have decided to set up a committee to do what they themselves have failed to do. in targets we have ...

9:00 am on the east coast, 6:00 am out west. marathon talks lead to a new debt deal. at least in theory. the president backs it. so do leaders of both parties. still, no reason to celebrate just yet. in syria, a violent crackdown on anti-government protests. more than 7 0 people killed and counting. and new this morning, a big change to health coverage. the federal government will require insurers who provide birth control without co-payments. now, in just a few hours, we could s...

the end of next year, beyond the election, with cuts and spending caps also on the table, house speaker john boehner wants all house members to weigh in. so he plans to hold a conference call with many of them sometime today. so weve got up to the minute coverage of whats happening in washington. cnns kate bolduan is on capitol hill. dan lothian is at the white house. first to you, kate, senate leaders in both parties keep saying that they are, quote, very close to a deal. what more do...

what could be the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. good morning to you all. thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. im t.j. holmes. we do need to start with a debate that was supposed to be over already. we are less than three days from a possible u.s. default. this clock is still ticking and a deal is not done. we are expecting a lot of action on capitol hill today. both houses in session, but whether theres going to be any real progress, thats anybodys gue...