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for the first time a majority of americans, 53%. feel that president obama is greatly or o moderamoderately t for the economy. more people still blame former president george bush but president obama wont be running against george bush next year. with me, obamas 2008 presidential campaign advisor and now senior white house advisor. thank you, david, for joining us. before we get to the politics of it, which is fascinating to all of us, lets get to the presidents jobs bill. would he be ...

the debris, but the odds of it actually hitting you, we took this a step further. thats one in several trillion, trillion with a t. chad myers, so the news today, we are now in the strike zone. is that for now or for good? >> that will be for good, until it falls out of the sky and well know. we were doing this little tweet thing back and forth a little bit ago about how the earth is not round. the earth is not round. its fatter at the equator. so this thing will be closer to the atmos...

we begin with breaking news in drought-stricken texas where strong winds from tropical storm lee are kicking up several major wildfires. you see them here. this is south of austin, texas. crews are scrambling to knock down flames as soon as they pop up. 1,000 homes are at risk, in the line of fire. the situation has been getting worse. fire officials cant tell us how many evacuations they have or any damage assessments as of yet. well have more ahead on the fires including a live repor...

heres whats happening. gadhafis son speaks out from his hiding place, revealing new information about cease-fire talks. could his father be ready to surrender? that exclusive report is just seconds away. tropical storm lee is picking up speed and putting parts of the gulf coast under water. cnn reporters are positioned in towns right in the storms path. well take you there live. then well head to an area still reeling from hurricane irene. president obama pays a visit to new jersey...

attacks. an audacious goal but there are new things out there, new tests and a new take on cholesterol. and a man who suffered from dyslexia so debilitating that his mother had to read his schoolwork out loud. and we talk about human evolution. news about the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and what theyre still doing to us ten years later. in new york when the twin towers fell, thousands of men and women raced to help. youve seen these images. they spent weeks on what we came to call ...

weaker but what they really need is for it to move a little faster. it is just sitting there over parts of the gulf coast right now, already causing flooding and it doesnt seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. also, listen to this, buy a raffle ticket and you could win a glock handgun. its part of a republican fund-raiser in tucson, arizona. the same city where a gunman using a glock handgun killed six people and shot congresswoman gabrielle giffords in the head. critics are callin...

and at 3:00, well talk to general russell honore. plus fredrickas interview with tiger woods. im alina cho. see you in one hour. "your money" starts right now. im ali velshi. no economic issue is more important to americans than jobs. here is the latest. we had a jobs report come out for the month of august, no new jobs were created in america in august. the unemployment rate, which was 9.1% before we got into this remains at 9.1%. stubbornly high. the number of unemployed people in ...

because of a slow-moving and strengthening tropical storm lee. it is keeping people guessing about what its going to do. also this morning, is this any way to teach kids about the events of 9/11? a coloring book where kids can color in pictures of the towers burning or of a navy s.e.a.l. shooting osama bin laden. its real, folks, and the publisher will be here to explain why he thinks this coloring book is a good idea. an illinois congress member calls president obama idiotic. what...

could put people to work. >> but critics say federal spending infrastructure has a minimal affect on job creation. >> i think if the federal government could create jobs we wouldnt see this new jobs report coming out. >> with congressional approval needed for any boost in instructure spending, its a debate thats unlikely to go away. athena jones, cnn, washington. top of the hour, 4:00 on the east coast, youre in the cnn newsroom, hi, everybody, thank you for joining us. im alena cho,...

im t.j. holmes. take a look, we got a new advisory and some new information to tell you about. tropical storm lee. in the gulf of mexico. yes, indeed, it is getting stronger. well have the very latest from our meteorologist alexandria steele standing by. keeping an eye on politics as well. a major tea party rally in just a few hours and the headliner is not in the presidential race. at least not yet. sarah palin. what will she say? will she say shes getting in? well take you there live...