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ties to the terrorist group in afghanistan. top officials have indicated this week that there is evidence that pakistans intelligence agency is supporting what is called the haqqani network and now going one step further saying they believe that the support is coming from the agencies highest ranks. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by with the latest. barbara, a lot at stake right now, and what are the officials saying? >> well, wolf, pakistan is supposed to be one ...

first as we head here into the labor day weekend with a brutal report on the job market. basically, it has come to a grinding halt. the unemployment rate for august didnt budge an inch. here you have the number. it is still sitting at 9.1%. the net number here, thats the important part. the net number of jobs created in august. zero, none, goose egg. private employers did add 17,000 jobs last month. but do the math. government eliminated 17,000. so the net change is zero. this really i...

Remember where they were when they heard of course when osama bin laden had been killed just like 9/11. >> but there are those who do not remember the horrific events of 9/11 because they were too young, well that doesnt mean the importance of the day has been lost on them. wzzm reports now from rockford, michigan. >> reporter: many of us cannot forget where we were when twin tsame but in craig beachs world religion class -- >> can you remember what happened whear >> reporter: -- student a many ...

Distance. they dont have enough weapons and despite their organization, none of them -- most of them have not fought before. they are doctors and economists and engineers who have suddenly figured out how to destroy tanks with an rpg. so its a difficult situation for them. >> thank you so much for your excellent reporting in the washington post. were glad you got out safe and sound. our deepest condolences on the two journalists that did not. we remember them fondly. our thanks very much, lala o...

>> im very happy for them as people but yes, this is absurd. a month countdown with everything going on in the world. it might have made sense 30 years ago but theres a significant generation gap in the coverage. people who remember the charles and diana see this as a story thats come full circle. for most americans its irrelevant. we chose not to care about this a long time ago. the new polls show 65% of americans dont care at all. why the month countdown? >> you anticipated my next question, i...

Getting 1%. the white house gearing up for the presidential campaign season with some staff changes. the president chose jim messina as his campaign manager. hes currently the deputy white house chief of staff. and familiar face at the briefing room podium at the white house, robert gibbs, is going to be moving to the presidents campaign as an outside consultant. senior presidential advisor david axelrod is movg to the chicago-based campaign operation. heather, back to you. >> heather: thank you...

Director to speaker dennis hastert. david mercer joins us, a democratic strategist. the generation gap when it comes to voters. since young voters dropped off in the last election, is that the real challenge for the president, to motivate those young voters to get to the polls? >> absolutely. im sure there are other voters that were going to have to focus on and motivate and thats why you see key aide, history making aides going back to chicago to do that. i think from that same poll, gregg, ove...

Slipped out the back, meanwhile out front, more and more supporters of baby doc arrived in the streets here and started to chant and sing and they were holding up pictures, all which is a surprise when you consider the atrocities that hes associated with in this country. and then he was taken away. the car it that he was taken away in had bulletproof glass. i noticed one of the windows looked like it had been shot. that may have been before, but he drove away and made his way down to the french ...

Kids leave home. women break out of traditional female and mother roles. there develops a generation gap and youth problem. the breakdown is not a cause of the rise of this crazy ideology. its the result of this. it depends on it. its a path to power for the radicals. they must have it. they consume it. they feed off it. they are using this path now. that is why i have begged you, bring your kids to 8/28. take that 40 day and 40 night challenge leading up to 8/28. restore honor. it starts at hom...

The family falls apart. kids leave home. women break out of traditional female and mother roles. there develops a generation gap and youth problem. the breakdown is not a cause of the rise of this crazy ideology. its the result of this. it depends on it. its a path to power for the radicals. they must have it. they consume it. they feed off it. they are using this path now. that is why i have begged you, bring your kids to 8/28. take that 40 day and 40 night challenge leading up to 8/28. restore...