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night. its still being crafted as we speak. some of the pieces are coming into focus tonight. so is the bottom line, which is growing from earlier estimates. thats certainly welcome news for democrats who say the presidents been too timid and the economy need a big dose of medici medicine. at the same time the larger the price tag the tougher it may be to get through congress. even though the white house says it will offset the cost of a jobs plan with savings elsewhere in the budget. ...

thank you very much. im brooke baldwin. i want to pass along a quick note on an announcement from mitt romney. the former republican governor of massachusetts will lay out his plan to put americans to work. hell do that a little later this hour in nevada. we, of course, will bring that to you live. first shall were working right now to get more details on this deadly shooting that happened earlier today in nevada. heres what we know right now. a man reportedly entered this ihop restaur...

youre a democrat or a republican, maybe not so sure. its a good opportunity for you to hear from these candidates in extended form as they offer a presentation, answer some questions. the republican congresswoman, michele bachmann of minnesota is here. the georgia businessman herman cain, the former speaker of the house, newt gingrich. the texas congressman and libertarian ron paul and the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney all appearing at senator demints at this forum in sout...

a week after irene hit the east coast, the central gulf coast is getting ready for storm with flooding rains. louisiana governor bobby jindal already declared a state of emergency. oil companies are pulling workers off the rigs in the gulf. some places including new orleans could get as much as 20 inches of rain. texas could really use some of that rain from the tropical system. it doesnt look promising. 14 big wildfires are burning in that state. just one of them west of dallas. firef...

strings attached. were keeping them honest tonight. also, in a moment, well take you live to a town thats still under warde, and youll hear from a man who has been stranded by hurricane irene and he says forgotten by fema. rising waters leaving him surrounded. roads are gone. nearby houses gone as well. power is out. supplies are still limited. he says he hasnt seen a government official or fema worker and only local sheriffs trying to deal with the problem. he joins us shortly by ph...

a leading congressman says we "decades if not centuries of should pay for it but only with protocol in what republicans spending cuts in unrelated call an effort to run up the programs elsewhere. even though during another big gop. disaster, he wanted relief money in case you were wondering what all the gamesmanship and game for his own district with no strings attached. playing and petty politics is were keeping them honest tonight. about, jobs, not politics, jobs. also in a moment, w...

even though during another big disaster, he wanted relief money for his own district with no strings attached. were keeping them honest tonight. also in a moment, well take you live to a town thats still under water and youll hear from a man who has been stranded by hurricane irene and he says forgotten by fema. rising waters leaving him surrounded. roads are gone. nearby houses gone as well. power is out. supplies are still limited. he says he hasnt seen a government official or fema ...

hurricane irene and he says forgotten by fema. rising waters leaving him surrounded. roads are gone. nearby houses gone as well. power is out. supplies are still limited. he says he hasnt seen a government official or fema worker and only local sheriffs trying to deal with the problem. he joins us shortly by phone. breaking news tonight, late word that president obama will hit hard hit patterson new jersey over the weekend. flood warnings in effect for the area up and down the east coa...

suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed for wednesday, august 31st. firefighters are calling in air tankers to battle wildfires outside of dallas. more than two dozen homes have burned in palo pinto county and firefighters say the fire is 25% contained. several hundred people had to pack up and run as fires spread. texas is in the middle of an epic drought and heat wave that is dragging all summer long. >> reporter: more than 100 homes are in jeopardy and those who lost their h...

council claims 50,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in february. so far cnn is unable to confirm that figure. rebels are giving gadhafi loyalists until saturday to surrender the town of sirte and others they control. sirte is colonel gadhafis hometown and one of the places he may be hiding. the ntc says its trying to avoid bloodshed but threatens an all-out attack if the loyalists fail to disarm. syrian opposition forces say security forces cracked down on anti-gov...