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>> live from cnn center, this is cnn news "room" with kim brunhuber. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. horn 12 million people under flood watches in parts of arizona, new mexico and texas. the risk of flash flooding is high with these areas expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. extreme weather forced a search and rescue mission as several hikers were swept off their feet by a flash flood. one person is still missing...

So theres no training behind this. Theres no standard attack in any of this. So, actually, we can see it going any way. But i think the i think the longer it goes on without violence the more likely there wont be any. Welcome back, everybody. Im john vause at the cnn center. Im natalie allen. Thank you for joining us. Weve been here several hours with this breaking news out of australia. And we will continue to bring you the latest now. And wed like to welcome our viewers in the United States an...

There are none. theyre very dishonest people. in fact in covering my comments, the dishonest media did not explain that i called the fake news the enemy of the people, the fake news. they dropped off the word fake. and all of a sudden the story became the media is the enemy. they take the word fake out. and now im saying oh, no. this is no good. but, thats the way they are. so im not against the media, im not against the press. i dont mind bad stories if i deserve them. and i love good stories. ...

Trump and his transition on schedule and under budget. earlier this week, the "washington examiner" reported that he is looking to cut federal spending. two 20%, that would rock numbe numbers. 66% say they feel optimistic about the u.s. economy. here now with reaction, the special assistant to the president-elect, boris boris. and anthony scaramucci. i know this may sound crazy but on time, under budget. washington. right? >> hes the man. hes very disciplined.

Looking at politics here on this tuesday. as far as democrats are concerned, you have hillary clinton, shes in iowa where in four months voters will head to the caucuses in the first test for those candidates. i have brianna keilar live in des moines with hillary clinton. and looking at the latest numbe numbers, in that state for the first time with bernie sanders, whats she doing to try to punch through that? >> reporter: its really about organization and to look at what hillary clinton has had...

>> its not something i can confirm at the moment, and its not particularly useful to actually confirm potential numbe numbers. for people who we might be dealing with who might have concerns that a friend or a relative or a loved one might be in that building, we have set up our -- >> nb[ inaudible ]. how many maybe inside. >> that is a tactical, operational imperative. >> why is that so sensitive? >> because at this point everything has to be about the safety of the people in the location. so i...

Florida, 13, they touted as a victory. independent voters rejected their arguments on obamacare. rejected the repeal, arguments. just didnt vote in large numbenum numbe numbers. i would have concerns itf i wer republican. these are going to be close elections. make no mistake about it. in all of the statesmention . mentioned. shouldnt get worked up. they make a bad bet. on obamacare issue. >> there is another big problem, very quickly with what they have done. they bet as david said. bet the far...

Thing listening to the people involved is youre right. its about strategy. >> its not about ideology but about strategy. >> its not about health care. two of the most interesting numbe numbers, ezra, explain the mechanics of 5 and 50 with regard to health care. 5 and 50. >> by the way, ezra, im ticked off that you borrowed my title. thats what people used to call me. >> so 5 and 50 is the fact that 5% of the patients in health care system account for fully 50% of the cost. you can go even lower....

Moving at a slow pace now. thats the word out of washington. the economy adding 169,000 new jobs in august. thats fewer than what economist predicted. the jobless rate fell to 7.3% from 7.4% in july. >> the drop happened because more than 300,000 people actually gave up looking for work. they took themselves out of numbe numbers. the report affecting stocks today. the dow jones is up 31 points. >> this is causing a lot of consternation. your private e-mails, medical records and internet chats ar...

Effort to get severely disabled veterans hired in the civilian workforce. wounded warrior careers said 70% of the vets it works with have either been hired or are training for a new career. >> we severely wounded warriors, do bring something to the table. i mean they have leadership experience. they have things that many, many youngsters across the country dontbe have. we think its a win for everyone in the community. >> bret: now, some disturbing news about current members of the military. we t...