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this "american morning." good morning. >> zogood morning alina. >> its early. >> it is early. >> not so early for you. >> always great to have you here. >> carol is off, christine is off. >> thats right. >> weve got you back, which is fantastic. >> weve got a really serious situation going on in texas. >> its -- it seems to be getting worse although in some parts getting a little more control over it. these raging wildfires were telling you about sweeping across the country right now...

good morning. im ali velshi joining us live from new york. lets start with the fast and furious wildfires wrecking land and property in texas. theyve killed four people and destroyed more than 700 homes in the past few days. the biggest fire is just outside austin. firefighters have been struggling to contain it. lets go right to cnns chris welch. whats the latest? >> reporter: well, you just mentioned four death so is far at this point associated with these fires. two of those came fr...

the president will lay out a speech to the nation, and democratic sources are telling us that it calls for $300 billion in tax break, incentives and other spending offset by an equal amount of budget cuts. this is being described as a major make-or-break moment for the president. we will discuss it along with mitt romneys competing plan that he unveiled today, but first on the phone, chief white house correspondent jessica yellin with the details. jessica, this $300 billion figure, and...

hell lay it out thursday night to congress and the nation. democratic sources telling us tonight it calls for about $300 billion in tax breaks, incentives and other spending offset by equal amount of budget cuts. its being described as a make or break moment for the president. well discuss it along with mitt romneys competing plan which he unveiled today. first jessica yellin. >> reporter: democratic sources in discussions with the white house confirm that $300 billion figure has been ...

incentives and other spending offset by equal amount of budget cuts. its being described as a make or break moment for the president. well discuss it along with mitt romneys competing plan which he unveiled today. first jessica yellin. >> reporter: democratic sources in discussions with the white house confirm that $300 billion figure has been the working figure for the jobs package for at least a week now. it would mean as you say 300 billion in both spending and then cuts. the white ...

>> good to see you. have a great day. from studio 7, im fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. lets get you up to date for this wednesday, september 7th. in texas, more wildfires break out as the state battles its worst fire season on record. at last count, 22 new fires are burning. those and dozens more have scorched 120,000 acres in the last week. and across the state, four people have died and more than 700 homes have burned. for many people who have evacuated, there is heartb...

also mitt romneys preemptive strike on jobs, the republican unveils his plan days before the presidents big speech. this hour political leaders zeroizer zeroing in on issue number one. do any have a plan that will really work? and texas wildfires destroying more than 700 homes in 48 hours. a massive blaze growing closer to the states capital is growing bigger and more destructive every minute. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." ive covered dick cheney for many years as...

Of -- the generation of the electionity to pump the water is not available. and it is so widespread. we are talking about five or six major cities but also talking about 20 or 30 medium sized towns and literally 2 or 250 communities. in fact, every day we hear of one of the more remote communities that basically it took a day or two for people to realize how bad the damage was. >> shannon: we are seeing the pictures that take your breath away. you have been there on the frontlines. do youngsters...

Arms. it consists of a personal design of three acorns that will represent the three children in their family. kate, her sister and her younger brother. the acorn represents the area where the children grew up in west berkshire england surrounded by oak trees and additionally the oak is a long established symbol of both england as well as strength. again, the wedding is friday. its 6:00 a.m. eastern time. shepherd smith and martha maccallum will begin their live coverage at 4:00 a.m. shepherd is...

Children and kate middleton may use it for her life. >> reporter: michael middleton and carol have chosen oak trees that are common around their family home. kate specifically asked for oak sprigs as they were more decorative. >> oak, of course, is an english tree and obviously from small acorns, great oaks grow. great in that way. >> reporter: and there is gold to represent kates name, and chevrons to reflect the familys interest in skiing and walking. but this also matters for the family they ...