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Switch board and is setting record, and there are going to be a lot of votes there about cabinet nominees and so on, betsy devos causing a lot of action on that front. i wonder what youre hearing from your constituents and how youre feeling about things and how the democrats are reacting two weeks in. >> so many people have asked, especially after the womens march, what can we do? writing e-mails and sending tweets and sending letters are morning, but walking through my office, nothing gets my o...

Lebron is tweeting and, you know, this was all big news. but somehow coach tyronn lue comes in and everything starts getting a little smoother. and they hit their stride in the playoffs. everybody can sit down. ill be here for a while. they started setting record after record for three-point shooting but obviously what this all comes down to is a team that for the first time nba history comes back from being down 3-1 in the finals. the first team in history to dig themselves out of a hole like t...

Bernie sanders, setting record crowds out there in iowa. this guy is burning it up. got the great hair cut, you know, people are coming to see this guy speak. does he have a shot there or not? >> i think bernie sanders is doing what he needs to do. hes spending time in iowa, he spent more time in iowa as of august than hillary clinton. hes getting to know people on the ground but these huge crowds, you know, i dont necessarily know that hes translating all of that huge curiosity into caucus goer...

Bernie sanders, setting record crowds out there in iowa. this guy is burning it up. got the great hair cut, you know, people are coming to see this guy speak. does he have a shot there or not? >> i think bernie sanders is doing what he needs to do. hes spending time in iowa, he spent more time in iowa as of august than hillary clinton. hes getting to know people on the ground but these huge crowds, you know, i dont necessarily know that hes translating all of that huge curiosity into caucus goer...

Bernie sanders, setting record crowds out there in iowa. this guy is burning it up. got the great hair cut, you know, people are coming to see this guy speak. does he have a shot there or not? >> i think bernie sanders is doing what he needs to do. hes spending time in iowa, he spent more time in iowa as of august than hillary clinton. hes getting to know people on the ground but these huge crowds, you know, i dont necessarily know that hes translating all of that huge curiosity into caucus goer...

The economy was gathering momentum. the stock market has been setting record after record after record. the dow up 8% this year. the s&p 500 up 12%. the s&p 500 your stocks and your 401(k) most likely look like the s&p 500. the nasdaq 14%, and then you get this confirmation today from the commerce department that economic growth in the third quarter was the strongest since 2003. two very robust quarters of economic growth in the u.s. job creation, low gas prices, all of this kind of a magic elix...

The republicans? >> give us an opportunity on capitol hill to put things on the presidents desk and him choose, veto or sign it. up until now, harry reid protected the president from these difficult issues because he doesnt bring it up in the senate. it gives us an opportunity to force the presidents hand more often. we wont win as many as we like but win some of them. >> do you think the gop will take the senate? >> i do. we have a good opportunity and pick up seats in the house. am i concerned...

The republicans? >> give us an opportunity on capitol hill to put things on the presidents desk and him choose, veto or sign it. up until now, harry reid protected the president from these difficult issues because he doesnt bring it up in the senate. it gives us an opportunity to force the presidents hand more often. we wont win as many as we like but win some of them. >> do you think the gop will take the senate? >> i do. we have a good opportunity and pick up seats in the house. am i concerned...

The only one is the credits and he has been trying to fwrt to get a deal. it looks like all of the incentives dpeps him unless tomorrow after noon. but you are weight tee this into january 3rd and 4th. maybe that money or tg. we will have top leave it there. thank you for joining me tonight. coming up, the gun buyback program here in la is setting record. the lapb is gekting more guns than ever. and we have a began candidate.

stand, reports of explosions near a compound where he may be hiding. and im carol costello. a new poll predicting a tight race in 2012, whether obama versus romney, bachmann, perry or paul on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is "american morning." we have a lot going on today here. this weather in the united states. >> thats right. >> politics and, of course the developments in libya. >> start with breaking news in the battle for libya ...