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>> hillary clinton speaking an event in mount vernon, iowa. she continues to push her plans to make college more affordable. it comes as we get new polling on swing states. south carolina governor nikki haley speaking to reporters about the record rainfall and flooding in south carolina. the governor says officials in several spots are still in response mode and praised citizens as well. there has been no looting so far. at least 15 people died in historic flooding. ap warns that gangs with ...

Lethal injection drug supposed to kill him. hills lawyers are questioning the safety of the drug. i know that sounds odd. but theyre also questioning whether it would cause unnecessary pain and suffering. thats something that could be considered unconstitutional. stay tuned. there is a dangerous new online drinking game that has gone viral, and it is spreading around the world. its called neck nomination. people drinking crazy amounts of alcohol, then going ahead and posting it online, and dar...

You, because i know shes watching. this is so important to recognize, because theres such a battle going on with heart disease, especially in the african-american and latino community. pay attention to ruben studdard. >> good example. next, alicia silverstone has set up a breast milk sharing exchange through her blog. shes calling it the kind mama milk share. she wants to help vegan moms who cannot produce milk. on its surface, when i first heard this, i said, huh? but im not a mother. i think...

Recover efforts at city hall and weve already issued traffic signs, having them made. which sounds odd, we do the traffic signs when you are in one of those areas, you cant tell where you at, so we have to put those up so rescue vehicles will know where they are at. >> what about overall danger to people getting back to their homes? >> the biggest danger is natural gas and electricity thats still on in certain places. we dont want anybody -- as have you seen this morning, sprinkling out. dont wa...

Political genius. truman said he will come in and give the ares and press the buttons and nothing will happen. he will see the frustration of being president. eisenhower could deal with that because he had a long view. weirdly and this sounds odd, but he cut the military and defense spending because he could get away with it. he did it quietly and he warned against the mill stare industrial complex, but quietly he was doing that all along as president or trying to. >> it seems your part of this ...

Interview, the future came to life, as obama ran for and won a seat in the illinois state senate. even before that run, there was something about him that caught people. >> i met barack obama because a friend of mine in chicago, named betty lou saltzman, active in politics here, called me up in 1992. she said, i just met the most remarkable young man and i think you ought to meet him. his name is barack obama. i know this sounds odd, but i just had this strange feeling that he could be president...

Strong opinions about things. >> the couple made their home in chicago, where barack taught constitutional law, worked on a book about his life, and began thinking hard about his ambitions. >> if a point comes where i think that i can do more good in a political office than i can doing the things im doing now, then i might think about it. but that time is certainly in the future. >> two years after that interview, the future came to life, as obama ran for and won a seat in the illinois state sen...

>> i met barack obama because a friend of mine in chicago, named betty lou saltman, active in politics here, called me up in 1992. she said, i just met the most remarkable young man and i think you ought to meet him. his name is barack obama. i know this sounds odd, but i just had this strange feeling that he could be president of the united states some day. and i always joke, now i take betty lou to the track with me whenever i go. >> when obama ran in 2004 for the united states senate, david a...

And i said, i know this sounds odd, but i think he could be president of the out. i now take betty lou to the track. >> david axelrod signed on as his media adviser. the little known candidate with the unusual name defeated a half dozen rivals to win the democratic inauguration. >> thank you! >> obamas come from behind victory won him wide attention. he soon got a call to deliver the keynote at the democratic national convention. >> as soon as he can hung up, he said, i know what i want it say. ...

we have had report of tornados, tornado warnings are posted and with the land falling tropical system, tornados are not out of the question. so tropical storm debby, the latest coming out at 5:00. national hurricane center did make a few tweaks. with its intensity and path, which is quite interesting. it is a broad circulation. as you heard don said everyone from the florida to the texas coast needs to be mindful of this. also, its moving very slowly. what does that mean? it wont be a ...