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jury in the lacrosse place. that player convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in a drunken and jealous rage, but did he actually come out better than he could have? and there are new fears about chemical weapon sites in syria. the military is saying it would take almost as many troops as there are in afghanistan to protect those chemical sites. they're also concerned about those chemical weapons falling into the wrong hands and perhaps being used against civilians. and in america's constant battle of the bulge there may be yet another magic diet pill. it's the first prescripti...

pictures, and live pictures now, and he is going to be bringing in a jobs pro to tackle the crisis, and we will have that live from the white house. you are looking at the rose garden there, and we will bring it live when it happens. the president is set to nominate allan krueger to chair the council of economic advisers, and he is a professor at princeton and served as assistant treasury secretary until next year. and stewards of hurricane irene are expected to cleanout to day. it is not what many predicted, but irene did leave a severe scar. the storm took 24 lives and more than ...

we begin this morning, talking about the aftermath of irene, the massive storm that paralyzed and pummeled much of the east coast. today, it's blamed for at least 21 deaths in nine states from florida to vermont. and at last count, about 3 million homes and businesses are still without power. more than a billion dollars in damages is blamed on the storms winds. flooding damage will be much more costly. three navy ships should be positioned in relief efforts from new york to new england. cnn crews are in place, measuring the storm's impact and the struggle for the millions of american...

this is prattsville in the cat skill mountains. officials say the volume of water rushing through the riverbanks is more than what's flowing over niagara falls today. just think about that. it stranded people in their homes and hotels. no way for rescuers to get to them. next, i want to share video from rhode island. 300,000 people there in the dark. no electricity. several of these, you can see them downed trees, just sheer wind power took them down. half the state is affected here. listen now as rhode island's governor is speaking a short time ago. >> really what we're focusing on ...