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Republicans refused to deal with legislation and can block it in the senate with threats of filibuster, it's impossible to get things done. >> gretchen: for the first two years he had a democratic congress. >> that's true and you can't remake the world in two years. >> gretchen: let's take a look at income because this is an interesting study that came out last week. it shows that between the period of 2009 and 2011 that average income for americans dropped 6.7% from 53,518 to 49,909. i gather this will not be a stat that the president will use for his reelection bid? >> most people believe th...

>> yeah. the fact is that when the republicans refused to deal with legislation and can block it in the senate with threats of filibuster, it's impossible to get things done. >> gretchen: for the first two years he had a democratic congress. >> that's true and you can't remake the world in two years. >> gretchen: let's take a look at income because this is an interesting study that came out last week. it shows that between the period of 2009 and 2011 that average income for americans dropped 6.7% from 53,518 to 49,909. i gather this will not be a stat that the president will use for his reelec...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning. it is wednesday, october 19th. welcome to "american morning." craziest story ever. this thing you just said about wild animals on the prowl. >> just spoke to an affiliate reporter in zanesville, ohio. there are some 24 animal, things like tigers, cheetahs, cougars, giraffe, on the loose right now in ohio. they've closed schools. they have highway signs saying, if you see wild animal, please, stay in your car and call 911. they found the owner of this wild animal preserve dead, a hole in the fengs ace and cages open. >> unbelievabl...

significant reduction in the american standard of living." their words, not mine. but when you break it down, the reality gets even more troubling. during the recession, the average income slipped by about 3%. but after the recession when the economy was supposed to be picking up, take a look. the average income dropped by nearly 7%, down to $49,909. incomes fell more after the recession ended than they did during the actual recession. as the senate begins debating president obama's jobs bill, perhaps this explains why so many people are angry. and also explains, in part, why occupy ...

expected to take place sometime this week. 60 votes are needed to overcome republican efforts to block the measure. here's athena jones with more on jobs bill and earth whether it ever pass. >> reporter: putting americans back to work is president obama's priority. >> say we can grow the economy as much as 2%, and as many as 1.9 million workers. >> reporter: he's been pushing the plan everywhere. at a press conference last week, on the road, on facebook and twitter, and in his weekly address. >> this is not the time for the usual games or political gridlock in washington. >> reporter...