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this "american morning.". busy weekend. good morning, august 1st. a lot going on today. >> it was an agonizing weekend and we were all up late last night. e-mails flying at midnight. >> it was busy. >> but things are a little brighter today than they were last night and saturday night and a little brighter. >> tiny bit. we start with that possible break-through in the debt ceiling crisis. in a few hours the house and senate are expected to vote on a plan by president obama and congressional leaders to raise america's borrowing limit in exchange for massive spending cuts. >> i want ...

They think the virtual fence was working, was it working, cancellation of it was a good idea or bad idea? how do you come down on it. >> it was a great idea to cancel it. it's far past due. we knew not just two years ago, four years ago. it spans two administrations that they should have canceled this a longtime ago. now our taxpayers have footed a bill for over a billion dollars for a virtual fence that really hasn't benefitted us at all. and we need to get back to the basics, and i'm a combat engineer in the army, where i helped with our platoons, help build and support the border patrol, bu...

Following will's journey. >> it's been incredible to watch his progression all the way along. he no longer 18, 19. when we last saw will he had completed his basic training in missouri, but in order to become a combat engineer he's had to move on to more advanced training at ft. stewart, georgia. >> company. ready. begin. don't give up. don't quit. >> reporter: with basic training behind them, will and the other soldiers in his company are now starting advanced training to become combat engineers. >> stop talking and listen. you got to get this stuff so you can do your job. >> let's go. >> rep...

Good-byes. >> all right, mclain, congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: he can't leave without thanking drill sergeant ricks. >> get outside and get in here, move! >> reporter: who pushed him and the others every step of the way. >> screaming at me, but, no, they're just doing their job. >> you really get to see people transform and become soldiers. it does give you a lot of pride in what you do. >> dismissed. >> reporter: after 15 weeks, will mclain and the others leave as soldiers. will's new life as a combat engineer is about to begin. >> that's good stuff. it is april fools' day and...

>> hey. it's hard enough being a teen-ager, but for thousands of girls here in california whose mom or dad are called up to fight in the global war on terror, the stress can be overwhelming. for the most part, they're left to cope with feelings of depression and loneliness on their own. this conference is out to change that, at least for military daughters and they kicked things off last night in high style with a very fun purple carpet dinner. 100 teen-agers from across the state have come together to offer each other support and inspiration and to learn skills to help them adjust. they also ...