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For his civil rights work. >> tell me about your dad's impact on your music. obviously performed in his church. >> very early on, he taught me a number of things. having to do with timing and praising and different things like that. and coaching me in different ways. >> do you think he knew just how famous and successful you would be? >> i don't know. he did say at one point that one day, i would sing for kings and queens. he did say that. and i have, subsequently, i have. >> and you can see more of soledad's interview tomorrow morning on "starting point." and now, jackie jeras here with a loo...

wounded including arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. today, she and so many others impacted are reflecting on the tragedy and the recovery. take a look right now at some live pictures. it is a dark room, but it is fitting of the somber atmosphere there on this one-year anniversary. the event will be called reflections and it is about to get started there on the university of arizona campus. it is honoring the lives of the shooting victims, the survivors and the citizen heroes who helped following those shootings that took place at that shopping center, at that safe-way parking lot...

good morning to you. it is thursday, august 11 now. this is "american morning." lot going on today. let's get right to it, folks. >> good morning, good morning. so much for comeback. haven't seen these kind of wild swings on wall street since the darkest days of the financial meltdown. the dow diving 520 points yesterday. this time fueled by fears or at least triggered by fears. that france is on a verge of a credit downgrade. every day it seems to be something new trying terg sell-off or the buying. that's because this is a global economy. your investments feel it here. wild swings....

this is ali. >> chris seen on a well-deserved vacation. we have a lot going on today. let's get to it. high drama and high stakes over raising america's debt ceiling. we are now just 20 day ace way from the treasury deadline. president obama will meet again today with congressional leaders for the fifth straight day of negotiations that ended abruptly yesterday. republicans saying the president stormed out of the talks. this morning, democratic source is telling cnn president obama shut down the meeting after house majority leader eric cantor continued to push for a short-term extens...

The bouncer. the 11-year-old was thrown to the ground just as the castle went airborne. she is expected to be okay. and the 9-year-old was tossed on a nearby roof. she suffered serious head injuries. the jumpy castle was installed properly, but the wind was too strong. unbelievable. >> yeah, we see those things. they call them bounce houses? >> yeah, kids love them. >> amazing that the wind could pick one of those things up. well, 45 minutes past the hour right now. we get a check of the morning headlines. the wind was a big deal this weekend. doesn't it also destroy the national christmas t...