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>> hello everyone, it is 1:00 on the east coast. let's get straight to the news. your paycheck and benefits may be cut and your taxes may go up all because congress can't agree on another very important issue, that is payroll tax cuts. congress is in a political standoff right now. the senate passed a two-month extension a moment ago. house republicans rejected that in a procedural vote and are pushing a one year extension. keep in mind payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits expire in less than two weeks. >> our members do not want to just punt and do a two-month short...

30,000 wounded warriors, many of whom still struggle with serious, life-altering injuries. >> reporter: it's estimated more than 150,000 iraqis lost their lives in the war. most of them civilians. 16 days to go before the typical american worker gets hit with $1,000 a year tax increase. there are some signs now republicans, democrats, might, might break their log jam over extending the payroll tax cut. democratic source says that president obama may drop his plan for a millionaire surtax to cover the cost of extending it. republicans oppose any new taxes on the wealthy. they would ...

is this a bad sign? they are debating about the president's jobs plan but they can't agree on when he should deliver the plan. that's where we are now, folks. the president asking to address congress on one night. the republican speaker of the house says that night doesn't work for us. you know the story by now. obama requesting the joint session for congress on wednesday but the same night the presidential candidates, the republican presidential candidates are holding a debate so speaker john boehner says do it on thursday, mr. president but we have a problem there too. that is the ...

ethnic kurds were holding a peace rally, when dozens of young men en masse apparently hijacked that rally. this set off a confrontation with police and kurds are the minority and they've been out on the streets protesting because many are angry the turkish military have been attacking their villages. president obama is moving his big speech on jobs from next wednesday to next thursday night. john boehner turned down the president's request to address congress wednesday. why? it would be hard. winds whipping 25 miles per hour are spreading west of dallas ft. worth. some 39 homes hav...

>> i'm christine romans. a warning from the 9/11 commission. america is not properly prepared for another terrorist attack because nine of the commission's security recommendations made back in 2004, nine of them, have been ignored by the government. >> i'm carol costello. the stand-off is over. the president agreeing to reschedule his big jobs speech next week. backing down from john boehner on this "american morning." >> good morning. good morning, good morning. thursday, september 1. welcome to "american morning." >> september 1. >> can you believe that n. >> no. >> september is s...