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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...

suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed for wednesday, august 31st. firefighters are calling in air tankers to battle wildfires outside of dallas. more than two dozen homes have burned in palo pinto county and firefighters say the fire is 25% contained. several hundred people had to pack up and run as fires spread. texas is in the middle of an epic drought and heat wave that is dragging all summer long. >> reporter: more than 100 homes are in jeopardy and those who lost their homes are devastated. >> it happened so quickly and i was thinking not again. >> this time it happene...

more than 2.5 million homes and businesses are still without power. the death toll has risen to at least 43. and thousands of people have evacuated from flooded neighborhoods and communities. yet, flood advisories are still in place for portions of seven states. one of the towns hardest hit is little falls, new jersey, along the passaic river. mary snow is there with the latest. mary, this is the worst flooding in a century there. are things improving at all? >> reporter: it's hard to believe that looking at the river behind me things are improving. take a closer look at the passai...

Asteroids. >> it's cool once you have a multibillion-dollar satellite and then you're worried about the satellites. >> we pollute the earth and then pollute the atmosphere. flooding from the pasaeic river continues to threaten the area. last year the county received $50 million in federal aid because they had the same thing happen. residents say they're hoping to receive additional funding for the post flood cleanup. there's going to be a warmup through the south and midwest today, we've been telling you about the nice weather expected in the midwest. get a quick check with jennifer delgad...