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a soggy holiday across the south and up and down the east coast. the northeast is still reeling from the hurricane aftermath of irene. it is going to feel it, too, in the coming days with lee. if that isn't enough, another hurricane is building strength in the atlantic as well. a lot going on. jackie is in the weather center. yesterday, jackie, lee you could literally outrun. today, sped up a little bit? >> it did a little, then it slowed down once again. it is a fickle storm when it comes to speed, that's for sure. it's going to continue to be a littler attic in the next 12 to 24 hours. overall, it is a slow mover. it is slowly moving. it is a flood maker. that's the thing we worry about with lee is inland flooding. we have coastal issues as well. look at the forecast track. only moving through mississippi

tomorrow, throughout the day into alabama and heading towards tennessee. we have concerns as this rain spreads throughout the area, especially into the higher elevations that we could have some problems with mud slides in addition to that flooding. how much rain are we talking about? depends where you live. we think the core of it will be near the center of that circulation, so some of the heaviest amounts, this is on top of what you already have. could be as much as six to 12 inches towards jackson, four to eight into the appalachians, atlanta maybe three to six inches of rainfall. then the northeast, you're going to get heavy rain as a cold front moves in for today. we could get a little tropical moisture trying to head your way later in the week. one to three inches here. this unfortunately on top of flood ravaged places like vermont, upstate new york and into new jersey area. here are some of the rainfall totals we have seen already. waveland, mississippi, that was unofficial, more than 14 inches.

carrolton, slidell city. we have flood watches in effect and tornado watches through the night tonight. they could spread northward. still a big mess, a lot to deal with. this is sticking around, staying in the forecast probably for a good week before we can kiss it good-bye. >> not a good thing, considering labor day weekend, a lot of people will be traveling home tomorrow, trying to. we are looking at delays? >> lots of delays. coming up in about 30 minutes, we will have the labor day forecast, talk about the cool down and what to expect for travel delays. >> busy day for you. thank you. appreciate it. a tropical storm warning as she mentioned is in effect from intercoastal louisiana to did he say continue, florida. reynolds wolf is near the eastern edge of the storm, you can see the flag behind him. it is tempting, i am sure, for people there wanting to take a

swim for labor day. officials say don't do it, it is dangerous. >> reporter: absolutely. one of the reasons they came here is the pristine beaches. the water is normally beautiful, almost translucent. walk up, look all the way down, see your toes, even when it is chest deep, usually beautiful here. things have changed a bit. the breeze, i want you to see something. we have a photo journalist, if you can get a shot of the double red flags. what i want to share about those, that means you're not supposed to get in the water whatsoever, that is not a suggestion or advice, that is the law that you should stay out of the water. the sun, though, has been out for i would say the last ten minutes, looks good. had a few bits of rain come through the area. for the most part, only big problem is the wind. you can see the effects of the wind on the water and perhaps you can show people the families that are out and about.

everyone has basically been playing by the rules. haven't seen anyone venture out. we were told earlier by the mayor of gulf shores that they have had a few people that have gotten in the water and had to be pulled back in. one thing that's a big concern. rip currents when these things come calling really intensify. one thing expected to intensify possibly is the rainfall. seven inches of rainfall in the area in the last 36 hours. they expect more rain in the gulf shore. as it drives northward, more rain could fall. there's real potential for flooding in parts of alabama and florida. plus we have seen some in louisiana and back into mississippi. this is not exactly the most powerful tropical system we have seen but it packs a punch. may cause further damage in the days to come. >> you don't want to mess with a double red flag. it is the law. stay safe. thank you. hurricane irene has been gone for some time. president obama got a firsthand

look at the damage caused by it. he toured flood damaged areas of new jersey where the torrential rain caused the passaic river to overflow. this was earlier today. president obama offered moral support and aid to people struggling to recover from the storm and said the people hit hard by irene are not forgotten, even when the cameras go away. >> the main message that i have for all the residents not only of new jersey but all the communities that have been effected by flooding, by the destruction that occurred as a consequence of hurricane irene is that the entire country is behind you, and we are going to make sure we provide all the resources that are necessary in order to help these communities rebuild. >> irene is blamed for at least 43 deaths and total losses from the storm are expected to reach $6 billion. that is billion. and rebel forces are surrounding one of moammar gadhafi's last strongholds, the

city of benny wally. the forces were given until next saturday to surrender. there are indications they could storm bani walid any moment. ben wedeman is live in the capital of tripoli. there's talk of rebels invading that area before the deadline. is that right? >> reporter: certainly that's one of the options they're considering, but what we heard throughout the day from rebel officials is that they're very anxious to avoid bloodshed. they say they don't want to spill a drop of blood or shoot a single bullet. in fact, what's interesting, the fighters at least to the west of bani walid are from that town itself or members of a tribe. it is in essence the heartland of the tribe which is the

biggest tribe in libya and one that was traditionally close to moammar gadhafi. one of the fighters i spoke with today said if i go in there, who am i going to be fighting against? maybe my brother, maybe my cousin, maybe my uncle, so there does seem to be a real incentive to avoid bloodshed, and the worry is that if fighters from other parts of libya go into that town, they may take revenge on in has been tants that played a roll in moammar gadhafi until now. >> seems as though moammar gadhafi's family, there's some sort of breakdown as nic robertson had an exclusive interview with one of the sons. it seems though as that's a big aspect to this. at one point, there was no point of breaking the family. seems like things are changing. >> i think certain members of the family like sadi probably realize that moammar gadhafi's

days either free in libya or even alive are numbered, that his area of operation, freedom of movement is becoming extremely restricted. the rebels now control almost the entire coast of libya, with the exception of moammar gadhafi's hometown. his days are numbered. therefore it is not surprising that some of the members of his family are looking to the day after moammar gadhafi is on this earth, and probably want to stay here a bit longer. >> you have a great point. ben wedeman live in tripoli. thank you. moammar gadhafi's whereabouts aren't known as you know, but one of his sons as i talked about talked exclusively to cnn about that. desperate options for his family, what is left. hear what he had to say later this hour and later, looking at the tense moments there at 7:30

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journalists were there nonetheless, huge crowd of media were there to meet him, as well as well wishers that gave him a round of applause as he passed through the airport. one of the people there to greet him said she was waiting since 5:30 this morning. >> i came to see dominique strauss-kahn. i pray to god i see them and thank god i saw them. i am really happy to have seen them. she said a big hello to me, and it was important to me, because she remains an example to us. she's dignified. what she did was an example to us all, life as a couple, with its highs and lows. >> not everybody feels that way, of course. in fact, according to opinion polls, more than 80% of the french believe he should not run for president in 2012, as he was expected to do before he was picked up by new york city police may 14th. and he still faces legal problems in france. a young journalist here has complained to a prosecutor that he tried to rape her back eight

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will cane joins us from new york, and ld grander son, also a cnn contributor from chicago. great to see you both. will, i want to start with you. president obama is set to unveil his latest plan to get the economy moving. do you see any chance for common ground with the republicans? i can kind of feel the eyes rolling out there when i ask that. what do you think? >> i see very little chance. i think the way to think about this is let's assume president obama had all the power in congress, in washington, both houses of congress. what would we see? we'd probably see another massive short term stimulus plan, wpa jobs style program and infrastructure investment. now, if the situation were reversed, republicans controlled everything, we would see deficit cutting, spending cuts, entitlement reform, tax reform, regulatory burden lifted. the point i'm trying to make is they come at it from two different ends of the spectrum. but i said very little, not no chance. there is a chance you could find a package, sitting around

productive infrastructure investment and tax reform. president obama has given lip service to tax reform. maybe if you did those two things together. >> will, what about the guy at home watching, or the woman at home watching that just wants a job, and is saying okay, if president barack obama agrees, great, but what will it do for me? >> you know, i have to say this. every time we look at the economic situation both at home and sometimes in washington, we assume there's a magic bullet to put everybody back to work, but there's not. this is not like the recessions we had in the last 24 years, two quarter recession where we just wake up out of it one day in the fall. this is a problem that has been a long time coming. we have a huge debt overhang. it is going to take a long time to come out of it. what i am telling you, if there were a magic bullet to put that guy you described to work and put it in place six months ago, we would still be in the recovery now, we wouldn't be recovered yet. >> what do you think, what will

the president have to say to get republicans on board with him, and does it matter? is that his goal on thursday or does he just want the american public to feel better about their future? >> well, first of all, i just want to address will's selective memory in terms of what would happen if the republicans were in power because i believe there was a surplus prior to republicans being in power, and the reason we have this discussion is because republicans were in power. so i don't want to start saying republicans are all at fault, but i don't want will's selective memory even to be stuck in our view as brains. >> president obama did say look, i adopted this, we were in a financial crisis, but at the end of the day, who is in the white house, president obama is. we have to come up with a solution. >> absolutely. he does have to come up with a solution. how you come up with solutions, it is important to remember how we got in the problem to begin with. you can't fix things without

acknowledging the origin. i want to make sure that line is connected and not disconnected so we don't repeat ourselves. what i would like to hear president obama say? something tangible, something real that the gop can chew on, and in my book, that's budget amendments, saying you know what, i want to make these cuts, stimulate the economy this way, and i want to offer up a budget amendment because i do believe it is important that we have a budget be balanced for the next time around the next president comes around doesn't have to deal with what i had to deal with. that's something the republicans have to chew on and not just criticize his speech about. >> i think you're right. >> never happen. never. >> why? >> the democratic president and democratic senate would put together a package that included a balance budget amendment? in your dreams. take it, deal, done, right now. >> will and lz, i have to get to this. talking sarah palin, guys. today she was in new hampshire,

yesterday in iowa. what happens to the republican field if sarah palin jumps into the race, lz, i'll start with you. >> well, first of all, i think that would be horrible for president obama because what it would do is split up the tea party vote even more and would clear the way for someone like mitt romney to get in there, who i think is probably the most significant challenge that is facing president obama right now. so i think the best thing the white house wants is for sarah palin to keep goofing off the way she is now, not get serious, putting her name in there, clearing the path for mitt. >> i thought you would think it was good for president obama. will, what do you think? >> he needs that tiger woods style fist pump in the romney camp. i agree, sarah palin would split the tea party vote, four to five ways. everybody from rick perry to michele bachmann to sarah palin to lesser extent ron paul and herman cain would have some claim to the tea party vote,

leaving the establishment or moderate or what everyone would call that portion of the republican vote to mitt romney and maybe jon huntsman if he can get steam, but it doesn't look like that now. >> do you think she will run or is sarah palin stringing us along here? >> i don't think she'll run, no. >> lz, what about you? >> i don't think she runs. she's just looking for another television show. >> famous last words from you, lz. we will see what happens. will cain, lz granderson. thanks, guys. president obama lays out his job program next week before a joint session of congress, thursday night. live coverage begins 6 eastern, followed by the president's address at 7:00. mitt romney and the tea party have what you may call a complicated relationship. one reason tea partiers don't like the healthcare law he served while massachusetts

governor. he is trying to talk about his credentials. paul stein houser is standing by with more. i hear there are some protesters there, not happy that he's there. saying wait a minute, it took you awhile to get on our side, right? >> reporter: oh, exactly. there are a lot of people in the tea party movement that are not so happy with mitt romney because of the healthcare plan he passed in massachusetts. a lot of people say that was basically the inspiration for president obama's national stage, that healthcare plan not very popular with tea party activists and for other reasons as well. they don't feel like he is a real conservative. but a half hour from now, expect him on the stage in concord. they are doing a cross country bus tour that ends in tampa, florida. and in eight days, there's a presidential debate, september 12th. there's a counter rally being put on, a few hundred yards from where romney will be speaking.

this is other tea party members and activists that are not happy with mitt romney. and then this is interesting as well. tomorrow, mitt romney comes here to south carolina, and he will be partaking in a presidential forum organized and hosted by senator jim demint. he is a republican senator from south carolina and he is a real favorite, real influential person in the tea party movement. it is interesting, susan, mitt romney, this is the first time that he has spoken at a rally, tea party rally since he announced for president. before he comes here tomorrow, he will get an endorsement in south carolina as well from the state treasurer here who is pretty influential among tea party members, susan. >> all right. some interesting facts there. thanks. appreciate it. president obama tours the devastation in new jersey today caused by hurricane irene last week. that report after the break. first, in the changing world of air travel, you may book a flight with one airline, but actually find a different airline when you arrive at the

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the president toured flood damaged areas of northern new jersey this morning where irene's torrential rains caused the passaic river to overflow. the president offered moral support and aid to people struggling to recover from irene and said the people hit hard by it will not be forgotten even when the cameras are shut off. iran is claiming a historic achievement in nuclear energy. they connected the nuclear reactor to the country's electrical grid saturday night. that would make iran the first middle eastern country to produce commercial power from a nuclear plant. the reactor is expected to supply 2.5% of the country's power needs. rebel forces are surrounding one of moammar gadhafi's last strongholds. they extended the deadline for them to surrender to next saturday. they could storm bani walid any moment after negotiations for a

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clouds and fog. temperatures are the best thing i can tell you for tomorrow's forecast. it will feel really, really good across the nation's midsection. 71 in minneapolis, 72 in kansas city, and much cooler up and down the eastern seaboard as well. one other note as we look ahead into the week, not only are we dealing with lee all week as it tries to make its way off the east coast, look at this satellite picture we have from noaa. that's katia way out there. the computer and cone of uncertainty gets close to the outer banks. we will have to keep an eye on that. almost a week away. maybe friday we will be more concerned as we watch katia. >> we don't where it is headed, it could take a turn. >> best estimates turn it up away from the u.s., but it will be a close approach. talking five days out and that margin of error, two or three hundred miles, not ruling it out. >> good news today, a cool down is coming. >> a cool down.

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welcome back now. a cnn exclusive as rebels close in on moammar gadhafi. the whereabouts of the leader are still unknown. one of his sons, saadi is speaking exclusively to cnn. he is considered a relative moderate compared to his brother and family. he called nic robertson on the phone to talk about the family's dwindling options. nic describes it. >> specifically where his father was, where his brother, heir apparent to moammar gadhafi were, he said he hadn't seen them in two months. i asked him where was he, he told me he was a little outside bani walid. he said he had been moving around a lot, hadn't been able to watch television very much, that he was relatively safe, but still in a dangerous situation. he told me then that he has been

negotiating with national transitional council, rebel military commanders. they also confirmed this. they have been negotiating to get a ceasefire for the town of bani walid. however, he said on thursday when his brother gave what he described as an aggressive speech on television, urging his supporters to keep fighting, saadi gadhafi said at that point the national transition council rebels essentially said ceasefire talks are off if you're brother is going to talk like that. and right now, according to saadi gadhafi, he believes there is no point in negotiation, that the national transitional council is massing troops to move into bani walid. he did say, and this is significant, that he clearly has differences with his father and his brother, and clearly there are divisions emerging in the family. he said he is neutral, neither in the rebel camp or his

father's camp and is merely trying to get a ceasefire. this is significant because up until now, they had been the power brokers, main people that run the country, always stuck together, now that cohesion is falling apart. and iran became the first nation to use nuclear power to supply commercial electricity. the achievement may be celebrated in tehran. for the latest, we go globe trekking with cnn international desk editor. great to see you. so other people may not be too happy about this, using nuclear power. >> that's true. the reality is that iran has been pursuing nuclear energy, technology since the 1950s. at the time 60 years ago was supported by some of the very critics it has of the nuclear ambitions today. iran came out, said we deny the

allegations that we're trying to develop a bomb. the reality is they are moving forward. so today's milestone was that they went online with their nuclear power plant and at this point it has only about 2 poip 5% of the electricity the country needs. >> let's talk about what's going on in germany. >> so prostitution in germany is legal, but the government has said you can do what you want to do, however, you have to pay your taxes. so the city of bahn, once the capital of western germany, they turned a parking meter into a madam meter. >> we're looking at it now. >> it looks like a typical parking meter you would get a receipt out of. the reality, it is hard to equalize prostitution and how do you collect taxes from street workers, for example. so from 8:15 at night to 6:00 in

the morning, you go to this machine. you pay six euros, roughly 8.65, you get a receipt, that gives you a permit or says i paid my taxes, i have the right to work here. if you're caught not paying tax, you're find after getting a warning. >> kids at home. hold your ears. there's a receipt even. let's switch to a more g-rated topic. happy feet, returning home. >> i like a happy feet story. here he is getting encouragement from handlers as he slides down this makeshift ramp into this southern ocean. he was found on the coast of new zealand three months ago. >> i remember at that. >> he was eating snow, but was actually eating sand. had to have numerous operations. finally he is back on his feet. the cool part of this story, though, they have a tracker on him, they can track his movements as he makes his way to

antarctica. you can track hem. you can see his movements as he goes. cheer him on. >> happy feet is gone but never really gone because we can track him. thanks so much. great to see you. a surprise departure at the u.s. open from one of the sport's top female players. a mysterious illness is sidelining venus williams. can she return to the courts? [ female announcer ] new purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens, or harsh sulfates. so skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] new from neutrogena naturals.

a shocker this week at u.s. open tennis tournament in new york. venus williams a two-time champ pulled out of the tournament and announced she's been diagnoses with an autoimmune disorder. joining us to talk about it, spr "sports illustrated," look at it. the nfl preview. a lot of you looking forward to that, preseason. and covering the u.s. open. talk about venus and her open. here she is. let's hear from her first. >> i lost a lot of feel. i would miss shots by feet and i just couldn't feel my hands and my hands would hurt when i was playing. i have swelling, numbness and fatigue, which is debilitating. i just didn't have any energy. it's not that you don't have

energy. you just feel beatup i. was surprised to hear that. because venus williams and her sister about a powerhouse. what's the reaction she admits schae a dishesy, an autoimmu i deficiency. >> it's a relief. a mystifying fatigue. now the mystery is solved. good news, she'll get treatment and we'll see her back on the tennis court. >> she will be back? that was the concern. she was tweeting about it and connecting with fans. i suffer from what you do as well. twitter, she's connecting on there and appreciating all the response from her fans. you're cove aring the u.s. open. highlights out there? >> sure. donald young, a young american is in the fourth round. really been a nice story. you know, you hear about the demise of american tennis, but it seems like this has been

greatly exaggerated. there are four americans among the top 16 men left and venus' sister serena is a good bet to win the womens. american tennis having a good week at u.s. open. >> they are. turn to football now. this week's big story, the six-year contract man, mike vick. controversial. here he is talking about his new contract. >> i always lend an open ear, always wanted to commit myself to change, you know, especially in the last two years and i was able to do that, and i think it's led to this point. so where i'm at in my life you know, being a happy man first, and, you know, as well as -- you know, a satisfied football player. so i'm honored to be in the position that i'm in now. >> john, there's such a backlash surrounding mike vick and now we

hear the massivalie alitmount oy he's getting. is that the going rate? people say he paid his due, spent time behind bars for dog fighting and this is what nfl players make? >> we'll see. when drew brees gets his story. this is a story of forgives in and we love redemption stories in spoorts. bigger than this, two years ago than this, now a nine-figure contract. >> $40 million guaranteed? right? >> right. he also has access to one of the luxury suites. $100 million, he may not earn all of that, half of that guaranteed at least, and this is just an incredible story, where you think where he's been the last two, three years. >> final question that we may replay at end of the season. do you think the eagles are going to the super bowl? >> "sports illustrated" picked the falcons. should be good company. eagles are definitely on short

list. if mike many vick stays healthy. see at the end of the contract if he's worth that contract. the eagles are a strong team. got stick with atlanta. >> you're a company man, john. appreciate it. thanks so much, from "sports illustrated" and author of the book "sportscasting." thanks. in italy now, the sister of the woman that american amanda knox wa convicted of killing is speaking out about her sister. stephanie is her name. she's worried that her sister is being forgotten in the media frenzy surrounding her appeal. final arguments on the appeal are set for tomorrow. knox was convicted of killing kercher her roommate and sentenced to 26 years in prison. new dna evidence may call her conviction into question. now a fun tennis story. novak djokovic is quick on his feet and the world's number one tennis player showed off his smooth moves at the u.s. open. there he goes.

look at him jam. the serbian tennis star advanced in flushing meadows on saturday and is having fun. a well-earned reputation as an entertainer on the court. who would know. his success impressed rivals. he lost only twice all year. bring a smile to your face. a former held of the international monetary fund dominique stras kahn arrived back in paris less than two weeks after sexual assault charges were dropped against him. the judge threw out the case citing credibility issues with the accuser. his troubles aren't completely over. he still face as civil suit from that woman and another woman in france accusing him of attempted rape. i'm susan hendricks. the next hour in the "newsroom" begins in just two minutes. stay close. [ male announcer ] this...is the network. a living, breathing intelligence

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