much of north georgia hit with heavy rains and strong winds as the remnants of tropical depression lee through the state. the storm ripped up twisters, caused damage to dozens of homes and flooding a big problem there right now. >> across part of georgia, seeing flooding in tennessee, alabama, mississippi. we are seeing rain, flooding across our straits. here is justin berk. >>> we had a lull, say that word fife times fast. annapolis. if you are going for the morning jog, the lull. heavier rain towards carroll county. 58 manchester. one of the coolest spots, it's 61 right now, in westminster. 63 edge mere. >>> an accident reported 95 southbound, route 22, before 22 churchville in the left lane. this is the problem spot, the outi loop at liberty, stop and go traffic. 95 southbound, white marsh, okay there, shouldn't expect too many problems. to the right is the southbound traffic towards the beltway. >>> the day after the grand prix ended, officials say they are getting ready for the commute on pratt street and other streets that served as the race course. it was huge crowds all around

his powers in the mandate by massively imposing more than two hundred laws he had no rights in north georgia to do that there was not any un security council resolution to that effect or the so-called authorization from von that would have allowed him to act this way he imposed those laws in even went as far as to change the constitution. all these actions have resulted in the lack of confidence in the high representative today he's only supported by muslim both and political leaders while the buzzing codes and the bosun serbs are absolutely sure that his mandate should end as soon as possible the decision and that should be made by the peace implementation council which is supposed to implement the dayton peace agreement today it is also a user of to summarize to decide on certain issues so i believe the mandate of the high representative in both me and her to governor is going to end very soon are you. happy with the current constitution it's a governor that was what it designed. and is a workable at all it's clear that we accepted that constitution but we accepted what's written in the da

lee sitting and spitting somewhere near northern sections of alabama and north of georgia. owly working up towards the north. trailing boundaries, severe weather pushing for the west coast of florida, tampa about twisters, sarasota region and north of orlando for today. pulling this up to the north, a lot of moisture here, and days of rain continue upper level low sits here, katia off the coast. bands of rain on the cool side of a frontal boundary. future radar locked in on top of baltimore. we got the lock in of possible heavy rain, taking in through thursday morning. wet, the flood watch continues, and 68 degreess the best we are going to do this afternoon as we stall things and get down to 63, overnight checking out the extended outlook for the rest of the week in to the weekend coming up in the next half hour. >>> now, the major accident we have is 95 southbound. an accident with injuries in the left lane. not causing too much of a traffic problem. this is 695, baltimore national pike, very light traffic. as the wet lens has the camera stopped. light in conway downtown.

rain and flash flooding through monday, tuesday, wednesday, and areas of alabama, mississippi, north georgiaossibly kentucky, and definitely into areas of the mountainous spots of tennessee into north carolina. now as far as the other storm out there, and i think this one is a much greater threat. most likely it's a stronger storm, and this one could threaten the east coast again. now, in five days from now the storm is still only going to be between bermuda and the bahamas. this storm is just creeping through the atlantic. again, it's a week from now that this storm would be the closest. this is katia. to eastern north carolina, possibly new england, cape cod, and maybe up in the canadian maritime. most of our computers at this point think that it can move in that general direction, and then turn north wards. that is good. that yellow line is the only one that's the outliar for now. this latest forecast is much better for the east coast. it was more or less more threat nick in the canadian maritime. possibly bermuda, it's look better for the east coast today than yesterday. now, as we go in

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even areas of north georgia and eastern tennessee. if you have friends camping, call them and let them know what's going on. maybe you're camping near a river basin. that could be dangerous, especially later this afternoon. the areas in red are the flash flood warnings. that was the remnants of what once was lee. this is what is currently katia, the category 2 storm. 110-mile-per-hour sustained winds. it's moving northwest at 13 miles per hour. hurricane winds extend 60 miles out from the center. here's a look at the track. this is really a storm of interest. as it approaches the coastline, we could briefly see this reaching major hurricane status, which would be category 3 or better. into thursday, you'll see fluxuatiflu fluctuations in the actual strength of the storm. at this point, looks like the system can thread the needle there in the bahamas. we're certainly looking at surf heights picking up in north carolina today and tomorrow. >> todd, thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> president obama will spend labor day talking abou

you can see that the rain will drench areas into tennessee, alabama and into north georgia.hat's something to keep in mind. finally, that's not the only tropical system we're watching. we're monitoring katia. it's a tropical storm but it is a strong one. the winds right now are at 70 miles per hour and the track will take it uncomfortably close to the u.s. the storm is forecast to move and curve away from the u.s. as i mentioned, t.j., will come close enough to cause the rip currents and possibly pick up moisture from lee. all of that is a recipe for a lot of rain for the middle part of the country from now till next week. >> thanks, bonnie. >>> you don't have to good to publix or safeway or kroger. you can do all your grocery shopping in the subway. buy the meat, veggies, juice, whatever you need. all you need is a smart phone and to take a picture. we'll explain in this morning's "passport." stay with me. 35 past the hour on this cnn sunday morning. the chevy model year wrap up. get in on our greatest model year yet. just announced -- celebrate labor day with an additional

. >> cleanup underway in north georgia tornado sirens alerting people to violent storms yesterday fueled by what was tropical storm the, they think these were tornadoes, damaged homes and thousands of customers lost power. not much left of the gas station in virginia, this was after a tornado hit touching down in the north carolina line, you can see the roof of the building just tore off. the awning collapsed, and to people inside of the gas station suffered minor injuries. the wildfires that have been ravaging texas for months claimed two lives today. the flames destroyed more than 600 homes as they raced through a town near austin this is showing the often skyline down here you could see cloud of smoke. the darker color off to the right that usually indicates buildings are burning. >> texas skies filled with smoke and flames, down below there was despair. tonight, half of the town is homeless. >> we just to the kids and dogs and the car and left. >> 5000 people had just minutes to evacuate after the fire broke out sunday it is just nearly one of 200 burning in the moon star state right

north. anywhere from georgia up to virginia will be at risk for heaviest falls over the course of today. also more towards the coastline here for parts of the coast. you want to watch out for tornadic activity. also along the eastern seaboard, cooler. 20 in new york. 22 for both d.c. as well as atlanta. and finally a look at europe here. lots of clouds coming in from the atlantic now. things looking stormy across the british isles. winds strong and there's plenty of rain with this system here. all of that rain is going to be heading eastward over the next day. spreading into the scandinavian peninsula. and ahead of that too looking at showers tonight for a lot of the peninsula. that pushes northward. also rain into eastern europe as well. still the peninsula will be looking at plenty of sunshine through tuesday. highs up to 30 in madrid. 24 in vienna. 22 degrees for berlin. all right. that's a look at your weather conditions for now. here is your three-day outlook. >>> our lead story this hour, nato secretary general rasmussen says the military alliance's operation in libya will end soon

people in north carolina and georgia are concerned about the possibility of tornadoes. tornadoes, strong winds and heavy rains have damaged several hundred homes across georgia. up to four inches of rain is expected to fall today. >>> and the white house says the tax i aer bill for hurricane irene will reach at least $1.5 billion. irene caused damage from north carolina to main. the -- to maine. the cost estimate does not include the cost to individuals or insurance companies. indiana lists estimate losses for those amounts could reach $20 billion. i -- irene comes as the federal government is already strapped paying for other disasters, such as the tornadoes in the midwest and south. >>> high pressure will be cranking up the heat in our area over the next couple days. good afternoon to you, giving you a live look at pittsburg. abundant sunshine, already sitting in the 80s. in some cases, five to ten degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. we'll carry that with us into the afternoon. giving us a look into the winds. very calm in and around santa rosa as well as fairfield. we

north. anywhere from georgia up to virginia will be at risk for heaviest falls over the course of today. also more towards the coastline here for parts of the carolinas, georgia, talking about a severe weather threat tonight. you want to watch out for tornadic activity as well as thundershowers. tuesdays highs, along the eastern seaboard, cooler. 20 in new york. 22 for both d.c. as well as atlanta. and finally a look at europe here. lots of clouds coming in from the atlantic now. things looking stormy across the british isles. winds strong and there's plenty of rain with this system here. all of that rain is going to be heading eastward over the next day. spreading into the scandinavian peninsula as well as continental europe. and ahead of that too looking at showers tonight for a lot of the scandinavian peninsula that pushes northward. also rain into eastern europe as well. still the iberian peninsula will be looking at plenty of sunshine through tuesday. highs up to 30 in madrid. 31 degrees in lisbon on the warm side. 24 in vienna. 22 degrees for berlin. all right. that's a look at you

we had severe weather across north georgia, including a couple tornadoes.hing is beginning to fan out across the eastern seaboard and threat no stwert does exist across parts of the carolinas, especially. we've got the have slow-moving lee, very slow-moving front that's better acting. so just be aware of that, and we'll let you know when warnings pop up. so far so good as far as any tornadoes touching down. >>> the rainfall will be the other big issue. notice the brighter colors a little farther to the west. these are going to be susceptible to flooding over the next couple days as well. katia is now a category 3. winds over 125 miles an hour, and its move is off toward the northwest at 10 miles an hour. we anticipate that to continue until it interacts with this front that's off the east coast right now. we like that, and that will keep things calm at least on the wind and the rain front. hot on the heels is this disturbance out there. but that one may take a better shot at us than katia. if you're heading to the beach today, big-time surf, dangerous rip t

showers also in north carolina, georgia, florida, rain from amarillo to houston. also around oklahoma city, kansas city. and thunderstorms from albuquerque to salt lake city. >> 74 in boise. 77 in colorado springs. and 68 in portland. upper 50s in fargo, minneapolis, omaha. dallas hits 84, new orleans, 81. here in new york it is 65 degrees. down in atlanta. 68. >> that's where you permanently live, atlanta. so that's -- >> that's right. >> you don't like the heat, you are happy it is 68? >> i'm happy. i'm from hawaii. i like the island breezes. >> very nice. hawaii girl. i like it. a ton of buzz about the next generation iphone. word is that apple could be weeks away from an announcement about, yep, the new iphone 5. >> i want one. apparently there will be a few more changes. one upgrade expected to be an 8 megapixel camera. iphone 4 has 5 megapixels. >> how do people live? the new iphone is also expected to have a faster processor not to mention mobile payment functions so you can swipe your iphone over a reader just like a credit card. >> before you know it, it

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already, we have seen challenges coming out of north carolina, georgia, alabama, all aimed at guttinghe supreme court. they are aiming to tear the heart out of the voting rights act at the time we need it most common during redistricting. it is during this part of the decade that we have seen the most discrimination against minority communities. and this section 5 area, iks itical.re we are on the defensive and offensive. i'm happy this issue is front and center today. the other issue that makes this redistricting cycle unique is we have president barack obama. and there are many who have prematurely call this a post- racial era, but we know all too well that discrimination, voting discrimination remains rampant throughout the country. we have heard about the photo i.d. laws adopted in georgia, process, we saw proof ofg citizenship requirements that have an impact on not just latino communities but on black communities as well. we have seen cutbacks on early voting. we are seeing states making it more difficult for ex-felons to get their right to vote restored. we have redistricting b

already, we have seen challenges coming out of north carolina, georgia, alabama, all aimed at gutting the heart of the voting rights act. undoubtedly, one of these cases will make it to the supreme court. they are aiming to tear the heart out of the voting rights act at the time we need it most common during redistricting. it is during this part of the decade that we have seen the most discrimination against minority communities. and this section 5 area, iks itical.re we are on the defensive and offensive. i'm happy this issue is front and center today. the other issue that makes this redistricting cycle unique is we have president barack obama. and there are many who have prematurely call this a post- racial era, but we know all too well that discrimination, voting discrimination remains rampant throughout the country. we have heard about the photo i.d. laws adopted in georgia, but throughout the voting process, we saw proof of citizenship requirements that have an impact on not just latino communities but on black communities as well. we have seen cutbacks on early voting. we are se

it knocked out power to thousands in georgia, north carolina, and tennessee. and there is satellite images of hurricane katia. it's down graded now and right now, it's moving northwest up the atlantic at about 10 miles per hour. and united states not expected to be hit directly. >> and there is breaking news, wall street journal all things digital log is reporting carol bart is out as ceo of yahoo. sources at the company say the situation around the departure is unclear. she has had a rocky tenure during her 30 months as head of the company. >> and yahoo stock failed to move up and other companies like google and facebook have been doing very well. >> big challenge. >> take a look at the weather now. >> checking in with spencer christian for that. >> temperatures on the rise here in our inland areas. and this evening, heat slow to retreat. so coastal fog, temperatures ranging from 54 and there is live energy here, 54 to 86 in warmer inland areas and there are mostly sunny skies and there is sunny skies, coast to inland and warm to hot conditions up to 68. temp

cudzoo in north georgia. it's all over the place.s me there is hope for this country. >> i'm going to show you a reason why we need the new cover of "time" magazine badly. >> thank you. >> this was found by a friend of mine in lancaster, pennsylvania. we call her schneidy. and she found this on the website, a fabulous buffet restaurant. it's as big as a football field. if you have had gastric bypass surgery to keep you from eating too much because you can't stop yourself, and if you can actually show documentation -- >> of course. i've done this before. you need the certificate. >> you get a rebate. >> 50% off? >> off the base price. only off a base price. >> it's a smorgasbord. but if you've had the surgery, you get a rebate. >> ain't that america. back with us at the table is mike barnicle. >> i don't need to say anything else. >> mika, to joe and i, gastric bypass surgery is like getting your teeth cleaned. once a week. >> not serious. most of the doctors explain, like getting your teeth cleaned, you do it once every two or three

." >> i'm telling you it's one of these subterranean deals that is spreading in north georgia. >> time a look at the morning papers. king abdullah in saudi arabia granted the right to vote for women. it's the biggest change in the decade for women. sweeping the world along with women's rights prompted the change. >> this is big. that's the country where women are not even allowed to drive. and now i'm going to let that one hang out on the air. several school districts being forced to rehire teachers who recently retired because of schools being unable to find qualified candidates. retirements in the private sector jumped 80% last spring compared to the year before. we're going to be talking to scott walker over thnext hour. we'll talk about the badgers. >> that's a look at the news. now time for politico. >> badgers are good this year. the chief white house correspondent for politico, mr. mike allen. hello, mike. >> good morning, and i'm wondering if gardening gun needs a beltway correspondent. >> there you go. >> no, no, mike allen is a gardening gun. >> he's a gardening gun guy. >> b

well, not texas, tennessee, mississippi, alabama, georgia, or north carolina.s those states have suffered the most billion-dollar weather disasters in the last 30 years. >> they have so many disasters that are potentially impactful every year. >> reporter: the most disaster free states? ♪ well -- >> oh, hawaii would be a great place to live. >> reporter: as if you needed a government scientist to tell you that. but hawaii seems to avoid most dangerous weather patterns. and also alaska. "sarah palin's alaska." >> you can see russia from here. almost. >> reporter: well, there's that. but also it has -- >> so few people and infrastructure. >> reporter: as for the continental u.s., good news for lobster, cars and ice cream. the three states with the fewest big disasters? maine, michigan and ironically this week at least, vermont. clearly mother nature doesn't always follow government statistics. and the locusts? they have to go somewhere. john berman, abc news, new york. >> thanks for watching tonight. we're always reporting on abcnews.com. and check out "nightline

the really world cup where georgia have reason to celebrate friendly the second time in tournaments history the last seeing off for many a by sixteen points in palmer's time north tight first half ending with georgia head by just three points for the romanian scrum gave as good as they got to their opponents more lustrous pack but the power of the georgians would tell in the end storm. godsey going over for the games only tries to which i'm sure we'll head into the last clash with argentina in victorious and. a much improved performance. so we want to have a very good. now to country and continues to russia's final match up that rugby world cup they take on a street in nelson on saturday our correspondent richard caught up with one player who certainly his reputation in new zealand constantino rushkoff despite the flyhalf no one finds himself without a club. constantin rushkoff has been on the move for most of his life born in kazakhstan he would move to rush aaron is early teens to continue his rugby development before departing for france after the turn of the millennium he took up the sport of the age of twelve however things could have been very different f

he needs a dramatic turnout in virginia, in georgia, in north carolina and in florida and those criticallection. he has to shore that base up. >> pleat add ohio and michigan. >> and pennsylvania. >> i want to show our republican friends some numbers here so see what they think of the difference here. this is approval ratings versus favorability rating. like anything, it's down from where he started in 2009, but 53% of americans have favorable view of president obama meaning they like him. majority of americans like him. this is his job approval rating. 45%. you have a gap right there. kevin madden, when you see the president of the road, number one, he's talking, you know -- roland's right about rally debates, but when he talks about the economic plan he's trying to move those closer together. will voters in november in a close election say, i like him, so i'll vote for him, or does it come down thoiz favorability, we like him, or his job approval rating? >> those numbers down there, that 45% shows me -- and the fact that his personal attributes still remain above sea level, that this is

the rugby world cup where georgia have reason to celebrate for only the second time in tournaments history the last seeing off from india by sixteen points and palmerston north a tight first half ending with georgia ahead by just three points after the rimini and scrum well it gave as good as they go off to their opponents more of a loss tree is packed but the power of the georgians would tell in the end start. going over for the games only tries to origin sure they have had into their last clash with argentina in victorious and. a much improved performance to him during the game. we want to have a very good march a good surgeon to know. now the country continues to russia's final match at the rugby world cup when they take on a street in nelson on saturday our correspondent richard roth reports caught up with one player who is certainly up his reputation in new zealand constantine rushkoff the spiked up the flyhalf now finds himself without a club. constantin rushkoff has been on the move for most of his life born in kazakhstan he would move to rush hour in his early teens to continue his rugby development before departing for france after the turn of the m

but the more immediate concern, northern georgia up through western parts s north carolina. 6 to 10 inches of rain in these areas and that could cause flash flooding. think of the scenes we saw from vermont from irene. we could repeat those from asheville to atlanta, georgia. the rain falls and rushing down from the mountaintops in flash flooding. by the time it gets up to the northeast, less moisture, but the rivers can't handle more rain. >> and then out in the atlantic, there's hurricane katia. how much of a threat is that to the u.s.? >> not a huge threat right now. we can't completely write it off, though. it all depends on when it takes that turn off to the north and thenff to sea off to the northeast. if it takes the turn too late, it will come uncomfortably close to cape hatteras by friday. >> at the end of the week, you'll be watching. >> close watch. >> jeff smith, thank you. >>> they've been dealing with extreme weather in the midwewes too. we've all seen football played in horrible conditions, heavy rain, blinding snow. so, what happened when lightning storms crashed the start

north carolina and georgia are still under a tornado watch. flash flood warnings are in effect from the southern end of the appalachians to new england. tornado, strong winds and heavy rains have damaged several hundred homes across georgia. up to 4 inches of rain is expected to fall this morning. >>> meanwhile, the tax bayer bill for hurricane irene will reach at least 2 -- at least 1.5 billion. irene caused damage from north carolina to maine. the white house released the preliminary budget estimate yesterday. now, that total does not include the cost to individuals or insurance companies. indiana lists say -- independent analysts, say. >>> we're also talking about high-paying careers that are in demand right now. the top ten jobs in america with promising futures. >>> and a pleasanton family watches as a very destructive guest turns his frustration on the family's car. >>> 7:51. a contra costa father is paying tribute to hundreds of u.s. soldiers, sailors and airmen who have lost their lives in the wars in iraq an afghanistan. kevin graves

georgia. five hundred seventy thousand more of us in texas. 300,000 more in north carolina. a difference of 25,000 more in maryland. we have to make sure line drawers respond to the demographic change that has happened over the course of the past decade, create new majority black districts that fairly reflect the complexion of our communities. some again, all of these issues are about democracy. democracy is at stake. i applaud the naacp for taking the opportunity to give us a moment to map out the counteroffensive to the unprecedented attack we are seeing an african-american voting rights today. .. and i want to take a moment to acknowledge history beginning in the '70s, certainly after the decision in 1986 it was all of you, it was your branches in county after county and states throughout the south and other parts of the country, bringing those section 2 lawsuits that enabled us to have single-member districts in areas that previously been at large and never had seen a black elected to public office. you bringing lawsuits and being plaintiff and suing your local governmen

what we said is let's reform the system and adopt good ideas that have been tried in georgia and northcarolina where rather than send you an unemployment check, it said we will take part of this unemployment insurance and apply it to the wages to subsidize if you are working in a temporary job. that's a good smart way to make sure that people are still in the market, getting up and going to work every day. even if it's not going to be the ultimate employment, it keeps the skills sharp and fills out the resume so as they are looking for permanent employment, they are going to have a little more confidence than they would if they were just out of the workplace for a long period of time. >> i will lose you in a minute. are the goal posts being moved on you in 2012? in pennsylvania there is a move afoot to change the way in which electoral votes are apportioned. you had 21 in 08 and you would have one if this new rule came into effect. i look at that and photo id and i wonder what's going on out there. what's your level of concern and i have you for about 30 seconds. >> the people of penns

north. and it's still throwing punches. spawning tornadoes in georgia, florida and north carolina. and raining down 15 inches in some places. in chattanooga, drivers had to be pulled from their cars. in jackson, mississippi, homes were flooded. and firefighters had to carry women and children to safety. >> we've been pretty busy all morning, making sure that the residents were safe. >> reporter: much of this region remains under a flash flood watch this morning. robin and george? >> okay, steve. thanks very much. >>> boy, there is no relief in sight. sam is with us now. whole east coast in for a soaking. >> yeah, take a look at the graphic here. there's 20 states in flood watches or warnings out of this system. it's all the tropical moisture. by the way, if i look a little unusual now, it's because i'm working with my left hand. i just want to say, i never -- this is the first time. anything can happen right now. as we watch all this moisture kind of move up in this, we'll notice the heaviest rain from the carolinas, all the way to pennsylvania. that's four to five inches of additi

arizona, georgia state, hopes to put in play in 2012. florida, north didn't win in 2008 that moved into his camp and democrat graphically are positive for him. so you've got this, you know, two polls of states that are suffering the most. now, you know, this doesn't mean the president is not without argument in those states. and in almost all of these places the downturn began under president bush, and i think people recognize that, but as you say, if you're asking voters in these states, are they better off than in 2008? you won't get many people saying, yes. >> here's a way to look at it. some say the economy under the obama administration. the question, would it be worse without his policies or better? if it were a mccain presidency, would we be saying the very same thing? >> absolutely. electorally two key questions. first, what is the retrospective judgment they make on obama's performance over the four years. and by and large in polling we're moving towards a more negative judgment. a growing number are saying his policies made things worse rathe

well, not texas, tennessee, mississippi, alabama, georgia, or north carolina.illion-dollar weather disasters in the last 30 years. >> they have so many disasters that are potentially impactful every year. >> reporter: the most disaster-free states? well -- >> hawaii would be a great place to live. >> reporter: as if you needed a government scientist to tell you that. but hawaii seems to avoid most dangerous weather patterns. and also alaska. sarah palin's alaska. >> you can see russia from here. almost. >> reporter: well, there's that. but also it has -- >> so few people and infrastructure. >> reporter: as for the continental u.s., good news for lobster, cars and ice cream. the three states with the fewest big disasters? maine, michigan, and ironically this week at least, veveont. clearly mother nature doesn't always follow government statistics. and the locusts? they have to go somewhere. john berman, abc news, new york. >> a life in hawaii is something i could get used to fairly quickly. >> i'd be there in a heartbeat. zo. >> get a little bit of history out t

there's an odd-looking weather pattern between north florida and georgia.lgreens. i think we have learned something today. that oscar is indeed a grouch. >>> you may notice a lot of purple behind me and really wonderful people. they're a few of those who support and careful and are trying to raise awareness for the 35 million people who are affected with alzheimer's disease around the world. why are we talking about this? september is world alzheimer's month. tomorrow is the big day. it's alzheimer's action day. with me is angela geiger who is part of the group that's going to raise awareness. it's really epidemic. >> absolutely. alzheimer's disease is a soaring epidemic worldwide. it's the only cause of death with no known way to cure prevent or slow its progression. >> if you're down here in times square get on a purple carpet and take a picture. tell me about that. >> if you're near new york city come on down. get your picture taken. hold the end of alzheimer's starts with me signs. get your picture on the jumbotron and show your support for a disease th

georgia, but there are other problems. manufacturing, which has been a bright spot over the last year-and-a-half in places further to the north, hasn't recovered quite as quickly in the carolinas and in georgia. in part because those places didn't suffer from the crisis of the detroit three auto makers earlier and so they're not getting the rebound of the detroit three auto makers now. >> ifill: is there a rebound in the rust belt? >> there is indeed a rebound. even though you see michigan has above average unemployment, some of the other areas of the midwest, you see unemployment near or even below the national average. that's being driven by manufacturing. >> ifill: actually something is coming back. it's just not now. other places are feeling the back wash of the same issues we've been talking about. >> that's right. >> ifill: okay. dante, the increased foreclosures, it seems to me in some way they must deal with some of the numbers we've been hearing about increased poverty. is there a connection? >> well i think that the increased foreclosures i'm not sure how much they're leading to increased poverty numbers but they're

somewhat yes, because florida it gets to decide, just as texas did and other states like north carolina, south carolina, georgia and alabama, who have all enacted their plants and have to submit them to the department of justice or a district court in d.c., so there is a process before it will become law. the other interesting thing about florida is the florida voters acted in two criteria that the legislature must comply with, and that is when the legislature dropped the new congressional maps in florida and the new legislative maps in florida, they have to drop plans that do not favor or disfavor a political party or political candidates. that will be a really interesting process play out to see if there is a great deal of change in how the map looks now in florida, which is what happened in california when they shifted their process to a different system. a great deal of change in the california maps. host: 4 worth, texas. terry on the democrats' line. -- fort worth, texas. caller: if this was a bunch of people who are from texas legally and people that are not from texas. how can you cast their votes when t

georgia. south carolina, north carolina, into virginia today for the potential tornado.lot of wind made smoke and fires in texas. >> they didn't get the rain,just the wind which is not good news for the firefighters. chad myers, thanks so much. wind die down for a tad today. i'm going to sneak over and i do see mitt romney on the stage. we're going to sneak in a quick break and once he gets to the meat of his jobs address, which should be momentarily, we'll bring it to you live. be right back. oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. from free checking to credit cards to loans, our commitment to the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ♪ visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> want to remind you we're keeping a close eye. he's still being introduced. not quite speaking yet. presidential candidate mitt romney. as he gets into the details, outlining the job plan, a lot of americans want to hear about jobs. want to move on and talk t

, this is a slow moving storm, it's going to start to pick up towards the north and into the east and make its way across georgiathe appalachians by the end of next week. so we have got a long way to go with lee, we'll give you more information on rainfall totals throughout the afternoon and evening hours, but a huge flood maker, that's the latest thing we have to worry about lee. the first game of the season, they're playing in south florida, unfortunately they might not get that game finished today. >> but when you mentioned that indiana stage collapse, we all remember the image of that. it's probably a good thing, people probably aren't too happy about it but it's better safe than sorry. >>> also right after the break, a homeowner in an airplane, imagine this, leads police directly to the crooks who robbed hiss house. >>> okay you're in a plane, you see someone robbing yours house, you call the police, we'll have that ahead. as millions of americans brace for the arrival of hurricane irene. you don't want to miss this. 77-year-old wilma melville and her search dog organization has helped save lives at major d

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somewhat yes, because florida it gets to decide, just as texas did and other states like north carolina, south carolina, georgia and alabama, who have alenacd their plants and have to submit them to the department of justice or a district court in d.c., so there is a process before it will become law. the other interesting thing about florida is the florida voters acted in two criteria that the legislature must comply with, and that is when the legislature dropped the new congressional maps in florida and the new legislative maps in orida, they have to drop plans that do not favor or disfavor a political party or political candidates. that will be a really interesting process play out to see if there is a grea deal of change in how the map looks now in florida, which is what happened in california when they shifted their process to a different system. a great deal of change in the california maps. host: 4 worth, texas. terry on the democrats' line. -- fort worth, texas. caller: if this was a bunch of people who are from texas legally and people that are not from texas. how can you cast their votes when they're

big deal, make a weathermaker here, a couple of tornadoes into parts of georgia, but the wind came this direction, from the northhout a drop of rain over texas. that lawas the issue, no rain whatsoever and it's not coming. the rain is to the northeast. there's even the potential for some tornadoes tonight in parts of virginia and north carolina, that's all from lee. now, what else is going on? well, here you go. we still have katia. we have something else developing in the gulf of mexico, and a storm you can't even see off the coast here. that's about to be maria. we've already been to "k" and then to "l" and then this will be "m," the maria storm, it's tropical depression 14. it's very impressive. it is forecast to be a category 1 hurricane very close to puerto rico on sunday. hurricane season still in full swing, john. >> chad myers for us tonight in the weather center. chad, thank you. >>> coming up here, well, you've got mail, the old-fashioned kind, but for how much longer? can the u.s. postal service be saved? here at quicken loans, we take special pride in servicing clients that serve our country. my name

in florida, in ohio, in wisconsin, in georgia, in tennessee, in west virginia, and the latest one now in north carolina, republicans in those state legislatures are restricting or trying to restrict early voting. and then there's newly registered voters. newly registered voters went overwhelmingly for president obama in 2008. he won newly registered voters in 2008 by 69% to 30% over john mccain according to the exit polls so republicans are changing election rules. all over the country. to make it essentially impossible to make even nonpartisan groups run voter registration drives. particularly in florida. like the boy scouts and league of women voters walking away from the opportunity to do voter registration drives because it has become legally threatening to do so thanks to the actions of the republicans in the legislature and the republican governor. and of course, five states have passed new laws this year requires you to show photo i.d. at the polls. according to the brennan center, 12% of eligible voters do not have a government-issued photo i.d. that percentage is higher for groups lik

georgia this morning. tornadoes damaged about 100 homes. the storms hit yesterday afternoon. some of the worst damage was just north of atlanta. one man suffered minor injuries. this couple was on the road when the twister hit but managed to get out alive. >> the sky started to get dark, and i said, maybe we should turn around and go back the other way. which turned out to be a bad idea. >> and so we turned around. and when we did, it just began to -- you could see the swirling, and all of the branches were hitting, and we stopped. >> the car started to shake. and next thing you know, there's huge limbs just flying across the road. >> the twisters were generated by the weather system that used to be tropical storm lee. tornadoes were also reported in alabama. >>> hurricane katia has grown into a monster. a category 4 storm, with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour. the good news, katia remains far out in the atlantic moving northeast, and looking less and less likely that it will hit land. >>> politics now. a shake-up in the campaign of republican presidential candidate michele bachmann. her campaign manager, veteran gop str