irene. north texas is burning. i m ali velshi, about 30 homes already destroyed bay wildfire. 100 more in harm s way. it s going to get worse before it gets better because officials say this fast-spreading fire is 0% contained. and i m carol costello. new developments out of aruba in the disappearance of american robyn gardener. her traveling companion and the chief suspect may be about to walk on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 31st. welcome to american morning. continues to be a busy morning. sure does. we continue to deal with the aftereffects of irene. talk about that. disaster on a delay in some places. several hundred people now evacuated in new jersey as flooding continues three days after hurricane irene tore through. residents say it s the worst they ve ever seen. in vermont, a dozen towns cut off by flooding had supplies air lifted in. more than 250 roadways cut off by high water and the layers of mud it left be
worth has destroyed about 30 homes already. it threatens many more. this is so big, the fire is so big and intense that firefighters haven t been able to contain any of that. right now crews are getting people out of its way and trying to protect the homes still standing. the fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres. air tankers are expected to drop water on the fire today. it is unclear how this fire started, but the epic drought and the heat may have made this the worst fire season in texas history. oklahoma is suffering, too. a fire near oklahoma city has forced people within a two square mile area out of their homes. it s going to be another busy day for rescuers in vermont. several hundred people are still trapped by floodwaters. irene with its punishing wind and rain turned some communities into islands, cut off from civilization. the national guard has been dropping supplies by helicopter. at one point you couldn t get into or out of 13 towns. authorities hope all of them wi
americans unemployed in this country? how about the 50 million uninsured americans when it comes to health insurance? how about the poor? do you have a plan for them? according to bread for the world website, we live in the world s wealthiest nation, yet 13% of people living in the united states live in povertytable. that s 16.7 million children. the most direct way to reduce hung inner the united states is through the national nutrition programs. now, hold it right there. i new that that story isn t going to grab anybody s attention on a big time talk show. right? you got to talk about other stuff. about how you screwed somebody in a land deal and you can do a great job in foreign relations. but when it comes down to the devil in the detail of dealing with the issues of the people and making real change, trump, you don t have it. you ve never had it. money is not a measure of a
ouavanor according to bread for the world website, we live in the world s wealthiest nation, yet 13% of people living in the united states live in poverty. nearly 1 in 4 children live in households that struggle to put food on the table. that s 16.7 million children. the most direct way to reduce hung inner the united states is through the national nutrition programs. now, hold it right there. i new that that story isn t going to grab anybody s attention on a big time talk show. right? you got to talk about other stuff. about how you screwed somebody in a land deal and you can do a great job in foreign relations. but when it comes down to the devil in the detail of dealing with the issues of the people and making real change, trump, you don t have it. you ve never had it. money is not a measure of a
the old tv cartoon, came in second, below expectations with just $16.7 million. critically acclaimed the fighter starring mark wahlberg, christian bale and amy adams took fourth, in line with expectations, at just over $12 million. and is how do you know the bomb of the year? boasting a cast of reese witherspoon, jack nicholson, owen wilson and paul rudd, the film finished eighth with just $7.6 million, way below already low expectations. elsewhere, these days, gwyneth paltrow is everywhere. first usa today says she s confirmed she s not the one who set up the new it couple jake gyllenhaal and taylor swift. meanwhile, remember her movie country strong and the country music industry recently paying tribute to her at an awards show? the blog the dish rag reports the joke may be on them literally. based on a just released clip, the blog now says the film is a cleverly disguised sattire of the country music world. and finally, how is this for a bad idea?