an unconscientious motorcyclists was saved. why they risked their own lives to save someone else on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morning, everyone. it s wednesday, september 14th. ali has the day off. he does. tired after that big tea party. bob turner winning the race to fill anthony weiner s vacant congressional seat. it is the first time in nearly a century that a republican has captured the traditionally democratic ninth new york district, and turner did it with an anti-obama campaign. asked by the people of this district to send a message to washington, and i hope they hear it loud and clear. we have been told this is a referendum and we re ready to say, mr. president, we are on the wrong track. mary snow is tracking this developing story for us. so did this come as a surprise or did people suspect this was going to happen? the polls leading into the race showed republicans were ahead but clearly the democrat was expected
debate pinata have on texas governor rick perry s front runner status? there s no government purpose served for having little girls inoculated at the force and compulsion of the government. this is big government run amok. it is bad policy. and it should not have been done. and can the tea party deliver on this bold promise? look, we are going to choose the next republican nominee. right. we are not going to accept what the republican party hands us. but up first tonight, stunning evidence of why the stakes of that republican civil war are so consequential. new lows for president obama on just about all of the tests you use when an incumbent asks for four more years. the president s overall approval rating, at a new low. his grades on leadership, worst ever. and nearly 6 in 10 americans now doubt the president has what it takes to manage the government effectively. yet, another low point. on the road today in ohio, the president suggested republicans know he s on
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left off. big debate tonight. there s no denying this guy, texas governor rick perry, is the republican partly front-runner for president. we have a brand new poll. rick perry sweeps it it. have a look with me. republicans choice for president, rick perry 12 points ahead of mitt romney. sarah palin, ron paul the only others in double digits. then this one, best chance of beating barack obama, perry by a long shot, over mitt romney. strongest leader, perry and once again double digits ahead of romney. most likely to get the economy moving, say it with me, rick perry. a rick perry sweep in this poll. that debate tonight, as you now know, from tampa, 8:00 p.m. eastern time, co-hosted by cnn and the tea party express. eight republican ready to go. joins me from austin, texas, the guy who knows rick perry like no one else, we ve discovered here, wayne schrader of the dallas morning news. wayne, as a guy who s dofred rick perry for years and years, are you surprised to see him roc
did you see what he did? so petty. take a look. loving that. american morning continues right now. all right. i m ali velshi live in tampa for tonight s cnn tea party debate. brand new poll numbers are just out right now. it is rick perry and everyone else. i m christine romans. today president obama presents his jobs plan to congress, but, first, find out what he has planned to help rally more support for that $447 billion plan. and i m carol costello. bank of america reportedly planning to slash tens of thousands of jobs. the cutbacks create a leaner, more competitive bank, and who s jobs exactly are on the line? details on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it s monday. monday, september 12th. welcome to american morning. yes. happy monday to you. ali velshi is live in tampa, florida, this morning, so get us rolling, ali. it s beautiful weather out here in tampa. politics is on the brain this morning. we re live at the florida state fairground