even get back to it. it s moving probably 8, 10 miles an hour across the ground. so, you know, god help us. that s all. that s all we can do right now. [ sirens ] a whole different story in the east. remnants of tropical storm lee sweeping through the area. the storm left one person dead in mississippi, knocking out power to thousands all across the south. stocks deep in the red. the dow fell more than 250 points just after the opening bell. right now still hanging down. new concerns about europe s debt cries and the global economy weighing on investors. u.s. stocks plunged friday after a disappointing report showed no growth in jobs in august. two convoys of libyans allegedly loyal to gadhafi have fled to niger. a source says six high-ranking libyan officials were in one of those convoys. still no sign of gadhafi themselves. nato officials say it s to keep the libyan people safe an not to target the regime leaders. it s the first dahl day of the new job for general pet
reporter: hey, good afternoon, kelly. well a lot of super figures, although extensive damage so far. keep in mind we are starting to get another squall come in. we ve seen 15 inches here in biloxi kelly: we are having difficulty with her life shot. we will try to get back to her as soon as we possibly can. she is reporting live from biloxi, mississippi which has seen storm damage from tropical storm lee which has dumped six to 12 inches in that area alone and causing problems in nearby new orleans. we are looking at this right now, this is a shot we received earlier, showing the water coming over in the louisiana area. jaime: yeah, and we ll get back to elizabeth. she s been doing a great job over the last couple of days. right now, though, president obama is on his way, we saw the plane take off, he s headed to detroit for a labor day rally and a speech that he will give is expected to serve as a bit of a preview for the president s
None of the 44 people on board were hurt in the accident but one witness said passengers screamed and s sieked until the plane came to a stop in the mud. firefighters were dispspched for a fuel spill. a huge thud. dirt was flying by. i was sitting by the window, dirt was flying by the window. and it was over in split seconds. when you looked out the window, the wing the wing was bent, dug into the ground, kind of supporting the plane. and lots of screaming, lots of yelling. sounds like a scary scene. the plane was arriving from chicago and trying to land in a heavy thunderstorm when the accident happened. president obama travels to detroit today to spend labor day with workers and their families. yesterday mr. obama got a firsthand look at that massive flood damage left behind in northern new jersey. the president pledged to people all along the atlantic coast who are impacted by irene that he will not allow washington politics to get in the way of bringing in much-needed fed
good morning, everybody, happy monday. that s right. rob nelson and tanya rivero here to wish you a happy labor day. nothing like laboring on labor day, here we sit. i m sure many of you are probably laboring as well. we re not alone. we re with you. lee is now a tropical depression. but as a tropical storm look at all the damage he left behind. powerful winds and possibly tornados left their marks on alabama, mississippi and louisiana and georgia and the carolinas are next. the storm is not done just yet. working its way up. also ahead this half hour a public health threat linked to two mosquitos in new england. an elderly man actually contracted a life-threatening form of encephalitis from a mosquito bite. leaders in his hometown feared this might happen because of all the bugs there. i don t know if it s my imagination but i think every year the mosquitos get worse and worse. the stuff it s carrying, extremely scary, get your spray.
today. here in south carolina, a handful of republican presidential candidates took part in a forum organized by the conservative and tea party power broker senator jim demint. what are the programs at the federal level that we need to get out of the federal government? well, that s a difficult question because that s a long list. i d rather you give me the list of one of the things we should keep. president obama was also on the road this labor day in detroit for what the white house billed as an official policy event. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you. thank you. but those chants of four more years and the appearance with major players from organized labor left doubt the focus was on the troubled economic climate that puts the president s re-election hopes in serious jeopardy. now is not the time for the people you sent to washington to worry about their jobs. now is the time for them to worry about your jobs. action in new hampshire too, where the fo