i m christine romans. a warning from the 9/11 commission. america is not properly prepared for another terrorist attack because nine of the commission s security recommendations made back in 2004, nine of them, have been ignored by the government. i m carol costello. the stand-off is over. the president agreeing to reschedule his big jobs speech next week. backing down from john boehner on this american morning. good morning. good morning, good morning. thursday, september 1. welcome to american morning. september 1. can you believe that n. no. september is supposed to be newsy. four months in a row for the dow. libya. okay. but tomorrow is friday. so good morning. there you go. suffering after the storm, still following the devastation from hurricane irene, it was another dark night for close to 2 million people days after irene knocked out power. the floodwaters started to recede and revealing muddy, awful marks that are being left behind in new
americans to curb sugar, solid fats and salt, but avoided naming specific foods. i feel compelled. i think that we should challenge the guidelines. i think sugary drinks is key for our nation s children. they should just they shouldn t exist. they re ridiculous. they re pure sugar. liquid candy. i don t have the government shouldn t mandate us to well what to put in our mouths, will willie. this is still american, last time i checked. last time i checked, you re the result of american butter helps digestion because it greases the intestines. it does. it does. so i don t have the numbers yet, but i m working on it. listen, i am not a scientist, but i concur. is it true that we re going to start a cooking segment? we should. oh, that would be something.
liquid candy. liquid candy. i can do that. but you re tough and macho. and some would say fat. just a little bit. all kidding aside, if you go to poorer neighborhoods, you can t buy 2% milk. you go to poorer neighborhoods and can t buy diet drinks or fresh fruits and vegetables. the education isn t such that the kids understand or their parents are telling them, hey, that s not good for them. if you go to poorer neighborhoods, the percentage of kids who are obese is so much greater. we know the problem. we ve got to do something about it. obesity in this country is the only public health issue that s getting worse. smoking is coming down. lots of other things are getting better. obesity is getting worse. i completely agree with you and would do anything to help. let us know. you be quiet. i will. i like the way you run this show. she does. she does.