and talk about who came out on top. and rick perry called it a ponzi scheme before. a big lie being told to the american people. so we ask you, the voters if you avee. your answer s ahead. and i m carol costello. president obama steps up for his jobs bill but are republicans willing to compromise and are you willing to give up popular tax deductions to help pay for the plan on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, september 13th. welcome to american morning. more from ali on last night s debate just ahead, but first, two big breaking stories. it s 6:00 a.m. eastern. right. first to afghanistan where the u.s. embassy in kabul is under attack right now. it appears tackers enter a nearby building under construction and are now firing rocket propelled grenades at the embassy. suzanne malveaux is live at the capital there. what s happening there? i don t think we have her. reporter: we re about a mile and a half away. can you hear me now?
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
she said we were young, it was cartoonish. > the tenth anniversary of 9/1r 9/11,9/11, a ful9 remembrances. the tenth day of 9/11, a full day of solemn remembrances. that was yoyo ma at ground zero in manhattan. preparations are under way for monday s cnn tea party republican debate. we ll begin with 9/11 observances around the country. in new york a tree filled plaza surrounds two large square fountains where the twin fountains once stood. one by one the people s names were read aloud who died ten years ago today. ceremonies at the pentagon as well. 184 people died when american airlines flight 77 flew into the side of the building. in shanksville, pennsylvania o beautiful for spacious skies there was also a ceremony at the site where united airlines flight 93 went down in a field. we go to chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. a long and emotional day for everyone, including the president. reporter: that s right, don. this is a day that started bef
rick perry and mitt romney taking off the gloves and turning up the volume. the gop heavy weights going toe to toe in the republican debate. sparring over social security and who is better qualified to create jobs. jim a costas live in los angeles. the sparks were were flying between romney and rick perry. yes, they certainly were. you can say that for sure. last nitric perot o owe rick perry showed he can hit back. rick perry and mitt romney stood side by side last night. first on the question of which governor created more jobs. michael dukakis created jobs faster than you did. george bush and his predecessor created jobs more than you did, governor. a newly aggressive john huntsman. i hate to rain on the parade of the lonestar governor, but we were the number one job creator. it switched to the healthcare plan and the mandate requiring residents to have medical insurance. what some republicans call owe bottom any care. an individual mandate in this country.
palin has repeatedly warned the g.o.p. to embrace the new movement or face the consequences. those in the establishment have had opportunity to make sure the government was going to bring itself in and let the private sector grow and thrive, and those when the establishment who have perpetuated the problem by going on to get along, including those who have been wishy washes is on the reid agenda, the message is no more. politicians in office today, you need to man up and spend some political capital to support the tea party candidates instead of doing this, waiting to see how everything is going to go. a lot of tea parties and the cofounder of the st. louis tea party has echoed tairp s sentiment saying there is no