even falls, with forecasters predicting potentially catastrophic flooding. i m al wli velshi. raging floodwaters from hurricane irene washed him away, but a new jersey man lived and now telling us how he survived mother nature s wrath. in just a few hours the government s new jobs report. will it be welcome news for you, your job, and the recovery? we ll break it down on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is friday, september 2nd. jobs day, september 2nd. welcome to american morning. it s our super bowl, carol. it is. we re going to stick jobs news in between weather news. weather and jobs. that s right. it continues. weather reports, weather issues it continue to dominate our news. getting uneasy in the big easy this morning. we re taking a look at what s causing all of the stress. it s a tropical depression that is forming in the gulf of mexico. and new orleans could be in for a very rough weekend. flooding in new orleans. never want to have