national anthem national anthem good morning we have a fox news alert. first our thoughts and prayers are with thousands of people in the south this morning. in the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that have claimed at least 26 lives. this is the worst i have ever, this is devastating. it was like scary, i wasn t that scared. i was trying to cover my sister. it was like a train sound. but it wasn t it was a tornado coming by. a lot of stuff everywhere. everything you worked for is gone. the historic outbreak of 24 tornadoes leveling homes and businesses leaving doesn t hurt. search and rescue teams are still looking for survivors in getting help too many people who are still misplaced. mississippi governor eight reeves declared a state of emergency after visiting the hardest hit areas. homeland security allie alejandro mayorkas will visit the devastated areas later today, fox weather correspondent from rolling port mississippi this morning, r
the tornadoes, ten confirmed, at least in ef-4, they will continue to do the investigation. this morning we have severe weather to the south but in the same area more severe weather happening today, will send it over to you. will: veterans upset over a proposal that will eliminate disability compensation with 30 more than $170,000 a year. the c.b.o. the congressional budget office says it would save $253 billion over the next ten years but the secretary of veterans affairs dismisses the idea saying we think it s a bad idea and were not going to do it, purple heart recipient and retired army captain jason church joins us now. great to have you with me. this week when the news came out got several text from veterans and friends and i rate would be an understatement. the sentiment that i heard about means testing disability.
the president said america has surpassed china as the number one place to invest. that s not true, when you look at foreign-direct investment. there may be a revived interest in investing in the united states, especially manufacturing but direct foreign investment in china was $253 billion in 2012. $253 billion. here in the u.s., chaos in the south. a rare and deadly winter storm paralyzes the southern united states. hundreds of students stranded in schools and on buses overnight. boys will be sleeping in the media center. drivers abandoning cars as ice shuts down major roads. minutes long commutes still on going at this very hour. now i m stuck. state troopers racing to the rescue. heavy snow adding to the
week. then we can make a judgment whether it make sense. he ll have a specific plan. as to my governor of texas, fred, i don t think you want my governor to be the republican nominee. he is too far to the right. he can t win a general election. people don t want to eliminate social security. as people suggested. let him be the republican nominee. that s the best thing to happen to democrats. heather: that is a whole nother debate. get in details some of which we know about the plan or not plan jobs act. the bill is $253 billion in tax cuts around there, it could draw support from republicans. additional $194 billion in new spending, likely that will prove a little harder sell. the president asked for money to fund the highway, mod earnize schools and stabilize neighborhood and help hire teachers and first responders. we can agree that is a good thing. congressman frost, in terms of the construction job which we have heard before. we heard about these jobs. what happens when the
interesting. maybe they ll have a better on-line presence. that s what zagat needs in my humble opinion. thank you very much. we appreciate it. american morning continues right now. i m christine romans. here s what you need to know to start your day. people in new york and washington being told to stay alert and stay calm. the feds watching a possible terror threat as our nation marks ten years after 9/11. i m carol costello. a fiery president obama announcing his jobs plan to jolt the economy and create jobs, challenging congress 17 times to pass his bill right away. we ll tell you what s in it and what republicans are saying about it on this american morning. hi, christine. good morning. it s friday, september 9th. welcome to american morning. ali is off. you had the president and football last night, so you re i know. i m exhausted. up first we have to talk about this breaking news. we have new information that al qaeda may want to mark 9/11 with ano