grounded, some parts of the 2,500 mile lifeline 50 feet below flood levels last year. america s fight over same-sex marriage coming down to a fried chicken sandwich. today, round two, a kiss-in at chick-fil-a s nationwide. we ll talk to the organizer live in 30 minutes. newsroom starts right now. and good morning to you, happy, happy friday, i m carol costello. we begin this friday morning with some better news about the nation s economy. the labor department says 163,000 jobs were created last month beating expectations of around 95,000. in the meantime, the unemployment rate edged higher to 8.3%. that s the headline. but for more on this story behind the numbers, we want to bring in christine romans. she s in new york. tell us what these numbers mean, christine. well, it s a solid report. a solid report for july. but remember june was revised downward. so 64,000 jobs created in june and 163,000 created in july. this is the best month for jobs creation now in five mo
devices. why aren t you being allowed to see what s going on inside the courtroom? a mistake dick cheney coming out swinging, being one of the few top republicans to say john mccain s pick of sarah palin as vp was a bad choice. and they call her the missile, missy franklin, just 17 and already turning heads in london. the female michael phelps, as some call her, dives in today for two very crucial races. newsroom begins right now. good morning. thank you so much for joining us. happy monday to you. i m carol costello. we begin in poland this morning where just a few minutes ago mitt romney arrived on the third and final leg of his overseas trip. but it s his tough talk on iran that s still getting a lot of attention. romney says no option should be taken off the table to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. we must not delude ourselves into thinking containment is an option. we must lead the effort to prevent iran from building and possessing nuclear wea
through, big time. painkiller prescription. oxcontrin makers planning to test their drug on children as young as 6 years old. the cash behind the candidate as big corporations give millions to obama and romney. cnn digs into who s raking in the most green. will the election be decided by wall street and not main street? and home of the beret. the u.s. olympic team in french hats and blue blazers. do these guys look ready for the olympics or a croquet match in the hamptons? good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. we begin this morning with a terrifying airline flight into miami. this morning, we are learning just how bad it was. flight 1780 was en route from aruba when it slammed into turbulence on its initial descent about 30 minutes before landing. pilots landed without major incident but a dozen people were injured, five of them taken to the hospital. i never felt something like that in the past. basically, we didn t know anythin
governor paul la page. and records smashed from the midwest to the east coast. and now a new record. this past year has been the warmest ever for america. so turn up the ac, grab a cold drunk. cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i m carol costello. right now, president obama is just about to head to the heartland. he is visiting the battle ground state of iowa and reaching out to middle class voters. that s who would most benefit from his plan to extend the bush era tax cuts. here s what s going to change. basically if we don t do anything, everybody s taxes go up at the end of this year. now, understand what i m proposing is 98% of america, 98% of american families, won t see their taxes go up according to my plaque. plan. the only folks who would see their taxes go up would be the top 2%, folks like me who don t need those tax breaks, are doing just fine without them. republicans will seize the spotlight first in
niagara falls on a tight rope. around a million young immigrants who are in this country illegally are feeling more secure about their futures this morning after the obama administration unveiled changes to its policy that it says are fairer and more efficient. athena jones is in washington talking about this with us. so, athena, how is this news being received on capitol hill? reporter: hi, randi. well, reaction from members of congress was swift, and we ve seen a lot of it. democrats are celebrating the announcement and republicans are blasting the move and questioning the president s authority to make it. mr. senator, can we have your thoughts on immigration reporter: senate minority leader mcconnell refused to answer shouted questions about the obama immigration policy, but the reaction from other congressional republicans was strong. texas congressman lamar smith, chairman of the house judiciary committee, calls the move an amnesty that would encourage fraud an