today. here in south carolina, a handful of republican presidential candidates took part in a forum organized by the conservative and tea party power broker senator jim demint. what are the programs at the federal level that we need to get out of the federal government? well, that s a difficult question because that s a long list. i d rather you give me the list of one of the things we should keep. president obama was also on the road this labor day in detroit for what the white house billed as an official policy event. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you. thank you. but those chants of four more years and the appearance with major players from organized labor left doubt the focus was on the troubled economic climate that puts the president s re-election hopes in serious jeopardy. now is not the time for the people you sent to washington to worry about their jobs. now is the time for them to worry about your jobs. action in new hampshire too, where the fo
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