country. we will be continuing to monitor hurricane isaac as it slams louisiana and mississippi coastlines. we will get an update at the top of the hour and then, love versus respect. ann romney and chris christie had dueling messages last night but did mitt romney score any wins? we will discuss the hits and misses with the a.p. s casey hunt and sam stein, plus republicans spent the evening attacking welfare and celebrating voter i.d. laws. we will talk about the grand old strategy. and tonight s p.r. blitz. ezra klein joins us for a closer look at paul ryan and his plan for america when now starts in a mere 180 seconds. if you have copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups.
ten inches of rain have fallen in some areas along the louisiana and mississippi coastlines. fortunately, so far no reports of deaths or injury. a much different story in japan where a tropical storm is taking a devastating toll there, triggering landslides and flooding. it s killed at least six people and injured nearly 100. more than 20 others are missing. the appeal trial for amana knox continues on monday. she has already served a four-year stint on murder charges of her roommate. in california, powerful surf is battering beaches with six to eight-foot high waves and creating dangerous swimming conditions. you can see that the surfers love it. high surf warnings through tonight. 60% of a wildfire has been
your answer. this is mississippi peek can grove landfill. what is gathered on shore, tar balls, oiled sand and vegetation and hauled away and dumped here, including the gloves, suits, shovelings and rakes, anything that s touched oil. it s one of nine landfills bp has cut deals with across the gulf to dump all of this stuff. so that must mean the communities are okay with it, too, right? wrong. connie rocco is the president of the board of supervisors in harrison county, mississippi, where the pecan grove landfill is. we re tired of being dumped on. we don t want it. it s valuable landfill space and hazardous to our citizens. . take it someplace else. reporter: rocco says the county board passed a resolution not to accept any bp waste but that didn t matter because waste
dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, mississippi. sanjay, thank you very much. bp says the solution to its leaking oil well rests with an adjacent well it s drilling now. a new push to have back-up wells from the start, just in case. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp. medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn t cover everything.
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