now almost up 30 cents in just a month. what s behind the price at the pump and what you ll be paying come labor day. the big one. startling new report out saying oregon could get rattled by a major earthquake just like the one that struck japan. a 9.0, not if, but when is the northwest ready? and robin hood, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. the mythical character now front and center in the political fight over your taxes. the president has a brand-new punch line aimed at mitt romney. it s like robin hood in reverse. it s romney hood. sherwood forest hasn t seen anything like this. newsroom begins right now. and good morning. thank you so much for joining us. i m carol costello. we begin with new details of heroism emerging this morning from that deadly shooting rampage near milwaukee. satwan singh was president of the sikh temple, and he died trying to protect his fellow worshippers. he was armed but only with a butter knife. police say he saved liv
happening now in the newsroom. picture of the morning, color curiosity red. successfully landing overnight to cheers, hugs and tears. nasa erupting with pride this morning. an amazing feat and an amazing view. deadly strike at nascar. lightning killing one and injuring nine others. severe storms forcing 85,000 fans to run for cover. startling new images from space showing just how much pollution crosses the pacific into america. nearly half of all the smoke and dust and ash and pollen above us coming from more than 7,000 miles away. and bad behavior to bolt. someone threw a beer bottle a beer bottle at jamaican olympic sprinter usain bolt. who does something like that? newsroom starts right now. and good morning to you. thank you for joining us this monday morning. i m carol costello. we begin with new details on the bloody rampage at a sikh temple and the man who opened fire. as mourners lit candles and honored the six people killed, a troubling image emerges of
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
nathan adrian beating the aussie missile in the 100 meter freestyle finish. you ve just got to see it. when is gold actually green? olympians being taxed for their gold, silver, and bronze. does first place really mean a $9,000 tax bill? skipping, pirouettes, the extended trot. a 15-year-old mayor enters the olympic sport of dressage today. why is this news, you ask? rafalka is ann romney s horse. cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. just in this morning, a collision narrowly averted at reagan national airport near washington, d.c. it involved three jets carrying a total of 192 passengers. two planes took off tuesday afternoon heading toward a third plane, which was already cleared to land. the planes were seconds away from crashing. when an air traffic controller realized a mistake had been made. 3329, stands by. hold on. we re trying to figure this out too. stand by. we have a temporary stop on a
i m carol costello. we begin with chick-fil-a appreciation day. and what s become depending on who you talk to a fight for religious freedom. today, hundreds of thousands say they ll show support for chick-fil-a s coo dan cathy and his stand against same-sex marriage. that includes evangelicals, including the reverend billy graham, who s in poor health. a staffer will deliver chick-fil-a to his home. george, good morning. reporter: carol, good morning. according to chick-fil-a, today will be business as usual. the company does not officially support this idea that was sparked by a once republican presidential candidate mike huckabee. nor will it support the national same-sex kiss day that is expected to happen on friday. but when you look at huckaby s facebook page, the page he created to ask people to sign up and support chick-fil-a today, you find that more than half a million people will be showing up to these different stores to show their support. that s what we expect