wait until you see the rest of that conversation on america live right now. shannon: fox news alert, conflicting reports on a meeting that could have a huge impact in the debate over the plan for a new mosque near ground zero. we re getting brand new reports that new york governor david paterson is planning a push to convince the ima mft of the proposed islamic center to move it to a different location, earlier today the executive director of the american muslim society weighed in on the nationwide debate over building the mega mosque in what would have been the shadow of the world trade towers. we at the muslim american society are determined to defend the religious rights and freedom and any encroachment against the cherished principles of religious freedom for all people, not only muslim. we do believe that the first amendment of the united states constitution is sacrosanct. shannon: james, the debate continues. reporter: more than ever. minutes ago eric shawn shoa
said all but 20% of the oil had been removed or dissolved. health scare now for actor michael douglas. he will undergo radiation and chemotherapy for a cancerous tumor discovered in his throat. the 65-year-old says he s very optimistic and is expected to make a full recovery. and those are your quick headlines for a tuesday. headline of the new york daily news today, right there, that part. mosque wars. we know that the president of the united states has had some trouble with the number of 9/11 families because they simply do not agree with his the things that he s come out with. remember on friday, he came out and he said that they absolutely have the right to build a mosque in lower manhattan just about two blocks from the world trade center, ground zero and then the next day, he said he wasn t talking about the wisdom of that. wisdom now is democrats are starting to distance themselves from him because he s a political hot potato and yesterday, harry reid was the first
the bush era tax cuts to expire. morning, everybody! i m bill hemmer, tax cut coming your way or not? how you doing, martha? martha: good morning, bill, good morning, everybody, the u.s. chamter of commerce speaking on the proposed tax increases if the bush tax cuts expire, listen to this, saying this is going to be the bullet to the head for an awful lot of people that are going to be laid off and an awful lot of people who are opening who are hoping to get their jobs back. bill: eric bolling, from the fox business network, how you doing? bullet in the head, is that what tax increases do? sure. if we do have economic recovery from this massive recession we ve been in, it will be the bullet in the head to the economic recovery, because this will be the biggest, the biggest, by far, tax increase that america has ever seen, coming at absolutely the worst time. as it is, bill, they re going to say well, it s only for the rich. this will trickle down to every human being that
incredible. incredib incredible. we ll hear from him because his book is coming out. great to see you. thanks. see you next week. straight ahead, could the tea party actually help keep democrats in power come november? the astonishing new poll that could spell trouble for the g.o.p. or would it? forget food stamps, that money needs to go to children to keep them fit? first lady michelle obama s controversial new initiative. in health mart towns across america