tensions have been building ever since. mary snow is there witnessing the protesters and she s joining us there by phone. so, mary, give me an idea of what the police presence is like and is this crowd growing? it s been a massive crowd this morning, fredricka. down here in lower manhattan in the surrounding blocks around the new york stock exchange. we are on one intersection where there has been pretty much a standoff between police and protesters and there was a barricade up preventing them from going any closer to the new york stock exchange and on the last few minutes we have seen some arrests. people were carried out and how we have seen, also, more police showing up at this intersection where we are with handcuffs. the police got on the loud speaker just a short time ago telling protesters to get on the sidewalk. they have blocked the intersection in this block right near the stock exchange and it s pretty much protesters just kind of in this standoff with police. it
with all that talk about the 999 plan last night, kyra. i thought it was the plug for the 9:00 show. no, you could probably read the thought bubble coming out of mitt romney s head last night. he was basically saying i could get used to this because so much of the attention at this debate was focused on herman cain, the former ceo of godfather s pizza. probably felt like one of his own pizza because his rivals that table were turning up the heat. jobs, jobs, jobs. herman cain find out what happens to candidates who shoot up in the polls. they become big targets. when you take the 999 plan and you turn it upside down, i think the devil s in the details. cain s economic plan and sets rates at 9%. also create a new 9% national sales tax. if i think it s a catchy phrase. in fact, i thought it was the price of a pizza when i first heard about it. here s what we need. we need something that is doable, doable, doable. it will pass. it s not the price of a pizza. it was
interests, although we do both seek a region where families and children can live free from the threat of violence. it s not simply because we face common dangers, although there can be no denying that terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons are grave threats to both our nations. america s commitment to israel s security flows from a deeper place, and that s the values we share. as two people who struggled to win our freedom against overwhelming odds, we understand that preserving the security for which our forefathers and foremothers fought must be the work of every generation. as two vibrant democracies, we recognize that the liberties and freedoms we cherish must be constantly nurtured. and as the nation that recognized the state of israel moments after its independence, we have a profound commitment to its survival as a strong, secure homeland for the jewish people. we also know how difficult that search for security can be. especially for a small nation like israel,