White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy recently made some controversial comments about climate change and Midwest farmers. Sen. Grassley wants to show her otherwise.
charlotte city council. a follow-up now on last night s item about iowa democratic congressman bruce braley s apology for referring to iowa republican senator chuck grassley as a farmer who never went to law school. the des moines register reports a defense was released of the candidate s agriculture credentials. he grew up in/with a in rural iowa and worked on iowa farms and detassling and bailing hay. both are misspelled. so much for street, or in this case, farm cred. ahead, should college athletes get paid? reaction to a landmark decision. but, first, senator rand paul is riding his criticism of the nsa to the top of the gop presidential conversation. reaction from the nsa s director. co: i ve always found you don t know you need a hotel room
good evening, everyone. outfront tonight, questions and sorrow over the death of whitney houston. this is what we know right now, family and close friends will say farewell to the poplar pop star saturday in newark, new jersey. governor chris christie has ordered the flags to half-staff in honor of whitney houston. sources tell us that her body was found by her assistant mary jones who she often called aunt mary. her ex-husband bobby brown released a statement about bobbi kristina saying this, obviously the death of her mother is affecting her. however, we will get through the tragedy as a family. bobbi kristina, as you are aware had been taken to cedar sinai hospital following the death of her mother. while the official cause of her death may not be known for weeks, police requested a security hold on the coroner s report which is a common practice in high profile cases. don lemon talked with the medical examiner today, and what did you find out today, don? a lot of inte
country are now casting their ballots. vinita, rob? and the political heavyweights are going non-stop again today. senator john mccain will headline a tea party rally in tucson, arizona. vice president biden heads to washington state for a democratic rally for senator patty murray. and in florida, former president bill clinton hopes to give a boost to kendrick meek s campaign for senate. there are debates also in illinois, delaware, idaho and in florida. we have new information this morning about that massive egg recall from over the summer. one of the two iowa farms at the center of the recall has been given the okay to start shipping eggs to grocery stores again. the fda farm if it doesn t clup, thfa igst doesn t clup, contamination was found at the farms. tough news for homeowners on the brink of foreclosure. the nation s largest bank, bank of america, is now set to resume foreclosures next week. it stopped them two weeks ago
and another reason why a chevy s a chevy. another look at the stories making headlines. federal agents visiting the iowa farms in the middle of that egg recall, wall street journal now reporting the fda, which has been investigating, now criminal division is getting involved. so far the egg farms are cooping. also, the signs we got just short ago, encouraging economic news. 472,000 first-time jobless claims last week. sounds like a lot. but that s at least less than it was the week before. this is the second straight week now that the number has fallen. also, dutch authorities are saying never mind. two yemeni men that were arrested as terror suspects in amsterdam because they had suspect stuff in their luggage,