about jon stewart and his former network that cost him his job. the exclusive, live interview right here, this morning pop. happy friday, everyone. so, rick sanchez and lou dobbs, both making headlines this week. they re both going to be here with exclusive, live interviews this morning. big kickoff to the weekend. a couple of days ago, you told rick sanchez if he was watching, come on the program. he was watching. yes, he was. and everyone holding out hope for the 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground. since that mine collapsed nine weeks ago in chile. possible breakthrough coming in the next 24 hours. that s the hope. a drill should finally reach the men. and this rescue capsule will be dropped down and begin pulling them to the surface. they will see the sun for the first time since august. these final hours are the most dangerous. there s a real concern that the capsule could actually cause a cave-in or get stuck. this is not without risk. we ll have a l
then lou dobbs speaks on the tea party circuit in rules on undocumented immigrants and th people who employ them. and the expos shows he lied for years on undocumented labor. i am an immigrant who does not have papers. but i worked for him. because he is a very important person. first, watchdog groups are calling on the irs to investigate karl rove s new non profit that is planning to spend over $50 million by november. his group american crossroads is funded almost entirely by billionaires. today, we look at money and politics. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. pakistani militants continue to strike convoys carrying fuel for nato troops in afghanistan. on wednesday, at least 55 trucks were set ablaze in northwest pakistan hours after an earlier attack that destroyed eight tankers near the southwest city of quetta. attacks on the tankers have soared since the pakistani government bcked a
lou dobbs uses illegal immigration to maintain his homes and care for the show horses his daughter rides throughout the world. even after he called for the arrest of people who hire illegal workers. but dodd s rhetoric continued to fuel the fire. arizona s governor wants a crackdown. to give illegals social security benefits are you trafficking on the illegal alienish now? nevadians believe their jobs are being given to illegal aliens. complete the dang fence. the media adds lou doebs to the list of anti-illegal hypocrites. i would like to secure the border. if you hold employers accountable, many of these individuals and families will end up going home. meg whitman lied to the press. she throw me away like a piece of garbage. the hypocrisy is absolutely stunning and breathtaking. this debate, there is great fiction, there is great art fies. can we all agree there s nothing more nazi than saying show me your papers? so heads up, arizona, that s fasci
a kind of gauntlet was thrown down today about taxpayer money and american health. tonight, 43 million americans are receiving food stamps. a record number increasing every month, because of the newly poor. it means 1 out of every 8 of us is getting government help with food. so, today, one of the most powerful players on the national stage challenged national policy on food stamps. in essence, saying, what if all this taxpayer money was used to reinforce national health? and ron claiborne tells us what this is all about. reporter: diane, at issue is whether that taxpayer money in the form of federal food stamps should be used to pay for people to indulge in food and drinks that are bad for their health. linda patterson has been on food stamps off and on for ten years. a single mother of six, she gets $627 a month. roughly the average per person nationally. of that, she candidly admits she spends some of it on soft drinks for her children. i buy gatorade, powerade, someti
good evening. a kind of gauntlet was thrown down today about taxpayer money and american health. tonight, 43 million americans are receiving food stamps. a record number increasing every month, because of the newly poor. it means 1 out of every 8 of us is getting government help with food. so, today, one of the most powerful players on the national stage challenged national policy on food stamps. in essence, saying, what if all this taxpayer money was used to reinforce national health? and ron claiborne tells us what this is all about. reporter: diane, at issue is whether that taxpayer money in the form of federal food sfam ps should be used to pay for people to indulge in food and drinks that are bad for their health. food stamps off and on for ten years. a single mother of six, she gets $627 a month. roughly the average per person nationally. of that, she admits she spends some of it on soft drinks for her children. i buy powerade, sometimes i buy soda, kool-aid and bot