to arrest this man because they believe he stabbed a clerk at united supermarket in san rafael on sunday. when they moved in, he fired a shot from the window. he locked himself inside the room with his girlfriend beginning a standoff. police are considering her a hostage right now. take a look at this picture. this unidentified suspect could be the man police were trying to arrest from the supermarket surveillance footage on sunday. there is no information from the police on the negotiations. they are keeping it close to the vest and proceeding with caution. well, you know, in these kind of situations, we believe that especially in this situation, everyone is different but in this situation, there is no rush. we are talking with him. we have had voice contact with him from the beginning and on the phone contact. and having that dialogue with negotiators is a good thing. and we want to resolve this peacefully and safely for everyone involved. so at this point, we are going t
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
bystanders in jeopardy. the number of injuries are mounting. and michelle obama takes a stand. is this health care in disguise? we ll ask someone who knows her well. we begin tonight on afghanistan and the war on terror, where 15,000 u.s. and nato troops dropped the hammer. you re looking at a new offensive, taking on a major taliban strong hold. it s in helmand, the center of opium production. it s already cost the lives of a u.s. marine and a british soldier. let s go to cnn s pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, this war has been carrying on for years. is this weekend a game changer? reporter: it s hard to tell at this point. game changer? this is not really the heartland of the taliban. but it is a major taliban strong hold, a major opium-growing area. let s go to the map and lay out the battle for everyone as it has unfolded over the last several hours. close to 24 hours now coming up on this. this is helmand province in afghanistan. and as we zoom in on