can just borrow money from the taxpayers. a labor department spokesman said those entitled to black lung benefits will continue to is receive those benefits. but scott says borrowing money from taxpayers isn t the solution. he is fighting to keep coal companies paying for the tax. the last thing we ought to consider is letting it expire and the problem getting worse. kenny fleming wants to make sure coal miners aren t abandoned. if you could talk to president trump right now, what would you say to him? please help us. supposedly he was for the forgotten man and woman. and if that isn t this, that s a bunch of people forgotten. we will be watching the next seven months. will that tax on coal mining companies get cut? and if it does, will coal miners get the health care they need? john? elizabeth cohen, thanks so much. just want him to help us.
jobs report on friday and discussion whether that could be delayed. the labor department spokesman said it will be not delayed and they are working to ensure the timely release of data and it is said to come in at 7.9 percent, higher. shepard: and now to the midtown manhattan above times square where the crane is dangling where a red alert from the reuters news agency, the new york city officials are ordering the evacuation of upper floors of buildings in this area around the crane. i suppose the concern is a bad wind gust could take and crash it into another building. the building is 65 stories tall and that crane is now dangling a total of what would be 8 to 10 stories and i suppose they are afraid if it falls it could crash into the side of a
perplexing stories from the blue the department of labor says you cannot use your own equipment you have had for years and we will rip that out. stuart: it could be because of a security threat you are getting sensitive information in advance of the general public and if you go in there and plug in your own laptop that could be a security breach. would know what happens is on your computer. guest: well, that was obviously a question and early today this was a conference call and a bunch of us participates in and the labor department spokesman did say that there have been two instances in the last two years of journalist whose have committed unspecified senators and he did not say it but he emlied that was the reason for the change. speaking for myself and i think for the other journalists there is a lot of skepticism. stuart: what do you make of the priority access give ton
tragedy. npr reporting that the fbi wants to know if massey bribed safety inspectors. a labor department spokesman disputes that report calling it absolutely not true. we should know that massey has been plagued by more than 1300 safety violations in recent years. massey says it has quote, no knowledge of criminal wrongdoing. but that it will cooperate fully with investigators. the mhsa has been noticeably more tight-lipped on the matter. spokesman saying we never comment on criminal investigationings. we ll keep you posted on this one. the good news is, whether it s banks or mining, we are getting some investigations into this country. we ll see if we get any revelations. and a massive bust on the wrecking crew that demolished the wrong house? a 69-year-old texas woman, it s not funny. named frances howard comes home to find a bulldozer had partially destroyed her family home. the address, number 724 on the