The Agriculture Departments domain. In fact, food stamps will cost taxpayers a projected 78 billion this year. A Staggering Amount thats more than double the amount. Other food asiftance. According to a just released poll, a majority of voters think most of the 46 million plus food stamp recipients are taking advantage and not truly in need. You heard stories of food stamp waste, fraud, and abuse. This hour we will also look at the cost of the recipients and the american character. During this show, you can share your thoughts via twitter. Use fox news reporting. We begin in new york city where one of the biggest proponents is looking to get more people signed up. Individuals have a certain income limitation. You are watching a team of determined activists. Preparing their plan of action. The guidelines have changed. Do you feel all set and ready to go . They will be Walking Around the streets of brooklyn. The mission . To sign up as many people as they can for food stamps. The new Yor
Gl good afternoon we begin as the nation hurtles towards a Government Shutdown with the right flank of republicans at the wheel and Speaker John Boehner casting the role of crash test dummy. Right now all eyes are on october 1st, the day the government runs out of money and the day the uninsured can begin enrolling in exchanges through the Affordable Care act. It is the effort to tie the two together in a continuing resolution to fund the government that is sowing seeds of division. If you didnt think there was an intraparty house squabble, you ought to listen to john boehner earlier today. I expect any Senate Colleagues to do everything they can to defund this law just like the 140us going to do. Were having a fight over here. Well win the fight over here. It is time for them to pick up the mantle and get the job done. For those who havent been following this latest episode of as the capital turns, Speaker Boehner was facing questions about defeatist comments by ted cruz that led the
Good morning. Im melissa harrisperry. We begin with the breaking news still underway in nairobi, kenya. After 24 hours after a standoff began, masked gunman are still holed up in the building. At least 59 people are reported dead and 175 others injured. Four americans are among those hurt. A North Carolina woman was inside the mall at the time of the attack and described the scene. You could hear, while we were back there, them methodically going from store to store, talking to people, asking questions, shooting, screams, and then it would stop for a while, and then it would go to another store. Al shabaab, an Islamist Militant Group based in somalia is claiming responsibility for the attack. They say its revenge for the kenyas crackdown on the group in somalia which began two years ago. Al shabaab has pledged allegiance to al qaeda and has been lipged to other violence in eastern, kenya. But that is their most brazen attack yet. Nbcs ron allen joins us now with the latest. Rob, are yo
Sterling was shot by Police Outside of a Convenience Store in louisiana last july. A lot of unrest. Were watching the community very closely there. As we wait, other developments unfolding in the last couple of hours at the white house. Could the press Secretary Sean Spicer walk out with news about progress in the struggle to replace and repeal obamacare . We know that two key lawmakers have gone from no votes to yes votes after a meeting with the president. Well go and get reaction on how they pivoted from nos to yess and mike pence is heading to capitol hill to talk to lawmakers about health care. Also, President Trump just met with the palestinian president who says he has new hope for peace because of President Trump. And then there was the head of the fbi on capitol hill today testifying for hours and hours. This is one day after we saw Hillary Clinton saying that director comey played a major part in her bruising election defeat. Jim comey stuck by his decision to reveal reopenin
April 13th. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. 11 00 a. M. In northern syria. We will have a report in a few minutes. In the book, fired fbi director james comey blasts donald trump in brutal terms calling him unethical and untethered to truth and insurantitutional val. Ego driven and personal loyalty. It exploded into public view last night. Cnn obtained a copy. Comey calls the Trump Presidency a forest fire and says aspects of the loyalty oath and boss in complete control reminded him of the days prosecuting the mob. And comey recounts the first meeting with President Trump. Comey said the only question of the russian meddling, you found no impact on the result, right . And the d on oossier and the unverified claims that russia had video of trump watching prostitutes urinate. He was obsessed with the Golden Shower information. If his wife melania thought it was true, he rolled on and explained why it could not possibly be true. Ending it by saying asking me to investigate the allegation t