clear they oppose everything from bank foreclosures and job shortages to corporate influence and greed. now several labor unions are endorsing the occupy wall street movement and plan to join protesters today. we go live to wall street. susan, what s the latest on the unions getting involved? have you seen any union members there? reporter: yes, some of them are showing up here randi at this public park. this park population has been steadily growing as the morning goes on. and they expect upwards of they re saying tens of thousands of people. of course, they have made many predictions in the past about how quickly and how many people will show up at various marches. this one they insist will be different. they have a permit to march from here over to a park near city hall. they plan to gather there and then come right back here to wall street to this public park. and they chose this spot for a reason. they could have gone down to times square and might have attracted mor
i have said before they felt that the middle class tax cuts were being held hostage to the high end tax cuts. i think it s tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers. unless the hostage gets harmed. strong words by the president of the united states at his white house news conference earlier today. let s discuss it in our strategy session. joining us our cnn political contributors rolen martin and midge madeleine. the president was very upset with that phrase hostage takers referring to the gop. not an auspicious beginning to the bipartisan love fest. he called his own people sanctimonious. i never quote keith olbermann, but he said and he represents a
that cropped up in her life, not just this, but of course the death of her teenaged son wade in the mid 90s. i spoke with a family friend earlier today who said that mrs. edwards was comfortable during the day, she was surrounded by her children with her husband from whom she has separated, john edwards, at least earlier today. and this was significant in that she had this was a can scer e attacked aggressively. she always wanted the most aggressive treatment, so the fact that this couldn t be treated any longer was sort of her acceptance of this cancer and an end for her, she had come to a place of peace both with the cancer and her relationship with her husband. in the past year, year and a half she came to terms with what had occurred. not only was it a personal marriage, but it was a public marriage. so often when you are on the campaign trail in 2004 and again in 2008, the bond was a key part of his appeal. he would often come on stage and say she is the love of m
on a plane, getting ready to fly. npr fired for him. inbounds, out of bounds. should he have been fired? should he have had a chance to defend himself? joining us, eric erickson, and also rolen martin right here. eric, i want to go to you first because the right has seized on the issue and said cut npr, they won t do interviews on npr, sarah palin wrote about it on her facebook page today. where did they go wrong? to take a man like juan williams and fire him for a statement like that, and he finished that by saying you can t blame all muslims for the acts of a few. it was a legitimate remark to make. compare that to the remark
america s war with muslims is just beginning, first drop of blood. there s no way to get away from the facts, but there are people who want to remind us all as bush did after 9/11, it s not a war against islam. now, rolen, you were shaking your head. i have know juan for a number of years. he s a fair guy, a thoughtful guy, a straight-forward guy. a lot of americans rightly or wrongly have the same sentiments. they get nervous and feel guilty about it, but hiby human nature that s what happens. that s why i shook my head when he said these are the facts. that s your opinion. you re basing it on a typical stereotype. just as juan williams would be offended if he got to the elevator and he saw a white woman scluch her purse. also, if i see a white guy with a crew cut and some black boots