The stories that will be making news later today:
A court ruling is expected this morning on New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's request for access to a secret memo about 3 million dollars in bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch employees just before Bank of America acquired the bank. Bank of America has received 45-billion dollars in bailout money.
The search resumes for survivors of a helicopter crash off the coast of Newfoundland. 16-people are still missing. The chopper was carrying oil workers to an off-shore platform Thursday when it ditched and sank in the frigid North Atlantic. One man was rescued and one body has been recovered.
The Los Angeles Attorney General will hold a press conference on charges Anna Smith's former companion and lawyer provided highly addictive drugs to the late model. Howard K. Stern and two doctors charged with *eight* felonies. It all comes more than two years after Smith died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
Vice President Joe Biden is holding an event at DC's Union Station at noon eastern. He and several members of Congress will be presenting money for Amtrak as part of President Obama's stimulus plan. Some GOP critics say Amtrak is a money drain that doesn't deserve more cash.
At noon eastern, a military legal group will be holding a rally on Capitol Hill. The Service Members Legal Defense Network is supporting a repeal of the miiltary's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which forbids gays and lesbians from serving openly in our nation's armed forces.