American Morning

What’s on Tap – Monday May 11, 2009

Here are the big stories on the agenda today:

In just a few hours President Obama takes on the crushing cost of health care.  He's secured a deal with several healthcare providers – which could save the nation trillions over the next decade.  We're live at the White House with new details.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is hitting the talk show circuit and he's taking no prisoners.  Cheney is criticizing fellow Republicans for shifting too far to the left.  He said he didn’t even know former Secretary of State Colin Powell – was still in the party.

A trolley operator says he was texting while driving and not paying attention during a crash that sent 49 people to the hospital in Boston.  This morning – new fallout. The head of the Boston-area transit announcing plans to fire all train drivers if they even carry cell phones on board.

His Holiness in the Holy Land.  Pope Benedict has arrived in Israel for a five-day visit, and he’s already making headlines, calling for a separate Palestinian state.

Homeless, and hit up for rent.  Some of New York City’s homeless will soon be forced to pay to stay in shelters.  The city, in a cash crunch of its own is now enforcing a ten-year-old law, but is it killing peoples’ hopes of ever getting out?