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New York City cracks down on Occupy Wall Street protests
Police in full riot gear moved in to New York's Zuccotti Park early Tuesday morning, evicting hundreds of protesters from the site where the Occupy call to action began two months ago before spreading globally. Dozens of protesters who had camped out at the Lower Manhattan park since September 17 linked arms in defiance.
Police arrested at least 14 people, said Kanene Holder, a spokeswoman for the Occupy Wall Street movement. The protestors were told they could return after sanitation crews have finished cleaning the park.
Carol Costello speaks with Rick Fulginiti, a spokesman for the National Fraternal Order of Police, to discuss how the NYPD is handling the situation.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to health reform law
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama.Â
The justices will decide whether congress overstepped their authority by requiring that all Americans buy health insurance or be forced to pay a penalty. The high-stakes ruling will likely be delivered in the middle of the 2012 presidential race.
Carol Costello speaks with CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin to discuss the role political prejudice will play in how the justices will decide this case.
Tuscon shooting survivors lobby congress to fix gun laws
Today, the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino as co-chairs, are joining more than 50 survivors of recent mass shootings to urge Congress to reform the national background check system for gun purchases. They hope to make it harder for dangerous people to obtain firearms.Â
The hearing will be the first to consider flaws in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System since the January 8th mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Today on American Morning, Christine Romans speaks to two survivors of the Tuscon attack, Retired Army Colonel Bill Badger and Patricia Maisch, to discuss what changes need to be implemented in order to keep guns out of the wrong hands.
AM Minding Your Business for Nov. 15, 2011
Today on American Morning, Christine Romans reports on the morning business news headlines.
This morning, we're watching:
* Right now, U.S. stock futures are trading lower. Yesterday the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 were all off by less than 1%.
* This morning, October retail sales report will be released and we'll find out if consumers are out there spending as we approach the critical holiday shopping season.
* Oil prices are on the rise – up 20% since the start of October. The recent rally fueled by falling supplies, a weaker dollar and the ongoing tension in the Middle East.
* Warren Buffett is betting on Big Blue. The billionaire investor's Berkshire Hathaway disclosing it purchased over $10.7 billion in IBM stock. Buffett also invested in Visa, CVS and Intel.
* Citigroup and Deutsche Bank will pay a combined $165 million to settle claims the banks misled five credit unions about the risks tied to those bad mortgage backed securities.
* For the first time, the government is fining an airline for lengthy delays. American Eagle has been ordered to pay $900,000 for leaving passengers on 15 flights stranded on the tarmac for more than three hours.
Tune in to American Morning at 6am Eastern every day for the latest in business news.
RecordSetter website proves that 'everybody can be the best at something'
Ever wonder what the world's record is for the longest headspin? How about the fastest solo viewing of every episode of "Lost?" If you have, check out the "RecordSetter Book of World Records" – a collection of some of the strangest records ever broken. Indeed, the book proves the maxim that everybody can truly be the best at something.
Today on American Morning, Corey Henderson and Dan Rollman join us to discuss their website and to challenge our very own Alina Cho to break the record for most network sign-offs in 30 seconds.
Evelyn Lauder, who created breast cancer's pink ribbon, dies at 75
Evelyn Lauder, a member of the Estee Lauder cosmetic company who helped create the iconic pink ribbon, died Saturday in New York City at the age of seventy five. Lauder developed a global campaign for breast cancer awareness and raised millions of dollars put towards medical research.
Alina Cho speaks with John Demsey, group president of Estee Lauder, to discuss the major impact that Evelyn Lauder had on the fight against breast cancer.
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