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Police and protestors clash in OWS 'Day of Action' – is police reaction too aggressive?
Occupy Wall Street marked their two month anniversary with a bang in New York City yesterday. Protestors clashed with police as they attempted to lift barricades, block traffic, and clog subways. Some of the struggles even turned bloody; the NYPD says one officer was cut by a flying object in Zuccotti Park.
Christine Romans talks with former NYPD commissioner John Timoney about the challenges police officers face in controlling these kinds of protests.
Toomey: Debt deal is "still possible, [but] it’s not going to be easy"
The Congressional super committee has just five days left to put together a deficit deal. The bi-partisan group is currently gridlocked over taxes and entitlement reform. Now many are wondering if an agreement can actually be reached.
Today on American Morning, Sen. Pat Toomey tells Carol Costello that a debt agreement is "still possible, [but] it’s not going to be easy." See the entire interview above.
Another major university confronted with sexual abuse scandal – Author Buzz Bissinger on what this means for college atheltics
Syracuse University men's assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has been placed on administrative leave over sexual abuse allegations made by a man in 2005. Police said they had reopened an investigation into allegations of inappropriate touching, which allegedly occurred years before the allegation was made. These accusations come as another major university, Penn State, is facing its own sexual abuse scandal.
Today on American Morning, Newsweek columnist Buzz Bissinger talks about what these two cases reveal about the current state of college athletics. As Bissinger tells Carol Costello, "College sports are a monster – and they have to be contained."
AM Minding Your Business for Nov. 18, 2011
Today on American Morning, Christine Romans reports on the morning business news headlines.
This morning, we're watching:
* U.S. stock futures are trading higher at the moment, after another shaky session on Wall Street. Concerns about Europe's debt problems still pushing markets lower worldwide into today.
* We're keeping an eye on Spanish bond yields. They were up to that critical 7% level yesterday – that's the level at which other countries had to seek international bailouts. But the Spanish government insists Spain will not need a bailout from the EU.
* American retail icon GAP is still struggling. Profits dropped 36% in the third quarter and sales were down 6%. Banana Republic and Old Navy also owned by the gap.
* Black Friday is one week from today, and the National Retail Federation estimates that 152 million people will be hitting those sales this year. That's up 10% from a year ago.
* The Honda Civic natural gas model is taking home the Green Car Journal's "Green Car of the Year" award at the l-A Auto Show this week. This is the fifth generation of this model, and it's been praised for its great fuel efficiency and roomier design.
Tune in to American Morning at 6am Eastern every day for the latest in business news.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on being honored with Double Helix Medal, NBA lockout
He's the NBA's all-time leading scorer, a Los Angeles Lakers legend...and a cancer survivor.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in New York this week to receive the Double Helix Medal, a prestigious award for the work he's done raising awareness for cancer research.
Abdul-Jabbar joined us on American Morning to talk about his fight against cancer and shares his thoughts on the current NBA lockout.
For more information on Kareem's work in raising awareness for Ph+ chronic myeloid leukemia, visit www.facebook.com/KareemCML.
Penn State alumni group raises money for sexual abuse victims
The ongoing sex abuse scandal continues to haunt the Happy Valley. But now a group of dedicated Penn State alumni are looking to make the best of a tragic situation.
The ProudPSUforRAINN campaign is asking fellow alums for a $1 donation to go to RAINN – the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network.
Christine Romans talks with Laura Lettow, co-founder of the the group, about the origins of the campaign – and how successful it's been thus far.
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