this morning a new cnn/opinion research corporation poll says most americans do support the law. 55% in favor. 40% against it. more americans say the law won t really make a dent in the problem while increasing discrimination against hispanics. joining us for a look at how people are reacting to this law across the border in mexico, annamaria salizar, a former president clinton advisor and host of emergency news. thanks so much for being with us this morning, annamaria. good morning, greetings from mexico city. we re getting a lot of reaction of course here. public opinion in the united states according to the latest cnn poll shows that most actually favor this law going into effect in arizona despite the fact that there of course is a lot of widespread outrage to it as well in some circles. looking at it from across the border in mexico, what s the consensus about how this affects mexico and migration? you know, i guess the word is
the utah court ruled the jury instructions from the judge were wrong and ordered a new trial for jeffs. cnn s gary tuchman has extensively covered this story, including the trial. he ll join us at the bottom of the hour to talk about this latest development. we ve seen the bloody video before. now the controversial that digs tradition is illegal in one region of spain. members of parliament passed the measure 68-55 to ban bullfighting. the age-old tradition is being outlawed on animal cruelty grounds but it is dividing animal rights activists and those who argue that bullfight something a central part of spanish culture. it is a question on every fashionis fashionista s mind about chelsea clinton and whose gown she will wear. vera wang or os ska de la ren that. with you b but women s wear daily reports chelsea clinton visited the vera
adhesive directly from our geckos climb. reporter: the feet are equipped with rubber pads made up of microscopic hairs, much like a gecko. each leg is powered by four minimotors. even the tail acts as an anchor and helps balance the bot. this research funded partly by the department of defense isn t just to create a cool new toy. adhesives have been looked at everything for space exploration to military uses to manufacturing uses. the robotic research is very important because we want to be able to send robots into challenging environments. it is really about making robots go anywhere we want them to go. reporter: and beyond the robots, researchers say there s interest in gecko-inspired boots and gloves. one day we might even see military troops or firefighters scaling walls just like the super hero from the movie spider-man gary tuchman, cnn. yes, but can they sell you insurance? top stories right after the break. stay with us. it s a motion line of furniture
literally unfettered access by smugglers and illegals. reporter: so the sheriff hopes the new law, combined with the new fence, makes his county safer while others remain angry at the law and regard the fence as a scar on the land. gary tuchman, cnn, arizona. gary, thanks. of course we re following the controversy over arizona s new illegal immigration crackdown. john king is on the road in arizona. john king usa tonight at 7:00 right here on cnn. struggling to survive now 100 days into bp s oil crisis. how are businesses in the gulf region dealing with the crippling blow from this spill? we ll talk to the head of a company that s a critical part of offshore drilling operations in the gulf coming up in a couple of minutes. 38 minutes now after the hour.
congressional approval to an emergency funding bill that directs another $33 billion for the war in afghanistan. the president had to rely on republicans to get it passed. more than 100 democrats voted against the bill. it only funds the war for another couple of months, so another fight is probably just around the corner. with arizona s new strict and controversial immigration law taking effect tomorrow, a new cnn/opinion research corporation poll says that most americans support it. 55% are in favor of the law. 40% against it. most americans also say they think the law will increase discrimination against sphispans and not really make a dent in the problem of illegal immigration. most americans also tell us that keeping new illegal immigrants out of the country should be the federal government s priority. we ve been told for years that building a border fence would help fix the problem. we ve sunk billions of dollars into the construction of the fence as well, so is it working?