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Whole thing, and the men were caught a short time later. heather: pilfering poultry, say that five times fast. well, some of the nations major shippers have a plan that they say would cut traffic. theyre asking lawmakers to increase the weight limits for trucks on highways. the idea is that trucks would be filled to capacity, increasing their efficiency. but the request is sparking a big debate. jonathan serrie is live in atlanta for us so, jonathan, forgive the pun, whats driving the debate? ...

In moving hosni mubarak aside and creating the path to elections that we are seeing now. it had a great amount of popularity and goodwill. unfortunately its losing altitude. its been fairly heavy handed to protestors. its subjected civilians to military tribunals. its been seen as partial to hosni mubaraks cronies. its another signal that the military has a tin ear when it comes to politics. heather: is this good news or bad news for the u.s.? >> id say its a very bad sign. in places like this w...

Well have more on that ahead. gregg: then, no deal on capitol hill could mean no meal for needy children. the free school lunch program now on the chopping block. were going to ask the former director of the congressional budget office what else could go. heather: and stay tuned for this story. swimming with the sharks in nothing but a bikini. no cage, no protective suit, nada. and all live on television as it happens. that is the premise of a brand new tv special. well talk with the scientist b...

Shame to push all these strong men aside and see islamists come into hower. our power is not infinite in influencing political outcomes a broad. we should certainly try. people who are our natural allies, the good guys, people who want freedom are under pressure. so far weve done very little. the administration probably doesnt take a favorable view of the invisible hand of the market but seems to take that view when it comes to politics abroad, thinking that any democracy is a good democracy, th...

Thanksgiving to my sister in oklahoma city, oklahoma. i hope youre having a great thanksgiving and enjoying all the turkey. love you dearly. all right, bye-bye. ♪ heather: a very special message there from our troops stationed in afghanistan. on this thanksgiving day, nearly 100,000 meals are being prepared creating a little taste of home for those serving overseas. our conor powell caught up with some of the troops enjoying the holiday in afghanistan. connor? >> reporter: well, good morning a...

Going to have a live report coming up in a few minutes from the scene of that devastating air crash. heather: bell, presidential candidate michele bachmann attacks newt gingrich over his policies on illegal immigration saying that he is the least conservative contender in the republican field. watch. >> he has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal. and hes also said that hes a backer of the federal dream act which is taxpayer-subsidized college be...

Conversation, to look at the contributions that immigrations made to society, to look at the one out of ten americans who live in mixed-status families. immigrants, whether youre, you came here legally or youre undocumented, are an inexroll part of our society, the contributions they make, and whoever wins the republican nomination is going to have to deal with that fact. so i do think that congress congresswoman bachmann is living in a world that doesnt exist, and thats why shes not a viable ca...

Picking up significant snowfall, a foot or even more across the highest elevations. current temperatures out west, very chilly. 38 right now in seattle, but should be warming up just a little bit. coldest area across the u.s., heather, will be in the northwest. heather: thank you very much, maria, and happy thanksiving to dow you. gregg? gregg: the tea party has yet to officially back a gop contender in the 2012 presidential race, its a fact that comes as, well, somewhat of a surprise to the hea...

National transportation safety board are investigating the cause of the crash. gregg: and, in fact, heather, witnesses are saying they could actually see the smoke and fire from that crash site from several miles away. some each reporting a -- some even reporting a large cloud of flames from behind the mountains. >> i looked backwards, and i saw an orange spark fly up, and i thought it was a firework. and it just exploded, and it came back down, and then a big poof came up. gregg: there it is, y...

He didnt do well in the debates, well, newt gingrich is going to have a real problem in iowa going soft on illegal immigration, and, look, in a primary, it is a deal breaker for many conservatives. heather: jehmu, i do want to take a look at this other poll because, dee dee, this is where it gets a little bit confusing perhaps. and the question was, do you think illegal immigrants who have, um, lived in the u.s. since they were children should be eligible for citizenship? and take a look. its re...