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fewer americans filed first-time jobless claims last week. the labor department says that it got 395,000 initial claims. that's a drop of 7,000. it is the first time the number dipped below 400,000 since early april. united nations says that the drought ravaging the horn of africa has not peaked. that means a long-term threat of famine. the u.n. says 12 million people, if you can believe that, are at risk. desperately needs more than a billion dollars to feed them. musician and activist bono talked to anderson cooper who is reporting from somalia this week. >> people watch the values...

And that is why. mr. chairman, this is a violation of law. this is not just a rue, it is the law. there must be -- >> you're wrong. >> no, mr. chairman, this is a violation of the open meetings law. it requires 24 -- at least 24 hours' notice. excuse me. >> joining me now are democratic members of the wisconsin state assembly. joining us here on the ed show, the man that was just up there, state representative peter barca, who is the minority leader in the assembly. mr. barca, how confident are you that this was an illegal move and what is your course of action at this point? >> well, we're ve...

Issued a memo defining it. we will be seeking legal recourse as early as tomorrow morning. and we are looking at every single option. >> well, it is true that the -- >> but this law cannot stand. >> go ahead, speak, sir. i'm sorry for the delay tonight. we've got an interesting technical setup. let me ask this question, and you respond to it. the attorney general in wisconsin is a republican. do you think you'll get legal cooperation from him? >> well, we'll find out tomorrow morning. i would hope so. he's taken an oath of office to uphold the law, regardless of whether it's democrat or republ...

The law. there must be -- >> you're wrong. >> no, mr. chairman, this is a violation of the open meetings law. it requires 24 -- at least 24 hours' notice. excuse me. >> joining me now are democratic members of the wisconsin state assembly. joining us here on the ed show, the man that was just up there, state representative peter barca, who is the minority leader in the assembly. mr. barca, how confident are you that this was an illegal move and what is your course of action at this point? >> well, we're very confident, ed. the law is very clear, and in fact, our current republican attorney gen...

And we are looking at every single option. >> well, it is true that the -- >> but this law cannot stand. >> go ahead, speak, sir. i'm sorry for the delay tonight. we've got an interesting technical setup. let me ask this question, and you respond to it. the attorney general in wisconsin is a republican. do you think you'll get legal cooperation from him? >> well, we'll find out tomorrow morning. i would hope so. he's taken an oath of office to uphold the law, regardless of whether it's democrat or republican. it's the people of wisconsin's interests that are at stake here. wisconsin has a long...