AC 360 Weekly Buzz

November 22nd, 2011
07:10 PM ET



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The AC360 Weekly Buzz

What everyone’s talking about:

Since Saturday, thousands of people have returned to Tahrir Square and in cities all across Egypt to demand an end to the military-led government. The situation turned violent when protesters threw stones at police, and the security forces countered by firing rubber bullets and throwing tear gas. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi spoke today and said the military has not fired one bullet against an Egyptian, and a spokesman for the Health Ministry said 29 people have been killed since Saturday and 1,785 injured. Tantawi also said the military has approved the Egyptian cabinet’s resignation and will hold parliamentary elections next week as planned. The presidential elections will be held before June. We spoke to Ben Wedeman yesterday about the violent clashes.

Even though earlier this year the congressional super committee vowed that failure was not an option, the bipartisan group was unable to come up with a plan — we’re Keeping Them Honest.

Is Gulf seafood harmful? Gary Tuchmann has the story.

Meet the oldest person to play college football! He’s an inspiration to his community.

Today’s scoop:

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer will moderate the 11th Republican debate tonight in Washington D.C. The candidates will be answering questions about national security and foreign policy issues, as well as the economy and the super committee’s failure. A new CNN/ORC International poll shows that Gingrich leads his GOP rivals. According to the survey, 24% of Republicans and independent voters who lean towards the GOP say they are most likely to support Gingrich for their party’s nomination. What do you think will be the hot topics during the debate? And who do you think will be on top after? Don’t miss the AC360° post-debate show tonight at 10 p.m. ET.

A look ahead:

Join Anderson Cooper at 8 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving night for the CNN Heroes special “Where Are They Now?”

Buzz-winning story:

Many of us have heard Steve Jobs’ voice, but not in a personal customer service phone call. See how Jobs intervened on customer service calls and e-mailed customers about broken laptops.

Thanksgiving dish:

And finally, we have a solution for those burdensome Thanksgiving leftovers (if there even is such a thing) – Stuffpuppies!

Post by: Deena Sami