Lou Dobbs Tonight
Lou Dobbs Tonight

Tonight, some 250,000 people have been displaced and dozens of
homes and other buildings damaged or destroyed as wildfires
tear through Southern California. The fires—fueled by strong
winds and low humidity—resemble the California fires that
caused more than $1 billion in damage four years ago. Tune in
tonight for complete, live coverage of the disaster as it
unfolds.

The New York State Senate met in a special session today to act
on legislation to block Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s ill-advised plan
to make it easier for illegal aliens to obtain drivers’
license. Tonight, we’ll report live from Albany on the outcome
of the special session and on what’s next in the Spitzer
license controversy.

Investment bank Bear Stearns today announced a deal to
cooperate with its Chinese counterpart Citic Bank, with each
company investing $1 billion and taking a small ownership stake
in the other. The problem? Citic is the overseas investment arm
of the Communist government’s cabinet. The deal would be a
first in what analysts see as a looming trend: Chinese
state-owned companies using the billions of American dollars it
has earned in its recent manufacturing boom to take stakes in
key American industries. Join us tonight for a report on this
troubling trend.

Washington is talking big about helping middle class homeowners
facie the current crisis in this country. But Congress has so
far done little to send relief to struggling families. On
tonight’s show, the story of a mother of 7-year-old triplets
who is facing foreclosure because her adjustable rate mortgage
reset and her payments jumped to $1200 a month.

As wildfires burn throughout Southern California – fueled by
hurricane force winds and dry brush – severe drought is
impacting many parts of the country. In the Western United
States, fire season is lasting two months longer than average
with more acres burning than ever before. Nationwide, water
shortages and higher than average temperatures have become the
new normal. Tune in tonight as we look into some of the causes
behind Mother Nature’s fury.