it can even abolish the government of the district of columbia. my friends, i ask you, is that enough authority for you? over 700,000 american citizens who are not your constituents, is that enough for you? is that enough concession? why is that not enough to satisfy any congress of the united states? until this congress, democrats were not alone in supporting budget autonomy. president george w. bush supported it. the republican-controlled senate passed a budget autonomy bill. by unanimous consent in 2003. the last two republican as i n, of whom i spoke began to speak myself, who had the jurisdiction that chairman haffetz now has, tom davis and darrell issaually fought for, not simply supported -- issa, -- actually fought for, not simply supported, but fought for budget autonomy. i always thought that local control was a cardinal principle of the republican party. even the republicans' own witnesses at the hearing on this bill, who took a position on policy of budget autonomy, that was most of them, supported it. control over the dollars raised b

the first is the district of columbia budget autonomy. the sec, pursuing an energy bill that is an outdated energypolicy. first, d.c. budget autonomy. mr. speaker, congress sits in the district of columbia and our presence looms far beyond the footprint of the buildings. congress has mandated that the government of the district of columbia pass every budget plan, every spending plan down to the penny of their own money that they raise through congress. but in 2012, the district of columbia exerted its own authority and passed a local budget autonomy amendment act of 2012. and essentially said we will allocate our own local funds ourselves unless congress overrides our plan, and we will only ask permission beforehand when we spend money that comes from the federal treasury. the bill before us, h.r. 5233, would repeal the district's local law, keep the district of columbia from spening its own money on local -- from spending its own money on local services, and prohibit the district in granting itself budget autonomy in the future. for far

court of appeals for the district of columbia did. after receiving briefs, reading them, hopefully, and hearing oral arguments, the higher court , the court of appeals for the district of columbia, vacated the district court decision altogether, meaning that that initial decision against the budget autonomy act had no force or effect. instead of issuing a decision on the merits or sending the case back to the lower federal court, the federal appeals court, without explanation, simply remanded the case to the superior court of the district of columbia, which then issued the only existing court ruming on the validity of the -- court ruling on the validity of the d.c. budget autonomy act. is there rational reason for opposition to budget autonomy? after all, budget autonomy is not statehood. it's not independence. it doesn't take away in of your -- any of your much-vaunted power. the budget act has no effect, indeed, on congressional authority over the district. under the

reporter: british columbia has had its bad share of force fires in the past.here are a couple in the northeastern part of british columbia burda -- next to alberta. they have merged to create a bigger fire. in other one is on the border of alberta. british columbia firefighters are going into alberta to fight it to free up the firefighters to help fight the 30 forced fires may have -- forest fires they have. the main one is near fort mcmurray which is 101 hecatons. belle: who fights of these fires? who decides? if you have fires joining from one province to another, who decides? reporter: it works the same way going south because we border with the united states. when it crosses the border, the firefighters or state firefighters take over. in this case because fort mcmurray is basically burning to the ground, in this case, british columbia has said do not bother. we will go in if you don't mind. we will fight this fire so you guys can pool your resources into getting people out and protecting fort mcmurray as much as you can. belle: we are seeing a lot of team

. >> we want to make sure this time of there is a national transition the district of columbia has spoken loudly and clearly and expressed to the country what we want and that is to become the citizens of the 51st state. >> what if donald trump becomes president? >> interestingly i would like those establishment republicans, he appears to be more open to the idea. >> the next step wie constitutional convention held this summer to turn this document into a proper constitution approved by the voters then a proper vote on the november ballot, there is nothing left to do but wait to see if national federal politicians are willing to the district of columbia and see if it comes the 51st state. >> a long road ahead, thank you. >>> campaign 2016 coverage and hillary clinton has focused on worklife balance issues as she campaigns in northern virginia. her campaign police women, particularly those in battleground states will be turned off by a lot of donald trump statements. she talked with parents about increased family leave and equal pay. she has also called donald trumps rhetoric reckless and

it has been a big part of the strategy in columbia. we continue to work closely with the columbians. we work with the paz columbia and are in close contact to which direction they decide to go, if and when, president santos gets the peace process resolved. >> here is my final question for the panel. and i thank you both for being here and your testimony and the work you do. we have two separate interrelated problems, the production of synthetic fentanyl, the growth of opiate poppies. the amount of poppy-based opiates grown in the western hem hemisphere is a small production of what is grown around the world. if a poppy-based opiate is produced or fentanyl is produced in mexico or anywhere else what percentage of that is destined for the united states? >> we believe mexico is the primary supplier of heroin to the united states and the united states is the primary customer for heroin. that relationship in the western hem hem hemisphere. we don't see afghan but the government of candidate believes southwest asia is its primary supplier of

and i realize all, my god, there's a wisdom in columbia because there's no god in columbia. and there's brightness. there's intelligence. there's a facts at columbia. there's knowledge but there was no wisdom. and there is no wisdom i enlarge. there were exceptions, some wise professors but as the universities have left their original god bases, which is what all of them had, they have become less and less wise, and more and more, imbecilic or idiotic. that's the truth. i say with the sadness. i did realize that it's very hard come if you believe everything is relative, there is ultimate truth, no ultimate utica it is the ultimate mobile become everything you see individual, the look of the arts. look at what happened to the arts when god died. we went from michelangelo and we went from mozart, and a look at what they have come here in southern california. there is a gigantic sculpture in the front of the museum of art in orange county, and the sculpture is of a dog lifting his leg and he. it is symbolic in the extreme of what has happened to the arts. ththe ugly, eschatolog

and i realized, oh, my god, there's no wisdom at columbia because there's no god at columbia. and i have -- there's brightness. there's intelligence. there's facts at columbia. there's knowledge, but there was no wisdom. and there is no wisdom, by and large. i mean, there were exceptions. obviously, some wise professors. but as universities have left their original god basis, which is what all of them had, they have become less and less wise and more and more, as red stephens wrote about our a universities, imbecilic or idiotic, i don't remember the word. and that's the truth, and i say it with sadness. but i did realize that it's very hard. if you believe everything is relative, there is no ultimate truth, there is no ultimate beauty, there is no ultimate morality, everything is theis individual, then look at the arts. look at what happened to the arts when god died. we went from michelangelo and we went from mozart, and now look at what they have here in southern california. there is a gigantic sculpture in the front of the museum of art in orange county, and the sculpture i

realized, oh, my god, there's no wisdom at columbia because there's no god at columbia, and i have -- there's brightness. there's intelligence. there's quacks at columbia. there's knowledge. but there was no wisdom and there is it no wisdom. there are exceptions, obviouslys' some wise prefers but also the universities left their original god basis, which is what all of them have, they have become less and less wise and more and more, as was written about our universities, idiotic. and i say with sadness. did realize it's very hard -- if you believe everything is relative this, no multimat truth or beauty or morality, everything is the individual, then look at the arts. look at what happened to the arts when god died? we present from michelangelo and from mozart and now look at what they have -- here in southern california, there is a gigantic sculpture in the front of the museum of art in orange county, and the sculpture is of a dog lifting his leg and peeing. it's symbolic in the extreme of what is happening to the arts. e to the ugly. the scatological, related to -- one of the bigge

we're talking about 14th street at columbia road in northwest. derrick ward joins us live from that intersection with details. >> reporter: what makes this t. so dangerous? the cars and traffic and pedestrians pedestrians. every year mary chaeh puts the list together of the most dangerous intersections. voir, connecticut avenue, a lot of people take it and of course people going north and south on 14th. there are four other intersections that also have the dubious distinction and the council member will be touring those intersections with people from the department of

mary cheh visiting one of the city's most dangerousvi intersections at 14th street and columbia road northwest. cheh is evaluating what changesa can be made to improve the it's just one of five dangerous intersections she will visit.on >> always good to try and makego

la jueza de la corte de estados unidos para el distrito de columbia ha retenido hoy el dinero con elha puesto nervioso al mercado. por ejemplo la cadena mÁs grande con fines de lucro de estados unidos retrocediÓ: 2,73% >> las personas no se deben asustar, viene un proceso de apelaciÓn,las compaÑÍas seguro van a buscar la manera de poder seguir asistiendo a las personas y sacando los fondos que necesitan para cubrir los gastos. reportero: esto puede incluir un incremento en los costos de obamacare. los representantes republicanos de la cÁmara baja consideran que el congreso nunca asigno 170.000 $ para los costos de obamacare. la jueza ha dado la razÓn de que el gobierno estÁ gastando el dinero pÚblico violando la constituciÓn. >> cada vez que tratan de atacar la ley siempre hay una soluciÓn y se sigue para adelante. reportero: obamacare les cayÓ del cielo a estas personas cuando ninguna aseguradora los aceptaba. >> asÍ no podemos ir al mÉdico, obtener los beneficios, el aÑo pasado fui a una emergencia y pagar 100 $ una emergencia es un alivio para las familias hispanas. reportero: de

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para ver por quÉ habÍa ocurrido el accidente del columbia. >> de los ingenieros y la ciencia, es unpeso de 66.000 libras. >> el tanque permanecerÁ hasta el prÓximo viernes allÍ ese día serÁ llevado al museo de ciencia de los Ángeles donde serÁ exhibido de manera permanente. y tambiÉn se encuentra el transbordador. juan carlos gonzÁlez, univisiÓn. arantxa: presentaremos a una mujer de 100 aÑos de edad quien logra un sorprendente rÉcord atlÉtico. yoy la lucha para la reforma migratoria y para aumentar el salario minimo. voy a crear trabajos y oportunidades de educación. vengo de ustedes y voy a luchar por ustedes. yo soy loretta sanchez y apruebo este mensaje. arantxa: esta noche saliÓ el partido de la liga mexicana transmitida en vivo por univisiÓn. las Águilas ganaron un vocero con 1 0 con gol de oswaldo martÍnez. dice querer enseÑar una Última lecciÓn en su vida, rompió el rÉcord para su edad de 100 m planos en comparaciÓn a la marca anterior establecida en el 1 minuto 16. esta esperando de que el libro de rÉcord guinness confirme su madre y asÍ llegamos al final de esta emisiÓn. r

commute righta ride aw yaleay, are yaleu and nyu -- and nyu and columbia. they are no longer geographically balanced. now you focus more on a demographic -- how many women, how manyjews, catholics, how many blacks, how many agents, and the like -- how , and the like. that creates the possibility of a very new york dominic courts -- new york-dominant court. i think i said enough to keep the conversation going. one thing we have not talked how you we talked about get onto the court. we have not talked about merrick garland. we can also talk about how people leave the court and whether they leave the court in not.icized ways or i think it is now time to move to the queue and day. please come to the microphones. these are actually -- ask one question and indeed ask a question. thank you. [applause] >> professor, could you comment on why chief justice roberts seemingly abandoned his republican brethren on obamacare? dr. amar: that is the perfect question about john roberts and obamacare. that is his john marshall moment in which he rises above partisan politics

this happened in the southbound lanes of columbia pike around 9:00 this morning. vans were transporting students ages 12 to 14 when they collided. again, everyone is expected to be ok. no word on what caused that crash. to the weather now where the heat and humidity picking up today, and that could bring the chance for thunderstorms later today. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: could well be the warmest day of the year. wind out of the south/southwest, and that's good for the sunshine, but when will tend southete clouds back. showers and storms across indiana. western kentucky, a few showers over kentucky and eastern tennessee. they will not bother us. because humidity levels are coming up, this just goes to show some areas of moisture and instability getting closer. a chance ofhave showers and thunderstorms likely happening late in the afternoon and evening. as far as what will happen down at the park tonight, good weather for the nats. we will keep our eyes open. otherwise, partly cloudy. it is looking increasingly like a

and, the other factor was that i am originally from columbia.n in this space for 20 years and, in columbia, there was not financing and developers started with friends and family to develop projects. but, there was no financing and that is how this came about. it is heavily regulated by the government, who created this intermediary fiduciary entity that effectively regulates. so, we exported the model to the united states and it has been very successful, because people who have access to the assets, it is unlike ever before. bogota. you are in >> correct. we are in new york and columbia, bogota. rishaad: looking elsewhere? >> we are analyzing different markets. if you think about it, this is a great opportunity, because private offerings are not exclusive to a few individuals anymore. i think that legislation in other countries will follow suit. for now, we are focused in the united states with a huge demand for assets and volatility with what we are going through right now in the world and we have presence in 25 countries with the demand growin

first of all, thank you to columbia for hosting this. second, there are a lot of people in the room i know and have known for a long time. some of whom i have seen twice in one week, which is a remarkable thing. sometimes i go months without seeing them, so that's sort of exciting. on director of the pacific institute in oakland, california , a nonprofit research and policy group working on creating and advancing solutions to the world's pressing water problems. we do a book every two years called the world's water global water issues. we did a book a couple of years ago on a 21st century us water policy, which i will draw on it today, oxford university. i'm a scientist by training, hydrology and climatology and i realize this is a water policy panel, but that's with the institute does, merge science and policy and water as we heard this morning already in interesting comments, so from water deficit to water surplus. thank you. actually, you could leave all. you can't address this only with the science. you have to address it with policy

along with central america and columbia, haiti remains a high priority. our fy 17 request will continue our efforts to help haiti grow into a stable and economically viable country. we remain focused on promoting economic growth, job creation, and agricultural advances, providing basic health care and education services and improving the transparency of government institutions and the responsiveness citizens. while more remains to be done, we are committed to supporting the haitian people as they build a more secure future. throughout the region, our democracy and human rights friends address fundamental issues including anticorruption -- anticorruption, and the rule of law and the support for civil society. we work to ensure that governments are open and accountable and use public runs responsibly and effectively and deliver critical services to citizens. we are also committed to serving human rights wherever we work, underpinning all of these efforts is support and protection for a strong civil society that can hold governments accountable. another chal

it is the same thing with the district of columbia.a,ct of everywhere i work in this country, i have to pay income tax. not pay a city income tax because you make me take care of the district of columbia. it is time for the district of columbia to have their own financial asking for income tax and so forth. arkansas, we don't have city income taxes. that is where i pay my state and local taxes. candistrict of columbia raise taxes. congress has given them that ability to raise them. it is somewhat similar to aid territory and congress has constitutional authority over the district of columbia. host: would you be in favor of either becoming a stay? guest: no. host: why? guest: if you look of the financial situation in puerto rico, they are not in position to become a sovereign state. d.c., look at washington, it was set up not to be a state, the district of columbia where the federal government means. i will stick with the constitution on that. bailout for puerto rico, there is no bailout. no federal funds are going to pet -- going to pu

just a cab or a commute ride away, yale, nyu, columbia. expertisems of actually mean, for example, that the court today is no longer geographically balance. it used to be when justices wrote circuit, there was a geographic bound and now you focus on a demographic, how many , how many many jews catholics, how many blacks, how many asians and the like. that creates the possibility of a very new york dominant court, which you could not have been in new york circuit in just circuit ring. i think i have said just enough to get the conversation going. one thing that we have not talked about, we talked about how you get on the court. we have not talked about merrick garland, and i have to do it -- and i am happy to do it. we can also talk about how people leave the court and whether they leave the court in politicized ways or not. there is lots of stuff to talk about and i think it is time to q&a.to please come to the microphones. these are actually, ask one question and indeed ask one question. thanks. [applause] [laughter] >> professor, could y

on your form it said studied at columbia university, has plan for taking down aircraft. could be useful. what is that? >> i guess that's how he wrote it. he said, do you want to be a fighter? a fighter, or a fighter? >> and i was just trying to think of an excuse not to be a fighter. >> but you were saying, don't use me as a fighter because i'm a terrorist mastermind? i can be useful in other ways? >> it's very myopic and short-sighted, but it seemed to me that it would save my skin. >> two weeks after the initial processing, mo was sent to an islamic training camp like this one, where he claims he was shocked by what the isis instructors were saying. >> what kinds of things were they telling you? >> that perspectives on, for instance, slave girls, it was something that they perpetrated and thought of as actual slavery and enslavement of just regular civilians and people. >> he says he was appalled, but things were about to get much worse. he headed for military training next. >> a weapons class, a tactical class, and there would be, like a physical training class. >> wh

but you can see there is still i some activity and streets closeo in that part of columbia heighti this street. the forecast day to celebrate those who have taught us over us the years. >> yeah. >> do you have a teacher who makes a difference in yourer child's live maybe who made who difference in your life when yo were a kid that you still lookyl up? >> today is the day especially to let them know it. it's national teacherea appreciation day. you can give a shout out to youu favorite teachers on our fox5ox5 d.c. facebook and twitternd twi account. just use the hash tag fox5 teacher.teac do you have one? you >> my parents were both teachere so i have to start at the top. t >> shout out to them.he >> i have to go with them. >> i have many from my past yout got to say for the girls they have -- same kindergartendergar teacher and she was just great. above and beyond. >> twelfth grade my kindergarten teacher still knew my name.e. man. >> kindergarten teachers are th best. >> solid. shout out to all the teachersll out there. if you want to se tnd us picture online like allison said you sai

it is the same thing with the district of columbia. columbia,ct of everywhere i work in this country, i have to pay income tax. not pay a city income tax because you make me take care of the district of columbia. it is time for the district of columbia to have their own financial asking for income tax and so forth. arkansas, we don't have city income taxes. that is where i pay my state and local taxes. candistrict of columbia raise taxes. congress has given them that ability to raise them. it is somewhat similar to aid territory and congress has constitutional authority over the district of columbia. host: would you be in favor of either becoming a stay? guest: no. host: why? guest: if you look of the financial situation in puerto rico, they are not in position to become a sovereign state. d.c., look at washington, it was set up not to be a state, the district of columbia where the federal government means. i will stick with the constitution on that. bailout for puerto rico, there is no bailout. no federal funds are going to pet -- goi

jimmy breslin once wrote, the lords for the spark the jurnalists than columbia school.o lords were allowed, brass, radical intelligent group of puerto ricans. we became a thorn in the side of the establishment and police in this town and the city struck the east coast for a brief time, and inflnced a geration of yog latinoto demanore uitable eatment for our community. but of all of the radical groups of the 1960's, and the were many back then, we probably received the most sympathetic press coverage. even as youngsters, we understood the power of the press and we consciously cultivated good coverage. the firstlped by brilliant crop of young black and latino reporters in the city's media to home we fed exclusives and who in turn andid us with all around found coverage. people like a young at bradley, gil noble, gloria rojas, rudy garcia, and of course liberal white writers like techno field at the village voice. and we published our own newspaper that i edited for a while. so there was no accident when the lords fell apart in the mid-1970's, several of us ended up going

. >>> it's the biggest drug bust in the country of columbia, united states offers help to catch the leader of the suspected drug ring. >>> it is sunny and cool, temperatures in the 50s, hard to remember it's in the middle of may. sky6 live hd the sun shining brightly in penns landing. the wind is making it feel cooler today, so jacket is probably a good idea. here's our example of how to dress, meteorologist david murphy outside on the terrace in the jacket with the details from accuweather. >> reporter: hard to believe it is so warm in early april. since then it's been cooler. we're in mid may, it's another day for jackets. we got plenty of sunshine on the terrace. as you look at satellite there's not a lot of cloud cover popping up right now. just scattered fair weather cumulus that's it. despite the bright sunshine we're dealing with the cool air mass. it was chilly at dawn this morning. in fact the three areas where i got the cold thermometers positioned, those are record lows, millville, takes the cake. 33 degrees, a new record low by 3 degrees. 37 is a record tier in trenton. 40 is a

howard county in columbia. let me circle them so you can see all the storms we are monitoring right now. the new one that is just fired off in howard county, eastern howard county. also in fairfax and the western portion of d.c. this one shows signs of intensifying. around waldorf, the tornado warning and through prince william county, eastern prince william county, all these with spin. the storm track on and you can see that the one down south that we have been monitoring for quite some time, since 7:00 when the tornado warning popped, they go up to 7:30. for ten minutes, not looking as though it was quite intense as it was earlier. nonetheless, if you are in the area, stay put. stay in your sheltered area. we continue to track it. potential of spin with it and very high winds. white plains toward bryce off to the east and southeast. other locations we'll be maryland 5. that includes areas around bryce as well as 488 in a couple minutes. again, we have had a lot of large hail, something we don't typically see.

developers have a plan for a big building on columbia road. today, that plan was rejected. opponents argued it was not in line with the neighborhood's vision. jay korff live with the view on both sides of this drama. reporter: within just the last hour, this concept, though that doesn't mean the project is going to stop. morgan, ae in adams very popular site. this is 18th street and columbia road, where the old suntrust bank is located, where the knickerbocker theatre used to be located. proponents say this site will be inviting and useful with 58 condominium units, retail space, new landscaping, but opponents have some zoning and historical integrity concerns. they also say, we don't think this proposal is going to fit with the eclectic vibe that is very well known in adams morgan, and they say overall, the building is too big. >> it is too big. it is oppressively big. it is overpoweringly being. it is going to ruin the feel of that intersection. >> we've always been able to work out at the end of the day, not everybody is happy. that is not realistic. a lot of times, the

it happened on columbia pike near musgrove road in silver spring this morning. that accident involved two transport vans that were carrying children. one rear ended the other. the kids are between the ages of 12 and 14 and visiting from bermuda. >>> 231 million of us will get on an airplane this summer. today, congress heard from airlines, airports, and the largest union that represents government workers. witnesses noted that some of the staffing shortages at the tsa are caused by a mandatory cap on the number of full-time employees. the attrition rate for part-time employees is nearly triple the rate for tsa full-time workers. >> it makes sense to take a lot of these individuals that are part-time now and make them full-time. >> people want full-time employment, so moving that money to getting them full-time would definitely help fix a lot of the problems. >> reporter: after the hearing, new york congressman introduced a bill that requires the tsa to evaluate its model. >>> and an investigation by the associated press is revealing persistent problems with airp

. >>> check this out, this postal service truck ended up in a south carolina river northeast of columbia. it happened in a heavy downpour on interstate 20. the truck driver attempted to pass another vehicle and lost control. he was rescued from the river and charged with driving too fast for the conditions. >>> more than 40 public schools in detroit will be closed. the move comes after the teachers union called f sick-out. the school system's emergency managers warning the district won't bets employees after june 30th. he also says today's sick-out will make it more difficult to try to convince lawmakers to approve a rescue plan. the system has more than 90 schools. >>> puerto rico has a huge bill due today that it can't pay. the territory will default on a $422 million bond payment. weekend negotiations on deferring the payment were unsuccessful. in a speech yesterday the governor said providing essential services to residents was more important. congress has so far been unable to pass a debt restructuring bill for puerto rico. >>> and the latest coffee chain lawsuit isn't over how hot

i know we are working with columbia and guatemala and working with farmers to stop drug trafficking, but we have to stop it here at home with consumption. in california, there are high-intensity drug trafficking areas, notified by the obama administration. i am extremely grateful to the administration for its help, and to the bush administration's help as well. andeed federal dollars federal help because a lot of these local people, our police forces and so on, really do need that help. so i am very grateful for that. cartels from san diego to mexico and we are dealing with dangerous cartels. they are really good at what they do and intimidate everyone and that is why this fight is so critical. we need even stronger partnerships with mexico and countries in other regions, and we need to not alienate our latin american neighbors and latinos here at home, a cousin is the worst possible thing we can do. first of all, it is on a human level because it, in my view, is bigotry, but if we really want to crack down on these cartels, we really want our friends to work with us. we don't need t

when i was at graduate school at columbia, i realized i had so many bright professors but they would talk a lot of nonsense. for example i was at the school of international affairs at the russian interests institute. i studied communism and i was taught that the united states was as responsible for the cold war as stalin and the others.t, i thought you've got to be kidding. how can you teach something a totalitarian empire is as responsible as a democratic society for the cold war. boys r then i was taught that men and women are basically the same that boys are just as happy to play with dolls and girls are just as happy to play with trucks if you'd only give them those specific items to play with. i realized this is ridiculous. i'm being taught nonsense.e. it's gotten worse since i was there. then one day, i was walking around my campus at columbia and i was puzzled, why am i learnint some so much nonsense by intelligent people and then of verse that i learned as a child came out of nowhere into me and that is wisdom begins with fear of god and i realized oh my gosh, there's no wis

right now, there are only 74 concealed carry permitsermi currently in the district of columbia. but it turns out 363 permits are still pending awaitting action. 231 permits have already been denied. so consider that, that is nearly six hundred applications thattin have gone through, only 74 have been approved.ppro the reason, well gun rightight advocates will tell you this t good reason question is theuest reason on the dc application. and this isn't just about gun g rights some critics say this opens up a whole legal test iff the government is allowed to demand that you have good reason to exercise your constitutionali right. dc attorney general says that dd does allow gun that 2008 landmark supreme courm ruling but he says concealed carry permits, well, that is different. >> when it comes to carrying a concealed weapon in the streets of the district of columbia, the district of columbia counsel passed the law that requires the citizen requesting that privilege to demonstrate a a specific need to defend themselves. >> you can't ask someone what is you're good reason forsk exerc

wood fired a handgun at a passing car just after 6:00 in the morning in columbia. a bullet hit the driver's door but no one was hurt. >>> it's been since eric laroque was found dead in his home. his wife was arrested monday night after a grand jury indicted her and charged her with second-degree murder. the indictment came after police spent the last several months analyzing evidence seized from the home. data on computers and cell phones as well. they will present their case to a grand jury. >> some cases take longer than others to investigate and bring closure. in this particular case, there was a lot of evidence and a lot of things the detectives had to work through. >> the police won't comment on the motive for the shooting. >>> and it is 5:33. two will be remembered during the ride of silence. they were killed while riding their tandem bike last halloween. katharine lyon was drunk driving and hit the couple from behind. the bicyclists will hit to the roadway in their memory and for allse >>> and the county school board or board of supervisors will evaluate the

they named their three daughters columbia washington, america ttaniaey, and bri wellington. thomas peter died in 1834 and for the next 20 years, martha was the owner of tutor place. 1842 when martha's daughter america died in buffalo, her husband sent their children to tutor place to be raised by their grandmother. similarly, martha's daughter brittania returned to tutor place with her six-month-old daughter in february of 1844. the mostania is one of fascinating characters in the tutor place story, born in the winter of 1813 months after the british burned washington. she was a young girl of nine years old. she vividly recounted an of hern for the rest life. in 1841, she met it would aboard navy captain. -- a widower in the captain. they were married in the tutor place drawing room the following year. on february 20 8, 1844, commodore kenyon and a number of other helmet cabinet members were aboard the uss princeton to see a demonstration of the ships peacemaker. the gun exploded, killing six. commodore canon, the secretary of state, and the secretary of the navy were among

she was studying for her ph.d. at columbia university. but she deeply wanted to write. she did this incredibly beautiful act of rebellion the last year of her life, because it put all her scholarships at columbia at risk, and she applied in secret to the hunter mfa program. >> hinojosa: because she really wanted to be a fiction writer. >> she was desperate to write fiction. and... >> hinojosa: and one of the things that happened with aura was that she was this brilliant writer, but that she didn't believe it. i mean, you kind of lived what so many latinas go through, what so many women go through, which is, "do i have a voice, can i write, can i trust this, am i good enough?" >> yeah, i mean, you know, i've seen this not just in latin america. i teach creative writing classes. and in the past i've sometimes seen, you know, all the work i have to do to get the female students in the class to speak up, while the kind of boys sit there and sort of dominate with their... you know, it's funny with their raunchy jokes and everything. but often the most talented girls in the c

the republicans are boasting this is much difficult and more in poorly the district of columbia, all five residents -- all five members of the control board had to be residents of the district of columbia. this is an outside board and this outside board will control not only the finances, any new laws that are passed have to be approved by the control board, any capital investments on the island have to be approved by the control board. it is a complete takeover of the island's economy. amy: is it a model for this somewhat the unelected city managers that michigan governor rick snyder appoints in charge of places like flint? juan: yes, but with one big difference. the governor of michigan n did have the power under the laws that existed to dodo that. puerto rico supposedly is a self-governing territory that was granted self-government by congress back in the 1950's. this is the situation not just of a statete imposing ititself a city, but of one nation imposing colonial control on another nation. so this is the problem that has really rankled folks and become part of the presidential

on your form it said studied at columbia university. has plan for taking down aircraft.ld be useful. what is that? >> well, i guess that's how he wrote it. he said do you want to be a fighter, a fighter, or a fighter? and i was just trying to think of an excuse not to be a fighter. >> but you were saying don't use me as a fighter because i'm some terrorism mastermind? >> huh? >> don't send me off to the front lines because i can be useful in other ways. >> it's very shortsighted but it seemed to me that it would save my skin. >> two weeks after the initial processing, mo was sent to an islamic training camp like this one where he claims he was shocked by what the isis instructors were saying. >> what kind of things were they telling you? >> that perspectives on, for instance, slave girls. it was something that they perpetrated and thought of as actual slavery and enslavement of just regular civilians and people. >> he says he was appalled but things were about to get much worse. he headed for military training next. >> a weapons class. a tactical class, and there would b