expressed -- progressives have expressed your role about california attorney and defending the department of corrections and seeking to deny reassignment surgery for two transgender inmates. how would you address those concerns? >> so, i was, as you are rightly pointing out, the attorney general of california for two terms. and i had a host of clients that i was obligated to defend and represent. and i couldn't fire my clients. and there were, unfortunately, situations that occurred where my clients took positions that were contrary to my beliefs. and there -- it was an office of a lot of people who would do the work on a daily basis, and do i wish that sometimes they would have personally consulted me before they wrote the things that they wrote? yes, i do. the bottom line is the buck stops with me, and i take full responsibility for what my office did, but on that issue, i will tell you i vehemently disagree and, in fact, worked behind the scenes to ensure that the department of corrections would allow transitioning inmates to receive the medical attention that they required, they needed, and deserved

liberty. ♪ >> inmates at the louisville metro department of corrections jail get one hour a day of rece. the options are basketball or working out on exercise equipment. some inmates find more creative methods. few, however, can match diontray jackson's routine. >> eight [bleep]. you gonna try for nine? eight. mm-hmm! eight. >> in this jail, man, it's like you got to be strong. you got to be mentally strong. you got to be physically strong. people see a weak spot, you know, they come for you, you know? you got to use your hands. ain't no guns in here. >> there are about 24 fights per month among the jail's male inmates. after each one, staff must sort out what happened. >> let's go! >> the recent fight between william mitchell and deamon beavers is due to a disagreement over how many packages of noodle soup beavers would pay mitchell in return for a favor. mitchell allowed beavers to use his account to buy commissary goods. since any money beavers had in his own account would be garnished by the jail for unpaid booking fees. >> you ready? >> beavers must now tell his side of the story

efforts of officials at dnr, the georgia forest he -- forest commission, the department of public health, the department of corrections, the department of community supervision, and all of the first responders who provided necessary aid after the storm. thank you. [ applause ] >> we will continue these recovery efforts and last -- let us revive and rebuild and renew hope in rural georgia. there is no doubt that criminal justice reform will be a lasting legacy of the administration, and without question, the leadership of the governor and the general assembly as change our state for the better. i look forward to supporting initiatives that say costs, strengthen communities, and give nonviolent offenders a second chance at life. to keep all of georgia safe. [ applause ] >> to keep all of georgia safe, we -- we must build on these reform efforts and i am honored to have one of the most distinguished members of the law enforcement family here with us today. he is a fire in the strongest sense of the word and a true hero among us. last year, he was wounded in the line of duty and nearly lost his life. while chasing a crimi

>>> the louisville metro department of corrections jail. ooked to capacity. >> a lot of marijuana, huh? >> i've been smoking since i was 12. >> pills. >> what kind of pills? >> any kind. >> opiates, oxycontin? a lot of stuff out there on the street right now? >> oh, yeah. >> if i leave tomorrow, i'm scared. >> you leave tomorrow? >> yeah. >> what are you going to do different this time? >> go to my meetings. trying to do the best i can to stay away from old people, places and things. >> easier said than done. >> yes, sir. >> talk is cheap. >> yes, sir. >> knowing that drug use, jail officials have dedicated special housing units to inmates who want to make a change. >> we talk about women have very difficult in recovery because of guilt, shame and remorse they experience. because you made a mistake doesn't mean that you are a mistake. >> the program is called enough is enough and it's run by the jail's substance abuse program coordinator kentucky wright. >> you have a disease and you are not responsible for having it but you are responsible

extensive programming specific for veterans that will assist them upon their release from the department of correctionsnto society. >> you are doing a good job. >> thank you, sir. >> the goal of santa rosa's veterans program is to return a sense of honor and responsibility to former servicemen whose lives have gotten off track the veterans selected for the program, some of whom date back to vietnam, must have clean disciplinary records and upcoming release dates >> color guard report! >> we represent the color guard for the annex. we are responsible for the flag. >> prepare to raise the flag >> the flagpole that we have, it doesn't have a string on it, security reasons the mirror that's behind us, it pretty much sums up what you would see if you actually watch us put the flag up we take the pole down, hook the flag to it and when the flag is going back up, it's just at a certain stage that you actually are looking at this ♪ >> it brings back memories from better days. >> all hands present, hut order! forward. left, one, two, three, four. left, right, left. >> while these inmates were once warriors, sta

governor northam: this is due to our re-entry programs and treatment offered by the virginia department of corrections. tonight, our director of the department of corrections, harold clark, is with us in the gallery. i want to thank harold for his department's work to make sure that we do as much as possible to prepare people to leave our corrections systems and rebuild their lives. harold, thank you for your good work. [applause] governor northam: we want to keep people safe, but we shouldn't use valuable enforcement time or costly prison space on laws that don't enhance public safety. so i'm proposing that we decriminalize simple possession f marijuana. cheers and applause] governor northam: current law imposes a maximum 30 days in jail for a first offense of marijuana possession. making simple possession a civil penalty will ease overcrowding in our prison and jails and free up our resources for offenses that are a true threat to public safety. moving forward on this front will have the same significance as our work together to increase the felony larsonny threshold. one mistake won't define virgin

, tonight the department of corrections is with us in the gallery, i want to thank harold for the departments work to make sure that we do as much is possible to prepare people to leave our correction systems and rebuild lives. thank you for your good work. [ applause ] , we want to keep people safe, but we should use valuable enforcement time is costly prison space on laws that don't enhance public safety, i am proposing that we decriminalize simple possession of marijuana. [ applause ] current law imposes a maximum 30 days in jail for a first offense of marijuana possession . making simple possession a civil penalty will ease overcrowding in our jails and prisons and free up our law enforcement and court resources for offenses that are true threat to public safety. moving forward on this front, we will have the same significance as our work together to increase the felony larceny threshold. this will not define virginians for the rest of their lives. [ applause ] we can continue our progress on criminal justice reform by ending the practice of suspending drivers licenses

he plans to move over side of the juvenile system out of the department of corrections and into the state department of health and human services. he wants to spend more money on preventing juvenile crime. >>> the time is 4:40. this will make pam smile. san francisco's chinese new year parade will be here before you know. how san francisco is preparing for a spectacular celebration and what you can expect to see. >>> and los angeles teachers are heading back to class this morning. of next, details of the agreement that ends the six-day strike. >>> good morning. we do have traffic that is moving along pretty well. if you are driving on the san mateo bridge, it looks pretty good as you drive out to the peninsula. >>> the weather looks pretty good later today. we have clear skies. and the lows are going down. 30s for a lot of people. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. actor alec baldwin is due in court to face charges related to a fight in november over new york city parking space. he has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and harassment. he is accused of getting into a fight with a ma

on the issue, i vehemently disagree, and in fact worked behind the scenes to ensure the department of corrections would allow transitioning inmates to receive the medical attention they require it, they needed, and deserved. transgenderink inmates should have access to reassignment surgery? sen. harris: we have got to stop vilifying people based on sexual orientation, and we have got to understand that when we are talking about a transgender community, for too long, they have been the subject of bias and a lack of understanding about their circumstance and their physical needs in addition to any other means they have, and it is about time that we have a better understanding of that. your position on syria and the president's recent actions there? how would you be handling the situation differently and what are your concerns? sen. harris: my concern is that there have been human rights abuses that have taken place there. my concern is that we cannot conduct our foreign policy through tweets. my concern is that when we make decisions about what we will do in terms of our military presence, much les

will tell you, i vehemently disagreed and in fact work behind the scenes to ensure that the department of corrections would allow transitioning inmates to receive the medical attention that they required, needed and deserved. >> do you think transgender inmates throughout the country should have access to gender reassignment surgery? sen. harris: i believe we are at a point where we have to stop vilifying people based on sexual orientation and we have to understand that when we are talking about -- people in the transgender community, they have been the subject of bias and a lack of understanding about their circumstance and their physical needs in addition to any other needs they have. it is about time we have a better understanding of that. i wish you would address the trumpets area and his recent actions. if you're in the white house, how would you be handling that differently and what your concerns about what is going on now? sen. gillibrand: my concern is there had -- sen. harris: my concern is that there have been human rights violations. my concern is that we cannot conduct foreign policy thro

you that i vehemently disagree and in fact, worked behind the scenes to ensure that the department of corrections would allow transitioning inmates to receive the medical attention they required, needed and deserved. >> do you think so at that transgender inmates throughout the country should they have access to gender reassignment surgery? >> i believe we're at a point we've got to stop vilifying people based on sexual orientation and we've got to understand that when we are talking about in particular transgender community for too long they've been the subject of bias and frankly, a lack much understanding about their circumstance and their physical needs in addition to any other needs they have, and it's about time that we have a better understanding of that, so-- >> your position on syria and the president's recent actions there. i think you were in the white house, how would you handle that situation differently and what are your concerns for people there now? >> well, my concern is that there have been human rights abuses that have taken place there. my concern is that we cannot conduct our

this, after progressive has attacked her for backing the state's department of corrections and denyinggnment surgery to inmates. harris said she did not personally support the decision and that she worked behind the scenes to make sure transgender inmates got the medical care they needed. >> my clients took positions that were contrary to my beliefs. the bottom line is the buck stops with me and i take full responsibility for what my office did. on that issue, i will tell you, i vehemently disagree. in fact, i worked behind the scenes to ensure that the department of corrections would allow transitioning inmates to receive the medical attention that they required net, and deserved. >> jessica: a bit of a tough first day but she was certainly ready for. as was kirsten gillibrand, i did a bunch of mail cope ups as. would you think of her as a candidate? >> josh: i maintain that kamala harris will be one of the strongest contenders because he checks an awful lot of boxes for the democratic primary voters. she somebody who i think comes across as very reasonable. whether she has reasonable

in 2018, we began enrolling department of correction programs and programs it trained them for high earning jobs everything from welding to computer coding. i said last year we with graduate 1000 by 2020 and we are already there a year ahead of schedule. [ applause ]. we became the first state outside of california to introduce a new program called the last mile into our pers presence. its founders, chris wrestlers and beverly burned the are here with us tonight. in less than a year, we have already started programs in two of our facilities. and google.org recently announced it would invest $2 million into this proven program, that has a zero percent recidivism rate. and thanks to steve and kathy simon, we will soon be announcing further expansion. chris and beverly, steve and kathy, thank you for believing in indiana. [ applause ] i also attended the first graduation of a different workforce program. this one was down at the madison correctional facility. the graduation speaker was a young woman named brittany. she had been in prison for five years. while there, she got training in welding

>> reporter: we learned the 21-year-old suspect has worked as a trainee with the florida department of corrections but recently resigned. overnight detectives searched his home just six miles from the bank. this neighbor says she was at the alleged gunman's home just hours before the shooting. >> i have been over there on barbecues with my daughter, we've grilled out together. we've eaten together. no, nothing at all. not even a tiny, teeny little bit would it have even remotely have crossed my mind at all. >> reporter: when reached on the phone by cnn, the suspect's father says he's heartbroken for his son and for the victims saying his son has always been a good kid. he's had his troubles but he's never hurt anyone ever before. police have not released a motive, and they've not said if the suspect has any connection to that bank. >>> the u.s. government is ignoring an order for american diplomats to leave venezuela. just as anti-government protests escalated wednesday, president trump said he is no longer recognizing the country's socialist president nicolas maduro siding instead with the opposi

moving $7 million upstream between the department of corrections and rehabilitation in department of human services providing access to care coordination recovery services and support to over 500 individuals so far. [applause] one of those people through recovery is jessica noble and like many others trapped by addiction she struggles with opioids which landed her in jai jail. left her homeless, and brought her to the brink of death. think to the cass county drug court program she was referred to recovery and started recovery then relapsed and with her peer support specialist inc. care core nader probation officer all help to get her back on track to the road to recovery. i had a chance to sit down with her recently with a face-to-face conversation she said these people cared and i had not had that in my life. you can find her powerful story on the governor's website we are happy to have her with us here today please join me to recognize jessica for her courage and commitment on the road to recovery. [applause] reinvestment is one of the great examples of the reinventing approaches t

ensure criminal offenders are finding a new purpose, like a pilot program with the iowa department of corrections offered by iowa's central community college, that offers pell grants to prison inmates. this program is one of the most successful in the country, with more than 420 inmates participating, earning an average gpa of 3.5. i also recently met with a group of iowans led by tim krueger who are working to bring a nonprofit organization called the other side academy to des moines. it's a two-year residential rehabilitation program that is an alternative to prison or jail. and it operates without government funding. [applause] we can do both. it's sustains the program through the businesses run by its participants, and those are just two examples. together i believe there's even more we can do and we can start with felons voting. [applause] our constitution takes away the voting rights of anyone conducted of a felony forever. only two other state constitutions have a similar and last november, the people of florida voted to remove their ban. through the power of clemency, the governor can res

pennsylvania yes according to slate dot com now no such direct donations are permitted instead the department of correction. says it's beginning a transition to e-books coupled with a bolster d o c library system in order to fight the flow of illegal drugs into facilities statewide but like most problems in this country this appears to be another case of blaming the object rather than the perpetrator because contrary to official belief most illegal drugs find their way into prisons prison employees like the one in pennsylvania who was recently busted for passing inmates drugs of years to do a good book i guess we should now claims who don't really like it anyway to help us do a few of us present punishment jumbo and a few other headlines this week is other speaker how do you feel about so do you should we ban it no. i haven't played it in the really. curious what you know as an author i want to do two things have you had prisoners read your books as an author and or book how are books important for the rehabilitation of prisoners i know we don't talk about rehabilitation in the us prison industry. but but

it also includes an additional $40 million to the department of corrections to expedite security system upgrades and modernization as well as critical repairs to damaged prison facilities. director brian sterling's focus on work force readiness among inmates has resulted in south carolina having one of the lowest recidivism rates in the country. more former inmates are re-entered their communities with a job than ever before. our state is a safer place because of director sterling's leadership. he is one of the most innovative and effective directors of the prison systems in the united states. brian sterling, will you please stand and be recognized? [ applause ] thank you. ladies and gentlemen, the silent hurricane of opioid addiction continues to pummel, just as nature's hurricanes do. the death toll from opioid-related overdoses continued to rise in 2017 with 748 opioid-related fatalities across south carolina. there were just 57 in 2014. last year, i declared a state-wide public health emergency mobilizing the full power of the state's emergency infrastructure in response to the grow

[cheers and applause] this is due to the reentry program from the virginia department of corrections tonight our director is with us in the gallery thank you for your departments work to make sure we do as much as possible to leave the correction systems to rebuild their lives. thank you for your good work. [applause] we want to keep people safe and we should not use valuable time of costly prison space that don't enhance public safety so i am proposing we decriminalize simple possession of marijuana. [applause] current law imposes a maximum 30 days in jail for a first offense of marijuana possession making simple possession a civil penalty will ease overcrowding to free up law enforcement resources for offenses that our true threat to public safety. moving forward, we will have the same significance as our work together to increase the felony larceny threshold will - - one mistake will not define a virginian for the rest of their life. [applause] we can continue our progress on criminal justice reform by ending the practice of suspending drivers licenses for failure to pay court cos

correctional facility, where there is a new tech program. the governor said it is part of a new model of juvenile justice. plans to move oversight of the juvenile system out of the department of corrections and into the state department of health and human services. also, more money will be spent on preventing juvenile crime. >>> it is 6:16. as people are heading out the door, which of the no? >> they should know that there are problems out there. especially when it comes to the traffic in walnut creek. southbound 680 is starting to affect highway 4 as you make the turn. this is because of a crash. they were just clearing it out as we lost last sought. the traffic is very slow. it is beginning to improve a little bit, but if this is your commutes, you need to give yourself extra time. you will wonder why everything is so slow in concord. all of the side roads as well. people use other roads to get around the freeway. people have already thought about that. look at highway 24. people are stuck in the back up before you get to 24. it is slow in lafayette. the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for 25 minute delay. it looks like they are moving something here on eastbound 80.

thought of my findings are an appropriate sentence would be eighty one months in the illinois department of corrections two years minutes or so it's jason vandyke was sentenced to six years and nine months the cost of gunning down a seventeen year old black man here this man has clearly committed murder. and and the murder which he has asked committed have been shown all over the world everyone up any civil and conscious mind knows that this is murder and the reality of it is we have to do something legislatively to change this this sentence caps the trial of a half century in chicago where a police officer has not been convicted of murder on duty and more than fifty years van dyke's wife pleaded for mercy i would like to ask the court. to please take into consideration that my husband is a man he's a human being he's a vicki was a very good dedicated officer please please he has paid the price already my heart and soul are broken they will not be mended until he comes home prosecutors on the other hand had brought in a series of african-americans who said vandyke physically abused and harassed them he

jimmy's a legend in the department of corrections of oklahoma. he's a tough guy. he wouldn't want to be messed with, for sure. good guy. good heart. but if you cross him, he's going come and he's going to be strong. >> that man is 74-2 in the boxing ring in the penitentiary behind the fence. >> 74-2? >> 74-2 is his record. >> maxwell has spent most of his adult life behind bars, did not earn his reputation solely through fighting. >> he's got a history of getting out of lockup, escaping from several facilities in the state of oklahoma. during that time, he got a heck of a reputation of not being able to be held. >> and just 14 hours earlier, he fled an oklahoma state prison 60 miles outside of tulsa. he was apprehended on the outskirts of town and suffered a black eye and a shoulder injury in the process. >> due to his being an escape risk, we will be using handcuffs, leg irons, and a chain around his belly with a box and a padlock. >> we're going to have him black boxed. this is a system, actually it was invented by inmates in prison who have learned how to compr

correctional facility in stockton where new tech training program was launched. they say it will spark a new model of juvenile justice and they plan to move oversight out of the department of corrections and right into the state department of health and human services. also to spend more money on preventing juvenile crime. >>> the new westbound lane of the bridge is expected to open to bicyclists and pedestrians this spring. there is supposed to be a for your trial period defined how many people use the bridge, but the transportation commission wants to cut that down to six months after that, once a consider opening the third westbound lane for cars and trucks to use during the morning commute hours. it would revert to bikes and walkers during the rest of the day. marin county supervisor says that there is more congestion now than when the extra lane was first proposed and this could help solve some of the problem. >>> flu season is picking up across the country. we will look at the impact it is having right here in california. >>> in weather outside, we have clear skies. a bit of a warming trend. coming up, the warmest days of the week and we will let you know when we

he plans to move oversight of the juvenile system out of the department of corrections and into the state department of health and human services. also, more money will be spent on preventing juvenile crime. >>> the oakland city council approved a resolution to name a side street near the fruitvale bart station as oscar grant way. he was shot on new year's day, 2009.'s family and friends wanted to honor his life and activision. it will be between 33rd and 35th avenue in his. the bart board silly super of the name change. >>> the time is 5:39. we love being a part of it and san francisco's chinese new year parade will be here before you know. coming up, with the city is doing to prepare for a spectacular celebration and what you can expect to see. >>> in los angeles teachers are heading back to class this morning. we have details of the agreement to end the six day strike. >>> there is a lot of slow traffic this morning in contra costa county. on 242 and 680. it is hard to see, but all of the brake lights are heading south toward walnut creek. that is because of a big problem on the freewa

. >> reporter: the florida department of corrections telling nbc news that xaver was hired as a trainee as avon park correctional institution in november before resigning a few weeks ago. they say he had no disciplinary issues during his stint. in his mugshot, he appears to be wearing a shirt depicting the force horsemen of the apocalypse. his next-door neighbor knew him as very quiet and well >> i never in a million years would think anything like this ld happen >> reporter: overnight, family members and co-workers of the victims talking to grief counselors at a loc hotel. a community trying to come to d grips with tastating tragedy as lawmaker digs for answers. >> obviously this is an individual that needs very swift and exacting justice. >> reporter: the suspect is scheduled for anrraignment later this morning. so far it's unclear ifs h answered investigators' questions. >> the big question is why would a guy walk into the bank and shoot people. are investigators closer to a motive, kerry? >> reporter: we the arraignment a little more. the motive is conspicuously absent. didn't talk

moving $7 million upstream last session, this free through recovery partnership between the department of corrections and rehabilitation and the department of human services has provided access to care coordination, recovery services, and peer support to over 500 people so far. [applause] one of those people is jyssica noble. like many who become trapped by the disease of addiction, jyssica's struggles with opioid addiction landed her in jail, left her homeless and brought her to the brink of death. thanks to cass county's drug court program, she was referred to free through recovery. she started recovery and she relapsed. wench did, her support specialist specialist care coordinator and probation officer also helped to get her on back to the road of recovery. we had a chance to sit down with the recently in her face-to-face conversation she said about her peer support specialist, these people cared and they did not have that in my life. you can find jyssica's powerful story of recovery on our website, and we're happy to have her here with us today. please join me in recognizing jyssica for her coura

she defended the california department of corrections when the department refused gender reassignment surgery to inmates. she regrets that now. >> there were situations that occurred where my clients took positions that were contrary to my beliefs. do i wish they would have personally consulted me before they wrote the things they wrote? yes i do. the bottom line is the buck stops with me and i take full responsibility for what my office did. >> reporter: is attorney general harris was tough on crime and as a us senator she called for criminal justice reform claiming fundamental flaws in the justice system but harris by no means is the only candidate to change a position. >> i'm filing an exploratory committee for president of the united states night. >> reporter: senator kirsten gillibrand change positions on gun control. as a democratic argument from new york gillibrand had an a rating from the nra. as a senator she earned an f. her stance on immigration has done a 180 since she was a councilman describing herself as a firm opponent of government. on sunday she was asked if english

. >> my findings are an appropriate sentence would be 81 months in the illinois department of correctionsease. >> reporter: former police officer jason van dyke is sentenced to just under seven years for the shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald over four years ago. earlier in the day, the court heard testimony in a separate encounter, van dyke had been filled with rage, raising a gun ahead of a suspect in handcuffs. >> he put the gun to my temple. it was as if he was just infuriated, just out of his mind. >> reporter: van dyke's wife asked for leniency testifying that he's a loving husband and father. >> my biggest fear is that somebody will kill my husband for something he did as a police officer, something he was trained to do. >> reporter: van dyke read a brief statement saying he prays every day for the soul of laquan mcdonald. >> i have to live with this the rest of my life, taking this to my grave. the last thing i ever wanted to do especially october 20th, 2014, was to shoot mcdonald. >> reporter: he received a call people were breaking into vehicles. mcdonald had been wal

it's a mentoring program in the department of corrections in tennessee that helps mentor inmates whilerison and even as they are released. it is a program designed to assimilate them. we were all touched by the extraordinary circumstances around this unique case, with cyntoia. it is something we have been focused in on and praying about and this really is the result of the cumulative efforts of so many people around the world, not just in nashville, not just in tennessee but the united states and around the world. i had an opportunity at the 11th hour in the month of november knowing that the governor had to make this decision prior to leaving office to really have a conversation with him. the governor took my call, called me back. and we had a real conversation about this case and the implications of it. the governor had not made up his mind to that point. he's a very good governor, he had really listened to both sides of the argument and literally 2 million people were reaching out the him. but we had a long standing relationship since he's been in office and i thought i'd give him a

she also defended the california department of corrections when a department refused gender reassignment to inmates. she regrets that now. >> there were situations that occurred where my clients took physicians that were contrary to my beliefs. do i wish that they have personally consulted me before they were at the things that they right? yes, i do, but the bottom line is the buck stops with me, and i take full responsibility for what my office did. >> she was tough on crime. as a u.s. senator, she's called for criminal justice reform, claiming fundamental flaws in the justice system. but here is by no means is the only candidate to change of position. >> i am filing exploratory committee for president of the united states tonight. >> senator kirsten gillibrand has changed visited on gun control. as a congresswoman from new york it, she had an a rating from the nra. as a senator, she earned an f. her stance on immigration has done a 180's and she was a congresswoman, describing herself as an "firm opponent of government." she was asked about once saying english should be the official la

. >> an appropriate sentence would be 81 months in the illinois department of corrections. >> reportern-year prison sentence for the former chicago police officer who was convicted of second degree murder back in october after killing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the 2014 incident all captured on police dash cam took place when van dyke responded to a call of someone breaking into cars. it shows the cop shooting the teen 16 times as he appears to be walking away with a three-inch knife in his hand sparking months long protests. during the trial van dyke rebuked prosecutors' allegations of racism testifying he believed mcdonald was lunging at him with the knife. >> i was yelling at him drop the knife. i yelled it i don't know how many times. >> reporter: laquan mcdonald's uncle delivering a message to the former cop on friday in the voice of his dead nephew. >> why should this person who has ended my life forever be free when i'm dead forever. >> reporter: van dyke's wife also taking the stand pleading for leniency. >> there was no malice, no hatred. it was simply a man doing his job. >

in their cubs, and inmate of the arkansas department of corrections he needed the accommodation to grow a beard with religious practice to emulate the prophet mohammed. he said he would limit the beer to 1 inch, the prison refused to accommodate that this 1 inch beard would allow him to bring in contraband. notwithstanding the fact that most other prisons in the u.s. allow people to grow beards for both secular and religious regions, they would be able to check a short beard if there is anything hidden in it. so, justice alito wrote the opinion for the majority of the court holds that the prison has violated, the court specifically hobby lobby with that standard for accommodation. that is, an accommodation must be based on a sincerely held belief, that is how hobby lobby came into play with the contract. the land-use contact, with quite a bit of muslim community trying to build houses of worship, one notorious example is in murphy and tennessee versus 2012, where it was actually argued in court, that the muslims should not be able to build a house of worship because islam is not a relig

. >> an appropriate sentence would be 81 months in the chicago department of the corrections. >> reporter: the former chicago police officer convicted in october of killing 17-year-old laquan mcdonald, shooting the teen 16 times as he appears to be walking away. the entire incident captured on police dashcam, sparked months-long protests. van dyke was responding to a call of someone breaking into cars back in 2014. mcdonald had a three-inch knife in his hand. during the trial van dyke rebuked prosecutors' allegations of racism, testifying he believed mcdonald was lunging at him with the knife. >> i was yelling at him, drop the knife. i yelled i don't know how many times. >> reporter: laquan mcdonald's uncle today delivering a message to the former cop in the voice of his dead nephew. >> why should this person who has ended my life forever be free when i'm dead forever? >> reporter: van dyke's wife also taking the stand pleading for leniency. >> there was no malice, no hatred on that night. it was simply a man doing his job. >> reporter: van dyke, the final person to speak before the judge

over two weeks ago i met with t.s.a., and department of corrections employees, they told me their stories about not being able to make a mortgage. about not being able to have health care. childcare. those facing diabetes and cancer. last week i returned back to t.s.a. in their break room to speak with workers about how we're going to transport people to and from work. waiving tolls, addressing diabetes, and childcare once again. then this past week i joined secretary harvest food bank to help feed federal employees because the united states government is not paying them. our federal workers are about to miss their second paycheck. mr. president, how long will t.s.a. protect our airports without pay? mr. president, how long will the i.r.s. workers clock in to timely process our tax refunds if they are not getting a paycheck? and how long will custom and border patrol protect our very border that we're debating without getting paid? we can debate and negotiate a border security, but why? why, mr. president, must you hold nearly 800,000 federal workers and their families hostage? and where'

is this a south carolina department of corrections going soft in your opinion? kind of surprises me, as i said, they are pretty tough down there. this is something that's going on, i presume some states have legalized drugs now they are going to be letting inmates in the commissary start smoking marijuana? is that the next step? i'm not joking. pete: i can tell you are joking but based on an experience of once you try one thing where does it go next? this is what the director of the south carolina department of corrections brian sterling said. said people can't just sit around and do nothing all day. this is something that's going to make it safer for our staff and our officers. last word to you, sheriff? >> you ought to get rid of that guy. what is he a social worker? no, it's not going to work. believe me. pete: ultimately you have to have prison guards running your prisons and not social workers. joe arpaio, thank you for your time. >> thank you. pete: migrant caravan in mexico. this morning they are marching closer to the u.s.s. border. our own griff jenkins

rrectisaer wed department of as a corrections officer trainee in november and resigned earlier this month. the names and ages of the victims have not been released. >>> president trump and house speaker nancy pelosi have finally reached an agreement on one thing -- to postpone the state of the union address. last night mr. trump said on twitter that he will deliver the address when the partial government shutdown is over. today the senate will vote on two competing proposals to end the 34-day impasse. both are destined to fail. marc liverman is here in new york with the very latest on the shutdown. marc, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, if those proposals do fail like they're expected to, the shutdown will roll on with no other signs or change that would end the stalemate. that means 800,000 federal workers will go on living without a paycheck. both sides agree there will be no state of the union address until the longest government shutdown in history comes to an end. >> not while the government is closed -- >> reporter: yesterday, house speaker nancy pelosi rev

the state department of corrections said xaver was hired as a corrections officer trainee but resignedaped in college. her attacker was a man she was dating. she called the school's hotline but never filed a police report because she was embarrassed. days ago, ernst said she suffered domestic abuse during her marriage. her divorce was finalized this month. >>> an uber driver is sharing a terrifying encounter with a passenger. a passenger attempts to grab the steering wheel while they were driving on a busy highway. the driver, albert castro, manages to fight him off while maintaining control of the car. castro pulled over, initiated a panic button. the passenger was intoxicated and later arrested. >>> the actor, alec baldwin, agreed to take an anger management class after pleading guilty to harassment in a new york city parking space dispute. he was fined $120 on a court appearance wednesday. baldwin was arrested in november after police said he got into a shoving match with another driver. he denied reports he punched the man in the face, and prosecutors dropped an attempted assault c

. >> the defendant is imprisoned in the north carolina department of corrections for the remainder ofat michael was innocent i continue to believe michael is innocent uh, and i thought we won that trial. so when that guilty verdict came out -- i was pretty devastated >> reporter: for kathleen's sister, candace, the verdict was nothing to celebrate >> it makes me cry cried when i heard it. i mean, i was happy we were getting justice. but there's no joy in this there's -- there's just great sadness. >> reporter: the peterson children resigned themselves to the harsh reality that prison was now their father's home. they sold the dream house on cedar street, and tried to get on with their lives. they visited their dad whenever they could >> i would just sob every time i left you hold it together for dad because why would you cry in front of dad that's not gonna help him. but then, when you leave, you know, you're sobbing in your car. >> reporter: they watched his lawyer file a series of failed appeals. >> we would have hope for every single appeal. and every single time, it would get beat