the aclu legal director sent "chasing news" a statement reading, our constitution is clear. schools cannot coerce or impose religion on children. it is the java parents to describe how on whether to install religion for monopoly school. fearful of costly litigation against the giant that is the aclu crippling the budget on educational programs and education in general, the school had to concede and removed it from daily practice. bill: this was about honoring the 1st responders. the teachers got together and it had nothing to do with the religion. stretching the interpretation of the first amendment. it was not written to the public square. it was designed to protect religion. >> why they singling out this elementary school? they should be doing every living american president. i'm pretty sure after every speech they ended by saying god bless america. something that is actually significant. >> go through every single school and find out who is saying what? >> i just want to add that it is not clear whether or not this is a complaint filed by the parent or something of the ac

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aclu says it's just beginning to look at their legal options moving forward. eric came thirteen years now breaking news from newport news police anthony mark smith junior is now in custody u s marshals helped arrest him on del mar lane smith is charged with killing fish take a shower rod in her home on heritage way the murder happened last week washer odds children were in that hole. police say shot and smith recently broke off smith is in custody at the newport news sheriff's office. things are nice and tranquil here you would think i would have a lot to talk about but i do how about for one thing rare rare event first time in seventy years what is it will play in just a minute. meanwhile time to change right now compared to dramatically seventeen or eighteen degrees across most of the region as we put in motion how much rain we're expecting again this is just a rough idea and it doesn't necessarily have to be an inch inch and a half here near the coast that could be a little inland some of these lighter amounts the ideas that there'll be some heavier downpou

the aclu research on seat belt citations was released 4 days ago. investigative reporter jim daffiti reveals what's in it. >> reporter: the study found that blacks were stop and cited for seat belt offenses nearly 2 times as often as whites. they were stopped and cited 2 time more often by the broward county sheriff's office and 3 >> what day that does is raise a red flag that racial profiling may be affecting the enforcement of florida's safety belt laws. >> reporter: rua chadri is an attorney in w the aclu in new york >> we should be concerned when any community is being overticket. >> reporter: the florida legislature gave police officers the authority to stop a car because the drive wasn't wearing a seat belt. at the type, civil rights dwrowps worried that they would use the law to stop black drivers they otherwise wouldn't pull over. in 2014, the fort lauderdale police police department issued 539 tickets to black drivers. drivers cited with 281 going blacks. this financially punishes peer communities with dreams. >> this can lead to cycles of

movie says he contacted the aclu. the mayor ignored us when we we have much more with the ongoing problems with portsmouth city governments on our website. anchor: a virginia beach man will spend five years behind bars for animal cruelty. june. brush fire in may. in addition to the five-year sentence, he will serve 90 days each for instruction of justice pet. nicole: the case against a mother accused of keeping her son's body in the trunk of a car has been delayed. they pulled over time you slaton registration. they found the remains of the trunk. they have not been able to determine the cause of death. february 16. anchor: the resort city is preparing to get body cameras like norfolk and other before they do that, they are hearing what residents think about it. brandy: tom, the ideas to get citizens input before they finalize their body camera policies. by 2017 the department plans to have most of the uniformed patrol officers wearing those body cameras. or have been some civil rights groups like the american civil l

voter registration, perhaps as much, or even more, than any other population." - veronica fowler - aclu of iowa joe enriquez henry, with the league of united latin american citizens, agrees with the a-c-l-u. 15:16:30 "because we have many people here coming from other countries who are becoming citizens, who then want to register to vote. so they're not going to have these additional henry - national vp - midwest region, lulac henry's group is in the midst of a campaign to get 10-thousand iowa latinos to turn out on caucus night... they want even more to participate in the general election next november. for that reason, he says his group has a vested interest in seeing this system improved. 15:17:54 "it brings up questions about why is it being made more difficult? it's another form of suppressing the vote. if we don't have the same access online as people do when they walk into the office." - joe enriquez henry - national vp - midwest region, lulac a legislative solution creating a parallel path online for non-i.d.-holding iowans to sign up passed in the senate last session... but sta

our bill anderson talked to school officials and the aclu about where things stan. >> reporter:. >>> america is causing a bit of a controversy at a south jersey elementary school after the aclu sent a letter to glenn view of a elementary school demanding that they stop using it. school began saying god bless america every day after the pledge of allegiance following september 11th as a show of respect. the aclu says they appreciate the respect but simply put it's unconstitutional and it needs to stop. >> it is simply unconstitutional as a practice to have school officials leading elementary school students with god's blessing during their official school assembly in letter to parents glenn view's principal said, they view the statement as patriotic more than religious but yet instill they will stop doing it. understanding all of that, the parents and residents i spoke to were disappointed. >> it's supposed to be one nation under god. in god we trust on our money. they don't want to stay it they don't have to say it it's a respect thing. >> it was supposed to be positive from what i u

bless america" a tradition the school endorsed until this week. >> i think this is typical of the acluyou're bullying the masses. >> reporter: gleview's principal wrote parents an e-mail saying the american civil liberties union viewed the reciting of "god bless america" as promoting religious beliefs. the school says it did not want to get into a constitutional fight and pay the legal fees that come with it. so it discontinued the practice. >> we're going to stand up and say that we don't agree. >> reporter: parents are not staying quiet. christy clark and others said "god bless america" as they dropped their kids off today and her son in first grade decided to say it after the pledge. so you said god bless america today? >> yes. everybody did. >> reporter: we called the aclu of new jersey and spoke with its legal director. >> parents, not the government, have the right to direct the religious upbringing of their children. >> i mean, i support the aclu, i support them fighting for people's rights but they're not saying "jesus christ bless america," not saying "allah bless america." >>

his claims of abuse in the juvenile system mirrored the aclu lawsuit. >> there was fights every day. almost all day sometimes. bloody noses, broken noses, broken hands... just bloodied up. thrown in the hole for, for more than they should have been, you know what i mean? one of my friends, he would just cry like, "man, its awful in here. i want to go home." that was our whole childhood... to us it was normal. >> by 11, he faced manslaughter charges. he accused his guards of beating and hog tying him. >> that is accurate. we did have a lot of turmoil at that time. ...even at this facility we use to have a unit that they called "the adjustment unit" and when kids were unmanageable in a larger setting, or became physically violent, they also went to the adjustment unit. they don't get anything. you know, if anything if it causes them to act out even more. >> just seems like a 12-year-old, in solitary confinement, 23 hours a day? >> yes. >> for day after day after day? months at a time? >> yes, ma'am. >> it was 23-hour lock-down. we were locked down all the time. like you got out to make

caitlin: the issue according to the aclu of north carolina is people were coerced into participating in prayer before public meetings and the prayers specific to one religion christianity. the aclu maintains between 2007 and 2013 more than u79% of the prayers delivered by the rowan county commissioners were christian. because the commissioners themselves were leading them and instructed the present to stand and join in the aclu says some residents felt pressured to do so. in may of last year a federal district court ruled this was unconstitutional and ordered commissioners to stop. this case will be the first time a federal appeals court reviewed a government prayer policy since the u.s. supreme court ruled an invocation practice in greece, new york, was constitutional but different religions led them. john: just days from the iowa is skipping tomorrow's sanders. barbara: it is 5:08 and 49 you heard the war heed that advice. it is our must-see video. barbara: shaping the future of raleigh-durham international airport. how you can participate. got rain moving in. don: you will see the

the aclu says that report coming from state-wide law enforcement data and they also accuse some police agencies including tampa police department of not reporting their data which they say violates state law. in 2016 it says tpd gave out 575 seatbelt violations to black drivers compared to 549 to white the aclu says it's a big problem when there is a disparity of enforcement between races. tpd says it's denying any charges of profiling. >> if there is this kind of disparity between white and black drivers, it raises concerns about our justice system. >> as for tpd and its data reporting the department says it does report its citation data to the state but it will re-examine the form mat it format and only sees the issue of sealt seatbet seatbelts as a safety issue. they spotted two men in a u-haul truck and said it was the same one used in several burglaries in lake and osceola counties. when deputies tried to pull them over, they took off but they could only reach 60 miles per hour and after driving two miles and realizing that the police cruiser behind them was not falling parabehind

the aclu is asking departments to give off more training. the orange county sheriff's office told us it continually reevaluating those policies, procedures and operations and the sheriff will meet with the aclu soon to discuss issues. >>> people in this apartment complex say recent storms have left them with mold, mildew and a collapsed ceiling. >> it's just horrible. >> the help the landlord said he gave tenants that isn't enough. >> the last of the rain is pushing through and i'm updating more change including what to expect temperature wise over the upcoming weekend. . announcer: you're watching channel 9 eyewitness at 11:00 with greg warmoth, martha sugalski, and certified meteorologist chief meteorologist tom terry. >>> in seminole county people who live in the sealy apartments in altamonte springs are frustrated after their ceiling collapsed following this week's severe weather. residents say they've been dealing with mildew and mold for months but despite going to the landlord, nothing has been done. she woke us up this morning becaus

the aclu is asking the primacy of officers more training, orange county sheriff's office tells us to continually reevaluate its policies, procedures and operations. >>> the changes coming for hundreds of thousands of food stamp recipients in florida. it is part of an effort to keep the grocery store shelves stocked. right now food stamp cards are loaded in the first 12 days of that disbursement to be spread out over 20 days. that means for the month of march recipients will get half of the beginning of the month and the rest later in the month on a newly assigned day. the benefits will then have to be stretched until the new date, the following month. >>> nearly 1200 volusia county school employees are set to get a raise over the next 2 years after the union in school district reached an agreement. under the plan, cafeteria workers campus advises, maintenance technicians and bus drivers will get a 3.5 percent raise starting july 1. the deal which also keeps health insurance benefits in place with employees still needs to be voted on by both parties next month. >>> and seminole county

that according to a new report by the aclu. it raises the specter of possible racial profiling the aclu studied law enforcement data statewide. it found some areas where black drivers were ticketed - more than double. in fact, in palm beach county - black drivers were 3 times more likely than whites to be cited. and 4 more times more likely in escambia county. so, what about here in tampa? the tampa police department is one of the agencies that has not been reporting their data for the last 10 yearswhich the aclu says violates state law. numbers it *did uncover, show tpd gave out 575 seatbelt citations to black drivers...compared to 549 to white drivers in 2014...although the total number of police interactions with both is unclear.the department denies any suggestion of racial profiling. if you're not wearing a seatbelt you're much more likely to get pulled over and get a citation regardless of your race. but it does recall the controversy over tpds handling of bicycle citations last year - where the majority where given to bl

twice as likely to be as the white driver in the car next to you according to a new report by the aclu. >> it raises the specter of profiling. >> it found that some cases more than doubled. in fact, in some counties black driving were three times more likely to be cited and four times in escambia county. >> what about in tampa? >> tampa is one of those not reporting their day data for the last ten years. >> tpd gave out 575 citations com compared to 429 to white drivers drivers. the department denies any suggestion of racial profiling. >> if you are not wearing a belt regardless of your race. >> this shows the same type of problem exposed by the bicycle stops. >> the aclu is calling for an investigation into the state-wide figures. drivers we spoke with ad mixed feelings. >> anybody should get a ticket that don't wear their seatbelt. >> now, tpd says it does send its citation data to the state but they will take a closer look at the format to ensure they are in full compliance. >> josh cascio reporting. thank you, josh. >> well, there currently exists no death penalty in the state of f

it was the culmination of the work she had done at the aclu and that these involved virginia military was brought by the united states which she was very broad of, the federal government had come a round, on behalf of women, and wrote this opinion, and all the briefs for that solidified at the fact that men and women were treated unequally under the law. >> a personal landmark, and was adjusted. >> she is proud of though lily ledbetter case which began as a dissident of course. this is the case of a woman who granted -- work her entire career for decades at the goodyear tire plant. and this is how much. this started with you, and how much you are paid. and systematically underpaid, sexually harassed for years, treated like garbage and is physically challenging job, this was a point she decided it was time to go to court but of course title 7 of the civil rights act which protects workers from being discriminated against, lily ledbetter was told by a majority of the supreme court she waited too long. even though she hadn't seen and known she was being discriminated against, it came dow

aclu said reciting the phrase make it harder for non religious parents to raise their children but parentse spoke to don't feel that way. >> i think that there's nothing being forced oh and my child to say anything, and i think the fact that the aclu is doing this is absolutely ridiculous. >> it's not religious. they're not preaching god to anybody. it's patriotic and it's respectful. >> school officials say students or teachers who choose to say god bless america on their own will not be punish. >>> after eagles lost their chance to make the playoffs one facebook user said the team played like they were wearing tutus. >> pennsylvania ballet did not take that comment lightly and they're reaction has gone viral. they said... they have no second string to come in when they need a break and ending with, if the eagles had played like they were wearing tutus we'd all be looking forward to the playoffs. >> it's not easy and it's very athletic. every day is very athletic. >> versatility of moves that a basketball has, the coordination of a hockey player, and the timing of a baseball player. >> ea

stops can escalate and lead to the use of force or arrest and even deadly force. >> reporter: the aclu is for the departments to get training on racial bias. >>> the various departments in question received the report today and are reviewing it. once they have a response, we'll bring it to you. >>> a consumer alert that wendy's is investigating a credit card breach that may effect thousands of the customers there have been several reports of cards used all over the country. the company is launching an investigation with the help of cyber security experts customers adviced to keep an eye out on their credit or debit card statements if they have card recently. >>> car tons of unregulated hover boards. off not the mention that as well. >> craig is joining us now, you've been busy. >> got in this morning after the first tornado warning and the tornado touched down and been here since. active. flood advisory until 7:00 for much of broward, along alligator alley. also extending up into palm beach working through once again. along i-95 from the palm beach to fort everglades. southern broward

aclu said reciting the phrase make it harder for non religious parents to raise their children but parents we spoke to don't feel that way. >> i think that there's nothing being forced oh and my child to say anything, and i think the fact that the aclu is doing this is absolutely ridiculous. >> it's not religious. they're not preaching god to anybody. it's patriotic and it's respectful. >> school officials say students or teachers who choose to say god bless america on their own will not be punish. >>> after eagles lost their chance to make the playoffs one facebook user said the team played like they were wearing tutus. >> pennsylvania ballet did not take that comment lightly and they're reaction has gone viral. they said... they have no second string to come in when they need a break and ending with, if the eagles had played like they were wearing tutus we'd all be looking forward to the playoffs. >> it's not easy and it's very athletic. every day is very athletic. >> versatility of moves that a basketball has, the coordination of a hockey player, and the timing of a baseball player. >>

the aclu says the problem statewide but in orange county , black drivers were three times more likely to be ticketed for a seatbelt violation. the sheriff's office says it's now checking the report for accuracy. the spokesperson says they are constantly looking at their policies and procedures >> hundreds of new jobs could be coming to the coast. space florida is working ideal to bring a major aerospace company to brevard county. according to the news partner, the deal is being called project stable. include a $36 million facility that could bring 250 jobs to this area. 86,000 per year. the company, which is not been named, could make the move next year >> a protest plan for today about the ongoing problem with homeless people in daytona beach has been called off >> it's a growing problem for the last few weeks. the reason a homeless advocate is postponing the rally is still ahead in the recent harry potter fans are flocking to universal this weekend >> we will show you how the focus of donald trump's guest are company should treat you like family... [phone rings] operator: health car

sheriff demings will be meeting soon with the aclu to further discuss the issues. happening today the orlando city lions will make a big announcement and they invite you to hang out. the team is hosting its first public fan appearance of 2016. team' s president as well as the team' s captain kaka will be on hand for the announcement. expect food trucks and the orlando city kickin' cruiser. the event begins at 5:00 at lake nona town center. also in the day ahead, kids can play dodgeball with clermont police and firefighters. the two are hosting an annual lights and ladders community event at skyzone in clermont. other than the dodgeball tournament, there will be free food and drinks, rock-wall climbing and bounce houses. it all gets going at 5:00 at skyzone. the annual civil war the battle of townsend' s plantation is being re-enacted as part of the fest today. admission is six dollars. at renninger' s antique center licensed gun owners in florida could soon be allowed to openly carry their weapons in public. an open carry bill is now headed to debate on the house f

. >> reporter: african-american new aclu report. how local law enforcement is responding. >>> school administrators accusing of promoting someone >> live from the station taking action for you. this is abc action news. >> now at 6:00, claims of racial bias. the tampa police department under fire again. the new way that one organization says officers are unfairly treating african- americans and the state law the department is said to be ignoring. thanks for joining us. i'm wendy ryan. >> and i'm jamison uhler. a high number of seat belt tickets are given to black drivers. >> carson chambers joins us live trying to get answers from tpd. carson. >> reporter: the florida aclu says the new report raises red flags about racial profiling not only statewide but in tampa and is calling for a civil investigation under the florida attorney general's office.

the aclu says it's a big problem when there is a disparity of enforcement between races. tpd says it's denying any >> if there is this kind of disparity between white and black drivers, it raises concerns about our justice system. >> as for tpd and its data reporting the department says it does report its citation data to the state but it will re-examine the form mat it format and only sees the issue of sealt seatbet seatbelts as a safety issue. >> and polk county deputies say they spotted two men in a u-haul truck and said it was the same one used in several burglaries in lake and osceola counties. when deputies tried to pull them over, they took off but they could only reach 60 miles per and realizing that the police cruiser behind them was not falling parabehind, falling far behind, they stopped. deputies found stolen items and shotgun shells in the back, and they were arrested. >> in the words of michael jackson, it doesn't matter if you're black of white, but does it? the controversy over a white actor being cast in a new movie as the king of pop. >> the human body i

. >> reporter: the aclu says the report based on numbers provided by local lawsuit to the state. and in some counties the disparities are more glaring. according to the report, blacks are four times more likely to be pulled over and cited for not wearing a seat belt than whites. in palm beach county, three times more likely. orange, 2.8 times more likely. with numbers from 2014 showing tampa police officers issued 575 citations to black motorists compared to 549 to white motorists. safety regardless of any race. if we see someone not wearing a seat belt, we're doing the over examine citing them or giving them a warning. >> reporter: the aclu's joyce henry claims that tampa police has not been consistent in reporting numbers which the department disputes. >> we sent the report to chief eric ward. and we -- in all fairness to him, the information was sent to him yesterday evening. so last night. >> reporter: okay. and tampa police does assure me that the chief is taking a look at that report. in 2005, the florida seat belt safety law required law enforcement to report these statist

voter registration, perhaps as much, or even more, than any other population." - veronica fowler - aclu of iowa joe enriquez henry, with the league of united latin american citizens, agrees with the a-c-l-u. 15:16:30 "because we have many people here coming from other countries who are becoming citizens, who then want to register to vote. so they're not going to have these additional requirements." - joe enriquez henry - national vp - midwest region, lulac henry's group is in the midst of a campaign to get 10-thousand iowa latinos to turn out on caucus night... they want even more to participate in the general election next november. for that reason, he says his group has a vested interest in seeing this system improved. 15:17:54 "it brings up questions about why is it being made more difficult? it's another form of suppressing the vote. if we don't have the same access online as people do when they walk into the office." - joe enriquez henry - national vp - midwest region, lulac a legislative solution creating a parallel path online for non-i.d.-holding iowans to sign up passed in the

. >> reporter: a staff attorney with the aclu racial justice program based in new york. >> we should be concerned when any community is being overticketted. >> reporter: in 2009 the officers the authority to stop a car because the driver wasn't answering a seat belt. at the time civil rights groups worried police would use the law as a way to stop black drivers they otherwise wouldn't be able to pull over. cbs4 news reviewed the numbers gathered by the state department of highway safety and found interesting disparities as well. in 2014 the ft. lauderdale police department issued 809 seat belt tickets with 539 going to black drivers. and in miami shores 261 citations were issued with 186 going to blacks. targeting blacks for traffic stops causes them to be distrustful of the police. it also financially punishes poorer communities with fines. >> this can lead to cycles of ticketing, driver's license suspension for not being able to pay fines, subsequent >> reporter: and in some cases the outcomes can even be more serious. >> even routine traffic stops with escalate and lead to the use

in secret that take advantage of these device that is we rely on for private communications. >> the aclu obtained documents showing over a span of 10 years, anaheim police built an inventory of surveillance tools including sting race which mimic cell towers to gather cell phone data and dirt box intercepting cell phone traffic. >> normally, your mobile phone would connect to a cell phone tower, now with a plane flying overhead, this will talk to the mobile phone and the be in the middle and intercept all communications, texting, he miles, all voice and data. >> a grabbed was requested to fund the dirt box purchase, saying every city in the area was helped by the device. >> there's been an expansion of dollars available to law enforcement to purchase surveillance equipment. it's made it easy for police to buy these without looping in the public. >> police have been tight lind. anaheim couldn't comment because of an ongoing lawsuit. the justice department limits use of devices like dirt boxes unless they obtain a search warrant, but up until january this year, local authorities in californ

. >> jerry demmings said he'll meet with the aclu after a report from the group saying black drivers are more likely than white drivers to get tickets for not wearing seat belts. it is a story we brought you yesterday. the aclu said the problem is state-wide. black drivers were three times as likely than white drivers for seat belt violences. the sheriff's office says it is checking the report for accuracy. a spokesperson said they are constantly looking at their policies and procedures. >> time is running out to make sure you have healthcare. the deadly is sunday night. the clock is ticking. you should the affordable care act people who don't have insurance by january 31 will have to pay a fine, unless they qualify for an exemption. those fines are not cheap. they can be as high as $700 per person. unlike last year, officials with the obama administration say there won't p any extension this time around. mugles expected for the harry potter convention. they are expecting gusts to take part in 25 activities including q and a with cast members. the festive tis finish up on sunday. loo

he is a former aclu attorney, think i know who he is.he's john doe they have an announced his name publicly. they take them off the grand jury in violation of state law. do you think they don't shape outcomes? to think they don't decide who gets justice and who doesn't? that leads me to my next point, in the case involving police misconduct and use a police force that results in serious injury or death, eliminate the grand jury. this is a secretive process that comment too many cases involving police misconduct result in the elimination of accountability for police officers because the prosecutor has advocated for the officer in front of the grand jury so they don't have to be tried on the facts. either that, or have the arguments for indictment take place where the public can be present. blessing i will tell you is to support the movement that you see. it's an american. don't be afraid of black lives matter, these are young people who are american citizens and just like you but they want their rights recognized. their right to live, the

today-- attorneys with the aclu argued on behalf of 16-year-old gavin grimm. was born female but identifies male is being denied his rights. only 10 on your side's jason marks was also in richmond with what happened today in court-- jason the aclu is asking for an appeals court to allow gavin to use the boys room until his case his case against the gloucester county school board goes to school. we've been following his story for more than a year. he was born a female but identifies as a male. he is asking to use the boys bathroom at school, but the school board has a policy which requires students to use bathrooms based on their biology, not gender. it came after received complaints from parents. they offered grimm a private bathroom but he says it made him fell uncomfortable at school. the aclu argued today in court that his rights are being denied by the school board. 09=12:23 "in a sense i was sort of thrust into terrified and i wanted to run away from it all but then i realized i have a platfrom can help people and i'm just not the type of person that will

sheriff demings will be meeting soon with the aclu to further discuss the issues. meredith: new video is surfacing tonight, that deputies says shows zenaida gonzalez shopping with a credit card, allegedly stolen from a cancer patient. you' ll remember gonzalez is the same woman who filed a defamation lawsuit against casey anthony. she was arrested yesterday. police say the patient was a guest at a motel where gonzalez worked, and says she and her boyfriend stole the card from the rented room. deputies say the pair then spent $850 at surrounding stores. worked at the hotel cleaning carpets. the victim was staying there while he was getting treatments at the hospital. >> they did take that credit and the entire time he was in the hospital, they were out spending money on the credit card. meredith: wesh 2' s bob kealing tracked gonzalez down today. she would not comment on the charges she now faces. stewart: the port orange man convicted of attacking a 12-year-old girl on the campus of silver sands middle school will spend the next 25 years behind bars. jayzel hendrie

. >> fox 29's bill anderson shows us why the aclu says the parade needs to be left alone. ♪ >> reporter's been a week since the mummers generated controversy with some groups performing in black and brown face and mocking indicate license jenner. since then, some have suggested that the city will require the mummers to get approval for their exits in the future but this week the aclu pushed back say cracking down on the mum% would be a violation of their first amendment rights. >> well, what the city can't do is treat the mummers differently depending on what they're going to say in their parade the government can't control a first amendment parade. >> reporter: an attorney has been a mummer himself for over 30 years and he told me although the first amendment argument may be true it misses the point. >> this isn't about the first amendment as we see it as mummers. we want to make this better parade. we have the righting to burn a flag but nobody will burn a flag either. it's not about our first amendment rights. the about making this a more inclusive parade. >> reporter: it's worth not

after miller around the aclu threatened to sue the hospital, they performed the procedure.he two women are 2 of 3 women who sought help from the aclu after the hospital refused to permit post-partum tubal ligation. they said, in general it is our practice not to provide sterilization. the case is scheduled in superior court a little over 2 weeks before she's set to give birth. so tell me a bit more about this case. so that folks can understand exactly what's at stake here. >> sure. so this case is a challenge to a hospital chain, a catholic hospital chain, for denying women -- for discriminating against women and denying them basic reproductive health care based on its application of the religious directives. as you mentioned, dignity health hospitals is a large corporation, along with the general expansion of catholic hospitals in the u.s. over the past 15 years, dignity health has also grown significantly. it's an enormous corporation. it describes itself as the fifth-largest health care provider in the united states and it's the largest hospital provider in california. y

. >> with the help of the civil rights group the aclu, some inmates caught in this system sued judgeordon and the county last year - for indefinite detention and not appointing public defenders. >> why is it so important to have an attorney? >> well, if i put you in that room and i lock that door and i shut it you can't get out without a key... so how important is it to have a key? you got nobody on your side, once from handcuffs all the way in, you've got nobody on your side. you're screwed. you're screwed. it's nothing you can do. i've seen people sittin' there for ten, eleven months and not even knowing why they was in jail. >> what do you want to accomplish with the lawsuit? >> that everybody that's arrested on a felony charge they get their attorney. and i'm not talking about an attorney that'll come to 'em and say well this is probably what they'll try to give you. i'm talking about an attorney that will go in there and say hey look, really go through the case and investigate it, do the math, take their side. because really they're innocent until they're proven guilty. >> after

the aclu says black motorists are 2.8 times more likely to get a seat belt ticket. they tell us they are review can the report. bob: republican presidential candidate donald trump says he won't attend the fox news channel debate in iowa. he says instead he will raise money for wounded veterans in iowa. truck spoke to bill o'reilly tonight on the fox news channel. >> we'll go on forever with these debates. other things other than debating. jim gilmore, people never heard of this man. bob: kentucky senator rand paul gets called up from the second tier of debate and paul says he's ready to get ready for business. >> thank goodness donald trump with his super huge ego, he's taking his ball and going home than that's good for the country as far as i'm concerned. bob: democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton was on the ground in iowa trying to convince people to show up to the caucus and vote. >> i know i will be a better president because of way learned here in iowa. i'm asking all of you to go to the caucus monday night. if you stands up for me then, i will sta

the school will not challenge the aclu on any of this.re teachers going to get suspended when a child sneezes? hope it doesn't come to that. coming up everyone, nearly 200 muslim workers were fired from a meat packing plant in colorado. at issue, five prayer breaks a day no matter what. what about productivity? what about the needs to run a business? does it matter at all? that's next. hii'm here to tell homeowners that are sixty-two and older about a great way to live a better retirement... it's called a reverse mortgage. call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like... how a reverse mortgage works, how much you qualify for, the ways to receive your money... and more. plus, when you call now, you'll get this magnifier with led light absolutely free! when you call the experts at one reverse mortgage today, you'll learn the benefits of a government-insured reverse mortgage. it will eliminate your monthly mortgage payments and give you tax-free cash from the equity in your home and here's

the aclu says they appreciate the respect but simply put it's unconstitutional and it needs to stop.it is simply and constitutional as a practice to have school officials leading elementary school students invoking god's blessing at the beginning of every school day,. >> in a letter to parents, glennviews principle they view the statement as patriotic more than religious but they will stop doing it. understanding all of that the parents and residents i spoke to were disappointed. >> supposed to be one nation under god, in god we trust on our money. they don't want to say it they don't have to say it just respect thing. >> it was supposed to be positive from what i understand after 9/11 just, upping, showing our patriotism. >> if you feel like you want to say god bless america this is america, i don't see why you can't say it. >> reporter: students are free to end the pledge saying pretty anything they want to. just not as a united group. at least for now, the united organized statement that they thought was just a sign of respect god bless america has been banned. >> parents, not the

and the aclu jumped on that right away.h of muslims together to sue the city of new york for, what guilfoyle? >> basically hey said this was profiling. >> profiling? >> you can't have these secret surveillance groups that it is essentially now the settlement says that you cannot do. this nypd we have found wrongdoing but no monetary settlement, financial gain has been given to these groups. they said merely you are going to pay our attorney fees, the aclu and the city settled this. >> come to an agreement. >> and bloomberg or giuliani were the mayor they never would have settled it. >> but de blasio. >> very important to note though the nypd said we did nothing wrong here. >> there is no admission of wrong-doing but the city still spent 1.6 million. >> for attorney fees. >> to the aclu. they are the winners. >> they're the winners. >> in a time of heightened terror concern. >> you can't look at them. >> you are basically handcuffing the police department, preventing them from doing what they're lawfully entitled to do under

investigative reporter with the aclu. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> we'll take a short break. we will have more on our breaking news story, the siege at a university in northwest pakistan that has left at least 20 students dead. a live report when we come back. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. we are following breaking news. >> i'm errol barnett. let's update you on the developing story out of pakistan. at least 20 students are dead in the northwest part of the country after militants stormed bacha khan university just has classes were getting underway. security forces say they've killed at least 40 of tfour of attackers. a local official says it's still ongoing, and he expects the death toll to rise. >> we want to go live to alexandra field. we know at least 20 students have been killed in this deadly attack. we understand this is still an ongoing operation. what details do you have on this attack? >> reporter: it's too soon to have any of the authorities ge

aclu maintains between 2007 and 2013 more than 97% of the prayers delivered by the row within county commissioners were christian. because the commissioners themselves led the prayers that instructed those present to stand and join in the aclu says some residents felt pressure to do so. in may of last year a court ruled that this was unconstitutional and ordered commissioners to stop but this case will be the first time a federal appeals court reviews a the u.s. supreme court ruled in invocation in new york was constitutional. the difference leaders from different relyings took turns delivering prayers and the public was forth directed to -- not directed to participate. we will follow this and pass it along. barbara: we have heard the driver didn't heed that advice. it is our must see video. barbara: shaping the future of raleigh-durham international airport. how you can partner. we have rain coming today. don: in spots and we are seeing hit-or-miss showers right now. they are with us throughout the day. we will talk about that coming up. as we go to break we check the alert heart an

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amy rose- legal director aclu nevada - because the voucher program uses public money and allows the money to go towards religious institution its a violation of the constitution the other lawsuit filed in carson city maintains it's illegal to take money from the public education system... it's county school district alone would be out more than 17-million dollars.... a judge sided monday in favor of the lawsuit. schnieder- another concern is it will take money from the public schools yes but i if we have students leave those classrooms and they take that money then the public schools will still have money..... but theyll also have fewer students so theres more money to be spent on fewer students lineras says the hurt local lineras- i make a lot of sacrifices like our parents do and its not just a free ride they arent looking for free looking for money looking for the bes education they can get and the nevada public school offer that right but the americal civil liberties union maintains her children aren't the one who need protecting if this law passes. amy rose- many of these private sch