congratulations to the aclu. just secured rights that are already guaranteed to journalists under the first amendment. don't get me wrong. i'm deeply grateful to organizations like the aclu and others holding accountable those who ignore the constitution and deprive others of their freedoms. but why the hell do we need a lawsuit and an agreement to under score what the constitution makes very clear. it should never have come to this. this agreement needs to be sent as a warning to police everywhere in the country, freedom of the press is to freedom to bear witness on your behalf, shine a light on and record and report and do so safely on your behalf. i suppose this agreement should be breaking news in 1791. before we had the first amendment. it is not breaking news today. i just hope we get to a place where police understand that we want to live in a country where the police simply don't attack journalists or prevent them from doing their work. we'd like a country in which the police value this important part of

you were asking this, i guess a lawyer for the aclu about questions about terrorism. take a listen. okay. for some reason you were frozen. i guess you were very quiet q&a. but, you said do you believe if al-qaeda and isis had the ability they would strike america today or tomorrow if they could and she said the reason i'm having a hard time answering that "yes" or "no," basically, it didn't seem like you got an answer. >> she is the only person on the planet that has a hard time answering the question would al-qaeda attack america if they could. would isis attack our country if they could? just ask them they will tell you so. i'm tired of living in a dream land. if you let russia go into the ukraine and dismember of democracy you are encouraging china to do the same thing. you are making iran more likely to get a nuclear weapon and the world is literally going to begin to fracture and fall apart. i asked the aclu lawyer who is against using drones, do you believe al-qaeda and isis would kill americans if they could? she says i really can't answer that question. well, i can answer it

the aclu and our partners represent survivors of the august 29 drone strike in kabul which killed afghan n civilians. i listened to fathers describe the horror of having to pick up the body parts of their children . i listened to one of my clients eastruggled to breathe through her despair after the killing of her husband and eight worker for an american ngo and three of her sons and one of her grandchildren. my clients grief is compounded by the fact that for 19 days our government kept up false allegations about their loved ones wrongly asserting the strike was righteous and successful against isis operatives. the pentagon later admitted its mistake but the damage is done. for most americans this kind of fear, horror and lifelong grief are unimaginable . the civilians in afghanistan, syria, iraq, yemen, somalia and elsewhere it's been their life. this hearing's title refers to drones and there is significant concern that reliance on them lowers the barriers to and constraints on the use of force. but our issues go beyond the weapons to the human and legal costs of what's now a 20 year

joining us now is the policy director of the aclu of georgia. mr. bruce, thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you for having me. i have to go right to the messages that we heard. do you feel like these are the smoking guns in the hate crimes trial? is this enough to prove that this was a hate crime? >> as we know, hate crimes are very hard to prove in very areas and different aspects of it. these just add on to the factors that go towards the trial within it. these messages are disgusting and every juror should be thinking about what has come out of these individual mouths back then and what has happened during the trial of ahmaud arbery altogether. these are smoking guns, but this is not it. this is the trial that has just begun. >> i guess i wonder, you know, when prosecutors choose not to prosecute a case for hate crimes, how much does the component of the jury have to do with that? we know in the jury trial of ahmaud arbery, the jury had 11 white people and one black person, and do you think that's the reason they chose not to go down the

we have the aclu. and you look at those institutions, and they are on that side of the surveillance. the aclu has generated into an activist left-wing political group and we have people intermediate that worked outwardly and expressly think that we are not going to cover the news like we used to. jim rutenberg, we have to be biased. >> laura: to the point, yeah. >> victor: when you have silicon valley in the equation and they -- electronics and weapon eyes it at afab list speeds and surveillance and coverage with new technology and they are all left and they are merged at the hip with washington, it is scary what has happened. >> laura: you would not be surprised probably but maybe some of our audience what that fbi director ray, he decided to blame one particular group for his agency's plummeting credibility. watch. >> even controversies specifically impacting the fbi have been around for 113th years. what has changed is that we are having all of that play out against the backdrop of 24 sevenths cable

the aclu reported that 57.6% of female workers are subject to this practice. this also is especially prevalent in low-wage fields in industries with disproportionately high numbers of women with color. these clauses leave those women who often cannot afford to challenge employers without recourse. this affects women in every industry. a 2018 analysis of sexual harassment claims made on wall street found that in 30 years, just 17 women, 30 years, just 17 women won their claims before wall street's oversight body and in most cases were dismissed or denied of i want to share the stories of two survivors to illustrate how broken this system is. first, laura henry, who worked at a kia dealership in ohio where her boss sexually ha rad rads -- harassed her, touching her inappropriately, inappropriate comments and gifts. when she reported her, the company did a sham investigation and forced her into arbitration. she was only able to share her story because congress issued her a subpoena. she shudz not have needed the -- should not have needed the protection of a subpo

aclu said in a statement abbott's letter has no legal power and cannot change law as it is written. >>> time for the money watch report. fears over gas prices, plus postal service moving ahead with gas powered vehicles. diane king hall reports from the cbs broadcast center in new york. >>> the situation in ukraine continues to weigh on stocks. dow slumped 464 yesterday. nasdaq tumbled 344 and s&p 500 fell 79. conflict in europe prompted fears of spike in fuel prices worldwide. aaa says california drivers are paying over 4.75 for a gallon of gas. national average is 3.53. president biden warned americans to prepare to pay more at the pump. >>> u.s. postal service will use mostly gas powered vehicles as it replaces its delivery fleet over the next decade. it plans to spend $11.3 billion to buy up to 165,000 new trucks and 90% will be equipped with a gasoline engine. the decision defies white house and epa requests that the postal service switch to an all electric line up. for more head to cbsmoneywatch.com. i'm diane king hall. >>> time now is 4:47. we will get a check on our weather an

reporter: when he learned the mission bell was set to go up in downtown he and other groups including the aclu wrote letters not to move forward. >> we have no response back from the city. >> reporter: urging them during a council meeting earlier this month to formally discus it by putting it on the agenda. >> good evening. >> reporter: lopez was not the only one. >> if you do erect this bell, the city of gilroy is saying we don't care about native history. >> thank you, thank you. >> then in happened. >> tonight we have the opportunity -- >> the mayor and councilmember briefly clashed when proposed to postpone the insulation. >> they deserve at least -- >> okay. i am sorry this is supposed to be asking the council to make right -- >> no. >> my request is that we recognize their voices, request what they asked from us. >> i see, one, two, three thumb's up, that motion fails. >> reporter: last year the santa cruz city council voted unanimously to get rid of all of its mission bells, uc santa cruz removed the campus bell a few years ago and lopez say they stopped hayward from considering it all

. >> when he learned the bell was set to go up in downtown he and other groups including the aclu wrote to city leaders not to move forward. >> we got no response back. >> even urging them during a meeting to discuss it. he wasn't the only one. >> if you do erect this bell the city of gilroy is saying we don't care about the natives. >> then this happened. >> tonight we have the opportunity. >> the mayor and councilmember briefly clashed when she proposed to postpone the installation. >> the people deserve at least. >> i'm sorry. this is supposed to be asking the council to. >> i'm. >> no. >> my request is that we recognize their voices. we request what they have asked from us. >> i see three thumbs up. that motion fails. >> last year the santa cruz city council voted to get rid of all its mission bells. uc santa cruz removed the campus bell a few years ago and lopez said they stopped heyward from considering it all together. yet lopez said gilroy put in a mission bell without even listening to the pain it brings native americans. >> they want to erase the history, you know. they want t

shamsi: thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the aclu and for holding this important hearing. i was in this room almost 10 years ago when, thank you, senator durbin this committee last held a hearing on these issues. an activist testified that he had seen himself as a cultural ambassador for america because of the scholarships and rich life experiences our country provided him. but then u.s. drone strikes started killing yemeni civilians, traumatizing entire communities, including in his home village. he explained that strikes were unnecessary and counterproductive. people in his village would have kaoplted with the yemeni government to turn over suspected militants. instead he said what violent militants had failed to achieve, one drone strike accomplished in an instant. there's now intense anger. drone strikes are the face of america. he pleaded for the program to end because of its civilian harms. but it continued. presidents of both parties unilaterally started launching drone strikes in yemen without congress and the american public even having a conversation abo

i am an old line aclu liberal when it comes to speech, and i wish the aclu would defend speech again. you have said something profound when you said if you don't like it, change the channel. isn't that simple and elegant, and isn't that what america -- >> sean: there is an exception to that role. >> say what we want. what's that? >> sean: you can't turn off the channel here, you have to watch. it's mandatory. [laughter] let me go to my friend geraldo on the left. you look at neil young, these, you know old rockers, you know, so much for rocking in the free world now, geraldo, and they want some notoriety, attention, they are out of the spotlight. they are entitled to their opinion, but if taylor swift wanted to take out joe rogan and she did the same thing dated, guess what? spotify is in deep trouble, or adam schiff, as i call it. >> you're absolutely right, of course, that if it was taylor swift or drake, it would have been a far different explosion. i think it would have been nuclear if these young stars who are so popular decided to boycott because of joe rogan. but there's a coup

she the president of aclu. >> why is this so important? >> we need to work from the perspective by people impacted say. for too long the media has been a part of that. you have to hear from the voices of people who have been marginalized and oppressed by the systems put in place when california was founded. >> what is this commission tasked with accomplishing? >> they are tasked with coming up with proposals. they are looking at not just financial compensation but what would be a broad set. would there be policy change? would there be grants for education or housing. how might we actually repair the harm that has been done. as otis was saying there has been a long history of harm. how do we actually assess harm and work to repair it? both financially as well as potentially apology. >> what other similar commissions have there been that have tried to tackle these tough topics? >> this reparations task force is our current commission. the kerner commission was established in 1967 to investigate why there were these uprisings and communities

the aclu of texas responded with a statement, "our state's leaders need to focus on helping our youthll people in our state instead of falsely attacking parents and doctors who are lovingly advocating for the children for the medically necessary care." ama: a task force for reparations is meeting this weekend, part of the first of the nation effort to look at this. the committee will discuss the economic impact and begin to repair a report, expected to be finished by june. the committee is expected to set a historic precedent when it votes on who will be eligible to receive any potential reparations. dan: a show of support today for a muslim crossing guard who was harassed outside a brentwood elementary school. there are chalk messages etched on streets near the school. she was working yesterday, outside the school, when someone with a group of anti-mask protesters told her, quote, "thi s is not the taliban. this is america. take off your mask." the superintendent is touched by the outpouring today from the community. >> i think that's great. i was out there this morning with the cros

the aclu said in a statement on twitter that his letter has no legal bearing and can not change the law as it is written. in san francisco, kpix5. >>> south bay police nab a suspected serial burglar. look at the security video showing him smash a window with a rock. the business owner said he ran off with a cash register. he is connected to 30 break ins in san jose, 20 others, and the police are trying to determine if he is connected to any more. >>> tonight, a big bear battle in southlake tahoe has the police asking people to stop calling 911. they say dispatchers are being flooded with phone calls regarding hank the tank. callers are voicing their opinions to dispatch on what to do with the bear. he has been breaking into homes to search for food for months now. fish and wildlife officials plan to capture and euthanize the bear. there are other options like an animal sanctuary. >>> now, it is going to be a chilly one tonight. >> it will be cold tomorrow morning, maybe a couple degrees colder than we were this morning and similar conditions again on friday morning, tomorrow will be the

those who don't report these claims could face criminal penalties the texas aclu is worried now that this directive could spread fear and misinformation while encouraging false child abuse charges. abbott, who has been indicted for securities fraud is up for reelection in november. voting rights continues to take center stage ahead of this year's midterm election. we have washington, dc correspondent jessi tenure with the very latest on efforts by both parties to come out on top in november. >> we fight for that right for all eligible voters to be able to vote ahead of november's midterm elections. vice president kamala harris continues to push back against a wave of new voting laws and republican controlled states with the hope and expectation that when it is more difficult for people to vote, people want members of the national black caucus of state legislators joined harris at the white house wednesday as part of democrats latest efforts to try to hold onto their majority. you on the ground started. there very difficult time. they argue federal legislation is ultimately needed to

i wish the aclu would defend speech again. you said something profound, ge sean, when you t said if you don't like it, change the channel isn't that simple and elegant and isn't that what . erica's waitit a minute. there is an exception to that rule. say what we want. what's that ?ur you can't turn off the channel here. you have to you have to watchera it mandatory. let me go to my friend geraldoei on the left. you know, you look at neil young these these you old rockers, you know so much for rockin the free world now geraldo and you know, they wantn some notoriety, attention. they're outhe of the spotlight. okay, they're entitled to their opinion. but if taylor swift wanted to take out joe rogan and she did the same thing they did, guess what ? spotify is in deep trouble or adam schiff, as i call it. ig you're absolutely right. of course, if it were taylor swift or drake, ita would have been a far different explosion. i think it would have been e nuclear if these young stars who were so popularar decided to boycott because of

the aclu has degenerated into an activist left wing political group. and you know, we have people in the media that outwardly and explicitly saying we're not going to cover the news like we used to. jim rutenberg, christiane amanpour, hogy ramos' we have to be biased because there's churches in the nineteen seventy five watchdog committees when you add silicon valley in the in the equation and they electronics, electronics and weaponizes at fabulous speeds and surveillance and coverage new technology and they're all left and they merged at the hip with washington. it's pretty scary what's happened. well you would not be surprised probably that maybe some in our audience would victor that fbi director christopher wray, he decided to blame one particular group for his agency's plummeting credibility. >> watch political controversies and even controversies specifically invest impact in the fbi have been around for one hundred and thirteen years. what has changed is that we're now having all that play out against the backdrop of 24/7 cable coverage and mor

the aclu and our partners represent survivors of the 29 joan -- which killed ten afghan civilians.i -- described the horror of having to pick up the body parts of their children. i have listened to one of my clients struggle to breathe through her despair after the killing of her husband and -- for an american ngo. and three of her sons and one of her grandchildren. my clients grief is compounded by the fact that, for 19 days, our government helped up false allegations about their loved ones. wrongly asserting the strike was righteous and successful against isis operatives. the pentagon later admitted its mistake. but the damage is done. for most americans, this kind of fear, horror, and lifelong grief are unimaginable. to civilians in afghanistan, syria, iraq, yemen, pakistan, somalia and elsewhere, it has been their life. this healing -- 's and their significant -- lowers barriers to and constraints on the use of force, but our issue goes beyond the weapon to the human and the legal costs of what is now a 20-year war based approach that turned lethal force tactic into a strategy.

. >> the aclu is calling for the officer who killed locke to be fired. >>> days after a former navy engineer from maryland pleaded guilty in a major spy case, his wife appears ready to do the same. diana toebbe is accused of serving as a lookout while her husband dropped off nuclear submarine secrets, sometimes hiding files in a sandwich. officials say he thought he was selling them to a foreign government, but it was the fbi. his wife is expected to change her plea to guilty today. >>> investigators in michigan say it could be days until they know how a fire at the historic golf club started. oakland hills country club near detroit has hosted several big tournaments. officials trying to determine how much golf memorabilia was lost. >>> former president trump is firing back after a judge ordered him and his two eldest children to answer questions under oath. trump, his daughter ivanka and his son don jr. now have 21 days to comply with subpoenas from new york's attorney general who is looking into the trumps' business practices. trump called the ruling a witch hunt and is expected to appeal.

so it's to maintain us her genet, aclu monday. i mean, when, you know, we've all discussed over the years, levine, the war is in the middle east, the wars of choice in the middle east. this is another conflict of choice because the, the russians have made it abundantly clear with what would be acceptable to them for pan european security. and nato simply pretends it doesn't understand. it does understand ok. and it's not willing to take the, the indivisibility of security. i understand that, ok, and i think that's something that all should work towards here. and they say they're foreign, but they, they have a military alliance that is specifically openly publicly directed against russia. thus russia is not allowed in security concerns. it is completely absurd and hypocritical medea well as marco said, i think nato is a militaristic, aggressive alliance. that should have been disbanded at the time that the worse off pack was disbanded and it is looking for. it's ross on mantra. i. it certainly was a bad rap on destro when it went i

the aclu and their partners recognize survivors of that the acts 29 drum striking kabul which killede describe the horror of having to pick up the body parts of their children. one of my clients struggled to breathe through her despair after the killing of her husband in aid worker and an american ngo and three of her sons and one of her grandchildren. my clients grief is compounded by the fact that in 19 days or government the false allegations about their loved ones firmly reasserting the strike was righteous and successful against isis operatives for the pentagon admitted to mistake later but the damage was done. for most americans this kind of fear horror and lifelong grief are an imaginable. for civilians in afghanistan syria iraq yemen pakistan and somalia and elsewhere it's part of life. there is significant concern that reliance on drones lowerss the areas and constraints on the use of force at our issues go beyond the weapons to the human and legal costs of what is now a 20 year war-based approach that the strategy damaging the rule of lawaw and our country's reputation fuel

even the liberal aclu which used to care about individual rights and transparency asked jection.mr. merkley: thank you. i'm on the floor today to talk about the nomination of ambassador julieta valls noyes to serve as assistant secretary of state for the bureau of population refugees and migration. originally nominated last july, ambassador noyes' nomination was reported favorably out of the foreign relations committee in october. since then she has waited in limbo for all of us to act. ambassador noyes has a distinguished 35-year career with the state department, serving in important and challenging roles. many of those roles tied directly to the work she would be doing at the bureau of population refugees and migration, often referred to as p.r.m. as ambassador to croatia, she presided over the final stages of a refugees resettlement program after the balkan wars while hosting regional conferences and trainings for prosecutors, police and judges on this refugee-related issues. as deputy assistant secretary in the bureau of european and eurasian affairs, ambassador noyes oversaw

she wrote for help at the suggestion of a cousin and robert kennedy referred them to the aclu. two young aclu lawyers who were recent graduates of the law school i teach at, georgetown law, took up their case. for the next nine years they were in and out of court. they persisted. this quiet couple who did not like publicity and they started opening up their life. there is a beautiful photo essay article about them in life magazine where they started opening up their life and talking about what they were going through. particularly mildred who had been very quiet. there is a documentary about them you can watch. they became the ordinary people who became advocates for themselves and other people. >> let us take some calls for the professor. barbara in new york city. >> good afternoon. professor, in york opinion, how likely is it that justice ruth bader ginsburg did not retire from the supreme court when the democrats had the senate because she did not want to give obama the opportunity to replace her with a black person? sheryll cashin: i could not hear the last part? >> a black

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, and the aclu says it's going to discourage talk about racism and bias, and that's what parents don'tund wokeness, belief that america is an evil country, racist to the core and don't want their children to be taught. >> an parents across the political spectrum, wherever they were with before this started, if you tell me i can't even see the material my child is instructed in, that raises some questions for me. see how democrats lean into this. karl rove, always great to see you. >> thank you, shannon, all the best. >> controversy swirling over this now. the finances for black lives matter. why amazon is cutting ties with that group, at least for now. >> another live look at ottawa where some of the truckers have started their engines. organizers saying the protestors, looks like most of them, are ready to go. don't know if all of them are. it's a developing situation. we have you covered. living with diabetes? glucerna protein smart has your number with 30 grams of protein. scientifically designed with carbsteady to help you manage your blood sugar. and more protein to keep you movin

it has been the aclu and radical left that has prevented very obvious common sense policies to allowevery civilized country allows family members to do that. we don't because of the overwhelming power of people like george soros, aclu, radical left that have not allowed changes to our laws. >> dana: you say corey is married. they aren't together at the moment because of the situation. does what michael say there about the policies, is that a frustration for you as a family member who wants to help? >> it definitely is a frustration. it doesn't allow him to get the help he needs. he needs mental health services. he needs to be able to have the time to rehabilitate and the laws don't allow for that to happen at all. >> dana: i wanted to ask you the last question and comment on it. keneda i will speak to you first. have you and michael became friends because of this situation? >> michael is a friend i never knew i had. he is supportive and helps with helping me -- sorry, i'm stumbling over words. michael is helpful in finding the connection that i need and helping me to rebuild the reso

. >> the aclu said in a statement on twitter that abbott's letter has no legal power and cannot change law as it is written. >>> to the latest drought conditions in california, new drought monitor dropped an hour ago. not much change across the bay area as it remains in severe category. only changes are up north most noticeably, parts moved back to extreme drought. this is as the federal government is cutting back on water deliveries to parts of california. it's bad news for farmers who are now told they will get no water from the central valley project. right now it's the biggest reservoir in the state. as we continue to see dry conditions, there are more cut backs. cities that get water from central valley project will only get 25% of the contracted amounts. that could be reevaluated in may. >>> from the drought to the cold snap, we can't catch a break with the kind of weather we are seeing in the bay area. what's it forecasting like for us moving forward? >>> it's been weather extremes. last week we had record highs and warm temperatures. now we've got the big freeze. a lot to track

. >> aclu said at at's letter has no legal power and cannot change the law as it is written. >>> a liverd mountain view, latest bay area city to launch universal basic income program. city council approved a million dollars in funding for elevate nv. >> starting the summer it will provide $500 monthly cash payments to 166 randomly selected low income families. payments will last one to two years. recipients can spend the money however they want. >>> the latest drought conditions, a drought monitor dropped and it appears there is not much of a change across the bay area as it remains in severe drought category. only changes are up north. parts of the counties moved back to extreme drought. this is as the federal government is cutting back on water deliveries to parts of california. it's bad news for farmers who are told they will get no water from the central valley project. right now it's the biggest reservoir in the state but as we continue to see a dry start to 2022, there are more cut backs. cities that get water from the central valley project will only get 25% of the contracted amo

the aclu of texas responded with a statement saying "our state's leaders need to focus on helping oureople in our state instead of falsely attacking parents and doctors who are lovingly advocating for their children and for medically necessary care." kumasi: the brown family is back and turning up the volume in this updated version of penny as a teenager. the show is actively embracing all of it. characters include a nonconforming trendsetter voiced by ej johnson. >> we have not seen these types of characters pretty much at all, and especially in the animated space, especially with a company as pivotal as disney. this is a big deal. >> ♪ i'm coming out ♪ it's beautiful. we are so proud. >> shouting really loud about things that are important. kumasi: season, you will hear familiar voices including lizzo, gabrielle union, and anthony anderson. louder and prater is now available on disney plus. reggie: i want to watch this. this looks good. kumasi: why can't i think of the name? who isn't it? he says everything. reggie: billy porter. of course. i see. we have known each other for a long

the aclu gets them out. liberal --biden is -- host: joe from new jersey, your next. caller: hi. want to say a few things and then you can probably hang up on me. all this started after all the riots started. the democrats did not do a thing about it. they said they were not burning up anything. houses were burning. stores were burning. you talk about they want to do away with some of the laws. what they should do is bring back some of these laws that if you kill somebody you get the chair. no, the democrats don't want that but they do want to kill babies. host: back to the crime we are talking about, violent crime, the problems you decided. what is solution? caller: you have to get tough. the criminals do something wrong , you put them in jail. host: joe in new jersey. the new york times highlights the efforts of new york's mayor. gun violence have significantly and nowhere have the challenges been more clear than new york city where mr. adams recently unveiled sweeping plans to combat gun violence after a slew of high-profile incidents unfolded in his first few months of office

state supreme court and also a federal lawsuit that has been filed by the virginia chapter of the acluing the american with disabilities act. charles? >> thanks, mark. so what is the plan if the decision does not go the governor's way? to virginia's republican lieutenant governor winsome sears. lieutenant governor, what is plan b just in case this does not go the way -- not only of the governor but let's also say the folks that put him in office? >> well what will happen is, we're going to follow the law. the decision we're expecting probably tomorrow and we're expecting that we will prevail and that the parents will be able to make the decision about the masks that the children should wear or should not wear. imagine giving the parents the ability to make those decisions for their children. what a concept. so we're hoping that we will prevail. if we don't, charles, we're a nation of laws. we're a commonwealth of laws. we'll abide by the decision that the supreme court of virginia provides for us. you know, if we can't get anything through the legislature, that's what we have to live w

even the liberal aclu, which used to care about individual rights and transparency, is prioritizing wokerats ahead of middle class parents. here was the aclu statement -- curriculum transparency bills are just thinly veiled attempts at chilling teachers and students from learning and talking about race and gender in schools. so let's think about that for a minute. the far left is admitting in public that if the public gets a look at the racial and gender theories that they want to teach little kids, then those lesson plans will become untenable. i'm going to say that again. the far left is admitting in public that if the public gets a look at the racial and gender theories that they want to teach little kids, then these lesson plans will become untenable. that's what they're actually saying. if parent gain transparency into the crazy stuff we're teaching, we might have to stop teaching it. in other words, their reaction proves the point. the fact that woke bureaucrats are this terrified by transparency proves exactly, exactly why parents deserve it. bear in mind, these same people are pa

there is already a federal lawsuit being filed by the aclu. john?both sides of that issue. maker meredith in arlington. thank you. several states experiencing soaring tax revenue combined with millions of dollars in pandemic aid that is leaving them with huge surpluses. state governments are proposing cuts in taxes and fees and rate hikes were planned before the pandemic. but some economists are urging caution with one warning what goes up must come down new mexico accurate senator is expected to be away from the capitol 4 to six weeks after suffering a stroke. congressional correspondent chad pergram points out since there is no remote voting in the senate, this could jeopardize any measure that would be on track for a 50/50 outcome with the tie broking vote cast by the vice president in normal times. chad says it also means that any effort to rekindle build back better is dead, at least until the middle of march. lujan's absence could also affect a floor vote on a supreme court justice no. knee if the president gets one to the floor in that period

the texas aclu worries that directive could spread fear and misinformation while encouraging false childse charges. abbott has been indicted for securities fraud is up for reelection in november. >> and how about this? south dakota basketball referee. he's thanking a group of fans for saving his life. they jumped out of the stands and onto the court when he collapsed on the hardwood. brian rook was refereeing a game earlier this month. 20, you see him go down. there started feeling light-headed collapse, had a heart attack. but nurses, firefighters, paramedics, and even a neurosurgeon who are in the stands rushed to help. one of them grabbed an automated external defibrillator and ad. got him back. go and use it on him. as 1000 people in the gym watched. first thing i remember. >> waking up with a familiar she's she's an rn i could hear a voice and i i knew something wasn't good. if she was on top of me. i'm saying, hey, your back, your. you know, keep with us and so i i think i tried to get up because i was like i got a game draft. >> brooke is now recovering after having open heart sur

the aclu and harvard both published research find tag a.i.ion in housing, education and hiring. after the killing of george floyd, ibm, amazon and micro softd halted sales of facial recognition technology to law enforcement over concerns about racial discrimination. ibm exited that business all together black americans are 12% of the population but only 8% of the tech work force. and even smaller percentage of decision makers at big tech companies. a nonprofit that helps companies find black tech talent says there's an urgent need for diversity in development and decision making. >> the very technology that is often designed to help and support communities can do real harm when we don't have black leaders and historically marginalized leaders at the table but to shape and build and create the future. the very issues that we're trying to solve cannot be solved in this same ways with the same conditions and sometimes with the same people who created them >> change starts with creating a culture that values diversity. recent survey by the nonpro

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the aclu says more than three quarters of ice detainees are in priestly-run centers and says, -- privately-runays, "americans have become more aware of the inhumane conditions and twisted business model of the private prison industry." private detention industry group says, "for decades, both democratic and republican administrations including during the obama/biden years have utilized contractors to dramatically improve conditions for the men and women navigating our immigration system." the administration says it's closing two private centers, the sash 'cuse university project says as of mid-january, immigration and customs enforcement held more than 20,000 migrants. in august of 2019 during the trump administration, ice detained more than 55,000 migrants. the syracuse project also found the immigration court backlog at the end of last year was nearing 1.6 million. that's a record. shannon? >> shannon: rich, thank you. >>> all right, one pet owner says she asked a friend to watch her rescue dog but now the dog sitter won't return her pup. is it the cut-and-dry case of dognapping or not? nigh