. >>> from new york, parker, the director of the justice program of the american civil liberties union. professor bushway, let me start with you, be what provoked you to look at this particular set of data? >> well, there has been a growing interest in the use of criminal history records by moistures and others, and the question arises, what percentage of people are going to be affected by policies that are directed at individuals with a criminal history record? so as the most minor record, what is the most prevalent in data. and we published a paper that used this national survey by the department of labor to answer this question, and we came up with an estimate that said about 30% of american youth, by the age of 23, had at least one arrest. and this was compared to the only previous estimate in the literature from 1967, only 22% of people had an arrest in 1965. and it led to an increase, but there were many questions that we fielded. what's the difference by race and sex? so we decided to take the next step and try to look at this by african men versus white men and hispanic men and

joining the conversation now from the american civil liberties union new york office, i'm joined by patrick he is staff attorney for the national security project. patrick, i want you to begin because you have been listening to the debate and also heard the president's speech earlier today. what do you take away from the president's words? >> we were heartened by some of the privacy protections the president acknowledged in his speech. at the end of the day, the president did not put an end to the bulk collection of americans private data. that is a critical gap and flaw in the proposals that he put forward. the question of our day is whether the government will collect information in bulk and search it later rather than using targeted methods to pursue those in whom it has justifiable criminal suspicion. >> so you obviously favor the latter? >> that's right. we believe that the government should use its existing authorities to seek information about those in whom it has already developed criminal suspicion or foreign intelligence interests and it should not be collecting the information of

international on the campus of miami-dade college, susan herman, the president of the american civil liberties union, took phone call about hea book, "taking liberties: the war on terror and the erosion of the american democracy." this 40-minute interview is nexr on booktv. >> host: joining us now on ourl set here at miami-dade college h is susan herman whose day job is president of the aclu, but she's also the author of this book, "taking liberties."caus susan herman, where do we stand when it comes to the patriot acf today? what's the status of it? any hearings. they didn't get any idea what was going wrong. they had ideas about what tools to -- [inaudible] so the patriot act, ever since 2000 has been -- [inaudible] given the government all the dragnet tools to do surveillance and all these things. i found when george w. bush left the white house people asiewmented the patriot act had gone away. people were telling me what does the aclu have to do now? couldn't grow out of business and saying mission accomplished? the patriot act is very much with us. the current events i actually one thing i hope

the american civil liberties union discovered?ent poll that 65% of californians favor legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana sales. >> 30, 40 years into the war on drugs, particularly when it comes to marijuana, that was a failed initiative. that we spent billions of dollars putting people away. >> we have enough problems with people that are drunk, driving behind the wheel. and so you're going to have the same amount of people. how are they going to regulate that? >> 27% of californians surveyed strongly oppose legalizing marijuana. >> cover california has extended the deadline for insurance payments after becoming overwhelmed by a surge of people signing up for health coverage. the insurance exchange will now accept payments by january 15th for policies that took effect at the beginning of the month. the extension gives insurance companies more time to handle paperwork, and it follows the troubled rollout of the federal healthcare law, or obamacare, across the country. >>> up next at 6:00, a holiday rescue for this fenced-i

the american civil liberties union discovered? a recent poll that 65% of californians favor legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana sales. >> 30, 40 years into the war on drugs, particularly when it comes to marijuana, that was a failed initiative. that we spent billions of dollars putting people away. >> we have enough problems with people that are drunk, driving behind the wheel. and so you're going to have the same amount of people. how are they going to regulate that? >> 27% of californians surveyed strongly oppose legalizing marijuana. >> cover california has extended the deadline for insurance payments after becoming overwhelmed by a surge of people signing up for health coverage. the insurance exchange will now accept payments by january 15th for policies that took effect at the beginning of the month. the extension gives insurance companies more time to handle paperwork, and it follows the troubled rollout of the federal healthcare law, or obamacare, across the country. >>> up next at 6:00, a holiday rescue for this fe

that includes some of the planet's most well-known rights groups like the american civil liberties union >> now spurred on by those revelations of edward snowden, the aclu has filed a lawsuit seeking to force the u.s. government to disclose details of its foreign electronics surveillance program that has targeted millions of everyday people. >> let's take a look at the man who exposed the spying program that wants operated in darkness. >> edward snowden became one of the most well-known faces of 2013 by leaking classified material from the united states. he unmasked the extent of surveillance i the u.s. and british secret services. he told the world about the u.s. data mining program. >> recently, we learned our governments working in concert have created a system of worldwide mass surveillance, watching everything we do. >> snowden was part of that system. as a computer expert and contractor to the national security agency, he said his criticism fell on deaf ears. >> over time, that awareness of wrongdoing builds up that you feel compelled to talk about it. the more you talk about it, t

. >> reporter: so is kara dansky, an attorney for the american civil liberty union. uncomfortable with these vehicles designed for combat responding to calls in small- town america. to her military-grade equipment has no place in civilian law enforcement and says her research has shown it can actually increase violence. >> we've seen a number of instances in which police departments receive training that suggests that they have what we call a "warrior-type mentality." they think of themselves as engaging in a battle. >> reporter: why is their warrior mentality problematic in civilian law enforcement officers. >> we think the bottom line is police are here to protect and serve, not treat our neighborhoods like war zones. >> i don't buy that. i think it's poppycock. i think it depends on the agency, depends on the training. we're a very professional agency here. none of my guys are ever going to be placed in danger. that's why i'm glad we have it. >> reporter: when sheriff york says no taxpayer money was used, warren county did pay to have those vehicles delivered and

whereas officials have been saying that it actually helps prevent crime groups like the american civil liberties union of insane backside in nine out of ten cases people were found to be completely innocent. even though cording to the nypd is official records now a new city has the new york as the new mayor and build a block deal for throughout his election campaign promised to alter this policy and dump went in and see you on the ear of discrimination and has now appointed a new police commissioner who write up about promised to bring about change and return trust you on communities in that they are in communication and data being out together and walking hand in hand with the nypd on a daily basis however despite these promises the irony here is that of new york's new top cop is also known to be one of the initial performance of the original form of the times the controversial practice because when he was first police commissioner back in the nineties under mayor giuliani he did in force of more aggressive tactics in the police force which shot led to bring down crime but also reading stop and frisk

whereas officials have been saying that it actually helps prevent crime groups like the american civil liberties union has been saying that in nine out of ten cases people were found to be completely innocent even opening to the n.y.p.d. official records now in new york city new york has a new mayor and bill de blasio for throughout his election campaign promised to our culture of this policy and put an end to. discrimination and he has now appointed a new police commissioner who write off about a promise to bring about change and return trust to communities in the communication and being together walking hand in hand with the n.y.p.d. on a daily basis however despite these promises the irony here is that new york's new top cop is also known to be one of the initial proponents of the original form of the controversial practice because when he was first police commissioner back in the ninety's under mayor giuliani he did enforce more aggressive tactics in the police force which led to bringing down crime but also reading stop and frisk so many community leaders and groups here in new york have been voi

violate an individual's rights to privacy and free speech lawsuit was brought for the american civil liberties union and other organizations after university student from a train from montreal to new york in two thousand ten has a laptop seized by customs and border protection officers for eleven days the aclu argued such searches were part of a broader pattern of aggressive government surveillance however u s district judge at work or been dismissed that claim. he argued that such searches are very rare and ten in a million chance he said. and that if people don't want to be searched they shouldn't trouble with electronic devices. he said while it is true that laptops may make an overseas work more convenient the percussion splits may choose to take to mitigate the legit harm assisted with the remote possibility of a border search are simply among the many inconveniences associated with the international travel this is the forecourt to roll on the issue to other federal appeals courts of the searches while one core role that such searches should require reasonable suspicion workers around the count

in the "crossfire" laura murphy of the american civil liberties union and tom ridge, president bush's president strengthening your privacy? will america be more vulnerable? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm newt gingrich on the right. >> and i'm stephanie cutter on the left. in the "crossfire" tonight a homeland security secretary versus the aclu. here's what we can agree on -- terrorists are always looking for ways to attack the united states and our government must have the best information available to stop them. but reasonable people start to disagree when we're forced to figure out how to stop them. today president obama struck the right balance, between our privacy and our security. >> those who are troubled by our existing programs are not interested in repeating the tragedy of 9/11, and those who defend these programs are not dismissive of civil liberties. the challenge is getting the details right, and that is not simple. >> it isn't simple, but we live in a data-driven world. private companies collect our data all the time. and what the president announ

groups included the american civil liberties union and the electronic privacy center aesented the president with number of demands. a white house panel last month issued a similar call among several others to reign in the widespread spying exposed by edward snowden. at the white house, jay carney said a bomb he would unveil his policy changes in the coming weeks. he is still soliciting input, which he did today, reviewing the scope of the matter and some of the ideas presented in the review group report which was released publicly. obviously close to the end of this review in the sense that he will be giving remarks about his conclusions and the steps forward he wants to take within beforet couple of weeks, january 28. a european parliament committee has invited edward snowden to testify as part of its ongoing probe into u.s. spying. the move by the parliaments of justice defies calls from the u.s. government to prevent snowden's appearance. he will testify by video link from russia where he has been granted temporary asylum. declared aia has state of emergencncy in nine counties over a che

violate in the individual's rights to privacy and free speech a lawsuit was brought by the american civil liberties union and other organizations after a university student on a train from montreal to new york in two thousand and ten has a laptop seized by customs and border protection officers for eleven days you argued such searches were part of a broader pattern of aggressive government surveillance however u.s. district judge edward korman dismissed secondly they argue that such searches are very rare ten in a million chance he said and that if people don't want to be searched they shouldn't travel with electronic devices he said while it is true that laptops may make overseas work more convenient the precautions plaintiffs may choose to take to mitigate the alleged harm associated with the remote possibility of a border search or simply among the many inconveniences associated with international travel. this is the fourth court to rule on the issue two other federal appeals courts up held the searches while one court ruled that such searches should require reasonable suspicion. workers around the co

is aar to talk about it security and private researcher at the american civil liberties union. he is in washington, d.c. joining us from cleveland is the ceo of tusted sec. >> this is a bad incident primarily because users are using the service because they think the company protects their privacy and security, but they has learned that snapchat taken a cavalier approach to their user security and data. this should cause every user to question the entire purpose of the service. securityes snapchat's compared to other companies? companies respond to the requests of security researchers , disclose them, and many of them even pay fees to researchers who report things in the right way. in contrast, snapchat ignored a report by security researchers. ofit seemed like these kinds things are happening over and over again. is there anything that users can do to protect themselves? >> when you are using a site you are depending on the security around the website and the protection mechanisms they have in place. twitter and facebook has a lot of security features and snapchat is just beco

the american civil liberties union issued a statement saying african-americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana despite similar rates of use. that's the point here, don't you think? >> yeah. so, no, that's conflating two separate issues. you have the issue of racism -- >> wait. it's legalization of pot nkts and theable case of all laws because it's not just that. they're incarcerated much higher rates no matter what the offending offense is. frankly, just like alcohol, you'll see more arrests because now you have just like alcohol you have the not selling to minors, you have loitering. all these other issues. >> wait. wait. wait. >> that come with enforcing the lack of selling to young people. >> wait, congressman. >> because you'll enforce that. >> congressman, are you serious? can you possibly be serious to say that legalizing the sale of pot to adults is going to increase the amount of arrests for selling of pot to minors? already illegal to sell pot -- >> wait a minute. let him finish, congressman. >> no, no, no. an alcoholism model, we tried alcohol prohibition

. >> american civil liberties union of northern california. she says tech companies are what makes the nsa's surveillance possible. information are hope islessly loose and outdated. >> most of our prieives data hasn't been updated since the 1980s. the government has now been able to reach into the treasure drove of data with very little oversight. >> the biggest tech companies make their money, think of google and facebook selling your information. but each new product could pose a risk with their relationship to their customers. >> they essentially understand that they have a covenant with their customers, the customers are going to leave. >> in the wake of the nsa revelations, companies like google sought to make public statements about their desire to protect their customers privacy. but they have steadfastly opposed the new laws which seek to restrict that privacy. right to know act was based on european union, and how the data is used. the proposed law died last year in the face of overwhelming opposition from the very tech companies that

judge nan nash ruled that the right to die is a right under, the american civil liberties union of newexico says it is pleased with the judge's decision. >>> the so-called moral monday protest has spread to georgia now. a response to what some call extreme right policies. robert ray is in atlanta, good to see you again. okay so the protest has disbanded for the evening. tee gone. they were behind me throughout the day, protesting what they call moral monday. started in north carolina back in april of 2013. started as a grass roots organization, run by reverend william barber with the naacp. at one point it began in asheville, north carolina, they had a rally of 10,000 people. over the course of last year over 900 people were arrested for the staging rallies which police arrested them for civil disobedience. happy to report here, no arrests played though a few hundred people were on the steps trying to make their way into the state capitol to let legislators know that they were not happy with the morality of the constitutional laws that these folks have passed leer. many of them saying

the american civil liberties union had brought the case, arguing border officials should have reasonableuspicion in order to seize and search private electronics. but u.s. district judge edward korman sided with the obama administration's argument that the "border exemption" for searches applies to digital information. the case was filed on behalf of an islamic studies graduate student at montreal's mcgill university. the student, pascal abidor, was taken off of a train in handcuffs after border guards forced him to show them the contents of his laptop. the computer was seized and returned 11 days later. in a statement, the aclu said quote -- "suspicionless searches of devices containing vast amounts of personal information cannot meet the standard set by the fourth amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures." two catholic groups have won last-minute exemptions from the part of the new healthcare law requiring contraception coverage for employees. the obama administration agreed to grant exemptions for religious organizations last year, but plaintiffs in the case say t

. >> the american civil liberties union is suing utah over gay marriage.a lawsuit filed today, they said that the state should restore benefits to same-sex couples who have already gotten married there. the group said that they left them in legal limbo. they stopped giving benefits pending a court appeal. >> . >> some of the world's richest and most influential people are gathering for the forum in switzerland. widening the gap between the rich and the poor, sure to be part of the discussion there. >> reporter: it's often described as a giant networking event, or as johnson put it, constant egos and adulation. love or hate it, many of the world's influential people are here again high up in the swiss alps, the headline will be iran's president. his country was inrighted and uninvited to talk about syria, but the invitation to davos is secure. >> i think what he wants from this forum is credibility. he's going to come here and present the friendlier face of iran, and he wants to coincidence this audience that he's something that they can negotiate with. >>

. >>> the american civil liberties union is challenging the state of utah over its decision to stop granting new benefits to newly married same- sex couples. last month a federal judge overturned the state's same-sex marriage badge. hundreds of gay couples quickly married. then on january 6, the u.s. supreme court issued a stay on those weddings after the high court's ruling. utah governor told state agencies not to grant benefits to the couples until the courts resolve the issue. >>> the date is set on march 27, president obama will meet pope francis at the vatican. the president's visit will be part of a larger european trip. the white house says the president is looking forward to discussing the pope's fight against poverty and inequality around the world. >>> time to answer the question of the morning. the average person does this 16 times a day. is it a, eats, b, swears or c, laughs? >> facebook friend beacon howard -- deacon howard wrote the answer is we break wind at least 16 times a day but that wasn't one of the choices. so i am going to say c, laugh. >> the ant is b, -- the answer

in utah the american civil liberties union is getting involved in the fight for same-sex marriages.he group is suing the state to restore benefits to same sex couple whose have gotten married there. depriving them of legal protection for themselves and their children. utah stopped granting benefits pending a federal court appeal. and in the nation's capitol, michelle obama proved she can can slam dunk. that's right, it is a public service spot for the first lady's healthy eating initiative. and dunk, on lebron james. >> wow. >> let me just say this. >> the way the heat are playing right now, the first lady needs to suit up. >> there, i said it. >> definitely. >> you are welcome. >> the images that come out of the palestinian territories often depict violence and suffering. but one photographer captures the humorous and absurd side of life in that area. she shows tom ackerman, some of he is latest images. >> her latest work focuses on the way they cope with their reality. even amusing from a black hero standpoint. beside the separation wall, the first in gaza. taking a walk in a dark

in a new court filing, the american civil liberties union says the government should not be allowed to use communications that were obtained without proper court review. is the first definitive challenge the 2008 law that authorized the government's collection of personal information from phone and internet providers when the target is thought to be overseas. the syrian peace conferences in its final round of talks before wrapping up on friday. u.n. envoy lakhdar brahimi said the assad regime and members of the steering opposition have made little progress, but called for patience. >> i do not expect we will achieve anything substantive. i am very happy that we are still talking, but the ice is raking slowly but it is breaking. on friday andte discuss what we will do when we resume. >> friday's talks will focus on setting up a follow up for the next round of negotiations. the two sides remain deadlocked over the role of bashar al-assad in the future transitional government. the european union is poised to deepen its ties with cuba. according to reuters, eu foreign ministers would agree

ben wisener, american civil liberties union's speech privacy and technology project.what he has to say about granting snowden clemency. >> washington is full of people who broke the law by lying to congress, by engaging in illegal spying, by ordering the torture of prisoners. we haven't seen prosecution of those officials and a lot of hammering about the precedent that's being said about not prosecuting those people. let's not get on a high horse and say oh, dear, if we don't prosecute this person, we're going to set a bad precedent. >> that's a very good point. for the legal perspective on all of this, i want to bring in my two brilliant guests. mark o'meara and paul callan. congratulations for making it to new york. >> i'll be here a while through the storm. >> i think you'll be here a while. what the legal adviser just said, we've had plenty of circumstances where there hasn't been the hand ringing about setting a good precedent and setting a good example yet what mr. snowden did is colossal. >> coming from a criminal defense attorney's perspective, this may be a l

a lawsuit filed tuesday by the american civil liberties union says their marriages should be treateds the same as any other utah marriage. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. is democracy now! here in park city, utah, the sundance film festival following the documentary track, dealing with the critical issues of the day. >> it's believed a linen police officer shot and killed his entire family. five people were found dead in the home including the officer and his two children just five years old and seven years old. >> authorities say linden police officer joshua born shot and killed his mother-in-law, wife, and two young children before turning the gun on himself. >> that's actually not a clip from a documentary -- it happened last week here in utah as the festival got underway. back home in new york city, 21- year-old woman and her two daughters ages two and one were found stabbed to death over the weekend. the victim's husband has been arrested in texas. police have reportedly investigated two in

michelle richardson is legislative council for the american civil liberties union.. thank you for that. whether it's people hacking you or a camera watching you down the street, what is our expectations of privacy anymore? >> well, people do have different ideas about what privacy means today. but they do really value control over their own information. some people definitely choose to share more about themselves over social media and other things like that but fundamentally we understand that the information should stay within our own control. and that's really the difference between the relationship between a person and let's say a private company like google and the government. we can choose to share our information with companies but the government can make us turn this information over. >> well "the new york times" reports interesting numbers. number of homes in the united states with private security cameras increased by about 5 million last year to 15 million homes. similar ins crease is expected this year. does this concern you at all? people may be trying t

joining me now is anthony romero, executive director of the american civil liberties union, a fellowigh points and low points, for you, of the speech. >> first, good to see you, chris. we waited a long time for this speech. this is a series of issues and debates that we've been pushing at from the beginning of the aftermath of 9/11, from the patriot act, october 2001. so, we give the president credit to finally address some of the key issues we've been raising all throughout this debate. so, the high points, the good things. the need for the greater transparency in the foreign intelligence surveillance court. >> this is the secret court that was began in the 1970s as a reform, as wha way to say, here how we're going to strike the balance. we want some kind of process, but not everything to be public, so a secret court. >> and they have judicial opinions that are written up, but never published. so we'll have greater transparency of those legal opinions, terrific, truly. second, the idea that we're going to have now a panel of advocates to provide an opposing point of view in this cou

they put out this statement saying, quote: >> r eporter: that from the american civil liberties unionuestion really is, is this going to be major reform? most of the recommendations put forth by the president's panel, or is it going to be window dressing? bill: what kind of legacy item is this for the president when you look down the road, ed? >> reporter: it's a huge one, because it's the kind of decision that's not going to just impact this administration, it's going to impact the next administration and maybe some beyond because it's that far reaching in terms of civil liberties privacy but also, obviously, our security. and so if you look at the president's evolution on this, back in 2007, 2008 when he was first running for president, he was somebody who was suggesting he was going to radically reform these programs and really beat up on president bush. take a listen. >> this administration also puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide. i will provide our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to track and

chris is these, who legislative council at the american civil liberties union. you.lcome >> thank you, chairman rockefeller. members ranking member and members of the committee thank you for inviting me to testify today. use ofespread domestic unmanned aerial systems known as newes present significant privacy threats and also implicated important first amendment values. the aclu believes it is to develop a legal regime. share some characteristics with manned aerial surveillance but the privacy invasion is substantially greater in both scope and volume. manned aircraft are expensive to operate and maintain which is always imposed a natural limit on aerial surveillance. drones low cost flexibility and use erode those limits. small hovering platforms can explore hidden spaces or peer into windows and large static blimps enable continuous long-term monitoring all for much less than the cost of a helicopter or airplane. ongoing improvements in exacerbateechnology the privacy issues. camerashigh powered provide more and better detail. imagine technology similar to nak

the american civil liberties union has been posting american twists on this, suggesting on their websitecell somewhere right now and facing possible deportation. and they say essentially the laws can be twisted. that this idea of an aggravated felony has become very flexible in its definition and it is sometimes twisted to deport people for far lesser crimes. which to me says that yes, there is a two-tiered system of justice in this country. one for justin bieber and the other for everybody else. >> so justin bieber had better hope that law enforcement officials aren't listening to twitter because #deportbieber trended on twitter just last week. could he actually go back to canada and escape these charges? >> well, he's in panama, supposedly, frolicking on the beach with the girl that was supposedly riding shotgun with him when he was drag racing in his yellow lam borussar -- lamborghini. i don't think he's going to go into retreat any time soon, but i think this is a wonderful opportunity to look at our highly dysfunctional criminal justice system. i mean, this guy can't really get in t

now to michelle richardson, legislative counsel for the american civil liberties union.hey give for joining us. i want to ask you about the aclu response to the speech yesterday. guest: good morning. we were really disappointed in the president's beach. he took some steps to recognize the status of the government is sensitive. there are implications. he did not go far enough. we have discovered that they are collecting e-mail and internet records. phone records. his response was very narrow and only addressed one program. wonderful records collection program. the next step for us will be to push congress. to think more broadly. to talk about the patriot act. the wiretapping programs. the government cannot collect information from people anymore. host: coming out of december, the president review panel released recommendations. what were your expectations heading into yesterday's speech? guest: sadly, the president did not embrace the recommendations of his own review group. i have not tallied them up, but of the 46, he may be took up five or six of them. we're disappoint

the president is unlikely to endorse all 46 recommendations and the american civil liberties union saysven if you did it still wouldn't be enough. >> we believe the fundamental under lying law that permits this data collection has to be changed. >> reporter: they plan to push for additional changes in congress and in the courts. but there will be intense lobbying on the other side from the spy agencies and those that call the programs effective. >> i think they have a role in identifying and therefore disrupting plots and also forcing the terrorists to impeding their activities. so they cannot use the kinds of e-mail communication or phone calls they would like that to take a road. >> reporter: for some this is a matter of security, others a violation of civil liberty, the president is expected to try and find some middle ground, all but ensuring that no matter what he says the courts and the congress will likely have the final say. patty with al jazeera, washington. >> reporter: journalists glen green wald exposed practices based on information supplied by edward snowden. in an intervi

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civil liberties union thank you for being with us. >> thank you. when we return, iraq's flash point again, an american photo journalist, and images that echo a not too distance past. has everything andthat anything he wanted. including iron fists control over the 24 million people in north korea, which kim john-un has now ruled for more than a year. who used torture, prison camps, and brainwashing to control the state. as you might have seen this week, if your birthday buddy is kim john-un, something a little personal may be in order. >> perhaps something that inspired the already adoring masses to stand and cheer on cue although they always do. but this week, they were inspired by the spectacle of kim john-un's new bff, dennis rodman, and some former nba pals. in a special birthday tribute. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪. >> the past 24 hours haven't all been happy ones for rod mapp, after an admitted drunken attack on kenneth bay, the american currently serving a prison term in north korea. >> you tell me, why is he held captive? >> they haven't released any charges. >> he was steeped with criticism forc

americans. this despite the support of interests as varied as labor unions and the chamber of commerce, law enforcement and civil liberty groups, high-tech companies and leaders. this despite the c.b.o. reporting that immigration reform will provide a much-needed jolt to the american 'em economy. with -- economy. with the 113th congress behind us, we've ignored the signature issues that the american people sent us to resolve. sure, we've talked about immigration reform. we've had a gang of eight. as the old saying goes, talk is cheap. but months of discussion from this congress on the most important discussions, have yielded one point and one point only. if we take on this issue, if we pass immigration reform we will do it piece by piece. that's it. that's the only progress this body has made on this critical issue. we've made no substantive decisions about the fate of over 11 million people currently living their lives in legal limbo in this country. no substantive decision about whether their children, many of whom know no other country than this, will be sent millions of miles away from country, or whether lgbt famil

civil liberties oversight board. tomorrow, he'll hold talks with congressional leaders. before his state of the union address at the end of the month. >> four american air force personnel killed. a military helicopter crashed last night. it went down while it was flying low on a nighttime training mission. that chopper was a pave headache that typically carries two pilo pilots, a flight engineer and a gunner. no one survived. >>> that russian research vessel has finally broken through heavy, heavy ice. the chinese vessel also broke free. officials say a shift in winds took pressure off the ice allowing both ships to push away from the ice and carry on their way. quite a voyage. you know that they have some stories to tell. >> and that has changed day by day and ship after ship. >> >>> all right. let's take a little break here. coming up on "new day," the white house, the nba, all of you share this, reactions, strong ones to our interview with rodman. >>> jetblue under fire after scrubbing more than 1,800 flights. they're trying to compensate passengers, but is the damage already done? [ female announcer ] right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can

allison is the criminal justice director for the american civil liberty's union, and wrote the ballot that legalized marijuana there. allison you worked hard for this legalization, but you have a 4 year old daughter to whom at some point you'll have to explain the dangers of marijuana. how will you strike that balance at home? >> i think i'm going to have to do it the same way that i'll have to strike that balance when it comes to alcohol or cigarettes or any of the other risky behaviors that people engage in, have an honor conversation about what those risks are, and what my personal goals are for my child's upbringing. >> more than 60% agree with the president, but it's illegal in 48 states and yet the president has equated it to cigarettes and alcohol. so how do young people reconcile that mixed message? >> i agree. i do think that kids are getting a mixed message and frankly i think it's difficult for assaults get the facts of the health impacts of marijuana, so they can make a good decision for themselves. i think it's widely believed that marijuana is a benign recreational drug