nikki: the american civil liberties union says wedding bells have rung for a same-sex couple who were denied a marriage license by kentucky clerk, kim davis. karen roberts and april miller tried to obtain a license back in july. after davis refused to grant it, they partnered with the a-c-l-u to push for equal implementation of the law. their case was one of the cases that led to davis doing jail time. roberts and miller have now been married and held a wedding reception. nikki/lam now to an important warning as we head into halloween. you may want your costume to be scary, but you don't want it to be dangerous. ron claiborne has more about some potential health dangers. this morning, a warning for parents gearing up for halloween?. that face paint to turn your kids into scary creatures or friendly ghosts - might just be a health hazard. new york senator chuck schumer warning parents this week to think twice before painting their kids' faces? sot - senator bite - we are asking the fda of halloween makeup to try and curb it if not for this year for future years (gfx) a report by "the c

. >> without the ability to properly finance a defense the brothers turned to the american civil liberties union for help. >> we were let down not by other people but by our own government. >> six years later, they found out just how little the government needed to shut down their charity. >> we discovered later that the fbi had a mole, an informant inside of kind hearts as an employee. the informant that the government placed in kind hearts to spy on kind hearts for four years. he wasn't able to come up with information on kind hearts. >> in its statement to al jazeera the department of treasury freely admits it choked kind hearts out of existence because it believed that kind hearts was engaged in illegal activity. this resolution assured that kind hearts would not be able to resume its activities. justified in light of the evidence that the organization provided support to hamas. that's the palestinian group designated as a terrorist group by the united states government. treasury went on to say every court that has ever considered a blocking designation has upheld the action. every court exc

radio mourns the loss of ed walker. >>> a new study from the american civil liberties union suggestsd statewide policy is needed in virginia for the use of police body cameras. >>> one hour till sunrise over the nation's capital. wake up, washington. i'm nick giovanni. >>> i'm andrea roane. we have beverly farmer in to give you your timesaver traffic for larry miller. we begin with first alert meteorologist allyson rae who is not looking forward to us falling back. she misses the sunshine. >> i know. >> an take hour of sleep? >> that's a short lived solution. you get an extra hour of sleep but your days are pretty much cut in half i feel. much of the day is dry through lunch -- is dry. through your lunch hour it's dry. here's a quick snapshot of futurecast. 6:00 -- why are you laughing at me? 6:00 tonight we're dry. showers arriving along 66. farther south of quantico. after the sun sets it's really going to start to push on in. by 9:30 hopefully have your umbrella with you or maybe you're tucked away at home and getting ready for the rain to come on down. the rain will be heaviest t

buy-in all the way to the national sheriffs chiefs ofn, the police, although a over to the american civil liberties union. i think it is only build the i have seen the guts of the senate floor where we had a buy-in from across the political spectrum. we got to the senate floor when they were filibustering everything. they said they would shut everything down. this was late 2011. simplea $14 million .ational commission we got 57 votes. we needed 60. we had bipartisan support, by the way. lost. there were two things that came out of the fact that we lost. number one, we had succeeded in bringing this issue into the national debate, and in a way that was not being discussed before. instead of people saying to me or other senators, you are committing suicide by talking about it, let's talk about it. i think the people who filibustered on this one were ashamed. they were ashamed by their own philosophical allies. the national review online said it was insane to filibuster such a common sense piece of legislation. those are the approaches that can be taken on issues that need to be resolved, and the key and bo

the american civil liberties union sent a letter to david scoreton. they plan to make appropriate spaces available in every building. >>> it's 4:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. this is my kind of fall weather, right? not too warm, not too humid, too nice. >> it's also great weather to get the vibrant colors to come out on the leaves. we've had a string of weather like that. so hopefully we'll have a fantastic autumn. lots of sunshine again. partly to mostly sunny skies. mild as well. relatively speak, highs in the low to mid-70s. temperatures where they typically would be for this time of year. currently we're in the 50s, from 59 in washington to 58 in reston. belfour, 52 degrees there. temperatures will warm up quickly by noon. the temperatures already around 72. a high today of 76 dries. we'll hit that at about 3:00. you might want to have a jacket but i think a t-shirt will be just fine by the time they're heading home. t this evening not looking bad either. 5:00, we're at a mild 74 degrees. dry as well. once we hit 9:00, we're looking

the american civil liberties union is calling on the city and school department to investigate the response there. >>> breaking news coming in from arlington. police just releasing surveillance pictures. the winchester savings bank was held up about 1:30 this afternoon. police describing the suspect only as a black male around 5' 9'' in his 20s. schools in the area sheltered in place as police conducted an active search this afternoon. >>> to a developing story in the middle east where it has been another violent day in the west bank. both israelis and palestinians have contempted the fire bombing of a tomb considered sacred in june. that tomb itself was not damaged. the attack comes as israel banned young muslim men from worshiping at a mosque in jerusalem. civilians have been urged to carry their own weapons saying illegally armed citizens have a part to play. and in bethlehem, israelis pushed back palestinian protesters after a string of stabbing attacks against jews. a palestinian posed as a news cameraman before stabbing a soldier. that attacker was shot and killed. >>> a stunning vide

mary catherine roper with the american civil liberties union. >> the fact is that people of color in this city still feel under siege from the police department. >> report roar this summer department of justice review requested by ramsay concluded his department was poorly trained and ill equipped to handle potentially violent interactions with civilians. ramsay's response -- >> third party coming in taking a look at your operations you're going to see some things that you suspected were there but it's good to see it in writing and with some recommendations and now your job is just to implement and to move forward. >> reporter: ramsay says those changes are already well underway, as for this retirement, plans to do some teaching, maybe some private sector work and, remember, he's still sought after on the national level for consulting. philly's next mayor will choose ramsays replacement. current first deputy are you char ross is seen on as the odds on favorite. iain. >> he will will be missed. to your fox 29 weather authority now. clear and calm for most of your wednesday. things are

roman but she would not take it she knew who had labored as a supreme court where for the american civil liberties union to get the court to called the equal. and on the dated to read their whole opinions that morning ginsberg chose to put into her summary reading and reference to her 82 decision. o'connor opinion to lay down the role budget based on the six notions of the abilities of male and female" end quote. then ginsberg the undemonstrative justice lifted her eyes and biased she thought of the of reagan's -- a legacy the two were building together and she nodded at sandra day o'connor and resumed reading [applause] it is anb it is a great story. [laughter] what inspired me to write it? how could you not? another rbd became the internet icon that nobody had written a book about her herl wic career. why do we care about her story? there were a lot of supreme court justices we care about ruth bader ginsburg because she changed the world one of the many a great discoveries could i was writing the book how to make women equal when she was the only woman on the supreme court in 1981 through 1993 so you

news columbia, south carolina the school district's black parents association, and the american civil liberties union of south carolina, have all called the deputy's actions "egregious" a budget problem in illinois lottery. the illinois lottery is not paying out winnings of more than six hundred dollars until lawmakers there pass a budget. that means businesses are seeing players cross the border to play the iowa lottery. all eyes will be on former iowa state basketball coach-- fred hoiberg as he makes his n-b-a coaching debut with the chicago bulls hoiberg left iowa state and took the chicago bulls coaching position because he felt the owwership and management were in place to give him not just a chance to win but a chance to sustain winning. in a press conference when hoibberg accepted the bulls coaching position he said it was always a dream of his to coach in the n-b-a. tonight's bulls game is at 7 against the cavaliers. after a record- setting year -- we've been waiting to see what people would think of the upcoming u-n-i men's basketball team. and.. now we know. the preseason poll is out and un

chambers' is expected to appear in court monday nikki: the american civil liberties union says wedding bells have rung for a same-sex couple who were denied a marriage license by kentucky clerk, kim davis. karen roberts and april miller tried to obtain a license back in july. after davis refused to grant it, they partnered with the a-c-l-u to push for equal implementation of the law. their case was one of the cases that led to davis doing jail time. roberts and miller have now been married and held a wedding reception. nikki/ots it's a wet, windy sunday across south-east texas. police and firefighters responded to almost 30 rescues in 24 hours related to the weather. tropical moisture from what's left of hurricane patricia brought heavy rain and flooding to houston. the flash-flood threat is over, but now the winds are picking up -- gusts up to 50 miles an hour have been reported. rain totals have averaged six to ten inches across most of the area this weekend. nikki: meteorologist james peterson joins us now with a quick look at the forecast. james tonight will be much like last night

. >>> all right, developing tonight, the american civil liberties union is suing one of the largest catholicpitals in the country for refusing to provide emergency abortions. going after trinity health which runs more than 80 hoptss across the country. we all have a right to religious believes. but a hospital who serves the public cannot hide behind his religious affiliation as an excuse to withhold emergency terror. the case has no merit and it takes cues from the directives of the u.s. conference of catholics and states that the abortion is never permitted. both sides are here tonight with phil donahue, president of the catholic league. the founder and executive director of the accountability project. we'llki first. your take on this at this moment? >> well, catholic churjs are one out of every six. 45% of the money is federal. under emergency medical care act, it is the law. it's federal law. that these hospitals must provide emergency care to women who have cancer and need to have a termination otherwise they'll die. this is blatant federal law that they've been violating. and they've fo

the document leak is fueling criticism by the american civil liberties union. >> one of the most controversial aspects of the counter-terrorism operations in the last 10-plus years is the use of lethal force and the rule its is carried out and with what consequences. they have claimed the authority on vague changing standards including places outside of arminged conflict. >> the inter cent says the documents were provided a by source who wanted the public ton how drone strikes are carried out. a detailed look at the drone program: the founding editor of the intercent joins us and worked extensively around the world. they are calling your source the second snowden. the important point you found citizen u.s. is relying -- you found is the u.s. is relying on intelligence and find the targets and a lot of innocents are being killed. >> it shows the white house and pentagon the portrayal of the drones being surgical ways of is not true. nineout of 10 people they killed in drone strikes were not the intended target. we don't know who they were. maybe they were taliban, but maybe they weren't. congre

. >>> the american civil liberties union sent a letter to smithsonian's secretary dave scornton.now learning they plan to make appropriate spaces available in every building. >> so you wake up. maybe you feel a little hot breath on your face. that might not be unusual. notice then the back of your head is kind of wet. there's a guy from idaho who was camping with his friends. it didn't take long to realize what was putting on his hair was not one of his friends. >> i felt the back of my head and felt that it was wet and that there was fluid. that's when i kind of freaked out and said what the heck's going on pretty loud. >>> and then he heard num, nun. someone was able to shoot the bear before anyone was hurt. they say not surprised the bear approached them. they're more desperate these days, and if you're out there with them, you're in the line of fire. >> that's why i don't go camping. i don't want a bear breathing on me. >>> how someone could be using your account to catch a free ride and how you can put a stop to it. >>> remember this video of a woman doing yoga poses on the

. >> mary catherine roup per of the american civil liberties union. >> those practic practices overg erwhelmingly burden the african-american community and that hasn't stopped. >> reporter: this summer department of justice study requested by ramsay showed philly police woe physical under trained and ill equipped to handle proa potentiall potentiat interactions with the public. >> it was critical. there's no question about that. if i thought everything was running on all cylinders i never would have asked them to come in and take a look. i knew we had issues. >> many of the called for reforms are already under way. as for this retirement plans, a long vacation with his wife maybe followed by teaching maybe some private sector work. remember he's still much sought after on the national level for consulting. philly's neck mayor will choose ramsay' replace many. odds on favor are the for the job current first deputy richard ross. in the newsroom, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> a gunman storms into this gas station and shoots the clerk twice. all over a pile of nachos. what the clerk w

. >> reporter: her story is the latest to grab the attention of the american civil liberties union who fired an action against city of biloxi. the lawsuit accuses the city of biloxi of running pooh modern day debtor's prison. >> it's a two tiered system of criminal justice because the poor are punished more harshly because they don't have the money to pay their sentence. the probation company adds on fees. >> close to 27% of people in biloxi live in poverty, nearly dumb the number six years ago. and the aclu says the city has energiesly relied on fines and fees for revenue. it's not alone. there are lawsuits against six cities under allegations they are criminalizing poverty. some have already led to policy changes. >> ferguson is probably the most visible example we have seen of offender funded justice. it came to light after the tragic death of michael brown that ferguson had actually relied on municipal court fines to close 20% of their entire nearly $13 million budget. >> rebecca valis calls it a offender funded justice. >> they are grasping at straws to find the constituency to go

the american civil liberty's union says there is no justification for treating a child like this. >>> has summoned though u.s. ambassador to beijing to find out why the u.s. has sailed a warship close to its islands. the u.s. says the ship was in international waters. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: the united states has been signalling for months that it would make this symbolic sail past. china has warned it would respond appropriately. and both sides have been good to their word. the patrol by came within 12 nautical miles of the disputed islands in the south china sea. normally the nationally accepted limit of nation east territorial claim. but not accepted by the u.s. which says these are international waters, open to anybody. china says it shadowed the u.s. vessel, accusing it of harming regional peace and stability. >> translator: we want to urge the u.s. to respect our position and correct its mistake immediately. it should not conduct any dangerous provacative actions that threaten china's sovereignty and security interests, and keep the promise of not taking sides on the i

the american civil liberties union say the children should be allowed to attend. >>> cheney university in delaware county is dealing with its steepest enrollment drop in years. the school has 711 students enrolled in school this fall. they lost 50% of its enrollment in the last five years. the university was founded in 1837 and is the oldest historically black institution of higher learning in the country. >>> some of the families affected by this massive explosion at a texas fertilizer plant two years ago have reached a settlement with the company. the explosion killed 15 people and injured hundreds of others. most of the victims were first responders who arrived to fight a fire at the facility. no information about the settlement has been released. >>> interstate 95 is back open in south carolina more than a week after a 16-mile stretch was closed because of flooding. the interstate had been closed as workers repaired bridges damaged in the flood. the governor says response teams are still worki ingworking. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >>

. >>> police commissioner william bratton is daring the american civil liberties union to take him to court. bratton refuses to disclose how the nypd is using special vans packed with x-ray scanners. he says they are not being used to scan people for weapons or spy on them. the commissioner says if the civil liberty's union wants a fight over the advance it will lose. over the nypd surveillance of muslim groups in new jersey be heading to trial. a federal appeals court found they raised enough allegation -- this reverses a judge's decision to toss out the case last year. current police commissioner william bratton has since disbanded the surveillance unit instead focusing on direct >>> time now is 6:15. time to get a check on the accuweather forecast. let's go outside with bill and the dogs. >> that's minimus. everybody up this morning, i work alone. i work alone i'm telling you. good morning buddy, how's it going. here we go, everybody walking dogs jogging. folks jogging getting ready for the new york city marathon, right here. let's take a look outside and show you what's going on t

the wall is coming from the american civil liberties union. only 3% of local law enforcement agencies require officers to tell people that they're being recorded. 12% of agencies ban police body cameras in homes when the residences don't consent. the aclu is calling for consistent protocols in virginia including rules for how long video can be stored and consequences for officers who don't follow the rules. >>> right now house speaker john boehner is trying to strike one last deal before leaving congress at the end of the week and this would be a pretty big one. he wants republicans to get onboard to raise the debt limit. congress is facing two deadlines and the first, tuesday november 3rd and that's for the debt limit and friday, december 11th, that's for the budget and boehner is hoping by knocking out both at once, paul ryan will hope to avoid tough battles in the first months as speaker and it would take the possibility of government shutdown off the table until after the presidential elections next year. pat? >> we are hearing from the mo

. >> what's the point -- >> mary catherine roper of the american civil liberties union. >> that hasn't stopped. >> this summer department of justice study requested by ramsay showed philly police woe physical under trained and ill equipped to handle potentially violent interactions with the public. >> it was critical. there's no question about that. but if i thought everything was running on all cylinders i never would have asked them to come in and take a look. i knew he had issues. >> reporter: ramsay says about a third of the doj recommendations have already been put in place with more changes on the way. ramsay told me retirement will not find him sitting on the porch along vacation -- long vacation with his wife long overdue may be followed by teaching private sector work. he's ready and able to contribute to the conversation. lucy, coming up at 5:30 we'll talk bout front runner to replace charles ramsay. >> iain. >> thanks, bruce. >> sky fox over an accident in north philadelphia. authorities say a teen was hit by a car skyfox was there moments after it happened on the 7200 block

the american civil liberties union is suing benton county, washington, for operating a "modern-day debtors' prison." the suit says benton county routinely fines people more than $1,000 as part of criminal proceedings. if they can't pay, they are sent to jail or forced to work manual labor. aclu attorney vanessa hernandez says, "on any given day, scores of indigent persons sit in jail or do manual labor for the county simply because they are too poor to pay the government." in south carolina, the family of unarmed african american walter scott, who was shot in the back by white police officer michael slager in april, has settled with the city of north charleston for $6.5 million. officer slager was charged with murder after video showed he shot scott in the back as scott ran away. officer slager remains in jail after he was denied bail by circuit judge clifton newman, who concluded releasing officer slager would "constitute an unreasonable danger to the community." republican presidential candidate ben carson has barked a new round of outrage over comments that the holocaust might have been

the american civil liberties union has filed a federal lawsuit against the architects of the cia torture program, accusing psychologists james mitchell and bruce jessen of war crimes. mitchell and jessen reaped more than for designing torture $80 million techniques used by the cia. the lawsuit was filed on behalf of two torture survivors and the family of a third man, gul rahman, who froze to death at a cia black site in afghanistan. aclu attorney dror ladin announced the lawsuit tuesday. >> there has been no accountability for these men. they've received no apologies. they have received no compensation. and his family is never even received his body. and so now that the senate torture report that came out at the end of last year provided in or miss details about mitchell and jessen's role in the torture program, now is the time our client thought was right to try to seek justice and accountability for what mitchell and jessen did to them. amy: a new report by credit suisse says the wealthiest 1% of the world's population now controls 50% of total global wealth. this is the most extreme

she knew who had labored at the supreme court lawyer at the supreme court's for the american civil liberties union from 1971 to 1980, to get the court to call women equal. this should be ruth, she said. on decision day, justices do not read their whole opinions, which can often run with the scores of pages. that morning ginsburg chose to include in her summary reading a reference to justice o'connor's 1982, decision and hogan versus mississippi. o'connor's opinion from 15 years before with the closely divided court in hogan ginsburg reminded her listeners had laid down the rule that states may not close enter the gates based on six no seasons concerning the rules and abilities of male and female. then ginsburg, the legendary under monster did justice lifted her eyes from her text and paused and meeting the glance of her sister-in-law from across the bench she thought of the legacy the two were building together. she nodded at sandra day o'connor. she then resumed reading. [applause]. >> it's not me. is a great story. in a queue can watch this and other programs online at the book tv.org. >> you ar

the american civil liberties union of virginia thinks so. it review ed 59 agencies across the state. it found only 3% of them require officers to tell the public when they're recording. the group says agencies' rules should be uniform on how long a department can store data and the consequences for officers who break the rules. more than 150 baltimore city police officers are wearing body cameras, part of a trial period that started on monday. they hope the cameras boost public confidence, provide additional evidence and reduce the number of citizen complaints. the deputy commissioner says every officer will have a body camera within the next two years. >>> closing arguments expected to start tomorrow in the trial for accused serial killer charles severance. the defense took aim at testimony placing severance in the area of the most recent shooting. a witness says she saw a man who looked like severance in a neighborhood shortly after ruthanne lodato was killed. the defense suggested it was a different man, a man questioned by police. the de

the american civil liberties union of virginia does.viewed 59 agencies cross the state and found 3% of them require officers to tell the public when they're recording. the group says agencies' rules should be uniform on how long they should store the data and the consequences for those who break the rules. >>> more than 150 baltimore officers are wearing body cameras today, part of a trial period. the department hopes the cameras will boost public confidence, provide additional evidence and reduce the number of citizen complaints. >> this program is part of our efforts, the police department's efforts, the city's efforts to push transparency forward and progressive leading law enforcement agencies throughout the country. >> the deputy commissioner says every officer will have a body camera within the next two years. >> howard county public schools are welcoming to fix a mold problem at several buildings. some posted pictures of mold and wet ceiling tiles online and brought up concerns that little is being done. the district says they br

last month the american civil , liberties union filed a class-action lawsuit saying honolulu officialshad destroyed homeless people's property without due process. the obama administration has cut off millions of dollars in funding for mexico's drug war after finding mexico did not meet some human rights goals. the state department said it was "unable to certify that mexico fully meets the criteria" for the aid. the "washington post" reports the diverted represents just a $5 million tiny fraction of the billions of dollars the united states provides for mexico's drug war. this comes as mexican security forces stand accused of carrying out multiple mass killings and playing a role in the disappearance of 43 students from ayotzinapa teacher's college last year. in texas, a federal judge has allowed state officials to continue denying birth certificates to immigrants whose children are born in the united states. the constitution grants citizenship rights to all u.s.-born children, but u.s. district judge robert pitman denied an emergency injunction requested by families whose children hav

it's something the american civil liberties union is concerned b. the aclu took a close look at 35 school districts across the state. we're told that 13 districts trust a third party to handle sensitive student information. some districts, which provide computer software for students, can activate realtime tracking and screen monitoring away from the classroom. two-thirds of the districts that issue devices can inspect them without notice. >> the reporter: before the weekend, we were talking about major hurricane patricia hitting mexico, moved into the deep south, caused all kinds of flooding and problems and that moisture, what's left of it is coming up the east coast and into new england. we're seeing the rain spreading in here now. it won't just be rain that comes with the storm system. let's start with that, that's the most immediate concern. it's raining on your evening drive and while it's not heavy enough to cause lives to come out of banks, but what will happen is there is localized flooding on the roadways. as you're driving around, you nee

two elementary school children with disabilities according to a , lawsuit filed by the american civil liberties union- and 9-year-old children were so small, that the deputy sheriff who was working as the , school's resource officer, cuffed their biceps because the handcuffs did not fit their wrists. one of the children is black and the other is latino. jaeah lee, in your research, can you talk about how this fits into what is happening across the country and the response? >> sure. that question goes back to the history of the rise school resource officers k-12 campuses. the first sort of documented instances in which we saw cops enter school grounds was 1950's.e in the the exact time is unclear, but it wasn't until the early 2000 that we started to see a huge spike time that was after the tragic mass shooting at columbine high school. the department of justice since then has spent close to $1 billion in grants to hire school cops. it sounds like there've also been grants coming from the department of education. many more school districts have spent their own budget funding to hire school resource of

the american civil liberties union has accused biloxi, mississippi of running a modern , day debtors' prison. in a lawsuit filed wednesday, the aclu said biloxi "routinely arrests and jails impoverished people in a scheme to generate municipal revenue through the collection of unpaid fines, fees and court costs." , in one case, a single mother was jailed for five days after failing to pay $1000 in traffic fines and fees. ohio has become the latest state to advance a measure defunding planned parenthood. the move follows the release of highly edited videos showing planned parenthood official's discussion fetal tissue donation. multiple investigations have found no wrongdoing by planned parenthood. meanwhile, in new hampshire, an intruder armed with a hatchet was caught inside a planned parenthood clinic early wednesday morning after smashing computers, furniture, plumbing fixtures, medical equipment, windows and walls. , the claremont clinic, which provides a range of services, but not abortions, was spray painted with the word "murderer" earlier this month. alabama has backed down sli

. >> sara: this morning the american civil liberties union is concerned about privacy in massachusetts. aclu looked at technology and 35 school districts. 13 of the districts used third-party to handle sensitive student information. they found some districts even use software with remote tracking abilities. >> they have capability of the software to is to activity tracking, what kind of things key stroke logging, actually logging different things typing into the computer and even remote webcam access. >> sara: the maker of the software has deactivated a function. >> gene: 12-year-old dustin coal lives in northern california and ordered to turn this shirt inside out because it had a gang symbol on it and shirt is combination state of california flag and american flag. school officials said the red star in upper corner was gang symbol and made him a target. >>> online fundraising campaign to honor life of new hampshire boy that died unexpectedly this week has far exceeded expectations. christopher chester was just nine years old when he died of unknown heart condition. he was delivering

the american civil liberties union said the articles are eye opening. >> one of the controversial aspectsthe u.s. counter terrorism operations in the last 10 plus years has been the use of lethal force and rules under which it is carried out ant with what consequences, because the government has claimed the authority to use lethal force based on vague, malleable changing standards oftentimes outside areas of armed conflict. >> this statement from amnesty international. >> let's take a closer look at the u.s. drone program. according to the bureau of investigative journalism, since 2004 strikes have killed between 2500 to 4,000 people in afghanistan. those are just the confirmed deaths. there have been more than 100 confirmed drone strikes in yemen since 2002. those strikes have killed more than 700 people. 83 confirmed drone strikes have been documented in afghanistan, those strikes killing at least 499 people, and in somalia, more than 100 people have died in u.s. drone strikes, as well. >> the wife of a former c.i.a. officer is calling on president obama to pardon her husband. in may, j

the american civil liberties union is suing one of the country's largest catholic health systems forwn beliefs. >> a man who has thought about this subject father jonathan morris. is it conceivable, i think i can guess your opinion on this, conceivable the aclu could force catholic hospitals to perform abortions? >> yes. absolutely. >> wow. >> we see the federal government trying to force religious institutions to do things against their beliefs. the hhs mandate being one. that's just the beginning. when you say it's just contraception, let it go, most people believe in this think it's okay, but what about conscientious objection. then to this case which it's emergency abortion they're talking about. >> let's be specific. i think that's important to the story, that it's incomplete miscarriages. miscarriages that were incomplete and the aclu is arguing here is their statement that every pregnant woman who enters an emergency room should be guaranteed she will get the care she needs and not have to worry she won't get appropriate care because the hospital's religious affiliation argue

amendment is supported by more thank 30 -- more than 30 civil society organizations from the american civil liberties union to prominent libertarian groups like our street. as i'll describe it, it addresses specific concerns that have been raised by security experts, major tech companies, and even the department of homeland security. under cisa, companies are authorized to monitor users' online, sharing information with one another and with the federal government and deploy defensive measures, all to protect against -- quote -- "cybersecurity threats." and any action that may result in any unauthorized effort to adversely impact cybersecurity can be deemed a cybersecurity threat. that is, may result. that sets the lowest possible standard for determining when actions under cisa are justified, and that's a problem. it sets us up for over-sharing -- for the over-sharing of information, or worse, it jeopardizes privacy and threatens to hinder our cyber defense efforts by increasing the noise-to--to-signal are ratio. my amendment would clarify that a threat is any action at least reasonably likely -- reasonabl

association, the international associations of chiefs of police, all the way over to the american civil liberties union the marijuana project actually came on. i think it's the only bill i've ever seen i got to the senate floor where we have a buy-in from across the entire spectrum. we got into the senate floor during the time when the republican party was filibustering everything. they said they're just going to shut the legislative system down. this was late 2011 after we've worked on this from '07, '08, '09, 10, 4.5 years. it was a $14 million simple national commission which i still think we need. we got 57 votes. we needed 60. we have bipartisan support. orrin hatch with his border. lindsey graham was a supporter. we had four republican cosponsors of the legislation that we lost but there are two things that came out in fact that we lost. number one, we had succeeded in bringing this issue into the national debate, and a way that was not being discussed before. instead of people saying to me or other senators emitting suicide by talking about it, let's say we need to talk about it, including a lot