central bank of afghanistan has blocked the return request after that it was mentioned that the american federal court rejected the request of some of the survivors of the september 11 incident to confiscate these assets. the united states has seized about 7 billion dollars of the assets of the central bank of afghanistan. the spokesperson of the chinese foreign ministry said that the united states should change its policy in exporting weapons to ukraine. this chinese official said without a doubt that sending dacron weapons will complicate the situation and this policy threatens international security, these statements while the united states has considered the recent visit of a chinese official to russia to be related to beijing's plan to provide military aid to russia, more than 400 annually. death due to suicide is registered in the occupied territories, according to a report presented to the knesset of the zionist regime, more than 6,500 zionists living in the occupied territories commit suicide every year. suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers in the occupation regime. in

federal district court of puerto rico. she's the first openly lgbtq plus american federal judge to sit on that court. mendez miro is married to the chief justice of puerto rico's supreme court who herself is the first openly lgbtq plus judge to serve as chief justice on that court. here is what judge mendez had to say about her partner in her confirmation hearing in july. >> your integrity, encouraged me, inspired me, and give me fortitude. we are parents to 4-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, who we hope can one day understand our passion for the law and justice, our commitment to public service, and our belief in a judicial system that safe guards the rights to all. >> prop tuesday the u.s. senate for making her new job official today of all days. happy valentine's day. that is it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> i want to take a moment to say our hearts are with the students and the family of michigan

are looking to investigate what they see as the weaponization of the federal government against american citizens and the fisa courts has been one of focus for republicans. >> host: that committee had its first hearing before the break. i'm sure you've covered that specifically or got thechance to see some of that, what does that tell you about the future workings ? >> guest: we've never seen ... such committees are always different than a standing committee it was interesting to see that they brought in senators ron johnson and chuck grassley who are on their own in the senate in investigating what they see as weaponization. the accused the fbi and doj under biden of going after parents during the early days of the gpandemic. it's an interesting committee. obviously democrats are pushing back on this narrative.y, they think the opposite but it started out in a partisan manner so we will see. >> host: let's hear from ted calling from new jersey. >> caller: my question is to you. can you bring somebody to talk about trial lawyers? they make millions of dollars and whopays for it ? they say on million dollars they win

americans citizens. you don't get until 1879 a case where a federal court declares that a native american is a person who can actually file a lawsuit and this speaks to the fact that we define citizenship in a variety of ways, depending on persons. and i think, we are still fighting this battle in certain areas. and we'll continue fighting it. so but it's very different from how view citizenship. absolutely. we talk about birthright citizenship. that's not what they're talking about. no, course we don't get it until after the civil war. oh, i don't. i think we get it before after the supreme court. i define it in its in the bates decision. of november 1862 where he says if you're born in the united states, you're a citizen of the united states. if you're if you're free. and so it became a question of whether or not emancipated slaves could be re enslaved. and bates's answer was, because you can't enslave a citizen. and once you're free and you're born in the united, you're a citizen. so the birthright notion is there, with the exception, be native americans because they don't become citizens because they

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american people. >> armed suspects accused of robbing more than a dozen people across new york will be prosecuted in federal court. >> including one who declared he wouldn't stay in jail for long repeat offenders over and over. >> let the judges judge. >> never seen anything like that. one dead in texas and another in arkansas as powerful winter storm cripples the mid south. 360,000 residents are still without power. >> voters say the country is more divided than ever. >> dysfunctional family is what 81% say describing america today. >> when it comes to the economy. 66% disapprove of how president biden has been handling the inflation crisis. >> where is everybody going? >> to gobbler's knob. it's groundhog day. >> it is groundhog day. >> janice: punxsutawney, pennsylvania, the crowd have been here since 3:00 a.m. we will find out if there are going to be six more weeks of weather ♪ anything can happen. ♪ ♪ >> brian: you are looking somewhere in pennsylvania. punxsutawney, easy to say, tough to spell, where a bunch of people. >> steve: good scrabble word. >> brian: they want to have fun. >> brian: seeing grown me

while millions of americans applied for the program, it was met with immediate backlash and blocked by a federal appeals court in november. the supreme court will hear two different challenges starting today. one is from a group of six republican-led states that sued last sent. they argue the president overstepped his authority by taking the action without approval from congress the other challenge comes from two student borrowers who claim that they would be excluded from the plan they argue that the biden administration deprived them of their procedural rights by not allowing the public to weigh in. president biden acknowledged the challenges during an event for black history month at the white house. >> my administration is making ourcase in the supreme court, and i'm confident the legal authority to carry that plan is there. i promise you. i have your back and this is so much more we can do >> reporter: the supreme court also agreed to take on a case over the constitutionality of the consumer protection bureau >> a lot at stake. brie, thank you. >>> now to breaking news the u.s. marshal service says it's

me now is randy winegarden, president of the american federation of teachers and co-sponsor of the student debt loan relief rally outside the supreme court today. i think you filed a brief in this case. how does this affect students and more, importantly, your constituency, teachers, many of whom carry a lot of loans? >> you know, about six or seven years ago, we -- we polled about student debt. what we saw was people feeling so burdened. they are doing all the right things. they went to college. we tell everybody to go to college. maybe we shouldn't be doing that. but they went to college. all of a sudden, they make one mistake, there's one sent overpayment, they get into deferment. they can't pay their debt for a month, they get into deferment. what's happened now is that when you say 43 million people can get some relief here, it's people who have done everything right and something tripped them up or they just really can't afford this right now because of the huge escalating costs of college and then on top of it, we had covid. i think that what's happened in our -- what we see with students all the time and with our own members, the

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recourse that exists is for these gun shop owners and manufacturers to sue the federal government in court. now for the average american, that's not exactly doable. it takes time and a lot of money and a lot of resources. my bill would put the a.t.f. in line with every other federal regulatory agency's appeal possess and ensure americans can appeal to their government for redress of grievances and get decisions handed down in a timely manner. these taxpayer funned, anti-gun people at the a.t.f. cannot continue to trample on our second amendment rights without response from congress. we must never cease fighting against these shameless power grabs. republicans must use our house majority to protect law-abiding gun owners. thank you and i yield back. mr. clyde: thank you to my good friend from texas for those inspiring words. i will now yield three minutes to my good friend from kentucky, representative massie. mr. massie: i want to thank mr. clyde from georgia for organizing this time on the floor. i think it's so important. we're talking about the brace ruling for fry -- ruling from the a.t.f. a brace is a firearm acce

going forward they had to look toward america's history and american tradition when seeing if a law passes muster, so this federal appeals courtasn't shown that it's based in history and tradition and they invalidated it. and attorney general merrick garland was quick to react to think he issued statement and he said he was going to appeal and he said nearly 30 years ago, congress determined that a person who subject to a court order that restraining him or her from threatening and intimate partner or child cannot lawfully possess a firearm, whether analyzed through the lens on the supreme court precedent or the tradition of the 2nd amendment that statute is constitutional now he's got to appeal and he has choices he goes back to a bigger number of judges on this very conservative federal appeals court, or he might have better luck going straight to the supreme court and that's a quandary for this court, they recently visited the 2nd amendment, usually like to have things percolate and now they might be drawn in again sooner than they may have liked. >> interesting, thank you. >>> pentagon is tracking a chinese spy balloon fly

federal court today. he faces multiple charges for the bombing that killed 270 including 1 #90 americans. >>> house oversightill begin hearings over hunter biden and his hacked laptop. >>> and four people were injured on board an american airlines flight after a battery caught fire inside the he plane. it returned safely to san diego tuesday. the faa faces new scrutiny about sa safety. and we get more from pete muntean in washington. >> reporter: the newest case of a near collision on the runway comes as aviation officials are facing tough questions from congress. investigators say before dawn saturday, a fedex boeing 767 was about to land at austin's international airport as a southwest airline 737 was told to take off from the same runway. the national transportation safety board now tells cnn the fedex crew aborted their land i plans unprompted and started to climb averting disaster. >> they saved in my view 128 people from a potential catastrophe. >> reporter: ntsb chair says that the two planes came within 100 feet of colliding in thick fog. it comes three weeks after another near collision at jfk where

federal student loan borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year. according to the white house, more than 26 million americans submitted applications. 16 million of them were approved before lower courts paused the program. the congressional budget office says the plan, which has been widely criticized by republicans, would cost almost half a trillion dollars. >> i think the legal justification for it is highly questionable. >> reporter: this morning the nine justices will hear a challenge from six republican states who say the president's plan is a, quote, breathtaking and transform active exercise of power and another from two borrowers, one who doesn't qualify for the program and the other who's only eligible for partial relief. >> the justices will be considering whether both the states and the individuals even have the legal authority to challenge the plans as well as whether the biden administration has its legal authority to forgive student loans. >> we're confident in our legal authority. we're going to see what the supreme court decides. >> reporter: a decision is expected by early summer. the administration also enacted a moratorium on federal student loan payments during th

federal contracting money to these communities to deliver equal justice under the law. we are building -- judges to serve every american, led by ketanji brown jackson. i said very specifically that the first supreme courtinee will be a black woman, and thought i would pick a black woman to be the vice president of the united states of america. we have appointed more black women to the federal circuit courts than every other president in history combined. [applause] by the way, dick durbin of illinois deserves tremendous credit in getting that done. after senate republicans blocked the inflation act last year, i signed a historic executive order requiring key elements of that bill in federal law enforcement. i band chokeholds, restricted no-knock warrants, and lightened the use of force policies at the sites of de-escalation and so the way that police officers worked. to improve the recruitment and training of law enforcement, all tied with responsible community policing. as i made clear in the state of the union, with the parents of tyre nichols as our guests, we need congress to come together to pass police reform legislation. [applause] with your help, i signed the first major gun legislation reform

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federal court oversight of the police department is supporting the mayor's crawford's theresa stasi got a chance to speak with him. >> yeah, you know, there have been major this stops of african americans has gone down 70, 60, 70%. >> civil rights attorney jim chan and was one of the lawyers who is involved in the 2003 negotiated settlement agreement or nsa of the opd. the nsa was created following an explosive case of officer misconduct for the city paid out 10.9 million and agreed to dozens of reforms chan and was on the selection committee that ultimately offered the job of oakland's police chief to lure on armstrong. >> really thought that he was going to be there when we left and then an outside investigation found in opd officer involved in 2 separate misconduct cases. one a hit and run. >> the other firing his weapon and trying to cover it up. >> the investigation also said that bin chief armstrong failed to discipline the officer appropriately on january 19th newly elected mayor xing tao put him on paid leave, firing him 30 days later. >> first of all, i'm really glad that she did. really looked like it wasn't going to happen. there's a 30 day deadline from time. a complaint is

access to care, that the majority of americans they believe should be their own personal decision, not one made by lawmakers, state lawmakers, not one made by federal courtsurts. what you have here is a pattern, a very disturbing pattern of antiabortion activists going into texas, finding a drug that is friendly on anti-reproductive rights, and essentially using that as a pathway to thwart where people stand on the issue. we should all be alarmed by that. >> this is not an easy question, so i apologize for the fact that i will give you the last few seconds to answer it, but president biden facing criticism for not addressing the specific case in the state of the union address. you have said that he plans to swiftly appeal any ruling against the pills. what other actions are you hoping for the administration and congress to protect abortion rights? >> look, i think the administration stepped up incredibly strongly around protecting access to reproductive rights, particularly the vice president was out anywhere and everywhere, and to meet with lawmakers, and to ensure that she understands the issues from all sides to inform the administration decisions. i t

american people. >> armed suspects accused of robbing more than a dozen people in new york will be prosecuted in federal court the same repeat offenders over and over. let the judge is judge. >> never seen nothing like this. >> at least seven people are dead in texas and another dozen in arkansas as a powerful storm cripples the south. residents are still without power. speak of voters say the country is more divided than ever. >> dysfunctional families were 80% say describing america today. >> when it comes to the economy, 66% disapprove about how president biden has been handling the crisis. >> it is groundhog day. >> a shadow on my stage, no matter how you measure! six more weeks of winter weather! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> steve: well, i don't know about a long, long time, but six more weeks of winter, according to phil of punxsutawney. he saw his shadow. six more weeks of winter, as the lore goes. it was broadcast live around the world. he could have seen the shadows because of the tv lights, just saying. it was 15 degrees there. it's going to be chilly all day long so it feels like a cold cold hard in the deep of wint

american people. >> armed suspects accused of robbing more than a dozen people across new york will be prosecuted in federal courtver and over. >> let the judges judge.

. >>> supreme court will hear arguments on president biden's plan to forgive up to 20,000 in federal student loans for millions of americans. six red states and two borrowers from texas are challenging the plan calling it abuse of authority. jarred hill will give us details later. that's a look at your top stories. >>> we are seeing more break ins across san francisco. betty yu spoke with a business owner who says crime is forcing her to look at doing business a little bit differently. >> you can see that what they did is they came in and they would hide behind this desk and they ripped open the cabinets. >> reporter: josi lee, owner of la boutique salon on polk street said she's been burglarized four times in the loes and rerds of $40,000. each time they've taken electronics, cash. her mailbox has been pried open. >> shocking, traumatic, surprising. in one of the expensive cities you would think i would be able to sustain the business. >> reporter: in january the beauty salon's cell phone was stolen. tracking technology showed it was a half mile away near van ness and geary. >> when the police arrived, it was a couple hou

matters, right, the 43 million americans who have federal student loan debt, your administration estimated about 40 million would qualify for this program. if the supreme courtnot rule in your favor, do they have any avenues for relief? >> well, first of all, you know, we're sharing our case today. we feel very confident in our case, in my authority under the hero's act, to provide relief over 40 million people across the country. people like the story you shared, teachers, nurses, veterans, thousands and thousands of veterans need to get back on their feet after this pandemic and we're fighting for them. >> but there is no avenue for relief if you do not prevail under the hero's act, right? >> well, we feel confident in our case. the department of education since day one the president has been very clear he wants to make sure we're putting our students first, borrowers first and provide pathways to higher education that doesn't break the bank, doesn't require people to give up on their dreams of buying a home, starting a small business because of college debt. we're working on fixing broken systems, but we feel confident that this plan is legal based on the

federal court oversight of the oakland police department. >> yeah, you know, there have been major this stops of african americans has gone down 70, 60, 70%. >> civil rights attorney jim chan and was one of the lawyers who is involved in the 2003 negotiated settlement agreement or nsa of the opd. the nsa was created following an explosive case of officer misconduct for the city paid out 10.9 million and agreed to dozens of reforms chan and was on the selection committee that ultimately offered the job of oakland's police chief to iran. armstrong. >> really thought that he was going to be there when we left and then an outside investigation found in opd officer involved in 2 separate misconduct cases. one a hit and run the other, firing his weapon and trying to cover it up. the investigation also said that bin chief armstrong failed to discipline the officer appropriately on january 19th newly elected mayor xing tao put him on paid leave, firing him 30 days later. >> first of all, i'm really glad that she did. really looked like it wasn't going to happen. there's a 30 day deadline from time. the complaint is sustained. chief armstrong did f

federal police officer uniforms and escorts so they could ship their cocaine. all of that for bribes, and all of that to betrayal of his country. a romanian court has confirmed the british americanstody for a further 30 days — until the end of march. the two men have been held for almost two months while police investigate allegations of human trafficking and rape. the brothers' have denied any wrongdoing. the east coast of madagascar is being lashed by high winds and heavy rain as cyclone freddy makes landfall. it's the second cyclone to hit the island this year, afterjanuary�*s devastating cyclone cheneso which killed 33 people, and left 30,000 homeless. freddy has been developing across 6,500km of the sentience ocean — for weeks now, taking its time. but now it's here — bringing with it winds of more than 150 kilometres per hour. as it travels across the madagascar landmass it will weaken — but not for long — strengthening once again — across the waters to mozambique by friday. kenya's parliament has ordered an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse on tea plantations revealed in a bbc report. it found more than 70 women had been abused by managers at plantations operated b

the federal contractor program this court upheld cled asian americans among the beneficiaries. we have reached a point where we feel we are able to minimally consider risk. -- race. >> i don'e how you can say the program will ever end. your position is race matters because it is necessary fo diversity. which is necessary for t sort of education you want. it is not going to stop mattering at some part point. you'relws going to have to look at race because you say race matters to give us the necessary diversity. >> there are two different quesonthere. we don't think the compelli inrest in diversity will ever expire. the quesons whether race conscious measures need toe taken into the measures process. -- admissions process. >> you're going to have to chk. you're not going to know if there are a sufficient number of african-amerto give you the diversity you say is necessary if you don't look and check. >> there will be some attention to numbers but the feedback loop on the campus d e admissions process, we will celebrate the day we get to the point where we have reached the point w

in just about a month, 26 million americans applied for the loan forgiveness but then in november a federal appeals courtuck that program down. those judges agreeing with six republican-led states who had brought a lawsuit to block the plan that the president does not have the power. that congress never gave the president the power to forgive that much debt, almost half a trillion dollars in total. and the white house says it's very confident in its legal reasoning that the president has the power, but the supreme court justices especially those conservatives may disagree. there is a preliminary question here, though, do those states really have the grounds to sue? how have the states, the state governments been injured by a federal loan program? student loan payments still on hold during the consideration of this case. a decision expected next june. george. >> complicated case. terry, thanks very much. >>> now to the stunning admission from fox news owner rupert murdoch testifying that some fox news hosts endorsed the false narrative of a stolen election on air, it's a key piece of evidence in the defam

debt for more than 40 million americans, the court is set to hear oral arguments tuesday, and two challenges to the program. though it erased up to $20,000 in debt for federalorrowers. the biden administration argues it's a move that's covered by the emergency authority granted to the federal government during the pandemic, but a group of republican-led states are challenging the plan as an illegal abuse of power, claiming it will cost hundreds of billions of dollars unauthorized by congress. lower courts have already sided with those states. e hurt by the biden r the that e administration's plan? courts leaving millions that ol applied in limbo. this all has big implications for the economy. the supreme court is expected to make a decision later this summer. whit? >> something to watch closely. elizabeth schulze, thank you. >>> the federal government trying to combat america's opioid epidemic may tighten the rules on getting prescription drugs online. the drug enforcement agency is considering requiring in-person doctor visits for select medicines. abc's ike ejiochi is in washington with more. ike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the biden a

court hearing arguments in a case that impacts millions of americans. case involves present biden's student debt relief program. it is massive and wipe out 430 billion dollars in federal loans, estimated 40 million people qualify, forgives 10,000 for borrows that make less than 125,000 and up to 20,000 who get pel grants. today nine justices hearing two cases, one is a challenge from six republican-led state who is want to block biden's executive actions they say administration exceeded constitutional authority here. second case two individual borrowers suing because they are not eligible for debt relief. renee marsh outside the court jess, what are we learning. >> john, we are seeing a lot of push back from conservative justices. pointing to the price tag of this program, more than 400 billion dollars and questioning authority to even implement this program. that is the big question in this case. whether the president has the power to implement sweeping debt relief. solicitor general arguing, saying yes, under something called heros act, education secretary has this power waive or modify loan provisions in the event of an emergency. they are pointing to on going pand

americans want upper age limits and term limits for federally-elected officials. a recent reuters poll found most americans support upper age limits for political service as a member of congress, supreme courtustice, or the president. two thirds of americans agree there should be upper age limits for service as a president, senator, and member of the house of representatives. and 61% of americans say when a supreme court justice reaches a certain age they should be forced to retire at the end of the courts term. again, republicans, 62%, and democrats, 67%, agree. they say four in five americans agree there should be term limits for the house of representatives and u.s. senate. 79 percent, including 87% of republicans and 80% of democrats. they say the complexity of perceptions of age, three in five americans agree that leaders who are older often have valuable experience and should be not discounted just because of their age. additionally, a similar number of americans say as long as a lawmaker or judges in good health they should not be barred from serving because of age. republicans and democrats are equally likely to agree on both points. how old is too old for elected officials? this is

federal student loans on paused to begin with. now, more than 26 million americans have already applied for this relief with 16 already being approved. that's prior to the lower courts the plan leading to today's hearings. the justices asked the biden lawyer questions regarding the heroes act and specific that it mentioned during its defense. and its interpretation. take a listen. you think about what congress is supposed to do? there you are congress in 2003 thinking we can't predict the future. we don't know exactly what national emergencies will happen. >> but we will. we want to ensure is that we are empowering the federal government to take care of student loan borrowers and not leave them at substantial risk of benng worse off with their ability to repay their loans. the language the congress enacted here is a perfect fit to accomplish that goal. and it's hard to see what congress could have done differently. >> now, the higher court has 9 justices, 6 conservative and 3 liberal when it comes to a complete answer from them, we probably won't get that until later on this year. but hearings are expected to last through the afternoon. again, we're going into about

court ruled a federal law to keep weapons away from people with domestic violence restraining orders against them is unconstitutional. it's a concerning development given the statistics. accordinged to the american times more likely to be killed by abusive partners who have access to guns. cnn's supreme court reporter arianna devogue joins us. >> it's worth noting this appeals court is one of the most conservative appeals court in the country, and that's in part because president donald trump's appointees, but as you say, the court invalidated this federal law that says that a person who is under a restraining order for domestic violence is prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm and what is critical about this decision, it was rooted in a supreme court landmark decision that came down last term. in that decision, the justices changed the framework that lower courts across the country can use now when they are looking at or reviewing these gun laws. going forward now, they have to look at the gun law and see if it was rooted in american history or america's tradition, and basically here, the appeals court looked at it and said the government didn't prove that, so they invalidated it. it t

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court weighing whether the biden administration can write off $400 billion in student loan debt. what that decision could mean for millions of americans. >> tiktok. time is running out for federal employees to delete the app from their work phones. the impact this decision could have for you. >> toxic threat, the head of the environmental protection agency back in ohio today nearly a month after the toxic derailment. >> and the beat goes on. why surgeons say a so-called heart in a box could be a game-changer for thousands of patients in desperate need of a heart transplant. >>> we begin with student loan debt, the topic today inside the nation's highest court. the supreme court is hearing two cases that could decide whether president biden is allowed to forgive some or all of student loan debt. >> supporters of canceling the debt, including democratic politicians, gathered outside the supreme court today. lower courts have temporarily paused the president's plan from taking effect. nbc news washington correspondent, yamiche alcindor, is outside the supreme court for us today. so yamiche, walk us through these cases today and the arguments we're hearing on both sides. >> reporte

seek justice in the federal courts we reauthorize the violence against women act we qualified lynching is a crime in federal law we address the speed of hate crimes against asian americans and others in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic and we enacted measures to strengthen the antitrust system on the house floor we advanced key civil rights legislation to restore and strengthen the voting rights act to provide comprehensive protection for lgbt q americans to reform marijuana laws and provide verification of the legal rights we advanced public bills to safety reduce crime while also passing legislation to ensure law enforcement is held accountable we passed several bills to strengthen our immigration system, including legislation to protect dreamers. we worked to provide transparency and accountability in our federal courts. we also supported president biden's efforts to restore the rule of law and rebuild the department of justice to protect the rights of american people rather than. the winds of the president while continuing to exercise meaningful oversight over the executive branch while i recognize that the new republican majority will have other priorities i hope

federal court oversight of the oakland police department is supporting the mayor's decision. kron four's terisa stasio talks with him. >> yeah. you know, there have been major this stops of african americans has gone down 70, 60, 70%. >> civil rights attorney jim chan and was one of the lawyers who is involved in the 2003 negotiated settlement agreement or of the opd. the nsa was created following an explosive case of officer misconduct for the city paid out 10.9 million and agreed to dozens of reforms chan and was on the selection committee that ultimately offered the job of oakland's police chief to lure on armstrong. >> really thought that he was going to be there when we left and then an outside investigation found in opd officer involved in 2 separate misconduct cases. one a hit and run the other, firing his weapon and trying to cover it up. the investigation also said that bin chief armstrong failed to discipline the officer appropriately on january 19th newly elected mayor xing tao put him on paid leave, firing him 30 days later. >> first of all, i'm really glad that she did. really looked like it wasn't going to happen. there's a 30 day deadline from time. a com laint is sustained

federal court oversight of the oakland police department is supporting the mayor's decision to kron four's terisa stasio talked with him today. >> yeah, you know, there have been major this stops of african americans has gone down 70, 60, 70%. >> civil rights attorney jim chan and was one of the lawyers who is involved in the 2003 negotiated settlement agreement or nsa of the opd. the nsa was created following an explosive case of officer misconduct for the city paid out 10.9 million and agreed to dozens of reforms chan and was on the selection committee that ultimately offered the job of oakland's police chief to iran. armstrong. >> really thought that he was going to be there when we left and then an outside investigation found in opd officer involved in 2 separate misconduct cases. one a hit and run the other, firing his weapon and trying to cover it up. the investigation also said that bin chief armstrong failed to discipline the officer appropriately on january 19th newly elected mayor xing tao put him on paid leave, firing him 30 days later. >> first of all, i'm really glad that she did. really looked like it wasn't going to happen. there's a 30 day deadline from time. a complaint is sustain

federal bench by pointing qualified judges who reflect the diversity of america's citizens. yesterday the senate confirmed a biden nominee, judge cindy chung who became the first asian american judge at the third circuit courtmation, outpacing president trump at this point in his presidency. and it is another historic appointment to the federal bench, another first. judge cheetah mendez was confirmed today as a judge in a federal district court of puerto rico. she's the first lgbtq+ federal judge to sit in a court. judge mendez rideau is married to the chief justice of puerto rico supreme court who herself is the first openly lgbtq judge to service chief justice in that court. here is what judge mendes rural had to say about her partner in a confirmation hearing in july. >> her integrity and encouragement inspired me and gives me fortitude we are the parents to four-year-old twins a boy and a girl who we hoped can one day understand the passion for the law and justice our commitment to public service and our belief in a judicial system that safeguards the rights of all. >> props to the u.s. senate for making her new job official today of all days. happy valentine's day. that is it for us tonight. we'll see

federal student loans on pause to begin with when it comes to numbers. the white house says more than 26 million americans have already applied for the relief with 16 million being approved prior to lower courts leading to today's hearings. but take a listen both sides had to say this program is going to give. >> 10's of millions of americans across the country a little bit of a breathing room that you hear from the president who says this. a lot of this is a gigantic shift. >> these debts college students over to taxpayers who will be footing the bill for this. >> you can just 2 completely different thoughts. but if the president's plan is allowed, borrowers would that earned less than $125,000 in either 2020 for 2021. and married couples making less than 250,000 annually during that time, they could see some relief. but the higher court has 9 justices, 6 republican, 3 democrat when it comes to a complete answer from them. we're not expecting to hear anything until later this year officially, but the hearings are set to start at 7 o'clock this morning. at that point, we'll be able to hear some comments from both sides and from the justices and will be listening. and so we'll continue to brin

americans. this comes before the supreme court this week. oral arguments are set to begin tomorrow. republican-led states suing the federalent saying that the president is abusing his power. that plan put on pause until the high court weighs in. george? >> okay, rachel scott, thanks very much. robin? >>> now to one of the final stops on the road to the oscars, the s.a.g. awards, the ceremony was held overnight, and some big winners could be taking home another statue in a couple of weeks. lara will be there, but right now she is here. it was a big weekend. >> yes, it was, robin. a huge weekend. if you couldn't find the s.a.g. awards on tv last night, that's because they only aired on netflix's youtube channel, a smaller platrm forure this year, but the stakes couldn't be higher for all of the nominees as we get closer to the oscars. and right now all of the momentum seems to be behind the zany, sweet, so weird it's genius movie, "everything everywhere all at once." >> and the actor goes to -- "everything everywhere all at once." >> reporter: "everything everywhere all at once" was everywhere at the screen actors guild awa

federal judge to compel pence to testify. >> the idea of subpoenaing a former vice president to testify in court against the president with whom they served, i believe is unprecedented in american history. as i said, last week, i believe it is unconstitutional. >> reporter: now, peter, that decision, whatever it is, will have big impications in the 2024 race. pence will say more about his plans in 2024 by the spring. peter. >> trump, haley, pence. the field could expand. ali vitali. thank you. >>> we want to turn now to the outrage in east palestine, ohio. three weeks after the toxic train derailment there. residents on friday night got the chance to voice frustrations with erin brokovich. >> reporter: obviously bringing a name that is similar with hollywood and environmental activism. some say her presence underscores the severity of the situation with thousands of people facing an uncertain future. more than three weeks after the train derailment, this morning, east palestine residents still not backing down. >> it is about the people p and the well being of the people in the community. >> i'm scared because the train passes in front of my house. >> reporter: hundreds gatheri

american bar association. his nomination is historic in that once confirmed he will be the first openly lgbtq federal district judge in virginia. i practiced in this court for 17 years. it's justifiably called the rocket docket because it has one of the fastest times from filing a case to trial of any district in the united states. six months from filing a case to trial. such speed is tough on the judges and it's tough on the lawyers but the eva does it because for the lit gafnltses, the ability to know they'll have their claim heard within six months is a wonderful, wonderful thing. it is also a little bit unique because of its proximity to the pentagon and the c.i.a. and federal government agencies gives it a docket that has a high percentage of national security cases. mr. walker's experience in and knowledge of and work on cases of that kind will be very critical to his success once he is confirmed. in short, this is an exceptional nominee and history maker who is well qualified to serve on a most unique court. he received a strongly bipartisan vote in the judiciary committee. i urge my colleagues to vote in support of his nomination. with that i yi

a federal officials is accused of beating paul pelosi with a hammer after breaking into the pelosi san francisco home last october. his court date is on thursday. san francisco held a japanese american day of remembrance ceremony over the weekend to mark 81 years since president franklin roosevelt ordered japanese americans into internment camps. you video from the u. s government. this was back in 1943, showing what it calls japanese relocation during world war two on february 19th 1942 president roosevelt signed an executive order that forced more than 120,000 people of japanese ancestry into internment camps. because they were perceived as a threat. the ceremony was held at the christ united presbyterian church in japantown, organizers say having the ceremony each year is a good reminder to never forget history and make sure it doesn't happen again. you would hope that people have learned their lessons. but unfortunately you know the same sort of forces, the xenophobia and racial prejudice and lack of political leadership, which you know, led to this incarceration are still present. today even in our society and american the civil liberties act of 1988 granted redress of $20,000

court's ruling in saci kv. epa will show how much federal bureaucrats are stretch their powers to meddle in americans' businessunder the clean water act. but instead of waiting to see whether an expanding of the regulatory state would be legal, the biden epa went ahead with their new rule. can you imagine, while washington democrats would be in such a rush to get ahead of the law? so what does this latest power grap by washington democrats -- grab mean for people? it means that cattlemen and contractors have now had to put up with three, three major changes with federal regulations on their lands where they do business in just the past eight years. democrats' relentless attempts to is step on state and local authorities has left them chasing moving goalposts. it will be harder for farmers in kentucky to figure out which ditches on their property are subject to the whims of washington bureaucrats. it will create new headaches for builders in west virginia to ensure they dot every i and cross every t on much-needed development projects. it will mean ranchers out west will discover that every ditch and low-lying