it was the first such agreement between an african american union and a major american company. it launched randolph as a national civil rights leader. the brotherhood also provided black labor with a solid foundation on which to challenge racial discrimination. the members of the union were also instrumental in supporting his various mass demonstrations and movements with both their labor and their money. in world war ii and post you -- postwar years section, it focuses on the tearing down of racial barriers in a variety of areas that served as building blocks for the full scale assault against segregation in the 1950's and 1960's. we start with randolph's famous marks that didn't happen, the 1941 march on washington. mass as much as 100,000 african americans on washington unless there was an effort made by the roosevelt administration to include the hiring of african americans in the national defense industry. to halt the march, president franklin roosevelt issued executive order 8802 banning discrimination in defense industries receiving government contracts and setting up the

. >> her story is the latest to grab the attention of the american civil liberties union, which has filed a suit against the city of biloxi. they are accusing them of running a modern day debtors prison, where is people are put behind bars because they can't ford to pay fines. >> it's a two tiered justice system, where the poor are sentenced more harshly because they don't have the money to pay the nines and fees, and then the company tacks on more fees, which raises the debt of what they owe. >> los to 27% of people in biloxi live in poverty. more than double six years ago, and they have increasingly depended on fines and fees for revenues, and it's not alone. there are lawsuits pending against six cities. several have been settled and have already led to policy changes. >> ferguson is probably the most visible that we have seen of a fender funded justice, and it came to light shortly after the tragic death of michael brown. that ferguson had actually ride on municipal court funds to close 20% of their entire nearly $13 million budget >> reporter: rebecca with the center for progress cal

he was tied in with the american railway union. he managed to get sympathetic rail workers in many places to sympathetically strike with the pullman company strikers. but where it was most prevalent was here in sacramento. this was the home of the southern potential shops. it was a 240 acre facility where every piece of moving equipment on this line went through here for maintenance and repair. this stopped real traffic out of many places. by extension is stopped rail traffic moving out of many other places. so to get rail traffic moving again, the federal government got involved and attached mail cars to every train, and they were federal property so the mail had to move. the very first train moved but was derailed by a broken rail and overturned an engineer and two people were killed in the process. so president grover cleveland brought in troops and they marched on the sacramento. they were here for two months. they walked on the lawns outside of the state capital. they had a significant contingent at the sacramento railyard its

involved.ugene debs he was tight in with the american railway union. he managed to get -- in many places to sympathetically strike with the pullman company strikers. but where it was most prevalent was here in sacramento. this was the home of the southern potential shops. every piece of moving equipment on this line went through here for maintenance and repair. this stopped real traffic out of many places. so to get a rail traffic moving again, the federal traffic got involved and they attached mail train, and they were federal property so the trains had to move. -- thery first train moved but wasin derailed by a broken rail and twoturned an engineer and people were killed in the process. so president grover cleveland brought in troops and they marched on the sacramento. they were here for two months. they walked on the lawns outside of the state capital. they had a significant contingent at the sacramento railyard itself. it was a hot summer with many and eventually people got tired of the strike and service redo -- service resumed. the rails began an

hopeful bernie sanders heads into this weekend's debate with his biggest union endorsement in the presidential race .. the american postal workers union announced they were endorsing sanders. sabrina: sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services... which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. the union's president said sander's push was important. it comes at a time when he and hillary clinton labor. elias: texas-based drake university students to raise presidential candidates this week party politics brought an chalkboard to dining center on the board has lines for questions, and been filling it every hour it has been on display. "so what we asked students at drake to do is finish this phrase: work on. and as you can see it's a display that's very interactive, it's organic. kids kind of come up to it and they know exactly what to do with the chalkboard." elias: mendoza said party politics is following the around the decided where will be next. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: if you love fall weather than today should be righ

as chris gordon reports the american civil liberties union is behind this mobile justice app. >> reporter: the american civil liberties union today unveiled a new phone app called mobile justice. it allows anyone in the district of virginia or maryland who is recording video of police interaction with citizens and who feels that police are violating someone's civil rights to submit that video directly to the american civil liberties union for a legal review. >> some standard videos have helped document police abuse and good police officers know that footage of other officers acting in bad faith makes their job harder. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, some recent local cases the aclu cites to show why they think this new mobile justice app is need. that's the late in the district. back to you. >> i live there, and i didn't know this and hard to believe in a city as wealthy as alexandria more than 13,000 people are hungry and living in poverty and one in five of them are children. to raise money and awareness the non-profit group alive is sponsoring an empty bowls event today. ceramic students

the american postal workers union announced they were endorsing sanders. pushing to let post offices services... which supporters say and rural americans. the union's president said was important. it comes at a time hillary clinton are trying to win labor. and the race for is heating up on side as donald trump steps up his attacks. trump had harsh campus protesters and missouri administrators and his fellow also in the has the story. " this morning, donald trump.. unplugged. (sot wstrumprallyia1) im telling carley.. whatever the hell her names is.. will you stop cutting in!? (sot) kasich..uhhhh i have a headache from this guy. at a late-night rally in iowa.. going after the rest of gop candidates.. especially ben carson (sot) "if you're pathological, there's no cure for that folks ok? if you're a child molester, a sick puppy, you're a child molester, there's no only one cure, we about that cure, trump.. also mocking carson's account of (sot wstrumprallyia2) the belt! and amazingly flat and protests at the university of missouri.. attention of the presidenti

from the perspective of the african-american union as a body, as opposed to the bodies themselves, the african union is saying "you talk a lot about corruption, but if you want to do something about corruption, stop doing bilateral deals with corrupt african countries, that fuels the corruption, help us do capacity, institutional building, and help us be a guaranteedian over corrupt countries", and that is the way to solve the problems like this. we'll have a knee-jerk reaction - it will not go far. >> let's talk about the leak you have. repatriation, readministration of africans are barely mentioned in this. what do you say to that? >> it's skimpy, there's a paragraph in it saying nothing more than the starting point, which was the european union saying there's a legal requirement for you to take... >> that means the european union is failing. >> it is a crucial requirement that the european union was hoping for. in the grand scheme of things, let's consider the numbers and how they changed over the summer. the central mediterranean route, which is where most of the africans came from

numerous factual errors in the telling of the story. >> i am the executive director of the american civil liberties unionhern california. on behalf of that organization, i -- we are going to show you a film you may have already seen. it was called "operation abolition," a film spliced together from television news real footage subpoenaed from the house committee on un-american activities following their visit to san francisco in may, 1960. the final film, produced and sold by washington, d c, film company, has been made part of its official record by the committee. report the committee's on the date of october 7, 1960, entitled the communist-led riots against the house committee on un-american activities in san 14, 1960., may 12 to now, the american civil liberties union, a large number of reliable witnesses, including ministers, educators, attorneys, attorneys -- newspaper men and broadcasters disagree with the title -- communist-led riots.

was exactly what i expected him to be and his supporters were his biggest union endorsement in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were endorsing sanders. pushing to let post offices offer banking services... which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. the union's president said sander's push was important. this comes at a time when sanders and hillary clinton are trying to win over organized labor. jessica rae: and the vermont senator will be holding a couple events in iowa this sunday. inlcuding a stop in des moines as well as one in indianola for a town meeting at simpson college. that event starts at 6'oclock on sunday. jessica rae: a friend of hillary clinton says the presidential candidate's attempt to join the military was not as it seemed. ann henry... who met clinton in 19-74... claims the former secretary of state visited a marine recruiting office in 19-75 possibly to explore if women applicants were being treated fairly at the time rather than an attempt to sign up for military service. the clinton campaign shot down henry's claim saying clinton's effo

on the democratic side -- senator bernie sanders has locked down his biggest union endorsement. the american postal workers union says it's backing sanders. sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services... which supporters say would help tomorrow. new this morning: a report suggests a startling rise in the number of children diagnosed with autism. the national center for health statistics now says one in 45 kids has been diagnosed. that's a sharp increase from the last estimate of one in 68. researchers say they're changing how they ask parents about their children's developmental delays. over the years -- the definition of what conditions fall under the autism spectrum has broadened. "now a much wider variety of children, at all levels of skills are receiving an autism early diagnosis is key in treating autism and other developmental disabilities. experts stress talking to your child's doctor if you have concerns. two eastern iowa firefighters are being honored for their bravery. cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy pulled an unconscious man from a home during

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occupying the south with union soldiers, including, as the movie loves to dwell upon, african-american union soldiers. that seems like a travesty. by world history standards, it is radical. >> but tell me, what was really at stake? if you had to do this on cnn or fox news, our c-span. >> what is at stake is the future of the country. what kind of united states is going to come out of this civil war that killed the equivalent of 8.8 million people if it happened today? everything is at stake. there are ao fluid, lot of futures to imagine. >> how long was it? >> 12 years. >> ok, we are into the 70's now. explain to me why people in 1915 would be so spun up about a film about reconstruction? that doesn't make sense to me. >> first of all, it's a lot closer in time than we are. the same time from us as one we first gone to vietnam. it is that current. a lot of people are alive. that have lived through it. there was a growing consensus about -- among historians, political scientists, white americans, that it had been a terrible mistake. that never should you have used the power of the federal gov

against the house committee on un-american activities in san 14, 1960., may 12 to now, the american civil liberties union, a large number of reliable witnesses, including ministers, educators, attorneys, attorneys -- newspaper men and broadcasters disagree with the title -- communist-led riots. yes, there were demonstrations against the committee, some newspaper editorials against the committee's tactics. in fact, fairly widespread questioning of the committee by persons were present in many shades in the broad spectrum of political opinion. no doubt some communist, both foreign and domestic variety are against the committee, but we point out and we will prove with our own film that persons who demonstrate against the committee are not there -- thereby communists or communist dupes. if you are to be called a communist every time you stand up for basic american rights and freedoms, what is likely to happen question mark will you be silent, and if so, -- happen? will you be silent, and if so, is this what the house committee on un-american activities is after -- a silent, submissive, on protesting american

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the american civil liberties union even filing lawsuits in four states... here in iowa -- a-c-l-u legislative director dane schuman says innocent people might be concerned information could fall into the wrong hands. "the main concern the aclu has with automated license plate readers, is what's done with the information after it's accumulated by law enforcement." but des moines police say the license plate reader is governed by iowa law -- invasion is minimal -- and information is erased after six months. "the problem that can arise is that the information is stored, archived and used to track movement of innocent individuals who haven't done anything wrong over time." regardless of privacy concerns -- des moines police believe the benefits outweigh the treats -- recalling this incident where a virginia reporter and photographer were killed -- and police found this man moments -- through the use of this good morning...tonight at 10, involved shooting in the spotlight this year. we talk to a des moines man who lost his father to one of them in 1999. plus, a

. >> reporter: american civil liberties union opposes the courts, saying, quote: but the judge says she seen results, since the program started two years ago, the court says 92 out of 100 participants, successfully completed the program, got treatment and avoided prison. >> remember the choices that ended you up, and the choices you need to make. >> reporter: gomes credits the program with saving his life. >> if i did not end up in that program, i would be either dead or in prison right now. ♪ >> the president of the united states, the tell prompter just blocking the shot, but there are veterans from all wars who are still surviving there, many still from world war ii. but the sad thing is . . . >> -- and those of our veteran service organizations. as we march on the colors, the united states army band will play the national emblem march. please place your hand over your heart oren -- or render a salute. >> to finish the thought, those soldiers dying at roughly a thousand a day. ♪ >> please remained standing for prayer for all veterans. >> let us pray. all mighty god of veterans and nat

the american civil liberties union is suing indiana's refugees from resettling in his state. the equal constitution. that's because governor mike pence allows come to indiana. penne suspended syrian resettlement programs last week. iowa governor terry branstad took a similar action. pope francis today called for more compassion for the victms of today's wars, including syrian r rfugees. and he says this year's christmas will be, in his words, "a charade." the pope said holiday celebrations stand at odds with the fact that, again in his words, "the whole world is at war". he says "the world has not understood the way of peace." the pope also says wars only mean the ruin of many make money. the popp's message reers to a string of world, including the recent terrorist paris. police officer shooting a black teenager to death at close range will soon be made public. that officer, jason van dyke, is charged with first-degree murder in the death. he shot 17 year old laquan mcdonald 16 times a was reloading when another officer stopped hii. mcdonaldds family is asking for calm as the

union, in the middle of the pay structure. >> organized labour is a force in the united states. about 15 million americans belong to unions. in strongholds like illinois, they pay a pivotal role in getting the members out to vote. >> there's a smaller number, unquestionably, but vote at rates higher than the general public. when you concentrate the votes in tight places, that's enough to get you over the finish line. >> even robert bruno concedes jobs are not the only issue important to voters. if they were, scott walker may not have been appointed. he promised to add 150,000, and fell short by 100,000. >>> that's the show for today, i'm very well in milwaukee. the news continues on al jazeera america >> what are debates for in the presidential primary season in this year's republican debates have been unwieldy and they sometimes cried out for more context and more explanation rather than bumper sticker slogans. it got so bad that after the cnbc forum, the candidates toyed against the media and their own party eventually backed off. nobody is refusing to participate. but in fact, all of the capped

union, in the middle of the pay structure. >> organized labour is a force in the united states. about 15 million americans belong to unions. in strongholds like illinois, they pay a pivotal role in getting the members out to vote. >> there's a smaller number, unquestionably, but vote at rates higher than the general public. when you concentrate the votes in tight places, that's enough to get you over the finish line. >> even robert bruno concedes jobs are not the only issue important to voters. if they were, scott walker may not have been appointed. he promised to add 150,000, and fell short by 100,000. >>> that's the show for today, i'm very well in milwaukee. the news continues on al jazeera america >>> on "america tonight", a special look at the force beneath the wave. >> i felt like i was in a washing machine. i mean, i was tossed and turned. >> reporter: what's the next thing you remember? >> i thought it was an ugly way to die. >> the el nino is larger than the godzilla el-nino in '97 and '98. 20 years ago we talked about el nino being destructive. california is asking for

allegedly saying they were involved in prositituion based on them being transgender" the american civil liberties union and aclu of iowa claim under iowa's civil rights laws- taylor should be protected from discrimination in public accomodations and that this experience scarred taylor from wanting to return to iowa. "businesses this is illegal, clear message to drury and other trans people and businesses they cant have this unacceptable behavior" taylor herself, talked to local 5 news over the phone about the what she called a "tragic situation" and what she hopes the complaint does for transgender communities everywhere. "get the chance to get to know us, give us a chance, we're regular people just like them, you know we're not different we're all humans" following taylors comments, aclu said it was simply unaccpetable and "un- iowan" "nobody should be treated like a criminal for being who they are, being transgender is not a crime but thats how drury made her feel" from des moines claire stephanie: we were unable to get ahold of drury inn for comment. the civil rights commission will investigate the

the american postal workers union announced they were supporting him. sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services, which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. "nothing is going to stick to hillary clinton until we have a nominee who will stick it to her. i was the first one to say that hillary clinton lied. hillary clinton lied about benghazi. she lied about her server. she lied about her e-mails. she has blood on her hands. " former hewlett packard ceo carly fiorina went after hillary clinton yesterday in a campaign stop in harlan. she responded after clinton laughed at a former hp worker's joking desire to strangle fiorina. the republican front-runner, donald trump, met with supporters in fort dodge yesterday. in a speech at iowa central community college, he suggested that it's time for some of his low- polling opponents to drop out. he also touched on president obama's plan to send about 50 special ops forces into syria. he called the number ridiculous, saying if the president is committed to fighting isis, he should s

well, the american civil liberties union filing a lawsuit against indiana governor mike pence because governor pence refused to allow syrian refugees to resettle in the state of indiana. the aclu going to court arguing that the move violates federal law and the u.s. constitution. pence is one of more than 25 governors who publicly called on the president to stop the resettlement of syrian refugees following the terrorist attacks in paris. governors cite concerns that islamic state terrorists could pose as refugees. we'll have much more later in the broadcast. we're coming right back. stay with us. >>> turkey shoots down a russian warplane. u.s. armed syrian rebels shoot down a rescue helicopter. direct military confrontations on the rise? where will it all lead? we take that up with ambassador robert jordan here next. >>> and a finnish stunt man discovered a way to make his skydiving more exhilarating. coming up after these messages. we'll be right back. ♪ i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from c

the 200,000 member american postal workers union is endorsing him. it's the largest union to back the vermont senator. hillary clinton has already locked down several key labor endorsements. clinton and sanders will meet on stage along with martin o'malley saturday at drake university in des moines for the second presidential debate. our kevin cooney will moderate along with our partners at cbs and the des moines register. you can watch that debate right here at 8:00 on kcci. steve: hundreds of iowans sound off on the controversial bakken pipeline project. kcci's ryan smith is live in boone for the all day public hearing. ryan: 280 people signing up to speak out on this topic today here inside the boone community building. earliest morning, there wasn't an empty seen the house. at the day -- as they progressed, the crowd has thinned out. they have extended the public comment portion until 5:15 tonight. >> the vast majority of iowans support this project. >> this pipeline is wrong for iowans. ryan: a testy back and forth hearing. 8 hours of passionate

democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has gotten his largest union endorsement yet. the americanl workers union has decided to back the vermont senator. the union is 200,000 members. supreme court justice and teens and early the -- intime scalia is wondering if the court's diverse enough to reflect the country's principle, despite the presence of three women and one african-american male. he noted that four justices are from new york city, they are all either catholic or jewish, and online study law at yale or harvard. a proposed smoking will would place the burden of enforcement on public housing agencies and could face resistance from tenants who do not want to give up control over what they can do in their apartments. president obama is selling something on ebay -- his new trade deal. an e-mail asks ebay members to support the transpacific partnership, helping them to connect with buyers in southeast asia. congress must still ratify the plan. that is a look at our first word news. you can get more on these and other breaking stories 24 hours a day at the new bloomberg.com. i a

@ lou: joining us now, american conservative union chairman, former white house political director migrate to have you with us. fox news contributor, republican legend, i think it's fair to say. >> in my own mind. lou: in mine as well. great to have you on the show. this is interesting. the establishment is making it known that they are going after donald trump and suggesting that is the way to save the election hillary clinton when it seems to me the inverse is possibly the outcome. >> it is actually what happened that they were laughing at him up until a month ago. he was a joke. then the polls study. no one has been able to knock them out. lou: over four months. >> and now they are panicking because they can't tell him what to do. more importantly, it's about the money. he doesn't need them. you know, politics is about the money. everyone is panicking because there won't be anyone making any money off of trump. lou: is donald trump, is he the republican party's michael bloomberg? is that the kind of force he could have? obviously aa much bigger job but have the same kind of impact. in h

the union represents about 14,500 american airlines workers.e will keep our eye on the results of that. let's turn to more bloomberg business news and look at some of the biggest business stories in the news right now. a new power deal could be in the pipeline. options, sale according to people with knowledge of the matter. it's still evolving and may not lead to a deal. shares rose more than 10% earlier today giving the company a market value of five -- $5.5 billion. also a potential sale that could value the company at as much as a billion dollars, according to people familiar with the matter. it will likely attract interest from private equity firms and other card processing companies. credit squeeze is extending paid toe off workers can take care for a child. the zÜrich-based lender is trying to retain and attract workers looking for more accommodating corporate culture. you can always get more business .ews at bloomberg.com more on the imf decision to add the end to the basket of reserve currencies. today's announcement by integrates aarde

many would say yes because they have been essentially forced from the capital in 2011 by american union government forces and been on the back foot, chased, essentially from mogadishu down to southern somalia and moving fighters across kenya. we're told that since the attack that the kenyan security services have improved their intention, errol, that they've been working with the international community to try to make sure that this kind of massacre does not occur again on kenyan soil and they've been fairly successful with many thwarted attempts, we're told. >> robin, thank you. >>> u.s. republican president candidate ben carson is lashing out at the press, calling the coverage of his campaign sick and stupid. this comes in response to news outlets questioning how accurate he's been about incidents in his past. cnn has the latest. >> reporter: ben carson is disputing the notion that this intense period of media scrutiny is getting under his skin. this is despite an aggressive pushback that he's taken all weekend, and one that he repeated here in puerto rico today, giving a mocking crit

sanders also received his biggggt union endorsement so far in the race for the white house.the american postal workers union announced their endorsement thursday.this comes at a time when he and clinton are trying to win over organized labor groups. groups.remember you can watch sanders -- clinton and martin omalley in tomorrow night's debate right here on cbs 2 -- coverage starts at 8 new this morning, a new estimate fororow many kids h he autism in thehe-s.th latest figure from the centers for disease control and prevention says 1 in 45 children have the disorder.the most rigorous rvey on autism has a lolor estimama of 1 in every 68 children.the cause of autism is still not known. in cedar rapids, officials are looking at revising topsoil standards to prevent runoff and flash flooding.the proposed plans allow developers to select from eight soil management methods. but,they say that could still add more than one-thousand dollars to the cost of a new home. developers and d ilders are questioning the polcy saying more economic analysis needs to be done. also in cedar rapids -- a discuss

the american civil liberties union even filing lawsuits in four states... here in iowa -- a-c-l-u legislative director dane schuman says innoncent people might be concerned information could fall into the wrong hands. "the main concern the aclu has with automated license plate readers, is what's done with the information after it's accumulated by law enforcement." but des moines police say the license plate reader is governed by iowa law -- invasion is minimal -- and information is erased after six months. "the problem that can arise is that the information is stored, archived and used to track movement of innoncent individuals who haven't done anything wrong over time." regardless of privacy concerns -- des moines police believe the benefits outweigh the treats -- recalling this incident (nats... on-air of virginia report) where a virginia reporter and photographer were killed -- and police found this man moments -- through the use of this technology. (nats... radio) "it all boils down to stopping and supressing crime. this is a great tool we have to do th

sanders just received his biggest union endorsement so far in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were supporting post offices offer banking would help poor and rural americans. "nothing is going to stick to hillary clinton until we have a nominee who will stick it to that hillary clinton lied. hillary clinton lied about benghazi. she lied about her server. she lied about her e-mails. she has blood on her hands. " former hewlett packard ceo carly fiorina went after hillary clinton yesterday in a campaign stop in harlan. she responded after clinton laughed at a former hp worker's joking desire to strangle fiorina. the republican front-runner, donald trump, met with supporters in fort dodge yesterday. in a speech at iowa central community college, he suggested that it's time for some of his low- polling opponents to drop out. he also touched on president obama's plan to send about 50 special ops forces into syria. he called the number ridiculous, saying if the president is committed to fighting isis, he should send more troops. travelers using the

he secured the support of the 200,000 member american postal workers union. it is the largest labor union to back him. a big boost he needs going into tomorrow night's debate. >> don champion in new york, thank you. >>> "face the nation" john dickerson will moderate the democratic debate and we will talk to him coming up on "cbs this morning." you can watch the debate on cbs saturday night at 9:00, 8:00 central. >>> coming up on the "morning news." murder investigation. police in indianapolis track down clues in the killing of a >>> later, a mobster's bait. a verdict in a notorious "goodfellas "goodfellas" heist. this is the "cbs morning news." kind of medicine that lowers blood sugar. imagine what it would be like to love your numbers. discover once-daily invokana . it's the #1 prescribed in the newest class of medicines that work with the kidneys to lower a1c. invokana is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's a once-daily pill that works around the clock. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar

vanessa: the american civil liberties union of iowa says a black transgender woman's experience at a west des moines drury inn left her traumatized. >> this experience made her feel humiliated and it made her feel , like in iowa she doesn't have rights. vanessa: on tuesday the aclu of iowa filed a complaint with the claiming discrimination by the drury inn. the complaint says meagan taylor is a black transgender woman living in illinois. she and a friend who is also a black transgender woman stayed at the drury on the way to a funeral. on july 12 taylor checked into the hotel. taylor says it took an employee an hour to check in her while it took other guests just ten minutes. according to the complaint at some point during their stay drury staff called police to say taylor and her friend were engaging in prostitution, engaging in prostitution because they were men dressed as women. >> it's important to send a clear message not only to the drury but other businesses in iowa but also transgender people in iowa that they have rights. vanessa: taylor was arrested and charged with possess

wouldet organization that provide the most prolific recruiters of african-americans for the union. it is a secret organization that needs to end slavery in league with the constitution. hezekiah douglas was kind of an uncle tom when it came so this mission. -- came to this mission. how many of you have learned that uncle tom means a traitor? that's the way it's presented, right? that's what soldiers are using. as the traitor in the bible? no! judas! thomas is the doubter. you doubt. doubted --ah douglas douglas said that the constitution was a guilty compromise with slavery. hezekiah proclamation, -- he would go out and enlist in an integrated regiment. yes, he was an integrated regiment. they get lost. hezekiah was a private in one. he would later become a captain in the union army. uncle tom became a really good disciple, didn't he? he would later become the captain. hezekiah was one of them, captain. martin delaney, who would later become a major in the union army , delaney would write a letter. he would tell the secretary of as, all the effective men agents in the united states

sanders just received his biggest union endorsement so far in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were supporting him. sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services, which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. "nothing is going to stick to hillary clinton until we have a nominee who will stick it to her. i was the first one to say that hillary clinton lied. hillary clinn lied about benghazi. she lied about her server. she lied about her e-mails. she has blood on her hands. " former hewlett packard ceo went after hillary clinton yesterday in a campaign stop in harlan. she responded after clinton laughed at a former hp worker's joking desire to strangle fiorina. the republican front-runner, donald trump, met with supporters in fort dodge yesterday. in a speech at iowa central community college, he suggested that it's time for some of his low- polling opponents to drop out. he also touched on president obama's plan to send about 50 special ops forces into syria. he called the number ridiculous, saying if the president

bernie sanders just received his biggest union endorsement so far in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were supporting him. sanders s pushing to let post offices offer banking services, which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. this saturday, all three presidential democratic candidates will attend the upcoming debate at drake university in des moines. it'll feature four moderators... they'll question hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley. people will also submit questions using twitter. officially taking part in a presidential debate. one person who'll also be on a special voter panel says the format will shw how candidates think on their feetet and he says theer answers could help him decide who he'll support. " it would take something significant but i always try to go into caucus season with an open mind." a new c-b-s / new york times poll shows hillary clinton well ahead of the other candidates going into the debate. she has 52 percent support while sanders is second with 33 percent. clinton has support from half t

the legal director for the american civil liberties union, said that as far as i know, the french didn't lack some kind of authority that would have made a difference. when we have launched authority like in the paris attacks, they have often been abused. it would have made it more difficult to catch the attacks in france, but in a new online video, the cia director admits that he's concerned about protecting the american people. >> there has been a significant increase in the operational security in the number of these operatives and the terrorist networks, as they have gone to school on what it is they need to do to keep their activities concealed from the authorities. >> joining me now for a limit to the security is congresswoman, sheila jackson lee, a democrat from texas and a member of the committee on homeland security. welcome to the program, congresswoman. and has your committee been briefed since this new threat against washington d.c. was released by these groups? >> well, this is an ongoing process, and certainly, we have been briefed weeks before and continuously on the threa

american civil liberties unions opposes the court saying we should reinvest those resources toward diverting people out of the criminal justice system into community based public health programs. the judge said she's seeing results, since the program started two years ago says 92 out of 100 participants successfully completed the program, got treatment and avoided prison. >> gomes credits the program with saving his life. >> if i did not end up in that program, i would either be dead or in prison right now. >> instead, he says he's hoping to find a job, stay clean and out of jail, so he can spend more time with his daughter. rachel levin, al jazeera, orlando, florida. >> new york's attorney general orders daily fantasy sports websites to stop taking bets. >>> calls for greater security in afghanistan, thousands of people protesting the murders of minorities now want the president to resign. >> how toes of afghans are in the streets of kabul demanding government action after isil linked fighters slaughtered seven members of an ethnic minority, among the dead, women and a child. we have more o

sanders also received his biggest union endorsement so far in the race for the white house.the american postal workers union announceits endorsement thursday.this comes at a time when sanders and clinton are trying to win over organized labor groups. groups.remember you can watch sanders -- clinton and martin omalley in tomorrow night's debate right here on cbs 2 -- coverage starts at 8. new this morning, a new estimate for how many kids in the u-s have autism. the latest figure from the centers for disease control and prevention says 1 in 45 children have the disorder.the most rigorous survey on autism has a lower estimate of 1 in every 68 children.the cause of autism is still not kno. in cedar rapids, officials are looking at revising topsoilil standards to prevent runoff and flash flooding.the proposed plans allow developers to select from eight soil management methods. but,they say that could still add more than one-thousand dollars to the cost of a new home. . developers and builders are questioning the polcy saying more economic analysis needs to be done. also in cedar rapids -- a

the chairman of the american conservative union. susan, you covered politics and on the front page. why are people saying at least they want this good doctor to be our next president? >> well, because republicans are very interested in an outsider. ben carson gives them an outsider who lacks kind of the bluster of donald trump. he also comes across as a very spiritual man, deeply religious. i think that is appealing to evangelicals. >> people are interested in an insider. he gives them an alternative to donald trump. >> i don't know what to say. so go on. i have no idea how to ask the question because i can't fathom the answer. i don't get it. is this some kind of strange american resort to basics because we are facing a world of fundamentalism and zealotry? they say when you are fighting a war you end up like your enemy. are we going back to basic simpletonism? it's too complicated. climate change too complicated. let's get to base truths. >> there has been an inclination to fetechise the outsider and the reference to the founders as being all outsiders with no public service exper