. >> reporter: because of the injuries, his doctors encouraged him to drop a class at american university to get more rest. despite that, he is still scheduled to graduate on time in december. wusa9. >>> and good luck to him. >>> the goal is 40-dollar, 40 -- $40,000 to help him out. we have more on our website. >>> a change in tradition at the naval could. the difference you'll notice this year's graduation. >> also, the race for the white house will bring a former president back to the dmv. who is due in town tomorrow? that story after the you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> the tug-of-war between apple and the fbi led to protests and rallies across the country today. some gathered outside fbi headquarters in d.c., and they rallied in support of apple that is refusing to help unlock the iphone that belonged to a killer in

he holds a phd in native american studies and from the university of oklahoma. previously previously he was associate professor at virginia tech. during the 2015-2016 academic year he is serving as the edward chair of american studies at the american university of beirut. we are delighted he is here today from beirut. copies of his book on civil rights will be available for purchase after the event. we asked him to talk about 14 minutes and afterwards will open the floor for discussion. those of you who are online can tweet your questions to us at palestine center. please join me in welcome me the professor. [applause]. >> hi, can everyone hear me? louder okay. how is this. thank you very much for coming out this afternoon ever spending a bit bit of time with me. i especially want to thank the palestine center and everybody who helped put the talk together. i'm going going to try not to be too long-winded which is sometimes a problem for me so we cannot plenty of time for conversation and questions, and discussion. i have been given a public talk in quite some ti

. >> reporter: chris is a constitutional scholar and professor at american university and say republicans are within their rights to block the nomination, but it could backfire politically. >> it could play into the theme other that republicans are -- theme that republicans are obstructionists. >> reporter: at least one conservative agrees, a north carolina senator says his colleagues are risking falling into the democrat's trap of framing them as obstructionist. >> and tonight cbs confirm that late show tonight. >> donald, call me on this phone. it's a line dedicated just to you, and i'm willing to split the charges. >> hallow, who is -- hello, who is this? >> this is donald trump. >> of course heist offer the punch line of his joke, and you can see the entire call on within the meaning of wbz right after this newscast. >>> an icy rescue in the boston harbor. >> three men rescued by another boater nearby. >> and dramatic storms in north florida, we have video. >>> are we beginning a country where the rich get richer and a closer look at where the respectable candidates -- >>> tonight a l

our speaker today is jennifer lawless, professor of government at american university and author of the book "running from office: why young americans are turned off to politics." while the ushers collect questions from the in-house audience, i want to thank again the cosponsors of today's forum, hennepin county library with funding from the minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund and the online news source, men post. those following on twitter may tweet questions to us, and we're especially interested in questions from the students from fridayly high school here in the audience with us today. i'd like to join the radio audience to join us for our next forum, thursday, november 19th at noon, when a foreign policy expert will explore the topic "the indispensable nation: america and the middle east." further information can be found at our web site, westminsterforum.org. and now, dr. lawless, if you would return to the pulpit, i will present the questions from our audience. first question has to do with shiesing the data that you've received. do you see any variation from, say, white st

procter charged with second degree murder in the death of matthew savings and loan ski the american university graduate was getting out of cab last august near the shaw metro when two groups started shooting at each other. he was not the target and simply got caught in the cross fire. >> two teenagers arrested in connection with shooting on a metro train will be tried as adults in the case. 16-year-old hasan graves and andre brody were both charged today with a salt with intent to kill. a 24-year-old man was shot in the back yesterday afternoon as the green line train approached anacostia station. police believe the shooting may have been the result of an an attempted robbery. and graves was also charged with for his involvement in an armed robby last december at a 7/11 in southeast and despite yesterday's shooting a new study ranged metro the numbe one transit system in the country and the tech firm smart assets looked at census bureau data for transportation in every major city in the country. today we checked in with metro paerms to see if they agree with the rating. >> stressful. >> timely

that discomfort can be a motivator according to stef woods, an american studies professor at american university. professor woods: at a time with such racial tension and realizing the role of structural racism and in an election year, any dialogue, in my opinion, is positive, if it is coming at it from a place of "let' s discuss why i feel this way, let' s discuss why you feel this way." fernando: when we are confronted by speech or expression that offends us, we are confronting a view of reality that may not align with our own, that may not as a nation we struggle with economic, social, and racial inequality. in my opinion, expression that forces dialogue supports a body politic in search of its best self. i' m fernando espuelas. i' ll see you next week on "matter of fact." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its really? buzz, what's up, man? you left some leaves burning out here. yeah, there was a-- i just came in for a second. come on, man. if it's too hot to touch, it's too hot to leave. you could torch the whole neighborhood. that's a good po

steve: chris edelson is a constitutional scholar and a professor at american university. senate republicans don't have to do anything. steve: he says republicans are within their right, but it could backfire politically. >> it could play into this theme, republicans as obstructionists. this isn't the first time this has happened, the government shutdown, debt ceiling. steve: there are early signs that republican resistance may be cracking. senate judiciary chairman, iowa suggesting he might be open to considering obama's yet-to-be named nominee. chief political reporter cynthia fodor caught up with grassley this afternoon at a town hall meeting in marengo. he wouldn't say if he would schedule hearings if president obama appoints a nominee. grassley would only say he will take it one step at a time. senator grassley i think that it : should wait until the next election, and i believe that that's the right thing to do because it's a very important position and would be kind of in line with what democratic leaders said in the tail end of the bush administration. that bush sh

united states that we used to hear a few years ago. >> woodruff: professor william leogrande of american university. we thank you. >> my pleasure. >> woodruff: stay with us, coming up on the newshour: righting the wrongs of the civil rights era. t.m.z.'s complex and controversial sourcing network revealed. plus, peyton manning's alleged sexual assault. but first: a different take on predicting the outcomes of presidential races. economics correspondent paul solman looks at how a kind of betting market has fared in recent years when it comes to forecasting winners, part of his weekly series, "making sense," every thursday on the newshour. >> reporter: and they're off! the candidates are out of the gate, around the first turn and at full gallop in america's quadrennial race to elect a president. but, as at the track, one question overshadows all others: who's going to win? >> reporter: like every other candidate, if somewhat more loudly, donald trump keeps pointing to the polls. but when it comes to presidential prognostication, what source is your best bet? a poll? a pundit? a real time trending goo

that discomfort can be a motivator according to stef woods, an american studies professor at american university. professor woods: at a time with such racial tension and realizing the role of structural racism and in an election year, any dialogue, in my opinion, is from a place of "let' why i feel this way, let' s fernando: when we are confronted by speech or expression that offends us, we are confronting a align with our own, that may not reflect america' s best self. as a nation we struggle with economic, social, and racial inequality. in my opinion, expression that forces dialogue supports a body politic in search of its best self. i' m fernando espuelas. i' ll see you next week on "matter of fact." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. - you are being watched. t the government has a secret system-- p a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. r i designed the machine to detect acts of terror, but it sees everything... t violent crimes involving ordinary people. p the government considers these people

that discomfort can be a motivator according to stef woods, an american studies professor at american university. professor woods: at a time with such racial tension and realizing the role of structural racism and in an election year, any dialogue, in my opinion, is positive, if it is coming at it from a place of "let' s discuss why i feel this way, let' discuss why you feel this way." fernando: when we are confronted by speech or expression that offends us, we are confronting a view of reality that may not align with our own, that may not reflect america' s best self. as a nation we struggle with economic, social, and racial inequality. in my opinion, expression that forces dialogue supports a body politic in search of its best i' i' ll see you next week on "matter of fact." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. [narrator] a planet echoing with noises, loud and soft. the sound of trains, and planes, of music and laughter. space seems very quiet, but even here, there we just have to listen a little more closely list

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. >>> a third man is facing murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting of an american university graduate. christopher proctor is in jail facing second-degree murder characters. he h charges. he was on supervised release set of the shooting. matthew slons ski was shout outside of the metro station. >>> someone is trying to make money off the deaths of two maryland deputies. mark logs ton and patrick dailey were shot and killed two weeks ago and the sheriff says a scammer is using the tragedy to call people and ask for donations. the caller says they're with the fraternal order of police. the sheriff's office says you will never get a phone call like that asking for cash. >>> happening today, fairfax county officials want to hear from you. they are looking into possible housing and mortgage lending discrimination. there is a public meeting tonight at 6:30 at the south county center in alexandria section of the county. >>> if you've ever wanted on na to name a school, you may get a chance. a new elementary school this woodbridge is set to open in september. suggestions include kyle

they open up tournament play thursday hosting american university. loui eriksson is still abreu inthe two sides have not reached a agreement on contracts extension. the nhl trade deadline is monday at 3:00. 's host the lightning home night. you mass bowl still playing for a bye. tyler moeller breaks the tie in the third short-handed goal. john edwards knocks home the rebound fire little insurance. the river hawks 3-1 win over b. c. earning themselves a first round buy. b u need a win at notre dame. it goes in off shawn maguire. cal peterson shut out they beat the terriers one nothing. b u will host umass friday. b c women's hockey team still perfect in the season. beating maine score of 5-1 to sweep the black bears move on lexi bender led the way with three assists b c will face vermont or uconn next week. the northeastern women advancing 6-2 over providence. kendall coin she leads the country with 49 goals in 82 points. red sox bit of a scare in ft. myers starting pitcher eduardo rosario rodriguez tweaks his left knee. rodriguez throwing a bullpen s

somesay that could backfire on them: ((chris edelson/professor, the school of public policy at american university - "it could play into this theme, republicans as obstructionists. this isn't the first time this has happened, the government shutdown, debt ceiling.")) ((paula francis)) a judge declared that scalia died of natural causes... after talking to doctors, and his family requested no autopsy. home in fairfax, virginia. the details of a funeral service have not been released./// ((dave courvoisier)) > hundreds of agents are being added along the us- mexico border ahead of pope francis's visit tomorrow. officials are expecting massive crowds... making security an even bigger undertaking. ken molestina got a bird's eye view of some of the preparations. > "we're concerned primarily with public safety.' "the masses of people on the border area." "we have with our aircraft a birds eye view." director rudy maldonado with customs and border protection's air and marine unit took us up in the sky for a look at what they're calling the hot zone over the next few days. rudy maldonado/ cbp air & marine

there's hail, there's just a report, here we go, american university. dime to nickel sized hail. up in frederick county, street flooding. so we've got everything in the mix for the severe weather this evening. wind, hail and flooding. >> we had that product up a little while ago that showed the wind and i want to give people an idea of what is coming through the region. >> this is velocity. this is what we call radar velocity. doppler radar helps us to measure the winds. and how fast they're moving around and what direction. the zrongest winds right now according to our velocity, it's hard to see some this particular image, but i have another image cued behind me. that shows deeper reds -- eastern portions of montgomery county which is where some of the worst of the winds would be at this again we did. we have several power outages and we expect numbers to grow as we continue to head through the evening hours here. i'll give you an update on what some of those numbers we were looking at was. this data is almost half an hour old. pepco is reporting nearly 400 customers out. around

they are open tournament employee hosting american university. they have not reached an agreement. the clock is ticking. the trade deadline is 3:00. they host tonight. bc locked up the number one season is friday. still playing for a buy last night. a shorthanded goal. knocks home to rebound far little insurance. they win 3-1 earning themselves a first round buy. needing a win for a bye. to the left of the goal and sean mcguire. the bc womens hockey team is still perfect in the season. lexi bender will face assist. >>> northeastern women also advancing with a 6-2 win yesterday. a 12th career hat trick and an assist. she leads with 49 goals and 82 points. >>> red sox had a bit of a scare. he tweaked his left knee. it was throwing earlier in camp. it revealed that the knee was fine and no further tests to plan now. he told him he broke his knee. it is penciled into the starting rotation for 2016. finally reporting that peyton manning will knowledge his retirement next week. the 39-year-old manning played 18 seasons winning five mvp a awards. have a good sunday everyone. >> thank you.

politics into the constitution. refusing to do your duty is not righteous, >> and professor at american university. he he. republicans are in their right, but. >> this is not the first time it's happening. >> and these colleagues are falling into the gemologist ace eds. >> they will not be an autopsy the details of the service >> the band eagles of death metal returns to a concert, honoring those who were killed and those who survived the november 9th performance. the coordinated attacks tar get geted the hall where they were it left 130 people dead. in emotional interviews, the group felt an obligation to finish what they started >> this is not a regular show. at the same time, it's going to be a show. >> and band front man, jesse hughes, cret size the gun control laws, access to universal severe store to guns. >> heavy wind gusts, twirl to buildings leaving to everyone. one tractor trailer overturned on i-95, snarling traffic for miles. in fort lauderdale, people fished out furniture for information. no word on injuries. >> better news, because the snow is behind us. it will warm up >> starting

prominent storm report here in and around the city, northwest washington, a little after 6:07, american universityicked up hail size h almost an inch there and again a this is very unusual for this ft too many of year.o ma of hillendale, which is just a little bit north, northern, ner sections, really right insidee the beltway there and north --or right around northeast sections of washington, too. so, some pretty good hail gd h there wasn't a couple of a ce funnel clouds reported down i-95.i- this funnel cloud was reportedtd in stafford county around thedhe city of roseville and that wasev a little after 5:30 and thenhe the same cell prompted an earlier funnel cloud which was down closer towardsdo clo fredericksburg and there was even more funnel cloud activity reported down to the south. so, very, very activect yesterday and i'm a littleit surprised that we didn't end dit up with some sort of funnel f cloud reported or maybe even a e weak tornado through parts ofdot saint mary's and calvertrt county.ty thank goodness it didn'tid happen but pretty strong cellon was moving through there most of th

later that evening in our nation's capital we'll be at american university for new yorker staff writer on the influence of big money and politics. this mayor will also join us live on our three hour call in program in-depth on sunday march six. on thursday, it is another taping of afterwards, this time with michael eric dyson who will look at race and the obama presidency. he will talk with author and journalist april orion from the studios. that is a look at some of the author programs a book tv tv will be offering this week. look for them to air in the new future on book tv on c-span2. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> hello everyone. how's everyone doing tonight? good. wonderful. i want to welcome you to peninsula arts and letters where the nonprofit and we are so thrilled tonight to be hosting in conversation about offerman's new book brainstorm, the race to unlock the mystery of parkinson's disease. his books are for sale at the register. a big thank you to the park and stint institute -- parkinson institute. c-span is filming tonight. i will ask you to please rai

. >>> she got accepted into american university george, wash whacker washington, university of virginia, and a few others, and her situation once again reared its ugly head. the nadia couldn't afford the tuition at american her school of choice, but the school of cincinnati stepped in. >> if you didn't reach out to college, it was probably going to not happen, that is very unfair, because i earned it and a the although of kids are earning it. someone has to do something, and i want to be one of those people that helps make it happen. >> reporter: last month nadia started the spring semester at uc. she is majoring in political science and studying international affairs. nadia came out on the other side, not all foster children are as fortunate. according to the midwest study start higher education, but only 3% graduate with a bachelor's degree. she wants to prove statistics don't dictate what people can accomplish. >> a lot of people let their circumstances define what they do, and where they go, i don't want to be one of those people. i want to prove that no matter where you come from,

. >> the problem is there is a fresh new crop coming in in american universities across this country with liberal professors indoctrinating those with eager minds and lots of student debt and they think it's very exciting to embrace this idea, they don't really understand the history behind it. and that's where you're seeing this big enthusiasm bunch up with young people in the universities that is kind of spilling out and he's been able to tap into take because their memory is not -- >> nobody in venezuela would vote for bernie sanders after the hell they have been through. if you're a young person and don't know about socialism, read up on venezuela. it's hell hole. >> what do you tell people about social security? >> it's your money. it is your money. >> i don't think all of it is -- >> how is that -- i'm depends it, but it's my money. but i'd rather just say -- i'm for social security amnesty. you can have it, just stop taking it from me. >> bernie sanders, if all his policies were instituted, $19 trillion. $19 trillion. as much as since day one the country has founded. he would

reporter: according to the association of american universities, sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes on college campuses, but some uc students say that's not compromising their idea of safety. >> this is a very safe area. police presence is here. be on edge a little bit because stuff like this can happen. reporter: the suspect in white male, five feet ten he's described as having brawn hair and rectangle glasses and years old. if you have any information, live from uc. the now cincinnati. >>> number one verses number 5. veil nova tonight and the excitement is building. 9 on your side is live at the center now with students who come. they've been lined up in the rain since before noon. >> well, that's correct. these are the extreme fans. the one who want to be first in the student row of seats behind the bren much right now. -- bench right now. the doors don't open until 5:30. they've come up with creative ways to pass the time. their day long wait at the center. good thing since rain pelted them several times during the day. the two sov mores studied a bit, wrote papers and ch

. >>> steve is a professor of practice at the american university washington college of law and is aular contributor at the scotus blog. what is the precedent for what a court should do with cases that in this case have been argued and voted on but have not been announced before the court? what is the precedent for what happens to those cases when a justice dies? >> well, there really are a couple of options. the -- the justices can decide to let -- ecide to let -- [ technical difficulties ] >> cases over to be argued gin next term. but they probably wouldn't do that, if they are not sure -- there's going to be a change in the makeup. >> well, let me ask you this, professor, can judges actually change their vote? say a case has been argued and a decision has been made. can judges actually change their vote on cases that have already been decided, but where the decision hasn't been written, right, and the opinion hasn't didn't announced from the court? >> they can as a technical matter, a supreme court could change his or her mind right up to the moment that they go on the bench and a

. >> chris eggsson is a constitutional scholar and professor at american university and says republicans are within their right and could backfire quickly. >> it could play into this theme. this is not the first time it happened. government shutdown. >> at least one conservative republican agrees. north carolina senator tom tillis says his colleagues are falling into the democrat's obstructionist track. >> reporter: weijia jiang, cbs >>> a judge declared scalia died of natural causes and there will not be an autopsy before burial. scalia's body is at a funeral home in fairfax, virginia. the funeral service will be held saturday. >>> former united nations secretary general boutros boutros-ghali died. he served as the u.n.'s 6th secretary general in the early 90s. boutros boutros-ghali presided over a dramatic rise in u.n. peacekeeping. he was 93-years-old. >> dan: let's take a live look at traffic on the cloverleaf 480 and 77. it looks good here. we got a report from odot i-77 north around i-80. interchange. if you know anybody in that area or going through the area you may want to give t

in just a few minutes we'll talk with a professor with american university. tony? >> thank you, sarah. new at 10:00, the uphill battle for change and reform by dc ems fire continues. tonight a scathing resignation letter from the medical director who has stepped down after only 7 months on the job. marina marraco is live in northwest after speaking just moments ago with the director. >> reporter: she had only been in that position for seven months and she had a lot to say. four pages' worth of words. it was scathing, it was direct. now she pointed out in boldface in that letter what she believes is plaguing the department. she says it's a culture in that department, including the refusal to measure performance as well as the lack of accountability that's dragging down dc fire and ems. and she describes the department with one adjective. she says the situation is, quote, grim. and then she goes on with extremely harsh words. and take a look for yourself because she says people are dying needlessly because we are, quote, moving too slow. the latest example is a young

i'm jim goldgeier, dean of the school of international service at american university.'s a great pleasure to continue our dean's discussion series this year with ambassador daniel freid, who i was just thinking as we walked up here, it was 20 years ago that we worked together in my brief stint in the government. he's had an incredibly distinguished career in the foreign service. he's currently the state department's coordinator for sanctions policy. prior to that, ambassador freid served as special envoy for closure of the guantanamo detainee facility, which we will discuss briefly because we can't not bring it up even though the main focus of our conversation would be on sanctions. and he also had additional responsibilities as the secretary's special adviser from november 2011. served previously as assistant secretary of state for european and eurasian affairs and before that u.s. ambassador to poland and a number of other postings in the foreign service. so, it's wonderful to welcome you to the school of international service. thanks for being here. >> thanks for the

we're finally learning more about why an american university of virginia student has been detained in north korea since january. otto warmbier was arrested in pyongyang for "perpetrating a hostile act against north korea" under the manipulation of the u-s government. the 21-year-old has addressed the media and apologized for the alleged crime. he had apparently stolen a political slogan from a staff- only section of the hotel where he check out the fresh new look on mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! try a flaky filet-o-fish made with sustainably sourced fish, a big mac made with 100% beef, chicken mcnuggets made with white meat, or a quarter pounder with cheese seared on the grill. pick any 2 for $5 bucks. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is monday, february 29th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> on its biggest night, chris rock challenges the hollywood establishment. the comedian takes on academy voters and oscar protesters. donald trump and marco rubio attack each other for the way they look. >>> on this leap day meeting the oldest leaping lady. we begin this morning wi

produce the most volunteers and university of virginia had the most and other schools included american university and george washington university and that's all we have for you today at four thirty news now in five starts now. gunfire on the highway only thirty news now his close up video of the scene on i sixty four the shooting has drivers afraid to get behind the wheel of a three year old shot in the shoulders of the police say it's an accident that should never happen. a bill that could change the course of education in virginia is making its way through the general assembly tell you how this could change for high schoolers. had a lot of unanswered questions right now after a shooting on i sixty four in newport news state police tell us two men were in a car when another car pulled up beside them and started shooting. we brought you this is raking in some thirteen years now they break marcella robertson has been digging for new details all day and she joins us live near the interstate also does a lot unanswered questions at this point. state police still don't know exactly who shot into a ca

procter was charged with second degree murder in the death of matthew slonski the 23-year-old american university graduate was getting out of a cab last august near the shaw howard metro station when two groups started shooting at each other. police say he was not the target but simply got caught in the cross fire. >>> emotions ran high in annapolis after maryland law enforcement packed a legislative hearing on drunk driving and demanding passage of noah's law after montgomery county police officer noah liota killed of a suspected drunk driver. it would require breathalyzer ignition locks for those with .08 or higher. for those at .15 nearly twice the legal limit. officer liota's father said if noah's law was in effect his son may be alive. >> my son in in the grave because we have not done enough. i have to go and talk to my son at the grave. how wow feel if that was you? >> this is about dozens and hundreds and thousands of people that were killed on maryland highways over the years because of our weak drunk driving laws and weak drunk driving penalties. >> lawmakers have until the end this sea

marquez is a student at american university. >> d.c. family oak looking for answers after their dog was electrocuted monday night outside their apartment complex. >> annie yu is liver where the incident happened. sad story for sure, annie. >> receive. let show you a picture of 8:30. she was the owners tell us we spoke to them last night monday night the owner pam kelly brought the dog out for a walk an she actually walks her in the court rart i believe that's where at some point she noticed la. >> some here at the apartment complex say they have been going back and forthwith the management team since the summer. many dogs walking through the courtyard area have speed limit a shock in the past. this is something that happened before. and the owners are blakele issues for what happens to my dodd, take a listen. >> i won't toont sit here and look at these people's it's not about lose a family member it's doing the right things and being human. where are people's morals these days. that do you do not respect a living life whether you're a s

have arrested a third man in connection with a deadly shooting of an american university graduate. christopher proctor is now in jail facing second-degree murder charges. he has a hearing next month. prosecutors say proctor was on court supervised release at the time of the shooting. matthew shlonsky was shot outside of the shaw northeast last august. >>> someone is trying to turn a tragedy into a scam in maryland. they're calling people about the deaths of two deputies. mark logsdon and pat rick daric were shot and killed and the scammers say they're with the fraternal order of police and ask for donations. the sheriff's office says it will never calling you and ask for money in that way. >>> happening today, fairfax county officials want to hear from you. they're looking into possible housing and mortgage lending discrimination. the county needs your help identifying these problems so that it can create solutions. there a public meeting tonight at 6:30 at the south county center in alexandria. >>> next week, a new name will be chosen for prince william county newest elementary sc

. >> reporter: i spoke with american university professor of constitutional law to better understand how this directly affects you. >> the supreme court in our lifetime, more than in centuries past, is really rolling on many of the major socialpo issues of the day. >> reporter: the supreme court currently has an affirmative action in a higher education case. the outcome will affect every public university in the country as they will have to make sure their policies confirm to the ruling. the supreme court is also reviewing a case involving the affordable care act and the rights of religious organizations. currently religious organizations are granted an exemption from providing contraception to their employees but they are still required to sign a piece of paper opting out of the program. groups are challenging this saying they do not even want to sign the documentation. the supreme court ruling in this case would affect religious organizations across the country. and while there are no specific second amendment rights cases being heard by the supreme court at this time, there are nu

major construction at american university could slow your commute for months. e department of transportation says that there will be moderate delays starting this morning around nebraska avenue. large trucks will be delivering materials for american campus construction project. delays are expected to continue until may. >>> a reason to hit the town on a monday night, stars from house of cards owing will waig will w carpet tonight. a screening of the season four premiere starts at 8:30. kevin spacey will be there. robin wright who laplays the fit lady won't be able to make it. season four will be available march 4. >>> 6:25 now. growing controversy with the academy awards less than a week away. a new report says hollywood is not only, quote, white washed, but fails on every level diversity. hundreds much films were examined. they found female characters represent less than 30% of speaking roles in film and less than 40% in tv shows. minority characters made up 28% of speaking roles, about 10% less than the population. 2% of all speaking characters were lgbt. >>>

. >> the following june, kennedy gives the famous peace speech at american university in which he talksoviet union. >> for in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. we all breathe the same air. we all cherish our children's future. and we are all mortal. >> kennedy and his people waited for any reaction from moscow at all. and then, they got the teletype saying that for the first and only time a speech of an american president covered a complete page of pravda, the party newspaper. >> khrushchev decided to change his world policy. the strategy of creating tension all around the american empire was dropped. and he said to his colleagues, you know what? let's give him the test ban treaty. >> the united states, the soviet union and great britain promise to end all nuclear test explosions in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater. >> big deal soviet union, the same as united states. and khrushchev was very proud that they stopped testing and poisoned atmosphere. >> man's long hopeful quest for peace will cease to be only a dream and will

. >> reporter: decorated marine veteran and current american university student, chris marquez reactso watching this group of young men punch him, then rob him. then -- >> i try to get myself back up. they came back and they were kicking in my head. >> reporter: this happened last friday night, around 10:30, at the mcdonald's on e street. blocks from the verizon center. he said it started when the teens confronted him inside about the black lives matter movement want. >> they were trying to have a reason to attack me. they probably targeted me because of who i was. >> reporter: this week has been hospital, afr >> i have to come back for more, in the coming weeks and they want to put me in some type of program to help with -- because i'm having problems -- it's my memory. >> reporter: if you could say anything to them, what would you say? >> you will get caught. and you will go to jail. and you haven't accomplished anything. because america is for everyone in this country. >> reporter: police say that marquez was robbed of his credit cards, his debit cards, his wallet and also $400 in

he holds a ph.d in native american studies and industry and modernity from the university of oklahoma. previously he was associate professor at virginia tech. during the 2015-2016 academic year, dr. salaita is serving as the edward site chair of american studies at the american university of beirut. we are delighted he here today from beirut. copies of dr. salaita's book "uncivil rites" will be available for purchase after the event. we've asked them to talk about 40 minutes, after which will open the floor for discussion. those of you who are online can tweak your questions to us at palestine center. please join me in welcoming professor steven salaita. [applause] >> okay. can anybody hear me? okay. >> louder. >> louder, okay. how is this? okay. thank you very much for coming out this afternoon and spend a little bit of time with me. i especially want to thank the palestine center and zeina and everyone who helped put the talk together. i'm going to try not to be too long winded can which is sometimes a problem for me so we can have plenty of time for conversation and questions and d