simply put, more american energy means more american jobs, period. mr. speaker, we can take care of -- when we take care of ourselves, we can make middle eastern politics tur toil and energy irrelevant. that's just the way it is. -- turmoil and energy irrelevant. that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is borrowing with regard to how the average family pays for college. it was also noted that it varies considerably in terms of cost. engineering between $25,000. what's notable is the starting salaries for a number of majors so low that students cannot pay back their loans. what's also noteworthy is the cost of the actual tuition itself. since the 1970's when data first began to be gathered, college tuition cost vs. gone p $1,120% while invasion has gone up a little over 200%. as we are talking about the cost of colleges, it is important

now, this isn't to say the african-american community is naive about the fact that african-american young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system, that they're disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. it's not to make excuses for that fact, although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. they understand that some of the violence that takes place in poor black neighborhoods around the country is born out of a very violent past in this country. and the thpoverty and dysfuncti that we see in those communities can be traced to a very difficult history. and so the fact that sometimes that's unacknowledged adds to the frustration. and the fact that a lot of african-american boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that african-american boys are more violent, using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently, causecauses pain. i think the african-american is also not naive in understanding that statistically somebody like trayvon mart

meaning americans.if it should be proclaimed that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the experiment being our democracy, he continued popular liberty would be sounded throughout the earth. i'd like those of you who represent our country overseas to react to those thoughts and explain where in the range of hard military power and soft economic power and diplomatic persuasion you think of the example that america represents to the world stands in the assets that we bring to bear in support and have our support around the world. >> senator, thank you. human rights first has stenciled on their wall a quote from one of my favorite presidents, dwight eisenhower.whatever america hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of america. do we want americans to be represented with a young man who or do we want america to be represented by a man who had just built a large and actual chicken farm in an african country? as a soldier, i would far better want represe

foreign policy but and an american foreign policy that is say or a non american foreign policy that is a foreign policy rather different from the united states in many areas therefore he could not turn snowden a highly symbolic figure over to the united states on the other hand it's absolutely clear that putin wants some kind of cooperative relationship with the united states i think he's probably done as good as he can do as i understand it the solution is to. allow snowden to remain in russia in some status of temporary asylum while he sorts out how he's going to go to a third country venezuela or someplace that's a legal issue that is to say he needs travel documents and probably he has to go to the embassy of that country in moscow but though it's legal it's profoundly political in a way the american russian relations at the moment hinge on that and as i said the other day to an american who asked me i think this test the leadership ability not only of putin but of obama to solve this problem and you brought up an interesting point saying that put in likes to control the situati

not just to black americans but to all americans because it is an issue that is facing the country.t is an issue that is tearing the country apart. and whether the president is black or not, the president of the united states is someone who should address these issues, and the fact that the president now is an african-american makes that even more powerful. >> thank you. up next, the president's statement took us all by surprise. when we return, we'll go to the white house for the details of how it came about. >>> we need to spend some time in thinking about how do we bolster and reinforce our african-american boys. and this is something that michelle and i talk a lot about. there are a lot of kids out there who need help. who are getting a lot of negative reinforcement. and is there more that we can do to give them a sense that their country cares about them? and values them? and is willing to invest in them? >> welcome back to "hardball." it's been nearly a week since the george zimmerman verdict. what motivated the president to speak so personally now about race and his own exper

we're all very sensitive as african-americans about our hair and african-american men about our heads, being patted on our heads and being treated like little boys. even when we're grown men by other grown men. but, you know, being in the room with the president and hearing him say those words, however haltingly, from the podium, unscripted, no teleprompter, speaking to his pain, he was speaking to mine and my frustration and i wrote in a piece that i put up today that my eyes welled with tears because it's always powerful. it's always meaningful when someone who looks like you can talk about something, an experience you have had that is painful that they have shared. and to have him do it on the, in the white house from the briefing room and basically on the world stage, brings it to a whole new level that i hope will allow a lot of people to understand maybe a little more clearly about why african-americans are so upset and frustrated by what happened with the verdict in sanford on saturday. >> let me ask you, maya. leading up to this point, there was a lot of back and forth as to w

the americans tried to break it in 2007/8, and, as american troops are now drawing down, al qaeda is reconstituting as a major cause of death and suffering in iraq. >> al qaeda in iraq grew stronger by exploiting the iraqis' discontent with the americans caused by civilian casualties, the abu ghraib scandal, and the divisive political system. >> the united states and allies came believing that iraqi society, by its nature, is divided along sectarian lines. and therefore they felt that the political system that they were going to encourage, to establish, would have to reflect these sectarian differences. >> al qaeda in iraq was able to take advantage of the situation to deadly effect. >> [speaking arabic] >> our analysis of the data shows that petraeus' 2007 surge did have an effect on members of al qaeda in iraq. but the reports noted that while significant numbers of al qaeda in iraq were being killed, there were plenty more to replace them. >> intelligence assessment. we have seen multiple sensitive reports indicating that a surge of suicide bombers and car bombs... foreign fighter

they don't want people in this contest that americans are going to be voting for -- >> bill: "americanm, even if you are not convicted, if you are arrested or anything else, they have a right to -- >> -- exactly. answer it honestly. >> bill: they ask all the contestants have you been arrested. >> then you say no i haven't next thing you know. >> bill: all of them mislead. >> one was arrested drunk driving while a contestant on "american idol." >> bill: i will repeat my foolish question all of them denied. >> did not answer it all came out. >> bill: you are both convinced that all of these people did not answer the questionnaire honestly. >> right. >> bill: that will be the basis for this lawsuit being -- >> you couldn't let somebody go employment contract you couldn't do that. >> bill: sure. if you are a bus and you say -- again, i want to be on the record, you both say that all of the people that are suing mislead the "american idol" people. >> in way or the other they mislead. >> bill: okay. that's it. that's it. that's all. all right. if that's the case, then it will be thrown out.

yes. >> how did the low opinion that many british officers had of american soldiers, american loyalist soldiers and loyalist officers and initial reluctance to recruit american loyalists into the british army, how did that affect the war effort? >> the british initially really underestimated their opponents but it was based again on first-hand knowledge. people who have served in america during the french and indian war who are most dismissivdismissiv e of the american militia and the fighting abilities of americans. i think one of the major effects was the failure really to mobilize fully from the very start of the war and to realize how many troops were involved. one person's biography i don't have in this book but i certainly talk about a lot is general gauge who is commander in chief in the beginning. he was married to an american. he had been in america for 20 years. he knew the place. he initially underestimated them. he said britain is going to need at least 20,000 troops in just a show of force will send them running to their cabins. gage who was essentially removed was rather

an american artist. it's suspected by historians that west was leaking his conversations with george iii back to congress. but as george iii in the most marshall mode moved the principle palace to windsor castle. he had music played every evening, and the government was collapsing and he simply said if others are not able, i must drive. he essentially kept the government together during this period. his prm was lord -- a reluctant prime minister who spent much of the war, he was responsible for the tea act. he was responsible for the policies that lead to the american revolution, but when he released that it would lead to war, he immediately regretted it and spent much of the war years trying to negotiate a comprise. he kept attempting to resign, arguing he wasn't rightfully the leader in wartime. he felt too beholden to george iii he thought his resignation would lead to a constitutional crisis. then there was the brothers who commanded in america, after bunker hill. william howard, richard howard, they

american wages first and american benefits first. a study came out from harvard that said illegal aliens have contributed to a loss of $1,300. let's not drive that number any further. i'm grateful we had this opportunity to discuss this with the american people this evening. yield back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? mrs. bachmann: i make a motion to adjourn. the chair: those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. statement from tracy martin, father of trayvon martin. you can see the entire event online. here is some of what he said. >> i would like to thank the members of congress for having me here today. it is certainly an honor and a pleasure. lot.definitely means a first of all, i would like to take this time to let everyone know some of the things that they really didn't know about trayvon. all, when we talk about one of the greatest gifts that a man can receive from a woman, i think that greatest gift would be a son. just to have your son

i consider myself american. i am very thankful for what i have but i also know if i were to ask this question to my grandmother, it would be a totally different answer. but i feel you got to play your part, do the right thing. go to work. can't rely on the government to pay for your living. i think that's -- like people on welfare or people who have money still try to use the system and this plays a big role. people who really do need money -- i think if everybody would just be honest and work hard and this country could be even greater than it already is. >> well, i am canadian. i have lived here for a few years and i am married to an american and have an american daughter but i would say to be an american, you live in a free country in north network general. you have so many opportunities. so many opportunities to grow and to do different things with your life, and you can honestly change the course of your life from wherever you're at. i find the a a big difference is in the u.s. we tend to be quick with thin

but with respect to listening to the american people, rank and file americans that are hurting during these difficult times, a recent poll suggests that 12% of americans support obama care's e individual mandate. so i wish the president, i wish this entire body and folks on both sides of the aisle -- i'm hopeful this has a bipartisan vote -- but i wish we would listen to that % that are not happy with the individual mandate. >> ms. fox? >> thank you, mr. chairman. there's a lot that needs to be said about the comments that have beemade here today. but there's so little time. you know, i've looked at this statement of administration policy. and i find it petty remarkable that the president himself wants to delay the mandate for businesses and then says that hr 2667 is unnecessary, that hr 2668 would raise health insurance priums and increase the number of uninsured americans. my understanding before obama care was passed and we had pretty good data on this, that there were approximately 10 million americans whoanted insurance but could not afford insurance. i know the numbers that were

american under the sun.n unifying, not dividing. i frankly did not find anything ti vdivisive in what he said. i thought it was human. i did not find it political. he did not talk about the -- the investigation and the process going on at the department of justice. he did not criticize the verdict. he acknowledged, i think, some of the sentiments going on in this country. and i would say to people that i think one of the things we have to do to get past this is to understand each other's sentiments. brooke, i'm very fortunate in my life to have some very close, very personal family, african-american friends in my life. and it has been very painful for me to hear some of these african-american friends of mine talking to me about how they're having to have conversations with their teenage sons about what just happened. and i'm talking about people that are in congress. i'm talking about professional athletes. i'm talking about some very successful people. and, you know, there are people in this country who don

community than it was for the native american community.tavis: a quick follow-up. how significant, how massive, in terms of artifacts, is this collection which was used to start this museum? >> it was massive. it was upwards of 1 million objects. probably 800,000 material objects in the collection and about 100,000 objects in the photographic archives. it was by any definition one of the two or three most significant collections of native american patrimony in the world, and it is not just a collection from the united states, i point out. one-third of the collection comes from south of the border, central america, and another percentage of the collection came from the first nations of canada, so pick a hemisphere collection, and it established a very important fact, that is there is a cultural access that runs north to south and not just east to west. >> how do you respond to people, richard, who say that this is part of what is wrong with america, this compartmentalizing, this rationalization of america, where the native americans have to

do you like obamacare it's about a fifty fifty when you ask americans been when you ask americans should parents be able to stay a kid be able stay in their parents' policy until they're twenty six be showing more assurance companies be forced to say at least eighty percent of dollars they take in are going to spend on health care and they can't set this on or the do what i say when you ask people you know should preexisting conditions not actually if somebody had cancer because a terrible idea was very popular ok i mean you go through but it is no more your feelings and you someone had this when you asked people should everybody in america have health insurance and they will tell you ok let me know because those are you know you know you this is the norm that you know and different some call this will say you know now they're going to oregon and taking millions of dollars they're having to sit on it advertising campaign that looks more like a part of a tourism commercial to sell obamacare to oregon and if it takes me because the outdoor information but i don't want to do a tax is going

now, this isn't to say that the african-american community is naive about the fact that african-american young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system, that they are disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. it's not to make excuses for that fact, although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. and the fact that a lot of african-american boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that african-american boys are more violent-- using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently causes pain. now, the question for me at least, and i think, for a lot of folks is, where do we take this? how do we learn some lessons from this and move in a positive direction? along the same lines, i think it would be useful for us to examine some state and local laws to see if it-- if they are designed in such a way that they may encourage the kinds of altercations and confrontations and tragedies that we saw in the florida case, rather than diffuse poten

made by americans, for americans, to fly by americans. >> all the way back to the civil wars and worldars i and ii. sales up 10% since last year. 15 million american flags from this factory alone. >> that's why we're here. >> that's right. and that's what we're here, to make you that flag that you're looking for. >> and it creates jobs. are you cindy? >> yes. >> i'm david. part of that team on the assembly line. and listen to this, cannon flag makers telling "world news" they'll replace the made in china flags given to veterans in albuquerque. from clovis, california, and a coast guard commander smiling in front of his daughter and his made in america flag. and just like luke in brooklyn, we salute the americans still sewing those stars and stripes for families across america. >> and so we choose the dedicated american workers still making the american flag. the "made in america" team began to wonder about the flag we showed you last night flying as the statue of liberty reopens in new york. take a look. the giant american flag right there, well, it is american made. quinn flags, hanov

s unconstitutional spying on americans if house leaders allow amendments but leaders in the house are hesitant to even put a master's proposals up for a vote but that hasn't deterred democrat rush holt who announced he's drafting legislation this week to repeal both the patriot act and the amendments act now off the hill the courts in recent weeks have been inundated with lawsuits also challenging the n.s.a.'s newly exposed mass domestic surveillance operations the electronic frontier foundation has brought together several organizations to file suit together against what they are calling the obama administration's legal and unconstitutional domestic spying program also since last month the american civil liberties union has been in court fighting the government's collection of americans phone metadata as revealed by edward snowden's very first leak regarding verizon and the electronic privacy information center epic has also been involved in overturning legal decisions that have paved the way for mass warrantless surveillance of americans for more on this lawsuit and the others i was

government surveillance if passed it would repeal the patriot act among other changes to protect american civil liberties we'll have the man himself all of the show to discuss his new bill and last night the house of representatives forced a vote on the amash amendment to limit n.s.a. surveillance although the legislation failed the vote was much closer than expected so is congress ready to act when it comes to curbing the ever growing surveillance state and the bradley manning trial interest closer to its end today the prosecution and defense made their final arguments after the judge refused to dismiss the charges against bradley manning an update on this case up ahead. it's thursday july twenty fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching our t.v. well earlier this week we told you about new jersey congressman rush holt crafting a new legislation that would get rid of the patriot act as well as the two thousand and eight foreign intelligence surveillance amendment today he introduced that bill to the house h.r. resolution two eight one eight otherwise known a

it doesn't change the fact that recent surveys show only 13% of americans -- only 13% of americans -- now believe the law will help them. or that about half believe it will make things worse for the middle class, or that actuaries are now predicting cost increases of 30% or more in my home state of kentucky. now, i know the president likes to point to the few places, as he did yesterday, where premiums might actually drop under obamacare, but he's basically silent on the places where it's been announced that premiums will go up under obamacare. and he won't say a word about all the people who've lost their jobs or seen their pay cuvmen p. "the washington post" profiled a college professor in virginia who will see his headquarters slashed as a result of this law. as the post put it, "for this man, the cost of health care could have been better health insurance. instead is produced a pay cut." and many would agree, not for the better, especially for the growing number of americans forced into part-time work with fewer hours and smaller paychecks as a result. as one part-time waitress in

the americans flew mostly by day. the americans believed that hitting certain strategic targets, particularly oil starting in the spring of 1944, that oil was the achilles heel of the german war machine. and that proved to be true. it's absolutely vital in understanding how the ground forces are able to eventually prevail to know that these air forces by the time we get to 1945 have been hammering all this panoply of targets. the casualties were staggering. the odds of surviving and fulfilling your quota which can kept going up, initially it was 25 missions you had to fly and then it was raised to 30 missions, in some cases 35 missions, the odds of fulfilling those 30 missions, 35 missions and going home became pretty dire. and you found that there were few professions within the profession of arms that were as dangerous as being a crewman on a b17, for example. it was ex your quota which kept off it was extremely hazardous flying against german fighter planes and german batteries. >> host: jack is a world war ii vete

are americans efficient people? >> there are things about the united states that i don't understand fully outside is the spec. you are able to live in a way spec. you are able to live in a way that the rest are not. you have the space to build. more importantly than that you have the space to move and the ability to reinvent yourself and go across the country where you attach it to the back of your car and start again. that i think makes you less efficient as people. it makes you less concerned about green issues and it makes you less concerned about all the issues that come with people being pressed against each other and needing to find ways of outside of the business side of it, plainly america has been an incredibly efficient and productive and is still a much more productive country than most european countries and more productive than britain. but that kind of sense of using every moment of the day. i don't think that you have it in the united states to be a i think you have a much more casual approach. a much

whistleblower from american prosecutors. supporters and opponents of the alstad egyptian president valve war protest as the country's army bad government tries to regain control of the streets after a week of rallies and violence. down guantanamo guards allegedly step up aggressive efforts to break the mass hunger strike at the prison which has angered its six month. is to be out of the russian capital you're watching r t on marina joshie today we take a look at the top stories of the week as well as the latest news and the add word snowden has a few more options open as to which country hand turn to in order to escape prosecution in the united states after believing it became the third latin american country to offer him asylum snowden has been looking for a safe haven since blowing the lid off america's global spy program last month and he's now a has a story of how one whistleblower has spurred a diplomatic spat between the america. snowden's longers face is out with a latin american twist a glimmer of hope after living i

on c-span 3 's american history tv.ecided that he was a delicious subject for a by the fate when it dawned on me that he had been at abraham lincoln's bedside immediately after his assassination, but also at the bedside of william mckinley in 1901. i thought, who could this fellow be? when i opened the archives, i realize what a rich subject it was. his life has two bookends at either end of his biographical shelf. lincoln's perfect -- personal secretary, private secretary. he lived in the white house with abraham lincoln. much of what we know about hayes comes from him. he served on the mckinley. after mccann the's assassination, he was secretary of state -- mckinley's assassination, he was secretary of state under teddy roosevelt. from the civil war through the beginning of the 20th century, he is a presence in every one of those chapters. his fingerprints are on all of the pages. in many cases, he has written those chapters of american history. 8 p.m. on c-span's "q & a." >> on friday, the president made his first co

when you are african-american, all right. we're americans, but a certain kin. american like everyone else, and i reject jesse jackson self-segregated term. >> the left puts people in boxes. the left says war on women, war on the block man, identity politics, i refuse to be placed in their box, i've never been in their box. i've never been to africa. i'm black. it's okay. if you want to be african-american, or anyone wants to be african-american, that's fine too. but someone who is a charla tan like jesse jackson shouldn't define me in any way. >> the culture, it's american, not just blacks. anyone can come american by coming to this country, going through the process, any country in the world. what's unique about this country, you can keep your italian, irish, heritage wherever you come from. >> making fun of my irish family? >> yes, i am. i have irish in my family too, so i can do that. my point, you can become an american, anyone from anywhere in the world can become an american. why do we self-segregate, let's focus on what really matters. >> god -- god did

then there is un-american-- an american counteroffensive. it is during this time where macarthur wants to take much more aggressive actions at dance to china and against north korea. he is talking about using nuclear weapons to it hacked-- to attack china if necessary. he is talking about that it is absolutely essential that the united states and south korean forces recapture north korea and and destroy the korean state. president truman did not agree with that area he decided the united states would be best off if the war was limited. so messed -- macarthur is constantly criticizing truman because of the difference of opinion between test -- between the two men. this leads to macarthur being accused of insubordination and being dismissed. i think ultimately it was a good decision by the truman administration. you had a general who was advocating policies that were just too extreme and were in many ways dangerous. it may well have led to world war iii. it is in this latter stage of the conflict that macarthur's judgment were not very good. g

the number one duty of the american government is the safety of the american people of our constituents, and our own skins. we have known all too well national security is a real and present danger. it is something we have to take quite seriously. we cannot deal in false narratives. a false narrative has emerged that the federal government is taking in the content of american phone calls. it is not true. it is not happening. a false narrative has emerged that the federal government is taking in the content of the american people's e-mails. it is not true. it is not happening. we need to deal in facts. the facts are real. the facts are these. the only people who have benefited from the revelation of classified information by someone who worked for this government, who intentionally and unauthorized declassified some of the most sensitive national security information that we have, the only result is that those who are engaged in islamic jihad will have been benefited. those that we seek to protect have not. consider this. there is more information contained in the phone book that sits at

>> here is what all americans, they should be able to see a doctor.es millions of americans with high quality affordable health care. >> judge jeanine: if that is the case, why does that union the irs union, why do they want to keep their own health care if the government is going to give better health care? >> the unions are asking that allows them to keep the plan they already have or allows them to keep their subsidy. >> that is hogwash. what the unions are asking to be able to keep the healthcare they have because they don't want the healthcare that ordinary americans are getting. by the way, if that is the case, i think the president lied when he told us that without a doubt, that everyone can keep their healthcare. chris, hit it. >> this thing is a high speed crash. i feel sorry for anybody that is left to defend it. the president is barely defending it. it's not just the public sector unions, we have a treasury department union, it would be hilarious if it was so absurd that the irs where they are hiring 16,000 employees to enforce obamacare wa

in american history . see my grandmother was born into the world of boom and bust boom and bust as it had been from seven hundred ninety four until the great depression once upon a time we knew in this country we had a great depression and we had a stock market crash in one thousand twenty nine followed by several years of twenty five percent unemployment of corporations declaring bankruptcy of people in the streets on bread lines. oh a narrow. gun safe. in the depths of the great depression president roosevelt's new deal put millions back to work provided unemployment insurance created social security and made it easier for workers to join unions and bargain collectively. what f.d.r. in the government and the balls to do was enact legislation that really took command of the wall street environment and said you know what you can't speculate with other people's money. coming out of the great depression just three laws fundamentally altered the course of america's history the first one f.d.i.c insurance make

. 50% of african american men of working age do not have a job. the statistics about high school dropouts, the statistics about violence, crime, incarceration, those -- the stanleys, they had a stable family, they were able to get their kids through schools, their kids did not end up in jail. as tragic as the story of that family, it's almost like it was a sort of a proud moment of a success story. >> bill moyers: so what does it mean to a community when half of the black men who are of the right age have no work? what does it mean practically? >> barbara miner: well, first of all, you can look at some of the reasons why they don't have jobs. part of the thing is, the job creation, by and large, is not in the city of milwaukee right now. it's in the suburban areas. so if you don't have a car and there's a significant portion of people in milwaukee who don't have a valid driver's license or don't have a car, there's no way to get to those jobs. and you have a public education system that is being abandoned. and education is a way forward. you have

that was misinterpret by the americans as soviet inspired invasion that got the americans involved. but had kim il-sung waited it out, it's very possible he could have inspired another sort of revolution in the south and he could have taken over by those means. i don't think the americans would have responded if it had been a korean -- really a korean inspired revolution. >> host: so that's really interesting because clearly the decision to start the war by kim il-sung on the one hand, a strategic surprise, but turn out to be, you just suggested, a huge miscalculation. >> guest: that could have happened but you're right. >> host: certainly a miscalculation in the sense that his efforts ended up failing, and he extended himself too far. >> guest: right. >> host: and i just found it interesting in going back and looking at the military aspects of the war, that we saw these series of three measures, strategic surprises, that also had imbedded in them aspects of miscalculation. kim il-sung's decision to invade, and then of course the landing with macmacarthur, and mao's decision to send

and degraded to african-americans and african-americans enslaved. delaware was a slave states even though over the years there were strong abolitionist movement's to abolish, by the time of the american civil war only 3% of the african-american population was enslaved. still there was a struggle within the states whether to educate african-americans, in particular friedman -- freedmen between religious organizations, the quakers, from almost the beginning provided some sort of educational opportunity for african-americans. and also the other is particularly the agribusiness group and state farmers who rely upon african-americans as farm workers from their need to provide an education for african-americans, essentials the a strong back and a weak mind was how they viewed educating african-americans. they wanted them in the field following the american civil war in 1866. however, there was a growing movement to establish an educational system for african-americans in the state and much of that group from the freedmen's bureau and the civil war, the 4

and it is, almost sounds like african-americans, shooting african-americans in chicago.makes you feel like, what are you saying? that that's okay? it is very disturbing. >> sure, yeah. i think if you want to go to motive. we talked about the commercial motive. that's for sure. i think they're defending extreme gun laws and trying to blame the victim. and we've had a lot of quotes where people are saying that trayvon martin got what he deserved. as far as president obama goes, this is a political bludgeon. one thing that we noticed early on in the coverage of the trial is that fox and company did not really know what to do in the opening days until president obama weighed in and said that trayvon martin could be his son. and then they immediately racialized and politicized this case. >> and it sort of jumped on it. one of the other things, i know you guys have been tracking. they have been making mention of trayvon and marijuana. trayvon and gold teeth. the fact that he was wearing a hoodie. i'm sorry, the head of facebook wears a hoodie. what does that have to do with it

and if greg aided to african-americans and african-americans of slave.and delaware was a slave state, even though over the years there were strong abolitionist movements to abolish slavery in the state. by the time of the american civil war, only 3% of the african-american population was in slate. still, and there was a struggle within the state where the to educate african-americans in particular, freedmen, between many other religious organizations, for example, the quakers, from almost the beginning provided some sort of educational opportunity or african-americans. and the others, especially some of the agribusiness groups in the state, farmers, who relied upon african-americans as farm workers saw no need to provide an education for african-americans. they essentially strong back and a weak mind was how they viewed educating african-americans. they wanted them in the fields. following the american civil war in 1866 there was, however, a growing movement to establish an educational system for african-americans in the state. and i believe much of that

i am black and native american. i am very thankful for what i have but at the same time i know if i would ask my grandmother or somebody it would be a different answer. you have to play your part, do the right thing. go to work. can't be relying on the government to pay for your living. i think that is a big thing. a lot of people on welfare or people have money, they try to use the system. that plays a big role, people do need money. i think if everybody would be honest and work hard, this country could be even greater than it already is. >> i am canadian. i have lived here a few years. i haven't american daughter but i would say you live in a free country in north america in general. ,ou have so many opportunities opportunities to grow and do different things with your life. you can honestly change the course of your life from wherever you are at. i find a big reference in the u.s. we tend to be pushy with things and in canada we tend to be relaxed. we do our best to move ahead but not the as pushy. that is someth

now 65 million americans are. more companies, more faith organizations, more youth, more organizations are sending volunteers to work with charities to help solve our country's problems. we all know government can't do it alone so this is a special thing. for the obamas to welcome the bushes here shows this is one of the things in america that unites us along political lines and across race and geography. service brings us together as a country. >> and we saw some pictures just now from the opening of the george w. bush blibrary when th former presidents were all together. your father went through a difficult patch, we know. that last november and through the holiday season he was in the hospital. we were all very concerned about his health. so it is so wonderful for everyone to know that he is out of the hospital and not only out of the hospital but able to travel and back at the white house. what's it mean to you and the family to have him back there today? >> well, first of all, it is kind of remarkable because

the african-american community to people that are not african-american, is that fair? >> i don't think there was a big grand strategy here. i think that there were elements of the president's speech where he seemed genuinely reluctant but he was very . >> let me address that. a lot of that is the fact that people don't want to be real with themselves as to what they believe. just because they bring up a topic that happens to be uncomfortable. tr t have a cothe perso that's peoploilnestbout wlhatnd try to chae it bond jussay i want to talk about the talk. >> there's also the reality that the president hasn't been the uniter that he promised to be. >> i guess that as usual the conversati conversation evolves to people -- i think that the president of the united states at a time when there's a national conversation going on, whoever that president is, has a real responsibility to step up and to help shape it in a way that's going to be constructive and to help move this country in rega regard -- forward. i think president obama as the first african-american president, whe

he's the president of american rifle + pistol.k for being with us in "the war room." >> thank you, michael. it's good to be with you today. >> michael: what specifically is missing from the gun debate, and what does rifle and pistol seek to add. >> the voice of the gun owners. the numbers you just cited are very accurate. but regardless of which number you use, it's a big number. in fact what we have learned is that even of late -- you know, the national rifle association for the most part speaks for the gun lobby, for the fire arm's industry. and what is good for business is what they are for, and people like me and my fellow gun owners have long since felt that we didn't have a place in the argument just as you said in your opening there. we have factions of people that would like to come out and pass de facto prohibitions, and then you have the national rifle association at the table, and all of us who are the users and players in the game, we lack representation for far too long, so after the tragedies specifically the event u

and i do think that many americans, not just african-americans, but americans of all hues, backgroundsesult of that trial was not just, and that's why there's been such an emotional reaction, especially as i have said, coming on the heals of the supreme court's decision in the voting rights act case. together, together they've, i think, shocked the consciousness of the nation. that's why you see so much expression like the activities that are going to take place tomorrow in over 100 cities. but the president was perfect today and i'm pleased he spoke, i'm pleased he did it today, but i'm hopeful and encouraged that this is the beginning. >> all right. reverend jackson, listen to what the president said about young people right now. listen to this. >> there are a lot of kids out there who need help, who are getting a lot of negative reinforcement. and is there more that we can do to give them a sense that their country cares about them and values them and is willing to invest in them? >> and you're in chicago, reverend jackson. you've got a serious problem going on with a lot of young p

to say that the african-american community is naive about the fact that african-american young men areortionately involved in the criminal justice system, that they're disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence. it's not to make excuses for that fact, although black folks do interpret the reasons for that in a historical context. they understand that some of the violence that takes place in poor black neighborhoods around the country is born out of a very violent past in this country. and that the poverty and dysfunction that we see in those communities can be traced to a very difficult history. and so the fact that sometimes that's unacknowledged adds to the frustration. and the fact that a lot of african-american boys are painted with a broad brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics out there that show that african-american boys are more violent, using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently causes pain. i think the african-american community is also not naive in understanding that statistically somebody like trayvon martin was

that impacts on over 300 million americans. >> angela? >> it was the president that brought us these phony scandals. ellen, you are right. i'm glad you acknowledge that scandal, they are not going to go away. the president is great at giving speeches but is not a great leader. lbj showed up and was a deal maker. why can't president obama take card out of lbj's playbook and go to congress and lead this country? all bodies have to work together. but they are being obstruct. >> could you think that your recognition that the scandals won't go away and certain there media and others won't forget them, does that jive, so to speak with what the president and administration is saying that they are phony to begin with? jay carney saying that the irs was just conducting an inappropriate activity or this mom that we heard from, her son, sean smith, dying in baenenghaz and still not having an explanation of what happen. >> can you lay those scandals right at the president's door? i don't think the president is responsible for what happened in benghaz

it can be so intrusive to the private lives of americans. he what to say here is why you need it because it provides this particular value. the government has not done that. >> i am wondering your understanding of whether the phone companies who have been told i'd be isaiah court to hand over these records have challenged some of these -- over theseto hand records have challenged some of these to hand them over. >> there are classified aspects of that. a number have indicated public that theypublicly are uncomfortable with the role in all of this. >> edward snowden, is he a hero or a villain? feel quite strongly about this. this debate is one that should have been started long ago by elected officials and not by a government contractor. when there is an individual who has been charged criminally, i do not get into commenting beyond that. >> the government has said if he wants to claim whistleblower status he should have gone to some of the legal procedures to do that before he released some of these documents. whistleblowers must first go th

this is a tragedy, an american tragedy. i think of detroit and i think of the whole southern migration north and the opportunity in the auto industry obviously. and what detroit meant to all of us. we know how this happened but what's the fix and what is the role of the federal government? >> first, as i listened to brian's report i thought about my own experience back in the early '90s. i work with dennis archer who was the mayor of detroit. bhe when he was running for that office in 1993 we drove around the city and i saw all these abandoned homes and all these signs of blight. i said do you really want this job? because already these signs were very alarming. and the fact, andrea -- and you spoke to it -- the boom of detroit wag built around one industry -- the auto industry. even when the industry was doing well, productivity set in. it takes one worker to do what ten workers used to do in an auto plant today. so the auto industry is coming back but they need fewer workers to do it, certainly fewer blue collar workers.

turning the culture into african-american bias. so many in power walk away leaving millions of law abiding african-americans who pretty much fend for themselves in violent neighborhoods. you want racism? that's racism. thus, it is time for some straight talk. and i hope the president listening tonight because we need him to lead on their. trayvon martin was killed because circumstances got out of control. he was scrutinized by a neighborhood watchman, george zimmerman, because of the way he looked. not necessarily his skin color, there is no evidence of that but because he was a stranger to zimmerman and was dressed in clothing sometimes used by street criminals. it was wrong for zimmerman to confront martin based on his appearance. but the culture that we have in this country does lead to criminal profiling because young black american men are so often involved in crime will statistics overwhelming but here's the headline. young black men commit homicides at a rate 10 times greater than whites and hispanics combined. when presente

several latin american nations. after a number of european countries allegedly denied space to the bolivian president's plane the flight was forced to divert to vienna where it was then searched amid rumors that was snowden was on board furious leaders of value response calling the incident humiliating and offensive. as will. but libya says that they did coordinate the flight plan with the european officials prior to taking off from moscow and then all of a sudden mid-flight several e.u. states bans them from entering their territory and this is despite the fact that the needed to refuel along the way and it seems that at this point we began having technical problems with the plane and relayed it with the fuel we found a transcript of what seems to be a recording of the conversation between the bolivian pilots and the air traffic controller at the airport in vienna in austria let's listen in do you need any assistance not at this moment we need to land because we cannot get a correct indication of the fuel level we