hillary clinton speaking at the annual american bar association meeting.fter theber so well march was over, after dr. king had delivered the speech, president kennedy invited us back down to the white house. he stood in the door of the oval office greeting each one of us. he was like a beaming father. he was so glad that everything had gone so well. he said you did a good job. he said,ot to dr. king and you had a dream. >> to mark the 50th anniversary of the march on washington, the jfk library will look at what a conversation with congressman john lewis. after work on that your cod chae to call in and comment. >> next, john mccain was speaking to constituents at a town hall meeting in tucson. he talked about the immigration in the senate. this is one hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> christina's parents are here. withpe everything is well you. she will always be in our hearts and prayers. i know you have a message for me. if you will wait until i finish my two hours of comments -- [laughter] of opening remarks, i would be glad to hear from you and other

yesterday she did in a speech in san francisco while speaking at the annual american bar association conference. one of the topics she addressed specifically was voting rights in north carolina. take a look. >> legislators in north carolina have pushed through a bill that reads like the greatest hits of voter suppression. restricted early voting, no more same-day registration, or extending voting hours to accommodate long lines, stricter photo i.d. requirements that disqualify those issued by colleges. we've seen a sweeping effort across our country to obstruct new obstacles to voting. often under cover of addressing a phantom epidemic of election fraud. not every obstacle is related to race, but anyone who says that racial discrimination is no longer a problem in american elections must not be paying attention. >> zach, is this the most on-the-record we've seen hillary clinton in terms of tipping her hat to wanting to run for the election in 2016 to be president? >> it's certainly one of the key signs she's made so far that suggests she may run. this was the first in a series of pol

now holder is the keynote speaker at the american bar association annual meeting. he plans to announce changes like scaling back prison sentences for minor drug. right now federal prisons are operating at almost 40% above capacity with haft of the inmates serving crimes for drug related crimes. hillary clinton will be at the bar association meeting today in san francisco. she is due to receive the aba medal for distinguished service. she will also address the delegates. >> that money is passengers can still sue the airline. four bale areaen falies have already filed institute. according too construction company picked to build the first the state needs to buy much of the land. >>> today papal founder musk plans to release designs for what he calls the fifth mode of transportation. he says the hyper loop will be twice as fast as a jet and provide its own power. this will work on the same principal as an old pneumatic tube. he has not confirmed that yet but he has said he plans to make it public. >>> guests at a florida resort they saw their dream vacation crumble in

announcing major changes in sentencing guidelines for drug offenders speaking at the annual meeting for the american bar association. matt joins us with the late breaking news. matt? >> yes, holder finished up his speech and he says a new approach is needed in the war on drugs. >> sentences are too lock, too tough, and we have a problem with the criminal justice system that can be solved by making money iment less severe. >> it has been a lot of work done in determining where the public safety is at risk and what type of offenders we have the best opportunity to rehabilitation with the least amount of societal resources dedicated to it. this is a place to start. >> those are the people in a sympathetic crowd this morning and many attorneys say minimum sentencing laws do not work. the attorney general is changing justice department policy that low level violent drug offenders are not charges with mandatory sentences saying the federal prisons are overcrowding and wants to use community service and drug treatment, and allowing the release of the elderly and nonviolent offenders. bipartisan bill has been introduced th

attorney general speak at the american bar association's annual meeting at 10:00 this morning.er this afternoon will be secretary of state hillary clinton. reporting live in sf, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> also attending today's conference, former secretary of state hillary clinton is the guest of honor this afternoon where the aba will recognize her for her legal career and help in advancing women lawyers. clinton worked in private practice in arkansas, graduated from yale law. she also worked as a counselor on the house judiciary committee during the watergate investigation. >>> 5:37. let's check in with our secretary of weather and meteorologist christina loren here to fill us in. >> that makes you the president and first lady of news. good morning to you, 55 in napa, 55 in novato. starting at 54 degrees, cool enough for a jacket this morning. 59 here in san jose and 51 degrees in gilroy. so it's going to be a pretty nice day. you'll likely notice the difference. maybe, just maybe you've had to keep all your summer wardrobe hidden in the closet. break it back out. we

attorney general eric holder will announce during the american bar association's annual meeting taking place later this morning at the moscone west center in downtown sf. holder will be directing his 94 u.s.!&- attorneys throughout t country to stop charging people with low-level drug crimes that result in mandatory minimum sentences and clog our prisons. this would be as long as the offense is non-violent and not tied to a gang or drug cartel. instead sentences to put those people into a drug treatment program or have them do community service. this policy change comes about as the prison population is exploding. since 1980 the u.s. population has grown by a third while the number of those behind bars has jumped by 800%. in a prepared quote obtained by the associated press, holder says, quote, a vicious cycle of poverty, criminality and incarceration weakens too many communities. however, many aspects of our criminal justice system may exacerbate this problem rather than alleviate it. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> we are following breaking news

. >> reporter: speaking at the annual meeting of the american bar association in san francisco, holder says he has ordered federal prosecutors to stop seeking maximum punishment for low-level, non-violent drug offenders. >> general prosecutors cannot and federal prosecutors should not bring every case or charge every defendant who stands accused of vi lating federal law. some issues are best handled at the state or local level. >> reporter: holder says there are some 219,000 federal inmates behind bars. he said half of those incarcerated are there for drug related crimes. and many of those inmates have drug problems. holder says it's time to promote public safety, deterrence and rehabilitation before incarceration. >> we need to ensure that incarceration is used to punish, deter and rehabilitate, but not merely to warehouse and to forget. >> reporter: that philosophy is something george dascone said he's been working on for a while now. >> a lot of the things he was talking about are things that have been going on in san francisco for the last few years. so i'm pleased to see that. but

. >> he made the speech at the american bar association annual meeting this morning. the country's prison population has grown by 800% since 1980, and widespread incarceration is uneffective. the. >>> the agoa -- asiana airlines, is offering money to the survivors of the crash. the spoks person said the -- spokesperson says it's initial compensation, and is not trying to have them sue the airlines. >>> facebook s cashing in on company stock, sandburg is the cheer operating officer. she sold the shares, that netted her $91 million, and she still holds more than 14 million shares, she was among several top executives selling the stock, and all the deals were made under preranged agreements. >>> the suit filed by a share shareholder said it was not the standard conduct. the improper conduct, and including a sexual harassment complaint. the hp shareholderings, have disclosed the sexual conduct violations, and a judge ruled the company's statement on the ethical conduct, where they and the complaint doesn't qualify for a claim. >>> coming up, a little girl killed, and her

. >> next on c-span, some of today's annual american bar association conference. worst with former secretary of state hillary clinton on voting rights run the country. then attorney general burkholder speaks about federal sentencing policy. later a discussion on immigration policy and the impact of immigrants on state economies. [applause] former secretary of state hillary clinton spoke about voting rights at the american bar association's annual meeting. she talked about the u.s. supreme court's decision to strike down part of the voting rights act and recent laws passed around the country impacting people's ability to vote. the former secretary of state also received the aba medal, the highest honor the organization gives for service in the cause of american justice. from san francisco, this is 35 minutes. >> thank you, thank you very much. thank you all very much. thank you. [applause] thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman, members of the house of delegates, incoming president, friends and colleagues, long time members of the aba. you so deeply grateful

they both addressed the annual meeting of the american bar association. clinton criticized what she sees as an erosion of the voting rights taking sharp aim at north carolina's now voter i.d. law. >> that progress, that historical progress towards a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forwards. >> so, carla, we'll talk in a moment about eric holder. let's discuss hillary clinton. this is just the first speech in a series she will have in the coming months. what else is she expected to talk about. what is the san francisco as the kick-off for the 2016 presidential run. >> when you look at the buzz she got, you look at the attention, there's no question that people were looking at what they see as a presidential candidate and the start of that campaign. you know, addressing vote rights, an important issue to the democratic base. american standing in the world, trust in the world in the next month. these are big issues and issues you don't address unless you want to talk to the queen tire country. the fundraising is going on for hillary clinton.

eric holder addressed the american bar association's annual meeting. >> although incarceration has aignificant role to play in our justice system-- widespread incarceration at the federal, state, and local levels is both ineffective and unsustainable. it imposes a significant

she was in san francisco for the annual meeting of the american bar association. clinton accepted the association's highest award for her legal work in helping women lawyers. during her speech she blasted the recent supreme court decision to strike down part of the 1965 voting rights act. >> write an op. ed., call a congressman, tell them you believe in the right to vote for yourself and your fellow citizens and tell them that our government cannot fully represent the people unless it has been fairly elected by them. >> our exclusive kpix 5 poll shows most californians generally like hillary clinton. 43% said they have a favorable opinion of her. rg plan e an appeal... after a federa ruled against the city' and frisk" anti-crime tec s. according to the rul >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg plans to file an appeal after a federal judge ruled against the city's "stop & frisk" anticrime technique. according to the ruling, police have violated people's civil rights by wrongly targeting black and hispanic men. the ruling will not end the policy but the judge appoint

former secretary of state hillary clinton will be in san francisco speaking at the american bar association annual meeting. attorney general eric holder will also be speaking tomorrow. this year's meeting focuses on human trafficking, cyber security and gender equality and is taking place at the moscone center. >>> next at 5:00, will the new anti-gay laws in russia have an impact on the 2014 winter game in sochi? what president obama is saying about a boycott. >>> also two worlds collide of an outside goes for a ride at the america's cup. >>> we're seeing a fairly mild finish to the weekend. highs in the mid-80s inland. but the work week is starting to look warmer. we've got morning drizzle in the forecast. but 90s. >>> as russia gets ready to host the 2014 sochi olympics, attention has turned to a new but vague law making it illegal to spread information about nontraditional sexual behavior to minors. michelle kosinski reports from moscow on reaction to the law and calls to boycott the upcoming olympics. >> reporter: unfortunately, the glory inside the arena, the incredible sport of these world a

> former secretary of state hillary clinton will be in san francisco speaking at the american bar association's annual meeting. attorney general eric holder also going to be speaking tomorrow. this year's meeting focus on human trafficking, cyber security and gender equality. a >>> edward snowden's father is sounding off and criticizing washington. he said he obtained the papers necessary to visit snowden in russia and said where the former analyst will remain for the foreseeable future. brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: the father of edward snowden says the nsa leaker isn't headed back to the united states because he won't get a fair trial. >> as a father i want my son dome home if i believed the justice system that we should be afforded as americans will be applied correctly. >> reporter: until then he said he'll visit his son in russia. snowden's temporary asylum there has chilled russia-u.s. relations and the political fur error here at home shows no signs of cooling off. before leaving for his vacation on martha's vineyard, president obama said he had already been moving the nsa towards mor

secretary of state hillary clinton will be in san francisco on monday speaking at the american bar association's annual meeting. attorney general eric holder will also be speaking on monday. this year's meeting focuses on human trafficking and cybersecurity and gender equality. it's taking place at the marsconi center. >>> 18 of the 19 u.s. embassies shut down this week in the u.s. and west africa will reopen this weekend. the state department says the u.s. embassy in yemen will remain closed because of continuing concerns about a possible al qaeda attack. the u.s. consulate in la hor, pakistan, which was shut down yesterday will also remain closed. >>> in a surprise move today, president obama announced a review of the secret nsa surveillance programs revealed by leaker edward snowden. while the president defended the programs in general, he promised new restrictions and more transparency. there are four main steps. among them, new talks with congress to revive the patriot act and appointing a group of outside experts to review the whole intelligence-gathering system. >> steps are designed to ensure t

americans go to prison far too long and for not a good law enforcement reason. [ applause ] >> reporter: u.s. attorney general airing holder drew applause from hundreds of lawyers at the annual meeting at the american bar association in san francisco. his announcement that he is ordering federal prosecutors to stop seeking maximum punishment for low level, nonviolent drug offenders struck a cord. >> widespread incarceration at federal, state, local levels is ineffective and unsustainable. it imposes a significant economic burden. totaling $80 billion in 2010. holder says the economic impact of our nation is important. but what is more important is that the current system is broken. and our prisons are grossly overcrowded. we need to ensure that incarceration is used to punish, to deter, and to rehabilitate. but not, merely to warehouse and to forget. >> critics say holder's approach is an attempt to size step sentencing policies that were debated in congress. helen kelly of pleasanton held up a sign outside the meeting and disagrees withholder's move. >> his job is to prosecute. put criminals behind bars and keep them there so law-abiding people can hatch decent lives. he calls the mandate a common sense effort to

holder is slated to be the keynote speaker at the american bar association annual meeting. the associated press reports that holder plans to unveil new sentences and a release program for the elderly and nonviolent offenders. >>> neighbors are fed up with the trash and debris and the city of oakland says it's about to get tougher on violent dumpers. this comes with new and significant finds, jade hernandez has the story. >> reporter: if you're not using a dumpster like this one or a dump, you're dumping illegally. and oakland says its crack down is going to cause violators every day they don't pay. someone dropped off a ratty couch near her apartment. it's not an isolated i -- incident. >> it's stuff that's broken or beat up or looks like someone moved out and decided not to take the stuff with them. >> reporter: the city's attorney just pulled its resources with the public works agency and the city works administration. up to $1,000 a day and with other fees and costs an average citation could cause upwards of $5,000. next month, barbara parker will ask the city council to

annual caseload was 409. cases per lawyer. again, the american bar association standard is 400 cases so we're just right on the mark there. the average workweek was 73.2 hours per attorney based on the case waiting. for juvenile cases we handled a thousand 10 cases. the average caseload was 202. ~ the standard is 200 juvenile cases, we're right on the mark there. the average workweek for juvenile attorneys weighting study was 62.5 hours per week. for mental health, we had a total of 3,370 cases that we handled. there are only three attorneys handling mental health cases so the average caseload was 1,123. there is no nec standard for mental health cases and the average workweek was 63.2 hours a week. for our investigators, this is a particularly challenging year because we were down two investigators. we were not allowed in this fiscal year to hire two investigators. that will be remedied next year. the average workweek for investigators is 64 hours a week. we do not pay our investigators overtime. we use comp time model instead. so, we award our investigators co

she has not committed to another run in 2016 she was in the bay area for an annual meeting of the american bar association>> we've seen a sweeping effort to on truck new obstacles to voting. often under cover of the addressing a phantom epidemic of election fraud. >> clinton blasted the supreme court decision to strike down parts of a 1965 voting rights act. our exclusive kpix poll shows a lot of californians generally like her. 43% said they have a favorable opinion. 35% unfavorable and 16% are neutral. her speech marks the first of several speeches about democracy this modern times. >> we turn on that theme to gavin newsome and karla. our first question about hillary's trip to san francisco. is this the kickoff of a presidential campaign. >> speech wise, most pundits would agree the speech was timely, the speech was very policy oriented. the speech also foretold of subsequent speeches on not dissimilar topics. >> what are you seeing? >> she laid it out there. got huge attention. everyone saw this as the beginning of the campaign they're looking forwards who is she going to have working with her. somebod

>> developing right now on msnbc, that's attorney general, eric holder at the annual meeting of the american bar associationpeaking out on the topic of efforts to change the way prosecutors file charges for some drug crimes. let's take a listen to the attorney general. >> legalizing the effect on communities largely poor and of color and apply inappropriately they are counter productive. this is why i have mandated a modification of the justice department's charging policy so low level, nonviolent drug offenders will no longer be charged with offenses that impose mandatory minimum sentences. [ applause ] they now will be charged with offenses for which the acomp anying offenses are better suited to their individual conduct rather than prison terms more appropriate for violent criminals or drug king pens. reserving it for serious, violent drug traffickers. while making the expenditure smarter and more productive. we have seen that this approach has bipartisan support in congress where a number of senators including dick durbin, patrick leahy and rand paul which i think is promising legislation aimed at givin

[applause] aboutlary clinton spoke voting rights at the american bar association annual meeting. she talked about the supreme court's decision to vote down part of the voting rights act. the former secretary of state al,o received the ava med the highest honor for service. this is 35 and its. >> bank here. thank you very much. -- thank you. thank you all very very much. thank you. think you very much, president bellows of. thank you, mr. chairman, members of the house of delicate, incoming president, friends and colleagues, long time and members of the ava, i am so deeply grateful to you for this award. by those whoed have received it in the past to join their company, in some small measure to continue the work championed. i know earlier you heard from attorney general holder about important issues in our criminal justice system. afternoon i want to raise another such issue, voting rights. the ava has where been particularly active all my professional life and to share perspective from four decades as a lawyer, diplomat about white voting rights are sold foundational to our democ

the american bar association's annual meeting started today here at the masconi center. as you mentioned the u.s. attorney general is scheduled to speak on monday and that's when this anticipated possible roll out of new federal policies on low level drug crimes. >>> the issue of marijuana use is a point of tension between federal and state laws. in california, medical marijuana has been legal since 1996. >> i think spending federal or even local law enforcement resources on marijuana is a tremendous waste. i think we should focus on violent crime and things like that. >> reporter: marijuana law is the topic of some sessions at the american bar association convention. and there's talk that u.s. attorney general eric holder might roll out new federal policies in his speech monday. in an npr report, the attorney general is quoted as saying, we can certainly change our enforcement authority so we have some control in that way. the question is, how much change. marijuana becoming legal. just this past november voters in colorado and washington legalized recreational marijuan

the american bar association's annual meeting started today here at the masconi center.ntioned the u.s. attorney general is scheduled to speak on monday and that's when this anticipated possible roll out of new federal policies on low level drug crimes. >>> the issue of marijuana use is a point of tension between federal and state laws. in california, medical marijuana has been legal since 1996. >> i think spending federal or even local law enforcement resources on marijuana is a tremendous waste. i think we should focus on violent crime and things like that. >> reporter: marijuana law is the topic of some sessions at the american bar association convention. and there's talk that u.s. attorney general eric holder might roll out new federal policies in his speech monday. in an npr report, the attorney general is quoted as saying, we can certainly change our enforcement authority so we have some control in that way. the question is, how much change. marijuana becoming legal. just this past november voters in colorado and washington legalized recreational marijuana use. and

he is the keynote speaker at the american bar association annual meeting. he plans to announce cases and exopinioning an early relief program. currently federal prisons are operating at nearly 40% above capacity. >>> former -- she is sed set so -- >>> the search goes on in san jose for a missing elderly man. he is oscar noriaga. he walked away from his name. he has a mild form of alzheimer's and dementia. he does not take medication. when he was last seen he was wearing khaki pants, white shirt, red jacket, and black shoes. if you have any information, call the san jose police missing person's unit. >>> asiana airlines announced they have a payout plan for survivors of last month's pay crash in san francisco. the airline is offering initial compensation of $10,000 to each survivor to help pay medical bills and transportation costs. four bay area families are already suing on behalf of 12 of the passengers. >>> the father of former of nsa contractor edward snowden is talking publicly and defending his son. coming up what snowden's father had to say about pre

the former secretary of state was in san francisco yesterday for the annual meeting of the american bar associationhe association's highest award for her legal work in helping women lawyers. during her speech, clinton blasted the recent supreme court decision to strike down part of the 1965 voting rights act. >> buy an op. ed., call a congressman, tell them you believe in your right to vote for yourselves and your fellow citizens, and tell them that our government cannot fully represent the people unless it has been fairly elected by them. >> our exclusive kpix 5 poll shows most californians like hillary clinton. 43% say they have a favorable opinion. 35% unfavorable, and 16% neutral. >>> republican senator john mccain started the week being called for jury duty. everyone is on the list apparently. the arizona senator made his way into the maricopa county courthouse in phoenix yesterday morning. mccain joked about fulfilling his civic duty. >> i'm doing my civic duty for a change. just going to see if we can't reinstitute law and order here in maricopa county, which has been badly deteriorating. so

the former secretary of state was in san francisco yesterday for the annual meeting of the american bar associationduring her speech she blasted a supreme court decision to strike down part of the 1965 voting rights act. she also blasted recent changes to voting laws in some states. >> we have seen a sweeping effort to obstruct new obstacles to voting often undercover addressing a phantom epidemic of election fraud. >> our poll shows most californians like hillary clinton. 43% say they have a favorable opinion of her. 35% unfavorable. and 16% neutral. >>> oracle's ceo larry ellison says apple will never be the same without steve jobs. he says he has nothing against the current ceo tim cook but jobs was irreplaceable. >> he was brilliant. he was our edison. he was our picasso. he was an incredible envineter. >> reporter: what happens to:ale without steve? >> we already know. it's been done. we saw apple with and without steve jobs. >> ellison and jobs were close friends for 25 years. ellison admits he is not the similarry ellison either with age. he tells charlie rose he has mellowed. >>> in busines

. >> some of the remarks given by eric holder earlier today at the american bar association's annual meeting. you can see his complete speech later tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern right here on c-span. >> all the young officers that were surrounding my grandmother was 23 years old. very beautiful. they all rush to go upstairs to do what they had to do. they left her standing there. my grandfather filled in behind her going up the steps to the deck. she came running back. .o not let her come her father is dead. when she heard that, my grandmother sucked right back into the arms of the president. he caught her tenderly and gently. >> the encore presentation of our series first lady, influence of image, looking at the public and private lives of our nation's first ladies. during tonight's program, join in the conversation with clone your williamsburg taylor stoermer. >> this is a huge story. that a trueme digital natives has stepped into one of the legacy media businesses are broadcasting company. acts in any way like he did in disrupting the book publishing business, the delivery of

hillary clinton will be in san francisco speaking at the american bar association's annual meeting. eric holdler be speaking tomorrow. the meeting focuses on human trafficking, cybersecurity and gender equality. >>> a brief scare today at new york's jfk airport when several workers reported feeling ill after opening a package. hazmat crews were called in to look at a package that tested positive to vx. it turned out to be a false positive. the package contained beauty supplies containing phosphoric acid. the two workers who got sick declined medical attention. >>> a major clothing retailer has pulled items from shelves after a woman said it was offensive. h & m have been selling hipster head dresses for about $15 in canadian stores. tribes say that the head dress is a symbol in their culture given for bravery but never bought and never sold. one chief says it's a long-standing problem. >> it's a sacred symbol. it should not be passed off as something that is a novelty. it's a disrespect to the culture. >> h & m promised to remove the item. >>> al gore will be in lake tahoe next week

is expected to discuss proposed changes to the federal criminal justice system at the american bar association's annual meeting held in san francisco. it includes scaling back prison sentences for drug-related crimes and releasing more elderly nonviolent offenders. for instance are operating 40% above capacity. >>> former secretary of state hillary clinton will also be at that conference here in the city. she will be awarded the american bar association medal later this afternoon. that is the association's highest honor. >> egypt on edge. [ chanting ] >> a threat of a crackdown on peaceful protestors in egypt and the damaging effects it could have on u.s. relations. >> a powerful typhoon bringing travel to a halt in the philippines. the concern about several missing fishermen coming up. >> the state fair stunts getting slammed. how a rodeo clown mocked president obama. >> plenty of clouds around the bay area, lots of sunshine and warmer weather coming our way. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and it's back-to-work monday. very slow over at the bay bridge toll plaza. i'll have a complete look at your

he is expected to discuss his proposals today at the american bar association's annual meeting here in san francisco. the proposals include scaling back prisons sentences for certain drug-related crimes and expanding the release of some elderly nonviolent offenders. right now federal prisons are operating at about 40% above their capacity. >>> former secretary of state hillary clinton will also be at the conference to get the american bar association medal this afternoon. this is the association's highest honor. >>> starting today, lawmakers in sacramento are taking up several gun control bills and the results could have a wider impact on the national gun control debate. today a senate committee will hear bills already passed by the assembly. they include a proposal to create a state database for all ammunition purchases and on tuesday, an assembly committee will consider a ban on all semi- automatic rifles with detachable magazines. >>> survivors of the asiana airlines flight 214 that crash- landed in san francisco last month will each get $10,000 from the airline. hundreds of passeng

eric holder addressed the american bar association's annual meeting. >> although incarceration has a significant role to play in our justice system-- widespread incarceration at the federal, state, and local levels is both ineffective and unsustainable. it imposes a significant economic burden-- totaling $80 billion in 2010 alone-- and it comes with human and moral costs that are impossible to calculate. as a nation, we are coldly efficient in our incarceration efforts. with an outsized, unnecessarily large prison population, we need to ensure that incarceration is used to punish, deter, and rehabilitate, not merely to warehouse and forget. >> woodruff: one step toward a solution, according to holder: scale back mandatory minimum sentences for low-level, non- violent drug offenses. there are almost 220,000 prisoners in federal penitentiaries, now: 40% over capacity. nearly half those inmates are serving time for drug-related crimes. holder plans to tell federal prosecutors to change the way they handle those cases. >> they now will be charged with offenses for which the accompanying

secretary of state spoke yesterday in san francisco at the american bar association's annual meetingfter receiving the group's highest award for service to the law. she told those in attendance that her upcoming speech is also will look at national security and the united states ago-- global leadership >>james: attorney-general eric colder visited the bay area's, announcing plans for what he called a fundamental overhaul of america's criminal-justice system. holder says it's time to stop treating low level drug offenders like drug kingpins. he says the test part will no longer go for mandatory minimum sentences for " low level, nonviolent drug offenders. " >>anny: new york mayor michael blumberg says he'll appeal a federal judge's ruling against the city police departments stop and frisk policy. the judge is in putting an end to the policy, but is reforming the way the nypd carries out its stops, that she says unfairly target black and hispanic men. bloomberg says police have done exactly what the courts and constitution allowed to keep the city safe. >>james: the verdict is in for w

clinton has not said she's running for president in 2016, but she's speaking today at the american bar association's annualeeting in san francisco where she's getting an award and any time she gives a big speech, we get to talk about her potential future plans and if those plans do include the wine house, this group t hillary project wants to keep her from getting there. >> reporter: the hillary project bills itself as the only thing standing between her and the white house. and this slap hillary game on its website is now causing an uproar. the new hampshire based group says it wants to wage a war on clinton's image. should she run for president in 2016? >> this is clearly meant to be funny and that's honestly one of the worst parts about this so-called game. it's a gimmick, and it shouldn't have any place in our politics, it's outrageous. >> the anti-sexism group ultraviolet says over 100,000 people have signed its online petition demanding the game be taken down. and top democrat nancy pelosi tweeted, like all violence against women, it's sick. but the hillary project is firing back, complaining liberal

♪ >> today, former secretary of state hillary clinton received the aba medal at the american bar association's annualeting in san francisco. the aba medal is awarded for service in the cause of american justice, and it is the highest honor given by the organization. see that even live 6 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> tonight on c-span2 at 6:30 p.m., and national press club's press freedom committee holds a discussion on whether governments public affairs offices are really a help for open government. the panel includes journalists and media communication firms. >> the freedom house in washington, d.c. hosted a discussion last wednesday. the discussion was on the state of civil society in libya one year after the general national congress elections, and two years after the collapse of the gadhafi regime. panelists at this freedom house event included a representative from civic groups in aaa and benghazi in libya, as well as a conflict management official from the u.s. institute of peace. this is an hour and a half. >> well, if anyone wants to take the seats i'll get started. good afternoon, everybo

the former secretary of state, she addressed the american bar association at the annual meeting. talk she addressed issues of voting rights, particularly the supreme court and their voting on the -- and their ruling on the voting rights act. [video clip] racialne who says discrimination is no longer a problem us not be paying attention. despite the best efforts of many , discrepancies and resources across to polling stations still disproportionally impact african-americans, latinos, and young voters. voting rightse act, especially its requirement that jurisdictions with a history of discrimination precleared changes in their election procedures have played an important role in nearly half a century. past 15 years, under both democratic and republican presidents, the department of justice has used the law to block nearly 90 discriminatory changes to state and local election rules. many more were withdrawn under scrutiny. just since congress reauthorized the voting rights act in 2006, more than 30 proposed changes have been stocked. -- have been stopped. the supreme court struck at

american bar association. the attorney general is one of the speakers today and it is a annual meeting that is going on there.nd calling for changes the way drug crimes are classified and scaling back mandatory sentences and no ties to gangs or cartels and that is the meat of his discussion today and hillary clinton will be speaking later in the american bar association. some of the speeches are a precursor to a hillary clinton presidential run and we'll talk about that at 2:30 this afternoon. and in the meantime, a legal ruling out of tennessee is getting national tennessee and a judge ordering the partners of a baby by who named him messiah. no, you want a mr name it is martin. have they gone so far to change a baby's name and is that okay. trace gallinger pick tups for us. >> you know, martha, the parents went in the courtroom because they wanted to change the last name. deshawn or martin. the baby's name going into martin was messiah deshawn martin. and the judge was not concerned about the last name, but she was concerned about the first name and so she just change it. >> the word messiah is a title and

american bar association. he was sworn in at the annual meeting just last week in san francisco. we are honored that his first major speech here in the united states following his travel this past weekend to canada to make remarks at the canadian bar association meeting is on the issue of funding federal indigent defense. that theppreciated is president -- in his address last monday, he highlighted this issue as one of the most pressing facing the legal profession today. the president has been a leader years bothfor many within the world justice projects and with the council on foreign relations. he is a partner in a new york office of sullivan and rooster. is my honor to introduce him today. [applause] >> good afternoon. .he criminal justice act at 50 let's start with congress. we have heard some of the brave steps they took in the past on this important set of issues. how can some of our current legislators be so blind to the damage they are causing by their current failure to provide adequate funding to courts? two sides to the equation. but not here. that is no excuse accepta

former secretary of state hillary clinton called on members of the american bar association to support the voting rights at the aba annual meeting in san francisco yesterday. she talked about the supreme court's decision to strike down a -- a key section of the voting rights act. she received the aba medal, the highest honor the organization gives, for service in the cause of american justice. this is just over half an hour. veryank you, thank you much. thank you all very much. thank you. [applause] thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman, members of the house of delegates, incoming president, friends and colleagues, long time members of the aba. i am so deeply grateful to you for this award. havehumbled by those who received it in the past. to join their company, and in some small measure, to canoe the work that the aba has championed. i know that earlier you're from -- you heard from attorney general holder about important issues in our criminal justice system, and this afternoon, i want to raise another such issue -- voting rights group another area -- rights. another area where the aba has been active all of my