. >>> from new york, i'm chris hayes with brian stevenson. david from salon.com and roberto novato from the nation. strange and interesting intersection between austerity rhetoric and progressive priorities in the way in which the constant emphasis at the state level, at the federal level it's a mirage. it's less so. they have to balance their budgets and figure out the deficits and can't get the money. at the state level particularly, a lot of groups found ways of marshalling the language of austerity and budget constraint to the further progressive end. at the federal level, it has to do with pearing back the complex. there is a tangled politics of this immigration where it was reported and later confirmed and announced that the dhs was releasing a number of immigrant detainees who had been picked up on nonviolent infractions and at first it looked like a few hundred and then a few thousand. when they were confronted about this, they said look, we have the sequester coming up and we have a budget that said we can't have these people in our

. >> we have brian stevenson who is an amazing guy, on my show, doing work in alabama. >> tremendoustremendous lawyer. and i think what is interesting is the argument made in the states on fiscal lines. right, that there is some sort of way of using this kind of political judo to take the contours of the austerity boundaries, right? and people say, we got to cut and we don't have money and turn around and say, you know what, this death penalty is an incredibly, incredibly, incredibly waste full undertaking. >> is actually i think really hard to be conservative. and to defend the death penalty. you saw it today. people just get down and say, it is just retribution. typically what conservatives say is that a, the states shouldn't act like god, one. b, if something isn't working we shouldn't do it. and if it isn't working and it is really expensive, we shouldn't do that either. that is absolutely the argument that, you know, was made. and it's very compelling. but it is also in the context of having more and more innocent people coming off of death row. in the context of having more and

brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> david stevenson will be at the supreme court for tomorrow's oral arguments and he'll have live reports throughout the day. join us for a news special at 6:30 when we go in depth on the prop 8 case. we'll break down the arguments and gauge reaction from washington, dc to the bay area but a decision is probably not expected in this case until mid-june. >>> meanwhile, the u.s. supreme court today is set to hear a case filed by federal regulators which could affect the cost of prescription medicine. the government is asking the high court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying other drug companies to delay releasing cheaper generic drugs. regulators argue those deals deny american consumers price reductions on their medication of about 90%. pharmaceutical companies say the deals protect the billions of dollars they spend developing new drugs. >>> the supreme court is also broadening its examination of a case that could end the practice of race-based affirmative action in education. the justices heard arguments over a michigan effort to ban

brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> david stevenson will be at the supreme court for tomorrow's oral arguments and he'll have live reports throughout the day. join us for a news special at 6:30 when we go in depth on the prop 8 case. we'll break down the arguments and gauge reaction from washington, dc to the bay area but a decision is probably not expected in this case until mid-june. >>> meanwhile, the u.s. supreme court today is set to hear a case filed by federal regulators which could affect the cost of prescription medicine. the government is asking the high court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying other drug companies to delay releasing cheaper generic drugs. regulators argue those deals deny american consumers price reductions on their medication of about 90%. pharmaceutical companies say the deals protect the billions of dollars they spend developing new drugs. >>> the supreme court is also broadening its examination of a case that could end the practice of race-based affirmative action in education. the justices heard arguments over a michigan effort to ban

brian. and stay with us for continuing coverage. david stevenson will be at the supreme court for today's oral arguments and will have live reports. then join us for a ktvu news special at 6:30 tomorrow night when we go in-depth on the case. we'll break down the arguments from washington, d.c. to the bay area. >>> two sacramento men are facing charges in santa rosa on suspicion of forcing two men into prostitution. police say 23-year-old when harris brought the -- glen harris brought the women to san francisco and that 25-year-old jerome martin helped him. police started to investigate the man after responding to a domestic violence call. they organized a sting operation at a local hotel using information one of the women posted on the internet. >>> jerry sandusky, now a convicted sex offender, has given his first interview since going to prison. in a phone interview with the maker of a documentary called "framing paterno," sandusky says he doesn't believe that joe paterno thought he was a pedophile. he also says key testimony from michael mcqueary

brian. and stay with us for continuing coverage. david stevenson will be at the supreme court for today's oral arguments and will have live reports. then join us for a ktvu news special at 6:30 tomorrow night when we go in-depth on the case. we'll break down the arguments from washington, d.c. to the bay area. >>> two sacramento men are facing charges in santa rosa on suspicion of forcing two men into prostitution. police say 23-year-old when harris brought the -- glen harris brought the women to san francisco and that 25-year-old jerome martin helped him. police started to investigate the man after responding to a domestic violence call. they organized a sting operation at a local hotel using information one of the women posted on the internet. >>> jerry sandusky, now a convicted sex offender, has given his first interview since going to prison. in a phone interview with the maker of a documentary called "framing paterno," sandusky says he doesn't believe that joe paterno thought he was a pedophile. he also says key testimony from michael mcqueary

brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with us here at ktvu channel 2 news for continuing coverage. david stevenson is going to be at the supreme court for tuesday's oral arguments and he'll have live reports throughout the day. then join us for ktvu news special at 6:30 in the evening when we go in-depth on the prop 8 case. we'll break down the arguments and gauge reaction from washington, d.c. all the way here to the bay area. >>> happening right now secretary of state john kerry has arrived in afghanistan on an unannounced visit. kerry is meeting with afghan president hamid karzai amid concerns karzai may be jeopardizing process. kerry's visit comes as the u.s. handed control of the par 1 detention center today to afghan forces. the transfer ceremony was originally scheduled to take place two weeks ago during chuck hagel's first visit to afghanistan as defense secretary. but negotiations broke down over whether the u.s. would have the power to block the release of some detainees. an agreement reached over the weekend gives the u.s. the power to veto the release of prisoners. >>> time now 6:36. t

brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with us here at ktvu channel 2 news for continuing coverage. david stevenson is going to be at the supreme court for tuesday's oral arguments and he'll have live reports throughout the day. then join us for ktvu news special at 6:30 in the evening when we go in-depth on the prop 8 case. we'll break down the arguments and gauge reaction from washington, d.c. all the way here to the bay area. >>> happening right now secretary of state john kerry has arrived in afghanistan on an unannounced visit. kerry is meeting with afghan president hamid karzai amid concerns karzai may be jeopardizing process. kerry's visit comes as the u.s. handed control of the par 1 detention center today to afghan forces. the transfer ceremony was originally scheduled to take place two weeks ago during chuck hagel's first visit to afghanistan as defense secretary. but negotiations broke down over whether the u.s. would have the power to block the release of some detainees. an agreement reached over the weekend gives the u.s. the power to veto the release of prisoners. >>> time now 6:36. t

brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with us for continuing coverage hereby at ktvu channel 2 channel 2 news. ktvu david stevenson will be in washington for updates. and then join us on tuesday for a special report at 6:30 when we go in-depth on the prop 8 case. we'll break down the arguments and gauge reaction from washington. >>> john kerry has arrived in afghanistan on an announced visit. kerry also met with iraqi prime minister over the weekend during a stop in iraq. kerry's visit comes as the u.s. handed control of the detention center today to afghan forces. the transfer ceremony was originally scheduled to take place two weeks ago during chuck hagel's first visit to afghanistan as defense secretary but negotiations broke down on whether the u.s. would have the power to block the release of some detainees. an agreement reached over the weekend gives the u.s. the power to veto prisoners. >>> the death of a soldier from hayward is being mourned by his family and friends. james gruesome died thursday in germany after being wounded in afghanistan. he is a graduate of hayward mt. eden high school. he earned an a

brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with us for continuing coverage hereby at ktvu channel 2 channel 2 news. ktvu david stevenson will be in washington for updates. and then join us on tuesday for a special report at 6:30 when we go in-depth on the prop 8 case. we'll break down the arguments and gauge reaction from washington. >>> john kerry has arrived in afghanistan on an announced visit. kerry also met with iraqi prime minister over the weekend during a stop in iraq. kerry's visit comes as the u.s. handed control of the detention center today to afghan forces. the transfer ceremony was originally scheduled to take place two weeks ago during chuck hagel's first visit to afghanistan as defense secretary but negotiations broke down on whether the u.s. would have the power to block the release of some detainees. an agreement reached over the weekend gives the u.s. the power to veto prisoners. >>> the death of a soldier from hayward is being mourned by his family and friends. james gruesome died thursday in germany after being wounded in afghanistan. he is a graduate of hayward mt. eden high school. he earned an a

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