is did the civil liberties union supply you with an attorney? an attorney. >> the answer is yes? >> the answer is yes. >> you know the civil liberties union has been listed for a front and doing work for the communist party? >> mr. chairman this was 193 2. >> i know it was in 1932. >> do you know they since have been listed as a front for doing work of the communist party? >> i do not know they have been listed so sir. >> you do not know. >> i have heard that mentioned or read that mentioned. >> we see similarities in these two senators. joining me is "the washington post" nia malika henderson and writing for the dallas morning news, wayne slater also the author of "bush's brain." i saw it this week and watched the way he sits there in that indietive manner of his, throwing out incredible innuendo like, unless you tell us where you got that speech money from we can assume it came from north korea. i'm sorry. how do you make comments like that when everybody knows they don't have a nickel to rub together up there, they got nothing, who would you

. >> did the civil liberties union provide you with an attorney at that time? had monies and one of those was the civil liberties, union, yes. >> the question is did they supply you an attorney. >> yes. >> the answer is yes? >> the answer is yes. >> mr. chairman, it was 1932. >> yes, i know it was 1932. do you know that they have been listed as a communist party? >> i do not know that. >> have you heard that? >> i have heard that. >> we see some similarities in these two senators. wayne, i saw it this week, i saw the way he sits there in that indictive manner, unless you tell us where you got that from, it came from north korea. i'm sorry. how do you make comments like that when everybody knows they don't have a nick toll rub together. who would you speak to in north korea? just throwing it out. then he has to deny it. then he denies being an agent of north korea. he even looks like mccarthy the way he does. >> he does. you know, this is six degrees of separation way of asking questions, an old emploploy, an it's done recklessly, it can cause damage. it's not t

. >> did the civil liberties union provide you with an attorney at that time? i had many offers of attorneys, and one of those was from the american civil liberties union, yes. >> the question is did the civil liberty's union supply you with an attorney? >> they did supply an attorney. >> the answer is yes? >> the answer is yes. >> you know the civil liberties union has been listed as a front for and doing the work of the communist party? >> mr. chairman, this was 1932. >> i know it was 1932. do you know that they since have been listed as a front for and doing the work of the communist party? >> i do not know they have been listed so, sir. >> you don't know they have been listed? >> i have heard that mentioned or read that mentioned. >> we see some similarities in these two senators. joining me is "the washington post's" nia-malika henderson and senior political writer for "the dallas morning news" wayne slater, who is the author of "bush's brain." i watch there in which he sits there in that prosecutorial manner throwing out incredible innuendo like unless yo

the civil liberty union supply you with an attorney? >> they did supply an attorney. >> the answer is yes? >> the answer is yes. >> you know the civil liberties union has been listed for a front for doing work for the communist party. >> that was footage for "good night and good luck", the george clooney movie that came out in 2005. and the footage you can see playing there along with the actors, the footage playing in the background of what is supposed to be the cbs newsroom there along with edward r. murrow looking on, the footage of is joe mccarthy, senator if there wisconsin. and joe mccarthy is famous for stuff like this. >> there are the millions of loyal americans who have voted the democrat ticket, individuals who are just as loyal, who hate communism just as much and love america just as much as the average republican. that's one group. on the other hand, there is that small closely-knit group of administration democrats who are now the complete prisoners and under the complete domination of the bureaucratic economistic frankens

of america's civil liberties union you could no longer be sure. so the first citizen who pulls the trigger will be feted says this judge the first american patriot to shoot down one of these drones to comes too close to his children his backyard will be an american hero and it's not the first scandal were americans paid to spoil mobs sil's this full true on this video was pulled off it reveals this public spy system is ready recording all conversations in places like michigan and soon some francisco and city streets calls copes when you make a loud to them ridge noise and use this data mining like fishel profiling of every pulse of boy so the promo was pulled but the program expands moment of harm of security on touchable so they will simply tell us all the cities that deploy these . investigative journalist much as the report please describe to us a world of so-called intelligence streets you might be having an intense conversation with a friend you might be having a friendly argument over a sports game or whatever it may be a political situation

without a warrant you will somebody is nude on your own property says jay stanley of america's civil liberties union you can no longer be sure nobody is watching you so the first citizen who pulls the trigger will be feted says this judge the first american patriot act shoots down one of these drones that comes too close to his children his backyard will be an american hero and it's not the first scandal were americans paid to spy on themselves this fall to on this video was pulled off an outcry it reveals this public spy system is already recording our conversations in places like michigan and soon san francisco intel is treats calls cope's when you make a louder than average noise and uses data mining like facial profiling of every pulse of boy so the promo was pulled but the program expands moment of homeland security on touchable say they will simply no longer tell us other cities that deploy these robo calls. it was to. please describe to us a world of so called intelligence streets you might be having an intense conversation with a friend you might be having a friendly argument over a sports g

that says unwanted carpenter speaks this person and jesus wixom one it was plain the american civil liberties union got involved pretty quickly and the prosecution was dropped. more recently a film company owner tried to name his company i choose howell productions and was denied in a corporation under the state's incorporation law because was a blasphemous title and that was dismissed. >> why did it start to change in the early 20th century? >> i think for several different reasons. one especially the growth of the federal government in the new deal era of the other was the embrace of migration and pluralism, emigration began to seize a little bit after the restrictive immigration act of the 20th century and then the new deal forced so many people on to the move. looking for work in the government and the expansion of the government power highlighted the friction between eight better government and the lives of believers so there was a lot more attention. >> yufang bourn that the salvation and the army of the wall. what is changing the religious law in america? >> of the salvation army which many

of america's civil liberties union you could no longer be sure nobody is watching you so the first citizen who pulls the trigger will be feted says the judge the first american patriot to shoot down one of these drones that comes too close to his shoulder in his backyard will be an american hero and a small the first scandal were americans paid to spoil my sil's this full true on this video was pulled off it reveals this public spy system is already recording all conversations in places like michigan and soon some francisco until the streets calls cope's when you make a loud to the average noise and uses a mining like fishel profiling of every pulse of boy so the promo was pulled but the program expands moment of harm of security on touchable so they will simply tell us of the cities that deploy these robo calls investigative journalist medicine please describe to us a world of so-called intelligence streets you might be having an intense conversation with a friend you might be having a friendly argument over a sports game or whatever it may be a political situation the cops could be calle

. >> american civil liberties union wants that in writing. >> problem with the policy is that it's craftednarrow but contains loophole that's render privacy meaningless. >> alameda county supervisors prepared to decide how much authority the case that could be watched the world over. >> we want to get this right. >> alameda county would be the first to n.california to use the devices. some are concerned about what happens. >> this can be equipped with facial recognition technology. and radar. >> have you done a privacy assessment yet? >> yes. those conversations with aclu. >> the groups aren't satisfied. >> they'd be more delighted as they'd taken more rec pren men daigs autos it could fly in about a year. >> carnival cruise ship stranded in the gulf of mexico is now only half an hour from shore. tug boats are pulling it towards mobile, alabama right now. a fire disabled triumph four days ago and since then, it's been a nightmare, take a look at pictures of the filthyt

the american civil liberties union is concerned that drones could be used to spy on people in their homesupervisors with the l.a. county sheriff's department said they secured a $34,000 grant to implement these aerial support his programs. the share plus use the unmanned aircraft system and missing persons cases, a hostage situations, plane crashes, and in various where is difficult form force and to gain access. but, the chair of the public attention committee is extremely concerned about these drones violating the fourth amendment which car to get on risible searches and seizures. alameda county will be the first county in california to approve a program like this. >> the supervisor says he wants to way to make a decision and let the state legislature or congress ultimately decide the future of drones being used by law- enforcement and counties. >> off the mother of one of the victims of the speed freak killers a file the lawsuit against the san j aoqin shared involved in the search for water mains. joan shelley says, one the shares already a back hoe was a zoom in the remains of her da

for anders of the american civil liberties union, and john bellinger the third, former legal adviser to the national security council under the bush administration from 2001 to 2005. gentlemen, thank you for being on the program. after this break, we will discuss the family and medical leave act went years after it became law. you are watching the "washington journal." it is saturday, february 9. we will be right back. [captions copyright nationalcable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed bynational captioning institute] >> if someone paid him to write 10 columns for $2000 each -- ok, he sent simon, -- since a man, and they published only six. -- sent them in, and they pu blished only six. what did the editors say in response? we paid you. here is a check for the columns you did not print. and then we ask, why would he give back the money if the contract said $20,000? that was clearly his business lesson. because he wanted to do business with the other party again. he wanted to be a good citizen. very rare behavior now. i admire that. sunday night at eight o'clock on c-span's

. >> bob: the cops are sitting in their cars because of civil libertys unions?s because they don't want to get out in middle of the gang war. they don't want to go out there -- >> andrea: they don't want to lose their job. >> bob: they don't have the courage to get out of the cars. >> andrea: you called the police officers coward? >> eric: the guns used to perpetrate the murders, do you think there would be fewer of them in hands of bad guys with more gun control laws? do the bad guys abide by the laws? >> bob: if you confiscate them. i would haven't the courage to get out in the middle of a gang war. >> andrea: if you don't have the right backup or assistant. they busted the budget they can't afford to give the cops backup. >> bob: that is right. why would anyone want to be courageous in the face of that with two guys in the car. >> andrea: how about fix the city finances. >> you go in strong and flood the zone with all kind of people. informant, tipsters. all sort of technology that you can monster them. charge them with racketeering. put them in jail for ten

the board delayed a decision in december under pressure from the american civil liberties union.y commended the sheriff for the guidelines but expressed concerns about a lack of privacy guidelines. >>> $5 million in taxpayer money to be spent on the party for the eastern span of the bay bridge. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with key questions that need to be answered before the party is given the green light. tom? >> reporter: skies may be clear, there is a dark cloud growing over the opening party way up there. >> reporter: money is needed to allow 200,000 people on the bridge before it opens. they have been empowered to raise funds for the gala. >> we need a place where private parties can contribute because we are a public entity. >> reporter: if they raise more than needed who gets that money? >> i am not hearing that it is part of the plan or effort to off set some of these public sector costs with sponsorship revenue. >> reporter: they picked opmajor responser without putting it up for bidding. >> i would like that addressed. >> they will vote next week. >> it is

they do crimes to get their drug autos american civil liberties union says once the felony is on a recordicult to move on. >> that means they're unable to find employment. when we don't provide folk was every opportunity to be productive members of society turn back to drugs. >> the proposal does not affect marijuana possession which will remain an infraction. >> a couple of these guys got more than bargained for. check out the surveillance video showing two men entering riverton jewelers in sherman oaks. one breaks open a display case. an 80-year-old war vet fought off one robber, woah. these guys are likely 50 years his junior. he forces them out of the store. >> sheesh. >> it wasn't fighting. just protecting what belonged to me. >> were you worried they might hit you?. >> crazy. crazy. sometimes, we do things we -- act without thinking. >> the watches worth around $40,000 he feelstñ3>t he saved more. he hopes the eight cameras will help identify robbers. >> the president is scheduled to meet with leaders friday to go over cuts that kick in march 1. white house conceding efforts to avor

. >> the american civil liberties union is concerned drones could be used to spy on people in their homespervisors with the lme county sheriff's department say they secured a $34,000 grant to implement this aerial surveillance program. is that once the is an unmanned aircraft systems and missing persons cases, hostage situations, plane crashes, and areas where it is difficult for law enforcement to gain access. its share of the public protection committee is extremely concerned about these drove by way before the committee at a minute which guides the is a reasonable search and seizure. tell me the county will be the first county in california to approve a program like this. >> primarily am more concerned with the fourth amendment. want to let the cat out of the bag, you will not get back again. we have cameras, helicopters we have lots of other methodology. he ththe >> the mother of one of the victims of speed freak killers as file a lawsuit against a san joaquin a share of and all but the search for her daughter's remains. joan shelley says one of these ads operating a backhoe was exami

. >> bob: the cops are sitting in their cars because of civil libertys unions?s because they don't want to get out in middle of the gang war. they don't want to go out there -- >> andrea: they don't want to lose their job. >> bob: they don't have the courage to get out of the cars. >> andrea: you called the police officers coward? >> eric: the guns used to perpetrate the murders, do you think there would be fewer of them in hands of bad guys with more gun control laws? do the bad guys abide by the laws? >> bob: if you confiscate them. i would haven't the courage to get out in the middle of a gang war. >> andrea: if you don't have the right backup or assistant. they busted the budget they can't afford to give the cops backup. >> bob: that is right. why would anyone want to be courageous in the face of that with two guys in the car. >> andrea: how about fix the city finances. >> you go in strong and flood the zone with all kind of people. informant, tipsters. all sort of technology that you can monster them. charge them with racketeering. put them in jail for ten

s they get a lot of push back from the liberal media and the american civil liberties union. have a flip of the politics nationally where you have a liberal groups essentially arguing that the police are too aggressive in taking illegal ones, for did legal ones. so is always a very strange thing when you dig into the facts. lou: and digging into the facts in new york city means that you have to take note of the fact that the democratic registration in this city is 7-1 over everyone else. is not the case around the country. correct to point out stop and frisk which is very successful. but the statistic is so interesting about the low rate. we have a mass media that we did not have 50 years ago. what ends up happening is they sensationalize the mass murder. mass murders could huge coverage. a big emotional component, and you end up with a political impulse to try to do gun control act of it. what we are missing is that the huge majority of these mass murders and gun violence crimes are gang-related, and their is a big racial component which no one wants to talk about which is t

. >> the civil liberty union explains the thinking at the time. >> in 2003 it was really useful for consumersn companies, are you going to share my information with another company? am i going to end up getting a piece of mail for them? >> back then the big concern was our personal information would be used to bother us. >> tele marketer calls and junk mail. >> californians can ask companies how they shared their information with other third parties for direct marketing purposes. but direct marketing purposes is narrowly defined. it doesn't fit all of the ways companies are now sharing or selling information. >> now our every move is is tracked on-line. off line our mobile phones and gps tell data gatherers what stores we shop in. what restaurants we visit. she recently tried using the shine the light law. >> i wanted to know what information they thought i shared with them, but what information they shared with other companies. >> she asked yelp, google and others, what are you doing with my information? >> -- she heard back. >> i have no complaints how long they took. >> what information di

without a warrant you hold somebody is nude on your own property says jay stanley of america's civil liberties union you can no longer be sure nobody is watching you so the first citizen who pulls the trigger will be feted says this judge the first american patriot act shoots down one of these drones that comes too close to his children his backyard will be an american hero and it's not the first scandal were americans paid to spoil on themselves this for two on this video was pulled off troy it reveals this public spy system is already recording all conversations in places like michigan and soon san francisco intel is treats calls cope's when you make a louder than average noise and uses data mining like facial profiling of every pulse of boy so the promo was pulled but the program.

supervisors postponed the vote of after pressure from privacy advocates including the american civil liberties unions 9-1-1 call a talk show host is getting and how they are connected to her late husband, we are talking about katie couric. >> the dow is off 33 points and back under 14,000. we will go live to jane king the scene new york stock exchange. >> first, authorities detonateed materials in a south bay home and we are learning more about the man responsible and the support he is getting from a hi >> los altos, petaluma, and antioch, and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> our temperatures compared to average are well above if many areas from three in san francisco to livermore eight degrees warmer than average. enjoy the sunshine. the high pressure is dominating our weather and can you see on the radar it is dry. we will have mid-60's in big sir and san francisco and 69 in san diego and los angeles and palm springs and sacramento, low-to-mid 70's. >> back to our developing news from the south bay. the highway patrol is still at a santa clara home following the discovery of explosive materia

. >> the american civil liberties union is concerned that drones could be used to spy on people in their alameda county sheriff's department's said that they secured a $34,000 grant to implement this aerial surveillance program. the ouster of wants to use the unmanned aircraft system in missing persons cases, how, plane crashes, and in areas where it is difficult for law enforcement to gain access. but, the chair of the public protection committee is extremely concerned about these drones violating the fourth amendment, which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. alameda county would be the first county in california to approve a program like this. >> supervisor valle says that if he had his way, that he would wait to make a decision on this, and let the state legislature or the congress on ultimately decide the future of the drones. >> we will be right back. [ whirring ] [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of

. >> american civil liberties union wants that in writing. >> the problem with the sheriff's policy it'sed to look narrow but actually contains loop holes that render the privacy protection meaningless. >>reporter: backlash comes as supervisors decide to see how much authority they have to fly unmanned aircraft, it could be watched the world over. >> we all know that eyes are all eye on alameda continue and we want to get it right. >> the county would be the first in california to use the the devices. some are concerned over what happens when they get more sophisticated. >> they can see through wall. equipped with facial recognition technology and license plate readers and rada radar. >> supervisor grilled the sheriff. >> have you done privacy assessment. >> yes those are the conversations we have had with aclu and community groups. >>reporter: but those groups aren't satisfied. >> we would also be who are fitd if they had tan our recommendation. >>reporter: if supervisors can broker a compromise the small aircraft could fly in a year. in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> one bill rising. coming

, supervisors postponed a vote over pressure from privacy advocates including the american civil liberties union. there will be demonstrators before the meeting the scene county administration building in oakland. >> it is valentine's day. and i am getting all choked up over the exciting things the guys will do for their loved ones. >> mike? >> we need some tips with jason if she is already choked up. >> most neighborhoods are warmer this morning than yesterday. you can see concord and fremont and mountain view are the same and everyone else is three to five degrees warmer. no need to worry about frost with mid-to-upper 30's in many neighborhoods and check out fairfield, oakland, san francisco, redwood city and fremont andant job and mountain view and san jose, low-to-mid 40's and milder temperatures there. through the morning, we will hang out in the mid-30's to mid-40's inland toward the coast with fog dense along the bay shore and more widespread in the north bay. we will have sunshine quicker than the last two days, and it will be sunny by noon with temperatures around 60 and we will be in t

of the american center for law and justice and norm siegel former director of the new york civil liberties union who i have had many wars with over the year. good to have you here, gentlemen, both of you. i don't think there is any one who has any problem with the united states defending its citizens, defending the homeland. do you have a problem now that the so called white paper or justification for the drones have come out with the justification itself? >> let me give you two points here that are important. number one, i think the president as commander in chief has the authority to use drones u.s. citizens that have taken up arms with the enemy, al-qaeda. for instance, if bin laden were a u.s. citizen i don't think any of us would have hesitated. the problem with the justification, two things number one the word imminent. they redefined the phrase of when the high level target is actually imminently doing something and it is an elastic expression or phrase and that has a lot of lawyers concerned. the other thing is the lack of oversight. i was with a friend who is a law professor. he said wh

. >>> the american civil liberties union is raising questions about this new surveillance plan. tom will have more on that at 6:00. smile cold out there but we have some clouds rolling in. >> clouds rolling in. tomorrow is the warmest day we'll see in the next seven days. but it's also going to come with some rain. you need the umbrella. very windy. although we'll be warmer after a very cold three days, cold on saturday, yesterday was just frigid with those wind chills and the teens and low 20s all day long and today even with the sunshine it's been on the cold side. taking a look out at the potomac towards national harbor it looks pretty. it looked quite nice. but temperatures mostly in thor 30s to lower 40s and now we're talking about winds gusting up to 13 to 20 miles per hour. 20 mile-per-hour wind gusts with 42 degree temperature wind chill around 30 to 32 degrees. again we're looking at a very cool evening even though we've had some sunshine. sun going down in the next 20 minutes. 39 in gaithersburg. 39 in frederick. 45 manassas. the warm spot is sitting at 48 trees in cul

the american civil liberties union set to testify before a house committee today in annapolis.ld only be allowed to obtain cell phone tracking information after getting a search warrant based on probable cause. it says mobile phones register a person's location several times a minute and knowing that information could invade privacy. >>> right now, a great opportunity for identity thieves. sitting right outside of your front door. tax forms and w 2s are appearing in mailboxes everywhere. options of ways we can protect ourselves. >> reporter: even in our high-tech world, letters are still delivered to our mailboxes every day. and that mail can be temptinging to identity thieves. >> sits there all day and it is easily accessible. it is still happening. >> reporter: right now our mail is full of personal information. >> things from our bank, things regarding investments, things from employment. >> reporter: shelley says it is easy to see that it is tax time. as every day mail is mixed with for financial documents. something scam artists are looking for. >> in the wrong hands i'm s

the american association of retired people, the gray panthers, the american civil liberties union, theurgeons, the police foundation. that list makes absolutely no sense. what could the gray panthers possibly have done to get on the nra's enemy's list? and neurological surgeons? really? no one in the 4 million nra members has ever had a brain tumor? neurological surgeons are enemies of the nra? and so is the american nurse's association. and the ambulatory association, the national association of pediatric nurse association and practitioners. and the national association of children's hospitals. if you have anything to do with the health care of children you are on the nra's enemy list. as is of of course, the american medical association. there is not a single person who has been tricked into paying dues to the nra who could tell us why the american academy of pediatrics is on the nra's enemy's list. or why the nra hates brain surgeons. because the due's money of the nra is constantly being used for things that the majority of members of the nra do not support. it is being used now to

the american civil liberties union will testify before a house committee today.y say police should only be able to obtain cell phone tracking information after getting a search warrant based on probable cause. they say mobile phones register their locations several times a minute and knowing that information can can invade privacy. >> police at universities in our area are urging students to be more careful after a string of dorm room burglaries. at georgetown university, thieves stole laptops in the past two days and at george washington university there have been at least three burglaries where thieves went into dorm rooms and took ten different electronics. a spokesperson says the robberies happened because students inadvertently let the thieves in and left their rooms unloblgd. all the burglaries happened in the middle of the day. >>> police need your help finding these men who stole more than $120,000 worth of jewelry. the thieves robbed the zales jewelry store at pentagon city mall yesterday. the four men smashed the display cases with hammers and stole 27