cochran he wanted it in blue. and this was before the air force started wearing blue.t that time they were wearing the green and tan. but our uniforms were blue. and they were made by goodman and neiman marcus came over, their seamstresses and fitted us with those uniforms. >> they also designed the blue official flying uniform which consisted of the eisenhower jacket. the women were the first ones to wear that jacket before it became standard issued later on that year. once they graduated the women earned their silver wings, they were placed at 120 bases across the country. during the time 38 women air force service pilots were killed while serving our country some in training, some later on when they were stationed at a base across the country. because the women when the wasps were started they were in such desperate need for these women that they didn't have time to milteritarize them. they were all civilian pilots so they weren't getting compensated. they didn't have veteran status. so when they died they had to figure out their way to pay for the women to be sent

visit ncicap.org] [upbeat twangy music] ♪ >> ♪ world go away >> hank cochran is, without a doubt, onee greatest songwriters ever on earth. >> ♪ and i fall to pieces >> it's important historically that people know who hank cochran was and what he did, and he always wanted to be the hemingway of country music, and i think he did it. >> it's stunning when you look at the body of work that he was able to accomplish and stay relevant for so long. that's way out of the ordinary. >> ♪ i've got everything ♪ everything but you >> they will be recording hank cochran songs way down the line and probably not even know who he was. >> i think it's really important for people to understand where country music came from and the era of the '50s and '60s, which is hank cochran, harlan howard, willie nelson, roger miller. these guys set the standard for writing songs. >> ♪ don't you ever get tired ♪ of hurting me ♪ he was responsible, really, for me going to nashville and getting a job writing for pamper music. hank had a lot to do with me getting started. >> i met hank. he reached out his hand and had

cochran's office says the senator is traveling.an is now out on bond. >>> in baltimore right now calls for peace this weekend ahead of a rally planned to bring attention to the case of freddie gray. gray died after his neck was broken while in police custody. the deputy police commissioner said gray should have received medical attention at the spot of his arrest, not after being put in the back of a police van and t

the day i was 21 i applied for the program and eventually i got a letter from jacqueline cochran which i still have that said

i am not sitting you're advocating for thad cochran or any such thing. he is not my cup of tea.e is more my cup of tea even the tea party, but we will leave that open for discussion. the point is, this situation has gotten everybody in mississippi into an uproar. this thing happen that wasn't supposed to happen. voters who were supposed to vote actually went over here and voted. they produced an outcome that was not expected. voters did something they weren't supposed to do. in this case, african-american voters did something other than vote for a democrat. the world is changing. the world is changing. that's right. one of the reasons we advocate and work so hard for political reforms that open up the political process, is that we want to give voters, and we want to give communities, the opportunity to do something different, to use their power to use their vote, to create different kinds of outcomes, to upset the apple cart, to change the game and make it a case that the politicians and the parties can no longer rely on the conventional wisdom to determine how they run election

new tonight, mississippi senator thad cochran susspended one of his longtime stef members. that staff member is named fred pagan. he's facing drug charges. and what led police to his home in d.c. early this morning? >> reporter: a man about to answer the front door at home of the senate staffer quickly turned away when he saw the news 4 microphone. a dhl package was found to contain a so-called party drug that can be distilled to make ghb often used as a date rape drug. address on the package was this home in the 5700 block of colorado avenue in northwest d.c. when u.s. customs and border protection agents showed up to the house with a search warrant yesterday after finding a quantity of methamphetamines, they arrested the occupant. 49-year-old fred wesly pagan is a top staffer and office manager from mississippi senator thad cochran, chairman of the powerful senate appropriations committee. court documents said pagan told the agency he intended to trade the drugs in exchange for sex favors. he's worked for the senator since he was 16 years old and the senator released a st

fred pagan worked forred that thad cochran for years.t led up to his arrest. >> reporter: a man about to answer the door quickly turned away when he saw the news4 microphone. the criminal investigation began when a dhl package was found to contain a so-called party drug that can be used to make ghb, the date rape drug. the address on this package was this home on colorado avenue in northwest d.c. when u.s. customs and border protection agents showed up to the house with a search warrant yesterday after finding a quantity of methamphetamines they arrested the occupant. 49-year-old fred wesley pagan is a top staffer for mississippi senator thad cochran. court documents say pagan told the agency intended to distribute both drugs in exchange for sexual behaviors. pagan has worked for cochran since he was 17 years old. senator cochran is disturbed and deeply saddened by the arrest of his long-time aide fred pagan and is suspending him of all duties pending the outcome of this case. news4 today. >> pagan appeared before a judge yesterday who r

he worked for cochran since he was 16 years old. senator's officer released a statement saying senator cochran is saddened by the arrest of his long-time aide fred pagan and is suspending him of all duties pending the outonly of this case. news4 today. >>> right now we're getting new information on the 7.9 earthquake that rocked nepal. >> hundreds are dead. we get the latest from kelly cobiella in london. kelly? >> reporter: that's right. the numbers are now in the several hundreds. possibly as many as 800 dead in nepal and surrounding countries. survivors are describing running from collapsing walls and falling bricks in the middle of the day. this hit just before noon. the 7.9 magnitude quake hit at 11:56 local time. the epicenter about 50 miles west of kathmandu. there is widespread damage in nepal. in the capital of kathmandu, hundreds are injured. hospitals absolutely overwhelmed with patients being treated in parking lots and on the streets. simply not enough health care workers to take care of all of the injured. a historic 2

. >> chris mcdaniel and cochran -- >> the establishment has gotten -- right. the establishment has gotten smarter, more machiavellian maybe, more cynical, less surprised. >> right. >> but -- but -- so there's been -- there's been a sort of petering out of that energy, and then at the same time, you aren't in this kind of atmosphere of confrontation with obama anymore, which was a big driver. it was this sense that we need to get people in there who will stand up to obama, who will just say no. >> now the president's -- >> now the president's stopped in his tracks. >> kind of irrelevant >> the second term, he seems almost irrelevant on domestic issues. >> right. >> and so, again, there isn't that same kind of energy. and then finally, you know, the combination of the loss in 2012 and the shutdown going so disastrously in 2013, i think created space, again, for this kind of policy rethink that we were talking about earlier. >> resurgence of serious people. >> right. i mean, but what's -- what's striking is that -- and this is where i do think the media gets it w

fred pagan is an aid to thad cochran of mississippi. he is accused of having and attempting to distribute methamphetamine. last year, pig and earned $160,000 as the top -- pagan earned $160,000 as the top assistant and administrator. a judge ruled that the charles severance trial will move to fairfax. severance is charged with killing nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne ladonna in a string of shootings. his past writings included phrases like "thou shall not kill is a lie." new development in a controversy, a screening of "american sniper" was postponed at the university of maryland after complaints the film was islamic phobic. the council of islamic relations is speaking out in a famous alum is threatening to stop donating. tom roussey has the latest. >> they've been advised against speaking with the media. tom: a muslim student group was a no-show for scheduled press conference. a council on american islamic relations representative would not say who pressure the group not to speak. she did say why the group was concerned about the

and also notably republican senator thad cochran of mississippi.who recently survived a republican primary challenge for his seat, largely on the strength of african-american voters in mississippi. so it took more than five months but loretta lynch will now become the nation's first african-american to serve as attorney general. earlier tonight president obama reacted to news of her confirmation during a speech in front of activist group organizing for america. >> before i start with some other issues, i want to say publicly for the first time i've been looking forward to saying this, that i am very pleased that loretta lynch has now been confirmed -- [ cheers and applause ] >> you know, america will be better off for it. >> organizing for action i should say is the name of that group. loretta lynch will now back the 83rd attorney general of the united states and she will assume that job after what has been one of the longest waits that any cabinet secretary has ever had to endure. she's expected to officially be sworn in on monday. we'll be right

i am not sitting you're advocating for thad cochran or any such thing. he is not my cup of tea.e is more my cup of tea even the tea party, but we will leave that open for discussion. the point is, this situation has gotten everybody in mississippi into an uproar. this thing happen that wasn't supposed to happen. voters who were supposed to vote actually went over here and voted. they produced an outcome that was not expected. voters did something they weren't supposed to do. in this case, african-american voters did something other than vote for a democrat. the world is changing. the world is changing. that's right. one of the reasons we advocate and work so hard for political reforms that open up the political process, is that we want to give voters, and we want to give communities, the opportunity to do something different, to use their power to use their vote, to create different kinds of outcomes, to upset the apple cart, to change the game and make it a case that the politicians and the parties can no longer rely on the conventional wisdom to determine how they run election

well, cochran and his people, smartly, when out to the black leadership in mississippi and they said,e want to come to you and make an appeal to you to bring out black voters in this election come in this runoff election in support of senator cochran. and use the fact that there's an open primary in the state and that anybody can vote in this runoff. you don't have to be a number of the republican party because it's an open primary. anybody can vote in this runoff. bring this community into this election to defeat the far right. we will expand our support for the things we're trying to bring into the african-american community to deal with issues that you are concerned with but usual political mobility to defeat the right. and that's what happened. in that election. that's what happened because it was an open primary. now, i am not sitting here abdicating for that cochran or any such thing he's not exactly my cup of tea but probably more than the tea party is my cup of tea but we will leave that open for discussion. the point is that the situation has now gotten everybody in mississip

cochran's office says the senator is traveling. pagan is now out on bond. >>> in baltimore right now calls for peace this weekend ahead of a rally planned to bring attention to the case of freddie gray. gray died after his neck was broken while in police custody. the deputy police commissioner said gray should have received medical attention at the spot of his arrest, not after being put in the back of a police van and taken to a station. the police commissioner said he will not resign in spite of calls for him to do so. and the mayor of that city said results of an investigation will be turned over next week. now, prosecutors will decide whether charges will be filed against any of the six officers who have been suspended. >> i still want to know why none ever the officers called for immediate medical assistance despite mr. gray's apparent pleas. >> those officers have been suspended with pay. >>> thousands of people expected in baltimore tomorrow for a rally and march to city hall. freddie gray's funeral will be held on monday. >

. >>> new tonight an office manager from mississippi senator thad cochran has been indicted on charges of possessing methamphetamine and importing illegal drugs. a courting to court documents. he allegedly told investigators he imported those drugs from china with plans to give them out for sex. his first court appearance today. he was released on personal recognizance and due back in court next month. >>> she's 23. she was 13 when it all allegedly began. a former montgomery county teaching assistant is charged with felony child abuse tonight and police say he confessed. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan at loiterman middle school in silver spring, montgomery county public schools which have been hit repeatedly by child sex abuse cases are hit again. a teaching assistant, robert wilson, 23, accused of kissing and fondling a 14-year-old girl inside the school itself. hey, don't touch that. that's assault. you could be charged. >> get that out of my face, man. >> reporter: one of wilson's furious relatives grabbed our camera after a bail review hearing in rockville. >> and i just want justic

>> parro went on to tell us that in order to survive in cochran he had to understand corcoran. >> you know, at the beginning when i was facing the 41 months, i thought how in the hell am i going to make it? i didn't see myself as being a part of this community. it is a community as no matter how dysfunctional it is, no matter how bizarre and asinine and ridiculous and stupid. it is very stupid. there's a lot of rules here that are enforced by inmates. >> many of those inmate enforced rules revolve around racial politics. >> a lot of the people here have affiliation to gangs. but they asked me who i run with. well, you know, i run with teachers and librarians usually. and when i find them, then i'll run with them. but i haven't found too many of them yet. >> parro must also deal with racial politics in his prison job as a housing clerk. >> i got a message that you called over here. >> usually i come in the morning i see who is paroled, if there have been any roll-ups during the last 24 hours. there's beds open. i got 109 up, 242 up. those are open since yesterday. i am kind of looking

that decades have gone but of pointing out this out in the month and many people claiming we get to cochran the egg of lived our own final transitions not touching the pg&e worries and those assets will be good assets and be very beneficial to the city all the customers of the hetch hetchy power system and very beneficial to community choice agreeing gas station thanks. >> thank you any other comments from the public commissioners. >> moving on could you read the items for closed session please. item 17 will not are horde today. >> just those two item 18 unmitigated claim with the local 261 versus the city and county of san francisco and item 19 urban litigated claims for the insurance company and items 20 through 27 will not be horde. >> any public comment on the items in closed session today mr. brooks. >> can i have a motion whether to assert you move to assert. >> deputy city attorney one the slelt items involves commissioner courtneys employers local one of 1 i ask for a motion to recuse him under closed session. >> i'll move that. >> all in favor, say i. >> opposed? the motion carries

i'm not sitting here advocating for cochran.t is is that this situation has now gotten everybody in mississippi into an uproar. oh my god. this thing happened that wasn't supposed to happen. voters that were supposed to vote over here went over here and voted and produced a certain outcome that wasn't expected and voters did something they weren't supposed to do. in this case african-americans did something other than voting for a democrat. oh my god. the world is changing. that's right. and one of the reasons that we advocate and work so hard for political reforms that open up the political process is that we want to give voters and we want to give communities the opportunity to do something different and use their power and use their vote to create different kinds of outcomes to upset the apple cart, to change the game and to make it the case that the politicians and the parties can no longer rely on the conventional wisdom to determine how they run elections and how they govern and how they represent the people of this countr

fred pagan was serving as an aide to thad cochran.border officers intercepted a package that contained a date rape drug. federal agents then raided his home. >>> students at the university of maryland college park will see the movie "american sniper." the screening was cancelled last week because the muslim student association said the movie was anti-muslim. students who were not happy posted hateful and racist messages on social media. after a long discussion about the first amendment, they'll show that movie on monday. >>> 4:49 now. metro just took a big hit in funding. the house committee that oversees the agency released a plan yesterday to cut its federal funding in half. to $75 million. metro has to demonstrate what it's doing to fix problems before getting that money. now a committee spokesperson says that the goal is to force metro to make improvements. metro says they need full funding to improve safety and reliability reliability. eleanor holmes norton is threatening to go against any funding cuts. >>> some of you living in

. >>> an officer manager for mississippi senator thad cochran has been indicted for possession of drugs. officers raided his home yesterday and he allegedly told investigators he imported the drugs with china with plans to give them out in returns for sex. senator congress ran said pagan has been suspended of all duties pending the outcome of the investigation. >>> a judge gave dean lee bener a life sentence plus 215 years for abuse of a child. prosecutors say bener routinely gave the child alcohol or marijuana and threatened to kill the boy or his family if he told anyone about the abuse and would even hold a gun to the child's head. at sentencing bener maintained his innocence. >>> tonight we're following another case of a school employee accused of sexually abusing a student, an oxon hill man, a paraeducator in silver spring and police say he kissed and fondled a 13-year-old girl repeatedly in a school stairwell where there were no cameras. they say he also went to the girl's apartment complex and fondled her there. >> i i'm very, very upset about what's being -- i'm very, very upset

kelly ayotte, thad cochran, susan collins, jeff flake lindsey graham. orrin hatch, ron johnson, mark kirk, mitch mcconnell and rob portman. just one senator did not vote -- ted cruz of texas. he was on the floor today in opposition to the nomination, but he did not take part in the confirmation vote. ashley parker of "the new york times" wrote "after railing against loretta lynch, ted cruz escapes confirmation vote." "where in the world was senator ted cruz? " he voted against a procedural motion to move ahead. mr. cruz missed her final vote on thursday afternoon. the reason? he had to catch a flight to texas for previous commitments in dallas. he was the only senator to fit the vote. his team on social media and e-mail quickly pushed back against the idea that the senator was shirking his congressional responsibility. he voted against cloture. that is from ashley parker in "the new york times." we will show you a number of highlights from the debate on the senate floor leading up to the confirmation vote for loretta lynch. first, we want to show you pr

senator mikulski, the vice chairman, and senator cochran -- senator cochran often attends as does sen. alexander. a lot of people interested in what you are doing and appreciative of the work you have done in italian have been there. senator murray. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. good to be here with you again. i am pleased to welcome secretary burwell to discuss the budget request for the department of health and human services. i want to thank you for everything you do. there is really no question that when it comes to health care we have taken historic steps forward last few years as a result of the affordable care act more families are getting the quality affordable coverage they need but the work does not end with the lobbying past. far from it. i am focusing on continuing to build on the progress made thus far to make sure we keep think forward with more coverage, more affordability command more quality. sec. burwell,. secretary burwell, i know continuing to make our healthcare system work better is a top priority for you. the role of your apartment is absolutely essentia

reporter: yes, the news conference just ended minutes ago here outside the law offices of the john cochran firm. we have been following this story on news 4 very closely from the beginning of jayden's fight to survive. and now his family this morning is lashing out at d.c.'s crime lab accusing it of dragging its feet delays the processing of evidence from the crime scene. and this morning, we have learned the family has filed a $50 million civil lawsuit in d.c. supreme court saying inadequate security measures led to jay den's near fatal bullet wound to the head. he was not at this morning's news conference and heard from his mother who was visibly emotional. >> this time has been very difficult for jayden and i since october 3rd. it's been very rough for my family but he's a fighter. he's doing much better today considering he was given only 35 minutes to live. i would hate to see another family go through what i've been through with jayden. >> reporter: once again, that is $50 million lawsuit aimed directly at the owners of mayfair mansions apartments. the management and security company

described by survivors among them celeste cochran, who lost both legs saying the pain was so intention she wanted to die. the defense painted him as being under the influence of his older brother. >> if one juror votes for life he won't get the death sentence. >> out sides a demonstration against the death penalty. rebecca gregory lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon yesterday, is one of many that fears that a death sentence could lead to years of appeals. >> part of us getting on with our lives want an ending and it won't end like this. >> the father of martin richard, killed in the attack agrees. as long as the defendant is in the spotlight we live a story told on his terms and not ours. >> the defense will find ways to use that. >> reporter: and officials say that the defense will likely not call dzhokhar tsarnaev to testify. reporting live marcy gonzales channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a report out today details major problems for philadelphia gas works pgw, 2000 miles of at risk pipelines are sitting under the streets of the city, walter perez we

like survivor celeste cochrane with tissues in her hand she recounted the explosion two years ago. i saw blood. i couldn't sit up. i just remember seeing so much blood where my legs were. this same jury who convicted tsarnaev on all counts in the bombing must now determine if he will live or die. victims like rebecca who lost a leg two years ago spoke out about the penalty. >> part of us getting on with our lives is this ending, and it's not going to end when it's drawn out like this. >> the parents of the youngest victim martin richard agreed. they said they're in favor of taking the death penalty off the table so long as tsarnaev spends the rest of his life in prison, and 31% of the boston area residents are for the death penalty. while 60% want tsarnaev to get life in prison. there is a photo of star and a half giving the middle finger to a camera while in a cell. they say he's unrepentant un uncaring and untouched by the sorrow and suffering he created. dzhokhar wasthe defense side of the story dzhokhar was under the influence of his brother. they do not expect him to take the

senator blunt: chairman cochran. senator cochran: even though i know this has been asked by one of our members, it relates to the immunization program. funds are provided to all states to help provide vaccines and to those who are not able to buy them because of their own difficult economic challenges and there is a majority of funds that are available for childhood vaccinations. in our -- our state has to win the prize as the highest childhood vaccination rate in the country, we're proud of that, because a lot of people spend a lot of time and effort in making that possible. but it all fends on funding from the program. so in looking at the budget request, we're disturbed that over $50 million in advance funding is recommended to reduce funding for that amount would be devastating, we think, to the affordable care act. what's your reaction to that? do you have any thoughts about it? about what we can do? secretary burwell: what we have tried to do is design a vaccine budget that included both children's vaccine and

capito and senator cochran.over here at senator mikulski senator reid senator schatz involved one and senator merck way. senator langford. >> thank you senator. madam secretary thank you for being here and thanks for the engaged in on this. there is a lot of conversation about the process. in your testimony you have notes of starting in 2009 there's a 1300% increase in medicare and what's happening in the appeals process. there's obviously a problem. while while you work celebrating the appeals process i would like to get down to some of the root causes. there've been multiple changes to the process. what is pending right now to continue to reform the audit process in the days ahead we on the appeals process which we can talk about separately but the root cause. >> it's important to step back. working on program integrity issues in terms of medicare spending. this is something that dr. coburn and others helped us focus on canvas was put in place so we could do the tracking. it has tracked and return quite a bit

he was serving as an aide to thad cochran. border protection officers intercepted a package containing the so-called date rape drugs. >>> a 16 month investigation led police to the arrest three men connected to the huge fire in colonial beach, virginia. take a look here. the state police say they set fire to the vacant elementary school last january. no one was hurt in the fire but the 100-year-old building was completely destroyed. investigators said tips from people who live in that area helped solve the case. >>> today a judge can rule on a lawsuit brought against the loudoun county school board. a parent said that the school system concealed information that should be made public. that includes employee salaries and e-mails that have to do with student performance. the school system says it provided a tull information -- all the information the parent requested. >>> students at the university of maryland college park will see the movie "american sniper." the screening was cancelled last week because the muslim student asso

ed that add that cochran from mississippi -- thad cochran from mississippi, voting for lynch.ese folks who believe that supporting loretta lynch will be better official for their ultimate prospects in 2016 getting on board. that said, she will now become the first african-american female to become attorney general. and expect her to have probably a few contentious brushups with congress from here on out, specifically related to immigration policy. but a lot of republicans, especially one i spoke to said we're very happy to see eric holder go. so loretta lynch, it's now her day. >> cheers there in the senate when the announcement came and confirmation in effect. we appreciate your report. nbc news correspondent luke russert there on capitol hill. thank you. >>> wheaton figure breaking news out of washington -- we continue to follow breaking news out of washington. a u.s. hostage mistakenly killed in an air strike. we have more reaction coming up. >>> and the take on the confirmation vote on attorney general-nominee loretta lynch. >>> ahead this hour baltimore police officer is

suspended senate staffer appears in court. 49-year-old fred pagan was serving as and aide to thad cochran of mississippi. border officers intercepted the package that contained the so-called date rape drug. federal agents then raided his home. >>> well, many of you are living in some of the best cities for young families in virginia. according to the financial planning site nerd wallet, gainesville tops the list. and these rankings are based on the cost of homes, prosperity and growth quality of education and family friendliness. in gainesville, 40% of households are families with children. that's the highest in the state. for the complete list head to nbc washington's app. rounding out the top five burke, centerville and vienna and bonn air. >>> protesters calling for the resignation of mexico's president this morning. >>> new details are emerging about the day a man landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the capitol. what news4 has uncovered as a security hearing gets under way today. >>> the sun comes up that's beautiful, look at that. amelia s people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin

described on the stand today by survivors, among them celeste cochran who lost both legs in the attackain was so intense at one point she wanted to die. and while prosecutors pushed for tsarnaev to pay with his life, the defense will try to paint him as being under the influence of his older brother in hopes of getting him life in prison without parole. >> if one juror votes for life he won't get the death sentence. a demonstration against the death penalty, something some survivors think should be taken off the table. rebecca gregory who lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon yesterday is one of many who fear the death sentence can lead to years of appeals. >> part of this getting on with our lives is an ending and it's not going to end when it keeps getting dragged out like this. >> as long as the defendant is in the spotlight we have no choice, but to live a story told on his terms not ours. >> the defense will definitely find ways to use that. >> officials say the defense will likely not call tsarnaev to testify. marcy gonzalez abc news new york. >>> a big cel

among them, celeste cochran who lost both legs in the attack saying the pain was so intense at one point she wanted to die. and while prosecutors pushed for tsarnaev to pay with his life the defense will try to paint him as being under the influence of his older brother in hopes of getting him life in prison without parole. >> if one juror votes for life he won't get the death penalty. reporter: outside of court today, a demonstration against the death penalty. something some survivors think should be taken off the table. gregory who lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon is one that fears a death sentence could lead to years of appeals. >> part of us getting on with our lives is this ending. it's not going to end if it gets drawn out like that. reporter: the family of 8-year-old martin richard who was killed in the attacks agrees writing in an op ed in "the boston globe," as long as the defendant is in the spotlight, we have no choice to live a story told on his terms and not ours. >> the defense will definitely find ways to use that. reporter: and officials say th

no arrests have been made, and the cochran firm now representing jaden's mother says the d.c.me lab still has not processed crime scene evidence. >> we're calling on city council and the mayor to properly fund the crime lab. the delays that are occurring in the forensics lab and the ballistics lab are inexcusable. >> the lawsuit announced today names the owners of mayfair mansions the property management company, and the security company saying that while it's listed as a gated community, the gates were left open that night. >> i would hate to see another family go through what i've been through with jaden. >> jaden's speech vision and mobility have all greatly improved but he may never fully recover all of his cognitive abilities. he turns 10 in june. the owner of mayfair mansions is the community preservation and development corporation based in silver spring. after expressing deep concern for jaden and his family, the group said in a statement, quote, as a washington, d.c., affordable housing developer we are committed to the safety of more than 9,000 residents and make maj

relationship the tissue can buy in bulk and now there is bureaucratic rigidity with fat senator cochrane. >> but this is us bigger issue to put our doctors in the position to make decisions about somebody's life or death. but this is an important issue because with the choice program we allow the veterans to choose i cannot move money from virginia care to choice care or back but yet we have introduced the invisible hand. but i cannot move money to care for them so my biggest nightmare is i have money in the wrong pocket. you would not run a business this way. >> can you help us? >> i would love to. communicate with the chair and the ranking member. >> they're both supportive. we have talked with both of them. >> is right on the head and the challenge will be that congress is the problem on this. congress pointing fingers at the secretary to say you did not promote the choice act you know if if we keep it in there you will not promoted by bikinis the flexibility of transfer in both directions say to you for taking time with us today. with the choice program let me add another wrinkle for

. >> thank you senator cochran. chairman mikulski. >> thank you mr. chairman. first of all mr. secretary thank you for your service to your the fact that your ten-year long shows that you have education and you right now i'm end of right now and then the attendant to see what works and what doesn't. we thank you for your advocacy and steadfastness. i want to associate my remarks with the senator from washington, senator murray. we have of his own testing cat. there's no two ways about it. to list the different facts and i don't argue with this committee or even on the floor. i think we have to look everything no-caps in the domestic programs. they are intertwined. let me tell you how i see it. one county, to people, three programs. one county, the home of the state capital, home of the united states naval academy of child the ford need another intel agent is. three programs from impact aid idea, the javits gifted and talented. two people have names like rosett and jack. rizzo was a child who was stigmatized in school because she had down syndrome and the word had become a bully

and thad cochran of mississippi backing her.helped put him over the edge in the primary against the conservative challenger seemingly wanting to get on the right side of history. loretta lynch will be nominated. she's attorney general now first african-american woman. there were cheers in the gallery. a special moment on capitol hill. >> nice to hear that. thank you very much for that. >>> let's get back to our discussion of drones and the attacks that killed americans. let's turn now friend of the show jimmy williams, who has years of experience as a senior staffer on the hill. and something of an expert on things regarding the senate. jimmy, this is -- the issue of drones, extraordinarily sensitive and complicated. political issue p. hundreds of innocent civilians killed by drones. of course, they do allow us to expand the battlefield and attack terrorists where our soldiers cannot go. keeping our men and women who are soldiers out of harm's way. so is the collateral damage that is almost inevitable worth it to expand the batt

ses less cochran lost both legs in the blast her husband fastening a tourniquet in the chaos.ants him executed saying if he's dead no matter how long it takes, end of story. we don't want lim to be able to communicate and possibly influence anyone. other victims like karen and john odom he lost so much blood his heart stopped beating twice. they have a different view. we want to see him rot in prison the rest of his life. we're not against the death penalty but we think it's too good for him. >> ultimately the decision will be made by the 12 jurors. if the defense can convince one of them to spare tsarnaev he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. ron claiborne, abc news boston. >> critics have a deal that settles thousands of lawsuits against the nfl. it could cost the nfl billions of dollars but it also means the league may never have to disclose what it knew about head injuries and when on average, the former players can expect about $190,000 each. some will certainly get a lot more up to $5 million but some much smaller amounts. the nfl's annual revenue is about $10

and, you know, remember the mississippi republican race we just went through where senator cochran won improbably with the support of african-american voters who had reregistered. the great climactic epic battle of the '64 campaign was goldwater versus rockefeller one on one in california. which in those days believe it or not, there was a poll that showed 70% of california republicans considered themselves moderates or liberals. but in any event, it was the primary campaign to end all primary campaigns. and goldwater was way ahead. and stu spencer, the great political strategist from several campaigns including ronald reagan's told me what almost turned it around were african-american voters mostly in los angeles. 55,000 of whom re-registered as republicans so they could vote in the republican primary more nelson rockefeller. that was indicative of the appeal that rockefeller had to minority americans. c-span: over for him in '68? as a candidate? >> guest: it really was. c-span: when was it? >> guest: oh, i'm sorry, when? well, the fact is when he pulled out in march, he got back in a

on iran, i thought bob corker and ben cochran came to a reasonable compromise. i had to concerns from the start. with respect to any steps taken by congress. the first was to make sure that their actions did not derail or prevent us from being able to get the best deal possible. my basic argument was let us show you if there is a deal or not. if there is, you will have ample opportunity to review it and opine on it, but right now we are still negotiating, so have some patience. i think the final product that emerged out of the negotiations we believe will not derail negotiations. so that checked off one books. the second concern i had was just an issue of presidential prerogatives. there were a number of people who were supporting corker's legislation suggesting that as a routine matter a president needs to get sign off from congress to negotiate political agreements. that is not the case. that has never been the case. this is not a formal treaty that is being envisioned. and the president of the united states, whether democrat or republican, traditionally has b

so i would -- in both your capacity and with the concurrence of senator cochran to talk with you about this. i think dr. secretary mcdonald: we are putting our doctors in the position of making a decision about some of these life or death, whether they go to community care or our care. this is an important issue for the committee in general. we are allowing the veteran to choose where they want to go. i don't have the ability to move money from v.a. care to choice care, yet we have introduced the invisible hands of adam smith allowing the veteran to choose and i don't have the money to care for them. my biggest nightmare is 70 goes for care and i have money in the wrong pocket. you would not run a business this way. senator mikulski: -- >> i think you have hit it right on the head. the challenge is going to be congress is the problem. congress is pointing fingers at the secretary say you did not promote the choice act. i think he needs the flex ability of transfer both directions depending where the veteran demand is. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and thank you for taking time w

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and the answer was -- >> and i don't know exactly what -- where we -- and because, you know johnnie cochranaid something deep to me he said that you know he lost a case where he had 50 witnesses. you know. and it is true because perception becomes reality. and he also said, you know you go up there with your client and the only thing -- the judge is -- he dismiss you and nobody know about it you better tell the media and the world what is going on so when they go and dismiss your case, he got some repercussions from the community and so forth. so that's what we try to do and thank god that i want to believe the media is finally starting to listen to all these black lives being taken with no consequence. i mean i can go state by state and give you ten in every state and i know because we representing most of them. >> yes, sir. >> good afternoon. my name is aaron king. i'm a member of the macedonia baptist church. organizational or cultural change within the police department. and i think we all know that organizational culture is not established at the bottom. it is established at the top. i

. >> thank you, senator cochran. >> mr. chairman, thank you. first of all, mr. secretary, thank you for your service the fact that your tenure has been long in the obama administration shows that you really have -- really a real commitment to education, and really now over the span of your tenure, really seen what works and what doesn't. we really want to thank you for your advocacy and steadfastness. i want to associate my remarks with the senator from washington, senator murray. in order to meet our needs, we have to focus on lifting the gaps. there's no two ways about it i know there are colleges who want to lift the defense caps. and i don't argue that in this committee or even on the floor. i think we have to look at raising the caps in the domestic programs. they're intertwined, let me tell you how i see it, one county two people three programs. one county anne arundel county in maryland. the home of the united states naval academy. the home of fort meade and other intel agencies. three programs impact aide, idea. two people, they have names like rosa and

so i would -- in both your capacity and with the concurrence of senator cochran, to talk with you about this. i think dr. cassidy you've identified an excellent point here. >> mr. secretary, you look like you're -- >> well, this is a bigger issue -- ma'am, this is a -- this is an important issue for hep c because we're putting our doctors in the position of making decisions about somebody's life or death, whether they go to community care or our care. but this is an important issue for the committee in general because once we decided the choice program -- from choice care to v.a. care. yet, we've introduced the invisible hand of adam smith allowing the veteran to choose. and i don't have the ability to move money to care for them. so my biggest nightmare is that somebody goes for care and i have money in the wrong pocket. you wouldn't run a business this way. >> well, can you help us? >> yes, ma'am, i'd love to. i'd love to. >> well, i would like you to communicate with the chair and the ranking member who will then work with the leadership at the -- >> we have talked with both of them.

described on the stand by survivors, among them celeste cochran who lost both legs in the attack sayingse at one point, she wanted to die. and while prosecutors is push for tsarnaev to pay with his life, the defense will try to paint him as being under the influence of his older brother in hopes of getting him life in prison without parole. >> if one juror votes for life, he won't get the death sentence. >> outside of court a demonstration against the death penalty, something some survivors should be taken off the table. rebekah gregory who lost a leg in the bombings and completed the boston marathon is one of many who fear a death sentence could lead to years of appeals. >> part of us getting on with our lives is this ending. it's not going to end when it keeps getting drawn out like this. >> reporter: the family of 8-year-old martin richard who was killed in the attacks agrees writing in an op-ed in the boston globe as long as the defendant is in the spotlight we have no choice but to live a story told on his terms, not ours. >> the defense will definitely find ways to use that. >> re