john conley is 22 years old.a student who is finishing his last semester at rutgers university. hey, he's had hardships. recently, he's been dealing with student debt. he's trying to find a job. ted cruz used john conley's story to lie about obamacare. now, i want to it play part of this clip of senator cruz distorting john's story on the senate floor during his nonfilibuster filibuster yesterday. here it is. >> john conley thought he was on right track in life. the son of a new jersey auto mechanic. he was the first in his family to go to college. four years later, the 22-year-old found himself $21,000 in debt. without a permanent job and sleeping on friends' couches. but he still doesn't know what he'll do when he graduates at the end of the semester. the costs of a lost generation. >> let's bring in john conley. john, good to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. for time, we didn't get the whole statement in there, but i want to ask you. what did ted cruz lie about on the senate floor with -- abou

chris conley, abc news, cincinnati, ohio. >> and we are so glad you are with us tonight and we're alwaysurse at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. and we'll see you right back here ain thursday night, tomorrow. >> on "the list," don't you just love the smell of baby in the morning? but, seriously, you really do. and taking out your kids? see our list of ways to not be fat. then, again, surprises always go over really well? well, say it, mom. >>> hi, everyone, we're happy to see you're on this wednesday. you're on "the list." for 21 straight hours, our staff has been looking for the coolest stories you need to know. searching for drchlt seuss books to read on the house. >> at number one, buckle up. quality air fares are soaring higher than a 7 p p. . >> are you heading for home? >> no, delayed long time. >> you've got three weeks before air fares fly substantially. sf you want to get home for the holidays, buy a ticket in and out. don't let this happen to you. >> everything is full. >> everything is fum. >> when you do book, try to get flights on the monday or tuesday before tur

>> thanks so much, margaret conley. keep us posted on that. appreciate it. >>> overseas, russia takes the lead on solving the crisis in syria, all eyes are now on vladimir putin. and a group of american journalists and academic experts are on their way to russia to meet with him. we'll talk with one of the professors next. vo: at meineke we know that oil is the lifeblood of every car. remember to change it on schedule to keep your car healthy. show your car a little love with an oil change starting at $19.95. >>> first, russian president vladimir putin had his say, he wrote an op-ed piece in "the new york times" earlier this week, slamming president obama for what he referred to as american exceptionalism. now it seems john mccain is poised to strike back, according to foreign policy blog the cable. the arizona senator has tentatively agreed to write a column in a russian newspaper in response to mr. putin's column. mccain is known for criticism of the russian president, and will likely reflect his negative views. >>> next week we'll get a bet

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jerry conley and i, congressman conley and i had a resolution in the house that very narrowly described that use of force to the purpose of deterring chemical weapons used by the assad regime. obviously if you can get in agreement to put that chemical weapons stockpile under international control you solve the problem of deterring future use. we are revising our draft right now. we're sending now -- to share the news with you, we are sending that to our colleagues in the house urging their support very similar to the senate proposal where we say 30 days after passage, if the president determines that the stockpile has been put under international control or there's a credible plan to do so, then you would not proceed with the limited force. but if he says they have not been able to work it out, then you would allow the limited force -- again, limited by the proposal that we put forward earlier. >>> okay. so just to be clear, similar to senate language that establishes a 30-day window during which syrians need to seek control of their chemical weapons to the international community. if t

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aaron murray, back to chris conley in the end zone. a perfect shot on the day. 4th quarter lsu down, a play, 75-yard drive, jeremy hill, 8 yards out, georgia goes the other way. murray, 25 yards to justin scott, in the end zone. george regained the lead. they'll hang on to win it 44-41 your final. >>> the school with the best alumni, florida state. not the best pictures, the best alum notice. >> that would be me. okay. we will move on there. i guess we don't have that game. number 14 oklahoma faces 22nd ranked notre dame. not a good start for the fighting irish. the first game, there it is, all right. this is oklahoma city, notre dame. not a good start for the first drive. tommy reed hit as he throws into the hands of cory nelson. reset three interceptions in the game. george atkinson, iii, son of george. in ten years, oklahoma go on to win 35-21. coming up, ohio state and wisconsin. stay tuned following the contest for after the game with larry biel and yours truly. we break down the football and look at the 49ers and raiders. we'll s

reporter margaret conley is live in seaside heights.d time at this point? >> reporter: christi and victor, the people here are just in disbelief that this is happening again. they rely on these business for income. their spending tens of thousands of dollars to rebuild. and they're going to have to do that all over again. some are saying it's actually going to take longer to rebuild from this fire than from sandy. governor christie was here on the scene thursday night when the fire broke out. here's more of what he had to say. >> and i said to my staff, i really thought i was go throwing up. you know, how much more are people going to be expected to take. it's an emotional toll that it puts on everyone. the people who live here, the business owner, the local officials and those of us in the state government who have dedicated most of our lives over the last ten months to the rebuilding of the jersey shore. >> reporter: now, governor christie was also a little more optimistic later on. he said this town is resilient. and he has confidenc

chris conley, abc news, cincinnati, ohio. >> that's just one of his many talents.id ballroom dancer. it's one of the things that ended up on the editor's floor. there was no way to include that he's a ballroom dancer. >> that is a great photo. he looks like he rounded third and came home himself. >> yeah. he brings so much inspiration to that dugout. >> oh, yeah. just great innocence. >> yeah. >> that's terrific. >> really great. love it. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. ld news now" informing insomniacs f >>> good morning, imhe diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here are headlines we're following. washington, d.c., navy yard gunman aaron alexis left an electronic note. the fbi says other evidence points to paranoia and delusion. we'll have the latest from investigators in our top story. >>> the terror attack in the mall in kenya showed a high level of so he figures at this case. they rented a shop for several months and they rented a shop by taking over the mall's control room with security cameras. >>> back from the

are one in 64 billion and irises accuracy is you have 1 in about 1 trillion." >> reporter: margaret conleycnn,for kron 4 news. the iris technology is expensive but it's becoming more popular for use by law enforcement. >> a nice evening. temperatures making it into the low mid '80s and it looks like that we are going to warm things up in walnut creek. thursday, from our mount tam you can see this the breeze after midnight. and tomorrow morning, a cloudy start. it could be the same for tuesday but by wednesday, thursday, relatively fog-free. and i think the big story of the week is this storm system on friday. anything could really happen. and there could be light rain and the best chance is north of the golden gate bridge. midnight. we are looking that is making its way towards the south-bay. and also it is going to be clearing by eight-10:00 a.m. sunshine as we go for the afternoon and pretty similar to what we saw today and yesterday. yesterday, we saw mid upper 70's and redwood city, mountain view, fremont. his 78 in san jose, milpitas and along the bay. with 70's in san leandro, he wor

i have two instances where oswald does, in fact, stalk john conley.f spontaneity about this that the car was coming right in front of his window and the important thing was what did he feel that morning when he picked up that rifle to go to work? >> there are so many conspiracy theories out there. you mentioned oswald was a cia agent. then vice president johnson was somehow involved, that it was castro. you are absolutely anti-conspiracy. why? >> because this was a wretched insignificant man. no foreign government. no criminal organization would hire somebody as unreliable or irresponsible as lee harvey oswald. it's absolutely impossible. i happen to know a little about this because i was trained in army intelligence and in the recruitment of foreign agents. you have to have in that kind of a situation somebody you can rely on that you can plan for months in advance. he's no professional. this is an amateur acting on spontaneity. >> it's called "the accidental victim." >> what happens when a life coach and motivational speaker gets a divorce? our next

walsh and conley were the top recipients. democrats and face off in the general election. walsh finished 1st with 19% of the vote. conley was not far behind with 17%. they beat out ten competitors on the ballot together. the bigger deal is that boston is guaranteed to have an irish mayor after not having if are so long. in alabama. bradley burn and dean young will advance to a run off in the district special election. 61% reporting. bob burn has 63% of the vote. they face off in the run off election on november 5th. the winner will advance to the special general election. it's a very republican district. more of the establishment and young more of the tea party. they may see a split there. in virginia, they show republican candidate for lieutenant governor is outperforming his running mate ken cuccinelli with less than two months to the election. hoe is traveling by three points. 44-41 while cuccinelli is trialing by five. we saw them square off in the first debate. jackson has been scrutinized by social issues and took the o

margaret conley is following the story from new york.ng actually mean in practice? >> reporter: it is an equality issue, allison. same sex couples will no longer be limited to civil unions. they'll be able to tie the knot starting october 21st. there was a rally last night to celebrate the decision by a county superior court judge. this makes new jersey the 14th state to allow same-sex marriage. so why is this significant? before, civil unions didn't allow legally allow same sex couples federal benefits like tax breaks and health care, the same benefits that heterosexual couples get. now this ruling changes that, and it draws on the 14th amendment equal protection clause. we spoke about it with cnn legal analyst, paul callan. >> she used the supreme court decisions which were handed down earlier in the summer, very technical decisions, which opened the door just a crack to gay marriage and she's used the rationale of those decisions to say the new jersey constitution requires gay marriage because equal protection of the law requires that

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. >> i want to go to margaret conley, who is on the scene right now. margaret, business owners lost everything there. what have they been telling you? >> reporter: jake, they are devastated. i think they're still in shock today. the business owners that we talked to, they rely on the businesses that are lined up behind me, they rely on them for their livelihood. over 50 businesses were impacted down this four-block stretch. it took $8 million to repair the damage from sandy and these business owners, they looked at the damage, they walked through it this morning, and they're saying it's going to cost more than that. jake? >> margaret, i know that it's early yet, but what are investigators saying about the possible cause of this fire? >> reporter: yeah, that is the question we've been pushing to get an answer on. they're not going to speculate. we know investigators are on the ground now. the orange county prosecutors are taking the lead and they're going through the evidence, they're putting everything into piles and they are going to sift through it.

margaret conley is following this story from new york.r, a new jersey judge said civil unions are not enough for same-sex couples. and they ruled to allow same-sex marriage. weddings will be allowed to begin october 21st. new jersey is now the 14th state to allow same-sex marriage. it was a rally last night in montclair, north jersey, to celebrate a decision by a county superior court judge. now civil unions didn't legally allow same-sex couples federal benefits that the same tax breaks that heterosexual couples were getting. this ruling changes that. >> i think her decision was quite surprising because it's a forceful and very broad decision. striking down essentially the constitutionality of new jersey's civil union law. and new jersey's been perceived as having one of the more liberal approaches in the united states to gay marriage. see i think it is a surprising decision. and it's a surprisingly forceful decision. and certainly, advocates of gay marriage will view this as an important precedent. >> now, this comes a year after governo

joining me now, democratic congressman jerry conley of virginia who served on the house foreign affairsttee. he co-drafted the resolution in the house and joins me now. thank you so much for being on the program. from where we see right now, this looks like the syria resolution authorizing -- the force in syria resolution is facing an uphill battle. >> well -- >> wait, quite an uphill battle. what we hear from the republican side is maybe at best they'll need votes to go with boehner. how many democratic votes you think pelosi can drum up? >> i think it's too early to say. i want to correct one thing i think you said in your introduction. i do not support the president's resolution. >> the narrow one? >> that's right, a much more narrow one. >> with ben allen. >> that's right. by the way, even more restrictive than the senate. the resolution that's drafted is open ended. it's not going to pass the house of representatives. nor is it going to pass the senate. >> why is that? >> because it is overly broad and open ended. the language of the resolution, the president is military action he

conley says hold up. >> caffeine can be associated with miscarriages.our recommendation is against any consumption over 200 milligrams of caffeine a day. >> those caffeine milligrams add up pretty quickly. eight ounces of starbucks has 165. a small mcdonald's coffee, 100. a can of regular coke, 35. and what about foods? many pregnant women are warned about listeria, oster says don't worry too much about sushi and raw eggs. she ate sushi. she says avoid raw, rare meat, unpasteurized cheese and deli or turkey sandwiches. why risk it? >> listeria is a bacteria that can cause miscarriages, stillbirths and infections in infants. >> should pregnant women worry about gaining weight? oster says you should probably be more concerned about gaining too little weight than too much. conry disagrees. >> obesity is associated with birth defects, diabetes, increased c-sections, a number of different things. >> when it comes to pregnancy, maybe the biggest taboo is alcohol, but oster says relax, "there is virtually no evidence that drinking a glass a wine a day has nega

but first i'd like to introduce heather conley, senior fellow and director of the europe program at csis. prior to working at csis, heather served in a variety of positions including deputy assistant secretary of state for europe. and with that, i'll let heather take it. >> thank you, andrew. good morning. well, it's hard to believe that matt and i two and a half months ago were sitting before you doing a briefing before the president traveled to lough erne, ireland and the g-8 summit, and we questioned how much syria would overwhelm the g-8 summit. here we are two months later, and we're now following the president as he makes his way en route to st. petersburg for the g-20 summit and wondering how much, of course, how much will syria dominate the corridor conversations. i guess you could summarize the president's unanticipated stop in stockholm as russia's loss and sweden's gain. after president obama canceled his bilateral summit with president putin, a stop needed to be added to the itinerary, and looking around the flight path, certainly the nordic countries came to mind. but of cou

. >> reporter: in a new unmarked suv high above other motorists new york state trooper steve conley isthe hunt for distracted drivers. >> i pulled you over because you were talking on your cell phone while you were driving. >> reporter: five points on her license. >> five points if it saves someone's life is worth it. >> reporter: that and up to a $150 fine for talking on her phone. it's illegal in 12 states. text ting is banned in 41. though 23% of car accidents involve cell phones, they are hardly the only thing distracting drivers. new gadgets in cars themselves make the driver's seat look more like your office chair. the dashboard, your computer. it's a one-stop shop for your connected life and your digital the life behind the wheel. send text t. >> reporter: robin from see nintendo wii san says it allows car companies to stay competitive. are you encouraging using google and facebook and texting. >> we are encouraging customers to look to the larger screen. >> reporter: but you are still looking to scroll through. >> yes. but you are glancing down as you would for a radio station.

>> margaret conley, thanks. >>> fall, have you noticed? fall has just started.at happened here? what wintry weather came a bit early or where? that's coming up next. >>> but first are more than 1 million homeless children head to school in the u.s. each day. going to school is stressful enough without having to worry whether or not you have schools to wear. this week's hero is making a big difference in their lives. >> september is back to school for most kids it means shopping. i used to take those things for grabbeded, until i realized there were a lot of kids who doesn't have those luxuries. i remember my first shelter visit seeing kids just like me. the only difference is they had footwear that ws falling apart. illustrates i was nervous to go back to school. smile shoes railroad old and too small for me. >> i had to decide to either spend money on shoes or medicine or diapers. >> kids get blisters on their feet, because they have to use whatever -- >> i give new shoes to kids living in homeless shelters across the country. my family's garage is filled to th

margaret conley, thank you very much. and we are learning today that the u.s.just declassified papers talk about two bombs, nuclear bombs, much more powerful than the one dropped on hiroshima that were accidentally dropped on the east coast. we have the details just ahead. vo: at meineke we know that oil is the lifeblood of every car. remember to change it on schedule to keep your car healthy. show your car a little love with an oil change starting at $19.95. >>> the kenya president is now speaking regarding the terrorist attack today. let's listen. >> -- all right. apparently the president has finished. when we know exactly what was said and what new information he has, we'll bring it to you. again, that is the terrorism attack that is ongoing in nairobi, kenya. and americans are among the victims. >>> moving onto this country. the pictures don't lie, well, actually this is a story that is affecting far away as well. the strongest storm on the planet this year is pretty scary to look at. it is typhoon usagi. and it's spiraling toward southern china. it is putt

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and it will be all thought i could throw one solution to conley's their own people did own factions their own political parties that this is in the business the interests of both sides so the huge reward here is common it's as many european economies struggle investments by asian countries could prove to be a lifeline but there are those fears that financial injections could also be a double edged sword or he's tests are a sillier reports. vineyards in burgundy including well known. sold iconic french branded holiday resorts club med sold parisian fashion brands. eighty percent sold to hong kong investors the tip of the iceberg as far as chinese money and french firms is concerned but if you ask french president francois lauded his army of trade ministers and business x x there's always room for more especially as recent grim industrial output figures cast doubts on paris's claim of economic recovery france accounts for a tiny portion of china's foreign trade just one point three percent of vs germany's five percent france buys more from china that it sells so much so that there's a twent

. >> let's go to the conley is st with the very latest. what is the very latest? you can see the devastation on the boardwalk behind me. the residents, the business owners are in disbelief that this has happened again. seaside heights was rebuilt with the optimism that the boardwalk was stronger than the storm. less than a year later, livelihoods have been destroyed again. residents are in shock after they watched their businesses burn to ash. >> there was nothing i could do. there was no other option just to sit there and watch it happen. >> reporter: chris dennis, owner of shoot the geek that opened on the boardwalk in 1992 lost at least $40,000 in merchandise from hurricane sandy. he'll have to start from scratch to rebuild and estimates damages from the fire are at least another $30,000. seeing the damage up close for the first time since the fire, he says this time the damage will take longer to repair. >> sandy wasn't bad. we were able to get back in business as soon as we had a boardwalk in front of us. the cleanup wasn't nearly as bad. this, well, you look

margaret conley is in new jersey for us and she has the very latest. i was just there yesterday.>> reporter: well, residents and governor christie, they vow to rebuild, don. governor christie was down here today. he was meeting with local authorities and business owners and here's more about what he had to say -- >> you know, the bad thing in the last few years as i mentioned the other night is all the different natural disaster crises we've had in the last four years. the only good thing about it is it's really trained me and the administration to be ready and know how to respond to these things. it's not our first time at this rodeo unfortunately. >> reporter: now, the part of the boardwalk is burned in its entirety behind me, but in front of me there's part of the boardwalk that's open and chris christie also tweeted out today, great to see so many families enjoying their saturday afternoon here. >> yeah. absolutely. i agree. i want to ask you where you're standing. i'm trying to figure it out exactly where you're standing and you mentioned what's in front of you. tell us abou

opt, at least for the first year, for 10% of their gross income going to obama care. >> margaret conley. >>> there are a lot of claims about the president's new health care plan coming from both sides. this is just one from the president. >> we will keep this promise to the american people. if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. >> so is that true? the short answer -- maybe. it's probably true that the majority of people who have insurance will not be affected by the new law, but clearly some will. the white house says the president assistants by the claim, declaring on its website nothing in the proposal forces anyone to change the insurance they have, period. want to find out all the answers? go to cnn.com/healthcare. >>> now take a look at this. it may look like a concert crowd, but these folks are flocking to a kneeled in nebraska for something much older and much more nostalgic. but first, as season 2 of cnn's "parts unknown" rolls out, anthony bore deign is headed to new mexico, driving route 66 to santa fe in a classic convertible, hoping to find t

it's up to the senate and jerry conley said no compromise means big consequences. >> billions of americans are signing up for all kinds of benefits and veterans and social security and medicare. all of that will be in the backlog. >> it is scheduled to meet at 2:00 this afternoon. harry reid said they will strip the measure to delay the health care law as well as another that will repeal attacks on medical devices. we have a shut down to deal with if they don't come to a compromise. >> hundreds of thousands of federal worker who is live here and work at agencies across the region will feel the impact. many are concerned about what will happen tomorrow. melissa is live on capitol hill with the reaction. good morning. >> that's right. we talked to a lot of federal workers and a lot of them say they are anxious and wondering and waiting to see if congress will go through with the shut down. >> we workers are paused and we don't like it. we really don't like it. >> 800,000 federal workers hanging in the balance. they are rushing to work this morning and could be sent home tomorrow if the congr

conley was an honor student of assembly. wary of taking on me delaware he h gebt /* /- debt. he had three hours left until graduation. >> not to mention the rockstar. >> actually, i felt like the rockstar on that occasion. >> and the new president of iran making his debut. >>> also, armed and dangerous, a 7th grader suspended from middle school for shooting a pellet gun. >> we were in our yard and this had nothing to do with school. i didn't have any of this at the school at any time. >> a strong view, of course, of that, given my position on guns, plus the five brown piano prodigies, brothers and sisters, hear their family secret on the briveng of reaching superstardom. >> let's call it cruz control, senator ted cruz, it's hard to believe it if you don't quite hear it, yourself. >> i will credit my fought. he invented, this wasn't for the restaurant. he did it anyway, green eggs and ham. sometime ago i tweeted a speech that ashton kutcher gave. now, number one, as a consumer, i'm a big fan of eating white castle burgers. i do not like them, sam i am, i do not like green eggs

cnn's margaret conley caught up with him in new york.e's controversy last year when he threatened to stop hiring because of affordable care act costs. restaurants, we won't hire more people." newest restaurant in east harlem. >> "this wall is all living." zane says he'll find a way and his best people are his full-time people. best people because the president has put into place something that penalizes me?these crucial decisions obamacare." an 18 year old passenger is >> apple's latest operating system is making people sick, literally. it seems the zooming animations are a bit much for some users to take, and they're reporting motion sickness. alison kosik explains. >> this same problem is just as the same analogy of trying to read inside of a moving car. it will have to be a future of state part right now there is no way to turn this new animation off the we will see if apple makes an upgrade. they are downgrading the operating system to the previous version. >> i just had to scramble and made eight changes to my weather system. we see

margaret conley reports. >> reporter: seaside heights was rebuilt with the optimism that the boardwalk was stronger than the storm. less than a year later, livelihoods have been destroyed again. residents are in shock after they watched their businesses burn to ash. >> "there was nothing i could do." >> reporter: chris dennis, owner of 'shoot the geek' amusement stall - that opened on the boardwalk in 1992 - lost at least 40- thousand dollars in merchandise from superstorm sandy. he'll have to start from scratch to rebuild - and estimates damages from the fire are at least another 30-thousand-dollars. seeing the damage up close for the first time since the fire, he says this time the damage will take longer to repair. >> "sandy wasn't as bad. we were able to get back in front of us as soon as we had a boardwalk in front of us. the clean up wasn't nearly as bad. this, well if you look at my building right now, clearly, it's going to have to be cleaned up a lot. there's nothing left but a shell and it's not even a whole shell in its entirety." >> reporter: chris's stall was just a few fe

. >> margaret conley, thank you for that. >>> later this morning president obama will speak at a memorial navy yard shooting in washington. last night he addressed the recent shootings in chicago. he did so for the first time. >> he and the first lady were at the congress black caucus foundation gala in washington. the president used the opportunity to renew his call for stricter gun control measures. >> we can't rest until all of our children can go to school or walk down the street free from the fear that they will be struck down by a stray bullet. [ applause ] just two days ago in my hometown of chicago 13 people were shot during a pickup basketball game including a 3-year-old girl. tomorrow night i'll be meeting and mourning with families in this city who now know the same unspeakable grief of families in knewtown and ar record a rah and tucson and chicago and new orleans and all across the country, people whose loved ones were torn from them without headlines or public outcry, but it's happening every single day. we fought a good fight earlier this year but we came up short. and that

jerry conley, and he is a democrat and he said the main thing he is hearing is they don't want to gets going to happen within congress and in public opinion and in the international community between now and when we take that vote, so i still think that it's a work in progress and it's too early to predict one way or the other. >> he says he hopes that some language can be found that builds consensus working towards a yes vote, and what happens if the u.s. doesn't intervene. >> the president cancelled his trip to california so they could go ahead and lobby the lawmakers, and he is going to be advertising and talking to the nation on tuesday. >> let's talk about a different international story. america's unlikely diplomat, dennis rodman. this morning the worm left north korea after spending five days in the communist state, and it's not clear what he was up on his second tour, and he didn't do anything to free an american prisoner, but he did meet with his friend, the dictator, kim jong-un. >>> an unmanned rocket to the moon, watch. >> and we have liftoff. >> the launch was a historic