specht mentioned some of the crucial judicial appointments whot served with great courage. my father reminded us regularly that he and the lawyers and support staff that worked on those cases and literally risked their lives at times had it quite easy compared to their clients who would continue to try to live their lives in the communities. the lawyers would come and go. the clients and the judges who were trying to protect and vindicate the rights of these clients who suffered the same kinds of indignities, who had the same rocks thrown through their windows and fire bombs, these judges that president eisenhower put on the courts displayed remarkable dedication and courage. let me tell you a list of some of the decisions that one judge that dr. specht mentioned, dr. frank -- judge frank johnson issued, and as a federal district judge, at least for the first part of his judicial career, he had a full docket of difficult cases. so the list of decisions that i'm going to describe to you are just a small fraction of his contributions to our society. judge johnson invalidated

and it involves risk and courage. but i have one more very important request. this is about our values. our washington has always fought discrimination. it is time for us to do it again. it is time for marriage equality. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] let's tell the children of our same-sex couples that their parents' relationship is equal to all others in this state. let's pass a marriage equality bill in the great state of washington. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, as you labor in the next 60 days, i respectfully ask you to take a minute each day to stop and to reflect. take time to look back and see how we came to be the great state that we are. take time to understand and appreciate what our courageous and visionary parents and grandparents did for us. what governors and legislators and voters did for us when it was their time to act. remember, this is our time. it is our time to give our children what we were given. a good education. our time to modernize transportation and put people to work and make sure they have jobs in the future. our time t

of courage. it's put around a newborn when they're first born to ward away evil spirits, so the kids put that around they're neck. julie you want to model this? this is a, tomar. it means badge of courage. look at this gentlemen on the right. he has orange haier. not because he died it but because he has a disease where he's starving from protein deficiency. see the joy despite the lack of these things. it came in 96 i decided to dedicate my life to promoting literacy and building schools in that part of the world and i've gotten married and had a baby on the way, and if you want to read the book there's an 8 day kidnapping and many things happened but another thing that happened in 96, i had my first fatawa issued against me. this is not just a death decree but it can prohibit women from going shopping or it can mean you can't watch television. in my case. it was banishing me from the country because i was helping put girls in school. i sought the advise of the head shiite in north pakistan. bef

, the same courage he learned as a young man to stand up and express his point of view when he stoodagainst the maricopa county sheriff and some of his outrageous views on immigration. [applause] >> and that's what got our attention out here where he may have taken the biggest risk of all, and that is by assuming a role of leadership here as our police chief, an outsider, something that all of you know, doesn't always work so well here in san francisco. and he distinguished his short time as police chief by really being the architect of some of the celebratory news that mayor lee and others have been pointing to today around three years of historic declines in homicides and the reduction of violent crime that we have all enjoyed in the last 36 months. [applause] >> a big part of the reforms, the command staff accountability, bringing the discipline to the police department and bringing our inspectors. i remember coming in we want to bring our inspectors out of the hall of justice and out to the district stations, all of which proved successful and all of which demonstrated his courag

it was very courageous. and you take that perspective and think about what it meant to the country to see president eisenhower bring branch rickey into his administration to run a commission to diversify the federal work force. it just is a very powerful statement. now, bill coleman was brought in to serve on that commission as well. bill has said in his book that he believed that the real tipping point in american history when it comes to civil rights occurred during the eisenhower presidency. and, of course, the primary piece that he points to of that period would be the little rock school crisis which we'll have a chance to discuss. president eisenhower very quickly moved during his presidency on a number of fronts, as you've heard, whether it was directing the district of columbia to desegregate, taking president truman's decision to the executive order president truman signed in 1948 to desegregate the military, taking that and implementing it because as we all know, there was a lot more work that neede

courageous. courageous is the word that i used to describe the work that alas is leaving and we are proud to support. you have demonstrated to courage and advocation for this nation and more -- most historically underserved. especially in these economic times. you are this nation's greatest hope as we educate children into the future of this nation. we are passionate about education and are delighted to continue our support and commitment for alas. we were the first to say yes to the leadership academy. we listened, responded, and learn from you. we are in the middle of a transformational. . -- period. achievement for all students is our common goal. regardless of background, nationality, language, or economic status. promethean and the mexican government are collaborating opportunities to deepen, strengthen, and improve primary and secondary education in mexico. the possibility of sharing real time space information for support of student learning, regardless of their location. this summer, the

from this floor she has spoken out courageously and led boldly at times that demanded both.since the tragic events of one year ago, congresswoman giffords has become an inspiring symbol of determination and courage to millions of americans. she has brought the word dignity to new heights by her courage. [ applause ] congresswoman giffords' message of bipartisanship and civility is one that all in washington and in the nation should honor and emulate. as gabby said in her video, which moved us all so much this weekend, we can do so much more by working together. [ applause ] in that vein, mr. speaker, i want to thank you for courtesies extended to enable this extraordinary ceremony to take place today. thank you, mr. speaker. [ applause ] wlt your permission, i'd like to acknowledge gabby's mother, who is with us today, gloria, and her father spencer, who is watching from tucson. gloria. [ applause ] we thank you, and we thank commander mark kelly, a hero in his own right as an astronaut. [ applause ] a hero in his own right as an astronaut and a commander of a mission, but a

speck mentioned some of the crucial judicial appointments who served with great courage. my father reminded me that the support services who worked on that staff and quite often risked their lives, the clients would try to live their lives in the communities, the lawyers would come and go, the clients and the judges who were trying to protect and vindicate the rights of these clien the same kind of indignities, these judges that president eisenhower put on the court displayed remarkable dedication and courage. let me tell you a list of some of the decisions that judge frank johnson issued and as a federal district judge, at least for the first part of his judicial career, he had a full docket of difficult cases. so the list of decisions that i'm going to describe to you are just a small fraction of his contribution to our society. judge johnson invalidated tuskogee, alabama, and ordered that black persons be registered to vote if their 578 indication papers were equal in performance of the least qualified white applicant. he ordered the city of montgomery, alabama, to ren

on the issue of political correctness, as juxtaposed with moral fiber and courage, probably going to get in a little trouble for saying this but i think we have devolved into a situation where there is sort of a first box on the checklist, which is -- i'm not sure i would characterize it as political correctness but there is this need to find nominees who are going to be, in a sense, find the least common denominator because of the lack of inability to get judges confirmed. any kind of blemish in a nominee's record is likely to delay his or her ability to get through a process. it's gotten to the point -- so, if you can find someone who on the one hand is going to have low negatives, or potential negatives, but nevertheless has the kind of moral fiber and courage we want and expect from our judges, the possibility's still there to thread that needle. it's just become very difficult. frankly, i think there's an unfortunate by-product to that which is why would someone who has thrown themselves into a career doing these kinds of things put themselves through a process where they may be

"courageous" made them a better dad.pose is for these films. >> whatever theme we're dealing with, when someone walks out of the movie theater, if they say, you know what, i've got issues in my own life, and i want to deal with it the way i saw it in the movie, want to put it in their hands to say, you want to become a better dad, better husband, better wife. >> we know "courageous" is about fatherhood. where did you draw the inspiration from the film? >> all of us operate from approval for our fathers. if we felt we were approved when we were young, we don't feel we have to constantly seek it from somewhere else. if you didn't get it when you were young, you have to get it from somewhere. we're chasing people all their lives. we're reminding dads you are so crucial and instrumental in loving your children in their formative years. every kid should hear from their father, i love you. i'm proud of you. i'm grateful that you're my child. when we hear that, it makes all the difference in our identity. >> alex, what was your

it takes a lot of courage to talk about your experience.have a lot of restriction in the united states when you speak out the state of oftentimes punish you for speaking out. >> marsha coleman-adebayo as senior analyst at the epa 10 years and claims it has been a decade of discrimination. >> i was an intruder in their world i could anticipate high-level staff meetings i was told only because my colleagues regarded me as the honorary white man. i must admit i was so stunned i remember hearing the laughter from around the table. >> she and other employees took their case to congress to of gun that epa chief carol browner. >> >> she told the issue was unaware of any complaints. >> rainn more than doubled the number of minorities. >> 2 million of us in the agency and they all live and how. >> today i joined with the city to honor one person, dr. marsha coleman-adebayo, a leader in the struggle for civil rights. >> while these a tax break my spirit i decided to weigh the struggle of human dignity and integrity. >> dr. coleman-adebayo won the his

she has brought the word dignity to new heights by her courage. congresswoman giffords' message of bipartisanship and civility is one that all in washington and in the nation should honor and emulate. as gabby said in her video, which moved us all so much this weekend, we can do so much more by working together. in that vain, mr. speaker, i want to thank you for the courtesies extended to enable this extraordinary ceremony to take place today. thank you, mr. speaker. s with your permission i'd like to acknowledge gabby's mother who is with us today, gloria and her father, spencer, who is watching from tucson. gloria. we thank you and we thank commander mark kelly, a hero in his own right as a astronaut, a hero in his own right as a astronaut, and commander of a mission, but also our personal hero for the care and love that he has given to gabby over this past year. oh, and before that to help make her as gloria and spencer have the person that she is. i join all, i think all of our colleagues join us in thanking you, gabby, for the honor of callin

. >> something nice and risky, we need to be strong and courageous. i believe we need to be courageous. >> they have drawn the attention of international media. these unusual angels are thinking of the job that lays ahead. soon they'll be out on the dangerous streets calling for repenitence and peace. the risks are many. >> there might be an accident or we could fall off. >> when they are ready, they quickly take their positions standing on chairs to look taller, put on their wings, this says corrupt police seek god. >> these wings are heavy, it is for god. >> angels freeze like statutes hoping their message will impact hundreds of people crossing this intersection. >> work is nice, also tiring. i am happy because god who is up in heaven is watching the work we are doing. that is what he demands to take the gospel to every nation. >> the group rushes to crime scenes where someone is shot. the angels get as close as they can. reporter friend, this new solar system for you, christ loves you. after holding their violent vigil, angels offer to pray for ne

courageous fight for justice.s a victory not only for marsha but for women of all human beings who stand up to justice, who stand up and say no. stand up and be counted. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you so much for your applause. applause really goes to marsha. every time i see this piece i get choked up again and just to know that some of those people are not here. it wasn't necessary for them not to be here because people were greedy and people were selfish and i am glad that marsha -- it is very important that each of you in here make it your business not only to purchase a book but purchase two. if you are an educator and you work in your churches you need to make this information available to your congregation, to your students and have a discussion. are have a daughter who is 17 years old. she read that book in a weekend and she had so many questions. you can talk to high school lawyers, folks in college. they will be able to get the information that is in that book. that is a perfect christmas gift for

i would like your comments on whether you believe it's based on moral fiber and courage. and also to please address as i've tried to do when i speak at public functions, the importance of our judges and who they are and how they impact your life. >> well, thank you. it's a lot to address. let me give it a try. on judicial appointments, one of the things that's become very disturbing is that there are -- there is a near inability to get judges confirmed. this is something which started several presidents ago. it grew quite a bit during the presidency of george w. bush. and it's creaturing a crescendo now an inability to get judges confi confirmed. part of it is it tails back into the lifetime tenure and the kind of impact that a judge can have over a long period of time. judge frank johnson who we discussed earlier for example was given his medal of freedom. he was appointed to the bench by president eisenhower. he received a medal of honor from president clinton in the '90s. longevity in these positions has its effect. i think on the issue of political correctness as j ju

the ed block courage award gala is march 13th. justin. >>> 5:49. good morning. want to go back to mount airy. as we show you yesterday a good display as to how the region reacts to some of the cold air that flows in after a clear morning. watch the clouds quickly bubble up. and occasional snow shower as you can see passing off in the distance. almost like a bob ross painting and take the clouds and streaking the colors down to the ground. that continued on into the evening where we broke the clouds up a little bit overnight and allowed temperatures to a drop off. while we are sitting at 28 in baltimore, it's mid to lower 20s to the west. and once you head to the north we drop into the cold stuff. they are entrenched in the core of the arctic. and this arctic blast sliding across new york state and a bubble of that cold air will slide aloft through central maryland at the prime time this evening when we get one disturbance out of the great lakes and you can see the streamers really carrying the snow showers on in from lake heron and lake erie and passing near alt

reporter: congresswoman giffords is being praised by her colleagues as a courageous and dedicated public servant. she survived a gunshot wound to the head one year ago and today put out this youtube statement announcing her intention to resign. >> i don't remember much from that horrible day, but i will never forget the trust you placed in me to be your voice. thank you for your prayers and for giving me time to recover. i have more work to do on my recovery. so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> the congresswoman has served five years in the house representing a distinct near the mexican border. she was greeted with a standing ovation when she made a surprise appearance in congress in august to vote for an increase in the debt limit, but now she says she needs more time to recover. so arizona governor jan brewer will have three days from the time the vacancy is declared to call a special election for this spring. giffords is being praised today not just by democrats, house speaker john boehner said in a statement, "i salute congresswoman giffords for her serv

the ed block courage awards are handed out to one player from each team for showing courage on and offox suffered damage to his knee. here he is nine months after surgery never missing a snap. scotty joined others in baltimore's sport casting hall of fame. >> it is a special honor. it proves if you hang around long enough, something good will happen. they are some of my idols. >> his sports buddy of or than 20 years, keith mills, talked about the man who has been more than a mentor. cannot thank the ed block $zm5elpçóÑi son matthewxdÑi anr son anz[1qr awarde1pfÑiw3Ñit(Ña cancerous brain tumor. before every ravens game he gets in touch with matthew to see which plate ravens should run. the all-time greatest call was ray rice's touchdown run against the patriots and dr. joe wiley may have cured my son but coach cam cameron made him better. like scott said he wanted to grow up and be like vince bagley, my son wants to grow up and be like coach cam cameron. >>> vacation is over. it's time to head back to work and school. abc2 works for you. how to kick the holiday blues and get back to l

they are asked any courage and selflessness will never be forgotten. they have given their lives serving our country and making our world more secure. and our thoughts should with their families and their friends. >> this morning i agree with mr. of colleagues and others in addition to my dues in sales i shall further such meetings later today be that mr. graham stuart. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the whole house will wish to associate itself with the prime minister's tribute to the fallen. can i ask the prime minister join me in conratulating country foods onto million-pound investment creating a state-of-the-art facility in my constituency, license for export to the is department of agriculture from porting throughout the e.u. and employ no more than 1200 people? here, here. >> unfortnuately, mr. speaker, the food standards agency is blocking export from this excellent plot to the parties. can the prime minister assured me that job history on this is a regulations will not be tolerated by his government? >> i serving to my honorable friend congratulat

what is interesting is the fortitude in courage benazir dressed this horse ship it would broker killed most individuals but truly a woman of courage truly determined to 26 cdn fell whenever destiny she had envisioned for herself and thanks to the ambassador to blow the whistle on the karzai eight election fraud he helped to get her release from prison book of. after exile now we learned something else about the nature of the pakistani politics that you have this curious alternation the military has contempt for civilian leadership from a military point* of view the concept is we are professional you are promoted on merit, not of patronage civilians are corrupt all they do is by political power to decide how they divide the spoils so we have to come back to do the right they for pakistan. that is their attitude. one must understand how they look at life but he is killed in a mysterious plane crash and they decided this time to hold elections so benazir returns home and once again she is 35 years old. 35. at my age i think they are in high school which is probably a function of what happ

this was truly a woman of courage. this was truly somebody that was determined to succeed and to fulfill whatever destiny that she had envisioned for herself. and eventually, thanks to ambassador peter galbraith who was probably better known for the great courage that he showed in blowing the whistle or karzai's fraud, election fraud in the last elections in afghanistan in 2009, but peter galbraith helped intervene and helped get her released from prison. when she goes back to pakistan again from exile, it is in 988. -- 1988. at that point zia has been killed, and now we learn something else about the nature of pakistani politics which is you have this curious alteration between military rule because the military has content for civilian leadership. from a military point of view in pakistan, their concept is we are professional, to be promoted in the pakistan military you are promoted on merit, not on patronage. the civilians are corrupt, all they do is fight for political power to decide how they're going to divide th

they had the courage to unleash your imagination. so it's connected to your roots and the routes for which you go. and if you keep your routes consolidated and tight, but keep energy their for self-criticism, then you can go to any corner of the cloak of you can go to any nook and cranny of the nation, you can go into a crack house, white house, your momma's house, you still have integrity. you still got dignity. you still on fire for justice. you still want to tell the truth. young people are hungry and thirsty for truth and justice. they are tired of the lies they have been bombarded with. they are tied with the dominant culture of clever gimmicks of mass weapons of destruction. -- distraction. brother, stand up. wrote the classic on the folk music. james brown, george clinton, from vallejo. wants 130 risen street band. and i aspire to be a funk master. it's about the truth guide to what samuel beckett called mass. but it is time and space, what is to be, bruises and scars all of us have as human beings the effect when all emerged.

year after the shooting that nearly took her life, congresswoman gabrielle giffords makes another courageous decision. >>> and questions whether senator rand paul was detained by the tsa in nashville. his office and the tsa telling us different stories. we're going to sort it out for you this hour. hi, everybody, hope you had a great weekend, i'm thomas roberts. another huge day in politics. after two primaries, one caucus, voters provided three different winners. the march to inevitability for mitt romney is now a no-hold's bar brawl with newt gingrich. after a reality check in south carolina, romney sees ready to bring the fight to the former speaker. his 2010 tax returns will be public information tomorrow, and this morning he hit back hard against his chief rival for the nomination, take a listen. >> i'm calling on speaker gingrich again to do two things, one, release all the work product associated with his work at freddie mac and return the funds he made. speaker made $1.7 million in his enterprises from providing services to freddie mac, he ought to give it back. >> gingrich is tellin

they are asked any courage and selflessness will never be forgotten. they have given their lives serving our country and making our world more secure. and our thoughts should with their families and their friends. >> this morning i agree with mr. of colleagues and others in addition to my dues in sales i shall further such meetings later today be that mr. graham stuart. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the whole house will wish to associate itself with the prime minister's tribute to the fallen. can i ask the prime minister join me in congratulating country foods onto 50 million-pound investment creating a state-of-the-art facility in my constituency, license for export to the is department of agriculture from exporting throughout the e.u. and employ no more than 1200 people? here, here. >> unfortnuately, mr. speaker, the food standards agency is blocking export from this excellent plot to the parties. can the prime minister assured me that job history on this is a regulations will not be tolerated by his government? >> i serving to my honorable friend congr

. >> passers-by spotted the fire around the 5:00 hour and courageously tried to rescue his neighbor. an off-duty police officer had a gut feeling there was more to the white smoky spot coming from the backyard of his neighbor's home. he raced the door to door to secure more manpower. he was told an elderly man lived at 703 per ed they call 911 while at the same time courageously put their lives on the line to save another. >> when the door was open needed there was white smoke and a fire was consuming. it is too dangerous to go in at that point. there was no visible sign of any light. you have to go in there. at that time it was dropping from the ceiling. oxygen was leaving the house. >> the found an elderly man and a second floor better. authorities say he was deceased. the man was john young blood. neighbors described him as a nice guy. kasich he was in the army until the 1950's and worked at the aberdeen crowns. his wife died in 10 years ago. neighbors did not believe the couple had any children. because of the fire is still under investigation. >> we will do our investigation in

it is about what connecting catastrophe with courage and compassion, standing up and having the couragetell the truth. as you said, let us be attuned to the suffering and lettuce have compassion. it is no longer fashionable to be assessed with the lives of the rich and famous that we overlook the impact that 42% of children live in or near poverty. tavis: when you see that clip, doctor king gave his life fighting for sanitation workers. this war on poverty. people are now calling for a new pop -- war on poverty. you look at those years from his debt until now, there has not been any appreciable gain on the notion of eradicate in poverty in america. >> part of it is that with the advent of reagan, you had markets on least, a deregulated, unfettered. they generated about -- unbelievable innovation but it went hand-in-hand with not just an increase in wealth and equality, but also the callousness toward the catastrophe of poverty, of working people. in the last 25 years, 82% has gone to the top 1%. i think that is unjust. it is unfair. in the last 10 years, a 100% net income growth has gon

she has brought the word dignity to new heights by her courage.gross woman givffords civiliy is one that we should honor and emulate. as gabby said in her video that we all watched this weekend, we can do so much more by working together. in that vein, mr. speaker, i want to thank you for courtesies extended to enable this extraordinary ceremony to take place today. thank you, mr. speaker. and with your permission, i'd like to acknowledge gabby's mother who is with us today, gloria, and her father, spencer, who is watching from tucson. gloria? we thank you, and we thank commander mark kelly, a hero in his own right as an astronaut. a hero in his own right as an astronaut and a commander of a mission, but also our personal hero for the care and love that he has given to gabby over this past year, oh, and before that, to help make her as gloria and spencer have, the person that she is. i join -- i think all of our colleagues join us, thank you gabby for the honoring of calling you colleague and wishing you and mark much happiness and success. you wi