it's currently housed in the eac there is not a bright prospect for the eac to be resurrected anytime soon. we disagree some about the truism of that statement and the methods for it. but in reality, it has become a political quagmire not likely to be fixed. whatever political solution there is to fix the eac or get rid of the eac, something's got to be done about the certification process and standards process in the eac those machines are going to wear out most likely before there's any solution to the more global question of the eac with that, i'd like to turn it over to nate for some other highlights in the report. >> as bob mentioned, one thing the executive order does is it doesn't just describe the problems but also describes some specific populations that are affected by impediments to vote or difficulties in voting. military and overseas voters, voters with disabilities, and limited and english proficiency voters. with respect to military voters, we looked at the websites of states, through research that was done by some outside groups to show the woeful state of state websit

eac is certain functions.f you look at reporting take for example the best practices that euro it uses. we found it extraordinarily helpful. we went through them and we include them in their fantasies and recite them in our reports so eac has done some very good work. it also has a research function. the complex about which we are not as the commission expected to express an opinion that has left the eac without an ability to function. you have to take is a given one may look at something like machine technology so you can have a few that you want the eac to be retained in its current form or strengthen or abandon altogether but you have to accept as a given that in the meantime while the issue gets played out we are falling further and further behind of the curve if you will and attending to the technology to administer elections. so, obviously the condition of the eac at any given point is going to set issues up and we address one of them but it doesn't mean that all of the share the same view and we don't a

it's currently housed in the eac. there is not a bright prospect for the eac to be resurrected anytime soon and we disagree on some about the truism of that statement. it has become a political quagmire. whatever political solution there is to fix the eac or to get rid of the eac something has got to be done about the certification process and standards process with the agency. the machines are going to wear out most likely before there is any solution to the more global question of the eac. with that i would like to turn it over to nate for some other highlights. >> so as bob mentioned in the executive order, one thing the executive order does is it doesn't just describe the problems but also describes specific populations that are affected by difficulties in voting. military voters, voters with disabilities and english deficiency voters. with effective military voters we looked at the web sites in states and through the research that was done by some outside groups to show a woeful state of state web sites and getti

so the eac has done some very good work. the conflict was expressed to -- was expected to it is press and opinion. it is a given when we look at something like the impending crisis. you can have the view that he wanted to be in the current form, strengthened or abandoned altogether, but you have to accept as a given that in the meantime while the issue gets played out, we are falling further and further behind the curve in attending to what we need in the way of voting technology to administer elections. so obviously the condition of the eac at any given point was that issues up. it does not mean all of us share the same view. and we did not. does not mean it is properly structured or functions correctly. machine technology there is an issue that needs to be addressed. standard-setting and further modification. >> i basically agree with that. it has become a problem and fixing the problem is beyond what we can do as a commission. the machines are going to run out of time to run -- to fix it before the eac gets fixed. you hav

it's currently housed in the eac and there is a broad prospect for the eac to be resurrected anytime soon. we disagree some about the truism of that statement and the method for it, but in reality, it has become a political quagmire not to be fixed. whatever political solution there is, get rid of the eac, something has to be done about the certification process and standards process, and those machines are going to wear out most likely before there is any solution to the more global question of the eac. with that i would like to turn it over to other highlights on the report. >> that executive order, one thing he said it does is it doesn't just described the problems but also the specific populations that are affected by the difficulties in voting. the military voters with disabilities with respect to the military voters, we looked at the web site and through research was done by some of the outside groups to show to the military voters to assist them in voting and there's a lot on the military voting with respect to the way they move the other piece of the legislation. second, with

meeting cheque from it for every enterprise minister today saying we hav o b mindful of commons by the eac term of the votes this period being too long. i think the board needs to take account of costs that can update me she said. and i'm back to back into their thinking. i think in an arrogant it is still to be desired. what a tough wish to emphasize the salaries of senior stop the greed of care to be forwarded to the agency this did not sink to t group ceo since i read although the stress out at hsc level. i have ever been a refusal to do this they are saving never be asked to do so in a statement the agency said there were service arrangements in place with two subsidiaries of rehab these men to find the tales of salaries including the ceo of such organizations without it. i'm so sorry about the named individual and umbrella group of nine hundred charities saying we have sports goods no clear everything up and encourage them to consider a more speedy resolution of this master has a more speedy move to and make a decision around disclosure of remuneration of the ceo to beappen. all part

eace of mind. it's about being able to turn to your twins and say, honey, t's going to be ok. when ron spoke, i was reminded of something i haven't thought about in close to 40 years. ron's been in this fight for as long as i can remember. and for us to be able to say in a hotel auditorium in washington, d.c. without any fear of being contradicted that health care is a right, not a privilege, is amazing for you and me. because that used to be the fight. just that alone, that people have a right. they had a right to public education, they had a right to be safe in the street. but somehow our opposition thought somehow this health care thing is not a basic human right. and ron, no one has carried the fight like you personally have. inside in this organization, outside the organization. obviously, phil and kate, the founders of families u.s.a., have arried the fight. but you've been in the trenches making this fight. i was reminded that i got elected to the senate when i was 29 years old. and i come f

my words are linking into your brain and we have a common .nderstanding eac computers do not have thato not have that human experience. >> nonverbal communication is not happening. nonverbal and contextual. you are using information around you. youmentioned foursquare, want to capture context. the more features that let you narrow into what you mean by a particular word or phrase is going to facilitate that dialogue between a human and a machine. moviee you seen the "her." >> i loved it. >> it was amazing and it created a thought-provoking and plausible future with a computer that has a sense of humor and understands what you are saying. >> that is the thing. the source of meaning. we are the source of what is funny. we are the source of what is beautiful. we are the source of what is elegant. anduters can start to learn detect that meaning. they are not the source of that meaning. pun, it isdetect a not laughing at the pun. you should laugh at it. >> what are the things watson will never be able to do? we talk a lot about what it can do, what will it never be able to do? >> i think yo

we all know how anointing it can be to miss a call, but for a group of smash nuns that eac ofs huge. >> it's pope francis. i wanted to wish a happy new year. maybe i can call back later. god bless. >> you we'll call you back later with more of europe's news. >> living on a potential gold mine but not receiving the benefits. australia's indigenous community said it wants to share in the mining industry. >>> designer drugs is proving to be a bitter pill to swallow in germany. and we have the latest from the top of la liga. all the top action coming up. "america tonight" investigative series >> we traveled here to japan to find out what's really happening at fukushima daiich >> three years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >> scholars and writers, policy makers and cultural icon

once we bought the machines, essentially the white house and the congress lost interest in eac.s reported by this new commission in large measure points back to the work we had done when we did any work, but in the bush administration and the obama administration, the seats on the commission were never filled, which means that there's a staff going to work every day with no commission, which means they can't make any decisions at all. >> there's been -- if the staff is going to work every day. >> with no commissioners. >> no commissioners. >> a bipartisan commission with no commissioners. >> i guess we're moving on to something else. >> when the president announced this new commission, it made me wonder why the white house had not appointed people to the commission. now, having said that, there's such impact in congress, and bickering over partisan positions, it's no wonder the democrats and the republicans cannot come to a consensus around voting because they just -- before they get elected they believe in everything. when they were elected they believe the system must be good,

to expire, were presiding over a healthy economy, there still would be millions of unfill eed jobs eac month. >> some businesses are going out of business, new businesses are starting up, other businesses expanding, and you'll have many job vacancies created, and those take time to fill. >> new numbers come out next week. for now, the south has the most unfilled jobs in the u.s., but the midwest is showing the greatest increase in job vacancies. >> thank you. >>> stocks were up today. the dow gained 106. the s&p 500 finished ahead 11. the nasdaq increases 39.5%. >> coming up shortly, the state of american business from u.s. cham bye-b chamber of commerce president tom donohue. if you have questions for him, let me go on facebook or on twitter. you can use the #specialreport. >> president obama will meet with congressional bosses thursday to talk about surveillance reform. tomorrow, he has sessions with the leaders of the intelligence community and with members of his privacy and civil liberties oversight board. >>> a u.s. defense official has confirmed to the associated press that four