edwards.> i come to know edward in the late '70s. i pastored his home church. and his mother and i were best of friends. they didn't have a whole lot. >> one of 11 siblings, elmore's father was killed by a hit-and-run driver when elmore was 2. he grew up in dire poverty. >> he had a low i.q. i was a special ed teacher so i knew that he was slow. and when i went to greenwood jail and i spoke with him, he really didn't know why he was there. that bothered me. >> a hard worker, elmore got by on odd jobs like cleaning gutters and washing windows, including for dorothy edwards. when dorothy was murdered, age old fears and recrimination surfaced in the community. >> i know race plays a role when it come to the justice system. in greenwood, there are those that still have their agenda, but it is a hidden agenda. >> i'm positive that race played a factor in edward lee elmore's trials. make no mistake, i think that was because he was the black guy that they say killed an older white woman. >> searching

i cannot explain the conundrum that was edward brooke.erienced the warmth and the talent that made him successful as a public man and dear as a friend. i can tell you this. edward brooke never forgot where he came from. the city that nurtured his uniqueness. without his attention -- hesitation, he volunteered to talk to senators in his republican party when the senate and the house both past the d.c. house voting rights act. he succeeded. the vote for the district was lost to an amendment that would have wiped out all of the district's gun laws in return for a vote in the people's house. his place as the first african-american elected to the senate with a popular vote, and his six ordinary record -- extraordinary record as a senator are more remarkable when you consider his origins here in the district of columbia. which had no local government at all. the residents of his hometown continue to struggle for equal rights as american citizens. and for statehood. but nothing could inspire our citizens more than a native son born in a city wit

edward brooke was a self-made senator. many have thought of barack obama as a man ahead of his time. until the president came to the capital in 2009 to present the congressional gold medal to senator brooke. after receiving the metddal, senator brooke regaled us with remarks that must have been written in his head and heart. without so much as a note, he accepted the medal in a voice that resonated as it must have when he spoke in the senate about the brooke amendment to the fair housing act. which limited to 25% the portion of income a family must pay in rent for public housing. don't ask me how a black man without guideposts became one of the most popular politicians ever in massachusetts. the state where only 2% of the population was black. i cannot explain the conundrum that was edward brooke. i experienced the warmth and the talent that made him successful as a public man and dear as a friend. i can tell you this. edward brooke never forgot where he came from. the city that nurtured his uniqueness. without his attenti

next we have edward. edward, where are you from?> i'm from germany. >> jimmy: edward is from germany. what do you do for a living in germany? >> i'm starting mechanical engineering there. >> jimmy: mechanical engineering. and then what will you do once you graduate? >> i don't know yet. >> jimmy: okay. >> i'm stopped right now. >> jimmy: are you having fun in the united states? >> oh, so amazing. >> what is the most interesting thing you've seen so far? >> hollywood. >> jimmy: hollywood, yeah. have you been anyplace else besides hollywood? >> yes, las vegas and san francisco. >> jimmy: and hollywood's even stranger than las vegas? and san francisco? >> maybe more than san francisco. but not more than las vegas. >> jimmy: yes, yes. nothing is stranger than las vegas. all right, this is what you're playing for. a luxury studio suite at the w hotel down the block from us. good-bye, shared bathroom. hello, king-sized bed, marble bathtub, and a full wet bar. but to win -- that's my brother by the way. i don't know why he's in there. to w

edward brookewas a self made senator. many had thought of obama as a man ahead of his time until the president came to the capital in 2009 to present the congressional gold medal to senator brooke. after receiving the medal, senator brooke regaled us remarks that must have been written in his head and his heart because without so much as a note he accepted the medal in a voice that resinated as it must have when he spoke in the senate about the brooke amendment to the fair housing act which limited to 25% the portion of income a family must pay in rent for public housing. don't ask me how a black man became one of the most poplar politicians ever in massachusetts a state where only 2% of the population was black. i cannot explain the cunonedrum that was edward brooke but i experienced the warmth and the talent that made him successful as a public man and dear as a friend. and i can tell you this edward brooke never forgot where he came from. the city that nurtured his uniqueness. without hesitation he volunteered to talk

edwards' luck holds out.apture the entire incident, including the pickup license plate, help police identify the shooter and issue a warrant. unfortunately, the shooter stays one step ahead. police believe the man escapes across the mexican border. surviving this brush with death motivates edward to act on his long-held desire to become a stand-up comic. >> he actually was a pretty funny guy and he cracked jokes left and right, always had something smart to say. >> i'm calling the cops on all y'all drunk asses. >> edward right now, the last-known whereabouts about him, he was in california and he's fulfilling his desire to become an actor/comedian. >> so sometimes a very bad day can give us the push we need to leave a steady gig and embrace a dream. >>> coming up, a different kind of towing drama. this time, it's the towed vehicle threatening the worker. >> i thought he was dead, i really did. i thought the man was dead. >> when "caught on camera: very bad day" continues. everyday? because it helps me skip th

it took edward snowden to tell them that. the i.s.c.'ke up and track record are part of the context of the stories, and the conclusions that the g.c.h.q. did not break the law, but the law is not fit for purpose, that the collection of data is not a form of mass data. they did not go down well with people close to the story, including edward snowden, who having provided the british jury with the evidence watched as the jury came in. campaigning for collection and advocateing is a win for the terrorists. some of the media-minded outlets seemed to agree. if the politicians and bureaucrats dealt in the t-shirts instead of sound bytes they'd probably say keep calm and don't worry about mass collection. the starting point this week is london. [ ♪♪ ] >>> what we found is that the way in which the agencies used the capabilities that they had is lawful, necessary and proportionate. >> authorised although the committee overseeing intelligence in the u.k. admits it did not know about it. lawful - although the committee says the law is out of date

tom: should we export oil edward:?t is the rational way to balance the market -- edward: it is the rational way to balance the market. there are all export -- obstacles to exporting. the u.s. can export oil to canada. we were exporting none. we are going to go back to 400,000 barrels per day. we can export as much alaskan crude as the market wants. sometimes that is open to sell the crude in asia. we predict it will be open sometime this year. that is another chunk of thousands of barrels per day. the government has ignored negotiating with mexico to allow exports on the same conditions that we can export to a contained u.s. country. we import crew that can be reexported. we are able to move a lot of crude. we can move about as much as ecuador produces. even without keystone, we can use -- move it to the canadian border to the -- from the gulf coast. olivia: there have been energy ceos in washington this week lobbying the president and the government to open up exports further. in the headlines iran, nuclear talks, the

speaker: edward miliband. edward miliband: the reputation of every member of this house is damaged when we see revelations such as those that we have in the past couple of days. can i take it from the government's amendment today on second jobs that the prime minister is proposing no change to the current system? the prime minister: let me start by agreeing very much with the right honorable gentleman that the allegations made against two very senior members of this house of commons are extremely serious. they need to be properly investigated. i believe that both honorable gentleman have done the right thing by referring themselves to the house of commons standards commissioner, and in having the whip withdrawn and, indeed retiring from this house. i think that is vitally important. i certainly do not rule out further changes, but the most important thing we can do is to make sure we apply the rules: paid lobbying -- banned. non-declaration of interests -- banned. and making sure wrongdoing is investigated and

lawyer for edward snowden, thomas drake and john kiriakou. recently wrote a piece for foreign policy magazine headlined, "petraeus, snowden, and the department of two-tiered justice." we will be back in a minute with a case you may think you know all about. it certainly got a lot of attention. and in fact, all of the details of it may be entirely wrong. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with aaron matÉ. aaron: new details have emerged about two secret service agents accused of drunk driving into a white house security barricade. "the washington post" reports the agents allegedly drove through an active investigation, directly next to a suspicious package, which had been placed on the ground by a woman who claimed it was a bomb. while officers at the scene wanted to arrest the agents and administer sobriety tests, a superior ordered their release without the tests. the secret service's new director, joseph clancy, who was appointed last month after a scanda

>> again, we are like morning in boston at the edward m. kennedy institute dedication ceremony. we expect the remarks of president obama, vice president biden, and first lady michelle obama. inside the institute is a re-creation of senator kennedy's office sometimes referred to as the hideaway office. back in 2005, he gave c-span a tour. he told us about the history of office and the capitol building, and shared stories about his family. >> live coverage, once again. we are at boston at the edward m. kennedy institute for the dedication ceremony of that building. president obama, vice president and the first lady are there and are expected to give remarks. also along with senator john mccain and senator elizabeth warren. coming up, secretary of state john kerry was excited to also common, but he is in a meeting with ranking officials in switzerland since last thursday, as he tries to reach a political deal with iran in exchange for sanctions relief. he was expected to be here bahia that he is staying behind. chair ben bernanke is making remarks right now on employment. we will s

>> whatever dude. >> the other one, edwards? >> yeah. the one on the ground. >> the one that got knocked down? >> yeah. >> okay. mr. powers, come on, dog, let me talk to you for a minute. so he's the one that was aggressive? he was aggressive? >> yeah. >> that's it, dog, thank you. all right, jamie. i went upstairs, investigated five guys up there now. >> talked to 27? >> yeah, talked to 27. >> what did he say? >> he said he didn't see anything at all, however i've got about three individuals that said edwards swung on samuels first. >> that's right here, too, he was the aggressor. >> he was the aggressor. >> samuels is probably the one charged with grave bodily injury because he -- the injury that edwards suffered, he got knocked out. >> although the evidence leads to self-defense, samuels could still receive an additional year on his sentence if found guilty. >> it's not the first time edwards had been aggressive out on the yard. a couple of times they tried to stop him from fighting. this time he wouldn't listen. >> he thought he was

edwards. i have a theory i have been working on for a long time. it is not a conspiracy theory. i would like to your opinion on it after i briefly give it to you. i think that all of these problems stem from one single source and that is there's a big board going on between the ultra rich and everybody else. the very rich have plenty of money to beat the discussion. they only allow people in power who will not talk about it, like

. >> edward snowden's russian lawyer said the whistle blower wants to return to the united states. >> a rare exhibition of north korean art on display in south korea isn't just drawing attention from art lovers. >> a rescue mission in underway at a mine in eastern ukraine where there's been a huge explosion. thousands of families are gathered in the city of donetsk. according to reports at least 30 of dead and others trapped below grounds. donetsk has been racked by intense fighting between the government and pro-russian release for months and now kiev accuses the release of holding up the rescue effort by restricting access. we are outside the mine in donetsk. what more are you hearing? >> we are hearing from the separatist government that the cause of the blast was likely an excess buildup of methane inside the mine shaft, that there was no foul play. that means there was no shelling outside, despite the ceasefire here having been violated a number of times. we also have new numbers from the local separatist government here the donetsk people's republic. they say 230 miners went int

>> whatever dude. >> the other one, edwards? >> yeah. on the ground. >> the one that got knocked down? >> yeah. >> okay. mr. powers, come on, dog, let me talk to you for a minute. so he's the one that was aggressive? he was the aggressor? >> yeah. >> that's it, dog, thank you. all right, jamie. i went upstairs, investigated five guys up there now. >> talked to 27? >> yeah, talked to 27. >> what did he say? >> he said he didn't see anything at all, however i've got about three individuals that said edwards swung on samuels first. >> that's right here, too, he was the aggressor. >> he was the aggressor. >> samuels is probably the one charged with grave bodily injury because he -- the injury that edwards suffered, he got knocked out. >> although the evidence leads to self-defense, samuels could still receive an additional year on his sentence if found guilty. >> it's not the first time edwards had been aggressive out on the yard. a couple of times they tried to stop him from fighting. this time he wouldn't listen. >> he thought he was a big

an essay later edward snowden holding a news conference via video link at the cbit tech fair in hanover, germany. edward snowden: we were removed from the ability to know that these policies have been enacted without our knowledge or consent. we did not know that we need to think about who we are calling in the middle of the night, what it might signal to our own government or an adversary government something about our own human relationships, our associations. cory: snowden has been given temporary asylum in russia. he previously addressed sxsw conference and has held a reddit q&a. starbucks announced the 2 for 1, with new shares payable april 8. the coffee giant split its stock six times. the last one was 10 years ago.

we heard a little bit from the lawyer as well about edward snowden's experiences here in russia.ber that he came to moscow by fairly [ inaudible ] round about route. he arrived never having been to russia before with no money and not speaking the language. considering all of those things says his lawyer he has settled in pretty well but obviously not well enough to want to spend the rest of his life here. and he would rather go back to the united states it seems and face the very rel -- real possibility of a lengthy jail term. >>> russia's president has called to an end to what he calls shameful political killings of the murder of boris nemtsov on friday. he was buried on tuesday after being gunned down near the kremlin. the motive is unknown, but putin has rejected suggestions that he had any involvement. >> translator: the most serious attention should be paid to high-profile crimes. russia should be devoid at last at the kind of tragedies we have seen. the audacious murder of boris nemtsov right in the center of the capitol. >>> indonesia has transferred 11 convicted drug smug

chancellor motley: welcome to the celebration of the edward m.titute for the united states senate. and welcome to the campus of the commonwealth of massachusetts, capital city public research university, the university of massachusetts boston. i am so glad -- [applause] i am so glad you stopped in on such a wonderful day. it is always sunny out here on the peninsula. [laughter] i'm also excited to welcome back president barack obama back to this university where he, as a united states senator, received an honorary degree from us. we are grateful. just a few steps from here where we stand today, and of course, we also thank the first lady, but we are also grateful to have our vice president with us today. thank you for being here. [applause] so i guess you cannot tell that i am thrilled. [laughter] i'm thrilled to be able to welcome all of you to this momentous celebration, and i am very proud to have the edward m. kennedy institute on the campus of boston's public research university. now, i was thrilled -- no, i was ecstatic when senator kennedy

things -- cory: let's start with edward snowden. last year, edward snowden spoke via satellite from russia where he is on the lam basically. he spoke again this year. maybe the shock value was lost. it did not get that much attention. alex: this year he is hammering that idea home that the government should be staying out of our information and it is the tech companies that need to be the shield for their users. if users are going to trust somebody with their data, with their information, it is on the tech companies to maintain that data for the users. cory: in terms of the connected home -- we have been hearing about the connected home for, i don't know, the last 20 years that es. -- at ces. alex: they were talking about some of the challenges. some of the onus now falls on the home depots of the world and

still to come, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros."it's all gone to pot." it comes out on 4/20. what is that song about? [ laughter ] ♪ it's all going to pot whether we like it or not ♪ ♪ far as i can tell the world's gone to hell ♪ ♪ and we're sure going to miss it a lot ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ all the whiskey in lynchburg, tennessee, just couldn't hit the spot ♪ ♪ i got a hundred dollar bill you can keep because it's all going to pot ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: these are -- they were your braids. these were sold at a charity auction. do you know how much he got for these braids? >> i don't know. what did i get? >> jimmy: $37,000. >> who got it? >> jimmy: i don't know. i can't imagine how much thc is in these -- >> plant them and they'll grow. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your own willie nelson. when you go on tour to a place like japan where pot is very illegal, what do you do? how do you get it? do you get it? >> well -- first of all, i know what the situation is now. so i wouldn't worry about it. but last time i went over there, that's the last t

edwards and began to complain to jim edwards. so over a series of various meetings edwards came up with a plan. he said, at the department of energy we keep the original letter that albert einstein wrote to president roosevelt proposing a manhattan project. dr. teller, i want you to write a let to president reagan proposing the strategic defense initiative for america. i'm going to get that letter that albert einstein wrote to franklin roosevelt. we'll go around david stockman and good to president reagan and the rest is history. i call him the unsung hero of missile defense. one other key thing i want to talk about, too, is energy. this country has got to be 100% energy independent and be able to sustain it. the u.s. energy information agency tells us that between now and 2014 we'll -- 2040 globally a 56% increase of energy consumption. 85% will come from the developing countries. we give a lot of details in the book. every time we buy oil in the mid-east, even from a country we think is a pro-u.s. country, you can rest assured

chancellor motley: welcome to the celebration of the edward m.tute for the united states senate. and welcome to the campus of the commonwealth of massachusetts, capital city public research university, the university of massachusetts boston. i am so glad -- [applause] i am so glad you stopped in on such a wonderful day. it is always sunny out here on the peninsula. [laughter] i'm also excited to welcome back president barack obama back to this university where he, as a united states senator, received an honorary degree from us. we are grateful. just a few steps from here where we stand today, and of course, we also thank the first lady, but we are also grateful to have our vice president with us today. thank you for being here. [applause] so i guess you cannot tell that i am thrilled. [laughter] i'm thrilled to be able to welcome all of you to this momentous celebration, and i am very proud to have the edward m. kennedy institute on the campus of boston's public research university. now, i was thrilled -- no, i was ecstatic when senator kennedy s

before edward snowden was painted as the enemy, there was another.an that nixon said damaged the war against communism. ellsworth leaked pentagon papers, secret military works confirming what the public new to be true. america was losing the war in vietnam. the administration wept after emms worth and the "new york times" but lost the case in the supreme court. 40 years later, the obama administration is accused of taking the same tack six. james is a reporter facing gaol time over refusing to reveal a source. he denounced president obama as the greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation. >> the first amendment of the constitution made the united states a symbol. reporters without boarders ranked the united states 49th in the world for press freedom. the obama administration pursuit of journalists has put a chill on reporters who cover the u.s. government. james goodell was the former counsel to the "new york times", representing them during the pentagon papers case, and is the author of fighting for the press. an inside story, and in a conversa

edwards will be competing against chris van holen in the primary.ed to make a bid for edwards congressional seat. the announcement will probably rrow. ivey backed off plans to challenge edward in 2012. >>> funeral services were held today for the first african american to be elected to the u.s. senate. secretary of state john kerry had words of praise for senator edward brook, iii at the washington national cathedral. >> senator brooks shunned the title of trailblazer, but that's what he was. he inspired thousands of young people of every race to enter public service. >> senator brook, a world war ii veteran was laid to rest at arlington national university. >>> expelled two students behind a racist rant that went viral. the student identified the fraternity brothers as leaders of the chant that featured the n-word. another video has surfaced showing the 78-year-old frat house mother using that racial slur two years ago. >>> hillary clinton defended her practice of using a personal e-mail account while she served as secretary of state. clinton also

now, we were given some details about how edward snowden has managed to settle in. of course, he never really wanted to end up in russia. he was on the run in a circuitous way ended up here. it seems he made a decision that he would rather go back to the united states and end up with the possibility of facing a lengthy jail term than spend the rest of his life on the run. >> we'll see how it all unfolds from here. rory, thank you very much indeed. >> still to come, vast wealth side by side with extreme poverty in the delta reasonablen. >> china's political elite banned from this gathering. >> pakistan through get their cricket world cup campaign back on track. >> indonesia transferred drug smugglers to an exile to face a firing squad. we have this report. >> the silence says it all. families two of the men are head to go indonesia to say their goodbyes. they have the most powerful man in australia an their side, but even he can't get indonesia to budge. >> when i spoke to the president last week, i made it absolutely crystal clear what australia's position was is an

also happening tomorrow is the dedication ceremony for the edward kennedy institute for the u.s. senate. the building was created in honor of the late massachusetts senator and aims to educate the public about the u.s. senate and encourage citizens to take a proactive role and democracy. >> 50 years ago i managed a successful campaign with a john f. kennedy. although i certainly did not anticipate at the time, i had been deeply honored to hold the same seat he had for some 46 years. during my service in the united states senate, i have often been called a liberal. and it usually was not meant to be a compliment. [laughter] ted: i remember what my brother said about liberalism shortly before he was elected president. he said, "if by a liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties, somebody who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grips us. i

. >> i'm to invite up someone that can tell you what is is like to live here and edward and seeking their public health to self-sufficiency by starting with affordable housing dennis jones. >> (clapping.) so let me move this up closer. >> excuse me. >> all right. so mooichz is dennis jones i'm a musician and poet and social london breed i was born and raised in san francisco i've lived in mission the bayview and the castro >> living at edwards the second means that i'm able to learn about different individuals and allowed me to save stay and the different environments is something that is very conducive and growing it is buildings like this is supports the youth to become leaders by being a leader right now i really building that buildings like this should be a model for housing nationally and like nancy pelosi and i want to be like other leaders my case march berry relay and strong advocate or maybe i can be a banker you know for bank of america tiled to give special thanks to gail bill man the executive director of community housing partnership she did a lot of work and very supportive

you have both supported edward snowden. mr. elsburg i want to start with you. you were also charged with the espionage act and you said this clearly, i did this at my own jeopardy and i'm prepared to answer the consequences of this decision. do you think snowden is facing the consequences? >> actually, snowden and i were -- have been charged with very similar charges which by the way are not charged with espionage, with spying, though it's often described that way colloquially. it is violation of the espionage acts 18 usc 793 prafers d paragraphs d and e. i happen to know those because i was the first charged in that way. the espionage act which includes those paragraphs was never to be used against people who gave the information to the public couple it was meant for spice who gave information secretly to a foreign government especially during war time. the first amendment really should prevent any such criminal act which is like the british secrets act. president obama has used this three times more than any other presidents ever, as though it were an officia

concessions and pass of egress it was one of the key factors i decided to sell my business senator edwards ordinance will put a few teeth in san francisco's sustainability ordinance passed in 1999 which says the policy of san francisco to promote and sustain music in san francisco give venues important tools to punish against developers that are encroaching on the business and in the ends preserves our culture that is under attack in vitally every neighborhood thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> hello and thank you for your time i'll the general manager of the independent i started at a extinct as a 22-year-old kid working security and now the general manager running the business for all the venues many similar stories coming up come out of that the rejection or next generation like outside lands and harley strictly were people that cut their teeth in the venues much like the gentleman said about the artist that are smaller that feed off the small venue and become a bigger thing that is creating a culture for people that put on amazing things for the city i think also, we have about

and the united states would help edward snowden do that. she didn't give any indication that they were actively engained in kind of official negotiations with the russians or with snowden's lawyers to make that happen. so i don't know the extent to which this is really that different. i mean, we've spoken to the lawyer this evening. he came into our office a few hours ago and gave us a briefing on what was being said. we asked him, is snowden any closer to going home as a result of these negotiations? he said as far as he's concerned no he's not at this point. >> thank you so much. >>> in other national news former cia director general david petraeus will plead guilty to handling classified information. it was revealed that the distinguished four-star commander of u.s. forces had an extramarital affair with his biography paula broadwell. evan, what are the terms of the agreement and what is he confessing to having done? >> he's confessing -- pleading guilty to unauthorized removal and detention of classified material, a misdemeanor. his dea

the edward m. kennedy institute, the united states senate, officially opened its doors. senator ed markey who served with kennedy all those years will be here. this is "hardball." the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the edward m. kennedy institute for the united states senate officially opened its doors today after a dedication ceremony recognizing the late senator's commitment to public service. ted kennedy was just 30 years old when he won his brother's seat in the u.s. senate. two years after jack kennedy was elected president, himself. serving there for almost half a century. kennedy became known as the lion of the senate. fighting for the ideals he held so deeply and earning the respect of colleagues from obviously both sides of the aisle. in honor of his legacy, the boston-based institute is dedicated to teaching the value of government to inspire a new generation of americans to engage in civic life. among the highlights of the museum is a recreation of ted kennedy's sena

i think edward snowden is perfectly aware of that. what his lawyer said on tuesday was that he is prepared to go back to the united states and face the inevitable charges, as long as he can be quarantined free and impartial trial. the united states says that well that's enshrined in the constitution of the country, and there's no way that he wouldn't be given a free and fair trial. the lawyer is talking about the challenges that edward snowden has faced in russia itself because, of course he came having never been to the country before he didn't speak the language he learnt russian and has settled in well. clearly he hasn't settled in quite well enough and will want to stay forever and ever and ever. >> let's get more on the top story, the rescues mission underway, but, look, i - yes. at a mine in eastern ukraine. there has been an explosion. we'll go to john hendren. he's is there with the latest tell us what you know about what happened now. jane, the latest number he had was about 30 people appear to have been killed here. there ar

speaker: edward miliband.dward miliband: the prime minister promised before the last election no top-down reorganizations of the nhs. in the words of the chairman of the conservative party, would he describe this as an over-denial or simply a straightforward broken promise? prime minister cameron: what we did was we took the bureaucracy out of the nhs. we made two big decisions. big decision number one was to put more money in, and big decision number two was to take the bureaucracy out. that is why we have 9,500 more doctors and 7,000 more nurses. i can see the shadow chancellor chuckling. we know the shadow chancellor wants to be in the kitchen cabinet. he just does not know which kitchen to turn up to. edward miliband: somehow i thought the prime minister might mention kitchens. let me just say that at least i paid for my kitchen, unlike the government chief whip. let us get back to the nhs. first broken promise, on top-down reorganization. he said, i refuse to go back to the days when people had to wait fo

. >>> also edward snowden's lawyer says the whistleblower wants to return home to the u.s. >>> and we'llook at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. ♪ >>> we begin this news hour in ukraine, where the prime minister is accusing pro-russian separatists of obstructing a rescue mission at a mine following a deadly explosion. at least 30 miners are missing neared dead after the blast in the rebel-held area of donetsk. >> translator: i gave instructions to send six brigades, each composed of ten people, but the russian terrorists did not give an opportunity to the ukrainian mine rescue brigades to get to the site and to help to pull out people and save the lives of the people. >> let's peek to john hendren now who is on the line from outside of the mine in donetsk. john, we heard the ukrainian prime minister accusing the separatists of denying rescue workers access to the mine. what is the latest on the rescue mission? what are you seeing? have the rescue workers been able to access the mine? >> reporter: they have been. 198 people have been evacuated out of the mine out of an estima

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back to you. >>> former senator edward brooke remembered today as a trail blazing legislator. hundreds of people gathered for his funeral this morning at the washington national cathedral. brooke was the first african-american senator elected by popular vote. he represented massachusetts for 30 years. he was born and raised in washington and graduated before serving with honor in world war ii. eleanor holmes norton spoke at the service today. senator brooke was buried this afternoon at arlington national cemetery. >>> new at 6, the u.s. senate could vote next week on president obama's nominee for attorney general. the president nominated loretta lynch in november. the senate judiciary committee signed off on lynch two weeks ago. now majority leader mitch mb connell says the full senate will debate her nomination next week. lynch would become the first black woman to hold the office of attorney general. >>> d.c.'s police chief today made a pledge about body cameras in the city. her response today to accusations of illegal police tactics. >>> and the evidence revealed today in t

so does donna edwards. the thing with van hollen is he's such a player on the hill with the democratic party that he's positioned himself for this run. but, edwards is a viable candidate even though she started off her campaign having virginia as part of the map on the state of maryland and realized that's not part of maryland. if cummings getting in kathleen kennedy tounsend it's going to be great to see. >> dave? >> somebody else better get in the race quick, if they want to or else they are going to get left by the sideline. there's momentum building for these two. while they have national stature, we don't know how they will play out in the nooks and kran anies in maryland. will they have a message that a lot of marylanders aren't making a lot of money. it's tough for them to live. they are worried ability a job, if they haven't lost it already. donna edwards, will any other democrat appeal to that? as far as the race goes now, these two jauger naughts are there and it's for anyone else to catch up. >>

but edward snowden, the man who leave the document, cannot come to germany. >> the countries, such as germany, who benefit the most from the risk that he took the one you have most shamefully turned their backs on him. >> via link with snowden to moscow, he said he would love to return to his united states, but does not believe he would get a fair trial. >> i want to tell the jury why i did it. i want to tell the court what these programs are. i want the jury to decide whether it was right or wrong that our rights and our constitution were being violated in secret. >> the u.s. continues to argue about whether snowden is a traitor or hero. but for the makers of security technology, that is not the point. >> for us, it's an absolute business driver. edward snowden's comments have definitely raise a different awareness of security questions. >> customers are more sensitive about security matters now, but the monitoring continues said snowden. then he addresses his audience of i.t. professionals directly. what they are looking for the people in this room right now. -- >> they're looking f

i said doctor edwards, is that mr. teller of the nobel physics -- the physicist and laureate and he said s.. he told me a story that has never been in print before until tonight it's in the book. ronald reagan ran on a campaign of missile defense for the strategic defense initiative as they called it. when he became president, doctor teller couldn't get into see him. the director of the office of management and budget was keeping him away from president reagan's because it would cost too much money. doctor teller knew him and began to complain to jim edwards. so there was a series of the various meetings and edwards came up with a plan and said in the department of energy we keep up with the letter that albert einstein wrote to president roosevelt proposing the manhattan project. doctor teller i want you to write a letter to president reagan's proposing the strategic defense initiative. i'm going to get that letter albert einstein wrote to franklin roosevelt. we are going to go around and the rest is history. i call hi

. >>> lawyers from edward snowden says the whistleblower wants to return home to the u.s.granted asylum in russia after leaking details after the u.s. government's mass surveillance program. washington says snowden will have to face criminal charges if he returns. rory challands is in moscow with more. >> reporter: the man who has been edward snowden's lawyer since he arrived in russia was launching his book on tuesday. and he made some interesting comments about what seems to be going on behind the scenes legal discussions that would soon potentially lead to edward snowden's return back to the united states. let's listen to what he had to say. >> translator: of course i won't keep a secret that he is considering it and wants to return back home. we are now doing everything possible to solve this issue. >> reporter: it's inconvenable that if he did go back he wouldn't be put immediately on trial. we heard a little bit from the lawyer as well about edward snowden's experiences here in russia. remember that he came too moscow by fairly round about route. he arrived never hav

this is general edward ward. and he has with him to divisions of the 24th core, white troops, and two brigades of the 25th core, the united states color troops. these men -- and this is image of john peck. i didn't article about him in the last "civil war times" issue. they marched for 20 hours straight. they cover, depending on where they are in the line of march, between 30 and 35 miles. that is an incredible feat of marching. and when the confederate see this federal infantry approach, lee, who commands the cavalry is aware that with the federal infantry approaching, their plan to get through the federal cavalry is probably going to be moot. he does not like the idea of having his men surrounded and having to surrender. possibly go to prison camp and lose their horses. so he apparently spoke with his uncle and got permission to escape with what calvary he could. as he turns to ride away, that federal infantry starts firing upon them. and a bullet strikes a young staff member of his staff lieutenant charles --

senator edward m kennedy massachusetts, 2015.invite everyone in the entire chamber on the floor and in the gallery to please and and join me in making a commitment to the leadership in service this institute represents. please respond by saying i, "i do." we, the people of this hallowed chamber in order to strengthen the system of self-government make the following pledge. do you solemnly swear that you will be an active and engaged citizen of the united states? do you pledge to show courage and compassion in your service to others? do you pledge to use your heart soul, intelligence, and imagination to make america better? do you pledge to work together with anyone regardless of differences in background or belief to solve problems and make this a more perfect union? do you pledge to always strive to uphold the values of justice equality, and opportunity. and do you affirm that you will fulfill your duties as a citizen and proud american? >> i do. biden: the senate stands adjourned. [applause] [captions copyright national cable s