i'm amy goodman. protests are set to begin for a third day a row in ferguson, missouri over granger's decision not to indict officer darren wilson for killing unarmed black teenager michael brown. dessert governor jay nixon to play more than 2000 national guard troops to patrol the st. louis area. police said more than 40 people were arrested. some property damage was reported, before less than monday night when buildings were burned and broken into. protests against police brutality erupted in more than 170 cities across the united states. in los angeles, more than 100 people were arrested. from oakland, california to providence, rhode island, protesters walked on to major highways and shut them down. blockedork, protesters traffic across the city including at the lincoln tunnel, the manhattan bridge, williamsburg bridge, and the queens midtown tunnel. more than 1000 protesters marched on the fdr drive, one point shutting down traffic in both directions. protester henoc montes was among those who ral

murphy gave goodman the minimum sentence.s to answer the question. he is hiding under his desk.yx@ because of time served, goodman could be released in4t!3 a few weeks. enter u.s. attorney loretta;ñ lynch, whoí#8oñ yesterday chargd goodman with a federal crime of transporting a minor across state lines to engage in sexual activity. goodman allegedly took one of the boys from new york to new jersey to see a kid rock concert and then had sex with the minor. if convicted on the federal charge, goodman could getkiíu least 10 years in a federal prison. ms. lynch obviously doing this to protect children from goodman. something judge murphy is unwilling to do. she is a hero. and should be respected by all americans for standing up to a gross injustice. >> here now the anchor of the kelly file seen immediately after the factor. what happened in this case this monster guy? >> she did step. in by the way judge murphy the bad guy, the bad judge is still on the bench. >> yeah, of course. >> until[(v÷ he rerequires in 2016. >> of course.

john goodman is here, one of my all time favorites, john goodman. [ cheers and applause ] also, stoppingk about his new book "no land's man," very funny comedian aasif mandvi is joining us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] lovely guy, very funny book. and we have music from a band i love, interpol and interpol -- [ cheers and applause ] a few things, i moved to new york to work on "snl" in 2001. the first concert i went to in the city, horatio sanz took me to see interpol, so i'm so happy they're here. also, i don't know if you read, their tour bus got stuck in the snowstorms in upstate new york. true story. they were stuck in their tour bus for over 50 hours. and yet they made it here to be with us tonight. you'll see five of them on stage, there were seven. [ laughter ] there were seven so -- [ cheers and applause ] enjoy their music. share a thought. share a thought for those two dudes they ate on the bus. [ laughter ] guys, if i may, that was after all that that business, there's something i have been meaning to get off my chest for awhile now. i usually don't air my personal opinions

i'm amy goodman. a grand jury here in st. louis, missouri has chosen not to indict police officer darren wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed african-american teenager michael brown. the decision follows three months of deliberation by the jury of nine whites, and three blacks, including four hours of testimony from wilson himself. the decision set off outrage. the grand jury decision set off outrage in ferguson and communities across the country who see brown's killing as part of a widescale pattern of police mistreatment of people of color. shortly after the verdict, police fired tear gas on protesters in ferguson. at least a dozen buildings in ferguson or broken into and burned. there was sporadic gunfire overnight. at least 61 people were arrested. we will have more from on the ground in ferguson and clayton after the headlines. back in washington, d.c., defense secretary chuck hagel has been forced to resign under pressure from president obama less than two years after taking office. obama announced hagel's departure

i'm amy goodman. president obama has issued his strongest statement to date in favor of a free and open internet. in a video message, obama called for the the federal communications commission to uphold the principle of net neutrality by classifying the internet as a public utility. obama said such protections would prevent internet service providers or isps, like comcast, from blocking access to websites, slowing down content, or providing paid fastlanes for internet service. >> cable companies cannot decide which online stores you can shop at or which streaming services you can use, and they cannot let any company pay for priority over its competitors. to put these protections in place, i am asking the fcc to reclassify internet service under title ii of a law known as the telecommunications act. in plain english, i'm asking them to recognize that for most in a can, the internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life. >> press freedom groups have soundly praised oba

i'm amy goodman. death toll from the ebola outbreak in west africa has topped 5000 with another 14,000 stricken with ebola. the world health organization says there are signs infections have slowed overhaul in liberia and guinea, while the outbreak in sierra leone is getting worse. envoy discussed the mixed picture. africa,rts of west where the elements are in place, where communities are fully involved in the response, there is a slowing of the outbreak, fewer cases appearing each week. that is a real source of are othern, but there parts of liberia, sierra leone, and guinea, where transmission is still fierce, where there are many new cases emerging each day. >> here in the united states, the obama administration went before congress on tuesday for approval of 6.2 billion dollars in emergency funding to contain ebola. health and human services said that theell u.s. is ramping up training of u.s. personnel. than a quarter million personnel have been trained by the cdc and the assistant secretary for

i'm amy goodman. president obama has unveiled his plan to shield millions of fromumented immigrants deportation. some four million people could be eligible for a new policy he outlined, which will allow undocumented parents of u.s. citizen, and legal permanent children, to stay in the country and work legally, if they have lived in the united states for at least five years and pass a background check. >> we will offer the following deal -- if you have been in america for over five years, have children that are legal residents, register, pass a criminal background check, and are willing to pay your fair share of taxes, you will be able to apply to stay in the country temporarily without fear of deportation. >> the new plan will not provide relief to the parents of undocumented children, even those who qualified for deferred action in 2012. it also ends the controversial secure communities program, which failed to target dangerous criminals and instead swept up immigrants with minor offenses, such as tr

i'm amy goodman. president obama has authorized the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops to iraq, more than doubling the current u.s. force in iraq. pentagon press secretary rear admiral john kirby unveiled the plan on friday. >> the commander-in-chief has authorized chuck hagel to deploy to iraq up to 1500 additional u.s. personnel over the coming months in a noncombat role to expand our advice and insist -- assist mission. secretary hagel made this recommendation to the president based on the request of the government of iraq. the assessment of iraqi units, progress iraqi security forces have made in the field and in concert with development of the coalition campaign plan to defend key areas and go on the offense of against isil. >> in a significant expansion of the american military campaign against isis, military advisers will reportedly establish training sites across iraq. the $5.6 billion plan will reportedly be presented to congress during the lame-duck session that begins this week. the u

i'm amy goodman. the world's top climate panel has issued its direst appeal to date on the need to stop global warming. in a new report, the united nations' intergovernmental panel on climate change says continued emissions of greenhouse gases "will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts." unveiling the findings, panel chair rajendra pachauri said the window for action is closing. >> as it happens, the window of action is really closing rapidly, so we have a really short window of opportunity. if you look at the total budget to insure the temperature increase by the end of the century will not exceed two degrees celsius, we have already used up substantial share of this. what is remaining for us is only 275 gigatons of carbon. so this clearly shows we have a very limited window of opportunity, and i think the global community must look at these numbers and show the result by which w

i'm amy goodman. protests continue in the st. louis area as a grand jury nears a decision in the police killing of unarmed teenager michael brown. the grand jury is set to reconvene today as it weighs whether to bring charges against officer darren wilson. this weekend saw rallies in ferguson and the neighboring community of shaw amid expectations of an imminent announcement. at least eight schools in the ferguson area have closed in anticipation. wilson has been in talks with ferguson officials on resigning from the police force even if he is not indicted. he has also met privately and off-the-record with a number of prominent news anchors to discuss a potential interview. the grand jury is made up of 12 people, three of them are african-american, five of them are quite. president obama addressed the pending grand jury decision in an interview this weekend with abc. obama urged demonstrators to remain peaceful. >> well, i think first and foremost, people protest peaceful. this is a country that allow

i'm amy goodman. today we spend the hour with isabel allende, one of latin america's and the united states' greatest novelists. she's the author of 20 books, including "the house of the spirits," and her latest is a mystery novel based in the bay area titled "ripper." her books have been translated into 35 languages and sold over 57 million copies around the world. isabel allende now lives in california, but she was born in peru in 1942 and traveled the world as the daughter of a chilean diplomat. her father's first cousin was salvador allende, chile's president until 1973 when the augusto pinochet seized power in a military coup. salvador allende died in the palace that day. she would flee and live in exile in venezuela. on monday, president obama awarded her the presidential medal of freedom. >> when isabel allende learned her grandfather in chile was dying, she started writing him a letter. she returned to it until she realized she was asked the writing her first novel. she never really stopped. he

i'm amy goodman. the u.s. and china, the world's two largest polluters, have agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade. president obama unveiled the details with chinese president xi jinping in beijing. also announce the united states has produced a new goal of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025. it is an ambitious goal but an achievable goal. whichl double the pace at we are reducing carbon emission in the united states. it puts us on path to reducing emissions. >> china has also made its first ever commitment to stopping by 2030.from growing we will have more on the story after headlines. has issued ations new morning over the plight of refugees displaced by war in syria and iraq. on tuesday, u.n. spoke person melissa fleming warned a funding shortfall threatens up to one million people as winter looms. ande are very concerned by over $58 million funding that could leave as many as one million people without proper help. this sharptly d

i'm amy goodman. president obama is vowing to take executive action on immigration reform before the end of the year. in a news conference one day after the republicans' midterm victory, obama said he had waited long enough. >> tried to work on a bipartisan basis as much as possible, and i'm going to keep on doing so. but in the meantime, let's figure out what we can do lawfully through executive actions to improve the functioning of the existing system. >> obama had previously vowed to take executive action before the end of the summer, but then delayed his move until after tuesday's midterms. although he offered no details, obama's executive action will likely include a reprieve to slow his record-breaking deportations. president obama will host congressional leaders from both parties at the white house on friday. in response to the republican victory in the senate and gains in the house, obama said he has received a message both from voters who turned out and the many more who stayed home. i have a

i'm amy goodman. the islamic state militant group has beheaded us aid worker peter kassig. a video released sunday shows the mass beheadings of a group of syrian soldiers, followed by an image of kassig's severed head. unlike four previous videos involving american and british hostages, this video does not show the actual execution or any statement by kassig. the shift has caused speculation kassig may have resisted and managed to disrupt the filming. kassig, who was 26, converted to islam in captivity and was also known as abdul-rahman. he was a u.s. army ranger who deployed to iraq in 2007 and later founded an aid group to help syrian refugees. obama called the killing "pure evil." a top u.s. military officer joint chiefs of staff general martin dems he made a surprise trip to iraq over the weekend. history came two days after he told a house panel was considering sending combat troops back to iraq. a new analysis of mainstream tv news has found there was almost no debate about whether the united st

i'm amy goodman. senate republicans have blocked a sweeping measure aimed at reining in the national security agency's dragnet surveillance. the usa freedom act would have ended the bulk collection of telephone records by requiring the nsa to make specific requests to phone companies for a user's data, rather than vacuuming up all the records at once. it would also create a panel to advocate for privacy rights before the secret foreign intelligence surveillance court. the measure was a direct consequence of the 2013 leaks by whistleblower edward snowden exposing unchecked government surveillance and data collection. but on tuesday, republicans helped defeat the bill in a 58 to 42 vote, two shy of the 60 needed to advance. the republican-controlled house passed a watered-down version earlier this year. the measure faces an uncertain fate next year when republicans take full control of congress ahead of a june deadline to re-authorize the phone records collection program. in another major vote the senat

but jimmy walker is a friend of edwin goodman, and walker gets the goodman listed in the city books as custodians. and i tell you, they had to be the richest janitors in the history of the world. it pays to know people. this is the regal stretch of fifth avenue as it's transformed in the '20s. and these two women that i'm going to be talking about had a lot to do with it. they formed the newest new york business. by 1935, the largest business in the country called the beauty business. cosmetics mostly. and it's founded by elizabeth ar den who is the daughter of a canadian farmer, a struggling canadian farmer, came to new york on her own. it's also founded by helena rubenstine who was born in a ghetto. her father was a kerosene dealer. they built their shops close together on fifth avenue. and they were venomous rivals. they had their shops within two blocks of each other for 40 years and never spoke to each other. and rubenstine called arden the other one. and complained that she dyed her hair. well, look at that. and before they arrived in new york, you know, only actresses and fast-l

i'm amy goodman. republicans have emerged from tuesday's midterm elections with control of congress for the first time in eight years. in the most expensive midterm in election history, the republican party took control of the senate, strengthened its control in the house and won a number of key gubernatorial races. republican candidates won at least 10 of the day's 13 closely contested senate races giving the party control of the senate for the first time since 2007. kentucky senator mitch mcconnell is expected to become the next senate majority leader after he withstood a challenge from democrat alison lundergan grimes. mcconnell celebrated his victory in kentucky. >> this experiment and big government has lasted long enough. [applause] it is time to go in a new direction. [applause] it is time to turn this country around. [applause] and i will not let you down. thank you so much. >> three sitting democratic senators lost races -- kay hagan in north carolina, mark pryor in arkansas, and mark udall i

i'm amy goodman. president obama is unveiling today his long-awaited executive action that will protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. obama previewed his plan in a video statement wednesday night. that ourody agrees immigration system is broken. unfortunately, washington has allowed the problem to fester for too long. so what i'm going to be laying out is the things i can do my lawful authority as president to make the system work better, even as i continue to work with congress and encourage them to get a bipartisan, comprehensive bill that can solve the entire problem. >> obama will announce his plan in a prime-time address from the white house tonight. he'll then speak at a las vegas high school on friday where he laid out his plan for conference of immigration reform two years ago. the executive actions will reportedly not provide any formal, lasting immigration status. but many immigrants will receive work permits, which will give them social security numbers and allow the

i'm amy goodman. a federal appeals court in ohio has dealt a blow to marriage equality in a move expected to bring the issue before the supreme court. the appeals court upheld the right of four states -- kentucky, michigan, ohio and tennessee -- to ban same-sex marriage. the decision is at odds with rulings issued by similar courts in favor of marriage equality, a split that will likely force the supreme court to take action. last month the supreme court rejected appeals from five states that sought to ban same-sex marriage, causing a cascading impact that saw marriage equality legalized in more than 30 states. in a statement responding to thursday's ruling, chase strangio of the aclu said -- "we will be filing for supreme court review right away and hope that through this deeply disappointing ruling we will be able to bring a uniform rule of equality to the entire country." house speaker john boehner has warned president obama against taking executive action on immigration, one day after obama said h

i'm amy goodman. it's election day in the united states, where an estimated $4 billion has been spent on the most expensive midterms in u.s. history. despite the record spending, voter turnout is expected to hit one of its lowest levels in years. control of the u.s. senate has boiled down to about 10 key races. some of which could result in runoffs. current projections given republicans about a 70% chance of netting the six seats they would need to retake the senate from democrats. thirty-six states are also choosing governors. voters across the country are also voting on also coming down to around 10 key races. including decriminalize rwanda, restrict abortion, raise the minimum wage, and required labeling of gmo foods. we will spend the rest of the on the midterm elections after the headlines. we will also broadcast live this evening from 7:00 p.m. to midnight eastern time with coverage and analysis of the midterm election results. u.s. drone strikes have killed at least 10 people in central yemen.

i'm amy goodman. it's election day in the united states, where an estimated $4 billion has been spent on the most expensive midterms in u.s. history. despite the record spending, voter turnout is expected to hit one of its lowest levels in years. control of the u.s. senate has boiled down to about 10 key races. some of which could result in runoffs. current projections given republicans about a 70% chance of netting the six seats they would need to retake the senate from democrats. thirty-six states are also choosing governors. voters across the country are also voting on also coming down to around 10 key races. including decriminalize rwanda, restrict abortion, raise the minimum wage, and required labeling of gmo foods. we will spend the rest of the on the midterm elections after the headlines. we will also broadcast live this evening from 7:00 p.m. to midnight eastern time with coverage and analysis of the midterm election results. u.s. drone strikes have killed at least 10 people in central yemen.

i'm amy goodman. missouri governor jay nixon has declared a state of emergency ahead of the grand jury's decision on whether to indict a white police officer who killed unarmed african-american teenager michael brown. brown was shot dead by officer darren wilson in ferguson on august 9. since then, mass protests against police brutality have erupted in missouri and across the country. on monday, nixon issued an executive order to activate the national guard in response to what he called "the possibility of expanded unrest yuriko -- unrest." the grand jury has been meeting in secret for nearly three months and several groups have vowed to escalate protests if they choose not to indict. a decision could come any day. we'll have more on the situation in missouri after headlines. the parents of a u.s. aid worker executed by the islamic state have spoken out for the first time since the death of peter cassock. peter. hearts are battered, but they will mend. the world is broken, but it will be healed in the

bergdorf goodman. edmond goodman, a garment worker from rochester, new york who founded a little tailor shop with a guy named bergdorf who got out of the business because he was drinking too much, goodman took it over and he moved uptown. they told him don't go there. tailoring has never gone this far uptown. you're close to astor and vanderbilt country up on central park east. but he leases the property and eventually buys it and controls that whole property there. and he and his wife lived in a penthouse on the top floor of the store. now, by new york law, custodians weren't permitted to live in a city's industrial building. it's an industrial building, because women made dresses on the sixth floor which were sold in the building. but jimmy walker is a friend of edwin goodman, and walker gets the goodmans listed in the city books as custodians. and i tell you, they had to be the richest janitors in the history of the world. it pays to know people. this is the regal stretch of fifth avenue as it's tra

i'm amy goodman. today we spend the hour with professor noam chomsky, world-renowned political dissident, linguist, and author. he is institute professor emeritus at massachusetts institute of technology, where he has taught for more than half a century. in october, more than 800 people packed the hall of the un's general assembly to see noam chomsky. ambassadors and the public alike from around the world. the event was hosted by the committee on the exercise of the inalienable rights of the palestinian people. professor chomsky gave a major address and i followed with a public interview. first, the speech. >> it is a pleasure to be here. to be able to talk with you and discuss with you afterwards. many of the worlds problems are so intractable that it's hard to think of ways even to take steps towards mitigating them. the israel-palestine conflict is not one of these. the generalary, outlines of a diplomatic solution have been clear for at least 40 years. not the end of the road -- nothing ever is --

goodman. >> i'm sorry, mr. goodman. >> when it's time to walk.ey and you don't pay me back, there are no rules. do you understand the gravity of your situation? >> i understand. >> john goodman, welcome back. good to see you. >> thank you. good to be seen. >> you grew your hair back. what do you think? it's liberating, wasn't it. >> it was. >> was that the first time you ever shaved your hair? >> i did it five years ago for broadway. they air brushed it so it looked bald. >> you look good in that. i think that's great. you're never going to have to worry. i was looking at you as i walked behind you. you have the full head going. >> i have other stuff to worry about. >> you are a guy known to make a huge impact on a movie with even a small role, which is a huge impact. why did you like this role? >> because it was instalsmall. no, i never played anybody like that before, real shark, gamble -- or loan shark. and i wanted to work with mark wahlberg. >> except he's a leg breaker loan shark, but he has, for some reason he takes a liking to this guy an

on behalf of his brother andrew goodman. chwernerorte receiving on behalf of her husband. the honorable john d dingell junior. mildred s missile half. hargrove.e ethel kennedy. mick.norable abner the honorable lucile allard receiving on behalf of the honorable edward r wrote val. charles stafford. robert m solo. meryl streep. marlo thomas. morris also known as stevie wonder. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ >> thank you, everybody. have a seat, everybody. everybody have a seat. welcome to the white house. this is one of my favorite events. aside this we set event to celebrate people who have made america stronger and wiser and more humane and more beautiful with our highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. this year we honor 18. sondheimtely stephen could not be with us today. i will present in this award at the 2015 ceremony. give thanks to public servants who have devoted their lives to fellow citizens. o'neill he told tip was starting of hispanic co