with me now is the niece lester, a solicitor specialising in family law and domestic abuse and the law societylaw society back that kind of initiative, the idea that kind of initiative, the idea that rather than automatically arresting these guys and taking them to court, have a trial and a jail, that they give them some kind of help dealing with the anger issues that result in the violence in the first place? the law society hasn't put out a formal policy statement but working in the field of domestic abuse, everything which potentially could assist men or male perpetrators, to become aware of their actions, is only beneficial. it's beneficial towards their families, beneficial towards future relationships and beneficial for society, rather than potentially criminalising them and them being debarred from employment prospects, for example. let's go now to what liz truss is trying to do. for many people, it would seem absolutely bizarre that an alleged perpetrator of abuse is allowed to cross—examine his very victim. that is what happens in the family courts. the problem is that, for the public

until we separated out reason-based law, civil society like western modern society from the sharia stage that is massagistic, that doesn't allow christians to bring in bibles, until we recognize that those sharia law systems all over the planet and muslim majority systems are the cauldrons that are building these radicalists, those are the tips of the icebergs that we have yet to treat. >> really quickly, the lefts would say you're empowering these islamic radicals by identifying them. what are you saying in response to that? >> i say actually it's the opposite. they empower the islamics to speak for all of islam by telling americans that we don't have a problem. when you engage muslim communities with respect, not this bigotry of expectations, oh, yeah, they're muslims. let them treat the third class and women and not allow them to build churches. they're not going to make it to western values. no, treat us with respect, demand equality and let us start to reform. that's the way to treat us with equality rather than this bigotry of low expectations. >> you continue pushing that. it's an

law that has had ups and downs. i am grateful to the historical society and to georgetown. this is a time where we are celebrating the bill of rights , and it is wonderful that you are here and it is very nice of you to give this lecture. sheehan, professor at villanova university, the director of the ryan center for the study of free institutions and the public good at villanova. i hope you see that i read clearly and distinctly. that is what our lecturer does. she has been a historian and she was at claremont and i am looking for that she is an expert not on hamilton. my grandchildren are the experts on hamilton, and it you would like americans in it for you. can get for you. she is an expert on james madison. she has written on james madison and the spirit of self governance. also, writings from other federalists. the most recent book is "the mind of james madison: the legacy of classical republicanism." that is what we will hear about and it is nice for some of us, including my grandchildren, to realize that it was both hamilton and madison who were instrumental in prod

they teach to you regard law enforcement and society and your government with contempt. once you have that lifestyle, that philosophy, it's not a matter of right and wrong anymore. it becomes a matter of this is my life. the life that i'm living. >> to what end? >> to this end. which is nothing. >> when we met him, munoz was in the level 6 maximum security yard serving two life sentences for two murders. >> i shot one, and i strangled the other in this county jail. both of them i'm doing life sentences for, as i should. you can't go in a civil society, go around killing people and not expect to be punished for it. >> you must have known that while you were strangling the guy in the jail. >> sure i knew it. but as a gang banger i elected to step out of society's normal bounds, customs, mannerisms and rules. i chose to live in a world where we created our own rules, our own society. >> there wasn't an ounce of denial in frederico's account of his behavior. he was very honest and forthright about what he had done. he also utilized poetry to express it. >> it takes a person

it's very common for law enforcement to deal with individuals in our society who are mentally disturbedwant to bring you in because you have some new reporting that this was the belief among investigators at the early stage is that this was a premeditated act. what more can you tell us about that? >> well, and that, pam is based off their interviews with family and friends of the alleged shooter. so they've spent the last 24 hours talking to family members, his aunt, his brother. some of the closer friends, and everyone in his sort of circle, his friends, his family could tell that he was having some difficulties. some mental issues. we even spoke to his aunt, who said he had dropped off, they had not heard from them in several months. what's also interesting is that the investigators learned that in the last several months, he had been selling his possessions. his car. other items that he was selling off. sort of indicating to them that he was planning something. something was about to happen. there was a significant change in his life. in his thinking. so he was sort of getting rid of

the rule of law that makes society possible.brought to life, but it has always been there. nothing has changed. the only difference is we can now film it. until they can properly group together as a full community and everyone can support, then it is not going to be enough to get it heard. so you are saying the unity? yes, yes, yes. unity is the key? yes, exactly. black lives matter uk are holding their first official rallies calling for a shutdown across the country. this morning, a main route into one of the uk's major airports was locked and in nottingham, tram lines we re locked and in nottingham, tram lines were closed as demonstrators laid across the tracks. the black lives matter people that block the airport, i thought that was just dumb and! airport, i thought that was just dumb and i would be angry as a black person if i was trying to catch a plane and i miss my flight because you change yourself. i get what they are trying to do. i am trying to find the word for this kind of made people... it gave people a reason to d

law is written and enforced. those two are committed to equal justice, in our society, wonder whether senator sessions calls nor law and order will mean today what it went in alabama when i was coming up back then. the rule of use we use it violate the human and civil rights are the poor, the d dispossessed, people of color. i was born in rural alabama, not very far from where senator sessions was raised. there was no way to escape or deny the chokehold of discrimination and racial hate that surrounded us. i saw the signs that said "white waiting, colored waiting." i saw the signs that said white men, colored men, white women, colored women. i tasted the bitter fruits of segregation and racial discrimination. segregation was the law of the land, the order of society in the deep south. any black person who did not cross the street when a white person was walking down the same sidewalk who did not move to the back of the bus, who drank from a whitewater fountain, who looked at a white person directly in their eyes could be arrested and taken to jail. the forces of law and order in alabama were so strong that to take

law is written and enforced. those who are committed to equal justice in our society wonder whether senator sessions called for law and order. does it mean today what it meant when i was coming up in alabama. it's used to -- in the human and civil rights of the poor, the dispossessed people of color. i was born in rural alabama. not very far from where senator sessions was raised. there was no way to escape or deny the choke hold of discrimination and racial hate that surrounded us. i saw the signs that said white waiting, colored waiting. i saw the signs that said white men, colored men, white women, colored women. i tasted the bitter fruits of segregation and racial discrimination. segregation was the law of the land that ordered our society in the deep south. any black person who did not cross the street when a white person was walking down the same sidewalk, who did not move to the back of the bus, who drank from a white water fountain, who looked a white person directly in the eyes could be arrested and taken to jail. the forces of law and order in alabama were so strong that to take a stand against this inju

and the struggle against discrimination, against unconstitutional law, and the struggle to be accepted by american society. and the struggle to attain full rights of citizenship. so the exhibit shows that in a very dramatic way. and as i said, because of the exclusion law, we do have a paper trail. you know, the constant photographs and documents to prove that we deserve to be in the united states. and here to stay. >> that's great. your family's story is a great one. great that the exhibit helps tell a part of it. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> well, we talked about exclusion. next, we talk about inclusion. stay with us. the worst thing about toilet germs? they don't stay in the toilet. disinfect your bathroom with lysol bathroom trigger... ...lysol power foamer... ...and lysol toilet bowl cleaner. they kill 99.9% of germs including e. coli. to clean and disinfect in and out of the toilet... ...lysol that. going to shift the focus to 'inclusion'.. >>> welcome back. we talked about the impact of the chinese exclusion act. now we're going to shift the focus to inclusion. back with us is sue lee

law is written and enforced. those who are committed to equal justice in our society wonder whether senator sessions calls a friend law and order mean today what they meant and alabama when i was coming up back then. the rule of law was used to violate the human and civil rights for the poor, the dispossessed, people of color. i was born in rural alabama, not very far from where senator sessions was raised. there was no way to escape or deny the chokehold of discrimination and racial hate that surrounded us. i saw the signs that said "white waiting, colored waiting," i saw "white men, colored men, white women, colored women" signs. i tasted the bitter fruits of segregation and racial discrimination. segregation was the law of the land that ordered our society and the deep south. any black person who did not cross the street when a white person was walking down the same sidewalk, who did not move to the back of the bus, who drank from a white water fountain, who looked at a white person directly in the eyes could be arrested and taken to jail. the forces of law and order and alabama were so strong that to take a st

. >> is there any part of the law that you might be able to change that would accommodate those people who contribute to society, have been law-abiding, here?ids with there be any room in your mind -- because i know you had a meeting this week. >> i had a meeting with great people, great hispanic leaders, and they are can certainly be a softening because we are not looking to hurt people. we have some great people in this country. we have some great, great people inin this country. we are going to follow the laws of this country. people don't realize, what people don't realize, we have very, very strong laws. >> but obama doesn't follow them. >> they don't follow them. but we will. >> we have 11.3 million illegal immigrants in the country now. you set immediately last night, all criminal aliens out day one. >> [applauding] >> by the way, that is so simple. there are some things were a sort ofe feel bad, and this one -- wee have these killers in ths country that are heading up gangs. you go out, exactly, exactly. >> they lost children, right here behind you.be >> those guys, if we ever find them, if i am preside

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if the law were changed, it would feed into society's fear that to be severely disabled, to be trappedn your body, which i already practically am, is a state worse than death. it would be a huge burden to us. we already have to fight for the right to live. please don't help us with the right to die. but that is exactly what noel conway wants. canada and california have introduced assisted dying in the past year. noel is determined it should happen here. it's not a bad day, actually. but he knows he may run out of time before his case is settled. and fergus is with me now. another challenge to the law less than two years after the last one was rejected. what chance that this will be successful? well, the campaign group behind this knows that they have no realistic hope of changing the law to introduce assisted dying bill parliament. mps roundly rejected it two years ago, and that included the safeguards they wanted, that two doctors and a high courtjudge would need to approve each case and it would need to involve only terminally ill, mentally competent patients with less tha n mentally

if the law were changed, it would feed into society's fear that to be severely disabled, to be trapped i already practically am, is a state worse than death. it would be a huge burden to us. we already have to fight for the right to live. please don't help us with the right to die. but that is exactly what noel conway wants. canada and california have introduced assisted dying in the past year. noel is determined it should happen here. it's not a bad day, actually. but he knows he may run out of time before his case is settled. fergus walsh, bbc news. hundreds of people have attended the funeral in huddersfield of yassar yaqub, who was shot dead by police on monday on the m62 motorway. the inquest into his death was opened and adjourned today. the independent police complaints commission is continuing to investigate the shooting. danny savage has the latest. hundreds of people came to the funeral of yassar yaqub at a mosque in huddersfield. many didn't know him personally, but were here to support his family. his father, mother and sisters were deeply distressed. 0ne family friend said

that law is source of human well-being. that it's integral to a society's flourishing. ountry's deep belief in law and in legal institutions was in the end was going to be the thing that broke the back of jim crow. justice stevens: you can't help but be inspired by a man who accomplished what he has accomplished. i have nothing but respect for people like rosa parks. certainly martin luther king was a great leader, but i think he is on a different level. he is in the pantheon. that's between night and day as far as i'm concerned in terms of their importance to advancing the cause of civil rights. justice kagan: i mean it's really extraordinary, the change that has taken place in this country with respect to racial issues. and there was nobody who had more to do with that change. he was larger than life and i had never met anybody remotely like him. (music by carol caouette and uu choir) ♪ i heard of a city, of a city called heaven. ♪ ♪ i'm trying to make it, make heaven my home. ♪ ♪ sometimes i'm lost and i'm driven home. ♪ ♪ sometimes i just don't know which way to turn

after a short stint at the legal aid society she opened the people's law firm. she got an almost legendary reputation among the immigrants she challenged deportation helped under age workers who were not paid and even recovered lost jules. after a highly publicized appeal saving the life of a mother that rape was known as the people's friend and one is the busiest warriors in the city. she noticed a disturbing pattern following the clues to florida issue uncovered a system of forced slavery and she reported affectively a slave plantations four years after the civil war had dented -- ended they would the were there from its lead to say come to america we will get you a job they could not speak english but citing their life away because they literally had to work until they died and were buried on the plantation was a loophole for the evil cotton plantation owners to get cheap labor after the civil war and she infiltrated the camp in disguise selling scissors and it was the big case. after testifying before congress she returned to new york & herself in the strang

society has. >> reporter: local and federal law enforcement will face the problem on a massive scale in 2 weeks, inauguration day. the event takes over the whole city, how can you possibly secure all of that? >> you cannot totally ensure it will not happen, but you can make it difficult. >> reporter: for an event the size of inauguration day, security starts with intelligence, separating the real threats from the noise and deploying all officers possible. >> there will be visible and concd with the secret service augmented by the other federal agencies and the military as necessary. >> reporter: and to that end, adam, the mayor announced today she is bringing in 3,000 additional police officers for all around the country to augment the police department and activating the dc national guard to protect the parade route and here at the capital. garrett haake, wusa 9. >> it's a monumental task. thank you. the additional officers will be on duty the day after the inauguration as well for the big women's march in washington. >>> speaking of the inauguration, you may have heard the plan for propot acti

if the law were changed, it would feed into society's fear that to be severely disabled, to be trappedpractically am, is a state worse than death. it would be a huge burden to us. we already have to fight for the right to live. please don't help us to the right—to—die. but that is exactly what noel conway wants. canada and california have introduced assisted dying in the past year. noel is determined it should happen here, but knows he may run out of time before his case is settled. we are going to return to the situation in florida at the fort lauderdale—hollywood international airport, where we understand a gunman is now in custody, having shot dead five people and wounded 13. our reporter nicola beckford is near the scene. tell us what you can see and hear. well, i'mjust at near the scene. tell us what you can see and hear. well, i'm just at the airport... patchy sound nicola, i'm afraid we need to stop you again, there is clearly some interference on the line and we are struggling to hear because of the feedback. these are live pictures you can see coming from fort lauderdale airpo

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after a short stint at the legal aide society she passed the bar and opened the people's law firm. the woman in black began to get an almost legendary reputation among the new york immigrant poor. she challenged government deportations, helped underaged child workers who weren't being paid at their job, and even recovered lost jewels for a grateful foreign ambassador. after winning a highly publicized appeal that saved the lives of a young italian mother who killed a man who was trying to rape her, grace became known as the people's friend and was soon one of the busiest lawyers in the city. she then noticed a disturbing pattern of young men going missing and followed the clues all the way to florida, where she uncovered a system of forced slavery through debt, 40 years after the close of the civil war. she reported, and this was a plantation she found in arkansas, it was in island. and it was called sunnyside. and it was effectively a slave plantation 40 years after the civil war had ended, using italian immigrants, and the cotton company would lure people from italy, saying, come

laws are instituted. communist regime takes over society, outlawing religion, media and all forms of information. even trying to broadcast or jam broadcast signals coming from the west. i would like to share a little vignette from the book that illustrates the kind of things happening at this time in east germany. so at this point my mother, my mother lived for a short time in the border town, which is a border town with west germany. so east and west with her grand that's father. because it was a border town the authorities often afraid it would be easy, quick access for people to make a break. so in sabenow, the authorities kept a close eye on young people. were curfews were enforced, started before sunrise and well before dawn. punishment of those having knowledge of an escape and failed to report it. words against the regime were enough to have person escorted to the seven yesterday headquarters. mft sovie a converted stable where they were interrogated and hauled to prison. took some longer than others to get the message. during a day at school they were milling about in hahn gnaw's classroo

society. she's repealing the law that suspends someone's driver's license t a drug offense. >> one small step.e of our returning citizens can apply for jobs that require a driver's license. it will also be easier for them to make it to their doctors' appointments, to seek housing, to support their school activit things we seek to do in our city. >> mayor bowser says as a result of that law, nearly 500 people had their licenses taken away last year. >>> the administrator at a local liquor board has resigned amid federal charges of bribery and conspiracy. the former director, davidson, resigned with the board late last week. the chairman says he sent a short resignation letter and thanked the board for allowing him to serve. >> i'm not speaking specific kaeshlgs but i'm taken aback that we have people that we have entrusted to do the great work of george's county, i'm just taken aback by that. >> as he looked at federal charging documents, they say that son took kickbacks from liquor businesses in exchange for votes on the board and in the state legislature. form delegate and liquor commissioner

sessions' record demonstrates great >> those who are committed to equal justice in our society wonder whether ss for law order will mean today what it meant in alabama when i was coming up. >> h senator who cast a vote to confirm senator sessions will be permanently marked as a co-conspirator in an effort to move the country backwards great >> you felt strongly about that. >> i know cory booker personally very well. i think it was disappointing to me. i felt he was pushed into this, much like that bizarre hostage video he had to do when he had to walk back his comments. this to me is really politics at its worst. you have a guy who would sit there and disparage someone who has really served our country and it's been a great leader in the civil rights movement in sessions. for him to sit there and try to become, like, the next guy to run against, to try to position himself in the party, that is what that was about. strip it down naked for that's what he did. he knows it, and it shows he's going to be able to be pushed to do whatever it takes pretty will say anything to get elected. to me, i find it very

endowment for democracy and open society foundation which spent decades fostering civil society and the rule of lawin russia. as the kremlin and closes off the outlets for reaching people we must find others to take their place. we also cannot ge give up in engaging with the russian government. we should do this in part because collaborating on a shared interest will allow us to show not just how would we know to be true but the nations have a lot of wor to gain by buildina system of shared rules and principles independent. found and in part working together we may be able to rebuild the respect and the trun trust needed to tackle unprecedented threats that we face today many of which cannot be solved without one another's help. bulet me conclude in 1796, the nation's first president, george washington used his farewell address to issue a stark warning to the american people about the danger of foreign governments trying to interfere in our democracy. he told the audience the following. against the insidious foreign influence i conjure you to believe me, the citizens the jealousy of a free people o

if the law were changed, it would feed into society's fear that to be severely disabled, to be trappedis a state worse than death. it would be a huge burden to us. we already have to fight for the right to live. please don't help us to the right—to—die. but that is exactly what noel conway wants. canada and california have introduced assisted dying in the past year. noel is determined it should happen here. it is not a bad day actually. but knows he may run out of time before his case is settled. hundreds of people have attended the funeral of yasser yaqub — who was shot dead by police on monday. the service for the 28 year old was held at a mosque in huddersfield. mr yaqub died after police stopped a car nearjunction 2a of the m62. an inquest into the death was also opened and adjourned in bradford today. danny savage reports hundreds of people came to yassar yaqub's funeral at a moss income huddersfield today. many didn't know him personally, but were here to support his family. his father, mother and sisters were deeply distressed. the consistent thought from those present is they w

scouts chief executive michael surbaugh said -- "communities and state laws are now interpreting gender identity differently than society did in the past." now parents simply have to mark their child's gender on the boy scouts application in order for a boy to be accepted. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. president donald trump fired acting attorney general sally yatetes on monday night jujust s after she announced the justice department would not defend trump's executive order temporarily banning all refugees as well as citizens from seven muslim-majority nations. yates had written a memo saying -- "i am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution's solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right. i am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am i convinced that the executive orde

endowment for democracy and open society foundation, which had spent decades fostering civil society and the rule of law in russia. as the kremlin closes off these outlets for reaching the russian people, we must find others to take their place. we can also not give up engaging with the russian government. we should do this in part because collaborated on issues of shared interest will allow us to show not just tell what we know to be true -- better nations have a lot more to gain by working to build up a system of shared rules and principles than tear it down. and in part because by working together, we may be able to rebuild the respect and the trust needed to tackle unprecedented global threats that we face today, many of which cannot be solved without one another's help. let me conclude. in 1796, our nation's first president, george washington, used his farewell address to issue a stark warning to the american people about the danger of foreign governments trying to interfere in our democracy. he told his audience the following, "against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, i car i college are

if the law were changed, it would feed into society's fear that to be severely disabled, to be trappedhich i really practically am, is a state worse than death. it would be a huge burden to us. we already have to fight for the right to live. please don't help us to the right—to—die. but that is exactly what noel conway wants. canada and california have introduced assisted dying in the past year. noel is determined it should happen here, but knows he may run out of time before his case is settled. dr iain brassington is a bio—ethicist with the school of law at manchester university. he joins us from our salford studio. thank you forjoining us. how important is that the distinction between having the right to die and getting assistance to do so? it's very important. strictly baking, so anybody has the right to die. they can refuse treatment and food and water. the difference is that somebody once they arrive to an end and they wanted to do so with assistance, dignified as they see it. what has changed in regard to discretion over whether somebody is prosecuted if it is thought that they

in order to really keep this administration within the four corners of the law and within the main stream of american society it's going to take everyone. >> i want to bring in another guess who is an msnbc contributor. you have been speaking to latinos to get their reaction to what they heard yesterday from president trump and what you saw. tell us what you're hearing. >> with president trump, we have large numbers of women who are effective. i want to train the spotlight on latinas in particular. economic issues. latinas make $0.55 to the dollar. latinas are the largest number of uninsured. latinas are also the most in danger of the repeal of the executive order for being torn apart from their children. the trump administration affects millions of americans negatively. i think for latinos, these are very real, day-to-day issues that they are confronting. this is why we see so many latinas here in d.c. and across the country making their voice heard. for many of them, the voting booth is not an option. this is the only option they have. >> right now we're looking at live pictures of the women's march in chi

society. teaches internet law at stanford law school. she also served as the civil liberties director at the electronic frontier foundation from '07 to '09 or '10. 2010. sorry. and you're also the author of a forthcoming book from cambridge university press called "american spies: modern surveillance: why you should care and what to do about it" which sounds like this audience might be interested. when is that book coming out? >> it is going to be out in the beginning of january, surveillance law and policy written for a general audience. so an effort to both be understandable and accurate and give people kind of a framework for thinking about the surveillance policy debate with a definite civil liberties bent. >> all right. when i asked you something about yourself, you told me you're an enthusiast for something called tech in five? what's that? >> one of those hand-to-hand combat video games and in japan, downtown san francisco, there is a video arcade that has only video games that have been imported directly from japan. my daughter r

. >> those who are committed to equal justice in our society wonder whether senator sessions calls for lawder will mean today what it meant in alabama when i was coming up. it doesn't matter how senator sessions may smile, our friendly he may be, how he may speak to you, but we need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out. we need someone as attorney general who is going to look out for all of us. and not just for some of us. >> the chairman of the congressional black congress also testified against the sessions nomination and objected to having the panel of black witnesses testify last. >>> first, i want to express my concerns about being made to testify at the very end of the witness panels. to have a senator, a house member, and a living civil rights legend testify at the end of all of this is equivalent of being made to go to the back of the bus. >>> now the other three witnesses on the panel defended sessions, including william smith, the first african-american to serve as general counsel to the senate judiciary committee. >> after 20 years of knowing senator session

communism with our values, a respect for the rule of law, for equality under the law, for free markets and free societies, we must face down the twin threats of terrorism and jihadism. not only with military strength, as important as that is, but also with our values, religious freedom, tolerance, decency. our greatest weapon will always be our values. that's what makes us strong. they are a new colossus, as emma lazarus called us over 100 years ago. mr. president, the only way we will lose the war against terrorism is if we lose ourselves and retreat from our values. and not only will this executive order embolden and inspire those around the globe who wish to do us harm, it strikes against the very core of america, our values, our greatest strength. we are better than this. so i will fight with every fiber of my being until this executive order is gone. now on another matter, mr. president, on friday, the president reshuffled the national security council to remove permanent postings for the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the director of the national intelligence agency and install a permane

society do that. that's why we have environmental laws. that's what they are all about. and that's why epa focuses so much attention on compliance and why we have cops on the beat so cheating doesn't pay and polluters are held accountable for the costs of their noncompliance. this past summer i stood here and outlined how we had delivered a settlement that required volkswagen to spend $14.7 billion to get the polluting cars off the road. to fund projects to reduce pollution across the country and to promote the growth of 0 emission vehicles in the united states. last month we delivered again, when epa and doj announced that another 83,000 three litter cars would be recalled. 2 it 25 million that brings the total to nearly $3 billion that will be put to use by states to cut pollution in communities. now todayed we're delivering again for the american people. volkswagen is admitting to crimes for lying to epa and deliberately evading their obligations under the clean air act. individuals with volkswagen are being charged to show that serious crimes have serious consequence

those two are committed to equal justice and our society wonders whether senator sessions calls for law and order will mean today what it meant in alabama when i was coming up back then. >> congressman john lewis today. he grew up in alabama not far from where jeff sessions is from. he was nearly beaten to death in alabama for marching for voting rights. congressman lewis advocated for a no vote for senator sessions to be attorney general on the basis of what he said was senator session's hostility to voting rights in general and in the south in particular. also testifying today was the national legal director of the american civil liberties union, david cole. this is interesting, the aclu wouldn't usually testify in a confirmation hearing like this but today mr. cole, in addition to taking issue with jeff sessions' record on civil rights, he brought up a little known case that is following senator sessions like a string to a can on it tied to his bumper. in that case, he charged a local company with defrauding its customers and suppliers. his office indicted the company on 222 counts.

law stipulated that hereafter no chinese is allowed naturalization to u.s. citizenship. this has been the biggest cloud in all of american -- chinese-american society. >> yu family prospered. >> it shows that my grandfather and his colleagues, were on equal footing with the white businessman. >> finally. >> yes. walter haas and associates were jewish and they may have felt persecution as well. they were born in san francisco just like my grandfather. they shared a bond of being on the outside of society and having to struggle extra hard to get ahead. and he walter haas talked about how to improve trade in china. >> as she points out, chinatown would evolve into a unique community. >> it serves it's a lot of restaurants in chinatown. >> talk about grand avenue. >> this is the most picturesque and visited about the community. they are built by the people who survived the earthquake and wanted to reinvent chinatown. >> that's when the exclusion act was finally overturned. then in 1952, which is when this mural end you have the ideal chinese-american family living in public housing, mom, dad, little boy playing baseball. we have end. >> that was as goo