north dakota the police are asking that high powered rifles be stored on school grounds meanwhile texas is jumping on the bandwagon of giving teachers guns we need our teachers to be armed we you know when you have when you're facing someone who's an active shooter the best way to take that shooter down that is with a gun but even better than that is four or five guns to one there's even talk of firearm training for preschool children it's something that we should think about america about putting guns in the hands of law abiding citizens whether they actually be talented children or how to train for a school or a three year old cannot defend itself from a and so rifle by throwing a hello kitty pencil case at it our founding fathers did not put an age limit on the second amendment this year the back to school sales are just pencils and notebooks parents are stocking up on body armor. in a matter of seconds. unlock a door with this they can't get shot oh you can't get around it how about arming school teachers know all right how about bulletproof backpacks. for real i think yes that is p

in north dakota the police are asking that high powered rifles be stored on school grounds meanwhile texas is jumping on the bandwagon of giving teachers guns we need our teachers to be armed we you know when you have when you're facing someone who's an active shooter the best way to take that shooter down that is with a gun but even better than that is four or five guns to one there's even talk of firearm training for preschool children it's something that we should think about america about putting guns in the hands of law abiding citizens whether they actually be talented children or how to train for a school or a three year old cannot defend itself from and so rifle by throwing a hello kitty pencil pasted it our founding fathers did not put an age limit on the second amendment this year the back to school sales aren't just pencils and notebooks parents are stocking up on body armor. in a matter of seconds. when you can lock a door with this it can get shot out you can't get around it how about arming school teachers know all right how about bulletproof backpacks. for mail i think yes t

in north dakota the police are asking that high powered rifles be stored on school grounds meanwhile texas is jumping on the bandwagon of getting teachers guns we need. are teachers to be armed we you know when you have when you're facing someone who's an active shooter the best way to take that shooter down that is with a gun but even better than that is four or five guns to one there's even talk of firearm training for preschool children it's something that we should think about america about putting guns in the hands of law abiding citizens whether they actually be talented children or how to train for a school or a three year old cannot defend itself from a and so rifle by throwing a hello kitty pencil pasted it our founding fathers did not put an age limit on the second amendment this year the back to school sales are just pencils and notebooks parents are stocking up on body armor. in a matter of seconds. you can lock a door with this they can't get shot out you can't get around it about arming school teachers know all right how about bulletproof backpacks. for real i think yes that

in north dakota the police are asking that high powered rifles be stored on school grounds meanwhile texas is jumping on the bandwagon of giving teachers guns we need our teachers to be armed we you know when you have when you're facing someone who's an active shooter the best way to take that shooter down that is with a gun but even better than that is four or five guns to one there's even talk of firearm training for preschool children it's something that we should think about america about putting guns in the hands of law abiding citizens whether they actually be counted to children or how to train for a school or a three year old cannot defend itself from a and so rifle by throwing a hello kitty pencil they said it our founding fathers did not put an age limit on the second amendment this year the back to school sales aren't just pencils and notebooks parents are stocking up on body armor. in a matter of seconds. you can lock the door of this they can't get shot oh you can't get around it about arming schoolteachers know all right how about bulletproof backpacks. for rail and big yes t

in north dakota the police are asking that high powered rifles be stored on school grounds meanwhile texas is jumping on the bandwagon of giving teachers guns we need teachers to be armed we you know when you have when you're facing someone who's an active shooter the best way to take that shooter down that is with a gun but even better than that is four or five guns to one there's even talk of firearm training for preschool children it's something that we should.

in north dakota the police are asking that high powered rifles be stored on school grounds meanwhile texas is jumping on the bandwagon of giving teachers guns we need our teachers to be armed we you know when you have when you're facing someone who's an active shooter the best way to take that shooter down that is with a gun but even better than that is four or five guns to one there's even talk of firearm training for preschool children it's something that we should think about america about putting guns in the hands of law abiding citizens whether they actually be counted to children or how to train for a school or a three year old cannot defend itself from and so rifle by throwing a hello kitty pencil they said it our founding fathers did not put an age limit on the second amendment this year the back to school sales are just pencils and notebooks parents are stocking up on body armor. in a matter of seconds. you can lock the door of this they can't get shot oh you can't get around it about arming schoolteachers know all right how about bulletproof backpacks. for real and big yes that i

meanwhile, in texas voting is treated like a privilege in that you have to qualify yourself, go to register and demonstrate you are who you say you are. and that is an interesting challenge because voting in the state constitutions uniformly is deemed to be a fundamental right. fundamental rights cannot be impeded or in pairs by tax. they are fundamental and part of who we are as a human sovereignty. in america the one criteria that can put on the registration is you need to be a citizen. states can make that choice and determine you need to have a reasonable residency, but they can't say you can't vote because they were poor or you are a woman or black or hispanic. as long as you are over 18 you are supposed to be part of the club so long as you are a citizen of the state you wish to vote. that is a challenge we have right now is trying to figure out how to get together a legislative majority together with an executive who can put together a good faith wall that will not be a vehicle for either party.

meanwhile down in texas voting is treated like a privilege. you have to qualify yourself. when you go to register you demonstrate you are who you say you are. that is an interesting challenge because voting in state constitutions is deemed to be a fundamental right. fundamental rights do not the impaired by a tax. they are fundamental and part of who you are. in america the one criteria put on the registration is unique to be a citizen. states can make that choice. they can determine if you have reasonable residency. but they can't say you can't vote as you are poor, a woman, black or hispanic. if you are over 18 and a citizen as long as you are in the state you seek to vote in. the challenge we have now is try to figure out how to get the legislative majority together with the executive can put together good-faith voting rights law.

meanwhile in texas. o'rourke running to be the first democratic senator in that state in 25 years.new jersey, bob menendez having a tough time according to a number of polls. so are there any surprises in store for tomorrow or more november? the panel is back. katie, cabot. adrienne. i'm from new jersey originally. i remember polls like this in 2006. menendez has always had ethical problems. he was struggling along in the low 40s then new jersey asserted himself and he won. >> we are at the stage where races start to tighten and we are coming up on labor day. that's when everyone starts to focus on engage. bob menendez has a huge apparatus, a machine politician. we have to remember there is a couple republican members in new jersey it's not a surprise to me the race has tightened, by think ultimately he'll prevail. guy: i see ted cruz ahead in texas by 1 or 2 points, and they had the governor up in texas by a massive margin. is this thing happening or is cruz safer than that poll? >> i think it depend on who comes out in the polls. young people typically have not gone to the polls

texas almost. that's a problem because a lot of businesses are also moving out-of-state because they can't afford the cost of operations. meanwhileexas has power sources like nat-gas. they do a lot of fracking and oil. >> absolutely. liz: are the green anies in california going to go for clean coal technology or natural gas? >> they complain about the carbon, but not doing anything about forest fires dumping loads of carbon in the atmosphere. they talk out of motion side of their mouth. they make life more expensive in california. we need to do nuclear or natural gas. we have wonderful availability of natural gas and oil in this state but politicians in sacramento won't let them drill for it in valley where we have tremendous reserves. we need all of the above approach to energy. no question about it. liz: great to see you, john cox. thanks for coming in. >> appreciate it. liz: next case, they allegedly dreamt of jihad, shooting up schools and hospitals and terrorist martyrs. they are walking free. a district judge just dismissed charges against three of the five defendants in the new mexico compound terror case. not because they

meanwhile, across the country, wildfires forcing evacuations from california to texas. outside of dallas, more than 500 acres scorched. the blaze now 20% contained. and in northern california, the ferguson fire near yosemite with new evacuations. that fire engulfing more than 77,000 acres and just 41% contained while the carr fire burning more than 133,000 acres with more hot and dry weather ahead. that deadly wildfire now just 39% contained. now, we've got a little bit of good news, but it's all about timing here. this morning there's still some heavy rain going on. these storms stayed together all night long. and look at this, all the way through philadelphia in through new york all the way up into connecticut as well. these storms, we have some flood warnings outside new york city this morning. this is saturday morning. chill, folks. if you don't have to get out in this, we have 2 to 4 inches coming in many locations, and flooding is definitely going to happen. just stay in and let this settle because if we time it out for you, you'll watch the heavy rain in new york

meaning the administration will undoubtedly appeal the ruling...meanwhile, another case--brought by the state of texasy.... the judge who will hear arguments in that case this week ... has ruled against a program similar to daca in the past...we do expect him to rule against daca, to say that it's unlawful.that would be in direct conflict with the ruling from dc, as well as others from federal judges in san francisco and new york.sanaa abrar with the organization united we dream says government lawyers are okay with that...a mechanism that the government will use to try to go to the supreme court and ultimately say, look we have conflicting opinions.it's appears more and more likely that the us supreme court will ultimately decide the fate daca... and the 800-thousand young immigrants it protects.... in washington alexandra limon. (vicki) still ahead... baseball size hail rained havoc in colorado springs-- shattering windows, and damaging cars... hear from witnesses who had to run for cover... (lawrence bay

meanwhile, carmen and her daughter will go back to an ice facility in texas. their legal fight will continue irth their future here in the gis. hanging in the balance. jeff. >> glor: all right, jeff pegues, thank you very much. nearly a year after hurricane maria slammed puerto rico, officials of the u.s. territory now say the death toll there could top 1,400. that would make it the deadliest hurricane in the u.s. since katrina killed more than 1,800 in 2005. david begnaud was in puerto rico when maria hit. he is back on the island tonight. >> reporter: the death toll in puerto rico following hurricane maria may be 20 times higher ovan the government's last official toll of 64. puerto rican officials acknowledge in a report to congress that their own data reveals that there were more than 1,400 deaths in the four months after the hurricane than normal. >> we've always said that the amount of going to be higher. >> reporter: hector pesquera is puerto rico's secretary of public safety. how do you get past the fact that a lot of people watching right now think th

officials meanwhile are investigating the death of a child recently released from the nation's largest immigration detention center in dilley, texashere's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed the texas department of family and protective services is actively investigating the death of a migrant child shortly after her release from the south texas family residential center in dilley. attorneys for the child's mother cite "neglect and unsanitary conditions" as possible factors. we were given a rare look inside the detention center that only houses mothers and children. right now more than 1500 are staying here. but the facility has room for up to 2400. as soon as you get past the security gates you see dozens of strollers parked outside the buildings. after toourk the site, we asked ice field director daniel bible about the allegations of unsanitary conditions. >> our place is very sterile. you guys all walked through the facility. it's a clean facility. we have people on site daily that go through daily to make sure that sanitary conditions are kept. >> reporter: dilley is just one of several immigrant detention f

meaning the administration will undoubtedly appeal the ruling...meanwhile, another case--brought by the state of texas well go the other way.... the judge who will hear arguments in that case this week ... has ruled against a program similar to daca in the past...we do expect him to rule against daca, to say that it's unlawful.that would be in direct conflict with the ruling from dc, as well as others from federal judges in san francisco and new york.sanaa abrar with the organization united we dream says government lawyers are okay with that...a mechanism that the government will use to try to go to the supreme court and ultimately say, look we have conflicting opinions.it's appears more and more likely that the us supreme court will ultimately decide the fate daca... and the 800-thousand young immigrants it protects.... in washington alexandra limon. (grant) it's another sign that fall is near and football is back...as 49ers and raiders start playing pre-season games this week niners host the cowboys on th

the icore is reminiscent of hue harvey which made oundfall in texas a year ago saturday, that's o web site at pbs.org/newshour. and meanwhile costa is preparing for "washington week," which airs later tonight. robert, what's on tap? c tonight, we will discuss this week's twrtroom dramas, involving the aeesident's long-time attorney micohen, and his former campaign chairman paul manafort, and how their convictions could change the course of the tru presidency. that's later tonight, on "washington week." judy? w >> woodruff: all be watching. bob, thanks. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a great weekend. thank you, and good nit. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> kevin. >> kevin! fo kevin? >> adviclife. life well-planned. learn more at raymondjames.com. >> babbel. a language program that teaches real-life conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, german, italian, and more. babbel's ten to 15 minute lessons are available as an app, or online. more.nformation on babbel.com >> consumer cellular. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world

. >> meanwhile, it seems that congressman o'rourke's punk rocker past is resurfacing. the twitter page for the texasirculating photos of o'rourke in his 20s. also, when he made a bid to unseat ted cruz, he was arrested twice in his 20s but never convicted of a crime. the political attack goes after two weeks of both sides going back and forth to a possible tee bait schedule. an emerson college online found cruz and o'rourke in a statistical ties. other surveys have found o'rourke close to cruz. if cruz loses to o'rourke it could jeopardize republican's hold on the senate. i want to bring in capital reporter for the hill molly hooper. great to see you back here again, molly. >> reporter: yes. party on, right? >> just like that, rocking on. >> reporter: just party on. >> with the air guitar with it. >> reporter: that's right. >> on twitter, at least the gop planned to embarrass o'rourke. so the strategy here is to try to make him look cool? what does that signal about what voters are looking for ahead of the mid terms? we know those images have been circulating on social media, even using excuses like

individuals in texas, california and ohio went on hunger strike, including some in solitary confinement. meanwhile least six people have been hunger striking inside the northwest detention center in tacoma, washington, for more than a week. this is one of the hunger strikers murat speaking yesterday from jail. >> i am on hunger strike, seven days, five days without water. the nation with situation now, everybody on hunger strike. amy: for the latest, we go to seattle, washington, where we speak with amani sawari, a prison strike organizer working on behalf of jailhouse lawyers speak, a network of prisoners who are helping organize the nationwide strike. welcome baback to democracy non! we just played the clip from the prison in your state, washington. why don't you begin ththere and take us across the country, what you understand is happening behind bars? it is getting so little coverage in the corporate media. lawyer speaks comee to incarcerate a group of individuals who are organizing the strike from the inside, have received reports from at least 11 states of what is happening with the actions

meanwhile, a thrill seeker gets her degree, this texas a & m graduate had her graduation photos takenummer interning at anil gator sanctuary. she knows exactly where to have her photo shoot. the 13-foot gator is named big tex and weighs 1,000 pounds, the biggest alligator at the sanctuary. maria: i like the way she's calmly touching his nose like that. >> i wouldn't do that. maria: using artificial intelligence to bring down the high cost of higher education. we introduce you to the company that's disrupting online and on campus learning, that's next. ♪ maria: welcome back. the future of college, a company called amasite looks to change higher education by using a cloud-based platform along with artificial intelligence. it helps students get real world degrees online. joining us now is ann marie sastry. tell us how you use a.i. to -- in the court work. >> we are using a.i. to personalize course work. right now, the average person has about six platforms open on your phone, spotify picks your music, amazon helps you decide what to buy, facebook might deliver your news. in college class

meanwhile decision is expected soon on whether or not a texas man can repost blueprints for printinggun on the internet. the federal judge in seattle hearing arguments later today on that. dan springer is live with more in seattle and what we can expect. >> the hearing starts in seattle in two hours. eight states including washington will be asking a federal judge to make his temporary restraining order a preliminary injunction to prevent the publishing of blueprints to make guns with a 3d printer until a law is decided. they wanted to put the codes for making a 3d handgun called the liberator. it would be undetectable by x-ray machine or metal detector. people say it could be used for people not allowed to possess firearms. they would of no serial numbers and be untraceable. you can make a gun for personal use but for the last 30 years it has been illegal to make a gun that is undetectable and president trump supports that law. the administration is being sued now because it settled a lawsuit brought by cody wilson, the owner of defense distributed which wants to public a 3d gun cod

. >> meanwhile, ea sports has canceled the next flea qualifying tournaments to review safety protocols. those were set for santa ana in southern california, dulles, virginia, and carrollton, texas also taking a look at security. in a statement to the gaming website, polygon, they said, quote, we will be reviewing our policy plans and updating them accordingly. twitchcon is set to take place in october in san jose. and police have not yet given a motive, so we don't know exactly why david katz shot fellow gamers before killing himself. one witness said that katz lost a game the day before the shooting and refused to shake hands afterward with his competitor. a psychiatrist and founder of the center of internet technology and addiction says for gamers playing at a very high level, it's easy to get lost in cyberspace. >> we are terrible at predicting violence. but you can't really predict who's going to become violent or not, even if they have a mental health issue. the truth is lots of people have mental health issues and they never commit violence. >> and we have much more information on our website, abc7news.com with links to resources about technology addiction and a video add

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meanwhile across the border mexico's murder rate reaches its highest level in decades. joining us now is texasken paxton. thank you for coming on the program this morning. address that, the murder rate in mexico reaching its highest level in decades. >> i think that hits the point of why border security is so important and why the president has been pushing this as the crime rate in mexico has gone up. it affects us in texas every single day. we have -- we keep statistics showing that is exactly what's going on. we're being affected by the crime rate in mexico. >> sandra: is jeff sessions and this administration taking the right steps here? >> i could not applaud him more. the backlog is 600,000 cases. it's not fair to people in the system trying to get their status figured out or fair to people in my state. i don't think it's fair to anybody. it needs to be sped up. doesn't need to be a backlog of that many cases. >> sandra: what do you say to critics who look at this, there are many, who say this goes too far? >> i don't really understand that because why would we not want to see the process

meanwhile, prosecutors say there is a chance they won't call rick gates to testify, his manafort's former business partner, billed as their star witness. >>> and alex jones didn't attend a hearing in texas a defamation lawsuit against him can proceed. he has called the sandy hook shooting a hoax. he's being sued by a parent whose child was killed. they say his comments amount to defamation. he has since admitted that the shooting took place but his attorney says they were not defamatory. a judge has a month to decide if the case can go forward. >>> and we are seeing moments after the aeromexico flight crashed. here's danya bacchus. >> reporter: the plane heading for mexico city smashes into a field, not even a mile away from the end of the runway in durango, bursting into flames. video from the is scene shows smoke billowing from the wreckage. despite the images, miraculously, of the 103 people on board, everyone survived. the captain is the most seriously injured. 49 people were taken to hospitals. this passenger says after the crash she and her son jumped out of a hole that opened in the plane's fuselage. some passengers even able to walk back to the airport. at least 65 americans wer

a hot commodity, connell mcshane in mining operation in texas, i want to know how valuable the sand is now, we will go to him shortly. meanwhilenot very clear. ashley: looks very sandi. [laughter] stuart: denver, ladies and gentlemen, great place. ♪ ♪ year, i am sorry about that. [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. it's a high-tech revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts on each side to keep you both comfortable. and snoring? how smart is that? smarter sleep. to help you lose your dad bod, train for that marathon, and wake up with the patience of a saint. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999. smarter sleep will change your life. >> sand, we are told is a hot commodity because it's used in fracking process and we are doing a lot of fracking, connell mcshane in what's known as sand dooms. come on in, you tell me how much sand is worth? >> well, stuart, if you came down here two years ago, you see people like you like to do run a

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meanwhile, optimism on wall street, the dow was urging 216 points. we will bring that announcement to you when we get it. >> eric: now waiting for a judges ruling thereon whether a texasrints online for making a 3d printed gun. the cases raising concerns regarding gun control and free speech. dan springer has a story from seattle. >> federal judge heard arguments here in seattle last week and said he would issue his ruling today, expecting at the top of the hour. he will decide whether to make a temporary restraining order against publishing the codes for making plastic guns with a 3d printer a permanent ban until the trial or let it expire. if the trump administration has sent conflicting messages. it was the state department that struck a deal with a texas company that would allow the codes for making plastic guns to be published on the internet. and in federal court last week, a justice department lawyer back that decision by arguing that these plastic guns are so small and unreliable that they do not pose a national security threat and should not be regulated under the arms export control act. but the day after the judge issued this, the white house supported the

meanwhile, this was true. yesterday, the judiciary subcommittee on border security and immigration had a hearing. democrats called because they wanted to know more about family separation. john cornyn great senator from the state of texasasked one of the experts who will suffer most if democrats abolish ice because there have been a number of democrats who have called for just that and surprisingly, the authority from ice said minority communities will be victimized the most because the people who are not removed are involved in gangs activity and criminal activity and generally commit crimes against people in the communities where they live. ainsley: there was one democratic senator maizy hirono was confused about the imcongratulations laws. she started asking this ice official mr. matthew albence. she appeared to be losing her patience, he lost his patience because she didn't understand the law. she was -- just watch this. >> would you send your child to frcs? >> again, i think what we're missing the point. these individuals are there because they have broken a law. >> there has to be a process. >> this have broken a law only as deemed so by the president with his -- >> -- no, ma'am. they are there for vital of title