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for another five years senate opponents include rand paul ron wyden mark udall jeff merkley and mike lee here's part of senator wyden speech from last night he argued that we simply don't know enough about what the n.s.a. and other government organizations are doing with the information they collect. the fines amendments act states that acquisitions made under section seven zero two may not quote intentionally target a specific american and may not quote intentionally acquire communications that are known at the time of acquisition to be wholly domestic but mr president the problem with that is it still leaves a lot of room for circumstances under which americans phone calls and e-mails including purely domestic phone calls and e-mails could be swept up and reviewed without a warrant. this by senator wyden vocal criticism of science and now goes to president obama for his signature critics of the law like the electronic frontier foundation say it violates americans fourth amendment rights they say the government can get ahold of e-mails and phone calls without a warrant and without the person k
for another five years senate opponents include rand paul ron wyden mark udall jeff merkley and mike lee here's part of senator wyden speech from last night he argued that we simply don't know enough about what the n.s.a. and other government organizations are doing with the information they collect. the fines amendments act states that acquisitions made under section seven zero two may not quote intentionally target a specific american and may not quote intentionally acquire communications...
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. >> here's mike lee of utah, who beat conservative bob bennett by running to his right. as the floor manager opposed of the treaty. here's some of what he argued yesterday on the floor. >> i and many of my constituents, including those who home school their children or send their children to private or religious schools have justifiable doubts that a foreign u.n. body, a committee, operating out of geneva switzerland, should decide what is in the best interest of the child at home with his or her parents in utah or in any other state in our great union. >> oh, my god. let me go to ted kennedy on that. ted, have you a disability. you lost a leg to cancer years ago. i've always admired how you've handled it. what does it mean to someone disabled, this bill, to an american? >> well, for disabled americans we feel the republican party have really turned their backs, because what this treaty does, by the way senator kerry has been our champion on this and so many other issues, so i commend senator kerry and senator lugar and the other senators who bucked the trend of the press
. >> here's mike lee of utah, who beat conservative bob bennett by running to his right. as the floor manager opposed of the treaty. here's some of what he argued yesterday on the floor. >> i and many of my constituents, including those who home school their children or send their children to private or religious schools have justifiable doubts that a foreign u.n. body, a committee, operating out of geneva switzerland, should decide what is in the best interest of the child at home...
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interfere with those who chose to homeschool their children or send them to private school here's utah republican mike lee and i simply cannot support a treaty that threatens the right of parents to raise their children with the constant looming threat of state interference. former presidential candidate rick santorum whose young daughter bella is disabled called the outcome of victory saying that parents not guidelines of a treaty should be the prime factor in making decisions about those with disabilities now supporters of the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities have vowed to bring up the matter in the next congress and perhaps will have a chance to do so but it looks like they'll have to work even harder to convince republican lawmakers that supporting an end of discrimination and promoting inclusiveness will not in fact harm the country or a handful of people in it who homeschool their children capital account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lyster to see what is on the agenda lauren everyone seems to be talking about this fiscal cliff is that what yo
interfere with those who chose to homeschool their children or send them to private school here's utah republican mike lee and i simply cannot support a treaty that threatens the right of parents to raise their children with the constant looming threat of state interference. former presidential candidate rick santorum whose young daughter bella is disabled called the outcome of victory saying that parents not guidelines of a treaty should be the prime factor in making decisions about those with...
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mike casey. >> thank you, mayor lee. it's indeed an honor to be here today. it's a privilege for us. spending a lot of time the last many months describing what it is that we want to build. you know, we want to create a world class sports and entertainment arena, the likes of which san francisco has never had. we want to reclaim piers 30-32 as a wonderful public space, giving back to san francisco and the bay area more than 7 acres of new public open space. we want to create over 100,000 square feet of retail, that could be restaurants, other retail. but that's not really what we're building. really, what we're building is memories. and i don't know about you, but some of my fondest memories growing up are with my father, going to a sports arena and sharing a few hours of an athletic competition. that became part of our relationship. and i think the people of local 2 led by mike casey and his leadership team, the people you see behind me, they're really the people that are going to be responsible for and creating those memories. and that's something that's going to be shared by citiz
mike casey. >> thank you, mayor lee. it's indeed an honor to be here today. it's a privilege for us. spending a lot of time the last many months describing what it is that we want to build. you know, we want to create a world class sports and entertainment arena, the likes of which san francisco has never had. we want to reclaim piers 30-32 as a wonderful public space, giving back to san francisco and the bay area more than 7 acres of new public open space. we want to create over 100,000...
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here. he's got a mike lee of utah, rand paul of kentucky, who can fill some of the void that he would be leaving. it really is also, perhaps, good news for someone like mitch mcconnell, he can with his own reelections coming up not have the counterweight of jim demint's considerable presence within the chamber. so there are some interesting aspects of this. it may also be good for the party, let's jump ahead a bit and the governor of south carolina, nicky haley, gets to appoint interim senator. might she choose someone who is also full of his tea party credentials, tim scott, a second-term about to be member of congress who is also african-american? you can make history by having the first african-american senator from south carolina. there is no african-american in the senate at present. so that might be a way to benefit the party as well. so there are lots of ways to look at this. certainly jim demint has done something he's quite good at, making headlines. >> kelly you, read my mind. chuck, do think the politics of the appointment, nikki nailly will make an appointment. tim scott, african-ame
here. he's got a mike lee of utah, rand paul of kentucky, who can fill some of the void that he would be leaving. it really is also, perhaps, good news for someone like mitch mcconnell, he can with his own reelections coming up not have the counterweight of jim demint's considerable presence within the chamber. so there are some interesting aspects of this. it may also be good for the party, let's jump ahead a bit and the governor of south carolina, nicky haley, gets to appoint interim senator....
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mike casey. >> thank you, mayor lee. it's indeed an honor to be here today. it's a privilege for us. we've been spending a lot of time the last many months describing what it is that we want to build. you know, we want to create a world class sports and entertainment arena, the likes of which san francisco has never had. we want to reclaim piers 30-32 as a wonderful public space, giving back to san francisco and the bay area more than 7 acro
mike casey. >> thank you, mayor lee. it's indeed an honor to be here today. it's a privilege for us. we've been spending a lot of time the last many months describing what it is that we want to build. you know, we want to create a world class sports and entertainment arena, the likes of which san francisco has never had. we want to reclaim piers 30-32 as a wonderful public space, giving back to san francisco and the bay area more than 7 acro
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here at cbs 5 we have olivia and lucas and we have chief instructor mike lee from the kung fu academyord. and my good buddy larry sly who is executive director of the food banks from solano and contra costa counties. thank you so much for being here. mike, you and your students have done extraordinary things to feed the hungry here in the bay area. please explain. >> on saturday november 17, the kung fu academy in concord holessed a food drive party for our students, families and the local community. we held a food drive. we asked for $5 or 5 cans of food and together we raised 2349 pounds of food for -- >> okay. we need a drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] >> how much duff raise? >> 2, 349 pounds of food! >> whoo! wahoo! >> good job! >> i love this. because they just, you know, didn't toss the money our way. they rolled up their sleeves and got down to some business and did some hard work, larry. >> it was phenomenal. i mean, i know two of their watch words were integrity and kindness and this demonstrates the kids acting this out. it's phenomenal. that's going to help us -- you're tal
here at cbs 5 we have olivia and lucas and we have chief instructor mike lee from the kung fu academyord. and my good buddy larry sly who is executive director of the food banks from solano and contra costa counties. thank you so much for being here. mike, you and your students have done extraordinary things to feed the hungry here in the bay area. please explain. >> on saturday november 17, the kung fu academy in concord holessed a food drive party for our students, families and the...
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mike lee, there's a lot of different people who talk differently here. one question, chris christie is another. this class of 2010. that is an interesting wing. it's unclear whether that wing, if it is indeed a coherent wing, will now lead the discussion of the republican party. i think mitt romney, the analog to him is john kerry. he was a presentable, i think the other guys might not hate him type of former massachusetts -- >> went back into the senate afterward. >> the moment that he disappeared, that's the last you heard about john kerry from any democrat. he was like, enough, we're not going to do that again. there's a lot of republicans saying enough, we're not going do that again. the question is okay, what are you going to do that's different? from my perspective, i don't believe what a lot of democrats fear about republicans, is that they're going to do that it's very rare that you have people making a principal case for that. for the first time in a generation, there are some republicans who are actually making that case. >> i hope so. >> let m
mike lee, there's a lot of different people who talk differently here. one question, chris christie is another. this class of 2010. that is an interesting wing. it's unclear whether that wing, if it is indeed a coherent wing, will now lead the discussion of the republican party. i think mitt romney, the analog to him is john kerry. he was a presentable, i think the other guys might not hate him type of former massachusetts -- >> went back into the senate afterward. >> the moment...
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mike lee of utah. keeping them honest, though, when i asked him to specify how this u.n. influence might manifest itself, here's the answer he gave. >> can you name any other u.n. treaty that has forced changes in u.s. law? >> i didn't come prepared to cite supreme court precedent on this point but it's a well -- >> what you're saying is hypothetical. you're using a bunch of hypotheticals saying this is going to force abortion rights for disabled people overseas. i mean, some groups are saying children with glasses are going be taken from their parents. you're using all these very scary hypotheticals. you can't even cite one case where a u.n. treaty has ever impacted u.s. law? >> not aware of one person who is saying children with glasses are going to be taken away from their parents. the article 7 concern is that the best interests of the child would be injected into the decision of how to care for a disabled child. historically in the united states -- >> again, you can't name one u.n. treaty that has ever had an impact on u.s. law? >> well, i can't name one u.s. treaty that has been the deciding factor in a d
mike lee of utah. keeping them honest, though, when i asked him to specify how this u.n. influence might manifest itself, here's the answer he gave. >> can you name any other u.n. treaty that has forced changes in u.s. law? >> i didn't come prepared to cite supreme court precedent on this point but it's a well -- >> what you're saying is hypothetical. you're using a bunch of hypotheticals saying this is going to force abortion rights for disabled people overseas. i mean, some...
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kraft fight hunger bowl here in san francisco on december 29th >> a surprise finish the pacquiao fight. and david lee leading the way with another double-double. we have the >> mike: warriors on a road trip and with tonight's win in washington they won their first three away from hole. david lee and steph curry warming up. has a hot hand with 22. but a scary moment in the fourth. curry gets his left knee knocked. he would come up limping. breathe easty, he did come back later in the game. a strong performance by clay thompson. 23 points, warriors up six. david lee with back-to-back double-doubles, 24 points, 17 rebounds. so solid. 101-9 7 the final. first time they've won the first three games on a road trip since 2003. >> manny pacquiao and marquez fought three times. marquez felt like he was jobbed in the last fight by the judges and took it ounce on pacquiao in vegas. third round, marquez catches pacquiao with a huge right hand. his goes down. and juan manuel came to fight. many returns the favor in the fifth. catches marquez. he staggers-didn't go down but needs to get busy. sixth round, watch this brutal shot by marquez, straight to manny's face and he is ou
kraft fight hunger bowl here in san francisco on december 29th >> a surprise finish the pacquiao fight. and david lee leading the way with another double-double. we have the >> mike: warriors on a road trip and with tonight's win in washington they won their first three away from hole. david lee and steph curry warming up. has a hot hand with 22. but a scary moment in the fourth. curry gets his left knee knocked. he would come up limping. breathe easty, he did come back later in the...
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i want to commend senator mike lee for his concern, particularly what happened in utah, and his good work with senator akaka. the bill wouldn't be here without their good work and i commend them both on working on, again, in a bipartisan way. i'm also a proud co-sponsor of h.r. 4152, sponsored by ranking member cummings. i'm glad to come together with him, which is the house compan wrong to senate 2170. senate bill 2170 makes long overdue reforms to the hatch act which became law nearly 75 years ago. while numerous reforms of this legislation includes -- are all important, i haddy like to highlight the reform made by section 2 of this bill. in may of this year the oversight and government reform subcommittee with jurisdiction on the federal work force, held a hearing the ongoing problems of the hatch act and options for reform. at the hearing the subcommittee heard from fellow -- my fellow utahan, john griner, an individual with experience with the hatch act, that has become far too common. serving chief of the ogden city, utah, police department was elected to the utah state senate. while this occasion would presumably be joyous, un
i want to commend senator mike lee for his concern, particularly what happened in utah, and his good work with senator akaka. the bill wouldn't be here without their good work and i commend them both on working on, again, in a bipartisan way. i'm also a proud co-sponsor of h.r. 4152, sponsored by ranking member cummings. i'm glad to come together with him, which is the house compan wrong to senate 2170. senate bill 2170 makes long overdue reforms to the hatch act which became law nearly 75...