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mike viqueira thank you. i want to go back out to roxana saberi who joins us outside of the historic stone wall inn here in new york city. this bar considered by many to be the birthplace of the gay rights movement. what is going on out there? >> that's right, steph because it is considered the birthplace of the gay rights movement, so many have been gathering here. the crowds have really picked up since just about 45 minutes ago when the supreme court ruled in favor of same-sex marriages, and we'll have the cameraman pan across, people have come from across new york and also a few journalists mixed in and also people coming from other states such as chris from texas. chris, you came here all the way from texas, where same-sex marriages have not been recognized by law. what does the ruling mean for you? >> it means finally even in our state where they have fought gay marriage, our human dignity is being recognized so for us this is an incredible moment and it was a pretty powerful moment when we got the news
mike viqueira thank you. i want to go back out to roxana saberi who joins us outside of the historic stone wall inn here in new york city. this bar considered by many to be the birthplace of the gay rights movement. what is going on out there? >> that's right, steph because it is considered the birthplace of the gay rights movement, so many have been gathering here. the crowds have really picked up since just about 45 minutes ago when the supreme court ruled in favor of same-sex...
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let's bring in mike viqueira. ke we're watching history unfold here. >> we absolutely are, it is a sweeping -- it is a total victory for proponents of same-sex marriage marriage equality it will now be effect ively throughout the united states. if individuals get married in states where same-sex marriage is legal, must they be recognized by states that do not recognize same-sex marriages? and also the question of should same-sex marriage be legal or is it up to each individual state to determine how they license and recognize marriages? on both of those counts the supreme court in a narrowly divided opinion, 5-4 came down on the side of proponents of same-sex marriage. again, it is legal throughout the united states as of this morning. really an historic ruling here. the chief plaintiff here before the court had been here for days awaiting this decision. each decision day of the supreme court he waited. today the decision finally coming down. he spoke on the steps of the court moments after the court delivered its
let's bring in mike viqueira. ke we're watching history unfold here. >> we absolutely are, it is a sweeping -- it is a total victory for proponents of same-sex marriage marriage equality it will now be effect ively throughout the united states. if individuals get married in states where same-sex marriage is legal, must they be recognized by states that do not recognize same-sex marriages? and also the question of should same-sex marriage be legal or is it up to each individual state to...
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. >>> joining us from washington is mike viqueira now. let's first talk about the department of justice's investigation. they have said they are opening investigation into hate crimes. >> reporter: yeah as we just heard from those people reacting in south carolina, obvious that there are racial overtones here. the suspect all righted to have been wearing the insignia of apartheid in south africa. the department of justice is going to be opening a hate crime investigation, as well as obviously an ongoing criminal investigation and a massive manhunt now underway suring for that 21-year-old suspect. we expect to see president obama, who had a trip scheduled for california, that is still on schedule, but before he leaves we expect to see the president appear in the white house briefing room just behind me to make a statement. this is a grimly familiar thing, now, the president appearing after this now the 21st mass killing of his administration. yesterday there was a ceremony attended by president obama loretta lynch is new on the job, and she
. >>> joining us from washington is mike viqueira now. let's first talk about the department of justice's investigation. they have said they are opening investigation into hate crimes. >> reporter: yeah as we just heard from those people reacting in south carolina, obvious that there are racial overtones here. the suspect all righted to have been wearing the insignia of apartheid in south africa. the department of justice is going to be opening a hate crime investigation, as well...
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mike viqueira joining us from the white house, mike any reaction yet from the white house? >> i would think they would say that it is the president's most significant domestic achievement of the 2.5 terms he has served so far here at the white house. part of the context is what would have happened if the court ruled the other way. there would have been 6.4 million people who would have lost their ability to pay their insurance premiums. the whole law is predicated on the idea that healthy people pay their premiums that are part of this insurance pool so everybody's premiums can come down, and as david pointed out, the rise in the cost of health care, that curve has been lowered somewhat since obamacare was instituted. so it would have really thrown a monkey wrench in to the entire actuarial table if you will. and it would have forced more lower income people into unpaid care. they would have been back at the emergency room. this is one of the goals of the affordable care act, was to get people to stop going to the emergency room for their doctor and that would have presumab
mike viqueira joining us from the white house, mike any reaction yet from the white house? >> i would think they would say that it is the president's most significant domestic achievement of the 2.5 terms he has served so far here at the white house. part of the context is what would have happened if the court ruled the other way. there would have been 6.4 million people who would have lost their ability to pay their insurance premiums. the whole law is predicated on the idea that healthy...
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mike viqueira is live for us in washington. mike, this is a pretty significant change. tell us what prompted the president to initiate this review. >> reporter: randall it's clear the president was responding to many of the complaints some of them going public as being treated as an afterthought or distraction even by some in the military who were in charge of hostage recovery or in law enforcement. there are so many disparate entities in the government working on there. there was conflicting information given to the families. the families felt as though there was no coordination, and the various entities whether it's the fbi or department of defense was working at cross purposes. the president appearing in the roosevelt room responding directly to some of those concerns, and at least one whistleblower who testified before congress who works on hostage policy. so what the president is saying number 1, they are not going to change the bedrock policy of the u.s. government not officially negotiating or paying ransom to free u.s. hostages held overseas while at the same ti
mike viqueira is live for us in washington. mike, this is a pretty significant change. tell us what prompted the president to initiate this review. >> reporter: randall it's clear the president was responding to many of the complaints some of them going public as being treated as an afterthought or distraction even by some in the military who were in charge of hostage recovery or in law enforcement. there are so many disparate entities in the government working on there. there was...
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mike viqueira is live for us in washington. ke what are officials saying about how this breach happened? >> it's interesting because the united states government has spent billions of dollars over the course of the last several years to beef up its cyber security programs across the federal government. and what had happened is that the office of personnel management the opm, essentially the human resources defendant was upgrading its cyber security. and it was in april that it discovered a potential breach and they discover it goes back to at least late last year they are targeting december. late yesterday this news broke. some 4 million individuals within the federal government employed now, and people who were employed with the federal government are potential victims of this breach. for the time being they are advising the individuals to keep a close eye on their financial transactions. they are also offering a free insurance program to protect against identity theft, randall. >> so why do investigators think that china is in
mike viqueira is live for us in washington. ke what are officials saying about how this breach happened? >> it's interesting because the united states government has spent billions of dollars over the course of the last several years to beef up its cyber security programs across the federal government. and what had happened is that the office of personnel management the opm, essentially the human resources defendant was upgrading its cyber security. and it was in april that it discovered...
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mike viqueira live in washington, the change is part of a broad review of how the u.s. deals with hostages. >> that's absolutely right. after what he had as an emotional meeting many of whom had been killed at the hands of their captors, president obama came before cameras and said it was totally unacceptable the way the government in certain cases have treated these families as they desperately search for any help in recovering their loved one. he announced new formation of new agencies and entities within the u.s. government, something called a hostage recovery infusion cell, a response group special envoy overseas and on the diplomatic front the president made no mistake. the government is not going to be paying any hostage ransoms at all they feel as though it's a revenue stream that encourages the taking of more hostages, but the president did leave open the door for the government's facilitateing efforts to pay those ran some. i want to play a portion of what has been said. >> i firmly believe that the united states government paying ran some to terrorists risks e
mike viqueira live in washington, the change is part of a broad review of how the u.s. deals with hostages. >> that's absolutely right. after what he had as an emotional meeting many of whom had been killed at the hands of their captors, president obama came before cameras and said it was totally unacceptable the way the government in certain cases have treated these families as they desperately search for any help in recovering their loved one. he announced new formation of new agencies...
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let's meet with mike viqueira, our senior correspondent. mike good morning to you. not a lot of concrete details. but let's start with isil and what the president had to say about u.s. cooperation with the iraqis when it comes to combating this group? >> you know, i thought it was remarkable nonetheless notwithstanding the fact that there were not any concrete details about plans going forward. there was a review under way with the pentagon to step up the training of iraqi forces. this is something that the president identified as a short coming with the iraqi forces. he said in his paradigm that those who were trained by the united states do well on the battlefield. those who are not trained by the united states suffer from low morale and we have seen the consequences in ramadi where the president's own secretary of defense said that they did not show the will to fight the iraqi forces as they evacuated that city after a long siege against isil forces. the president left it open, there are 3,000 troops largely termed advisers at this point. that's controversial in
let's meet with mike viqueira, our senior correspondent. mike good morning to you. not a lot of concrete details. but let's start with isil and what the president had to say about u.s. cooperation with the iraqis when it comes to combating this group? >> you know, i thought it was remarkable nonetheless notwithstanding the fact that there were not any concrete details about plans going forward. there was a review under way with the pentagon to step up the training of iraqi forces. this is...
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it's yet to be determined. >> thank you mike viqueira at the white house. we'll take a break and be back in two minutes with the latest on the greek debt crisis and the other top stories here on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage all of taylor swift's music videos interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >>> a car bomb went off a short distance from the u.s. embassy in afghanistan in kabul. one person dieded, more than 20 injured when the bomb went off in a diplomatic area on the road to the airport it's near a base for foreign troops. >>> meanwhile the united nations says it will transfer full control of police salaries to the afghan government within 18 months. the multibillion fund is intended to rebuild a police force and give kabul more control of international aid. jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: inside the ministry of interior this police accountant is taught a payroll system, to be rolled out to police headquarters around afghanistan. >> it's onlin
it's yet to be determined. >> thank you mike viqueira at the white house. we'll take a break and be back in two minutes with the latest on the greek debt crisis and the other top stories here on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage all of taylor swift's music videos interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >>> a car bomb went off a short distance from the u.s. embassy in...
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government scrambling now to assess the impact. >> mike viqueira in washington. mike thank you.ore documents have now been released from nsa whistleblower edward snowden. the nsa allegedly traced malicious computer activity coming in from abroad. this particular surveillance reportedly began three years ago. >>> in an op-ed in the "new york times," snowden is celebrating his victory now that the government has made new restrictions, he writes: >>> there was some good news today about the u.s. economy, a jobs report released this morning, showed brood growth last month. patricia sabga is here now to break it down for us. patty there had been talk and concerns about a slowdown in the first quarter. this report suggests that in may things picked up. >> things definitely picked up last month, let's hope that it holds, david. let's take a look at the headline numbers. 280,000 jobs were created last month. that was far above what most economists were expecting, and leaps ahead of the previous average for the year which was below 200,000. the unemployment rate went up but more people w
government scrambling now to assess the impact. >> mike viqueira in washington. mike thank you.ore documents have now been released from nsa whistleblower edward snowden. the nsa allegedly traced malicious computer activity coming in from abroad. this particular surveillance reportedly began three years ago. >>> in an op-ed in the "new york times," snowden is celebrating his victory now that the government has made new restrictions, he writes: >>> there was...
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and as mike viqueira reports the two leaders hope to put an often icy past behind them. >> reporter:t's a high stakes visit by brazil's president. it came two years after she snubbed president obama in the wake of the scandal over nsa surveillance, not only of her personally, but throughout brazilian society. since then much has changed. brazil is going through tough economic times. there is scandal, involving the state-owned oil company where rousseff once served on the board of directors. so the leaders will be trying to move beyond past disagreements. and rousseff needs help her approval rating in brazil is at rock bottom. since arriving in the united states, rousseff has been in new york. after arriving in washington in the afternoon, she and president obama made a surprise visit to the martin luther king memorial. their meetings tuesday will focus on trade and investment and many will be looking for action on climate change. one focus, the rate of deforestation in the brazilian amazon. last night the two presidents had a private dinner at the white house. today bilateral meeting
and as mike viqueira reports the two leaders hope to put an often icy past behind them. >> reporter:t's a high stakes visit by brazil's president. it came two years after she snubbed president obama in the wake of the scandal over nsa surveillance, not only of her personally, but throughout brazilian society. since then much has changed. brazil is going through tough economic times. there is scandal, involving the state-owned oil company where rousseff once served on the board of...
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i want to go to mike viqueira who is live outside of the white house. usly a huge victory for the administration. when do we expect to hear from president obama? >> reporter: very shortly. we would have heard from him win or lose. you heard lisa say there was a huge cheer on the steps of the supreme court, i think you could actually hear a sigh of relief coming from the west wing but undoubtedly there were several of them. the president had expressed confidence in this case but felt like it never should have been taken up by the supreme court at all. and justice roberts leads the majority of those who uphold this key provision within the affordable care act, 6.4 million people would have lost their subsidies, and at least in the short-term lost the ability to pay premiums. it would have been a disaster for obamacare, the president's signature achievement, and you are right. we will hear from the president today. >> all right. we'll check back in with you when the president comes out. i want to bring in david who has been covering the aca extensively at t
i want to go to mike viqueira who is live outside of the white house. usly a huge victory for the administration. when do we expect to hear from president obama? >> reporter: very shortly. we would have heard from him win or lose. you heard lisa say there was a huge cheer on the steps of the supreme court, i think you could actually hear a sigh of relief coming from the west wing but undoubtedly there were several of them. the president had expressed confidence in this case but felt like...
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mike viqueira is outside the white house. the president is holding firm on his position on the iran talks. >> that's right. the president is forthright about that. if anyone back in april when the interim agreement was reached had the hope that this was the end of the heavy lifting, that this would be a formality around the next deadline for a final agreement on june 20th that does not appear to be the case. the deadline exedtended. it will be july 7th. secretary of state john kerry has been in vienna talking with international partners. his counterpart, the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif flew back to tehran at one point to consult there. he's expected back at the negotiating table. the critics, meanwhile, pounced on the latest delay saying that president obama wants this too much he's willing to give up too much for the sake of a deal over iran for the sake of president obama's legacy. he went to every effort to take a tough line sayingee davis cupped trust rain and that this -- saying that he doesn't trust iran. let
mike viqueira is outside the white house. the president is holding firm on his position on the iran talks. >> that's right. the president is forthright about that. if anyone back in april when the interim agreement was reached had the hope that this was the end of the heavy lifting, that this would be a formality around the next deadline for a final agreement on june 20th that does not appear to be the case. the deadline exedtended. it will be july 7th. secretary of state john kerry has...
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let's go to straight to mike viqueira.else can you tell us about the decision. >> a scene of celebration for proponents of same-sex marriage. it is now legal in all 50 states. that's it. the fight is over. judge anthonthy kennedy providing the swing vote as was xpth expect -- expected in this decision. this was an individual in maryland who married his spouse moved to ohio with the same-sex provision, moved to ohio where it had been banned by the state slighture, ohio would not recognize his marriage in maryland. there were essentially four states that banned same-sex marriage through the courts the sixth circuit court had not aloud same-sex marriage. but the bottom line here this much-anticipated ruling, the second ruling in favor of marriage equality from the supreme court to closely divided opinions from the court, same-sex marriage marriage equality now available in all 50 states in the united states. >> mike there were questions about whether this was going to a narrow or brood ruling this turns out to be a sweeping r
let's go to straight to mike viqueira.else can you tell us about the decision. >> a scene of celebration for proponents of same-sex marriage. it is now legal in all 50 states. that's it. the fight is over. judge anthonthy kennedy providing the swing vote as was xpth expect -- expected in this decision. this was an individual in maryland who married his spouse moved to ohio with the same-sex provision, moved to ohio where it had been banned by the state slighture, ohio would not recognize...
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let's go back out to mike viqueira again. mike what can you tell us about what is happening outside of the court? >> it's boisterous it's jubilant. the supporters are out in force. i can't tell you how many times i have heard the singing of the national anthem today, it had to be five or six. people with signs, the supreme court is directly across the street from the u.s. capitol, so all of the tourists who happen buy, it's sort of a spontaneous crowd. we are looking at the unique pictures of president obama sitting at the resolute desk the name for the desk inside the oval office writing freehand presumably the remarks he is about to give when he emerges into the rose garden a unique perspective there, the cameras in the rose garden afforded this view. you say he's -- he's standing up now? ah, on the phone. the white house is eager to talk about the kind of week that the president has had. they are really amplifying some of the successes he has had. let's talk about the effort before congress the so-called legacy issue. if yo
let's go back out to mike viqueira again. mike what can you tell us about what is happening outside of the court? >> it's boisterous it's jubilant. the supporters are out in force. i can't tell you how many times i have heard the singing of the national anthem today, it had to be five or six. people with signs, the supreme court is directly across the street from the u.s. capitol, so all of the tourists who happen buy, it's sort of a spontaneous crowd. we are looking at the unique...
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>> mike viqueira. mike, thank you.e're joined by a former officer who served on the cia's afghan desk. he is in washington, d.c. tonight. welcome. senator mccain says he knows at least one of them have had community with the taliban. what sort of threat to the five pose? >> this is an important cav at we have to make. these are people our government have held in detention for over a decade. and they determined if they were let go there should be no danger on the battlefield if they were released from gitmo. my job was to take care of solders, and i was here to bring home the men and women who served alongside of me. if bo bird doll has been one of my soldiers i would have been moved heaven and earth to get him home. we need to entrust in our system. we have asked your system to vet the people we have let out in exchange for bo bergdahl and they have determined that they will not determine to the battlefield. i am willing to abide by those people who looked into this and said this is the right thing to do. >> i understa
>> mike viqueira. mike, thank you.e're joined by a former officer who served on the cia's afghan desk. he is in washington, d.c. tonight. welcome. senator mccain says he knows at least one of them have had community with the taliban. what sort of threat to the five pose? >> this is an important cav at we have to make. these are people our government have held in detention for over a decade. and they determined if they were let go there should be no danger on the battlefield if they...
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mike viqueira is in washington, d.c. with more on this. mike? >> tony, it was an historic day at the supreme court. as of this morning states can no longer stop gay people from getting married. >> justice was finally served. our love is equal. >> he matter his husband in maryland, which allows same-sex marriage. they moved to ohio, which does not. when john died he fought to be listed on the birth certificate as john's husband. the case presented the court with two questions. must they be recognized in every state, and do they full under equal protection under the law. the court evenly divided left and right with justice kennedy casting the swing vote. he wrote in part that the challengeed laws burden the liberty of same-sex couples and they abridge central precepts of equality. >> there are so many people who have been waiting decades for this day to come, i want to make sure that they have this joy and this security that comes with marriage. >> in descent, chief justice roberts called it a state rights issue writing: >> judge anthony scalia sa
mike viqueira is in washington, d.c. with more on this. mike? >> tony, it was an historic day at the supreme court. as of this morning states can no longer stop gay people from getting married. >> justice was finally served. our love is equal. >> he matter his husband in maryland, which allows same-sex marriage. they moved to ohio, which does not. when john died he fought to be listed on the birth certificate as john's husband. the case presented the court with two questions....
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mike viqueira, thank you. and so what motives someone to carry out acts like this? i talked about that with brian lavigne, the director for the study of hate and extremism. >> what i think we're seeing, whether we're looking at these isis inspired folks or these kinds of extremists, there are a lot of people around the united states of people who are unstable and susceptible to extremist messages. those who have faced personal setbacks, and drug use and familial disenfranchisement, we have to look at this holistically. >> how do you take that? that could represent a pretty broad sweep, right? >> absolutely, i think that the first thing we have to go by, understanding what makes these people tick. we oftentimes make them almost as james bond villains, when they're not. they're really a saddam sad amalgam of dysfunctionalities. and they get sucked into a belief system. prejudice has three components. the emotional component. what makes someone lean toward anti-social behavior and violence, and then there's a belief system and component that intertwines and validates i
mike viqueira, thank you. and so what motives someone to carry out acts like this? i talked about that with brian lavigne, the director for the study of hate and extremism. >> what i think we're seeing, whether we're looking at these isis inspired folks or these kinds of extremists, there are a lot of people around the united states of people who are unstable and susceptible to extremist messages. those who have faced personal setbacks, and drug use and familial disenfranchisement, we...
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mike viqueira, a sigh of relief at the white house >> reporter: you're right his confidence that he and the affordable care act would come out on top. and he said that the court should never considered the case to begin with, but as it came down, a sense of relief in the west wing. in the wake of decision, the president echoed the chambers outside of the supreme court. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. >> moments after the news broke, the white house released this photo of an elated president, with a celebratory hug with staff. >> this law is working and it's going to keep doing just that. >> five years later, this is not about a law, this is not about the affordable care act it's legislation, or obamacare as a political football. this is healthcare in america. >> even after the law at the supreme court, house speaker john boehner said that republicans will still seek a way to dismantle the law. >> the problem with obamacare is still fundamentally the same. the law is broken, and we're going to continue our efforts to do everything that we can to put the american people back i
mike viqueira, a sigh of relief at the white house >> reporter: you're right his confidence that he and the affordable care act would come out on top. and he said that the court should never considered the case to begin with, but as it came down, a sense of relief in the west wing. in the wake of decision, the president echoed the chambers outside of the supreme court. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. >> moments after the news broke, the white house released this...
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mike viqueira is with us live from washington. ke what is the administration saying about where things stand with the talks? >> reporter: first of all they are conceding the june 30th deadline, tomorrow that's not going to happen. it is going to be extended for at least a few days although paul, the administration says it will not continue indefinitely. the original deadline on march 31st, that was missed but two days later they did come up with a deal so they publicly are maintaining a very confident face on this. john kerry has been there, the foreign minister his counterpart of iran flying back to tehran for consultations. many of the u.s. side do view that as perhaps a positive development, that he is going to be coming back they do expect him back on tuesday in vienna. meanwhile the white house is talking about how they want to see out of this deal these are familiar themes that josh earnest hit today at the daily white house briefing. >> after more than a year and a half of negotiations we have got the final agreement within
mike viqueira is with us live from washington. ke what is the administration saying about where things stand with the talks? >> reporter: first of all they are conceding the june 30th deadline, tomorrow that's not going to happen. it is going to be extended for at least a few days although paul, the administration says it will not continue indefinitely. the original deadline on march 31st, that was missed but two days later they did come up with a deal so they publicly are maintaining a...
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mike viqueira is in washington, and mike, why did the president make these changes now? >> reporter: well, this has been going on, this review, and the president ordered it some time last year, and lisa, you're absolutely right. it came from a long series of complaints from many of the families of the hostages. they felt ignored and disrespected and threatened when they tried to reach out to the captors to cut a deal of their own. many complained about a tappinged bureaucracy and conflicting information and out right ignored when they tried to work with the government. the president appeared in the roosevelt room and talked about why he started this review. >> many of the families told us that they at times felt like an afterthought or a distraction and that too often, the law enforcement or military intelligence officials they were interacting with were begunking in giving them information. and that ends today. new. and the president says, he points out that no family has ever prosecuted for trying to make contact with the captors of their loved ones, but an official po
mike viqueira is in washington, and mike, why did the president make these changes now? >> reporter: well, this has been going on, this review, and the president ordered it some time last year, and lisa, you're absolutely right. it came from a long series of complaints from many of the families of the hostages. they felt ignored and disrespected and threatened when they tried to reach out to the captors to cut a deal of their own. many complained about a tappinged bureaucracy and...
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let's get back to work. [ applause ] >> let's go to mike viqueira live at the white house. the president just finished speaking. among the many things he said as he sort of does this victory lap, healthcare not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. give us a sense of importance of this. is this the final word? >> reporter: the opponents of this law are going to try to find ways to attack it in court, through the legislature, anyway they can. we have even seen the speaker of the house institute a lawsuit against the president on this issue. you saw the president there obviously relieved almost angry, or maybe fed up with all of the attempts we have seen some 45 attempts in congress in the house of vennrepresentatives to try to repeal this signature law. the president saying now is time to turn the page. the affordable care act, obamacare is woven into the fabric of america. it's time to give up the ghost people. and as he has repeatedly since the affordable care act passed way back in 2009 in his first term listed some of the attributes and tried to remind everyone of w
let's get back to work. [ applause ] >> let's go to mike viqueira live at the white house. the president just finished speaking. among the many things he said as he sort of does this victory lap, healthcare not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. give us a sense of importance of this. is this the final word? >> reporter: the opponents of this law are going to try to find ways to attack it in court, through the legislature, anyway they can. we have even seen the speaker of...
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mike viqueira has the latest. >> this information started to break late thursday when the office of personnel management, the human resources department for the entire federal government reports that they had discovered a breach. in april they updated their cyber security protocols and discovered the breach but it had begun in september affecting some 4 million federal employees, both past and present. they say in a statement in part as a result of the incident, o.p.m. will send notifications to 4 million individuals whose personal identifiable information may have been compromised. since the investigation is on going, decision p.i.i. exposures may come to late. we will send additional notification at necessary. the department of interior reporting a breach of its employees, of its data systems. they say they're working with the department of homeland security, as well as the f.b.i. to determine exactly however it went. they are very tight lipped on details. the f.b.i. also working with p.m. of the latest in a long series of data breaches becoming increasingly frequent, the i.r.s. the victim
mike viqueira has the latest. >> this information started to break late thursday when the office of personnel management, the human resources department for the entire federal government reports that they had discovered a breach. in april they updated their cyber security protocols and discovered the breach but it had begun in september affecting some 4 million federal employees, both past and present. they say in a statement in part as a result of the incident, o.p.m. will send...
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mike viqueira has the historic announcement >> reporter: 54 years paul. that's how long the people have been waiting for this announcement. president obama in the rose garden tomorrow. people expected this to happen. ever since the president's historic announcement back on december 17th that he was going to move to normalize relations with cuba. fidel castro sweeping to power in his guerilla war and we want downhill from there. is 1 president sees, it comes to an end tomorrow, paul. peter cornbl of eau. he puts it in context. >> this is a milestone in u.s.-cuban relations that will never be forgotten. barack obama will go down in history like richard nixon's visit to china, and i predict that he will visit cuba before the end of his presidency. >> a series of negotiations before the staff level and the state department and the officials there and their counterparts working out the details. will americans be allowed to travel as diplomats in cuba. for their part, the cubans why very concerned. for years, they were on the state sponsors of terrorism list at
mike viqueira has the historic announcement >> reporter: 54 years paul. that's how long the people have been waiting for this announcement. president obama in the rose garden tomorrow. people expected this to happen. ever since the president's historic announcement back on december 17th that he was going to move to normalize relations with cuba. fidel castro sweeping to power in his guerilla war and we want downhill from there. is 1 president sees, it comes to an end tomorrow, paul. peter...
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. >> suffice it to say gun control remains a hot button issue, and as mike viqueira reports, it's onecontinues to divide lawmakers along party lines. >> in the wake. tragedy in charleston president barack obama spoke out forcefully and emotionally on the issues brought to the fore namely racism and gun control. after appearing to concede on thursday in the white house briefing room, that gun control was a lost cause, given the fact that every republican and democrats are dead set against moving restrictions on gun ownership. president obama walked the comments back and back to the u.s. conference of mayors in san francisco on friday. he says he is not resigned to not having any kind of gun control at congress thinking it can pass congress and has faith that congress will do the right thing. at the same time he concedes it will take a while, will require public opinion to filter up to congress to change votes. >> president obama says he doesn't want this to be the new normal in terms of political climate and lack of political will in congress to pass meaningful gun legislation, and the
. >> suffice it to say gun control remains a hot button issue, and as mike viqueira reports, it's onecontinues to divide lawmakers along party lines. >> in the wake. tragedy in charleston president barack obama spoke out forcefully and emotionally on the issues brought to the fore namely racism and gun control. after appearing to concede on thursday in the white house briefing room, that gun control was a lost cause, given the fact that every republican and democrats are dead set...
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mike viqueira has more from washington. >> it's an issue that i guess splitting the democratic party in two and now the politics of the presidential race are bleeding into the debate over trade, threatening to derail a major initiative from president obama that he says would be a major boost to the american economy. >> i have said from the beginning, the t.p.a. is a process issue. the issue for me is what's in the deal? >> as the battle over trade rages with that the democratic party, monday in new hampshire hillary clinton left her position unclear. she called the bitter defeat for president obama in the house on friday a chance to make a better deal. >> i hope that we can see this time as one to take advantage of and try to make it stronger on behalf of our country. >> the democratic rebellion is coming from the base. rib release and unions, socialist senator bernie sanders has been out front drawing bigger and bigger crowds in ireland and elsewhere blasting the big trade deals the president wants and calling out clinton as he challenges her for the democratic nomination. >> i woul
mike viqueira has more from washington. >> it's an issue that i guess splitting the democratic party in two and now the politics of the presidential race are bleeding into the debate over trade, threatening to derail a major initiative from president obama that he says would be a major boost to the american economy. >> i have said from the beginning, the t.p.a. is a process issue. the issue for me is what's in the deal? >> as the battle over trade rages with that the...
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mike viqueira has that part of the story. >> reporter: in the wake of the decision the president echoed the chance of supporters outside the supreme court. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. [ chanting ] >> reporter: moments after the news broke, the white house released this photo of a clearly elated president, sharing a celebratory hug with staff. president obama called for a halt to efforts to chip away or repeal the affordable care act. >> this law is working, and it will keep doing just that. five years in, this is no longer about a law, it's not about the affordable care act, as legislation, or obama care as a political football. this is health care in america. >> after the loss at the supreme court, house speaker john boehner said republicans will seek a way to dismantle the law. >> the reason with obama care is still fundamentally the same. the law is broken. we'll continue our ests to do everything we can to put the american people back in charm of their health care not the government. >> let's celebrate the affordable care act. snow for democrats who lost control of t
mike viqueira has that part of the story. >> reporter: in the wake of the decision the president echoed the chance of supporters outside the supreme court. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. [ chanting ] >> reporter: moments after the news broke, the white house released this photo of a clearly elated president, sharing a celebratory hug with staff. president obama called for a halt to efforts to chip away or repeal the affordable care act. >> this law is...
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mike viqueira for us in washington. it's a bold move to buck the bull pit. i'll speak to a prominent democratic congresswoman who opposed president obama's massive trade treaty. >>> one of the democratic lawmakers against giving the" fast-tracked authority is congresswoman debbie dingle. congresswoman debbie dingle joins me from the capital of washington. thank you for being with us today. let me ask you this. 95% of the world consumers lived outside of the united states presenting limitless opportunity if you believe what the president says, selling manufacturers and exporters. how do you tap into the markets and have a pivot to a time when china is about to pass the biggest economy in the world if we don't through trade agreements. >> i believe we have to have trade agreements. i'm a car girl, i know we have to compete in a marketplace. that's my problem with the trade agreement, it's a plan with japan and china. and previous trade agreements that we have gotten have not resulted in equal trade. we increase exports to korea by 20,000, and increased imports
mike viqueira for us in washington. it's a bold move to buck the bull pit. i'll speak to a prominent democratic congresswoman who opposed president obama's massive trade treaty. >>> one of the democratic lawmakers against giving the" fast-tracked authority is congresswoman debbie dingle. congresswoman debbie dingle joins me from the capital of washington. thank you for being with us today. let me ask you this. 95% of the world consumers lived outside of the united states...
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mike viqueira is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: the story started to break on thursday. the office of personnel management revealed the data of 4 million employs could be susceptible and reports say that china was defend the attack on the federal government computers. the o.p.m. is the research department responsible for job assignments, performance ratings, training and background checks and clearance investigation for individuals and candidates who are candidates for shengsly sen post. background information from the department of interior that the department may be subject to attack. another victim another agency subject to attack. they say they are working with the department of homeland security determining if personal data was a breach. as for o.p.m. they put out a statement that read in part as a result of the incident o.p.m. will send notification to individuals, whose perform ii personally identifiable information, may have been compromised. since the investigation is on going exposure may come to life. they will conduct decisional notifications as necessary. in
mike viqueira is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: the story started to break on thursday. the office of personnel management revealed the data of 4 million employs could be susceptible and reports say that china was defend the attack on the federal government computers. the o.p.m. is the research department responsible for job assignments, performance ratings, training and background checks and clearance investigation for individuals and candidates who are candidates for...
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let's go to mike viqueira in washington. what has been the reaction? >> first of all giving us information that i hadn't considered or heard reported and that is that both he and michelle obama who the pastor who was murdered overnight, new members of that congregation striking remarkably close to home here from president obama. i think that was clear from his tone. michelle obama's family on her father's side hails from the country of south carolina, george georgetown, south carolina, a long history there, including her great, great grandfather, in particular, a slave in charleston, south carolina. anger when he talked about the lack of political action political will political opinion to back stricter gun control laws ever since the expiration of the brady bill even in the wake of the unspeakable crime at sandy hook with the murder of young school children. and then the president largely throwing in the towel, saying the political winds just aren't -- the political avenues are closed as we put it towards more gun control, admonishing the congress tal
let's go to mike viqueira in washington. what has been the reaction? >> first of all giving us information that i hadn't considered or heard reported and that is that both he and michelle obama who the pastor who was murdered overnight, new members of that congregation striking remarkably close to home here from president obama. i think that was clear from his tone. michelle obama's family on her father's side hails from the country of south carolina, george georgetown, south carolina, a...
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. >> mike viqueira in washington. supreme court ruled over farmers and raisins and said that the government must compensate the farmer to set aside his or her crop to boost prices. the justices will next issue opinions on thursday. >>> the u.s. will provide weapons and troops to nato against russia. they made that commitment in germany. the tensions with russia are a key part of the agenda. carter said that he hopes russian president vladimir putin will cooperate with the west but allies are preparing for the alternatives. >>> a chinese allegation is arriving for strategic and economic talks with the u.s. it comes at a time of increasing tensions of cyber security, trade and china's growing influence in asia. we have more. >> when u.s. dense secretary artificial carter met recently with chinese general they promised to work together on disaster relief, counter piracy and peacekeeping issues. they disagree on china's efforts to restrict air and sea travel in what is recognized and international territory in the south c
. >> mike viqueira in washington. supreme court ruled over farmers and raisins and said that the government must compensate the farmer to set aside his or her crop to boost prices. the justices will next issue opinions on thursday. >>> the u.s. will provide weapons and troops to nato against russia. they made that commitment in germany. the tensions with russia are a key part of the agenda. carter said that he hopes russian president vladimir putin will cooperate with the west...
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. >> mike viqueira has more for us from the white house. >> reporter: and the president admonishing congresso put it down as a political weapon put obamacare down. they have tried to repeal it some 50 times in the past. that is unlikely to happen. republicans will still have this issue heading into the 2016 presidential race but one thing the president wanted to see happen that hasn't happened is the expansion of medicaid. it was a provision allowed under the affordable care act, the president now pressing for the states to expand medicaid for lower-income individuals. >> house speaker john boehner is one of the republicans who opposed the law. >> the problem with obamacare is still fundamentally the same. the law is broken. it's raising costs for american families. it's raising costs for small businesses, and it's just fundamentally broken. and -- and we're going to continue our efforts to do everything we can to put the american people back in charge of their own healthcare and not the federal government. >> david arjoins us now. we have been focusing on those four words that scalia says s
. >> mike viqueira has more for us from the white house. >> reporter: and the president admonishing congresso put it down as a political weapon put obamacare down. they have tried to repeal it some 50 times in the past. that is unlikely to happen. republicans will still have this issue heading into the 2016 presidential race but one thing the president wanted to see happen that hasn't happened is the expansion of medicaid. it was a provision allowed under the affordable care act,...
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here is mike viqueira. >> governor of the japanese precinct of okinawa is a man struggling to be heard. visiting the state department and on capitol hill. sitting with senators john mccain and jack reed. his mission to convince anyone that will listen, a military facility on his island and will have to go. >> through the air corp station, encircled by a city of 100,000 it's more than a nuisance to the people that live nearby. it's a danger. there are accidents and a helicopter crash, and crime including rape committed by american servicemen. now a stall to move the marines met with protest. a small amada of kayaks and boats take to speed at the news cycle. expanding the base would damage an eco system. mostly they want the marines off the island. >> we have a governor opposed to the land reclamation here. he was voted in by a huge margin. the people are supporting us. >> that governor campaigned against the u.s. bases and in november was elected in a landslide. more than half the 50,000 u.s. military personnel in japan are stationed on okayina way, but the island was tiny. half of the
here is mike viqueira. >> governor of the japanese precinct of okinawa is a man struggling to be heard. visiting the state department and on capitol hill. sitting with senators john mccain and jack reed. his mission to convince anyone that will listen, a military facility on his island and will have to go. >> through the air corp station, encircled by a city of 100,000 it's more than a nuisance to the people that live nearby. it's a danger. there are accidents and a helicopter...
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mike viqueira for us in washington. it's a bold move to buck the bull pit. i'll speak to a prominent democratic congresswoman who >> shot dead and the government does nothing. ss s nothing. >>> the victims. >> my life is in danger. >> any that talks about the islamic religion is key. >> i can't allow you not to go into that. that is your job. into that because that is your job. >> only on al jazeera america. >> my name is imran garda the show is called third rail, when you watch this show, you're gonna find us being un-afraid. the topics will fascinate you, intrigue you... >> they take this seriously... >> let me quote you... >> there's a double standard... >>...could be a hypocrite >> you're also gonna get a show that's really fair bold... never predictable... >> the should be worried about heart disease, not terrorism... >> i wouldn't say that at all... >> you'll see a show that has an impact on the conventional wisdom, that goes where nobody else goes... >> my name is imran garda i am the host of third rail, and you can find it on al jazeera america lawma
mike viqueira for us in washington. it's a bold move to buck the bull pit. i'll speak to a prominent democratic congresswoman who >> shot dead and the government does nothing. ss s nothing. >>> the victims. >> my life is in danger. >> any that talks about the islamic religion is key. >> i can't allow you not to go into that. that is your job. into that because that is your job. >> only on al jazeera america. >> my name is imran garda the show is...
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mike viqueira for us in washington. it's a bold move to buck the bull pit. i'll speak to a prominent democratic congresswoman who >> hunted to the brink of extinction... >> we need an urgent method that stops the killing. >> now fighting back with a revolutionary new science. >> this radio carbon dating method can tell us if trade of ivory is legal. >> it could save a species... >> i feel like we're making an impact >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropcal wind storm... >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technology meets humanity! only on al jazeera america >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> farm workers striking in mexico... >> all that tension is about what's happening right now. >> unlivable wages... >> you can work very hard and you will remain poor. >> what's the cost
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mike viqueira has more from washington. >> reporter: after a weekend of talks in vienna. secretary of state john kerry gave no hint about when or if there'll be a final deal. >> we are just working, it's too early to make judgment. >> the counterpart mohammad javad zarif left vienna. u.s. officials say that's a good sign. he's expected back tuesday, after consultations in tehran. the obama administration concedes the talks are likely to miss the june 30th ds deadline. >> we are focused on getting the best agreement, the most comprehensive agreement, and if we have to work longer to do that, the team in vienna obviously. >> no one is talking about a long-term extension. >> the sticking points. how much access will nuclear inspectors have at facility y the u.s. and partners say there'll be total access. the iranians say no. the iranians insist that all sanctions be lifted on day one of a deal. the easing will be gradual. the u.s. thought there was agreement on both points. april. the two sides put out conflicting versions since an interim deal was made. since then iran's su
mike viqueira has more from washington. >> reporter: after a weekend of talks in vienna. secretary of state john kerry gave no hint about when or if there'll be a final deal. >> we are just working, it's too early to make judgment. >> the counterpart mohammad javad zarif left vienna. u.s. officials say that's a good sign. he's expected back tuesday, after consultations in tehran. the obama administration concedes the talks are likely to miss the june 30th ds deadline. >>...
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mike viqueira has the story >>> egypt 2011, president obama struggles to react, late to call for the ouster of hosni mubarak, and comparing the protesters to heroes of the american revolution. >> we cannot hesitate to stand on the side of those reaching for their rights. knowing that their success will bring about a world that is more stable, peaceful and just. >> four years later the region is less peaceful and less stable. >> in yemen, a rebel advance, a saudi-led air campaign to drive them back. the u.s. goes along, playing a supportive role behind the scenes. in syria, four years of civil war. more than 200,000 death, millions displace said. they want allies to go after bashar al-assad, but president obama will not >>> since the dawning of the arab spring president obama encouraged regional allies to take the lead. mixed. >> the u.s. has not worried. who would fill in the vacuum. a vacuum exists in libya, spring 2011. allies unleash a bombing campaign. ousting muammar gaddafi. leading the charm, the french. president obama declared the operation a success. >> without putting a si
mike viqueira has the story >>> egypt 2011, president obama struggles to react, late to call for the ouster of hosni mubarak, and comparing the protesters to heroes of the american revolution. >> we cannot hesitate to stand on the side of those reaching for their rights. knowing that their success will bring about a world that is more stable, peaceful and just. >> four years later the region is less peaceful and less stable. >> in yemen, a rebel advance, a saudi-led...
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let's go to mike viqueira in washington. what has been the reaction?first of all giving us information that i hadn't considered or heard reported and that is that both he and michelle obama who the pastor who was murdered overnight, new members of that congregation striking remarkably close to home here from president obama. i think that was clear from his tone. michelle obama's family on her father's side hails from the country of south carolina, george georgetown, south carolina, a long history there, including her great, great grandfather, in particular, a slave in
let's go to mike viqueira in washington. what has been the reaction?first of all giving us information that i hadn't considered or heard reported and that is that both he and michelle obama who the pastor who was murdered overnight, new members of that congregation striking remarkably close to home here from president obama. i think that was clear from his tone. michelle obama's family on her father's side hails from the country of south carolina, george georgetown, south carolina, a long...
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mike viqueira, al jazeera washington. >> joined from washington, d.c. this morning is a law professor. good morning. thank you for your time. does this supreme court decision take out the steam from other liam challenges to the affordable care act? >> well, the opposition won't give up, but this is a pretty strong affirmation of the legality of the entire scheme. it's a big win for the affordable care act and for the president. >> it is not just about this one provision in the affordable care act. you're saying it can be interpreted as being broader. >> the chief justice writing for six justices interpreted the entire statute and basically explained here's how the statute is supposed to work and here is why the government thought it should work. he doesn't say he thinkles it's a good idea and probably doesn't. he doesn't just focus on one tiny technical issue. basically, he says the law works as a whole. >> how surprising was that in terms of how the decision broke down in chief justice robert's leadership on the affordable care act? >> a lot of people
mike viqueira, al jazeera washington. >> joined from washington, d.c. this morning is a law professor. good morning. thank you for your time. does this supreme court decision take out the steam from other liam challenges to the affordable care act? >> well, the opposition won't give up, but this is a pretty strong affirmation of the legality of the entire scheme. it's a big win for the affordable care act and for the president. >> it is not just about this one provision in the...
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mike viqueira is in washington. mike?> reporter: good evening, john, back in the beginning of april, when they reached that interim deal with iran a lot of people felt the heavy lifting was over but it's clear will are major obstacles that remain in the way of a final deal. after a weekend of talks in vienna, secretary of state john kerry gave no hint about when or if there will be a final deal. >> we're just working and it's too early to make any judgments. >> reporter: his iranian counter part left vienna. he is expected back tuesday after consultations in tehran. meanwhile the obama administration concedes the talks are likely to miss the june 30th deadline. >> we're still focused on the most comprehensive agreement, and if we to work a little bit longer obviously they will do that. >> reporter: the key sticking points how much access will nuclear inspectors have? the u.s. and its partner say there will be total access the iranians say no. and the time label. the iranians insist that all sanctions be lifted on day one
mike viqueira is in washington. mike?> reporter: good evening, john, back in the beginning of april, when they reached that interim deal with iran a lot of people felt the heavy lifting was over but it's clear will are major obstacles that remain in the way of a final deal. after a weekend of talks in vienna, secretary of state john kerry gave no hint about when or if there will be a final deal. >> we're just working and it's too early to make any judgments. >> reporter: his...
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mike viqueira joins us from washington. what have we learnt about the massive data breach? >> well just in the last few minutes we have more information here. you mentioned the o.p.m. office of personnel management the human resources department for the federal government affecting 4 million federal employees past and present. now the department of interior putting out a statement intimating that they underwent or suffered an attack. they are working with dhs and fbi for an attack that potentially affected personnel data of their employees as well. this started to break late today when the o.p.m. revealed that this had been the subject of an attack. they upgraded their security software protocols in april, and discovered a breach, but the breach started by their estimation last year perhaps in december. the o.p.m. responsible for a variety of tasks among them job assignments for federal employees, performance ratings and training background. unclear at this hour how deep or far this goes into the o.p.m.'s extensive employee. they discovered and put out a statement reading i
mike viqueira joins us from washington. what have we learnt about the massive data breach? >> well just in the last few minutes we have more information here. you mentioned the o.p.m. office of personnel management the human resources department for the federal government affecting 4 million federal employees past and present. now the department of interior putting out a statement intimating that they underwent or suffered an attack. they are working with dhs and fbi for an attack that...
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mike viqueira has been following the events through the day. he joins us with more. john, good evening. it was an historic day at the supreme court. as of this morning states can no longer legally stop gay americans from getting married. >> as news spread, a moment of jubilation. the man who helped to bring the case, justice was finally served. >> today's ruling from the supreme court affirms what millions across this country already know to be true in our hearts. our love is equal. >> he married his husband john in maryland, which allows same-sex marriage. they moved to ohio, which does not. when john died he wanted to be listed on the birth certificate as john's husband. the case presented the court with two questions. must same-sex marriage be recognized in every state? the court split on familiar ideological lines equally divided between left and right with justice anthony kennedy casting the swing vote in the 5-4 decision. in his decision he wrote: >> in the wake of victory she was serenaded by supporters. >> there have been people waiting for decades i want to
mike viqueira has been following the events through the day. he joins us with more. john, good evening. it was an historic day at the supreme court. as of this morning states can no longer legally stop gay americans from getting married. >> as news spread, a moment of jubilation. the man who helped to bring the case, justice was finally served. >> today's ruling from the supreme court affirms what millions across this country already know to be true in our hearts. our love is...
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mike viqueira has that story from washington. >> well, good evening john. do expect to hear from president obama directly along with family members tomorrow much hostages held overseas. the president expected to announce a change in policy. the u.s. government will no longer seek to prosecute those family members who want to pay ransom, and to negotiate ransom with the captors of their loved ones held overseas. this is a chief complaint of many of the families, including one whistle blower who worked on the policy of hostages and hostages rescue that there is a jumbled bureaucracy that leads to a great deal of frustration. today the president spoke about the goals. >> the goals is to enter gather grate the government resources dedicated to securing the safe return of american hostages that are held against their will overseas and to improve communication for the teams who are going through this terrible ordeal. >> they'll bring together all these despaired bureaucracies. they'll call it inter agency fusion cell. however some were dew pointed. they said they
mike viqueira has that story from washington. >> well, good evening john. do expect to hear from president obama directly along with family members tomorrow much hostages held overseas. the president expected to announce a change in policy. the u.s. government will no longer seek to prosecute those family members who want to pay ransom, and to negotiate ransom with the captors of their loved ones held overseas. this is a chief complaint of many of the families, including one whistle...
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and mike viqueira has more. >> reporter: it's interesting the president spent three and a half days inifornia at the end of last week but he took time for the podcast by the comedian mark marren. it's called wtf, and the conversation lasted for about an hour, but there is one word that no unever expected to hear from the president that is causing a fire storm. president obama was making a point in the wake of charleston. even though a notorious slur can no longer be uttered in main stream society. >> racism we are not cleared of. clearly. and it's not just a matter of -- it not being polite to say nigger? public. that's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. >> reporter: even in the context, and coming from america's first black american president, hearing president obama speak the n-word came as a shock. >> the president made clear that it's not possible to judge the nation's progress on race issues based solely on an evaluation of our country's manners. >> reporter: the ugly epithet had been hurled at him personally, but he also repeated a point he made in the wake of
and mike viqueira has more. >> reporter: it's interesting the president spent three and a half days inifornia at the end of last week but he took time for the podcast by the comedian mark marren. it's called wtf, and the conversation lasted for about an hour, but there is one word that no unever expected to hear from the president that is causing a fire storm. president obama was making a point in the wake of charleston. even though a notorious slur can no longer be uttered in main stream...
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. >> mike viqueira in washington. thank you very much. later in this hour we'll talk to a scientist about what the hackers may be looking for and what they can conceivably do with all the data. in iraq we learn the passing of one of saddam hussein's most powerful adviser. he died in prison of a heart attack. for decades he was the point of contact for leaders and diplomats trying to deal with the iraqi regime. >> reporter: to many aziz was the face of saddam hussein's regime. he would travel and meet with world leaders. he would defend his boss' boss' policies at every turn. >> it was the iranians who bomb bombed. it wasn't iraq. >> turiq aziz, a christian came to the baath party in the 1950s. by the time the baath party came to the leadership, he was an already a figure in the party. in the early 1980s he became foreign minister. tasked with strengthen diplomatic relations between baghdad and washington. [ explosion ] >> when saw dam ordered the invasion of kuwait in 1990, aziz had to face the world and condemn the arab leaders for not s
. >> mike viqueira in washington. thank you very much. later in this hour we'll talk to a scientist about what the hackers may be looking for and what they can conceivably do with all the data. in iraq we learn the passing of one of saddam hussein's most powerful adviser. he died in prison of a heart attack. for decades he was the point of contact for leaders and diplomats trying to deal with the iraqi regime. >> reporter: to many aziz was the face of saddam hussein's regime. he...
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mike viqueira is at the white house with more on that. >> you're absolutely right. president obama appeared in the white house briefing room and gave a statement that was at times solemn, sometimes angry but many times showed his exasperation over his inability to move gun legislation through congress. >> the senate will come to order. >> inside the capital, an opening prayer. >> lord, comfort the families and loved ones of the victims of the charleston, south carolina, church shooting. >> outside on the lawn a vigil. and at the white house president obama says he and first lady michelle obama knew several of the victims including the pastor. and this time thoughts and prayers don't say enough to express his anger. >> i've had to make statements like this too many times. communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times. >> and the number of those tragedies is rising. according to the fbi between between 2000 and 2006, 120 people were killed in mass shootings in the u.s. but the next seven years saw a dramatic increase. 366 were killed betw
mike viqueira is at the white house with more on that. >> you're absolutely right. president obama appeared in the white house briefing room and gave a statement that was at times solemn, sometimes angry but many times showed his exasperation over his inability to move gun legislation through congress. >> the senate will come to order. >> inside the capital, an opening prayer. >> lord, comfort the families and loved ones of the victims of the charleston, south carolina,...
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-mexico border, mike viqueiraers' ranch is prime realities for people trying to avoid border patrol.t sits just north of one of the busiest immigration check points in the country. as migrants go around it to keep from getting caught, they walk through private property like his, leaving trash clothing in their wake. he is taking extreme measure to say protect his property. >> people say you're the only rancher who's got an electrified fence like this. they see that as inhumane. >> well, that could be, i probable am, but it works. that electric fence has been here a long time, and some of the people that do not have it can't even run cattle on their property like i was telling you, because their fences are constantly being destroyed. >> what if the next person to be shocked is a mother or a young child? >> well, i'm going to tell you right now that that is probably not going to happen. they're going to dig under. it takes a lot of energy to be able to climb this high fence. >> he leads what he calls operations with like-minded friends from across the state. patrols of brooks county la
-mexico border, mike viqueiraers' ranch is prime realities for people trying to avoid border patrol.t sits just north of one of the busiest immigration check points in the country. as migrants go around it to keep from getting caught, they walk through private property like his, leaving trash clothing in their wake. he is taking extreme measure to say protect his property. >> people say you're the only rancher who's got an electrified fence like this. they see that as inhumane. >>...
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mike viqueira, al jazeera washington. >> puerto rico's government is set to approve a new budget. one of main questions, how much to put toward the territory's massive $73 billion debt. officials say there is the island is unable to repay much of what it owes. >> the inherited debt is so big that it bars us from accessing the financial markets and our economy does not generate enough revenue to pay our obligations. >> puerto rico's government called on the federal government to how puerto rico to restructure its debt. under current law it cannot do that because the island is a u.s. territory not a municipality. for now, officials in washington say they will not bail the island out. >> a new jobs plan from the white house will expand overtime pay for millions of americans. the rule more than doubles the pay threshold for guaranteed overtime raising it to $50,000 $440,000 a year. in an article for the huffington post, president obama said it is good for workers who want fair pay and business owners who are already paying their employees what they deserve. changes do not go into effe
mike viqueira, al jazeera washington. >> puerto rico's government is set to approve a new budget. one of main questions, how much to put toward the territory's massive $73 billion debt. officials say there is the island is unable to repay much of what it owes. >> the inherited debt is so big that it bars us from accessing the financial markets and our economy does not generate enough revenue to pay our obligations. >> puerto rico's government called on the federal government...
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. >> mike viqueira, al jazeera washington. >> president obama is in damage control mode with france. he called his french counterpart offering assurances the u.s. is not spying on him. french president hollande spoke with him. >> families are reacting today to the apology from boston marathon bomber dzhokar tsarnaev. in court on wednesday, he said he was sorry to the victims and survivors of the deadly 2013 attack. he was then formally sentenced to death. we were inside the boston courtroom where victims and families spoke. >> for the first time since police named him as one of the people responsible for the boston marathon bombings two years ago, dzhokar tsarnaev spoke publicly, saying to the court i am sorry for the lives that i've taken. to the survivors and victims' families, he said i pray for your relief, for your healing your well being and for your strength. before he finished his statement. he asked allah to bestow mercy on him and his family. >> i wish he had done it before. you know, i think it was a lot too late. >> not all survivors feel the same way. >> i did feel very
. >> mike viqueira, al jazeera washington. >> president obama is in damage control mode with france. he called his french counterpart offering assurances the u.s. is not spying on him. french president hollande spoke with him. >> families are reacting today to the apology from boston marathon bomber dzhokar tsarnaev. in court on wednesday, he said he was sorry to the victims and survivors of the deadly 2013 attack. he was then formally sentenced to death. we were inside the...