i am wondering if we are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy and a direct this to mr. pitts. you mentioned how many more proportionally black people are arrested for crimes the statistically they are not involved in as much. we are filling our prison system with african-americans. we are to my beliefs, creating. [inaudible conversations] >> and your question is. >> my question is do you think that this is something that is a self-fulfilling -- where do you think it goes back to? obviously you don't think is the attitude of people. >> your question. >> i like to get to this underlying issues. >> first of all, mr. kaufman has to go, but as to his credentials, his misunderstanding i have a lot of grief in georgetown as well. i had sam _-dash for criminal law. can feinberg. i understand the issue. i don't agree with you, but you, but i have also study the waffen ss in the kgb. so i understand the difference between the police state in the situation in the united states. states. our disagreement is not based on a misunderstanding on my not being enlightened with the information. i

mr. pitts might have a different view that perhaps the african-american community lives in a different united states than you do. and that i do. and that being very legitimate way to approach this panel might make us go back to -- i guess i'll reveal myself as a liberal here -- the fact i think this is a systemic problem, so being of the systemic type, i am wondering if we are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. mr. pitt, you mentioned about how many more proportionally black people are arrested for crimes that statistically they are not involved in, as much and we're filling our prison system with african-americans. we are -- i believe creating -- >> your question is? >> my question is, for him do you think that this is something that is a self-fulfilling -- where do you think it goes back to? obviously you don't think it's just the attitude of people. >> what is your question, please? >> i'd like to get to -- first of all first of all mr. kaufman has to go, but at for mr. kaufman or dr. kau

this is directed to mr. pitts. you mentioned about how many more proportionally black people are arrested for crimes that statistically they are not involved in as much. we are filling our prison system with african-americans. we are, i believe creating -- [indiscernible] moderator: and your question is? >> my question is, do you think is a self-fulfilling -- where do you think it goes back to? not just the attitude of people, but some of those underlying issues. robert: first of all, mr. kaufman needs to go. as far as credentials, have a law degree from georgetown as well. i had sam dash for criminal law kim feinberg. i understand the issue. i don't agree with you, but i would also study the kgb. i understand the police state in the united states. a disagreement is not based on a misunderstanding or my not being enlightened with information but based on a different degree of sources as to where i get my information. on that road, have to -- on that note, i have to play the same role on the iran panel. thank you to

sharon davis williams and mr. pitts-- were at the very top of this scandal, at the very top. and everybody in the education system at aps knew that cheating was going on, and your client promoted it. >> okay. fine, in fact -- [ all talking at once ] >> a lot of people think a lot of things i do -- >> your honor, i am making a motion for you to recuse yourself since are you not making your decisions based -- apparently you're going back and forth on a motion. >> your honor -- >> may i ask that you give the defendant until 11:00 with your client -- [ all talking at once ] >> you sit down or i'm going to put you in jail. if you yell at me point at me -- >> you can go -- >> going to need to fess up. and if he doesn't, then he can -- y'all can go sit over there. and we'll just -- we'll go on. >> your honor, may i finish? >> i'm just telling you, you're giving me all these considerations. i'm telling you, i don't want to waste time if he's not going to bear his soul here about what he did. and if he does, i'm going to grant h

. >> i'm giving my sentence based on your client williamss and mr. pittsere at the very top of this scandal, at the very top. and everybody in the education system at aps knew that cheating was going on and your client promoted it. there were thousands of children that were harmed in this thing. this is not a victimless crime that occurred in this city. from 2001, there was whole-scale cheating going on in the atlanta public schools and these kids were passed on and passed on and had no chance because of where they lived and who they parents were and just their situation. and the only chance that they had was the school. >> judge i -- >> to get an education, what. >> what a day in court. martin savidge joins us next. how exactly did the administrators and the teachers orchestrate this widespread cheating. >> this goes back to -- to like 2001 is when it began. and the educators, principals and top people in the education administrator, conspired, not everyone in the system but a number of them to change the test results. these were standardized tests, my ki

giving my sentence based on your client and both similarly situated miss sharon davis williams and mr. pittsere at the very top of this scandal, at the very top. and everybody in the education system at aps knew that cheating was going on and your client promoted it. there were thousands of children that were harmed in this thing. this is not a victimless crime that occurred in this city. from 2001, there was whole scale cheating going on in the atlanta public schools and these kids were passed on and passed on and have no chance to begin with because of where they live, who their parents were, who their -- you know, just their situation and the only chance that they had was the school. >> jumg, i -- >> to get an education. >> cheating is believed to date back to 2001. in 2013, a jury indicted 35 educators. more than 20 took a plea deal. >>> we're going to take a quick break. when we come back, new video from north korea that shows a very rare glimpse of kim jong un's wife. we'll have that story coming up in just a moment. [sfx: bell] but the more you learn about insurancyour coverage,bout i

. >> i've given your client miss sharon david williams and mr. pitts very top of this scandal, at the very top. and everybody in the education system at aps knew that cheating was going on and your client promoted it. there were thousands of children that were harmed in this thing. this was not a victimless crime that occurred in this city. from 2001, there was wholescale cheating going on in the atlanta public schools, and these kids were passed on and passed on and had no chance to begin, because of where they live who their parents were who their, you know just their situation, and the only chance that they had was the school. to get an education. >> quite a day in court. obviously, quite a scandal. martin savage joins us with more on the dimensions of it. how exactly did the administrators and the teachers orchestrate this widespread cheating. >> this all goes back actually to 2001 when it's first to have believed to have begun. but essentially, what it was, the educators. we're talking about principals teachers top people in the education administ

pitts what he saw happened. >> reporter: was there ever a point where it looked like mr. scott was being aggressive towards officer slager? >> aggressive in a way of getting away of the cop -- yeah but not trying to punch the cop or hit the cop or nothing, no he just trying to get away of the cop, which was on top of him. >> reporter: in the incident report police wrote that they continued to perform first aid and cpr until ems arrived. santana says that's not true. >> reporter: you didn't see anyone try to breathe into his mouth? >> no. >> reporter: try to revive him? >> nothing like that. >> reporter: the other mother in this tragic tale wants justice. >> i pray that this never happens to another person. this has got to stop. >> reporter: the scott family will bury their son saturday. slager's family is worried they could lose their son, too, if he's convicted and sentenced to death. david? >> steve osunsami leading us off again tonight. steve, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the severe weather hitting at this hour from texas to michigan and moving east. 72 mi

mr. chairman. let me explain, first of all i agree with the chairman pitt i know to sponsor this amendment is well and didn't get we all want to see iran and its terrorism influence in many regions of the world that are very very troubling to world stability. so it's a major continuing problem. i agree completely with the intent of this amendment. i disagree with the chairman know about the impact of this amendment. this amendment would have the unintended consequence of i think defeating any possibility for diplomacy but let me explain why. the president would not be able to make this certification. because he could not make the certification through the and expensive process for sanctions against iran and, therefore, it would be totally contrary to what is being negotiated today in regards to nuclear nonproliferation obligations other than related to what they would do to give up their nuclear weapons in regards to sanctions imposed because they violated their nuclear proliferation obligations. that are separate sanctions in regards to terrorism, ballistic missiles and human rights come and the

he tells "nightline" anchor, byron pitts, the account that slager gave over the radio is not what he saw happened. was it ever a point where it looked like mr officer slager? >> aggressive in a way of getting away of the cop, yeah. but not trying to punch the cop, hit the cop or nothing. just trying to get away of the cop. which was on top of him. >> reporter: the scott family will bury their son on saturday. slager's family is worried they could lose their son, too, if he's convicted and sentenced to death. steve osunsami, abc news, mount pleasant, south carolina. >>> the national guard is trying to rescue three hikers stranded on a glacier. this is this alaska. for an entire week, rescue aircraft tried to make several attempts to reach the group yesterday. but bad weather forced them to turn back. the climbers are more than 8,000 feet up. they were forced to take shelter in ice caves after heavy winds damaged their tent. >>> a rescue effort underway in lake superior. the u.s. and canadian coast guard have been trying to free 18 cargo ships stuck in the ice since sunday. huge chunks of ice are stacked up to eight feet deep creating a traff

mr. welch and ms. chu for efforts they have put into this and also chairman pitts and chairman upton, for the diligence that they have shown to the issue, to make certain that we moved the bill through the process. as i said earlier, this is about access to the supply chain and making certain that those with a legitimate -- with legitimate needs for these medicines have the ability to access them in a timely manner. also bringing our pharmacists andment d.e.a. into a collaborative -- and the d.e.a. into a collaborative process with clarity so that they make certain that this supply chain remains open to those that need it and that the d.e.a. has the ability to continue to fight diversion and drug abuse. prescription drugs kill more people than heroin. . this is something we need to realize is a problem, at the same time those who need these medicines, we need to make sure the supply chain is clear. i encourage an aye vote and yield back the plans of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. all time having now expired on this, the -- on this legislation, the

mr. pitts: thank you, mr. speaker. on this day the supreme court is hearing oral arguments on marriage, i want to read a quote. quote, i believe marriage is not just a bond but a sacred bond between a man and woman. i'm committed to the sanctuaryity of marriage, to the fundamental bedrock principle that exists between a man and a woman going back in the midst of history as one of the foundational institutions of history and humanity and civilization. it's the primary principle role during those millennia has been the raising and socializing of children for society which they become adults. every state has the right to recognize that marriage if that marriage would violate the state's policy. indeed the supreme court has held no state can be forced to recognize any marriage. that's what the case law has held. the supreme court has historically held that states do not have to recognize laws of other states to defend their public policy. it is assumed that any challenge would be futile. end quote. mr. speaker, that was hi