ms. jones. thank you, ms. jones. next speaker, please. >> you know we can't tell you what we have been through. that is an example of it. you know what i mean? >> thanthankthanthank you, mr. . >> i will read additional names. jessica malina, lewis dillon, amanda, ron, kevin and eddy. next speaker. >> am the youth organizer for the coleman advocates. i would like to echo everything the previous speaker said there is a racial disparity between the blacks and white could you tell uster parts and asian counterparts. in light of that i would like to say in each one of us there is a piece of humaneness which orchestrates crisis. if we are to keep it from establishing a false hierarchy we must recognize that any attack is an attack against all of us. we recognize our interests are not served by the systems we support. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisor. i am an organizer with sf rising. we are here to support this proposed legislation. thank you for introducing this legislation. as an organizer and educator at city co

no further legal action will be taken against ms. jones in this matter.that is the most extreme option for the d.a. she says she is not going to ross cute. and that would mean that this mother, the one who has lost her child not going to be pursued by the d.a. she said she has a great respect for on the grand jury system here and the work that they did, but she won't follow their advice, she is not going to prosecute. it will at least alleviate some of the emotional vein on this young woman's family. it won't end the debate in the state of alabama. >> martin, thank you. let's discuss both he's cases starting with the one in alabama. ellie hoe hoenig with me. you say they made the right call. >> prosecutors are not robots. sometimes you just have to be a human being and do the right thing. and look at not just the case book, but all the facts here. you have a woman who was shot, who lost her child, it is the worst night hair anyone coumare have and to put a manslaughter charge on top of that is not even necessary and i think not even correct. >> and in the

dorothy jones in 2008. ms. tlaib: she was very active in her local block club. she was passionate about the right to breathe clean air and stood up against corporate polluters like marathon petroleum refinery. mrs. jones was never a person to shy away from a challenge and she always accepted nothing less than the best for her family, friends and her neighborhood. i am honored to have known ms. jones for more than 10 years. she would take me to task on important issues which i always welcomed and for which i was better for it. i am grateful for her engagement on these issues that affect the quality of life for so many residents in the 13th congress -- 13th congressional district. it's an honor to have known her and served ms. jones. we honor her memory and her surviving family members. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does my friend, the gentleman from california, seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: ithout objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. t

. >> i am hereby dismissing this case, and no further legal action will be taken against ms. jonesthis matter. >> reporter: county district attorney lynniece washington took no questions. >> this is truly a disturbing and heartbreaking case. an unborn child was tragically lost, and families on both sides of this matter have suffered. >> reporter: a grand jury indicted jones, saying she had "intentionally caused the death of her unborn baby by initiating a fight, knowing she was five months pregnant." alabama is hard-line about fetal rights. its state law governing abortions is america's most restrictive, a near total ban, no exceptions for rape or incest. alabama is also one of 38 states that allow fetuses to be classified as victims in homicides or assaults. mark white, jones' lawyer, told us how she reacted. >> this is a person who has had a lot more bitter, rather than sweet, and the one thing i will tell you that she said as we both choked up was, "thank you." >> reporter: the same grand jury who indicted jones did not indict the woman who shot her. they blamed jones for starti

but today, the district attorney overseeing the case said she would not prosecute ms. jones. an unborn child was tragically lost, and families on both sides of this matter have suffered. nothing, nothing, nothing we do today or ithe fuure will change that reality. the issue before us is whether it's appropriate to try t hold someone legally culpable for th actiat led to the death of the unborn child. there are no winners. l onsers in the sad ordeal. >> desjardins: the decision over whether to charge jones has been widely debated. it is related to the personhood movemeich supporters say pushes for the rights of fetus to be recognized as equal to the rights of any person. but critics say it is dangerous, or the fetusrn outweigh and sometimes risk harm to the mother. mary scott hodgin is a health and science reporter with wbhm in alabama and has b folling this story. mary scott, i want to start by saying, since the grand jury wao ed, we don't really have all the details of this altercation, but can you explain why police said that they believed the pregnant woman should be charg

that itit isetermined not ininhe best interest of justice to pursue prosecution of ms. jones on the misdemeanor charge for which she was indicted by the grand jury. amy: and billionaire hedge fund manager jeffrey epstein has been arrested on sex trafficking charges. this comes after more than a decade after he received what has been described as one of the most lenient dealsls for a seril child sex offender in history. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a stark reversal, president trump and the justice department say they are still looking at ways to add a citizenship question in the 2020 census. trump issued several tweets and comments late last week, starting just one day after the justice department said the census would go ahead without the citizenship question on tuesday following a supreme court ruling against the administration. trump says he would consider an executive order to add the question, though it's unclear if this would succeceed given the rececent rining. meanwhile on frida

ms. felisha jones who will help connect apartments -- [ applause ]. >> mayor breed: and -- review the recommendation of the out migration report and hold this city's feet to the fire a. she's onnibeen doing it with gr initiatives, whether working with s cvmenfiu, the locoalitio justice for mario woods and all the amazing work that she has been doing to hold the city accountable to do right by not just our african-american community, but people who oft oftentimes feel neglected, we're excited and happy to have you in this work. thank y thank you so much, felisha f, f joining us. [ applause ]. >> mayor breed: you really take an therapeutic thunt conscience -- thuopportunity to reflect, we have come very far. i mean, i the first african-american woman elected to serve as mayor of san francisco are -- [ applause ]. >> mayor breed: -- our fire chief, the first lgbt fire chief in this in the history of our city, gentlemjanine nicol soson. we have so many members of our board of supervisors and you'll thank them soon, norm entan yee sandy few er, two in ceecredibl leaders who actually grew up in san franci

ms. jasmine jones. jasmine is a member of the boys and girls clubs of west central missouri's cool campsite where she serves as a junior staff member. in her position, she helps run programs and mentors the younger club kids. earlier this year jasmine was named the missouri state youth of the year at a two day event in jefferson city, missouri. marking the first time a student from the boys and girls club of west central missouri was awarded this title. last week on july 18, jasmine represented missouri at the boys and girls clubs of america midwest regional youth of the year competition. she made missouri proud with her speech highlighting the importance of a healthy lifestyle, education, and the impact of one's actions. i'm so thankful to have such a talented young individual in missouri's fourth congressional district working hard to be the best person that she can be and sharing her knowledge with younger kids as a mentor. i ask my colleagues to join me in commending jasmine for her hard work and de

ms. tankard: there was a long-standing family relationship between the roosevelts and jones. as i said in my lecture, teddy roosevelt would sometimes show up for these famous luncheons on east 11th st. i don't know what the origin was of their friendship, but they certainly were friends and that extended to beatrix who grew up in that environment. little-known fact, but i think it is in my book, i cannot remember. beatrix designed the actual tombstones for teddy roosevelt and for his son, kermit, who died just before teddy did. they are in sagamore hill but they are not part of the historic site. i have not seen it. they are outside in a private cemetery. she designed a lot of tombstones for friends. and i think it is very telling that she designed tombstones for the roosevelt family. ms. deitz: a side piece, you saw the house where she lived is right in the village. i have very good friends who live on the top floor, which was her studio, that i am happy to report that on the roof they say -- they have a spectacular garden, and they are very aware that they are living in bea

jones was also convicted of fraudulently claiming ms fleming's benefits. was killed in 2016. there was a sticker on the door warning passengers not to lean out of the window, but it was not displayed clearly. a bbc investigation has found the national crime agency failed to arrest a paedophile for 18 months after receiving an initial tip—off about him. the nca was warned about matthew bell in september 2016, but didn't arrest him until march of 2018. during that time, bell continued to direct the sexual abuse of children in the philippines. the nca said there wasn't enough evidence to arrest him when they were first contacted. daybreak, a tower block near glasgow. behind the door, matthew bell, a sex offender, on his hard drive evidence of child abuse. matthew bell has now pleaded guilty to five offences. he'll be sentenced later this month. but we've uncovered serious concerns about the way british police handled the case. here is matthew bell on his youtube channel. here he is again, in the same room, directing the sexual abuse of an 11—year—old girl in

ms. speier: when people say it was a mass suicide, it was not a mass suicide. ey were forced to drink this xic brew by jones and he had many of his guards surrounding the pavilion, i'm sure, to make sure people did as they were told. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> british prime minister boris johnson yesterday delivered his first speech in the house of commons since becoming prime minister earlier this week. after the prime minister, we'll hear from opposition leader jeremy corbin of the labour party. >> order. statements from the prime minister. prime minister johnson: mr. speaker, on the mission of this new government but before you begin i'm sure you join me in paying tribute to my right onorable friend, the maydenhead, for the service given to our nation, attacking the problems of mental ill health. she has a great legacy for which we shall all be proud.

that he was an economic correspondent for dow jones and the wall street journal reporting out of london and brussels. he received his a.b. from harvard and ms from london school of economics. our second witness, matt peralta -- perault is planning-- and also overseeing public policy for whatsapp and artifice research. he was chairman of the congressional oversight panel and received his best bachelors degree from brown university, mtp from duke university, and jd from harvard law school. or third witness is nate sutton who receives competition regulation and regulatory matters. he was with the department of justice antitrust division for nine years working on civil antitrust matters and worked at the-- from 2001-2007. he received his bs in nuclear engineering from carolina state university and jd from university of chicago. the last witness is kyle andeer and prior to joining apple mr. andeer spent four years with the federal trade commission competition managing a staff of 25 attorneys and support staff and served as a principal competition attorney for commissioner j thomas. mr. andeer received his ba from the university of pennsylvania a

ms. speier: when people say it was a mass suicide, it was not a mass suicide. they were forced to drink this oxic brew. by jones. and he had many of the guards surrounding, i'm sure, to make sure that people did as he told. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> in 1979, a small network with an unusual name rolled out a big idea. let viewers make up their own minds. c-span opened the doors to washington policy for all to see, bringing you unfiltered content from congress and beyond. a lot has changed in 40 years, but today that big idea is morrell vant than ever. on -- more relevant than ever. on television and online, c-span is your unfiltered view of government, so you can make up your own mind, brought to you as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. >> president trump and vice president pence participated in a welcome ceremony at the pentagon for new defense secretary mark esper. the senate confirmed him as the 27th secretary of defense in a 90-8 vote on tuesday.

estimate for migrant jones taylor, the chief officer for 0 to 3 and non-profit advocate on behalf of babies and tolerance. without any objection, i will submit them into the record. i recognize ms. presley for 5 minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. a couple of my questions were asked and answered. i'm going to skip around a bit. mr. vitello, you indicated that cbp agents are simply following the letter of the law so to speak. i was just curious, because i happen to think of the law as a cruel and inhumane one. i hope you will elaborate further on the general culture, dehumanizing culture for all parties involved. i am just curious, in that oath that cbp agents take, does it offer anything about humanity? we know that they are not getting the training on the medical side in order to get the indicators of children that are in distress. is there any sort of antibias training or cultural competency, or trauma informed training, which i think would be beneficial, whether you were talking about 72 hours, or the 60+ days many are currently being detained. >> they do receive cultural training, that is part of the indoctrination when they come back from the border patrol academy, there i

jones was also convicted of fraudulently claiming ms fleming's benefits.nger was killed when he leant out of an unlocked window. govia thameslink railway admitted a breach of health and safety rules, following the death of simon brown in 2016. he put his head out of a gatwick express train as it travelled through south london at about 60 miles per hour; he suffered fatal injuries. the rail accident investigation branch said there was a sticker on the door warning passengers not to lean out of the window, but it was not clearly displayed. the husband of the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was jailed in iran in 2016, says she has been transferred to a psychiatric ward. richard ratcliffe says his wife is being held by the iranian revolutionary guard in a tehran hospital. and in the next half hour we'll be talking to richard ratcliffe about what's happening to his wife nazanin in tehran. the most—played song on uk radio of the 21st century has been revealed. it is the snow patrol ballad chasing cars. released in 2006, the anthem never reac