are in the area for the national organization for women conference at the bwi hilton. >> we want to bring full social equality, political equality, and economic equality. >> women rights activists have supporters across the nation taking part in a conference where they gather to talk about events in the rights of women in all current issues. >> these are not democratic republican issues. these transcend race, class, or party. >> specifically, topics related to women's rights, like the violence against women act, and relating to women's reproductive health. clarkson and make sure that women have their right to contraception and to whatever health care that they need. that should be considered health care, something needed to be protected against. >> of women do not stand together about women, then no one will stand together to take up our issues. >> there are both republicans and democrats in elected office for supporters of women's rights, but they would like to see more people in positions of power working for all women. >> it does not matter if you're a stay at home long, working,

co-founder and executive director of go proud and thomas peters cultural director for the national organization on marriage thanks so much for both joining me here you guys to just start the debate i just wanted to take a look at a photo really quickly it's the u.s. ambassador to latvia and estonia and they're taking part in a pro gay rights parade the pictures right there as part of a you new u.s. strategy how does this make you feel thomas well i mean the next variation for marriage we strongly stand by the rights of gay and lesbian people around the world to have their core civil liberties understood and respected where we draw the line is the issue of marriage we believe marriage is the issue is the union of one man and one woman and so as far as you know things are nationally we support the human rights of all people but the question i think is really where you draw human rights where you draw that line well that's a good point thomas you know the greatest threat to gay people around the world is the spread of radical islam and brutal dictators and in some places gay people are actually ki

it will take place at national organization for women national conference. it will last through sunday. this year's theme energize, organize, stop the war on women. >>> just as abc2 news works for you the newest member of the team teaming up with the mantra. katie couric has message for women about menopause. and after you see this, you may be less frightened of the topic. take a look. >> hi everyone as a woman of the a certain age i find myself increasingly drawn to articles about the m word that's right menopause. particularly a recent one that said calcium and vitamin d supplements are not that beneficial for post menopausal women. given the fact that there's so many ads proporting to health benefits of the supplements i decided i needed to find out more. so i went to dr. becky brightman an ob-gyn in new york to find out. >> the study drives home the point we have known that estrogen play as role in helping to deposit calcium into bones. so after menopause women stop make estrogen and they stop making bone and the bone mass rapidly starts to decline. >> wh

able to continue to work jointly with the government, unicef and other international and national organizations. [ speaking foreign language ] this is a problem that must be resolved through a joint effort. human trafficking is a human rights violation. [ speaking foreign language ] >>> an approach in human rights in the prevent of and fight against trafficking has several requirements in both law and practice. moat of all, victims' rights must be fully respected and clearly identified. finally, these victims are entitled to justice, reparations, and should be treated with close attention, as they are vulnerable. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: perseverance and collaboration will lead us to success in the eradication of this phenomenon. [ speaking morni ining foreign ] >> translator: madame secretary, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to conclude by stating that i hope we can work together to build a better future for all children of the world. thank you. [ applause ] >>> your words are inspiring and your leadership and the struggle is also inspiring. you are

i've seen and heard much worse things on the house floor. >> terry, you as national organization of womenwatching this all over the country. what seems to be disturbing is a pattern of how they're not only moving the toward more restrictive measures, but they're actually shutting women out of the discussion. and i showed the all-male panel when they were dealing with the mandate and dealt with the eleanor holmes norton not able to address a bill designed for her district. i mean, are we seeing not only a real pattern of more restrictive bills being proposed on a state level but even a shutout of women being able to address those bills? women that are elected to deal with these matters. >> you know, reverend, it's unprecedented. so these folks who, by the way, they're anti-reproductive rights agenda is supported by very, very few out there. they're so eager to push this through. i think part of the reason they think they need to push it through right now right away, silence all dissent, silent all speaking out against it is because they know that come this november, many of the people who

the marnl of dimes is a national organization with offs and staff working in san francisco. we are dedicated to prevent birth defect, premature birth and infant mortality. cpmc has been a ha march of dimes partner for many years, helping women have healthy pregnancies and healthy children. the march of dimes is here today to speak on behalf of cpmc as a long-standing community partner with whom we have collaborated on countless projects with over the years for mothers and babies in the bay area. in particular we would like to underscore cpmc's support of the march of dimes premature campaign and for our annual walks, which works hard to prevent premature births. we thank the colorado medical center for their support and community service to improve the health of women, infants and children in the bay area and support their efforts to rebuild. >> i was a premature baby so i think of preemies like me and new ones in the community. next speaker? >> i'm with the electrical workers union sixth in san francisco. i'm a fifth-generation san franciscan, resident of st. luke's hospita

and the national organization. dedicated to providing affordable health care. they both supported the law. and the vice president of legal affairs for the catoe institute. they are opposed to the idea here of universal health care. the bottom line, we'll start with kathleen, is this good or bad for america? what will the impact be on our can economy? >> they really came down on this side of the consumers, not on the side of the insurance companies. for the first time, the consumers with the pre-existing conditions, they will lose a job, perhaps in this recession and they will be able to have a guarantee of the quality affordable insurance coverage. and they will now give those people and their families, the peace of mind, they will give them a sense of security that they will not be bankrupt, because they cannot afford insurance to pay the health care bills, roger? >> this came down on the side of the consumers here in the immediate context. it's just a matter of time before the crosses here will start coming home. and then those consumers are going to complain

. >> is a national organization that builds playgrounds. there will build a playground at the local elementary school. the order is about $3,000 worth of tools and it will be able to borrow the tools for about $90. >> it is only 3 cents on the dollar. what an incredible thing. that helps organizations pushed their money even farther. people can go to their website and this is only for charitable organizations. >> that is a fantastic program. we know about food bank but not about a tool back. kudos to you for doing the math in your head. let's talk about the weather. we have a big area of low pressure that has stalled up in new england. we can think this for the beautiful weather we've seen. this is producing a northerly flow. temperatures in the 40's and 50's upstream. the air is very dry. for us.her gem not quite as cool as it was yesterday but it will be a comfortable morning. the tropical depression will come out on the other side of florida into the atlantic tonight. it will probably strengthen again and get its tropical storm status ag

i do not think -- we have heard from shape up, from pediatricians, from national organizations, we heard from michelle obama. this is a very important issue for our use. if we are going to prepare everyone for the 21st century, we have to prepare them to live in the 21st century. i do not mean high blood pressure. i do not mean diabetes. i mean that live a full and healthy life. this is what they can do. jrotc is one issue, pe is another. but this resolution is offensive. for one thing, the jrotc requires that every betty -- everybody have two instructors. the last amendment said it would have to come from private funding. we sat at this very podium and everybody said, we had commissioners' backing they could fund raise this money. but here we are again, another broken promise. i did not get my credentials. i could not raise the money. now they are asking for this to be paid out of our precious funds. i think you all heard here, 20% of our graduating class is on track not to graduate. 20% is not on track to graduate. that is serious business. they're talking about hundreds and hundreds o

i have had some involvement with sweat-free purchasing consortium, the national organization, and would love to be involved to promote better working conditions in san francisco's procurement of these times of goods as well as be a model -- have san francisco be a model for other cities as well in terms of how we manage this in our public procurement. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you so much. we don't have any questions from the committee at this time. thank you. next we have daniel maroquin. >> hello, how's it going? my name is daniel and i feel i would be a good advocate on the sweet-free advisory group for several reasons. i'm a san francisco district native born and raised and currently living in district 11 in lakeview ingleside. i'm a state student and some of my experience -- i've recently done an internship for the san francisco living wage coalition. and for the sweat-free procurement advisory ordinance as well. unfortunately karl couldn't make it today but working with him led me to create a group at san francisco state university called the students for economic justice,

the national organization for marriage. it disclosed aggregate contributions made to influence the same sex marriage debate there. the documents say "the strategic goal of the project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks, come equipped, it dries, and connect african-american spokespeople for marriage, develop a media campaign around -- promote the gay marriage a center responding by denouncing the spokesman and women as big it." a spokesperson says we are not a party to that campaign strategy. the naacp recently came out in support of same-sex marriage. >> marriage is a civil right and a matter for civil law . >> >> $73,000 for contributed to the drive. the maryland marriage alliance donated $36,000. the maryland catholic conference put in four thousand $293 into the campaign war chest. >> once the signatures on the petition drive or validated, both sides pledge a vigorous campaign leading up to the november election. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> recovery or recession? >> some are wondering about the future of

a national organization that identifies and trains gifted athletes in hopes of creating olympians. 12-year-old fiona is one of them. she is looking to 2016 and dreaming of the day she makes the olympic team. >> i would probably freak out and start screaming. and i probably would be excited for the rest of the day. >> reporter: emma is just 9. and she's another olympic hopeful. >> it means that i'm a really good gymnast. and i have fans out there. >> pull up. all the way up. >> reporter: coach liz crandall says the gymnastic trials will give the girls a lesson she could never teach. >> they see it in real life. something tangible. somebody going for that dream. >> reporter: and the 2012 games in london will give her a new wave of gymnasts to train. >> all of the kids with stars in their eyes during the olympics will sign up at our gym. >> these young gymnast have a way to support all who will compete in london. >> go, usa. >> maybe not 2012. they'll be ready for 2016 in brazil. gymnastics not the only story making headlines tonight. right now on nbcbayarea.com, you can read why olympic

big national organizations have super packs are participating super packs. but they're just calling themselves tea party groups. they are not the tea party. the tea party as ordinary people living in your neighborhood. >> host: neck is regina and berkeley, california. >> caller: hi, how are you? i am enjoying your show. i wanted to -- ms. foley, some of the process that i've seen in my neighborhood appear to be angry, confrontational as well as angry. and i am wondering icy racist image as in their protests and i am wondering why that is. and a smile, i would like to know, i tried to understand their issues and what they're about and i think he gave an excellent explanation of that today. but why do they not -- do they associate with the 99%? and if so -- if not, why not? 99% versus the 1%? of the 99% would be all the rest of the public is opposed to the 1% of wealthy people? >> guest: i assume that she party does not consider itself to be aligned with the 1% of the wealthiest americans because they are not in the top 1% of wealthy americans. i'm not sure wh

thank you to the national press club staff, including journalism institute and broadcast center for organizing today's event. as a final reminder, you can find out more information about the national press club at press.org. thank you all. we are journ adjourned. adjourne. we are journ adjourned. adjourne. . . >>> coming up this afternoon on c-span 3, a hearing on railroad and highway security. that's followed by a discussion of this month's presidential elections in europe. the runoff is june 16th and 17th. a look at nuclear nonproliferation between the united states and russia. on the other c-span networks, the atlantic council holds a hearing on europe's financial crisis and how to get out of it. the ceo of deutsch bank will share his thoughts at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. president obama is getting a little help from former president bill clinton at fund-raisers in new york. they will speak at a private home and then headline a gala at the wall dor if historical hotel. the two will end the night at an event dubbed barack on broadway. wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide wh

the national organization for health care consumers. today is a hallelujah moment for america's families. it means that families will have the peace of mind knowing that they will have the health coverage and care they need when they need it. it means that tens of millions of people are going to get help so that insurance is affordable and companies can no longer deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions like children with asthma and diabetes. insurance companies can no longer set an artificial cap in what they are willing to pay out when somebody has a catastrophic illness or an accident. women will no longer be discriminated against and have to pay higher premiums. it means that small businesses will get tax credits so they can afford to provide health coverage for workers and bottom line is tens of millions of people will get health coverage for the first time. this is an extraordinary moment and the effort to defeat the affordable care act is stopped in its tracks and now we get on with the task of implementing reform in e

. >> more than 70 national organizations cosponsored today's rally. other speakers argue that the healthcare mandate is an unnecessary intrusion by the federal government into people's lives. the supreme court is expected to report on the law later this month. >> some of the nation's top children's hospitals right here in our region. u.s. news and world report ranked 80 of the nation's hospital, 12 were put on a hospital honor role. including children's national medical center in northwest. johns hopkins came in 8th for diabetes. childrens ranked 10th in cancer treatments. >> step by step after a woman's personal loss. she gains the confidence. and finding your true love may cost you. the average wedding costs more than 27,000. that's 130 guests. gone are the days of the mom and day pitching in. the average couple pays most of the bill, 17% of the time.  man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive.

i am really grateful to lead a national organization, but in partnership with 112 girl scout councils across the country. and lydia leads the nation's capital here, and thank you for being here. to our national board represented by lisa gable to cony lindsey, our president. i bring her good wishes, as well. to those of you in the audience today to support us, and also girl scouts who, by the way, we work for every day, and we're so proud of you. you know, i wanted to start my remarks talking about a girl. a girl, a very special girl, a girl that grew up in china. and a little about this girl if you imagine her hand -- she didn't have fingers, just a palm and a thumb. but there was a family that traveled to china to adopt her in an orphanage. and they brought her to georgia, where they loved her and cared for her, but even the daily tasks of tying a shoe or picking up a toy was difficult for this young girl, who they named danielle. and danielle had lots of aspirations, but the parents wanted to figure out what they could do for her in her life. so as anybody does these days, right, th

that was taken against lawyers as a result of their involvement in watergate in 1976, the national organization of bar council put out a report. they put together a committee in 1973 to track what was happening around the country in disciplinary proceedings with state supreme courts. at the time they issued their report in 1976, 29 lawyers had been the subject of disciplinary proceedings. at the time of that report, eight h8 had been disbarred, 11 had been represent represent ma reprimanded in some other way. of the 29, at least 18 had some advertise mi disciplinary action taken against them. one thing important to think about, most of them were not wearing their lawyer hat, so many of the act fors who were lawyers were not thinking about the confidentiality rules or their role as a lawyer, because they happened to have a law license, but they were not wearing their lawyer hat in the course of their job. is but that, of course, did not save them from disciplinary action or from losing their license. in some instances, when i read many of the orders in particular disparting or suspending the act

. >> more than 30 high-profile state and national organizations have come out against prop 29. at least a dozen of those groups have historical and in many cases financial ties to big tobacco. supporters raising nearly $13 million for the top donation coming from the american cancer society. >>> 4:35 right now. the fate of gay marriage in california takes another legal step today. announcing whether it'll review a three-judge panel's ruling that overturned prop 8's ban on same-sex marriage. if the court agrees to review the ruling, a larger panel would be assembled. a new review ruling could take several months to more than a year and will likely end up before the u.s. supreme court. >>> in san francisco, city leaders hope to curb foreclosures with a new ballot initiative. the measure proposed for the november ballot would force banks to pay a tax when they repossess a property. under current city law, banks are exempt from paying the tax. it applies when these are transferred. the initiative must be approved before going up for a vote in november. >>> jury selection begins thi

you go from state to state and that's the luxury of working in a national organization like i do, when you go from state to state, there's such a big variation in what's available to people and really this is a life-long disability from which people, in my view -- i know not everyone likes this term. they survive. i'm not sure they recover. they survive. they learn compensatory strategies. they learn how to cope with the world. they learn how to make their way and improve their social interaction and minimize hopefully their involvement with the legal system. but it is a lifelong disability. you don't just wake up one day and say oh, i don't have a brain injury any longer, everything is back to normal, and i'm perfectly fine. it's there forever. >> thank you. >> i recognize the vice chairman of the committee, dr. burgess. >> thank you. dr. winston, along that line, do you have a sense as to -- clearly states are doing things differently among the several states. do you have a sense as to whether or not there is any coordination at the state level as to adopting the best practices, what

contributor is the national organization for marriage.heir goal is to drive a wedge between gays and for americans -- and african-americans. "we're not a party to the campaign's strategy." >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking a few problems at this hour. loop at ritchie highway, we have an accident off to the side -- outer loop at ritchie highway. watch for a crash at hanover road. continue closures on muddy creek road. sudley road is your alternate in southern anne arundel county. no problems to report on the harrisburg expressway or the j.f.x. a quick look at traffic. a live picture of 295 southbound approaching 32. this is 95 at o'donnell street. no sign of any delays. we'll keep you posted on those delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is having fun in little italy. >> we're getting ready for the st. anthony's italian festival. we're having a party in little italy. we will talk about the entertainment. you are the

a national group called the national organization for marriage. one of the goals of this group is to drive a wedge between gays and african-americans. the maryland marriage alliance says, "we're not a party to that campaign strategy." 56 degrees on tv hill. kids bring all kinds of things home from school, including terms. >> who is affected most? >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think facebook should open themselves up to allow children under 13 to have their own pages? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> tracking a few accident in hanover. will update you on that. a downed tree in southern anne >> welcome back. 5:39. 60 degrees at the maryland science center. you might want to take a light jacket. southern pennsylvania, low 50's. york. eur 61 in annapolis. we will make it up to 73 today. a mixture of sun and clouds. about a 30% chance we will see some rain showers. most of you will have a dry day today. better

attacks authorized the president to use all necessary and appropriate forces against those nations organizations and individuals responsible for nine eleven targeted strikes conform to the principle of proportionality the notion that the anticipated collateral damage of an action cannot be excessive in relation to the it to spaded military event this evil people in the world drones are an evil people are evil we are a force of good and we are using those drones to carry out the policy of righteousness and goodness. all right now despite this cheerleading at least some in congress want to know more about what the cia is doing the l a times reported today that sen dianne feinstein chairman chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee has worked to allow congress to keep closer tabs on our drone war the article details how staffers from the house and senate intelligence committees go to cia headquarters once a month to review the latest strikes usually taking place in pakistan and yemen not only do they get to see the strikes clearly but they're also privy to intelligence used to justify them te

. >> the letters from the national organization from black law enforcement executives city of philadelphia police department, boston police department and association of prosecuting attorneys on behalf of the attorney general. and also a copy of the draft contempt citation we were questioning what had been asked for draft contempt citation offered by the committee on oversight and government reform which says in part the wiretap application document extensive involvement in criminal actions in fast and furious. yet the department of justice has failed to produce them. >> without objection those documents will be made part of the record. mr. franks is recognized for questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, gentlemen. mr. holder on april 27th, 2011, members of this committee asked us to give you information surrounding informs to forego prosecution in the holy land foundation case. this is the largest terrorism finance case in u.s. history. you refused to comply with this request and you have still not produced, you're still not prosecuted despite their being what many consider to b

the letter from the national organization of black law enforcement. >> did you get these letters from the attorney general himself? i'm teasing. without objection all these letters will be made a part of the record. the gentleman from texas is recognized for questioning. >> thank you. a recent study said there's about two million ineligible voters in the united states. i would assume that voter rolls when verified that they're dead should be purged in some manner. would you agree with that or not? >> absolutely. i think the purging should occur. it just ought to be consistent with federal law. >> our office, how many specific cases have you prosecuted, your office prosecuted on voter fraud since you've been attorney general? >> i don't know what the number is. i know that i prosecuted them myself. >> just when you were attorney general? >> i don't know what the number is. >> would the number be zero? >> no. i think we had fraud cases. we've settled through pleas. we've had cases where people have committed offenses where they made straw donations in other ways in which voter fraud was

. >> the perversion is landing the national organization under fire. >> mitt romney taking his message >> mitt romney will be logging a lot of miles this weekend. >> he kicked off a battle ground bus tour and every stop could be crucial for the white house. nikole killion joins us live with tonight's commitment 2012 update. >> this tour is called every tour counts. every town counts. >> yesterday, the president gave a speech -- a very long speech. >> aides say you keep up the line of attack and he claims the president has forgotten. >> some of these stocks are really telling. some of these are very telling. >> the obama folks will be defending as much turf as possible. they said it will come down to a handful of states. they say democrats kicked off their own tour. >> they are just as important as they were in 2004, another tight election contest. >> other states included -- wisconsin, iowa, and a return trip to ohio. nikole killion wbal-tv 11 news. >> it is one of the oldest game of 1812.of the worlar >> making sure it's around for another 200 years or so. >> i'm >> live, local, late

east coast organizer with the national day laborer organizing network and welcome to both of you thanks for joining us tonight. thank you thank you rinku son president obama has been harsher on latino's or undocumented immigrants than any president since i mean maybe going back to. eisenhower and even then i don't think any president's been as aggressive . even reagan i mean did i and the city are people is this going to buy him some political capital people forgive him for all how severe the the crackdown over the last three years has been. i don't think that this new discretion policy actually undoes for the minutes for the obama administration reputation that it has built for itself as being very very punishment oriented deportation oriented we're deporting some four hundred thousand people a year and about a quarter of those people are the parents of u.s. citizens so no i don't think that this new policy you know wipes the slate clean for the administration in terms of the feelings that immigrants have however it is something to celebrate and it's really the result of all of the rea

one of the newest lobbying groups on capitol hill is the self-described white nationalism organizationaid on a lobby quote, any activities that adversely affect the white race. unfortunately, this group is not alone. the southern poverty law center reports a massive rise in the number of extremist groups this election cycle. and in some places, the mainstreaming of the extreme is in full effect. california birther gary kreep was officially elected to the san diego superior court yesterday. kreep worked on lawsuit challenging the president's birth certificate. and now he'll judge others in a court of law. even -- institutions aren't safe from the far right. the conservative mag seen national review just hired a contributor with a long history of extremist views. think progress reports. he's called islam an evil religion. he once wrote quote, there's a reason the founding fathers didn't give women or black slaves the right to vote. and he wrote that illegal immigrants were quote, deserving of no rights. this is what's happening on the right. extreme rhetoric is taking over. and the more

he was the counsel for the national right to life organization, represented the state chapters.entially, used the culture wars, use the anti-abortion movement, more recently the anti same-sex marriage movement basically as a vehicle to go around the country and challenge the legality of rules about money and politics. he has been quite successful, even more so when john roberts and samuel alito joined the u.s. supreme court, essentially paving the way for citizens united decision and, frankly, another big decision before that, which was the wisconsin right to life vs. fcc decision that was something brought by james bopp. he has sort of pioneered this strategy and it has been incredibly effective. he is a large part of why we are in this political environment we have now. >> further in your article, you said you believe all of this deregulation of campaign financing is a direct outgrowth of the culture wars. could you explain that? >> yes, i mean, the culture wars have -- obviously, they've been chugging along for decades now. it is an incredibly divisive. it is a reason why we

in lieu of flowers, they're asking that a contribution made to the national organization of assistance in alexandria. >>> a big election in greece. greeks are headed to the polls and it could determine their play in the eurozone. they must choose from candidates from a radical left party and a more conservative party in parliament. leaders of the leftist party said they'll reject the bailout agreement. this could cause others to force greece to leave the eurozone throwing the entire region into financial chaos. the results will be coming later tonight. >>> the polls are back open in egypt where the country is voting for a democratically elected president. egypt is holding a two-day runoff election after former president hosni mubarak left office in february of 2011. voters are voting from a candidate from the muslim brotherhood and a member of the old regime. so far, officials say there's been moderate voter turnout and it's been largely peaceful. preliminary results are expected some time tomorrow night. >>> today the national city christian church will raise money to repair earthquak