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this will be a shining moment for the nebraska legislature. amy: nebraska is the nineteenth state to ban executions and the first conservative state to do so since north dakota in 1973. in a statement, the death penalty information center said -- "the efforts and arguments of nebraska conservatives are part of an emerging trend in the republican party, evidenced by the involvement of conservative republicans in legislative efforts to repeal the death penalty in other states, such as kansas, kentucky, south dakota montana, and wyoming." norway is divesting from coal -- a federal appeals court has struck down an arkansas law banning abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy. the ruling upholds an earlier decision against the 2013 law, which was among the most extreme abortion bans in the country.
this will be a shining moment for the nebraska legislature. amy: nebraska is the nineteenth state to ban executions and the first conservative state to do so since north dakota in 1973. in a statement, the death penalty information center said -- "the efforts and arguments of nebraska conservatives are part of an emerging trend in the republican party, evidenced by the involvement of conservative republicans in legislative efforts to repeal the death penalty in other states, such as...
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they said they were going to do it in nebraska, since the 1970s, lawmakers in nebraska have voted overver and over again to keep the tej penalty. this new group in this low key press conference said they were going to get it done and they were going to get it done this year, the guy you see here. mark hiden worked for the nra, and he's not made an exit for conservative politics. he said all along that he's working on the death penalty as a conservative cause. this obscure new thing did get some press locally, local paper noted that the new -- this year's get rid of capital punishment law wasn't just a democratic issue. the campaign got some national press, the beloved lefty magazine, mother jones covered it, i think in part because this is it the kind of thing liberals would be amazed to see happen in a conservative state. mother jones in their coverage threw some cold water on any hopes about it, they said the bill is unlikely to become law. no chance, right? you can line up conservatives, republicans to a certain extent, that doesn't matter, in the end the numbers were conservative n
they said they were going to do it in nebraska, since the 1970s, lawmakers in nebraska have voted overver and over again to keep the tej penalty. this new group in this low key press conference said they were going to get it done and they were going to get it done this year, the guy you see here. mark hiden worked for the nra, and he's not made an exit for conservative politics. he said all along that he's working on the death penalty as a conservative cause. this obscure new thing did get some...
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who will follow nebraska's example. after the way this has played out in nebraska with this remarkable and dramatic vote today, who's to say they're not right. joining me now is jeremy norquist. thanks for being here today, it's a very big day in your state. >> it's so great to be with you. it is a historic day for nebraska and the entire movement to repeal the death penalty. >> i said it was hard to watch some of the debate today in part because it was so prickly, and it was a difficult debate. and at times it was personal, there was a lot of personal religious -- part of it was the drama of not knowing how it was going to turn out. did you know how it was going to turn out today heading into this bill? >> ever since the governor vetoed the bill, we've been having ongoing conversations with colleagues and it really came down to the last minute. and until the votes were set on the board, we were a little bit in doubt. and thank god that we were able to pull together 30 votes to repeal the death penalty, but the governor
who will follow nebraska's example. after the way this has played out in nebraska with this remarkable and dramatic vote today, who's to say they're not right. joining me now is jeremy norquist. thanks for being here today, it's a very big day in your state. >> it's so great to be with you. it is a historic day for nebraska and the entire movement to repeal the death penalty. >> i said it was hard to watch some of the debate today in part because it was so prickly, and it was a...
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nebraska corrections department.raises an interesting question. if it is illegal for nebraska, it is illegal for anybody. when he says i got two other states importing from me, you want in on it? which two other states? which two other states are right now in 2015 trying to get this drug into this country illegally? he says two more states are doing it. which ones? which states? if chris harris is telling the truth and his company is in the process of making this drug for several american states, which ones? we know about nebraska, although it's moot there now because they don't have a death penalty anymore as of this week but who are those other states? law school at u.c. berkeley says they are in the process of finding out which states chris harris has maybe sold these drugs to. they're filing freedom of information act requests in states all over the country and trying to find out which states besides nebraska are waiting right now for their illegal sodium thiopental shipments from salt lake city, india. we spoke
nebraska corrections department.raises an interesting question. if it is illegal for nebraska, it is illegal for anybody. when he says i got two other states importing from me, you want in on it? which two other states? which two other states are right now in 2015 trying to get this drug into this country illegally? he says two more states are doing it. which ones? which states? if chris harris is telling the truth and his company is in the process of making this drug for several american...
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alison stewart reports from nebraska. >> reporter: adam hayward is the sheriff of deuel county, nebraska, which is right by the state line with colorado. sheriff hayward says his work hasn't been the same since colorado legalized recreational marijuana. >> keep it over there. it's still illegal here. we don't have a choice. we have to enforce the law. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's arrested all sorts of people carrying marijuana back from colorado along interstate 76: teenagers making weekend runs to denver and once a 67 year old grandmother. with each arrest the sheriff collects more and more marijuana. it is cataloged and then stored in the deuel county jail cell. >> now we keep our evidence here. >> reporter: which you can smell. >> yes. >> reporter: the sheriff says that batch of pot came from a marijuana growing facility in colorado. he's also recovered lots of edible products in cars he pulls over on i-76. the number of marijuana cases is soaring. in 2011 when colorado only sold medical cannabis, the sheriff stopped someone coming back from colorado with pot less than once a we
alison stewart reports from nebraska. >> reporter: adam hayward is the sheriff of deuel county, nebraska, which is right by the state line with colorado. sheriff hayward says his work hasn't been the same since colorado legalized recreational marijuana. >> keep it over there. it's still illegal here. we don't have a choice. we have to enforce the law. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's arrested all sorts of people carrying marijuana back from colorado along interstate 76:...
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by the kansas-nebraska act. they hated slavery, but they could live with it as long as it stayed below 36-30. now it could spread all the way west to the pacific ocean. armed and heavily financed groups of abolitionists backed by new england concerns boston, connecticut, rhode island, maine, ohio, new york, they poured in anti-slavery men and women to stop kansas from becoming a slave state. missourians saw these yankees pouring into kansas territory. they knew they were going to have a fight on their hands. the mixture of abolitionists and proslavery mingling together in kansas territory, the territory exploded in violence warfare terrorism. it attracted men like john brown and his sons. it started in 1854, a low-grade war again in kansas. it was nicknamed "bleeding kansas." from 1854 until kansas became a free state in 1861, a war was going on in the territory over who would control this new territory. ground zero with slave issues in this country. once designated as a territory by the united states government
by the kansas-nebraska act. they hated slavery, but they could live with it as long as it stayed below 36-30. now it could spread all the way west to the pacific ocean. armed and heavily financed groups of abolitionists backed by new england concerns boston, connecticut, rhode island, maine, ohio, new york, they poured in anti-slavery men and women to stop kansas from becoming a slave state. missourians saw these yankees pouring into kansas territory. they knew they were going to have a fight...
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this is 1856 and in 1854, the kansas-nebraska act was signed creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territories. both people assumed washington politicians -- assume that the kansas-nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you bought in twin territories, one would naturally be free and other naturally slave. most people assumed that the new territory of nebraska would be settled by the free state of iowans. set up the government, rent a free state constitution and bring nebraska in as a free state, and nebraska would send northern senators to congress. conversely, i think there was -- i think there were 100,000 or so slaves in the state of missouri. most people about people in missouri would come into eastern kansas, settled the area, set up a government, and write the constitution and coming to kansas as a slave state. and kansas would send two southern senators to washington and keep equilibrium in the u.s. senate. that is what most people felt. they assumed wrongly. the kansas-nebraska act was a call to arms for abolitionists. p
this is 1856 and in 1854, the kansas-nebraska act was signed creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territories. both people assumed washington politicians -- assume that the kansas-nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you bought in twin territories, one would naturally be free and other naturally slave. most people assumed that the new territory of nebraska would be settled by the free state of iowans. set up the government, rent a...
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nebraska. nebraska has an unusual legislature. it's all one house. they don't have a house and a senate, they just have one thing, and legislators don't get seated by nebraska either. it's very conservative, mostly republican body. but nebraska's legislature has just taken the second of three votes that they will need to take in order to legally abolish the death penalty in the state of nebraska.fxqñ the repeal the death penalty bill in nebraska is passing, passing by huge margins, even though it is a very conservative legislature there. they have to take one more vote and the governor says he'll veto the bill, because he wants to keep the death penalty, but the votes that have happened so far look like they are both a filibuster-proof margin and a veto-proof margin, to abolish capital punishment in the state of nebraska. so, just think about that for a second. they are simultaneously abolishing it, the conservatives, in the state legislature are abolishing it, and they are waiting for the u.p.s. guy. waiting for their $50,000 worth of probably illeg
nebraska. nebraska has an unusual legislature. it's all one house. they don't have a house and a senate, they just have one thing, and legislators don't get seated by nebraska either. it's very conservative, mostly republican body. but nebraska's legislature has just taken the second of three votes that they will need to take in order to legally abolish the death penalty in the state of nebraska.fxqñ the repeal the death penalty bill in nebraska is passing, passing by huge margins, even though...
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in nebraska. amazing, right? now to help us understand is paul hammel, lincoln bureau chief. thanks for being with us tonight. thanks for your time. >> yeah, thank you for having me. it's an interesting time in nebraska. >> do you think this repeal bill is going to pass? >> i think it's got the best chance it's ever had to pass. there's still a lot that could happen and the governor has been putting kind of a last-minute full-court press on the issue. he said he would veto the bill, but so far the bill has passed with 30 votes. we have 49 senators in our one-house legislature and it takes 30 votes to override a veto. so far they have enough votes to override a governor's veto. now he's trying to bick off a vote or two here. as you mentioned in a dramatic and well-timed move last week the governor announced, wait a second, i have some drugs coming to restore the with ability to carry out a lethal injection. that happened last week. that happened right before second-round debate. i think there was one senator waver
in nebraska. amazing, right? now to help us understand is paul hammel, lincoln bureau chief. thanks for being with us tonight. thanks for your time. >> yeah, thank you for having me. it's an interesting time in nebraska. >> do you think this repeal bill is going to pass? >> i think it's got the best chance it's ever had to pass. there's still a lot that could happen and the governor has been putting kind of a last-minute full-court press on the issue. he said he would veto the...
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we will look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 18 54, the kansan nebraskan act was signed, creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territory. most people assumed washington politicians assumed that kansas nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you brought in twin territories, one would be naturally free peer the other naturally would be slave. most people assumed the new territory of the brassica would be settled by the free state of iowans. iowans would come in and settle the area, set up a government, write a free state constitution, and bring nebraska in as a free state. and nebraska would stand to northern senators in congress. conversely, a slave state missouri, there were over 100,000 or so slaves in the state of missouri. most people thought they would come into eastern kansas, set up a government, and write a constitution and kansas would come in as a slave state, and kansan -- kansas was sent to does southern senators. that is what most people tho
we will look at a map of kansas and nebraska territories. this is 1856 and in 18 54, the kansan nebraskan act was signed, creating the twin territories of nebraska and kansas territory. most people assumed washington politicians assumed that kansas nebraska act would probably somewhat replicate the missouri compromise in that if you brought in twin territories, one would be naturally free peer the other naturally would be slave. most people assumed the new territory of the brassica would be...
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multiple tornados ripped through nebraska kansas and nebraska. no deaths reported but 18 people injured overnight in oklahoma. five in critical condition. and debris litters the landscape. some are just a pile of rubble. the storms overturned cars and brought down power lines and snapped trees. a massive twister darkened the sky as it tore a path of destruction through the ground. and one in rural nebraska. >> reporter: debris from dozens of shattered homes and other structures litters the ground in oklahoma after a series of tornados tore through the area wednesday. >> look at thiez,ese, they are lined up. >> reporter: one estimated at a half mile wide raked the ground near oklahoma city. >> that is significant damage in bridge creak. ef 3 damage. >> reporter: other twisters reported in kansas and nebraska. >> it was in the basement and got debrae in the basement. >> reporter: a day karbcare center destroyed. mile-per-hour. heavy rain caused flooding in norman and nearby moore, oklahoma. and the rain made it hard for them to see, not just for fo
multiple tornados ripped through nebraska kansas and nebraska. no deaths reported but 18 people injured overnight in oklahoma. five in critical condition. and debris litters the landscape. some are just a pile of rubble. the storms overturned cars and brought down power lines and snapped trees. a massive twister darkened the sky as it tore a path of destruction through the ground. and one in rural nebraska. >> reporter: debris from dozens of shattered homes and other structures litters...
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los hispanos han traÍdo beneficios econÓmicos a nebraska.unidad que crece, pero que sigue rezagada. juan carlos gonzÁlez, univisiÓn. arantxa: una de las razones por las que algunos padres no se involucran en la adecuaciÓn es porque ellos piensan que es una tarea de los maestros. el Éxito acadÉmico estÁ vinculado a los padres involucrados en las labores acadÉmicas. lucÍa visita una escuela de nueva york. lucÍa: uno a uno van llegando al taller de la escuela pÚblica 73. los padres tienen una cita con la maestra. >> los padres vienen y participan en el taller, y tambiÉn en clases que le estamos para que puedan ayudar mejor a sus hijos. lucÍa: los cambios que estÁ sucediendo con su situaciÓn acadÉmica. >> antes usted observaba, analizaba y daba una respuesta. ahora tiene que explicar como lo hizo. >> prestaron atenciÓn a la lectura? >> el curso es en espaÑol, ya que aprender puede ser confuso para algunos padres hispanos, que no dominan el inglÉs. >> nos ponen ciertas estrategias para llevarnos a las casas, para que se nos haga mÁs fÁcil. al mis
los hispanos han traÍdo beneficios econÓmicos a nebraska.unidad que crece, pero que sigue rezagada. juan carlos gonzÁlez, univisiÓn. arantxa: una de las razones por las que algunos padres no se involucran en la adecuaciÓn es porque ellos piensan que es una tarea de los maestros. el Éxito acadÉmico estÁ vinculado a los padres involucrados en las labores acadÉmicas. lucÍa visita una escuela de nueva york. lucÍa: uno a uno van llegando al taller de la escuela pÚblica 73. los padres...
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here's steve live from nebraska. >> and, hi, everyone, i'm in for gerri coming up to the rills report at the top of the hour. fresher dentures, for the ♪best first impression. love loud, live loud, polident. ♪ fresher dentures... ...for those breathless moments. hug loud, live loud, polident. ♪ . >> welcome back to omaha, nebraska. the power breakfast of champions. i am holding it right now. this is what warren buffett of berkshire hathaway will eat all day long term during his annual shareholder meeting. it is see's peanut brittle. and here's brad kinsler who is the ceo. how many pounds will he and charlie munger his vice chair eat during the meeting? >> the pound and a half plus another pound of fudge. the real answer is as much as they want. >> a sugar high. they bought, berkshire hathaway bought see's chocolates in 1972 for just over 20 million dollars, brad. >> exactly. >> you had sales of 400 million this year, right? >> that's right. >> what are some of the exciting things that will add to the sales this year?
here's steve live from nebraska. >> and, hi, everyone, i'm in for gerri coming up to the rills report at the top of the hour. fresher dentures, for the ♪best first impression. love loud, live loud, polident. ♪ fresher dentures... ...for those breathless moments. hug loud, live loud, polident. ♪ . >> welcome back to omaha, nebraska. the power breakfast of champions. i am holding it right now. this is what warren buffett of berkshire hathaway will eat all day long term during...
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i applaud nebraska for doing this. >> i'm a defender of the death penalty. i'm convinced by the arguments that it's both just and an important symbol for really heinous crimes. and how seriously we take states' obligation to preserve life actually, but i respect pro-life conservatives whose pro-life principles lead them to draw the line further, so to speak and rule out the death penalty. i'm curious what hillary clinton's position is actually her husband executed people as governor of arkansas. she was comfortable with that -- >> hopefully we'll get a chance to -- >> if she ever appears before the press, every republican candidate will -- >> we are out of time. thank you, everyone. let's take a break. >>> but first, it's that time of
i applaud nebraska for doing this. >> i'm a defender of the death penalty. i'm convinced by the arguments that it's both just and an important symbol for really heinous crimes. and how seriously we take states' obligation to preserve life actually, but i respect pro-life conservatives whose pro-life principles lead them to draw the line further, so to speak and rule out the death penalty. i'm curious what hillary clinton's position is actually her husband executed people as governor of...
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so we're finding nebraska but also nationwide. >> legally, people know this.etely irreversible. and yet in a human system with errors, you think about a story with a lot of national attention. a bunch of false convictions. the idea of having the state go forward and taking a life is horrifying. i believe we're out of time. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you very much. have a good day. >> you too. >>> coming up something different from russia. with no love. >> there is more than just a deal for me to consider. i need to show strength. >> no one is going to see this. on the contrary -- >> strength there it is. like the "house of cards" counterpart, putin. what he's up to after the break. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms? i sure hope so. with healthcare costs, who knows. umm... everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor.... can get the real answers you need. start building your confi
so we're finding nebraska but also nationwide. >> legally, people know this.etely irreversible. and yet in a human system with errors, you think about a story with a lot of national attention. a bunch of false convictions. the idea of having the state go forward and taking a life is horrifying. i believe we're out of time. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you very much. have a good day. >> you too. >>> coming up something different from russia. with no love....
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. >> the huge twister in southern nebraska. the guy who shot this video says he saw it destroy a farm near the town of hardy. not far away in roseland nebraska the tornado yanked homes off their foundations and ripped others to match sticks. >> i never thought i would see it in real life. i saw one cloud and saw it dissipate. i saw two clouds meet as one. we could hear the sound of a train. our ears started popping because of the air pressure. we went to our looker room. >> the heavy rains swelled creeks and rivers. look at the flash flooding across the state. >> meteorologist derek van dam is tracking the latest. >> remember only one foot of rain can float a vehicle. two feet of rushing water can float an suv down a stream. not a good idea. there is a reason the national weather service talks about turn around don't drown when you see a flooded roadway. 46 reports of tornadoes on wednesday. we currently have a severe thunderstorm watch near the texas and oklahoma border. that lasts through 7:00 a.m. local time. this is right i
. >> the huge twister in southern nebraska. the guy who shot this video says he saw it destroy a farm near the town of hardy. not far away in roseland nebraska the tornado yanked homes off their foundations and ripped others to match sticks. >> i never thought i would see it in real life. i saw one cloud and saw it dissipate. i saw two clouds meet as one. we could hear the sound of a train. our ears started popping because of the air pressure. we went to our looker room. >>...
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in nebraska, we haven't executed anybody in 20 years.en a cost to our state with lengthy appeals. but at the end of the day, we decided a penalty that we can't impose is a penalty that we shouldn't have on the books. if there was any other program that's costly as this has been we as conservatives would have gotten rid long ago. >> it wasn't so much the moral component of the state taking somebody's life, this was a practical -- >> certainly. well, certainly, some of my colleagues have come to this from a moral standpoint. i'm pro-life, and for some of us, in addition to the extreme costs and the inefficiency, supporting the death penalty just didn't seem to go with our pro-life values. some of my colleagues came to it from that perspective as well. >> so, what's going to happen now? the governor said he would veto this law, will you be able to override his veto? >> well we'll see this week but i believe there are the votes to override the veto, i do. >> let me ask you, we saw a dramatic case of course in boston, with the boston marathon
in nebraska, we haven't executed anybody in 20 years.en a cost to our state with lengthy appeals. but at the end of the day, we decided a penalty that we can't impose is a penalty that we shouldn't have on the books. if there was any other program that's costly as this has been we as conservatives would have gotten rid long ago. >> it wasn't so much the moral component of the state taking somebody's life, this was a practical -- >> certainly. well, certainly, some of my colleagues...
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sheetz became the first person released from nebraska's death row in 88 years.itness to innocence. their slogan -- empowering the exonerated to end the death penalty. what's your reaction to the legislature's vote in nebraska? >> well really i'm ecstatic. i mean this is an amazing opportunity for the rest of the country to kind of step back and look at what's going on here. this is a very conservative state. these are the same people that tried to execute me 14 years ago. i'm kind of shocked honestly. it's a great feeling. >> you know, i was a cub reporter in lincoln, nebraska covering your story when you were convicted in 1997. and i remember it specifically the case itself you were implicated through a friend of yours who gave a taped confession who later killed himself in jail. he was unable to be cross-examined. that was how you were able to get out. you were then vacated of the guilty verdict later on in 2001. that's when you were able to leave. do you have a sense, though because of the way nebraska and other states have handled the death penalty, and this
sheetz became the first person released from nebraska's death row in 88 years.itness to innocence. their slogan -- empowering the exonerated to end the death penalty. what's your reaction to the legislature's vote in nebraska? >> well really i'm ecstatic. i mean this is an amazing opportunity for the rest of the country to kind of step back and look at what's going on here. this is a very conservative state. these are the same people that tried to execute me 14 years ago. i'm kind of...
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john, like most people, could not afford it a lawyer to hand this will case in nebraska. he lives in california. just so he had to represent himself in this case. and be up against a federal prosecutor, who knows all the tricks in the book and is extremely aggressive and unfair as well. >> this is where you stepped up in, you were advising him until he got an attorney, right? >> yes, off and on. >> i really couldn't represent him because he couldn't afford to pay me anything, really, and i tried to speak to the prosecutor on his behalf, and she wouldn't even speak to me. why? because i hadn't entered an appearance in nebraska to represent him, which would have meant that i would basically be stuck with a case, a very small case in nebraska without getting paid, and also without local council not being in a nebraska lawyer i could not appear in that court without a local council. >> you didn't have enough money to pay david but you're driving around with $25,000 in your car. how did that happen? i'm sure people are wondering. >> no, that was my life savings. i stole a lot
john, like most people, could not afford it a lawyer to hand this will case in nebraska. he lives in california. just so he had to represent himself in this case. and be up against a federal prosecutor, who knows all the tricks in the book and is extremely aggressive and unfair as well. >> this is where you stepped up in, you were advising him until he got an attorney, right? >> yes, off and on. >> i really couldn't represent him because he couldn't afford to pay me anything,...
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what was the tipping point there in nebraska?n a grassroots movement for as long as i've been alive. the organization actually was founded the year i was born. i would say really, the tipping point and the changing moment in nebraska was when we had nine conservative state senators actually sign on to the bill, so their conservative colleagues were able to join together and see this change in nebraska. >> when it comes to those conservative lawmakers which really made the difference in overturning the governor's veto this week, what was it that drove them? >> you know, there are three main things. the risk of executing an innocent person weighed heavily on their minds. it's fiscally irresponsible we haven't executed anybody in nearly 20 years and for many of them didn't align with their pro life values. at the end of the day conservatives came for many reasons, but joined together in this effort. >> i should say that you also work with the in sense project when you refer to the potential for innocent people to be put to death, th
what was the tipping point there in nebraska?n a grassroots movement for as long as i've been alive. the organization actually was founded the year i was born. i would say really, the tipping point and the changing moment in nebraska was when we had nine conservative state senators actually sign on to the bill, so their conservative colleagues were able to join together and see this change in nebraska. >> when it comes to those conservative lawmakers which really made the difference in...
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i mean nebraska is not funny. >> poor nebraska. >> poor nebraska. not funny. >> omaha is funny. >> omaha is a funny word. >> omaha steaks. >> the k stamp. they're funny. outside your door. >> rest of the republican field, marco rubio, scott walker funny enough? >> they will be but we don't know enough about them. >> you love cruz. you feel like cruz is an easy target. >> he's abrasive he's loud he gets republicans upset, he gets democrats upset, he wants to deport the entire major league baseball. he's i think, really -- >> he's your perfect republican nomination. >> right now he's the one i like to amplify and have out there. the more speeches he gives, the better. he's smart. he'll say a lot of things and interesting things but the rest aren't defined. >> you've written a lot of material for politicians who have to give stand-up. who is the best politician that you've written material for that actually knows how to deliver stand-up? >> the best? probably bill clinton. >> just gets it. timing? >> it is timing. it is personality. it is forumperforma
i mean nebraska is not funny. >> poor nebraska. >> poor nebraska. not funny. >> omaha is funny. >> omaha is a funny word. >> omaha steaks. >> the k stamp. they're funny. outside your door. >> rest of the republican field, marco rubio, scott walker funny enough? >> they will be but we don't know enough about them. >> you love cruz. you feel like cruz is an easy target. >> he's abrasive he's loud he gets republicans upset, he gets...
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in nebraska, we haven't executed actually anybody in 20 years.en a cost to our state with lengthy appeals. and at the end of the day, we decided a penalty that we can't impose is a penalty that we shouldn't have on the books. frequently i've said if there was any other program that was as costly and as inefficient as this has been, we as conservatives would have gotten rid of long ago. >> it wasn't so much the moral component of the state taking somebody's life, this was a practical -- >> certainly. well, certainly, some of my colleagues have come to this from a moral standpoint. i'm pro-life. i campaign as pro-life. for some of us, in addition to the extreme costs and the inefficiency, supporting the death penalty just didn't seem to go with our pro-life values. and so that -- some of my colleagues came to it from that perspective as well. >> so, what's going to happen now? the governor has said that he would veto this bill. he said the death penalty is an essential tool in the war against crime, the battle against crime. are you going to be abl
in nebraska, we haven't executed actually anybody in 20 years.en a cost to our state with lengthy appeals. and at the end of the day, we decided a penalty that we can't impose is a penalty that we shouldn't have on the books. frequently i've said if there was any other program that was as costly and as inefficient as this has been, we as conservatives would have gotten rid of long ago. >> it wasn't so much the moral component of the state taking somebody's life, this was a practical --...
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. >> the kansas nebraska act leaves the decision on whether a new territory would leave it up to the. >> this bill will triumph and impart peace to the country and civil for the union. >> from the chaos, the voice of region emerges in abraham lincoln. >> white man takes a slave to nebraska now, who will the negro that he is free? and as much as you do not objecting me taking my hog to nebraska, therefore i must not object to you taking your slave. now, i admit this is perfectly logical if there, in fact, is no difference between hogs and negros. >> despite lincoln's effort, it is passed, the decision that expands slavery. but the vote settles nothing and ignites a firestorm. finally, divides nebraska and kansas, fighting spills over into western missouri and battle lines are drawn in jesse's hometown. >> these were men of both sides of the union rebels fighting at a local level using brutal tactics. >> on the james family farm, zerelda is busy forming the next generation of bush whackers. she sees it as her duty. >> don't you take anything from those yankees. you hear me? every man s
. >> the kansas nebraska act leaves the decision on whether a new territory would leave it up to the. >> this bill will triumph and impart peace to the country and civil for the union. >> from the chaos, the voice of region emerges in abraham lincoln. >> white man takes a slave to nebraska now, who will the negro that he is free? and as much as you do not objecting me taking my hog to nebraska, therefore i must not object to you taking your slave. now, i admit this is...
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. >> >> nebraska podrÍa dejar de ser el Único estado del paÍs que no otorga licencias de conducir a lospara firmarlo o vetarlo. >> la poblaciÓn de nebraska es de casi 1.9 millones de personas. el 10% es de origen hispano y hoy en dÍa es el Único estado del paÍs que no permite que los amparados bajo el programa de acciÓn diferida obtengan licencias de conducir debido a una orden ejecutiva del ahora exgobernador quien terminÓ su mandato en enero pasado. ante esta situaciÓn los llamados dreamers como marÍa quien estudia y trabaja, se enfrentan al reto de buscar transporte diariamente. >> depende del dÍa, ahorita pues es mi novio, a veces son amigos y a veces son familiares que me dan el aventÓn a la escuela o trabajo. >> la comunidad proinmigrante contraatacÓ con una demanda y el resultado de un juicio estÁ pendiente. sin embargo, obtuvieron un logro. la legislatora aprobÓ la medida que permite a los dreamers obtener el ansiado documento. >> si estÁs amparado por la acciÓn diferida calificas para obtener una licencia de conducir. asÍ de simple es la medida. alega que los dreamers son la co
. >> >> nebraska podrÍa dejar de ser el Único estado del paÍs que no otorga licencias de conducir a lospara firmarlo o vetarlo. >> la poblaciÓn de nebraska es de casi 1.9 millones de personas. el 10% es de origen hispano y hoy en dÍa es el Único estado del paÍs que no permite que los amparados bajo el programa de acciÓn diferida obtengan licencias de conducir debido a una orden ejecutiva del ahora exgobernador quien terminÓ su mandato en enero pasado. ante esta...
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she filed a handwritten seven-page complaint in nebraska nebraska. asking federal judge to rule homosexuality a sin. at least one gay attorney says he's willing to take on that case in court. >> i would love to be deposed. i would love to testify on behalf of the homo sexuals of either the united states or i guess the planet it doesn't real really specify. >> legal experts say the gay community has nothing to worry about and called the lawsuit frivolous. >>> a truly inspirational story tonight. a little girl was dealt one tough blow as a young adult she -- she's used to trying to make a difference. you know what, apparently we'll do that story a little bit later. so right now iain, why don't you take it. >>> we got new words to learn tonight. dictionary.com adding more than a thousand words to its dictionary but not all the words make the cut. here's a look at a fought lucky ones that do make it. first one is hyper loco. focused on very small geographical community such as neighbor. here's one that helps us out in our every day lives. kind of small l
she filed a handwritten seven-page complaint in nebraska nebraska. asking federal judge to rule homosexuality a sin. at least one gay attorney says he's willing to take on that case in court. >> i would love to be deposed. i would love to testify on behalf of the homo sexuals of either the united states or i guess the planet it doesn't real really specify. >> legal experts say the gay community has nothing to worry about and called the lawsuit frivolous. >>> a truly...
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severe weather carrying heavy wind flooding and tornadoes tore through oak, nebraska and kansas yesterday. they caused widespread damage and power outages. >>> they just came right over the tail, we got down in the basement and it flung the basement doors opened and through some tree debris and stuff down in the basement. i'm glad we were able to stop and find a safe place. >> forecasters say stormy conditions could continue through sunday. >>> police are searching for an escaped prisoner last seen on foot in west philadelphia hasheem singletary has a lengthy criminal record. he is wanted for three armed robberies this year. singletary managed to escape despite being handcuffed. investigators say if they find anyone harboring this fugitive they will ab rested. >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutter is standing by police commissioner ramsey. >> this follows talk during tuesday night's mayoral debate that a candidate said he wanted to replace the commissioner. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer picks up the story. mayor nut der not let this slide. >> you can tell election season is ele
severe weather carrying heavy wind flooding and tornadoes tore through oak, nebraska and kansas yesterday. they caused widespread damage and power outages. >>> they just came right over the tail, we got down in the basement and it flung the basement doors opened and through some tree debris and stuff down in the basement. i'm glad we were able to stop and find a safe place. >> forecasters say stormy conditions could continue through sunday. >>> police are searching for...
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oklahoma kansas and nebraska. warnings are in effect for parts of the oklahoma city metro area right now. i want to go to our meteorologist, jennifer gray who joins us live. >> we see very powerful, dangerous tornados and you can see tornado warnings still in effect and we see warnings in some of the exact same areas that we saw them touch down a few hours ago. and just on the west side of chip sha, that's one area where weave rr seen a what are of activity. and we have had reports of it on the ground so it's moving to the northeast at about 50 miles per hour and new castle needs to be on the look outs for that one as well p.. we could be looking at places like moore and as well as the other side of oklahoma city. and continuing on as we go into the late evening hours and unfortunately, anderson you can't see them coming. so that's the danger in all of this. i want to show you the storm that passed through earlier. we were tracking it right between moore and normened and as it heads off to the north and east. keep
oklahoma kansas and nebraska. warnings are in effect for parts of the oklahoma city metro area right now. i want to go to our meteorologist, jennifer gray who joins us live. >> we see very powerful, dangerous tornados and you can see tornado warnings still in effect and we see warnings in some of the exact same areas that we saw them touch down a few hours ago. and just on the west side of chip sha, that's one area where weave rr seen a what are of activity. and we have had reports of it...
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the kansas- nebraska act is passed and expands slavery. and the vote ignites a fire storm.s nebraska and kansas and spilling over in western missouri and battle lines are drawn in jesse's hometown. and bush whackers face off against the abolitionist. these men on both sides of the divide fighting in a local level and using brutal tactics. on the james' family farm she is busy shaping the next generation of bush whackers and she sos it as her duty to fight for the confederacy. >> don't take anything from the yankees. it is every man's responsibility to hang o. >> her coaching is what criminalologist is violence conditioning. we own slaves and no one is taking that away from us. seeing violence as a way of life he absorbs that attitude from her. the family farm is a confederate strong hold. frank and jesse are a force that the north will have to reckon with. on april 12th, 1861. the civil war begins. and frank james is plunging in the battle and fighting with the confederate army. she knows that jesse will join him and both sons will be at war for the cause. >> you are going
the kansas- nebraska act is passed and expands slavery. and the vote ignites a fire storm.s nebraska and kansas and spilling over in western missouri and battle lines are drawn in jesse's hometown. and bush whackers face off against the abolitionist. these men on both sides of the divide fighting in a local level and using brutal tactics. on the james' family farm she is busy shaping the next generation of bush whackers and she sos it as her duty to fight for the confederacy. >> don't...
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ilia: en mÁs informaciÓn, una histÓrica votaciÓn en nebraska aboliÓ la pena de muerte.e aplica la pena mÁxima. >> el departamento de justicia anunciÓ que no apelarÁ a la corte suprema la decisiÓn de la corte del quinto circuito de nueva olerans. ayer negÓ la peticiÓn del gobierno para elimitar la suspensiÓn de la acciÓn ejecutiva. el gobierno se concentrarÁ entonces en la apelaciÓn de los mÉritos de esta suspensiÓn, es decir, en lo que ocurra en la corte de nueva orleans y no llevarÁ el caso a la corte suprema de justicia. >> mÁs de un centenar de congresistas demÓcratas pidieron a la administraciÓn de barack obama que cierre los centros donde se encuentran madres y niÑos refugiados. los legisladores enviaron una carta al secretario de seguridad nacional donde seÑalan que los niÑos requieren protecciÓn especial y no deberÍan ser enviados a instalaciones similares a cÁrceles. >> por favor, deme mis papeles. fue la frase que utilizÓ iker velÁzquez de cuatro aÑos de edad para pedirle a una jueza en chicago que lo dejara permanecer junto a sus padres. fue a la corte acompaÑ
ilia: en mÁs informaciÓn, una histÓrica votaciÓn en nebraska aboliÓ la pena de muerte.e aplica la pena mÁxima. >> el departamento de justicia anunciÓ que no apelarÁ a la corte suprema la decisiÓn de la corte del quinto circuito de nueva olerans. ayer negÓ la peticiÓn del gobierno para elimitar la suspensiÓn de la acciÓn ejecutiva. el gobierno se concentrarÁ entonces en la apelaciÓn de los mÉritos de esta suspensiÓn, es decir, en lo que ocurra en la corte de nueva orleans...
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tornados tore through oklahoma kansas and nebraska wednesday.tside of oklahoma city. they downed power lines. >>> a league probe found patriots employees probably deflated footballs and that quarterback tom brady probably knew about it. >>> and the police torture scandal. officers were accused of beating, burning and shocking victims from the 1970s to the 1990s and they could could at least $100,000 each from the city. >> there's no amount of money that we're going to pay that could totally heal or close the book but it is about a culture of acountability and being accountable for a wrong. >> victims can also get free counseling and community college tuition. >>> and the bipartisan bill would give congress a chance to review and possibly reject any nuclear deal with iran but it's been stalled on the floor because of proposed changes. >>> driverless trucks are being tested in nevada. it's made by deimler. but a human driver must still be inside the cab, ready to take control if needed. >>> the pope welcomed members of the harlem globe trotters. t
tornados tore through oklahoma kansas and nebraska wednesday.tside of oklahoma city. they downed power lines. >>> a league probe found patriots employees probably deflated footballs and that quarterback tom brady probably knew about it. >>> and the police torture scandal. officers were accused of beating, burning and shocking victims from the 1970s to the 1990s and they could could at least $100,000 each from the city. >> there's no amount of money that we're going to...
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we're watching tornados in three states oklahoma kansas and nebraska.kfor. some. damage in the ground. i want to bring in our meteorologist jennifer gray with the latest. jep jennifer what are you seeing out there? >> we have sheen pictures coming out there. and some areas we are seeing the damage and more storms coming through the same areas. in fact we have neither tornado warning. this is the newest one including oklahoma city the downtown area. bethany also included in that war acres and woodlawn park. we still have the tornado warning to the southwest of that. and that is going to continue to wush to the north and east. this includes grady counties bridge creek and tuttle and more concerns is the flooding. with this much rain with storms in the same areas you will get flooding and that is another concern. >> jennifer we appreciate that. we'll follow it through the night. we'll see you at 11:00. another edition of ac360. anthony bourdain: parts unknown starts right now. >>> miami sneaks up on you. or do we change and find ourselves sneaking up, wash
we're watching tornados in three states oklahoma kansas and nebraska.kfor. some. damage in the ground. i want to bring in our meteorologist jennifer gray with the latest. jep jennifer what are you seeing out there? >> we have sheen pictures coming out there. and some areas we are seeing the damage and more storms coming through the same areas. in fact we have neither tornado warning. this is the newest one including oklahoma city the downtown area. bethany also included in that war acres...
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. >> in 1854, all eyes were on kansas because congress had passed a law creating the kansas nebraska territory and opening up areas of the united states that had been set aside as non-slavery, that it was possible for slavery to grow and develop in kansas. as a consequence, it set in motion a tremendous competition between folks who wanted to expand slavery and folks who wanted to put it on a course of ultimate extension. as a result, everybody was concerned about kansas. if you were for slavery, he wanted to make sure kansas would come a slave state. if you are opposed to slavery, you wanted to make sure no opportunities for slaves were opened up. this movement into the territory created by congress in 1854 becomes the headline for the next decade. then it becomes all out war. first, they move into kansas to set up institutions through the process of voting and creating the kansas legislature that would create laws that would favor and support slavery. once that happens, then it becomes a constant -- a competition and people who want to make sure kansas does not become a slave state
. >> in 1854, all eyes were on kansas because congress had passed a law creating the kansas nebraska territory and opening up areas of the united states that had been set aside as non-slavery, that it was possible for slavery to grow and develop in kansas. as a consequence, it set in motion a tremendous competition between folks who wanted to expand slavery and folks who wanted to put it on a course of ultimate extension. as a result, everybody was concerned about kansas. if you were for...
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so i went tlau process and i had an opportunity to search at nebraska for a few years. do i still believe i have the skill sets, is it something i want to do. and that was at nebraska for about half a season, i knew it was what i want today do. >> what convinced you that it was what you want today do? >> i love the strategy of the game. it was like advanced master's chess. number two, i think both of the business world and of football, i think what i have gotten the greatest satisfaction from is having an impact on the people i work with. with football there is something special happening a 18 to 22-year-old boy become a man. and i don't think the satisfaction can be derived from any otr endeavor. >> it sounds gratifying and like a lot of hard work. it's not just having fun, throwing footballs around on the field. >> i have been asked a few times which is tougher, the business world or the world of football. there is nothing more competitive than in season football. for example, the typical college coach, when you begin in august, you go four to five days a week. you do
so i went tlau process and i had an opportunity to search at nebraska for a few years. do i still believe i have the skill sets, is it something i want to do. and that was at nebraska for about half a season, i knew it was what i want today do. >> what convinced you that it was what you want today do? >> i love the strategy of the game. it was like advanced master's chess. number two, i think both of the business world and of football, i think what i have gotten the greatest...
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esto es todo desde nebraska. regreso con ustedes a los estunios. estudios.a esta acciÓn ejecutiva que impedirÍa la deportaciÓn de cientos de inmigrantes. bÁrbara: por lo pronto vamos a una pausa. potentes rÁfagas de viento lanzan al aire este castillo infrable con niÑos en el interior. veremos el desenlace y quÉ pasÓ con los niÑos. [mÚsica] pamele: estamos pendientes de sus comentarios en las redes sociales: ya regresamos con mucho mÁs de primer impacto. [mÚsica] ahora verizon ofrece llamadas y textos ilimitados. además, 10 gigas de datos para compartir. por $80 al mes. y $15 por línea. más datos que nunca para hacer más de lo que quieres. en la red número 1 en velocidad llamadas datos y confiabilidad. para que nunca tengas que conformarte. $80 al mes, por 10 gigas. y $15 por línea. ven a una tienda o visítanos por internet. y ahorra sin conformarte. sólo en verizon. prepárate el sabor más intenso que jamás... probó tu boca cerveza queso queso de cerveza jalapeños tocino cerdo más tocino el audaz y nuevo menú handhelds de applebee's, con recargas gratis de p
esto es todo desde nebraska. regreso con ustedes a los estunios. estudios.a esta acciÓn ejecutiva que impedirÍa la deportaciÓn de cientos de inmigrantes. bÁrbara: por lo pronto vamos a una pausa. potentes rÁfagas de viento lanzan al aire este castillo infrable con niÑos en el interior. veremos el desenlace y quÉ pasÓ con los niÑos. [mÚsica] pamele: estamos pendientes de sus comentarios en las redes sociales: ya regresamos con mucho mÁs de primer impacto. [mÚsica] ahora verizon...