gray says not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c.ts she represents. >> why was our very able representative to congress, as you already heard, denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and cannot testify at their hearings. back in february, a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student sandra fluke was not allowed to testify at a hearing that looked into whether or not employers should cover certain women's health benefits like birth control. the hearing bit subcommittee on the constitution was called by sub chairman trent flanks of arizona. democratic congressman gerald nadler. new york says his side was told it could only call one witness would will speak to the scientific aspects of the bill. >> they are being obnoxious by refusing to let eleanor holmes norton as the representative of the target of this legislation which is washington. >> reporter: norton says with 61 #,000 tax-p

trying to do it by silenting norton, she said. >> why is this still centered on the district they have disempowered. >> reporter: congresswoman norton said she's being barred from testifying behind these doors as a house judiciary subcommittee on a republican- back filled that would outlaw abortions in the district after 20 weeks. >> the republican majority is trying to barnstorm 9 country and barnstorm the supreme court. >> reporter: joining congresswoman norton was d.c. mayor vincent gray who has been fighting his own battles with republicans in congress on budget autonomy for the district. gray said that not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c. residents she represents. >> why was our very able representative of congress, as you already heard, denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and can not testify at their hearing. back in february, a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student sandra fluke w

i know that my husband, joshua norton also thank you. thank you very much. [applause] supervisor campos: supervised britt wanted to say a few words. president chiu: it's good to see it. >> it's good to be on the side. one of the most memorable days of my life was when i first came out as a gay man. the first gay bar i went to was a place called the black cat. jose was there and it was my first experience of gay pride in a spectacular and public way that has stayed in my memory ever since. the last time i saw jose in public was at a cemetery where in the early days, about the time the hiv epidemic hit us, there was an urgent need for community, for fraternity, for working together against some historical differences of opinion among lesbians and gay men in the city. the one that was most spectacularly unifying was the widow norton's excursion every year to visit the grave of her husband. it was a moving event that also left a great impact on me. jose, you have been extraordinarily important to me personally, and i know of only one of thousands who would echo

gray says not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c.esidents she represents. >> why was our very able representative to congress as you already heard denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: now this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and cannot testify at their hearings. back in february a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student sandra fluke was not allowed to testify at a hearing that looked into whether or not employers should cover certain women's health benefit like birth control. the hearing by the subcommittee on the constitution was called by republican subcommittee chairman trent franks of arizona. democratic congressman gerald naberg of new york says his side was told it could only call one witness who will speak to the scientific aspects of the bill. >> they are being obnoxious by refusing to let eleanor holmes norton as the target of the representative of the target of this legislation, which is washington.

delegate, eleanor holmes norton say exactly what you say, that it is a disgrace.zona republican, trent franks called the house subcommittee on the constitution to order this afternoon, congresswoman norton was not among the witnesses. she sat back in the audience. the house republicans district of columbia pain capable, unborn child protection act would ban any abortions in d.c.20 weeks after fertilization. lets members from an affected district testify, but in this case, republicans told democrats they can have just one witness and they had to choose between a woman who had a late term abortion because of fetal abnormalities and delegate norton. >> we had a choice, i'm going to require the time back here. >> i would like to finish my statement on this. >> all right. >> we have a choice. it is wrong to impose a choice in us when legislation affects a specific district. >> we were to follow the gentleman's suggestion, their room would be full of members of congress. >> the republican majority is trying to barn storm the country and barn storm the supreme court to o

president yee: vice president norton? vice president norton: i would like to announce that the first meeting of the labor committee will be held on june 7, so president yee and commissioner murase, if you could mark your calendars? what time? that is a good question. let's say 5:30, and if we have to change, we will pose that, but for now. commissioner: i just want to say that starting tomorrow morning, there is national community schools forum in san francisco, and today there was a convening of superintendents that i attended. it was very interesting. tony smith was there, and claudia anderson talking about attendance. lots of people were interested. there is a lot of focus on san francisco. one of the things i wanted to say is that i went over the schedule, and there was a lot, so you will be seeing this in the next couple of days. i think there are some tomorrow, too. president yee: anybody else? commissioner murase? commissioner murase: thank you. president yee, i think all of us and have announcements. first of all,

vice president norton? >> i just want to say that the data we saw tonight and the data we saw any curricular commit -- curriculum committee underscores the importance of being vigilant about the assignments that kids are getting any number of minutes during the year in health education, because it is very important. i'm very glad we are doing this. i think the suggestion to look at an elementary curriculum is a good one. maybe that is something we can take up at a future meeting. >> i am very pleased this is brought before us tonight for consideration. and commissioners, i just wanted you to know that this calls for reinstating health education on the elementary school report card, which i think will be crucial for health education in our elementary schools. i would also like to bring to attention -- the attention of the board some of the results of the youth risk behavior survey. it shows that our lgbt users are still at a much higher percentage the -- lgbt youth are at a much higher rate drug use, tobacco

norton. ms. norton: i appreciate, mr. speaker, the bipartisanship of this bill, to my good friend, the minority whip from maryland, i can only say the championship that your own district brought back is enough to make us think that our area teams might one day have a championship. we know this, students construct these soapboxing themselves. i mean, this is your stem leaders still to come, the engineers of the future. i have no further speakers, and i appreciate all of the support of our good friends on the other side and yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlelady from washington state is recognized. ms. herrera beutler: mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to support passage of this resolution and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 106. those in favor say aye. tho

except norton argues it's congressional etiquette. that goes above and beyond whatever other witnesses may have been called. and then, there was this reaction to the story we aired last week on that new evidence in the trayvon martin case. craig from king george, virginia, says i was wrong to say that the accused shooter, george zimmerman, had racially pr filed trayvon martin. rarely do you make a mistake, but you have to re-examine the circumstances about zimmerman being racist or martin was being followed simply because he was black. that black hoody may have had more to do with the situation than anything else. craig, you may be right. the origin until tape of the conversation between zimmerman and that 911 dispatcher that seems so wrong at first was edited by a news organization in a way to make zimmerman appeal to be profiling trayvon. regardless of everything else, if zimmerman obeys that very same thing and stays in his car, we're not having this conversation. personally, conversations like this are a favorite part of my day. t

eleanor holmes norton has asked to speak at that hearing since it is a hearing only about her city the answer from house republicans is no here you have a bill that affects only my district when says you women will not be subject to the constitutional mandate of roe versus wade you alone can have an abortion only until twenty weeks by the way don't talk to us about how this is a violation of the fourteenth amendment as well not only are we going to try to impose that on you but we don't want to hear from the only voice you have in the sit in the house and you have no voice in the senate. and that's right from franks wants to ram is bill through committee so desperately he doesn't even want to hear from d.c.'s only official representative the reason he wants to do this isn't to save unborn babies this bill which exclusively targets reproductive rights in d.c. has no hope of passing the senate or being signed by the president trying franks merely wants to pander to the religious right but he's too scared to introduce legislation that would apply to the whole country so we also pick on a

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president yee: commissioner norton? vice president norton: i want to echo the comments of my colleagues. since you have been here, we are continuing to implement a strategic plan completed before you got here. you took it on as your own. and you have brought it to new heights in your tenure as deputy, and i am happy to support the recommendation and continue to work with you, and i think that the fact that you've been so involved up until now with implementing the strategic plan, it will allow you. my main fear is that we would waste time, and we have not done that. we have redoubled their efforts, and i am pleased to start this new chapter. president yee: commissioner murase? commissioner murase: i want to thank the superintendent and my colleagues for the long discussion. and we have an agenda of many areas to still address. for example, the achievement gap, but i look forward to supporting you in the process. we look forward to go out in the community and conduct the listening tours to get feedback from folks about w

norton asked to testify at a house hearing to discuss the bill but republicans refuse to let her speak. >>> another hit for music fans one day after the death of go go godfather chuck brown. a queen of disco has died. ♪[ music ] donna summer died in florida this morning. the five-time grammy winner suffered from cancer. gloria gomez talked to fans in florida where summers spent many years. beside me, to guide me. >> reporter: donna summer, who gave us hit songs like "last dance," and "hot stuff," passed away at age 63. no cause of death was given but tmz reports summer was battling lung cancer. summer was a sarasota county resident and owned the home in the exclusive beachside community of manasota key. she was give know a key to the city of sarasota in 1996, as she was kicking off her worldwide tour. she remembers seeing her famous neighbor. >> i didn't know it was her until a year later i said is that who that is? i didn't know. >> reporter: other resident his no idea that i hollywood star and musical icon lied there. >> you don't know much about people down there. it's always one of

neither did this outrage by norton. >> it's time the district of columbia told the congressman to go straight to hell. >> reporter: still nobody seems ready to give up the fight for local control. mayor gray pointed out today the district is in good financial shape. he says the district has balanced its budget the last 15 years and currently in its bank account it has over a billion dollars. in the newsroom matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> a bad day on wall street for facebook. shawn yancey has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight an added benefit to over the counter pain medication. no. 5, they could help lower your risk of developing skin caps. fancy researchers found people who regularly -- cancer. researchers found people who regularly took aspirin or ibuprofen had a lower risk of skin cancer over time, but they can increase your risk of stomach problems and kidney cancer and excessive bleeding. >>> researchers say one in 11 americans now develop kidney stones compared to one in 20 in 1994. the team believes the rise is most likely due to an increase in obesity, diabetic and gou

he assumed the moniker her royal majesty, and prince of san francisco, jose the first, the widow norton, an homage to the mob -- a much to joshua norton who declared himself the emperor of the united states and protector of mexico in 1859. jose assumed the title of empress, which led to the establishment of the imperial court system, a network of nonprofit charitable organizations throughout the united states, canada and mexico that have used drag shows and other functions to raise money for charities throughout the world, not just san francisco or the united states, but throughout the world. today, as a returns to his home of san francisco. this week, the week of may 21, in order to receive a lifetime achievement award from the harvey milk democratic club. it's only fitting that today on harvey milk's birthday, who, by the way jose was one of the early endorsers of harvey milk, and i think it's fair to say he plays the trail and set the example for harvey milk to be able to run for office a few years later. i think it is fair to say there have been -- there would have been no harvey mi

norton. >> we have a personnel committee coming up on the seventh. maybe add this to the agenda as a sort of look back, what is our hist -- what has our history been with the program. maybe the memo the commissioner asked for could be sort of gone over at that meeting. maybe that's the thing to do. >> teach for america was not that recent. it came in when our former superintendent brought them in and

norton. >> we have a personnel committee coming up on the seventh. maybe add this to the agenda as a sort of look back, what is our hist -- what has our history been with the program. maybe the memo the commissioner asked for could be sort of gone over at that meeting. maybe that's the thing to do. >> teach for america was not that recent. it came in when our former superintendent brought them in and i only remember that because i was not on the school board voting for it but i was on the foundation side. and there were many people on the board that wanted it funded so it was funded. it's not new to the last few years. ok, roll call please.

we are very honored to open this briefing and hear congresswoman eleanor holmes norton. she joins us this morning. the congresswoman understands the challenges facing retirees, especially women retirees, and elder women of color. she has been, as we all know, a tireless champion of equality and equity for civil rights. the issues addressed in our report that we're releasing this morning speak to exactly the kind of fairness she's championed throughout her distinguished career. we're very honored to have you here congresswoman. please welcome the congresswoman. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. this briefing should be particularly welcomed in the halls of the congress. its a beautiful cover and a very readable report. it's not like your government reports. it's a report meant to be read not only by members of congress, but by the larger public. a public that is increasingly female that needs to focus on social security. so i want to thank the three organizations who are responsible for this report. the national committee to preserve social security and medicare, the na

simple that we could do in our district, it is about part of it is about, i think, what commissioner norton brought up about, you know, playing first and then eating so we're settled down and ready to eat and not so anxious to go out and play first. but i think it's also about how attractive our food is display and the way it's served and which food we placed where. like there's a higher consumption of fruits an vegetables if we have it first in line. those type of things. i think that is a very inexpensive thing to do but i thank steve henderson for bringing it to my attention and i think it makes sense. another thing i wanted to say about eating lunch, i think the purpose is, yes, we save some money but i think the purpose is, we want kids to eat their food and we want them to like to eat their food and we don't want it to be seen as a punishment to have to eat the food. i am concerned about the food we waste because actually we shouldn't have wasted food. our students should like to eat the food they eat. part is presentation but also it is the way we feed our students in elementary scho

neither did this outburst by norton. >> it is time that the district of columbia told congress to goght to hell. >> reporter: still, no one seems ready to give up the fight for local control. >> i said we're going to fight from where they live. >> quite the controversy. remember, d.c. has had a balanced budgeet for many years. as mayor gray pointed out, it has a $1.1 billion savings account, much better than many other states right now. >>> the washington nationals are hanging on by a thread as they cling to first place, coming up next. >> left field, cog lynn tagged. he comes home and he scores! >> the miami marlins are keeping up the pressure but there was another bryce harper highlight. sports is coming your way next. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. >>> the washington nationals hope to snap a two-ga

eleanor holmes norton will join us live. holly good morning. >> good morning to you.ed, where you can hear, basketball practice going on. while they may be working on shooting this morning, what they are really hoping to score, is a college scholarship, we will tell you how it workwhy it might just be what your kid needs, all live next fox 5 morning news stay with us from the w wildflower valleys of yellowstone to the serene waters of glacier bay, air wick has partnered with the national park foundation so you can experience the spirit of these national treasures in your home. the national park collection. something in the air wick. i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin' iced mocha. they make it exactly how i like it. medium, iced, with a turbo shot. french vanilla, hazelnut, caramel -- i love 'em all. they make it perfect every time. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> today fans will pay tribute to chuck brown. thousands are expected to gather at the howard theatre for an all day public viewing on thursday a public memorial service will be held at the washington

joining us now, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton from washington, d.c. thank you very much to be here. appreciate your time. you asked to be allowed to hear to testify at this hearing on a bill that specifically targeting your district and you were refused. is there precedent for allowing a member from an opposing market to speak on legislation that affects his or her district? >> abundant precedent. rachel, when there is a bill, a bill affecting a country, but you want to speak on the bill, perhaps you were a cosponsor, maybe one of ten cosponsors, you get to speak on the bill for any of the really relevant witnesses do. here you have a bill that affects only my district, in other districts in the united states, which signals out the residents of the district of columbia and say you women will not be subject to the constitutional mandate of roe versus wade. you alone can have an abortion only until 20 weeks. by the way, don't talk to us about how this violates the 14th amendment as well, which treats you differently from women in other states. not only

. >> stahl: julie norton is an administrator with the harmony chain of schools. >> julie norton: so,0,000 students. >> stahl: is there a waiting list? >> norton: yes, we have a waiting list. we have approximately 30,000 students on our waiting list. we have more students on the waiting list than we have enrolled in the schools. >> stahl: the education here gets high marks, as students get state-of-the-art technology and extensive one-on-one tutoring. do you get excited to come to school? >> yeah, i wake up, like, "whoo!" ( laughter ) >> stahl: the enthusiasm is hard to miss, as is the fact that many of the teachers are turkish, some just recently arrived and hard to understand. when did you get here, to the united states? >> ( unintelligible ) >> stahl: there are a total of about 130 charter schools like harmony in 26 states. together, they form the largest collection of charter schools in the country. here's what's curious-- they're founded and run by immigrant businessmen and academics from turkey. why are they building public schools here? well, the answer seems to lie with this m

delegate eleanor holmes norton was not allowed to testify.hat congress does not even have the authority to enact an abortion law in d.c. >> congress gave up that jurisdiction almost 40 years ago when they delegated the responsibility for local affairs to a d.c. government with only a few enumerated exceptions, reproductive choice was not among those exceptions. >> norton will submit written testimony instead. it is unlikely that this bill would become law this year. >>> tonight the softball community in fairfax county is paying tribute to a beloved coach who died of cancer over the weekend. coach barry grodnik known as coach g played softball at robinson high school as a kid then became robinson's coach for more than two decades. julie carey has more on how he's being remembered tonight. >> reporter: as a teenager barry grodnik was a two-sport athlete at robinson high school. as an adult he returned and for 24 years coached two sports and worked as a technology specialist. that's why the school flag is now at half staff. and why so many are m

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