case hedges versus obama mr chris hedges himself is a former new york times of war correspondent pulitzer prize winner who spent nearly two decades reporting in central america the middle east africa and the balkans spies prolific resume of outstanding journalism hedges is precisely the kind of person that could fall subject to an indefinite detention clause is it chris represents one of many journalists who often have to embed themselves with groups that the government has deemed terrorists to get the full story so take a look at my exclusive interview with journalist chris hedges where he talks about the lawsuit and why every american should care about it. chris thanks so much for sitting down with me you know why why is the government holding this line that the n.b.a. is no different than a and that when it's obviously much more broad in its language well that was the central argument that the government lawyers made in the southern district court of new york that this was a centrally not extending the powers of the government but. reinforcing existing powers now you know i've read a y

president obama and mrs. and carter, other distinguished program participants, i am honored to be among you today and to address this historic gathering. i don't know if i am the most senior speaker to address this a assembly today, but i am certainly and surely the only person alive who knew martin luther king jr. when he was a baby. it has been my great privilege to watch my little brother grow and thrive and develop into a fine man and then a great leader whose legacy continues to inspire countless millions around the world. unfortunately, a flu virus 50 years ago prevented me from attending the original march, but i was able to watch it on television, and i was as awe struck as everyone else. i knew martin was an excellent preacher because i had seen him deliver on many occasions. but on that day, martin achieved greatness because he melded the hopes and dreams of millions into a grand vision of healing, reconciliation, and brotherhood. the dream my brother shared with our nation and world on that swelter

putin and mr. obama, don?t like each other at all. i think i think there's a deep degree of disrespect. i think when our president says something like comparing mr. putin to the kid in the back of the classroom, kind of slouchy, not really interested in things, well, you?ve taken the ? you?ve taken the relationship to a personal level ? even more so, i think, than the comment he made, which it was i think a mistake, four years ago that mr. putin had one foot in the cold war and one foot, you know, in the ? in the future. mr. putin is not a person that forgets, i think, any personal insults, and that certainly has not played well in the relationship. but ? and it?s something to think about. i mean, really, i don?t think there?s been a case, even in the soviet period ? obviously, mr. lenin didn?t meet with any american leaders that i know of. we know about the relationship between ?uncle joe? and fdr. but clearly, to me, this is ? this is the worst personal relationship of a u.s. and russian leader in history. and i think that?s obviousl

mr. obama canceled a summit with mr. putin and said this. >> i don't have a bad relationship with mr. putin. when we have conversations they're candid, they're blunt. um -- often times they're constructive. i know the press likes to focus on body language and he's got that kind of slouch looking like the bored kid in the back of the classroom, but the truth is that when we're in conversations together often times it's very productive. >> reporter: putin has signed legislation criminalizing public displays of homosexuality in russia. the president condemned that law but says he opposes a u.s. boycott of the upcoming winter olympics next february in russia. the president said he hoped american gay athletes would i can make a point that the athletically inclined putin would not forget by winning gold, silver or bronze. >> glor: why isn't s the president proposing this opposing court on the fisa courts. >> reporter: well, the court often renders one-sided statistics. in twelve, 1,488 cases were in 2012, 1,788 cases were brou

bernice king. >>> president obama, mrs. , congressman lewis, ambassador young, my brother martin the third, dexter scott king, and to my entire family, i was five months old when my father delivered his "i have a dream speech", and i probably was somewhere crawling on floor or taking a nap after having a meal. but today is a glorious day because on this program today, we have witnessed a manifestation of the beloved community. we thank everyone for their presence here today. today we have been honored to have three presidents of the united states. 50 years ago the president did not attend. today we are honored to have many women in the planning and mobilization of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. 50 years ago, there was not a single woman on the program. today we are honored to have not just one young person but several young people on the program today. it is certainly a tribute to the work and the legacy of so many people that have gone on before us. 50 years ago today the symbolic shadow of this great eman

. >> president obama, mrs. obama, president carter and clinton, congressman lewis, ambassador young, my brother martin iii, to my entire family. i was five months old when my father delivered his "i have a dream" speech and i probably was somewhere crawling on the floor or taking a nap after having a meal. but the day is a glorious day because on this program today we have witnessed a manifestation of the beloved community. and we thank everyone for their presence here today. today we have been honored to have three presidents of the united states. 50 years ago, the president did not attend. today we are honored to have many women in the planning and mobilization of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. [applause] >> 50 years ago there was not a single woman on the program. today we are honored to have not just one young person but several young people on the program today. it is certainly a tribute to the work and legacy of so many people that have gone on before us. 50 years ago today, in a symbolic

we quoting to president obama the united states no longer wants to do now in this scene speech that i mentioned earlier mr obama talked about. the need to win their hearts and minds of their local populations he said that america can no longer rely on for so long let's listen to what he had to say so the next element of our strategy involves addressing the underlying grievances and conflicts that feed extremists from north africa to salvation essentially what he's saying here that we we have to address these underlying grievances and later on in this speech he said that those underlying grievances include mainly poverty and sick tearing hatred but he of course made no mention of the american military and do you think the americans the white house administration can win the hearts and minds of the local populations and address this underlying cause for terrorism without changing its way well actually america is still involved and many countries in the middle east still using military means is still using. afghanistan which killed more than four thousand people until now most of them women and children and

president obama and mrs. r, other distinguished program participants, i am honored to be among you today and to address this historic gathering. i don't know if i am the most senior speaker to address this assembly today, but i am certainly and surely the only person alive who knew martin luther king jr. when he was a baby. it has been my great privilege to watch my little brother grow and drive and develop into a fine man and then a great leader whose legacy continues to inspire countless millions around the world. unfortunately, a bout with a flu virus 50 years ago prevented me from attending the original march. but i was able to watch it on television, and i was as awe struck as everyone else. i knew martin was an excellent preacher. because i had seen him deliver on many occasions. but on that day, martin achieved greatness. because he melded the hopes and dreams of millions into a grand vision of healing, reconciliation and brotherhood. the dream my brother shared with our nation and world on that swelter

. >> we'll have big posters of president obama starring and eyes following us and say mr. obama is watching you. this country gets more orwellian of all time. the trayn martin cse was most orwellian. >> and only thing that makes you give pause. it would be like me telling you to oat a salad. you are thin and beautiful and i am not. and i will not go there. but the government is hardly good at giving advice financial and it seems dumb ass to me. >> this came from david camon in britn. >> i don't care where it came om. >> it is a nanny state. >> it is britain, sort of setting fraud abuse and you talk about wanting to eradicate. >> what they did in britain. they have nine out of ten britains pay taxes on time and one idiot who didn't. there is a difference there. charles, what do you make of this? >> it is a complete arrogance and offensive and not what this country is built on. >> it puts you down as against in >> check me against now. >> so freaking stupid. where are they goi to start with me? >> how dow fix perfection? >> how do they fix perfection. >> i am not giving up th

. >> i think the next step is the big poster of mr. obamatly with his eyes and saying that mr. obama is watching you. it becomes more orwellian all the time. trayvon martin was like that and this is even more. >> neil: this would be like me telling you to eat a salad. you are thin, beautiful, say i am not and i'm not going to go there. yet the government giving advice financial. it seems kind of dumb ass. >> david cameron in britain. >> david cameron in britain, what you are talking about wanting to eradicate and under control. >> worst thing in britain they have sign nine of ten britains pay the taxes on time. think is dividend here. >> this is complete arrogance. it's one thousand arrogance and it is not what the country is built on. put me down. >> so stupid but where are they going to start with me? [ laughter ] >> it's perfected. >> i'm not giving up those martinis. never, never. >> you can maybe through pamphlets and advertising a change people and their behavior. there is something to that but should the government be involved with it

they said -- mr. obama has yet to make clear how military strikes will actually deter chemical attacks. the president can say this isn't iraq, but the fact remains that the standard for intervention is just -- just a lot higher, right? we do have a humanitarian crisis, but you have a lot of people who are skeptical that we could do anything about it. >> sure. right. first they burned through all their credibility by attacking iraq. you know, as a government you don't get to lie your country into war and then ten years later, and it turns into a disaster, and then ten year later say no, this time believe our intelligence. maybe you're telling the truth this time, but people can quite reasonably not believe. you would challenge the idea that nothing has happened. i mean, assad -- whatever the government's culpability for this chemical attack, you can even put that aside, it's a horrible visual brutal regime. no one will defend that regime. he's been carrying out atrocities for about 16 months now. the kem wea

mr. obama says the assad regime must be held to account, but he has not yet made a final decision on how or when to do that. we have a team covering the story and we're going to go first to david martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: with five navy destroyers now in position to launch cruise missiles, secretary of state kerry laid out the evidence which has convinced the obama administration the syrian regime was responsible for that attack. >> in all of these things that we know-- all of them-- the american intelligence community has high confidence. high confidence. this is common sense. this is evidence. these are facts. >> reporter: much of the evidence comes from spy satellites and intercepted communications. >> we know that for three days before the attack the syrian regime's chemical weapons personnel were on the ground, in the area making preparations. >> reporter: preparations for an attack aimed at opposition-held neighborhoods which the syrian army had been unable to retake using conv

from the first time they met outside moscow after mr. obama took office to their june meeting in northern ireland when putin awkwardly rebuffed the president's attempt to lighten the mood. >> the president wants to relax me with his statement. >> reporter: the leaders couldn't be more different. put ds in flamboyant, the president buttoned down and measured. >> putin

statement up. 7 out of 8 jobs created during the obama administration have been part time jobs. 54% of american workers make less than $30,000 a year. when mr. obama took office, he averaged unemployment paid to an individual was 20 weeks. now it's 37 weeks. number of americans who have stopped looking for work now more than 8 million, the highest number in any four-year period. when mr. obama took office, the trade deficit with china was $268 billion last year. it had risen to $315 billion. the u.s. poverty rate stands at 16%, that number is higher -- higher -- than when the war on poverty began in 1965. americans receiving food stamps in the president's first term increased by 11,000 every single day. when mr. obama took office, the average price for gas, $1.85 a gallon. now $3.53 a gallon. finally health insurance premiums in the usa have increased 29% since the president took office. so by nearly every measure, working americans are not good shape economically. the democrats put the blame on income inequality, and want more federal intrusion into the economy. republicans want the exact opposite, gop believing helping private business ex

that the syrian regime did not use it now and obama especially mr obama under pressure from their military operation against syria understand this based on my knowledge and ready now today. to papers. say don't do what mr president for those reasons. you have to do with three options first off maybe. you know and it's difficult complicated and maybe land that doc was not this now i do expect that obama would say yes go ahead and do it. something. didn't come to something you know old boy he doesn't know what the american people think about such a little but ok but you know many going on here what's happening here is you know where the fabricated iraq invasion so in the context of what do you just said and you know obama being under pressure in his own country. what's does that mean i mean does it mean that america hasn't learned the lesson well i mean why would i want to repeat the same mistake. yeah you know you know it's a big difference between iraq and syria first of all united states and on the george w. bush you know or administration that interest you know economic interests of iraq

mubarak's release is another slap in the face for mr. obama. it follows the ouster of the muslim brotherhood from power and mr. obama's president of choice, mohamed morsi. the violent and deadly clashes between the military-run government and muslim brotherhood and, in fact, -- have backed protest to the wall and they are responding. continuing with violence and all likelihood this friday wn morsi supporters reportedly will conduct what tey call a day of martyrs. and no relief for president obama in syria either. assad opposition forces claiming more than 1,000 civilians were killed ain chemical gas attacks today on the outskirts of damascus. the alleged attacks come exactly one year and one day afte president obama famously warned assad that chemical weapons, the use of them, would be to cross a so-called red line and prompt u.s. involvement in the now two and a half year long struggle. it is a conflict that's seen nearly 100,000 syrians killed. the white house predictably today after repeated questions on red lines from the white house press c

obama to cancel annual joint u.s. egyptian militarexercises scheduled for next month. mr. obama, however, did not propose spending the $1.5 billion to the egyptian government for rupturing the u.s. egyptian partnership. and they are at an all-time high in egypt. pro democracy forces are still angry at president obama and the former secretary of state hillary clinton for their initial backing for the former president. mubarak. this is followed by mr. obama's swift and embrace, whom the pro democracy forces blame, for trying to hijack their democratic resolution and to turn it into an islamic republic. and the sentiment was worse for the u.s. ambassador that is now being withdrawn, denouncing the tactics of the forces. and the supporters for their part, they blame the u.s. for secretly blasting them the ongoing support for the government. and the danger now is that the u.s., they have limited leverage at the time of the rising tensions. tensions that could lead to the prolong strikes between the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian government. >> and question on friday, the of

mrs obama says >> "yes, i think the country is ready for it. it's just a question of who's the best person out there. brighamfor more on her interview. we've posted a story on our website. >> pam: just go to kron-four dot com. ahead at eight. the creepy things found inside a kidnapper's home that will leave you thankful his young victim was found alive. why pot may hit the spot for thousands of sick children thanks to one of the nation's most well-known lawmakers. and a little boy with a strange boo-boo. we'll explain what leaves his skin literally crawling. kidnap victim hannah anderson making her first >> temperatures in the 60s in downtown san francisco. we are heating up with changes storms coming. [ trina ] i'm a student at devry university. and these are my roommates. this is one of my favorite professors. and so is this. this is my academic advisor. and also my cheerleader. and when i finish my degree in business... a new job, at a great company... that's the graduation present i want. [ male announcer ] in 2012, 90% of devry university

mr. obama will still attend the g20 summit in russia. >>> next round of the america's cup where they stand in the semifinal races. >> a home ownership is, you know, the quintessential element of the american dream. >> how the housing market takes center stage in the president's southern california tour. >> and leaden overcast in the bay area giving way to a peak of sunshine out there. the numbers warmer than yesterday and we are beginning a warm trend. i'll explain what that is, it's been so long, after a break coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, online interview with the he buying website, zillow. "homeownership is the quintessential element of t >>> the president is continuing his tour of southern california and participating in an online interview with the home buying website sill low. ska home ownership is the quintessential american dream. so what we did was throw everything we could at helping homeowners who had seen their houses go under water. >> citizens around the country submitted questions

mrs. obama talked about it when we had a screening at the white house, how excruciating that scene was, and how she wanted young people to see how far we've come and to realize that we're not there yet. i think it's more than just racial discrimination. i think it's discrimination of all kinds - religious, ethnic. i think we need to do a better job. tavis: yeah. i know, given your stature, it's not about you going to the white house. there are presidents who wanted to meet you when they come out this way. but i am curious as to whether or not there was - this represented a moment for you to be in the white house with a black first family with a movie being screened with this subject matter. >> i'm so over thinking of him as a black president. i think of him as our president, wrestling with so many daunting issues and problems. i was delighted to be there. one of the things that was important in that visit is that mrs. robinson was there with a number of jackie robinson scholarship recipients fro

mr. obama says his proposed changes should reassure a wary public about the scope of sweeping data collection while keeping the surveillance program intact. >> i understand the concerns of those who would worry that it could be subject to abuse. >> reporter: some in congress believe the move for transparency and balance will undermine undercover intelligence operations. house homeland security chairman peter king believes the current programs work just fine the way they are. in a statement released after the president's press conference, he accused mr. obama of making "a monumental failure in presidential war time leadership." the president's proposal would be the subject of intense debate when it reaches capitol hill. some republicans will oppose any change. police plil analyst alan lickman says the suggested reforms could backfire. >> surely if there's an attack, that's a significant attack on the u.s. and somehow even indirectly related to the reform of these programs, the president is going

comment but former counterterrorism adviser michael lighter who is now an analyst for nbc news, says mr. obama was present during the time of the actual raid. >>> a wildfire in park city, utah has destroyed 14 homes and is threatening hundreds more. it's also burned several outbuildings and boats. it's scorched now 2,000 acres and is just 25% contained. wildfires are now burning in at least 11 western states from alaska to new mexico. >>> tearful testimony from michael jackson's ex-wife at his wrongful death trial. debbie rowe says his tolerance for pain was low. doctors sometimes tried to do -- tried to outdo each other and lost sight of jackson's care. she worried they were giving him too much medication. rowe is the mother of jackson's two oldest children, prince and paris. they were married for three years in the late '90s. >>> now for a look at the weather. nbc meteorologist bill karins joins us. good morning, my friend. >> remember those sprinkles we talked about? a little bit of rain went through, but much of the west continues to bake in the heat. yesterday we showed you the fires in u

president obama and mrs. among you today and to address this historic gathering. i don't know if i am the most senior speaker to address this assembly today, but i'm certainly and surely the only person alive who knew martin luther king jr. when he was a baby. it has been my great privilege to watch my little brother grow and thrive and develop into a fine man and then a great leader whose legacy continues to inspire countless millions around the world. unfortunately, a bout with a new virus 50 years ago prevented me from attending the original march. but i was able to watch it on television, and i was as awe- struck as everyone else. i knew martin was an excellent preacher because i had seen him deliver on many occasions. but on that day, martin achieved greatness because he melded the hopes and dreams of millions into a grand vision of healing, reconciliation and brotherhood. the dream my brother shared with our nation and world on that sweltering day, a day 50 years ago, continues to further clear and susta

he is headed to washington in november to receive the medal of freedom from president obama. mr.n the organization. he has been an ambassador of baseball joy for more than a half a century; dancing here with laura ricketts. i got his reation to the award before the game. >> it is a great country or what? this is really amazing to me. i cannot believe that ... that i made this honor bestowed upon me by president barack obama. it is very powerful. i know some other athletes that have one and i am so happy and proud, and i am nervous ... there are so many things happening in my life right now. it has been a honor. >> and a reminder that you can see saturday's arlington million right here on wgn. dan roan, eddie olzcyk, and howard sudberry will get you ready for the race. post time for the million is about 5:45. >> that's the news for this tuesday night. we're happy you shared time with us. i'm micah materre. materre. every day you stain it... ♪ ...and stain it... and stain it. so every day, use crest 3d white toothpaste to remove up to 90% of surface stains in just 5 days. no wonder

mr. obama's body language hinted they are. >> i will leave it at that. but -- this remains a top priority for us. anybody who attacks americans, anybody who kills tragically four americans serving us in a very dangerous place, we're going to do everything we can to get those who carried out those attacks. >> reporter: given the current terror threat from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, the president on dwhaens past dirk claxs that al qaeda was on the road to defeat. >> what i said in the same national defense speech back in may, that i referred to earlier, is that core al qaeda is on its heels, has been decimated, but what i also said was that al qaeda and other extreme ichts have metastasized. >> reporter: the president did make distinction this spring he was not quite as clear on the campaign trail last fall the president was aggressive promising the most sweeping reform to the patriot act since passage declaring the leaks from edward snowden the government shot declassify more nofrgs give the public a fuller picture. >> rather than have a trunk com

from the first time they met outside moscow after mr. obama took office to their june meeting in northern ireland when putin awkwardly rebuffed the president's attempt to lighten the mood. >> the president wants to relax me with his statement. >> reporter: the leaders couldn't be more different. putin, famously flamboyant in his many photo ops, and the president, buttoned down and measured. >> putin seems like an old school kgb guy. >> he headed up the kbg. >> that's what i mean. yeah. >> reporter: while russia is a long-term foreign policy challenge for the president, in the short term his focus is terrorism. he addressed the most recent threat for the first time with leno. >> how significant is the threat? >> well, it's significant enough that we are taking every precaution. >> reporter: lester, back to russia. today's move is somewhat symbolic. there is a lot of work with syria, north korea and iran that the united states have to deal with russia on. in fact, later this week in washington, secretaries kerry and hagel will meet with their co

also there, of course, the president, mr. obamas there he is going to be speaking as well as former president bill clinton and jimmy carter. you can watch all of these events unfold live on our website. just log on any time to see this happening live, nbcbayarea.com. >>> crews have gained a little more ground on the massive wildfire now burning next to the hetch hetchy reservoir. the rim fire has grown to 18 ever 87,000 acres, larger than the size of san jose, san francisco and oakland combined. more than 4,000 fire personnel are now fighting the fire and they have it 23% contained. this is up from 20% from last night. the fire has already destroy ready 111 buildings, including 11 homes. 5500 other structures are threatened this morning including hundreds of homes. campgrounds within yosemite have been evacuated as well as tuolumne city the rim fire is releasing massive amounts of smoke into the air. those plumes are traveling more than 100 miles, clouding the skies in nevada and causing health problems for people there meteorologi

the president and the first lady of the united states, barack and michelle obama. >> we're very happy that you came on with us, mrsnd brought your date. >> i brought him with me. he had a few minutes in his schedule. >> i told folks i'm just supposed to be eye candy here for you guys. >> now -- and they are a wonderful couple. >> a wonderful couple. i still -- i still grin. i was grinning like a donkey the whole time i was sitting on the show. it's something i feel very proud of this couple, you know, seeing someone that looks like me. because for so many years we had to see other people. and just it was just a wonderful day when they came on the show. >> well, i thought it was wonderful. i thought y'all handled it wonderful. but i'm very, very proud of you and plan d. and i hope a lot of people, because i've certainly got into that mentality. i hope a lot of people read this book, change their thinking. >> i just want people to know if you're prediabetic, don't be scared. if you follow the steps that i've outlined in this book, you won't come over to the side i'm on. and i just tell people, it's a fun read, becau