amy: we will speak to samuel harrell's sister and father. they just finished a five day hunger strike to demand action. today is the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at chernobyl. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from santa fe, new mexico. in cleveland, ohio officials pay to settle a $6 million lawsuit filed by the family of tamir rice. the african-american 12-year-old was fatally shot by police in 2014 while playing with a toy pellet gun in a cleveland park. the 911 caller reported seeing him with a weapon but noted it , was probably fake. that information was not relayed to the responding officers. officer timothy loehmann shot tamir within two seconds of arriving at the scene. neither loehmann or his partner, frank garmback, administered any first aid. when tamir's 14-year-old sister rushed to her brother's side, they tackled her to the ground, handcuffed and put her in the cruiser. tamir died the next day. last year, a grand

that surprise plea came days before samuel ellis was supposed to go on trial. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is covering the story and checks in live from rockville. what do we know about the deal reached here with the plea? kevin: this was mutually beneficial for all parties involved. the prosecutors get convictions on the two top charges. in turn, samuel ellis gets three additional charges dropped. the vi week-long and emotional trial. i can tell you a very tight knit group of people knew about the plea deal. no reporters were present when ellis pled to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. most will remember the terrible crash from last june along a windy two-lane road in north pa toe mack. 18-year-old merck and calvin lee died in wreckage. today police revealed ellis' car dipped in a culvert and went airborne traveling 110 feet. the vehicle frame ripped apart by two trees and flew through the air. i landed on its hood and slid to a stop in a rational driveway. prosecutors went on to state and i quote -- "mr. ellis was driving the vehicle at a bare b

the british artillery finally got the best of samuel smith. he was gravely wounded during the assault on the fort. eventually the patriots realized that the fort can no longer be held in the evacuated. before he isted wounded by one of his best friends, who essentially one of his mortal enemies. was initially -- he initially dueled samuel smith.they were mortal enemies , but after, they obviously did not fire upon each other. they survived and begin closest of friends. samuel smith is greeted by jack stuart. stuart is an incredible figure. he is a very tall individual, muscular, sort of fiery. stuart's motto is you only live once. he's extremely reckless and ve y daring. support the battle of long island. involved in a court-martial in manhattan. strikingprimanded for an american soldier that was fleeing. eventually both men were slapped on the wrist. stuart continues to fight. he's involved in the key panels onuntil the forgotten riaaaid staten island. t marylandershe are involved. -- the marylanders are. stuart is captured. unfortunately he

he's mike samuels, the club's chief of security.d you see exactly what really happened. employees doing their job, showing an ejected patron to the street. no one makes a move for her. now, this is the little bit of camera's up here where we see that video of paula then leaving. >> correct. after kevin had left. >> reporter: and you're in that picture? >> correct. i walk back over. i got paula. and i walked her back out this way just like we're walking. >> reporter: that's front-door manager samuels directly behind paula escorting her to the door. the two bouncers at the left of the screen were not following paula, he says, they were following him, their boss, to the front door to make sure there were no further problems on the street. mike, when armchair detectives say, look, she's a hot woman. security guys had their eye on her. it's easy to get rid of the boyfriend for a minor violation, and then we've got the girl to ourselves. >> that's insane. that's completely ludicrous. especially since the fact that we saw her leave with an

mike samuels is the front-door manager. >> she got to the sidewalk. she went around to the right towards the east. >> reporter: she's solo. >> 100% by herself. >> reporter: while his private detective followed up wafer-thin leads, kevin decided to call the medical examiner's office. >> i gave a very, very accurate description of her. and the medical examiner says, hold on a second. gets back on the phone, says, we're sending a detective. heart just sinks. >> reporter: the detectives ask kevin, did paula have any body piercings? yes, he said, she did. >> he pulled out a baggy. a ziploc baggy. and there was two piercings, two posts. they're all, like, charcoaled, like all burnt, blackened, you know? and he said, would these be the piercings? and i lean, and i look close. i'm, like, no. checked out some photos of paula on kevin's iphone. they studied an earring. >> he pulled out a photocopy of her earring. and i knew it was her. and that was the worst day of my life. >> reporter: the earring, paula's earring, had been found at the scene of a burning dump

denzel washington, samuel l. jackson, and wesley snipes. they all presented me my oscar.nd during my speech i made a couple statements. one's that the entertainment industry is way behind sports, as far as diversity goes. it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and why does that matter? >> because image... images matter. and if we're not in the position, we're not in the room then we don't really have a say. if... here's the thing, we go... i'm... i'm glad we got black stars. that's great. but they're not really in the... woven into the fabric of decision... decision-making in... in hollywood, or the networks. and also this is beyond hollywood. it's television, it's newspapers, it's magazines. we have to be in those positions where we have a vote... you have a part of the decision. we have a say. and we're... and that's not the case now. >> but here you are, you know, all these years later. does it still frustrate you that it... nothing's changed? >> i can't say

they will expose new information in samuel ellis' sentencing that is set for june 3. we are live in rockville. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. kimberly: on the heels of massive inspections on metro, drivers for the district circulated buses are sounding an alarm of safety. sam ford is live on a circulator bus. we trust your bus is a safe one, sam. i hope so. we are at nailor road and good hope road in southeast washington. for sure it is a concern. the public and the d.c. council learn this week that the city commissioned an audit on the safety of the circulator buses. this audit here. they found that the circulator bus flunked. you see the circulator buses mainly in and around downtown. the city commission audit from last august showed the buses so poorly maintained and the counsel hearing today. the committee chairman called them -- >> dirty and dangerous buses. >> members learn that the city kept the report secret from the union and the council until this week. >> i'm happy for you to get it. i'm appalled from my end of it that we didn't get it. sam: the audit shows th

samuels, two hanks point, your thoughts? guest: one of the things that hank helps illustrate, there is direct narrative for many people who are voting this year. this is a complicated and messy election. values, whatighing they think a politician should do. they are giving a lot of despite they are voting for. hillary clinton's decision to go to the war in iraq does come up in subtle ways, in the idea of she canment, that independently make good decisions on her own prefer and people who support bernie sanders and who support public and candidates, they say no, she cannot. when big decisions are needed to be made she was on the wrong side of them. winner also the democratic side. senator sanders has defeated hillary in the wisconsin primary. he is where me wyoming. -- laramie, wyoming. caller: good evening. i have been a republican my whole life. i came from india. this would be 40 years i came to this great country. i am looking for a candidate. -- everyone is talking about the problems in america. i know this so much but i

denzel washington, samuel l. jackson, and wesley snipes. they all presented me my oscar.nd during my speech i made a couple statements. one's that the entertainment industry is way behind sports, as far as diversity goes. it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and why does that matter? >> because image... images matter. and if we're not in the position, we're not in the room then we don't really have a say. if... here's the thing, we go... i'm... i'm glad we got black stars. that's great. but they're not really in the... woven into the fabric of decision... decision-making in... in hollywood, or the networks. and also this is beyond hollywood. it's television, it's newspapers, it's magazines. we have to be in those positions where we have a vote... you have a part of the decision. we have a say. and we're... and that's not the case now. >> but here you are, you know, all these years later. does it still frustrate you that it... nothing's changed? >> i can't say

>> samuel smith is not william winthrop and samuels was an an iron willed major general of the maryland galicia. he had the confidence of the sitting governor who happened to be the uncle of william commend the guy that lost the battle bladensburg in his uncle recognize baltimore is the prize in maryland and if they lose that, they lose a lot. as a result, smith requires within taken over the job, he requires the entire town to fallout. men, women, children, black, white, young, old archive to fall out and taken placements since come entrenchments, rifle pit, canon positions up and down the side of him said he'll get cards that used inside of the town. several out-of-towners come in. one guy named george douglas was from the maintenance and rides into town and says he would not believe how smith is converted to talent into a vertebral gibraltar and he really gets himself a gold star in my mind. he also recognizes the real vulnerability of fort mchenry is the ferry branch, which is the other side of the harbor and the bills to force behind fort mchenry. one called battery backed clock an

por su parte, el magistrado samuel alito, visto como el mas favorable a la demanda liderada por texase los beneficios q ribiran indocumentados eran el punto mas importante y representaba el argumento mas solido de la demanda. representando al gobierno claro al decird vrli fue que cualquier demanda a una accion ejecutiva no puede estar basada en problemas como las licencias de conducir en la corte suprema hay ocho magistrados: anthony kennedy, john roberts, samuel alito y clarence thomas, se ubican en el "banquillo nseador". losjueces keagan, ruth ginsburg y stephen breyer estn en el "banquillo liberal" del mximo tribunal de justicia. la decisin final de la corte depender de lo que diga anthony kennedy, quien reemplaz al fallecido anthony scalia. kennedy ha votado a favor de decisiones respaldadas por el banquillo liberal y se cree que votara a favor de la accin ejecutiva migrati.. ke arlen live arlen es importantreiterar e la coe dar a conoc su decisin hasta hasta en junio y mientras tanto es importante que los inmigrantes indocumentados no cometan ningn error o delito que interfiera

thanks for coming on, samuel. appreciate it. wait to get your perspective, especially when you look at this election cycle. this was the election that gave us, it's the economy, stupid, as bill clinton defeated president bush in this election. so what do you make of what's playing out now compared to then in 1992? >> well, i think if you look carefully at all of the columns every week another republican is wishing that their party could do what bill clinton and the democratic leadership conference did, which is rebuild the bridge from the left to the a bridge between the right and the center. so that the party doesn't keep getting the circular firing squads. i mean bill clinton did more than overcome scandals and the i didn't inhale. he figured out a way to say the same thing to blacks and whites who distrusted each other. he found a way to get people who thought abortion was no problem, and people who thought it was a problem, to agree on a common ground. he really worked on welfare and on work for everybody. and it was a remar

in the presidential election of 1876, andrew green's law partner, samuel tilden, won the popular vote but lost to rutherford b. hayes. the answer after the break. when you think about success, what does it look like? is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student? is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves? is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the natural world? whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. t-i-a-a. so we know how to cover almost alanything.ything, even a stag pool party. (party music) (splashing/destruction) (splashing/destruction) (burke) and we covered it, october twenty-seventh, 2014. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >> it's "a." among other problems, florida democrats printed ballots showing abraham lincoln's face in an effort to trick freed slaves who couldn't read into voting democratic. a special commission was set up to decide the contest, leading to the election of hayes over tilden. >

. >> reporter: and it's just as overwhelming to samuel who works from 7:00 at night to 7:00 in the morning to finish. >> 30 pounds. >> you have a little bit of a boost, you feel better. you can put makeup on. >> reporter: is it possible that by giving these folks a lift, they're giving you a lift? >> that's how it usually works. and you get more out of it. >> reporter: clean clothes and a clean conscious. >> and a smile that can light up a room. >> awesome guy. >>> let's talk some weather now. >> now i'm the downer segment. >> sore eye. >> -- sorry. >> weather is not going to improve very quickly with the winds blowing out of the north and northwest. giving us wind gusts that were tropical storm strength. we have freeze warnings in effect for most of long island, coastal connecticut, and rock land and westchester counties. the grow season is already beginning there and a hard freeze is likely tonight. we also have a freeze warning with a little bit of snow on the way. right now it is in the 30s throughout much of the tri state 25 in mont sell low. we will see a hard freeze. and you could d

maras, en los Últimos dÍas se han denunciado casos de secuestros y exportaciÓn a equipos completos, samueluipo de tercera divisiÓn, fue secuestrado por varias horas por supuestos maras quienes los retuvieron para que no se presentaran a un partido y asÍ ganar el equipo que ellos apoyan. >> son buscado por 3 sujetos ellos dijeron que tenÍamos que perder. >> perder el partido? >> claro. >> el caso fue confirmado por agentes donde se hizo la notificaciÓn del hecho, sin embargo, no quisieron hablar antes las cÁmaras, pero no serÍa el Único hecho, en este otro pueblo tambiÉn en el oriente del paÍs, otro equipo que participa en la tercera divisiÓn de fÚtbol estarÍa siendo extorsiÓn nado. >> las maras * estarÍan investigando dinero a cambio de permitir utilizar las instalaciones deportivo para jugar, de lo contrario serÍan vÍctima de atentados los jugadores estÁn con miedo. >> todas las declaraciones de esta forma no es conveniente para mÍ. >> estos casos son del conocimiento de la federaciÓn de fÚtbol, los dirigentes dicen que estÁn preocupados porque las maras hayan extendidos su tent cools en

. >> bernie samuels was young, happy and in love with her fiance, james, but after 11 great year, tragedy struck and changed their lives forever. >> cancer one started january 1st, 2011. that's the day my fiance was diagnosed with hodgkins limb phone na. i was 26, he was 28. so, after him passing, i was extremely, extremely sad and i did everything possible to try to get out of that funk. i made a decision, shortly after he passed away that i wasn't going to let this incident, define the rest of my life. so my younger brother mat is my best friend. i said we need to fix this, we need to do something. we need to help other people because james is gone now. no one else should have the type of pain and not have any guide as and feel they are alone. >> however little brother insisted on making adjustments to big stir's concept. >> my only play, let her know, we're young. a different face of cancer. we should make this thing interactive. make something that's being out there. that people can use the app on their phones and take it with them. >> they immediately began pursuing their idea going

george bush comes back and nominates samuel alito. the reason these were so controversial, the reason , alito is because it all depends on an important aspect of these domination fights is who the nominee would replace. john roberts ultimately was replacing rehnquist so it was a down the line, strict constructionist conservative replacing another. wasjustice roberts perceived as going the same way whereas in the end, sunil alito was a true conservative, a favorite of the conservative movement to replace o'connor. >> a particular favorite on the social conservatives? >> alito was a favorite of social and economic conservatives. generally down the line in favor of things that social and economic and regulatory conservatives like. >> let's take a look at the couple speeches from the george w. bush era. 2003.th patrick leahy in he was then ranking member of the judiciary committee. and remarks from republican senator warren hatch. let's go first into some of the things that we know. instinctively that the boston red sox are poised to brea

let's go now to samuel bora in kumamoto. he's a u.s.n who felt the earthquake. thanks for being with us. just describe for people what it was like, that moment. >> the earthquake was very, very surprising. it came at 1:30 in the morning and shook everything in the apartment. all the dishes were broken. lots of cracks in the walls of the apartment complex. pretty scary stuff. >> i'm guessing you were there for the thursday one as well. what was the difference? >> the thursday one came around 9:30 p.m., and most everyone is out on the street just walking home from work. and that one was mostly scary because we were able to see light fixtures from the ceiling starting to fall on the main road. and the downtown area as opposed to here where it was just pitch black in the middle of the night and everything started to go up. >> japan does have earthquakes. in some way i suppose they're to be expected. i can't imagine what these two stronger earthquakes that have done so much damage, what it must do to the psyche there. i mean, how are people

samuel ellis stood before a judge, as you mentioned. he took responsibility for the th also graduated from wootton high school behind us. he pled guilty to two charges of manslaughter with a motor vehicle. but as prosecutors put it, this wasn't a win for anybody. these are the images many in montgomery county won't forget, the results of drinking, speeding, and driving. police say 19-year-old samuel ellis was drunk on the night of june 25th after he and his friends left a party in north potomac. he lost control of his car wounding one passenger and killing calvin li and friend alexander murk. nearly ten months later, murk and ellis' family were in court when he took a plea bargain pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter by a motor vehicle. >> this is very serious to us and there were no favors given or any kind of plea bargain, if you will, for this. it was a plea to the straight -- the top line charges. >> reporter: prosecutors say ellis was remorseful as he answered the judge's questions about thel driving drunk. a decision that

samuels had a century and he an chored this time with an unbeaten 85. they needed 19 to win in an epic final over. ben stokes, one of the consistent bowlers at the tournament watts blown away. the all rounder smashed three sixes in the row to get the scores level. with one needed from three balled he sealed the win with another six. history for the west indies. heart break for ben stokes and england >> the will be devastating. we share everything >> it was just a joy. we needed this. we've been through so much and to come out here and win this tournament, it was just amazing. >> reporter: much has been said about the decline of the westindies as ace test force. in twenty20 they are setting the standards >>> a music show is playing on in the pakistani city of lahore despite the recent bombing that killed at least 70 people. >> reporter: the music plays on in a fitting tribute to a city globally reknowned for its art and culture. part workshop and part concert, the concert 2016 almost didn't happen after last week's attack just a few kilometers from here.

samuels scored a century the last time they won the title and this time he had an 85. they still needed 19 to win in the final over. ben stokes was blown away by carlos braithwaite. he smashed three 6s in a row to get the score level. one needed from three balls, he sealed the win with another six. history for the west indies. heart break for ben stokes and england >> it is going to be devastating. it will take us the next couple of days, but we share everything we do >> it was just a joy. we needed this. we have been through so much and to come out here and win this tournament, it was just amazing. >> reporter: much has been said about the decline of the west indecency as a test force, but for twenty20 they're setting the standards >>> let's wrap up this half hour. live shots in tikili in relation to the refugees arriving there under the e.u. deal. the first of two turkish flag boats carrying ten scores of people arrived in the area today. more at aljazeera.com at aljazeera.com of frankie presto", a tale about the greatest guitarist to ever live and the lives he chang

vacancy on the court tha but was more tn 2-years-old, as was the july confirmation of the justice samuel miller in 1862. the bus more relevant for the situation that we could be facing in 1992 is this statist statistic. the vacancies have occurred in the summer or the fall of a presidential election year it's never not once did the senate confirm a nominee for these vacancies before the november election. 181,828th of 1864 and 1956. the president himself was held making a nomination until after the election was held. in both of the instances where the president did insist on naming the nominee under the circumstances, edward bradford in 1952 and in 1968 the senate refused to confirm the selections created us as we enter the summer of the presidential election it is time to consider whether this broken string of a historical tradition should be broken. in my view o with history supports, common sense dictates in the case of 1992. given the unusual prevailing of the nomination, the need for some serious evaluation of the nomination and confirmation process and overall level of bitterness t

"i am crushed, what a genius," from samuel l jackson.t in every sense of the word," coming from quincy jones. and president obama said, "prince did it all. he was a virtuoso instrumentalist, and nobody spirit was stronger, boulder, or more creative." >> when you look at where he was, and what he did at the time that he did it, you look at popular music today, and it would be a much more boring place if it was not for prince. the young boy showed a prodigious talent. it is said he played all 27 instrument on his first record, but he had to wait until 1982 for his first big breakthrough, for his album 1999. >> ♪ maybe i'm just too demanding ♪ uporter: he followed that with "purple rain," considered by many to be one of the greatest albums ever made. oscar, a grammy award, and placed him at the top of international superstars. >> we used to hang out backstage. very low-key. he would stand at the side of the stage and shake our hands as we went on stage. over 100 he sold million records, released over 39 studio albums, and was not afraid to

. >> samuel alito two years ago clearly in his opinion in another case wanted to go all the way and overturnbaaoud. but he couldn't -- apparently justice roberts or maybe it was justice kennedy, didn't go along. so they brought it up two years later. and now there's no majority for it. and that's what we're going to see, jason, across so many other cases, isn't it? >> yes, yes. the 4-4 means, as dan says, it's going to be pushed back down to the lower court to the precedent will stand. we're in for this until a ninth justice joins the court. >> is there cracks in the republican opposition to garland? >> i don't think there are cracks that will be large enough to change the position of the majority. but yes, you do have some senators out there, up for re-election. and states that obama won and in some case won twice. and they're feeling the pressure on the re-election campaign to not be seen as an obstructionist and they want some cover. so you're going to see your portmans -- senator from ohio, and senator toomey and kirk in illinois. and in other states, you're going to see emwant to give t

samuel and torn facing weapons and drug charges.olice were initially called out for reports of a shooting they didn't find anyone hurt but say they stopped mccarthy and call in a car on sussex hall for suspicious behavior. they say one of the men had bullet proof vest and that a gun was found under the seat and more body armor and drug money were found in the trunk. searches at both the men's apartments also uncovered more weapons and drug. you decide 2016. pennsylvania and delaware will hold its primary's -- their primaries on tuesday i should say pronoun agreement is key and that has zen the presidential candidates fanning out through our area. bernie sanders holding thee separate town halls today. this is video of the vermont senator speaking to large crowd inside reading's santander performing arts center around 4:00 this afternoon. he was in scranton earlier today, and tonight he'll hold another town hall at the philadelphia expo center. >>> republican candidates are fighting for votes in the keystone state. >> donald trump wil

. >> samuel adams.y. >> mason: from hero of the revolution to successful brand of beer, it's no wonder so many folks are saying cheers to samuel adams. serena altschul paid a visit to sam's hometown. >> craft beer lovers unlock the aromas of hops. >> floral aroma. you smell this? >> learn what a mash is. >> it's an oatmeal going to turn sweet. >> of course, sample variety of bruise. this is brewed with kosher salt which is something i didn't know before but it adds a different layer of flavor to the beer. >> my favorite ones would be like porters or stouts. darker, sweeter ones. >> the hop pe styles are in. >> today there are more than 4,000 craft brewers in the united states. when jim cook started his company in 1984 the american beer landscape were very different. >> american beer was the laughing stock of the rest of the world because everybody thought it was watery and fizz see. >> determined to change that jim koch quit his corporate job to brew beer. he thought his father a fifth generation brewer

justice samuel alito: but other justices clearly were troubled, especially by laws that can force someone to take a blood test. justice sonia sotomayor called the laws a very drastic change. now, critics of these laws say that is pure government overreach, scott, and police could get a warrant when they're transporting the drunk driving suspect to the hospital for the blood test. >> pelley: jan crawford at the court. thanks. president obama met for two hours today with saudi arabia's new king at a time when the friendship between our nations is strained to say the least. margaret brennan is there for us tonight in riyadh. margaret? >> reporter: well, scott, president obama was met by a small delegation, not the usual pomp and ceremony often given to visiting world leaders. his arrival wasn't even broadcast on saudi tv. senior saudi officials have made clear that the relationship with the u.s. will only improve after president obama leaves office. the saudis are particularly angry about that nuclear deal with iran, and they believe that only the next president, whether it's hillary clinton

justice samuel alito, "the reason why people don't want to submit to a blood alcohol test is they don't want their blood alcohol measured," but other justices clearly were troubled, especially by laws that can force someone to take a blood test. justice sonia sotomayor called the laws a very drastic change. "do we dispense with a very important reqierl in our law that before you search, particularly the inside of a person with a needle or in an intrusive way, that you get a warrant?" now, critics of these laws say that is pure government overreach, scott, and police could get a warrant when they're transporting the drunk driving suspect to the hospital for the blood test. >> pelley: jan crawford at the court. thanks. president obama met for two hours today with saudi arabia's new king at a time when the friendship between our nations margaret brennan is there for us tonight in riyadh. margaret? >> reporter: well, scott, president obama was met by a small delegation, not the usual pomp and ceremony often given to visiting world leaders. his arrival wasn't even broadcast on saudi tv. seni

susan: samuel is in texas. >> good evening, thank you for taking my call. my question is considering the makeup of the supreme court justices we have today, if the case of schmidt was to come to the supreme court, do you think they would rule exactly how it was ruled in 1919? thomas: you would have to take it out of its political context. if you plop the case down and it is argued in 2015, there is no question that schenck would win. the supreme court has gotten rid of the clear and present danger standard, and has adopted a much tougher test for the government being able to prosecute. because at the very beginning, there was no real risk that schenck was going to cause some imminent lawless action, then the government would not be allowed to criminalize what he said. it wouldn't be close. schenck he would win, 9-0 today in the same way he lost 9-0 100 years ago. susan: let's go back to that. can either of you tell us what happened when he lost? thomas: he went to jail. i don't think he ended up serving the entire sentence. beverly: it was a pretty short se

samuel costa work at apple for 20 years. he helped design the iphone four and ipad wireless keyboard. >>> food coast craving more natural foods and new even spam, yes, spam, is following suit. they say they will use simple more famine greed consequence in the recipe for spam light and spam less sodium. reza assured the classic variety will not change. brook and jim? >> i had spam once, was in the a fan. >> i looked it, when i was a kid my grand pop used to slice it, fry it. >> i will in the try that anymore. >> huge delicacy in hawaii good we will get to hawaii. i will have spam in hawaii. thanks very much, brook. >> all right. >>> one thing to talk about this morning the spectacular end to kobe bryant's hall of fame basketball career. >> pat gallen is here with the closer look at kobe's epic farewell. good morning, patrick. >> reporter: good morning, guys. sixers, they lose but it was all about kobe and warriors. kobe bryant has seen it all in his years of 20 years in the nb a a. we have basically seen him do it all 56789 c

this time with massachusetts federalist representative samuel tagger repeating the charge that the amendment would reduce the vice president to be a mere tool of the president. sent to the states for ratification in december, 1803, with president thomas jefferson full endorsement, the required gained the three quarters of the state by the end of july, 1804. seven months. in time to govern the 1804 election. in state after state the amend its ratified by the legislatures on the grounds it would help assure in the republic, the voice of the majority should prevail. correct orict was not, the 12 amendment became part of the cost and the ground was laid for the modern vice president -- presidency as the rear writer -- rider. in 1804, george clinton became the first post 12 amendment vice president after having declined to run for governor of new york on the grounds of his advanced age and poor health. the vice thought presidency was an ideal retirement job because it required little work and left so much time for recreation. clinton was elected to office twice. once with jefferson and once with

it reminds me of this uncomfortable exchange when samuel.as congratulated for another's commercial. >> you are as crazy as the people on twitter. >> they all ok the same to you? >> graciou topic number 4. winter isn't entely over in russia. if you have some kind of weird helper month ski you use to raise livestock, make sure he's dressed in layers. that's a monkey in a snow su. now what's this litt guy doing? this little monkey is checking on aoat. i have no idea. it takes a lot of work to train a monkey to babysit a goat. doesn't it? goats will eat anything. even monkeys, i'm pretty sure. in these united states, we use monkeys and chimps but we use them for scientific testing and laboratories. see? they train those chimps to talk. what fun. so much for practical. topic number five. do you rememr when the world was transfixed by the rat that's drug a piece of is a twice its size. there was another curious and hungry rodent joining a filthy buffet. i give you mcdonald's wrap. ththere he goes. is that fresh graham cracker? i'll take the e butt

you can see this one right here was one shareholder -- samuel skinner, former department of transportationry, who is on the board there, selling 10,000 shares. insiders in this company believe in this company. they kept their shares. richard branson -- it sounded like he did not want to sell. you heard the quote from david cush. he says they did not approach him. they did not want to sell. but when the offer came in that they, they had a fiduciary responsibility to shareholders. when you see 37% is all richard branson had -- he said i simply could not stop the sale once it was in play. do not feel too bad -- he is probably made 300 $50 million in the last week or so with personal holdings being marked up so much. it sounds like it was a sale he did not want to do, and other insiders did not want to sell it either. virgin america -- it is going to be a thing of the past if the deal is approved by shareholders and the government. apple is eyeing india's booming market. we will talk about the tech giant roadblocks to indian consumers next. and tomorrow, do not miss an excessive interview with

samuel adams and angry orchard are sort of the core brands and they did not see as much volume, so theore shipment volume is down 6%. that is the worst showing in six years. also, of course, we are watching mcdonald's today. those shares are unable to maintain a gain at the opening bell today even though mcdonald's is showing still that ons turnaround is firmly track. it is offering all-day breakfast now, and that has helped sales as well. another context is that shares were up 30% last year and they closed at a record as recently as april 19. but between starbucks, mcdonald's, and the other news we are getting on the is at itss today, it lowest in more than one month's time and obviously, these earnings reports are a big contributor. david: that is julie hyman there at the markets desk. the yen weakened the most in 17 months and there is a possibility that the bank of japan will take it easing measures as early as next week. as wethe yen is now venture into negative rates, people are wondering about it. lisa: will this yen move last? this is what japan wants. they want a weaker yen. l

to quote samuel jackson, when you make an assumption, you make an ass out of you and umption.ick, what do you think is the reason for this misconception? >> well, i think everyone operates off stereo types. both parties have these images and they get exaggerated. >> what do you think? did it surprise you that democrats are more off on their assumptions about republicans? democrats who are always crying about people being prejudice, they actually have more. >> the republicans were branded as the party of the rich since hoover. everyone would assume they are richer than average when actually more rich people are democrats. that blows everyone's minds and it would be good if republicans could actually rebut that stare yow type and they have -- and they have been at it for nine decades and haven't succeeded yet. why is that? they are not fighting back. >> they are trying to hide it. don't you wish mitt romney had a little donald trump in him? he never said that. >> i mean it is very funny to watch democrats depending on the cycle spend all of their time talking about mitt romney's

the only downside is katie samuel sen will miss the game with a broken foot.tuck around to scout out their next victim -- i mean opponent. it is syracuse. the orange took care of washington with the three and the bench goes wild. peterson lead syracuse with 18 points. she score here with the scoop. the orange win it 80-59 if you can somehow beat icon on tuesday night it would be an upset for the ages. >> we go to martinsville, virginia and hamlin is a winner and she ends up 39th. she passes the teammate for the lead and he goes on to take the checkered flag. he also won the truck race on saturday and so he sweeps the two-race weekend at martinsville. he tried to earn his first tour victory. a great chip in for birdie. that gave him a one-stroke lead at 15 under par. he had a chance to tie it at 18, but the betteredy attempt slide by the hole. on 18 and herman makes par and that was good for a one-stroke victory. his foirs tour win earns him a trip to the next masters in augusta. he poured in 39 points, but his best shot may have come after the contest. he spot

as was the july confirmation of samuel miller in 1862. tus mr. president, more relatives with the situation we could be facing in 1992 is this statistic. six supreme court vacancies have appeared in the summer or a fall of a presidential election year. and never, not once has the senate confirmed the nominee for these vacancies before the november election. in four of these six cases, 1800, 1828, 1864, and 1956, the president himself was held making a nomination until after the election was over. if both of the two instances where the president did in just under naming a nominee under these circumstances, edward bradford in 1952 and fortis in 1968, the senate refused to confirm these selections. thus as we enter the summer of the presidential year, it is time to consider whether this unbroken string of tradition should be broken. in my view, what history supports, common sense dictates in the case of 1992. given the unusual rancor that prevails with the thomas nomination, the need for some serious reevaluation of the nomination and confirmation p

then george bush nominated send alito -- samuel alito. the reason in the end roberts is alito controversial and is quite controversial is because of the dynamics of these confirmation fights. who the new nominee replaces ideologically. roberts was replacing rehnquist so it was a relatively down the line, strict constructionist conservative replacing another. that was rehnquist. roberts was perceived as going the same way. in the end; alito was a -- ofuel alito was a favorite the conservatives to replace a swing vote. he was a favorite of social conservatives and economic onservatives in deregulatory the bench. his views in opposition to abortion rights and down the line in favor of that >> let's take a look at some of the speeches from the george w. bush era. one with patrick leahy in 2003. it was then braking member of the judiciary committee. we will hear from remarks from republican senator orrin hatch of utah who was a member of the judiciary committee in the speech from 2005. >> let's go first and do some of the things we know. --kno