schneider will pay the entire settlement. lawsuit alleged that workers were often paid less than minimum wage, with no required breaks for overtime compensation. in january, federal judge ruled walmart would have to face trial as a potential joint employer, the first time a retailer would have had to stand trial for the actions of its warehouse contractors. walmart declined to join us on the program. schneider just extend not respond to computed -- repeated requests for comment. or more we're joined by attorney theresa traber who represented the warehouse workers. still with us, catherine ruetschlin, co-author of the report, "a higher wage is possible: how walmart can invest in its workforce without costing customers a dime." thissa traber, explain precedent-setting lawsuit against walmart and one of its contractors. >> good morning. this is an industry where retail giants like walmart and huge logistic companies like schneider use middlemen to hire workers in their warehouses to evade wage and hour laws. in our lawsuit, our

daniel schneider, he is dug in. it will take a lot, maybe a change of ownership. i'm not sure, to bring about a name change in washington d.c. >> morgan campbell, appreciate the conversation very much. thank you so much. sports and race forever intertwined. >> ahead - while prosecutors in the erin hernandez murder trial want to question his tattoo artist >>> and priced out - preventing >>> and priced out - preventing many students from the performance review. >>> and priced out - preventing many students from that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm richelle carey, the ivory tower, an indepth look, and how for many it's out of reach. seeking asylum. why a 17-year-old science stude

on that list of clients was one daniel schneider, owner of the redskins, i know you provided him withe. harry reid on the floor of the senate has now attempted to drag daniel schneider into this conversation. i think that is precisely what cedric was talking about. is that appropriate? >> well, first of all with respect to senator reid, there is not a racist bone in dan schneider's body, and he never indicated any prejudice to any group. there are many native americans that are proud to say hail to the redskins and sing that song at the stadium just as i have been. but it is an 81-year-old name and to compare the debate on that name with respect to those offended by it, to the man that is a racist and overtly has been a racist, why catch up to a man who has discriminated against people on the basis of race in the marketplace. there is no comparison, senator reid is really i think unfairly and inaccurately making that analogy. >> i want to bring in arne filco who has been involved in discussions about the sterling situation. what about this idea of precedent? has silver started one, in

but bruce schneider says americans who are concerned about privacy need to look beyond the nsa. >> theverage citizen needs to know that they are pretty much under constant surveillance certainly by the companies they choose to associate with. facebook and google. as to what people can do about it pretty much nothing. >> reporter: what everyone thinks of snowden's action he, harvard's bruce schneider says are snowden accomplished one goal, credit a balance again privacy and the government's need to collect intelligence. randall pingston, al jazeera. >> i asked glenn greenwald if snowden's revelations endangered the united states, news story instead of just putting them all online. >> he came to me and actually demanded that we superb an agreement about how they would have been reported. he wouldn't have needed me, he could have uploaded them himself. the impact from these can disclosures is higher because we took the time to report the stories one by one. explain to the public what their meaning was. did reporting around them and let the public digest each individual story rather than j

i'm joined by bill schneider, al jazeera contributor, and policy think tank and professor at george masonversity. from los angeles, al jazeera political contributor michael shure. good to see you both. bill, the legislation establishing this select committee will allow it to spend money and go on forn. the republicans says the white house has not fully cooperated and a committee is needed - are they right? >> yes, and no. the white house has been slow, reluctant to turn over documents. emails keep appearing. >> is there a conspiracy, is there a need for the committee - there has been a lot of investigations. what are they trying to investigate? they say they are trying to investigate a cover up. where there is an allegation of a cover up, there has to be a crime. what is the crime here? nobody has said. >> i guess the argument is it's closure and lying about what happened. michael, white house says benghazi is about the midterms, it's politically motivated, getting the base fired up and fundraising and point to the fact that a lot of republicans are out there. this benghazi watchdog appea

superintendent jenny schneider said they were briefed and psychologists on hand. >> we take whatever appropriate measures. she did not check into the office and walk on the facebook page. >> reporter: kpix. >>> new at noon, 16-year-old ciara lamar, torre rose pleading not guilty. investigators have not yet found her body, but discovered significant dna evidence connecting garcia torres to the 2012 crime. >>> a body of a concord man found at the base of a graffiti colored boulder in the berkeley hills, so far, investigators don't know exactly what happened up there, but they do have an idea. >> saw the individual climb down and this person saw a similar area. >> lorenzo. there's no reason to expect any foul play. >>> the murder in north of sacramento has police hunting for an armed robber a 69-year- old man from massachusetts hiking friday and man were robbed at gunpoint. the visitor died and his friend critically wounded. the only description of the gunman was he was tall, thin, and had a black mustache: >>> developing news in the horse racing, california chrome will continue for the

terry mcauliffe was given money from dan schneider, a lifelong rob, and now mark warner, he's gottenion from dan and tonya snyder. i'm not saying that he's buying mark warren's silence. it's a little curious, even though the donation is less than $10,000, it's curious that he would say the exact same thing that terry mcauliffe said which is that government should butt out of that issue. >> i'm saying that they are a little gutless. >> mike wise, thank you. if you have heard of one united states' soccer player, it's probably landon don knovan. but the all-time leading scorer was cut from the team. everyone wants to know if it was just business or personal. that would not be the oldest player on the squad but the not so friendly relationship between donovan and the head coach is not a secret. the coach's son tweeted this "hahahaha donovan i didn't even notice until my phone notified me." >> he got the biggest lesson you can imagine. >>> without him, some of the biggest movies would not exist. stan lee talks about his newest creations as "x men" hits theaters this weekend. ♪ (train horn

joining us on the telephone is the cfo of munich re, jorg schneider.euro denting your net premium income? >> good morning. that's a very important point. because we are somewhat suffering from the strong euro with regard to our premium volume. on the other hand, if there's a strong euro also claims and expenses come in at lower values, therefore, overall we are not concerned. it's just a parallel movement in a way. >> do you have any views about whether the ecb should -- if the euro gets too strong, whether the ecb should try and do something about it? >> we think that the ecb should continue with its current policy and should, over time, try to overall reduce the volume of money in the market. that is most important now to get back to normal circumstances. >> yes. easier said than done, though. >> absolutely. you're right. but it needs some courage. >> okay. meanwhile you've got a deal with sort of a global low yield environment. how do you -- how are you trying to generate sufficient returns that you need? >> currently we can live with the situation.

the question occurs on the schneider nomination. the yeas and nays have been ordered, and the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote the ayes are 64, the nays are 32. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the clerk will report the levine nomination. the clerk: department of state, suzang.levine of washington to be ambassador to the swiss confederation. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the levine nomination. who yields back time? is there objection? without objection. all time is yielded back. the question is on the nomination. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to address the senate in a colloquy with the senator from south

. >> a miss for michigan governor, rick schneider and the michigan legislature for passing an increaset will go from 9. -- sorry, from $7.40 to $9.25 by 2018. now, the governor says they did it to avoid a worse outcome as it became a ballot initiative in the fall. i think that he was afraid it would track democrats, and that would be rough on his re-election chances. but i don't think he helped himself. of. >> i think you broke that code, mary. all right, joe. >> paul, this is another miss to new york city mayor bill de blasio who is lifting the municipal ban on keeping ferrets as pets. this ban has been in place since 1959, because these weasels were crawling through walls and viciously attacking children and spreading disease. new york city mayor once said the ferret lobby had a sickness and he's right. this is animal rights run amuck. >> the ferret lobby. >> the ferret lobby. people love these little monsters. >> only in new york city. >> bill de blasio, the gift that keeps on giving. if you have your own hit or miss, send it to jer@foxnews.com. that's it for this week's show. thank

mark schneider, al jazeera, dallas. >> memorial day in america. that's all of our time for this news hour. i'm tony harris in new york ci city. "reareem "real money with ali"rs next. ne good job, a home for your family, a better future for your children. somewhere along the way, that reality. >> paycheck to paycheck. enough? treadmill. >> to keep middle class families from falling behind. >> people are struggling today. >> their struggle is the story of today's america, a country that counts on those in the middle to lead on the path to prosperity.

. >> comedian rob schneider spoke up against fashism. >> democracies don't end well. we are sliding very fast toward fascism. i do think you can look at a government and go, wow, it's out of control now and if you do criticize or tend to be not directly along a liberal stand, then, yeah, you can get murdered. >> so we asked if a strong stand against obama-nomics hurts your chances? >> what is he doing now? >> this guy has to get off the ideas of government. why did you pick that today? >> that's a story for another time. i fear it's going to kill his burgeoning film career. >> i'm wading for david spade come out and you are going to have him and chris -- >> john lovett. >> i think i got the gist of his point. i don't think it's going to hurt his chances in hollywood as much as it used to be a problem. for example, your brother, bob, is going to be on a great new show starting this summer. that wouldn't necessarily have been possible before when there wasn't as much competition as there is now and opportunity for lots of different -- >> you have to have money to do it.

. >> rabbi schneider, you will be traveling to israel this week, will there be any expectations?> i believe it is a r reaffirmation. i'll be with pope francis at the wall. one picture is worth a thousand words and the symbolism of having the third pope, actually the fourth pope visiting, shows you the evolving relationship between the children of abraham. so the expectation is also, as you heard father, christian minorities are being persecuted in that part of the world. global antisemitism is a major concern. and pope francis has a gift of communicating. he has captured the world with that gift. so his presence in this area, where you have so much conflict, shows that religious leaders have a role to play in uniting people instead of dividing people. and i think another important message and we have to worry about what we teach our children. children aren't born with hatred. and i think that pope francis again has a gift to convey the importance of educating our children no to love and not to hate. >> father reese, christians are being targeted. what can pope francis say to hold

. >> bill schneider our political contributor, thank you for being here. >> when we return, the forecast for climate disaster. >> this will affect millions, if not billions around the coastline throughout the world. >> too late to stop it. scientists say a major antarctic ice melt is something we can't afford to ignore. born to run. the american treasures of the wild west, and the woman seeking to tame them. >>> now to news of a break-up that experts say is almost bad news for all of us for generations to come. this time we are talking as scientists tell us about glaziers in antarctica that are in a state of collapse. it comes from findings on the thawing of the great frozen continent. lori jane gliha with details. >> reporter: for years coastal communities around the globe have been warned of the dangers of rising sea levels and seeing land disappear thanks to climate change and the thawing of glaziers. two studies confirmed worst fears that the melting of the frozen continent of antarctica is irreversible and unstoppable. >> we passed the point of no return. at this point it's a matter

that is bill schneider. go ahead. he joins us from washington, d.c. this morning. bill, thanks. >> we want to remind that you we invited the congressman to be with us, he declined our invitation, saying that he had scheduled problems. >> there have been twin bombings in kenya. we're going to tell you about this breaking news. they happened in nairobi, one at a bus station and another at a marketplace. kenya's natural disaster agency is saying as of now, four people are dead, many others have been injured. aljazeera will continue to monitor this story throughout the day. we'll bring you updates as they come in. >> senate republicans have lost a bill that would renew more than 50 expired tax breaks affecting millions of businesses and individuals across the country. although the bill has widespread by partisan support, republicans were upset that harry reid wouldn't vote on several amendments. reid calls is a phony issue. the package has support from the business community, would add $85 billion on the budget deficit. >> the ban on viewy in the u.s. knew exceptions.

mike schneider has that story. >> it's a physical grind and emotionally wrenching but for those who comeo this trail in dallas it's also deeply satisfying. walking miles at a time, carrying heavy loads. weighted back packs and vests, american flags, even a 45-pound fire hose. and for every participant in this four year dallas tradition it's personal. >> it's the least we can do is try and feel some of the things that they feel every day. >> for the shubsda family, everything changed in 2002 where two f-18s collided. matt shubsda was one that was killed. drew carries a 20 pound vest with a picture of matt. when he's done he will have walked 38 miles from sunday through monday. his family right beside him. >> we think about carrying our burden alone but if you carry it together, it's a lot better. >> drew's younger brother is in the naval reserve and in the last few months of duty in africa. >> it is the right thing to do, it's highly emotional, it is a cathartic experience. you see these guys out there maybe missing a limb, carrying heavy packs, walking all night long, just carrying their

. >> bill schneider our political here. >> when we return, the forecast for climate disaster. >> this will affect millions, if not billions around the coastline throughout the world. >> too late to stop it. scientists say a major antarctic ice melt is something we can't afford to ignore. born to run. the american treasures of the wild west, and the woman seeking >> i'm joe berlinger this is the system people want to believe that the justice system works. people wanna believe that prosecutors and police do the right thing. i think every american needs to be concerned about that. we do have the best justice system in the world, in theory... the problem is, it's run by human beings... human beings make mistakes... i'd like to think of this show as a watch dog about the system... to make sure justice is being served. wrongful convictions happen, we need to be vigilant. with our personal liberties taken away from us, it better be done the right way. is justice really for all? >>> now to news of a break-up that experts say is almost bad news for all of us for generations to come. this time

but bruce schneider says, americans who are concerned about privacy need to look beyond the nsa. >> the average citizen needs to know they are pretty much under constant surveillance, facebook and google as to what people can do it, pretty much nothing. >> whatever people think about snowden's actions, he completed one goal, the balance between privacy and the government's need to gather intelligent. randall pinkston, al jazeera. >> reporter reveal those dmoments documents in a you newy step just putting them all online. >> he came to me and demanded we enter into an agreement. he wouldn't have needed me, he could have uploaded those to the internet himself. his belief and it is a belief i share is that the impact from these disclosures is higher because we took the time to report the stories one by one, explain to the public what their meaning was, did reporting around them and let the public digest each individual story rather than dumping them all. >> we got a lot of questions along these lines, from linda on facebook, she said how many agents had to be removed from their assignments

. >> bill schneider our political here. >> when we return, the forecast for climate disaster. >> this will affect millions, if not billions around the coastline throughout the world. >> too late to stop it. scientists say a major antarctic ice melt is something we can't afford to ignore. born to run. the american treasures of the wild west, and the woman seeking consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> these protestors have decided that today they will be arrested >> these people have chased a president from power, they've torn down a state... >> what's clear is that people don't just need protection, they need assistance. >> on

with barely more than a shrug, schneider said he will never change his team's name. gain leverage against the racially offensive end zones, facilities and all their manner of branding associated with the washington team. but what if these native american activists, the aggrieved parties in the case didn't have to go it alone. what if the nfl players wore their jerseys inside out or refused the use the team name in press conferences? what if opposing teams refuse to change them unless the name was changed. what the if nfl commissioner took a clear stance, sent a clear message. we will not tolerate racial bias in this league. i'm not alone asking these questions. senate majority leader harry reid took to the senate floor to use the sterling moment as a challenge to schneider in the nfl. >> how long will the nfl continue to do nothing, zero, as a team bares a name that inflicts so much pain on native americans. the national football league should take an assist from the nba and pick up the slack. . >> now now this is getting interesting. >> that should just about do it

congressman schneider from chicago is not worried about their reelection. they're aligned with the majority of democrats in our most recent poll that believes some form of corruption occurred this the irs targeting of conservative groups of which, by the way, 60% of democrats want more investigation and congressional action. so for the democrats who voted with the republicans on this matter, they're actually reflecting the opinions of democrats in america by and large, the majority, who do believe something wrong happened here. >> benghazi and the irs, we'll continue to follow those stories. >>> president obama's pick for health and human services secretary getting grilled. they're questioning sylvia burwe burwell. she's going to face the senate finance committee coming up next. burwell is replacing kathleen sebelius who resigned after the botched rollout of the obamacare website. >>> remember the dire warnings about the sequester, the massive across-the-board budget cuts we were going to face, a lot of employees were going to face? the president and top de

it's not something that is accepted to use in polite or impolite company and dan schneider hat no, sircracked down and is as awful of an owner as donald sterling is a disgrace. >> i understand what you're saying. but let's just say the same situation and it was an nfl owner, you don't think that roger goodell would move to get rid of them? >> it's very hard to -- if you said precisely the same thing in precisely the same way, probably. the nfl is a very conservative league in every sense of the word. >> let's move on. can adam silver's ruling influence other sports leagues like the nfl? >> yes. >> i think so. the public reaction, the way that there was great support for the move and shocked that they moved so aggressively against sterling. i think it's a watershed movement in seeing how sports can have a greater influence and how acceptable it is. there's not going to be the negative reaction there may anticipate there to be. there's going to be a ground swell of support if that action is ever taken, which i think it should be. >> and i think it has widespread implications. >> what abo

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secure their immediate release and the international community will not be satisfied until colonel schneider and his fellow captains come home. finally, as both angela and i have are beautifully said, we want to see a diplomatic resolution to the situation in ukraine. we have also been clear that if the russian leadership does not change course, it will face increasing costs as well as growing isolation diplomatic and even -- an economic. you already, the ruble has fallen to all-time lows and russian stocks this year have dropped sharply and russia has slipped into recession. investors are fleeing its estimated $100 billion in investment will exit russia this year. russian companies are finding it harder to access the capital they need and russia's credit rating has been downgraded to just above junk status. in short, russia is making a russian economy even weaker. if russia continues on his current course, we have a range of tools at our disposal including sanctions that would target certain sectors of the russian economy. we have been consulting closely with our european and g-7 partners w

run on a blue state, particularly the blue state republican governors that got elected, corbett, schneider. and corbett probably the most vulnerable and owl of them will have tough re-election fights. he's doubly hit not just fatigue perhaps with some swing voters with the republican legislature in pennsylvania, but the penn state scandal that was, you know, sort of happening when he got in -- he was state attorney gener general. that has also been a drag on him. tom wolf and i keep makes this running joke, i'll make it again, not to concerned with the famous white suited author, but a businessman sort of out of nowhere, used his own money. and just blie away the field before they had a chance to catch up. allison schwartz was hoping to use both gender and the philadelphia media market as a way to sort of win this democratic primary. and her struggles i think show the strength -- wolf just ran a better campaign. by the way, he's a nightmare for carr bet. >> it sounds like everything is a nightmare for corbett right now. >> i think it would be, but if the folks could have picked their oppon

in the past redskins owner dan schneider has been blunt about refusing to change the team's name and honors the name redskins and native american traditions and last may he was quoted as saying we will never change it, it's that simple, never, you can use caps. but for some native americans the name remains an insult. ray halbriter of the u.n. is leading the fight to change the redskins name. >> if it's offending people then it's time to change it. >> reporter: it may be time but there is no sign yet that the team or the league is ready to make a change any time soon. john with al jazeera, new york. >>> the french open starts on sunday and world number one nadal is once again favored to take the title and won eight times before and the eiffel tower is the back drop and williams is marking the start of this year's championship and nadal will silence doubters after a season so far and williams is chasing a 18th grand slam title. that is all the sport for now and more later. >> thank you very much indeed. a lot more to come here at al jazeera. including a bulletin coming up, in about a

. >> reporter: all births are memorable but joseph james schneider's birth became a family affair. >>om, and my water broke. i yelled for her, jasmine, grab the cordless phone and dial 911. >> reporter: 8-year-old jasmine called at 7:02 a.m. >> my mom's pregnant and her water just broke. she's in so much pain. >> i was freaking out. i was like, i'm home alone with my 8-year-old daughter. what am i going to do? even if i call somebody, they are not going to come quick enough. it happened so fast. >> reporter: two weeks early, all 5 pounds, 10 ounces of little joseph couldn't wait. >> they told me to get lots of towels and blankets. >> reporter: 13 minutes after the 911 call by jasmine started and before paramedics could arrive joseph made his appearance. >> is your mom pushing or straining yet? >> mommy, are you pushing or straining? >> yes. >> yes. it was kind of hard. >> come here. hold the baby's head, please. >> she definitely stayed calm when she needed to. especially, i was hysterical. >> and big sister helped her little brother by bringing him into the world. >> she did a very g

secure their immediate release and the international community will not be satisfied until colonel schneider and his fellow captains come home. and iy, as both angela have are beautifully said, we want to see a diplomatic resolution to the situation in ukraine. ifhave also been clear that the russian leadership does not change course, it will face increasing costs as well as growing isolation diplomatic and even -- an economic. you already, the ruble has fallen to all-time lows and russian stocks this year have dropped sharply and russia has slipped into recession. investors are fleeing its estimated $100 billion in investment will exit russia this year. russian companies are finding it harder to access the capital they need and russia's credit rating has been downgraded to just above junk status. is making assia russian economy even weaker. if russia continues on his current course, we have a range of tools at our disposal including sanctions that would target certain sectors of the russian economy. we have been consulting closely with our european and g-7 partners we are stepping up our pl

when that happens, dan schneider, that's when you'll get his attention.on from don, will the republicans ever shut up about benghazi. give me a big capital n, no, ain't going to happen. all of this talk of smoking gun e-mails. you mean to tell me nobody in the bush white house ever counselled any of their people going on talk shows on what to say? i doubt it. yeah, right. stick around, rapid response panel is next. >>> i'm hampton pearson with your cnbc market wrap. modest declines for stocks. dow falls 21. s&p is off a fraction. nasdaq finishes with a 12-point gain. >>> consumer spending jumped by most in five years in march. april auto sales rose 8% over last year. and filings for first-time jobless claims rose 14,000 to their highest level since february. the data comes one day before the government's jobs report which is expected to show payrolls rising by 210,000. that's if from cnbc, first in business worldwide. ♪ no matter what kind of business you own, at&t business experts can help keep it running... seamlessly. so you can get back to what you lo

according to mother jones the clinton super pac brought in vote core youth rachel schneider, a particularus on those still in school. their goal is to attract all of the best student organizers to clinton's side before any other democrat launches a presidential campaign. meanwhile, we're already seeing preemptive attacks on the clinton machine. from the right wing, on wednesday, bill clinton addressed karl rove's claim hillary suffers from a brain injury. >> i was sort of dumbfounded. they went to all of this trouble to say she had staged what was a terrible concussion that required six months of very serious work to get over. now they say she's really got brain damage. if she does, i must be in really tough shape because she's still quicker than i am. >> do you think this is a way of inserting her age or physical capabilities into the 2016 debate? >> i don't know. but if it is you can't be too upset, it's just the beginning. they'll get better and better at it. >> this noise disrespect whatsoever to hillary clinton, because the right wing knows that she is smart, she is tough, she is acc

to work to secure their immediate release, and the community will not be satisfied until colonel schneider and his fellow captives come home. fively as we both have repeatedly said, we want a diplomatic solution to the ukraine, but we've also been clear if the russian leadership does not change course, they will face diplomatic and economic. already the ruble has fallen to near-time lows, and russia has slipped into recession. investors are fleeing. russian companies are finding it hard to access the xapt they need, and russia's credit rating has been downgraded to just above junk stat constitutions, in authority their actions are already making a weak economic even weaker. moreover, if russia continues on its current course, we have a range of tools at our disposal. we've been consulting closely with our european and g-7 partners and we're stepping up or planning. angela and i continue these consultations today. the russian leadership must know if it continues to destabilize eastern ukraine and disrupt this month's presidential election, we will move quickly on additional steps, including

work to secure their immediate release and international community won't be satisfied until colonel schneider and fellow captives come home. finally, as both angela and i have repeatedly said, we want to see a diplomatic resolution to the situation in ukraine. but we've also been clear if the russian leadership does not change course it will face increasing costs as well as growing isolation. diplomatic and economic. already the ruble has fallen to near all-time lows and russian stocks have dropped sharply and russia slipped into recession. investors are fleeing and it's estimated $100 billion in investment will exit russia this year. russian companies are finding it harder to access the capital they need and russia's credit rating has been downgraded to just above junk status. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are making an already weak russian economy even weaker. moreover, if russia continues on its current course, we have a range of tools ats our disposal, including sanctions that would target certain sectors of the russian economy. we've been consulting closely with you're european a

paul lapaige and rick schneider.ates like ohio where the governor is in decent shape, but they now are tied to the tea party too. how broad is the effort to try and put down the tea party overall, put the rebellion down to try to save gubernatorial races too. >> right. keep in mind this is in the context of elections, not legislation. when you are looking at the governor's races in 2014, there's some contests like the one in pennsylvania with tom corbet and the florida race with rick scott where you have very conservative governor that is are in for tough re-elections, and you also have a lot of those conservatives elected in the 2010 way that are doing fairly well. what are you seeing is not just limited to one or two races, though, on the establishment front. you can seeing senate races and house races where you have vulnerable incumbent that is were at risk for a long time that are finally receiving the reinforcements that they didn't get in years past. they're preparing earlier and earlier to understand the grass

mark schneider, al jazeera, dallas. >> memorial day in america. that's all of our time for this news hour. i'm tony harris in new york ci city. "reareem "real money with ali"rs next. ne good job, a home for your family, a better future for your children. somewhere along the way, that reality. >> paycheck to paycheck. enough? treadmill. >> to keep middle class families from falling behind. >> people are struggling today. >> their struggle is the story of today's america, a country that counts on those in the middle to lead on the path to prosperity. i am ali velshi. this show marks the beginning of al jazeera america's year-long conversation about america's middle class: rebuilding the dream. nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. and most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people li

prime minister he of the conservative ump party one proposal because exactly celebrate the fact that schneider electric to find its largest competitor in great britain and the internet is becoming a global company along with tax and the bnz bank. bennett was the biggest manufacturer in russia. at the same time feel it's a tragedy. every time a french company to report on a foreign one quarter of the moment too. to take the points. i think it is today. this is something that we have to tough it out seriously have to take into consideration the fact that if we do when it was seen in solution we will have to face issues with that of tom monopolies. she had long track record in france and its partner in big groups are from three years in the leaves. yep that's that's why everything is on a table and we need to discuss it and given that the county saying clinton the best solution is to last them for it to its employees in for a car on the future of our energy policy. tom and newtown. as mentioned i would like you as he he he. eugene found a solution and come i am not sure that this is due. and we c

their immediate release and the international community's not going to be satisfied until kernel schneider and his fellow captives come home. finally, as both angela and i have repeatedly said, we want to see a diplomatic resolution to the situation in ukraine. but we've also been clear that if the russian leadership does not change course, it will face increasing costs, as well as growing isolation, diplomatic and economic. already, the ruinle has fallen to near record lows. investors are fleeing and it's estimated $100 billion in investment will exit russia this year. russian companies are finding it hard to accession the capital they need. russia's credit rating has been downgraded to just above junk status. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are making an already weak russian economy even weaker. pourover, if russia continues on its current course, we have a range of tools at our disspos an disposal. we've been consulti inin ining with our partners and we're stepping up our planning. angela and i continue these consultations today. the russian leadership must know if it continues to

so then umass the schneider problem, which went% unit that she felt comfortable making the vote for whichyou want to do for public tv. maybe the people in crimea feel this way, the well-known fact is all modern state are as a result of the use of force. you know, with something called 1862 next 1865 if i remember correctly. the united states because of the use of force. if you look at england come if you a brat, the briefs or if you're a scotsman and prefer to see your english. no, it is scotch. i didn't voluntarily join this group. almost every entity has result in the small prussia is the one that generated. so when you start unpacking this issue, the logical way of course, canada because we have federalism. and if quÉbec decided to vote itself out of its confederation, i don't in ottawa use force because they use violence. they misuse the ballot box. ottawa would've had to have said this is the will of the individual of this group. then the question is, with all the small entities, how did they sustain themselves in the genius of the american logic, which is another book, which is the

. >> dan schneider has said look, we're not going to change the name.ted indian reservations and created a foundation in support of native americans. should that matter if native americans find it offensive, shouldn't it go? >> there are native americans who are not supportive of this name who feel it is offensive but there are also native americans within our community who find it to be fine and find that it's okay. i look at an example like the florida state seminoles. there are some people who are offended by that but florida state university has the blessing of the seminole tribe of florida. they have talked about it and understand that this is a positive thing that they wanted to be associated with. they have received the blessing. i think we can learn from a situation like that. >> that's very different. the seminoles self-identify as seminoles. there are not native americans who self-identify as red skins. that's different than saying the seminoles don't mind being called the seminoles. it's like if there were a black team that we call the darkie

general manager john schneider put together this outstanding organization. but i'm curious where the championship belt is today, john. [ laughter ] we are here to celebrate the first super bowl victory for the city of seattle. [ cheers and applause ] during the regular season seahawks tied for the best record, suffocating defense led to -- led the league in points allowed, yards allowed, interceptions, takeaways, turnover margin. they beat the rival 49ers. [ cheers and applause ] i knew you guys would clap on that one. in the nfc championship game, and then dominated one of the best offenses in the nfl, beating the broncos by 35 points. of course, i don't need to tell you how outstanding the seahawks are because they did a pretty good job of describing themselves as outstanding during the year. you may have heard about the legion of boom. richard sherman and earl thomas, cam chancellor and bob maxwell combined to form the best secondary in basketball. you had guys like michael bennett, red bryant, brandon me bain and brandon me bane's belly roll dance. we ca

secure ther immediate release, and international community is not going to be satisfied until colonel schneider and his fellow captives come home. angela and ioth have repeatedly said, we want to see a diplomatic resolution to the situation in ukraine. thate have also been clear if the russian leadership is not change course, it will face increasing costs as well as growing isolation. diplomatic and economic. already it has fallen to near all-time lows. russian stocks have dropped sharply and russia has dipped into a recession. investmentn in russia will exit this year. russian companies are finding it hard to access the capital they need and russia's credit rating has been downgraded to just above junk status. in short, russia's actions in ukraine are making a weak economy even weaker. moreover, if russia continues on its current course, we have a range of tools at our disposal, including sanctions that would target certain sectors of the russian economy, and we have been consulting closely with our weopean and g7 partners, and are stepping up our planning. angela and i continued these consult

their immediate release and the international community is not going to be satisfied until colonel schneiderssian leadership does not change course, it will face increasing costs as well as growing isolation. diplomatic and economic. already the ruble has fallen to near lows. russian stocks have dropped sharply and russia has slipped into recession. investors are fleeing and it's estimated $100 billion in investment will exit russia this year. russian companies are finding it hard to access the capital they need and russia's credit rating has been downgraded to just above junk status. in short, russia's actions in the ukraine are making an already weak russian economy even weaker. moreover, if russia continues on its current course, we have a range of tools at our disposal, including sanctions that would target certain sectors of the russian economy, and we've been consulting closely with our european and g-7 partners and we're stepping up our planning. angela and i continued these consultations today. the russian leadership must know that if it continues to destabilize eastern ukraine and d