soto's private attorney, steven h.osen has filed a motion to have the criminal contempt charge dropped. >> mr. rosen, miss soto. >> stand up. >> as you know -- >> you may sit down. >> thank you. >> i want you to understand that there is case law that is specifically says that what you did, flipping the finger and what you said -- i'm. >> i'm sorry. >> listen, do not say a word. >> i just. >> okay. >> flipping the finger and what you said is contemptuous language. contemptuous behavior. you get contempt. that is with you the rest of your life. >> now it's the attorney's tourn need soto's case. >> her judgment on that day was impaired by her ingestion of drugs and alcohol prior to her coming to your courtroom. that impairment, even though i don't condone her actions, led her to the conduct that was contemptuous before you. >> soto's attorney brings forward an administrator from an outpatient mental drug and rehab facility who evalwatd soto while she was in jail. >> she presented symptoms ofening a zeierty. this is common

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the question is: is it the sense of the senate that the debate on the nomination of james alan soto of arizona to be the united states district judge for the district of arizona, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and the nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, on this vote, the vote is 61 in the affirmative. 35 in the negative. the motion is agreed to. cloture having been invoked, the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: james alan soto of arizona to be united states district judge for the district of arizona. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the consideration of the following nominations which the clerk will report. the clerk: department of state, helen meagher la lime of the district of columbia to be ambassador. the judiciary, gregg jeffrey costa of texas to be united states -- department of justice, leslie ragon caldwell of new york to be assistant attorney general. mrs. murray: mr. p

senator mccain mentioned judge soto. i have had the honor of getting to know judge soto and his family for a bit. he served for 13 years in the county of santa cruz's superior court and is currently a presiding judge. the only thing at that hearing that came up is the people of santa cruz county are going to be sad to lose him as a judge. he has been -- has been great there and he will be a great district court judge. i -- again, i am so happy to go through this process. this is my first time, being relatively new in this position, to go through the process of having judges nominated and go through the process, and it was a pleasure to work with senator mccain on this and also with the white house, and the president in making these nominations happen. so i urge my colleagues to vote both for cloture and for final confirmation of these three judges today and hopefully the other three tomorrow or later. i appreciate again the president for making these nominations, and arizona has waited a long time to fill these judgeship

soto, investigador de sistemas confiesa que para los de su industria este tema no es nuevo, entre ellos las herramientas, las investigamos, y en nuestro ambiente corporativo de trabajo lo aplicamos,digamos, medidas para proteger. >> pero el problema va mÁs allá de lo corporativo, se han capturado mÁs de 90 personas, cifras confirman que medio millÓn de computadoras personales alrededor del 100 paÍses fueron infectadas con un sistema denominado "software troyano", por su difÍcil detenciÓn, los efectos son espeluznantes. >> puede hacer muchas cosas, prender la cÁmara web, extraer archivos, instalar otro software, puede inclusive extorsionar personas, porque pueden ver a dÓnde van, quÉ compran. >> segÚn el fbi, alrededor de 700.000 personas han sido vÍctimas. sugerencias: ( informaciÓn en pantalla ) >> ahora, china respondiÓ rÁpidamente diciendo que ellos son las vÍctimas de hackers de los estados unidos, y catalogaron las acusaciones como absurdas, sin argumentos. enrique. >> muchas gracias, daniela con la informaciÓn. autoridades sanitarias autorizaron retirar del mercado libre as de car

. >> la representante estatal cynthia soto presentÓ el proyecto de ley h703, para que todos los residentesolo, quiero vivir para luchar por mi hijo. >> como latina me duele mucho, me duele que haya gente sufriendo, gente usando diÁlisis se cansan, están en esa mÁquina por horas, yo lo sÉ porque mi suegro tiene diabetes, y mi esposo en mayo le dio un transplante. >> quienes critican la protesta dicen que mÁs indocumentados enfermos sean mudarÍan a illinois, ondear miles -donde hay de personas esperando transplantes. >> mi condiciÓn de enfermedad se llama amiloidosis hereditaria, se necesita un transplante de hÍgado porque no he tratamiento por el enfermedad. >> lorenzo tiene 17 aÑos, su madre y los hermanos fallecieron a causa del mismo mal, si no recibe un hÍgado pronto, su vida peligra, aÚn asÍ participÓ en una huelga de hambre durante 18 dÍas. estaba arriesgando su vida al hacer la huelga de hambre, por quÉ lo hizo? >> desesperado y angustiado, que si no lograba que me pusieran en la lista de espera, quÉ me esperaba a mi? >> por eso acudieron nuevamente a protestar frente al hospital que

joining me now, joy reid and victoria defrancesco soto.nk you both for coming on the show tonight. let me start with you, "vanity fair" just acknowledged the theory that the clintons are behind the lewinsky piece. their only response was, "seriously?" so why is the right so convinced that this is a vast conspiracy? >> obviously, because the clintons have mind control. they have mind control over "vanity fair," a publication in which they have no actual control. they have mind control over monica lewinsky, and i would submit that if, in fact, the clintons are that powerful, that they can use just the power of their minds to make "vanity fair" get monica lewinsky to write a piece that they happen to publish just at the time when hillary's about to, wait a minute, we don't know that hillary clinton is about to announce for president or when or if she's going to do it. if the clintons are that all powerful, the republicans shouldn't even run anyone against them, because if they've got that kind of psychological power, no one can beat hillary c

. >> despuÉs de su éxito en "un refugio para el amor", el actor gabriel soto nos habla de su nuevo proyecto te presentamos la Última sensaciÓn para jugar el fÚtbol de la forma mÁs divertida, en una burbuja. >> se acerca el dÍa de la madre y nos traen las mejores ideas de moda para la mamÁ de hoy. >> escucha cÓmo hacer una venta de garage en internet y cÓmo ganar dinero con esas cosas que no usas. >> y nuestro sabio no se va a la mansiÓn de las chicas de nuestra belleza latina.. >> y maribel guardia revela cÓmo estÁ joan sebastian y cÓmo su hijo vive la enfermedad de su padre. >> bienvenidos a despierta amÉrica! >> es "juernes". [♪ mÚsica ♪] ♪ sigue la fiesta, las manos en la cintura hasta que amanezca ♪ ♪ las manos en la cintura hasta que amanezca ♪ [♪ mÚsica ♪] >> eso! venga! >> venga que hoy es jueves. sÍ, sí. quÉ emociÓn, seÑoras y seÑores. ya se respira el fin de semana. es como un respirito asÍ, pero ya casi llega. buenos dÍas, hoy es jueves 1 de mayo del 2014 y gracias a dios es... >> "juernes"! >> quÉ emociÓn. >> ay, karlita, quÉ emociÓn. >> ¿ya cumples aÑos? >> 38. >> pero luces com

. >> gabriel soto le da tremendo consejo a david zepeda para su carrera de cantante. >> bienvenidos aerta amÉrica". >> la. mejor manera de comenzar tus maÑanas. >> hoy es miÉrcoles. [♪ mÚsica ♪] >> es de los temas que mÁs me gustan. >> ¿estÁ listo para comenzar un dÍa miÉrcoles como hoy? 21 de mayo del aÑo 2014. se va levantando todavÍa pegado a la lagaÑa. se nota que la casa estÁ muy tranquilita. es que paul no estÁ. >> le mandamos besos a nuestro querido paul. >> sin goce. mira, de por sÍ. sin goce de sueldo. sigue faltando.. >> no. se fue a mÉxico a hacer una actividad. >> que regrese pronto. >> y la que hace falta es una entrevista con orlando segura. le hizo una gran entrevista a lucero. ella siempre tan amable. aquÍ lo vamos a ver. >> oigan, seÑores, y algo muy interesante. en breve nos visita jordi rosado. pero para enseÑarnos a lidiar con los adolescentes, nosotros que estamos trabajando con esa situaciÓn y tÚ tambiÉn. a karlita, todavÍa no le hace falta pero a nosotros... yo estaba hablando con Él y le preguntaba cÓmo voy a bregar con un niÑo que piensa que sus amigos saben m

no se roba paquetes o correo, le sorprendera que es lo que hurta...... 0.1 0.16 0.30 0.50 francis sotondan robando aqui por la vecindad" francis esta tomando medidas de precaucion al enterarse sobre este hombre que ven en pantalla que anda robando articulos de las entradas de los hogares en san jose, en la calle julian y la 15 francis "no voy a dejar nada que no me gustaria que me robaran" el ladron, segun muestra este video de seguridad, roba una planta de un hogar, no una vez sino dos, sin importarle que la luz de la entrada este prendida. joe pambianco fue una de las victimas joe el dice que el hombre venia en un carro de lujo, es bien parecido y estaba agarrando los articulos como si le pertenecieran... articulos que eran plantas y decoraciones de jardines... al sospechoso, los vecinos le han puesto el nombre de el "comprador de medianoche" esperanza espinoza/vecina "tengo mucho cuidado en cerrar las ventanas cuando me voy a trabajar temprano" ante lo peculiar del r utilizado para vendeo enlos m pulgas, pero segun el el gerente mercados de san jose, para vender en las instalaciones

blanca soto se integra la familia telemundo para darle vida a la seora acero y en hora buena nuevamentestillo en duenos del paraiso "muy emocionada contenta es una sorpresa solo te puedo decir que es una gran produccion" --- y buenas noticias pa sseguidores del senor de los esa que se anuncio unarcera pt.antes delento en la alfrombra roja vimos laportunidad de aticar corafael amaya y nos on pequeno adelanto de la gdtemporada que empieza te 26 de mayo "mucha accions polvora mas intriga... antes eran los malos contraos enos ahora son los malosna los peores.. ni te anas lo que va a pasar... lo en que ver" --- y para losamantes de los deportes tambien anuncio que telemun sera lasa oficial para el supertazon la copa mundial de la fen 2015 ra cerrar con broche de oro despues las estrellas celebraron por todo lo alto este an repertorio de entretenimiento take sot rashel zrentadora "un nuevo da)) take somia celeste rarpsentadora "al rojovivo" sar ultima pausa corcial en noticiero telemundo 48 pero al regresar take vo vive usted cerca a una propiedad que esta siendo embargada y siente algunos pr

the clerk: james alan soto of arizona to be united states district judge. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask that the chair order the reading of the motion to invoke cloture. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of james alan so toe of arizona to be -- soto of arizona to be united states district judge for the district of arizona, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names not be necessary. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is carried. mr. reid: i now move to pr

. >> con estudios clÍnicos, anÁlisis la representante estatal cintia soto presentÓ el proyecto de leyoblema. mi esposo le dio un trasplante. >> quienes critican dicen que mÁs indocumentados enfermos se mudarÍan donde hay 5200 personas esperando trasplantes. pero el cambio de la ley beneficiarÍa sÓlo a los pacientes con insuficienca renal. excluyendo a otros con enfermedades igual de graves. >> mi condiciÓn de enfermedad necesita un trasplante de hÍgado, porque no hay medicamento para la enfermedad. >> lorenzo tiene 37 aÑos. su madre y sus hermanos fallecieron a causa del mismo mal. si no recib un hÍgado pronto su vida peligrÓ aÚn participÓ en una huelga de hambre durante 18 dÍas. >> usted estaba arriesgando su vida con la huelga de hambre. por quÉ lo hizo? >> yo desesperada, angustiado de que si no lograba que me pusieran en lista de espera pues quÉ me esperaba a mÍ? >> por eso acudieron nuevamente a protestar frente al hospital que llevaba su caso. >> a pesar de nuestros intentos por conversar con voceros de hospitales y doctores que participaron en la creaciÓn de ley como en varios

and soto came up with solar powered batteries to charge a schooler. and haines created a concussion cushion for football helmets. >> i think we need to encourage girls because without encouraging them and pushing them and telling them that they can come up with these things sometimes they don't believe it. >> reporter: hains dream of becoming the first female college football coach. and the president announced a competition to train math and science graduates to become teachers. >>> warming up, our >>> oh my god. >> oh, geez. this is what can go wrong when motorcyclists split the lanes but it's legal here in california. we discovered though that the practice of lane splitting is leading to more collisions between motorcyclists and cars than ever before. ktvu's john fowler tonight tells us what's changed to make this happen. >> reporter: with more and more cars on the road, no surprise drivers get ticked off at motorcyclists. >> frustrating. because they think they own the road. and, especially when you're stuck in traffic. >> reporter: it's called lan

and soto came up with solar powered batteries to charge a schooler.nd haines created a concussion cushion for football helmets. >> i think we need to encourage girls because without encouraging them and pushing them and telling them that they can come up with these things sometimes they don't believe it. >> reporter: hains dream of becoming the first female college football coach. and the president announced a competition to train math and science graduates to become teachers. >>> warming up, our chief meteorologist bill martin is telling us how warm it's going to get. >> and the speedy sale of the clippers following the controversy of the owner. to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. >>> oh my god. >> oh, geez. this is what can go wrong when motorcyclists split the lanes but it's legal here in california.

barrios and soto. >>> a treasure-trove of gold coins a california couple found in tin cans is about too on sale. you may remember, the couple found the coins while on a walk. they were in eight tin cans. one will be auctioned off at 8:30 tonight. money from the auction will be donated to the mint to go into a museum. the whole stash could be worth $10 million. >>> it's risky and it's dangerous. so why is it legal? >> well you will see it pretty often especially during commute traffic all the time perhaps if you're driving up. what we've learned about lane splitting motorcyclists and your safety. >>> the drought has caused a lot of problems but who thought one of them would be a shortage of goats. >> back here right after the break, where's the fog? it's going to come back. i'll let you know when it gets here and when it's going to impact your bay area neighborhood. my dad worked as a short order cook. right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm

>> indeed it was, justices ginsburg, briar and soto may overdissented and kagan said it tends to divide americans instead of uniting them all as americans. when you come to a government meeting, religion should have nothing to do with it. she understands the history of opening government meetings with a prayer but when you start to encourage this sort of sectarianism, it become s divisive. government prayer is so deeply established in our history that it's acceptable unless it crosses a line. >> pete williams, thank you so much. >>> a deadly wildfire continuing to rage in oklahoma engulfing homes and killing at least one person near guthrie, oklahoma. the fire started as a controlled burn on sunday afternoon and rapidly spread out of control fueled by temperatures nearing 100 degrees. strong winds and severe drought conditions as well contributing 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. authorities said the blaze is only 75% contained. >> with the wind conditions expected to pick up throughout the morning and afternoon, we still have some concern. we have quite a few hot spot

this is the, victoria defrancesco soto. >>> an explosion levelled a hotel used by syrian government troopse city of aleppo this morning. this video was posted online although nbc has not been able to authenticate it. a rebel group claimed responsibility saying it killed 50 people. it is to push bashar al assad out of power. >> oscar pistorius team brought out a social worker who met with the olympian after the arrest. pistorius' emotion is real not just for the cameras and on cross-examination said being emotional about it didn't prove he didn't kill his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >>> investigators believe they're dealing with a case of murder/suicide at a florida mansion owned by james blake. a massive fire appears to have been intentionally set. four members of the family were killed. this affluent neighborhood in tampa is home to many athletes. more scenes like this are expected from the plains through the upper midwest. hail the size of golf balls in oklahoma and that caused damage to cars. today 51 million people are at risk for severe weather from texas to minneapolis. large hail wi

supporting bitcoin while he's pretending but going but we know the truth to it or that the genius of soto should not go has done a number on your head and you finally are being sucked into the vortex that is big going and soon will understand that bitcoin is equal to gold in many ways and then i predict within the air will be saying that bitcoin is superior to gold in many ways so this is the progression peter is now stepped on the ladder toward bitcoin apostle to them and what come aboard well isn't it moore's law is it called where you know one fax machine isn't worth much but two is worth more and ten is worth the. more and metcalf's law has more laws and furs to the ever decreasing cost of the c.p.u. going forward so his using it increases the value of it that's validating they opinion of many bitcoin evangelists around the world that it's. you can hate a fax machine but the very fact that you had a fax machine increase the value of having a fax machine to all the other people in the network focus point is two things remember it's a product payment processor and it's a currency second

able to understand to toshi and peter schiff in two thousand and thirteen was incapable of taking soto she's algorithm on board. them and the protocol was not able to be presented to peter schiff in a way that would allow him to buy a big coin in twenty thirty eight so that's a misstatement the second thing he says which is incorrect is saying that while not going to buy them now well that's stupid but cars are going to go to ten thousand dollars a bit going i mean. gold is a buy you know thirteen hundred fourteen hundreds going to ten thousand. the minority and that is he's going against the majority view of you know out there on the main street same thing with bitcoin i predict this peter schiff will be buying big coin when it goes over ten thousand dollars per bit going i'm going to bet you did coin that this is in fact going to happen well and the other interesting thing is that you've often mentioned in the past about using gold and silver or bitcoin as a hedge against each other and he does say he reiterated that he's still a skeptic of bitcoin and other alternative currencies an

and now joining me is erica soto lamb and holly from the gree e owe.com.lk about the gun rights. what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness! we don't have to live like this! too many have died! we should say to ourselves, not one more! thank you. that's it. >> erica, not one more. and is there not going to be one more as the lawmakers redouble the efforts to help the cause? >> this is the objective of the organization that i work for, gun safety and moms demand action. it is no longer a urban problem, but it is a problem for all americans, and it is something that we see it, and we need to know as parents that when we send our children off to college, they are going to be soft. when we go to the movie theaters and church and shopping malls. gun violence is affecting all american americans and that is why we are asking all americans to vote with gun sense, and do more and ask the elected officials to help us from gun violence and keep the guns out of the wrong hands. >> and will this translat

. >> y esto va para una productora nuestra que es parte del revoltillo, jessi soto que cumple 19 aÑosuestra belleza latina a esta prueba. veremos si ellas son tan bellas. >> y michelle salas celebrÓ a lo grande el dÍa de la madre. no te puedes perder cÓmo. y lupillo rivera como nunca lo habÍan visto en su vida, todos los detalles en el revoltillo. aquÍ estÁ maite y nos va a contar todo. todo! [♪ mÚsica ♪] >> se pone mejor, y tambiÉn michelle salas, le mostramos las imÁgenes. >> son tantas como aparentan! >> y descubre las comidas de cÓmo afectan tu estado de Ánimo! ♪ >> venga! venga! ♪ >> bueno! >> hola hola! allÁ en casita, buen dÍa! >> muy buenos dÍas a todos. estamos contentos, nos acompaÑa mi tocalla. [ aplausos ] mi tocaya, carla monroe >> ademÁs de guapa es muy talentosa. >> felicidades. [ risas ] >> ademÁs estamos muy contentos de que estÁ aquÍ, porque saliendo agarras tus petacas explosivas y nos vamos a disney para celebrar los 17 aÑos de estar juntitos todas las llamadas. >> ahÍ frente al castillo. >> y tambiÉn que nos manden las fotitos que subieron por favor, con los detal

vaya travesura la que pasÓ la hija de gabriel soto cuando terminÓ con calcomanÍas en la cara graciasglÉs. >> me corre por las venas. i love banda. i love norteÑo. i love spanish music. [♪ mÚsica ♪] >> se oye increÍble. muy bien, ¿le gustÓ? >> cÁntennos en espaÑol. ana siempre nos estÁ cantando. >> a ver. una canciÓn. la que sea. >> ¿el rey? ♪ yo sÉ que estoy afuera pero el dÍa en que yo me muera, sÉ que tendrÁs que llorar ♪ >> ave marÍa... se nos juntaron dos. >> se entienden muchas cosas de ana. >> ¿quÉ disfrutas hacer con tu mami? >> yo no tengo a mi mami aquÍ, las tengo en honduras. es un momento muy especial. >> tenemos un momento muy especial. ahÍ estÁ. ¿quÉ tal? maite. te presto a mi mamÁ un ratito. ¿le quieres decir algo a tu mami? ay, no puede hablar. se nos quedÓ... mira, cuando nos tocan el punto que mÁs nos duele, ¿no? >> a mi madre, que la amo, que la quiero mucho, me alegra verlos a ustedes con sus madres y me recuerda cuÁnto los extraÑo y que gracias a usted por todo lo que hace por mÍ. Ésa fotografÍa fue hace mÁs de 7 aÑos cuando yo era una estudiante de la universidad

also joining the table contributor to msnbc victoria defrancesco soto.tory. because it's almost impossible for a poor kid to go to college, make ends meet, pay for it, and keep it together. >> it's difficult. income is part of it and finances are part of pipt it goes beyond that as well. it has to do with the sense of connection and belonging that students feel there. and it's also not just a problem for poor kids. it's a problem for middle class kids as well. when you look at the national statistics for who graduates, anyone in the bottom half of the income distribution, only a 25% chance they're going to make it to a degree. it is a situation now in a lot of college campuses where the rich kids are doing well and everyone is struggling. >> the rich kids have the support they need, they don't have a pay for it. they go in there stress free. and they get to actually go to college. what are middle class and lower class kids shouldering beyond the massive dead which is totally completely unfair and the percentage that they're paying on the loans that they'

adrian soto, 17, shot on a sidewalk. jakara bonds, 17, shot in the street. andre sivantes, 22, shot while sit in a car. josiah martinez, 20, shot on the porch front. another shot in a driveway while on spring break. nicholas ramirez, 19, chased and shot while he was driving. anthony, 18, and jordan, 16, shot in an apartment during an argument. timothy, 19, shot while driving in an ambush on easter sunday. quinton jackson, 22, shot in a building hallway. darius kelly, 22, shot in a driveby. demario collins, 19, shot while riving in a car. ontavarian, shot while sitting outside. cindy, 21, shot while riding in the backseat of a car. then there's india martin, a 14-year-old girl who was shot and killed last week by another 14-year-old girl in a dispute over a boy. india, highway freshman and an honor student and the 14-year-old suspect, an honor student, friends since elementary school, had been feuding on facebook. after school last week, the teen suspect confronted india with a gun. that gun, a .38 caliber reinvolver, went from a local gunshop, to a man who r

and the question occurs on the soto nomination. there -- is there a sufficient second? there there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish to vote or change his or her vote? if not, the yeas are 95. the nays are 1. and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote to invoke cloture on the costa nomination. without objection, all time is yielded back. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators in in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of gregg jeffrey costa of texas to be united states circuit judge for the fifth circuit signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is: is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of gregg jeffrey costa of texas to be the united states circuit