the american diabetes association is a great resource. l us a little bit about that before we run out of time. >> the american diabetes association is a wonderful organization. they connect families and adults with type 1 diabetes so you can share tricks of the trade. there are a lot of community organizations out there that are doing that. and i think sometimes knowing that you're not alone can really help. again, to share tricks of the trade with other family members can really be helpful. >> so they're easily available online, probably in social me a media? >> yes. there are a lot of different organizations. very important, a very strong community here in the bay area. i encourage all families to reach out and get involved with their local families. >> kathleen, thank you so much. really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. thaor taking>> good for you for of yourself so well. you're an inspiration. >> thank you. >> that is all the time we have for today. special thanks to all of our wonderful guests. for more information about today's prog

the attorney general eric holder spoke in san francisco and told the american bar association it's time to reform federal drug prosecutions. >> mark matthews joins us live now withholder's speech and the reaction. mark? >> he didn't talk about federal prosecution of medical marijuana but eric holder wants to scale back on the amount of prison time for what he called low-level nonviolent drug offenders. he's going to instruct u.s. attorneys to reduce charges to limit those mandatory minimum sentences. at the american bar association meeting this morning attorney general holder call forward a gnaw approach to inen forcing drug laws. >> very mandated a modification of the justice department's charging policies so certain low level, nonviolent drug offenders will no longer be charged with offense that's impose draconian mandatory sentence autos holder says since 19 80s the country's population increased by a third but federal prison population has gone up 800%. >> we cannot simply prosecute our way to becoming a safer nation. >> holder says he's trouble bid a report black male drug offender

[applause] aboutlary clinton spoke voting rights at the american bar association annual meeting. she talked about the supreme court's decision to vote down part of the voting rights act. the former secretary of state al,o received the ava med the highest honor for service. this is 35 and its. >> bank here. thank you very much. -- thank you. thank you all very very much. thank you. think you very much, president bellows of. thank you, mr. chairman, members of the house of delicate, incoming president, friends and colleagues, long time and members of the ava, i am so deeply grateful to you for this award. by those whoed have received it in the past to join their company, in some small measure to continue the work championed. i know earlier you heard from attorney general holder about important issues in our criminal justice system. afternoon i want to raise another such issue, voting rights. the ava has where been particularly active all my professional life and to share perspective from four decades as a lawyer, diplomat about white voting rights are sold foundational to our democr

. >>> hillary clinton came to san francisco today to receive the highest award from the american bar association. she also kicked off the first of several speeches about democracy in modn times. ken bastida joins us from moscone where clinton is sounding more like a presidential candidate. >> reporter: she is. her experience as secretary of state and every time she shows up in front of a crowd in front of cameras, you start wondering about 2016 and a lot of political insiders are saying today's speech really was nothing more than her, well, her political future. >> i am so deeply grateful to you for this award. >> reporter: hillary clinton is already racking up the awards and the accolades, but her eyes could be on the biggest prize of all, making history as the first female president of the united states. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: clinton is not tipping her hand. but just last week, in iowa, a new campaign called, madam president, kicked into high gear. >> we went to iowa because iowa is where the presidential conversation starts. >> reporter: welcome to hillary clinton's shadow

the american heart association. they should require of themselves. >> the but a little thing on a saying refillable very carefully >> you see that. we see it on the shelf. this is good. this is healthy. >> unless you have high blood presre. >> as the part the left out. gerri: you guys are great. great to have you on the show. thank you for coming on. great job. still thinking about that heart healthy. [laughter] we will read about it. some federal reserve staff may have their vacations cut short. u.s. district court judges it to mention the federal reserve, but the new plan on swipe fees. the plan could affect a lot of bottom lines, including yours. peter barnes joins me with the very latest. banks and reilers are, again, battling, fighting over swipe fees, the fees the retailers pay banks when customers buy something using their debit cards. banks collect about $15 billion per year in the swipe fees from retailers under the financial reforms approved by congress in 2010 congress ordered the federal reserve which reg

600, 000 children and found that boys born to mother -- the study appeared online today of the american association journal, doctors should not delay giving labor induced medication which can be life safing. saving. >>> on the blog today, posts of the sketches of what he calls the hp . but, as maggie explains, it is all pretty theoretical at this point. >> i have a name for it, it is called the hyper loop. >> still confused? i met up with brian inside the old school new york city subway system to get the real hyper loop scoop. >> what are we thinking it might be like, it is supposed to not be like the infrastructure that we are used to. >> he says it is nothing like we have seen before so what would it look like? >> it looks something like a tube sort of like enclosed tube and we just blast air through that, kind of like, you know the old school mail system where they, sends the package up and it gets sucked up and we'll be launched of the rail gun, 600 miles per hour. >> is this something we want to ride on? >> i think so because in a controe environment. >> videos like this one on youtube are ate

, the american psychiatric association, and the american psychological association all hold to that position. and more and more often, insurance companies are as well. as you mentioned earlier, that is still frequently not the case. but on the civilian side, more and more are covering these life-saving procedures. >> suarez: let's move away from the army for a minute. are there differences when you go from state to state in regulation, both recognizing the changes, all thering birth certificates so you can get documents like passports, are transjeopardy people facing a patchwork quilt of laws across the country? >> well, they absolutely are, and probably the worst of that is the fact that in some states, a very small number of states, it is illegal to discriminate again someone on the basis of their gender identity, transgender identification. in the vast majority, it is perfectly legal, so this, you know, highlights the experience that transgender people have in this country every day, not just in trying to get appropriate identity documents, so that they can be addressed

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attorney general eric holder spoke to the american bar association in san francisco this morning calling for major changes because of massive overcrowding in the federal prisons. there are currently 40% -- they are currently 40% above capacity. 219,000 inmates with nearly half of them serving time for drug-related crimes. holder says nonviolent offenders with no drug gang ties should get lesser sentences. >> i have today mandated a modification of the justice department's charging policies so that certain low level nonviolent drug offenders who have no ties to large-scale organizations, gangs or cartels will no longer be charged with offenses that impose draconian mandatory minimum sentences. >> reporter: the attorney general says money used for prison construction should be diverted to programs and services that are designed to reduce the problem of repeat offenders. holder's also saying essex expanding a prison program that will allow for the release of some elderly nonviolent prisoners who served the majority of their sentences. linda yee, kpix 5. >> form of secretary of state hillary

the american bar association's annual meeting started today here at the masconi center.ntioned the u.s. attorney general is scheduled to speak on monday and that's when this anticipated possible roll out of new federal policies on low level drug crimes. >>> the issue of marijuana use is a point of tension between federal and state laws. in california, medical marijuana has been legal since 1996. >> i think spending federal or even local law enforcement resources on marijuana is a tremendous waste. i think we should focus on violent crime and things like that. >> reporter: marijuana law is the topic of some sessions at the american bar association convention. and there's talk that u.s. attorney general eric holder might roll out new federal policies in his speech monday. in an npr report, the attorney general is quoted as saying, we can certainly change our enforcement authority so we have some control in that way. the question is, how much change. marijuana becoming legal. just this past november voters in colorado and washington legalized recreational marijuana use. and

eric holder told the american bar association that the criminal justice system is broken in many ways. holder said that since mandatory prison for drug offenses began in the 1980s, the federal prison population has grown by 800%. holder says he will now stop charging many nonviolent drug suspects with crimes that carry the mandatory sentences. to understand what this problem looks like, we asked john blackstone to show us the prisons in california which has its own mandatory sentencing for drug offenses. >> in california about 120,000 inmates are crowded into state prisons designed to hold just 80,000. prison gymnasiums have been turned into dormitories and even county jails are full. all this is part of the legacy of california's three strikes law passed in 1994. san francisco's chief jail keeper is sheriff ross mirkarimi. california seemed to be a leader in "get tough on crime." that jammed up our prisons. >> this is true. it's important that we continue to optimize our response to public safety, but the goal is rehabilitation. >> reporter: california's packed prisons have had limit

the american bar association's annual meeting started today here at the masconi center. as you mentioned the u.s. attorney general is scheduled to speak on monday and that's when this anticipated possible roll out of new federal policies on low level drug crimes. >>> the issue of marijuana use is a point of tension between federal and state laws. in california, medical marijuana has been legal since 1996. >> i think spending federal or even local law enforcement resources on marijuana is a tremendous waste. i think we should focus on violent crime and things like that. >> reporter: marijuana law is the topic of some sessions at the american bar association convention. and there's talk that u.s. attorney general eric holder might roll out new federal policies in his speech monday. in an npr report, the attorney general is quoted as saying, we can certainly change our enforcement authority so we have some control in that way. the question is, how much change. marijuana becoming legal. just this past november voters in colorado and washington legalized recreational marijuan

and the american medical association today the latest numbers from the u.s. army show that fifty seven prisoners remain on hunger strike forty one still being force fed and one hunger striking detainees is being observed in the hospital and this is now five years after president obama promised to close down the prison a promise he soon realized he was unfit to keep. walks out of all bets easy to close down guantanamo are legitimately is reduced when we've got. a mole that is open when we suspend habeas corpus those kinds of things erode our moral claims that we are acting they have broader universal principles i have said repeatedly that i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow through on that person executive order that we are signing. by the authority vested in me as president a. president by the constitution and laws of the united states of america promptly close the detention facility at guantanamo bay i knew when i order to guantanamo closed that it would be difficult and complex it was always our intent to transfer detainees to other countries onl

>> the first edition of my book i was tangling with the american association of university women because they had promoted the idea that girls were in crisis. when in fact boys were falling further and further behind that was sort of ignored. in this edition i focus on all sorts of causes. the decline of recess and zero tolerance and increasingly classrooms have become more feeling centered, sedentary, competition averse. unwittingly have moved away from the needs of little boys. >> i agree. talking to the congresswoman about sports being distracting. schools do compete with the popular culture they have to do a better job engaging the young male minds. >> president obama had it right, put more emphasis on science and math i think that we need to look at our curriculum. there are many things here that -- >> we may need more male teachers. >> we may need more experiments with single sex education. there's fantastic public school, all male and all female -- >> eagle academy in new york a charter school. >> the male leadership academy in dallas which is fantastic. there are lot of things we

to you. . >> thank you, brian. >>> former secretary of state hillary clinton is also at the american bar association meeting today. she is set to receive the aba medal for distinguished service at 3:00 p.m. today in san francisco. she will address the delegates. >>> today the alameda coroner is scheduled to cut an autopsy on the body found in vacaville friday. the identity is not expected to be released until tomorrow. the family of missing oakland woman sandra coke fears the body may be the 50-year-old. coke disappeared just over a week ago on friday police moved the search for her to an area near lagoon valley park in vacaville. that's where the body was found. police were following up on a lead after arresting 56-year- old randy alana who is a person of interest in coke's disappearance. coke's family said, our hearts are heavy to think she may not be coming home to us. but we have been sustained through this ordeal by the unbelieve be outpouring of love, concern and prayers from all of you. >>> the chp has tried to figure out who was driving party bus that crashed into a tree killing a passenger

i would like by mentioning a report from the american association of retired persons public policy institute. it's called nightmare on main street, older americans in the orange crisis. as someone has brought this before the task force? >> no. >> okay. briefly this was the first report that was done on the progression of the mortgage crisis and effect on people 50 or older and it could be helpful in findings statistics for lgbt seniors here in san francisco. as of december 2011 approximately 3.5 million loans of people 50 or older were under water and they owe more than the house is worth so they have no equity: 600,000 were in foreclosure and 125,000 loans were 90 days or more delinquent. thousands of americans lost their homes as a result of the mortgage crisis. i will not redo this but i will leave you with a summary of the report. however seriously delirchtacy rates of bowers and that group is particularly impacted by the mortgage crisissed and people of african-american and others are affected. people experience a good deal of shame and in organizing with these people we call the forecl

she was honored by the american bar association. clinton received a standing ovation this afternoon as she was awarded the american bar association medal. she was recognized for her own legal career as well as helping advance the careers of other female lawyers. clinton spoke about voting rights, urging lawyers to help strengthen the democratic process. >> write an op. ed., call a congressman, tell them you believe in the right to vote not just for yourselves but for your fellow citizens and tell them that our government cannot fully represent the people unless it has been fairly elected by them. >> the award comes amid growing speculation that she will run for president. coming up tonight at 6:00, how one group has already started working to try to get her into office in 2016. >>> call it bart on steroids. a man behind paypal, rocket company spacex and tesla motors is talking about the hyperloop. basically, a vacuum tube using magnets getting people from san francisco to los angeles in about 30 minutes. kpix 5's len ramirez shows us

americans do individual preparedness seriously. there was a survey that they sickly says half of the individuals have not done the to be prepared. i know the american public health association is working with the public to try to address some of these. is get ready campaign designed to try to the old resilience. created a series of resources to try to allow to be prepared. we have gotten engaged in the social media world so we have logs and e-mails and twitter mailsity -- blogs and e- and twitter activities. all kinds of things remind people it is time to get prepared and try to engage people to improve their health. i am going to leave you with one final note. are all in this major time of trying to get universal health care for all americans, but i need to point out that even when we achieve a well functioning health care system of the highest quality that provides the cure at an optimal cost, we do not have that, but we are working to achieve that. even if every american gets the platinum health care plan, that -- if each ofwant us has that, we would still need a robust public health system prepared to address that. it is important to understand most of what we do in pre

. >> former secretary of state visits the bay area to receive a honor from the american bar association but the guessing game over her political few stur getting most attention. will she, or won't she, run for president again? >> that is the question. a lot of speculation there. >> that is right. i mean, 2016 is stlil three years ago. most democrats and republicans are betting hillary clinton will make a second bid for the white house and the speech does nothing to dispell that notion. >> hillary clinton awarded the highest citation. this organization of the lawyers applauding what is described as her service to the cause of justice. >> clinton, a former lawyer, senator and secretary of state used the occasion to denounce the u.s. supreme court's decision that struck a blow to the 1965 voting rights act. she believes that will limit access for people of color and the poor. >> citizens will be disenfranchised, victimized by the law instead of served by it that. progress towards a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. >> clinton says this is the first in a series of spe

the american bar association presented clinton its highest award. aba medal. the group recognized clinton for her long law career as well as helping to advance the legal careers of other women lawyers. >> the search for justice drives people to stand up against dictatorship, corruption and oppression. >> in a speech on voemeter righ clinton told the group the decision to strike down portions of the voter rights acts could expose many to discrimination. >> citizens will be victimized by the law instead of served by it. that progress, that historical progress towards a more perfect union will go backward instead of forwards. >> missing from clinton speech was any mention of her decision on whether or not to run for president in 2016. >> she has i think been pretty good about saying, a long time away. and let me just sort of focus on resting and being out of government for a while. at the same time she does seem, like she might be laying the ground work for something. >> if clinton throws her hat in the ring, the university of san francisco political expert, cory

what he said this week at the american bar association is look at the number of people in federal prisons. 219,000. eight times what it was 30 years ago. it's 40% over capacity. you've got -- if you add in the states, 1.5 million people in prison. and at a time of declining budgets that's expensive. so is it really worth -- does the punishment fit the crime when you send these low level drug owe feners, and that's really what he was talking about. mandatory minimums for them so he sent a memo to all the u.s. attorneys saying don't put in your indictment how much drugs were involved if it would trigger a mandatory minimum sentence under the federal law for people who are low level, nonviolent offenders, no ties to drug cartels or organized crime or gangs, and don't sell to children. if they fit all those criteria, don't trigger the mandatory mims. now, i think what he's really trying to do is to start a nationwide debate on this. there's a sign that some republicans are gipping to think it's a good idea. he mentioned rand paul and make lee, the senator from utah. and i think he wants to ul

she she accepted the american bar association's ada metal -- in the causevice of american justice. from san francisco, this is 35 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, thank you very much. thank you all very much. thank you. [applause] thank you very much. thank you, mr. bellows, mr. chairman, members of the house of delegates, incoming president, friends and colleagues, long time members of the aba. i am so deeply grateful to you for this award. i am humbled by those who have received it in the past. to join their company, and in some small measure, to continue the work that the aba has championed. i know that earlier you're from you heard from attorney general holder about important issues in our criminal justice system, and this afternoon, i want to raise another such issue -- voting rights. another area where the aba has been active all of my professional life. to share some perspectives from four decades as a lawyer, a legislator, diplomat about why voting rights are so foundational to our democracy and our future. but first, i want to underscore that this honor from the american

attorney general set to speak at the american bar association meeting today in downtown sf. "today in the bay." >>> also attending today's conference, former secretary of state hillary clinton. she's the guest of honor this afternoon where the aba is recognizing her for her legal career and help in advancing women lawyers. clinton worked in a private practice in arkansas and graduated from yale law. she's also worked on aijk counc in the house judiciary committee during the watergate investigation. >>> at 6:54. we have an update to breaking news we've been following in salon know county where a firefighters is on the scene of a four-alarm house fire. it's happening on poplar road. a street two miles north of the vacaville premium outlets. take a look at this. we have live pictures as the fire is zet said to be knocked down. look at the damage that remains. smoking embers. we don't know the extent of the cost of the damage so far. but firefighters still on the scene trying to put out some hot spots. once again this is in solana county in vacaville not too far from the vacavill

now, in our profession, we look to what's called the nac, american bar association standards. that's the national advisory commission. these standards were set forth in 1973 to determine what caseloads public defenders should be handling. and for felony cases the standard is 150. so, we're about 28% above the standard. we recently completed a case weighting report. the case weighting report is in addition to counting cases. what the case weighting process does is it allows managers to determine the actual work load of the attorney. and, so, what we're looking at there is the number of cases that the attorney is handling individually, the type of cases, each type of case is assigned a weight based on the relative seriousness of the case. and this is something that was determined by the controller's office in 2003 and our department has implemented this. and, so, applying that model, the average workweek and this is as of june 13, 2013, a felony attorney is 67.3 hours a week. for miscommunications, the total number of cases we handled in this fiscal year was 4,495. the annual cas

. >> former secretary of state visits the bay area to receive a honor from the american bar associationt the guessing game over her political few stur getting most attention. will she, or won't she, run for president again? >> that is the question. a lot of speculation there. >> that is right. i mean, 2016 is stlil three years ago. most democrats and republicans are betting hillary clinton will make a second bid for the white house and the speech does nothing to dispell that notion. >> hillary clinton awarded the highest citation. this organization of the lawyers applauding what is described as her service to the cause of justice. >> clinton, a former lawyer, senator and secretary of state used the occasion to denounce the u.s. supreme court's decision that struck a blow to the 1965 voting rights act. she believes that will limit access for people of color and the poor. >> citizens will be disenfranchised, victimized by the law instead of served by it that. progress towards a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. >> clinton says this is the first in a series of speech

later this morning, attorney general eric holder will address the american bar association. during this speech he's expected to announce a major new policy change on the war on drugs. holder will direct his 94 u.s. attorneys to stop charging people with low-level drug crimes that result in mandatory minimum sentences as long as the of ferns is non-violent and not tied to a gang or drug cartel. instead he'd charge them with less serious offenses that result in less harsh sentences that may put them into a drug treatment program or have them do community service instead. this policy changes comes about as the prison population is exploding. here are some numbers. since 1980 the u.s. population has grown by a third while the number behind bars has jumped by 800%. in a prepared quote holder says, quote, a vicious cycle of poverty, criminality and incarceration traps too many americans and weakens too many communities. however, many aspects of our criminal justice system may actually exacerbate this problem rather than alleviate it. unquote. bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> a l

the therapy is high he controversial and is posed by major medical groups including the american medical associationnd the american psychiatrist association which says there's no scientific evidence it works. the world health organization says it represents a serious threat to the health and well being of affected people. >> the fear is upon which these practices are based have no scientific basis and may cause harm. >> reporter: new jersey counsel counselor, ira king insists it could work. >> i left because it was a contradiction to my faith. i prevents them from getting the help they desire. >> if a parent says my daughter says she's gay. we want you to change that. what do you do? >> if the child doesn't want to change their sexual orientation, i honor and respect what the client wants because ultimately the child is my client, not the parent. >> this won't restrict religious institution or others that are not licensed therapists from talking to youth about this. >> right. they're not trained professionals. they're not licensed. they're not under a board of ethics that they must follow. that's th

i will give you an example of the outgoing head of the american association of professors, cary nelson, recently said of us that we engage in sclerotic wailing about restaurant civilization and maniacal opposition to m.litics in the classroo another historian writes about -- tog an ideologically restructure and privatize dean relentless and rogatory toward the hard- working and underpaid professors. different views here, to simplify. one is that american higher education is the best in the world, that it is only getting better, at its achievements in bringing critical thinking did students are unsurpassed. the other, which i represent, is that american higher education is in rapid decline, that it is coasting on its civilizational capital and not rebalancing that capital. does any of this matter? it goes to the question, are our best days still ahead of us? highnswer from taking error education seriously is that is a doubtful proposition. our best days depend on us being more than a civilization that , material wealth, abundance. we can have all the cheap energy stillbs in the world, i

absolutely a win-win for the kids. >> the american diabetes association says they may begin training school staff in just the coming months. >>> time now 5:09. coming up, tragedy at the ballpark. what may have contributed to a fan's falling at turner field. >> if you have faith, you stop. >> he may have been heaven scent. a priest at a fatal car crash is finally identified. >> and summer making a comeback in the bay area. temperatures heating up. how high they will get? we'll talk about it coming up. >> very light traffic still over at the san mateo bridge where we are just getting word of a new accident in the oakland area on the nimitz. i'll have details on that and a complete look at your morning drive still ahead. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, five-hundred feet above grod >>> it was supposed to be a scenic ride for 75 tourists in the ukraine. they were in a cable car nearly 500 feet above ground sunday when it came to a halt. rescuers had to lower the stranded passengers one at a time in an operation that went on for hours. a strong wind and tall pine trees made things a little difficult f

that's your fault. >> the american heart association is taking money in order to approve this which is the allegation which is a very serious allegation. gerri: and this is a private organization representing the medical industry, and if they're out there labeling things that are not difference, it's bad for them. >> but if he took half the can and added another can of water to it it could be fine for you. >> at think it's misleading. gerri: and a perfect lawyer tonight. >> exactly. gerri: said they have an obligation to keep the name claim. themerican heart association. they should require of themselves. >> the but a little thing on a saying refillable very carefully >> you see that. we see it on the shelf. this is good. this is healthy. >> unless you have high blood pressure. >> as the part the left out. gerri: you guys are great. great to have you on the show. thank you for coming on. great job. still thinking about that heart healthy. [laughter] we will read about it. some federal reserve staff may have their vacations cut short. u.s. district court judges it to mention the federal

if that sounds crazy to you, it sounds crazy to the american medical association and it also sounds crazy medical associations. they say it's not helpful. they say it's harmful. there are people who support it and say there's no danger in talk therapy. poppy, what did the governor, chris christie, just do and what did he sign? >> we've been following this closely. back in june the new jersey legislature passed this bill. it's been sitting on his desk for a long time. it says no licensed therapist in the state of new jersey can perform therapy on a minor to try to turn this from being gay to straight. sfr the world health organization says it represents a serious threat to the health and well being of people. is he going to sign this? the real question is should the government tell parents how to parent and what therapy their kids can get. i want to play you some sound we just got today asked about why he signed bill. listen. >> the statement speaks for itself. i did sign the bill. i think the statement speaks for itself. >> he says the statement speaks to itself. let he read you part of w

not me, but many psychiatrist only do that and the american psychiatric association rubber stamped thatith a bock of diagnosis that match up with the medicines, we have a global problem in psychiatry. >> a lot of people look at this story and article and the bells go off in your head. they are in cahoots with the pharmaceutical companies and making a ton of money and easier for the teachers and parents saying it is easier to deal with my child to give him a drug. it calms him down and makes life easier. >> some of the drugs are highly effective. they did a study on adderol showing that patients if treated with adderol showed a decrease in becoming criminal and breaking the law. there is a roll for these things. my son was my son or daughter s chance of taking their life, i would give them an anti-depressant. what we have allowed the healthcare workers to do is say, we're not paying for psycho therapy so scientists have been relegated, forced, pushed down into ten-minute medication visits with the blessing of the american psychiatric association, which has fallen right in line with these

we have responses from two experts so we start with wayne abernathy of the american bankers association. >> of pleasure to be on this panel and to read the book and to read it ahead of time before it got out of print. i need to say my comments are my own, these don't represent particularly those views of the american bankers association. i am on my own ticket in what i presented a. i hold in my hand a copy of monetary history of the united states, 1867-1960 by milton friedman and jacobson schwartz. in several important ways this is a landmark book especially because of chapters 7 through 9. those chapters begin what has become the reputation of what until then was the nearly undisputed narrative of what had caused the great depression. since then, because of their careful detail, their historical accuracy and i think they're very sound reasoning, friedman and schwartz demonstrated federal reserve monetary policy dramatically constricting of the money supply is what started the great depression and kept it going for years after that. generally speaking everybody recognized that including

the practice that turns gay children straight through therapy is opposed through the american medical associationnd the american psychiatric association. do you think you were born gay? >> i don't know. i think who you are is who you are. >> reporter: he underwent five years of conversion therapy. >> they put me in a place of being uncomfortable with who i am. >> the therapy turned her straight. banning it hurts patients. >> it prevents them from getting the help they desire. >> reporter: christie showed his concern. he wrote, i believe exposing children to these health risks without clear evidence of benefits that outweigh the risks is not appropriate. >> please welcome, your governor, chris christie. >> reporter: he's running for second term as governor. his action and unpredictable restrictions on gun laws and medical marijuana are being fewed through a 2016 bid for president. >> it's been two months now. it's well documented. >> they are complicated issues. i know you think it's simple. i know you think it's simple and it's not. >> that's the father of a 2-year-old girl suffering from a rare

and joined by the port association, kurt is the president chief executive officer of the american association of port authority. tell us a little bit about what your group does. what is your role in the ports across the country? >> guest: sure. our association, the american association of port authority represents the public port agency like the virginia port authority throughout the united. in addition to our u.s. port we also represent ports throughout the western himself him himself fear. they are role primarily provide forum for exchange of information. best practices and lessons learned. we provided a cro sate sincerity effort in washington. >> how are you interacting with washington. with our officers across the river in alexandria we meet regularly with folks on capitol hill in the house and senate to discuss issues of importance. not only to ports themselves, but to our transportation infrastructure, connecting to our port as well as obviously to the competitive competitor. in addition to that we work with the various federal agency. the department of transportation within homeland se

the podium. hilary clintonÑi was awarded american bar association highest citation. f the nation lawyers applauding what was described as her service to the cause of justic justice. clinton a former lawyer senator the and secretary of state used the occasion to denouns the u.s. supreme court recent decision that struck a blow to the historic 1965 voting rights ac act. she believes that will limit assets for people of color and the poor. >> citizens will be disenfranchised. victimized by the law and instead of served bit and that progress that historical progress to more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. >> clinton says this is the first in a series of speeches on what she views as crucial issues restoring faith in government. which increases speculation she may laying the ground work for 2016 presidential run while she's not talking about it her supporters certainly are. in iowa they recently held a forum called madam president. andrew a steel is the founder of the merge america which trains women to run for office. she's worked with hilary clinton f

that's released by the american association of retired personed, also known as aarp. says as baby boomers continue to grow older, the number of family members able to care for them will shrink dramatically. they estimate the number of available caregivers will be cut in half by 2030. boomers had fewer children than generations in the past, and longer life spans. >>> after three weeks of preseason games, the nfl is just about ready to kick off its regular season. we'll talk about that next in sports. what happens when social media uncovers unheard and fascinating news stories? >> they share it on a stream. >>> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm tony harris and here are your top stories. okay. let's go to another story now. farmers in columbia are striking against so-called free trade agreements, and market conditions that they say hurt their businesses. >> reporter: in it for the long hall. for a week farmers across columbia have been blocking dozens of major roads. coffee and potato growers, dairy farmers, and others say this is the only way the government will hear thei