c-span tv interviewed him at the american association of historians in providence, rhode island. study of socialism focuses on the late 19th-century-early 20th century. define socialism for us in that time. were a lot ofhere socialists talking about a broadly. they were wrestling with, how to we come up with systems where distribution could be more fair. more equal. as a lot of socialists were talking about that. it was really crow marx who came along in the 19th century looking at it historically and said there is this march of capitalism and ultimately he believed capitalism had gone awry and was exploitive. thinking about it in terms of the march of history, he believed class struggle would bring about a revolution. for him, it was a revolutionary, immediately kind of socialism than theorists who attacked earlier. this was in response to the industrial revolution and these ideas from europe started to come to the united states and change the political landscape. .hat was socialism to think about classical society with a more fair, distribution of wealth devoid of capitalism. th

the c-span family. >> american history tv, history of as her jeffrey johnson talks about the rise and decline of socialism's popularity in america. c-span tv interviewed him at the annual meeting of the american association of historians in providence, rhode island. this is about 12 minutes. host: your study of socialism focuses on the late 19th-century-early 20th century. in that period, define socialism for us. dr. johnson: there were a lot of socialists talking about a socialism broadly. they were wrestling with, how to we come up with systems where distribution could be more fair. more equal. a lot of folks talking about that idea in the 19th century. it was really crow marx who came -- carl marx who came along in the 19th century looking at it historically and said there is this march of capitalism and ultimately he believed capitalism had gone awry and was exploitive. thinking about it in terms of the march of history, he really believed class struggle would bring about a revolution. for him, it was a revolutionary, immediate kind of socialism than theorists who talked about it earlier. this was in response to the industrial revolution and these ideas from europe started to come to the united state

and then again by the american library association earlier this year. in january of this year, the american library association adopted a resolution calling on the library of congress to change the heading illegal aliens to undocumented immigrants. these are search terms. the library uses subject headings to help researchers be able to find the topics based on what they are appropriately to be called. the library did not adopt the term undocumented immigrants but chose to begin to use the two phrases noncitizens and unauthorized immigration. these new subject headings are still in the process of being considered as the public will have 60 days to comment on them. the fact that this process is ongoing makes the inclusion of report language even more problematic. how can the library be expected to go through a fair and open comment period with this language included in the report accompanying the appropriations bill? my side of the aisle could have certainly pushed to have the library reconsider its decision after the dartmouth petition was turned down in

the delicate california medical association and is the chair of the national medical association region six which encompasses 14 u.s. states . the national medical association is the oldest and largest medical association a primarily african-american physicians in 1895. thank you for being with us. you for the invitation. we have addressed in equities and health care throughout its history, especially at they have affected the african-american

the apa is, please? >> oh, american psychiatric association. >> mm, yeah. >> the apa did another study on it, the americansychiatric association, that came out just recently, and they said it's 15 times more so. if you do the numbers, it's between 180,000 and 210,000 a year. >> that's horrifying. i mean -- >> there's more men raped in the -- in the military... than in federal prisons. that's according to dod's numbers and, you know, comparing them to do the justice department's figures. >> so, what do we do, geri lynn? how do we fix this? how do we -- i mean, i know that a lot of the legislators -- and you've met with them 'cause we have pictures of you. >> mm-hmm. >> seeing him talking to jackie speier -- congresswomen jackie speier -- here is -- is really instrumental in leading this fight, but you're in the trenches. you're -- you're living this. what do we do? >> [ sighing ] what do we do? well, um, we keep the conversation going... by sharing with people about the topic. a lot of people still don't realize that this occurs in the military. >> they don't want to believe it. >> they don't want to belie

the american turkish association organized the vigil. believe that isis is behind the attack, but there are details coming in and we will gather information. we will let you know. live in the district, tim barber, abc 7 news. 00, cries for11: change when it comes to guns in america. less than a month ago, a gun man carried out the worst mass shooting in modern american history. a huge debate is now playing out among lawmakers, creating headlines but not action. tonight, relatives of victims of gun violence spoke up and hopes of changing that. this 16-year-old was walking to a friend's house when she was gunned down with an ak-47. i have to passo, the location where my only child took her last breath. tim: tonight, family members spoke out. >> he was my best friend. tim: they joined d.c. police chief cathy lanier and democratic delegate holmes norton, who both spoke about how guns from neighboring states are turning up in the district. >> without a national gun safety law, people get immediately undermined. speaking at the martin luther k

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ed hanson is with the american association of zookeepers. >> in the zoo environment, some barriers look like climbing apparatuses. they look like jungle gyms. and a moment's distraction is going to have a disastrous result. >> reporter: the zoo has had previous issues with enclosures. in march, two polar bears temporarily escaped from their exhibit at the cincinnati zoo after a zookeeper accidentally left a door open. no one was hurt. online backlash of the boy's mother has been relentless. cbs news has learned she's even received death threats. wildlife biology jeff corwin says parents need to be more attentive. >> we, as visitors, have a responsibility to be paying attention, keeping tabs on members of our family, not being distracted by technology and social media. and ultimately, using common sense. >> reporter: the u.s. d.a. has not opened a formal investigation just yet but is looking to see if the animal welfare act was violated. scott, the last time the agency inspected the cincinnati zoo wasnc in april. >> pelley: jamie yuccas reporting. jamie, thank you. well, today, the u.s.

the american council education the association of governing board as well as the national association among others. this dialogue is crucial for the future of higher education and it must continue as we plan for our future generations. i find it very interesting that based on inside higher ed, recent survey of the university's president. higher education and leaders don't feel their campus is faced with the same racial tensions. the survey shows that 84% of presidents charactered race relations on their perspective campus as excellent or good. only 20% describing it as the university nationwide is good and none describe race relations at colleges nationwide as excellent. a large portion, administrator feels it cannot happen on campus. while it is conceivable that maybe true for some. the university of missouri experienced was recently. it could be attributed at least in part to similar sentiment. the view is that race relations were good, maybe even excellent at mizu. the fact the matter is leaders were not paying attention and they got caught. our students were concerned and felt ext

studies association voted for the boycott. the americannthropology association just voted against the boycott. there are very strong feelings on campuses about this. if you believe in the free change of exchange of ideas, then you cannot boycott universities. if you want change in israel, theuniversities are agents of change and boycotting them a self-defeating. you cannot blame universities in the country for the action of the government anymore than you can blame american universities for the u.s. intervention in iraq, invasion of iraq in 2003 and a but that is what bds is doing. it opposes the free exchange of ideas. it is self-defeating, and to make matters worse, israel, among 196 nations of the world, is it out by it self for this kind of discrimination. you have what is going on in syria with 300,000 people dead, the russians actively supporting it, the chinese supporting it at the u.n., but do you care boycotts of russian universities or exchanges between russian universities and american universities or chinese universities and am

responsibly to present the american people with an exceptional nominee to the united states supreme court, chief judge merrick garland. today the nonpartisan american bar association agreed with that assessment. they released an evaluation of the chief judge in which they concluded that chief judge garland merrick -- merited their eyes rating. the review found that quote lawyers and judges uniform praise the nominees integrity. most remarkably in interviews with hundreds of individuals from the legal profession and community the new judge garland weather for a few years or decades, not one person under a negative word about him, unquote. they found his quote judicial temperament is unassailable, unquote, and they wrote quote, the unanimous consensus of everyone we interviewed was that chief judge garland is superbly competent to serve on the united states supreme court. this significant point warrants repeating. all of the experienced, dedicated and knowledgeable sitting judges, several former solicitors general are both political parties, legal scholars from top law schools across the country, and lawyers who have worked with or against the nominee in private pra

. >>> the american medical association is sounding at large over the l.e.d. street lamps getting put in around the bay area. but now the american medical association is saying the technological lighting advances are bad for your health. the old sodium lights throw off yellow light and new l.e.d. lights blue. >> so that would be a problem because you anyone who is at night and would be exposed to the blue light might make it very difficult for them to fall asleep even without a sleep disorder. >> the doctor is the medical director at stanford's sleep medicine center. he says blue lights everywhere could turn us into a nation of sleepless zombies. he said the shade of the light is important for sleep. >> we're sleepless zombies anyway! >> especially monday morning. [ laughter ] >>> good introduce to report on westbound 580 our major hot spot. we have this accident at grant line. it's cleared off the road for quite some time. lanes are open. there was a stalled vehicle near there near north flynn just sluggish. it backed up through this this morning. it's improvi

associated with his name. and that is all that the american library association and the library of congress is asking, is that because people who are labeled as illegal aliens and the gentleman from georgia, it would be understood, is not someone who is labeled that way, and so perhaps it's understandable that he would not understand why that was offensive, now the american library association and the library of congress has recognized that evolution, beyond using a term that has been determined to be prajortive, is essential. that's called progress. that's called tolerance. unfortunately the legislative branch appropriations bill, through the reference to title 8 in the united states code, which requires in this bill the library of congress to continue use the term illegal alien, is inappropriate, unfortunate and it should be the -- deleted and we should have had an opportunity to debate an amendment to allow that to happen. unfortunately the majority chooses to hide the fact dish mean, i wish they would have just owned up to it. they should have just put it right up in the bill itcht don't know why they did

but now the american medical association says the advances are bad for your health. the problem comes down to color. the old sodium lights throw off a yellow light. the new l.e.d. bulbs, blue. >> so that would be a problem, because anyone who's out at night, and would be exposed to the blue light might be difficult for them to fall asleep, even without a sleep disorder, such as insomnia. >> reporter: the doctor, the medical director at the sleep medical center, said blue lights everywhere could turn us into a nation of sleepless zombies. >> the way it affects you, it suppresses melatonin secretion, and that's important because that's one of the key hormones for helping to initiate sleep. >> reporter: apple recently introduced the night shift feature t lowers the amount of blue lights submitted by phones. the scenes are now warmer -- the screens are now warmer. >> if a lot of the lights at night were replaced by blue lights, and high intensity, that can cause individuals to have difficulty falling asleep. >> new rules for small commercial drones, this is part of the f

. >> now i did reach out to the american trucking association there were on capitol hill calling foreral gas tax to be raised for better highway maintenance it hasn't gone up in about 20 years so capitol hill is a long way from where the rubber meets the road. ♪ >> truckers are radical. >> there is a commercial fishing industry there are charter boats but they will be hit hard. >> with the governor's help these gas prices that commercial fishermen say they are already cathcart by government regulation but now it is a nail in the coffin and i met with local fishermen who tell me their tail and that one too was fishing since he was seven years old. >> my father knew catching fish was bad he never would have brought this out here. i never knew it was such a crime to catch fish now he made it a crime. >> i asked how the gas tax would affect their way of life. >> is like stabbing we in the heart. >> there is no extra income they can create to compensate for the gas tax hike and the pinch in their wallets it dead diesel used is tax-free and ashley fisherman from the york, to new jersey but

lofgren: i'd like to insert the fact sheet from the american library association indicating that it is the library's belief -- the library of congress' belief that it would need to change its policy already under way on this. so if the gentleman is saying that the fact sheet language in the doesn't -- doesn't require a change on the library's part, i think that would be news to the library and maybe -- mr. woodall: reclaiming my time. i'm not suggesting anything of the kind. i'm suggesting that the language that folks are describing as offensive says from the congress to the library of congress use the laws passed by congress. if we don't like the laws of the land, we have a process to change them. and for better or worse, that process begins in the committee on which the gentlelady serves. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. i'm sorry, i reserve the balance of my time so that i can continue my discussion with my friend from florida. mr. hastings: all right. ms. lofgren: i ask unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the gentleman from georgia reserves

basis of a medical justification that cannot withstand any meaningful scrutiny that the american medical association women and not decrease. >> is this true of every provision of the asc law? >> no, i don't think it is true about every provision in the regulations justice, alito. >> not the regulations -- yes, in the regulations. every single provision? then why was the whole thing held to be unconstitutional? >>. >> i agree with the premise of your honor's question. there are some parts of the regulation that i think operating alone wouldn't have the substantial obstacle effect. in fact, some parts of the regulation actually restate and reauthorize regulations already on the books. so i suppose one could say that with respect to that set of regulations that the district court could have severed them under the severability clause. of course they're already in the pre-existing regulations -- >> but there are things that go -- i haven't checked everything, the prior abortion licensing clinic law against the asc requirements but there's some where there's an increase in what's required, it seems pretty

and in fact, we had from the american college of obstetrics and gynecology, we had from the texas medical association, the american medical association information that said exactly the opposite, that this was going to jeopardize, not improve women's health, and that certainly has been the outcome, where women have lost their access to safe abortion care in our state. >> so in thinking about this now and, you ran for governor, after the filibuster that, as i said, it skyrocketed you because of those pink sneakers, i'm not sure if you've put those in any type of hall of fame in texas, or if they're still somewhere in your closet, but does this make you want to get back into texas politics again? >> well, i'm never stepping away from texas politics. whether i'm in office or not in office. i've continued the work very hard to make sure that gender equality is advanced in this country. of course, reproductive rights are an incredibly important part of that. and i could not be happier in this moment, talking to you about the decision that we received from the supreme court today. >> it is a big moment. ca

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. >>> gun control a major topic met nationwide, prompting the american medical association to formally classified gun violence as a public health crisis, and they plan to lobby congress to end the -- to have a federal research on gun deaths.>>> honking horns showing support for the street rally in gun control, more than 100 people took part, and they were protesting the easy access to guns. >> we will stand united and show the world that love is greater than hate.>> somebody can be considered dangerous enough that they cannot flight and yet they can go and buy a gun.>> gun rights supporters say that tougher laws are not the answers to stopping the violence, and they say that the issue that needs to be addressed is the terminal behavior. they say that law-abiding citizens need guns to protect themselves. california has some the nation's toughest gun laws, two dozen criminal databases.>>> accusing the santa clara county jail guards of beating him, julian basket are to be -- basket is -- vasquez says that one of the guards threatened to send it gang members against them, the latest accusa

. >> in "healthcheck," the american medical association is calling for a change to school start time.hey want middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. middle schoolers would benefit from 9 to 12 hours of shut eye. cdc said fewer than one in three teens are getting that on a school night. 80% of schools ring the school bell before 8:30. >>> researchers have downgraded coffee as car sin -- carcinogen. >>> topping topping america's money. no rate hikes. the federal reserve has deeded to leave it unchanged following the dismal jobs report. >> reporter: walmart is cutting 1500 jobs mostly on the west coast, the positions effected involving invoices and accounting. they will be given a choice to remain with a possible pay cut. >>> who says cheap wine can't be great. it's from chile winning a top prize. not bad, the best part it sells for 6 bucks. that's my kind of wine. that's america's money. have a great day. if you have a typical airline credit card, you only earn double miles when you buy stuff from that airline. wait...is this where you typically shop? you should be g

the american association of airport executives are for a thing called passenger facility charge . inances airport improvement, things like new terminals, new runways and the like but airlines are pushing back against raising this particular fee. it's now capped at $4.50 a passenger. it could help accommodate the record number of flyers clearing security checkpoints. psc has not been adjusted in 16 years. it's optional, it's up to the airports to charge it. the airlines saying this is ironic, they are saying it discourages travel as if their fees don't but maybe they don't because we are all traveling anyway and paying all those fees . heather: i learned of the new fee when i was flying back to california and if you wanted to board early, you could pay about 20 or $30. thanks a lot lauren simonetti, thank you . jon: wait till they charge for your seatbelt. new information on a murder trial we've been following . an executive from virginia just convicted of killing his wife two years ago. the jury found rowley oh custody of guilty of first-degree murder. they are back in court today

the nation's largest group of doctors, the american medical association, voted to call 'gun violence' 'public health crisis' at its annual meeting this past week. the ama will now push congress to overturn legislation preventing the cdc from conducting gun violence research. >> up next, her crusades have spanned eight decades >> this is the largest march ever. >> and earned her the medal of freedom. why she says she can't give up the fight just yet. and, giving comfort. >> i held and hugged family members and parents. >> can the emotions in orlando lead the nation toward healing? fernando: the presidential medal of freedom is the highest civilian award in the u.s. it is given to people who have made extraordinary contributions to our national interests. dolores huerta has made that contribution as an advocate for workers, immigrants, and women. she may be best known as co-founder of the united farm workers with cesar chavez. she is now vigorously campaigning for hillary clinton and other democratic candidates. dolores welcome to the program. ms. huerta: thank you fernando: thank you.

it comes up the american medical association meets in chicago this week. it comes up every year. g this. you have organized -- >> the people is another thing. there's only one place in country, you know where that is? berkeley, california. some call it -- that's the only place in the country that's passed this. >> i think the public is going to reject this. as someone said earlier, it's celery or ice cream. people know this. if they want to make changes in their life, they are going to. >> i got to get rich back in here, but there's always a le t legitimate excuse for raising taxes, but then they go another step further f. you agree with this tax, you'll get a whole bunch of new taxes based on the same thing. well, look, we do have run away disability payments in this country. we've got to put a stop to obesity. accounts for a sizable percentage. >> next, they're going to outlaw elevators and make us take the tors. >> going to have their vengeance on rich this week. >>> no your insurance company won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says, "you picked the wr

all money raised today will go to the american diabetes association which is working on than research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes. since 1991, tour of cure riders have raised more than 250 million-dollar. >>> dozens of volunteers spent the morning painting pianos to support music programs and schools across philadelphia it takes place at box high school in south philadelphia a volunteers from the united way of greater philadelphia and southern new jersey took part to make each piano unique. >>> much more to come on "action news" they could not have been more different but mohammed ali and howard cosell forged a friendship that lasted decade leaving many us amused and inspired, that and more when "action news" comes right back. >>> some children put their fishing skills to the test today in montgomery county. thinks the 59th annual fishing derby taking place at kline heinz park in cheltenham. boys and girls 15 years and younger cast their lines, there was also food and prizes handed out. >>> time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee. some i

in the united states, the american heart association says heart disease impacts someone every 42 secondsin the middle east, it's the leading cause of death. that's why the focus on treating patients with heart disease is top priority. for surgeons in abu dhabi a robot is lending a helping hand. >> reporter: this doctor dedicates much of his life to treating the human heart. >> i knew i wanted to be a heart surgeon, because in heart surgery we seem excellence every day. and we're always pushing ourselves to advance the field of heart disease and heart care and heart surgery. >> reporter: the doctor is the chief of cardiovascular surgery at the cleveland clinic in abu dhabi. a region where heart health is an increasing concern. cardiovascular disease accounts for 30% of deaths in the uae, and 45% of deaths in the overall gulf region. >> we're seeing exactly the same types of diseases we would see in the western world. we're seeing coronary artery disease, heart valve disease and heart muscle disease in roughly the same proportions. so when people assume that heart conditions are different

they wrote me and sent handkerchiefs for parachutes and candy bars, and then the american confectioners associationhocolate. >> almost 60 years later, the colonel is still flying and still telling the story. in fact, he recently went to germany, where a school was named for him. there are so many different kinds of planes at this museum, each with an interesting story >> why is it important to have a museum like this? well, you know, all museums are there to connect us with where we've been. >> it's one thing to read about the great aircraft that played such key roles in making our nation a world leader in but to be able to walk up and actually touch them? that truly brings history to life. for "teen kids news," i'm nicole. >> that wr edition of "teen kids news." we'll see you again next week. ♪ gold fever ♪ gold fever ♪ gold fever ♪ chains and things

camp freedom is run by the american diabetes association. they've been doing this for 16 summers. is is the most amount of campers they've scene thanks to a sponsorship from a company called nova nortis. these kids test themselves several times a day. the staff says they do respond to emergencies, sometime in the middle of the night. coming up in the next hour, i talked with some of the campers about why this is so important to them. i'll have that for you. live in swachwenksville, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> in a new deposition, the school's former top lawyer said he advised penn state vice president in 2001 to contact authorities after a coiaint surfaced about jerry sandusky showering with a boy on campus. that former vice president, gary schultz, is now awaiting trial on charges he failed to report expected abuse by sandusky. >>> two suspects from lehigh county arrested with an arsenal. they claim they were on a mission to save a teenaged girl trapped in a heroin house. officers found handguns, body armor and a loaded assault rifle in their truck. friends said the driver mere

and a group fighting heavily to oppose the tax the american beverage association said we will side with the majority of the people of philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it. e group also helps fund no grocery tax.com and show you the amounts by which the prices could increase a 20-can family pack of soda, the new price could be $10.07. hat's $3.60 higher and a o-litter bottle could go for 27.95. and now, of course, there are those who oppose -- who support the measure as well. the american heart association on twitter said fact, the erican citizen consumes 39 sugery sugar and drinks. it's time for change. tweeted, loomberg congrats to philadelphia's city county critical and mayor jim ken me the for standing up to the beverage industry. here is trisha nay zaly a reporter for the philadelphia inquire err. tell us more about this tax. how does it work and what products does it cover? guest: sure. first it will be paid the distributors and then the question we are all waiting 20 hear the answer to, is how much does it trickle down to consumers? anything bottled or

. >> reporter: the american beverage association has spent more than $3 million fighting the philadelphia sugar tax. they say the bill will cost jobs and unfairly impact low-income families. ellen valentino is executive vice president of the maryland beverage association >> the beverage companies are taking the lead in educating the public. you know, you have calorie counts at the tip of your fingers. so, do we need government mandates and bans and restrictions on popular products? we don't. >> vinita nair reporting. had we come back, first responders honor a 9/11 hero. >> pelley: tonight, first >> pelley: tonight, first responders are mourning one of their own, a golden retriever known as brittany. she's believed to be the last of the 9/11 search dogs. brittany was with texas task force 1. she spent 10 days searching for the victims in the rubble of the world trade center. in recent years, she suffered from kidney disease, and yesterday, volunteer firefighters served as an honor guard as brittany was brought to a vet and put to sleep. she was 16 years old. someone once said dogs' only fa

financial aid from students like me -- >> -- everybody that is the focus -- >> i'm association thsorry, the away financial -- >> they're not flying american flags. they're flying mexico flags -- >> let me just -- you're a trump supporter -- >> -- irish flag in st. patrick's day -- >> -- what did you think about the comments about the judge -- >> i'm learning about it, i actually went to the trump rally where he was -- >> and people said -- >> i didn't hear much about

the american pyrotechnic associations says despite certain state bands, sales are expected to sky rocket fireworks make a lot of sense in communities. when you talk to local officials they will cut a lot of things before they let the fireworks. very affordable way to entertain a lot of people. >> how else do we celebrate? american pride? over half of people surveyed will attend a barbecue. >> when the weather is nice, you want to be outside, enjoying the food and weather together. hot dogs are a natural part of that connection, america and hot dogs go hand-in-hand. it's a natural fit between independence day and hot dogs. >> reporter: history you know that the continental congress voted july 2nd but it wasn't approved until the 4th. it wasn't declared a national holiday until 100 years after that. >>> coming up, what is the secret to staying young? just ask these folks, many of whom are over 100 years old. >> get out. they look phenomenonal.  ♪ . >>> is it your birthday? no. is it your birthday? it's not my birthday either, but. >> is that the lead-in to t

from about 87 grams per day to 36 grams per day. 8.5 teaspoons which is roughly what the american heart association has recommended. and we told the fda that reducing sugar in beverages by 70% is feasible because of different things. one, i don't think you taste the difference between a coke with 37 grams instead of 39 grams. you can reduce sugar without even seeing a taste difference to a small extent. there are various artificial sweeteners and there are natural sweeteners that could be used leaving 30% of the sugar in the beverage but using these other devices to reduce sugar and there are new things coming on the market called sweetness enhancers that sensitize taste buds so that a gram of sugar, 1 gram, tastes as sweet as 2 grams. so with this variety of new technologies, you can reduce the sugar content of beverages. and we put in there voluntary consumer changes saying consumers need to be part of the solution in reducing their consumption and this petition is only three years old and so surely we're pretty confident that the envelope hasn't been opened yet. this would be a very tough petiti

been around for a lot of years, but it just became eligible to be named as a breed by the american kennel associationer there were at least 300 of them in the u.s. >> apparently for very active folks. >> they're really cute. >> they are cute. hopefully they don't smell like last year's breed that >> those don't look like they smell. >> they're cute. >>> there's this is water bottle flipping craze going on. it started with a talent show. this guy comes out and that's it. >> genius. >> he does that after much suspense. the crowd goes wild. so did other people. it became a viral sensation. we see that guy manages to land the bottle on the cap. then we saw another attempt. check this one out. four bottles at one time. he lands them all. and now someone is maybe using it to get some job skills. check this out. ♪ >> so the video shows him walking into a boardroom for a job interview. everyone at the table you know is asking him the typical job interview questions and they ask him so, you know, what talents and skills do you the talent show flips the water bottle and lands it. >> hire him. >>. >> very well

the judge was rated well qualified for the american bar association yet she was barely confirmed withearly three dozen republican senators voting against her. this approach is corrosive to the legal profession. it's corrosive to our courts. it's corrosive to the rule of law. it's the responsibility of every lawyer no matter who their clients are to stand up and fight back. [ applause ] the attacks around the supreme court vacancy have been worse. any nominee, this is any nominee, put forward by president obama would be beaten like a pinata. his right wing billionaire and big business allies have actually made good on that threat. when rumors circulated that jane kelly, a highly respected federal judge might, just might be under consideration, the judicial crisis network, which is this right wing group that's financed with dark money from the billionaire koch brother, this group ran television ads attacking her for her service to the nation as a federal public defender. now, as you all know, the president eventually nominated merrick garland, a judge so revered for his professionalism

the national rifle association. while republicans do the bidding of the n.r.a. innocent americans are being gunned down in schools, churches and nightclubs. how many more mass shootings will we have to endure before republicans realize they're being used by the n.r.a.? how many more people have to die before republicans come to grips with the fact that the n.r.a.'s only concern is about its bottom line? the american people are looking to congress for leadership. they're hoping we'll do something substantive to protect our communities from gun violence but the simple truth is we cannot protect the american people and protect the n.r.a. at the same time. public safety demands a solution that prevents dangerous people from possessing weapons. the n.r.a. uses this solely as a fundraising vehicle for more guns, more bullets and fewer safeguards. so it's time for republicans in congress to defend the people who sent them to washington in the first place and put the personal safety of the constituents over the needs of the n.r.a. it's time for republicans to tell the n.r.a. enough murder

. >> reporter: the american beverage association has spent more than $3 million fighting the philadelphia sugar tax. they say the bill will cost jobs and unfairly impact low-income families. ellen valentino is executive vice president of the maryland beverage association >> the beverage companies are taking the lead in educating the public. you know, you have calorie counts at the tip of your fingers. do we need government mandates and bans and restrictions on popular products? we don't. >> reporter: illinois is also considering a similar tax to offset state debt. scott, it is also worth mentioning that soda consumption is at a 30-year low. >> pelley: vinita nair, thanks very much. when we come back, first responders honor a 9/11 hero. "exercise more." i know that. "try laxatives..." i know. believe me. it's like i've. tried. everything! my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know that. tell me something i don't know. (vo) linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation, or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets

the bar was african-american. these men came from the ranks of the union army, the american missionary association and the friedman's bureau agents, at least initially. jonathan jasper wright, who read law in pennsylvania, came first, as a missionary. then became a friedman's bureau agent. as an agenda, he was charged with resolving disputes and educating the freed people, particularly in bureauford county. in his role as an agent, in 1867 alone, he heard 300 cases. most of these cases were between community folks fighting over debts, livestock, crops, family issues, but some were against white planters who were mistreating the workers d wright was vigilant in seeking compensation for those workers. the pro voice courts, when the friedman's bureau of courts closed in 17867, the military's provost courts became the venue for resolving disputes. it was here that ex-union soldier william j. whipper, a native of pennsylvania who had studied law in detroit, first practiced. his first recorded case was in the summer of 1866. on july 20, the charleston daily news reported that whipper was trying casing in -- cases in that

. >>> the american medical association calling for a change in school start times.hey want middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 so students can get more sleep. this comes one day after recommendations that middle schoolers benefit from 9 to 12 hours of sleep and high schools 8 to 10 hours. the c.d.c. says and the a.m.a. says fewer than 1 in 3 teens get that much sleep on a school night, that from the c.d.c. making this change would be a huge adjustment for american schools. more than 85% ring the school bell before 8:30. >>> the east neshaminy high school students can rest easy, the years of hard work paid off in a diploma. graduation night for the class of 2016 at the school's athletic stadium in langhorne. and on to high school for 41 young achievers graduating from 8th grade from the jesuit high school. and tonight the ceremony included teachers and prayers and some gospel. >>> and it was an extra-special commencement for this year's graduating class at universal high school, and the students on this stage received more than $1 million in scholar

. >> reporter: a recent study in the journal of the american medical association found after a tooth extraction, 61% of 14 to 17-year-olds walked out with a prescription. dr. paul moore at the university of pittsburgh is spearheading an effort to get dentists and dental students to change how they prescribe. >> we need to stop and say, now, wait. >> reporter: moore says for about half of patients, over-the-counter pain relievers are enough. >> many patients who have their wisdom teeth taken out never need or require vicodin or percocet or any of those opioids. >> reporter: ashley told her dentist she was an addict, but said he insisted on giving her the opioid fentanyl last year when she had her wisdom teeth out. >> i relapsed. >> was it a trigger? >> yes. >> what did it feel like to have the fentanyl? >> like a relief. like an overpowering relief. >> reporter: ashley is in recovery again at lighthouse. but brittany wants dentists to understand the impact they have. >> i think the dentists need to hold themselves accountable to a higher level of practice. >> reporter: dentists now try