. >> good afternoon, i am the criminal justice associate but the american civil liberties union. i'm here to submit a letter to some -- expressed our wholehearted support. they are represented by over 55,000 members. the move fairly and with accountability. this will equip the city and county with the data and resources to implement and monitor proven incarceration, improved his sentencing and impact the way the jurisdictions across the state prosecute and punish criminal offenders. as the courts cope with the procedural implications, the committee can form in the stand is to prepare san francisco county for addressing the needs and the risks of new population of offenders. the commission can improve costs and identify the factors that lead individuals and help the county to preserve the space for those who truly pose a risk. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am in favor of this ordinance and i would like to have my public comments and different area at assuming that it passes. treasure island is used for the main site of the prisoners just released. it is hard to commi

natasha is the death penalty policy director for the american civil liberties union of northern california. she previously worked as a deputy public defender in alameda county, and was a staff attorney with the california task force on criminal instructions. she is also working on the effort to abolish the death penalty in california and pursuing the goal of reforming capital sentencing procedure. before we start with the first question, we have a short video. i have been told that this is a video from the former warden of the mississippi prison. >> it is clear that the execution will take place and something happens. they may not come out and say that they did this, but they will tell the victim -- i am sorry. and then they say, i did this. and i leaned down to whisper in his ear, and i thought i could reach them because i wanted to make certain that he is at peace with themselves. i said it is not important for you to confess to this crime and is not important for anyone in this room. the only thing that is important is that you let your god know the truth. and he looked at me and he sai

the spanish american war and the civil war. >> caroline is an heiress who made this gift, and she's part of a lawsuit filed against the v.a. by the american civil liberties union. the original deed includes a condition that the land be used to establish and maintain a branch of a national home for disabled vets. and a permanent home for houses is exactly what it was. >> they had their post office. they had a trolley system that went all the way down to the beach. everything was provided for them. they had special uniforms. it was a marvelous place to live. the grounds were gorgeous. i mean, they were just gorgeous. >> mark rosenbaum is the lead attorney for the aclu. >> at one point this campus housed as many as 4,000 veterans, but the beginning of the vietnam era, vets were kicked out. literally kicked out. >> around 200 veterans live on the property today, but none of them in permanent housing. alongside them, empty buildings, a public golf course, a variety of private businesses like a theater and a bus depot. >> this land has been utilized for enterprise rental call, for ucla baseball, they know what this land is about. >> i wanted answers from men like ro

and that's where the american civil liberties union comes in. >> if the government wants to be able to access and track our location through gps daw -- devices they need to go to a judge to get a warrant. >> the u.s. supreme court is considering requiring a war rent for -- war rant for gps tracking. >> many people might be thinking this supreme court case has nothing to do with me. the government would never install a gps device on my car. but the reality is the government doesn't need to install a gps device in your car to track you. >> most of us have a gps device tracking our every move. they are made by apple and motor roll -- motorola. >> is my location ever really private? >> no. >> this gps expert says phone companies have plenty of legitimate and legal reasons. >> they find outages in their cellular coverage. you don't actually have to report these things. your phone is doing the reporting for you. >> but they say phone companies store that information sometimes for years. >> do you remember everywhere you have gone since july of 2008? i don't remember this but at&t knows. i'm

. >> good afternoon, i am the criminal justice associate but the american civil liberties union. i'm here to submit a letter to some -- expressed our wholehearted support. they are represented by over 55,000 members. the move fairly and with accountability. this will equip the city and county with the data and resources to implement and monitor proven incarceration, improved his sentencing and impact the way the jurisdictions across the state prosecute and punish criminal offenders.

and that's where the american civil liberties union comes in. >> if the government wants to be able to access and track our location through gps daw -- devices, they need to go to a judge to get a warrant. >> the u.s. supreme court is considering requiring a war rent for -- war rant for gps tracking. >> many people might be thinking, this supreme court case has nothing to do with me. the government would never install a gps device on my car. but the reality is the government doesn't need to install a gps device in your car to track you. >> most of us have a gps device tracking our every move. they are made by apple and motor roll -- motorola. >> is my location ever really private? >> no. >> this gps expert says phone companies have plenty of legitimate and legal reasons. >> they find outages in their cellular coverage. you don't actually have to report these things. your phone is doing the reporting for you. >> but they say phone companies store that information sometimes for years. >> do you remember everywhere you have gone since july of 2008? i don't remember this, but at&t knows. i

also demonstrates what i'm saying in addition to my piece and anthony romero's from the american civil liberties union. i think the most hard-hitting piece denouncing why unnecessary, unjustified violations of civil liberties as being counter to national security was authored by former congressman bob barr who was a republican member of congress from georgia who had worked with the cia and been a united states attorney before going into politics. so from his perspective of law enforcement and intelligence he, too, has denounced many of the post-9/11 measures as being the worst of both worlds. and, of course, that makes me jump ahead to john's last point which is the one i disagree with the most. i'm not going to yield my opposition to some of the points that you made under points one and two. but leaping ahead to the third point, it is kind of perplexing to me as a staunch civil libertarian that just as john said, the most visible manifestation of government overreaching that has been unjustified and unnecessary post-9/11 which has provoked the greatest outcry among citizens is airport screening and s

but the american civil liberties union sued the state and a judge ruled the drug tests should stop until the case is resolved. the aclu claims this type of testing is a violation of an individual's constitutional rights. >> so should public assistance hinge on a drug test. >> republicans have found a remedy and a stereotype. a nuclear remedy at that, for a problem that is a misfit for the tiny number of welfare recipients found to be on drugs. >> i know your constitutional rights benefits taxpayers and this is good action for those applying and good for the taxpayers who have to pay for them. >> there is no evidence that welfare applicants or anymore likely to be drug users than someone applying for an sda loan or a driver's license. even if they were, it still doesn't mean they don't need food for their kids. >> it may not be more drug use among welfare recipients but why should taxpayers be storessed to subsidize any drug use? >> you say congresswoman, norton, there is a limited percentage of welfare percentaga drugs. what is that percentage and how does to compare to the general popul

the spanish-american war and the civil war. >> carolina barrie is descended from the heiress who made this gift. and she's part of a lawsuit against the va filed by the american civil liberties unionthe original deed includes a condition. that the land be used to establish and maintain a branch of a national home for disabled vets. and a permanent home for thousands is exactly what it was. >> they had their post office. they had a trolley system that went all the way downtown to the beach. everything was provided for them. they had a special uniform. it was a marvelous place to live, and the grounds were gorgeous. i mean, they were just gorgeous. >> mark rosenbaum is the lead attorney for the aclu. >> at one point this campus housed as many as 4,000 veterans. but beginning with the vietnam war era, veterans were kicked out. they were literally kicked out. >> around 200 veterans live on the property today. but none of them in permanent housing. alongside them, empty buildings. a public golf course. a variety of private businesses. like a theater and a bus depot. >> this land has been utilized for enterprise rent-a-car. for marriott hotels. for ucla baseball. for exclusive private s

spokesperson for the american civiles liberty union says this is legal but an example of how technology is outgrowing the law. >> many technologies these days enable us to track people, to track their private movements without their knowing it. yet there are virtually no laws preventing it. >> meanwhile, we spoke with some shoppers who don't think this type of tracking needs to be prevented. >> they're not going to call your number or anything. i think it would be ok. >> going to stimulate the economy more. help them figure out what to sell to us. >> it feels kind of creepy to me. lorenzo hall reporting there. the shop's owners say this type of tracking is voluntary. you can opt out. shut off your cell phone when you get there. a similar kind of technology is used to put the travel times up on the electronic signs along the highways. >>> we have a special section on our web site for black friday deals. head to wusa9.com and check out the hours of the stores, for the malls in the region. you can also check out the big door buster deals, too. >> big brother is watching. >> in four minutes

. >> that's where the american civil liberties union comes in. >> if the government wants to be ableaccess and track our location through gps devices, they need to go to a judge and get a warrant. >> the u.s. supreme court is considering requiring a warrant for gps tracking. the aclu said it would be a critical step to protect privacy. >> many people might be thinking this supreme court case has nothing to do with me. the government would never en installing a gps device on my car. but the reality is that the government doesn't need to install a gps device in your car to track you. >> the fact is most of us already have a gps device tracking our every move. they are made by companies like apple and motorola and report our location. companies like verizon and at&t. >> is my location of really private. >> no. >> annigoni said phone companies have plenty of legitimate and legal reasons for collecting us. >> they collect data for finding outages in your cellular coverage. you don't have to report these things, the phone is doing it for you. >> but a justice department document say compan

. >> that's where the american civil liberties union comes in. >> if the government wants to be ableto access and track our location through gps devices, they need to go to a judge and get a warrant. >> the u.s. supreme court is considering requiring a warrant for gps tracking. the aclu said it would be a critical step to protect privacy. >> many people might be thinking this supreme court case has nothing to do with me. the government would never be installing a gps device on my car. but the reality is that the government doesn't need to install a gps device in your car to track you. >> the fact is most of us already have a gps device tracking our every move. they are made by companies like apple and motorola and report our location. companies like verizon and at&t. >> is my location of really private. >> no. >> antwan said phone companies have plenty of legitimate and legal reasons for collecting us. >> they collect data for finding outages in your cellular coverage. you don't have to report these things, the phone is doing it for you. >> but a justice department document say compa

. >> reporter: doyle has hooked up with the american civil liberties union and is suing the rangers forg his right to free speech. the rangers say they have a right to make anyone making a film apply for a film permit, and this laura grease. >> youtube videos can be considered analogous to a filming. >> reporter: youtube has become so big they say you are now like a hollywood production. what do you say to that. >> i think it's absurd. the way this all started is i was going out with my friends to shoot a video. i'm no hollywood production. >> reporter: doyle says if big foot is a hollywood production everything posted on the internet is as well. that's it, jenna back to you. jenna: there is a lot to think about. how did you keep a straight face when you new that big foot was just waupbging right behind me for that shot. >> reporter: was big foot walking behind me? jenna: yeah. >> reporter: oh, okay. some people had been telling me that, but i didn't notice. jenna: you didn't notice. got it. thank you. it's an interesting story we'll continue to watch it. jon: there is proof that he exi

. >> doyle is now hooked up with the american civil liberties union and is suing the rangers for violating right to free speech. >> the rangers say they have a right to make anyone making a film apply for a film permit, and this lawyer agrees. >> the youtube videos can be considered analogous to a filming because it's widely disseminated to millions of people. >> the legal argument is that youtube has become so big that you are now like a hollywood production. what do you say to that? >> well, i think it's absurd, because the way this all started, i was just going out with my friends to shoot a video, you know. i'm no hollywood production. >> whether he is or not will soon be decided by new hampshire's supreme court which is expected to rule on the case in the next couple of weeks. that's it from here, rick, back to you. >> all right douglas, thank you very much. good to see you. >> julie: no comment! >> and russia, getting ready to flex its muscle, the warning moscow just issued to the u.s. and the reaction from the white house, next. , that's why i recommend crest pro-health clinical gum

. >> reporter: doyle has now hooked up with the american civil liberties union and is suing is rangersng his right to free speech. the rangers say they have the right to make anyone making a film to apply for a permit. >> these could be considered analogous to filming. >> reporter: the legal argument is that youtube has become so big that you are now like a hollywood production. what do you say to that? >> well, i think it's absurd because the way this all started, i was just going out with my friends to shoot a video, you know? i'm no hollywood production. >> reporter: whether he is or not will soon be decided by new hampshire's supreme court which is expected to rule on the case in the next couple weeks. that's it from here, heather, back the you. heather: that was a great story. and i think i spotted bigfoot behind you -- >> reporter: was there someone behind me there? heather: i spotted bigfoot. i believe. >> reporter: good, i'm glad. heather: thank you. bill: priceless. well done, douglas. a billion dollar mission to mars, nasa preparing to launch. what we could learn from the cur

civil rights groups are suing the city of open in an attempt to prevent police from using tear gas and other crowd control weapons on occupy protesters. the northern california branch of the american civil you liberties unioniled a lawsuit yesterday seeking an emergency restraining order against the opd. this video was shot between the police and protesters. >> darya: occupy oakland protesters would join berkeley protesters for a another attempt to set up an occupy cal camp. the us go live with a reporter jackie says so, our solo reporter in the field taking a look at the general strike that is planned for today. >>reporter: good morning, you can see the poster stamp all over the camp telling people about the general strike that is supposed to happen today here on the cal campus i am just a few hundred yards away from where the occupy situation is going on here. it is a little different than it is or it was over in oakland. there are no tents over there, there are three or four occupy protesters sitting on the steps at this point. there is no real in camden. we remember what happened last week when they attempt to set up the camp, today they call for a general strike hoping that faculty and staff will abid

especially when they are laura murphy of the american civil liberties union, our online barbara arnwine -- barbara arnwine and matthew segal. their statements will appear in the record. i will allow them to make a brief comment, because a lot of the members appear want to begin a discussion with all of them. but i have to recognize the former chairman of the constitution subcommittee of the house judiciary committee, the one and only gerry nadler of new york. not to say anything. [laughter] just to be recognized. ok, laura and ms. arnwine. brevity is going to be how we measure your contribution. >> i understand. i'm laura murphy and i'm the director of the aclu washington office. we have 53 affiliate's. we bring litigation. we organize within the state legislatures. and we lobby here in congress. i just want to say that the press conference that you have organized was a galvanizing moment with the community several months ago. we thank you for being the canary in the coal mine. mr. nadler and mr. scott, it is great to see you again. in 1965, after african-americans and their allies had