let me thank the american federation of state and county and municipal employees for all the help they've been. the service employees international union, the seiu, thank you so much. but, most of all, let me thank you, from all over america, coming to change this country. we haven't seen this in 30 years. now, in my generation was the last time i saw all this stuff going on, with people your all age, under 30-years-old. and we were a little more-we were-what? when i was your age -- when i was your age we did change two presidents and changed the foreign policy of the united states of america. now the only difference is it took six years, and we've got six months to go before we're going to do it here. this is the changing of the generations, the passing of the torch to the new generation, it is your generation, and it's your generation that's fueled this campaign, because you know that the half trillion dollar deficits this president is piling up are going to be billed to you and your children, because of the terrible damage this president is doing to the environment are going to be thin

fought to be recognized as a legitimate labor union themselves that were affiliated with the american federation of labor. this is a little sampler that came out, signed by actually taught in, who was the secretary of treasury of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters, and it is asking why every porter should join the brotherhood of sleeping car porters and pay dues, so it is kind of a 19 point list of why. some of the lists here say because the brotherhood has stood firm against great opposition for over five years. this is because, they say they are for a wage increase or $40 and 0 -- or $440 more per year, which is a great raise to read that wasn't just a great raise, that was a great salary. here is another reason to talk about raising salary, "because the brotherhood has put more wages in the pockets of every brother porter this means that there is a wage increase of five dollars each. at the time that that was written, that was a good deal. what counter these menial positions, and they understood this, was the level of respect that these guys had within their own community. they were look

. >> the board late today did receive a response from the american federation of teachers from the president at that union it's right here and it's a mini white card, it says i will review, but there are many acts in the douglas county school board that i have found her children. parents, educators and the broader community. the returning knowledge is the board is often at odds with the union, but she says this has nothing to do with politics everything to do with decency. the battle to give beer and wine into grocery stores goes on and may have now confirmed hard alcohol is not included. your choice colorado is the group fighting to put beer and wine on the ballot they say they want fight to get liquor into judges love. the strategies. the first responders arrived on scene to try to revive him, but he died by the time the medical helicopter arrived. the group says they uphold bluetooth spirit of doctor king and standing up for the core of the week in the voiceless. government leadership to take a stand on several issues including releasing the videotape showing the death of dozens of volunt

clinton is backed by the american federation of teachers and the service employees union. >> you will know that you have a friend in the white house. >> reporter: at a forum monday night, clinton was confronted by a young sanders voter. >> i've heard from quite a few people my age that they think you're dishonest. >> you know, look, i've been around a long time. people have thrown all kinds of things at me. >> reporter: we asked sanders what he thought. do you view secretary clinton as dishonest? >> no. i have known secretary clinton for 25 years. this is a distinguished woman who has worked for many, many years. i like secretary clinton. we have differences of opinion on important issues. his supporters today he can only win here in iowa if turnout is better than average. that's an acknowledge. , scott, that many of his fans are younger people who make for less reliable caucusgoers. >> pelley: and worth remembering iowa is just the starting line in a process that's going to go long into the spring. nancy cordes, thanks very much. washington's mayor plans to lift the snow emergency to

of a the elected leader very diverse group of law enforcement officers in the american federation of government employees. that diversely includes different races, different religions, different politics, different sexual orientations, and yesof the country, different ideas about how criminal justice should be administered in this country. these are very special kind of law enforcement officers. their correctional officers and federal prisons. these are people who put their lives on the line every day doing one of the toughest jobs in america. incarcerated criminals. i stand before you clearly , there are tens of thousands of prisoners who were there for nonviolent drug offenses but trust me brothers and sisters there are thousands of racists and murderers and people who prey on children and of theerly, the worst worst, and correctional officers face them each and every day so that we are have to worry. ands not often, brothers sisters, that one meets a leader of correctional officers who campaigns openly and actively and aggressively for sentencing reform in this country. that aot of

. >> reporter: a representative from the detroit federation of teachers and the american federation of teachers escorted three different schools on tuesday. the first stop was spain elementary school in the detroit medical center area. and it could be considered a poster child for why teachers have organized and staged 88 school sick-outs in the past two days. >> the water leaks through here and when it rains in the worst way. but on a rainy day, you have water throughout this entire hallway. >> reporter: without question, there are big problems with some of detroit's school facilities. but the district maintains keeping kids out of the classroom is not the answer. >> 64 buildings yesterday, 24 buildings today is not helping us make our case to the legislature. >> reporter: both local and national teacher union reps say they're not condoning the sick-outs but they support their teachers, while the absences are not being labeled a strike, those reps say it is still a possibility. here's where we are, here's where we are -- inside that's a >> that's a serious question, ladies. >> and tha

. >> reporter: the american federation of teachers posted this video on youtube showing how rain wateramaged a ceiling and caused a floor in one gymnasium to warp. and the teachers complained about classrooms with too many kids and not enough supplies. the detroit federation of teachers says money problems and a revolving door of district managers are why so many members are so frustrated. the school district is struggling under a more than $500 million deficit caused by a drop in property tax revenue and cuts in state and federal aid. that's why the district has struggled to maintain schools and keep teachers, but the interim president says the district is turning a blind eye to the problems in its schools. >> they need to make education in the city of detroit priority number one. >> reporter: and they haven't done that? >> no. this is not happening to any other school district in the state of michigan. >> reporter: the michigan legislature is creating a plan that would create a second school district. the governor said the legislature needs to act soon. >> detroit schools are in a cr

union but the claim to fame came when he forced an operative though luxury train cars to sign a contract this is on behalf of african-american workers isn't affiliated with the american federation of labor. but it established him but the most important black leader in the country. >> but then in the 1963 march as wall. >> it is known as martin luther king's march on washington. but at the time everybody had known he was the principal leader of the march. >> so what was the role? >> and to establish itself with to me you very well known. and formed the southern christian leadership conference. in the movement based on non-violence to end the system of jim crow in the south and was a tremendous speaker. berri he was not the only principal peter of the civil-rights movement so that was a national movement not just ending jim crow in the south from the second world war and retain that effort into have of racial inequality and to end at. everybody said get his support and martin the 13 said i will support you but let's expand the goals. it is not equal access to jobs or discrimination but winning the right to vote in the south and he had the right to vote it was not a primary on his

. >> a representative from the detroit fed race of teachers and the american federation of teachers escorted detroit mayor mike duggan to three different schools on tuesday. the first stop was spain elementary school and the detroit medical center area. it could be can considered a poster child for why teachers have organized and staged 88 school sick-outs in the past two days. >> the water leaks through here and -- 21 rains in the worst way. but on a rainy day, have you water throughout this entire hallway. >> reporter: without question, there are big problems with some but the district maintains keeping kids out of the classroom is not the answer. >> 64 buildings yesterday. 24 buildings today, is not legislature. >> reporter: both local and national teacher union reps say they're not condoning the teachers. while the absences are not being labeled a strike, those reps say it is still a possibility. >> is a possible strike in there? >> this is where we are. >> but that's a serious question, though. that's a serious question. >> ladies. >> it's a serious question and that's why i want to giv

individuals and this was the first major contract on behalf of the african-american workers in the 1930s. he affiliated with the american federation of labor and made this a very well known and is doubtless union. that would have established him as by the 1940s as being for civil rights and the most important black leader in the country. >> said he was active in the 1963 march as well enact. >> that is right. he was the director of the march. this is often known as martin luther king's march on washington. and it was a name that was acquired in hindsight. everyone knew and recognize that he was a principal leader. >> so what was his role in the 1963 march? >> by 1963 he had really established himself as an important leader. he was very well known for his leadership in the montgomery bus boycott in the previous decade he had formed this southern christian leadership conference and he was widely known really as the leader of the southern civil rights movement that was based upon nonviolent civil disobedience aimed at ending the system of jim crow in the south. he was a tremendous speaker and everyone knew that he was a phenomenal sp

clinton is backed by the american federation of teachers and the service employees union. >> you will know that you have a friend in the white house. >> reporter: at a forum monday night, clinton was confronted by a young sanders voter. >> i've heard from quite a few rd people my age that they think you're dishonest. is around a long time. people have thrown all kinds of things at me. >> reporter: we asked sanders what he thought. do you view secretary clinton as dishonest? >> no. i have known secretary clinton for 25 years. this is a distinguished woman who has worked for many, many years. i like secretary clinton. we have differences of opinion on important issues. >> reporter: sanders warned his supporters today he can only win here in iowa if turnout is better than average. that's an acknowledge, scott, that many of his fans are younger people who make for less reliable caucus-goers. >> pelley: and worth remembering iowa is just the starting line in a process that's going to go long into the spring. nancy cordes, thanks very much. m washington's mayor plans to lift the snow emerge

. >> the american federation of teachers posted this video on youtube, showing how rainwater damaged a ceiling and caused a floor in one gymnasium to warp. and the teachers complained about classrooms with too many kids and not enough supplies. >> i teach first grade. >> the detroit federation of teachers says that the money problems, and a resolving door of the district managers are why so many of them are frustrated. >> reporter: the to do district is struggling under a $500 million deficit, caused by a drop-in property tax revenue and cuts in local and federal aid. and that's why they are struggling to retain teachers, but the federation president said that the district is purn turning a blind eye. >> they need to make education in the city priority one. >> they haven't done that. >> no, they haven't done that. this has not happened to any other school assist in the state of michigan >> reporter: the michigan legislature is creating a plan that would create a second school district that would take control of the schools and pay down debt n a state of the state tuesday night, govern

. >> reporter: the american federation of teachers posted this video on youtube showing how rainwateraged a ceiling and caused a floor in one school gym to warp, teachers in the video also complained about classrooms with too many kids and not enough supplies. >> i teach first grade and i don't have a reading book. >> reporter: detroit federation of teachers says money problems and a resolving door of district managers are why so many of its members are so frustrated. the school district is struggling under a more than $500 million definite caused by a drop in property tax revenue and cuts in state and federal aid that is why the district has struggled to maintain schools and keep teachers but the interim president says it's turning a blind eye to the problems in the schools. >> need to make education in the city of detroit priority one. >> they have not done that. >> they have not done that and has to be a priority and this is not happening to any other school district in the state of michigan. >> reporter: the michigan legislature is now considering a plan to create a second school

he really does look to me like a man that wants this, and is making up ground this week, the american federations are to back him, of course he has plenty of support, he is a really serious contender, as for the others i am not so sure. prince alley has difficulties at an event in brussells along with i think who could come out as a whole in the election. won an extra nation as to why his campaign has been so low key. as always, with fifa. >> on the latest cricket, has become the youngest south l south african bowler to take more than ten wickets. to win the test about 218 rounds, took six in england's second inning since the tourist was dismissed for 101. england with the city's 2-1. the australian open now, and serena williams has reached another grand slam semifile. to book her place in the last four. >> the state of july 2004 that was the last time maria sarapova beat serena williams. since then screen that has won every single encounter. in tuesday's match was a repeat of last year's final, but unlike last year, it was sarapova that started breaking williams in the opening game. but any hope

if you go back to the 90s was the american federation of labor which represents only a small in the movementnow is continuing. they say although the circumstances somewhat difference you look back at the 90s and that's when the drive was made in the type of states with the republican, not quite but largely woodrow. to deprive african-americans of the vote. today we have all sorts of photo identification processes or proposals rattle. there's a lot of parallels. i'm sure if we think of him we can come up with more. >> the labor union is certainly in one. if we do look at income equality there would be a correlation between no unions in the 1890s making gains in the period the country becomes the most unionized in the teens, and into the 20s. then into the decline of unions and the after the 70s income drops. more disparity among americans. >> i agree with what you said. maybe speaking to the larger issue that your question raised switches the links and commonalities suppressed and present. it's really easy to see the connection between the gilded age but it's also important to remember that s

let's bring in randy weingarden, the president of the american federation of teachers. ured two public schools in detroit a couple of weeks ago. what did you see? >> so the conditions are deplorable, jake. i've frankly never seen conditions like this before and i taught in new york city in the 1990s where we had atrocious conditions, where we had to scavenge for chalk. it's not just buckling floors, it's not just black mold, it's not just that you can't breathe, it's not that you have windows open when it's 15 degrees outside because it's either too hot or there's no heat whatsoever, it's what signal it's sending to kids, that they don't matter. and frankly we toured with a cnn crew. i have asthma and my asthma was worse that day because of what we were breathing in. a technology school where they don't have the internet. so the conditions are terrible. and frankly, what teachers have been trying to do is they have been trying to say to people pay attention to this. and the governor and the emergency manager who was the emergency manager in flint just ignored and ignored

i think the answer is per the obvious that the federal government owning 66% of utah is not exactly compatible with traditional american federal-- federalism thinking. so, i'm going to turn now to the broader issue of the history of the public lands. i have spent a lot of time thinking and writing about over the last 40 years. on the whole, i sometime ago and recognize that federal land management over the past 200 years has been a history of failure. the roots of that failure lying in american national ignorance of the real circumstances in the west. time and again members of congress and the wider american public have projected utopian fantasies on the west and then enacted laws-- supposedly designed to realize insanities. it is left to westerners to try to find a way of living with these misguided laws. the first washington fantasy concerns the disposal of federal lands in the 19th century. of federal officials wanted to publicly plan orderly process of land settlement. another key idea was that since the lands were federal property, their disposal should raise large revenues to fund the federal government. but, eve

a memorial rally took place outside the lloyd george u-s federal courthouse in honor of lavoy finicum. the group says he was an american patriot ambushed by the federal government on his way to a town some supporters we spoke with say the federal and state government keeps growing to where they cannot be controlled. "theyre killing people and getting away from it. we have to stand up together put aside differences race religion culture we have to stand against tyranny." the protesters encourage those who do not live in las vegas to hold their own memorial rallies outside courthouses or government offices in their community. the iowa caucus is set for tomorrow-- and the latest polls show it's almost too close to call. fox news correspondent shannon bream has more on the race to the white house. =============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =============== ======= "get out the caucus" may not have the same ring to it as "get out the vote" but right now.. it's a rallying cry in iowa as the clock ticks down to monday's big event. cruz: "if everyone in this r

american association for justice among myriad others. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous con consent to include in the record letters from the american bar association, public citizen, the legislate american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations, the asbestos disease awareness organization, and the military order of the purple heart. thank you, mr. speaker. all those organizations that i just identified are opposed to this legislation. and their language speaks for itself for those that may peruse the congressional record. mr. speaker, the reality is, the current screening practices for certifying which individuals may file a class action loot are working. currently, plaintiffs must meet, as i said earlier, rigorous threshold standards to proceed with a class action. in fact, a 2008 study by the federal judicial center found that only 25% of the -- of diversity actions filed as class actions resulted in class certification motion and the cases i presided in were less than that 25%. 9% settled and none went to trial. why must we begin this new year with yet another piece of legislation that is a solution in search of a problem? in short, this ill conceived and unneeded bill unn

citizen a memorial rally outside the lloyd george u-s federal courthouse in honor of lavoy finicum. the group says he was an american patriot ambushed by the federal way to a town hall meeting. some supporters the federal and state government keeps growing to where they cannot be controlled. "theyre killing people and getting away from it. we have to stand up differences race religion culture we have to stand against tyranny." the protesters encourage those who do not live in las vegas to hold their own memorial rallies outside courthouses or government offices. a mobile home fire leaves a man in extremely critical condition. it happened around nine this morning near carey and pecos. crews found the mobile home engulfed in flames. north las vegas firefighters were able to control it in under twelve minutes. a man was taken to u-m-c with extreme critical injuries. no firefighters were hurt. north las vegas fire say the home is a complete loss. the cost of damage is around 100-thousand dollars. the cause of the fire has not been released. an elderly man who went missing last night may be in danger. metro police need h

the case. >>> a korean american organization is speaking out against the new raids being conducted by federalmmigration officers. they are targeting illegal immigrants for central america, but the national korean american service says they don't want those immigrants to suffer say loan. >> a lot of the folks impacted by this are fleeing violence and war. >> reporter: federal law officers have taken 100 men, women, and children into custody since the new raids began. advocacy groups say many should be given protection as refugees from the violence in their country. >>> an unusual fire in montgomery county today. a piece of equipment known as the beast went up in flames as it was recycling christmas trees it happened today. no one was hurt, but it took dozens of firefighters to put the fire out. >>> let's talk about playoff football. with sports, washington hosts green bay this sunday, and the mayor of those two towns made a friendly wager. dc smokes against the wisconsin cheese, and the loser has to wear the winning t-shirt during a public service event. the mayor said she looks toward to tast

staple in modern day politics dating back to the 1940's and pre-dating perhaps the most american history. >> the rsed federal aid for education. sharyl: that was when a young and suntanned jack kennedy was given the win in the first televised debate over richard nixon. >> nixon was awarded the win by radio listeners. sharyl: primary debates can produce memorable moments. >> i am paying for this microphone mr. -- [cheers and applause] [laughter] >> you're likable enough, hillary. >> let's see -- i, i can't name the third -- oops. sharyl: so, how much interest have this election's debates generated? when it comes to ratings, americans are watching in record numbers. democrats have held three of six planned primary debates with each averaging about 10.8 million people watching. in terms of viewers, republicans are winning by huge margins. like democrats, the gop is also close to halfway through its 12 in an average of 18.5 million viewers -- eight million more than democrats. howie: debates have never been mo more important in shaping the perception of the candidates,personas, their perceptions, and how they th

and the whole federal officials were very slow to work out their plans and put them into action. at the same time, millions of americans, many recent immigrants wanted some land of their own. unwilling to wait for a cumbersome federal government to act, they simply moved on to the lands in large waves of occupancy. large parts of the midwest and the west in the united states were settled by squatters. congress would then engage in fierce debates about whether illegal acts should be rewarded by granting the squatters a retroactive property right. in the end, they always capitulated to the squatters. with the homestead act, congress effectively gave up. you might call it the legalized squatting act of 1862. but as has so often been the case, official washington got it wrong again. in the aftermath of the homestead act, settlement was moving into the arid wild areas of the west where 160 acres, which was the limitation in the homestead act, was altogether unworkable. westerners in the late 18th and early 20th century were left to develop new forms of the invasion of the federal land laws. the next great american utopian f

the ronald reagan white house. reagan never would have approved plans that went against the federal law and it went against the federal law. it prohibited the use of american funds with the nicaragua and contract, so no one said it would be perfect, but i think-- well, actually the color is wrong. the last president to balance the budget was not dwight eisenhower, it was bill clinton and bill clinton together with new gingrich bowed the budget for several years in a row because essentially clinton had embraced reaganomics, which was less government, more tax cuts, on federal spending and spending of the private economy. >> host: craig shirley joining us. i know you won't have the current day politics, but i went to read something that michael reagan, ronald son, wrote about donald trump because we are talking about donald trump and the nature of the gop. he said trump is nothing like my father. my father united people and that's why he won election. is in the process of killing what's left of my father's gop any spends most of the time during people off of the republican press-- bus. is that a fair statement? >> guest: it's open to interpretation and i agr

and the whole federal officials were very slow to work out their plans and put them into action. at the same time, millions of americans, many recent immigrants wanted some hand land of their own. i'm willing to wait for a cumbersome federal government to act. they simply moved on to the lands in large waves of occupancy. large parts of the midwest and the west in the united states were settled by squatters. congress would then engage in fierce debates about whether illegal acts should be rewarded by granting the squatters retroactive property right. in the end, they always capitulated to the squatters. with the homestead act, congress effectively gave up. you might call it the legalized squatting act of 1862. but as so often has been the case, official washington got it wrong again. in the aftermath of the homestead act, settlement was moving into the arid, wild areas of the west where 160 acres, which was a limitation in the homestead act, was all together unworkable. westerners in fact late 19th and early 20th century were dealing with new forms of the federal land laws. the next utopian fantasy projected on the wes

at frank cody high school, principal la toya hall king told the national president of the american teachers federation who flew in from washington for the meeting, conditions at the school are intolerable. "from our rodent infestation to girls' bathroom stalls having no doors. the technology classroom without access to the internet." >> i see a lot of bad situations. this ranks about some of the worst. >> reporter: additionally, water leaks at the school fixed, but never sealed. >> i've been in this building about 40 minutes now, and i am hoarse. i wasn't hoarse when i walked in. >> reporter: are you concerned about that for the children? >> absolutely. there's clearly environmental issues when you have leaks in buildings, when you have carpeting that has been leaked upon. >> reporter: darnel early as, appointed to head the district, says not all of detroit's 93 public schools have these issues. with an accumulated debt of $515 million, they have to make tough decisions on what schools get what improvements first. >> financially, we don't have the capacity. and decisions have been made for years about