>> reporter: that faction is called the democratic union party, pyd, and it has a military wing that goes by the ypg, that's the military wing of the democratic union party. that group is fighting i.s.i.l. within syria. they've controlled the large territory north of syria. necessity were not invited to riyadh for, i think, two reasons. a, turkey is the main backer for the coalition based here. ise tan bull designate that party as a terrorist group linked to the pkk which, of course, is fighting the syrian state for the last 30 years. the syrian opposition also designated that group or accused that group of carrying out atrocities and ethnic cleansing in areas they liberated from i.s.i.l. so that's the background, i think, for not inviting them, but the fact that they are a force on the ground fighting i.s.i.l., they are backed by the united states, the americans gave them weapons and they already are ruling large parts of northern syria. they're quite significant. it is a big deal, i think, and could pose future problems for the syrian opposition, also for the regional countries as w

is a split following the decision by saudi arabia not to invite the largest kurdish group, the democratic union party, pyd, it's armed wing pyg and the democratic forces, who are partners in the forces against i.s.i.l. turkey a backer of the opposition considers them terrorists. they're now holding a separate meeting in syria's north-eastern province. the alliances in this conflict are a complicated maze. there is no clear way through as this new diplomatic attempt gets underway in saudi arabia > >>> keep the kurds from the table could hamper the peace. >> that faction is called the democratic union party pyd and it has a military wing that goes by the ypg. that's the military wing of the democratic union party. that group is fighting i.s.i.l. within syria. they've controlled large territory north of syria. they were not invited to riyadh for two reasonings, i think. firstly, turkey the main backer for the syrian coalition based here in istanbul say the party is a terrorist group with links to the kurdish party, the pkk, which of course is fighting the syrian state for the last 30 years. the sy

. >> it's called the democratic union, and it has a ministry which goes by the ypg. that's the military wing of the democratic union. that group is fighting isil within the city, in northern syria, they were not invited for two reasons. a, in turkey, the national coalition based here, designated that party as a terrorist group with links to the kurdistan be workers, for the last 30 years. the syrian opposition force designated or accused that group of carrying out atrocities and ethnic cleansing in areas that they liberated from isil. that's the background for not inviting them. but the fact that they are a force on the ground, fighting isil, they are backed by the united states, and the americans gave them weapons, and they already are ruling large parts of northern syria, they are quite significant, and it's a big deal, i think, and it could cause future problems for the city in opposition, and also for the regional countries as well. >> still ahead, soaring sales in california are driving americans to buy guns, and a string of storms battering the pacific northwest

cause further conflict while syria's kurds will be represented, the largest kurdish group, the democratic union party and the ypg haven't been invited. they are part of the fight against i.s.i.l. turkey considers them terrorists. the alliances in this conflict is a complicated maze. there is no clear way as this new attempt gets underway in saudi arabia >>> a closer look on this issue with the head of gulf studies at the al jazeera studies program here in doha. thank you so much for coming into the studio and chatting with us. this is really quite a task for these groups to come together, overcome their differences, and they have a very short time limit to do so because these peace talks with the asad regime is within the next month or so. how confident are you that they're able to actually overcome the differences, ethnic, secretary tearian, political difference? -- sectrian. >> i believe the saudi have been asked to organise this kind of conference and to invite many participants and from many, as you said, factions and ethnic issues. so it's very important for sash saudi arabia. they tried t

is a split following the decision by saudi arabia not to invite the largest kurdish group the democratic union pyd and armed wing ypg and allies the syrian democratic forces and are part of the u.s. in the fight against i.s.i.l. but turkey a backer of the organization considers them terrorists and have a meeting in the northeast province, the alliances in the conflict are a complicated maze and no clear way through as this new diplomatic attempt gets underway in saudi arabia. >> let's get more on this with zaina joining us in the studio and there is a lot riding on this particular summit and will have to get through their ethical ethnic as well as sectarian divisions as well all within a very tight deadline, do you think they would be able to overcome these differences? >> well, we know this is not going to be easy and opposition members who we have spoken to say this is going to be a challenge because this is not the first time the opposition has tried to unite, you have the politicians who are really have no influence on the ground and they themselves are divided and you have some of them wh

. >> reporter: that faction is called the democratic union party pyd and it has a military wing goes by the ypg, that's the wing of the democratic party. that group is fighting i.s.i.l. within syria. they've controlled a large territory north of syria. they were not invited for two reasons. they're the backer for the coalition based here. designate that party is a terrorist group with links to the pkk which of course is fighting the syrian states for the last 30 years. the syrian opposition also designated that group or accused that group of carrying out atrocities and ethnic cleansing in areas they liberated from i.s.i.l. that's the background, i think, for not inviting them, but the fact that they are a force on the ground fighting i.s.i.l., they are backed by the united states. the americans gave them weapons and they are already ruling large parts of northern syria. they're quite significant. it is a big deal, i think, and could pose future prognoses for the syrian opposition and also the regional countries as well >>> the talks in saudi arabia will affect another meeting that is

relationship with the iraqi kurds then by given them their own statement did not want to be seen as the democratic union of kurdistan backed by u.s. weaponry with u.s. forces on the ground the problem is that is the syrian branch of the pkk that is the kurdish workers party we consider that to be a terrorist organization the turks consider it as bad as i says just you understand the "alice in wonderland" nature the first largest army in nato gives support to a group that is the sister of a terrorist organization according to the second largest army meanwhile it is bombing the terrorist organization at the same time that does not exclude the russians and iranians that is how complicated this state of affairs is the the ide

leader ofchs, deputy the christian democratic union on the phone for us.rge has been listening in to the conversation. -- let's talkt about michael's reaction in terms of the syrian situation. a man that sounds like he's on a bit of a mission to corral help from around europe. george: yeah. we referred to this a little earlier in the program. , theay he described it understatement of the interview was, it is a difficult situation. it is incredibly complicated. there are so many different narratives and different interests, even amongst those countries that seem to have a common interest, which is to fight i.s. obviously, there are western-russian issues, whether to support assad or oppose assad , or if it can survive. these things are all up for grabs. we have to deal with these things, but we can only deal with one problem at a time. somebly we have to shelve of the concerns in these areas and try and focus with the russians and others on how to deal with the i.s. that is absolutely centerstage. the ecb is a whole other convertion. george, thank you so mu

the democratic candidate. host: the story from the union leader website. ocrats found some common ground in the new hampshire presidents of debate, seeing donald trump as a the factor recruiter for the islamic state terrorists, a criticism of the feminine based on his proposal -- front runner based on his proposal. hillary clinton is worried that his rhetoric reinforces anti-islamic sentiment." joining us is the publisher and president of the union leader, joe mcquade, in new hampshire. guest: good morning. host: this is the only democratic debate in new hampshire before your primary on february 9, correct? guest: yes, much to the chagrin of new hampshire voters and people who like the primary to the local -- to be local. there's an odd twist to it. whichcal abc affiliate, participated in these things since time immemorial, was thrown out of the debate as a cosponsor because of a labor issue with its stations. abc: you did cosponsor with news, and they did pull out. what happened? guest: it was overreaction. the candidates and the dnc, there was a small lab

just a short time ago, the communications workers of america union announced its support for the democratic presidential candidate. the cwa represents about 700,000 workers nationally, making it the biggest union to endorse sanders, so far. right now, unions representing about 12 million workers are backing hillary clinton. gop presidential candidate ben carson caring a cancel -- canceling a trip to israel and africa, citing security concerns. his campaign manager says there was threats but would not give specifics. it is official, new hampshire' s first in the nation primary will be held in november. the democrats hit the debate stage this saturday in new hampshire. you can watch it live on channel five. coverage starts at 5:00 p.m. new revelations about the suspects in last month' s deadly terror attacks in paris. the apps they reportedly used to prevent their plans from being detected. deadly highway shootings. the alleged motive behind a man' s shooting spree in oklahoma. mike: some of you have been asking for snow for christmas. i am tracking flurries this weekend. i will show you when

our humanitarian responsibility and to germany and to europe, then we would not be the german christian democratic union. but that is who we are, and that is why we can do this. reporter: despite delegates' support, some leading cdu politicians differ with the chancellor on the refugee crisis. >> we have to reduce the numbers of refugees, because germany, strong it is, cannot humanely accommodate unsustainably integrate such a large number of people. >> we don't have an unlimited capacity to take people in, whether in society or on the job market. there is usually no unlimited opportunities. -- there are simply no unlimited opportunities. reporter: but the chancellor's speech generated such a level of these yes and that things could be difficult for her critics in the future. brent:: our chief political correspondent. she saw that speech. a lot of analysts were surprised by how forceful the chancellor was in her speech. do you think they are right or was the chancellor being extra cautious? belinda: it was a forceful speech from angela merkel. she was relaxed, confident, strong, certainly wasn't pleadin

union organizer, real inspiration for a great many of us on this campus. most recently he has been active in building the educators for a democratic union, the progressive caucus within the massachusetts teachers association which is though largest union in the state and has been a tremendous organizing power. i will turn it over now to dan clawson. thank you. dan: here is how the evening will work. i will give you a brief overview of how the evening will work, a few minutes on the theory of direct action and questions to think about this evening and then i will turn it over to our panelists. each of the five panelists have been asked to speak for not more than 12 minutes and i will give them a time check near the end. the focus for tonight is on direct action, how it operates, what is involved in it, it's effects on the participants in the larger movement, what works, and what does not. the concerns raised within the movement and by those on the outside and similar questions. panelists will focus or exclusively on personal stories specifics, this is what happened on this occasion, this is what we learned from it, this is why it worked or did not work. the foc

he put out a road map and the democrats walked away. the unions walked away and stopped the next step. back in i believe it was august, they said the governor's road map would have greatly helped the state's long-term fiscal plan. >> you said something interesting this morning on our air about climate change. take a listen. >> do you believe in climate change? >> sure. >> it's occurring. > but climate's always changing. and we cannot say, we cannot say that our activity doesn't contribute to changing the climate. i'm saying it's not a crisis. i don't buy the fact that it's a crisis. i just don't. >> why not? >> because i don't believe it is. i don't think there's any evidence that it's a crisis. >> what do you think of a governor hop oversaw hurricane sandy who was there when 100-year storm hit his own state, put much of it underwater says it's not a crisis? >> are you saying that super storm sandy was caused by global warming, chris? come on. you've got no evidence of that you're just making that up. >> i'm sorry? >> there's no one specific cause

for the average united auto workers union employee, that means $2,000 a year in extra taxes. the cadillac tax is so universally unpopular among union workers, democrats, republicans, businesses it's actually led to something rarely seen in washington -- bipartisanship. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are lining up to repeal it. rep. guinta: there are so many groups, both on the republican and democrat side, that oppose it. again, this affects millions and millions of middle class families across the country. the right thing for the president to do is acknowledge that it's bad public policy within the affordable care act, that we have to repeal it. sharyl: but the obama administration is digging in its heels. it insists the cadillac tax will lower healthcare costs by policies offering so much coverage. it also says as companies take away the high quality, taxed plans, they'll make up for it by paying workers higher wages -- something critics doubt. it's a sharp turn from 2008, when then-presidential candidate obama was against a cadillac tax. it had bn proposed by his republican opponent. sen. obama: john mccain calls these plans cadillac plans

the democratic side. just moments ago, senator bernie sanders picked up a big endorsement from a powerful union, the communicationsrs of america. these are live pictures. the union which represents 700,000 workers nationally is, by far, the biggest union to date to back sanders. meanwhile, the democratic front runner, hillary clinton, picked up a big endorsement of her own yesterday from billionaire investor warren buffett. let's bring in host steve kornacki for more on what it all means on the democratic side as we wait for that debate on saturday, steve. >> that's right, tamron. this elm diddic race overshadowed in so many ways by the republican race over the last few months. but this is a big development for bernie sanders' campaign, getting that endorsement from the communication workers of america, the cwa, their president saying in this statement just a minute ago bernie has called for a political revolution, and that is just what americans need today. so the cwa has about 700,000 members. sanders had also picked up earlier endorsements from the postal workers union, from a nurses union. that said, hillary c

the american federation of government employees says it is confident that clinton will help federal workers do their jobs.this makes 18 national unions to throw their support behind the democratic front-runner.the american federation of government employees represents about 600- thousand americans. back on the republican side - marco rubio is returning to the corridor today.at 2-30 - kinnick stadium in iowa city for a meet and greet.rubio only trails donald trump in iowa, according to the latest poll from quinnipiac university. a bill over-hauling no child left behind has been signed by president obama. obama."the every student succeeds act" was sent to the oval office after the senate passed it yesterday.it will now limit the federal government's role in telling state and local departments how to assess their teachers and students. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, a look inside the president and first lady's favorite movies and songs of year. heart disease. asthma. diabetes. 7 out of 10 americans take prescription drugs. but in the last 7 years drugs prices have doubled. hillary's going to take on the drug companies. require medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. countri

this is the headline from "the union leader" which cosponsored last night's debate saying, democratsound some common , calling donald trump the runner recruiting islamic sentiment. martin o'malley calling trump untried and incompetent as he panned his repose of an immigration reform ideas. senator bernie sanders highlighted the importance of muslim troops in the middle east. that, this morning from "the union leader." of twitter andck facebook, they have also been following what happened last night and the key moments. in terms of traffic on twitter, hillary clinton getting about 44% of the twitter conversation, tied with bernie sanders at 44%. former governor martin o'malley at 12%. joining us on the phone is scott , who followed the debate for "the huffington post." let me begin with apology put forward by bernie sanders last night. what impact this has on his campaign. let's take a step back and thatabout the breach resulted in the firing of one of his staffers and to others removed from their position, but still on payroll. where does this but the campaign? guest: it puts overall

those in the past and continue to fight for the dignidi dignity and rights to make this a more perfect union. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the democraticd, quote, you're not judged by the height you've risen, but from the depth you've climbed, closed quote. 150 years ago, our nation resolved to climb out of the deepest, darkest chapter in american history. the ratification of the 13th amendment marked a turning point in our nation's history, a turning point reached through the anguish of civil war and preceded by the tireless efforts of men and women determined to rid our nation from the scourge of slavery. slavery was a heartless institution where humans were treated as property. imagine your husband, your wife, your daughter, your son being sold down the river. you often hear that expression today, but that's where it came from. how often do we stop to think about what it really means? we should. for me, there's no greater representation of determination and the courage than harriet tubman. tubman resolved to escape to the north in pursuit of freedom, but she always carried the haunting scars of slavery. she was struck in the head by

the democratic nomination."sanders pointed to his endorsements from the america union and the grassroots group democracy for america.he says his campaign has received more than 2 million contributions from 1 million donors... the highest number of individual donors to a campaign in american history. 3 3 he's made his choice in the 2016 presidential campaign... and now iowa congressman steve king is trying to pursude other iowans to support his chosen candidate... texas senator ted cruz. i sat down with the congressman this afternoon. here's part of our conversation. 3 rep. steve king - "i've been looking for a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinnings. we've lost the deeper believe that we've had in the past in free enterprises, or national security, our foreign policy, and i have the privilege of knowing each of these presidential candidates know ted cruz very well, and i'm convinced that he's the individual that can do this. he's s

they're going to allow the establishment, which this week is giving away the cadillac tax to the democrats so that union members will not be punished in an election year. it's a crazy thing. all of these things, there won't be a republican party if they have a brokered convention, which is the bosses trying to -- the leadership trying to impose someone. you could have a contested election because you have too many people. all in all, it isn't good news for the republicans. >> all right. you said too many people. why don't some of these people below a certain percentage get out? what is the pesa apercentage of pollster of actually jumping ahead of trump? >> first there's always hope the polls are sometimes wrong. but putting that aside, harris, is a simple answer. a lot of these candidates are not really running for president. they're running for cabinet positions, ambassadorial positions, or at the very least, more influence in the party. the minute you drop out, you lose a lot of that influence. >> john, this is your party. so what's your major concern, if you see this go into a situation where the peo

the democratic nomination."sanders pointed to his endorsements from the communications workers of america union and the grassroots group democracy for america.a.he sayayhis campaign has received more than 2 million contributions from 1 million donors... the highest a campaign in american history. 3 3 he's made his choice in the 2016 presidential campaign... and now iowa congressman steve king is trying to pursude other iowans to support his chosen candidate... texas senator ted cruz. i sat down with the congressman this afternoon. here's part of our conversation. 3 rep. steve king - "i've been looking for a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinninis. we've lolo the deeper believe that we've had in the past in free enterprises, or national security, our foreign policy, and i have the privilege of knowing each of these presidential candidates personally to a degree, and i know ted cruz very well, and i'm convinced that he's the he'

the american federation of government employees says the union is confididt that clinton will help federal employees do their jobs. the endorsement is the 18th national union endorsement for clinton. and it helps the democratic frontrunner solidify her support among labor groups. be on the rise in madison county. here's susan risinger ( rye -sing - er) with the details. the latest estimates from the u.s. census bureau and the american community survey agree - povevey is increaeang in madison county. nebraska state data center research coordinator vid drozd says the growing hispanic popution and the increasing number of single-parent households are part of the reason for the increase. work is nearly complete on transforming the norfolk city auditorium into the norfolk family ymca gymnastics center. y director randy hagedorn says the gymnastics program will move from its current location at the corner of 3rd and braasch to the city auditorium on december 19th. and jejeerson elementary school in norfolk was selected from 150 eligiblechools in the state to receive a $10,000 grant from code.org. jefferson principal angie hausman says the money is to be spent on technology, and she has already used about $2,000 of

the -- >> obama administration's final year in office. including january 12th state of the union address and what the president's role will be in the 2016 campaign. after that, democraticthe presidential race. plus, your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> several presidential candidates are on the campaign trail this holiday week. on tuesday, former secretary of state hillary clinton holds a town hall meeting in new hampshire. live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. next day, republican candidate donald trump visits hilton head, south carolina, for a campaign rally and also live on c-span wednesday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >>> as 2015 wraps up, c-span presents congress, year in review. a look back at all the newsmaking issues, debates and hearings that took center stage on capitol hill this year. join us thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern as we revisit mitch mcconnell taking his position as senate majority leader, pope francis' historic address to a joint session of congress, the resignation of house speaker john boehner and the election of paul ryan, the debate over the nuclear deal with raun and reaction of

the polls today to pick a new state representative. republican tom moore and democrat tim ennis are on the ballot in house district 21. it covers all of union and adams counties...and parts of cass and pottawattamie counties. the election is being held to replace jack drake who passed away in october. the polls are open until nine o'clock some democrats and republicans have criticized presidential candidate donald trump from saying the u-s should stop all muslims from entering the united states. trump says until this country comes up with a better way to stop potential terrorists from getting in...it shouldn't take the chance radicals could do harm. political director dave price talked with one of trump's rivals...who agrees with much of what trump said. rick santorum decided not to be like jeb bush, carly fiorina and john kasich. he's not bashing trump. santorum told me trump's going too far but is right to point out the problem. santorum agrees with trump...that the u-s currently has no real way to stop terrorists from getting into this country. he thinks the mass murders in san bernardino, california prove that. a man left the u-s...brou

. >> on the democratic side, bernie sanders gaining another big labor endorsement. the largest media labor union in the country. the sanders camp admitting one of the staffers improperly accessed confidential voter information. sanders campaign manager blaming it on a software glitch. that staffer has been fired. the democratic national convention said they will not not be allowed to access it again until an explanation is provided. >>> and the issue to transfer prisoners out of guantanamo bay in the next coming weeks. ash carter says congress has been informed about the move. several nations have agreed to take in the inmates. the president is hoping to shut the facility down before he leaves office. >>> the final state of the union address is expected next month. the white house says instead of ticking off the priorities, the president plans to share his vision for the country and administration officials say he has no plan to be a lame duck in the last year in office. >>> time for an early start on your money. stocks around the world are in the red. so are u.s. stock futures. as global sellof

the republican party has not been able to do. and resonating with democrats as well. the guys in the union halls. they like the fact that donald trump is a plain speaker. gerri: i've got to tell you, though, what bugs me is hillary's victim card usage here. i've got to tell you i think it's over the top. but let's move to the numbers because the donald has three time as many voters supporting him an anyone else. can he maintain this kind of momentum? can this stick? >> absolutely especially when you're talking about ohio and new hampshire, it can absolutely stick because these polls just renderings registering republicans, it's not talking about the independents or those who have never voted. do you remember those people where the republicans wanted to have? so absolutely these numbers are going to continue to grow as we wield out the rest of the field. gerri: i want to turn to jeb now, we had a great interview, my colleague jo ling kent interviewed him last night. i want you to hear what he had to say. >> i don't think you can insult your way to the presidency. i know that for a fact. every time

the democratic nomination."sanders pointed to his endorsements from the communications workers of america union and the grassroots group democracy for america. he says his campaign has gotten more than two million contributions from one million donors... the highest number of individual donors to a campaign in american historor 3 3 he's made his choice in the 20 - 16 presidential campaign... and now iowa congressman steve king is trying to pursuade other iowans to candidate... texas senator ted cruz. siouxland news anchor larry wentz sat down with the congressman yesterday afternoon. here's part of their conversation. 3 rep. steve king - "i've been lookininfor a full spectrum constitutional conservative that checks all the boxes. and some whom i think can restore the soul of america. we've lost some of our work ethic, we've lost our spirit, and we've lost our constitutional underpinnings. we've lost the deeper believe that we've had in the past in free enterprises, or national security, our foreign policy, and i have the privilege of knowing each of these presidential candidates personally to a degree, and i know

the family's right to bury chath lean mccormick. lawyer for durst says there is no identify. the union reports on the conviction of former nework state conviction sheldon silver. the democrat was convicted yesterday of all several corruption charges he faced. prosecutors say he received $4 million in bribes and kickbacks. the new york post reports, starting today, restaurants in customers of dishes loaded with salt. the restaurant affects people nationwide. a salt shaker icon contains more than 4300 milligrams of sodium. >> the average adult new yorkers consume more sodium every day than recommended. >> harry potter tension is linked to other diseases. the 2016 calendar featuring 13 women wearing clothes, but one. the calendar aims to focus on accomplishments rather than their body. previously they were famous for featuring barely clothed supermodels. coming up, a huge do nation was . >> here's a look at today's the country.ons they asked impression. >>> a stunning finish as the browns run out of luck. (dramatic music) centrum brings us the biggest news in multivitamin history. ( ) a moment when something so familiar becomes something so new. (impact on metal) introducing

the primary happens eight days after iowa holds his caucuses on february 1. >> democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders scored a big union endorsement. the powerful communications workers of america announced yesterday that it is backing sanders. the union represents 700,000 workers nationally, the move gives sanders a shot in the arm after he lost out recently to hillary clinton on a series of other union endorsements. >> in washington, the house and senate are rushing to send president obama a budget package that would fund the government through next september. the first house vote is scheduled for 9:15 this morning. the measure will be sent to the senate which is likely to clear it for obama's signature by noon today. the president has promised to sign it and will bring you updates on the votes on "nbc 10 news" at 11:00. >> pennsylvania's budget is nearly six months overdue. governor wolf's administration and his allies trying to get house republicans to agree on a tax and spending measure to put an end to the logjam. the house speaker set a deadline yesterday for wolf to show that he could assemble enough votes to m

the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. with abreva. (waves crashing) (audio distortion) (splashing) >>> welcome back to "state of the union" last night's democratic presidential debate started off with sparks. hillary clinton and bernie sanders meeting face to face for the first time since their campaigns. clinton camp team sanders said they breached their campaign. and bernie sanders said they're guaranteeing less viewership by hosting the debate on saturday night. >> many press releases from the clinton campaign. >> but you mention the dnc the vendor. you said of your staff they did the wrong thing. >> absolutely. >> does secretary clinton deserve an apology tonight? >> yes, i apologize. it. >> sanders fired one staffer and suspended two others for the data breach and actions taken during the data breach. he managed to raise a million dollars off an e-mail accusing the democratic national committee of tilting the scales toward clinton. joining me now is democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley who was on the stage last night making a forceful advocacy for his campaign. governor o'malley, thank you for joining us. hillary clinton accept

democrat-leaning voter. earlier this year he went to an area where i grew up and these are disaffected union workers that thec party has abandoned. that speaks very clearly to their hearts and so i think this is part of his national presence. he's nationally speaking to that kind of voter. i don't think that's going to win him an iowa caucus, maybe not even new hampshire. >> which is an interesting point. the voters that have been left behind. you have jeb bush really now stepping it up on his attacks against trump and called trump a jerk. he's now using words he didn't used to use. he used to be more intellectual about it. now he's not. he's more emotional and raw. are you worried this could pose a real challenge, whether it's bush or anyone else, whether it's bush or christie. >> yeah. he's doing exactly what trump wants him to do and it's not making him look like a very smart candidate. the fascinating thing about trump is that for the college-educated group, he's still in the lead but tied with cruz and rubio, ee tech tifly. let's talk that potentially disenfranchised voter all around america. he leads b

courage of those in the past and continue to fight for the dignity and right to make this a more perfect union. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the democratic united states senate, the honorable harry reid. [applause] sen. reid: frederick douglass judged by are not the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed." 150 years ago, our nation resolved to climb out of the deepest, darkest chapter in american history -- the institution of slavery. the ratification of the 13th amendment marked a turning point. a turning point reached through the english of civil war and preceded by the tireless efforts of men and women determined to rid our nation from the scourge of slavery. slavery was a heartless institution where humans were treated as property. sold and traded for commercial gain, without concern for the loss of family. husband, wife, son beginning sold down the river. that is where that expression comes from. river.wn the how often do we stop and think about what it means? we should. from the depths of slavery rose a host of men and women who were determined to fight for their freedom. for me, there is no data representation

the north had called for the union as it was. and when lee was surrendering here, he believed that's what he was helping to restore. the union as it was. both republicans and the democrats and the south claimed victory in the ceremony, claimed vindication for their cause, even though they claimed different things. now, it was no accident that lee and grant grew farther and farther apart as the months and years passed after this day. the powerful moment we commemorate today, which seemed to stand outside of the war and outside of politics became ever more entangled in the messy politics that followed. and, in fact, appomattox became ever more elevated in our national imagination but not because it resolved what would follow, but because everyone could see in it what they wanted.xt%÷ they could see here their highest aspirations. the white south envisioned nothing like the reconstruction that would follow. they thought that the honorable surrender here meant, we fought, we lost, we're back in the united states. they did not imagine that the united states army would press on with reconstruction. they could not imagine that more would be asked or demanded of them. they saw

the state capitol is relatively empty today. house republicans consider their next move. it's up to them to respond to a budget agreement supported by governor wolf, house democrats, and the senate. >>> philadelphia's teachers union is responding to a change included in the current budget framework. the senate passed the changes yesterday. those changes would involve distributing an additional $350 million to schools. but the philadelphia federation of teachers calls the changes disturbing. federation president jerry jordan explained why at a news conference this afternoon. he says if the changes pass, it would allow the state to take over up to five schools a year in philadelphia. >> state takeover have already proven itself to be an absolute disaster in our city. philadelphia's public schools have been run by the school reform commission for the past 15 years, and in that time our school children have seen school buildings close and programs and services taken away. >> pennsylvania's budget stalemate is now in its fifth month. >>> a quaker school in montgomery county is removing the adventures of huckleberry finn. the principal of friends' central says the language and portrayal of african-americans in the book

the backing of governor wolf. every single one ever wolf's fellow democrats voted against the bill along with other republicans. it's a win for unions that represent teachers and government workers. >>> christmas is five days away and shoppers are out in full force, jeff chirico hit cherry hill mall for super saturday. ♪ >> reporter: the saturday before christmas and the cherry hill mall is packed as people polishing off their christmas lists and retailers hoping to wrap up the year in the black. in the competition combines before you enter cherry hill mall. >> i was circle around for 30 minutes trying to find a space. >> if you don't have patience you'll lose your mind. >> reporter: the pellegrinos who were visiting from japan had no choice but to start shopping today. >> we didn't want to ship everything, so we are last minute shopping for everybody. >> we got cloths and jackets from old navy. >> reporter: tyler did much of his shopping online. >> i'm shock to see this many people in this day and age with online sales, what else could they need if they are not buying online. >> reporter: while online shoppers have hurt brick and m

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democrats. the demographicsw are white middle aged men. they are union people. hly educated and not high earners. those sounds like democrats to me. >> that's why bern are you sanders has been apeeling to trump people. the fact is sanders and trump want government, they want big government and socialized government and trade protectionism. this is not true republicanism. i don't think they will show up. i think they will show up and i don't think it will be this wave they promised. charles: so far, we keep saying it will happen sooner or later, we'll get details on these economic plans, on fiscal plans. but other than that's i don't know what kinds after trade wash we are going to have or anything else we are going have with respect to the numbers. how we'll get prosperity back to americans. but people don't care. his followers aren't asking for those details. >> there will be a wave. there will be a wave so strong and so powerful of people as liz said have never been engaged in the process. i talked to the people of awful phage groups and ethnicities'. they want