raymond, editor of the "new york times" as well as the chair of the national union parties executive committee. his history of the administration of president lincoln sanctioned and aided by the white house was published sometime in may before the national union party held its convention on june 8th with less than 50 of the 496 pages devoted to lincoln's life before 1860 raymond's books was intinded to place the president's acts and words in such a form that those who read them may judge for themselves of the merits and defects of the policy he has pursued. although advertised as impartial, truthful, and the standard account of lincoln's administration by the publisher derby and miller, it was considered -- it was considering its author and its sponsor, anything but impartial. after lincoln was renominated, raymond expanded the biographical account that appeared in his history of the administration for a smaller and less expensive publication, and that is the image you see before you. the life of abraham lincoln issued in paper wrapwrappers, published by the new york publishing house

the war must be won, the union must endure. the nation's future depens on the re-election of lincoln. frapp for example one biographer urges the president be given a chance to continue his work. justice demands a fair trial for his policy and that cannot be had without his re-election for a second term. after all, the writer argues, lincoln's re-election would secure the restore ration of the union by behrendering the most fatal of blows to the hopes of the rebels. theyer warns against changing presidents in a time of war. after all to change our president in the face of the enemy would be as suicidal as to change a competent general on the eve of a battle. lincoln deserves reelection because he has grappled with the greatest crisis in american history and yet has maintained under firm and resolute guidance a government that stands forth today as a model of national forbearance to chance the admiration of the world. and he is qualified to do even better during his second term because he is now, he has now that best of all qualifications exp

committee and the asian law caucus and the california teachers association and nursing association the national union of local 21 i know there are a number of individuals in the audience who are here to physically come in support of this legislation and ask them if they can stand so we can acknowledge all the individuals here in support of this legislation thank you very much thank you. >> let me say that as you recall out of respect for my colleagues who wanted additional time to consider this piece of legislation i voted in the continuance of this law since that time the commission on the status of women held a hearing and spoke to the human rights commission that didn't have critiques about the ordinance this morning we met with our city administrators for the departments under her leadership can chiropractor to implement the law and if you pass this law today, we'll begin a long process that did not have contractors submitting equal pay reports until the ended of january 2016 we must first challenge an advisory committee to hold he several public meetings in which the board will allow the city to

the strike was motivated over concerns from the national nurses union that hospitals are not ready for the threat of ebola. toughened safety precautions will be allowed, over 48 hours in 15 states and the district of columbia. >> i feel bad for the community for tomorrow but hopefully it will help the community. nurse andn er organizers say some 400 nurses are planning to strike starting wednesday morning full of the >> too many days -- a bad situation. >> national nurses union says is the man thing hospitals require full body hazmat suits and provide air pure fine respirators. and you train personnel on how to deal with potential ebola patients and properly put on and take off hazmat suits. >> we have not been trained yet on how to do that. >> ebola training is the headline. nurses like the ones in red word -- redwood california were trading. andight now, i'm making -- i have a masters degree. that same degree at other hospitals in the area, i'm making $50 an hour easily. i think the nurses need better care. we did get a response from providence hospital and they answered our question

pay collaborative, the california teachers association, the california nurses association, the national union of health care workers and [speaker not understood] employees international. i want to make one point, that in response to a comment from the san francisco chamber of commerce, i will be here by making a motion to add the following language on page 5 line 24. and i quote, "the city will not disclose any information contained in the equal pay report that qualifies as a trade secret or proprietary information." the concern that was raised to us by the san francisco chamber of commerce -- and we welcome the feedback -- is that there might be proprietary information that they do not want to see disclosed as part of the report or as part of a government records request. the language that i move to include in the ordinance addresses that concern. i want to just end my remarks by noting a couple of points that have been raised. we introduced this piece of legislation more than a month ago. there has been actually a lot of me

interested in advancing the interest of the national nurse's united than reaching a local contract agreement. the strikers say the interest of the national and local unions are exactly the same. >>> the dallas hospital that treated the only ebola patient to die in this country has reached a settlement with his family. those involved are not saying how much money texas health presbyterian is paying to thomas duncan's family members. however, lawyer says it's a good deal. enough to take care of his children and his parents. the hospital also will create a charitable fund in memory of duncan and it is not charging his family for the medical care he got. duncan's family has been openly critical of his treatment. mostly because healthcare workers turned him away the first time he showed up with symptoms and asked for care. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. the cooler and colder air is working its way in here. i thought i would show you the numbers today. 68 and 60 will go in the books until it gets below 60. averages are 59 and 42. and nowhere near the record. 77 set back in 1912. we'll come back and talk about how cold it will get and what that means for h

people of the same quality and integrity. >> one question on what you just said about the national taxpayers union. i just noticed in your letters, national taxpayers union didn't support the senate office, or what was this -- >> i would note, i think one of the senate copies, there's only one difference, because one of the groups got originally left off. there's only one difference. i'll make sure you get that. the national taxpayers union, really, the only thing that they raised concern with when they were talking about the senate was travel. and i think that was because there are groups here, myself included, i think public citizen who have been in favor of eliminating privately financed travel. for senators and members of congress. that was not a position that national taxpayers was particularly comfortable taking, so they just said they would rather not go there. >> but they do support the independent agency. >> right. >> okay. >> all right. yeah? >> just procedurally speaking, in order to get the changes, is it a decision specifically by speaker boehner and pelosi? [ inaudible ]? >> well, th

the picket lines. it's part of a national day of action to bring attention to what the nation's largest nurse's union calls a lack of preparedness. th news 4 has more on the strike. >> reporter: nurses at prove dins hospital are in the fourth hour of a 24-hour strike. they are demonstrating outside of the hospital in northeast right now. the nurses are demanding better personal protective equipment at providence to handle ebola patients. they also want interactive training in ebola preparedness. the strike at providence is part of a countrywide and national protest by national nurses united which is the country's largest nurse's union. >> we need safe staffing for our patients. we are not prepared for ebola. our patients are suffering. the nurses are suffering. we're tired of it. >> we don't even have the adequate room. we don't have an isolation unit. >> reporter: the nurses at providence say they will strike for 24 hours until 7:00 tomorrow morning with a rally planned here at the hospital today at noon and a protest at the white house at 2:00. the hospital says they do have temporary nurses in place tod

the national taxpayers union, the only thing they raised concerns with when we were talking about the senate was travel. and i think that was because there are groups here. myself included. i think public citizen who have been in favor of eliminating privately financed travel for senators and members of congress. that was not a position that national taxpayers was particularly comfortable take i ing. so they said they would rather not go there. >> but they do support the independent agency. >> right. >> just procedurally speaking, is that a decision that's solely made by speaker boehner and leader pelosi or something the house -- >> well, they probably would have to take some action in house rules to take this. and i would note there are different ways you can do subpoena power. you can give subpoena power to third parties as opposed to the members themselves. you can give them full subpoena power o to any witness involved in an allegation, but that would have to come from the leadership and it would have to be contained in the changes in the house rules. but there are -- while all th

impetus for today's panel is the nrlb regional director's ruling that college athletes are deemed employees. which would enable them to potentially unionize under the national labor relations act. the union pursuit is a means to an end, a vehicle if you will to implement improvements to our collegiate athletic system. i believe there is little debate about necessary logical improvements which i will describe. i believe the debate today should instead be focused on seeking the most effective vehicle to cause the implementation of these improvements. the crux of the problem is that the student athlete should be students first and foremost. i'm concerned that calling student athletes employees will make the system more of a business than it already is. in my mind, we need to gravitate collegiate athletics toward a student-centric model, not the other way around. i also worry about the unintended consequence of being deemed an employee and what unionization could bring to college athletics. that said, as a former student athlete, i support many of the goals of the national college players association and the college athletes players association that the ranking

the figures so am i. >> reporter: the union president says the union has challenged past reports that national level. >> a lot of times the data are not accurate. >> reporter: he claims pictures are also misleading. some show over staffed machines and idle employees. >> if they are standing around it is probably because they don't know what to do because that is not their jobs. >> reporter: management has been moving people around to areas they are qualified. employees did not want to speak to ktvu channel 2 news on camera. >> i think the solution is they need better management the postal service. >> reporter: while united states postal service disagrees with the recommendation to eliminate work hours it has agreed to evaluate efficiency, staffing staffing and productivity and improve employee supervise. it includes a response from usps management that says it disagrees with the math in the report. they stand by the matheddology. they -- methodology. they say they will check in on the changes in the future. >> thank you. >>> as expected the full board of the uc board of regents voted today increase tuit

the problem. there's something telling about the unions. the national education system $40 million, it was most telling at the gubernatorial level, too. republican governors won. i think this is saying something about the collective bargaining process. i think people are sick and tired of seniority as opposed to merit. we will see it more and more. unions are losing their membership. we saw it in this election. >> jonas, what do you think it means to taxpayers? >> first of all, i think chuck copies that all right, all right, all right from somebody else. i don't see the huge impact with teacher's unions. consumers benefit when you take a hit. i don't see how it leads to higher tax rates. it's consumer price thing, a corporate price thing, shareholders benefit. as far as most taxpayers, it's not where the win was. 98% of people are paying a low rate. there's 2% that really are paying more than they were a few years ago. everybody else never got a break. >> it lowers the pension benefits, which is a huge part of state budgets. doesn't that lower our taxes

the african union and the united nations have announced concern. elections should occur within 90 days. >> if it lasts too long, it could be, indeed, a real danger. >> reporter: a danger to democracy in burkina faso >>> the united nations expert panel on climate science says it has conclusive evidence humans are altering earth's science. it is a compilation of three documents, touted as a comprehensive assessment of climate change. >> greenhouse gas and other pollutants have been the main cause. it is the key to limiting the risks. the impact of climate change is felt on all continents. the least expected are vulnerable. >> if we act now, immediately and decisively, we have the means to be better and sustainable. many fools and sustainable. many fools and technologies are already available. the renewable energy sources, increasingly, economically, competitive. efficiency has approach of value. action on climate change can contribute to economic prosperity. better health. while reducing the lift of environmental degradation. climate change will make

the african union and the united nations expressed concerns about the takeover while the opposition parties said they fear this could be a coup. >> translation: the political opposition and civil society organizations insist the victory of the popular uprisings belong to the people. therefore the transitional government falls to them, and under no circumstances be confiscated by the military >>> the armed forces snusted they want a consensual strans eyeingsal government to -- transitional government to emerge >>> we are joined on the phone from the burkina faso border with ghana. we saw yesterday in the capital mass protests and violence. what is the situation like on the border where you are? >> well, the capital is about two hours from here, and is generally calm. there's no violence here. everywhere is discussing costs, people are worried, friends and families are there. people think about getting the family members on buses, crossing to the ghana side of the border. some are worried if things are not resolved quickly. a lot of business has been affected. a border has been closed for a w

the national conscience. >>> in burkina faso, the chairman of the african union is due to meet the new military leader. west african nation is under pressure to return to civilian rule after opposition protesters forced the president blaise compaore from power. opposition and community leaders met to discuss the details of a transitional government. it's hoped an interim leader will help to restore peace before elections in a year's time. >> translation: we have now had our revolution, like the french did in 1789. that made the military understand they need to choose the side. the people side. >>> staying in burkina faso, when thousands called for the resignation of the president, blaise compaore, an artist turned to graffiti to inspire change. this is his story. >> translation: revolution 2015. for a long time we knew things would change one day. i've only known one president, blaise compaore, who came into power by force. he did nothing to improve the lives of people here. that is why we started doing this. we are motivated because people were on the street protesting. we think our work helped. i enco

the national nurses union organized the effort.me as the secretary of health and human services asked a senate panel for emergency funding. >> we've trained over 250,000 people. what we need to do now, and that's part of what this request is about, is to make sure that training continues and extends and we need to measure it. we are working with the manufacturers. they are producing 24/7 right now and we are working with them and working with the states to make sure that those who have the greatest need and will most likely treat, get that equipment. >> ifill: also today, relatives of thomas eric duncan, reached a settlement with a dallas hospital where the liberian man was initially sent home, and later died. the family's attorney said texas health presbyterian hospital will pay an undisclosed sum, and establish a charitable foundation. >> woodruff: a blast of early winter pushed farther south and east today, sending temperatures tumbling. readings fell more than 30 degrees overnight in illinois, dropping from 58 yesterday to 26 t

it took three west african leaders, the african union, and the united nations to hammer out an agreement aimed at ending burkina faso's unrest after the fall of the president last week. leaders agreed to a long transition before presidential elections are held next year. no accord, however, on who will lead the country during that time. nevertheless anti-compaore protesters said they would end the widespread protesting. >> i think the best thing is to stay: calm and not put oil on the fire. >> in a meeting overshadowed by high running emotions, opposition leaders stormed out at one point, objecting to the presence of compaore's supporters. >> why are we at the same table as them? this is not working. we need to wait so that we can finish burying our dead, so that we can finish grieving. they are in the morgue because they shot real bullets into their heads. >> they later returned to the negotiating table, where others refused to sit with them. all sides agreed to return to a peaceful civilian-led system. they say it is up to the burkina citizens to decide who will run the government. >>

both the african union and the united nations expressed deep concerns about the take over while the oppositionties have said they fear this could be a coup. >> translator: the political opposition and civil society organizations insist the victory of the popular uprisings belongs to the people. therefore the transitional government legitimately falls to them and under no circumstances should be confiscated by the military. >> reporter: armed forces insisted they want consensual transition government to emerge, dominick cain, al jazeera. >>> organizers of election held by separatists in eastern ukraine say he won in the region and already the unelected prime minister of the so called people's republic and separatists hope election will bring some end to this in eastern ukraine but eu says it will not recognize the vote and we are in donetsk and can explain what he thinks he achieved from the vote. >> reporter: well, he said that he knew that there was no -- there will be no international recognition for a long time, but what he got is basically a mandate from the people who voted for him to try

both the african union and the united nations have expressed deep concerns about the take over.le the opposition parties have said they fear this could be a coup. >> translator: the political opposition in civil society organizeses insist the victory of the popular up risings belongings to the people. and therefore the transitional government legitimately falls to them and should under no circumstances be confiscated by the mil military. >> reporter: the arm forces insist they want a consensual transition government to merge. >>> joining us now on the line from there is journalist, now, yesterday we saw protest on his the streets of burkina faso, there was gunfire, a lot of confusion over who is in charge. what is the situation there now? >> the situation is calm today. people are going to work. the student are goal to school. we are waiting for the discussion to continue today. >> according to burkina faso's constitution the president of the senate should be taking over after the national president resigns. why hasn't that happened? why is it that the military has taken over? >

the national pal and tossed bombs. many protesters accuse the government of being involved in the disappearance. >> the chairman of the african union is meeting the new leader. the west africa nation is under pressure to return to civilian rule after protesters forced president compaore from power earlier this month. leaders met to discuss the details of the transitional government. we have more. >> reporter: ththe president is in mootings in the building behind me. it will contain elements of the military and elements of the opposition and the former ruling party. now opposition parties and other groups met over the weekend, and they put together of our this interim government will look like. they seen have the power to take away things and make changes and hand back the opposition if they all agree then maybe some kind of name will come forward. they are very adamant and say if they do not sit down they will impose sanctions. people are waiting to see what comes out of this meeting whether the e.u a.u. wins this battle or if they'll hang on to power a little bit longer. >> philippines announced it will withdraw its troops because

the pols have a long and nobodylt history, and wants peace and friendship with all nations and country, and particularly with the soviet union, more than we do. we believe that it is only now conditions for such a coexistence and friendship are emerging. poland is making an in port and contribution to a better future for europe, to a european reconciliation, also to the vastly important polish-german reconciliation, the overcoming of all divisions and the strengthening of human rights on our continent. it does not come easily for poland. the second world war, poland was the first country to fall victim of aggression. her losses in terms of human lives and actual property were the heaviest. her fight was the longest. she was always a dedicated member of the victorious alliance. her soldiers fought in all the war theaters. in 1945, poland was, theoretically speaking, one of the victors. theory, however, has little in common with practice. in practice, after allies looked on, there was imposed on poland a system of government without it president, unexcited by the nation, along with an alien economy, and alien philosophy of soc

the african union and united nations voiced opposition. power should be transferred to the people and elections held within 90 days. >> the way this which everything will be set up to organise election will beive. if it lasts too long, it can be a real danger. a danger to democracy in burkina faso >>> there has been protests against the government in the eastern democratic republic of congo. people are angry about a machete attack blamed on the rebel group adf. the government said it defeated the group. 95 civilians had been killed in the past month. >> reporter: there's anger in the east of the democratic republic of congo. these are the flags of president joseph kabila's ruling party. crowds gathered after an overnight machete attack in beni. civilians and police are among the dead. the government has failed to stop the violence in this region. security vorss fired -- forces fired shots to disperse the crowd. people blame the uganda-linked rebels, edf, for the attackment the group that has been around since the 1990s, include d.r.c. dissi

president of the united states when he gave state of the union address last january took the gavel away from the speaker of the house at the state of the union address. he said to the nationif you do not act, i will use the power that i have as president of the united states to begin to fix the broken immigration system. he repeated that. speaker boehner called him at the end of june said, mr. president, notwithstanding all your good efforts, notwithstanding all my good efforts, the house will not act on immigration reform. what did he say? i called my cabinet together i will act on immigration. seems to me that the argument is now we're going to start legislating. it's 2 months in to the legislative session. they control the house of representatives. they don't need a single vote from the democrats, we could have been in conference right now. i am no the saying to my friend raul labrador, he necessary that i never said this, i said let's passion a house bill. make sure when they said, we didn't walk away from it. said there was no path to citizenship. we didn't walk away. when we gave them 30,000 more border p pa troll agents we found way the finance that. i think the pr

rnd the national labor relation, the union would be able to bargain about it. half scholarships versus full scholarships it's all subject to bargaining rnd the nlra. >> thank you. judge starr coming to you, we often talk about on this committee and in business across the nation and in union halls about the cost of unionization. the cost of bargaining, cost of dues, et cetera, whether or not a union member should have to pay dues voluntarily or not have a choice in that. what do you think in your experience would be the cost of unionization for the employer and employees. can you estimate employer/employee costs of student athletes unionized at baylor, for example? >> we've not punched through the numbers to come up with a reasonable estimate. the whole idea of collective bargaining is, in fact, to increase the whole reservoir of duly agreed upon commitments by the employer. so i think part of the question is, what can we do outside the collective bargaining which has never been contemplated before that improves student welfare. that's the ultimate question that

the african union and united nations have also voiced opposition to the military's takeover.alls are growing for the interim leader to transfer power to the people and to hold elections within 90 days. >> the rapidity of the transition, the way in which everything will be set up in order to make possible to organize election will be extremely difficult because if it lasts too long, it could be, indeed, a real danger. >> reporter: a danger to democracy. gerald tan, al jazeera. there have been protests against the government in eastern democratic republic of congo. people are angry about a machete attack thought to have been carried out by the rebel group ads. the government says its dpeeftd the group but civilians have been killed in the last month. >> in kenya's president who has ordered a northern tribe to turn in those responsible for the killing of 22 mreringz. they were ambushed by local tribesmen in terkana county during a security operation on friday. the local leaders say the att k attackers mistook them for an invading tribe. they asked for two weeks to hands over the

we also welcome statements from the european union, united nations, france, germany and others rejecting these illegal and illegitimate actions. >>> early find sr-gz been released in to what caused the virgin galactic space crash to crash on friday. one of the pilots was killed, the company's founder richard branson says commercial space travel is still a risk. >> reporter: contemporary to some initial reports, investigators say there was no explosion before the virgin black at this spaceship crashed. >> among other things they found the fuel tanks, the oxidizer tanks and the engine and all were intact, showed no signs of burn through, no signs of being breached 67 the national transportation safety board, which is leading the investigation, says a reentry system was prematurely deployed shortly before the craft broke up. what is called the feathering system helping the craft land by increasing drag. it have di deployed too early. >> the unlock 11 was not to be moved in for unlock until the acceleration to 1.4 and it occurred around 1.0. cock have i had video shows the pilot unlocking ea

and it's not just the european union. the united nationse organization of security and cooperation in europe, they also say this is a farce, this is a bogus election in bogus conditions monitored by bogus groups. >> that's not necessarily how it's going to look, though to, the people in russia, is it? and, you know, in terms of looking back at what's happened in the last few days, the increasing fears about what russia is doing. you know, where are we would you say in terms of the tensions? >> i think most people in russia will see what the russian television will tell them about those elections, and the line from the russian television will be that this is a very democratic election, one of the most well-prepared -- i'm quoting -- elections ever. the turnout will be presented as the result of the will of the people. we cannot simply verify those things, but what is clear is this creates another frozen conflict. frozen conflict in part of ukraine where there's a huge military standoff with tens of thousands of people on both sides. we're ta

the united nations. >>> in burkina faso, the chairmanman of the african union is due to meet. the president blaise compaore was forced from power. on sunday opposition and community leaders met to discuss the details of a transitional government. in mexico police are charging the national palace. activists are demanding answers as to what happened to 43 missing students, coming after the government announced suspects confessed to killing the students. adam raney has this update. >> reporter: there has been a wave of protests in mexico on saturday, into sunday. it's a response in part to attorney-general's announcement on friday that he has suspected alleged killers of 43 students in custody. he held a conference on friday in way he played grisly tapes of evidence, of what appeared to be remains of some of the students, and also of confessions by people admitting that they took part in the killing of the 43 students. strangling or shooting them dead. the attorney-general went on to say that they are considered missing until they prove the identity of the remains. it's a double m

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perhaps even doing on the second chamber by bringing in elected elements from the nation's -- the four nations of the union but probably also maybe clarifying or even clarifying the unions within the union so this could last for a hundred years. do you think, prime minister, we've missed or perhaps you and the other party leaders have missed a tremendous opportunity to bottle that enthusiasm and actually go forward with a serious program of devolution throughout the union? >> no. i don't think so. because i think we have to take this in stages. we've got the very important pledges made for the people of scotland. it must be delivered. and that will happen. we've got the process of welsh devolution which we shouldn't underestimate where in this parliament we've gone through a welsh assembly to a law making body and we're now legislating the tax raising assembly in wales. we've cdone all the things already, but we need to sort out the english votes issue with scotland and wales. then i think there is a process. i talked about a process of civic engagement to look at how the empowerment of city, governments a

impetus for today's panel is the nrlb regional director's ruling that college athletes are deemed employees. which would enable them to potentially unionize under the national labor relations act. the union pursuit is a means to an end, a vehicle if you will to implement improvements to our collegiate athletic system. i believe there is little debate about necessary logical improvements which i will describe. i believe the debate today should instead be focused on seeking the most effective vehicle to cause the implementation of these improvements. the crux of the problem is that the student athlete should be students first and foremost. i'm concerned that calling student athletes employees will make the system more of a business than it already is. in my mind, we need to gravitate collegiate athletics toward a student-centric model, not the other way around. i also worry about the unintended consequence of being deemed an employee and what unionization could bring to college athletics. that said, as a former student athlete, i support many of the goals of the national college players association and the college athletes players association that the ranking

the workers. it's unions surviving. it's been reported and discovered a lot of protesters were not walmart employees. they were paid by the union. going after walmart, if you look at the facts, national retail pay is $11.39. the average hourly rate, not counting managers is $8.36. they are going after walmart because the private unions at 36%. they are under 7% right now. unions are dying in the private sector for a good reason. this is about union survival. >> the request from a walmart worker who is happy with her job. >> i can't tell you all, but walmart has been good to me. okay? i came here about a year ago. i started off as a customer service cashier, then a sales associate in electronics and then a manager within six months. >> what do you say to that worker? >> i'm happy to hear from that worker. equally, you will hear other workers not making a livable wage and when you don't have workers making a livable wage, that provides for an insecurity among the middle class and american workers and affects american prosperity. unions and labor are made up of workers and working to make sure they are receiving a decent and livable wage. i don't think it's in america's interest to pay

the attackers, members of an ultra nationalize group called the turkish youth union, angry at what it calls american impeer yolism. they shot the video and released it for all to see. the group used the backs in an apparent reference to a 2003 incident in iraq when u.s. forces detained a group of turkish soldiers, putting hoods over their heads. >> and martha is with us live from washington. these images were difficult to watch today, martha. any changes in security when these american sailors are in port? >> reporter: well, david, the navy is taking a look at security procedures for future port calls and working with the turkish authorities on that. but the navy and the u.s. embassy in turkey are quick to say that this will not effect the u.s. relationship with turkey. >> all right, martha raddatz live in washington. martha, thup. >>> to the other images tonight that have people so worried today. many watches on television. the drama unfolding, 69 stories up. watching those workers dangling from the new world trade center here in new york. two window washers trapped on their scaffold

at the national convention in baltimore union-republican parties convention in 1864, lincoln turned to tennessee's convention delegates and they publicly made the case for johnson. this they did with stirring speeches on the floor that raised johnson for having stood loyal while in the furnace of the rebel yon. radical republicans had their doubts about the tennesseean. the pennsylvania congressman thaddeus stevens said lincoln should have been able to find a running mate without going down to one of the rebel provinces. others rallied around the nomination in the hopes that johnson with his pension for tough talk against the cessationists might push him towards a less lenient reconstruction program. they contrasted johnson's loyalty to the union with the all together less admirable record of mclellan's running mate. he was the very personification of the copper head democrat and the campaign trotted out the voting in congress. all the many instances in which he voted against resolutions to support the troops and raise revenue for the war effort. these votes 3r5were proof. what about t

that's according to the consumer federation of america and credit union national association. wow, that's a mouthful. the group found that only 10% of the people questioned said they would shell out more than they did last year. about 33% say they would spend less. researchers also point out that consumers almost always spend more than they plan on spending every year. >>> now to a story of a christmas tree that seemed nobody wanted. reading, pennsylvania's scrawny spruce was about to be taken down when leaders decided getting rid of that tree just because it is ugly isn't exactly the christmas spirit. we have more. ♪ oh christmas tree, o christmas tree ♪ >> reporter: there was no shortage of holiday tree in the town of reading, pennsylvania. dozens turned out to give the town's christmas tree some much needed love. but this christmas miracle almost wasn't. >> that tree is not a very good tree for christmas. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the tree was in danger of getting axed. it had droopy branches accused of putting a damper on the holiday spirit. >> it looks like something you thr

if they're not good jobs, why are all the major national unions strongly supporting the project? ask them if these are good jobs? furthermore, energy is a foundational industry. low-cost dependable energy helps all the other industry sectors in our economy go and make us more competitive in a global economy. on the export issue, i think we've heard our president say it's all going to be export. well, that's interesting, because his department of energy says otherwise. if you look at the report from his department of energy, it says we're going to use that oil here in the united states. we're going to refine it. we're going to use it here in the united states. and interestingly enough, in order for the oil to be exported, you've got to get approval from the department of commerce, from the obama administration's department of commerce. one other interesting point, it's not just oil from canada. it's oil from my great state of north dakota and oil from mt. light, sweet balkan crude that we've got to find a way to get to our refineries in the united states. right now north dakota pr

couple of hundred protesters representing walmart workers as well as representatives of the major national unionsstation to the walmart. they are calling for $15 an hour wages. walmart says the average wage at this store is just over $12 an hour. union organizers say that's not enough. they want more flexibility for workers in terms of getting the hours in the week they need to generate a wage sustainable for their families. they want to at least get a 40-hour workweek for most employees here at this location. walmart came into downtown washington, d.c. last year. they say they created about 300 jobs at this location. a big protest this morning. everybody's gone home to get in from the cold. protests across the nation, as well throughout the day today. we'll see where all this goes. this morning, protesters saying they want to see at least $15 an hour here at this location. >> thanks, eamen javers. >> the president of gamestop. he will weigh in on the state of the consumer. she's still the one for you. and cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the onl

will hear arguments from both sides in this battle between the national football league and player association. peter southbound and the union argue the league process for handling this case is vague and unfair. >>> protests continue in ferguson, missouri as police across the country brace for a grand jury's decision in the michael brown case. hundreds took part in what is called a die in yesterday. some protestors laid down in streets blocking traffic. others played the role of police. the grand jury is expected to decide this month whether officer wilson should be charged with a crime. in the meantime police departments from l.a. to boston are planning and preparing for protests in the event a decision triggers disorder. >>> some national guardsmen may be heading to west africa to help with the fight against ebola. the national guard announced yesterday a troop based in san francisco is among six. the soldiers would not provide direct medical care to ebola patients but they would provide training. the national guard says the soldiers would under go a 21 day monitoring period. >>> the 2015 open enrollment period for coverag

and at the national convention in baltimore union slash republican party's convention in 1864, lincoln turned to tennessee's convention delegates, william brown low to publicly make the case for johnson. this they did with stirring speeches on the convention floor that praised johnson for having stood loyal while in the very furnace of the rebellion. some radical republicans had their doubts about the tennesseen. he said of johnson's nomination, he should have been able to find a running mate without going down to one of those damned rebels. others rallied in the hopes that johnson with his pension for tough talk against the successioners might push lincoln to a more stringent reconstruction program. lincoln's backer in the north delighted in his loyalty to the uni union. pend pendleton was the personification of the treacherous copperhead democrat and the lincoln campaign trotted out pendleton's voting record in congress, all the many instances in which pendleton voted against resolutions and to raise revenue for the war effort and these votes were proof so the campaign arguments went

at the national convention in baltimore, union/republican party's convention in 1864, lincoln turned to tennessee's convention delegates to publicly make the case for johnson. and this they did with stirring speeches on the convention floor that praised johnson for having stood loyal while in the very furnace of the rebellion. some radical republicans had their doubts about the tennesseean, the irascible penn congressman thaddeus stevens said of johnson's nomination that lincoln should have been able to find a running mate "without going down to one of those damned rebel provinces to pick one up." but others rallied around the nomination in the hopes that johnson with his pension for tough talking against the secessionists might push lincoln toward a less lenient, more stringent reconstruction program. lincoln's backers in the north delighted in contrasting johnson's rock-ribbed loyalty to the union with the all together less admirable record of mcclellan's running mate, george pendleton of ohio. pendsle t pendleton was the personification of the copperhead. they trotted out pendleton