they were making us so strong. >> reporter: after five days and 50 miles linda lowery made it to the statehouseh a message for the governor watching a few floors up. >> i'm here, governor wallace. i'm here. see me. see me. >> reporter: for a woman who made one of our most important marches forward linda lowery is spending a lot of time these days looking back. >> i have learned over the years that every day in your life is a journey and you have the ability to make history every day. >> reporter: only, she says, if you are willing to take the first step. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> rose: recording courage. that is the "cbs evening news." for scott pelley, i'm charlie rose. i'll see you tomorrow on cbs "this morning." good night. >> i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean with a special report following breaking news, a philadelphia police officer is critically wounded after being shot in north philadelphia. >> all of this happened this afternoon during a robbery at a game stop store at 22nd and lehigh. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live at the scene of the crime with some breakin

they were making us so strong. >> reporter: after five days and 50 miles linda lowery made it to the statehouseh a message for the governor watching a few floors up. >> i'm here, governor wallace. i'm here. see me. see me. >> reporter: for a woman who made one of our most important marches forward linda lowery is spending a lot of time these days looking back. >> i have learned over the years that every day in your life is a journey and you have the ability to make history every day. >> reporter: only, she says, if you are willing to take the first step. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> rose: recording courage. that is the "cbs evening news." for scott pelley, i'm charlie rose. i'll see you tomorrow on cbs >>> a snowfall free for all will end up being winter's last guest. >> i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm derek mcginty. some of the biggest schooldistricts have already announced that they will be closed tomorrow as well as alexandria county. and for the complete list go to our website on the news app all at the bottom of your screen. >> we have weathered the worst so far. >> still under a weather a

i caught i caught up with them at the statehouse this week and asked him if he knew anything. >> decadesis clearly a landlord-tenant dispute. not involved. ♪ quex@true tale of interspecies love that will change your view of relationships forever. >> this is the story of how i fell in love with dolly the dolphin. >> plus stopping up a whole tells toilet next "chasing" >> along with me. that's all right. you have to try to think visually. you use cameras anywhere, inside cars, underneath the train. i love racecar driving. maybe maybe you would like to come and take a ride with me. the root is so awesome. you just can't get enough. ♪ >> this is a fox 29 news update. hi everyone, i'm fox 29's chief meteorologist scott williams. we are looking at ultimate doppler. moisture to the south. this is our next weather maker. winter weather advisories kick in at 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on your friday. we are looking at accumulateing slushy wet snow across the area. one to 3-inches in philadelphia. higher amounts north and west. sue serio will update this forecast with all you need to around here, w

it's probably the statehouse. you would be wrong. state street in front of trenton city hall eight or 10 cars parked along here. no money in the meters. a car and a space no money in the meter. a car and a space no money in the meters. not a parking ticket anywhere to be seen. car and space no money in the meter. car and space no money in the meter, no ticket on the windshield. there's a dude sitting in the car. inside of this one it says free. at least he's honest. a car and a space no money in the meter. the meter is broken. here's the meter with no signs whatsoever. let's drop a quarter in and see what happens in and see the number pops up. nothing. this is the third, fourth, fifth broken meter i found in 10 minutes of searching. kara expired no money in the meter not just an arbitrary street but in front of the state library in front of the state state museum right in front of the state state capitol. if you know no one is going to write a ticket i'm not blaming you. or you can pay the meter. you are parked illegally. fair enough.

don't even think that what state legislators are trying to do right now is to push a bill through the statehouse to clarify the language but i think it's insufficient. a repeal is certainly in order. >> one that has really been on the front, is you, mr. mayor. mayor, you've been speaking out against this law. this is it so important to you? >> well, when you're a mayor you spend so much time and mayor trying to attract businesses trying to attract people to your community. part of how you do that is you try to demonstrate it's a 21st century community, open to all. we're all for religion freedom. i am. everybody in south bend is. that doesn't mean it's okay to harm others in the name of religion this. this bill sends the exact wrong message about our communities and state. i wanted to get out there and let everybody know this doesn't speak for all hoosiers doesn't speak for south bend. we pride ourselves to being open to all. >> mayor, the governor says he's standing by the law despite the backlash. listen to this. >> we're not going to change the law. okay? we're not going to change this law. i

here in maryland some folks at the statehouse want to change that. >> they at least ought to be ableo go into a legion restaurant or bar and have a glass of wine or beer. >> reporter: that would mean places like cafe normandy in annapolis. >> i understand why. i don't think it's really a good idea. >> reporter: the owner says he renders the dare before 1984 when you could legally drink at 18. now that the 21-year-old rir789 has been in place for a while. >> going back i just don't think it's a good idea. >> reporter: a few doors up this owner believes if you can spill your blood for your country, you should be able to pour a drink in it. the 21-year-old requirement in place now has always been a condition for getting federal highway money. that doesn't go down easy with everyone. >> passing this bill would mean losing $32 million in federal funding. >> i do have an amendment asking for a waiver. i know we can't give up that money. >> reporter: and h would not go into effect and so far no one can remember when such a waiver was granted. kirk gregory erickson of the washington regional

it is a good process because it reflects the statehouse concert -- state's concerned that i share withhem to put pressure on the congress to take it up and deal with every other amendment as we have before, two thirds of the congress and then sending it up for ratification. we are also working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle who said work a balance legend amendment to the constitution to bring that up and have a vote on at least one version of that in congress. >> final question? >> you were talking about veto overrides earlier. is theyre a bill where the congress can pass it the president can veto it, but you have the votes to override it? >> we hope when we accomplish that that the president will actually signed those into law. we are not looking for the ones where we can definitely override his veto. but if he indicates that he is going to veto a bill that has strong bipartisan support, we would welcome the opportunity to work together with democrats to achieve good public policy changes. >> we are pleased to have you here in the midst of this busy week. thank you. >> new

they chose saturday because congress never met on a saturday, but the executive they surrounded the statehouse, and alexander hamilton, who was the chairman of a congressional committee to deal with this mutiny that had been going on now for five days got congress to call a special session. the congressman went into the building, because hamilton and congress wanted it to appear this was a demonstration against the united states of america. this was the horror of the republic, the military rising against civilian control. and that would appeal to the american people's feelings and they would come to the defense of congress. so, congress, even though they did not get a quorum, congress was not surrounded by these troops, it nonetheless represented to the supreme executive council and asked the president or governor if you will, of pennsylvania, the great john dickinson to call on the philadelphia militia and drive the continental soldiers away from the building. dickinson looked at the congressman and set you nuts? do you think the militia of philadelphia's going to take up arms against the men

bacon that with barkely in front of the statehouse in june of 1676. he open his coat and offered bacon a cheap shot unwilling to change his position on the matter. bacon called on the committee to go against the virginia indians. here beararkley has opened his coat to take a cheap shot. bacon took this as an offense. the focus was on the virginia indians but quickly turned toward the governor and those who supported him, and including the landed gentry such as the owner of bacon's castle during this time. by september bacon and his rebels had targeted several of the landed gentry homes including arthur allen ii. in august, he caught wind they were coming. he was the only member of the search out to court to vote against sending provisions to bacon, so he felt outnumbered in surrey county. he hid his bibles and waited for the governor he knew would be fleeing to the eastern shore with 39 of the governor's closest friends. allen was not present when 70 bacon's rebels arrived. when they were healed, they killed all of arthur allen's livestock, they drink

. >>> philadelphia voters send a republican to the statehouse in harrisburg after a special election yesterday. the republican martina white won 57% of the vote to fill the vacant seat for the 107th district in northeast philadelphia. white was against democrat sara del ricci. the seat opened when brandon boyle was appointed to congress last november. >>> it is dry right now and cold. you may want to take an umbrella with you even though we are not looking at clouds to leave the area just yet. later this morning we'll see rain, but we'll also see warmer temperatures. 30 degrees right now in philadelphia. the view at this time from camden? no problem. the rainfall will continue into this afternoon. right now it's temperatures that are falling. 21 degrees in pottstown. look at wrightstown, millville, atlantic city, 19 currently in westtown and chester county. and cold low 20s for west chester as well. the showers are part of a system that's producing snow north of chicago and wisconsin. that's a steady snow. this storm will only give us the possibility of rain. because temperatures are

>> protestors took their chance to the statehouse monday, saying the allow would allow for discrimination against gays and lesbians. >> the defense begins its case in the boston marathon bombing trial. what's happening in court and the emotional end to the prosecution's case. >> a new outlook from government scientists this morning why they expect a year of harsh weather across the country. >> >> welcome back to aljazeera america. taking a look at today's top stories, lufthansa says insurers are setting aside $300 million to cover costs from last week's crash of a germanwings jet. the company offered around $54,000 each to the relatives of the victims. 150 people died after the plane crashed into the french alps. >> thailand military backed prime minister plans to lift martial law. former army commander led a coo last year that overthrew the elected government. critics say the prime minister has unchecked authority over all branches of government. >> the search on for a prisoner after he grabbed a gun and escaped from a hospital near washington d.c. fairfax hospital is on lockdown. it is

will begin at 2:00 this afternoon with a march from the new jersey transit river line station to the statehouse. once there, demonstrators plan to light up and smoke marijuana. a state senator from north jersey is expected to introduce a bill on monday that calls for legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational purposes in new jersey. >>> it is the round of 32 in the ncaa tournament today. the villanova wildcats are looking for another win after cruising in their first round game against lafayette. nova takes on eighth seed nc state later on tonight. nbc 10's keith jones continues his reports on the wildcats live from pittsburgh. he'll be with us later on this morning. you can watch him during our >>> the time right now is 5:08. a bizarre scene at a new orleans airport ended with a tsa agent shooting a man. police say he was armed with a machete and wasp spray and he use them both before an airport worker stopped him in his tracks. detail on the investigation. >>> plus beer lovers, we'll tell you about a local festival where you can take your pick from hundreds of different brews. >>> now y

. >>> senator joe man sin is speaking out over a new bill which passed the statehouse yesterday, would a permit or safety training. manchin criticized the proposal saying there is not one west virginian whose second amendment rights will be infringe the without this bill. >>> the first lady stopped by the "ellen" show to bust a move. the first lady is promoting "give me five" which is part of her "let's move" campaign take a look. >> i have tried to learn the dance. and so if that's your challenge -- you have learned the dance? >> yeah you know. i'm busy too, you know. [ laughter ] ♪ >> michelle obama's appearance on the talk show is set to air monday. it's incredible. >> choreography was good. >> there's definitely some training involved in that. >> i think they learned it on their own and -- like at home then they went and did it together. but still. it's a lot of pressure. >> you've got to give it to the obamas. they do have a sense of humor. they have pushed the envelope in doing these. incredible. >>> celebrating birthdays today. grammy-winning rapper common turns 43. actress dana

sir bacon met with berkeley in front of the statehouse in june, 1787. barkley opened up his coat and offered bacon a cheap shot. bacon was once again vying for the commission of the committee to go against the virginia indians. so here, barkley has opened his coat offering bacon a cheap s hot. bacon takes this as a personal offense, and he and his. men retaliate now it started focused on the virginia indians turns towards governor berkeley himself. those who supported himself included the landed gentry, such as arthur allen ii who was owner of bacon's castle during this time. so, by september, bacon bacon and his rebels -- bacon and his rebels have targeted several of the landed gentry's homes, including arthur allen ii's. he caught wind they were coming. he was only -- the only member of the surrey county court to vote against sunday provisions to bacon. he hid bvaluables and waited for governor berkeley who he knew was going to be fleeing to the eastern shore. so allen was not present on site on 70 of bacon's rebels arrived. while they were here, they

about 200 people rallied outside of the statehouse in trenton yesterday. they want pot for recreational purposes to be legal. some of them were smoking marijuana, but nobody was arrested. the rally comes as new jersey issued its first standards for edible forms of medical marijuana just this past week. it could clear the way for the state's three dispensaries to start making and selling ging the edible products. >>> now to news from our delaware bureau. today, governor jack markell will sign a new law, allowing smaller restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks. the governor will sign the measure in newark this morning. the new law will allow smaller eateries to apply for a liquor license. those restaurants must feed at least a dozen people and serve complete meals. >>> now to some news in philadelphia's overbrooke section, where neighbors tell us they're plans a town meeting to talk about crime prevention after a man was murdered while walking his dog. james stillman was shot and killed in what police describe as a botched robbery by teenage suspects earlier thi

. >> reporter: increasingly large crowds of demonstrators marched on the statehouse this afternoon and filled its 9 8-year-old rotunda with a familiar chant. >> hands up >> don't shoot. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> reporter: 19-year-old tony robinson was shot dead by officer matt kenny who trailed him to his house. >> 19 years of age. name is tony robinson. apparently tony hit one of his friends. no weapon seen. >> reporter: police say the shooting took place when kenny responding to 911 calls about robinson, was attacked by him in the entryway of his home. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> all lives matter. >> that's right. >> reporter: while the demonstrations have been peaceful, emotions here are raw. this weekend police chief michael cobalt visited robinson's family. >> you went out of your way to be sensitive to the people who would be most disappointed by what happened. >> but that goes to a core value. i believe life is sacred, so why wouldn't you express remorse at the loss of a young life. that seems only natural. >> reporter: today the chief posted on the police web site "re

location one of the concerns because right down here just about a half a mile, downtown annapolis, the statehouse the governor's mansion. >> they were ready to take him out. they were thinking this guy gets downtown he might do some serious damage. brad: fortunately, nobody was seriously injured. pollack faces a long list of charges. brad bell, abc 7 news. alison: that's it for abc 7 news at 5:00. right now at 6:00, how the secret service is dealing with its own mistakes amidst new threats on the white house. plus -- >> it's appalling! we have to overhaul this system! alison: more problems with slow ambulance response. this time it was a police officer hurt and left waiting for help. and -- an item found in many homes explodes without warning. the simple test you can do to protect your family. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. leon: and we start with an intense focus on white house security tonight on two fronts. one, an intercepted letter that may have contained cyanide. the second, congress demanding answers not only on recent scandals within the secret service but the agency's response to t

the new jersey statehouse in the back. another negative hit to the governor.have a republican strategist from the carolinas to give us insight about what this means. what do you make of this? >> it is still early. having challenges. at one time he had a uniqueness about him. he came in with governor mcdonnell. he is not going to jail like mcdonnell but at that time he showed that he can win in a blue state. a lot of republicans have one in reliably blue states so there is nothing particularly unique about chris christie. he does not have a particular set of policies on a national basis that voters can identify with like governor walker does with getting rid of union contracts. bill: do you think it is his unique style? a guy that will tell the heckler to sit down and shut up. will that work? is that part of the reason he is drawing so much fire? >> it is tough to no whether southern ladies coming out of church on sunday want to see that. >> what would your mother say? >> we like politeness. [laughter] bill: thank you. appreciate you being here. ♪ >> farmers ca

this is a live look at thousands starting to gather at the statehouse to protest that law. ou hearing about this rally? >> reporter: we expect 3,000 people right here on the south side of indianapolis's statehouse to protest the legislation passed earlier this week. many people speaking out saying they are fearful of what this means for the lgbt community and other minorities with the religious freedom restoration act. this all comes as the governor signed this into law on thursday and then next week we expect thousands of people to be here for the final four packing the city as well. many people have taken to social media asking the questions, will we be welcome in indianapolis and in indiana at the various restaurants and bars and hotels all while many of those businesses themselves are putting stickers in the window saying we welcome and support and love everyone. there's a mix of back and forth with this recently passed law. at the same time noticing there are some businesses speaking out in support of the law. for example, we have a custom leather manufacturer who says

a bill now goes to the statehouse for a vote. >>> a growing number of school districts are confrontingue of restrooms and transgender students. the issue had ignited a controversy in stafford county, and now the school board has reversed its earlier position on the matter. the child in question is in elementary school. northern virginia chief julie carey has our story. >> reporter: it's an issue tenth grader gavin grim knows well. he's challenging the decision to bar him from the boy's restroom and locker room. >> there have been some parents in the community adults, that have had a problem with this. so i'm fight forge my right to use the correct restroom. >> reporter: which restroom is that? >> the men's. >> reporter: in stafford the transgender student was initially allowed to use the restroom of the gender that student identifies with. but some parents began to complain forming save our schools. >> the vast number of parents were upset that their children were sharing the bathroom with a child of the opposite sex. and many of the children expressed that they were feeling awkward ab

we know who the anti-equality advocates are in this statehouse, it's folks like eric miller and curt smith and mike clark and others. the governor cannot satisfy them while also satisfying the demands of the vast majority of the state and the expectations of the rest of the nation. those two things are ir reconcilable. so he's going to have to make that choice. you want to maintain supporters that he already had and social conservative circles or does he want to begin to repair the damage that has been done? he still has an opportunity to do that. he still has that chance. >> we've been listening to democratic leadership coming back and speaking in a fashion where they are pretty much putting the governor in between a rock and hard place when it comes to this law and not accepting anything other than repeal. we're hearing there from the snat senator saying that the current governor is being hostage to social conservatives for having this law signed into action last thursday. as we started the top of the show john yang is on ground there. let's talk about what the reaction from the gov

thousands of people have gathered outside the statehouse in indianapolis saturday to protest the law. opponents say the law is a blatant form of discrimination, but the state's governor says he disagrees. if i thought it was about discrimination i would have vetoed it. in fact, it doesn't even apply to disputes between private individuals unless government action is involved. this bill is getting slammed on social media with the hashtag boy cot indiana. george of star tech hashed join me, show governor pens we won't stand for bigotry in the name of religion. you don't get decide who can sit at the lunch counter. there was also this tweet, it seems to me the main goal of hashtag boy cot indiana is to hate on christians. nobody wants to discuss other religions that the law protects. joining us to discuss the law this morning, document giordano from talk radio 1210 and by skype malcolm from the equality forum. document, let's start with you. you heard some of the comments from social media. a lot of people saying this is blatant discrimination, but should businesses have the right to det

both bills are expected to pass in the statehouse. >>> secret service director, joseph clancy, got an ear full today. he was asked about scandals with the secret service including the latest one right outside of the white house. he was asked what he plans to do about it. and lisa stark has more about that. >> reporter: well, tom, this is a hearing before the house appropriations committee. it was supposed to be on the budget. but instead it focused squarely on that embarrassing incident you're referring to involving the secret service. this one involving two off-duty agents. they were allegedly drinking and drove the government vehicle into a barricade on the white house property that was set up because of an ongoing bomb investigation. lawmakers today worked furious. if clancy had a honeymoon period, it's over. >> and i have to tell you as a former military guy, i'm stunned by this environment and culture. >> lawmakers berated clancy, who told them that he did not learn about the incident until five days after it happened. >> i'll say that it's going to take time to change some of th

this morning, lawmakers at the statehouse say the law does not discriminate and they plan to add language to the legislation clarifying its intent. this morning, a huge back lash against indiana's new religious freedom restoration act, and governor mike pence is on the defensive. >> we are not going to change the law, okay? >> reporter: fighting back against critics who say it legalizes discrimination against gay people calls it rhetoric. but indicated there might be room for clarification. >> if he sends me a bill that reiterates, a.m. mri fies clarifies what the law is then i am open to that. >> reporter: he and other supporters point out there are similar laws protecting religious freedom in 19 other states. >> haven't seen any credible evidence that people are going to be discriminated against. >> reporter: opponents argue indiana is getting more attention because it doesn't have a statewide nondiscrimination law that protects people no matter their sexual orientation. critics say it could allow businesses to deny services to gay people. with the final four set for next weekend, ncaa

about 200 people rallied outside of the statehouse in trenton yesterday. some of them were smoking marijuana, but nobody was arrested. the rally comes as new jersey issued its first standard for edible forms of medical marijuana last week. medical marijuana is permitted in the state. that could clear the way for the state's three dispensaries to start making and selling the edible products. >>> from our delaware bureau governor jack markell will sign a new law, allowing smaller restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks. the governor will sign the measure in newark this afternoon. the new law will let smaller eateries apply for a liquor license. those restaurants must feed at least a dozen people and serve complete meals. >>> now let's check in on this week's wednesday's child. she is a sweet and active girl who likes to keep moving. she's hoping to find a forever family to give her the love and the support that she needs. nbc 10's vai sikahema introduces us to dovriana. >> and here you have? two. >> reporter: dovriana is a friendly but shy 12-year-old. she warms

will begin at 2:00 this afternoon with a march from the new jersey transit river line station to the statehouse. once there, demonstrators plan to light up and smoke marijuana. a state senator from north jersey is expected to introduce a bill on monday that calls for legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational purposes in new jersey. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> good saturday morning to you as we head into the rest of the afternoon, improving conditions with the temperatures pushing into the 50s but first we have to get through the threat of freezing drizzle closer to south jersey and that's going to stay in effect until 7:00 a.m. cold again, our temperatures start to drop down as soon as tomorrow heading into monday but for philadelphia right now, we're at freezing with mostly cloudy skies, humidity at 85%. feels-like temperature at 25. across the region 30 degrees in reading, mostly cloudy skies in atlantic city with temperatures at 32 degrees as well. across the rest of the region, the poconos 26 30 degrees in mt. holly, 33 in dover and our satellite radar shot shows a fe

will begin at 2:00 this afternoon with a march from the new jersey transit river line station to the statehouse. once there, demonstrators plan to light up and smoke marijuana. a state senator from north jersey is expected to introduce a bill on monday. it calls for legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational purposes in new jersey. >>> students let police know how they feel about an arrest that left a student battered on the university of virginia campus. what happened at a meeting with police. that's coming up. >>> you're taking a live look at the pocono mountains. take a look at how many writers are out there already. they're enjoying the fresh snowfall from last night's storm and what we'll be seeing as we head into the rest of the afternoon for the rest of the area, warmer conditions. it's going to feel nice out. we are concerned in the next few hours about our temperatures that are right at freezing or just below freezing for icy spots. you want to be careful over the next few hours until we get well above freezing. by 10:00, 36 degrees, by 1:00 p.m. 45 and by 4:00 50 degrees. i'll h

about 200 people rallied outside of the statehouse in trenton yesterday. t for recreational purposes to be legal. some of them were smoking marijuana, but nobody was arrested. the rally comes as new jersey issued its first standards for edible forms of medical marijuana just last week. it could clear the way for the state's three dispensaries to start making and selling the ed edible products. >>> from our delaware bureau today governor jack markell will allow asign a new law to sell alcoholic drinks. those restaurants must seat at least a dozen people and serve complete meals. >>> bitter tensions remain between president obama and israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu netanyahu. next, we'll talk with moderator of "meet the press"," chuck todd about what happens need to happen next to repair the relationship. >>> i'm vai sikahema for nbc 10 at sh. we are officially in the midst of march madness. brackets are filled, the big dance is underway skl the games will rake in billions of dollars. and this morning we'll discuss if student athletes are entitled

stephen tschida live outside of the statehouse with what both sides are saying. stephen? >> alison death with dignity bills are pending in dozens of states today. it was the subject of emotional discussion here in annapolis. >> a.l. svm has robbed him of the ability to write, walk or speak on his own. former baltimore raven o.j. came to annapolis to fight against death with dignity. >> i don't know how many days i have left to live. but each and every one has a purpose. >> the issue sprang to the forefront when 29-year-old brittany maynard who had a terminal brain tumor ended her life in oregon last year. the legislation which would allow those diagnosed with six months or fewer to live to obtain medicine to end their lives. representatives of some religious groups argue only god can end life. >> judaism emphasizes that we are created in the image of god. that our very lives are on loan to us from god. >> but supporters argue this is not assisted suicide, not mercy killing nor euthanasia but means of ending a life when an individual finds illness has made it unbearable. >>

look a year ago in indiana, there was a fight over a constitutional gay marriage ban here at the statehouse and the social conservatives lost that fight and it was actually a pretty surprising victory for sort of your moderate republican then and the small number of liberals in this state, and what was -- but in all of that the legislative leaders and republican leaders sort of made these promises okay we have to do something here to keep the base happy and this is what it looks like. i think when itted started this year, i don't think anyone saw it exploding the way it has now with people calling for the final four to move out of indianapolis. i mean these are real impacts. this isn't just political. >> yeah, no. it has a ripple effect. we're going to be speaking to a sports columnist, dave zirin about the ncaa and how he's saying it should be moved out of indianapolis. there is a financial issue that goes along with all of this especially if you're not being honest in the name of god. tom lobianco political analyst for the "indianapolis star." great to you on. i have to give a shout-out,

stephen tschida live at the statehouse to explain why. stephen? >> alison, this issue got a lot of attention last year when a 29-year-old woman from oregon brittany maynard ended her life when she said she could no longer endure the pain from a brain tumor. this issue is the subject of debate all across the country. today, a judiciary committee, senate committee held a hearing with death with dignity. we heard from a number of opponents and supporters. the opponents included o.j. brigance former baltimore ravens football player that has a.l.s. and we heard from religious leaders who urged the general assembly not to pass this legislation. >> there would be a legal avenue for an individual to take his or own life in a moment of despair robbing family friends and society of their presence and contribution to society saddens me and is a tragedy. >> someone is in that pain at the end that it lets them go out in a gentler way if thee choose rather than to go through the suffering. >> supporters of death with dignity say 60% of maryland is told support

state of washington and the state of oregon and the politics a line for a point in time and then the statehouse or state senate changed in the state of washington. they did want to do the project. the project sort of fell apart. we find these types of jobs all the time. the windsor project is also different because it adds an international dimension to it spent which is why i raised it spent i understand, absolutely. a little different because the canadians are really putting up a significant amount of the capital cost of doing that project. notwithstanding a lot of efforts we undertook as administration a way to do more cost-sharing. >> if we could maybe for a moment focus on probably the most important of the biggest from the budgetary perspective our highway system. and maybe move a little bit from the prescriptive to the prescriptive because there is now a bill before congress that the administration has put their to reauthorize the surface transportation system. it's still sitting in congress while the current authorization runs out into months, right? could you maybe just talk a little bi

in indiana sent a letter today to indiana governor mike pence as well as republican leaders at the statehousegative impact and they're worried about how it affects their employees as well as reputation of the state. yesterday governor pence was adamant there will be no changes to this law he told abc's george stephanopoulos. today republican leaders are sending a different message. basketball crazy indiana's gearing up for this weekend's final four. but a political controversy threatens to overshadow the games. indiana politicians are scrambling to deal with the fallout from a new law meant to prevent the government from forcing organizations to provide services that run against their religious beliefs. 19 other states have similar laws but critics say the indiana law gives businesses the green light to discriminate against gays and lesbians on religious grounds. >> this is not about discrimination, this is about protecting the religious liberty of every hoosier of every faith. >> reporter: indiana governor mike pence insisted there would be no changes to the law. but this morning republican

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thousands in the indiana statehouse. y they're so upset and ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>> today thousands of people march the through downtown indianapolis to protest a new religious freedom law. supporters say, well indiana's governor unleashed a storm of criticism when he signed that bill thursday. supporters say it protects everyone's religious beliefs. protesters say business owners could use the law to turn away gay or lesbian customers if serving them goes against their beliefs. the ceo of action newsingy's list opposes the law ask canceled plans for an expansion in indiana. charles barclay is also calling on college basketball officials to move next week's final four out of the state. the ncaa says it is concerned but didn't comment on actually moving the tournament. >>> well all she wanted was a slushy so this 4-year-old girl grabbed her raincoat slipped out of the house to catch a bus to 7-eleven. it was 3:00

, regardless of whether, you know, jeb bush had his own e-mail account, those servers were in the statehouse, which maybe added some veneer of legitimacy to this. >> but jeb bush was not under an obama administration regulation. >> right. >> and steve, it was also an obama campaign promise. most transparent government possible. let's listen, if hillary clinton had become the nominee, i'm sure she would have promised the most transparent administration. but let's listen to what she did say about precisely this sort of thing when she was running for president in 2007. >> our constitution is being shredded. we know about the secret wiretaps. we know about the secret military tribunals. the secret white house e-mail accounts. >> so, steve, hillary clinton once thought secret e-mail accounts were a bad idea. >> yeah, when she was running against republicans in the bush administration. what this grows out of i think was sort of the clinton's achilles heel in the '90s when bill clinton was president and hillary clinton was first lady. it's common for politicians to have not friendly relationships w

by the grace of god i was elected to the statehouse in what i thought was going to be a short period me, now 30 years later i'm still having the great privilege to get to serve and to give back to this country. >> you just heard rick perry take a swipe at hillary clinton. he is hardly the only one. we're going to talk about that and jeb bush facing some of the same critics walking a fine line between conservative credentials and electability. our panel is next. when heartburn comes creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum...♪ smoothies! only from tums. thanks for inviting me to come fishing. thank mary. speaking of mary, there's something i wanted to talk to you about. well, we've still got 11 hours til we stop. sir, your daughter and i we've been together for... feel that? 236 lb-ft of torque i have to ask you something. i think i know what it is. 44 highway miles per gallon. the volkswagen passat tdi clean diesel with up

i went through a primary my first race for the statehouse.e for congress. you know, when your name looks like beaner, bonner, boner, people aren't going to vote for you if they can't say your name. my first race for congress my opponent was tom kindness. you have a name that looks like boner against a guy named kindness. it's a miracle i won. so competition is good. in addition to that, they've tightened up the primary season, the republican national committee has, changed the schedule for debates. i just think it's going to be while a lot of competition, it's going to be handled in a much better way. >> ted cruz told me that he will likely sign up for obamacare now because he lost his wife's insurance. because she's left her job. considering how hard he's made your life in pushing so hard that the government ended up shutting down to repeal obamacare, what do you think about that? >> i've got a big job to do here doing real work and i think i'll just keep doing my job. >> okay. i think we called that a punt in official terms. >> good morning

. >> and this afternoon there will be a showdown at the maryland statehouse over that, marijuana. we'll in one year 5.6 million hospital workers helped perform 26.6 million surgeries ver 3.7 million babies and treat 133 million e.r. patients. now congress is considering cuts which could increase wait times reduce staff, and threaten your community's health. keep the heart of america's hospitals strong. for you and your family tell congress: don't cut hospital care. >>> say no to legalizing marijuana. that's the message from prince george's county's top prosecutor. state's attorney angela alsobrooks will be in annapolis this morning testifying against four bills [ inaudible ] marijuana would be taxed and regulated just like alcohol. >>> lawmakers in annapolis are also looking at trying to avoid something like this. students in new mexico staging a walkout to protest the amount of standardized testing. a maryland senate committee hearing is under way into two bills. they aim to reduce the number of standardized tests in the free state and they would also reevaluate the controversial

>> reporter: increasingly large crowds of demonstrators marched on the wisconsin statehouse and filled 98-year-old rotunda with a familiar chant. 19-year-old tony robinson was shot dead on friday by officer matt kenny who trailed him to this house. >> 19 years of age. name is tony robinson. apparently tony hit one of his friends. no weapons seen. >> reporter: police say the shooting took place when kenny, responding to 911 calls about robinson, was attacked by him in the entryway of the home. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> 12-47, copy shots fired. >> all lives matter. >> that's right. >> reporter: while the demonstrations have been peaceful emotions here are raw. this weekend the police chief visited robinson's family. you went out of your way to be sensitive to the people who would be most disappointed by what happened. >> but that goes to a core value. i believe life is sacred and so why wouldn't you express remorse at the loss of a young life? that sort of seems only natural. >> reporter: today the chief posted on the police website, reconciliation cannot begin without my stating i

>> the vote is on the calendar for the statehouse. rough the house easily this afternoon, if it does come up. the governor said he plans to sign this religious freedom into law if it reaches his desk. >> what is different about the law called conscious protection act compared to the law that has caused such a back lash in indiana? >> it is similar to what indiana just enacted and what you've seen in other states. the back lash here has been basically mirrored what we have seen in indiana. you've seen hundreds of protesters at the state capital urging the governor to veto this. and you're seeing several businesses speak out, warning the governor that it hurts the biz climate. >> what is happening for those folks to feel there's a need to implement this law now? >> it is a change in the national climate, especially with the gay marriage debate gay marriage legalized in more than half the states now. the ruling from the u.s. supreme court in the hobby lobby case that seemed to strengthen the argument from conservatives for measures like t

they met in columbia in the house chambers of the old statehouse and decided to nullify the tariffs. they thought there was a chance that they would have some sort of support from andrew jackson but jackson convince congress to pass a bill which basically said that tariffs would be collected in charleston. if they were not collected, he would send federal troops to collect them. it looked like there would be war between the state and the federal government until congress passed the compromise terrace that was it -- tariffs that was acceptable to south carolinians. the nullification of that bill is technically still on the books. that was the first time that south carolina had shown a confrontational pose towards the national government. it set the stage for what would happen 28 years later with the ordinance of secession. this is the most important document we have in this building. it is one of the nations most important document. without this document, there is no civil war. no other state was going to succeed in less south carolina seceded first. a convention of the people of sout

to indiana, opponents of a controversial new religious freedom bill say they'll rally later at the statehouseprotests with critics saying it will legalize discrimination against gays. hillary clinton, apple ceo tim cook and others criticize that. they call for the final four to be moved from indiana. >>> speaking of the final four the tournament is down to the elite 8, and it was a big win last night for 7 seed michigan state, knocking out 3 seed oklahoma. looking ahead to today, kentucky and notre dame face off in cleveland, while wisconsin takes on arizona. >>> finally, he's back. a massive alligator who caused an even bigger social media buzz has once again been spotted at a florida golf course. the 12 to 13 foot gator returned. he was first seen strolling on the seventh green earlier this month. not sure how to take that. >> what's in his mouth? >> it is massive. >> bob, i think your ball is over there. >> right here. >> in his defense, golf is addicting. can't stop himself. >> look at that. >> i am staying clear of goliath. >>> what's the forecast today? >> you can golf in florida, up he

emily's list was there when she ran her first campaign for the statehouse statehouse. emily's list was there for gabby when she ran her first race for the state senate and emily's list was there for everyone of her campaigns for the united states congress. and by the way gavi won all of them. [applause] and i know gabby will always be there for emily's list too. it isn't easy as it once was for gabby to speak to this great group of women leaders to but take it from me my wife gabby is really tough. she is the most determined and courageous person i know someone whose whole life has been about serving others and empowering women, someone who shows us what real courage looks like. and someone who is really excited to present ayanna presley with the second annual rising star ward so please welcome my incredible wife congresswoman gabby giffords. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> annelise list reminds us when women run, women win. [applause] strong women get things done. [applause] we lead, we collaborate and we lived results. [applause] city halls s

because most of the us are in the minority parties, whether it be in the federal government and/or the statehouses> and look at the restrictions on voting. at least 40 restrictive bills introduced or carried over from 2014 in 17 states. i.d. laws making voter registration harder making it harder for students to vote reducing access to absentee ballots, making long lines worse. putting us in the context globally, you can go to some of the poorest countries and most people vote there. in that country it is not true and this has to change. the obstacles are put in place to prevent people from voting. >> so if congress cannot get a new formula written, how effective can the doj be likely no longer under holder likely under lynch. >> also african-american. >> also african-american and the first african-american woman living at the intersection of those multiple identities and a southerner. how effective can her doj be in using section 2 in pushing against the very things amy is referring to here? >> well they're going to need to be more proactive because the court has gutted section 5, the preclearance