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. >> reporter: in an online article, marine thomas brennan described how members of the secret facebook group, marines united, encouraged each other to post illicit pictures of their female colleagues. some promising free beer to contributors. >> these photographs had name, rank, and often places that had their current military duty station. it had their hometowns. it had contact information. >> reporter: the purple heart recipient says the photos drew in thousands of comments. he cited one lewd comment about a female corporal in uniform which said, the service members linking the photo should take her out back and sexually attack her. one victim told us group members talked about what they would do to her. some of the women believe their former partners may have leaked the images. others said their accounts have been hacked. the accusations come as the military is trying to correct a long-standing problem with sexual harassment. in a statement, the marine corps said the conduct undermines their core values. this behavior destroys morale, erodes trust and degrades the individuals. brenn

online ruined the marine corps for me, the scandal first uncovered by "the war-horse", run by thomas brennan. himself a marine veteran. >> that's what sent it home for me, seeing a woman that i knew, and then, you know, later on the next morning, like getting my daughter ready for school. >> reporter: brennan now receiving death threats after reporting on the images, showing women in various stages of undress. some of the pictures, he says, were taken without consent, and identified some of the service members by their full name, rank and duty station, from the marine leadership, harsh condemnation. there's no place for this type of demeaning and degrading behavior in our corps. this includes our actions on line. a formal inquiry by the naval criminal investigative service is under way, but no word on just how many marines were involved or how many were harmed. hans nichols, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> right now we are tracking severe weather threatening some 23 million people from arkansas up to minnesota. kansas is already seeing winds powerful enough to knock a tractor-trailer onto its si

more than 2500 comments were uncovered by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization run by thomas brennan, himself a marine veteran. according to brennan's article published by center for investigative report now deleted google drive, there were photos of women in various stages of undress. appear to have originated from the consensual but private, exchange of racy photographs. some clearly taken bit women themselves. others, brennan says, were taken without consent. brennan contacted the marines with his findings in late january and one day later the accounts behind the sharing on facebook and google were deleted. a formal inquiry by the naval criminal investigative services is under way, but others say the problem will require a two-pronged approach. >> you need both top-down guidelines and enlighten small unit leadership to create the kind of environment in which this kind of reprehensible behavior cannot occur. >> reporter: a marine who took some of the offending photographs secretly is no longer on active duty, but investigators may have a challenge in determining just how many of th

. >> i an on line article, marine thomas brennan describes how members of the secret facebook group, marines united, encouraged to posse list it pictures of their female colleagues, some promising free beer to contributors. these photographs had name, rang, and often place hads their current military duty station, it had their hometowns, it had contact information. >> the purple heart recipient says the photos drew in thousands of comments. >> besides one leud comment about a foe mail in uniform which said the service members cents sneaking the photos should take her out back and sexually attack her. one victim told its group members talked about what they would do to her. some of the women believe their former partners may have leaked the images, others said their accounts had been hacked or poached. accusations commas the military is trying to correct a long standing problem with sexual harrassment. in a statement, the marine corps said the conduct undermines their core value. this behavior destroys moral, erodes trust, and degrades the individual. being criticized by some of his f

a nonprofit news organization run by marine veteran and purple heart recipient thomas brennan. within hours he became the target of online threats like "water board this pos" and "i'll pay 500 to the dude that can get good nudes of his girl." >> i've scrolled by things like this on facebook before. i think this say good gut check for a lot of people. we have all scrolled past things that we shouldn't tolerate on social media. >> reporter: this comes just two months after the first female infantry marines headed to camp lejeune. >> fire in the hole. >> reporter: in late 2015, former defense secretary ash carter opened all military positions to women including combat roles, in 2013 congresswoman jackie speier warned much facebook pages that are just the tip of the spear which she said contributed to a culture that seemed to encourage sexual assault and abuse. the marines consequently posted guide lines for responsible social media behavior. >> officials say if a marine shared a photo of another person taken without that person's consent and under circumstances in which that perso

thomas brennan, a marine vet turned journalist, discovered the hidden cache after visiting a private facebook page. brennan telling abc news, it was awful, shocking, seeing people he knew. the photos could destroy their lives. brennan alerted the marine corps and broke the story online. the elicit photos numbering in the hundreds, possibly thousands, are reportedly of more than two dozen women. some identified by name and rank and where they serve. and many attracting obscene comments from the group that had tens of thousands of members before it was shut down. these allegations come just before they are serving in infantry units for the first time. one marine saying, there is no place for this type of demeaning or degrading behavior in our corp. >> martha with us tonight. and we're learning a former marine who was working for a defense contractor is suspected of uploading these photos? >> reporter: that's right, david. he created a google drive for the photos and then solicited others to put pictures on the drive, david. >> martha rad kats with us tonight. thank you. >>> next tonigh

specific instance in regards to marines united was uncovered through the non—profit journalist thomas brennan report this past weekend. the most recent discovery that this is potentially across all military services through business insider last night. the reason you are driving forward with the group is because you yourself found pictures circulated of you, though not in the nude. found pictures circulated of you, though not in the nudelj found pictures circulated of you, though not in the nude. i was part of something similar when i was on deployment in iraq. a marine obtained photographs of me off my social media account, downloaded them and was using them in what they called parties, talking in sexually explicit language, encouraging what marines would do to me in a demeaning and sexual way. india is to announce the results of a series of state elections. the most important one is in the northern battleground state of uttar pradesh. with its population of 220 million, it's the biggest democratic election anywhere in the world this year. let's talk now to our delhi correspondent sanjoy maj

. >> reporter: another victim is thomas brennan, a former marine turned journalist, who first exposed marines united, and is now the subject of death threats, as well as a $500 reward for nude pictures of his wife. >> he's been threatened, which i find as disgusting and as sick as any of some of this other stuff. >> reporter: although marines united has been shut down, other sights, like marines united 2 important, is keep cropping up, vowing to continue the photo sharing. >> we've been fighting for 15 years, you know, men and women, side by side, so what do you got to do to get in? what do you got to do to get in? i mean, come on, guys. >> reporter: the chiefs of the army, navy, and air force will likely be asking the same question, because the investigation has now spread to all branches of the military. scott. >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon tonight. dairvegd thank you. well, you don't usually hear about refugees from the united states, but in the first two months of this year, about 2100 people crossedly the border to seek asylum in canada. that's more than double the numb

rape was first revealed by the war horse, a non-profit news organization run by marine veteran thomas brennan. brennan first found the photos scrolling through facebook and recognized a former marine. >> seeing a woman that i knew, a woman that i'm friends with inside of that google drive was really what sent it home for me. >> reporter: a marine corps spokesperson says it's deeply concerned about the allegations, adding, this behavior destroys morale, erodes trust and degrades the individual. >> this is a select group of criminals that are sexually exploiting people. >> reporter: but according to brennan, this may be just the tip of the iceberg. active duty marine lance corporal marisa wdytek, who spoke on the record but asked that we not show her face, said hers ended up on marine sites multiple times in the last six months. lawmakers now calling for an investigation. >> it's disgrace ful. to treat fellow marines, to treat fellow service members, people who are literally willing to do anything to protect this country, even die for this country, with such disrespect and such disregard. >> th

the war horse, a nonprofit news organization run by a marine veteran and purple heart recipient thomas brennan. within hours, he became the target of online threats, like water board this pos. and i'll pay $500 to the dude that can get good news of his girl. >> i've scrolled by things like this on facebook before. this is a good gut check for a lot of people. we have all scrolled past things we shouldn't tolerate on social media. >> reporter: this comes two months after the first female infantry marines headed to camp lejeune. >> fire in the hole! >> reporter: in late 2015, former defense secretary ash carter opened all military positions to women, including combat roles. in 2013, congresswoman jackie spear alerted defense officials of facebook pages like just the tip of the spear which she says contributed to a culture that seems to encourage sexual assault and abuse. the marines subsequently posted guidelines for responsible social media behavior. officials say that if a marine shared a photo of another person taken without content and under circumstances under which that person had a reason

thomas brennan says the photos were posted in a google drive folder. one or two pictures... with unidentifiable victims. others included the name, rank, and current military duty station of the woman. marine officials are responding tonight. saying for anyone to target one of our marines inappropriately is distasteul and shows an absence of respect. a community in maryland is mourning the deaths of two teenagers killed in a car crash......and they're also angry with a local sheriff's deputy. three teenagers were in the car when it hit a pole....killing two of them. but hours later a deputy posted an offensive facebook message about the deaths. charles county officer rob glover said they "expletive... shouldn't have been driving that fast." glover, a 20-year- veteran with the charles county sheriff's office, was suspended... the teenagers were high school seniors set to graduate in june. a man in maryland is accused of wearing a bulletproof vest and a badge to impersonate an immigration enforcement official. f-b-i agents raided his home last month and s

online activity was first posted by a nonprofit news organization run by veteran of the marines thomas brennan. jackie spear is calling for the removal of all marines that participated. in a statement she says i call on the secretary of defense, the acting secretary of the navy, and the commander of the marine corp to do everything in their power to provide whatever support is required to the victims of the heinous crimes. >>> more bay area headlines now. the oakland unified school district is suffering from teacher turn over. that is according to a new report by an educational advocacy is grow. 70% of new teachers in the district left, quit, or let go within five years of being hired. the report also found 1-5 teachers are in their first or second year and two tenths of the school districts budget is supporting them. oakland school district officials say the annual retention rates tell a different story. >>> san francisco supervisors will no longer feel the pinch of parking costs. they increased their annual stipend from $5,000 to $8,000. while that funding used to cover stationary and travel

. >> the photos were uncovered by the war horse, run by thomas brennan, a marine veteran. >>> a pittsburgh man is dead and another injured after a drive by shooting this after. police say the two victims were in the driveway of a home when someone drove by and opened fire. investigators are piecing together the details. >>> hayward police are investigating why a man shot two people last night before police were forced to shoot him. police responded to a report of two people shot. when day got there the suspect turned the gun on officers. officers opened fire. tonight the suspect is in the hospital. so one of his alleged victims. neighbors were startled by what sounded like fireworks at 11:30. >> this is a quiet neighborhood. this is the first time i've seen something happen this close to home. it's a really quiet neighborhood. i never expected anything like this to happen. >> the police have not released a suspect's name. and three officers are on row teen paid leave while the investigation continues. >>> a safe place to stay for an abused and abandoned dog from the central valley to the b

rape was first revealed by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization run by marine veteran thomas brennan. he found pictures scrolling through facebook and recognized a former marine. >> seeing a woman i knew, a woman i'm friends with inside of that google drive was really what sent it home for me. >> reporter: a marine corp. spokesperson said it's deeply concerned about the allegations, adding, this behavior destroys morale, destroys trust, and degrades the individual. >> this is a second group of criminals that are sexually exploiting people. >> reporter: but according to brennan, it may be just the tip of the iceberg. active duty corporal woytek spoke on the record, asked not to show her face, said her photo ended up on the page and other sites multiple times in the last six months. lawmakers now calling for an investigation. >> it's disgraceful to treat fellow marines, fellow service members, people who are literally willing to do anything to protect this country, even die for this country with such disrespect and disregard. >>> we have breaking news this morning. president trump has

rape was first revealed by the war horse, a non-profit news organization run by marine veteran thomas brennan first found the photos scrolling through facebook and recognized a former marine. >> seeing a woman that i knew, a woman that i'm friends with inside of that google drive was really what sent it home for me. >> reporter: a marine corps spokesperson said it's deeply concerned about the allegations. adding, this morale erodes trust and degrades the individual. >> this is a select group of criminals that are sexually exploiting people. >> reporter: but according to brennan, this may be the tip of the iceberg active duty marine lance corporal marissa woytek says her photos ended up on marines united and other sites multiple times in the last six months. lawmakers now calling for an investigation. >> it's disgraceful. to treat fellow marines and fellow service members and people who are literally willing to do anything to protect this country, even die for this country with such disrespect and disregard. >> that was miguelalmaguer reporting. a suspect accused of saying go back to your coun

marine veteran thomas brennan made allegationness an on line article. he says that the photos drew thousands of comments, some of them lewd in nature. >> these photographs had name, rank, and often places it had their current military duty station. it had their hometowns. it had ask a information. >> in the statement to cbs news marine core says that the alleged conduct under mines their core values and quote, this behavior destroys moral, erode trust and degrade the individual. facebook has also removed that group from the social media site. >>> the supreme court sent transgender bathroom case back to the lower court. the announcement vacates decision siding with virginia student gavin grim, grim is seeking to use school bathrooms that line with his gender identity. now that decision send the case back to the court of appeals and likely removes possibility that the supreme court will hear it, this term. >>> the family of the passengers in malaysia airlines flight 370 are launching an international campaign to search for their loved won. australia, chin

thomas brennan/founder, war horse:my family has received threats but its not about us, its not aboutt the victims that my story brought to light. now that its all public the commandant issued a statement saying "for anyone to target one of our marines, online or otherwise, in an inappropriate manner, is distasteful and shows an absence of respect."brennan founded war horse, a military news site, which first reported the allegations on the site, reveal, run by the center for investigative reporting.the top non commissioned officer sergeant major ronald green saying in a statement:"there is no place for this type of demeaning or degrading behavior in our corps, this includes our actions online. we need to be brutally honest with ourselves and each other. this behavior hurts fellow marines."a former military attorney says there are serious legal consequences. geoffrey corn/former u.s. army legal officer:it could conceivably lead to a number of service members being court martialed. military officials say at least one person has been disciplined... an i-t sub- contractor... he's now been

more than 2500 comments were uncovered by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization run by thomas brennanne veteran. according to brennan's article published by the center for investigative reporting, now deleted google drive folders linked from the facebook page, photos of undress and many images appear to have originated from the private exchanges of racy images. some clearly taken by the women themselves. others brennan says were taken without consent. brennan contacted the marines with the findings in late january and one day later, the accounts behind the sharing on facebook and google were deleted. by the criminal investigative services is under way, but others say the problem will require a two-pronged approach. >> you need both top down guidelines and enlighten small unit leadership to create this kind of environment in which cannot occur. >> nbc news. >>> well the fbi is joining the investigation into the shooting of a sikh man in washington state over the weekend. police say the 39-year-old man was working on a vehicle in his driveway friday which the suspect approached him and

. >> news broke when thomas brennan, a former marine and founder of the military news site, first reportednes and the naval criminal investigation service. although no one has been charged. secretary of defense, jim mattis, released a statement saying the chain of command is taking all appropriate action to investigate potential misconduct and maintain good order and discipline throughout our armed forces. >> i'm very concerned this system was allowed to fester and exist for as long as it did. >> democratic senator, kristen gillibrand demanded an investigation. >> if you allow a climate like this to exist, you are not taking that pledge seriously and doing what is necessary to get rid of sexual violence within the military. >> military branches are investigating those involved in posting the photos on facebook. >> stay with us. still to come, winter doesn't seem to want to leave the eastern u.s. just yet. parts of new york are under a blizzard watch. how much snow to expect is coming up next. >>> plus, the worst humanitarian crisis in years. we are going to be hear fing fr an expert trying

scandal was first uncovered by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization run by marine veteran thomas brennan. >> that's what sent it home for me was seeing a woman that i knew and then you know, later on the next morning like getting my daughter ready for school. >> brennan is now receiving death threats after reporting on the images showing women in various states of undress. a formal inquiry is now underway. >>> a prominent local judge now facing new accusations of sexual harassment. for years, denise williams says she lived with ongoing harassment by her then boss, prince george's county circuit court assistant. she finally became fed up and filed a complaint and hired an attorney. then she says his behavior got worse. >> my hope is that if somebody else has been through this or is going through this, that this will encourage them to speak up about it. >> now, news 4 contacted the judge's chambers who had no comment on the allegations. williams showed us a letter sent by the maryland attorney general's office to her attorney saying quote, remedial action was taken to both redress and prev

thomas brennan runs the war horse, a nonprofit news organization.spoke about the minute the story hit home for him. >> that's really what sent it home for me, seeing a woman that i knew and then, you know, later on the next morning getting my daughter ready for school. >> a formales underway. >>> the man faces 30 years in prison for trying to use a 73-year-old woman's credit card to buy a car in stafford county last year. he'll be sentenced in may. robinson also faces charges that he ran a fake medical practice in west palm beach, florida. >>> a man faces charges for impersonating on immigration officer. he allegedly dressed as an officer multiple times. in one case last october, a church officer saw him dressed in a ballistic vest with customs enforcement across his chest. officers searched his home and found multiple weapons and tactical gear. >>> it's now 6:16. overtime costs at the d.c. fire department has nearly doubled in the last year. it is costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. ov million last year. already this fiscal year, overtim

posted by the war, non-profit news or saying run by marine veteran and purple heart recipient thomas brennan. within hours he became the target of on line threats, like i'll pay 500 for the dude that can get guys every this girl. >> i scrolled by things like this on facebook before. i think this is a good gut check for a lot of people, we have all scrolled past things we shouldn't tolerate on social media. >> this comes two months after the first female inch fan tree marine f a marine shared every photo of another person that was taken without that person's consent, under circumstances in which that other person had reasonable expectation of privacy the marine could be subject to criminal proceedings, or administrative action. paula read, cbs news, washington. >>> well, us soccer fans, players from doing something on the feel. find out what it is coming up. >> plus, two children returned to the hospital with burns after drinking apple juice at a pennsylvania restaurant. hear one dad explain what happened right after think took a zip. >> so amazing, so colorful, and kind of weird. i didn't li

the response of some people to the person who brought this to light, who's a marine himself, thomas brennan, is disgusting. the fact they are making threats against his wife and his family, that is even showing more how deeply disturbing and disgusting this all is. >> well, you're one of the best arguments for why we need more women, more veterans as meers of congress. >> we do. >> thank you for your passion and commitment. thank you so much. >> absolutely. thank you for talking about it. >>> as we wait for the white house briefing, with sean spicer, i want to talk about the republican health care plan and how it is targeting planned parenthood funding by cutting funds for any organization that provides abortions, except in the case of rape, incest, and if a mother's life is in danger. cecil richards is here with me now. >> this is aimed at women, one in five women in this country go to planned parenthood for health care. i think what's important, we're not in the federal budget. what paul ryan is saying is that the two and a half million patients that come to planned parenthood each year c

thomas brennan/founder, war horse:my family has received threats but its not about us, its not aboutr family. it all goes back to this being about the victims that my story brought to light. now that its all public the commandant issued a statement saying "for anyone to target one of our marines, online or otherwise, in an inappropriate manner, is distasteful and shows an absence of respect."brennan founded war horse, a military news site, which first reported the allegations on the site, reveal, run by the center for investigative reporting.the top non commissioned officer sergeant major ronald green saying in a statement:"there is no place for this type of demeaning or degrading behavior in our corps, this includes our actions online. we need to be brutally honest with ourselves and each other. this behavior hurts fellow marines."a former military attorney says there are serious legal consequences. geoffrey corn/former u.s. army legal officer:it could conceivably lead to a number of service members being court martialed. that was barbara starr reporting. military officials say at l

. >> reporter: the marines say they first learned of the allegations when thomas brennan, a marine veteranned journalist said he discovered the photos and brought them to the leadership's attention. >> there were a nefarious few that decided to sexually exploit hundreds of women. >> reporter: sergeant major of the marine corps ronald green in a previously scheduled hearing on capitol hill on wednesday explained to congress officials are outraged but unable to say much else till the investigation is complete. >> we have to be careful what we say about a database out there that we really don't know how many are active duty, how many are retired or who they are. it doesn't matter. it's disrespectful. we don't condone it. >> reporter: he went on it say once the regular is over, marines will do what's right and what's legal to take action on those involved. kendis and linsey. >> no word yet on how many people are being investigated. >> yeah, but the marine corps officials are already spoken to some of the marines regarding this facebook group. >>> coming up with the weather finally warming up,

. >> reporter: another is thomas brennan, former marine turned journalist who exposed marines united and is now the subject of death threats as well as a $500 reward for nude pictures of his wife. >> he's been threatened, which i find as disgusting and as sick as some of this other stuff. >> reporter: although marines united has been shut down, other sites like marines united 2.0 keep popping up. vowing to continue the photo sharing. >> we've been fighting for 15 years. you know, men and women, side by side. so what do you got to do to get in? what do you got to do to get in? i mean, come on, guys. >> reporter: david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> iraqi troops led by u.s.-led coalition forces are pushing deeper into mosul in their offensive to drive out isis from iraq's second largest city. soldiers from iraq's emergency response division are reportedly close to storming the city's old border. observers say this could lead to an isis counteroffensive. iraqi forces pushed isis in january. iraqi state tv says about half of western mosul has been taken. >>> the iraqi push to retake

. >> reporter: the allegations surfaced when thomas brennan turned journalist says he discovered thegroup. >> there were a nefarious few that decided to sexually exploit hundreds of women and create something that could be easily weaponizable. >> reporter: a spokesperson from the marines saying a marine who directly participates in, encouraging or condones such actions could also be subjected to criminal proceedings. this morning the sergeant major of the marine corps ronald green is expected to address the allegations to congress at a previously scheduled hearing. you know, the leadership is clearly angry but i have heard leaders in the marine corps and the other services talk about sexual harassment or the treatment of women saying they have zero tolerance for that and it has gone on and on and on. >> zero tolerance. thanks. >> wow. >>> coming up next on our big board those new concerns about a massive earthquake that could rock california. we are taking you inside a simulator. matt gutman is at least to show you what could happen when we come back in two minutes. come back in two

condoned rape, was revealed by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization, run by marine veteran thomas brennane photos scrolling through facebook and recognized a former marine. >> seeing a woman that i knew, a woman that i'm friends with, inside of that google drive, w >> reporter: a m morale, iceberg. active her investigation. >> 's country, even die for thisal. this time, we're going to do th scott. he was the page in the control room. and tomorrow is willard's birthday. we want to wish him a happy birthday. we have the chalkboard. i didn't have to call the national weather bureau. but we do know that we have a high fire danger today. 6 million people are in danger for some sort of fire risk that's going to stretch way from texas all the way up into minnesota. that's because we got this cold front pushing in to this very warm, dry air. and with it, we've got gusty winds, low humidity. so, fire danger is a big deal. the other big deal, temperatures. they're finally on the rise. ahead of that front, we've got warm air coming in. look for 57 degrees in chicago. 61, that's above average, for mi

condoned rape, was revealed by the war horse, a nonprofit news organization, run by marine veteran thomas brennanotos scrolling through facebook and recognized a former marine. >> seeing a woman that i'm friends with, inside of that google drive, was really what sent it home for me. >> reporter: a marine corps spokesperson said, it's deeply concerned about the allegations. adding, this behavior destroys morale, erodes trust and degrades the individual. >> this is a select group of criminals that are sexually exploiting people. >> reporter: but according to brennan, this may be just the tip of the iceberg. active duty marine lance corporal marissa woytek asked that we not show her face, say her photos ended up on marines united and other sites multiple times in the last six months. lawmakers now calling for an investigation. >> it's disgraceful. to treat fellow marines, to treat fellow service members, people who are literally willing to do anything to protect this country, even die for this country, with such disrespect and su who took some of the offending photographs is no longer on active duty

30,000 active and retired male marines and was horse, a by the war nonprofit news organization run brennan. thomas they encouraged each other to more images.oad the photo sharing began in the same month that the first u.s. infantry units began receiving women. the's that exchange between senator and general neller. [inaudible] victimization of fellow marines since 2013. there is no mystery this has been going on for a long time. it was right in front of you and the command to do something about it since 2013. we have countless victims who have come forward, and they are not just being harassed online. once their name, face, where they are stationed is posted, do you think the harassment ends online? it does not. i have spoke with a civilian the other day who continues the be harassed in her own community, because her ex boyfriend harassed or online. so, when you say to us that it has to be different, it rings hollow. why did have to be different? is it now because it you feel accountable? who has to be held responsible? have you actually investigated and found guilty anyone? if we cannot crack fac

in enacting rfra, congress old case law, much written by justice brennan, thomas would be a leading example, i believe involving a jehovah's witness. >> yes. >> who was okay in producing certain goods that could be used as armaments but not other. >> right. >> complicity in war-making. it was a matter of faith -- >> distinction, if i could, your honor, between thomas and this, in that case, here is an individual whose deeply-hello religious belief, i can't make tourette's for tanks. >> right. >> so the question is uniformly applicable law, uniform health insurance, can he benefit, fine. but doesn't implicate other's liberty interests. the court concern with a choice to recognize a very large, multibillion-dollar nationwide for-profit company and privileged religous interests of its owners through the legal fiction after for profit corporation is that it impacts 13,000 individuals. that isn't the case in thomas. >> senator, respectfully we're mixing apples and oranges. the first consideration whether we have a substancal burden an sincerely held religious belief. the second is whether the go