u.s. supreme court. if you want to live a short life, retire from the u.s. supreme court. so justices have tended to stay for a very long time. my favorite quote from thurgood marshall toward the end of his tenure. he was interviewed by the "washington post." they asked him if he planned to retire any time onime soon. he was in his 80s, he said absolutely not. he said i was appointed to a lifetime tenure and i intend to serve every single day of that. not only that, i plan to be over 100 years old. not only that, when i finally die, i plan to be shot by a jealous husband. that's quite the aspiration. nonetheless, he served on the court for a good, long time. of course longevity in general has dramatically increased lifetime tenure. at the time of our nation's founding, the average age of appointment of a supreme court justice is about the same as it is today. it was age 50 at that time. however, life expectancy at that time was in the 30s. so the average age of the appointee was older than the average age of death. so that the logical explanation would be -- lifetime tenur

and that's the weird thing how the u.s. courts have dual use diction in international waters to a crew that is international to a ship like the netherlands but still we are respecting this injunction do not engage in illegal activities this flag. at the moment we don't use it in africa. there is a piracy situation and it's very tactful unpolitically correct to fly a pirate flag of course part of me always looks back to these days. to be had legs your old toller and saved their life for seven hundred way of course you always look back to the people who you work with these accomplishments i think all of us nice but then. we have been in the direction caesar but has taking because for me personally are you fishing and overfishing has been my thing. i hope it would do more for the fish they don't scream when they die and nobody knows what's going on with them like they are the underlings of the planet in no way so for me to see these collaborations with governments putting more. work into fish dream come forward. forty. pounds so we'r

that means each u.s. courtdge carries of an ample of 1800 cases >> the immigration judges have been the canaries in the coal mine saying that we were going to be overwhelmed, that we needed more help more foreign a decade. >> judge dana lee marks says the backlog has gopen worse since trump took office. the backlog is taking a human toll. the undocumented immigrants we spoke to have court dates set three to five years away. and they worry witnesses and evidence will disappear by then. tonight we investigate those numbers to find out exactly why this is happening. we'll also take you behind the scenes to see the personal stories of those people caught up in this legal limbo. that's allrs÷ tonight at 11:00 nbc bay area. >> kbaking a lot of families see you at 11:00. >> we'll be right back. >>> well this video just into the newsroom. what you're looking at is the national anthem just a few minutes ago, consistent with what every team in the nfl did over the weekend. you're looking at the adls cowboys with the high

first through his service on the state court and since 2003 as a judge on the u.s. district court for the district of north dakota. very few lawyers can make such a long-term commitment to public service, and his record certainly reflects his belief that when a lawyer is called to serve for the greater good, that they should answer that call. i hope that judge erickson is able to instill this sense of commitment to public service in aspiring and young lawyers that he will come to meet and he will be able to influence through his example. a nominee for the north eighth t have experience in working with indian country, be given the number of tribes in indian land that is contained in the eighth circuit. during his career and at his hearing before the judiciary committee, judge erickson has shown an in-depth understanding of tribal sovereignty issues and a recognition of the challenges and disparities in treatment of native americans under the law when they are arrested and charged for crimes in indian country. judge erickson has been an advocate for equal treatment of

u.s. to court over washington's closure of russian diplomatic compound. ministry to go to court see how well the highly praised should issue system in the u.s. work. washington calls for the toughest possible measures against north korea saying the country is begging for war that's what all the russia and china seek to deescalate tensions on the peninsula. as the syrian army backed by russia moves to within a few kilometers of ice build stronghold in the more we look at the recent battles to retake this city for the first time in three years. and staying in the middle east r.t. speaks to exclusively to the deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah and his battle against terrorists in syria. there is eleven am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me becky aaron good to have you with us. russia could take the u.s. to court over the situation with diplomatic properties in san francisco new york and washington d.c. president putin mentions the option while speaking to the media at the bric summit in china. because you sure ou

justice ginsberg: yes, because it is the one u.s. court of appeals that has a nationwide draw. civil war lincoln , disbanded what was the then court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit because he thought that they were all southern sympathizers. why, he said, should the court of appeals in the nation's capital have a bunch of southerners? the draw should be from across the country. the d.c. circuit is the one circuit where a nominee can come -- nominees can come from any place. the other circuits, the regional fromits, the nominees come those areas, that state. great prideyou take in the supreme court in terms of decisions on marriage equality? justice ginsberg: do i take great pride? it is the court doing the job that the constitution decided. [applause] charlie: you know what i am asking. this was something you believed in. the issues presented by that case spoke to your own philosophy of the individual. justice ginsberg: the case never would have come out the way it did if people, every day people, did not begin to care. and i think the change came about because g

justice scalia, and i. >> throughout history it has been an important place. >> yes, tbaws is the one u.s. court of appeals that has the nationwide draw. after the civil war, lincoln disbanded what was the then court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit. because he thought that they were all southern sim pathizers. why he said should the court of appeals in the nation's capitol have a bunch of southerners. the draw should be from across the country. so the dc circuit is the one circuit where nominees can come from any place. and the other circuits, the regional skirts, the nominees come from that area, from those states. >> do you take great pride in the supreme court in terms of decisions on marriage equality? >> do i take great pride? it is the court doing the job that the constitution assigned. >> rose: you know what i am asking. >> this was something you believed in. the issues presented by that case spoke to your own philosophy of individuals. >> the case never would have come out the way it did if every day people dispt begin to care. and i think that this change came about beca

and i would never want a litigant in my court, in my current cart even to think that i might not fairly follow the precedence of the u.s. supreme court, because i absolutely will. your second question i think was is there a right to privacy in the constitution. >> is there a right to privacy embedded, is the analysis that's led to the establishment and this series affirmed supreme court opinions correct? >> well, again, senator, i don't think it would be appropriate for me to comment on whether the decisions of the u.s. supreme court are right or wrong, but you are absolutely right to note that since griswold versus connecticut the supreme court has recognized a right to privacy. that has been more than 40 years. i couldn't tell you the exact date of griswold, i alleges. >> let me move forward if i could, we have just a few minutes. the other point i was goegt was they moved beyond the privacy analysised on which griswold and rowe rest and inserted a difference analysis. but one last question four, if i might, that i think follows up somewhat on a previous question. you yoet wrote an article commenting on the signing s

u.s. immigration court across the country, including the long delays here in san francisco. coming up, we investigate how and why this is happening, keeping hundreds of thousands of people in legal limbo. >> 4:51. happening now, egyptian authorities arrested seven people accused of being gay or promoting homosexuality. aarrest gay men. the department improved a revision to the 30-40 year plan for the fukushima plan. the removal of radioactive rods. more news in two minutes. a dog's big life, is measured in wags. ♪ and when you feed your dog nature's recipe, you fuel the wag with our premium recipes like chicken, sweet potato and pumpkin. nature's recipe. fuel the wag. >>> live look from a chopper over the fire that is burning in anaheim. you can see it there from the distance. it started yesterday. you can see the glow there about 2,000 acres burned so far while they try to get a handle on this one. it is the canyon fire burning between anaheim and corona. there's a much closer look at the blaze, just the glow there in the hills threatening homes in that area. keeping our ey

u.s. supreme court issued a statement allowing the trump administration to block refugees from six majority countries from entering the u.s. the high court considers the legality of president trump's travel ban. last week they brought in the number of people exempted from the ban to include grandparents , aunts, uncles and cousins. >>> the state of california is doing the trump administration over the cancellation of daca. the program protects young immigrants from deportation. the lawsuit is the latest legal challenge faced by the white house. can is in our newsroom with details on why california has its own legal college josh challenge. >> state attorney general said he decided to file a separate lawsuit because california is home to about 200,000 or quarter of the nation's 800,000 daca recipients.>> we don't tell people one thing and the next put them in harm's way by having them come forward.>> he argues that the council of the program will hurt the state's economy. and those who receive protection under the program are now facing uncertainty. dry has given congress six months to addres

u.s. to come in.>> word to san francisco from here?>> the supreme courtas to decide what to do with the case. it took the case off calendar this afternoon. the u.s. government advise the supreme court with this new order and asked for a very expedited briefing schedule because they were supposed to hear the case two weeks from tomorrow they said it is fine on your schedule but we are taking this off the counter. looks like the supreme court would like a reason to pump this back to the lower courts to say there is no need to decide the case right now and to let things take the course down below in the lower courts and see if anybody wants to challenge this new order and then have it come up so we are dealing with the specific order that is in place not with orders that are been superseded by the -- new one. >>> we are breaking news right now and officer riding a motorcycle has crashed. your looking at live pictures. it happened on highway 37 near sears point. live pictures right now from sky five. >> they say the officer is okay and only received minor inj

u.s. immigration courts overwhelmed by staffing shortages face a backlog of cases that have grown to recordevels. stephen stock has been looking at this for three years. >> when we first examined this issue u.s. immigration courts had delays of a year or longer and a backlog of 300,000 cases nationwide. now we found nearly 700,000 cases clog the courts across the nation. there are not enough judges and staff to handle the crisis in our courts. she is grateful she's still alive. she was raped and threatened with death in guatemala. >> i will cry a lot but once i came here i felt secure. >> she knows she and her 8 month old baby are safer here, but she had to leave two daughters behind. because they remain at risk we agreed not to use her last name or the name of any of the undocumented immigrants that spoke to us. >> translator: when i get my papers i will be happy. >> when she arrived in court earlier this year, her case was cancelled because the judge was sick. her chance to win asylum postponed until 2018. unable to be reunited with her daughters back home. >> translator: i do worry about

free legal aid to workers atropical storm the nation since 1968 and we've been from the local court to the u.s. supreme court representing workers specifically. we sue employers and unions on behalf of workers in their exercise to work in the workplace. host: mark mix is the president of the right to work legal defense fund here to take your questions on this labor day morning. special line for union members, 202-748-8003. for democrats, we'll start with james in virginia beach, virginia, good morning. caller: good morning. the united k to the workers trained right to work, they're taking hese jobs, taking the jobs and republicans, what they did is started shipping jobs overseas instead of bringing slaves to work and brought in slave labor. host: i'll ask you your opinion on unions today? caller: not the right to work under any conditions that don't have no benefits. this is why the republican party, donald trump, they vls cut wages. host: and we'll talk about the history he lays out. guest: james gets to the point of history, that's the discrimination. if you look at the bargaining privilege

u.s. supreme court stopped a planned execution at the last minute as justices review claims of racial bias woman's actions to save a boy in a burning car could have her facing charges. >> we have a fair amount of clouds mixing with the sunshine. satellite and radar showing some of those high clouds still spinning around tropical storm maria. we'll run down your forecast for you hour by hour coming up next. >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're takeing a live hook here the sky6 camera on city hall. the sparkling lights. sometimes people don't like having to get up early but when you're up this time of the morning you feel like you have the city to yourself. >> it's true. >> it's like your personal playground. >> it is. it's a gift i would like to return and get six hours more sleep but it's a gift nonetheless. you're trying, man. >> more like a fruitcake. >> let's take a look right now at storm tracker6 live double scan. we're dry through the area. we're looking good. we're not feeling great out there. it's kind of sticky. let's take a look outside right now and see what it looks like. sky6 looking

u.s. supreme court stops a planned execution at the last minute.hy the justices are now reviewing that case. >> and we will explain how a woman whom saved a boy trapped in a burning car could now be facing charges. matt. >> good morning, matt. we had construction that closed a ramp from woodhaven road to the roosevelt boulevard southbound overnight. that work now gone. everything's fine along the boulevard and woodhaven. we'll talk about some work and some new closures coming up along 422 when "action news" continues on this wednesday morning. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> good morning everyone. it's 5:46 on this wednesday. this could be one of the last really warm and sticky days of the year. we'll see. but we're going to have to endure it. 72 degrees right now on city avenue, getting up to the high 80's. humidity's going to be up, so things are going to be clingy today. >> yeah. >> people, paper, like things. >> yeah. >> all right. no clinging over here. let's go over to matt pelman to take a look at your traffic. >> after that you're saying it might actually fee

u.s. supreme court says the trump administration can bar refugees from entering the u.s. they upheld the request to block a lower court ruling that would ease the ban but this is not the end of it. they will hear arguments next month over the legality of the ban. >>> president donald trump is now turning his focus to tax reform hosting a dinner tonight with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. heather is live in our newsroom.>> reporter: they are building this dinner at the beginning of a conversation to see if there is any common ground on tax reform. his ability as a dealmaker will be put to the test. a group of lawmakers include three republican senators. also three democratic senators. last week he broke a deal with democrats to raise the debt limit angering some at his own party. >>> -- >> we want to have bipartisan support several times earlier today i said our goal is to have everybody come together. we hope democrats want to be part of that process. >> the president remains open with working with democrats his treasury secretary said the administration is prepared to p

know i will instruct the foreign ministry to go to court and let's see what you and how effective u.s. courts are next question. which is. let's go back to north korea as you said what is your position on this matter and it seems that the order to. diplomatic personnel talks or threats sanctions and nothing works solve it. sold the problem on the theory that it's a very easy question the easiest question today. but what you know when i have a private conversation i had a private conversations with my colleagues but i don't think i should make a secret off what we talked about just what i told them in our private conversations and official as well. this is something that was that everybody should you be aware of this should be clear to every reasonable person look. we all remember the welcome what happened with iraq. and saddam hussein was saying was. there the idea of producing the weapons of mass destruction still under the predicts looking for w z they killed so i'm just saying. he is family in that suit them to say when they launch their military operations i think his children got killed

he joins us with the latest crisis hitting the courts. >> reporter: good morning. we found record backlogs in u.sgration courts. the most severe is here in san francisco. according to federal court records, 6,17,000 cases are backlogs. each judge carries an average of 1800 cases. >> the immigration judges have been the canary in the coal mine saying we were going to be overwhelmed and needed more help for more than a decade. >> the judge says the backlog has gotten worse since president trump took office. it is taking a toll. the immigrants we spoke to have court dates set three to five years away. they worry their -- we will take you behind the scenes to see the personal stories of those people caught up in this legal limbo. that's all tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. >>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips or send an e-mail at www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> a brand-new hour of the "today" show premiers today. megyn kelly will air weekdays at 9:00 a.m. >> she sits down with a 77-year-old catholic nun who devoted her life to people affected by violence in chicago.

u.s. supreme court. i give you sonia sotomayor. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> after i got to washington in 2009 i send the full project -- to everywhere in this large state and i've been repeatedly invited to visit. when you get a new job you are a little busy so i haven't been able to calm but it's a tribute to the warmth of the people i've met that has been confirmed in the few hours that i'd been here already. this is the third city on my tour. i was first in washington, my new home. i went back to the home of my heart over the weekend. as you saw on television that i was back and forth a lot. [laughter] and this is my first trip outside who. i'm delighted that this is my first trip to texas and that i'm here. [applause] i wanted to visit more than one city and i am going to often but i can't visit every place i want to. i still have a day job and i only have a few days to promote my book but i made a promise on television so you can hold me to it, i will be back to visit other cities in texas. [appla

trump will be there again. you announce that had you'll approach the presses's nominee for u.s. district court. the u.s. circuit court. he's from your states. why are you against him? >> i believe in an independent court. trump has nothing but contempt for federal judiciary. you've shown that, questioning the ethnicity of judges. >> they did not follow the normal consultation with us. and this guy, stras, i shouldn't say this guy. good guy, nice guy. his jurisprudence, he was a clarence thomas clerk. he said tomhomas was his mentor. he was chosen as the right wing federal society as part of the short list for the supreme court. we were not consulted on this. that's the normal process. this is different than the process has been. that's how you get consensus judges. the court shouldn't work from one extreme to the other. this has been in place for decades and decades. >> they only need 50 votes. can you stop him? >> we have a tradition called the blues slip. they wrote an op ed in the des moines register about how important the blues slip is. >> a home state senator can do it? >> yeah. >> it lo

tonight some good news for flyers fed up with the abusive practices from airline companies the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia ruled against the f.a.a. the dismissed the petition asking the agency to stop airline companies from shrinking seats space for passengers this came as airlines were seeking to reduce leg room and seat size which is being done so they could make more money per flight and once again ignore the best interest of passengers so an organization called flyers right petition the f.a.a. to create minimum seats standards which the f.a.a. flew out and said you don't have a case here well the f.a.a. said that testing and data doesn't show any danger to passengers to be packed into an airplane like dead sardines in a can in the appellate court disagreed with the f.a.a. is take on that in a statement they said while we don't do not require much of the agency at this juncture we do require something and information critically relied upon by the agency that no one can see does not count very smart ruling hopefully this decision will help empower citizens to make

citizens to bring lawsuits against foreign governments in u.s. courts for their involvement in acts of terror segments of the saudi government and the other defendants provided the support to al qaeda that allowed three thousand people to be murdered and billions of dollars of destruction of property and lives. the lawyer tells us that this lawsuit is a culmination of years of investigation and hundreds of thousands of documents from u.s. and foreign government agencies but saudi arabian government continues to deny volved meant in the september eleventh attacks. and attorney who represents two saudi non-governmental organizations also says the claims are unfounded the government has asked the lawsuit be dropped the allegation that the government itself simply because many of the hijackers were saudi that the government itself had a direct agenda against the united states and helped commit a tax there has been no evidence that has done that and. that. a judge is expected to rule next year if the case will go forward until then friends and family commemo

court. in 2003, judge erickson was nominated by president george w. bush to the u.s. district court for the district of north dakota and was quickly confirmed by the senate unanimously. unanimously. throughout his tenure judge erickson demonstrated a deep respect for the constitution and the rule of law. his judicial experience ranges from overseeing routine civil case to cases involving extreme criminal violence. throughout all these cases judge erickson practiced a measured and prudential legal approach that is necessary for a position on the second-highest court in the united states. judge erickson has also proven to be a champion for indian country. he serves as the chair of the tribal issues advisory group on the united states sentencing commission where he works to preserve tribal sovereignty. as chairman of the senate committee on indian affairs, i believe judge erickson's expertise on this issue will be a valuable asset to the eighth circuit court. madam president, part of our duty as senators is to evaluate the qualifications of the president's appointees and

courts. >> reporter: good morning we saw record backlogs in u.s. immigration courts across ts nation. and the problem is most severe right here in san francisco. according to federal court records some 670,000 cases are backlogged across the country. that means u.s. immigration court judge carries an average of 1800 cases. >> immigration judges have been the canaries in the coal mine saying that we were going to be overwhelmed, that we needed more help, for more than a decade. >> reporter: judge dana mark says the backlog has only gotten worse since president trump took office. the undocumented immigrants we spoke to have court dates set two to five years away and they worry their evidence will disappear by then. tonight we investigate those numbers to find out why this is hamg. also take you behind the scenes to see the personal stories of those people caught up in this legal limbo. that's all tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. >>> and if you have a tip for our investigative unit that number 888-996-tips or send to nbcbayarea.com. >>> take a look at going to the tables and bringing ce

u.s. supreme court upheld president trump's temporary bans on refugees entering the u.s. the court approved the trump administration request to block a lower court ruling that would are have eased the ban that could have allowed up to 25,000 refugees to enter the country before the end of next month but this does not end the legal fight. the justices are set to hear arguments next month over the legality of the refugee ban as well as the ban on travelers from six mostly muslim countries. >>> coming up here, republicans their push to repeal and replace the affordable health care act as senator bernie sanders reveals his own today. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to l

u.s. supreme court intends to do. rich edson fills us in from the state department. >> the administration issued another travel ban, its third and eight months. >> the travel ban, the tougher the better. >> the restrictions are different from each country. they depend on how much that government coordinates with the u.s. they take effect october 18. new to the list, venezuela, north korea, chad. still on the list iran, libya, syria, lebanon, . dropped, sudan. the orator identifies iraq's security as inadequate though it is left off the list. the order recommends additional screening for iraqis trying to travel to the u.s. >> we will try to make sure anyone coming into the united states does not represent a threat to our communities. >> this updated order has no expiration. it's restrictions are indefinite. countries can work with the u.s. to improve their security and the government will consider removing them from the list. state department official tells fox news some of the countries are coordinating with the u.s.

u.s. supreme court. the untold story of thurgood marshall and his deep roots in our area ahead of a new movie. >>> it's the advice that you give your kids but they don't always take it. this may have your children racing for a bar of soap. >> and i've been telling you about the interaction between jose and maria next week that could bring one or both into our area. we're going to talk much more about this and go into deta i'll have ilthe langoustine lobster ravioli. for you, sir? the original call was for langoustine ravioli. a langoustine is a tiny kind of lobster. a slight shellfish allergy rules that out, plus my wife ordered the langoustine. i will have chicken tenders and tater tots. if you're a ref, you way over-explain things. it's what you do. insurance you switch to geico. sir, we don't have tater tots. it's what you do. i will have nachos! >>> following up on a story that has northern virginia divided. protesters were told that nothing can be confederate flag

u.s. appeals court cleared the way for way most lawsuit against uber to proceed to trial.claim uber stole trade secrets for self driving cars. the judge declined the request to send the suit arbitration. the case centers around waymo's allegation that a former employee of both companies took thousands of prior terry files from waymo to uber. the judge also ruled that waymo will get access to a key piece of evidence, a report that aims to scrub him of any of google's proprietary information, and examining uber's acquisition of his company for $680 million in stock. cory johnson spoke with him about all things uber. >> a very influential engineer at google, he starts this self driving trucking company -- >> all these self driving trucks, what's that all about? >> there's a whole message about monetize a bowl sooner, but then uber buys them less than a year after he left google to become the central -- >> the auto trucking company. but they are not pursuing it at all, they just want to go back -- >> over's focus -- uber's focus is self driving cars, and they want to put that

u.s. appeals court clears the way for alphabet's waymo to get to trial.he ceo brings out the case in a bloomberg exclusive. another exclusive. the blue apron ceo discuss the transition to publicly traded company. life after an ipo with shares down and the strategy for fending off growing competition. first to our lead. apple uttered in a new era for the iphone tuesday. e of new unveiled a suit products with the iphone x grabbing headlines. >> the most advanced iphone we've ever made, the incredible new design. true depth camera system and more powerful camera technology than we've ever put in an iphone before. it really is the future of the smartphone. they roll out a tv set top box. we spoke with bloomberg technology's mark gurman to get their first impression. >> is a nice phone. i'm sad that it doesn't go on sale until november as it -- as a fan of the product. that mrs. a whole term of sales. it will be interesting to see. it is nice. emily: it is light and small. especially if been carrying a iphone 7 plus. what struck me was the height of the screen

u.s. appeals court clears the way. a bloomberg exclusive.pecial counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian collusion has social media firmly under the microscope. why prosecutors are zeroing in on hackers. another bloomberg exclusive. blue apron ceo talks about the transition from unicorn to publicly traded company to stock market dog. the meal company's strategy for fending off growing competition. a u.s. appeals court has cleared the way for waymo's lawsuit against uber to proceed to trial in october. they claim uber stole secrets for self driving cars. a judge declined uber's request to send the case to arbitration. anthony levandowski is claimed to have taken thousands of proprietary files from waymo to uber. they also say they tried to scrub the proprietary information. joining me right now is eric newcomer, who covers all things uber for us. i want to backtrack a little bit. basically, this guy worked -- was highly sought after, an engineer, working with waymo, a google thing. eric: anthony levandowski, a super influential eng

u.s. supreme court. after she got married in canada where it was legal between two women, her spouse died and left her the estate. but the irs did not consider her married and set a huge tax bill because a law, doma, the defense of marriage act, blocked the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. >> i couldn't believe that they were making a stranger of this person i lived with and loved for 43 and something years. >> reporter: in u.s. v windsor, the supreme court struck the law down saying it served no legitimate purpose. and just two years later, based largely on the windsor ruling, the court struck down laws that prohibited same-sex marriage nationwide. at first a reluctant public figure, she came to enjoy her celebrity status, in one of her last interviews she said she got rock star treatment at public appearances. >> what happens these they automatically stand up and roar. okay. and it feels wonderful. >> reporter: her new spouse called her a tiny but tough as nails fighter for freed

our purpose was to gain the evidence needed to prosecute him in u.s. courtss we could use. the 959 law is for anyone distributing drugs in the united states. the 960 law is a narco terrorism law which is people supporting people engaged in terrorist activities or organizations. >> in this case it was both. haji bagcho as a way of jihad to get american citizens addicted to heroin and supporting terrorist activities in afghanistan. >> so we just started talking to everybody we could talk to. >> dea's bread and butter is human intelligence. that's how we do narcotics cases domestically and overseas. and that's what the dea brings to the war on terror. >> but taliban was regaining a foothold in the more rural communities which made it more difficult for us to operate. we had to be much more careful. we had to conseal our identities. >> so every day my partner and myself, we would put on afghan clothing, we would cover up our weapons. i wore a fake beard, a big baggy black beard and a coal on my head. we rented a local car and we drive out of the base into the cou

a federal appeals court rejected president trump's view of who is allowed into the u.s. under his travel ban. this is one of the top stories we're following this morning. the ninth circuit court of appeals ruled that grand parents, cousins and other similarly close relatives should not be prevented from coming into the countries. refugees accepted by a resettlement agency should be loud into the u.s. the ruling will go into effect in the next five days. the gold star father who challenged donald trump to read the constitution at last year's democratic national convention will speak at a church in indiana today. he als muslims and immigration. his son was an american soldier killed in iraq. he says he's delivering a message of unity and civility at tonight's event. >>> last night pope francis celebrated a huge open air mass in colombia. there were close to a million people in the crowd. the pope is on a five-day visit to the south american nation. he went there to urge colombians to resist the lure of vengeance to move on from latin america's longest running conflict. >>>

a federal appeals court has reinstated a california ban on foie gras a type of liver pate a delicacy made by force- feeding geese. the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals ruled that the state's law was not preempted by the federal government's authority to regulate poultry products. >>> a nasa spacecraft left earth 20 years ago to bring us some pictures of saturn and now cassini's mission is over. jackie ward share the journey. >> reporter: kenny, its journey is over and those who witnessed the discoveries it made firsthand say they will miss it. it's the only satellite ever to orbit saturn and today, its mission ended. >> this morning, a lone explorer, a machine made by mankind, finished its mission 900 million miles away. >> reporter: confirmation of cassini's expected demise happened at 4:55 pacific time this morning. actually, as it burned like a meteor, 83 minutes earlier as it dove through saturn's atmosphere, but it took that long for the signal to arrive at earth. san jose state professor has been on the team since the beginning. >> it's been a close part to what i do on today daily basis. it's like losing a very dear

u.s. immigration courts around the country, including the longest delays in frist. i'm receiven stock. coming up we investigate how and why it's happening. and now keeping hundreds of thousands of people in legal limbo. winning the fire-fight. right now, fire crews are getting the upper hand on a brushfire that burned >>> winning the fire fight. right now crews are kret getting the upper hand on a brush fire that burned dangerously close to homes in the be oakland hills. now that fire started on 12:15 this afternoon near campus he drive and keller avenue. at least 60 peemt can't go back into the home they're evacuated a lot of works still to be done. the flames have died down. marianne favro has been near the fire lines throughout the afternoon what's the plan moving forward into the evening now? >> reporter: raj, i'll tell you the quick response is critical. take a look at just how close the flames got to the count homes. just a few yards away. heat, winds and access were also major challenges. as high wind driven flames moved quickly towards dozens of town moems in the montha vista v

u.s. supreme court granted a temporary stay of execution of a georgia prisoner named keith tharp. he was set to be put to death lethal injection. he was convicted of murder and kidnapping, accused of killing his sister in he was 27 years ago. u.s. supreme court will now decide whether to hear tharp's case >> dozens of refugees from pacific island cams will resettle in the united states. 52 refugees were accepted under an agreement with australia. the refugees spent years at these island camps, scheduled to arrive in los angeles today. >> tensions remain high between the kurdish region and baghdad. that could all change though. the following this week's historic vote. 3.3 million people rotated to a referendum for independence. the results haven't been released yet. iraq's prime minister is angered he gave them until friday to hand over control of the two or the government will shut down all international flights >>> saudi arabia will allow women to drive for the very saudi arabia was the only country in the world that prohibited women from driving. women, however, will not be allo

but at that time we knew we still had to successfully prosecute him in a u.s. courtse, we still got to try him. everything we've done has got to play out in court. >> ultimately he was tried to trying to acquire service to air missiles and trying to kill citizens of the united states. >> we went to trial in the fall of 2008. and a large part of our case was us combating his defense so that we could show what his true intent was. if his defense was he knew it wasn't a legitimate deal, why would he have ever gone through with it in the first place? >> ultimately he was found guilty on all charges. >> monzer was convicted and eventually sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. >> after the trial, i'll tell you that was relief knowing he got convicted on all the charges. you know why i was happy? >> because it's important for closure for a lot of different people. he had created harm all over the place. the daughters were sitting there when he got convicted. i mean, it was important to them. >> it sends a clear message that you can run but you can't hide. this terrorist

the daily beast has released u.s. courts documentation which says the faa is relying on outdated studies when arguing its new evacuation tests are not needed. basically what it's saying the court has now ordered the faa to consider the amount of space in between coach seats and has given it until december to respond to its order. >>> tech giant google being sued after allegations of gender pay discrimination by three former female employees. the plaintiffs in the case claim that google paid women much less and placed them at lower job levels than men. this news comes as the justice department investigates systematic pay discrimination within the company much the attorneys representing the women claim google knew about this issue and did not take steps to resolve it. >> we would like to change google's policies and practices going forward. so that in the future, women get a fair shake at google. >> google says it is looking into these claims but disagrees with the central allegations coming from the women. the company says q

if they do go to court then perhaps the u.s. government will have to defend its position and the power in the united states is between there's a triangle the supreme court congress and the president and if this goes to court it might even go higher than that the supreme court might be actually asked to judge so therefore this is going to be a long drawn out affair that one would hope that in the meanwhile some other solution would be found yet in the meantime i mean how much of an effect could it have on u.s. russian relations.