u.s. supreme court held immigration is a federal matter. it's unclear how successful governors vowing to block refugees will be. president obama is still in support of bringing syrians to u.s. live in the satellite center, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. leon: thank you, kevin. we want to know what you think about the refugee plan. we asked on twitter should the states be able to refuse to accept syrian refugees? the responses are split down the middle. 52% say yes. 48% say no. maureen: washington, d.c. remains on alert after a threat from isis. you will now see more police patrols and security on the streets at tourist destinations andon metro. that is affecting travel and everyday life. stephen tschida has the impact just before the holiday season. stephen: there is a lot of fear for nation's capital. so much so, some are canceling the visit to d.c. in the heart of the city, we have the sidewalk cafes behind me. the ultimate soft targets. they are filling up right now. people here in the city are not changing their behavior because of the thre

supreme court and saying you know, these are our religious believes? we don't believe in gays and lesbians we aren't doing it? >> yes, that's me. >> robertson says the u.s. supreme court rules went against popular opinion, here in alabama and the code, says may. >> so you are using the word may verses shall as the reason to step over the law. >> yes. >> yes. >> that's pretty tricky. >> and so i i will do that until i can't. >> judge robertson also said he worried about same sex-couples adopting children, he says raising a your honor pen is for a man and woman to do. >> and you have no issues with and fact that you are denying people happiness? >> i have no issue that i am denying folks happiness, when the rest of the state you can drive 20 minutes from here and get a license. so far the judges haven't had to face any legal action, for stephanie judge goes on, she says the judge has his opinions. >> their religious beliefs god is number one, and that's who they answer to, so i don't -- i don't try to get in between that. >> the aclu feels differently, and is hoping a same sex-couple comes forward to sue the judges for discrimination. robert ray al jazeer

u.s. supreme court. after two federal courts have refused to allow him to implement it.rrespondent rich edson has details from the white house. >> with 14 months remaining in president obama's term. his administration asking the supreme court to revive his administration's executive actions on immigration before he leaves office. a federal judge and the fifth u.s. circuit court of appeals have halted implementation of those executive actions. they are designed to allow more than four million in the united states illegally an opportunity to stay here. of those lower-court decisions and in his request today, the administration's top supreme court counselor, solicitor general donald verilli write, that ruling will allow states to frustrate the federal government's enforcement of the nation's immigration laws. it will force millions of people to continue to work off the books without the option of lawful employment to provide for their families. and legal experts say if this administration wants to enact its executive actions on immigration, they're going to need a victory f

u.s. supreme court, the very year of the colfax massacre. , played anll influential role in illinois legal circles. publication on which many lawyers depended to keep current on the law. it was ironic when the illinois state legislature filled with lawyers who read her publication refused to consider her application to the bar. she challenged the decision making creative use of the 14th amendment and she won using arguments that other women's rights advocates were advocating at the time. she admitted that it was not in and of itself a right but it was essentially connected to her right to pursue her livelihood. these issues were of central importance to women. legislature refused to consider her application, they had denied rights to her that regret this granted as a matter of course to other male citizens. the u.s. supreme court rejected the first part of the argument, thereby evading the second part which dealt with the amendment application to women. use illustrates this broader transformation underway people using this to get federal authority to deal with laws the disagreed with the s

u.s. supreme court. today, the justices agreed to hear a challenge from religious nonprofits over the affordable care laws birth-control mandate. the group says they are complicit in making contraceptives available in violation of their religious beliefs. this is the fourth time the high court will review a challenge to the law. the obama administration has rejected transcanada's keystone xl pipeline bringing an end to seven years of debate over the project. president obama: this morning, secretary kerry informed me after extensive public outreach and consultation with other agencies, the state department has decided the keystone at some pipeline would not serve the national interests of the united states. the packers are expected to challenge the president's decision in court. congress may try to override the president. the project could get a fresh look in 2017 if a republican wins the white house and invites transcanada to reapply. the security department has announced a series of new security efforts

u.s. supreme court at the time the trials were contemplated. he was extraordinary. he did not have a law degree. he had one year of legal training at albany law school in new york. he proved a very effective prosecutor. he won the heart of franklin roosevelt. >> how had jackson been chosen? >> he was a good looking man. hitler started talking to him. >> how did you go about collecting the evidence presented in these trials? >> the germans had a history of writing things up, making notes the amount of documents we found was amazing..o cf1 o we were able to rely on memos themselves as prepared. >> interestingly the nazis did very little about destroying records. there was a death camp, an outhouse in austria. they kept death books where they recorded every person who was murdered. so and so died at 12:01. so and so died at 12:02. they all died of heart attacks. >> as the court takes shape, the war still rages in the pacific. japanese watched the fate of >> oliver: summer, 1945, wars still >>> summer 1945, war still raged in the pacific. after an epic battle for okay -

u.s. supreme court will hear arguments in the case involving a law student from american university. 55-year-old steven shapiro sued the state of maryland over the way eighth congressional districts were redrawn in 2011. he felt some of the boundaries drew the lines at all. the supreme court will now consider whether dismissing that case was proper. >>> our sky 9 chopper news crew became the knew today when they were forced to perform an emergency landing. thankfully they're all safe and it's all thanks to the help of firefighters. it all started when firefighters were fighting a potomac fire. the crew -- firefighters called it in and the crew performed a soft emergency landing. >> it's another testament of these guys keeping us safe whether we're on the ground or several hundred feet in the air. >> we're so thankful they're safe. they were back up and running after inspection. >>> always watching, always tracking. wusa9 first alert weather. dcs most accurate. >> reporter: looking forward to your 3-degree guarantee because it was another warm one right. >> we should be doing this outside. >> we

u.s. supreme court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. statutes, the u.s. supreme court said it's constitutional. and then we started seeing the death penalty back in place. death rows repopulated with new criminals like gary gilmore. >> it seems the people of utah want the death penalty but don't want executions. i took them literal and serious when they sentenced me to death. >> the crimes were not especially extreme. it was two robbery/murders. but when he was convicted he wanted to die. he wanted to go out in a blaze of glory. so two years later he was put to death by firing squad. and became the very first person in america in this new era to be executed. and his words were "let's do it." >> the order of the fourth judicial court of the state of utah has been carried out. gary mark gilmore is dead. ♪ >> tonight, our topic will be murder as a growth industry. these are the national homicide figures. for the past ten years, every year has set a new high for murder in america. >> the statistics were stupendous. violent crime of all kind

u.s. supreme court will hear a case out of texas.t could decide the law nationwide. >> planned parenthood is suing texas over blocking medicaid money there, the series in lawsuits filed against republican led states that have tried to cut funding. planned parenthood receives $500 million through medicaid reimbursements. >> the stair of one native american advocate receiving the medal of freedom today. >> an investigation i guess underway in ford hood texas after a military helicopter crashed. all four soldiers onboard died. the army said the helicopter was on a routine training mission. >> police are investigating a shooting near a protest site in minneapolis. five were shot near the place where hundreds of gathered for days, angry over the shooting death of a black man by a police officers. all injuries are called non-life threatening. it is unclear what prompt understand the shooting or if there was any connection to those protests. >> 17 americans will be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor today, the presidential medal of

u.s. supreme court rejects a case filed by new hampshire's leading pro-life group. they write a life objected to a contract for family services. they say they didn't want the grant money given to the organization because it provides abortions using private funds. >> a standing ovation for a man behind a state side meeting with the pope. kentucky clerk kim davis. they were given a warm wl come. warm welcome. and the meeting was an endorsement to issue same-sex marriage licenses. the vatican insists it was not. phil: a look at a tornado as it touched down in california. it tore off rooves and hit trees as it hit the central part of the state. california averages one tornado a year, so people say they were obviously terrified and certainly ran for cover as thisy spotted the twister. >>> my child, just protecting her and getting her away from all of the windows. i didn't know what was going to happen. phil: despite all of that damage there were no reports of injuries. jc: a lot for them to handle. they have had some rough weather. >> and they are talking about snow in t

u.s. supreme court will side with workers at the tyson foods pork processing plant in storm lake, iowa in a class-action lawsuit against the company. the 3000 workers are involved in a pay dispute with tyson dating back t2007. thth claim they were entled to they were not paid for the time spent putting on and taking off protective equipment and walking to work stations. tyson is appealing a 5- point-8 million dollar judgment against it to the supreme court. today, justice anthony kennedy told the company's lawyer, "i just don't understand your argument." protesters at the university of missouri's flagship campus in columuma are claiming victory, but say they're not done yet. the school system president and campus chancellor stepped down in the face of charges that not enough was being done to fight racism. the protesters plan to push missouri governor jay nixon, the university system's governing board, and the columbia campus faculty council for more changes. low-wage workers walk off the job to fight for 15 dollars an hour. most are fast food workers, chanting for a chance to make more m

u.s. supreme court which sided with him at the time. he was 85. >>> three people facing charges in connection with hundreds of items allegedly marked for resale at a store in chinatown. investigators say the women were selling stolen goods at their store to discounted prices. police arrested them last night following a 10-month investigation. >>> officers went into my 10 fashion with a search warrant in recovered 5,000 items valued at more than $100,000. >>> the patriots head west to play the broncos sound. a pursuit to perfection right here on nbc. it won't be the marque match-up that they had in mind when the season started. jonathan hall is live in foxboro tonight. >> peyton manning may be walking around in a cast these days, but the 8 and 2 broncos won last week without him and the banged-up patriots are taking nothing for granted. >> reporter: the pats injury list may be as long as your turkey day shopping list but is there hope? injured wide-out danny amendola participated in a non-contact practice today as they tried to get to 11

because two years ago, the massachusetts supreme court ruled retroactively that juveniles could not be sentenced to life without parole. that's because the u.s. supreme court has said that it was cruel and unusual punishment. that's how christopher berry, who was 16 when he murdered his 87-year-old neighbor, ended up before the parole board today. christopher berry, now 44 and in solitary confinement for three more years for stabbing two prison guards, says he doesn't remember much about that night when he broke into virginia woodward's home. it was two days after christmas. he drank vodka in her house, ate lemon pie, then proceeded to go upstairs and stab the grandmother times. >> it was a itself. but to then take her life, a senseless act of violence, was extremely evil and cruel. reporter: he claims that night was a haze of alcohol and drugs that he doesn't remember. the district attorney said police reports confirm that's a lie and that his behavior 20 years later isn't much different. >> in 2009, he proceeded to assault an inmate, with newsroom lacerations to the man's face, ears and nose. reporter: berry admitted he's not ready for par

judges revolting against the supreme court saying these are our religious beliefs, we don't believe in gays or lesbians, we're not doing it. >> yes, that's me. >> he said the u.s. supreme court ruling went against popular opinion here in alabama. >> the code says "may." >> so you're using the word "may" versus shall as a reason to step over the law? >> yes. >> that's pretty tricky. >> and so i'll do that until i can't. >> judge robert sob said he worried about couples adopting children, saying raising a young person is for a man and woman to do. >> you have no issues with the fact that you're denying people happiness. >> i have no issue that i'm denying folks any happiness. when the rest of the state, you could drive 20 minutes from here and get a license, we just are getting out of the license business. >> so far, the judges have not had to face any legal action. for stephanie, life goes on. she says the judge has his opinions and she holds no grudges. >> i live, breathe, in church every sunday, i have no problem with that. in they're religion, god is number one and they don't answer to and i don't try to get in between that. >> the aclu feels differently and

u.s. supreme court because of documents uncovered in 2006. the prosecutor's original notes show in selecting an all white jury, prosecutors allegedly singled out potential removal. you can see here, high heighting them in green and marking them with the letter b. >> in this case, we have an arsenal of smoking guns. we know what the prosecutor did here was identify the african-americans. >> the reporter: this page of the prosecutors notes shows what he calls his definite no. five of the six were five members of the african-american jury poolism e. the sixth person is someone who shade she cannot vote for the death penalty under any circumstances. >> the reporter: arguing for the state of georgia, deputy attorney general said while the notes clearly show prosecutors wanted to strike the five jurors, she told the justices, it's not clear that they wanted to do that because of race, which would be unconstitutional. several justices seem skeptical of that argument, justice steven breyer saying that any reasonable person would see this as discrimin

u.s. the court decided the president overstepped his power. now the issue could be headed to the u.s. supreme court. >>> we're now learning what was caught on police body cameras in the shooting death of that 6-year-old boy in louisiana. >> the video was described at a closed hearing for the two local marshalls charged with murder. police say they had been pursuing chris few. few's lawyer says the video shows his client had his hands up when the officers opened fire. five bullet's hit few's son, jeremy martis. his funeral was yesterday. they're each being held on $1 million bond. >>> two reiker's inmates are in court. he needed 22 stitches after thursday's attack. his face was cut several times with a blade. two teenage inmates, darnell green and william whitfield were arraigned on friday on charges of assaulting caldere. >>> it is 4:40. commuters are going to see new signs of the underground megaproject. ground breaking ceremony planned on the terminal's lower level. it's a spot where escalators and stairs will one day cary commuters to a new terminal that's being built 14 stories below grou

u.s. supreme court issued a last-minute stay because a brain tumor could cause johnson pain and suffering during the lethal injection process. johnson's attorney understands why many people are now asking what about the pain and , suffering of his victims? that's interesting, because back in 1994, the shear brutality of the crime, beating 3 people to death with a claw hammer, was something the columbia police found very difficult to understand. >> we have learned through an autopsy that was completed at about 12:30 today that the 3 victims were beaten to death. their skulls were crushed. steve: johnson had been scheduled to die today. the state now has 24 hours to carry out the lethal injection but officials say, with this new twist. the court case won't be resolved by then. if the courts eventually do rule that johnson's execution can move forward the missouri supreme court will have to set a new date. live in studio, steve karlin, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: the friend of accused charleston church shooter dylann roof is out of jail tonight. today, a judge ruled 21-year-old

u.s. supreme court is agreeing to hear another challenge to a mandate in the affordable care act. at issue is the requirement that full range of contraceptive coverage to women at no cost. groups including the "little sisters of the poor" are part of this latest legal swing against obamacare. the groups argue that the contraceptive mandate forces them to violate their relio lifs or pay high fines. a 1hih ut uli ided strengthens susio th sources othe ins plane thusanu cocat a btan. nnounce t"e uouom sotsha your price tool to take control of their budget. and while the men do the hard work of making money, she can get all the car insurance options her little heart desires. or the women might do the hard work of making money. [ chuckling ] women don't have jobs. is this guy for real? the name your price tool, only from progressive. the steve prohm era begins at iowa state. prohm says one of the reasons he took e b isu's stacked roster. the cyclones start the season the hawkeyes will honor the late rm23 is stitched into iowa's jerseys this season. marble died of cancer in september. h

u.s. supreme court. >>> a steady stream of racial tensions on the campus of the university of missouri and tonight it leads to the resignations of president and chancellor. cheers erupting on campus after president tim wolf announced he would step down after weeks of student protests. tensions reach ing a crescendo in recent threatening to strike. them. i said i would. i didn't that wasn't about it at the time. it was about helping my players. >> the university's chancellor who resigned announced he'll transition to another role at the school by january 1st. >>> a special delivery of the worst kind. health officials in rocklin county investigating a claim that someone urinated on a delivered pizza. the pizza was delivered from the pizza hut on route 9w in haverstraw. it was allegedly urinated on after a customer had a dispute with the if proven true, investigators say it would be a criminal case. >>> a sigh of relief for chipotle. the source of the e. coli out break is not linked to the restaurant chain. that's the word from health officials who have given 43 chipotle reopen. they were clo

u.s. supreme court is likely to have the final say. it may not come after the president leaves office. >>> the nypd wants help in tracking a down a man who punched a woman in the face at a supermarket. video shows the suspect winding up before he sucker punches her. it happened october fordham section of the bronx. the woman was treated for a deep cut to her forehead. >>> a baby-sitter who worked for several families in manhattan is accused of sexually abusing a child in his care. and investigators fear there could be more victims. the 33-year-old was indicted on a long list of charges. he's accused of sexually assaulting a young boy more than six years and sharing pictures of the abuse on-line. the d.a.'s office says the investigation found he likely abused other children who are >>> yellow student was mauled to death by a pit bull. a fourth grader amiyah dunston was attacked while playing at a friend's backyard. a woman rushed out but could not pull the dog off of her. neighbors are shocked and said the dog never showed any signs of

u.s. supreme court. >>> the nfl is looking into whether correct procedures were followed when it appears the st. louis rams quarterback may have suffered a concussion. case keenum's head slammed into the ground. he appeared staggered but stayed in the game. two days later he fumbled which led to baltimore's winning field goal. the league is asking why he wasn't removed from the game to undergo required evaluations. it's tough. >> definitely a hard hit there. >>> but since we're talking football and there was a monday night game, it is as good an excuse as any to hear from joe buck's mentor. sports with reena. >> oh. that's an upgrade. thank you. i thank you, kendis. >> deserved. >> it was bill belichick and the undefeated patriots hosting rex ryan and the buffalo bills. the game was tied at three when tom brady found james white for a 20-yard touch down. in the third quarter the bills had it tied again at ten when white ran a second touchdown of the night from six yards out. each team tackled on a field goal to end it. do you know what this means snes. >> no, what. >> this means the defendin

u.s. supreme court to review his case. a spokesperson says among them, 66 former state attorneys general and a bipartisan group of 31 governors. the washington post reports the mcdonnell legal team had a similar group of supporters during his appeal, which ultimately failed. >>> 4:31. time now, 55 mild degrees outside our studios. >> let's check in with chuck bell, hoping we can keep this mild weather as long as we can. >> it will last a couple more days for sure. by the end of the weekend, it will feel like november once again. what you need to know about today, we're off to a cool but dry start this morning, a lot more clouds coming into the forecast for not only today, but tomorrow as well. the rain drops hold off until late tomorrow. and could be some heavy rain around here, thursday morning. so weather will be -- thursday will be a weather alert day for us. make sure you have your storm team weather app downloaded before then. a big range of temperatures, 37 in winchester. 50 in gaithersburg. 54 in annapolis. planning

u.s. supreme court will hear more challenges to the affordable care act's birth control mandate. last june you'll remember the supreme court ruled that companies cannot be forced to offer contraception to their employees. attorneys for the craft chain hobby lobby argued the mandate violated its religious freedoms. the supreme court will now hear more challenges including one by a group of catholic number ofs who say the -- nuns who say the requirement violates their constitutional rights. the obama administration argues religious groups can opt out and allow employees to get birth control directly from insurers. >>> the afternoon sun is warming things up. but there are some changes in store. let's get straight to ktvu's rosemary o oz sow for what to expect this weekend. >> we sort of have a split weekend in store and start out dry and mild and eventually we have rain coming our way. a live look there at all the blue sky over the golden gate bridge. we have wall to wall sunshine around the bay area. and as she mentioned a chilly start but now temperatures beginning to rebound. 64 r

u.s. supreme court. but as you noticed there was no seat, and so there was a justice on the court named tom clark, and he and lyndon johnson had texas roots, and so lyndon johnson wanted to see tom clark and said, tom, how you doing? how is the wife? tom, i wish i had a boy. i got all daughters. i love them dearly, but, wow, you got a boy. and i tell you something, i want to make your boy my attorney general. but, dang it, i can't do it because you on the high court and they going to accuse me of nepotism. but i tell you something, tom. i know how much you love that boy. and i know how much that boy love you. and i know any daddy in the country would be so proud to see his son ascend to the high court. but, tom, my hands are tied. there's nothing i can do because there's no vacancy. oh, lord, i wish there was a vacancy. and a day later i interviewed justice clark's daughter. a day later, justice clark in fine health, had lifetime appointment, went home and said, hey, everybody, i'm tired of the court. i t

u.s. supreme court at the time the trials were contemplated. he was extraordinary. he did not have a law degree. he had one year of legal training at albany law school in new york. he proved a very effective prosecutor. he won the heart of franklin roosevelt. >> how had jackson been chosen? >> he was a good looking man. hitler started talking to him. >> how did you go about collecting the evidence presented in these trials? >> the germans had a history of writing things up, making notes the amount of documents we found was amazing..o cf1 o we were able to rely on memos themselves as prepared. >> interestingly the nazis did very little about destroying records. there was a death camp, an outhouse in austria. they kept death books where they recorded every person who was murdered. so and so died at 12:01. so and so died at 12:02. they all died of heart attacks. >> as the court takes shape, the war still rages in the pacific. japanese watched the fate of >> oliver: summer, 1945, wars still >>> summer 1945, war still raged in the pacific. after an epic battle for okay -

supreme court agreed to hear their case. despite the federal religious restoration act, a compromise measure, the u.s. eme court will hear the case of those who object to the requirement of comprehensive care covering contraception under obama care. more as we get it. >> new information about the suspect in a stabbing rampage in a california college. police finding a document detailing faisel mohammed's revenge. he was angry and he planned to kill a police officer and steal a gun. and then used that gun to harm others. see that is the latest information that we have on that situation that unfolded. and we have this for you. from sea to shining sea. they are carrying the american flag for more than 3000 miles for the old glory relay. joining me on the phone is donnie starling. it is nice to talk to you. first, tell me more about team red, white and blue. >> sure, appreciate you having us on today. team red, white and blue is an organization to help veterans. we do that between physical and social activities. we let them connect with civilian supporter friends and veterans to tell their story and help th

u.s. supreme court the percentage is likely to be higher with high-profile cases. this is that pattered ever since the early '40's. through the 1940's with 95 percent or better and you can tell who won in the kids always tell what the reason was. he believed it would be better for the court of the coequal branch of government. this is the belief of some juries because it carries more weight. end in an 18th-century with the dread scott decision they did not have the impact until they settled the issue. then they got us to treat corporations. and is considering is to have an impact through this day. moreover even if the justice did not agree with the majority opinion and then my notice a separate opinion. the court heard almost every kind of case. the bigger suitcases if you remember fiddler on the roof those cases could before the supreme court. it is important only to those who are litigating it. and then we get the sense with that total caseload if you look at the total number of descend that they wrote us then 10 percent of the total number of opinions but they a

u.s. supreme court will hear another case challenging part of the president's health care law. the justices have agreed to listen to arguments from faith-based groups against the measure's mandatory contraception coverage. the list of challengers includes the little sisters of the poor, nun who is run more than two dozen nursing homes for impoverished seniors. this will be the fourth obamacare related case for the high court. >>> after being on political life support for months, if not years, today the plug was pulled on the keystone xl pipeline. president obama administered last rites for the controversial energy and jobs project, at least in this administration. correspondent kevin corke has the story from the white house tonight. >> it was an abrupt ending for a seven years-long review. that had become the flashpoint in the debate over climate change. >> the state department has decided that the keystone xl pipeline would not serve the national interests of the united states. i agree with that decision. >> the decision to scuttle the keystone xl pipeline comes days after the

rights, but the supreme court has said is, if we believe we got it wrong in the decision, the only people who can fix that problem is us because congress cannot overturn the decisions of the u.se court. the justices have been more willing to come back to earlier cases, as they did with schenck 40 some years later, and revisit it and say i actually think the line constitution mean something different than my predecessors. susan: up next is rob from colorado. >> how are you guys tonight? susan: great, thanks. >> first, two-part question. schenck, is that a german last name? susan: what is your second question? >> how does freedom of speech, i.e. what schenck began, how does that apply to today when you get into tabloid media, or texting and bullying and the kids? how is free speech protected today? for instance, the polish catholic priest who came out as a homosexual -- this is not an american issue, world issue i guess -- the priest who said that the catholic church is riddled with homosexual people, humans who can't marry, are suppressed, so they act and abuse other people because they are being abused. susan: i'm going to jump in, taking is a bit far with an international di

u.s. supreme court, i love this small business owner, that goes all the way for what he is entitled to, heto arrest the wreck that is legal term to keep the shipwreck. charles: i know in past, the country of origin says it is ours, and america then international water but person who gets that, it is theirs? >> not always, do you know what mel said, i don't think so. he won, i love that part of the story. but that is one of two episode, other i think so many people are going to enjoy, two schoolteacher go to tanzania to teach, they meet a boy they bring back with his mom's pe permission on educate, they bring him here, he doing so good, he needed money for college, something they got from his dad, antique chinese screen. it was worth -- because of the chinese markets right now, they sold it for $250,000. the young man gets to go to college. charles: tanzania one of the poorest countries of the world. >> they go back every summer to teach. charles: i want to ask, because the first year was so successful with so many different ideas coming at you, how hard was it to shift through them, you ro

court decision blocked the programs. the programs protect undocumented parents of children born in the u.s. and undocumented students completing their education. more protesters will gather at the u.s. supreme court and demand that the obama administration appeal to the high court to overturn that decision. it begins at 11:30. >>> a loudoun county woman who took a loaded gun into dulles airport is facing some serious charges now. the woman from ashburn was stopped at a security checkpoint yesterday afternoon. she had a 45 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets in her purse. in addition to criminal charges, she could also face a hefty fine. they're allowed to travel if they're properly packaged and declared. >>> the tsa wants you do be prepared for the biggest travel rush of the year. remember to move your shoes, belts, light outer wear. that will help to speed up the screening process. if you're not sure what to put in your travel bag, there's an app for that. it will help you figure out what's allowed. it says avoid wearing large items of jewelry. arrive at least two hours before your flight. >>> good morning, landon dowdy at cnbc. you can keep your former significant other out of your n

u.s. supreme court will rule on abortion rights. the justices will hear arguments on whether the state of texas is violating the constitution with a law that may close three quarters of the states clinics. the decision should come by late june. that's performance before the u.s. presidential election. it was a crowd fit for a rock star, complete with an introduction by david cameron. india's prime minister addressed a huge gathering of london's following aium meeting with queen elizabeth at buckingham palace. not everyone has been excited about the prime minister's visit. protesters say he has failed to stop growing religious intolerance and violence in india. more on these and other breaking stories 24 hours a day at the new bloomberg.com. from the bloomberg first word desk, i'm mark crumpton. betty: thank you, mark crumpton. we turned back to the fed and monetary policy. while the latest futures show the odds of a rate increase in december hovering around 66%, the fed appears to be readying everybody for a december rate hike. list

u.s. supreme court. justices have rejected an appeal by abortion opponents seeking access to internal documents from the health care provider. new hampshire right to life wanted more information about a $1 million grant to a planned parenthood chapter in the state. the latest on these and other breaking stories 24 hours a day at the new bloomberg.com. much. thank you so three days after terrorist attacks, parisians returned to work. the city security presence is heightened, especially a key transportation hubs. brendan greeley is in paris. early and rode with commuters, spending the day talking to them. now it is nighttime, the eiffel tower eliminated. what have you heard from parisians today? brendan: parisians are going back to work. i rode the train with some commuters. said what people said after september 11 in new york, we are because weto work have to. there were fewer people than normal, but people are going back to work, but their world has changed. what you see behind you is the plaza de republ

u.s. supreme court heard arguments today in a case about race, fairness, and the jury system in america.olves a black teen sentenced to death by an all-white jury. lawyers for the defense say they have evidence to the contrary. lisa stark reports. >> reporter: when picking a jury prosecutors and defense attorneys have the right to disqualify a certain number of jurors without saying why. maybe they have a hunch that the juror will be biased in some way. but when they make that selection, they are not allowed to disqualify a juror based on race. and now the justices are being asked to decide whether that is just what happened in the death penalty case from georgia. the case involves timothy foster who at age 18 was accused of robbing, sexually assaulting, and murdering an elderly white woman. he was sentenced to death by an all-white jury. that was in 1987, a year after the supreme court ruled that race cannot be used to disqualify a juror. nearly a decade ago defense attorneys uncovered prosecutors notes, circling the word black, and on the list of noes, all of the african-americans topp

u.s. supreme court is rejecting the use of the image of bob marley.disers used his image to sell clothing without getting permission from the children. that is your news. back to you. scarlet: let's get a recap on how u.s. markets closed. it was pretty much a straight rally through the afternoon. the dow jones erasing its loss for the year. five stocks rose for every one. the dow and s&p closing at its highest since late july. they looked past mixed global pdi numbers. aig is coming in with results that missed analyst estimates, $.52 per share compared to the consensus of more than one dollar. while aig was falling in after-hours trading, it will cut 400 senior-level jobs and taking a charge for pretax charge for restructuring and other expenses. alix: i want to take a deep dive into the terminal. earlier this afternoon, it was about the fed loan survey. surveying how easy it is to get money right now. this is dealing with commercial industrial loans for large and medium-sized businesses. you see an increase. 7.4% of respondents are tightening their l

u.s. supreme court and demand they appeal to the high kortz to overturn the decision.t beginning at 11:30. >>> a mayor in virginia is responding to criticism over his comments about refugees. he said he didn't mean to offend anyone. some are calling for his res egg nachlgts last week he said he would not seek re-election. that was before he wrote the letter. >>> a new petition shows a growing number of virginians who do not want to accept refugees from syria. democratic governor terry mcauliffe says he thinks the state should accept them. the petition asks him to reconsider and change his stance. it now has 43,000 signatures. >>> we're following the latest this morning in decision 2016. gop candidate ben carson heading to new hampshire today. he'll file paperwork for the state's primary. today's the last day for candidates to file. they have until 5:00 p.m. and they have do it in person today. >>> a wrongly convicted man will get more than $16 million from the district. donald gates spent 27 years behind bars on false convictions that he raped and killed a georgetown u

u.s. supreme court for a speedy decision on its plans to shield millions of immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation. legal papers are calling for the courts immediate review of the administration's desire to protect as many as 5 million immigrants. the immigrants affected by the plan or mainly the parents of american citizens and lawful permanent residents. the interim police chief in ferguson, missouri will exit one month earlier than expected. andre anderson submitted his resignation effective december 2. he cited family reasons for the early departure. former chief tom jackson resigned in march after a report from the u.s. justice department criticized police and court practices in ferguson. proteste of writing a following the august 2014 shooting death of an unarmed african-american teenager by a white police officer. you can get more on these and other breaking stories, 24 hours a day at the new bloomberg.com. from the bloomberg first word desk, i'm mark crumpton. europe, ecbg to president mario draghi said the settlement will do whatever it takes to raise inflation

u.s. supreme court says it is taking on what could be the most abortion case in the past 25 years. it will review a texas law that could force more supporters of the state's abortion clinics to shut downs. abortion clinics have to meet the same medical standards as surgical centers and doctors providing abortion services have to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. if the court rules in favor of texas, it could allow at least a dozen other states to seek similar limits. that decision is expected next june. >>> nearly a week after a crash killed four people in tt positive ome out of her coma. parents androto ecovering and rpregnant and she. the wake for those killed in the church van is scheduled for tomorrow. for information on the service and how to donate for the famili to some ofthose victims just go to bcwashington.com. >>> let's go to storm team 4 and chief meteorologist doug kammere that windis strong out there and it's a little it going to g? >> when the sun goes down that's to fall and you'll feel the tart difference. the sun is giving us heat and today, high temp

against the supreme court and saying, you know, these are religious beliefs, we don't believe in gays and lesbians, we are not doing it? >> yes. that is me. >> reporter: robertson says the u.se court ruling went against popular opinion here in alabama. >> not issuing a license in my county and the code says may. >> reporter: but so you're using the word may versus shall as the reason to step over the law? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: that is pretty tric tricky. >> and so i'll do that until i can't. >> reporter: judge robertson worries about same sex couples adopting children and says raising a young person is for a man and woman to do. you have no issues with the fact that you're denying people happiness? >> i have no issue that i'm denying folks any happiness. when the rest of the state you can drive 20 minutes from here and get a license, we just are out of the license business. >> reporter: so far judges have not had to face any legal action but for stephanie life goes on and says the judge has his opinions and she holds no grudges. >> i live, breathe and go to church on sunday and i have no problem with that. their religious beliefs, god is number one and that is who they

supreme court allowed the recount to continue, the democrats could smell success. but republicans pushed past the florida supreme court to an even higher authority. >> the u.s. agreed to put a stay on the recount in florida. >> on december 9th in a stunning decision, the united states supreme court ruled 5-4 to stop the count. >> i'm eating lunch in a sports bar when television flashed on the screen that the united states supreme court had issued an order stopping the vote count. my first reaction was that had to be a mistake. >> can't be true. >> was true. >> advantage, bush. and so the final showdown was set between two super lawyers. democrat david boyce for gore who was desperate to restart the counting. >> citizen's right to vote. >> it certainly felt momentous. we knew the stakes were very high. >> and republican ted olson who went to work immediately to keep the count frozen. >> i found, literally, a broom closet on the floor beneath where everybody was working, where i can close the door and think and write. >> after just 36 hours to prep, olson and boyce climbed the marble steps, each assembling into a legal stratosphere no one could have scripted. >

u.s. supreme court. russia to be banned from the olympics this comes after the agency released the report the from the culture of cheating among athletes to call for russia to tibet from international track and field competition it accuses the russian government of allowing even sponsoring illegal. >>mark: he says he's considering a ban in russia from the 26 the olympics and given them three days to respond to the allegations. >>darya: this comes just a month after the commission gave the park permission to expand its blue were killed will exhibit with an order seemed to stop breathing and captivity attendance has been on the decline since a 2013 documentary blackfish the current show is on to be replaced with an all new experienced in 2017. >>mark: the president announced he will be resigning we first brought the story on the news to resign after months of students and faculty protest over racial tensions and other issues on campus a group of concerned students that once a psychologist on staff and aski

u.s. supreme court's decision.ey also say children of same sex couples may not become missionaries. >>> this is the last work day for metro riders to see changes on the orange and silver line. arting monday they'll resume thursday. a fire in september did some serious damage to a power station forcing metro to only allow blue line trains to stop during peak travel times. metro closing close -- koes to naming paul wiedefeld as the new general manager. they expect the new leader to make changes. if the deal goes through he should effectively be introduced on november 19th. >>> new this morning, a local interstate gets a dubious honor. the website lists interstate 66 as the -- >> -- worst damn freeway in america. >> it looked at stents, congestion, and more. according to our news partner wtop, i--66 is backed up an average of seven hours and 15 minutes every sing. day. yikes. >>> breaking news at 270 and montrose. this is the problem. we have a crash on the right side with injury. going to be there for some time. a fo

u.s. supreme court says some information about a contract between the federal health department and planned parenthood can remain private. an anti-abortion group in new hampshire filed a freedom of information lawsuit to see confidential records in the million dollar deal. that case made its way to toughs supreme court, which said today that h.h.s. does have the right to withhold some of the documents. josh: the murder trial of a massachusetts teenager accused of reaching and kill his teacher started today. lawyers for philip chism told the court he did murder his teach, but his attorney says he also suffered from severe mental illness. reporter: there is no doubt, says philip chism's defense team, that the teenager is a murderer. >> philip chism killed colleen -- reporter: but no sooner did she acknowledge her client's guilt than she offered the explanation, he's severely mentally ill which she says was only recently diagnosed. >> he's been suffering from a disorder since the age of 10. reporter: mental illness she claims plagues members of his family. but prosecutors argued that when chis

u.s. supreme court decision. it also says children of same-sex couples may not become missionaries. >>> if you're heading out tonight. temperatures still mild. in the 60s and 70s if you're going out early. you want to have the small umbrella handy. can't rule out light showers. mild. don't need the jacket. long sleeves will be fine. just whatever you want to wear. car wash forecast, i would go on sunday with the chance of showers tonight and tomorrow during the morning. next week, mainly dry conditions. coming up in ten minutes, the friday night lights forecast and maryland's homecoming this weekend. i'll have the forecast if you're heading to the game. >> thanks. >>> addidas is getting praise from president obama for its new program to help high schools nationwide to drop native american mascots and rebrand. the president met tribal leaders yesterday. >> i don't know if addidas made the same offer to a certain nfl team here in washington. but they might want to think about that as well. >> the redskins responded

u.s. supreme court.ore willing to come back to earlier ca cases, as they did with schenck some 40-some years later, revisit that and say, look, i think that the law and the constitution means something different from what my predecessors said. >> rob in dillon, colorado, you're on. >> caller: hi, yes, how are you guys tonight? >> great, thanks. >> caller: first, a two-part question. schenck, is that a german last name? >> okay, what's your second question? >> caller: how does freedom of speech i.d. with schenck, what schenck can, how does that apply to today when you get into tabloids, tabloid media, or texting and bullying and the kids. how is free speech protected today? for instance, the polish catholic priest who came out as a homosexual. this is not an american issue, it's a world issue, i guess. is. so the polish catholic priest who the catholic church is riddled with homosexual people, humans, can't marry and are suppressed, so they act upon the -- they abuse other people because they're being abu

u.s. supreme court. it allows 5 mill people with no criminal record and whose children are u.s. sith zens to remain in the government. two dozen republican governor as peeled saying congress should decide it. a lower court overturned it. now the obama administration is asking the supreme court to weigh in. >>> coming up next, voters in louisiana head to the polls tomorrow. a look at why obamacare is a major issue in that governor's race. >>> the nation's largest health insurance company may pull out of the exchanges. the exchanges created under the new affordable care act provide health care to 10 million americans, but unitedhealth care says its difficult to make a profit by selling through them. it says it will stop marking the exchanges next year and could withdraw entirely in 2017. health care is a major issue in saturday's election for governor of louisiana. both candidates vow to close the so-called medicaid coverage gap that left hundreds of thousands without health insurance, but their approaches differ greatly. jonathan martin reports from new orleans. >> reporter: a pop

you know, the last two supreme court terms, the e.p.a. has lost two big cases in the u.s. supreme court, they have lost the sixth circuit case for now, and unfortunately we had the administrator of the e.p.a. on tv recently a few months ago on the eve of this supreme court case, e.p.a. versus michigan. when asked if she was going to win the case, she said we think we're going to win but ultimately it doesn't really matter because the companies have already had to comply with hundreds of millions of dollars. think about that. think about what she said. well, this rule is going to have a huge, profound impact on my state. alaska has more waters under the jurisdiction of the clean water act than any other state in the country. over 50% of america's wetlands are located in alaska. mr. president, i held multiple field hearings as a chairman of the subcommittee on fisheries, water and wildlife on the water of the united states rule, and it is clear to me that alaskans of vastly different backgrounds, ideologies, different parts of the state are opposed to this rule. one group in

u.s. supreme court decision over the summer. the church also says children of same-sex couples cannot become missionaries. >>> new evidence in the case against the illinois police officer who rigged -- who staged his own suicide. nbc news digs into his personal file, his personnel file and talks to the woman that he tried to have killed allegedly. >>> doctors thought here leukemia was incurrable. this 1-year-old baby is alive and now her treatment may change the way we fight cancer. >>> why you could find yourself more frustrated this holiday >>> first at the 4:00, the report that is rocking dr. ben carson's campaign centers around his account of a scholarship offer to west point. a new report in politico says west point has no record of an offer of an appointment of dr. carson nor an application from him. in hisbook "gifted hands" the presidential hopeful wrote he was offered a scholarship, but he turned it down. west point never formally offered carson anything, but they wanted to offer help based on his rotc achievements. >>>

u.s. supreme court lawyer stay on the case. as you could imagine that was not acceptable for me. that's just not the way that we were going to continue doing work. so, making sure that we have a solicitor's office that is now engaged in the beginning of the stuff cases to make sure that that we are setting ourselves up for the long run has already been very big for our office. and quickly, we have a new deputy solicitor they took a huge pay cuts come cut, absolutely loves his job come into these guys, i need they think me every day i kid you not for how exciting their work is and how much they love what they do in here they are basically two guys that are shaping this major litigation for a sovereign state. while folks are patiently waiting you don't campaign for office successfully. i'm just interested to hear how you translated the rule of law issues, which are not always madrid. or opera. how did you translate that into a popular campaign that won the votes? how did you approach the? >> while, let's take the federalism litigation for example defending our state disability disc