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with the united states, some associated with the united kingdom. i am thankful to that resistance and also to the [inaudible] of my staff. >> talks are again at an impasse with britain refusing to grant him safe passage. friday marks the 50th anniversary of the killing of three civil rights workers in mississippi, a pivotal moment in the 1960's struggle for equality. in 1964, james chaney, andrew goodman, and andrew schwerner beaten and shot by a group of klansmen. they had come to mississippi to register african-american voters as part of the free room -- freedom summer campaign. a number of klansmen numbers were charged with minor sentences. it took 40 meters before a murder conviction was handed down with a former ku klux klan's mend it was found guilty of murder in 2005. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to our listeners and viewers around country and world. the city of new york has reportedly reached a $40

i'm the president of the united states golf association. please join me in welcoming the 114th united states open champion, martin kaymer! we're thrilled to honor our new united states open champion at historic pinehurst no. 2. donald ross would be proud to see his crown jewel test the world's greatest players on this classic restored design. martin kaymer is the latest to realize the incredible accomplishment of adding his name to our united states open championship trophy. he is also the seventh usga champion to be crowned at pinehurst and will hold a special honor as the first to make history at our back to back champi championships. in doing so, he joins an elite list whose names include ben hogan, sam snead, michael campbell, and, of course, our 2014 bob jones award recipient, payne stewart. martin, i am honored to present you with two distinguished awards. first, is the jack nicklaus medal presented to united states open champions since 1895. now, named in honor of four-time u.s. open champion, jack nicklaus. >> second, i present to yo

kim with the national united health care workers, palar, chavo with the california nurses association. adrianna casanova with 1021 and paul as well as kim with the labor council and so many others who have been coming to the table for many, many years to try and deal with this issue, so we have arrived at a really great, i believe, great legislation, great policy to really effectively close this loophole and clearly with this coalition, we have a consensus. thank you all for your continued dedication and thank you to my colleague for your willingness to support this. by closing this hra loophole, the legislation will provide better health care for almost 44,000 san francisco workers. these workers currently have health reimbursement accounts $44,000 san francisco workers. these workers currently have health reimbursement accounts that provide limited medical service and it's difficult to understand and difficult to use and that's why 3/4 of the money doesn't get used and under current law when the money doesn't get used, the employers can recollect it. this does not innocent better he

care, i want to thank the san francisco labor county and here local two, the california nurses association, united educator of san francisco, the american confederation of teachers local 2121, the national union of health care workers, sciu local 20 to 1. uc berkeley labor center, health access, the san francisco clinic conversion, ace, the san francisco organizing project, young workers united, jobs for justice, single pay or now, and so many others. i especially want to highlight the incredible tenacity and long hours and so much work that has put into -- that has gone into this from my chief of staff hillary ronan. we have been working on this for combiet some time and hillary, we finally did it and i want to thank our city attorney, and the various deputies who have worked on this legislation over the years including vince who sits on the northern district federal court, and sherry kaiser who has been incredible in guiding us through a complicated law that in a way that not only insures that we have illegally sound proposal, but one that will address the underlining issues at hand. i believe t

unit. this is from the associated press today. >> associated press, that's a press statement.ote him? >> another of the questions we need to answer -- >> the military promotes, it's not done politically. >> let me remind you in the beginning of the show we played a clip from barbara starr, one of our reporters, talking about the pentagon report saying that bowe bergdahl walked off his base of his own will. we at least know that. >> first of all, this whole thing started when you were trying to put susan rice in the toilet, and -- hold on a second, in her defense, if i could say something in her defense, when you're talking about the battlefield, she means afghanistan as a battlefield, doesn't mean -- not even a front in afghanistan. the whole place is a battlefield, number one, when she talks about honor and distinction, she is talking to the fact he was promoted twice. let's not try to politicize against susan rice. let me ask you a question, if we were dealing with a different headline today, if the headline were that bergdahl had died in afghanistan and we were sitting here

while president of the united states he drafted no less a associate justice charles evidence ran hughes to tove on a commission determine postal rate for second class postage. the 10th chiefe justice, however, he adopted a firm ban on any such assignments. the ban has stuck since then, with two notable exceptions. jackson's service at warren's and chief service on the commission that bears his name. last,l us more about that our distinguished lecturer this evening is mr. james swanson. b.a. from the university of chicago and miss j.d. from ucla. law clerk here in one and latere ginsburg served in positions at the u.s. international trade commission and in the office of legal the department of justice. he is the author of the best theing book, "manhunt, 12-day hayes for lincoln's killer," which is currently televisioned into a mini-series. i can tell through personal experience it is a great read. his most recent published work closely tied to tonight's topic is end of days, the of john f.on kennedy. the "washington post" recently named it one of the best books year. mr. swanson is curre

according to the united states parachute association, the likelihood of a fatal crash is roughly 1 inr you're about to see escapes that fate by the skin of his teeth. an experienced sky diver is sailing down to earth at 45 miles per hour. like he's done more than 300 times before. but this time, something goes horribly wrong. >> are you okay? >> i've been in other situations where i've got out of them. this one here where the winds happened to catch me at the wrong time. i had to make some really fast decisions. and obviously, it didn't pan out the way i wanted it to. i was hoping to miss it, but i didn't miss the trailer. >> april 30, 2011. high above colorado's fremont county airport sky diving instructor tommy ferguson is preparing for his third and final jump of the day. >> i had already put out two loads of students. the day was going great. this was my third jump that day. i tell the other two jumpers that i will film them coming out. >> ferguson gets out on the strut of the plane to capture the other sky divers as they jump the nearly 4,000 feet to earth. >> i just let go of th

tonight's program is cosponsored by the white house historical association and the united states capitol historical society. when it comes to hearing from mr. swanson, apparently the separation of powers does not stand in the way. tonight's event is titled the warren commission at 50, a reexamination. it will revisit the service of our 14th chief justice as chair of the special commission to investigate the assassination of president john f. kennedy. it is hard for me to contemplate a chief justice taking on a second job. for me any way the plate has been full enough. but not all of my predecessors agreed. john jay served for more than a year as both chief justice and our ambassador to england. oliver ellsworth served 18 months as minister to france while he retained the office of chief. john marshall was both acting secretary of state and chief justice for a month in 1801. perhaps it was because he was so busy as chief that he never got around to delivering the commission to william marbury, which was husband responsibility. but by the end of the 19th century it did not take even a cabi

riverside is associated with both the united church of christ and the american baptists. butler has been the senior minister at the calvary baptist church in washington. >>> amid the many problems of the veterans administration, there is a little-known v.a. program that seems to be working well. it's a partnership, launched last year, between the v.a. and faith-based groups to help veterans cope with persistent problems such as the moral wounds of war. kim lawton reports. >> reporter: aliyah hunter knows firsthand the challenges facing america's roughly 20 million veterans. she served in iraq with the army national guard in 2004 and 2005 and says transitioning back was tough. >> i think that subconsciously we think that things stop and freeze and then we leave and then we come back and you know, to pick up exactly where we left off, when the reality is, life keeps going. it doesn't stop. >> reporter: according to the bureau of labor statistics, more than three-quarters of veterans say they've been unable to "effectively translate their military skills to civilian terms."

misappropriations by the united nations and its affiliated organizations, and i'll go through a few of them to give you a sense for what we've seen. earlier this year the associated press reported the united nations office of internal oversight services failed to pursue cases of corruption over the last five years, including major cases inherited from the procurement task force that was disbanded in 2008. over the past few years, francis scurry, director of wipo, have been accused of overtly authorizing the transfer of dual use technology to iran and north korea and acting illegally in an effort to identify the author of anonymous letters accusing of sexual harassment and improprieties and was recently elected to be general director of wipo. in late 2013 the u.n. dispute tribunal ruled two missile blowers retaliated against for exposing evidence tampering by a top u.n. official charged with investigating corruption were themselves retaliated against and -- by that top official who was their superior. the former spokesperson for the u.n. mission in darfur recently revealed in an interview to "foreign policy magazine" the u.n. has routinely denied, concealed, or re

united states? >> there's always a transacti transactional cost associated with this. that's not effective for the united states, it's not effective for us. >> ambassador, i appreciate you coming in this morning. i know it's a tough time and i know you have family there and our prayers are with us. >> thank you. >> joining us, hawaii congresswoman tulsi gabbard. she served two years, including a year just outside of baghdad. good morning to you. >> good morning, chuck. >> when you ask what's going on in iraq, do you wonder whether the war was worth it? >> our going into iraq was a huge mistake. there were many of my brothers and sister who lost their lives, who served honorably, who sacrificed everything in the service of trying to provide an opportunity to the iraqi people, to take charge of their own country, to establish a democracy, to have the tools to be able to really have a free country. i think what we're seeing now is really a symptom of the fact that no one can make this choice for that outcome, september for the iraqi people. this is what is very disturbing

. >> associate professor at the united states study center at sydney says china also has much to lose should relationships with its neighbors deteriorate. there is supposed to be a dialogue. it has been more like a set of shouting matches or dialogs. you need to be behind closed doors. the temperature needs to be turned down. china has a lot of risk as well in these issues because it is doing pretty well out of the status quo and in needs to realize that, if it upsets the status quo and is seen as a nation that does not believe in international laws, it has a lot to lose here. >> dean of the quan you school of public policy in singapore. the former diplomats as the disputes will not be solved easily. improve a matter that -- that is to be a problem for china because you cannot defend that line under contemporary international lawl but having said that, i think the chinese, at the end of the day, we'll go back to being careful and restrained in actions in the south china sea because they have too much to lose if these flashpoints become a bigger problem. time is on china's side. it is

. >> standing room only as diplomats and journalists packed into the united nations correspondence association to share frustration at conviction of three aljazeera journalists in egypt. already, 179 days in detention and facing years more after monday's sentencing in cairo. >> what we want to do today is raise their plight and get ideas from you on how to get them out. >> egypt's deputy u.n. ambassador attended. >> i'm not in a position to command a verdict, because by our constitution provisions, i'm bound from doing so. the judiciary is still totally independent. >> ambassador, if you're so independent from your judiciary, why don't you criticize what is blatantly an outrageous sentence? >> by virtue of the constitution, i cannot intervene the liberty to command a verdict issued by the judiciary. >> a further concern, the egyptian representative said the appeals process would likely take months, months during which the speakers urge the campaign to not die down. >> there is a place for quiet diplomacy, maybe that time is passed. there is a place for back channels, but we are not diplomats,

in the bay area, the associates will unite at the slide ranch , to volunteer at the non-profit farm. they will participate in various activities such as cooking, gardening, caring for animals, building fences and more. the mission of slide ranch is to connect the bay area with farm-based environmental education that focuses on the principles of sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. this event is happening from nine a-m until 12:30. the event is also being held in pittsburgh, new york city, canada, mexico, china and hong kong san francisco police chief greg suhr andsan francisco citizens initiative for technology and innovation will announce it's 3rd annual future graduates summer tech internships program. the announcment is happening at 11this morning at the san francisco officers association on bryant street. the future graduates summer tech internships program is a program that enhances youth access to real world job training, placing students at local technology companies in paid summer internships. and actor and comedian kevin hart will be surprising customers at

misappropriations by the united nations and its affiliated organizations, and i'll go through a few of them to give you a sense for what we've seen. earlier this year the associated press reported the united nations office of internal oversight services failed to pursue cases of corruption over the last five years, including major cases inherited from the procurement task force that was disbanded in 2008. over the past few years, francis scurry, director of wipo, have been accused of overtly authorizing the transfer of dual use technology to iran and north korea and acting illegally in an effort to identify the author of anonymous letters accusing of sexual harassment and improprieties and was recently elected to be general director of wipo. in late 2013, the u.n. dispute tribunal ruled two missile blowers retaliated against for exposing evidence tampering by a top u.n. official charged with investigating corruption were themselves retaliated against and -- by that top official who was their superior. the former spokesperson for the u.n. mission in darfur recently revealed in an interview to "foreign policy" magazine the u.n. has routinely denied, concealed, or r

associated with that. the midsection of the united states will be in severe weather as well. stretching from eastern montana through denver and into western kansas. we have patches of flash flood warnings and watches in and around kansas. but it's no precipitation in sight in the southwest. i feel like a broken record for saying this for a couple weeks now and it's likely to prolong with the ongoing drought conditions. the temperatures are high, 40 degrees in las vegas and phoenix reaching 41. try to stay indoors and away from the sun. stay hydrated also if you in these vicinities. now across japan, the capital of this country has been battered with hailstorms yesterday. we have some footage to show you it's an incredible picture here coming out. this is not snow. this is hailstones. this is not a river. this is just a small street in between houses. and this was prolonged for quite some time making it kind of like a winter wonderland but they are hailstones. and in fact the atmosphere is very unstable yet again and there is a huge temperature difference again with the upper

unit, however, were pulled aside. they were confirmed by the jail to be heartless felons. but they had not been associated with any of the recent thefts. warden ivy decided they should be placed in general population, freeing themselves for more problematic heartless felons from other housing units. >> stand in the hallway. >> one point we were filming and i could hear sam yelling, and i thought he was yelling angrily at somebody. quickly grabbed brian, our cameraman, there was sam. mr. bill, mr. jackson, mr. washington -- >> delivering this sermon. >> when you hear people say the men in black, they don't give a care, they don't have no love, i tell you yes, they do. understand, mr. bill, mr. jackson, mr. washington, this is your opportunity at this time to make a choice. >> it was almost like a warning, and then as i was listening to him it just got louder and more impassioned as he went. i realized he was making sure that everybody, all the inmates knew what was going on. these three guys were getting a second chance. >> now, i want you to show them, i want you to show this department that you can stand

beginning with from the united states supreme court, associate justice samuel alito. [applause] and you can -- come on up. next from "the new york times" and cbs, david brooks. [applause] somebody who wrote a book entitled "is this a great game or what?" which was the funniest book i ever read from espn, the one and only tim kurkjian. [applause] and one of my all-time favorites. to know her is to love her, from "usa today," christine brennan. [applause] and finally on the panel, the incomparable -- the incomparable george will. [applause] in the book is on the 100th anniversary of wrigley field, a nice little place on the north side. now it is my privilege to introduce our moderator, who has become a very great friend. you have a copy of one of his books. he has written two others, one on baseball, one on leon jaworski and james baker. he is an attorney from dallas, texas. an extraordinary fellow, he's here with his wonderful family. i would ask that you welcome please, talmage posten. [applause] >> before we begin, i'm going to take a little personal privilege. you s

united states air force in europe and allied air forces central. welcome. our second witness is mr. thornton, president of the national parent-teacher association who is a senior operations analyst with general dynamics in fort stewart, be georgia. he is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and last two assignments were with the white house communications agency and united states forces iraq and baghdad. mr. thornton earned the bronze star medal for exceptional performance in combat operations during operation iraqi freedom in 2009, 2010, and as a pta leader, mr. thornton p's military background allowed him to volunteer throughout the country and the world at various state, local and council levels. we are so pleased to have you with us. let me now turn to ms. yolanda stanislas, principal of francis scott key middle school in silver springs, maryland. she is an educator for 21 years, starting a career as a high school earth science and chemistry teacher in new york city public schools. she also taught at bethesda chevy chase high school and served as teacher and assistant principal at silver spring middle school. prior to becoming pr

pta was founded in 1897 and is the oldest and largest volunteer child advocacy association in the united states. pta's legacy of influence in policy to protect the education health and overall well-being of children has made an indelible impact in the lives of millions of children and families. this legacy includes the creation of kindergarten classes the juvenile justice system child labor laws and mandatory immunizations for schoolchildren our mission is to be a powerful voice for every child. with regard to today's hearing one of the fundamental purposes of pta is to preserve children's health and protect them from harm. pta has been at the table from the beginning. piloting a hot lunch program in schools in the 1920s led to the ptas advocacy for national school lunch program and each subsequent reauthorization of the richard v. russell national school lunch act. most recently the pta and our coalition partners past the healthy hunger-free act which as you know made significant updates to our nation's food nutrition programs. pta view this as both a win for the kids and also the paren

>> where the national trade association that represents independent bookstores across the united states. we've been around for 114 years. asking a member that easily because we were founded in 1800. >> with sizes of membership? i'm an independent bookstores are in the u.s. out? >> we currently represent about 1700 companies who do business in about 2400 locations all across the country. >> does that include the larger chains such as rooms available? >> it does not. our members are independent. we define it as not being publicly traded companies. our members range very, very small scores of the few hundred square feet or perhaps would do a quarter of a million dollars a year and last in total sales to some very, very large come to me said too many, many millions of dollars in locations, but the key thing for us is we are independently owned businesses not owned by any corporation. >> how would you describe the financial health of the independent bookstores in america today i >> surprisingly, we are in a lot better shape than a lot of people think. i know there is a popular narrative ofte

. >>> the crisis is iraq, more reports from cia officers claiming united states was caught off guard. they tell the associated they did not expect an al qaeda print -- spinner group they have been down since they have left them back in 2011. former officers said they once allowed them to dry up. >>> more oil may soon be moving on chains which followed a decision to relax a 40 year rule on oil exports. they say the state has very little authority to regulate the increase in crude oil shipmentels and within several years, hundreds of thank cars carrying will roll every day and they are concerned about the possibility of a catastrophic situation. >>> president barack obama heading to minneapolis minnesota, hundreds are lining up for a path, tomorrow on economic policy and the push for a higher minimum wage. >>> and spending the day with a mother who wrote to him about her struggles, the visit has created a lot excitement in minneapolis. >> i am very excited to see president barack obama. >>> while in minneapolis they are scheduled to head a democratic fundraiser. >> amend people are heading for subsidy vouchers

united states air force in europe and the allied air central. we welcome you. our second witness is mr. otha thornton president of the national parent teacher association who is also a senior operations analyst for general dynamics in georgia. mr. thornton is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and his last assignments were with the white house communications agency and united states forces iraq and baghdad. mr. thornton earned a bronze star medal for performance in combat operations during operation iraqi freedom in 2009 in 2010 and as a pta leader mr. thornton's military background has allowed him to volunteer throughout the country and the world at various state, local and council levels when we are so glad to have you with us. let me now turn to ms. yolanda stanislas. we are so pleased to have you. if principal of francis scott key middle school in silver spring's maryland. she has -- maxis and educator for 21 years starting her career as a high school earth science and chemistry teacher in new york city public schools. she also taught at bethesda chevy chase high school and served as teacher and assistant principal at silver springs mi

is to make sure we determine how this decision was made in the full context of the risk associated with the unitedates. one of the concerns i have is why did they determine that these five taliban prisoners were the ones they were going to exchange for sergeant bergdahl. about it administrations own evaluation they said these five detainees should not be released and the conditions under which they should be released were not clear. we know the country they were released to in 2008, a detainee was sent to qatar and qatar was asked to detain them under certain conditions and they didn't follow those conditions. arthel: i want to jump in with this final point and ask you. i see where you are going with the information you are trying to glean from what sergeant bergdahl may tell them. does he have access to what happened in negotiations? i wonder if he will have those answers. >> i don't know. i'm certain he doesn't at this particular point. but we want to make sure from our standpoint in how we evaluate the decisions that went into this why this was in the up s. best long term interest and why we we

the national nurses united, the nation's largest professional association of registered nurses, with 185,000 nurses, they also called for a health impact study of keystone because we know if this pipeline is built, immediately we'll see a 45% increase in the tar sands coming in. eventually we will see a 300% increase in the filthiest, dirtiest of oil coming into our country. we also know that this oil has higher levels of dangerous air pollutants and carcinogens because we have documented that in our own country where they burn tar sands oil. mr. inhofe: parliamentary inquiry i ask of the chair. the presiding officer: the senator will state his inquiry. mr. inhofe: our point is, i believe the senator, the distinguished senator from california is reserving the right to object. i would ask her does she object? mrs. boxer: mr. president, may i complete my remarks before i make a decision on the pending request? the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. inhofe: further parliamentary inquiry. does the senator wish to finish her remarks before objecting or not objecting? the presiding

cornerstone of a case in 1976 in buckley and a landmark precedents case in 1964 and the associated press versus united states in 1945. this desire to equalize speeches to limit the speech of the wealthy so they cannot dominate the debate is i believe a major purpose of campaign-finance restrictions and a key motivation of the effort to change the first amendment. the second fundamental precept underlying mccutcheon is that avoiding corruption or the appearance of corruption are the only governmental interest recognized under the first amendment for restriction -- restricting political giving and spending. moreover, in this context corruption means quote -- quid pro quo corruption, the giving of money for political favors. this precept dates back decades. -- we court wrote in 1985 held in buckley and confirmed in citizens against rent control of preventing corruption or the appearance of corruption are the only legitimate and compelling interests thus far identified for restricting campaign finances. it continued, the hallmark of corruption is the financial quid pro quo dollars for political favors. th

the associate vice president of middle east and north africa at the united states institute for peace and says a political solution only can solve the conflict. >> it's something we have been saying for over a year, for iraq to preserve its territorial integrity, it needs to unite and look at an inclusive government where everyone feels they have something to contribute to. it's not a simply solution. for over a decade iraq has been trying to find a way forward. there's a need for national dialogue. when you talk about political inclusion, it goes from the old laws to inclusiveness of sunnis and dealing with the status of kirkuk. they were all postponed at the expense of iraq feeling a unity. it made it vulnerable. the crisis overwhelmed iraq. the borders that this corridors was an open border. the only real solution is a political solution, but it's far from easy. >> meanwhile, across the border in syria, i.s.i.l. fighters are facing attacks from syrian rebel groups. the town lies across the border from a town seized by i.s.i.l. fighters a week ago. a local leader of the al nusra fro

united, absolutely. yes, absolutely. and this is an extension of that idea that corporations have rights that we used to associate only withe. as you point out, citizens united was about first amendment rights to political expression. this is about religious expression. >> okay. so politically then, what does this mean for the president and the democrats? >> well, it means that the president's achievement is slightly smaller. unless they can figure out a work-around. but i think the democrats welcome this fight because the polls show individuals by and large believe that their employers should not have a religious veto. if you are a clerk for hobby lobby you should have the same right as a clerk at macy's or k-mart. now that hobby lobby is privately-owned by a religious family, those clerks have very different health care rights than other clerks do. >> so moving forward, what can we expect? can we expect more suites like this to -- >> definitely. there are already lawsuits in the pipeline awaiting the resolution of this case. but certainly there will be more -- >> does this set a precedent? >> absolutely. it is a very imp

beginning with from the united states supreme court, associate justice samuel alito. [applause] and you can -- come on up. next from the new york times and cbs, david brooks. [applause] somebody who wrote a book entitled "is this a great game or what" which was the funniest book i ever read from espn, the one and only tim kurkjian. [applause] and one of my all-time favorites. to know her is to love her, from "usa today," christine brennan. [applause] and finally on the panel, the incomparable george will. [applause] in the book is on the 100th anniversary of wrigley field, a nice little place on the north side. now it is my privilege to introduce our moderator, who has become a very great friend. you have a copy of one of his books. he has written to others, one on baseball, one on leon jaworski and james baker. he is an attorney from dallas, texas. an extraordinary fellow, he's here with his wonderful family. i would ask that you welcome please, talmage posten. [applause] >> before we begin, i'm going to take a little personal privilege. you see the rangers cap here.

united states. the chairman said we ought to be proactive and not wait for the problem to get to our door step. i associate myself with comments on that. i thank the witnesses and i will visit you. >> i look forward to that. >> thank you, senator cane for your insight and i know he as a real interest in honduras and such throughout the central american region. i have one final question mr. newland. i was arguing we need to invest more so we don't spend multiple mores as it relates to facing the problem versus meeting the core elements of why we have situations like young people crossing the border. by the same token as i advocatiadvocate for increased resources throughout central america, specifically honduras, we need a strong shared approach with the government in the region and in this case honderas. i want to get an understanding of their willingness and i understand you are not on the ground. but the state's human right report in 2013 raised question about the justice, security and unauthorized killing. the president has created a military police force over what should be the u.s. priority of strength

united kingdom. the president of the ghana football association denied agreeing for ghana to play in matches that othersg to fix. these were friendly matches not world cup matches. let's talk to the football author and journalist who joins me here. for ghana, these allegations come at a time in the middle of the world cup. are they going to distract or upset the ghana camp? >> i don't think so. this campaign has so much behind it. a lot of players are big clubs in europe and other places. having said that, it's not good for the team at moment. >> is it embarrassing for ghana? >> it's more than that. unfortunately it's reinforcing the short term. hopefully this plays out without much damage. we'll see. >> how do you assess performance of african teams in the world cup? mixed bag really? >> ghana more fire powerer against the u.s. algeria standout team. we expected better from their group. nigeria looked good against bosnia. most are happy with their performance. >> overall, who's going to win it. >> france and argentina are the standouts. they've done well with little performance. i think they're going t

now playing for liverpool, suarez was found guilty by the english football association of racially abusing the manchester united defender patrice. he was suspended and fined $62,000. in april 2011 he was caught biting again. this time a chelsea player on the arm. suarez didn't appeal a ten-game ban and was criticizing for not appreciating the serious ngs of the incident. on tuesday, as we mentioned, suarez has been accused of biting an italian opponent again on the shoulder at the world cup. >>> still ahead here on this news hour. >> $400 to $500, and that's just one call. we will work all night. >> hidden in plain sight. modern day sex slavery in the u.s., and what one city is doing to end it. >>> and later in sports, tiger woods sets his sights on a major return. those details are coming up. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your

one official who appeared at the rally and is associated with the group ambassador, the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, senior fellow at the american enterprise institute and a fox news contributor. ambassador, you know, president obama announced that the u.s. is giving the syrian opposition half a billion dollars. so why doesn't the administration do the same for the iranian opposition? >> well, given that obama is strategically completely at sea, it wouldn't surprise me if he were to ask for something like that. you know, he's requested this half a billion dollars from congress. who knows when it will be appropriated or when the resources might actually start to flow to the opposition. but the circumstances are very confused. and i must say, as much as we worry and with good reason about isis and its terrorist capabilities, we need also to worry about in any respect strengthening iran or its surrogates, the al maliki regime in iran or the assad regime in syria. so i wouldn't provide these forces any assistance one way or the other because we can't tell whether the weapons we might give to mo

retire, transfer or place in storage any a-10 aircraft or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft. the chair: pursuant who house resolution 628, the gentlewoman from michigan and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. miller: mr. chairman, thank you. and i offer this amendment because i stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the troops on the ground. anyone of which will tell you that the -- any one of which will tell you that the workhorse champion in iraq and afghanistan will be the a-10. it has been proven to be ideally suited for its millings, -- its mission, it's legal at, it's incredit blble -- lethal, it's incredibly effective. the air force wants to save money about but they don't have an adequate follow-on at in this time. with what's happening in iraq and middle east, eliminating the a-10's is the wrong move. the army chief of staff said that the a-10 is the best close air support aircraft and i agree and most importantly so do our brave men and women on the ground. the a-10's were authorized