song you'll never walk alone the the soft united states representing the generation of my parents, my father a chooindz immigrant who became a united states citizenan song and transform is to my own expression this is dedicated to my 17 year-old dauth daughter who's from chinese and one the 3 victims who died at the marathon boston bombings on may 15th. little listing is a what a 22 years old female student from china who attended the boston university and she loved music and she loved to play the piano you'll never walk alone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (clapping) >> wow. this was amazing first of all, that was amazing thank you so much that that was a breathtaking performance and it was amazing. by the way, i've been told we've been joined by supervisor scott wiener and supervisor chu. (clapping) now i'd like to turn the program offer the rose chung whose the founder of the american pageant. (clapping) >> thank you, very much i'm honored. it's a great pleasure to promote this award i selected this award for someone i'd like to thank the coordinator who

r r >> i'm a united states citizen and my wife is a british citizen and we were married last month and a week after we met i had to say good buy to her because i am not eligible to sponsor her and there's no pathway to citizenship for same sex financial couples. and i can't really express the hardship that we go through. it's something absolutely incredible that no one should have to /tpaeuls choosing between their country and the person they love. and if we were of different genders, i would be able to apply for a green card and sponsor them. and it just -- even though we were married, there's no pathway for me to do that so we were forced to live apart. and america can do better and it should do better and comprehensive immigration reform needs to include all families. as it stands, until the laws are changed, there is no future for me and my wife here in america. and that is deeply just more than any and all should have to go through. so i urge this resolution to go forward and that senator comes on board and starts [inaudible] this issue for all of us. >> thank you very much. next

the cia and nsa collected overseas under looser authorities because they're not affecting united states citizens. we have the responsibility of doing the intelligence gathering in the united states, understanding is american citizens we are attempting to protect. we have to do it under the constitution and applicable statutes. the sharing of that information and working together has gone light years since september 11. having been through a number of battles over the years, the focus on the mission trump's just about everything else. what is difficult is coming up with an organizational structure to address cyber in all of its manifestations. fraud schemes are now on the internet. the dissemination of child pornography and the like have integrated to the internet and the field of cyber. cyber intrusion, the exploitation of information is in the cyber arena. how we address that is going to be a huge challenge in the years to come. " we are about to run out of time. i am going to ask you three brief questions. you can address any piece of this that you like. you have such a serious job. what do yo

not understood] help with completing the form [speaker not understood] the form to become united states citizens. but we are very grateful for the funding provided to us through the office of [speaker not understood] immigration affairs past. thank you very much. so we can provide [speaker not understood], 2000 seniors each year. we anticipate an increase for the service if the [speaker not understood] pass this year. so, many more asians will be applying for legal status as well as citizenship. [speaker not understood]. and we help prepare seniors for their roi exams. we are very proud of our success of 95%. that's why many seniors come to us for help from us. we need your help in providing more citizenship service to our community, especially for those who live in the richmond and sunset district. thank you tov. >> thank you. (applause) >> next speaker, marie. >>> thank you, my name is marie jobling and i work with the community living campaign and our goal is to keep people from -- to age in place and to not be isolated as they get older. and today i'm here as part of the keep us connected ca

citizens living abroad and down to 25% who favor strikes against suspected terrorists living in the united states. only 13% of the people surveyed believe that we should use drone strikes against u.s. citizens in the united states.

association is likely to be the biggest ever despite all of the recent shooting tragedies in the united states citizens are still committed to asserting their rights and oppose obama in his attempt to strengthen gun laws in the country are important as in houston with the details. the national debate over gun control maybe among the most divisive issues in the united states but it's also proving to be a p.r. success for america's largest and strongest rights organization approximately seventy thousand people turned out for the national rifle association's annual meeting taking place here in houston texas you could understand the things yes i mean the strength behind the n.r.a. so many families here have brought their their children now was those in attendance are not allowed to fly any of the weapons or admonition but they certainly are allowed to pick up the guns hold them in their hands aimed them for the kids there are air guns that the kids are allowed to shoot also virtual gods to play with and many in the crowd told me that they come with a feeling of victory because in recent weeks u.s. presiden

it's actually undermining very sacred relationship between united states citizen and its government. to know what the government is doing. it goes yong politics but i think they are big political fix. >> greg: lerner, she is a small potatoes. it's not about the irs. it's about an administration's effort to silence people who disagree with the administration. irs and department of justice have become weaponized agencies for obama. executive branch have become their own separate drones. and white house coming out against bullying, remember that, now they are the bullies. it's not a bully-pulpit, its bully aircraft carrier. >> i don't want a special prosecutor. number one, special prosecutor is going to be appointed appointed whei bie the white house. as soon as they get appointed, we can't discuss it, it's an ongoing investigation. number three if you finally get to what really happened the truth, it could be two or three years down the road. i have more faith in darrell issa of firing these people to the stand one after the other, finally someone will raise their hand and tell the tru

younger people are going to have to put themselves in debt and this is very unfair to the united states citizens. first of all, she asked what kind of jobs are out there for people looking at manufacturing. if you believe a lot of these reports that the management consultants have come out about what type of work is going to be available in the united states, it boils down to this, fabricated metals, chemicals, computer and electronics and in dallas texas it is wood and furniture products and primary metals deal -- there's one thing they have in common which is that the to require most of them a high school education. that doesn't mean a college degree. it could be anywhere from six months of training to two years of community college to provide either and apply year provided training and worker can try to achieve a skills credential and then get a job in the factory or it could be a portable skills provincial and the know how the data gathered. 18 and 19 to go to manufacturing who have to worry about them piling on student at. there's another example where germany listings very well in a collab

. >> in south korea, a united states citizen has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. country's supreme court says that pae jun ho, known as kenneth bae by u.s. authorities, committed hostile acts against south korea. he is caribbean-american. he was arrested back in november after visiting as the taurus at a port in north korea. officials and south korea are not providing details about the hostile acts that he is accused of doing. nonetheless, the case could get caught in the tensions nonetheless, the case could get caught in the tensions betwe[ male announcer ] you think you know me. i'm just red carpets and big spectacles. but that's only the beginning. i have more than one red carpet. i like all sorts of spectacles. from the grandiose to the impromptu... to the completely unexpected. and the most epic thrill ride this city has ever faced. transformers the ride 3d. los angeles. endlessly entertaining. start exploring at discoverlosangeles.com los angeles. endlessly entertaining. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you l

they have captured outside the united states and who are not united states in essence, and i do not agree that they need to be handled in the way as a united states citizenho is apprehended in the united states. to has happened on a couple of occasions. and both those instances, the individuals were indeed terrorist and ultimately they were treated properly, but they were detained without charges, without the various protections under the fourth and fifth amendments of our bill of rights, without those benefits, and i think that was wrong. we are slowly moving in the direction of correcting that through the amendments made to the national defense authorization act, but i don't think we are there yet. because even with the changes made last year, the u.s. listens were charged with being a terrorist -- each means they can be held, comparable to holding a prisoner of war in a war with another country -- we held indefinitely, they are not being afforded their rights to be confronted by their accuser, to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, and so on. and if this occurs on a battlefield in afghanistan and they happen to be u.s. citizens, that is a differ

. >> i am a united states citizen i can stand on men grounds. ask any question i want. >> yes, ma'am. >> are you kidding me? >> the indidn't happened in atlanta last month and she pleaded no contest to obstruction and her husband leaded guilty to d.w.i. and on "good morning america" yesterday she said she panicked and said crazy things she doesn't remember and apologized for her behavior. >> and pulled out the american citizen card, too. >> a father attending a houston astro game has an amazing story to tell his son when he is older, after a pitch was fouled, and the fan holding a baby if his left arm snagged the ball with his baby cap adding to the degree of difficulty, this happened in the 13th inning as the game dragged toward the 5th hour so he was still alert and paying attention even if the other fans wondered when the game would end. >> that is how i would have done it. >> happening now, a massive wildfire burning in southern california jumped dramatically overnight and ahead at 6:30 the new numbers from cal fire and how the bay area is l

they have captured outside the united states and who are not united states in essence, and i do not agree that they need to be handled in the way as a united states citizen who is apprehended in the united states. to has happened on a couple of occasions. and both those instances, the individuals were indeed terrorist and ultimately they were treated properly, but they were detained without charges, without the various protections under the fourth and fifth amendments of our bill of rights, without those benefits, and i think that was wrong. we are slowly moving in the direction of correcting that through the amendments made to the national defense authorization act, but i don't think we are there yet. because even with the changes made last year, the u.s. listens were charged with being a terrorist -- each means they can be held, comparable to holding a prisoner of war in a war with another country -- we held indefinitely, they are not being afforded their rights to be confronted by their accuser, to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, and so on. and if this occurs on a battlefield in afghanistan and they happen to be u.s. citizens, that is a diff

. >> salim is a naturalized united states citizen who emigrated from somalia 15 years ago.a guest last night on piers morgan. here is what he said when he was asked how he feels about what happened to him. >> that's right. i was really offended. after i served the country, i sacrificed my life, this country. i love america. i'm a soldier. like this guy the way he was accusing me because i'm a -- muslim. that's really, really hurtful. it hurts a lot. >> ed dahlberg of clifton, virginia has now been charged with misdemeanor assault and in a statement from his attorney he denied hitting salim. american islamic relations is urging the virginia prosecutors to designate this attack as a hate crime. first and foremost, why the difference? what would make a difference between that misdemeanor assault and a designation of a hate crime? how would that change the game? >> very important difference. it goes from a misdemeanor to a felony. a m.d. is punishable by up to one year in prison. felony are punishable by up to more years in federal prison. it is a far more serious charge in a h

they have captured outside the united states and who are not united states in essence, and i do not agree that they need to be handled in the way as a united states citizen is apprehended in the united states. to has happened on a couple of occasions. and both those instances, the individuals were indeed terrorist and ultimately they were treated properly, but they were detained without charges, without the various protections under the fourth and fifth amendments of our bill of , without those benefits, and i think that was wrong. we are slowly moving in the direction of correcting that through the amendments made to the national defense authorization act, but i don't think we are there yet. because even with the changes made last year, the u.s. listens were charged with being a terrorist -- each means they can be held, comparable to holding a prisoner of war in a war with another country -- we held indefinitely, they are not being afforded their rights to be confronted by their accuser, to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, and so on. and if this occurs on a battlefield in afghanistan and they happen to be u.s. citizens, that is a different situ

the third is a united states citizen. we don't have that person's name. they were already in hot water with immigration authorities, because they were here on student visas, and the requirement is that you stay in school and study, but they were under investigation for not attending classes. they had been living in an apartment in new bedford, michigan. that's where they were detained five days after the bombing. a lawyer for one of the men had said earlier they were just as shocked and horrified as anyone else about what happened, they could not fathle something like that from a kid, referring to the bombing suspect, who seemed to be a typical college student. one of that you are lawyers has denied they had anything to do with this. they're ages 19 and 20. we don't have the age on the third, but presumably he's roughly the same age, because he was living in the dormitory originally with dzhokhar tsarnaev. so for the past ten days or so, they've been questioning them, assuming that snug was thrown away from the dorm room, and that accounts for the very hi

you see on investigative arm of the government being used against the american people, the united states citizens -- >> neil: the irs -- the most feared agency on the planet. go ahead. >> persecuting them based on political police beliefs and weo make certain this has stiff penalties. everyone agrees an apology from the irs is unsufficient. this needs to be investigated. the people who perpetrated this need to be held accountable and this needs to be a crime. >> do you think it's coincidence that lot of times administrations throughout the years, use the irs as a tool. not so plate tenant as this but enough time it raises questions that the irs isn't the independent agency we have made it out to be, that it is a political creature when all is said and done. >> i'm certainly disappointed in the administration. if this had been liberal groups attacked instead of conservative groups, certainly be a greater outcry by the administration. their response certainly is insufficient, and this goes -- doesn't matter they -- left wing or right wing organizations this. goes to democracy and our having the fre

undeniable fact that some of these strikes -- some of these things come from a small number of united states citizenswho have decided to commit attacks against their own country from abroad. based on principles and supreme court decision handed down during world war ii as well as during its current conflict, it is clear that united states citizenship alone does not make such individual's immune from being targeted. >> that is attorney-general eric holder. jeremy scahill? to pointalso necessary out that the vast majority of the people being killed in these operations are not u.s. citizens. there pakistani, yemeni damaso somalian.yemeni, i think it is ironic that you have a president that is a constitutional law expert and an attorney general that is well- respected in the field of law coming forward to put together the defense of the stripping of the most basic rights in our constitution. the idea that you can simply of one branch of government unilaterally and in secret declare that in american citizen should be executed or assassinated without presenting any evidence whatsoever, we should view that

people and for the people--" a basic principle that is the foundation for government in the united states. most citizens see the close relationship between government and the people... at the local level close to home. the mayor of a city or town represents the executive branch of local government. motion to second to approve recommendations of staff. please vote. the role of the mayor of riverside is both complicated and simple. you're involved in chairing meetings and being the official spokesperson for the city. in addition to the kind of formal things, i try to see problems, get people who can make some difference ing them together and say, "let's do something abouthis." [ narrator ] the city council makes the laws that govern the city. they represent the legislative branch of government similar to congress on a national level. i'm having some concern, not feeling comfortable about... what our long-range plan is at the sewer plant. what we'd like the opportunity to do is to review the report, have the different departments look at it and come back with the council in the second week of february. [ n

united states citizens. >> we are the leading nation on planet earth and we are creating an atmosphereountry where we are interested in laying out the most obscene rhetoric, the most violent of rhetoric and we are essentially saying, we don't care if people have mental disabilities. they ought to be able to get a gun. and the figures you just cited should cause this nation to erupt in anger at what's going on and then we need to redirect our anger, try to support the president's effort to get a background check the president's not breaking into anybody's home. the president has a pretty nice looking home there in washington. and we had a lot of people out here who are sick, who are eating this stuff up, who eat this ugly language that we hear up and they do it -- people like senator paul, they know better. they are feeding it to people who don't. >> you know, david, you've got people even calling for -- there was one guy, a right-wing activist who recently canceled an armed march on washington and now he's calling for the american revolution. he writes -- and i'm quoting adam kokish, t

for exclusive military rights the united states get the citizens the right to live and work in the united states for an unlimited amount of time and without need for a visa. have theseuntries privileges. there are only about 200 citizens and, and today about 50,000 of them live in the united states. the largest populations live in guam to hawaii. congress approved the agreement in 1986, the legislation stated in the" approving the compact, it is not the intent of congress to cause any adverse consequences for the united states territory and commonwealth or the state of hawaii." nevertheless, hawaii state government incurred significant costs to provide education, health care and other services to migrants. in 2011 alone hawaii's cost for migrants totaled approximately $115 million. that is a lot of money for a small state like hawaii. the bottom line is migrants are present in the united states because the federal national security policy. it is only fair the federal government's share part of the cost for providing services to them. all ye spends 30 million-40 million per year to provide

be able to guarantee that these people or anyone never commits an act that threatens the united states, its citizens or allies, which is the restriction that's written in. no one is going to be able to guarantee that and we are making the problem worse by keeping guantanamo open. i just have to say president obama said himself the costs of keeping the prison open are greater than the complications of closing it. i think with yemen we've got to stop looking at that problem as sort of a class of people and look at people individually and make case-by-case determinations of who can be transferred. thank you very much. >>> one of the guys leading the charge to gut financial reform is also leading a cadre of wall street lobbyists down a luxury ski slope in park city, utah. that's next. girl vo: i'm pretty conservative. very logical thinker. (laughs) i'm telling you right now, the girl back at home would absolutely not have taken a zip line in the jungle. (screams) i'm really glad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find what they're looking for. one traveler at a time

it declares in part, "all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof. are citizens of the united states." whether that includes children of foreign parents is in dispute due to a legal debate over the meaning of jurisdiction. despite that, it is being used by a growing number of foreign women to deliver here. in 2000, the centers for disease control and prevention reported that more than 5000 infants were born here to foreign mothers. in 2008, the latest year for which data are available, the number was just fewer than 7500. but ny say the numbs are woefully under-reported. here's how birth tourism works. brokers advertise offering package deals to women who want to have their newborn become u.s. citizens. these women are often accompanied by their husbands, who are an integral part of the planning process. canan tasci reports for the "inland valley daily" bulletin and has been covering the ballooning trend as more and more women arrive to give birth in southern california. >> this is kind of a birthing package whe everything is pre-set up for you and then everythin

intentional targets, nor was the fourth who with a north carolina president, born in the united states, a u.s. citizen beenas killed, and who had previously indicted by an american jury on kidnapping and murder conspiracy charges. all this comes on the eve of president obama's long anticipated speech on thursday in which he will lay out for the first time the criteria and justification for this policy of his, targeted killing in the case of al-awlaki, an american citizen. >> welcome back. top stories on al jazeera, a man believed to be a serving military officer was hacked to death by two men. prime minister david cameron's as there is a strong indication it was an act of terrorism. foreign ministers and friends of syria meeting in jordan. the u.s. has acknowledged for the first time that four american citizens have been killed in drone strikes in the past four years. with a search for survivors at the oklahoma tornado over, attention is turning to the massive task of rebuilding. thousands of homes were destroyed over an area covering 27 kilometers. this event areof becoming even more staggering. 33,0

citizens 25%ng abroad and down to who favor strikes against suspected terrorists living in the united states. only 13% of the people surveyed believe that we should use drone strikes against u.s. citizens in

much to pass campaign finance reform at the state level but we're still going to be inundated by the unfettered monies that come as a result of citizens unitedes to say wait, stop, hold off we want to have a constitutional amendment. we want to change citizens united, it's a disastrous decision. if states don't do it, congress is not going to act. yes, you're right. you know, i think that it's a cross partisan issue. as you well know it's not a democratic progressive republican or independent issue. it's something that crosses through our democracy. regardless of what the push back might be as we build grassroots support for our constitutional convention called by the states, we're going to have a lot of help. it's not going to happen without some guidance, without some legal guidance, without guidance about who would participate, who would be delegates. it's about a lost cause. it isn't a free for all. it's not the wild, wild west, so i'm looking forward to the process of building relationships with folks such as you or public citizen or other groups across the country other states across the country and well educating people that this is t

citizenship at birth or by birth including any child born in the united states to children of united states citizensabroad and those born abroad of one citizen parents who has met u.s. residency requirements." so translation, american mother, in canada, baby is an american citizen. arnold, our roving ambassador down in charleston, west virginia today. what do you say? getting close here, arnold. getting close. >> caller: yeah. in virginia, they might vote. i don't think anybody in their -- it is amazing how texas can put these kind of politicians -- when they get up here, you know, george w. bush, governor perry louie gohmert, i mean come on, man! they had this one congressman from texas. beat up on the bp. i'm so ashamed how obama make this big -- >> bill: i forget which guy that was. they've got a whole collection of them, don't they? this is the latest looney tunes out of texas. >> a big train of them come in like that. >> bill: arnold, i don't think we have to worry too much about them. i think it is stunning he's so out of touch with reality. even rick santorum looks a little reasonable compare

country was really founded on the concept, if you gave citizens the information they needed, they could govern themselves. >> the founders of the united states gave citizens the fundamental right to a free press. >> a revolution for freedom of information. >> one of the primary reasons for freedom of the press was that it was the only way people outside of power could keep the government from becoming an empire, stop militaryism, stop corruption and the cronyism. that was the function of freedom of the press. >> there's a reason why our profession, journalism, is the only one explicitly protected by the u.s. constitution. because we're supposed to be holding those in power accountable, asking the critical questions. >> one of the first steps of the new government was to encourage the distribution of independent news through subsidies. >> read all about it. >> this was america's revolutionary contribution. the genius of the subsidies is that it did not discriminate against the content of the newspapers. >> the abolitionist movement didn't start in congress. it started in those freely distributed weekly newspapers. and that was really where we

it will be the benefit of united states citizens for more truth and reporting. guest: i agree with that. i'm happy to debate the question. there were some military responses. there was no serious effort to activate the teams or to really at least buzz the concentrate late -- consulate or the post in benghazi. the cia contractors fought very brave. two of them fought for hours a hours without getting back up. it's a legitimate question to ask. we can take the attitude there was a terrible disaster. we should just sit back and assume they all knew what they were doing. it's fine president of the united states and not talk or commander or other relevant military entities, not talk to one of them during the evening? when a u.s. ambassador is under attack that has been killed and two more contractors, cia contractors are fighting life and death battle. and the president of the united states has one phone call to the secretary of state and they agree on some statement and then he goes to sleep. may be talks to his own staff. i'm not intent to say that's fine. we can't

citizen is sitting on u.s. soil at a cafÉ in northern virginia, does the constitution allow the united states government to use drone to kill the u.s. citizen on u.s. soil? now, in my view the answer to that question is simple and straightforward. it should be absolutely not. it's the question of if i could post all six of the. does anyone disagree with me on that? does anyone disagree that the constitution does not allow killing a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil if an individual does not pose an imminent threat? >> i agree with you. >> well, i am encouraged by the answer. i wish the obama administration had accepted his subcommittee's repeated invitation to send a representative, because the last time the attorney general was here he was quite reluctant to post that after that all six of you just gave. seems to me there are many difficult questions about the use of drones in our current policy and using them overseas. there are strategic questions using a drone strike to take out a terrorist or even a leader of al qaeda means necessary that individual not be apprehended. that individual not be interrogated. we will