you want to be a united states citizen, true? >> yes, please. >> stephen: you want to be a united states citizen. okay, all right, you have to understand there's such a thing as american exceptionalism, all right? the rules don't apply to us. >> (laughs) >> stephen: we get to do what we want. everybody should say "hey, that's good because america did it." (laughter) >> why not use the rules to get what we want done without having to ourselves actually having to do it? >> stephen: and use the u.n. resolution? >> the u.n. is a useful institution to cover and to execute great power designs. >> stephen: what great power? what war have they ever preventd? >> well, we may have just prevented this one and i ale tell you why. >> stephen: but we don't know because it didn't happen! >> we don't know yet. >> stephen: you can't prove a negative. >> what we have preventd is any major war between great powers. >> stephen: because if we wanted to go to war with russia or china they would veto it and then we'd have to stop. (laughter) you're not

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 citizenong 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. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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

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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

the largest that we know of the largest surveillance of the most people indiscriminately united states citizens and they were grabbing the contents of every one of our text messages and e-mails that means this is a very different country this is like it's a man living under the k.g.b. except the k.g.b. didn't have the kind of technology you have it's so disturbing that this kind of all encompassing surveillance was going on unbeknownst to even the city's mayor yourself rocking it back then i want to get into obama considering how he ran his two thousand and eight campaign as the transparency president are you surprised at all by how he's exponentially and expanded bush's covert surveillance state but i'm not really because i didn't expect any better of the man i thought the whole truth and change was nothing but a big p.r. ploy but i know a lot of people did have hope for real change and you know i hope that i was wrong and that we would see some major changes but instead we see an even worse situation we have a president who oversees the most secretive punitive government punitive in terms of

the largest that we know of the largest surveillance of the most people indiscriminately united states citizens and they were grabbing the contents of every one of our text messages and e-mails that means this is a very different country this is like it's a man living under the k.g.b. except the k.g.b. didn't have the kind of technology you have it's so disturbing that this kind of all encompassing surveillance was going on unbeknownst to even the city's mayor yourself rocking back then i want to get into obama considering how he ran his two thousand and eight campaign as the transparency of president are you surprised at all by how he's exponentially and expanded bush's covert surveillance state. i'm not really because i didn't expect any better of the man i thought the whole truth and change was nothing but a big p.r. ploy but i know a lot of people did have hope for real change and you know i hope that i was wrong and that we would see some major changes but instead we see an even worse situation we have a president who oversees the most secretive punitive government punitive in terms of tho

politicians infringe upon our rights, if that's the case, and we must speak up using our rights as united states citizensho address these concerns . but at the same time this is something that most of us do, you begin going out. that's part of the pope's message. don't just open up the doors of the church and wait for people to come in. but go out to other people and bring them the proclamation of the gomez of jesus christ. if you think about it this way, it's like when you have a newborn child, that child is treated with you not with rules and regulations. you simply want to let that child know how much you love and welcome the child. but as that child goes along in the life of the family, then you begin to give certain rules and regulations and understanding of life. but that's what the pope is saying. as question go out and proclaim to people who are indifferent, let them know the basic gospel. later on the ramifications of the faith can be made more clear just like you do in every individual's life. >> the pope said that there needed to be more focus on the poor. that's something that we've discussed

a united states citizen, who has been in prison in iran for exercising his faith that is protected under international law. branchays ago, the 36 tf onfirmed his sentence and is serving the sentence. the following statement is from his wife and a resident of idaho in reaction to the news that iran upheld her husband's prison's septemberens. when i learned that i heard they upheld the prison sentence,, the crush with the hope of this news with the children prayed for their daddy's safe return. few discouraged after a news, i was doipted that the leader of my country that has been seal ent when an american citizen is wasting away. for an entire year my husband was faced threlingts for refusing to denny his christian nathan president obama has never spoken a word about him. i'm grateful for pressure we realize if we don't speak out against injustice, all of our children will have to face what my children are facing today, unquote. mr. speaker, the american people would be jut raged to know that administration has known that was throne h thrown into a regime for having the nerve to practice

so i'm saying that any defendant should have the opportunity to have somebody else who is a united states citizen to serve and decide their fate whether it's in a criminal case or civil case. >> reporter: the majority of republican law makers also oppose the measure. he offers his position on the asemily floor august 22. >> where do we become opposeing on other people who are choosing to work here and go to school here the responsibility that a citizen has. there's a problem with judicial system? is there a shortage of having people offer our citizens serve on juries? last year nine million citizens in california showed up to serve on juries. only 165,000 of them actually served. so there's no problem about trying to get people to serve on juries. >>> the complex question of whether legal immigrants should serve on jury should be answered quite simply it could very well become law. jennifer london, arizona, los angeles. >>> justice made history this past saturday night. she became the first supreme court justice to officiate the same-sex marriage. she married at a ceremony at the kennedy center f

am saying that any defendant should have the opportunity to have the somebody else who is a united states citizen to serve and decide their fate, whether it's in a criminal case or a civil case >> reporter: the majority of republican lawmakers oppose the measure. rocky chavez argued his position on the assembly floor august 22nd. >> where do we come upon imposing upon other people who are treeing to work here or go to school here the responsibility that a citizen has? you know, is there a problem with the judicial system? is there a shortage of having people offer citizens to come serve on juries? last year 9 million citizens showed up to serve on juries. only one 65,000 of them actually served. so there is no problem about trying to get people to serve on juries >> reporter: the complex question of whether legal immigrants should serve on juries may soon be answered quite simply. it could very well become law. jennifer london, al jazeera, los angeles. the florida a and m marching band has returned to the field for the first time since one of its members died in a hazing incidents. >> the band wa

able to come into our country, okay, and be able to get on food stamps and they're not even a united states citizen. guest: well, first of all, illegal immigrants are not supposed to get food stamps so they have had to prove or provide some evidence of their legal status in the united states in order to be qualified for the program. i can't speak to the thousand dollars. if they have a thousand dollars on the e.b.t. card, it would have to be an awfully big family to have that. but it is not that easy to qualify for food stamps. and i don't know if your experience is recent or not, but these days, the food stamp beneficiaries get their benefits through these electronic benefit transfer cards, not through physical coupons, so it isn't so easy to just sell them to another person for a percentage, which is what people -- people used to do. i guess that's about all i can respond to that. host: here is deborah who lives in hampton, virginia, rural area. hello. caller: hi. good morning. and i thought that was interesting what the last caller just said, a thousand dollars in food stamps. i've never heard a

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

i am saying that any defendant should have the opportunity to have somebody else who is a united states citizen to serve and decide their fate, whether it's in a criminal case or a civil case. >> the majority of republican lawmakers also >> the measure. assemblies man rocky chavez argued on the assembly floor august 22nd >> where do we come upon imposing upon other people who are choosing to work here or go to school here the responsibility that a citizen has? you know, is there a problem with the judicial system offering citizenship to come serve on juries? last year, 9 million citizens showed up to serve on juries only one 65,000 of them served so there is no problem of trying to get people to serve on juries. >> the complex problem of whether legal i am grants should serve on juries could soon be answered simply. it could become law. jennifer london, al jazeera, los angeles >> pom pom asked congress to okay strikes in syria but will the divided house and senate green light the next? plus more bad news from japan on the fukishimi plant. we will have news on a new leak that has greatly increas

.  >>> if you are born in the united states, you are an american citizen. u are not born in the united states, but your parents are american, you're an american citizen. so like for example, john mccain. totally eligible to run for president, because he is a u.s. citizen. even though he was born in panama. he was born outside the united states. but his parents were americans. that is enough to make you a natural born citizen. simple, right? here is a puzzler though. what if you're born outside the united states, and only one of your parents is american -- what do you do if you were born say in mexico to a mexican mom but your dad was american? well, for decades now since the 1970s the united states has been saying, in that case, you're not an american citizen. not unless your parents were married. why does it matter if your parents were married? because the courts say in part they say the mexican constitution is very specific in the way ate dresses the legal particulars of kids born to unmarried parents. because the mexican constitution is so specific becaus

kenyan officials today urged the united states to lift a travel warning issued to u.s. citizens, fearing it will damage the country's billion-dollars a year tourism industry. the attack led to 67 deaths, another 60 people are unaccounted for. muslim extremists responsible for another terror attack in nigeria. authorities say as many as 50 college students were shot dead as they slept in their dormitories. the attack occurred in a part of a country now in a state of emergency. nigeria is africa's most populous country, with nearly 175 million people. >>> an important economic development today. in china, the opening of a free trade zone in shanghai. chinese officials say the move will expose some chinese businesses to foreign competition. among the two dozen companies approved to begin operations were microsoft and citi bank. >>> important medical news from holland. a top oncologist says an experimental drug being used to treat lung cancer patients is what she called, quote, a game changer. the drug is a form of immunotherapy that mobilizes the body's immune system to fight tumor

united states of america. ms. velazquez came to this country and became a citizen. her son sam works in the office of a member of the united states house of representatives. in fact, he serves the constituents of the 33rd congressional district in the congressional office that i represent. he is a truly -- a living person that can tell you the benefits of immigration. he and his family and i believe that there is a level of optimism because i see it in sam and i see it in so many others who reside in the 33rd congressional district, the level of optimism that immigrants have brought to this country and to our state. when you bring new people into the american people, you energize and get others involved. we must focus on the urgency of helping the almost 9 million legal permanent residents. help them take the final steps towards the american dream so they can become a part of the democratic process. that's what it's all about. today we must rededicate ourselves to pass comprehensive immigration reform. this system would include a pathway to citizenship, a family reun

intelligence programs but have the potential for capturing information about american citizens and other people inside the united states.

of that and truly had a silencing a fact it concerns me that the government, the united states of america silenced citizens. >> were you political? >> i was political, active in georgia and in my local county. politics. >> republican politics. >> republican politics. by the time that this movement started i was so frustrated with republicans and democrats. remember allen mentioned the tarp bill at the very beginning. well, have been the county campaign chair for both mccain and for senator sex be chambliss in my county in georgia in 2008. and when he suspended his campaign to vote on the bill and voted the same way that obama did, i looked and said, i don't see much of a difference. there is a label that is different. sure, they take a few different issues. fundamentally on the most important constitutional principles, not saying a lot of difference. and then he voted in favor as well. well, after that vote in my county which is a republican voting county, people would take the mccain bill and bumper stickers and cut off mccain. then there would not even take chambliss. both parties have led to as being $1

when you start shooting up american citizens inside the united states, he start creating that emotionalt that starts putting pressure on their government to make changes and that's what they are hoping for. you can win the war from within because you can't win it from without. >> let me ask you about this issue that, you know, when they tweet you can't really know to take it at face value or not but when they tweet, we will not negotiate, what does that mean? if you take hostages, aren't you taking hostages to negotiate something? what does it mean when they say, no negotiation? >> this has been very confusing from the beginning. they've taken hostages. there are some reports that they even have some ieds that they strapped to the hostages. if they don't want to negotiate, what exactly do they want? they have the bargaining chips. they can start talking to the ken n kenyan government. if they just went in there to die and kill as many people as they can, they don't need to have the hostages. >> maybe what they want is more air time or a longer story. but god forbid that's what they mean

is the united states congress going to create a state where you have 30,00 citizens, most of whom arerobably not permanent residents? transiency was one of the issues that congress always considered when it was looking at statehood. the canneries come up every may. at the end of the season, they'd take the pack and go back, and the money was actually generated in seattle and san francisco. and of course, the salmon industry doesn't want taxation in alaska. they don't want more stable government. they don't want statehood because that's going to mean regulation. that's going to mean taxation. so that's a big piece of the story. >> narrator: the dominance of absentee commercial interests in alaska would continue unchecked until 1939, when a very new territorial governor came north to assume his duties. ernest gruening was a new deal democrat from new york city. originally a graduate of harvard medical school, some said gruening had been awarded the job in alaska after offending his boss, secretary of the interior harold ickes. >> gruening, like wickersham, had a voracious intellect and

had a silent effect on the movement and it concerns me that the government, the united states of america silenced the citizens. >> prior to funding tea party patriots were you political? >> i was with active in georgia and in my local county in politics. >> in republican politics? >> it was republican politics. by the time this started i was so frustrated with republicans and democrats. remember how i mentioned the tarp bill in the very beginning. well lie ahead in the county campaign chair for both mccain and senator saxby chambliss in my county in georgia in 2008. when he suspended the campaign to go vote on the bill and voted the same way that obama did, i looked at it and i said i don't see much of a difference. there is a label that's different and sure they pick a few different issues but fundamentally on the most important constitutional principle and not seeing a lot of difference between the two. saxby chambliss voted in favor as well. a republican voting county people would take the mccain palin bumper stickers and cut off mccain then they wouldn't even take saxby chambliss so both parties have led

today, she is a united states citizen, and her goal is to be an ice agent, because she wants to rescue others like her she knows are hidden in plain sight in the united states. her story helps us understand the important role the government can play in identifying, investigating, and prosecuting human trafficking. dhs is one of the lead federal law-enforcement agencies engaged in combating human trafficking. through its homeland security investigations, dhs is responsible for investigating human trafficking domestically and internationally. the u.s. customs border protection, cbp, is in a unique position to detect trafficking on our borders, as is the u.s. coast guard on our high seas. the transportation security administration at airports and mass transit facilities. and the federal emergency management agency, fema, in disaster areas. our investigatory authority, screening authority, and most of their programs are authorized by the trafficking victims protection act and its subsequent reauthorizations. in 2010, dhs launched the blue campaign to combat human trafficking. the blue camp

and then united states citizen and people, such as you are and other citizens of the working media -- federal employees would be impacted if congress does not act by midnight tonight. congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers is chairman of the conference. she was on state of the union yesterday, talking about how the senate could act to avoid the shutdown. [video clip] >> we are waiting for the senate to act. we are pushing for the senate to listen to the american people, listen to the stories across this country, from the implementation of obamacare. we need them to have this debate. i hear the stories, and the stories i hear are repeated by other members in our conference. have a a duty, we responsibility to the people we represent. ands home earlier this week a mom in lincoln county has a son with type one diabetes. no hospital or doctor would except her insurance card. because of the new fees, the new taxes, the new regulations, they are not going to be investing in the cutting edge or the single -- and the cutting edge. or the single mom at the employee owned -- the employer grocery