the us supreme court has ruled that a convicted murderer in missouri has no right to a "painless deathlethal injection could mean an agonising death because of a rare medical condition. fans and hip hop royalty have been paying tribute to nipsey hussle. the grammy—nominated star was killed outside his clothing store in los angeles over the weekend. two other people were wounded in the attack.

the us supreme court rules a convicted murderer on death row in missouri has no right to a "painlesseath". we have a special report on the damage air pollution has on our childrens bodies. on our children's bodies. car crash? shares in the ride hailing company lyft come back to earth after its massive stock market debut, falling 12% on its second day of trading. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also ryanair becomes the 1st airline to enter the top 10 ranking of eu carbon polluters. campaigners say this is a sign aviation is replacing coal as a leading emissions source. so we'd like to know are you changing your travel plans to reduce your carbon footprint? tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbc—the—briefing theresa may will chair a five—hour long cabinet meeting today to consider how to move the brexit process forward, after the house of commons failed, for the second time, to agree on its own perferred option. to agree on its own preferred option. none of the four options, including a customs union an

the us supreme court rules a convicted murderer on death row in missouri has no right to a "painlessth". the child victims of the war in yemen, now in its 5th year — we have a special report on how the medical services is on the brink of collapsing. british members of parliament have again failed to agree on alternative proposals to the government's brexit strategy. they had voted on four motions but all were rejected. the british prime minister, theresa may, will hold a lengthy meeting of her cabinet on tuesday to find a way forward. without an agreement the uk is set to leave the eu in ten days time. it won't be easy as mps across the house and within her own conservative party remain seriously divided. caroline rigby reports. in respect of mr clark's motion c, customs union, the ayes were 273, the noes were 276, so the noes have it. another day but still the same outcome. as option after option was put to the house, each one was rejected. the noes to the left. once again mps failed to unite. ken clarke's proposal for a customs union came closest, losing byjust three votes but, tho

>>the us supreme court is going to decide if the census count should have a question about citizenship what's at stake and how it could cost california some political power. >>and still ahead in sports, the sharks getting ready for game 7 showdown against the vegas golden knights tonight. we'll have a live report from jason do loss in san jose. to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california. >>us supreme court will decide whether or not the trump administration can add a question about citizenship to the 2020 senses. critics say 6 states are at risk of losing seats in congress if there is a population undercounts one of those could be california washington correspondent alexandra moen tells us the supreme court or. >>arguments in the department of commerce versus new york case today. >>at the heart of the debate on whether the t

the us supreme court has ruled that a convicted murderer in missouri has no right to a "painless death". the ruling by five judges clears the way for the execution of russell bucklew. he'd argued that use of a lethal injection could mean an agonising death because of a rare medical condition. fans and hip hop royalty have been paying tribute to nipsey hussle. the grammy—nominated star was killed outside his clothing store in los angeles over the weekend. two other people were wounded in the attack. the prime minister has warned that it isn't possible to "arrest ourselves" out of the problem of violent crime, especially knife crime. the government is looking at giving a new legal duty to teachers, doctors and others working on the front line in england and wales to help spot warning signs that a young person could be in danger. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. this woman's son was stabbed in northampton. he had the biggest smile, the biggest laugh, it is everyone's worst nightmare and you never think it will happen to you but when you get that phone call it literally brok

the us supreme court has ruled that a convicted murderer in missouri has no right to a "painless death the ruling by five judges clears the way for the execution of russell bucklew. he'd argued that use of a lethal injection could mean an agonising death because of a rare medical condition. fans and hip hop royalty have been paying tribute to nipsey hussle. the grammy—nominated star was killed outside his clothing store in los angeles over the weekend. two other people were wounded in the attack. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, in hong kong. there are complaints by pro—democracy activists here that beijing is increasing its control of the territory and eroding its freedoms, in contravention of an agreement in 1997 where britain handed hong kong over to china. my guest is bernard chan, who sits on the territory's executive council. how much autonomy does hong kong really enjoy, and what does the situation here tell us about the direction that china as a whole is moving? bernard chan, in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you got back recent

the us supreme court has ruled that a convicted murderer on death row in missouri has no right to a "inless death". the ruling handed down by five judges of the supreme court clears the way for the execution of russell bucklew, a convicted murderer. fans and hip hop performers have been paying tribute to rapper and song—writer nipsey hussle. the grammy—nominated star was killed outside his clothing store in los angeles over the weekend. he was much respected for his work in his community. two other people were injured in the attack. police are still looking for a suspect. now on bbc news, monday in parliament: hello, welcome to monday in parliament. as mps once again try to whittle down the brexit options but for a second time there's no majority for any plan. the ayes, 273. the noes, 276. the noes have it. a conservative behind one of the compromise motion quotes —— quits the party is in despair. i have failed, chiefly because my party refuses to compromise. i regret, therefore, to announce that i can no longer sit for this party. away from brexit. peers ask what the government's doi

>>us supreme court will decide whether or not the trump administration can add a question about citizenship to the 2020 senses. critics say 6 states are at risk of losing seats in congress if there is a population undercounts one of those could be california washington correspondent alexandra moen tells us the supreme court or. >>arguments in the department of commerce versus new york case today. >>at the heart of the debate on whether the trump administration can add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census is why secretary of commerce wilbur ross decided to do it. he acted arbitrarily because all of the data all of the evidence all of the reports even his own staff indicated that this a citizenship question would undermine the cow supreme court justice sonia sotomayor said secretary ross seaich of status were previously on the senses but were dropped decades ago this question on the census, it's going to cause 6 and a half million people not to respond they're just when a van 3 federal judges all ruled to stop the trump administration from adding the question. a lawyer for the us h

the us supreme court rules a convicted murderer on death row in missouri has no right to a "painlessit's time to look at stories making the headlines across the world. we begin with the independent and what the uk paper is calling brexit‘s "rock—bottom day". pressure has intensified on the prime minister once more after mps again failed to back any alternative brexit plan during a series of indicative votes on monday. over to the daily mail, where an mp voiced his frustration at the lack of progress by quitting the tory partyjust moments after the votes were announced. that is nick boles, of course. on bloomberg.com, unicorns are taking a tumble — unicorns being privately held start—ups valued at over $1 billion, like transportation company lyft. its stocks are falling and some worry it's an ominous sign for other unicorn companies. to india's business standard, and over 1,000 facebook pages have been taken down as the world's largest democracy prepares to head to the polls in a general election. facebook says it removed the pages in a bid to stem misinformation. and finally, in the

the us supreme court rules a convicted murderer on death row in missouri has no right to a "painless

predicted that his administration's policy would be challenged and ultimately end up in the us supreme court. the new york times is reporting the white house has stymied attempts to prevent russian meddling in the 2020 election. >>an article citing several administration officials says acting white house chief of staff and make mulvaney told former homeland security secretary kirsten nielsen not even bring up the topic to president trump. the times says mulvaney told are in a meeting that trump equated any discussion of russian electn activity with questions about the legitimacy of his election victory. nielsen reportedly organized to meetings with cabilligence officials to address the issue of russian interference. according to the new york times article she eventually abandon those efforts. one official says the department of homeland security believes efforts to block foreign influence in future elections are necessary. but the white house's refusal to discuss the issue makes that difficult nielsen left the white house earlier this month. south a congressman ro khanna had this reaction to

orders in joining the band in determining that it is unconstitutional that unfortunately the us supreme court stepped in and stay those orders. so that's why the ban is temporarily being permitted to go into effect but those court cases are going forward full steam ahead and we're going just as quickly as we can to try to get a final judgment from it, especially the leak case in washington dc to get a final judgment there as fast as we can and hopefully soon had this ban be once again joined. >>sounds like we have not heard the last of this shannon, a mentor thank you very much for joining us. thank you so much. >>the weather is getting warmer we're still not safe from the flu. the latest report on flu activities nationwide ahead plus this woman says turkeys are terrorizing her and her neighborhood that video you just have to see. that after the break parents have been warned about these dangerous sleepers after several babies that died while >>the surprise is recalling nearly 5 million infant sleepers after more than 30 babies rolled over them and died since the product was introduced in 200

>>appealed the case to the us supreme court. >>and the government vindicates our interest in has kept this information secret in order to protect the program in its participants during oral arguments. attorney evan young told the justices, the information is confidential information about snap recipients and that it includes protected trade secrets far members are competing against each other in order to be able to have the market of this customer. the supreme court is expected to reach a decision by the end of the term in june. in washington alexander lee mound. >>family's plea for their pop coco has a massive tumor growing by the day. but it comes with a massive that bill we're going to talk to the family about why this dog is so special. >>the new report says the bay area has the most expensive gasoline in the nation and why it might not let up anytime soon since the administration is cracking down on countries which use oil what that means for our gas prices and the first 3 heat wave of the season moving in the bay area. the

made that decision and 23 co- authors i've been working on this issue since the 1970s when the us supreme court said it was unconstitutional, for small amount of time we did not have it in california and i was there when people are introducing legislation to both reinstate it and abolish it and there were two or three people may have signed on. so the idea that 23 co-authors are signing onto this and it takes too there is a vote to legislature and it would have to go to ballot because the people who originally put these laws on the books. it is a long way from here to there but the idea that we're talking about it again and taking it seriously and asking ourselves is this really how we want to spend our money and how we want to treat people? the message you are sending is that killing people is okay and i don't think that is the message we want to send it you are talking about death qualified offenses we would like to say no it is not okay and we will not participate in it and we don't want you to participate it.>> i know when family members who have had another family member killed or murdered

the us supreme court decision last year california will now require out of state retailers to collect sales tax when shopping online so keep that in mind. check out about shopping cart all right coming up next on the cross for reading news controversy for propose homeless center in san francisco. we'll take a look at the plan and to relocate hundreds along the embarcadero plus 3 cop cars were hit during a traffic stop and investigators say it was intentional. we'll also have the latest on a popular california rapper who was fatally shot in los angeles with police saying the shooters are still on the lose. here's a live look outside from 92 traffic looks good we'll check your forecast coming up and just a bit. and the money and we didn't have i knew a lot about kron on the bay area's only commercial free streaming news service. >>but the kron on app gives you a lot more than just live local breaking news around the clock. it also gives you on-demand access to the crime for archives that includes people behaving badly. plus all the in-depth award-winning bay area documentaries produced

say they will continue to defend obamacare as the issue is expected to eventually reach the us supreme court in washington. i'm mark meredith. president trump is passing on blame for his administration's 0 tolerance immigration policy to his predecessor. >>he told reporters today that itrs president obama who is responsible for separating children from their parents at the u s mexico border. the president issued an exit executive order last year to end his 0 tolerance policy after facing criticism for splitting up migrant families. but mister trump insists the separations are not on him. >>i'll tell you something what you don't have it that's why you see many more people coming coming like it's a neck because let's go to disneyland president obama separated children they had child separation. i was the one to change that. >>president trump also said he has no plans to restart child separation, the policy wasn't stated for the purpose of criminally prosecuting every adult who illegally crossed the u s mexico border in contrast under former president obama and other administrations, migrants f

the us supreme court has agreed to hear cases on whether or not federal job protections include sexually orientation and gender identity. >>at issue is federal law that bans sec's discrimination in the workplace and if it protects gaye and transgender employees from getting fired. justices said today they will hear 3 cases, including that of a funeral director who says she was fired shortly after telling her boss she was transitioning lower courts have been split on the issue that is critically important to lgbt rights supporters seeking broader protections. the trump administration on the other hand says it does not believe the law currently includes those protections. >>now san francisco uses this earth day to set a new goal and a high bar, 100% renewable electricity more on the plan released today plus with prices topping $4 a gallon in many spots once again bay area drivers paying more for gasoline than anyone else in the country, take a closer look at why also automated self-driving cars ready to go by >>many as 20. >>ago reason recent moms at the popular vietnam town shopping cente

but a us supreme court vote decided injanuary that a version of it should be put in place. if you've transitioned or want to transition, which effectively bans trans people from joining. no—one serving will be allowed to come forward to transition unless they started the process before the ban. they will now only be allowed to serve in their gender assigned at birth. the department of defense says the new policy doesn't ban transgender people from serving, but some campaign groups say the new rules will systematically push transgender people out of the military. hundreds of transgender troops have deployed to combat zones, and top military bosses have unanimously stated that having tra nsgender service people has had no impact on cohesion, and the american medical association has also said there is no valid medical reason for the ban. president trump's change on transgender rights is very different to policies in other countries. tra nsgender troops can serve in at least 18 other nations, including the uk. i transitioned about five years ago, i was greeted with support and

but a us supreme court vote decided injanuary that a version of it should be put in place. ban applies. you can'tjoin if you've transitioned or want to transition, which effectively bans trans people from joining. no—one serving will be allowed to come forward to transition unless they started the process before the ban. they will now only be allowed to serve in their gender assigned at birth. the department of defense says the new policy doesn't ban transgender people from serving, but some campaign groups say the new rules will systematically push transgender people out of the military. they'll have to choose between being themselves and serving their country. now president trump has said one of the main reasons for his ban is the "tremendous medical costs." but as you will see, the costs might not be the whole story. here come the numbers. according to the pentagon, over the past three years the us military has spent about $8 million on transgender care. the military‘s annual healthcare budget tops $50 billion. in 2017, the total cost of care related to transitioning was

but a us supreme court vote decided in january that a version of it should be put in place.om joining. no one serving will be allowed to come forward to transition, unless they started the process before the ban. they will now only be allowed to serve in the gender assigned at birth. the department of defence says that the new policy doesn‘t ban transgender people from serving. but some campaign groups say the new rules will systematically push transgender people out of the military. they will have to choose between being themselves and serving their country. now, president trump has had that one of the main reasons for the ban is at tremendous medical costs. but as you will see, that costs might not be the whole story. here come the numbers. according to the pentagon, over the past three years, the us military has spent about $8 million on transgender care. the military‘s annual health care budget tops $50 billion. in 2017, the total cost of care that related to transitioning let‘s just over $2 million. which was far less than one present of the military‘s annual health car

the us supreme court turned down a death row inmates appealed for a painless death saying he calls to does not entitle him to. and the industrial pull of town all falls to a man in the south of france is suffering from severe pollution with locals registering above average rates of cancer and other illnesses. and you're watching all to international line from our studio with me. into the program. last year spain witnessed a record number of migrant rivals by sea with many of them helped across by people smugglers and human traffickers from morocco spoke to investigative journalist lauren sudden he described how the lucrative trying to works people have to have to spend a lot of money are they how to spend two thousand you. four thousand for four thousand euro two thousand for a few quarters not gotten to you when you enter in a spot you are lucky. the moment you try again. and how do you guarantee and when you're on the board you know you go to do. this it is so international the international will. after. one but they are meant to. be the person and they go and they speak how much mo

in a five four decision that is being called barbaric by death penalty opponents the us supreme court ruled that the missouri death row inmate russell buckley who can be executed despite underlying medical issues buckley who it was and convicted in one thousand nine hundred six of slaying his in the one thousand nine hundred six laying of his ex-girlfriends partner michael sanders he was also convicted of kidnapping rape and stalking buckelew who was sentenced to the death penalty has a condition called cavernous and man gianni mum he contends that if given a lethal injection the tumor in his throat which is from this condition would burst causing and choke on his own blood in his case to the skin went to the screams poured out what it did is centered on his eighth amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment attorneys for the state john sauer argued that ruling in favor of baku could make it easier for others to skirt the death penalty. not want to be able to seek a de facto exemption from the death penalty or. certain people from the death penalty the mentally ill the incomp

this are collecting the state 7.2 5 sales this comes after the us supreme court ruled last year to require out of state businesses who make more than 200 transactions are $100,000 in california sales to collect state taxes from shoppers. the idea is to level the playing field with other brick and mortar stores, but it could come at the cost of small businesses apparently especially those who use amazon to sell and ship their products. >>there's a group of people that have been sending goods to california where houses of owned by for. amazon of those folks and of crude next us by their shipping into the state to amazon for those who have their open ended. >>according to a legislative analysis, the money collected from the onliee sales tax. we'll go to both transportation costs here in california and public safety personnel. he hasn't even announced his presidential bid yet the scandal former vice we'll keep it close for a long time. i'm not playing games." (grant) as the border crisis continues. migrants flood into southern u-s cities that are overhwelmed. the reason customs and border cont

for 21/2 months this has wrangled upon in the house and settles by the us supreme court. in the meantime for 4 to half months no bill gets passed. opening day of the debate another texan makes a contribution to the positive spirit of the times, william henry martin, 6 inches tall mean as a snake, follow the entire civil war with hoods brigade and pointed finger at reed and if any member will order me to remove this dictator from this position of power up on the podium, and read says the honorable exit -- gentleman from texas is out of order, the next day he shows up, 16 inch long boeing i've, sits in front of the speaker of the house and without a sharpens it on his boot sold in order to menace the speaker. i don't remember nancy pelosi doing this in 2011. we have been here before, we will get out of it again, thank you. [applause] .. also the san antonio book festival. merlin takes a look at conspiracy theorists. hector garcia explores the

i know l a the advance reforms in the space lawmakers on behalf of both groups say coo >>the us supreme court hears arguments in one of its most high-profile cases of the term a question about citizenship on the 2020 census for lower courts say the trump administration is overstepping its authority. >>the white house says the question is vital to enforcing the voting rights act karin caifa has more. >>demonstrators outside the supreme court with them and all our communities to be content while inside justices heard arguments in one of the terms most controversial cases. the trump administration was to include a question for all senses recipients about their citizenship. something that hasn't happened since 1950 challengers say it's designed to intimidate noncitizen immigrants and suppress participation. >>fundamentally the sentence is a measure we use deliver on one of our nation's the core tenets and that is and the promise n of congressional seats and college >>and the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funding. the white hous has maintained the citizenship question has been on

whatever the appeals court's decision the case is still expected to go before the entire us supreme court. >>sacramento's largest school district is now bracing for a one-day teacher strike starting tomorrow, the teachers union says despite negotiations. the district wants to back out of its contract to use teachers health care savings on students like reducing class sizes and providing more librarians nurses and psychologists but district leaders say their backs are against the wall because it is facing a state takeover. if they cannot resolve the $35 million budget deficit over 2 years. parents have some mixed reactions to the strike. >>want to make sure might help save of the same time and all the kids are going to be here we have to have i just rather them not be the there might be interest is actually in supporting the teachers teaching my kids that. >>it's important to honor promising news. >>the district superintendent says the schools will be open tomorrow despite the strike. >>california drivers are feeling a little extra pain and there was one filling up their tanks, the average

the us supreme court will not to stop the new nationwide ban on bump stocks. gun rights groups requested a delay on that regulation while legal challenges continue to play out in the lower ut courts, the justices denied the request today making it the 3rd time that the high court has turned down gun rights advocates regarding this particular rule. bump stocks you may remember are used to increase the firing speed of semiautomatic weapons making them operate more like the outlawed fully automatic weapons. they were used by the gunman in the 2017 massacre in las vegas. we're 58 people were killed. >>why san jose state is planning on paving over its historic track to make room for what some say is a necessity. plus cities across california suing the state over home deliveries of marijuana. >>there was some of their say governor nuisance administration is overstepping its one democratic senator says he has a plan to replace obamacare but will republicans backed the idea. >>i reject on capitol hill and i have details. >>and if you're streaming those on crime on the

the us supreme court has ruled that a convicted murderer on death row has no right to a painless deathe way for the execution of russell bucklew, who asked for gas rather than lethal injection on the grounds of an unusual medical condition. the 50—year old argued the state's preferred method might cause him excessive pain. that's a summary of the main news this morning. back to you, victoria. good morning, welcome to the programme. the nhs health watchdog says women should be offered controversial vaginal mesh implants again — once certain conditions are met. two years ago ago this programme revealed hundreds of women have been left unable to walk, work or have sex after having the implants. since then, many more have come forward and partly because of our coverage — the use of mesh was banned temporarily. mesh is used to treat incontinence and prolapse — and the new nice guidelines for england say the suspension will stay in place until a national database has been set up. campaigners are furious — they say these guidelines shows lessons have not been learnt and a new generation of wo

ist: joining us on the phone a supreme court reporter with the washington post to talk more about this case. what are the legal issues in this case? guest: the legal issues, there are a couple. judges saidct court that secretary ross had violated the administrative procedures act with the way he went about saying this question was going to be added to the form, acting against the advice of those who said it would cause an undercount. it of those judges said would result in a survey that was so inaccurate that it would fail to satisfy the constitutional demand that the population be counted every 10 years. the court has a lot of things to look at today. it has expanded the argument time beyond its usual hour is to hear from all the lawyers who want to be heard about -- >> who are the lawyers, who is our doing -- arguing for and against? >> noel francisco will argue for the federal government for the trump administration and then there are lawyers from the state , andw york, aclu lawyer there is a lawyer representing the house of representatives, which since democrats have taken control

on c-span, online at c-span.org, or using the free c-span radio app. tonight, u.s. supreme court justice clarence thomas speaking at pepperdine university law school. he talks about his selection process for clerks and his views on the role of faith in the judiciary and any possible retirement plans. you can watch the event tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online, and on the free c-span radio app. journal,washington live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. sunday morning, former homeland

supreme court decided to fast track the case. the stakes are enormous. the 2020 census will be usedcongressional seat and electoral college votes but funding allocations for billions in federal aid programs are based on the census count. just back from the court is our supreme court and legal analyst. you loved it. you're excited. why? >> the best 80 minutes i'll have all week. okay. they had an unusual amount of time. 80 minutes, heard from four different lawyers, three on the side of the challengers and then noel francisco representing the government. he got most of the attention from the conservative dominated court. he explained that commerce secretary wilbur ross had reasonable grounds to add this census question. you know, the challengers are saying this is going lower the count. this is going to make it harder for hispanics and non-citizens to be counted in the 2020 census which will mean so much for money and for political power, but s.g. francisco said he had reasonable grounds to do it. it wasn't arbitrary the way the lower court judges ruled and the question from chief ju

us. the supreme court, i believe, will strike obamacare down.roberts voted to uphold obamacare is because the individual mandate was considered to be a tax, and the government can tax almost anything. now the individual mandate has been struck out of the law. i think it falls. so here's my plan, to take the money in washington, block grant it back to the states, give the people of south carolina control of this money not some bureaucrat in washington, and we'll do a better job than anybody in washington could ever hope to do for south carolina. that is my plan. maria: and we'll be following that. and, of course, national security has been also a major theme for you. you've been a stalwart in terms of being strong for the military. not just our troops around the world, buttal when it comes to cyber. -- also when it comes to cyber. china is an issue. we got some new data overnight, the china manufacturing gauge, the purchasing managers hit a six-month high. it was actually a positive for the chinese economy, but the economy has weakened because of

it's a phrase used by louis brandeis, famous supreme court justice and jurist. he used it to refer to a company or frankly an institution that a just grown too big, that it started to take on its own sort of purposes and become divorced from whatever it was created to do. he make it mainly that business but also for him it could apply to almost anything. >> host: did he use it in a court case, and was that? >> guest: what they did is he used it for come in congressional testimony, and other testimony of our legislators. he was trying to stop a big railroad merger, , and he startd having this idea that the benefits of mergers, you know, two giant companies, together, were not not everything everyone said they were. the hartford railroad had combined and become this huge unit but it started to cut, suffer from accidents, delays, cost cutting, all kinds problems. we sit sometimes with airline mergers, things don't go exactly as promised. he said not only doesn't suffer from monopoly but also suffers from the curse of bigness so that's where it came up. >> host: i wa

us. the supreme court hearing arguments today in a big fight over the 2020 census.uestion about citizenship. three lower courts have said no. plus, call it the trump twitter fight club. the president lashes out at the mueller report, the media, democrats and then his son-in-law says the special counsel investigation hurt the country more than the russian election meddling. bernie sanders tugs the democrats to the left again. the vermont senator says felons should be allowed to vote in prison, even rapists, even the boston marathon bomber. is that thinking outside of the box or outside of the mainstream? >> you know, i prosecuted two people, sent them away for murder for killing teenage african-american boys, one of them right outside the boys school. that person should never have the right to vote, and for those who are serving nonviolent,

the syrian file showing the inner workings of the syrian government and we showed us a secret australian supreme court gag order that stopped the australia and the world you know as much as they may like some transparency from other countries they don't want their own particular pile of on full display. it's kind of like when we laugh heartily after a celebrity has like an up skirt photo published in the tabloids but at the same time none of us want photos of us all over the last book i know i don't because i'm a lady. no sir as far as i know none of the political figures involved in all those scandals have gone to prison for them yet julian assange has for revealing them there was also the iraq war logs hundreds of thousands of documents relating to america's illegal invasion of iraq which we called a war but i think a war has to have two sides right there have to be two sides in this case there was really. yes the one in iraq's elite republican guard turned out to be three guys in a donkey ok and the donkey didn't even have good aim so. far as i can tell no one committing the war crimes evidence in

mentioned how to avoid this campaign has been of issues but one that you mentioned is the supreme court to usethat as a mobilizing issue. and weakening the supreme court resonating to be pro- palestinian so how much of that plays in this campaign? that mobilizes the right wing voters? . >>. >> first with the nation it is no longer a major topic of conversation it will be at one point reviewed it with the judicial system to be very impressive that says the judicial sovereignty has robbed the executive branch of power. the government cannot function when the minister cannot appoint his own advisor, right or wrong to get something from the attorney general's office and when day passed that legislation and he is overruled by the supreme court for the people that were elected by the people this resonates with many israelis including a lot of people with the top legal experts et cetera. so this is serious. so you will see that assault against the judicial revolution and then fight for that leadership. >> let me say briefly that if some take minor offenses to criminalize them and that there needs to

weights for the, like, to die down before blaming that to the use of force standard by the supreme court, they do not believe a prosecution will be successful. there is no in ministry to punishment because the use of force policies were not violated our hope is ab 392 will usher in the beginning of an air of accountability that leaves that old story behind. we believe that 392 will do that by providing two key functions, first, it changes the ministry to standard for all law enforcement agencies statewide. it implement a necessary standard requiring and use of force be necessary to prevent serious bodily injury or death. an example of this as a law enforcement officer and an open doorway facing a person and with a knife distance away who begins to walk in the direction. if the officer -- officer can safely exit without risk, they are to do so and can only use their weapon when it is necessary to prevent harm. it seems simple in conversation, and it appears to be fatal in practice to law enforcement to our objective wholeheartedly to this change. we support the change because this alone c

with and the build up and the lead up to that and they may do their best to ignore us they come back northern supreme courtthey can't ignore the daiquiri of that has been made at the british government no matter who is in par house to deal with his children and they often provides ignored the un special riveter on extreme poverty as at the gate has argued against the decision continually as. he will sort of the deal has been opened his show said that. i'm not sure whether being accused both of you having achieved give us even money for an inquiry into something given that there weren't inquiries into soldiers that had been killed during the troubles well i think that's a little bit of a red herring argument by sammy and i think his views with respect are a degree that there's a degree of a relevance or. the decision of the supreme court to significant the decorous and that has been made significant the fact that the government have not been fined not to have held an article to a compliant investigation in over thirty years. my father's murder is also very significant there needs to be a resolution to this

us here in the studio is bridgeta bridgetanne kelly. she was just sentenced yesterday to 13 months in federal prison. i should tell you, she's appe appealing her decision to the u.s. supreme courtanks for being with us. >> thank you, rachel. >> i know it takes -- i know it takes courage to come out and talk at this point in your life. i don't really know where to start. let me just ask you first how you are. >> i think i'm in shock. it's been a really long 5 1/2 years. >> uh-huh. >> from going to the initial days of not knowing to what was going to happen to then the investigation to then being indicted and then the trial and then being convicted and then being sentenced for the first time. you know, these are things i never thought in my life i would have to experience and more importantly, i have four children that had to experience them with me. >> uh-huh. >> you know, i can handle a lot of things, but when your life's on the front page of most major newspapers and you can't go to the grocery store without somebody saying something positive or negative, it was tough. and it was, really, as hard as it was on me, watching my children go through it has been the hardest. >> in t

us to our first question. are jehovah's witnesses social activists? the numbers suggest so. jehovah's witnesses worldwide have obtained 371 supreme court victories in 63 countries. that includes 50 degrees here in the united states and 62 favorable decisions before the european court of human rights. that leads us to the second question. why are jehovah's witnesses involved in so much litigation? to answer this question, we have -- to answer this question, we have to go to the vital to understanding little bit about the beliefs of jehovah's witnesses. just as a foundation, jehovah's witnesses believe that the bible is the word of god, and you have to obey what is written in the bible. one of the standards in the bible is found in romans 13:1. it says the following -- "let every person be in subjection to the superior authority, for there is no authority except by god. existing authorities stand place in their relative positions by god," so you get the point. a general standard followed by jehovah's witnesses is to have god's approval, you should be a loyal, honest citizen. so remember when lillian gobitas was asked at trial, her attorn