. >> an important one was jim wright also. >> jim wright was, at that point, the majority leader. no, i'm sorry, he was whip at the time. i went to ask him, and he was a fighter pilot in the south pacific, and he came home on leave in 1944, and then he heard about the camps and the japanese americans in the camps and all that. he said he thought to himself, that's not what i was fighting for in the south pacific. and he said at that time that at some point he wanted to do something to correct that wrong. he said, that's not right. so when i got elected to congress, i got elected to the public works and transportation committee. jim wright, a congressman from texas, was on the public works and transportation committee, and we got to talking a lot and got to be good friends. and then he got elected to go up in the leadership. so on this bill, i went back to him and i said, jim, i really need your help. and then he told me about the loss of battalion and how the 447100 had lost a lot of blood to get to the rescue of the 100th battalion. he said, absolutely put me on the bill. i said,

. >> an important one was jim wright also. >> jim wright was, at that point, the majority leader. no, i'm sorry, he was whip at the time. i went to ask him, and he was a fighter pilot in the south pacific, and he came home on leave in 1944, and then he heard about the camps and the japanese americans in the camps and all that. he said he thought to himself, that's not what i was fighting for in the south pacific. and he said at that time that at some point he wanted to do something to correct that wrong. he said, that's not right. so when i got elected to congress, i got elected to the public works and transportation committee. jim wright, a congressman from texas, was on the public works and transportation committee, and we got to talking a lot and got to be good friends. and then he got elected to go up in the leadership. so on this bill, i went back to him and i said, jim, i really need your help. and then he told me about the loss of battalion and how the 447100 had lost a lot of blood to get to the rescue of the 100th battalion. he said, absolutely put me on the bill. i said,

reverend wright then attacked him and then reverend wright attacked him for the speech he made in philadelphia tour around the country and said -- and repeated some of the offensive things. wasn't an attack on obama. he repeated some of the offensive things for which obama had criticized him and at that point the president said, you know, i'm not going to continue this. and he left that church. >> sharpton, you know everybody knows a resume. all right? why? why would -- and i have to say i was invited by the president to the brother's keeper announcement at the white house. i was honored to be there. i think it's a great program. brother's keeper program. sharpton okay. i'm saying to myself okay. it's okay for him to be there, but now it's morphed into sharpton is there more than 80 times. a signed picture that says to my fellow warrior for justice, i mean, are you kidding me? with al sharpton? >> bill, you know you don't decide and i don't decide who leaders in a community are. al sharpton is widely regarded as a leader within the african-american community, he is a civil rights leader. >> do

bob and suzanne wright. on a decade of giving a voice to millions. >>> and plus, he's american life. ira glass on his show and his favorite stories. >> we begin this half hour with homelessness and the lgbt community. the white house gave guidelines not to ask about sexual assault. and how individuals identify their own gender. along with lgbt, homelessness is increasing. 7 million teens find themselves without a place to say. half a million without their families and many of them are lgbt. for many, it brings risks. how a one-of-a-kind shelter here in new york works offering temporary homes and hope. >> randall just to add to those staggering statistics, we know there are supposedly only 4,000 beds available for all homeless youth across the country, and as for lgbt kids, they don't feel welcome in the general shelters, and oftentimes, they're bullied, and then there's a more pressing problem and some say that the success of the gay rights movement, it's causing the number of lgbt kids to increase. and with

and neither does reverend wright.t you know, for almost 20 years under the leadership of this man is just crazy. and no wonder the p;,í=9q is what he is because of the influences he's had from a youth all the way up through reverend wright. >> he did tell "new york times" that the most beautiful sight in the world is the call to muslim prayer at sunset. so that was certainly influential when he was young. all right. reverend, good to see you. thank you so much for being with us. coming up next tonight right7v5l here on "hannity". >> i can see why he's trying to make that comparison, but i don't agree with him. just because it's just wrong. >> personally, it wasn't appropriate. >> how the president's comments about christianity are not sitting well with the american people. we'll check in with bill donohue and father morris. later tonight, a very disturbing report from isis the islamic extremists claiming jordan's air strikes have in fact killed a u.s. ,( many people aren't buying that story. shep smith is going to sor

jermaine wright's lawyer told us he does not want jermaine talking with reporters. he's trying to lay low and get a job to help his family. they're hoping to clear wright of the original murder charge but he is aware this taste of freedom might be temporary. he could end back in prison. >> reporter: royce believes he's guilty and should be executed. will he follow the story from lehigh valley but with wright on the streets, he has a warning for delaware -- >> there is clearly a murderer walking your streets. you need to be careful. >> reporter: in wilmington tim furlong, "nbc10 news." >>> delaware county leaders got a firsthand look today at a project that promises to produce much needed jobs. >> it's also causing a lot of controversy in neighboring counties. they're turning the old oil refinery into a processing center for natural gas products. delaware county council members tourd the complex today to get an update from sunoco. part of the project uses existing pipelines to move natural gas from southwestern pennsylvania to marcus hook but some home orange groupso

kelly wright, fox news. >> the white house is promising to appeal after a federal judge in texas has temporarily blocked president obama's executive actions on immigration. the judge's ruling gives 26 states time to file a lawsuit in an attempt to permanently stop the orders. the president's orders would allowed almost 5 million people who are in the u.s. illegally to be protected from deportation. they are undocumented immigrants whose children are u.s. citizens. applications for the program were set to begin tomorrow. but the texas judge claims president obama exceeded his legal authority with that order. the white house press secretary released a statement in response saying the department of justice legal scholars, immigration experts around the district court in washington, d.c. have all determined the president's actions are well within his legal authority. >>> ashton carter was sworn in today and is now official on the job at the pentagon at the u.s. -- as the u.s. secretary of defense. joe biden administered the oath. he replaces chuck hagel. he says one of his goals is to le

lawyer who he won't let wright speak with me. he knows there could be another trial in his future. his attorney says he deserves to be free, police coerced him in 1991 and the chief prosecutor cheated by withholding evidence in the trial. this is a compelling story. a lot of you have been talking to me about it on the street today. count on us to continue to follow it for you. live in new castle county tim furlong, "nbc10 news." >>> new jersey's largest gas and utility provider is cutting residential bills by 30%. pseg is extending bill credits through february and march. customers were first given credits for november, december and january. >>> finally a mild and dry day across the region. we haven't been able to do that very much. we are tracking light snow that will be hitting parts of the area overnight followed by another bitter blast of cold and wind and more rain and snow in the seven-day forecast for more than one day. we have cloudy skies in much the area now. the winds south at ten miles an hour. look at how much warmer

news4's kristin wright live on capitol hill. kristin, this investigation started back on monday. >> reporter: that's right. the man accused of threatening to shoot and kill at the u.s.

a judge decided that jermaine wright's videotape should not have been allowed in crime. officers did not read him his miranda rights and he was accused of murdering a liquor store clerk back in 1991. the store clerk talked to nbc 10 after hearing about wright's release. >> confession stands for itself. you killed my fire is proof. >> wright is home with his family while prosecutors appeal for a new trial. >>> now to the atlantic city crisis. trump taj mahal will be given $20,000 tomorrow to help it stay open through this year even though the parent company is in bankruptcy. meantime, the main casinos workers union filed charges against the taj mahal yesterday. >>> the potential buyer for the former revel casino hotel is threatening again to walk away this time if the sale is delayed beyond monday. revel lawyers are asking to stay in their location. the revel is sueing saying that the nightclub needs to close admit making $15 million in assets. >>> two atlantic city casinos are facing a fine. the golden nugget is fined $4,000 for failing to shuffle playing cards last summ

. >> reporter: austin wright grew up in a home filled with political paraphernalia from the 1700s tover 40 years by his late father jordan. >> it was throughout wall to ceiling, everything you can think of. >> reporter: jordan wright was a passionate collector. he found this flag from george washington's collect inauguration in a mom and pop shop. part of the collection was once displayed in new york -- buttons, hat lantern umbrellas and posters from the campaigns of george washington to george w. bush. here's william mckinley and engraved on the back it says, "william mckinley our hero for posterity." >> that's right. >> reporter: william jennings bryan, the democrats' candidate in 1896 was a renowned orator but the republicans' response... >> they would pass out these coffins with a face in it and say, "talk to death. this is what's going to happen if he's our president." >> reporter: what now? what do you do next? >> we hope by cure rating it is we can figure out exactly what's in it. the problem with my dad amatsing his collection and not sharing exactly what's in it the knowledg

everything you can think of. >> reporter: jordan wright was a passionate collector.m george washington's inaugural in a times square mom-and-pop junk shop. >> the husband and wife would yell at each other, "where is the political memorabilia?" and the husband yelled back, "it's in the basement!" >> reporter: part of the collection was once displayed in new york. buttons, hats, lanterns, umbrellas and posters from the campaigns of george washington to george w. bush. here's william mckinley. engraved on the back, it says "william mckinley, our hero for prosperity." >> that's right. >> reporter: william jennings bryan, the democrats' candidate in 1896, was a renowned orator, but the republicans' response -- >> they would pass out these coffins with a face in it. and it said "talk to death." and they'd say, this is what's going to happen if he is our president. >> reporter: so what now? where do you go next with this? >> we hope that by curating it, we can figure out exactly what's in it. the problem with my dad amassing this collection and not sharing exactly what was

>> no justice. >> would you go to jeremiah wright's church for 20 years? i'm asking. no, no no, would you go to his church -- >> i don't know, i don't live in chicago, i don't know. >> you don't know. would you hang -- this is a guy after -- the sunday after 9/11 said america's chickens have come home to roost. >> what does that have to do with obama -- obama loves this country a lot. >> now answer my question, would you go to his church? >> i probably would not? >> would you be friends with bill ayers? answer the question, it's relevant. >> answers i don't know. >> you could potentially be friends with a domestic terrorist. >> has nothing to do with him being a good president. >> well that is dragging everybody else down it doesn't hurt to say these are bad things i don't know why you can't just admit this. look we have a president influenced by very radical people. this really is unprecedented. i mean you can't find individuals like this in the background of jimmy carter, any of the bushes, ronald reagan, and it helps explain why this president is so far to the left

a jury convicted jermaine wright of murdering a liquor store clerk, but a judged ruled that videotaped confessions should not have been allowed at trial. he was apparently high on heroin at the time and he was not read his miranda rights. >> he killed my father and he should not be free. >> wright's lawyer says the free inmate is now trying to find a job while prosecutors appeal for a new trial. >> put your hands on the trunk maze, sir. >> opening states are set to begin in the misconduct trial of a police officer in glauster. it shows him arresting an assemblyman for a dui. a judge ruled the stop was illegal and a officer lied on the police report. >> chris christie wrapped up his three day tour in london and he went to shakespeare's globe theater. he was scheduled to speak to reporters today but he refused. he said the approach to fax nating children should be balanced before later clarifying his remarks. >> tom wolfe has already stopped executive branchs from accepting gifts, now he is asking others to follow along. he sent letters to about 24 state agencies asking for a ban for gif

josh wright still wearing a tie, do you drink whiskey? josh: i do.: do you drink the good stuff? josh: i think it is good post up that is why i drink it. i like the single malt scotches actually -- i like the single malt scotches, actually. tom: right is not bourbon. brendan: bourbon is a mix of corn, rye -- tom: and sugar. brendan: and wheat. jack daniels has a little more rye. scotch has no corn in it. tom: good to know that. brendan: now we are getting so deep into the weeds. tom: what is rye? brendan: rye is a grain. tom: we had whistle pig on from lake champlain. olivia: people are drinking up. brendan: whiskey was being made at the same distillery, so a bunch of different brands coming from the same couple of distilleries. now we have many smaller distilleries working on this stuff. tom: olivia, last night you were at one of your $700 dinners that you go to. what whiskey do you drink? olivia: glenn fidditch. tom: which is a scotch. brendan: i have had some of the new, local whiskey. i am partial to blended irish whiskey. that category up 59%. o

here's david wright. >> reporter: today, a last-minute change. just before race time, workers installing a safety barrier. this after kyle busch broke his left leg and right foot. >> this is on us we're going to fix it immediately. >> we should have had a safer barrier there, we did not and we're going to fix that. >> reporter: these barriers are designed to prevent fatal crashes. softening the blows of the multicar mashups that happen all the time. some drivers tweeting angrily after yesterday's crash. jimmie johnson, and regan smith. >> it's unconscionable that it didn't happen earlier. >> reporter: the change comes too late for kyle busch, who could not compete due to injuries. and his brother kurt also unable to compete. david wright abc news new york. >>> now to hollywood, where the stars are gathering for the big awards. win or lose for the millions of us who are watching it's going to be a great show. here's lara spencer. >> reporter: the action has already kicked into high gear at the red carpet. as for the awards themselves best picture

abc's david wright may have been coopted. >> reporter: jake is a motorcycle-riding metallica fan. >>f sergeant jacob hughes i'm 29 years old, i'm from houston action texas. >> reporter: also an iraq war veteran. >> this is my room. >> reporter: chelsea is 11 years old, quiet, and studious. she wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. what do jake and chelsea have in common? ♪ my little pony ♪ >> reporter: both are huge fans of my little pony. for those not familiar, my little pony is a cartoon and toy franchise owned by hasbro. the show mainstream and up for a cameo in a super bowl ad. >> apple jack. >> sparkle -- >> rain dough dash. >> piggy the party pony. >> reporter: little girls are the target demographic. >> the show is about little ponies who face problems, they become friends and they have to work together to solve every problem. >> well animated well written. >> reporter: surprisingly, grown women and men are into it too. >> a brony is an older man who likes the show "my little pony." >> reporter: it's a slightly touchy subject. >> they try to paint us as we're pathetic

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: no matter how cold it gets don't expect to see much fur for newshion week. unless it's faux fur like rihanna's. victoria beckham's. or eva longoria's. pink joining the long list of celebrities to strip down. i'd rather go naked. would they still rather go naked if they could wear fur guilt-free? outside boston designer pamela paquin is pioneering a new approach to the fur trade. >> i've been told one of my contacts that there was a raccoon on the side of the highway in the breakdown lane. i'm not seeing it. getting close. from what i've been told it's a nice, big raccoon and it looks like it's asleep. oh, look at him. >> reporter: sure enough the raccoon looks like he's taking a nap on the side of the road. this is where it starts to get weird. she gets out of the car and, like a stylishly dressed character from a police procedural, goes right up to the little guy. >> so i'm going to put on a glove because i don't want to touch the animals. a lot of them have rabies. >> reporter: bagged, tagged tossed in the trunk of her car. >> welcome to my worl

came down to posey and david wright. wright was last year's winner. posey deserves it. >> three time world series champ. >> two-time all-star. face of the mlb. >> thanks. >> bye. >>> on the broadcast tonight, behind the mask. the brutal isis killer with the knife beheading hostages including three americans. tonight, jihadi john has been identified. what secret intelligence has known about him for years. >>> also, the priceless destruction underway by isis, wiping out some of the most important pieces of histor >>> nbc news exclusive. robin williams' daughter zelda breaking her silence about the sudden loss of her father and the legacy she carries on. >>> and a hollywood whodunit. a shocking heist after the oscars. tonight a big star at the center of a mystery. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this

i'm kelly wright.d morning. a political leader has reportedly written a secret letter to president obama. according to the "wall street journal," he was responding to the president's calls for improving relations between the two countries. earlier, the president had raised the possibility of cooperating in fighting isis if a nuclear deal was reached. the white house not confirming the existence of the letter. >>> and old man winter keeping his grip on new england. the national weather service posting a blizzard warning for parts of massachusetts, new hampshire and maine. the storm is expected to intensify tonight and last until tomorrow, bone-chilling temperatures and strong winds are also in the forecast. this coming after previous storms dumped up to six feet of snow in some areas. i'm kelly wright. back to "cavuto on business." >>> when i hear multiple corporations that make billions of dollars in profits trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an excuse for cutting back worker

kristen wright joins us "life" from montgomery county school headquarters. >> reporter: yes, today is certainly critical in the future of montgomery county schools super superintendent joshua starr. the deadline for his contract was extendeded from yesterday. the school board must decide by march 1 whether to renew starr's four year contract. that agreement expires in june. starr released a memo to the school board dated january 22 detailing his accomplishments during his tenure. he cites improve graduation rates and test scores. he also writes that he has helped narrow the achievement gap between white and minority students. the news 4 iteam obtained a school board memo issued during the 2013/2014 school year. board members expressed concerns about communicating with starr. they have denied requests to comment on whether they plan to keep the superintendent in his position. starr has had some not so bright moments regarding the notification of reports of sexual assault school start times and attempts to remove the religious holidays from the school calendar. the president of the pta

>> to quote reverend wright the chickens have come home to roost. i disagree with rudy in the sense that i do believe the president loves his country but he loves it in a different way. when we see america we see the best thing in the world. when he sees america he sees the world's angry aunt with a shotgun. part of the family but always causing problems. it is not dislike but patronizing superiority. he is saying we can do better he is saying be like me. be like me because i am better. he always wishes that america would reflect his progressive ideology and be more like belgium or something more manageable and less aggressive and less arrogant than that angry aunt with the shot gun who is always showing up shooting at kids. he wants us to be likable and nice. that is why he brought up open change. you can't blame giuliani for having suspicion that perhaps he doesn't like us as much as previous presidents. i would stop there. >> let's continue. >> i think it is a good ending. >> giuliani brought up the company that the president has kept. you get a

i'm kelly wright. now back to "cavuto" on business. for all the latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. >>> well forget about rolling back prices. walmart is now rolling out the dough. they are raising hourly wages for nearly half a million workers to $9 an hour. this year, $10. next year, dagan, that kind of means the government doesn't have to do anything. let private enterprise do its thing. >> this shows this is how a free market and capitalist society works. if you finally get an economy that's growing at a good clip -- >> but it's not growing at a good clip. >> it's growing well enough that wages are starting to go up. it's growing well enough that -- >> so they are not doing it -- >> walmart wants to keep their employees. they are tired of the turnover. the demand is raising for labor. they are losing people. the gap is also doing the same thing. $9 and hour to $10 an hour. this is how a society works without the federal government getting in the middle of it. >> gary, what do you think? >> this changes the playing field. you don't

>> thank you, kelly wright. british police just arriving in turkey to search for three teenagers who ran away to join isis. now the girl's families are begging him to come home. >> if you watch this baby, please come home. mom knee needs you more than anything in the world. you are a baby. >> there are reports that the 15 and 16-year-olds they have already crossed into syria. we are also learning one girl apparently used twitter to speak with a woman who married an isis fighter. the families say that woman's social media was being honored and police should have-- monitored and they should have prevented this. >> more foreign fighters taking aim at children. the terror group looking to open two english speaking schools in syria. this poster detailing the opening of the schools. it will include islamic scripture, math and english. the school hopes to teach jihad children how to blend in when visiting other countries. >> the family hostage kayla mueller speaking out saying the bergdahl prisoner swap hurt her chance

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he says jermaine wright is very much aware this taste of freedom might only be temporary. he could end up back in prison. royce is now a teacher in lehigh valley and a christian. but royce is more positive that this man in this this video killed his dad and he says he deserves justice. >> he needs to be executed. >> reporter: tim furlong, nbc news. >>> prescription for safety. a new way to get rid of old prescription drugs if you're in little egg harbor township new jersey. can you toss them in a specially marked box. it's a medicine drop box at the local police department. box is available 24/7 all year long. officials say a large number of addicts in jersey started by abusing prescription medicines. >>> well this time yesterday we were seeing wind gusts of 46 miles an hour blowing in that arctic air. at least for one night. but things are going to change. it's going to get a little milder tomorrow. you're going to feel it. you're going to notice it with less wind too. we're tracking some light snow and we're also tracking another bitter blast coming in after that. for th

ger jer main wright was 18 years old when he confessed to killing a liquor store clerk in 1991 after spending more than 20 years in prison a superior court judge overturned his conviction saying for various legal reasons his confession video should not have been used against him. well now attorney general matt den is working to get him a new murder trial. >> we disagree with the judge's decision and we appealed the judge's decision and we're hopeful that appeal will be heard as quickly as possible. >> wright's lawyer tells nbc10 his client deserves to be free going to-o to say, police coerced him into confessing in 1991 and the original prosecutor withheld key evidence. >>> a former philadelphia councilman is throwing his hat in the democratic candidate for mayors. jim kenney announced his mayoral campaign today at city hall. he just resigned from city council last week to run for the city's highest office. he served six terms as councilmen. he led for smaller penaltyings for marijuana possession and authorized a bill for tougher penalties for hate crimes. he joins a field that inclu

david wright has the story. >> reporter: would you let your kids go to the playground unsupervised? >> that was awesome. >> reporter: rafi and dvora meitiv recently got in big trouble in silver spring, maryland, for doing just that. >> right there, two police cars pulled up. >> reporter: rather, their parents got in big trouble. facing an investigation for from maryland child protective services for letting them roam out on the streets unsupervised. in maryland, letting anyone under 18 out unsupervised is considered neglect. dvora is 6. rafi is 10. despite all the horror stories you see on the news, rafi and dvora's parents trust their kids and their community. >> i'm just parenting the way i was parented and the way that almost every adult i know was parented. >> no parent should have to go through that at all for trusting their child, their community and their own parenting. >> reporter: lenore skenazy has championed so-called "free range parenting" for years. in 2009, she let her son, izzy, take the new york city subway alone. he was 9 then. now he's 15. and you turned out okay?

kristin wright has the details. >> they're on their way to the crash site which has become the deadliest in the history of the metro north railroad. here's what we know so far. the train was about 45 minutes into its trip from grand central station in new york city when it slammed into the suv. investigators say the suv was on the tracks because a crossing gate came down on it at a railroad crossing at valhalla in west chester county in new york. the driver got out of the car to look at the car and was about to drive away when the collision happened. the train pushed the jeep more than 800 feet down the tracks and both burst into flames. the driver of the suv was killed along with five people on the train. we are hearing from some train passengers tonight about the frantic effort to get out. >> somehow, some of the people in the head car got out. it seemed maybe they broke the window or something. and then a number of us were smelling the fumes from the car fuel and we said you know we need to get out. the fire was starting to spread back towards the second car. >> it's believed about 75

jeremiah wright's been months that residents here at presidential greens have complained to management that money and other items turn up missing when they have repair jobs done . they all suspected a >>> nus in a former political leader in virginia faci ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> just about a week before his trial was set to begin, "the wash says michael gardner's lawyer is dropping out because of ethical issues. "the post" reports gardner allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill the girls before they could testify. there will be a hearing on to determine whether gardner can get another lawyer. >>> a maintenance man is held without bond accused of stealing julie carey caught up with others in that same complex in alexandria who believe they too, are victims and want to know why the management didn't act quicker. >> i'm glad that he's in jail right now. >>s what lucrezia garcia said about the man she used to trust to do repair work in her apartment. 31-year-old william parker was the maint

. >> in 2008 car hit mark wright inside this maryland 7-eleven.ping three of four knee ligaments. >> my surgeon said this is the kind of injury that we see coming back from iraq or afghanistan. >> over the months of rehab wright wondered -- >> what is going on with this kind of an accident. >> i started googling. >> way found shocked him. hundreds of storefront crashes every year across the u.s. millions in property damage. people maimed and killed. >> these are real human beings that are being struck every single day. >> more people getting killed in this kind of accident than there were in terrorist accidents in the united states. >> that's rob rider. he and mark started the volunteer storefront safety council after discovering no government agency was tracking these crashes. no one knew how widespread the prob 13 and 2014, rob found media reports of 6,000 storefront crashes. he evident estimates the real number of crashes is more than triple that. >> you're at risk wherever you live work, play, shop, and eat dinner. if you look where you're eat

. >>> a fox news alert i'm kelly wright. a partial shut down of the homeland security department averted at least for now. congress approving a one week extension just hours before midnight deadline. the vote in the house was 357 to 60 with the senate having already approved the legislation. president obama signed the bill into law late last night an effort to pass the three week spending measure failed yesterday afternoon. also western leaders are condemning the assassination of a russian opposition leader and are calling for an investigation. boris nemtsov a fears have krit testify of vladimir putin was shot four times. ukraine's president says he was killed because he planned to reveal evidence of russia's evidence of the we believe long in the east. i'm kelly wright i will see you at 2:30 p.m. eastern with julie banderas. now back to "forbes on fox".." >> president obama accused of using strong arm tactics to get the fcc to tart regularity internet providers. will that do for the internet what obamacare has done for heal

. >>> live from "america's news headquarters" i'm kelly wright. good morning. fighting intensifies in eastern ukraine even as a ceasefire looms. kiaf says pro russian rebels are making a last minute attempt to take control of more territory, the latest attacks focusing on a strategic railway hub which is still under government control. tanks and columns of heavy armor are reportedly heading into the front line. the ceasefire supposed to go into effect at midnight. and pope francis we will comes 20 new cardinals into the elite club of church men. we will one day elect his successor. at a ceremony the pontiff telling them to put aside their pride, jealousy and self interest and instead show charity in serving the church and world. the new card false come from 14 countries. >> i'm kelly wright i'll see you back here aft 2:30 p.m. now back to "forbes on fox." >>> government workers not just protesting calls for government cuts even though they make a lot more than folks in the private sector, now the president of the largest federal employee union reportedly saying

i'm kelly wright.w to "forbes on fox".." >>> big wall street donors reportedly lining up to fund a hillary clinton run betting on her governing more like her husband bill than like president obama, but wall street and main street might want to take note of who will likely lead her campaign, john padesta this is a maen who created the left wing blueprint for president obama's presidency just leaving the white house and expected to lead hillary's campaign. is this proof that a lot of people are making the wrong bet on her? >> this wall street bet is about as good as the bet they made on president obama in 2008. remember, hillary clinton had hillary care before we got obamacare. she supported virtually every tax increase proposed she supported dodd-frank, she had a lousy foreign policy. in terms of leftism, david, bill was soft core, she's hard core. >> rick, i know that padesta he did work for the bill clinton campaign or the bill clinton administration, but he really made his mark on the president obama

david wright, abc news, national harbor, maryland. >>> just getting started is right. oversea, honing his own message british's prince williams closing out his visit to japan. delighted fans of all ages. abc's bob woodruff is in the region tonight. >> reporter: the prince's visit is packed with japanese tradition. >> from geishas to japan's most loved drama, meeting actors and trying on costumes like this samurai suit. >> how do i look? >> reporter: it was william sporting a helmet in a samurai suit. >> fantastic, i feel ready for action. >> reporter: and there was an emotional visit to fukushima, greeting kids finally able to play outside, because radiation levels are down. children, now able to smile. four years after the deadly tsunami ripped through their towns and villages. the visit, a chance for the prince to show some hidden talent. this trip reminding us of william's mother, diana 20 years ago, visitng japan after the devastating kobe earthquake. now, the next stop for william is here in china where one thing on the agenda is illegal trading in elephant ivory.