if you have follow-up questions, you can e-mail a set in ws. madam secretary, we probably give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. >> now a discussion on what has been affecting americans ability to move up the economic ladder. from washington journal, this is under one hour. host: frank buckley, what is the premise of your book, "the way back: restoring the promise of america"? book, "the way back: restoring the promise of america"? guest: we have changed as a country. we were the country of that, wherever you came from, you had the chance to rise. now it seems that is broken. now we are not that country. , theu look at the numbers way a lot of people cut them, that country is denmark or maybe canada. that is shocking. i think that helps explain what is happening in politics today. host: when you talk about mobility, what do you mean? correlation between the earnings of parents and children. that is how this is measured. immobile.y we are like england in that respect. we are not as we imagine ourselves to be. t

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ws to win in six games. here's hoping he gets it. >> our best to the family as well. >>> it's warming up out there. kari's tracking temperatures. >> we'll need air conditioner up on full blast for two days. and then feel cool air. more on that coming up in microclimate forecast. the national parrv >>> washington monument is, once again, open to visitors. the national park service had shut down the popular tourist attraction saturday because of elevator problems. a spokesperson says the faulty computer clip to blame, and that chip has been replaced. the monument has been shut down several times in recent months because of elevator issues. >> what? >> when they first built it they had trouble with computers as well. >> yeah. kind of glad it was a chip and not mechanical problem. >> something that had to be replaced through. remember, they had to replace the entire facade on the outside, too, because of the earthquake. check a very hot forecast. >> yeah, it's going to be hot next couple of days. feeling like summer and before you know it, back to winter. if you like the warm weather, want to head to t

ws is 12:30 and the as, 1:30. parking lots open at 8:30 this morning and are expected to fill up fast. warriors game, you can watch it right here on abc7. again, tip-off is at 12:30. a quick check of the bay area forecast with lisa argen. >> santa cruz, 53 degrees going for a high in the mid 70s. cooler with a late day breeze. 51 in morgan hill. everyone else is going to be warmer. looking at low 80s again over in oakland. mid 80s inland. >> thanks so much for joining us. >>> and welcome back to "gma." on this sunday, may 1st, deadly weather strikes texas. six people dead swept away by rushing water. floodwaters reaching the roofs of homes in just a matter of moments. >>> and the clock is ticking. two days until they vote in indiana. will donald trump seal the deal in the republican race, or will ted cruz pull off a much-needed win to stay in? >>> also this morning, some 700 passengers getting ready to set sail for havana. the first time in more than 50 years an american cruise ship is cuba bound. regular cruises from miami are expected to leave every other week now. big changes. >> bi

incentives for people to stand up against an agency on the wrong side of the law today, and that's got to in 2014 during a press commerce -- in 2013, president obobama wsskedd about edward snowden. this is what he said. >> the fact is, mr. snowden has been charged with three felonies. believes what he did was right, thehen, lili evey american citizen, he can c come here and appear before the court with a lawyer and make his case. if the concern was that somehow this was the only way to get this information out to the public, i signed an executive ordeder well before mr. snowden leaked this information that prprovided whistleblower protection to the intelligence community. the first time. there were other avenueses avlalable r sosomebody whohose conscience was stirred and thought that they needed to question government actions. amy: ok, the president says he signed an executive order that would reject whistleblowers. john crane, you were a top pentagon, in the inspector general's office, there within the whistleblower protection unit. is what president obama is saying true? >> there are fact patterns that he was of course not aware of. the general accou

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ws. the who, it's ted cruz. the so-called most hated man in the senate, filed paperwork today to run for a second term. going to be upre-election in 2018. the what, it's a match made in canada. maple match, a new dating site is aiming to connect americans uneasy about a potential trump presidency with canadians. its slogan, make dating great again. now the where, it's brazil, where the senate is debating an impeachment trial for the president. if there's a trial, she's required to step away from office for 180 days. the vice president would then be in charge during the summer olympics. the when, it's july 13th, when google plans to eliminate ads for pay day loan providers from its searches. advocates are hayling the move as a protection for poor users targeted by predatory loan agencies. and the why, a challenge to debbie wasserman schultz. he says he's nearing a $1 million campaign fund-raising haul, mostly fueled by small donations from bernie sanders' supporters. here's why that matters. we'll get reaction from wauserman schultz coming up right after the break. when youd something you love, you can never get enoug

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an effective yet one size fits all approach to exempt companies up to five years from section 404-b of sarbanes-oxley which, of course, ws' heard hiring the external auditor in some cases. unfortunately, a small group of companies remain unprofitable after this period of time. this bipartisan fostering innovation act works to address this shortcoming by providing targeted relief from these costly regulations and requirements. allowing our american firms to focus on what they do best -- innovation, breakthroughs and life-saving -- curing life-saving diseases. by extending the waiver period for smaller companies that meet specific requirements, washington gets out of the way and allows these firms to better compete in critical research and development in an increasingly globalized and competitive world. that's it. applaud ms. sinema of arizona, the bill's sponsor, representative delaney. we came together to find bipartisan conclusion solutions that address regulatory burdens for our emerging growth companies. it is hope with this spirit of bipartisanship, we can show the american people this house can govern and foster an

up for a noise complaint. they were being very forceful fr using their arms to throw out people. at that point they started to spray everybody. to me it seemed like it was a ws lot extensive. this cellphone video showed a group of people in the hallwaysl as officers tried to get them to clear the area. niosh diaz just graduate and shr was the party. she said students were trying tn comply with the officers. i see my friends retreating. i see them actively moving away from the officers, which is whah they were asked to do. and it's after that point that they began screaming and they that's where, you know, my failure to comprehend comes in. the cellphone video you can hear the yelling and coughing. when i hear my friend screamingc and i rush back to see not faroe from where we're standing on the ground clutching their eyes in pain, incapacitated, unable to see, unable to walk. this would not have happened ifa this was a white party. it makes me sick to say that. students and graduates that we spoke to tell us they don't th understand why police were wh called in the first place, whyy those officers called for backup or why this all ended with some of these st

ws from the keyboards. >>> and a team at mit created a cream that tightens up baggy eyes.er. researchers are working on making the dream a reality in the near future. >>> and millions of your tax dollars going towards scientific research, but what kind of research? you may think of a zika vaccine or cancer cure. no. how about a study to see what makes gold fish feel sexy. in a brand-new government waste report, senator flake reports it's a real thing and it cost you $3.9 million. another government study wasted $390,000 to see how many shakes it takes for a wet dog to get dry. >> 15. >> depends on the size of the dog, right? >> $390,000 of our tax dollars to know that. >> how do you know that? oh, man. >> ainsley was interviewing senator jeff flake earlier. let's come over to the same wheel that ainsley spun before. all right. ainsley -- alligator on a treadmill. how much money did we spend on an alligator on a treadmill? >> $1.9 million to see if they could outrun dinosaurs. >> really? how many dinosaurs are runing these days? >> got a mammoth frozen somewhere. >> we have

up and down on-demand, this hospital can be ready. giving them the agility to be flexible & reliable. because no one knows & like at&t. >>> and it's time for the wsing with the who. it's former vice president dan quayle on the "today" show this morning urging the republican party to unite around donald trump and floating ohio senator rob portman as a good vp pick. the what? it is the first 2016 target for the koch brothers-backed group americans for prosperity. they are aiming to knock out gop congresswoman renee almers in her june 7 primary, the first time a republican member of congress has been targeted in the primary. the where, mt. rushmore. on the stump in south dakota, bernie sanders paid a visit to the state's most famous landmark. the when? it is tomorrow. president obama will host the leaders of five nordic nations, denmark, fin lapd, iceland, norway and sweden for a summit and for a state dinner. this is the first state dinner for him featuring multiple heads of state and now the why? a source close to vice president joe biden confirms to nbc news that massachusetts senator elizabeth warren would have been his pick as a running mate if

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if you have follow-up questions, you can e-mail a set in ws. in the , room. with that, i would like to conclude the press conference. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, >> on saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterward, the democracy now host amy goodman interviews tomorrow drought about her new book, sleeping giant, how the new working class will transform america. on sunday at 10:15 eastern, an interview with chris jackson, publisher and editor it in chief of one world. he discusses his professional duties as well as his work with jay-z brian stephenson, and the author of the award winning book between the world at me. and sunday evening at 10 a clock eastern, a book release party for steve hilton and his book, "more human designing a world where people come first." he is the cofounder of crowd packed, argues we need to redesign our economic and political systems to meet the needs of americans today. , a nexty, memorial day her day of book tv featurin

up. a little capitalist withth 3 workers or 6 workers. that's how it started-- in the cities of europe. out of feudalism, the system that preceded, c capitalalism ws born in little enterprise-- that's typically how this is done. new systems emerge beginning with small ones. can they become large? again, i refer you to mondragon. from 6 workers in 1956 to over 100,000 now. they managed it. they're very big. they're very successful. well, the second question you might have is, where are they gonna get the money? how could workers start a collective business? with what? this is an interesting problem. where would the money come from? and guess what. there are solutions to that, too, because this isn't a new idea. and there's lots of examples. i'm just going to give you one to tantalize you with the possibilities. but i'm going to choose one that comes from the real world just so you know people have tried it and done it. this time, i'm referring to something called the marcora law, which is a law in italy, passed in 1985. here's what this law doeses-- what an interesting idea, which in italy it is still on the books. if you become unemployeyed in ita