Detroit City Council's approval this week of a number of measures to benefit residents whose homes were over-assessed appears to be the first effort nationwide to compensate residents whose assessments didn't drop when their home values did during the Great Recession.
it is sunday, august 19. good morning, everyone, i m randi kaye. so glad you re with us this morning. his release of classified u.s. cables labeled him a hero to supporters of free speech and a villain to nations across the globe who struggle to repair diplomatic ties in the aftermath. today julian assange find himself at the center of another international incident as ecuador and great britain battle over the wikileaks founder s future. let s bring in our reporter outside of london this morning. that s where assange has been staying after being granted asylum by the south american country. good morning. ecuador s decision sparked a fight with britain which wants to extradite assange to sweden on allegations of sexual assault. now other countries are getting involved. what are officials saying? reporter: well, basically britain is saying they feel they have a duty and obligation to arrest him, extradite him to sweden. that s why you see all the british police lined up behin
vehicle pileup this morning. 16 cars and tractor-trailer trucks smashed into echl other in jasper county. one person killed and six others were injured. police say fog, plus smoke from a nearby fire made it tough for drivers to see. former congressman patrick kennedy says jesse jackson junior is beginning his recover. the congressman is being treated for bipolar disorder. kennedy said jackson is battling what he describes as deep, deep depression. jesse is getting the help needs and needs to make that his priority and i m happy he is making it a priority. not only for his own sake, but for everybody who is watching, who also feels the shame and stigma of suffering from depression and a mental illness. congressman jackson has not been on capitol hill since march. he was first elected to congress in 1995. wikileaks founder is expected to speak publicly tomorrow and held up in london to avoid extradition to sweden over a sexual assault charge. assange is trapped at the e
the v.p. hopeful. we ll bring you the week s most intriguing people. it is sunday, august 19. good morning, everyone, i m randi kaye. so glad you re with us this morning. his release of classified u.s. cables labeled him a hero to supporters of free speech and a villain to nations across the globe who struggle to repair diplomatic ties in the aftermath. today julian assange find himself at the center of another international incident as ecuador and great britain battle over the wikileaks founder s future. let s bring in our reporter outside of london this morning. that s where assange has been staying after being granted asylum by the south american country. good morning. ecuador s decision sparked a fight with britain which wants to extradite assange to sweden on allegations of sexual assault. now other countries are getting involved. what are officials saying? reporter: well, basically britain is saying they feel they have a duty and obligation to arrest him, extradite
bashar. no confirmation yet. indiana police say weather is to blame for a deadly multiple vehicle pileup this morning. 16 cars and tractor-trailer trucks smashed into echl other in jasper county. one person killed and six others were injured. police say fog, plus smoke from a nearby fire made it tough for drivers to see. former congressman patrick kennedy says jesse jackson junior is beginning his recover. the congressman is being treated for bipolar disorder. kennedy said jackson is battling what he describes as deep, deep depression. jesse is getting the help needs and needs to make that his priority and i m happy he is making it a priority. not only for his own sake, but for everybody who is watching, who also feels the shame and stigma of suffering from depression and a mental illness. congressman jackson has not been on capitol hill since march. he was first elected to congress in 1995. wikileaks founder is expected to speak publicly tomorrow and held up in londo