Support the president s plan to stop the group. The decision for the scots, what it could mean for america. Another nfl player charged with Domestic Violence. Thousands of homes threatened in california by a raging wildfire. In another part of the state, residents pick up the pieces after flames devastate their small town. Welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. An isil plot to carry out public executions in australia have been foiled. Police raided homes in 27 cities. Isil telling its followers there to kill australians just to prove that they could. Australia has joined the u. S. Coalition against Islamic State of iraq and the levant. The senate is expected to sign off on that fight. This operation in australia really unprecedented for them. It most certainly was. Australian officials left absolutely nothing to chance, because they feared a number of citizens believed to be fighting with isil were planning to murder australian citizens in broad daylight. Massi
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] quacks on newsmakers this week , Chris Van Hollen talks about the decisions facing congress as it moves closer to the acrosstheboard spending cuts in march. I would much prefer to see us do this before the march 1 trigger date, but if we go over, i hope republican colleagues come to their senses. What is the game plan, if we do go over the deadline. What is the game plan to think about for it if it becomes an economic drag . It is already becoming an economic drag. If you look at the last quarter of last year, you saw a downturn in Economic Committee and a factor behind that activity, and a factor behind that has been anticipation of the acrosstheboard cuts. If you get a slowdown in anticipation, it will get worse once the march 1 date hits. My view is you have to deal with this now and you are raising a broader question. All of these things upon us, the march 1 sequester, t
Host and on the leadership side, who are the ones to watch . Guest we have a woman on the Budget Committee and of course, nancy pelosi on the house side. As you mentioned earlier, the new congressman from phoenix, ariz. , when she was growing up, she lived in such poverty that her family lived in an abandoned gas station for two years with no electric anything. By the way, this she is in her 30s. This was not 60 years ago. This was 30 years ago. These are some folks who have been through some life experiences. They know what people are going through. Get some solutions and that means getting our economic house in order and giving opportunity for folks to succeed in this country. Host in virginia, good morning. Caller good morning. I understand that your goal is to increase the number of women in government, but i have problems squaring up with not a a supporting republican women or women who are not prochoice. Are you quitting makers . Or are you are you queen makers . Are you just the
Nominated into that position. We want to talk to you about Timothy Geithner, his legacy, his time served as the treasury secretary, and your thoughts on what he has done or not done depending on your opinion. Here is how you can join us this morning. You can give us a call if you want to send us a twet cspanwj facebook. Com cspan this is how the new york timeshighlights some of his accomplishments. It says here that is the new york times. Prefers to 45, your thoughts on Timothy Geithner as the secretary treasury. For the first 45 minutes, your thoughts on Timothy Geithner as secretary treasury. More from the new york times. They continue to write that housing is another area his leadership has been criticized. One more bit from the new york times. Although he is mostly known for his work in the financial crisis, he is also the same minister. To europe and the debt crisis and spending hundreds of hours working. That is a bit from the new york times. Justin sums it up as such you can do
Knows doing so is good for businesses as well as families. Herb has been a leader in recognizing [applause]. Herb has been a leader in recognizing the Public Policies like the fmla and new jerseys paid Family Leave Insurance Program creates standards of Mutual Respect between employers and employees. I am incredibly thankful to people like herb, the National Partnership and a growing nationwide coalition that are working to expand leave policies. On behalf of the million of women and families who have been able to care for a newborn, a loved one or even themselves knowing that their job was secure because of fmla, thank you. Thank you to congresswoman pelosi for your tireless work to help women and families not only hold down jobs but careers while caring for their fames. Again, thank you for allowing me to share my story with you. Thank you. [applause] hello, everybody. Im just delighted to be here with our wiffle speakers, my colleague and all of you here and especially the children