Was sworn in today by Vice President joe biden at the Justice Department. It is about 20 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Loretta Lynch and a Vice President of the United States joe biden. [applause] Vice President biden i first time i came into this room during the nixon administration. I remember walking into this building and thinking about the majesty of this place and how much we rely on it. For all of our basic rights and protections. Your whole family is here today. I hope you will forgive as we used to say in the senate a point of personal privilege. I am so happy to meet your dad. Dad, stand up. [applause] this is a man who never thought it paid to be silent in the face of oppression and prejudice. So many people, so many people not only in your home state of North Carolina and into the country owe you so much, not just for your wisdom but the courage it took back in those days to speak out as you did. A baptist minister who always taught his children that anythin
Winners, one group from the wall street journal, gary fields, john entweiler, rob coulter jones. Our judges said this about their series called americas rap sheet. They said it explored the roots and consequences of a countrys current policing crisis, illuminating the dysfunction of the system that contributes to the disenfranchisement of our most honorable citizens. Though award winner, ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause please. So when there is a coaward winner, we are waiting for the next award winner. That would be carrie leone from the washington post. [applause] i think we all know what she is getting this award for. Breaking News Coverage of problems within the secret service that our judges found to be compelling and illuminating for many reasons. Carol leoni, congratulations. You saw the video. It has been around since 1970, it honors excellence and reporting about the white house under breaking news pressure. Josh lederman of the associated press. Im delighted to say t
The mother and the father. Remember, in the trial below the experts on the plaintiffs side conceded there are differences between mothering and fathering, there are different benefits for each one. Judge daughtrey what is the rational basis for excluding everybody else . I mean, it doesnt cut down on the procreation of children, interfere with the pro creation of children just because you got two people of the samesex marrying and in some of those marriages, one of them, one of the partners is able to procreate. Aaron linstrom first i have to point out that the rational basis with a different view, that is flipping the question. The robison case lays this out very clearly by the United States Supreme Court where it points out that the question for rational basis for view is whether the state interest that is being put forward, if its being vabsed by including a first group and by including a second group that does not advance that interest is not irrational, it does not extend benefits
Time the faithful help those in need. Welcome to al jazeera america. Tens of millions of people on the east coast are in the grips of a massive storm. Conditions stretch from atlanta to boston, a mix of snow, sleet, ice and heavy rain. With each passing hour roads are trech ourous and flights are cancelled or delayed. We have a team of reporters tracking the impact of the storm. Al jazeeras Juan Carlos Molina begins the coverage on how the weather is hampering driving. Conditions treacherous. The impact unavoidable. Scenes like this on highways across america. I hydroplaned over here, came off and slid around. From michigan a close call from a dashboard camera as a truck loses control barely missing a car. In flint the weather is blamed for multicar pile ups. Its dangerous for drivers and emergency crews responding to accidents like this. This storm is moving, taking aim at the northeast. Now posing a real threat for thanksgiving , where a majority of holiday travellers will be taking
This allows them to go ahead and believe they are under danger and take a life. Thank you for letting me. Yeah. I would like to make a couple comments. One is if you actually look at the data, look at the tampa bay tribune data that,ing the for the factors in the cases, you find that minorities both blacks and hispanics are much more successful in raising stand your ground defenses than whites are. Theres another point that needs to be made, and that is the ambiguity. Its one type of ambiguity was discussed, but theres the ambiguity having to face the person who is agenting in selfdefense. Whats the appropriate amount to retreat when they have to defend themselves, and the issue here might be who do we want to make, have to make deal with that ambiguity. When somebodys facing very quick decisions that they have to make in terms of life and death. Do we want to make them bear the burden to fry to figure out if at that time how far they are going to retreat, and then make them realize th