Elderly. Ifill Judy Woodruff looks at the bitter standoff between walmart and washington, d. C. s city council, part of a widening fight over paying workers a living wage. Brown from the asian nation of myanmar kira kay has the story of land grabs, as government authorities seize property long tilled by farmers. On january 31st, mya hlaing came home to find an eviction notice nailed to his wall. For mya hlaing and his neighbors, it meant they would have to move out in two weeks, or face jail. Ifill and wyoming Politics Takes Center Stage as liz cheney, daughter of the former Vice President , decides to challenge a sitting republican senator. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was
Then we will hear about the impact they are having on affordable housing. This meeting of the Senate Judiciary committee will come to order. I think all of those in attendance so many from illinois and Highland Park area. Im sorry that we have together in this room for this purpose but i salute you for your civic commitment and commitment to sanity when it comes to the laws of the country. I want to show some pictures. You will recognize them. This is Aiden Mccarthy, 2yearsold. The morning of the fourth of july 16 days ago he and his parents went out to celebrate Independence Day as a family. They stopped by their hometown parade in Highland Park. Shortly after 10 14 a. M. , he lost both of his parents. It happened when a 21yearold gunman with a military style ar 15 rifle began shooting. Aidens father used his body as a shield to protect him. Kevin and aidens mother were killed by gunfire. When the shooting stopped, he was found wandering along with his fatherss blood on his leg. I fir
A mediocre monthly jobs report not enough to stop a rally on wall street. A ridge rally for the dow ending the trading week. To the stop story. Another independent report findings that the debilitating effect of obamacare extended. This time the negative impact on Small Businesses. The National Small Business Association surveyed nearly 800 husband owners, and found that 91 of them have seen their Health Care Cost nearly double since the implementation of obamacare. All of this in addition to the Duke University school of business study that found, quote, nearly half of u. S. Companies are reluctant to hire fulltime employees because of the Affordable Care act. One in five firms indicates they are likely to hire fewer employees. A report that backed up the Congressional Budget Office claims that obamacare will result in a reduction of nearly 2. 5 million fulltime workers. And the law also gives americans a disincentive to work. The white house reaction to the cwo report was denial. Hou
Businesses get it and now how important it is for the vitality of america and endorsed by the aflcio, so labor understands it also. We thank both labor and Business Community for supporting the immigration bill. [applause] so, nick, youve been involved in ufcw, packing house workers and stuff, and its been my experience as i toured them, and i didnt work in them like durbin did. He was a meat cutter in packing houses, but as ive traveled around, i see more and more of the Latino Community working in our packing houses and meat cutting places you represent. Tell us about that. Im with local cw222 from northwest iowa. We have a packing house in cherokee, iowa, and dakota city, nebraska. Too together, thats roughly close to 5,000 employee, and 75 of them are latino. 75 . Yes, yes, so 75 of the membership who we represent are latino and imMigrant Workers, so, again, good morning, ladies and gentlemen, of the panel and audience, senators, im honored to be here to talk about an issue that af
News out of the San Francisco area. More than 50,000 people are out of power right now after an earthquake with a 6. 0 magnitude over the bay area this morning. The epicenter five miles north of napa county. There have been gas line breaks and water main breaks and reports of fires and a Medical Center reports many medical injuries. Stay with msnbc for the latest. Now to the latest in ferguson, missouri. Tomorrow, Michael Browns parents will bury their child. It will have been more than two weeks since he was killed by a Ferguson Police officer. Tomorrow, Michael Brown will be remembered as a son, a grandson, as a cousin, as a big brother and as a friend. He will likely be remembered as someone who was quiet and gentle with a sharp sense of humor, who loved music, particularly hiphop, and who planned to own his own business. The man child who was 64, but had a baby face. A kid who had struggled, but still managed to graduate from High School Just a week before his death. Catching up on