Inconvenience to anyone involved. And i understand, as judge starr has mentioned, theres a difference of opinion on whether or not there should be cameras in the courtroom, but i have to say addressing cameras in the courtroom for the United States Supreme Court i respectfully disagree with their posture and their position on in this. Now, why is this important . One of the reasons its important is because the public cares. The public wants to see cameras, they want to see what is happening in our courtrooms as they want to see what the transparency will provide with every branch of our government. And thats extremely critical. You know, the public receives information now in a way that is totally transformed and morphed is instantaneous communication. And that is a good thing, i believe, in many, many respects. The downside of that can be dealt with, but there is no downside to having that kind of exposure to the oral arguments that are being conducted. In fact, all 50 States Supreme
From the center for strategic and international studies. Its just under an hour. I really appreciate the working relationship i have with dr. Hamre and with csis. Dr. Hamre mentioned my desire to learn more about issues. Nobody has been more helpful on that than john. Theyve been very generous with their time working with me and my staff as we puzzle through difficult and challenging National Security issues. And what i want to talk about this morning is sort of how we continue to proceed with our fight against alqaeda and their ideology. Certainly during my time in congress, nothing has changed our policy both domestically and globally more than 9 11. Weve within reacting to that weve been reacting to that, in ways, ever since. Invaded afghanistan and iraq, you know, and as weve gone weve tried to figure out how do we fight this war effectively. Its unlike any other battle weve ever fought in a variety of different ways. And what i want to try to do this morning is set the frame for w
A. The edge drones are one of the biggest reasons. The other bay cree said is guantanamo is still open. With all the efforts to reach place the emphasis of normal constitutional trials the fact that it is still open that is all the rest the world needs to know. We still have over 160 people locked up in the prison a and that has presented an enormous challenge. Thomas friedman said it best the president has faced as chaotic or difficult situation as obama. Every day who do you support talking about egypt or libya or syria it is a chaotic situation right now. Everybody wants us to do something different. But the trouble is as is the case we want a democratic government that truly represents the people. We want stability and a stop the rise of extremism. Mubarak brought stability but not a democracy or freedom. One of the problems of saudi arabia right now with the democratically elected government was removed from the matter how you describe how but that is in contrary that the democrat
May we create a peaceful world, letting hatred be gone with the wind. That statement comes from the family of james hong, a bay area student killed in a rampage. Good evening, im dan ashley. Its been a day of mourning as six students killed by Elliott Rodger are being remembered. The jims include george chen, james hong and david wong of fremont. Tiffany wilson is live with local reaction to this tragedy. Tiffany . And dan, teachers do not have words to describe the tragedy of davids death. The superintendent believes that many are still in shock. If you ask what david wong liked you will hear basketball. What he studied, Computer Engineering but asking who he was is a complicated question. How people are dealing with it personally, im not sure they have yet. Its like taking in news right now. David hose to include bible verses. They say this is my commandment that you love one another as i have loved you. Greater love has no one than this than to lay down ones life for his friends. On
Greater love has no one than this than to lay down ones life for his friends. On friday, david died next to his friends. Reading this, and thinking about how this tragedy ended. I dont know if there is any comfort in it. But in the fact he was with friends . I dont know. Fremont christian will dedicate the Outdoor Basketball Court to david he loved playing pick up at lunch. We need to put up something that tells davids story so whether you come here in 5, 10 years you can read this. Sadly this isnt the first time the school memorialized a student. Many, many years later that still is with you. So im sure i wont for get david. May he rest in peace. In fremont, abc7 news. So many young people being remembered tonight. That was a very emotional day of mourning at Uc Santa Barbara today for that service. Abc7 News Reporter attended the memorial and is live tonight from isla vista with coverage. That might have been pro found. Yes. A powerful event. There is 15,000 people expected the stadi