About the prisoner trade of bowe bergdahl. House majority leader erik canter is stepping down right now. House republicans try to figure out who will be their new leader. Cantors stunning defeat. A professor from Central Virginia Mike Viqueira joins us from capitol hill. Mike, this is an unprecedented loss. Everyone is telling me, including David Shuster to my left what it means Going Forward for the Republican Party. Reporter this was truly a bolt from the blue in an age where there are so few genuine surprises. No one saw it coming. What it means with this riff between te tea party establishment. Not so. The first time in the history of this republican the majority leader has been unseated in a primary by a member of his own party. What is even more shocking is that erik donter was in line to become the next speaker of the house, the conventional wisdom some insiders will tell you close to john boehner that this was going to be his last hoorah, and eric cantor could have been speaker
It was a big day at the u. S. Supreme court. Today the high court gave a huge victory to the big four television networks. The justices ruled that the internet start up company aereo is violating copyright when it takes programs from the airwaves and allows viewers to watch the programs on smart phones and other devices. How did they lose this one . Aereo is just over two years old but it was a company that struck fear in the heart of broadcasters. It allowed consumers to watch over the air, stream it by internet. The Court Decision against aereo may mean one less big competitor in the tv world. The nations highest court has pulled the plug on an Innovative Streaming Service that was hope to go change the way americans watched television. In a 63 decision the Supreme Court ruled start up aereo violates copyright law by rebroadcasting Television Programs without paying for them. Its a big win for Television Companies and the four major networks. Its probably the biggest supreme Court De
There are times we need to step up and do the right thing, we do the right thing. Thats who we are. Thats what we do. No other nation is doing as much to help in west africa as the United States of america. When i hear people talking about american leadership, and then promoting policies that would avoid leadership and have us running in the opposite direction, and hiding under the covers, it makes me a little frustrated. We are at our best when we stand up and take responsibility, even when it requires us to make sacrifices. Especially when it requires us to make sacrifices. It is how we help others around the world that is important. Its not just massive deployments of troops and equipment as proud as we are of that, but its also our skill and compassion and painstaking effort, and our ability to learn from mistakes that are made. Our ability to work through problems that are really complicated. And to see something through. And not lose our heads, to have grace under pressure. And a
A new video released by the taliban show the moment sgt. Bowe bergdahl became a free man. It comes when the Obama Administration receives criticism for releasing five highlevel taliban detainees in exchange for bergdahl. There are lots of moving parts. Officials from the Obama Administration is now conducting a closeddoor briefing with the senate on the decision that freed sgt. Bo derek ball. All of them wanted to know why the administration did not give the 30day notice in the exchange of bergdahls release. Earlier on a taliban website gives us our first look at bergdahl at his release on saturday. Reporter a pickup truck delivered bergdahl to the rendezvous point. He appeared frail as he talked of his final moments after five years of captivity as a prisoner of war. One taliban member told bergdahl, dont come back to afghanistan. If you do, you wont make it out alive next time. The exchange took less than a minute. Three u. S. Special operations soldiers approached from the helicopte
Obscure words. Divers are searching a capsized ferry in sox hoping t a searching for survivors in what could have been the worst disaster in years. Harry fawcett with more. Reporter the early stages filled in terror as the ferry lurched further on its side. Survivors plucked from the rolling ship and from the water. As they came ashore the government Response Center said 368 people were saved and 107 still missing. I held the hand rail and moved to the right of the ferry to try to get to the helicopter. Rubbish bins were floating around me. Reporter then for the parents who waved their children off on a school trip, at one stage they said they were all being rescued. Then a terrible revision. Fewer 80 children confirmed safe. Nearly 300 passengers missing. The announcement told us we should stay still but the ship was already sinking. There were a lot of students who did not get out of the ship. Reporter as night fell for the parents on the dock side fear was giving way to despair. Do