Is iraq still on the verge of disintegration . We will go to baghdad to speak with journalist hannah allam of Mcclatchy Newspapers and Patrick Cockburn, author of the new book, the jihadis return isis and the new sunni uprising. It would look at the iran Nuclear Talks. But as i said, we have made progress and there still work to do and we believe there is a path forward for my soul lets see what happens in the next hours and days. Deceive you. Nt to serious differences remain and they need to be overcome. Filter prizewinning journalist turned immigrant rights activist jose vargas is detained by Border Patrol in mcallen, texas. He was released after being ordered to appear before an immigration judge. Vargas traveled to the texas border to document the crisis of thousands of immigrant children from Central America fleeing poverty and violence. These children are not illegal. They are human beings. They are not a National Security threat. The only threat these children pose to us is the
History for practices related to the financial crisis, recovering 85 billion much of it returned to ordinary americans who were badly hurt. Hes worked passionately to make sure our criminal Justice System remains the best in the world. He knows that too many outdated policies, no matter how wellintentioned, perpetuate a destructive cycle in too many communities. So eric addressed unfair sentencing disparities, reworked mandatory minimums, and promoted alternatives to incarceration. And thanks to his efforts, since i took office, the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate have gone down by about 10 . Thats the first time that theyve declined together, at the same time, in more than 40 years. Erics proudest achievement, though, might be reinvigorating and restoring the core mission to what he calls the conscience of the building and thats the civil rights division. He has been relentless against attacks on the Voting Rights act because no citizen, including our service mem
Is stepping down as u. S. Attorney general. President obama says he will leave the department as soon as is confirmed. After that, speeches at the United Nations, and then an update on the usled airstrikes in syria. In an hour, or 2014 debate coverage. , the second Congressional District will be live at 9 00. Next, the president with attorney general holder at the white house from earlier. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and attorney general eric holder. Hello, everybody. Please have a seat. Bobby kennedy once said, on this generation of americans falls the full burden of proving to the world that we really mean it when we say all men are created free and equal before the law. As one of the longestserving attorney generals in American History, eric holder has borne that burden. And over the summer, he came to me and he said he thought six years was a pretty good run i imagine his family agrees. Like me, eric married up. He and his wife, dr. Sharon malone, a nat
On this last friday of the month we are covering several live events for you today. In half an hour we will bring your discussion of common core. Ational education standards then chuck hagel on airstrikes against isis. Debate. On governors eastern, a discussion on police and race. Worldent obama is urging leaders to move faster and contribute critical assets to stop the ebola outbreak. He is hosting a 44nation Global Health security meeting today. The president talked about the issue yesterday before the hum u. N. Here is a look at that 10minute speech. [applause] mr. Secretary general thank you for bringing us together today to address an urgent threat to the people of west africa, but also potential threat to the world. Heads of state and government, especially our african partners, ladies and gentlemen, as we gather here today, the people of liberia and sierra leone and. Uinea are in crisis as secretarygeneral ban and dr. Chan have indicated, the ebola virus is spreading an alarming
[indiscernible] unifying framework that should not deal with repression. We cannot wait until more people are killed. We cannot overcome terrorism unless society is effected. Such as what we see in syria. In this regard, we need to refer to the following items. We have for the military action. S not the sole solution to bee clinical aspect credible, and we should avoid double standards. When civilians are aimed, the response needs to be the same regardless of the origins of this violence against civilians. One cannot stand by while thousands are killed. There is always the explanation for this but i fear that this gives a sense that there is a double standard. You we need to ensure the rule of law and civilians should not be the victims once again. [indiscernible] all efforts that are based on International Consensus to put an end to this scourge regardless of its motivations or the excuses given for it. I want to thank his highness for his statement. Unfortunately, i am being called t