Tonight on cspan2, Energy Secretary talks about the upcoming un conference. Then part of the Federalist Society conference with a discussion on civil rights and criminal justice. Later a look at the Political Engagement of young people around the world Energy Secretary talks about the upcoming Un Climate Change Conference and the Obama Administration policy of promoting clean energy technology. His remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace include questions from the comments. Audience. This is an hour. Good afternoon and welcome. I am the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It is truly an honor and privilege to welcome the sec. Of energy to carnegie. Those who have had the good fortune are familiar with his mit smarts and some of you have had the misfortune of negotiating with him are familiar with his toughness. All of you i suspect our familiar with his viral late night tv appearances. Ive learned a lot from him over the years ernie is not onl
We have not seen that and they are facing lawsuits as we speak. They are trying, from what i understand, in recent months to make some changes inside the system, but its very difficult. Im in the prison system in america is what it is, grandpa to be his, rapid human rights abuse and we as a society even if we dont believe it, we accept the idea at least thats the moment you cross the threshold of a jail or prison you are or Constitutional Rights are suspended, which is particularly ironic in jail settings where you are in many cases held over for trial, innocent until proven guilty. But, they are violating your rights on a daily basis and im talking about brutal bees, Sexual Assault, medical deprivation, which can be deadly if you medication and youre incarcerated and that medication is denied to you that is a problem. We found all of those things when we did that report and im glad we were able to shed some light on it, but i know that that is widespread. Is going to take more work. I
Policymaking, and campaigning. She may drug use her Signature Initiative with her just say no campaign. Nancy reagan, tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans original series, first ladies, influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. For Martha Washington to michelle obama. Onight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern American History tv on cspan3. The Federalist Society hosted a Panel Discussion friday on the state of civil rights and criminal justice, as well as police and Community Relations. Participants discussed efforts to improve the system and identified areas still in need of improvement. This is two hours. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My name is gail and i am the chairman of the civil rights defense group. Where weo our session intend to provide you with a safe space. [laughter] for a serious, no holds barred intellectual discussion of an important policy question. Session is entitl
Identified. 24year old Cameron Clemmons was found dead on franklin avenue. Right in the middle of the street. This was right near bond hill Elementary School. Police say it appears clemmons was the victim of a drug deal gone wrong. Shortly after the shooting, fox19s mike schell spoke to neighbors who are in shock about what happened. 1alice i rushed home to see what was going on to make sure my family was safe. When Alice Bledsoe arrived at her house she couldnt believe what had happened just a few hundred feet from her front door. 2alice i saw a dead body on the street and it just hurt my feelings. It hurt my heart to know that people are getting killed daily for sensless police say the drug deal apparently went down in this Apartment Building. But the victim. Who Authorities Say was shot at least five times. Staggered out onto franklin avenue before he collapsed. 1mingo and as a result a young man lost his life. Peterson mingo is a convicted felon who turned his life around and becam
Neil john i grew up outside of chicago and spent my weekends they are. That is me when i was a teenager. I didnt Pay Attention to politics or government then, but my father told me that chicago is a witty that works. And i know that something has gone wrong since then. At the time they were americas secondlargest city. Since then nearly a Million People have left in chicago is now the third biggest city. Worse and much more important, it is going broke. This year they will run another multimillion dollar deficit and because of reckless promises, politicians made to government workers the citys Pension Funds are billions shored and they promise to pay retirees expensive, but they just dont have the money. The mayor promised to put the citys fiscal house in order but that hasnt happened. That last speaker is the man who may become the next mayor and i would think that they would have to cut. And its nuts. But most politicians say that you cant cut pensions thats a promise that we make. A