State. And new questions for the governor of new jersey and how a growing discussion over traffic could impact his president ial aspirations. We begin tonight with a tough look at the successes and failures in this country when it comes to taking care of americas neediest people. Exactly 50 years anding tonight, president Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. The result, hallmark programs. Today the white house says the war on poverty has been successful. The Administration Says some things, but not everyone is so optimistic. Our federal government is a major impediment to the enterprise and engenuity of our people. Expensive tax code, and unsustainable National Dead are suffocating this economy. Thats why poverty and inequality has gotten worse. Tomorrow president obama is expected to announce a new offensive against poverty in this country. Hell call for creation of promise zones for some of the poorest areas in the country. These areas will be eligible for governmental help. One
Minimum wage set to rise to 15. Five taliban fighters held at the Guantanamo Bay in cuba for years have been exchanged for one american prisoner Bowe Bergdahl. Republicans accuse the Obama Administration of violating laws regarding transfers and settling a dangerous precedent. The white house fought back today. Prisoner exchanges are not uncommon in armed con flicts. Without getting into specific assurances they included a travel ban, information sharing on detainees between United States and qatar, and allowed the defense secretary chuck hagel and the Security Team to determine that the threat by the detainees to the states would be mitigated, and the transfer was in the u. S. National security interest. Among those denouncing the swap is hamid karzai said to be angry about the deal. Randall pinkston joins us from washington. What other rehabilitations have reactions have we heard . A lot of criticisms from the chairman of the house, mike rogers, and a member of the senate armed commi
Of years, why is the government no longer printing maritime maps . For the first time today ukraine sent soldiers to confront arm militants. One was killed. Ukraine ordered them out by tomorrow or it warned it will launch an operation to fight terrorists. The u. N. Security council will meet to address the crisis. Russia called for the meeting declaring ukraines operation criminal. United states said it is clear that Vladimir Putin wants to seize part of the country. We have the latest. Tensions are spilling obvious in Eastern Ukraine. This is slovyansk, and ukrainian Authorities Say they have launched on aint terrorism operation. The military moved in. The video, which cant be independently verified shows a man taking cover after being shot on the outskirts of the ski. A second man sits lifeless. In the ski center, prorussian act visits remain in control. There was a retreat was of a risk to the government. We are the residents of slovyansk. The guard is coming here, and there has bee