Two main sponsors of the measure senators Lindsey Graham and bill cassidy are scheduled to testify. Live coverage begins at 2 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. A rally called a march for civility was held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in washington d. C. Speakers from different backgrounds shared personal stories including Michael Brown sr. Whose son was killed in ferguson, missouri. We also heard from Law Enforcement, activists and bobby seale, the cofounder of the black panther party. The event was organized by the free hugs project and the restore civility campaign. Its three hours. [cheers and applause] please, welcome to the stage activist ken [inaudible] also hone known as the free hug. Wow. It is so hot out here. Thank you guys all for braving the heat and coming out here. I see many people still hiding in the corners and around the trees. Please, gather in, were going to get the program started today. P thank you all for being here and supporting this message of peace and ci
Retired air force colonel morris davis was formerly the top prosecutor for terrorist suspects held at guantanamo bay. Colonel davis spoke at the National Press club recently, explaining what he sees as the problems with the military trials at guantanamo bay. All right. Good morning, everyone. Is this on . Can you hear me okay . Sure. Okay, its a small room. Im loud. Good morning. Thank you so much for joining us. I am molly mcincludeky. Im a member of the board of governors here at the National Press club and a freelance journalist, and im so proud to welcome colonel morris davis to this newsmaker this morning. During an election cycle that has seen an increasing crackdown on press freedoms and an administration that has also become known for censoring its critics and journalists alike, i can think of few more relevant guests than colonel davis to join us day. Now, morris davis was the former chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo Military commissions, and he later spoke out publicly agai
Ron youre not in kansas anymore. Matt thats exactly right. And have been the executive director of Progress Iowa since it started in spring of 2012, and what we do is we work to advocate for progressive issues all across the board, whether thats in the state legislature, whether thats in congress, but really our focus is on pushing for Progressive Solutions to Public Policy problems and getting iowans involved in the process. So a lot of what we deuce taking is helping people take action, signing online petitions which then send an email or contact their local elected official or in this case, this week, their federal elected official. We really want to get people involved and engaged in the process. Ron now, one article described Progress Iowa that i read as being powered by a community of more than 30,000 progressives, focused on research, education, and advocacy and i think that article came out of an appearance that you made just the bright bart News Sunday Program on xm 25 right b
Information about them and te family leader toto hold him and their organization accountable. With the poll that we did, i believe it was last year sometime, showed that Vander Platts had an incredibly l Approval Rating along iowans and actually had a very low Approval Rating among republicans, so even among republicans who you would think would be more likely to support Vander Platts and his views, didnt view him all that favorably. So we view him as someone who is trying endorses candidates and is out there trying to lead on issues, but is increasingly he and his views are becoming more and more irrelevant. Ron matt sinovic, executive director of progress iowa. Appreciate you very much for coming into the show. Best of luck to you and get you back on here sometime down the road. Thats it for this week on the steele report. We will see you next week. Captioning provided by caption associates, llc hi, everyone. Welcome to on the money. Im Sharon Epperson in for becky quick. Girl power.
Had been radicalized for some time now. Fbi director james Comey Told Congress sayed farook and Tashfeen Malik were talking about jihad back in 2013, before they were even married. Raising new fears about whether terrorist have figured out a way to gain access to the us. Investigation to date. Indicates they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online. Also looking at a area high school, photos of the school were found on farooks authorities are still trying to scour the behind by the killers. Controversy statements made by donald trump could be landiing and this morning, new informtion coming out about a person from trumps past abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross has more. Trumps statements about muslims and the 9 11 attacks have raised the biggest questions about his truthfulness. Including his unsupported, and widely denied claim arabs in new jersey celebrated the attacks. Donald trump thousands and thousands of people were cheeri