Also tonight the terrifying prospect that one result of the bankruptcy of the city of detroit could be the thousands of potential personal bankruptcies caused by the slashing of retirees pensions. A full discussion on that is coming up. All that plus i am absolutely geeking out a little bit over what i think is the coolest car ever. The tesla. I will tell you why its so cool but also why its so important. But tonight we begin with a man who i believe is the most dangerous politician on the american right. In october 2007 i sat in the media gallery of the United States Supreme Court and watched the solicitor general of texas argue on behalf of the state that he should have the ability to put to death a mexican national, jose, who had been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in houston. He won that argument and he was executed by texas on august 5th, 2008, despite the objections of the United Nations and the International Court of justice. At the time, i had no idea who t
I will tell you why its so cool but also why its so important. But tonight we begin with a man who i believe is the most dangerous politician on the american right. In october 2007 i sat in the media gallery of the United States Supreme Court and watched the solicitor general of texas argue on behalf of the state that he should have the ability to put to death a mexican national, jose, who had been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in houston. He won that argument and he was executed by texas on august 5th, 2008, despite the objections of the United Nations and the International Court of justice. At the time, i had no idea who this man arguing on behalf of texas was. But all i could think was holy crap, this guy is good. It was one of his nine times arguing before the Supreme Court and he was witty, incredibly fast on his feet and clearly had a brilliant legal mind. It is to this day one of the most impressive displays i have ever seen before the court and i have had
Christiane amanpour, republican strategist alex castillanos and writer and humorist p. J. Orourke. His newest book for preorder the baby boom how it got that way and it wasnt my fault and ill never do it again. Also contributing editor with the weekly standard. Thanks for joining us. What do you make of Chris Christie . I think hes great. Im a republican. And his is a return to republican common sense. And art of the possible as we always say about politics. And he understands that. I mean hes maybe a little more liberal than i am, or maybe hes just governor of new jersey. But i think hes great. How hardened are you, alex, by sort of the breakdown of the vote that went out for Chris Christie . Well, its good to see that republican governors hes not the open one by the way whos very popular in his own state when you get out of washington the Republican Party is not in bad shape. Chris christie has done a good job per the people of new jersey, sticking mostly to republican principles. Ho
Harm animals. Every year, we face this problem and its been getting worse. Looks like were actually driving through paint. Its so thick. That toxin can cause diarrhea, vomiting and liver damage. Im concerned about doing the dishes, taking a shower. He Ohio National guard alone provided some 50,000 gallons of water. My baby doesnt eat. Its a challenge for lake erie and the country. Good to have you with us. Thanks for watching. We start tonight with water in america. When this story first unfolded and i saw it i thoutd, gosh, wonder if the republicans have to drink this stuff, maybe they will have a change of attitude when it comes to Climate Change in america. This story that has unfolded in toledo, ohio and a ban on simple Drinking Water has caught the attention of a lot of people. Climate change crumbling infrastructure and lax environmental regulations are putting americas Drinking Water at risk. If changes rp s arent made, to algae could threaten water all across this country. This
That was the most effective way for me to help him. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. A heartfelt thanks from theo curtis after he is released after being held for two years in syria. Im joined by anchor of bbc world news director and senior fellow for the women and Foreign Policy and contributor to the atlantic defense one. Welcome both. First of all, the brits have a big role to play in this. First of all, they are vulnerable. Weve seen David Cameron returning from vacation even as president obama did not and addressing the whole issue of british jihadis. That is going to have to be discussed by parliament but we saw what happened a year ago when we had a vote in the British Parliament and it didnt go the way that the white house wanted and a lot of people felt that they were being rushed into trying to take action and it didnt work out for them. The British Public is going to be a lot more skeptical but youre right about the radicalization. Its a much bigger prob