Voters across the country are heading to the polls from coast to coast, al jazeera is tracking the big races. On the east coast two state houses are up for grabs in detroit and new york, were tracking races and were keeping an eye on the race in new jersey. The first stop is new jersey where the nasty governors race is coming to an end. Mike viqueira just outside of washington, d. C. Mike, good to see you again. If you live in that media market, im talking about virginia, parts of maryland and the district you have been treated to a particularly nasty race. Well, thats right, and polls close in about an hour. In large part the race is about the future of the Republican Party. It is changing every year now, becoming bluer and bluer when was once solid read. You have a social conservative, ken cuccenelli, of course and friend of president clinton, Terry Mcauliffe. Mcauliffe has outraised his republican counterpart, and hes outspent him on television. By a factor of 101, and it has been v
The world people are k looking at the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Meanwhile Funeral Plans are ama and the first lady will be there to pay their respects. Here are some of the details of what is to come. On tuesday decemb10th an official public memorial will be held in johannesberg. His body will lay in state for three days. The memorials culminate with a state funeral. Finally, mandela will be buried on sunday december 15th. Reporter tributes are being paid and prayers made for the icon. And now the world can officially say goodbye to nelsonela on december 10th which will be the official memorial service. And then for the following three days his remains will lay in state. But before then South Africans will have a chance to remember the man who change lives forever. We have declared the 8th of december as a national day of prayer and reflection. We call upon all of our people together in falls, churches, mosques, temples, synagogues, and in their homes to pray and hold the Prayer Servic
32. The bill is passed. Reporter legislation to add Workplace Discrimination against that community of american sails through the u. S. Senate but the equal rights bill is not going anywhere in the u. S. House. We will explain. Big money twitter stock goes public for the first time attracting billions of dollars from investors, but when will the social media website, which has never made a dime, provide a return. And a typhoon bearing down on 2 Million People and the storm is larger more than hurricane katrina. And millions of filipin filipinoamericans are praying for family and friends in danger. We begin with the u. S. Government new war on transfat, an ingredient in some of the food that many of us eat. Transfat is added is to Vegetable Oil to maintain food freshness and taste. It raises bad cholesterol levels and can clog arteries and cause heart disease. They will require the Food Industry to phase it out. There will be 60 days of Public Comment and then the fda will announce when
The board cuts. Let me tell you, if sequester happens, it is going to damage the readiness of the United States of america. We have the most powerful military force right now. Its important to providing stability. If it goes into effect and we have to do the kind of cuts that will go right at readiness, right at maintenance, we are going to weaken the United States and make it more difficult to respond to the crises in the world. Joining me now, Peter Alexander. With a good sunday to you, my friend. We have the president talking about gun control proposals, what is he saying . Reporter its as much about what he is doing and what he is saying in his trip to minnesota. This is a state that has a long history of gun ownership in that community. Nearly one in ten people in the state of minnesota have licenses to hunt in that state. Minneapolis is an area that is familiar with gun violence as well. A mass shooting that took place in september. The president is going to lay out and put an em
We are going to began and begin and we are delighted that youre all here. Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to our book event. The new book is a great book. It is called is College Worth it. I am a resident fellow at aei and it is my pleasure to introduce the speakers were today. We are coming up on the 100 and 51st anniversary of the moral act, which was enacted on july 2 of 1862. One of the remarkable achievements under the Lincoln Administration in addition to fighting the civil war. Landmark in Higher Education begins with an act donating public lands for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts. The public states have public land for colleges to teach branches of learning is related to agriculture and the mechanic arts in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial practices in the pursuit of life. It seems to me that they knew exactly what they were about. That was back in 1862 and that may be less true for us today. We have gone from