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that's the key to washington. he isn't an intellectual like john adams or jefferson, he isn't a great orator like patrick henry, he isn't a brilliant napoleonic figure, he's a leader and people will follow him and he has absolute integrity and he will not give up and he never forgets what it's about, what the war is for. again and again, you have people saying that they're not going to quit because i will not leave this good man, you know. we have to remember, at one point, it was down to 3,000 troops, that's all he had left. hundreds, thousands had either quit, gone home when their enlistments expired, deserted, went to the enemy. >> charlie: because they were given pardons. >> absolutely. and people in new jersey, when washington and the army were retreating across new jersey, when the general and the british commanders offered pardons for anybody who would sign the loyalty oath, people in new jersey came by the thousands to sign as quickly as they could. if there had been polls taken, daily polls taken and run
that's the key to washington. he isn't an intellectual like john adams or jefferson, he isn't a great orator like patrick henry, he isn't a brilliant napoleonic figure, he's a leader and people will follow him and he has absolute integrity and he will not give up and he never forgets what it's about, what the war is for. again and again, you have people saying that they're not going to quit because i will not leave this good man, you know. we have to remember, at one point, it was down to 3,000...
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hastings of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 693, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. hastings: i offer this manager's amendment which would clarify two important items in section 2 of the disclosure of the e.s.a. day tafment it would provide an important clarify dation that the intent of the bill is for any federal public diskilo schauer on the internet under the bill to be completely consistent with data privacy laws in states including those that protect personal, identifiable information from disclosure. a significant amount of the best scientific and commercial data currently used by the u.s. fish and wildlife and the national marine fishery service for e.s.a. listing decisions is derived from states which have a diverse -- which have d
hastings of washington. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 693, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. hastings: i offer this manager's amendment which would clarify two important items in section 2 of the disclosure of the e.s.a. day tafment...
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that's not the case from washington yet. washington has done some things very differently. for people in various states, i think it's really important for you to look at what happened in colorado, washington, and even in florida. as you are going to the next , you of changing your laws can learn from mistakes that are made. we will get over these mistakes. smallust a process, a baby step forward. challenges. washington, when it was legalized dan kicked to the liquor control board and there it a lot of talk about what would look like, this notion of legalization, they did not want to think about it from a business perspective. at the time, it is big ad business. they are going to advertise to isr children and business just a bad. understandable. when the industry reached out to the liquor control board and the powers that be, there were a lot of people in the community, what one of my colleagues calls, whack-tivists. they're very passionate but politically naÏve people in the medical community typically. positivelyengaging with the process with the liquor they started accus
that's not the case from washington yet. washington has done some things very differently. for people in various states, i think it's really important for you to look at what happened in colorado, washington, and even in florida. as you are going to the next , you of changing your laws can learn from mistakes that are made. we will get over these mistakes. smallust a process, a baby step forward. challenges. washington, when it was legalized dan kicked to the liquor control board and there it a...
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but there it was in a cardboard box in a storage room just outside washington, d.c. dr. jon lapook has been looking into this today. jon? >> scott, the c.d.c. and the fbi are investigating why the samples of smallpox have been lying around for so many years unaccounted for. on july 1, an fda researcher cleaning out a cold storage close it in a lab on the n.i.h. bethesda, maryland, campus found a number of vials appearing from the 1950s, some labeled "flu" and "mumps." but some were labeled "variola," the scientific word for smallpox. smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980 and samples of the virus are only supposed to be stored in two places-- the c.d.c. in atlanta and a lab in russia. the vials were first moved to a safe location on the n.i.h. campus. then, late yesterday, the fbi oversaw air and ground transport of the virus to c.d.c. headquarters. overnight testing confirmed the presence of smallpox. it will take up to two weeks to determine if the smallpox virus has any ability to grow. in any case, the plan is to destroy it. a c.d.c. spokesman said a fascinating di
but there it was in a cardboard box in a storage room just outside washington, d.c. dr. jon lapook has been looking into this today. jon? >> scott, the c.d.c. and the fbi are investigating why the samples of smallpox have been lying around for so many years unaccounted for. on july 1, an fda researcher cleaning out a cold storage close it in a lab on the n.i.h. bethesda, maryland, campus found a number of vials appearing from the 1950s, some labeled "flu" and "mumps."...
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how do you get a more transparent view of washington? you will be surprised at some of the tools being rolled out to keep uncle sam in check. ♪ >>> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your feedback. this is so interesting when you get into in eric cantor lost and the role the digital space may have played. >> yes, darth vader is currently the leading presidential candidate according to the "washington post" poll. and the most hated star wars character of all time is more popular than all of congress. and the reason for that, a lot of people are saying it's corruption. a loyaling streamer says . . . and that's a major reason, lisa why people want a change. >> yes, they do. house majority leader eric cantor losing his election bid to tea party candidate dave prat. many believe he is one of the only people to beat such a high-ranking leader. so what is behind brat's win? and what was it indicate about the way props our entire political system is heading. joining us is a columnist for tech republic, and the found i
how do you get a more transparent view of washington? you will be surprised at some of the tools being rolled out to keep uncle sam in check. ♪ >>> our digital producer, wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your feedback. this is so interesting when you get into in eric cantor lost and the role the digital space may have played. >> yes, darth vader is currently the leading presidential candidate according to the "washington post" poll. and the most hated star wars...
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four years later moved to washington. july 5th article marshall said, quote, so much confusion caused by our football team wearing the same name as the boston national league baseball club that a change and to be absolutely necessary. marshall never explained why he chose a native american slur though he was no stranger to racism. for 30 years he renufd to sign african-american players to the franchise. it wasn't until attorney robert f. kennedy threatened to revoke the lease that he agreed and drafted a man that refused to play. times have changed an so should the franchise. i'll say this, it's quite simple. become warriors, washington warriors, alliteration lives there. difference the native american logo, go back to the 1960s. if you do that, the issue goes away. get this, the fight song still works, "hail to the warriors" i won't sing it all if it's someday changes to warriors. see you tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. "the ed show" is next. lets get to work. >> good evening, americans, welcome to the he had show live fr
four years later moved to washington. july 5th article marshall said, quote, so much confusion caused by our football team wearing the same name as the boston national league baseball club that a change and to be absolutely necessary. marshall never explained why he chose a native american slur though he was no stranger to racism. for 30 years he renufd to sign african-american players to the franchise. it wasn't until attorney robert f. kennedy threatened to revoke the lease that he agreed and...
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love does not make washington go round. it does not bring home the bacon, the tax subsidies shs the loopholes, the special privileges. to get those things, people need money and use money. so many of the people listening to us right now are going to be scratching their heads and say how can arthur brooks be comfortable in an environment where money is the prime it f not sole of the power of the rich and privileged corporations in washington today. does that create any tension in him? >> money always creates tension. the fact of the matter is, it shouldn't create tension. we should have an uneasy relationship with material prosperity. we can also use it at the government level to alleviate poverty. this is one of the recommends i declare peace for the poor. but not for others. >> what does that mean? >> basically we have a concept of a safety net that's either in comic book form or against it because it creates dependency or it's a good thing we should expand to include everybody. upper middle class people, corporations, peo
love does not make washington go round. it does not bring home the bacon, the tax subsidies shs the loopholes, the special privileges. to get those things, people need money and use money. so many of the people listening to us right now are going to be scratching their heads and say how can arthur brooks be comfortable in an environment where money is the prime it f not sole of the power of the rich and privileged corporations in washington today. does that create any tension in him? >>...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with what could be a battle between president obama and the republican congress. the stakes are these. can congress destroy a president's ability to destroy the vital problems facing the country, a broken immigration system, aging and decaying infrastructure? can a partisan house of representatives sabotage the working of the democracy, kill a presidency in broad daylight? uh now to the weapons. the speaker of the house is suing the president trying to eliminate his flexibility in carrying out the signature act of the administration -- the affordable care act. they are asking the courts to put him in an administrative straitjacket. the president has his own threat in the wings. someone leaked and he's planning to issue work permits to millions of people who entered the country illegally. in other words he's planning to take over immigration policy personally placing what's normally a congressional power into his own hands. the war between the president and congres
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with what could be a battle between president obama and the republican congress. the stakes are these. can congress destroy a president's ability to destroy the vital problems facing the country, a broken immigration system, aging and decaying infrastructure? can a partisan house of representatives sabotage the working of the democracy, kill a presidency in broad daylight? uh now to the weapons. the speaker of the house is suing the...
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so i used to think it was mostly in washington. if you look at the latest research from pe pugh and other organizations, it looks like much more in the country than i thought it was. views are diverging, people in the middle are checking out. if you look at the promising young people at universities, they want to get something done, so they get away from politics or hitting politics at the local level. they're much less excited about politics at the national level, so the people who would defeat polarization are self-censoring themselves and getting away from washington and going to work in chattanooga or someplace like that. >> jon: you live in washington. if you were pulling apart the sociology, what do you think the causes are? >> it's built into the system as david was saying that it was not for most of american history. fake the house of representatives. if you were elected to the house and wanted to be leader, the way you would do it for most of american history is to prove you were able to make deals with i'm on the other si
so i used to think it was mostly in washington. if you look at the latest research from pe pugh and other organizations, it looks like much more in the country than i thought it was. views are diverging, people in the middle are checking out. if you look at the promising young people at universities, they want to get something done, so they get away from politics or hitting politics at the local level. they're much less excited about politics at the national level, so the people who would...
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who may washington. they may have no contact whatever with the politicians in the white house. >> there are two separate things here. what lois learner, a partisan and should be a nonpartisan job. and including the disappearing e-mails suggest that something's fishy here, that she had anomouse toward conservatives. does the targeting of conservative groups connect back to the obama white house or the obama campaign? at this juncture there hasn't been evidence to tie the two together. there's all these disappearing e-mails. the facts that we know now, don't point to an obvious connection. you have to keep these two things separate. this revelation is really embarrassing for lerner and her lawyers. >> what if you are going to make the skeptical argument. she had ambitions to become active, change employment and go work for some pro obama group, maybe they have a washington office in this e-mail, could you say her ambition was to join publicly -- >> you could make that jump. i don't think it would be crimin
who may washington. they may have no contact whatever with the politicians in the white house. >> there are two separate things here. what lois learner, a partisan and should be a nonpartisan job. and including the disappearing e-mails suggest that something's fishy here, that she had anomouse toward conservatives. does the targeting of conservative groups connect back to the obama white house or the obama campaign? at this juncture there hasn't been evidence to tie the two together....
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. >>> then washington, d.c. is broken, but america is working surprisingly well. i will take you to a place with aun employment rate half the national average. how does this city do it? i will show you. >>> but first, here's my take. i've always loved july 4th, one of those special american national holidays that are celebrations not of religion, ethnicity or sect, but rather freedom and of america's unique national identity that is based on it. but around the world these days, we're seeing the rise of another kind of national identity, one that can be darker and more troubling. in the recent elections for the european parliament, nationalists, populists and even xenophobic party ds surprisingly well. the uk independence party beat ute all the established parties. france's national front won handily guess the ruling socialist party. in greece, the quasi-fascist golden dawn won half a million votes, awarding seats in the parliament for the first time. many commentators have described this as a consequence of the dereliction and slow recovery that still afflicts muc
. >>> then washington, d.c. is broken, but america is working surprisingly well. i will take you to a place with aun employment rate half the national average. how does this city do it? i will show you. >>> but first, here's my take. i've always loved july 4th, one of those special american national holidays that are celebrations not of religion, ethnicity or sect, but rather freedom and of america's unique national identity that is based on it. but around the world these...
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"the washington post" wrote a piece pushing back as well. >> josh earnest not only criticized "the washington post" which made this immigration story the lead story of the sunday paper, and they quoted someone on the record, also in the headline, saying that the administration had initially seen this as a local problem. so that stings, no question. josh earnest criticized the anonymous sources in the story, and he jabbed "the washington post" several times for not being at the briefing. he referred several times to the empty chair, saying "the post" wasn't there to defend itself. the reference you heard in that clip to the call today, at the time that josh earnest, who on twitter is @presssec was briefing peter baker of "the new york times," tweeted that at the very moment he was criticizing the use of anonymous sources by the press, the white house had just e-mailed a notification of a background, anonymous white house briefing for reporters. >> mark, this isn't unusual. i mean, anonymous sources are used all the time. you'd like to not use them if you could, but frequently you need them to
"the washington post" wrote a piece pushing back as well. >> josh earnest not only criticized "the washington post" which made this immigration story the lead story of the sunday paper, and they quoted someone on the record, also in the headline, saying that the administration had initially seen this as a local problem. so that stings, no question. josh earnest criticized the anonymous sources in the story, and he jabbed "the washington post" several times...
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to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> alex we're talking about how the digital space can take these viral videos and help a candidate. we're seeing main stream media take things off of the internet and use it, and amplify the message. but can it also derail important conversation. because the media gets so hyperfocused on quirky things? >> i think the answer is yes. the extent to which a singular gaffe can derail a campaign is beautifully illustrated by howard kaine. we know that really did make a difference to his campaign, fairly or not. there is a real cacophony of voices now. and if you have the ability to pick and choose which media you choose and which media you want to see, that does enable a certain amount of [ inaudible ] which leads people to see more things which they often -- basically support what they already believe in. i think you will start to see more efforts to create better efforts of architecture online. but the amount of media that covers it is unprecedented. to
to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! >> alex we're talking about how the digital space can take these viral videos and help a candidate. we're seeing main stream media take things off of the internet and use it, and amplify the message. but can it also derail important conversation. because the media gets so hyperfocused on quirky things? >> i think the answer is yes. the extent to which a singular gaffe can derail a campaign is beautifully illustrated by howard...
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let's say i wanted to go to washington next week and open up a store? is it that simple as opening any other business, or how much red tape do you have to go through? >> it is significant. it is a heavily regulated industry. if you wanted to come to seattle and open a store you literally could not do it because of the licensing that's in place. all of these companies had to jump through immense hoops to get these licenses issued in the first place. mafively more-massively more significant. you are dealing with so much government regulation that in my opinion it's almost a wonder that we even have stores this early in 2014. >> what are the things you have been advising business owners once they get their license and open up shop how have you been advising them once this gets under way? >> really, there is a top three advisory message i give my clientele. establishing that relationship with your vendors. very obviously there's going to be a lack of supply and a huge amount of demand and it's lucrative but right off the bat these retailers and producers pr
let's say i wanted to go to washington next week and open up a store? is it that simple as opening any other business, or how much red tape do you have to go through? >> it is significant. it is a heavily regulated industry. if you wanted to come to seattle and open a store you literally could not do it because of the licensing that's in place. all of these companies had to jump through immense hoops to get these licenses issued in the first place. mafively more-massively more...
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for more go to cnn.com/fareed and read my "washington post" column. and let's get started. >> what started as the kidnapping of three israeli teenagers has erupted into something that looks like prelude to war. i want to talk about the conflict and how it relates to the other things happening in the middle east so i have impaneled a very smart group. richard haas is the president of the council on foreign relations. he was a top official in the george w. bush administration. we have the anwar is a dad professor. he's president obama's former envoy for middle east peace. brett stevens is from the wall street journal and the top writer and editor at thomson reuters. christine. she is a member of parliament in canada. shibley, very simply, why is this happening? people have thought certainly in israel that there's the wall that had prevented terrorism, the economy was doing well. from the outside world it seemed as though the peace process wasn't going well, but things were stable. >> well, of course, if we start with the killings, the abduction and the
for more go to cnn.com/fareed and read my "washington post" column. and let's get started. >> what started as the kidnapping of three israeli teenagers has erupted into something that looks like prelude to war. i want to talk about the conflict and how it relates to the other things happening in the middle east so i have impaneled a very smart group. richard haas is the president of the council on foreign relations. he was a top official in the george w. bush administration. we...
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take, for instance, the two washingtons. while the rollout is a bit bumpy, today washington state becomes the second state after colorado to legalize pot. while a coast away in the other washington, democrat cory booker and republican rand paul today introduced a bill to destigmatize those under 18 convicted of drug related offenses. the growing popularity of legalizing marijuana as well as reforming a criminal justice system that stigmatizes nonviolent drug offenders begs a question. how is all this happening a few decades after just say no? ron reagan jr. is an msnbc political analyst. his father, former president ronald reagan, signed a national crusade for a drug-free america in 1986. his mother created the just say no to drugs campaign. also with me, a senior staff writer for nbc news. ron, i have to go to you first. when we think of just say no, we do think of your mother and father, president reagan and the former first lady. what do you think they would think of this new brave new world we're in now of first legalize
take, for instance, the two washingtons. while the rollout is a bit bumpy, today washington state becomes the second state after colorado to legalize pot. while a coast away in the other washington, democrat cory booker and republican rand paul today introduced a bill to destigmatize those under 18 convicted of drug related offenses. the growing popularity of legalizing marijuana as well as reforming a criminal justice system that stigmatizes nonviolent drug offenders begs a question. how is...
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marijuana is legally on sale in washington state. and so far colorado is the only other state to allow pot for recreational use. but supplies are limited. only a few stores have licenses and most of them won't open for days. live in seattle tonight, can you give us a sense of these first day sales? >> yeah, it has been crazy, it has been fun, continue bu canni, which is the only store open right now, it has been busy all day, and they opened just after noon, and a line out of the door all day. they figured they would serve 500 people by now. people waiting two or three hours in line, and everybody happy with the wait and don't seem to mind at all. >> you know, it's an historic moment. and a lot of people have been waiting for this for a long time. and that simply is what brought me out here. >> i figured there would be a lot of people coming out here to buy their first legal bag of weed. and i know i'm here to support not only in marijuana legalization, but also supporting a small business. >> so 500 or so served here, and i just tal
marijuana is legally on sale in washington state. and so far colorado is the only other state to allow pot for recreational use. but supplies are limited. only a few stores have licenses and most of them won't open for days. live in seattle tonight, can you give us a sense of these first day sales? >> yeah, it has been crazy, it has been fun, continue bu canni, which is the only store open right now, it has been busy all day, and they opened just after noon, and a line out of the door all...
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fromr next speaker washington state. i got to know him eight years ago when he was really doing some groundbreaking work with the king county bar association. as a young aspiring attorney, i noticed you were pretty not position a year -- putting out papers saying the war on drugs was a failure. i got the bar association -- is my great pleasure to turn things over to roger. >> let me stand up so i can see you guys better. it is a pleasure to be back here in denver. working with brian. the time has flown by. i kind of have to pinch myself. you don't see a lot of tie-dye people.tailed reggae i used to be the oldest person in the audience and i am not anymore. i think what i want to do is give you an update on some of the details of what is going on in washington state. i becamereform work, notorious in my area. a seat became open in the state legislature. iran and they hit me hard. they use the keywords. roger goodman is a lawyer crusading to legalize drugs. my poll numbers shot up afterwards. cultural find. i was fighting
fromr next speaker washington state. i got to know him eight years ago when he was really doing some groundbreaking work with the king county bar association. as a young aspiring attorney, i noticed you were pretty not position a year -- putting out papers saying the war on drugs was a failure. i got the bar association -- is my great pleasure to turn things over to roger. >> let me stand up so i can see you guys better. it is a pleasure to be back here in denver. working with brian. the...
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washington's washington's washington's marion barry. >> i have a philosophy. a setup is for a come back. >>> and good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen, welcome to "america tonight," the weekend edition. it is a shocking statistic. one study finds u.s. prisons are home to ten times as many mentally ill people as state psychiatric hospitals. as aasigh legals were shut down and budgets made community support scarce, prisons have become the repositories for the mentally ill in america. "americ "america tonight's" michael okwu finds a surprising campaigner for change. >> it's shocking enough to witness firsthand. a collection of men confined to the prison of their own minds. broken, vulnerable and in unrelenting pain. more shocking perhaps to know that the nation's largest caretaker of the mentally ill is right here. the twin towers correctional facility, los angeles county's jail. l.a. different jacki jackie lacy heads the office that helped put these men behind bars. she is working to stop thing system's revolving door for the mentally ill. compared
washington's washington's washington's marion barry. >> i have a philosophy. a setup is for a come back. >>> and good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen, welcome to "america tonight," the weekend edition. it is a shocking statistic. one study finds u.s. prisons are home to ten times as many mentally ill people as state psychiatric hospitals. as aasigh legals were shut down and budgets made community support scarce, prisons have become the repositories for the...
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i'm live tonight from washington, d.c. tonight, breaking news. right now, president obama is in dallas, texas. meeting with governor rick perry and local leaders about the border crisis. within the last hour, the president touched down and was greeted by governor perry. who recently attacked president obama with an off the wall conspiracy theory. >> i have to believe that when you do not respond in any way, that you are either inept or you have some ulterior motive of which you are functioning from. >> al ulterior motive? it was an attack without any facts. and utterly spin cal response to a genuine humanitarian crisis. but all day long today, it's been more of the same from republicans back in washington. gop lawmakers storm had to the senate floor. >> it is a disaster that is the direct consequence of president obama's lawlessness. he's not visiting the border. he's not visiting the children. apparently there's no time to look at the disaster of the devastation caused by his policies. >> how can you have a humanitarian crisis as the white house
i'm live tonight from washington, d.c. tonight, breaking news. right now, president obama is in dallas, texas. meeting with governor rick perry and local leaders about the border crisis. within the last hour, the president touched down and was greeted by governor perry. who recently attacked president obama with an off the wall conspiracy theory. >> i have to believe that when you do not respond in any way, that you are either inept or you have some ulterior motive of which you are...
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for now, what you won't see in washington is the huge array of edible products found in colorado. the state is strengthening regulations for testing and packaging edibles. in the first four months, sales reached $70 million. >> we have not only a boon in tax revenue, a reduction in crime, we're seeing tourism is higher than ever here in colorado. >> reporter: but opponents fear legal pot sends the wrong message to kids. >> we're seeing young people that say, well, it's legal, just like beer, why can't we have it? you can't stop me now, because it's legal. >> reporter: the national debate is just firing up, but for now in washington, it's legal to light up. joe fryar, nbc news, seattle. >>> and we are back in a moment with the pilot being praised tonight for his actions on the ground. >>> well, you probably heard about this, the new tallest water slide in the world. after questions about its safety, they released this video this week of the guy who designed it going down it. he described it as terrifying. it opens to the media tomorrow. it's at the schlitterbahn water park, a big s
for now, what you won't see in washington is the huge array of edible products found in colorado. the state is strengthening regulations for testing and packaging edibles. in the first four months, sales reached $70 million. >> we have not only a boon in tax revenue, a reduction in crime, we're seeing tourism is higher than ever here in colorado. >> reporter: but opponents fear legal pot sends the wrong message to kids. >> we're seeing young people that say, well, it's legal,...
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first colorado and now washington state. facing a backlash for retail pot shops. plus the crown jewel. breathtaking photos celebrating 150 years of yosemite. >> tonight a major escalation in the middle east where israel has launched an operation into gaza. it's called "protective edge." israel said its responsible for the worst palestinian rocket barrage in a year and a half. strikes are i don't know goin i don'on going at this hour. nick schifrin, what can you tell us about that situation? >> reporter: yes, morgan, the strikes, these operation that the israeli military called protective edge are i don' ongoing. a second barrage of airstrikes. the raids are hitting empty training grounds. right before that for the first time in this current round of violence they hit a house. an israeli drone was flying over a house, fired a single warning rocket shot right total side. a few minutes later fired a rocket into that house and destroyed it. we have not seen that since the beginning of the current escalation. and currently, morgan, from bolton wanderers sides the viole
first colorado and now washington state. facing a backlash for retail pot shops. plus the crown jewel. breathtaking photos celebrating 150 years of yosemite. >> tonight a major escalation in the middle east where israel has launched an operation into gaza. it's called "protective edge." israel said its responsible for the worst palestinian rocket barrage in a year and a half. strikes are i don't know goin i don'on going at this hour. nick schifrin, what can you tell us about...
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would you expect the same in washington state? >> you know, i don't know what we can expect in washington state. colorado and washington both took different approaches to selling marijuana, and to dealing with the legalization. so i'm not sure that you can really compare the two at this point. >> what have been some of the successes and failures of the approach in your state? >> well, one of the successes is that through april the state got $10.8 million worth of tax money. that's not counting the county taxes or the city taxes that were also put on the--on marijuana. that's a really good thing. in 2010 there were 10,000 people in colorado arrested for possession of marijuana. in 2014, we aren't having anybody arrested for possession of marijuana. and in fact, there are now 10,000 people working in the marijuana industry in colorado. that's a really good success story to be talking about. even the governor of colorado, john hickenlooper, who was against legalization said it has definitely helped the economy here through the last y
would you expect the same in washington state? >> you know, i don't know what we can expect in washington state. colorado and washington both took different approaches to selling marijuana, and to dealing with the legalization. so i'm not sure that you can really compare the two at this point. >> what have been some of the successes and failures of the approach in your state? >> well, one of the successes is that through april the state got $10.8 million worth of tax money....
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you were just talking about the fire in washington state, but washington, oregon through the northwest corridor, over 30 different large fires are uncontained right now. a lot of area and real estate covered with all of this, and that fire danger extends all the way into places like utah, so a broad area is under the risk. we don't really have a lot of rain in the forecast for today. we had a front go through this area, cool things slightly, which is good, because temperatures in the 70s are better than the 80's and 90 said we had earlier into the month. better chances for rain into tomorrow. that would help as well, but not great chances, so little improvement. >> nicole, thank you. >> the bombing continues, dozens more air strikes hitting gaza overnight, the death toll rising. >> secretary of state john kerry tries to reach a ceasefire. we take a closer look at how billions in international aid impacted the region. >> my immediate feeling is to kill him so he will never hurt anybody again. >> a father's rage after witnessing a terrifying attack. what he did and why he will not be cha
you were just talking about the fire in washington state, but washington, oregon through the northwest corridor, over 30 different large fires are uncontained right now. a lot of area and real estate covered with all of this, and that fire danger extends all the way into places like utah, so a broad area is under the risk. we don't really have a lot of rain in the forecast for today. we had a front go through this area, cool things slightly, which is good, because temperatures in the 70s are...
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that's in the washington examiner in the front page fold, the washington times i should say. and from the wall street journal, obama's troublesome congress. at a cabinet meeting in january, the president said i've got a pen, i've got a phone, thus was born mr. obama's theory of presidential authority and then this says his presidency hasn't been much fun, not for republicans or democrats or the washington press corps or comedians. that piece this morning is the assessment of the wall street journal. chase is joining us from michigan on the democrats line. go ahead. >> caller: good morning. how are you? >> host: we'll go to ron in slidell louisiana. >> caller: i was just going to give you my experience of the integrated high schools back in the days of the early 70's. hello? >> host: yeah, please go ahead. >> caller: it's like a mini race war. i went to school in new orleans high school. violence every day. the police were there. the blacks were just, you know, they're very violent people is all i can say. that's been my experience with them and now all the schools in the -- i
that's in the washington examiner in the front page fold, the washington times i should say. and from the wall street journal, obama's troublesome congress. at a cabinet meeting in january, the president said i've got a pen, i've got a phone, thus was born mr. obama's theory of presidential authority and then this says his presidency hasn't been much fun, not for republicans or democrats or the washington press corps or comedians. that piece this morning is the assessment of the wall street...
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the answer just might surprise you. >>> and a very good morning from washington. it's monday, july 14th, 2014, and this is "the daily rundown." i'm kristen welker in for chuck todd. we begin in the middle east with israel, where it is shruging off calls for a cease-fire. after israel issued weekend warnings, thousands of palestinians fled the area headed for u.n. shelters. and we now understand that air strikes have begun targeting homes there. across the region israel says it has hit more than 200 targets in the last 24 hours. the military also reported shooting down a drone sent from gaza. the first time that's happened since the conflict began. now, the death toll on the palestinian side has now risen to 172. the death toll on the israeli side remains at 0, although at least 16 israelis have been wounded in rocket attacks. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu says hamas bears responsibility for the civilian death toll among the palestinians. >> here's the difference between us. we're using missile defense to protect our civilians and they're using their
the answer just might surprise you. >>> and a very good morning from washington. it's monday, july 14th, 2014, and this is "the daily rundown." i'm kristen welker in for chuck todd. we begin in the middle east with israel, where it is shruging off calls for a cease-fire. after israel issued weekend warnings, thousands of palestinians fled the area headed for u.n. shelters. and we now understand that air strikes have begun targeting homes there. across the region israel says...
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but immigration was at the forefront of daniel losing its way in washington, that boehner and others in the republican leadership were trying to push too much, to create some kind of comprehensive deal, i think that is where a lot of the anger is now with ten within the conservative grass roots, you saw what happened to the republican party in your home state of i california. >> i saw that and also involved in the 86 immigration bill and if that would have been enforced and the employers didn't do their part of the portfolio, we allowed 5 million illegals in the country at that point in time, three and a half million came legal on that bill. when the bill passed it took reagan to get that bill through, it is a bipartisan bill, we have to do something with the 14 million people but with a it has to be a comprehensive bill. nobody trust this is administration. at the end of the day you can't have open borders and i think the reality is it has to be a bipartisan bill and that's what we need today. >> michael needham your perspective on this? >> yes, i think there is a lot of common grou
but immigration was at the forefront of daniel losing its way in washington, that boehner and others in the republican leadership were trying to push too much, to create some kind of comprehensive deal, i think that is where a lot of the anger is now with ten within the conservative grass roots, you saw what happened to the republican party in your home state of i california. >> i saw that and also involved in the 86 immigration bill and if that would have been enforced and the employers...
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kimberly is the washington bureau chief. a nationwide group of special and legal journals including the massachusetts lawyer's weekly, the wisconsin law journal and a dozen others. previously worked at daily newspapers including "the boston globe." before launching her career, she was a litigator in boston. a graduate of wayne state university. boston university of law and the colombia journalism school. i learned from the internet, she's also a fashion designer and the owner of kim's designs creating special bridle -- bridal wear. if you need advice or a gown, go to kimberly. and he took that beat over six years ago. he has a long history at the time which he first joined as a copy boy in 1984 after graduated from yale which he returned from his law degree in 1988. he advising the paper and representing in defamation, privacy and the right to gather news and similar issues. a decade later. he became a reporter covering legal issues. and a serious of deep reports about the contributions, the connections between the contribut
kimberly is the washington bureau chief. a nationwide group of special and legal journals including the massachusetts lawyer's weekly, the wisconsin law journal and a dozen others. previously worked at daily newspapers including "the boston globe." before launching her career, she was a litigator in boston. a graduate of wayne state university. boston university of law and the colombia journalism school. i learned from the internet, she's also a fashion designer and the owner of kim's...
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these are the scenes coming in from washington state. battling wildfires, and they need some rain here. they have cooling weather, at least. these temperatures now into the 50s and 60s, so a little cooler. you can see the line of clouds, the showers pushing to the south. know we have rain returning. that caused the fires to change direction there. winds still a big factor, but the rain is helping a little bit. there is still red flag warnings in effect for much of the northwest. but here is the rain forecast not only today but also tomorrow. may contain lightning with a few thunderstorms. we're benefiting from the rain at least. strong severe storms possible across the northern plains. and the heat continues to build. the heat advisory still in effect there with highs climbing up into the upper 90s in kansas city. don't want the lightning, but we can take the rain. >> dave warren, thanks. >>> mummy cases that have never been opened are being scanned to determine how the mummies lived and died. using 3-d images they can create objects bur
these are the scenes coming in from washington state. battling wildfires, and they need some rain here. they have cooling weather, at least. these temperatures now into the 50s and 60s, so a little cooler. you can see the line of clouds, the showers pushing to the south. know we have rain returning. that caused the fires to change direction there. winds still a big factor, but the rain is helping a little bit. there is still red flag warnings in effect for much of the northwest. but here is the...
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i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. a powerful typhoon is bearing down on mainland, japan, right now, after side-swiping the island of okinawa. check out this amazing shot of the storm system from space. the storm has lost some strength. it's now the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. more than 600,000 people were told to evacuate as the storm approached okinawa. very few did. a u.s. military base, as you know, is in the region, in okinawa. massive waves and rising waters are some of the biggest concerns right now from the storm. >>> a storm of a very different sort is brewing in washington. it stretches all the way to cuba. senator robert menendez of new jersey's already the focus of an investigation by the fbi and the justice department. now, a year and a half after salacious allegations about the senator and underaged prosta it prostitutes surfaced, his attorney is adding cuban spies to the mix. our dana bash is following the story. you got an exclusive senator with him. he's obviously the chairman of the foreign
i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. a powerful typhoon is bearing down on mainland, japan, right now, after side-swiping the island of okinawa. check out this amazing shot of the storm system from space. the storm has lost some strength. it's now the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. more than 600,000 people were told to evacuate as the storm approached okinawa. very few did. a u.s. military base, as you know, is in the region, in okinawa. massive waves and rising waters are some of...
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it is the largest fire in washington state history, the carlton complex fire. it is more than four times the size of seattle. these fires are producing thick smoke that is dropping ash as far away as new england. grappling with the washington monster only had 2% of it contained at last estimate. >> between mother nature, and the resource, with everything going on in the region, very challenging. >> about 200 homes have been lost, including the dream house warn smithers just bought three weeks ago. >> living room, dining room, kitchen, 90% of everything moved in,le. >> another 1200 homes have been evacuated. authorities say nows of homes not burned to the ground are without father, and will be for weeks. >> when we had power everything was fine, would pat we are at a vale disadvantage. there are calmer winds for today, maybe even some rain. but if the rein is accompanied by lightening, it may not be that much help. al jazeera. >> here is is some light rain pushing up from the south. so the red flag warnings remain in effect, just a little rain, certainly not a l
it is the largest fire in washington state history, the carlton complex fire. it is more than four times the size of seattle. these fires are producing thick smoke that is dropping ash as far away as new england. grappling with the washington monster only had 2% of it contained at last estimate. >> between mother nature, and the resource, with everything going on in the region, very challenging. >> about 200 homes have been lost, including the dream house warn smithers just bought...
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nbc's jacob rascon is in alta lake, washington, for us tonight. jacob, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. it is the largest wildfire in washington state history. now up to 150 homes burned and climbing. tonight, the first loss of life, a 67-year-old man died trying to save his own home. on the front lines crews work to protect what is left. today, we saw for ourselves why a break in the weather doesn't mean a break in the fire fight. and it is paying off. the fire is now 2% contained. 1,700 firefighters on the ground including the air national guard and more fires on the way. and tonight as well we have thousands of evacuees that are told they will be without water and power for at least a month. brian. >> jacob rascon, alta lake, washington state for us tonight. jacob, thanks. >>> still ahead for us this evening, the sad and shocking >>> it would normally have been a routine arrest in the new york city borough of staten island. a man suspected of selling cigarettes on the streets. you'll see him in a moment as police encircle him tha
nbc's jacob rascon is in alta lake, washington, for us tonight. jacob, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. it is the largest wildfire in washington state history. now up to 150 homes burned and climbing. tonight, the first loss of life, a 67-year-old man died trying to save his own home. on the front lines crews work to protect what is left. today, we saw for ourselves why a break in the weather doesn't mean a break in the fire fight. and it is paying off. the fire is now 2%...
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many believe he can coning washington again. here is brian todd. >> reporter: he had president bush's ear, was a guest at the state of the union address and relentlessly campaigned for america to throw saddam hussein out. >> i believe they will find weapons of mass destruction. they found software. we've been talking to many scientists who were involved in these programs. they confirm the manufacturer of those weapons. >> reporter: he influenced the bush administration's decision to invade. and the information was bogus. now chalabi is being talked about to replace mall lace mall. >> i can't believe this is a good leader for iraq. he was either dison nest, self-promoting or vengeful towards previous enemies and i just saw nothing good in the man. >> reporter: chalabi had leaders thinking the iraq war would be a cake walk and he effectively was banned from the u.s. embassy in baghdad. he denied the claims. he was sentence in a bank fraud case in london and escaped to jordan. his credibility is serious enough but in this contorted
many believe he can coning washington again. here is brian todd. >> reporter: he had president bush's ear, was a guest at the state of the union address and relentlessly campaigned for america to throw saddam hussein out. >> i believe they will find weapons of mass destruction. they found software. we've been talking to many scientists who were involved in these programs. they confirm the manufacturer of those weapons. >> reporter: he influenced the bush administration's...
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, a large portion of this north central washington just sunk in thick smoke. air quality is now not only unhealthy for sensitive groups but even lower. it's just flat-out unhealthy across the northern posht of washington and into northern idaho. we have been getting a weather system moving through. it's been bringing very, very light sprinkles to the very peaks of the north case kades but not impacting the fires at all except from the way of the winds enhancing the fire activity, which is very e radic. we are seeing torching and crowning of these fires. 92 degrees in winachi, the closest reporting station to the wildfire activity. wind gusts currently up to 40 miles an hour at recording stations on one side of the west side of the cascades but on the east side, in fact, eastern washington, spokane at 37 miles an hour. we get stronger gusts than that funneling through the cascade passes appear the gaps. temperatures while seattle is seven degrees warmer for you right now. note the area of grew blue. we do have cooler temperatures in the area. the wildfires, tha
, a large portion of this north central washington just sunk in thick smoke. air quality is now not only unhealthy for sensitive groups but even lower. it's just flat-out unhealthy across the northern posht of washington and into northern idaho. we have been getting a weather system moving through. it's been bringing very, very light sprinkles to the very peaks of the north case kades but not impacting the fires at all except from the way of the winds enhancing the fire activity, which is very...
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the gridlock you see in washington increasingly is found in richmond. what you have in a situation like that, a governor more and more willing to go further than perhaps governors in the past have and that gets them sometimes into trouble as it has with this governor. >> ryan, go along there a little bit with what the professor said. i find that fascinating. you cover virginia politics for a having. how have you seen the changes from going to congenial matter of governing and teri mcauliffe tried to double down within the first three months of his taking office. that type of speed and desire to make a mark in that capacity, we haven't seen before. that a byproduct of this mcdonnell trial? >> when i came to richmond seven years ago, pretty much everything sailed through, both sides were able to come together to find some sort of compromise to push through big pieces of legislation. over the past seven years, any type of effort for both sides to come together has broken down time and time again. if you point to one specific reason for why i think that's h
the gridlock you see in washington increasingly is found in richmond. what you have in a situation like that, a governor more and more willing to go further than perhaps governors in the past have and that gets them sometimes into trouble as it has with this governor. >> ryan, go along there a little bit with what the professor said. i find that fascinating. you cover virginia politics for a having. how have you seen the changes from going to congenial matter of governing and teri...
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drug policy director of washington state's aclu. she's one of the architects of washington's legal marijuana law. allison, good to see you. after being so involved in this, how are you feeling now that the day is finally arrived in washington state? >> well, this is an amazing day. it's quite a historic moment to finally see the beginnings of the kron crete realization of what the voters passed in 2012. i'm very excited. >> let's take a look at the nuts and bolts of pot sales in washington state. the cost expected to run about $25 a gram or more, i'm told. there's a 25% tax in addition to other sales taxes. there's a limit of one ounce of dried marijuana per person. so far no one has been approved to sell edible forms of marijuana, is that correct? >> that's correct. $25 a gram plus tax. that seems a little steep from what i've been told. compared to black market pot sales. won't people go back to the black market and spend $10 or $15? >> that's definitely a high price. it's probably the top end of the range that we'll see in these
drug policy director of washington state's aclu. she's one of the architects of washington's legal marijuana law. allison, good to see you. after being so involved in this, how are you feeling now that the day is finally arrived in washington state? >> well, this is an amazing day. it's quite a historic moment to finally see the beginnings of the kron crete realization of what the voters passed in 2012. i'm very excited. >> let's take a look at the nuts and bolts of pot sales in...
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washington, d.c., july 30, 2014. i hereby appoint the honorable chris stewart to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour
washington, d.c., july 30, 2014. i hereby appoint the honorable chris stewart to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour
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what good does it do for washington? most importantly, what good does it do for americans who want washington to work over the next two and a half years? i'm not saying it wasn't a good speech, but as far as getting things done, moving the ball forward, how does this move both sides together at all? what does it do? >> it's what the president does behind the scenes and i will say there have been times we felt like he hasn't reached out enough. we have even asked him about it. the point you made earlier about the point saying the president saying we won. around the same time, the top republicans said our sole function is going to be to undermine him so both sides are completely, you know, equal on that in terms of their vows to sort of not work together from the get go. look at this. if you talk about whether or not the president has tried hard enough or is trying hard enough to engage with republicans on thin things, you can look at pieces of legislation where he has tried to give a little. look at an example of recent.
what good does it do for washington? most importantly, what good does it do for americans who want washington to work over the next two and a half years? i'm not saying it wasn't a good speech, but as far as getting things done, moving the ball forward, how does this move both sides together at all? what does it do? >> it's what the president does behind the scenes and i will say there have been times we felt like he hasn't reached out enough. we have even asked him about it. the point...
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things have been made worse by gridlock in washington with republicans officially killing any hopes for immigration reform on the ground that they cannot trust the president. an issue that could hand the white house to democrats on a silver platter in 2016. hardly quiet in the west either. president obama facing an agitated hispanic base who blame him for deportation. things got scary yesterday when crowds of anti-immigration protesters surrounded three buss that were attempting to transport roughly 140 undocumented immigrant to a processing center in southern california. what followed was a tense standoff between police ordering the crowd to dispurse and activist refusing to step aside and chanting thing like, go home. we don't want you here. tensions simmering. buses gave up and turned around. the situation growing more tense. you might see more in the column of usa today. the federation for american immigration reform, dan, you're one of those groups that's been sort of hitting the president from the right on immigration. look, whatever side you're coming from on this, when you look
things have been made worse by gridlock in washington with republicans officially killing any hopes for immigration reform on the ground that they cannot trust the president. an issue that could hand the white house to democrats on a silver platter in 2016. hardly quiet in the west either. president obama facing an agitated hispanic base who blame him for deportation. things got scary yesterday when crowds of anti-immigration protesters surrounded three buss that were attempting to transport...