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Strange bedfellows, but a billionaire koch brother and the ncaap? yes, a major conservative is teaming up with the texas branch of the storied civil rights group on the issue of prison reform. tonight in austin, the charles koch institute is sponsoring a rule of law, how the criminal justice system impacts well-being. the president of the naacp will join as an expert. theyre also promoting the event using social media plus live streaming it on their website, showing that the u.s. disproportional...

a port city near seoul to an island known as south koreas hawaii. along the southwestern coast en route to teju island. eyewitnesses say there was a loud bang and the ferry lost control. the ship sent out a distress call, but survivors say there was confusion among the passengers about where to go. most of those on board were students on a field trip. their parents are overwrought, looking for information about their children. now, rescuers including the u.s. navy arrived at the scene,...

2000. >> obama administration official spoke in july. they discussed naacp policy priorities that have been passed by the agency. this event is two hours. >> some people are working their way in. why dont we begin. people are coming in and buying their seats. good afternoon. let me warn you and share my joy that our good friends at c-span are covering this today. give c-span a big hand. i like gavel-to-gavel coverage. after shelley schirra, editing makes me nervous. -- shirley sherrod,...

massachusetts isnt obama care. thats his challenge. and the story everybodys talking about, a goldman sachs executive quits in a very public way writing an op-ed in the "new york times," calling the firm and i quote toxic and destructive. but we ask, is the giant headed for failure? we begin tonight with the markets, the dow up 16, the close at 13, 194. the nasdaq up a point to 3,040, the s&p closing at 1394. now a little micro. rates rising, dollar strong, dollars up by .5% to 80, and...

the home literally split in two and one giant chunk plunges right into the river. this is just one of four homes washed away in the retirement communities of beaver dam and littlefield. pounding rains saturating the soil under the homes and causing them to collapse. the houses were brand new not lived in yet. now, we head to california where three illegal immigrants had to be pulled from the river near the san diego border. they were trying to sneak into the united states. more rain ex...