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Apparently theyre already hiring people. they have want ads to start this. >> absolutely. they have already gotten a building, just across the river from washington in crystal city and theyre announcing the hiring of a a thousand people to provide legal status to people who are unlawfully here. is a breathtaking overreach of federal action. congress doesnt have to allow that money to be spent in that way. that is one thing that, that is power of the congress has. the president has certain powers...

Point than the secretary of defense. and this nominee, should he be confirmed, will be the fourth that he has had, eric, which we have pointed out. but it is stunning to go through three and now have a fourth department of defense head in only the first six years of a presidency. eric: fascinating comments earlier in your interview with buck mckeon what is going on in the white house and pentagon and can ashton carter, as you say be independent somewhat? can he be defiant of susan rice and perha...

Here. congress rejected that, refused to do it. he is doing it by executive order. it is unlawful, unconstitutional. congress needs to fund the government of the united states but it should not fund this kind of activity. it has no responsibility, congress has no duty to fund a program that opposes as a matter of policy and absolutely a responsibility to reject funding of a program that is unlawful. eric: the president and white house defend it as you know and they say it is lawful. he has the p...

Streets? our streets. folks gathered in boston common chanting phrases like justice now. crowds packed on busy roads and highways stopping traffic there. several arrests in the boston area. in washington d.c. massive crowds packed chinatown metro station and dupont circle disrupting traffic on the 14th street bridge and marching through the city chanting, i cant breathe, which were eric garners last words. he died july 11th after confrontation with police in staten island and a grand jury decide...

Operations if you will. they plant ad crude bomb outside home of american doctor that was defused before it could hurt anyone. american embassy noted calls for attacks on teachers in the region. leader of isis made continued calls for lone wolf attacks. this underscores how difficult to prevent attacks. they are inherently uncoordinate emirates is a target because there are many americans there with glitzy hotels and malls and u.a.e. is with the coalition to bomb isis. they advised americans out...

A little bit but look, fact-checkers, independent fact-checkers picked apart the claim this is just like what other presidents have done in the past. it has not. president has been clear about that saying for years he could not do exactly what he has now done. eric: guy and robert, it is still happening. thanks so much. >> thanks. eric: martha? martha: all right. lets get awe live look now, looks like just a podium and thats what it is but in a few moments there will be action happening there an...

Live as soon as it gets underway. were waiting for two minute warning there. eric: as we await for that the other big issue in washington president obamas executive action on immigration. that sparked a furious backlash yesterday. the house passed a bill declaring the presidents order on immigration null and void as in the senate conservatives consider a plan to block immigration plan there by using power of the purse. will it work? we have alabama senator jeff sessions ranking member of budget ...

Well talk about that coming up. eric: martha, there have been several days of heavy rain, take a look at that, triggering mudslides, flooding, leaving dozens of drivers stranded. >> it is terrible. i never seen it this bad. never ever been this bad. >> my windshield wipers couldnt move fast enough. it was raining pretty hard. there was just, so much water all over i couldnt really tell what was going on. you dont need to think about the energy that makes our lives possible. because we do. were e...

Was confronted and she believes it was unjust an excessive force but i dont believe it was because he was black. but this issue of excessive force, the guidelines are difficult and that is the judgment that will be made, when the civil rights issue comes down here in the next phase of this. >> not only the civil rights issue but there is a department, departmental review board. but the one thing i would say is, if new york city cops, if ever cop in this city had tasers there is a chance this wou...

Aftermath. eric: is that criticism warranted? leon panetta, carter ham, they said they knew it was a terrorist attack right away? >> it has becoming increasingly tough for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to talk about the benghazi attacks without political inclinations and even emotions getting in the way in large part due the fact which lost life of one of the u.s.s most senior diplomats, who many house members knew and had none for a long time. eric: but the fact, were basically running o...