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Uganda is impacting thousands of men and women who have been put behind bars. take a look at this, first. its a graduation ceremony few thought possible. in a maximum-security prison in nairobi, kenya, inmates and guards who attended law school by mail are today getting law degrees from the university of london. its happening thanks to the work of this man, alexander mclean, a british lawyer whose nonprofit, justice defenders, provides legal training inside prisons and africa. >> good afternoo...

Lot of these folks plan in advance for this type of event. something to keep in mind, because of this extreme heat thats starting to descend in new york city the mayor has asked these tall buildings right here in midtown manhattan, for example, any building over 100 feet or taller, they are asking the managers, building managers to keep the thermostat at 78 degrees or lower to make sure that the power grid isnt overheat. as you know last weekend the city took a big hit, widespread black out impa...

Hang on to his post. also, fight or unite? as the field of 2020 candidates gets larger, theyre using different tactics to appeal to voters. which will work? could it drive a wedge in the party? teachers strike. denver educators walking off the job, saying enough is enough. what they want from the district, and how it is impacting thousands of children today. today. i wanted more from my copd medicine... ...thats why ive got the power of 1-2-3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved 3-i...

After barricaded herself into a hotel room as bangkok airport. also ahead of the snow sweeps into the balkans after burying much of southern germany and austria impacting thousands of people many struggling to clear record amounts of snow emergency workers warn of avalanches plus still another headache for chinese tech firms huawei police polish police arrested another one of their executives on espionage charges. and game sets and match injury gets the better of andy murray the british tennis c...

The balkans after burying much of southern germany and austria impacting thousands of people many struggling to clear record amounts of snow emergency workers warn of avalanches and so a futile reason addressed to the editor in a typical attempt to intimidate journalists at russias the last independent newspaper several of their colleagues have already paid with their lives we have a special report and second game set to send match injury gets the better of andy murray the british tennis champio...

The message that we approve of, we agree with, and then it becomes harder when you hear people say, yes, we need to go out and get the black vote, really, how do you start that conversation. what words do you use when their words are the ones that are ringing in the ears of those voters. >> i would caution people about what we might expect at the two rallies tonight. because that rhetoric could be more than dog whistles, well wait and see how the president of the united states handles a racially...

>> well, its an unusual case in the first instance, right? we have a president and an important policy that is impacting thousands of people across the country, but for any case like this where youre trying to get behind the intent of any action taken by a defendant, it is entirely appropriate, happens all the time in the courts across the country that you are allowed to look behind the motivation behind any particular action. there is nothing especially unusual about that concept. what is i gra...

Were back with the national lead. american veterans who once put their lives on the line fighting in iraq and afghanistan are now locked in a struggle with their own government. thousands are disputing orders to repay bonuses received when they reenlisted and returned to the battlefield. the u.s. government saying that in many cases the bonuses should have never been awarded to begin with. the los angeles times put the spotlight on the problem at the california national guard, but the problem is...

Communication? >> not yet. senator cory booker, his office is now helping us out. which is wonderful. so they have reopened the case. and have gone back. we have not heard back. wednesday was the last time i heard from them. >> i think also relevant to say before that we heard from president obama and basically a form letter. and he wrote to us and said yes, i know the system broken. its impacting thousands, if not millions of people like you. im very sorry. and then he gave us the number for th...

President reagan, congress pass ad program intending to penalize employers who hired unauthorized workers. the act legalized three million undocumented people in the country but did not provide resources to implement the employer penalties. in the 90s. the clinton administration banned return of immigrants without proper documents. people fleeing persecution were required to apply for asylum in one year and local police could be deppized as immigration officials. in year 2,000. residents could a...