Set out to explore the real america, beyond the beltway and beyond the headlines. Jim and deborah fallows and steven brill join me to discuss this. And reading, writing, and arithmetic from around the world. Global lessons from a man who has spent his career studying the best Education Systems from around the globe. What the u. S. Can learn from others. Ticktock, ticktock. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years. Just what is the nature of time . And are our days truly numbered . I will talk with the brilliant physicist. Time really goes at a different speeding defending how you move and where you are. But first, here is my take. In september, google will celebrate its 20th birthday. When it was founded in 1998, it was one of many search engines. But it quickly became the chief gateway to the internet and is now one of a handful of Tech Companies that dominate not just the American Economy but also increasingly american life. It recently received a birthday presenter from the
Country. Our criminal Justice System isnt working. Laura President Trump, the one those folks ran races against, has already taken major steps towards fixing that system. Last december he signed in a law called the First Step Act. The legislation reduces mandatory minimum sentences in certain instances and expands on good time credits for well behaved prisoners looking for shorter sentences. It also instructs the department of justice to establish a risk and Needs Assessment system to classify risk and provide guidance on housing, grouping and program assignment. This summer, President Trump unveiled the Second Chance act. Its a program that encourages employers to hire formerly incarcerated individuals. The goal is to reduce the Unemployment Rate for those folks over the next five years. They are here today to announce a vital new action that we are taking to help former inmates find a job, lives a crime free life, and succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Now we must make sure that th
In his manhattan jail cell. He was found days after being taken off suicide watch. Though an autopsy has been completed we have no closer to learning how he died. Bill and this morning bryan, good morning. New york citys chief coroner did an examiner and the examiner said the official cause of death is pending further. Experts say its also not usual. This as the department of justice and fbi conduct two separate investigations into the circumstances of epsteins death saturday. Fox news has learned epstein was not checked on for several hours leading up to his apparent suicide inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in manhattan though he should have been according to normal operations. According to a person familiar with the situation, he should have been checked on by guards every 30 minutes and the fact epstein did not have a cell mate on the night of his death is also unusual. According to the associated press, epstein had recently been taken off suicide watch despite reportedly
Was wearing body armor. The ohio shooting following another shooting in texas, at a Walmart Supercenter in el paso. Police are working through the night. The governor of texas says the el paso shooting will be prosecuted as a hate crime. First, to el paso, texas, where morgan is standing by. Bring us up to speed. Good morning. An active scene here in el paso, where this took place. The shooting was in this walmart, about 50 yards behind me. Thats where police say the man began making his way inside that building, shooting people rowbyrow. We heard from cashier who said, it sounded like someone was dropping large boxes inside the building, only to realize her Worst Nightmare was coming true. We heard various stories of that, as people realized what was happening inside the store. On the other hand, there were people that had nowhere to go. With School Coming up next week here in texas. Instead, they had to take cover wherever they could, as the gunman made its way through the building.
Some of these guys are looking upwards of 10, 15 years each, you know. Knowing that im getting out in two days doesnt make me the most popular guy. This is our jail, and were going to clean house. Unlike prison, where all inmates have been convicted of a crime, the majority of jail inmates stand accused of criminal acts and are either on or awaiting trial. Handcuffs are going to come off next, but leave your hands behind your back. But the threat of violence is just as real in jail as it is in prison. Around here at theo lacy, well get a couple of these maybe in a in a month. Daytoday management of the Orange County jail in Southern California is up to sheriffs deputies. Some work permanently at the jail while most others rotate through, then return to street patrol. All right. Lets line up. Lets do a gear check. Lets line up on the wall right here. A select group of deputies make up the Emergency Response team, a s. W. A. T. Like unit called to action when inmates refuse orders or pos