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Cspan. So we will be archiving the video for this event so youll have an opportunity to view it later if you would like at brookings. Edu. We would welcome questions or comments that you have. We set up a twitter feed cjreform so you can post any comments you have during the forum. So the United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our prisons are overcrowded and there are Racial Disparities in convictions and sentencing. We need to reform our criminal Justice System a...

Cjreform so you can post any comments you have during the forum. So the United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our prisons are overcrowded and there are Racial Disparities in convictions and sentencing. We need to reform our criminal Justice System and develop alternatives to the existing policies. Today were going to be discussing criminal Justice Reform and how to approach that issue. To help us think about that subject, im pleased to welcome Governor Terry mcau...

Criminal suftis system more fair. They outlaw recommendations for them to consider. The Vice President of government studies at the Brookings Institution and i would like to welcome you to this forum on criminal Justice Reform. We are webcasting this event live so a warm welcome to all of our viewers from across the country and also those of you watching it live on cspan. We will be archiving video for this event so you will have an opportunity to view it later if you would like at brookings. Ed...

2996 people at the world trade center. a rare look at the man dubbed ksm after osama bin ladens death the most notorious terrorist alive in the world. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is in guantanamo bay, cuba. >> reporter: this is the first time many of us have laid ice on khalid sheik muhammad in years, some of the victims family whose traveled down here to guantanamo bay are apprehensive about what he may say or do in court. the man accused of masterminding the 9-11 attack...

one models thoughts about it. they are a bunch of fools. responsible for obama security and they let this happen. >> her story about what really happened the night she met u.s. secret service agents in a colombian hotel room and there is this. >> why a song lyric got a six-year-old with special needs suspended from school. it is saturday, may 5th, good morning, im randi kaye. we start with the court appearance that we will be watching. khalid sheik muhammad is being arraigned today...

provider has been in business since 2008. jessica smith lost her baby boy. around 2:00 p.m. she got a call saying the boy had stopped breathing. >> they said my son didnt make it. i didnt know how to process that. i just held him. >> the boy had died at the child care home. the coroner is still investigating. the mother is worryied that the day care provider put him on a baby. this woman runs a day care referral agency. we learned the other woman has a valid day care license. tonight i...

>> literally threw my rolodex away. it was real estate related. its no use to me. being able to let go is going to be a persons biggest advantage. >> john is betting on a new business he started, building security cages for air conditioners to prevent copper theft, a big crime problem in cities like atlanta. >> this is how youre making a living in. >> yes. >> adapting and retooling is their plan to overcome poverty because they say times have changed and survival isnt just about them a...

their plan to overcome poverty because they say times have changed and survival isnt just about them any more. george howell, cnn, atlanta. american hikers josh fattal and shawn bower are returning to the united states tonight. they were locked up in iran for two years on charges that they were spies. since wednesday they have been free in oman where they made their first public statement just a short time ago. cnn goes to oman. mohamed, what did they say? >> reporter: well, it was j...

a community volunteer in oakland has died after being shot while feeding the homeless. people in oaklands fruitvale district are mourning the man they knew as brother john. paris palo was handing out food when he was gunned down in front of his family. he died late last night. palo ran the homeless foundation that helps abused children and women. >> he was a good man. >> reporter: palos wife and 3- year-old stepdaughter were also hit. they suffered minor injuries. today police are aski...