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Given enough opportunity for a one-on-one conversation, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe said she has never been stumped in forming a connection between another person’s passions and the importance of climate change. That is because climate...

Constitution allows the department of justice to sue, and that this is a clear violation of roe versus wade. and so i think it does increase dramatically the chances of having an injunction. and you know, so to have this response from the department of justice when people are still hurting on the ground, the vice president met with providers in tech texas today to hear how dire the situation is on the ground. so this is a whole new day in the attention and focus and force of trying to get texas ...

Number of deaths in the course of a storm. >> leland: a fox news alert, the associated press saying the death toll is at least 20 people and as we have heard from officials, that number is likely to only rise in the coming days and weeks. the storm has now made landfall for the second time in six days. the second hour of "happening now" ." >> molly: harvey now dumping heavy rain in southwestern louisiana. crews have rescued 26,000 people. 32,000 people are in shelters across tech texas. houstons...

Shooting, how many african-americans now work for the ferguson police department? it is surprising how few. they have a new interim police chief who is black and they have five officers, five out of 50 who are black, again in a town where 70% of the population is black. they are trying to improve that as well. and that is an improvement. >> is the interim chief going to change the way the department has been operating? >> he says so. number one, he is not going to have policing for profit. he is...

Gynecologists updated. texas announced they would appeal the decision and would go to the staunchly conservative fifth court of appeals. according to "the new york times" even the judge acknowledged the limits of his ruling. quote, at the end of the day, these issues are going to be decided definitively not by this court but either the circuit or supreme court of the united states. melanie, ceo of the houston-based planned parenthood center for choice. welcome to the show, melanie, and thanks fo...

Decisions and say this cant happen. we dont deserve to be treated like this. our sisters and mothers and daughters should not be treated like this. >> that is absolutely right. the women of texas are paying attention. the women of texas have watched as governor rick perry and other texas politicians have forced the shutdown of 76 womens health centers around the state in the last two years, slashed hundreds of thousands of dollars of family planning funding, and created really dangerous conseque...

One-quarter before nine weeks are medication abortions. that would seem to have serious repercussions for the women of texas. >> yes. we were disappointed by that part of the ruling, but by and large this is still a victory for women. medication abortion in the evidence-based protocol is a very safe, very effective way for women to end an early pregnancy. were disappointed by that part of the ruling. the most important part of the ruling is that which prrveserve access to safe, legal borings acr...

Down a restrictive part of the abortion law deeming it unconstitutional. the judge appointed by george w. bush blocked texas from enforcing restriction that would have required doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. had the requirement gone into effect it could force clinics to close. the act is without a rational basis, the judge wrote and places a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion. "new york times" hailed the judges decisio...

Pass laws that restrict the very private, personal health care decisions women make in personal consultation with their health care decisions. not to rain on a victory but it is worth noting a few moments ago texas attorney general greg abbott asked for an appeals court to issue an order to reinstate the restriction, which they struck down on monday. the litigation on this continues. i think as judge yaekel made mention of in his decision, the ultimate end for this is the supreme court. if it ...

Putin but other countries around the world where lgtb rights are under siege. >> steve, you were saying you have friends in russia. >> i have a lot of gay friends in russia. they are engaged in gay activities. they continue to organize parades, marches, gay rights just mike my friends in texas do. rick perry not only with women in the last segment but if you look at rick perrys campaign material its remarkable similar to the statements out of vladimir putin. we have problems in this country as w...