Necessary. A u. S. Citizen has been gaoled in dubai after putting out a parody video. I did nothing wrong. There was nothing illegal about the video. For once, im somebody nobody thought i could be. The feeling you get back you cant even describe it. We begin with president obamas fifth state of union address, expected to focus on income and equality, education reform, the environment. The president offered a sneak monday. Tomorrow night its time to restore opportunity for all. Its an opportunity again. Lets declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth no one who works fulltime should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to 9 an hour. Leaders from the business, labour, Law Enforcement agrees that the time has come to pass comprehensive Immigration Reforms. Now is the time to do it. Now is the time to get it done. So what will be different this year as the president goes into his speech with record low disapproval numbers. This is a year of action, to work with c
Representatives after the 2010 midterm elections. The president has seen initiatives stalled, appointees blocked and his own political fate attached, far more than he choose, to the least Popular Congress in history. If you are president , is there much you can do about that. President obama has mused out loud in recent days about his desire to stop waiting for congress to see things his way. Senators of both parties are working together to prevent anyone from buying guns for resale to criminals. They are tired of seeing their guys and gals being outgunned. Each of these proposals deserve as vote in congress. State of the union speech. For the sake of our children and our future. We must do more to combat climate change. 12 months on, these visions have not been fulfilled. The time has come, to pass comprehensive Immigration Reform. Now is the time to do it. Largely because they are tied up in a grid lock congress. With Approval Ratings at all time lows, 2013 was a bad year for congres
And put your Royal Household in order, britains monarchry is told to get more commercial about its money. They have voted to scrap an city controversial laws. The Prime Minister has gone two, his resignation accepted. But the back to back to solve the political crisis satisfied the opposition. This goes straight to sue turte next. What is that the demonstrators are not satisfied with, sue . Jen, they were calling this judgement day, the p osix leaders were saying the protestors all needed to watch as emergency session to see if they got what they wanted. Well, things certainly were dramatic. With two definite shifts but it isnt quite as much as they are still calling for. Introduced just a week ago. And according to the constitution, that meant the whole cabinet was out of office. One leading opposition senoras a possible unifying figure in parliament, said they had called for the Prime Minister to go. We asked for the resignation of the government with directly responsible for the sit
That is his lowest number ever ahead of the strait of the Union Address. Now, during the speech he will announce he will use his powers to raise the federal minimum wage for contract workers. That will go up to 10. 10 an hour. Lisa stark is in washington, and it has been a tough year for the president. If you think back to october when the president was riding high. Were up whether, but then they fell after that disastrous roll out, the Affordable Care act has not recovered yet. The president is hoping to use tonight to make a fresh start and gain some momentum. President obama is looking to leave a turbulent 2013 behind. And turn the tide in 2014 with his fifth state of the union. Tonight, mr. Obama is polling numbers are at an all time low, face as Congress Whose numbers are even lower. I have a pen, and i have a phone. That was president obama nearly two weeks ago, who says he has a new plan of action, doing that he can on the big issues when this congress is unable or unwilling to
Thats a contention on the flipside and a question of whether or not they are a gate way to marijuana or regular smoking derek says the same regulations in place should be in place for ecigs. Ecigarette sales doubt to a billion and a half dollars. For many the exploding popularity is a cause for concern. Currently unregulated ecigarettes are blamed for an increase in calls to poison centres. The liquid nicotine cartridges come in many flavours, making them enticing to kids. They are increasingly popular among teams. The number of kids using them nearly doubled. What are the risks associated with ecigarettes, is it time to regulate them. We are glad to have john, a professor of Public Interest law. Ray storey is the ceo of the tobacco vapour Electronic Cigarette and dr rogers a toxocologist. Welcome everyone to the program. Dr rogers, you are not only a toxocologist at childrens, you are the associate medical director of the the kentucky regional poison center. We welcomed a trend to cal