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they are children of illegal immigrants and brought to the united states as kids. now they are getting abopportunityb to stay and work in the country for two years without worrying about being deported. this is part of president obama's immigration policy take effect today. i want to look at the qualifications here. and our cnn's miguel marquez is in los angeles where hundreds of thousands of folks are expected to jump at the chance to legalize their status. >> reporter: 23-year-old boy was brought to the u.s. from mexico when he was 11. he is one of 1.7 million young people here ill...

Convicted murderer bien adams was put to death in texas. and it was execution 1,294 since the death penalty was reinstituted in 1996. connecticut has repealed the death penalty. california is looking at an initiative to replace death penalty with life in prison. when asked, a majority of americans said they are in favor. the death penalty forces us to look at complex questions about morality, race, economics and the legal system in our country. one very simple question with a not so simple answer. does death equal justice? joining me now at the table. vera thomas, a mother whose son is on deat...

We feel like we know jennifer hudson, so in 2008, when the news broke of the murder of her mother, brother and nephew, we grieved for her. this week, opening statements began in the trial of william balfour, the man accused of killing jennifer hudson's family. if convicted, the severest punishment would be a mandatory life sentence. as we follow this most tragic chapter of jennifer's life and remember the lives lost, it's hard not to watch and wonder if that is going to be enough. still with me here, vera thomas, jeff jacoby, anthea butler and barry scheck. i wanted to point out when we look a...

>> it really does. game on, fighters. take a look at this ad released by karl rove's superpac, american crossroads against president obama. >> oh, yeah. >> president of the united steazy. ♪ i'm so in love with you >> oh, yeah. >> nice. >> he's a jack ass. he's a jack ass. >> obama. obama. obama, obama. obama. >> i'm not sure if that one is going to be successful. it still leaves me chanting obama. but even if at first cool isn't such a bad thing, the fact is, bill clinton after all did it, he did it well when he appeared on arsenio hall in 1992. after all, that was in 1992, during ...

nothing to do with abortion, birth control or gay marriage. this is about the budget, specifically the one created by republican congressman paul ryan that passed the house. today ryan who is catholic spoke at the georgetown university. the reception he received was a bit chilly. ryan claims his faith guided his budget cuts, but nearly 90 of the school's faculty members and priests sent him a letter ahead of the appearance telling ryan he better go back and read his bible. they wrote, quote, we roob remiss if we did not chal cheng your continuing misuse of catholic teaching to defend...