cheryl: david, certainly underfunded tensions has become a political hot button issue especially in new jersey, but if you look overall, most companies are trying to get out of the pension business, most corporations, and they're converting to annuities or a cash-type plan. is that good or bad for those participating in this plan, do you think? >> well, if they switch over to an annuity, it's transferring a liability on an insurance company, so it's the same for employees, retirees, because it gets the liability off balance sheet. if they're going to more of a cash balance thing, now the risk gets transferred from the municipality to the employee, and the employees need to be careful. and they may have to save more, invest on their own. cheryl: what do you say to police officers, firemen that do depend on those pensions, still have them and don't want their pensions to be mismanaged, frankly? >> well, the big thing that i believe for public employees is so many are able to retire especially the public safety workers at relatively young ages, and it's absolutely essential they not just r

the oceans are underfunded. desperately underfunded. especially now after the discretionary funding was cut back. the oceans are our live support system. here on spaceship earth. we need to understand them before we kill the life in the oceans or disruptive. -- disrupt it. what i'm trying to do is get people interested in next will ration on earth. and realize the ocean is this significant mud down there we need to understand. >> this morning there was a story on the bbc about this , raising themmet question of finding out how scientifically life may have begun on this planet. and maybe looking for answers in the ocean. a great provides laboratory for figuring out the early solar system. didn'tople think life come here from somewhere else. so, where? was it in a shallow pond hit by lightning? that has been discredited as an idea. people like the idea of hydrothermal -- hydrothermal. there is a new idea that down in hat couldp trenches, t have provided energy for early life on earth. it would have been stable, quiet. >> like a big bang m

but the oceans are underfunded. desperately underfunded. especially now after all of the discretionary funding was cut back in the last couple years. but the oceans are our life support system here on spaceship earth. we need to understand before we kill the life in the oceans or permanently disrupt it. so, part of what i was trying to do with this film was get people interested in expiration here on oceanand realize that the is this vast enigma down there that we need to understand better. >> two interesting things. this morning there was a story on the bbc about this -- comet and going up and trying to circle the comet. called rosetta. raising the question of finding out how scientifically life had the gun on this planet. a subject you're interested in. looking for answers in the ocean. >> it provides a great laboratory. most people think life did emerge on earth. did not come here from somewhere else. so, where? pondt in the shallow that has got hit by lightning? that has been discredited. people like the idea of hydrothermal vents. but

is not a panacea, they are under a lot of pressure and is underfunded. the idea that palestinians and israeli will see justice immediately delivered to them in an acceptable way over a short period of time through the i.c.c. gaining jurisdiction is not realistic. >> but hamas, itself, is accused of many crimes too, potentially to be investigated by the court. israeli government says hamas targets civilians with rockets. there are three ways that international criminal court investigations can be initiated. first when referred by the security council. that yirs all five members to agree. the u.s. vetos decisions. second an i.c.c. member state can make referrals. the i.c.c. can be asked to investigate crimes it says israel committed in its territory. thid, the ic -- third, the i.c.c.'s prosecutor can initiate prosecutions in states that signed up to the cause. but it was said that this decision may be more been palestinian leaders having nor bargaining chips. >> if they take it seriously, we'll see it in the coming few weeks or months. but if this is - thi

. >> because of underfunding, that means the likelihood of millions -- >> quick reminder of our headlines. fullne wants to become a member of nato. this after it is reported that 1000 russian troops have entered your crane. it an invasion. moscow says it is not true. the civil war in syria has forced a record 3 million people out of the country. the biggest two-minute. and in insect invasion in the madagascar. a swarm of locusts has taken over the capital and swept across the country, affecting the livelihood of millions. now to look at what is grabbing headlines around the world in the newspapers. scaring all of the international press is franz. florent, i imagine ukraine is getting a lot of coverage? >> yes, a big story. let's look at the front page of the guardian. kieve been invaded," accuses moscow. he accused them of the fact it will invasion. and opening up the conflict in eastern europe. a lot of acres are focusing on one individual in particular. it is a satellite picture taken on august 21. there is a convoy of russian armored vehicles in an undisclosed location in eastern ukrai

but with native programs already chronically underfunded, that goal seems further out of reach. >> americans have a very special responsibility to american indians. they were here first. i would say to anybody who has an attitude that this is old news, these are old treaties, i'd just say why don't you go to one of these indian reservations, particularly one that's in a pretty difficult situation, and then ask yourself if you contributed to that by being part of a country and a government that broke all of the promises or virtually all the promises it made. don't you feel some responsibility? you should. >> as a tribe though, we have to be responsible too. we have to stand up and take responsibility. we need to say okay these are our kids and we're out there arguing saying we want them back. but what are we going to do when we bring them home? what are we going to do for our kids? we have to have a plan. we need to make positive permanent change for... all our people, and so, you know, that's what's i'm hoping is going to happen. >> a lot of these mining sites are restricted >> a silent kill

prevention is always underfunded. what we should be worried about is the fact that if it was flu, we would be panicking in new york. >> why, tell me. >> flu spreads differently. it's airborne. it's easier to catch. you're contagious before you're symptomatic. hiv is a great virus for spreading in an epidemic because you can be asymptomatic for years, give it to hundreds of people. pe ebola, you're so symptomatic, you're going to be moving to the hospital. >> in the case of flu and in the case of ebola, we're still in the reality where you said prevention is underfunded. that we focus on it so much less. so when we have diseases that spread easily, we're not well suited for the prevention side. >> what we're seeing is a failure of the international system to respond to this virus. this is a virus we should care about for humanitarian reasons. there's a survey a couple of days ago in one of the big markets in liberia and they asked 1,000 people and 90% of them didn't believe ebola exists. this is not a region the west h

is underfunded. v.a. workforce is larger than the marine corps. compared to 200,000 marine corps. 150,000, shrinking to at which point they would be asf as many a reins -- half many marines. despite the competence and corruption, leadership has seem to reward the officials with performance bonuses. last year, 78 percent of the a senior managers receive these bonuses and got performance ratings of outstanding or exceeds successful. 470 the got successful or better. employees are performing wonderfully. in some cases, these bonuses were outrageously unwarranted. the former director of the v.a. medical center was paid bonuses even though the inspector general blamed several preventable deaths. the report found that as of february 2017, there were more than 277 v.a. employees performing as union representatives on 100% of official time. they spent $42.6 million in cost related to maintaining official time. on average, private sector primary care physicians have an average caseload of $2300 -- 2300. hospitals,ate sector some v.a. facilities close eye 3

this nation has betrayed these children with underfunded schools, have a policing, and have a militarizing. ashamed ofuld be what it has done and we will defend them with our lives. >> reverend osagyefo sekou, please stay safe. from the first baptist church in jamaica plain, massachusetts, dispatched to ferguson by the fellowship of reconciliation. his family is an ferguson and he has been on the front lines each night, tear gas and number of times. now!is ira democracy we stay in the streets of ferguson. stay with us. [♪] [music break] freedom suite. democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. researchvey by the pew center finds the public reaction to the shooting of michael brown is divided along racial lines, 80% of african-americans say the case raises issues about race that need to be discussed, less than 40% of whites agree. racey half of whites say is getting more attention than it deserves. african-americans are more critical of the police response, 65% are saying police have gone too far, compared to 33% of whites. calling to mind the racial 1960

s appeal to south sudan remains chronically underfunded, the 1. # billion needed, only half of the total has been met. many like this parent simply can't wait. >> we have no food and we survive on wild berries and roots. that is why my child is very sick. >> reporter: until south sudan's leaders compromise all of this will continue. now the displaced and dispossessed can only wait for the fighting and the rainy season to end. >> sreenivasan: again, the major developments of the day. police identified the officer who shot an unarmed black teenager last saturday. they also said the officer did not know the victim was a suspect in a convenience store robbery. later today, texas governor rick perry was indicted by an austin grand jury for abuse of power. the republican has been under an ethics investigation for vetoing funding for state public corruption prosecutors. the first texas governor indicted in nearly a century. and tensions between russia and ukraine escalated again with reports of a military clash just inside the ukrainian border. on the newshour online right now, art is everywher

the humanitarian community is woefully underfunded. >> there may be be fewer chaotic scenes like this as an iraqi helicopter landed on mount sinjar with the latest reports of the situation. the need for a rescue operation of some kind is not ruled out. the talk today is flexibility and keeping pace with the humanitarian crisis that is still growing. >> well, lucy, even though the u.s. has said it's not going to conduct operation, the humanitarian situation here is dire. as you mentioned earlier, the u.n. has raised the level here to emergency three level. that's the highest level. 1.2 million iraqis are displaced in this country because of conflict. 400,000 are here in irbil. the situation is getting very dire. of of course the political turmoil gripped baghdad as the president appoints a new prime minister. it doesn't appear the current prime minister maliki is accepting that and willing to step down. >> what about the islamic state militants who the threat is present of course across northern iraq. what's the feeling in irbil about them? >> reporter: well quite interesting lucy beca

. >> sean cause it underfunded and understaffed. he knows the weeks ahead will be difficult. he and the staff are not giving up. it's also clear he isn't afraid. laurie jane glehall. >> what is needed to slow down the spread of the e lola virus? >> what do you think about this new u.n. plan which really requires on getting more doctors on the ground? can that be done? >> it can be done. it's going to take a lot of people, and i understand that the u.n. plan calls for bringing in a lot of doctors and engaging a lot of people in west africa to try to get this under control. there is a danger, at the hospital where you have done work, we are talking of dozens of healthcare providers who have died including a friend of yours, dr. kahn who was very well rewagarded there. >> the healthcare providers are at the greatest risk in an outbreak like this. unfortunately, we lost too many great people like dr. kahn. >> it's like we are losing a generation of people who have spent so much time doing research on this. they have announced plans to try to fast track a vaccine. do you think tha

they are overworked and underfunded. these are people who are barely able to do their jobs. darrell issa oversight hearing is nothing more than to whip up the republican base to come out this november. the irs is just doing their job. they are taxed with determining whether or not these applications are valid or not. if mostly conservative groups are applying then guess who is going to be under the scrutiny? trying to type e-mails into the white house, they can look at e-mails and there is nothing there. host: to your point on resources for the irs, one of the numbers centere piece from the for public integrity noted that division has 14% fewer staff than it did two decades ago. the sentiments were echoed by many of the irs employees that we talk to for our story. this, theyctively are being bled of resources but most of them are just trying to do their jobs and follow the law that has been written by congress. aty point the finger congress as being the villain in all this. it is not the irs. this is the sentiment of the employees and not talking about anybody else. they fee

economic failure and critics charge schools, hospitals, and public transportation remain chronically underfunded. a recent poll showed 72% of brazilians are dissatisfied with the way things are going in their country and that's up from 46% in 2011. >> we don't usually see that except in countries that have experienced a lot turmoil such as egypt during the arab spring or countries who have gone through crisis, which is not brazil. >> reporter: for now all eyes are on its presidential election. mary snow, al jazeera. >> well, this news comes a month after all eyes were on brazil hosting the world cup. the world cup actually disrupted economics growth. vivian rodriguez for the financial times. one would assume, i don't even know if we should assume this any more but one has typically assumed that olympics and world cups are great for your economy, but increasingly we're seeing that does not pain out. >> it's a huge debate offende around the world. but you have to realize that brazil gave government holidays, there was a lot of disruption where there was several days of no work at all. the gdp suff

. >> president petro poroshenko is vowing to spend more than $3 billion to shore up ukraine's underfunded military and as we see on ukraine's independence day, rebels used a page from moscow's play book. >> reporter: a grotesque parade on the streets of donetsk. prisoners capture bid ukraine's pro-russian rebels made to walk through the streets, hands tied, heads bowed as the crowds syria and scream. an exercise in humiliation where the onlookers are all too happy to play their part. they scream "beasts, get on your knees" and "fascists" as the men tread past, a sign of the hatred that's taken route between one ukrainian and another in the country's east. the rebels have promised they deed this to echo the way russia paraded german prisoners of war through moscow in world war ii and, like they did then, donetsk's new masters sprayed the streets clean behind them. an ugly contrast to the celebrations in kiev where ukraine's president seemed set on his military course. not the words of a man looking to compromise when he meets russia's president next week. >> translator: we have proven that

william hite says without more money for the underfunded school district that's what could happen. >>> hundreds of small business owners from across the country are in washington this week, including many from our area. it was for a national leadership conference for a non-profit called score. score provides startup entrepreneurs with free noerngt guide their businesses. here's how it's impacting local businesses. in pennsylvania, score helped start 1200 business and create nearly 1,000 jobs last year and the group says the key is the volunteer mentors. >> most of the professionals in their life start a clock and charge by the hour. we hope to help businesses. >> score helped 1200 business start up and created 554 new jobs. in delaware last year, score helped 131 new business startups and created 235 new jobs. >>> as atlantic city grab really is with its casino crisis, new jersey's governor is planning a summit about that city's future. the forum is scheduled for september 8th. by that time, showboat will be closed, joining the atlantic club, which closed in january. rebel and trump w

the thing that upset most people is they began to talk about underfunded and underperforming schools. a lot of this is about education and jobs. >> yes. >> significant. they are tied together. a lot of pent-up emotions are in our african-american communities all over the country. >> i say that every time to people about the blocks i grew up in north philly. they are now african-american rather than irish or polish. there are no jobs there. the factories are gone. that means the government has to step in. it's one of my rants. >> i agree. >> it's an honor to have you here. margie, i always learn something from you. >>> up next, bob mcdonnell has problems. he took the stand in his own defense against the corruption charges he faces. now it's the prosecution's turn to cross examine the former governor. their questions won't be easy for this fellow. this is "hardball," the place for politics. she inspires you. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can

you had a lack of funding and i think the biggest single problem has been the incredible underfunding of the cftc. they were given the the biggest grand of new authority and derivatives and they were wildly underfunded and that's why people regret that we didn't let them be in that situation. what many would like to do with throttle with cfpb and then you have -- and then you have the financial industry loading all these comments on the agency which you have to do and you have the court requiring a very specific analysis and then saying, oh, no, that's not good enough. we have an example. the cftc put out a rule in accordance with the bill's clear language, regulating speculation that specifically said if you don't use oil except in your salad and car, please don't go up and buy a whole amount of it which could have an impact on the price. the court threw that out and said congress didn't mean it. we did. >> reclaiming my time. reclaiming my time. is this the sneaker risk thing that's happening to us? the which -- >> with your indulgence, you are here to question. >> it's an indirect

is underfunded. the v.a. workforce is larger than the marine corps. compared to 200,000 marine corps. attention shrinking to 150,000, at which point they would be half as many marines. despite the competence and corruption, leadership has seem to reward the officials with performance bonuses. last year, 78 percent of the a senior managers receive these bonuses and got performance ratings of outstanding or exceeds successful. 470 the got successful or better. all of the top employees are performing wonderfully. in some cases, these bonuses were outrageously unwarranted. the former director of the v.a. medical center was paid bonuses even though the inspector general blamed several preventable deaths. the report found that as of february 2017, there were more than 277 v.a. employees performing as union representatives on 100% of official time. they spent $42.6 million in cost related to maintaining official time. on average, private sector primary care physicians have an average caseload of 2300. unlike private sector hospitals, some v.a. facilities clo

california is well known these days for underfunding its schools, and even though we're doing better after the passage of prop 30 and under the governor's new local control budget, we're in a better situation. but all that did was avert disaster, didn't give us the funding we need to provide the best we can for the kids here. >> reporter: schools are on the second year of the implement takes of common corps. there were controversy on that. sop people don't agree, your naughts? >> i think generally common core is taking us in the right direction because it's forcing us to move away from the stand and deliver type of teaching and learning in classrooms and do more hands on, integrated type of learning that's more connected to the real world. so, the real challenge will be how it's assessed. we really don't know what common core assessment is going to look like and the assessment will drive our practice in classroom naps remains to be seen, but in general, i'm very optimistic about where we're going with common core. >> you're roughly two weeks on the job. the previous three people that

give holistic solutions to people and i think that's something that is underappreciated and certainly underfunded in today's development environment i don't disagree here in the united states i think the our. female representation in congress is what sixteen percent it's low yeah yeah norway if i'm remembering correctly has a government mandated minimum of forty percent right rwanda has done extraordinary things in terms of representation i mean there is in my mind there is a place for quotas and places where our ideals and our aspirations around equality and equitable representation our ideals are sort of outpacing reality and i do think it's worth sort of putting some numbers in place in places like that to show what a better reality is achieved when you've got women. the table as agents of change and decision makers and it's almost a form of affirmative action it's undoing the damage of. bringing people up to the present also there's a huge issue around education education of girls yeah i mean there are places in the world where it's functionally illegal for girls to to be educated at least an

we have so many underfunded troubled school districts in the st. louis metropolitan area, a look at police culture. we saw the video come out within the last couple of days of darren page of the st. louis county police department. we have a lot of great police officers in the st. louis area. but we have a lot of lunatics and lunatics like paige are people we've been dealing with our whole lives. a lot of these issues will be looked at. we have healed stl which is a hashtag branded to try to find ways to help heal the community. if we can continue this spirit, which has been going on in the street of ferguson, get people to volunteer and get involved to become more involved in the community. we no longer see 12% voter turn outs. we get a real community spirit out here and get people involved for the long haul. >> thank you so much for being with me this morning. i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >>> we're continuing to watch the st. louis church where michael brown will be laid to rest in moments. a live report from nbc craig melvin o

i think that this reality of how complicated it is to ask a big systems to do this well was underfunded. it is about fair timelines that have a sense of urgency because kids can't really wait. they don't get beyond what people can reasonably get done. >> if i could make a quick comment, i don't disagree. but maybe we are talking to different leaders. there is, what is missing here the role of the state. education should be fundamental a state responsibility. the federal role should supplement that. even state leaders are frustrated by the federal role we are seeing. i completely agree on the issues of equity. there is an important federal role. but there is a sense that it has outgrown itself and it is driving education policy at the state and local levels. the poll we are discussing today indicates the public isn't comfortable with that either. >> i'm not sure the public will ever be comfortable with the push on it when he. the only way we could get an a is to abandon that pressure. i don't think anybody wants that to happen. i certainly hope not. the question is, the leverage beyond l

because, you know, in a lot of states they're implementing these new common core standards, teachers are underfunded, a lot of positions have beeniuó cut, so we see teachers with these huge classrooms and just one teacher. so i think we're at a point where from a publishing perspective they want the books, but we need to make it easy for them to see how to use them. you know what i was talking about before, taking a look at classics and maybe substituting some more modern, diverse classics for some of the old classics that are used is a helpful way to make it easy for teachers to use diverse books in the classroom. but i think especially with the growth of charter schools we're seeing, we're seeing budgets that are specifically set aside for purchasing books and for diversifying collections. and so it's just a matter of making the books as easy as possible for teachers to use so that they don't need to do all the legwork to figure out, well, is this diverse book you're coming to me with, first of all, is it culturally accurate, second of all, is it in my curriculum? if we do the work for them and p

. >>> happening today, the understaffed and underfunded san jose police department is getting some backup right now. kris sanchez joins us live from san jose city hall. kris, new community service officers will be hitting the streets. >> reporter: yes, it is graduation day for them. they're very excited. they just wrapped up a five week academy and here they are earlier this week, wrapping up their studies. they officially take the floej serve today and will be ready to respond to low level nonemergency calls. that means if you want to file a report about something like a stolen car, traffic accident, in which no one was injured, a theft or a vandalism, there's a good chance that one of these officers will show up at your door. their uniforms will look a little different, light blue shirts instead of the traditional dark blue top and their badges read community service officer not police officer. now because they are not sworn police officers, the cso's won't carry gun and instead will have pepper spray to defend themselves. the instructors say they won't be going into scenes where there

. >> california is well known for underfunding its schools. and even though we're doing better after the passage of prop 30 and under the governor's new local control funding formula budget, we're in a better situation. all that did was avert disaster. it didn't give us the kind of funding we need to provide the best we can for all of our kids here. >> reporter: he is the fourth superintendent in recent years. his three predecessors were pushed out by relatively short terms. we asked him if he's feeling the pressure. he is, but he plans to be here until he retire us. here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks bob. >>> 6:16 right now on your monday morning. time to check your forecast as we give ewe live picture of -- you a live picture of san jose a lot going on on this monday. people are out and about, christina. >> they are. they are. and if they don't get out and about this week, they might be kicking themselves through the final week of august. i can tell you, this week's looking good. we're going to stay level. looks like

recently about his all we know that ferguson school district for instance has been you know consistently underfunded the state of education in missouri in certain pockets has been in crisis and all of you know all of this it's incredible because michael brown just graduated was getting ready to go you know obtain another degree and this happened and when we think about how that impacts the economy i mean here here's a young man who was attempting to contribute who was tempting to further his education and that was cut short and people were listening to him conservatives are saying you know. went to the store did a stupid thing but again i remind people you do not execute somebody over forty dollars worth of cigars and that's what's old let's understand again it's a distraction it's more. than it was gushing about ferguson and the killing of michael brown. dramas the truth be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. the faces changing the world right now. so picture of today's new. home to and from around the globe. local. t.v. . i marinate join me. for an impartial and financial reporting commentar

the backlog predates this and is the result of years of underfunding. another component could be departure programs. this would allow children to have their claims heard in their own country by u.s. officials or be evacuated to as safe location for processing. a best interest determination or equivalent process could be established to identify those at reduced risk of persecution or for whom going to the united states would be the best outcome. such programs were established with an increase in haitians. an orderly departure process must reinforce protection and not undermine the right to seek asylum and other forms of protection within the united states. children who reach our borders must fill the process and not sent back to their country. solutions must include addressing the root causes and re-bust reintegration services. in conclusion the u.s. can address this historic migration in a way that ensures their protection while supporting a fair and orderly response that uphold moral obligations to the most vulnerable. thank you for the opportunity to

63% underfunded, any way to catch up without the taxpayers footing the bill? >> know, we want without the governor and mayor together because the state government determines what the actual air it he will be. the state has said it will be seven when it should be to. unless there is an agreement between the leaders, we will have no improvement and are heading for a massive wake-up call to people whose pensions are vitally involved and how they are managed, how they are invested and governed. >> who ultimately takes the decision about cleaning up and perhaps even reforming a city or could besion system? the state governor. he could help him proceed with the work. use that as a stepping off point to convene a commission on reforming new york city pension system. city controller could do the same thing. keep in mind these are strong, political entities, firemen and teachers. the teachers took umbrage when one of the private equity funds said there would be a problem in terms of unions receiving payouts in the future. they wanted to fire blackstone. politics is rea

if russia wants to intervene or bolster or bail out, many say they started underfunded and personnel. they have to move quickly. the military all around the city taking territory quickly. a sense that the clock is ticking, regardless of the kremlin's rhetoric. they passed sanctions against them. many russians saying all that is actually done is stopped some russians getting european food stuff they like. that is still to be worked out in the details. it's just getting started. >> one of our experts pointed out yesterday, a lot of these vehicles, russian vehicles on the border have humanitarian symbols and say they are there for humanitarian reasons. that's the same thing we saw, frankly, before the annexation of crimea. we'll see what happens. thank you for the report. >>> the beginning of the end in the oscar pistorius murder trial. the olympic runner accused of killing his girlfriend. has he convinced the judge it was a tragic mistake? we are live with the latest after the break. ♪ you treat every minute like it's a chance to do something. so you're always moving. constantly searc

i think that this reality of how complicated it is to ask a big systems to do this well was underfunded. it is about fair timelines that have a sense of urgency because kids can't really wait. they don't get beyond what people can reasonably get done. >> if i could make a quick comment, i don't disagree. but maybe we are talking to different leaders. there is, what is missing here the role of the state. education should be fundamental a state responsibility. the federal role should supplement that. even state leaders are frustrated by the federal role we are seeing. i completely agree on the issues of equity. there is an important federal role. but there is a sense that it has outgrown itself and it is driving education policy at the state and local levels. the poll we are discussing today indicates the public isn't comfortable with that either. >> i'm not sure the public will ever be comfortable with the push on it when he. the only way we could get an a is to abandon that pressure. i don't think anybody wants that to happen. i certainly hope not. the question is, the leverage beyond l

talked about being underfunded and countries giving the money that is necessary to try to help to treat these people. more than 900 deaths. it is spiraling. i appreciate the updates, thank you. >>> happening now, closing arguments in the oscar pistorius case. the olympic athlete in court, straight ahead. 9m >>> tennessee republican, lamar alexander is the latest sitting snar to back a tea party challenger. alexander defeated joe carr in the gop primary. carr was endorsed by sarah palin and other tea party senators. meantime, republican hopes of picking up a senate seat got a boost with john walsh dropping out because of a plagiarism scandal. he was appointed in february to relace baucus. >>> in the murder trial of oscar pistorius is expected to wrap up today. the case will then go to the judge after the defense closes finishing arguments today. he's accused of premeditated murder of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. he says he shot her accidentally mistaking her for an intruder. >>> a lot of breaking news this morning including this, president obama authorizing air strikes in iraq, if de

texas and other states to use the national guard to militarize the southern border and at the same time underfunds the additional judges i thought we agreed were needed. we all know we need to deal with the claims put forward by these young people who present themselves. so mr. speaker, let's pass an appropriations bill that reflect ours country's values and actually addresses the problems we face. and let's face up to our responsibility to pass comprehensive immigration reform as the senate did a year ago. this bill moves us in exactly the wrong direction. i urge its rejection. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina yields back. the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the distinguished chairman of the military construction-v.a. subcommittee on appropriations, mr. culberson of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. culberson: thank you, mr. chairman. i've heard several of my democratic colleagues say this bill does not reflect american values. i'm disappointed

the people trying to come back are very much underfunded and underequipped. christine? >> that is the worst outbreak of ebola we have ever seen. thank you. >>> there could be 80 bodies still lying in the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 17. a team of investigators finally reaching the crash site thursday. they report seeing human remains and personal belongings scattered across the debris field. this is two weeks after the plane was shot down. they are returning to the site today. >> as we were leaving the site, we had bombs raining down upon us. it is very, very tricky. we are hoping that our, kind of, again, our custom made cease-fire that gives us the type of protective cocoon, if you will, will endure and allow us to do that movement in and out as many hours a day as is required. >> the latest from kelly morgan live in kiev. there are reports coming in from minutes ago there's fresh violence not far from the crash site. >> reporter: yes, we have heard in the last 24 hours there hasn't been a cessation in military activity around the site of the mh17 crash site.