the union must endure. the nation's future depends on the re-election of lincoln. for example, one biographer urges readers to give the president the chaps to complete the work commenced in his first term. justice demands a fair trial for his policy and that cannot be had without his re-election for a second term. after all the writer argues, lincoln's re-election would secure the restoration of the union by rendering the most fatal of blows to the hopes of the rebels. thare warns against changing presidents in the time of war. after all, to change our president in the face of the enemy would be as suicidal as to change a competent general on the eve of a battle. lincoln deserves re-election because he had grappled with the greatest crisis in american history and yet has maintained under firm and resolute guidance a government that stands forth today as a model of national forbearance to challenge the admiration of the world. and he has qualified to do even better during his second term because he is now -- he has now that best of all qualifications, experience. he

peterson and others before the national union party assembled in baltimore, written by the philadelphia journalist david braynard williamson, this biography was issue in the both paper and cloth editions. another biography that appeared before lincoln's nomination, was written by orville james victor, the editor and roadwayer for beetle and company's various ventures. the private and public live of abrah abraham lyn lincoln's -- beetle company's dime biographical library, was published as a small paper back which could fit into a reader's pocket. the cover of the volume pictures lincoln as a boy honing his reading skills by the light of a home fire. one can achieve success through determination, hard work and perseverance, although the intended purpose of lincoln's biography was intended to present his life as a moral lesson, it also served as another purpose, promoting the president's re-election, one historian asserts that this little booklet was popular among union soldiers, some of whom were avid readers of several of the -- lincoln published after his renomination include the life

union of local 21 i know there are a number of individuals in the audience who are here to physically come in support of this legislation and ask them if they can stand so we can acknowledge all the individuals here in support of this legislation thank you very much thank you. >> let me say that as you recall out of respect for my colleagues who wanted additional time to consider this piece of legislation i voted in the continuance of this law since that time the commission on the status of women held a hearing and spoke to the human rights commission that didn't have critiques about the ordinance this morning we met with our city administrators for the departments under her leadership can chiropractor to implement the law and if you pass this law today, we'll begin a long process that did not have contractors submitting equal pay reports until the ended of january 2016 we must first challenge an advisory committee to hold he several public meetings in which the board will allow the city to identify evidence of wage discrimination as well as the burn on contractors i want to address s

the strike was motivated over concerns from the national nurses union that hospitals are not ready for the threat of ebola. toughened safety precautions will be allowed, over 48 hours in 15 states and the district of columbia. >> i feel bad for the community for tomorrow but hopefully it will help the community. nurse andn er organizers say some 400 nurses are planning to strike starting wednesday morning full of the >> too many days -- a bad situation. >> national nurses union says is the man thing hospitals require full body hazmat suits and provide air pure fine respirators. and you train personnel on how to deal with potential ebola patients and properly put on and take off hazmat suits. >> we have not been trained yet on how to do that. >> ebola training is the headline. nurses like the ones in red word -- redwood california were trading. andight now, i'm making -- i have a masters degree. that same degree at other hospitals in the area, i'm making $50 an hour easily. i think the nurses need better care. we did get a response from providence hospital and they answered our question

union of health care workers and [speaker not understood] employees international. i want to make one point, that in response to a comment from the san francisco chamber of commerce, i will be here by making a motion to add the following language on page 5 line 24. and i quote, "the city will not disclose any information contained in the equal pay report that qualifies as a trade secret or proprietary information." the concern that was raised to us by the san francisco chamber of commerce -- and we welcome the feedback -- is that there might be proprietary information that they do not want to see disclosed as part of the report or as part of a government records request. the language that i move to include in the ordinance addresses that concern. i want to just end my remarks by noting a couple of points that have been raised. we introduced this piece of legislation more than a month ago. there has been actually a lot of me

union of health care workers and [speaker not understood] employees international. i want to make one point, that in response to a comment from the san francisco chamber of commerce, i will be here by making a motion to add the following language on page 5 line 24. and i quote, "the city will not disclose any information contained in the equal pay report that qualifies as a trade secret or proprietary information." the concern that was raised to us by the san francisco chamber of commerce -- and we welcome the feedback -- is that there might be proprietary information that they do not want to see disclosed as part of the report or as part of a government records request. the language that i move to include in the ordinance addresses that concern. i want to just end my remarks by noting a couple of points that have been raised. we introduced this piece of legislation more than a month ago. there has been actually a lot of media that has been given to this legislation, including an article in -- front page article in the san francisco chronicle. this piece of legislat

union that led up to a constitutional convention. he could do all of those things. he was very much a living, breathing, abled vibrant human being with hopes and dreams and visions and a vision for this country that he -- he was not a great speaker but john adams said he was the greatest political actor he ever saw. he conveyed an image in power with his resolution, with his letters. he was a good writer. but his dignity and his sense of purpose, he was an amazing human being. he would talk with all the men and he would dance with all the ladies. he was a human being and he could balance all of these things. changing the crops that were grown, bringing in new livestock. he was very active here. these were exciting times. this -- i always regret that in the great biographies of washington, including the six, seven volume one and then the five volume one and then the wonderful one -- they leave this period and they talk about -- he came back at 51 years old the most famous person in the world and used to be active all the i love a lett

union in america's revolutionary era. this group looks across the house chamber toward the chariot of history block. cleo, the muse of history, recorded american events as they occurred. she rides in a vehicle propelled by eagle wings, aka prorks pe, by the house of representatives. the chariot's front decorated by a portrait of washington. the chariot sits astride a globe encircled by a band enscribed with signs of the zodiac. the 12 constellations that traditionally represent the universe from earth's northern hemisphere. the presence of the zodiac has been noted by others but not explained within the context of american history. a congressional resolution on june 14th, 1777, authorized the design of the flag of the united states. 13 red and white stripes were its major identifying elements, but the resolution concluded that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation. both the designer of the american flag and latrobe conceived of the historical importance of america's governing system

i just noticed in your letters, national taxpayers union didn't support the senate office, or what was this -- >> i would note, i think one of the senate copies, there's only one difference, because one of the groups got originally left off. there's only one difference. i'll make sure you get that. the national taxpayers union, really, the only thing that they raised concern with when they were talking about the senate was travel. and i think that was because there are groups here, myself included, i think public citizen who have been in favor of eliminating privately financed travel. for senators and members of congress. that was not a position that national taxpayers was particularly comfortable taking, so they just said they would rather not go there. >> but they do support the independent agency. >> right. >> okay. >> all right. yeah? >> just procedurally speaking, in order to get the changes, is it a decision specifically by speaker boehner and pelosi? [ inaudible ]? >> well, they probably would have to take some action in house rules, to take this. i would note that there are dif

they brought in three national union leaders and they all said i was their number one target in america. i said it's simple because we took their power away. the power away of the big government special interests in washington and we put it in the hands of our state taxpayers and they didn't much like that. but the taxpayers did. >> how much money do you estimate they spent against you, all the outside groups, the party, how much money do you think they threw at you? >> it's tens of millions of dollars. remember, it's not just what they spent this time. they literally started almost four years ago on november 2nd of 2010, a website was registered call reca recallscottwalker.com. that was four years ago. they ran the recall election which crossed something like $80 million and then back at it again this fall. >> because i was in wisconsin about four weeks ago and i was commenting about, i mean, if you believe the ads, you are the devil. you're satan, or the son of satan. one or the other. i mean, they were brutal. let's go over because i actually think what people like yourself john kasi

they brought in three national union leaders and they all said i was their number one target in america. i said it's simple because we took their power away. the power away of the big government special interests in washington and we put it in the hands of our state taxpayers and they didn't much like that. but the taxpayers did. >> how much money do you estimate they spent against you, all the outside groups, the party, how much money do you think they threw at you? >> it's tens of millions of dollars. remember, it's not just what they spent this time. they literally started almost four years ago on november 2nd of 2010, a website was registered call reca recallscottwalker.com. that was four years ago. they ran the recall election which crossed something like $80 million and then back at it again this fall. >> because i was in wisconsin about four weeks ago and i was commenting about, i mean, if you believe the ads, you are the devil. e or the other.r the son of i mean, they were brutal. let's go over because i actually think what people like yourself john kasich cruise to re-election,

the national taxpayers union, the only thing they raised concerns with when we were talking about the senate was travel. and i think that was because there are groups here. myself included. i think public citizen who have been in favor of eliminating privately financed travel for senators and members of congress. that was not a position that national taxpayers was particularly comfortable take i ing. so they said they would rather not go there. >> but they do support the independent agency. >> right. >> just procedurally speaking, is that a decision that's solely made by speaker boehner and leader pelosi or something the house -- >> well, they probably would have to take some action in house rules to take this. and i would note there are different ways you can do subpoena power. you can give subpoena power to third parties as opposed to the members themselves. you can give them full subpoena power o to any witness involved in an allegation, but that would have to come from the leadership and it would have to be contained in the changes in the house rules. but there are -- while all th

it's part of a national day of action to bring attention to what the nation's largest nurse's union calls a lack of preparedness. th news 4 has more on the strike. >> reporter: nurses at prove dins hospital are in the fourth hour of a 24-hour strike. they are demonstrating outside of the hospital in northeast right now. the nurses are demanding better personal protective equipment at providence to handle ebola patients. they also want interactive training in ebola preparedness. the strike at providence is part of a countrywide and national protest by national nurses united which is the country's largest nurse's union. >> we need safe staffing for our patients. we are not prepared for ebola. our patients are suffering. the nurses are suffering. we're tired of it. >> we don't even have the adequate room. we don't have an isolation unit. >> reporter: the nurses at providence say they will strike for 24 hours until 7:00 tomorrow morning with a rally planned here at the hospital today at noon and a protest at the white house at 2:00. the hospital says they do have temporary nurses in place tod

unions walking from union station to the walmart. they are calling for $15 an hour wages. walmart says the average wage at this store is just over $12 an hour. union organizers say that's not enough. they want more flexibility for workers in terms of getting the hours in the week they need to generate a wage sustainable for their families. they want to at least get a 40-hour workweek for most employees here at this location. walmart came into downtown washington, d.c. last year. they say they created about 300 jobs at this location. a big protest this morning. everybody's gone home to get in from the cold. protests across the nation, as well throughout the day today. we'll see where all this goes. this morning, protesters saying they want to see at least $15 an hour here at this location. >> thanks, eamen javers. >> the president of gamestop. he will weigh in on the state of the consumer. she's still the one for you. and cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet appro

that's according to the consumer federation of america and credit union national association. wow, that's a mouthful. the group found that only 10% of the people questioned said they would shell out more than they did last year. about 33% say they would spend less. researchers also point out that consumers almost always spend more than they plan on spending every year. >>> now to a story of a christmas tree that seemed nobody wanted. reading, pennsylvania's scrawny spruce was about to be taken down when leaders decided getting rid of that tree just because it is ugly isn't exactly the christmas spirit. we have more. ♪ oh christmas tree, o christmas tree ♪ >> reporter: there was no shortage of holiday tree in the town of reading, pennsylvania. dozens turned out to give the town's christmas tree some much needed love. but this christmas miracle almost wasn't. >> that tree is not a very good tree for christmas. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the tree was in danger of getting axed. it had droopy branches accused of putting a damper on the holiday spirit. >> it looks like something yo

the strikers say the interest of the national and local unions are exactly the same. >>> the dallas hospital that treated the only ebola patient to die in this country has reached a settlement with his family. those involved are not saying how much money texas health presbyterian is paying to thomas duncan's family members. however, lawyer says it's a good deal. enough to take care of his children and his parents. the hospital also will create a charitable fund in memory of duncan and it is not charging his family for the medical care he got. duncan's family has been openly critical of his treatment. mostly because healthcare workers turned him away the first time he showed up with symptoms and asked for care. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. the cooler and colder air is working its way in here. i thought i would show you the numbers today. 68 and 60 will go in the books until it gets below 60. averages are 59 and 42. and nowhere near the record. 77 set back in 1912. we'll come back and talk about how cold it will get and what that means for high school playoffs, the terps game, and the b

if they're not good jobs, why are all the major national unions strongly supporting the project? ask them if these are good jobs? furthermore, energy is a foundational industry. low-cost dependable energy helps all the other industry sectors in our economy go and make us more competitive in a global economy. on the export issue, i think we've heard our president say it's all going to be export. well, that's interesting, because his department of energy says otherwise. if you look at the report from his department of energy, it says we're going to use that oil here in the united states. we're going to refine it. we're going to use it here in the united states. and interestingly enough, in order for the oil to be exported, you've got to get approval from the department of commerce, from the obama administration's department of commerce. one other interesting point, it's not just oil from canada. it's oil from my great state of north dakota and oil from mt. light, sweet balkan crude that we've got to find a way to get to our refineries in the united states. right now north dakota pr

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rnd the national labor relation, the union would be able to bargain about it. half scholarships versus full scholarships it's all subject to bargaining rnd the nlra. >> thank you. judge starr coming to you, we often talk about on this committee and in business across the nation and in union halls about the cost of unionization. the cost of bargaining, cost of dues, et cetera, whether or not a union member should have to pay dues voluntarily or not have a choice in that. what do you think in your experience would be the cost of unionization for the employer and employees. can you estimate employer/employee costs of student athletes unionized at baylor, for example? >> we've not punched through the numbers to come up with a reasonable estimate. the whole idea of collective bargaining is, in fact, to increase the whole reservoir of duly agreed upon commitments by the employer. so i think part of the question is, what can we do outside the collective bargaining which has never been contemplated before that improves student welfare. that's the ultimate question that

the national nurses union organized the effort. it came as the secretary of health and human services asked a senate panel for emergency funding. >> we've trained over 250,000 people. what we need to do now, and that's part of what this request is about, is to make sure that training continues and extends and we need to measure it. we are working with the manufacturers. they are producing 24/7 right now and we are working with them and working with the states to make sure that those who have the greatest need and will most likely treat, get that equipment. >> ifill: also today, relatives of thomas eric duncan, reached a settlement with a dallas hospital where the liberian man was initially sent home, and later died. the family's attorney said texas health presbyterian hospital will pay an undisclosed sum, and establish a charitable foundation. >> woodruff: a blast of early winter pushed farther south and east today, sending temperatures tumbling. readings fell more than 30 degrees overnight in illinois, dropping from 58 yesterday t

there's something telling about the unions. the national education system $40 million, it was most telling at the gubernatorial level, too. republican governors won. i think this is saying something about the collective bargaining process. i think people are sick and tired of seniority as opposed to merit. we will see it more and more. unions are losing their membership. we saw it in this election. >> jonas, what do you think it means to taxpayers? >> first of all, i think chuck copies that all right, all right, all right from somebody else. i don't see the huge impact with teacher's unions. consumers benefit when you take a hit. i don't see how it leads to higher tax rates. it's consumer price thing, a corporate price thing, shareholders benefit. as far as most taxpayers, it's not where the win was. 98% of people are paying a low rate. there's 2% that really are paying more than they were a few years ago. everybody else never got a break. >> it lowers the pension benefits, which is a huge part of state budgets. doesn't that lo

we also welcome statements from the european union, united nations, france, germany and others rejecting these illegal and illegitimate actions. >>> early find sr-gz been released in to what caused the virgin galactic space crash to crash on friday. one of the pilots was killed, the company's founder richard branson says commercial space travel is still a risk. >> reporter: contemporary to some initial reports, investigators say there was no explosion before the virgin black at this spaceship crashed. >> among other things they found the fuel tanks, the oxidizer tanks and the engine and all were intact, showed no signs of burn through, no signs of being breached 67 the national transportation safety board, which is leading the investigation, says a reentry system was prematurely deployed shortly before the craft broke up. what is called the feathering system helping the craft land by increasing drag. it have di deployed too early. >> the unlock 11 was not to be moved in for unlock until the acceleration to 1.4 and it occurred around 1.0. cock have i had video shows the pilot unlocking ea

as part of a national protest by national nurses united union, as well as being undertrained for ebola, they also contend they are understaffed and underpaid. >> it's not being able to take care of my patients properly. it's not having enough staff, it's not having the proper equipment, not having the training because new nurses aren't getting the training i got 16 years ago. it's hurtful. sometimes i want to go home and cry. >> providence hospital released a statement saying they are prepared for the high care of patients with highly communicable diseases such as ebola. >>> coming up at 6:00, why nurses could suffer. >> nine people have been treated for ebola in the u.s. and only one has died. >> that was thomas duncan. his family just reached a settlement with the hospital where they made mistakes. >> reporter: thomas duncan's four children will be provided for in a settlement between a lawsuit from his family and presbyterian hospital. >> they went forward with this situation so we can all move forward. >> reporter: the amount will not be released but there will be a fund in africa

the african union and united nations voiced opposition. power should be transferred to the people and elections held within 90 days. >> the way this which everything will be set up to organise election will beive. if it lasts too long, it can be a real danger. a danger to democracy in burkina faso >>> there has been protests against the government in the eastern democratic republic of congo. people are angry about a machete attack blamed on the rebel group adf. the government said it defeated the group. 95 civilians had been killed in the past month. >> reporter: there's anger in the east of the democratic republic of congo. these are the flags of president joseph kabila's ruling party. crowds gathered after an overnight machete attack in beni. civilians and police are among the dead. the government has failed to stop the violence in this region. security vorss fired -- forces fired shots to disperse the crowd. people blame the uganda-linked rebels, edf, for the attackment the group that has been around since the 1990s, include d.r.c. diss

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the african union and united nations have also voiced opposition to the military's takeover. calls are growing for the interim leader to transfer power to the people and to hold elections within 90 days. >> the rapidity of the transition, the way in which everything will be set up in order to make possible to organize election will be extremely difficult because if it lasts too long, it could be, indeed, a real danger. >> reporter: a danger to democracy. gerald tan, al jazeera. there have been protests against the government in eastern democratic republic of congo. people are angry about a machete attack thought to have been carried out by the rebel group ads. the government says its dpeeftd the group but civilians have been killed in the last month. >> in kenya's president who has ordered a northern tribe to turn in those responsible for the killing of 22 mreringz. they were ambushed by local tribesmen in terkana county during a security operation on friday. the local leaders say the att k attackers mistook them for an invading tribe. they asked for two weeks to hands over t

national prison project. anthony graves let me start with you, most people, almost all the people watching this program have never experienced anything like it, walk us through a day, the sun comes up maybe you see it, maybe you don't, but it is a new day, what's a day in solitary like? >> well, they start off about 3:00 in the morning when they are coming through and waking you up to feed you. and breakfast consistents of maybe one egg, and one biscuit. and some jelly. and biscuit is hard, and the egg is probably cold. that's how your day starts off. and then they cut the lights on you about 5:00 in the morning. and the lights stay on. if you are allowed to go out for one hour that day, they come and they handcuff you, they shackle you, they strip you out, they dehumanize you, they put you in a bigger cage for an hour, and you walk around like a wounded animal, because there's nothing else you can do in there. no workout equipment, inning. then after that, they cake you back into your cell, and that's your w

the african union and the united nations expressed concerns about the takeover while the opposition parties said they fear this could be a coup. >> translation: the political opposition and civil society organizations insist the victory of the popular uprisings belong to the people. therefore the transitional government falls to them, and under no circumstances be confiscated by the military >>> the armed forces snusted they want a consensual strans eyeingsal government to -- transitional government to emerge >>> we are joined on the phone from the burkina faso border with ghana. we saw yesterday in the capital mass protests and violence. what is the situation like on the border where you are? >> well, the capital is about two hours from here, and is generally calm. there's no violence here. everywhere is discussing costs, people are worried, friends and families are there. people think about getting the family members on buses, crossing to the ghana side of the border. some are worried if things are not resolved quickly. a lot of business has been affected. a border has been closed for a w

rnd the national labor relation, the union would be able to bargain about it. half scholarships versus full scholarships it's all subject to bargaining rnd the nlra. >> thank you. judge starr coming to you, we often talk about on this committee and in business across the nation and in union halls about the cost of unionization. the cost of bargaining, cost of dues, et cetera, whether or not a union member should have to pay dues voluntarily or not have a choice in that. what do you think in your experience would be the cost of unionization for the employer and employees. can you estimate employer/employee costs of student athletes unionized at baylor, for example? >> we've not punched through the numbers to come up with a reasonable estimate. the whole idea of collective bargaining is, in fact, to increase the whole reservoir of duly agreed upon commitments by the employer. so i think part of the question is, what can we do outside the collective bargaining which has never been contemplated before that improves student welfare. that's the ultimate question that

faso, the chairman of the african union is due to meet the new military leader. west african nation is under pressure to return to civilian rule after opposition protesters forced the president blaise compaore from power. opposition and community leaders met to discuss the details of a transitional government. it's hoped an interim leader will help to restore peace before elections in a year's time. >> translation: we have now had our revolution, like the french did in 1789. that made the military understand they need to choose the side. the people side. >>> staying in burkina faso, when thousands called for the resignation of the president, blaise compaore, an artist turned to graffiti to inspire change. this is his story. >> translation: revolution 2015. for a long time we knew things would change one day. i've only known one president, blaise compaore, who came into power by force. he did nothing to improve the lives of people here. that is why we started doing this. we are motivated because people were on the street protesting. we think our work helped. i enc

at the national convention in baltimore union-republican parties convention in 1864, lincoln turned to tennessee's convention delegates and they publicly made the case for johnson. this they did with stirring speeches on the floor that raised johnson for having stood loyal while in the furnace of the rebel yon. radical republicans had their doubts about the tennesseean. the pennsylvania congressman thaddeus stevens said lincoln should have been able to find a running mate without going down to one of the rebel provinces. others rallied around the nomination in the hopes that johnson with his pension for tough talk against the cessationists might push him towards a less lenient reconstruction program. they contrasted johnson's loyalty to the union with the all together less admirable record of mclellan's running mate. he was the very personification of the copper head democrat and the campaign trotted out the voting in congress. all the many instances in which he voted against resolutions to support the troops and raise revenue for the war effort. these votes 3r5were proof. what about t

it took three west african leaders, the african union, and the united nations to hammer out an agreement aimed at ending burkina faso's unrest after the fall of the president last week. leaders agreed to a long transition before presidential elections are held next year. no accord, however, on who will lead the country during that time. nevertheless anti-compaore protesters said they would end the widespread protesting. >> i think the best thing is to stay: calm and not put oil on the fire. >> in a meeting overshadowed by high running emotions, opposition leaders stormed out at one point, objecting to the presence of compaore's supporters. >> why are we at the same table as them? this is not working. we need to wait so that we can finish burying our dead, so that we can finish grieving. they are in the morgue because they shot real bullets into their heads. >> they later returned to the negotiating table, where others refused to sit with them. all sides agreed to return to a peaceful civilian-led system. they say it is up to the burkina citizens to decide who will run the government. >>

both the african union and the united nations expressed deep concerns about the take over while the opposition parties have said they fear this could be a coup. >> translator: the political opposition and civil society organizations insist the victory of the popular uprisings belongs to the people. therefore the transitional government legitimately falls to them and under no circumstances should be confiscated by the military. >> reporter: armed forces insisted they want consensual transition government to emerge, dominick cain, al jazeera. >>> organizers of election held by separatists in eastern ukraine say he won in the region and already the unelected prime minister of the so called people's republic and separatists hope election will bring some end to this in eastern ukraine but eu says it will not recognize the vote and we are in donetsk and can explain what he thinks he achieved from the vote. >> reporter: well, he said that he knew that there was no -- there will be no international recognition for a long time, but what he got is basically a mandate from the people who voted for him to

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joining me now is lee saunders, president of ask me, the nation's largest public employee union. thank you for being here. >> glad to be here. >> we worked souls to the polls yesterday together. you've been working to get people out to vote around the country. what's motivating and engaging voters in these final hours? >> i think people get it now. i think people understand there's going to be a true difference between the extremists in the state houses and in washington, d.c. who want to take this country back, versus those who want to have working people in the front lines who want to support voting rights, who want to support women's rights, to want who support an increase in the minimum wage, help working families across the country. folks are getting it. we saw it yesterday. we saw the excitement at the polls that we visited all day yesterday. we saw the excitement at the churches that we attended yesterday. folks are involved in this election and they're coming out to vote. >> you know, democrats have closed the gap in key senate battlegrounds across the country. the nbc/wa

. >> the chairman of the african union is meeting the new leader. the west africa nation is under pressure to return to civilian rule after protesters forced president compaore from power earlier this month. leaders met to discuss the details of the transitional government. we have more. >> reporter: ththe president is in mootings in the building behind me. it will contain elements of the military and elements of the opposition and the former ruling party. now opposition parties and other groups met over the weekend, and they put together of our this interim government will look like. they seen have the power to take away things and make changes and hand back the opposition if they all agree then maybe some kind of name will come forward. they are very adamant and say if they do not sit down they will impose sanctions. people are waiting to see what comes out of this meeting whether the e.u a.u. wins this battle or if they'll hang on to power a little bit longer. >> philippines announced it will withdraw its troops because of the outbreak. james bay

and at the national convention in baltimore union slash republican party's convention in 1864, lincoln turned to tennessee's convention delegates, william brown low to publicly make the case for johnson. this they did with stirring speeches on the convention floor that praised johnson for having stood loyal while in the very furnace of the rebellion. some radical republicans had their doubts about the tennesseen. he said of johnson's nomination, he should have been able to find a running mate without going down to one of those damned rebels. others rallied in the hopes that johnson with his pension for tough talk against the successioners might push lincoln to a more stringent reconstruction program. lincoln's backer in the north delighted in his loyalty to the uni union. pend pendleton was the personification of the treacherous copperhead democrat and the lincoln campaign trotted out pendleton's voting record in congress, all the many instances in which pendleton voted against resolutions and to raise revenue for the war effort and these votes were proof so the campaign arguments went

the attackers, members of an ultra nationalize group called the turkish youth union, angry at what it calls american impeer yolism. they shot the video and released it for all to see. the group used the backs in an apparent reference to a 2003 incident in iraq when u.s. forces detained a group of turkish soldiers, putting hoods over their heads. >> and martha is with us live from washington. these images were difficult to watch today, martha. any changes in security when these american sailors are in port? >> reporter: well, david, the navy is taking a look at security procedures for future port calls and working with the turkish authorities on that. but the navy and the u.s. embassy in turkey are quick to say that this will not effect the u.s. relationship with turkey. >> all right, martha raddatz live in washington. martha, thup. >>> to the other images tonight that have people so worried today. many watches on television. the drama unfolding, 69 stories up. watching those workers dangling from the new world trade center here in new york. two window washers trapped on their scaffold

both the african union and the united nations have expressed deep concerns about the take over. while the opposition parties have said they fear this could be a coup. >> translator: the political opposition in civil society organizeses insist the victory of the popular up risings belongings to the people. and therefore the transitional government legitimately falls to them and should under no circumstances be confiscated by the mil military. >> reporter: the arm forces insist they want a consensual transition government to merge. >>> joining us now on the line from there is journalist, now, yesterday we saw protest on his the streets of burkina faso, there was gunfire, a lot of confusion over who is in charge. what is the situation there now? >> the situation is calm today. people are going to work. the student are goal to school. we are waiting for the discussion to continue today. >> according to burkina faso's constitution the president of the senate should be taking over after the national president resigns. why hasn't that happened? why is it that the military has taken ove

it's unions surviving. it's been reported and discovered a lot of protesters were not walmart employees. they were paid by the union. going after walmart, if you look at the facts, national retail pay is $11.39. the average hourly rate, not counting managers is $8.36. they are going after walmart because the private unions at 36%. they are under 7% right now. unions are dying in the private sector for a good reason. this is about union survival. >> the request from a walmart worker who is happy with her job. >> i can't tell you all, but walmart has been good to me. okay? i came here about a year ago. i started off as a customer service cashier, then a sales associate in electronics and then a manager within six months. >> what do you say to that worker? >> i'm happy to hear from that worker. equally, you will hear other workers not making a livable wage and when you don't have workers making a livable wage, that provides for an insecurity among the middle class and american workers and affects american pros

at the national convention in baltimore, union/republican party's convention in 1864, lincoln turned to tennessee's convention delegates to publicly make the case for johnson. and this they did with stirring speeches on the convention floor that praised johnson for having stood loyal while in the very furnace of the rebellion. some radical republicans had their doubts about the tennesseean, the irascible penn congressman thaddeus stevens said of johnson's nomination that lincoln should have been able to find a running mate "without going down to one of those damned rebel provinces to pick one up." but others rallied around the nomination in the hopes that johnson with his pension for tough talking against the secessionists might push lincoln toward a less lenient, more stringent reconstruction program. lincoln's backers in the north delighted in contrasting johnson's rock-ribbed loyalty to the union with the all together less admirable record of mcclellan's running mate, george pendleton of ohio. pendsle t pendleton was the personification of the copperhead. they trotted out pendleto