the trouble that -- the trouble is that if you go to gun shows, you find people coming in not one gun to sell but with hundreds of guns to sell. they are fundamentally dealers. they have the same size and inventory as the legally registered gun dealers who go to these gun shows, but the law does not apply to them. i do not think congress meant that loophole to me a way around have been professional sellers of guns avoid the regulation that you have to do a background check. it was meant for individual purchases, one gunner two, and and it's been used for something different. closing that loophole, requiring the same process for non- registered dealers that are effectively dealers as you do for registered dealers, it would help the government keep guns at of those that the federal government has already legislated should not have them, a convicted felon, miners, people with severe mental problems -- there are some categories. i think that terror gap is one of those terror -- those categories. i am senate -- i am sensitive to his concern. he has put a lot of time in this. hopefully we w

i believe that my right to own a gun should not be infringed because some not will take a gun and use it incorrectly. your son is a former marine, is that right? >> yes. >> he was ta former pilot, right? >> yes. >> you have been great on this issue. no one would expect a marine to read someone caught off of the battlefield their rights. you catch them and you interrogate them lawfully. york unit is probably the best in the world but i don't think it is smart for us to say that the homeland is not part of the battlefield. you get rewarded if you can be caught here? why should you get a better deal if you get here? even if you are an american citizen, you should be seen as a potential military threat not someone tried to commit a crime. i look forward to working with the police department, the mayor of new york, to devise a law that recognizes we are at war and when you capture someone like this that you have the opportunity to hold the suspect because they represent a military threat to our country even though they are a citizen, and be able to gather intelligence before you did anythi

i'm for gun control, controlling guns to a degree. an interesting question that sort of catches right wing. they're against terrorism but for guns. >> it's is in interesting, the gao said 91% of those on the no-fly list could pass background checks and get guns. i think it surprises a lot of folks. >> right. i also think we should change the no-fly list to the no getting on the damn plane list, i think they need to make that a little more clear to people. >> be more specific? the initial reaction the new york's mayor and other politicians had, this was a lone wolf. do you think they were being too politically correct? >> i don't think it matters. what matters is there are a lot of young muslim men in this country and overseas who are on the edge here. this guy, like a lot of the terrorists we find out about, wasn't poor, he was living this middle class life. then, you know, the backup plan, terrorism, his wife left him or the house was underwater or something, you know, i know i'm a broken record about religion, when that stuff is in

licensed gun dealer, you cannot buy a gun. you do not have a choice. that does not compromise the rights of law-abiding citizens. they're not even trying to make it that strong. they are just saying give the department of justice discretionary authority. >> can i take a shot at that? no pun intended. you are my friend. >> i do not get your concern. >> i will try to explain it to you. i know i talk slowly. i will talk slower. i have an accent. i know your ability to understand my argument is based on a not you but me. >> i think i understood input -- i think i understood it. >> there is no constitutional right to get on an airplane without being screened that i know of. when the founders wrote the constitution, they did not consider flying. i don't believe the constitution protect any of us from being able to get on the airplane without being screened. here is the elephant in the room. what if all the secondary screening happens to be, 99%, muslim males? that is where we are headed with this thing. >> are they on the terrorism

and what is a smoking gun. we did have a memo that was -- had been produced, i think about a year before, identifying people who were going to get demoted and we noticed that there was only one damon denominat denominatd-- denominator, and that was we were all over 50 and there was nothing we could have done to change it performance wise. >> that to me distills it down, mr. dreiband, in these cases you cited the one you just cited, read from, i mean, not too often do you really have the smoking gun. maybe in a few cases you do. and, obviously, those seem to be the cases that made it to these circuits. where you really had a definite smoking gun. but, most cases you don't have that. and, so, what you have done is, you said, you set this really high bar. if you got a smoking gun, you will win. even under the gross decision. >> yes. and -- excuse me. >> i'm saying, but, that doesn't happen that often, mostly, it is a lot of other things that you have, and what we have said, in the past, is that if you can show tha

selling guns is illegal in mexico. guns have to be bought in the united states. i would like to get into three questions, having set the stage for this. i will do t quickly because i am aware i do not have too much time. i will very quickly go through three questions. how did mexico get into the situation is in today? what could be the options moving forward? and what could be the future of mexico's relations with the u.s.? how did mexico get into this? well, you may remember that there was a political party called the p r i, those of you who know about mexican culture. there was a political party called the pri's that governed mexico for about 70 years. by the way, i belonged to that political party. the government i work for belongs to the political party. we lost power in mexico in the year 2000. in the last 10 years, another party called the pan has been the governing agency. one thing that has happened, and i am not here to make political statements. what i am here to do is to explain that the political transition mexico went through did not come, necessaril

and a machine gun capable of shooting 12 rounds, a machine gun capable of shooting 990 rounds a minute. that kind of fire power isn't even used by police or federal agents. what kind of protection did you need? >> well, as i've seen you did your research -- >> larry: i have good staff. >> -- did you do the research on the incident that happened to me in cincinnati and how much fire power was used against me? >> larry: tell me about it. >> and how outgunned we were. i was pulled up on after an after-party. and to be quite frank with you. they opened fire and let off maybe from 50 to 100 rounds of ammunition very quick. >> larry: and others? >> against me and another that van, as you see. >> larry: why? >> why? i mean, your guess is as good as mine. >> larry: you didn't know who they were? >> no, i didn't know. i till don't know who they are. i know who they say they are. i know who the law say they are. >> larry: whose the law say they are? >> citizens of cincinnati, ohio. >> larry: that shoot rounds of guns at a rapper and his friends? >> you know, jealousy is something, man. >> larry:

rights. >> he can't have a gun or she can't have a gun. they may be about to go out and try to kill some americans. >> we're talking about a second amendment right and some of the people pushing this out there also pushing the idea of banning handguns. >> the hearing was scheduled before the attempted bombing in times square. mayor bloomberg says the incident made his testimony today even more important. >>> take a good look at these pictures. do you know this man? prince george's county police are looking for him. they say he robbed at least two banks. he hit a bb&t in upper marlboro april 126789 he implied he had a weapon and pass add note demanding cash. police believe it's the same guy who held up a sun trust in largo. >>> stunning allegations leveled against a local coach. what police say he's been doing for years. >>> plus, bodies piled 12 feet high found inside this funeral home. the owner has something surprising to say. >>> all eyes on the developing story in the gulf. we'll have an update. >>> we had a beautiful wednesday around

the brady gun law now says that if you apply for a federally licensed gun sellers a gun, your name is automatically run through a less. -- a list. sometimes there is a wait time of three days, during which a law enforcement is informed. oddly, right now if justice is informed that your name is on a terrorist watch list, they cannot stop you from buying the gun. it is obvious that you want to keep a gun out of a suspected terrorist's hands. talk a little bit about what the purchase of a gun may say about the moment in a wood-be terrorist's activities. in other words, might it suggests that that person is about to go operational? >> certainly, that is a possibility. we are still gathering information about faisal shahzad's purchase of a gun. we know that he purchased the weapon in march in connecticut. we know that he had with him in the car that gun when he drove to jfk airport on sunday night. it appears from some of his other activities that marches when he decided to -- march is when he decided to put this plan in motion. he came back from pakistan

. >> reporter: so far, pilots have never had to use their guns. in 2008, an armed pilot accidently shot a hole in his jet while on approach for landing. the plane landed safely. there were early reports that the depressed jet blue pilot threatened to take down a plane. in a statement, the airline insisted reports that a jet blue pilot threatened to crash a plane are unsubstantiated. and aviation sources agree that this pilot did not threaten to take down a jetliner. and the pilot did agree to seek medical help. >> you mention there's screening to become a pilot. is there followup screening? >> reporter: all commercial pilots are screened at least once a year by faa-approved doctors. they get medical checkups and at that time there is some informal psychological screening, as well. >> lisa stark in washington. >>> and we move on now to day 32 of the oil spill in the gulf. authorities closed a popular public beach in louisiana today as thick globs of oil spread on it like melted chocolate on the sand. meanwhile, bp has said it is not capturing as mu

but official to acknowledge at this point they did not find a gun -- did not find a gun on his person and although there were searching the woods they were not able at this point to find a gun in the woods. we don't know if he is a student at the school or a local resident. we do know he is in custody and at the very least he will likely be charged with assaulting a law-enforcement officer. live from stafford county, abc 7 news. >> keep us posted. >>> meanwhile, police in fairfax county are stepping up their search for two accused killers. this morning officers were out in force along compton wrote in centreville near the scene of a brutal murder that happen one week ago. gail? >> they took the investigation from here to that location on compton road where at 10:43 a.m. last monday morning, jose -- was gunned down by two men who apparently were trying to commit a home invasion at a centreville home. the family was home at the time and date credited jose of rose dollars for saving their lives. -- jose rose dollars for sitting their lives. police have been stopping cars on company road

they arrived and saw the actor pointing a prop gun at the clerk and the officer drew his real gun, yelled at the actor to put up his hands. the cops backed off after they found out what was going o. the film maker took the blame saying he should have told police about the shoot. >>> gl they're lucky nothing went wrong there. that would have been disastrous. >>> a beautiful stretch going here but maybe some showers? >> there could be one or two tomorrow. that's the point we want to get across. i think most of the day is going to be gorgeous and most of you won't see showers but there is that outside chance so we want you to be prepared for all the possibilities tomorrow. thursday, it got here fast, didn't it, folks. it's going to be a really nice one. friday is looking good, too. we're going to make this a pretty perfect week all things considered. but the one thing we are going to be watching is a front that will be on the move. it's certainly a weak one. our high temperature today 83 degrees. raleigh 89. and we're finding a lot of warm air on the weather map but notice the cooldown that'

the gunman who took the life of a defenseless do. someone shot him as he was walking in his own yard. bear had just been let out of the house when was shot. his owner is heart broken and wants to know why her do was targeted. >> rob: last friday night someone on bstreet southeast took a gun and fired one shot at bear, hitting him in the neck. the dog survived long enough to make it to an animal hospital in northwest. but once doctors got a look at the dog, they told his owner it was best to let him go. saundra benson said she stroked bear's head and pause as doctors at friendship animal hospital put her buddy to sleep. as difficult as it was to let him go, she just wanted him to know she was there. >> i cried all the home when my daughter first told me. i cried all the way to the hospital, cried in the hospital, cried all the way coming back home. >> rob: she was out last friday night celebrate her birthday when her daughter called to say bear had been shot. >> when he told me he wasn't going

it allows people on terrorist watch lists to still buy guns and explosives. tom fitzgerald was there as the men took a hessage to congress. >> the big apple's mayor arrives in washington with a big warning to lawmakers. >> it's time to close this terror gap in our gun laws. >> that gap, says mayor michael bloomberg, allows people who are on the government's list of suspected terrorist to still have a chance to clear a background check and buy explosives and guns. >> we are the target. we are going to be the target again. >> new york police commissioner ray kelly told the submit homeland security committee times square suspect faisal shahzad bought his gun only six weeks before the attempted attack. >> and he had it with him in the car that he drove to jfk airport. >> this hearing was scheduled before saturday's attempted car bombing and in large part due in this government accountability report which had disturbing findings when it comes to how easy it's been for people on the government's watch list to buy firearms and explosives. in the last since years, 12

the fact is you know, murder is also illegal and people still do it with guns. if you are inclined to commit crime, the rules that exist about the tool you are going to use, don't matter either. the truth of the matter is, our founders knew this that having a firearm by your side was something that not only kept you safe, but it reminded you of your individual responsibility and power. the germans and the japanese knew that if they wanted to end world war ii that they could not occupy the united states. they knew because we were armed been too. no one was going to be marching down wilshire boulevard and it is the same position for any federal government that might feel as though the people are getting a little too uppity. the national guard or the army is not going to march down any american street because we are a different kind of people. we also know that in china tiananmen square would not have happened if china did not have gun control. those people were unarmed. so, there is a great deal in the death of right and wrong and the new revolution especially abo

at me at which point i pulled a gun at him and we actually fired guns. >> reporter: the guns fired blanks but the stress led to startling inaccurate perceptions. >> a number of them saw a black man stealing from a white woman when it was just the opposite. >> reporter: truth that even things that unfold right before your eyes are not always what they see. not only were we surprised by how differently students viewed the very same crime, we were stunned that no one attempted to help the victim. >> i was surprised by that as well. but i guess the question remains how do you become a better witness? >> you want to look for some permanent physical characteristics like a scar, a limp, an accent, even a missing tooth, rather than focusing only on a suspect's clothing. but if there is something unique or unusual about the suspect is wearing, maybe a unusual logo on a ball cap, that may be worth noting. >> all right. it sounds like eyewitness accounts should not be counted on too much. >> now dna has replaced them for the most part. >> there you go. great stuff. thank you so much for that. we app

opponents try to lobby against restrictions that would weaken the gun laws. they walked the halls of congress with the parents of recent murder victims trying to be heard. this took place after a rally at city hall. >> [inaudible] >> se d.c. residence at a rally name of a long list of friends killed by guns on d.c. streets. from the mayor, they expressed outrage over a gun bill. >> a campaign stunt. >> introduced by john mccain and the montana government -- montana democrat. changes include allowing concealed weapons in d.c. and repealing the ban on assault weapons. parents of victims of deadly shootings in march involving an ak-47 were also there. >> you cannot have a law like this pass. >> i don't think an ak-47 should be anywhere. we have seen what it has done. >> [inaudible] we can get an ak-47. >> the parents and opponents took their protest to capitol hill, first talking to eleanor holmes norton and trying to get hearings would senator mccain, no luck. they ran into the montana and lieutenant governor who is visiting. >> [inaudible] >> they eventually h

commissioner ray kelly wanted, which is some control on these guns on people on the watch list. let's listen. >> i've got a lot of concern that this is not going in the right direction, because we're dealing with a constitutional right. and i am very concerned about our gaps in our defenses. maybe i'm not making a good argument here to you. it makes perfect sense to me that losing the ability to loan a gun which is a constitutional right, using this list as a way to construct it is unnerving as best. >> kelly o'donnell, mike bloomberg and ray kelly are not going to get anywhere with this senate, this united states congress on gun control. >> reporter: what they did get is, of course, a lot of acknowledgment for the quick work that was done in new york. but this is a narrow issue. and it's interesting, because this hearing was scheduled long ago. and it really ties into a very current and critical moment with what's happened in the last several days. so the question is, if you are on a terror watch list, can the federal government step in and prevent you from buying a weapon when

michael bloomberg once terrorists suspected of being banned from buying guns. the task force began investigating faisal shahzad ins 2004. after becoming a u.s. citizen he moved his family back to pakistan. he has admitted he underwent bomb-making training. >>> the government issued a new requirement for airlines to check the no-fly list within two hours of changes. a check, the name of the bombing suspect, faisal shahzad, but the airline did not notice the notification that there was an addition to the no-fly list. authorities pull him off the jetliner and arrested him. >> conditions are cooling down, but they remain quite comfortable this evening. doug hill is here with a first look at what to expect overnight. what a great evening. >> it is terrific out there. still very warm out there. still some 70's being picked up. 70 to downtown and 69 in damascus. our storm stand is tracking -- storm scan. maybe some showers in the mountains and a few thunderstorms close to the area. our forecast, it looks pretty good. the additional cold front with much more profound a

john murtha, 36 years and the house, was pro-life and pro-gun, against campaign finance. he was a blue-collar democrats, and that is what this fellow went on. he said he would have voted against the health care plans, but how about repealing it? tim burns said "i want to repeal it," and mark critz said no, and mark critz winds. >> when you run a national campaign in this atmosphere, as a republican, you win. that is what happened in massachusetts, virginia, new jersey. those were statewide elections. but remember that in new york, there was a house race, 23, where it was run as a local election and the democrats won. if you run aground in election as a democrat, you run on the local issues, you do not nationalize it, you stay away from barack obama and nancy pelosi, you can win. that is what republicans have to understand. >> with new york 23, at the difference was that the tea party candidate came in and mess it up for the republicans. as far as what happened in pennsylvania, this is a true blue certified democrat. there was nothing republican about him. his opponent was

he actually tried to reach for a gun so police had to use a taser gun to subdue him. >>> the chaos in greece continues. the government wrestled with balancing the budget and clamping down on rioting. >>> you say you don't like speed cameras? well, some new development are documents suggest that the law may be on your side. we'll be right back. ggwgwgwÑagcçbç >>> there's anarchy in athens as thousands clash over the government's plan to balance the country's budget. it calls for budget cuts in greece and a big increase in taxes. rioters set a bank on fire and so far three people have died during the unrest. flights have been grounded. shops are closed and public transportation has been shut down. >>> the president insisted yesterday that wall street has no reason to be afraid of reform. the republicans argued that the measures are a government power grab. >>> nissan plans to recall close to 135,000 infinity g-35 sedans and coups. it needs to fix the cars ' air bags. an electronic glitch may prevent them from working. it involves coups from the five to weather model years and sedans

in which there is not a smoking gun. begins operating under the standard the cousin of race or sex scandal standard over 40 years have been winning cases without any kind of smoking gun for typically the evidence includes things that mr. gross presented for example, according to the district court opinion it was evidence day former subordinate was put in a position that he howled and a former supervisor testified in his case mr. gross was much more qualified they and the younger former subordinate. and so the evidence may not have concluded a smoking gun or direct evidence, but under that standard he prevailed and void prevail again if the evidence is as described by the district court for carded nine inouye maine to apply the smoking gun is necessary. but because of the framework of the bill and what it fails to identify, with against will be left fighting over that issue unnecessarily for many years and a #2, because there is no meaningful remedy available if the employer approves the same action defense in the same wa

>> this gun case weighs about 735 pounds. it's all metal gun case. so that obviously if it exploded we would have a lot of shrapnel from that. >> and on examining it further, do you think its crude device or does it look more sophisticated than initially thought? >> it's difficult to say. the system is workable. the materials, again, is in doubt. so i don't think we can label it at this time crude or not. yes, sir? >> is there heightened security level around the state, more cops on the street? is there going to be more -- >> we're going to have more police officers on patrol with particular focus to downtown manhattan. people may be somewhat uncomfortable as a result of this event. so we try to increase the comfort level with additional uniformed patrols. >>> commissioner, you said there were two sources claiming responsibility, pakistan taliban. you didn't name the other source. is there evidence -- >> the other source? >> you said there were two sources claim response? >> there was a call that -- what happens in incidents like this, you get a lot

said as much money and guns south -- it is money and guns south, and money ignored. -- and drugs north. we are working on the illegal export of the guns and bulk cash to the south. that is a traffic that has gone on for many years. i actually think we're beginning to show some real signs of progress. we need to keep at it and need to think of other things that we need to do to deal with that north-south traffic. the legal trade is a huge opportunity for us. >> i wanted to include that commerce is part of the title of this event i wanted to include comments from the two chambers of commerce. one is from san diego. how can business people from both sides of the border assist you and your department in facilitating legitimate trade between our two countries? from the chamber of commerce in mexico, is facilitating trade a priority for a homeland security and what does the mexican government had planned in this regard? they are very specific down there at the chamber in mexico. mention a few concrete steps that have been taken. >> we are making inspections more than ever before. in the begi

just to give you an idea we have ceased 75,000 guns and -- seized 75,000 guns and assault weapons in mexico in the last three years and more than 80% of those we have been able to trace came from the united states. if you look carefully, you will notice that the violence in mexico started to grow a couple years before i took office in 2006. this coincides with the lifting of the assault weapons ban in 2004. one day criminals in mexico, having gained access to these weapons, decided to challenge the authorities in my country. today these weapons are aimed by the criminals not only at rival gangs but also at mexican civilians and authorities. and with all due respect, if you do not regulate the sale of these weapons in the right way, nothing guarantees that criminals here in the united states, with access to the same powerful weapon, will not decide to challenge american authority and civilians. it is true that u.s. government is now carrying out operations against gun strikes, but it is also true that there are more than 7,000 shots along the border with mexico where almost anyone can

the gun lobby tries to argue gun owners oppose the bill, not true. it was recently found 82% of nra members want congress to close this terror gap. everyone talks about making our country safer from terrorism. this is our chance to do it. i thank you for holding this hearing. >> thank you very much. congressman king, -- a real fighter for the security of the american people. we welcome your testimony. >> thank you very much. a want to thank you publicly and tell you what a privilege it is to work with you in a bipartisan manner. it has been an honor for me to work with you closely on these issues. i want to commend frank lautenberg for his legislation and a special tribute to commissioner kelly, who the actions of the last 96 hours in apprehending the terrorist of new york is really showing police professionalism. it is a testament to the work done by the nypd and the city is spending millions of dollars to protect itself against islamic terrorist attacks. the whole country observed over the last several days this is what goes on every day in new yor

with so much evidence that crime and murder increases when there is gun-control bill yet people still push for it. why? and it is more of a matter of controlling a population governmentally than any concerns regarding crime. >> host: did snuffy join us today on the sec? >> guest: no. he is homebound. i do not have a carry permit. it is very difficult and los angeles it is interesting but yet i did carry during the riots. i thought i would take my chances but at the same time snuffy is quietly at home and does not have to be said very often but it is an interesting juxtaposition and were you have a sanctuary city with a welfare state for foreigners effectively and crime with gangs is out of control that yet to a law-abiding citizen to protect yourself extraordinary limits are placed on you. part of that, with the aid of gun-control is meant to send the overall message that's as a citizen you cannot be trusted. you cannot trust yourself, as situations are too complex, someone has to take care of you and make choices for you. if we buy into that we will say yes, sir, more often and we sh

now put up your guns and take a drink with fred harvey. he had been in america for 30 years he still retained his british accent which made some westerners twitter. but as the cowboys left, cursed and taunted him and hotel guests started gathering the walked over and grabbed read john by the collar and a single motion for leave the city is englishmen yanked the desperado over the bar and pinned him to the floor. you mustn't swear in this place, she told the cowboy. there was a moment of silence. and then read john told his men to stand down. fred harvey is a gentleman, he declared pushing himself off. i say let's have those drinks. when the drinks were done they were served and it might breakfast as well. breakfast which party was becoming famous. the freshest eggs and stake available in the country shipped directly from farms and refrigerated train cars. pan size wheat cakes stacked six high, quarter wedges of apple pie and cup after cup of the best coffee the cowboys had ever had in their lives. red john and his men never made trouble wi

he was pro-life and pro-gun, against campaign finance. he was a blue-collar democrats, and that is what this guy ran on. with health care, he said he would have voted against the health care plan. but how about appealing it? jim burns said he wanted to repeal it. he said he -- mark critz said he would not. >> when you run a national campaign in this atmosphere as a republican, you win. it is if you nationalize it. that is what happened in virginia and massachusetts. those were statewide elections. but in that election, there was an new york house race, new york 23, where it was also run as a local election, and the democrats waon. if you want to win as a democrat, you run on local issues. you stay away from barack obama and nancy pelosi, and you will win. >> 23 new york, the difference was the tea party candidate came in there and messed it up for the republicans. as far as what happened in pennsylvania, this is a true blue certified democrat. he was running against an nancy pelosi in that district. nancy pelosi is not an issue. >> the cu

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and we haven't seen rodriguez light up the radar gun. >> no. >> like he used to. there is during 2002 world series, angels against giants. won by aces. there is rodriguez getting the out at first. and there is funny how he can fall over so much for the first base guy. up the middle he has to recover. >> congratulations to jose. winners of the mlbf tour on to see results for this week's game. make sure you play next week. and you have nick swisher at the plate. seven home runs and on base three times tonight. strike one. >> here is one of the situations where you cannot let this person tie the game on a fauft ball. >> he's a good fast ball hitter, will be good to hit the off speed show. >> we'll be with rodriguez as he came in that last inning. so there is a gets team looking for a reason to feel good about things. needing jose reyees to get them out. and to play more as he did tonight z he got a very good start. now, asking their closer to get the final out there. is a 1-1 pitch. there is a hold on third. i think that pitch is at the 400 mark. there is a known as

jack murtha's record, 36 years in the house, he was pro-life and pro-gun and against campaign finance. he was a blue-collar democrat, and that is what this fellow ran on. on health care, he said he would have voted against the health care plans, but repealing it? tim burns said he was going to repeal it, and mark critz said no. >> when you run a national campaign in this atmosphere, as a republican, you win. that is how you win, even nationalize it. in massachusetts, virginia, new jersey, those were statewide elections. but new york 23, which also ran as a local election, the democrats won if you run a ground game election as a democrat, local issues, you don't nationalize it, you stay away from barack obama and nancy pelosi, you can win. that is what republicans have to understand. >> a tea party candidate came in there and mess it up for republicans. that is what happened. as far as what happened in pennsylvania, this is a true blue certified democrat. there was nothing republican about him. it was -- his opponent was running against nancy pelosi. but nancy pelosi is not an issue. >

guns are given. we had over 1200 applications from people who were on the terror watch list. 90% of them were able to get a permit to buy a gun. that is not a satisfactory situation. >> senator, i think that bears repeating so people truly understand. 1,228 times someone on the terror watch list -- they are on the list. they are suspected of perhaps having some kind of tie to terrorism, they tried to buy guns. and in 91% of those cases, they were given the okay. i think a lot of people at home, sir, would find that to be unbelievable. how could this loophole exist? you would think no matter if you're democrat or republican, you would want that gap closed. why isn't it? >> we're going to make sure it is. we're saying anybody on that watch list that applies for a permit is going to be reviewed by the attorney general. we want that review to be a secondary thing so we know absolutely this person is free of any connection with a terror mission. it's a terrible situation. it's an opening that shouldn't be

murders involving guns are more common in cities. researchers say gun suicide and accidental shooting is more common among children in rural areas. >>> the nation's largest pediatricians' group is relaxing its stance against swimming lessons for toddlers. they are less likely to drown is the reason. it is fine to enroll children as young as 1 year olds in classes, they say. in the past, the group said swimming classes might give parents and toddlers a false sense of security. >> the federal government maple popular type of credit from the market because of the danger to children. >> at least 32 infants have been strangled in drop-side cribs over the last 10 years. if that has prompted a new york senator to introduce a bill banning the manufacture, sale, and use of drop-side cribs. >> no day care center, no child care provider, no hospital will be able to have drop-side cribs, because we cannot tolerate one more death because of this faulty technology. >> more than 7 million of these have been recalled in the past five years. but the

. >> should gun laws be changed? what else are we learning about the suspects, his motive for the attack and his claim to have received training in pakistan. with us, mike rogers, former fbi agent, democratic congresswoman, donna edwards and jeanne meserve. jean, let's begin with you on the latest of the investigation. >> a federal law enforcement official tells me that they do not believe he had any associates in the united states. they believe he built and placed that bomb on his own at this point in the investigation. they're still looking very hard at the international connections and a senior pakistani official tells us that in july of 2009, it's believed that he traveled up through the waziristan portion of pakistan where he met with one or more leaders of the pakistani taliban. with him on this trip was a man named mohammed rehad. that group is believed to have links with the pakistan taliban. rehan has been taken into custody. despite all this, at this point in time, they aren't ready to draw a link between s

organizers at today's event say the bill would put more guns on d.c. streets. >>> some good news tonight for drivers headed south on interstate 95 near telegraph road. workers have finished putting new concrete on a span over cameron run. transportation officials had expected the project to last through the weekend, but we are now told the work is done ahead of schedule and there are no traffic backups. the news isn't so good for drivers who use the chain bridge. it's closed again this weekend for construction work. and meantime, metro says passengers on red, orange, and green lines should expect delays up to 30 minutes while workers complete track work. >>> illegal immigrants get out. that was the message from nearly 100 antiillegal immigration protesters in montgomery county today. alex reports the new law in arizona is stirring up the immigration debate in maryland. >> big old immigrants are welcome in the u.s.a., not illegal immigrants. >> the rally against illegal immigration was loud and stirred some emotions. the future of america is right here,

when drivers saw someone byythe road with a gun. turned out to be an air pistol but it caused a lot of concern. >> we were not sure what was going on. we were just told we were on ú%ckdown. and later we heard airsoft gun. >> police charged 18-year-old conner resta ith assault and handgun use.3 >> 13-year-old is hospitalized after getting hit by a car. it happened about 5:00 this evening at the intersection oo owen's mills and red boulevard in baltimore county. flown to johns hopkins pediatrics and is expected to be okay. police questioned the driver of the car. >> >> and a tractor trailer burst into flamessalong interstate 97. photo showing the big flamms surrounding the 18 wheeler. the truck was carrying cardboard which helped to fuel the fire. >> and viewer craig urban sent us these photos affer the firefighters aarived. driver gout safely and no injuries reported. >> if you drive by something like this. seeeit, shoot it, send it. you can upload photos and videos to our website. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the see it, sho

police say they were searching for a man with a gun near stafford high school. police say the suspected gunman, 18-year-old reg-aninald latson attack attacked him. >>> all lane were supposed to be open for traffic today. instead, only one lane is open in each direction. drivers are asked to use other routes during the peak hours. >>> memorial day weekend is always one of the busiest for the vietnam memorial on the national mall. but this weekend when tens of thousands of tourists arrive, one of the most popular statues depicting that war will be partially obscured from public view. >>> tens of thousands of motorcycles wash in. but the servicemen statue that honors them all will be closed for public viewing. >> you can see over time that the statue is showing its age. >> the vietnam memorial wall has drawn tens of millions of tourists since it opened in 1982. the three soldiers statue after concerns the wall itself did not convey the human emotion that many expect popped. >> you see the hands and the vains in the hands and people really feel a connection to this

. >> illegal guns compared to legal guns -- it has to be 99.999 illegal, 0.001 legal. it is always illegal guns. >> what will work? prosecuting criminals so they cannot beat the system >> greater than there are politicians and prosecutors out there who do not make arrests because they cannot fit any more inmates. do you think the people of those communities would like to know they are purposely not arresting people? that is horrendous. let's mandate sentences. let's put people in jail because right now, they are not afraid. >> but no one is surprised theories hollowed out halls of government -- the citizens do not trust the system. >> they want your vote. they get what they want, and then, the hell with you. >> offices are more worried about elections than the truth. >> my message to the people is why is up. >> i believe, as these people go, so goes america. >> its guess the hell out of me. i feel sorry for my kids and grandkids if this is the direction this country is going in. i do not want anybody messing with our constitution. >> albany is what the future looks lik

at least one of the handguns was linked to a private gun show sale. i brought the legislation to the senate when vice president gore was in that position and he broke a tie, 51-50, for us to close the gun show loophole, to close these -- shut down these dealers that don't have to ask your name, who you are, where you are, anything. would you recommend congress acting to close the gun show loophole once and for all? >> well, we are committed to keepingu out of the hands of people who should not have them. we know that people who have access to these guns have committed any manner of crimes. we have certainly seen a disproportionate number of gun crimes in our inner cities and in other places, the incident that you described bein among them. we want to make sure that we take vantage of the tools that we have and that we enforce these mechanisms, enforce these tools, and make sure that as i said, we're keeping guns out of the hands of people who should not have them. >> thank you for that yes answer. i authored the juvele mentorg program, created one-on-

and, karen, i understand this copilot was carrying a gun? >> reporter: yes, he was. we learned the man was in the crew lounge about an hour before takeoff when he sent an alarming e-mail to his ex-girlfriend who happens to be a flight attendant. we're told that she alerted t.s.a. who called in state police and the f.b.i. >> the person was so distraught, that he was threatening to harm himself in a spectacular fashion. >> reporter: the key word t.s.a. officials say are "harm himself." they say he never directly threatened the plane or its passengers. now, the reason he had the gun was because he's part of a program that was created after september 11 to arm pilots as a last line of defense. katie. >> couric: and, karen, are pilots who have been given the okay to carry guns on plane also given any kind of psychiatric examination? >> reporter: we're told in order to be in that program, the pilots must undergo a mental health evaluation. but we did learn today from the f.a.a. that regular pilots must only undergo regular physical exams. katie. >> couric: karen anderson o

secondly, if they had no intention of killing why weren't they carrying guns? if you go into a 711 to shoplift and your buddy pulls out a gun and shoots and kills leclair you will be charged with murder just like harry nichols got charged with murder and timothy mcveigh blew up the oklahoma building. it is called vicarious liability. here is what the law says. if you had gone to law enforcement officers and told them about the plot such that it prevented it from happening there would have been no crime, therefore you are part of the crime. she knew there was a kidnap plot and participated in it. she did carry the message down to them that night thinking it was a kidnap plot, not thinking it was assassination. she is culpable. she is guilty. did that warrant hanging? i don't think so. neither did five of the nine judges. five of them, it takes six of the nine to haying. she got the six to hey. and commute the sentence, don't hang her, that is the controversy we can't get in to. johnson said you never showed it to me. the prosecutor said i showed it to him but he

meanwhile, a national debate is now raging over the taser gun ex traf gan extravaganza. in case you missed the whole thing, that is what happened sunday as a philly police officer took down a fan on the field with 50,000 volts of electricity into his rib cage. some believe it was excessive force, others think it was unjustified. we talked to nationals fans and players and those two groups had different thoughts. >> it was a little too much. i think they just -- they always end up tackling these guys. i think that would have been just as easy to do. >> you have to protect the players out there obviously. but i think a taser is probably a little too strong. >> you can't have guys running around doing whatever they want on the field and making a mock re of the game. >> it didn't bother me that they put him down, you know. [ laughing ] >> i like his take on it. the redskins cutting ties today with donny warren today. dc united is the most storied team in the history of major league soccer. you just wouldn't know it from this year. two goals scored. 13 goals allowed. when wou