governor highway association shows in 2015, 43% of drivers tested in fatal accidents had used drugs. and that compares to 37% of drivers who are above the legal limit for alcohol. it is first time ever the drunk driving figure tops the drunk driving in fatal accident. what about this kimberly. this is something that i rally have been focused on for a long time as prosecutor in san francisco and los angeles and when you start in das office you prosecute and handle a lot of drunk driving cases and what i saw was increase in case where s people were pulled over from being under the influence also of narcotics and when you look at sort of the shift in this country and the epidemic of people addicted to opiates and other drugs and prescription pain medicine has just become so prev nrapt thames of abuse of it and wrecking families and this is so significant and finally i feel like we re
supreme court s not going to agree with missouri. interestingly, 25 states already ban taking blood tests without a warrant in these drunk driving cases. very interesting, pete, thank you very much. thanks for double duty there at the supreme court. whether it s the fight for sandy relief, tough talk about his own party or the impact on the 2012 election, chris christie is a reality waiting to happen. jonathan martin is a senior political reporter for politico and joins me now. chris christie is everywhere, on the cover of time magazine, morning joe, the today show, he always has a way of grabbing attention. certainly, the fact he s taking on his own party puts him in the front lines of the conversation about how to reinvigorate the republican party after two losses. he s a congenital newsmaker and it helps he lives not far from the hudson river in terms
developing situation and bring you details as they continue to happen. that s one way to wake up this morning. precarious. dangling over the bridge. meanwhile, other headlines today, accused tucson gunman jared loughner is awaiting a mental evaluation to see if he s competent to stand trial. he s being held at a medical center, that is to say, for prisoners in springfield, missouri. there, some inmates live in a dorm and are assigned jobs but loughner will be kept alone in a cell. other infamous inmates to stay here, mob boss john gotti, panamanian dictator noriega and hustler publisher larry flint. all separate cells. at least 1147 drunk driving cases in philadelphia could be thrown out because four of the city s breathalyzer machines were not working correctly. police chief charles ramsey has pinpointed this problem. there s one person that s responsible for calibrating these machines, the human error is inexcusable.
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