similar moves by police departments across the country. in houston police chief charles mcclellan says the footage collected by the cameras will be unfiltered. this is unfiltered through the eyes of the officers. this is an independent objective piece of evidence. but all this now sparking a heated legal debate. joining us now arthur and johna, both former prosecutors and defense attorneys. all right, johna. is it legal for cops to be able to wear these? are there any legal hurdles whatsoever? i see no hurdles at all on the legal side. i don t see any down side to this, but legally especially in new york, cops aren t going to have to worry about it because they re actually in control of this camera. we re a one-party state. there s not going to be an argument that nobody should lawfully be recorded. plus, everywhere we go today, we re being recorded, whether we like it or not. in this particular state, what you are saying then i ll direct this to arthur, if you want to record