ethics scandals. is this politics? it s tuesday, i m bill hemmer. good morning. dana: it s tuesday and politics. any day is politics. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. what s going on? the supreme court is facing renewed criticism over reports of justices failing to disclose what democrats say are questionable financial transactions. that includes justice clarence thomas accepting vacations from a wealthy donor and justice neil gore the democrats see the court needs more oversight. but should not have to answer to congress. dana: chief justice roberts submitted a letter saying that the court has reaffirmed a voluntary commitment to keep things above board. bill: democrats say it s not enough. republicans maintain sit a power grab designed to rein in a conservative majority on the court today. dana: if you ve been following this. the organization the news organization that first put out these reports about clarence tomorrow as. if you want to get th
weapons of war off our streets. dana: former u.s. marshal s regional commander joining us in a moment. let s get to former d.c. homicide detective ted williams live from cleveland, texas. hi, ted. hi, dana and bill. i am here on the scene in cleveland, texas, where five five individuals, two include a 9-year-old child, was executed by their neighbor. the suspect in this case is a man by the name of francisco orepesa. he was here illegally. the man was in his yard shooting his gun. his neighbor came over and asked him to go on the other side of his home and shoot because they were disturbing their young child. it was at that time about ten minutes later that this illegal alie alien comes over to the neighbors home and shot and killed five people in that home before going on the run. right now the f.b.i., local and state police are looking for this man. dana: we know they don t have any leads right now. thank you for being there for us. we ll check in with you. bill:
suspect police say is a cold blooded killer entering the fourth day in texas. the 38-year-old suspect accused of killing five of his neighbors shooting them execution style insaid their home. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. the suspect 38-year-old mexican national with a history of deportations is considered armed and dangerous to this hour. 250 law enforcement officers along with canine units and drones part of the growing search in rural parts spanning hundreds of square miles. the white house turning the deadly dispute into another call for gun control. all five people were murdered by an individual armed with a powerful ar-15 style rifle. congress must act. what makes tragedies like this one all the more heart wrenching is the fact that it is entirely within our power to take these