problem of a dead body in the trunk qualifying, jon for the high occupancy vehicle lane. joking aside, argument from the legal purists you have to go back to the legislature and change the language. jenna: jon, do you think they need to be more specific? yeah, they do need to be more specific but here s the thing the legislative intent, as doug said that is key. what did the ledge you re intend when they passed the carpool lanes? was it to have a paperwork you could identify as person or reduce congestion. the judge in this traffic trial could do a lot of different things. he could dismiss it in the interest of justice. police officer may not show up. the police officer may not remember the facts of the case. there is a few outs for this citizen that wants to challenge this. jenna: real quick, doug, does he pay the $481 minimum fine in california or does he skirt on this. no, just so we re clear he wants the opposite result. he wants to lose. he wants a ruling that a corporation is
manhattan under her own steam two days ago in manhattan. according to one aide she is already taking part in some meetings by phone. she talked to her foreign policy advisory board meeting here yesterday. noting, she was sorry she wasn t here for the meeting but the subjects were very timely and important and thanking them for the work that they have done. she has not had any foreign leader calls yesterday but she is condition continuing to receive memos from staff and to work through her papers. reporter: this was the second blood clot that secretary clinton has suffered. the first having developed in her leg back in the 1990s. as we ve been rrting all along and glad to report all along she is expected to recover fully, jon. jon: the one question people want answer including top leaders on capitol hill, when will the secretary testify about the benghazi
on the table when it comes to iran. what this says the second term of the obama administration when it comes to dealing with iran will look very much like the first. the difference is iranians have that much more enriched-uranium and they re that much closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. this is critical choice other allies around the world will be looking at. jon: we didn t even get to john brennan but we ll leave it there. bret stevens from the wall street journal . good to be here. jon: thank you. jenna: turning to the growing debate over gun control in the wake of the connecticut school shooting. the white house now reportedly considering a slew of new measures including reinstituting a assault weapons ban, background checks and a database that could track gun sales nationwide as lawmakers from both sides of the issue dig in on both sides. we need a comprehensive approach and look at all the different elements. because a particular effort won t prevent something in one partic
jenna, how much longer the search crews will scour the waters or terrain for any wreckage and survivors. as any news comes into our newsroom we ll bring it to you. jenna. jenna: this story is scary. without a trace. jenna: so strange. jamie, thank you. we re on it. jon: right now a major settlement to tell you about related to the housing crisis with 10 big banks and mortgage companies agree today to pay a whopping $8.5 billion to settle complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes. bank of america shelling out more than 3 1/2 billion to fannie mae. folks who were wrongfully foreclosed on could get as much as $125,000 each under terms of the settlement and nearly half a million homeowners could be eligible for some sort of compensation under this deal. the u.s. may have averted a fiscal cliff but keep an eye on your 401(k). major companies are reporting those all important fourth quarter
more about it. gentlemen, nice to have you here today. thanks, jenna. thanks, peter. jon: secretary of state hillary clinton back on the job after several days in the hospital because of a blood clot. what is next for mrs. clinton? driving home a message. one man claiming he can drive all by himself in the carpool lane because of his unusual companion. i was hunting. i wanted to get caught. there is a pile of cars on the freeway and the carpool lane is open and i have two persons and in the car, me and a corporation. has been a problem for me. but i m also on a lot of medications that dry my mouth out. i just drank tons of water all the time. it was never enough. i wasn t sure i was going to be able to continue singing. i saw my dentist and he suggested biotene. it feels refreshing. my mouth felt more lubricated. i use the biotene rinse twice a day and then i use the spray throughout the day.