we re watching all of this as it unfolds. stephanie, what is the judge looking at in regards to the mandatory life sentencing? what kind of discretion does he have here? when you take a look at the age of the defendants, i don t think discretion really comes into play except for travis mcmichael, who if given the opportunity of release parole will be about 65. the other gentlemen, i think, when you take a look at their life expectancy, they re facing the rest of their actual lives in jail. what do you think, jeffrey? well, just to be specific about that, gregory mcmichael, who is the father of the shooter, travis mcmichael, he s 65 years old. roddie bryan, who was the third defendant, the friend of the other two, he s 52. so you add 30 years to that, and
ended up in the hands of him and he shot an innocent student on the streets of san francisco and he had no reaction. despite the seriousness of the crime and years of investigation. the hunts got off easy. a plea deal to a misdemeanor, no prison time, just probation and fines. he now drives for a ride share company. his dreams of a career in electrical engineering shattered by bullets that left him unable to focus. sounds like you had almost a life sentencing. yeah. it s pretty unfair. he joins us now. what is the solution to all of this? the universal background check bill passed in the house but apparently going nowhere in the senate is the answer to shutting down these unlicensed gun dealers. if you require every single gun sale to include a background check it removes the ambiguity
sounds like you had almost a life sentencing. yeah. he joins us now. what is the solution to all of this? the universal background check bill passed in the house but apparently going nowhere in the senate is the answer to shutting down these unlicensed gun dealers. if you require every single gun sale to include a background check it removes the ambiguity that allows unlicensed dealers to sell guns to people that otherwise would not legally be able to buy them. and who is in the senate? will it even get a vote? as far as we can tell, it has no, zero republican support in the republican controlled senate. the bill will not get a vote. most likely will not even get a hearing. it s also not a small problem. these guns are being sold to criminals in large amounts. they sure are. my colleague went through federal words and found case after case where these guns were being sold without background checks and these are only the
be important that we not tell him he has right to remain silent? reporter: kelly ayotte with fellow republican senators lindsey graham condemned the statement that said the decision clearly contravenes the will of the american people land not go unchallenged. a family member of a 9/11 victim also weighed in. my concern is that a guy likes this comes to a civilian court. he is put away. hopefully he would be convicted. but it wouldn t, it s not, it s conspiracy. it s not murder. the white house today defended the record of terrorist conviction in federal court. pointing to the times square bomber and the underwear bomber, now both serving life sentencing. there is broad consensus across the united states government. at the department of defense. the department of justice. department of homeland security. intelligence community agrees that the best way to protect our national security interest is to prosecute abu ghaith in the court. reporter: an officer