Thank you for being with us on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. Roughly 50,000 people are on lockdown right now across the state of maine as Police Continue their intense search for the man behind a Shooting Rampage that left 18 people dead and 13 others injured. These are the Photos Police want you to see because they are frantically searching for 40yearold robert card, an Army Reservist with a history of Mental Illness. Police say he killed his first seven victims at a Bowling Alley. Then he drove across town to a bar where the rampage continued. Eight more people were killed right away, three later died at the hospital. The suspects car tracked to a nearby town where it had been abandoned by a boat dock. Our small state of just 1. 3 Million People has long been known as one of the safest states in the nation. This Attack Strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home. A local maine resident telling nbc news that it
But by making the post official, the President Elect may be opening a legal can of worms. My colleague jane obrien is in washington. She told newsday more about the potential appointment and what could stop it. There is an anti nepotism law that prevents Government Officials from appointing their relatives to official positions, but a lot of experts say that does not apply to the white house. It was introduced when John F Kennedy wanted to appoint his brother to attorney general, and it was also a cause of contention when president bill clinton tried to appoint hillary clinton, his wife, of course, to oversee his healthcare reform. They ended up being sued. But the result of that case was all a bit inconclusive. So, we are in a very, very grey area here. But it does, of course, look not very appropriate to most people and raises a number of ethical questions of, whether it is illegal or not, he is still going to have to confront. Ethical questions, potential conflicts of interest. So,
But by making the post official, the President Elect may be opening a legal can of worms. My colleague jane obrien is in washington. She told newsday more about the potential appointment and what could stop it. There is an anti nepotism law that prevents Government Officials from appointing their relatives to official positions, but a lot of experts say that does not apply to the white house. It was introduced when John F Kennedy wanted to appoint his brother to attorney general, and it was also a cause of contention when president bill clinton tried to appoint hillary clinton, his wife, of course, to oversee his healthcare reform. They ended up being sued. But the result of that case was all a bit inconclusive. So, we are in a very, very grey area here. But it does, of course, look not very appropriate to most people and raises a number of ethical questions of, whether it is illegal or not, he is still going to have to confront. Ethical questions, potential conflicts of interest. So,