Roberts and d. C. Circuit court judge Merrick Garland talk about the legacy of the lake Second Circuit appeal Appeals Court jue Henry Friendly. This is just under two hours. Good evening everyone. Im robert katzmann, chief judge of u. S. Court of appeals for the Second Circuit. I welcome each of you on behalf of my court, and where especially honored to have with us are chief justice, John G Roberts junior. [applause] today nearly 500 strong, we celebrate an american judicial giant, henry j. Friendly compuserve for 27 years on the Second Circuit court of appeals, including three years as chief judge. It is a wonderful coincidence, today is the 58th anniversary of judge friendlys appointment by president Dwight D Eisenhower to this court. Our gathering today is at the intersection of two initiatives which have engaged us for two years. The first is the one and 25th Anniversary Commemoration of the Second Circuit court of appeals chaired by circuit judge richard wesley, comprising a seri
Experts say you can be exposed to the virus six feet away from a person who coughs or sneezes. Once you are infected it is easy to pass it on to family and coworkers even before you have symptoms. An adult can be contagious 24 hours before they feel ill and make others sick up to a week afterward. Reporter 135 million have been made. In addition to a flu shot, doctors recommend frequently cleaning your hands and areas around you. A little perspective on that. On average, a work desk reportedly holds 400 times more than germs than a toilet seat. The effects of some sleeping pills could be more severe than originally thought especially for women. New evidence shows drugs can stay in the blood stream at high enough levels to make it difficult to drive or concentrate the next morning. The fda is ordering the makers of ambien and other sleep medications to hav the doses. The fda has received more than 700 reports of driving related mishappens related to common sleep aids like ambien. Defens
Terrorists, it does not extend to criminals, and it does not extend to the mentally ill. While Wayne Lapierre struck a posture less combative than Previous Press conferences, his views remain questionable, calling for an immediate blanket of security at schools, lapierre dismissed universal background checks, saying criminals would never submit to them. Chairman leahy pressed lapierre on background checks and whether and how the nra head had changed his mind on closing gun show loopholes. Should we have mandatory background checks at gun shows for sales of weapons . If youre a dealer, thats already a law. Thats not my question, please, mr. Lapierre, im not trying to play games here, but if you could, it would help, just answer my question. Senator, i do not believe the way the law is working now, unfortunately, that it does any good to extend the law to private sales between hobbyists and collectors. So, you do not support mandatory background checks at all in instances at gun shows .
Its wednesday, january 30th, and this is now. Joining me today, new york city deputy mayor howard wilson, katrina vanden heuvel, and New York Times reporter david carr is making his debut. Wayne lapierre is testifying before the Senate Judiciary committee as part of a panel that includes mark kelly, husband of gabby giffords. Before testimony began, giffords made a plea for action. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Kelly followed, arguing for restrictions on magazine clips, enhanced Mental Health care, and advanced background checks. Were both gun owners, and we take that right and the responsibilities that come with it very seriously, but rights demand responsibility, and this right does not extend to terrorists, it does not extend to criminals, and it does not extend to the mentally ill. While Wayne Lapierre struck a posture less combative than Previous Press conferences, his views remain questionable, calli
this past weekend president obama weighed in on the issue, quote, i m a big football fan, but if i had a son, i d have to think long and hard before i let him play football. i think those of us who love the sport are going to have to wrestle with the fact it s going to change gradually to try to reduce some of the violence. harvard researchers say on average the life span of a football player is 20 years shorter than that of the average american man. nfl players and families have 5500 concussion-related lawsuits pending in the league. one, the family of junior seau. seau was diagnosed with cte, a degenerative brain disease. two other football legends committed suicide last year, david duerson shot himself in the chest, leaving a note requesting his brain be used for