what if there was a gun a child couldn t shoot with the technology to ensure it could be fired only by the owner? that exists. it s real. i held it. i fired it. good shot. wow. how does it feel? amazing. it feels like a passive step forward, like the iphone of firearms. a smart gun. there is just one problem. you can t buy it anywhere in america. that s not because it is the illegal and not because its manufacturer isn t trying to sell it. now the question is can you sell it? the demand is there. i receive e-mails constantly from people wondering where they can buy the and guns. red means you are uh not an authorized user or you have not activated the watch. when you grip that, it s telling you eight now you cannot fire the gun. correct. the ip-1 smart gun only functions if the owner is wearing a special watch. my code is entered. it says it s good. hit enter, pick up the gun and it s green. green means i m the authorized kwuser and ready to fire. if t
the confirmation should be an opportunity to examine the failures of obamacare and how people are hurting because of it. but republican opposition to the health care law could mean a tougher time this go-around. it is still going to be painful for the administration to go through every detail of obamacare. the republican minority leader mitch mcconnell says we should expect the shortcomings during confirmation hearings. god love her. i don t know why she would want to do that, chris. is she going to have trouble getting confirmed to this position? these confirmation hearings are going to be a goat roping. you mark that down. we ve marked it down. goat roping. i don t know what it means. and here was the dramatic packed room beginning to the burwell hearing. we have convened this hearing to consider the nomination of sylvia matthews burwell to be the next secretary of the at the present time of health and human services. can you hear the goats? can you feel the
to be charged by the u.s. attorney in connection with last year s shutdown of the george washington bridge. and that the charges could come next month, in january. well tonight nbc is reporting one of the targets is now telling friends of the expected indictment. today the legislative committee in trenton, tasked with investigating the matter has released says it first report. finding that governor chris christie s staff acted with perceived impunity and the deputy chief of staff might be guilty of witness tampering. the co-chair told reporters the u.s. attorney instructed them not to talk to some key witnesses. there are probably more than six, maybe even as many as eight individuals that we had wished to call before the committee to get testimony or to have special counsel privately interview, and on all of those, we were asked by the u.s. attorney s office to hold off. i can t speak today, brian, whether any or all of them may be on the receiving end of action by the u.s
chicago, illinois. alice groves daughter was found dead inside his abandoned warehouse in july of 2013. the police report indicates the body of tiara groves was found naked and die composing with evidence suggesting she d been bound and gagged. she was just 20 years old. the cook county medical examiner s office could not determine a specific cause, so it declared the death of tiara groves a homicide by unspecified means. a copy of the death certificate obtained by all in through chicago magazine also noted recent heroin and alcohol use which it said contributed to but was not an underlying cause of her death. one homicide in a city where every year, there are hundreds. chicago is a city that is segregated both among the living and the dead. and you can t look at the crime rate here without seeing the legacy of segregation and its enduring power. you don t see crime, you don t hear about crime in downtown chicago on the north sides of the city. and when it happens, it
telling friends of the expected indictment. today the legislative committee in trenton, tasked with investigating the matter has released says it first report. finding that governor chris christie s staff acted with perceived impunity and the deputy chief of staff might be guilty of witness tampering. the co-chair told reporters the u.s. attorney instructed them not to talk to some key witnesses. there are probably more than six, maybe even as many as eight individuals that we had wished to call before the committee to get testimony or to have special counsel privately interview, and on all of those, we were asked by the u.s. attorney s office to hold off. i can t speak today, brian, whether any or all of them may be on the receiving end of action by the u.s. attorney s office. and so, it s really hard to accurately speculate when some or none or all on the receiving end of an official indictment. we have to wait and see what happens. brian thompson joins us by phone. you