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Question amy bishop. listen to the d.a. even though it was 24 years ago, you have to think that the tragedies of alabama could have been averted had some of those things been done. the clear implication there that we might not have had the tragedy of 2010 if an adequate investigation had been done in 1986. shepard: her parents are talking now, right? well, they are not saying very much. they are actually talking through an attorney they have hired. they have actually refused, in fact, to talk to the police. their attorney is now saying that amy bishop s mother, who was the only other witness to the shooting of the brother, will say the same thing in 2010 that she said in 1986, that it was purely and simply an accidental shooting, shep. shepard: three shots accidental happens all the time. so there is that. there is this triple shooting now that killed three people. and they are looking into yet another incident? yeah. this is an incident back in 1993. it was the attempted m ....
Only injure themselves, they could jury another passenger. that s right. even injure other passengers. infant safety seating has been one of the ntsb s most wanted items for many years. they took it off their wanted list this year because the f.a.a. has steadfastly refused to move forward on the matter, shep. shepard: what s the f.a.a. saying now on the matter? it s interesting response. passengers having to buy the extra seat on the plane for the baby. something that you have to do when the child turns 2 anyway. here is the quote. we encourage, but do not mandate the use of child safety devices on airplanes because of the increased safety risk to families who, if forced to purchase an extra airline ticket, might choose to drive. the risk, they say, is significantly greater in automobiles than in airplanes, shep. this all falls under the pursue of secretary of transportation ray la hood who just this week said safety is his number one issue. shepard: brian wilson? live in washi ....
Well, he is considered the most influential tax writing lawmaker in all of congress. our national correspondent steve centanni with the news tonight live on capitol hill. steve, some new evidence today about what exactly congressman rangel s staff told him. right, shep. documents released by the ethics committee show his staff trying to warn him about the corporate sponsorship of those meetings in the caribbean. the says issued two memos in 2008 and memo in 2009 spelling out the nature of the events. rangel says he denied ever seeing such communications, shep. shepard: when congressman rangel held a news conference last evening after this newscast. that s right. he said he is not responsible for actions by his staff. he refuses to step down as chairman of the house ways and means. today though his office put out an oicial response to the ethics committee it says in part: ....
My message has always been consistent, we appreciate their work. we honor their professionalism. we depend on them. an intelligence insider tells fox the initial proposal was a, quote, head scratcher, since president obama signed an executive order over a year ago banning the cia from using enhanced interrogation techniques. shep? shepard: molly henneberg in washington tonight. molly, thanks. there is word today that that deadly crash of a small plane into the austin, texas office building could influence how the united states fights terrorism, even though that wasn t terrorism. you will recall last week a man killed himself and a government worker along the way when he flew his small plane into a building where almost 200 irs employees worked. according to the reporting in today s u.s.a. newspaper, the transportation security administration plans to review the incident to better understand the amount of death and destruction a small plane can cause. the agency reports the results ....
Indian and pakistani foreign ministers met and by all accounts had a very good meeting. it is obviously not in the interest of the taliban to see india and pakistan getting along, shep. shepard: mike emanuel at the pentagon tonight. good weekend. thank you. for the first time, some of charlie rangel s fellow congressman are suggesting he step down from the powerful ways and means committee at least for now. the top democrat is still showing support. all of this comes after the house ethics committee found congressman charlie rangel accepted corporate money for trips to the caribbean. now the committee noted it couldn t tell whether congressman rangel knew about the money but said his staff did. and that that is enough. for months, republicans have been demanding that he give up his chairmanship, a lot of politics in here. remember, there is a lot at stake as well. the committee that congressman rangel chairs makes decisions about some of the biggest programs in this country. includin ....