Skip to main content

tv   The Rachel Maddow Show  MSNBC  December 15, 2014 6:00pm-7:01pm PST

6:00 pm
detective for sharing his story. that is "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddo wrksz show' starts right now. >> good evening. that was an amazing interview. thank you. that was amazing. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. first things first, this is not a story about football. whether or not you like football or pay any attention to football at all, ill eemt just saying. this may be helpful to understand. just in terms of understanding the news right now and understanding kind of the american guys right now. whether or not you care about football, you may want to know about this guy. and what has just happened to him. his name is johnny manzel. and e as you can tell, he is very, very pleased with himself. they call him johnny "football." he was an comment college quarterback in texas and this is his first season in the nfl. the thing that you see him doing, like the money gesture, that's kind of his signature move. look what he did. i'm so great. money. super-confident. super-cocky.
6:01 pm
every time he does something good, he wants you to know that he knows that's money in the bank for him. so johnny manzel. he now plays for the professional football team in cleveland. and, yesterday, for the first time in a really key game at home, cleveland decided that they were going to start johnny ma snr manzel as quarterback. they lost 30-0. he threw no touchdowns. his team scored no points at all. the only good throws he had were to the other team with him leading the cleveland offense. kwlooef land was so terrible on offense, did the browns even cross over to the other team's side of the field? once in the whole game. and, you know, cleveland is not a good team. and they have not been a good team for a long time. and, usually, if you're like me,
6:02 pm
at least, you want to root for the bad team. you want to root for the underdog. but that is harder to do when this is the face of the team, right? when a guy this arrogant, this cocky is the face of the team. so cocky, cocky johnny manzel. he had a terrible start. the other team that beat him, the other team, yeah, they were all doing this. the other team, all the opposing players who kept knocking him down, all the fans for the other team, the since natty team that beat donny manzel, they had a great time. not just beating him, but taunting this guy in particular. they're all doing that little money gesture the whole time. artic arrogance and trash talk and being cocky are run-of-the-mill thing in sports. but there's one bottom line about that. if you're going to be super-cocky, you better be really good. that was true this weekend for
6:03 pm
one very-full-of-himself quarterback. it was also true for one very junior texas senator. politics is almost wrapped up for the year. friday night, it looked like there was a relatively orderly plan that had been worked out for the two sides about how they were going to finish ime up for the year. the senators were going to be allowed to go home on friday night and come back monday morning and the same bill that passed the house with all the drama the night before. after they did that monday morning in the remaining day or two before they wrapped up for the year, senators decide, you know, before senators decided they could no longer take working anymore, they'd have to go home. maybe they got another day or two after the funding bill. maybe democrats would have time to get a few more nominations. right? maybe? i mean, once the republicans take control, presumably no obama nominee will ever get confirmed again.
6:04 pm
so the democrats naugt they might be able to squeeze in a few more nominations. they'd go away for the weekend, come back, vote on the spending plan and then a few more nominations. senator mitch mcconnell seen saying bye, i'll see you monday. but, then, senator ted cruz of texas, decided to bull one of his pat ented senate ted cruz of texas stuntds. he pulled the parliament maneuver late friday night. the senators, in fact rgs would not be allowed to leave to go home e home for the weekend. instead, because of ted cruz, they would have to stay in washington. they would have to stay in session on saturday for 10 straight hours of voting and parliamentary procedure because of ted cruz. now, what he held everything up for was a symbolic vote. a symbolic, meaning, a substantively meaningless vote,
6:05 pm
on the immigration act. there's no substance as to why they had to take this vote now. there's no reason it had to be now. ted cruz just decided he wanted it to be now. had it passed, it would have done nothing. it didn't pass. it failed by a huge margin. so what was that about? what ted cruz did, substantively, was this. thereby, giving the democrats more time when the senate is in session and the democrats are still in control. specifically, he let the democrats start the clock ticking two days earlier than they otherwise were going to on a bunch of nominations that they were going to try to squeez in at the end of the year. the question about almost all of these nominees, it's not whether they're going to pass. it's just whether or not there's enough time.
6:06 pm
whether or not they can get through all the procedural hurdles and the forced waiting time before the senate recesses. ted criz, by doing what he did, just gave the democrats two extra days to get all of their nominees through. and it's possible that more than 20 additional people will be confirmed by the democrats who, otherwise, would not have had a chance. because of what ted cruz did this weekend. which, again, had no point and failed. and, so, you know, where is ted cruz? the super, full-of-himself quarterback from texas? everybody is now standing over him going like this. taunting him about how full of himself he is and how bad he is at this game, kwh is a bad combination in sports, in politics and in life. so here's senator chuck schumer
6:07 pm
over him. senator jentleson. you mean what? here's barbara boxer. >> but it wasn't e wasn't gist the democrats, right? the proverbial opposing team taunting ted cruz. it was also his own team, republican senator oren hatch of utah. you should have end goal in site if you're going to do these types of things. and i don't see an end goal other than ear tatie in irritat people.
6:08 pm
so congress might have been entirely over by now. it would have at least been wrapping up a lot faster had senator ted "football" not gotten this brilliant idea to do whatever he was doing with all of the comforts in the world. but, as it stands, the spending bill passed as is. the government, because of ted cruz, democrats are going to get 20 or 25 more obama nominees through. and the most high profile nominees that they were e they are going to and they'll have gotten through is this man, dr. vivek murphy, pet obama's nominee for more than a year now to be surgeon general of the united states.
6:09 pm
dr. murphy's nomination had been stalled for more than a year. the nra decided they were going to make an example of out him. make a big show out of opposing his nomination because of a couple times he expressed his opinion online about gun matters. they decided that was a bridge too far. they'd be e been fighting this nomination before today's vote. before today's vote, they announced that they would be scoring the vote on this nomination, meet e meaning voting for him would hurt nra lawmakers' rates. but even with that threat, the senate voted today to confirm him anyway. so finally, as a country, we're going to get a surgeon general. we haven't had one for a year
6:10 pm
and a half. but, to be clear, he's not an a activist on gun issues. no reason to be seen as a win for the gun reform side. kpept you had to beat the nra. and you know what, the nra lost this one tonight when he was confirmed. and that comes as the country marks two year s years since th elementary school massacre in 2012. one of the adults who was shot multiple times that day but survi survived, today, those families did something that, if it works, wouldn't be just a political threat to the nra and its reputation, rather an existential threat to the nra
6:11 pm
and its grip on our politics. back in 2004, the family members of people who had been killed by the d.c. sniper filed a laut about the gun that that sniper had used. he apparently obtained that gun from a gun store which said that he had shoplifted it. he stole it. he never paid for the gun. he must have somehow taken it off of their shelf without them knowing because they don't have any record of selling it to him. but the families sued that gun store saying way too many guns walked off the shelves of that store and were therefore, off the booked es and untraceable. the family sued that gun store for that. and they sued the manufacturer of the gun that was used in the d.c. sniper shootings. to say that this lawsuit -- that this store lost track of so many guns and had so many robberies, that the man ewe fa manufacture
6:12 pm
have kuts the store off. the manufacturer should have known that that store was too i recall responsible to be selling their product. the d.c. sniper case. and they won. both the gun store and the gunman ewe factturer had to pay out to those families. and when that happened in 2004, the nra freaked out chlts it was a decade ago. what they decided to do was that they lobbied congress in 2005, george w. bush signed it, it's a law that basically tries to ban those type of lawsuits. it's a special type of product. you can sue all kinds of manufacturers and all e all kinds of products, kpept the makers of guns. well, now, the newtown families, ten of the newtown families, are putting that to the test. their new lawsuit filed today says the a.r. 15 rifle, that gun
6:13 pm
should not have been sold to the general public because it is designed for and only appropriate for military use or law enforcement use. and their argument in the lawsuit is specific to history. in is from the lawsuit. bla so those were the specifications that the company asked for.
6:14 pm
>> the military ultimately ad t adopted the a.r. 15 as its military service rifle calling it m-16. >> when m-16s are dispatched, the proper handling use and storage of those weapons. in con trastz, when you give them to the untrained, general public, it's a free-for-all. bushmaster knew or should have known that the sale of assault rifles poesz e posed an unreasonable and e gree jousz
6:15 pm
risk of physical rights of others. >> so, today was a bad day for the nra in washington when they lost this political fight that they picked. against vivk murphy to be surgeon general. today was a bad day in washington for the nra. but today was a really bad day for the nra in connecticut when this potentially game-changing lawsuit was filed against them by the families from sandyhook. joining us now is josh coskauf. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, rachel. >> did i roughly explain the argument? >> i might as well go home. it was really good.
6:16 pm
>> i was quoting what you wrote. what is the you wiyou will here? i thought that law was supposed to preclude this kind of fight against the gun industry ever. >> it was. and i have to confess i'd never happened a gun case before. this was my first gun case. when i started looking into these cases and i saw that law, first i thought somebody had typed something up purposefully to make me angry. and to give me no hope. and this law is a broad immunity. like all immunities, your goal, as a lawyer, especially one who is representing people, like, as deserving and as shattered and heartbroken as my clients are, is to find a way through that immunity. and, as hard work, i guess what would have it, not by me, per
6:17 pm
se, but by people who i work with, we discovered a clear path through the immunity. and not only that, i mean, . you briefly touched on it, this is an industry that makes the world's most dangerous product, yet, ironically, you can't sue them when that product is defective, but you can sue a pillow manufacturer for making a bad pillow. >> now, when you say you've never handled a gun case, you've not been an advocacy lawyer on this issue. we've seen that in other areas of the law. we've seen people come up wz e as a grand strategy who knew the next agreed upon thing. we see this for example in gay rights cases and stuff. but, often times, what happens, in cases that break things ohm, whether it's abortion or civil rights and perhaps gun rights, i
6:18 pm
guess, are people who just decide what everybody else is fighti ining about is not the r way to go. you're sort of charting your own course here? >> i think that's probably true. i think you can suck as a lawyer -- and it happens to me, too. if i'm trying a certain type of case time and again, you start to lose your creativity and your imagination with the law. i think it was helpful that we were burdened by the failures or the difficulties and the hurdles of the law. we were -- when we saw it, we were shocked. but, sometimes that combination of finding something really difficult and representing people that are so worthy, all it does to you as a lawyer is make you want to fight harder and to find a way. we found a way, rachel. pretty sure we found a way. it was enough that we could say to my clients, you know what, we've got a case here. it would have been heartbreaking
6:19 pm
to testimonyll them we didn't h case, but i would have told them if we found that way. >> do you expected that there's any risk if you go forward and lose it, is there any risk that a ruling against you, if you don't succeed here, that it could set back the effort for gun reform by enshrining something in law that, right now, is ambiguous? >> you know what, if you -- if you worry too much about, you know, what could go wrong, you would never do things that make change and go right. so i think that a lot of my colleagues who would say they wouldn't take this case because of fear of that or because it's too hard. that's perfectly reasonable. but my feeling was if we weren't going to handle this case in connecticut, which happened in our own backyard, then we might as well gist fold them up. so, no, i'm not worried because a, the status of law on e and guns is not that great, you know, with the immunity that you reference.
6:20 pm
and we have to keep testing these immunities that are protective of big industry. because things change over time. you know, once upon a time, there wasn't a massaccre every six months. so now it's aparent that these weapons are used disproportionately. so it's no longer ai eer accept say we didn't know. or some crazy personal did it. >> right. it's the recurrence and deja vu is a change that happens in the hearts of judges as well. josh koskoff is one of the lawyers representing ten connecticut families against a wrongful death laut. this is an am billibitious stra josh chl thaing. tonight, they said they cannot comment on on going litigation. we'll keep request e asking, though. stay with us. we'll be right back.
6:21 pm
my name is bret hembree. i am an electric crew foreman out of the cupertino service center.
6:22 pm
i was born and raised in the cupertino area. it's a fantastic area to work. the new technology that we are installing out in the field is important for the customers because system reliability i believe is number one. pg&e is always trying to plan for the future and we are always trying to build something stronger and bigger and more reliable. i love living here and i love the community i serve. nobody wants to be without power. i don't want my family to be without power. it's much more personal to me for that reason. i don't think there's any place i really would rather be.
6:23 pm
. so an entire roomful of dedicated journalists and tv producers debated the merits of one of our news stories tonight and decided it was frankly tasteless and beyond the pale. and then decided to make room for it on tonight's show. it's coming upright at the end of the show with a little advanced regret on my part. still, it's coming. ♪ it's not about how many miles you can get out of the c-max hybrid. it's about how much life you can fit into it. ♪ the ford c-max hybrid. with an epa-estimated range of 540 miles on a tank of gas. and all the room you need to enjoy the trip.
6:24 pm
go stretch out. go further. because it helps me skip the bad stuff. i'm good. that's what i like to call, the meta effect. 4-in-1 multi-health metamucil now clinically proven to help you feel less hungry between meals. experience the meta effect with our new multi-health wellness line. i love my meta health bars. because when nutritious tastes this delicious, i don't miss the other stuff. new meta health bars help promote heart health. experience the meta effect with our new multi-health wellness line. ♪
6:25 pm
senator tom coburn said he objected to the plans to build a new v.a. health care facility in the state because the planned facility, he said, was too nice for the veterans. he complained to the local press in oklahoma, "they're building a taj mahal. so oklahoma veterans had a new health care facility for oklahoma veterans because senator coburn thought it was too nice for them. we should have seen it coming. but when senator tom coburn took to the floor of the senate tonight to single handedlyveter veteran suicide, it is 100% bipartisan. when senator coburn went to the floor and tried to personally block that bill. what i did not expect was his
6:26 pm
rambling and emotional incoherence when he tried to explain himself. watch this. this is why veter rans don't get the enhanced suicide prevention measures that they got everybody else to agree to. this is why. this guy. >> my grandfather was awarded the highest honor the french give for his work during world war i. i also would state that as a physician, i know suicide all too well. i have failed patients in the past doing everything i knew to do. i've treated patients in the past with the demons that these young men and women have. when every veteran, regardless of how he looks, is greated with a yes, sir or yes, ma'am. is greated with a smile at every veteran facility.
6:27 pm
is treated with the respect that they deserve because they served and some of us didn't, my heartbreaks for the people who commit suicide. you know what it is? they find no relief anywhere else except death. there's no answer for them. we don't give it to'm. we have failed'm. i personally have failed events, catastrophic events, depression and situations lead people to suicide. not any one individual. they are searching for an answer that we have fail today give them. they are searching for the support and the love that needs to be there.
6:28 pm
>> does anybody have any idea substantively what tom coburn is talking about? he's about to leave the senate, he gave this speech, this incoherent speech on the senate floor today about how much his heartbreaks on people committing suicide and how much veterans need more support and something about the french and his grandpa and the relief of death in his own failure as he goes on and on about his own failures and then he cried a little bit, got choked up and then personally blocked the best practices bill that the veterans group say will make the difference to stop 22 veterans a day from killing themselves. nobody else has an objection at all. just tom coburn. a speech about the demons and his own failures while talking about himself.
6:29 pm
they're going to pass this thing next year when tom coburn is gone. they're going to pass it in the senate unanimously because tom coburn will be gone. once he is gone, they will pass this thing and it will become law. but this is what tom coburn will be remembered for forever. 22 veterans a day, senator. sleep well. right now, you can get a single line with 3 gigs for $65 a month. 3 gigs ... is that a lot? that's about...100 app downloads, 45 hours of streaming music, and 6 hours of video playing.
6:30 pm
(singing) and five golden rings! ha, i see what you did... (singing) four calling birds...three french hens... (the guys starts to fizzle out) two... turtle... doves... i really went for it there ya you did... you really, really did now get 3 gigs of data on one line for $65 a month. switch to at&t, buy a new smartphone and get $150 credit per line. as you walk away,ar. crunch! a garbage truck backs into it. so,you call your insurance company, looking for a little support. what you get is a game of a thousand questions. was it raining? were your flashers on? was there a dog with you? by the time you hang up you're convinced the accident was your fault. then you remember; you weren't even in the car. at liberty mutual we make filing a claim as stress-free as possible. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance how can i ease this pain?
6:31 pm
(man) when i can't go, it's like rocks piling up. i wish i could find some relief. (announcer) ask your doctor about linzess-- a once-daily capsule for adults with ibs with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. it helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6, and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. if it's severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. other side effects include, gas, stomach-area pain and swelling. bottom line, ask your doctor about linzess today.
6:32 pm
thank you. ordering chinese food is a very predictable experience. i order b14. i get b14. no surprises. buying business internet, on the other hand, can be a roller coaster white knuckle thrill ride. you're promised one speed. but do you consistently get it? you do with comcast business. and often even more. it's reliable. just like kung pao fish. thank you, ping. reliably fast internet starts at $89.95 a month. comcast business. built for business.
6:33 pm
on today's news, one international, one national. the international was the sydney, australia situation. a gunman took hostage 17 employees and customers, held them for more than 16 hours. the man put up a black islamic banner of some kind in the window of the cafe. but he does not seem to have been tied to any known terrorist groups. as an individual, he had lots of legal trouble. he was out on bail on un-related but serious legal charges. that hostage standsoff ended with the hostage taker and two of his hostages killed. four other people were wounded. that siege was a terrible overnight ordeal that broulgt out a huge police presence in sydney, all central ya. that one is over. the gunman in that case is killed. that one is resolved. that's the international one. the domestic standoff is already significantly more lethal and, at this hour, not resolved.
6:34 pm
suspect is still on the loose. this is the one going on in pennsylvania. it started with a series of shootings. tonight, the man hunt in this case was extended from month gom ri county into bucks county, pennsylvania. authorities say they are searching for this man, 35-year-old bradly stone. he's from pensburg, pennsylvania. he's suspected in three shootings in three different locations today. shootings that left his ex-wife dead as welg as five other people. so six all together. >> the district attorney says the suspected should be considered armed and dangerous. as representatives of pensburg, where the man lives, to remain inside their homes and keep their dog e doors locked. but, again, one of the very alarming things about this is that this is an unresolve situation at this point. it seems to be rooted in a domestic conflict. but the man suspected of killing
6:35 pm
all of those people is still at large. stay here with us at msnbc. we'll keep you posted as we learn more. shh... i know that's more than 100%. but that's what winners give. now bicycle kick your old 401(k) into an ira. i know, i know. listen, just get td ameritrade's rollover consultants on the horn. they'll guide you through the whole process. it's simple. even she could do it. whatever, janet. for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. wellllll... ♪ ♪ earlyfit ♪ latefit ♪ risefit ♪ fallfit ♪ ballfit ♪ wallfit ♪ pingfit ♪ pongfit ♪ pingfit ♪ pongfit ♪ rowfit ♪ throwfit ♪ slowfit ♪ olliefit ♪ oopsfit ♪ otisfit ♪ thiswayfit ♪ thatwayfit ♪ daddyfit ♪ pappyfit ♪ datefit ♪ weightfit ♪ goalfit ♪ gooooooalfit ♪ stepfit ♪ stairfit ♪ smartfit ♪ heartfit ♪ spinfit ♪ bikefit ♪ hikefit ♪ yikesfit ♪ wheeeeefit ♪ wowfit ♪ whoafit ♪ findyourfit
6:36 pm
♪ it's all fitbit because it helps me skip the bad stuff. i'm good. that's what i like to call, the meta effect. 4-in-1 multi-health metamucil now clinically proven to help you feel less hungry between meals. experience the meta effect with our new multi-health wellness line. i love my meta health bars. because when nutritious tastes this delicious, i don't miss the other stuff. new meta health bars help promote heart health. experience the meta effect with our new multi-health wellness line.
6:37 pm
♪ get ready foat the volkswagen engineered holidsign-then-drive event. right now, for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a new volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta and the precisely engineered passat tdi. ah, the gift of clean diesel. for the new volkswagen on your list this year, just about all you need, is a pen. festive, isn't it? get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models.
6:38 pm
he was trying to get up off the gurney. wn witnesses at the time testify that the man, "was trying to get up." he was, "arching his back". we knew the night it happened, in april, that the execution in oklahoma had gone wrong somehow. we knew that in the 43 minutes it took that oklahoma prisoner to die, we know that he rited and called out and gasped all while he was supposed to be unconscious and feeling nothing. in the midst of that 43 minutes and not dying the way he was supposed to, state officials eventually pulled the curtains so the stawitnesses couldn't se what happened. then, they atechtempted to calf
6:39 pm
that execution after they started killing him. he eventually did die of a heart attack. we knew all of this from what wngss said that night in april. what they'd been saying. up until the weekend, a new court filing told us things that we did not know about that case. the warden describes that execution as, "a bloody mess". the doctor that had been called in to the execution, someone asked me about putting in another line, i said i wouldn't attempt it. i didn't think i could get another line in and i wasn't going to attempt to. the there did, anyway, try to get the i.v. in the prisoner's groin. i do remember that the doctor going over there to this would be the left groin and try to get the needle stuck in there and did get a needle, but i don't know where it got at, but he got a needle in there and blood came
6:40 pm
out and got all over the back of his jacket and shirt. the court filing also shed some light on what happened after the execution was temporarily called off. the doctor said he told the staff on siet that it was not possible. the doctor said he could have started cpr and advanced cardiac life support, but he did not. the paramedic there, when asked why those measures didn't happen, he said the purpose of being there was to provide an execution. and we were told not to reverse it. when oklahoma set out to do a double execution back in april, they were going to kill this first guy and then they had another guy standby who was going to be killed just hours or min ts later. when they decided to do a double header execution in april, the department of corrections, appare apparently, had decided, for that night, that they would hunt around on the internet to find a drug combination that they
6:41 pm
thought would work to kill those two men. according to this court filing, the person who researched and came up with this experimental formula found it on wiki leaks or whatever it is. in october, oklahoma called off another scheduled execution in part because they were still trying to get ahold of drugs of some combination of drugs with which they could kill more prisoners. now, the state says that next exz cushi execution will happen on january 15th. scheduled to die on january 15th. he's the guy who was scheduled to go second that night back in april. he was schedule today go second the night that the man tried to get up off the gurney and they tried to stop killing him and it was a bloody mess and all of the rest. they called off the second planned execution that night after the first one went so wrong. but, now, that man who was waiting to die that night and who was spared because of how badly the first one went, now, he's scheduled to go next.
6:42 pm
oklahoma will try again on january 15th with whatever combination of drugs they decide to settle on. whatever they find on, you know, wiki leaks or whatever. amazing new information in that oklahoma case. joining us now is zeva branstedder, where reporters have been digging into the death penalty system of this particular execution for months now. thank for being here. >> thank you, rachel. good to be here. >> so what are the substantively new details or factual, i guess factual bits of this story that we didn't know before e before these new revelations this weekend? >> well, i think i was surprised to hear the warden say that the affidavit she signed saying she would follow the department of corrections policies, that she essentially controlled this whole process. that she said, in her words, she gist signed it. she didn't have anything, really, to do with choosing the drugs. nor did the department of corrections director. it appeared that attorneys were
6:43 pm
in charge of choosing which drugs to execute with, which is not what we were led to believe. >> and, honestly, the thing about wiki leaks, what they're explaining there is that they went on line, looked around to see what publicly-available information might be out there about how you might kill people with available drugs? and these were doctors who were making this decision? >> correct. so this was the state's first use of this drug which had been problematic in another execution. there were a lot of questions about whether it would work. mr. oakley said he did some research on line for it to kill someone. could it sedate someone, essentially. that's what it needed to do. he said he went on line and wiki leaks or whatever was the quote. the department of corrections director said that the attorney general's office participated in this process of choosing the drug. i will say today, the attorney general's office told me that
6:44 pm
they deny that. that they were only an advisory role. these facts are in dispute. however, they came from transcripts of interviews of these officials. >> and they're ultimate story is that the protocol was all designed and, in fact, implemented by the warden of the prison who is now on record, at least in these transcripts, saying yeah, i signed it, but i didn't have anything to do with it. the thing that's remarkable, you were there, you were one of the people who were shut out from witnessing once that curtain was pulled. the state of oklahoma has investigated this and put out their version of what they say happened, their version of the investigation. what it seems like now is that this was a botched execution. that whatever the state did to execute it and describe what happened, sort of has to be called into question about whether that is a cover up? >> so my partner and i investigated this. and the state put out -- really
6:45 pm
down played significant angles to the story. according to the transcripts, it was described and said that the whole day was "a cluster --" the doctor didn't know that he would have to do an i.v. they knew very little about the drug and how long it would take to work. the state report did not give those impressions at all. it laid the blame solely on an i. vech i.v. that didn't work. >> in terms of what happens next, the state obviously has executions since the clayton one was so botched. they were planning on doing one january 15th. do you think that significant questions have been raised about whether or not oklahoma knows what it's doing enough about how to kill people and how it intends to kill people in january. is this called into question? >> well, i think there are questions that need to be answered. there's a hairing beginning in federal court in oklahoma city wednesday.
6:46 pm
e ve eventually, the death row inmates are asking oklahoma to stop executing people until it can be proven the state can do so constitutionally. the state says it has a new protocol. it has training in place. it has made improvements on the process. and they can execute people constitutionally. so it will be up to the federal judge to determine if they're going to be allowed to go forward. ziva branstetter, following the case extensively, thank really e thank you for helping us understand this case. >> thank you, rachel. >> we've got much more to come. stay with us. sensitive bladder?
6:47 pm
try new always discreet, a revolution in bladder leak protection from always, the experts in feminine protection. new always discreet, for sensitive bladders. up to 40% thinner, for superior comfort. absorbs 2x more than you may need, for dance-all-you want protection. no wonder more women already prefer new always discreet pads over poise. new always discreet. now bladder leaks can feel like no big deal. because, hey, pee happens. and cialis for daily useor you. helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach,
6:48 pm
delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or any allergic reactions like rash, hives, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis for daily use and a free 30-tablet trial. wow! [ narrator ] on a mission to get richard to his campbell's chunky soup. it's new chunky beer-n-cheese with beef and bacon soup. i love it. and mama loves you. ♪
6:49 pm
it's not about how many miles and mama loves you. you can get out of the c-max hybrid. it's about how much life you can fit into it. ♪ the ford c-max hybrid. with an epa-estimated range of 540 miles on a tank of gas. and all the room you need to enjoy the trip. go stretch out.
6:50 pm
this is a time lapse video. watch this. this is from new york city. look at this. new york city this weekend. look at the size of this. this is a time lapse covering a period of about 90 minutes of the and you can just see the crowds pouring up sixth avenue in new york. it is about six lanes wide, the width of your average highway. we said on friday that it looked like the anti-police brutality
6:51 pm
demonstrations were going to be big. we didn't know they were going to be this big. tens of thousands of people marched. if you saw any images over the weekend or if you went to the demonstration, what you probably remember are these oversized photographic panels showing eric garner's eyes. eric garner, a man killed by police in staten island in a chokehold. look at the size of that crowd. they were led by reverend al sharpton and a number of families of black boys killed by police. and the families of michael brown. tamir rice. people demonstrated in significant numbers this weekend in boston, and also in st. louis
6:52 pm
and also in pennsylvania. even in nebraska. and in dozens of other places across the country. it has been nearly two weeks since the eric garner decision, and three weeks since the grand jury decision in ferguson, missouri in the michael brown case. if this weekend is any indication, it doesn't seem like the protest movement has is anywhere near sparked its energy. ♪ ah, push it. ♪ ♪ push it. ♪ p...push it real good! ♪ ♪ ow! ♪ oooh baby baby...baby baby. if you're salt-n-pepa, you tell people to push it. ♪ push it real good. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it.
6:53 pm
if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. ♪ ah. push it. i'm pushing. i'm pushing it real good! wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters shopping online is as easy as it gets. and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today.
6:54 pm
you don't need to think about the energy that makes our lives possible. because we do. we're exxonmobil and powering the world responsibly is our job. because boiling an egg... isn't as simple as just boiling an egg. life takes energy. energy lives here.
6:55 pm
i love this story so much. okay. dream it up. and you can find it. if it is a thing you can imagine, the internet has it for you. let's say you want a pillow with an arm attached to it that can cuddle with you. no problem. you can have that. or maybe one night you thought to yourself, this toilet paper should glow in the dark. well, the internet has your back -- your backside, whatever.
6:56 pm
maybe your home is incomplete without a coffee table shaped giant nintendo controller that you can actually play the nintendo with. your dog needs a hoodie? your dog can have a hoodie. perhaps your cat needs a hoodie. ask the internet, you can have them. maybe you need footy pajamas. you can have them, and you can have them as an adult. turns out these are pretty popular. specifically, we have good evidence that they're popular among members of congress in texas's 27th district. the guy in the ducky pajamas is a congressman, a member of the tea party caucus. these are not new. they've been around since 2010 when he was first running for
6:57 pm
office. congressman knows well the lasting power of the internet, because before he was elected to congress he was in the computer consulting industry. in that time of his life he purchased a number of internet domain names, bought them on spec, whether or not he was planning on using them. i can't complain about somebody doing that. we buy domain names all the time on this show. we own arizona honors biology.com. that's where we posted the content that they wanted to kwut out of the local biology textbooks. we also own the url, when in doubt chicken out,.com. we own fred thompson is inherently funny,.com. we own explore newt 2016.com. we also own emphasize right on your behind.com.
6:58 pm
which sounds dirty, and it's not. out of the many domain names that the congressman owns, one of them jumps out. but this is the awkward thing. this is the thing that came up at the news meeting. this is a family program. the congressman's domain name is not a pg name. it is so not pg that i can't tell you what it is. i can tell you what it sounds like. it sounds like know me.org. but it's not know me.org. it also sounds like show me.org. but it's not show me.org. his website also sounds like throw me.org, which is not a real site, but would be if we owned a frisbee company.
6:59 pm
it is something else me.org, which i would never and could never say on television. trust me, the story has blown up. it may be a blow to his reputation, and when a story blows up like this, the first thing that blows through our newsroom is to request a comment from the congressman. quote, before being in congress he operated a consulting company that routinely bought domain names including the one in question. the domain name has never been used, and mr. farenthold has no intention to renew it. but he did, yeah, it's his. so there you have it. the congressman from texas does currently own, rhymes with flow
7:00 pm
me.org. well, blow me down. that does it. good evening, lawrence. i'm very sorry. it's the news. so, you know, rachel, something else me.com just went. as soon as you said it, someone bought it, if you don't own it. >> sorry, that was gross.com is already taken. we checked. >> thank you, rachel. well, today bill cosby's wife made her first statement about her husband's situation. and today it was australia's turn to fight the war on terror. >> heavily armed police are presently converging on martin place. >> a tense situation at a cafe in sydney. >> you can see hostages there with their hands against the windows. >> they're forced to hold up a