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may have been sitting on the beach. determines that will impact where search teams refocus their efforts. the debris is part of the wing flap. it's used to slow the flight and turn the plane. initially experts did not believe it is from a boeing 77 but now boeing itself says it is. the wreckage will be put on a flight tonight on it way to specialists in france. they are also trying to match a serial number found on the debris to what's on file more mh-370. every part of every aircraft no matter how small is numbered recorded and tracked. and those results should be back within the next 24 hours. the remains of what appears to be a suitcase were also found on the island. 239 people were on the bood when the flight departed in march 2014. that included one american texas native phillip wood. his partner told the "today" show part of her hopes this is
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not mh-370. >> until they can verify that it is indeed 370, we just can't deal with the emotional pressure of trying to make any decisions about it. part of a plane is not the same as a body. so i think true closure can only come for sure when you can say good-bye probably. but for most of us life has been stuck in march 8th. so at least some verification that the flight indeed crashed would be a step -- a step forward in being able to say good-bye. >> nbc's tom costello has been on the story since the start. what are investigators going to be looking for here? >> reporter: absolutely by far the biggest break we have had in nearly 17 months of looking for ma slay shah flight 370. when they can actually physically get hold of this
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flaperon -- and by the way, it's going to be very shortly on its way to france. they're going to be looking at the metal. are there any deformations or anything that looks out of sorts with the metal. in other words signs of a high impact crash on the water or a low impact crash on the water. any signs of explosive or burn residue. how violently was it torn from the rest of the wing, if at ul. it's on hinges. how violently was it hipped off of those hinges. that's going to be crucial in trying to determine what little they can. but no, they're not going to be able to determine where the plane is and what made it go down. they're also going to be looking at the sea life the barnacles on this piece of the wing. it's been in the water for who shows. who knows how long it's been in
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the water. as they examine the sea life the barnacles, is there anything in that that tells them some are more likely to be from this part of the indian ocean than this part of the indian ocean. marine biologists will have to weigh in on that. now begins an even bigger challenge to try to backtrack this piece through the indian ocean to get some sense, looking at ocean currents where might this piece have originated where might the rest of flight 370 be sitting right now. back to you. >> tom costello thanks so much for that. bill is on reunion island. before night fall we saw search teams walking the coastline. you've seen debris littering the beach. what are investigators telling you? >> reporter: i was on the beach where this piece of debris was found. ever since it was found, they
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have been searching day and night to see if they can find more. they've been out in fishing boats, a coast guard vessel has been out, they've been up in the air in a helicopter. it's pitch black here now. i have to say from what i could see, the beach was absolutely covered in debris. because this is part of a strong current that comes all the way from australia which may be 4,000 miles away. there's debris littering the beach. whether that's not anything to do with mh-370 or a missing plane, highly doubtful. this piece of debris was found by a beach cleanup crew who were determined to try to do something about the problem of debris on the beach. the debris that i saw, there's no reason to believe that it's connected to any missing plane. it's just normal junk that washes up on any beach. >> thank you for that. and the search is being
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coordinated out of australia. sarah james is at search headquarters. is australia ready to intenseify their search efforts? >> reporter: the fact of the matter is that they're going full steam ahead. it will be daylight here? just a few hours. when that starts they'll have about 200 people in various places including ships at sea pulling those towed sonars underneath so that they can take a look at the ocean floor and look for pieces of the wreckage. that is definitely continuing. what's happened with the finding of this piece of debris and the thought that potentially it is part of mh-370 is really it has invigorated the efforts. because if they can find a piece of the aircraft that really gives them a sense of what they're trying to do. day after day, they've been looking for this piece. i spoke to the chief of the australian transport safety bureau. here's what he had to say. >> significance for us is if we
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get confirmation that it's associated with the 777 aircraft and probably mh-370 then we will know based on drift modelling of surface debris where it was likely to end up that this is very likely associated with the search area that we are currently focusing on. >> reporter: so that search area is a vast area. of course we're talking about the indian ocean. within that ocean, so far they've searched an area half the size of the state of pennsylvania. and they are not stopping. they could go on for up to a year. obviously, they hope that they're going to find wreckage before that. they've already spent between 150 million and 180 australian dollars on that search. that's a massive sum. but they think it's incredibly important. they want to find more of the wreckage because they know that
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the families are counting on them. some of those family members have come and spoken to the searchers to tell them how very much is at stake and how very much they want to solve finally the mystery of mh-370. >> all right. nbc's sarah james, thank you for that. let's now bring in two familiar faces from our mh-370 coverage a year ago. and pilot anthony roman president of the global investigation firm roman. thank you both for being with us. the first big question here has been where is this plane. if this is in fact mh-370 the next question is what happened to this plane? how much can this piece of debris tell us about what caused the plane to go down? >> well, this piece of debris it's physical evidence and it can tell us perhaps the type of impact that occurred. whether or not there was a mid-air catastrophic failure of the airplane. it can tell us that kind of
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thing. perhaps a mid-air explosion. if there's any microscopic chemical debris on it or any crazing of the metal. however, the facts, if they've been reported correctly to date with regard to the early flight pattern of the aircraft when it first deviated from its flight plan, made the 180-degree turn, overflew malaysia, made a right-hand turn left-hand turn and then proceeded to the southern indian ocean, that suggests to me that this is a manmade event. that someone reprogrammed the flight computer and subsequently there's a nefarious intent here. >> when you look at it the debris itself was found a long ways from the priority search zone. the australians think this plane's at the bottom of the ocean. how do you begin to reverse engineer where the plane made impact?
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>> one of the big things of course is trying to make a determination as to how long that piece of wreckage has been hovering around that island. it was floating somebody pulled it ashore. if it recently got there versus been there for quite a long time that's going to really change the dynamic. if it's been floating for 200 days and you backtrack at four knots or 2 knots that's going to come up with a different -- as far as distance a different distance than if it's been floating for 500 days at 2 knots? they're going to have to do current study to see if they can backtrack in the search area either define a new search area or refine the current search area. >> that point you made a second ago about it looks manmade to you and nefarious attempt. realistic realistically, how much story
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inside the plane that happened are we ever going to piece together? >> i think we will be able to piece it together, but we're going to have to find a lot more debris. the primary search area the southern indian ocean, which is about 46,000 square miles. we've done just about 40% of that in terms of search. we've mapped the entire area. so there is a likelihood we are going to find this aircraft in the next year to two. the primary fuselage area and perhaps even the black boxes if we get very, very lucky. they may be intact. they may not be. but the more physical evidence the more we'll know how this airplane physically went down. not what the root cause was necessarily. >> greg, what does the location of this piece of debris tell us about where the rest of the plane might be right now? >> i think that's really difficult until they actually start mapping all of the currents. one of the things about this is
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the fact that this piece of wreckage has been floating. it is in the water. and i think that that puts some closure to all of these pet theories that have been circulating for 16 months about how this airplane was flown to an island and nefariously hidden to be used for some other act in the future and that the passengers and crew may be pows somewhere or something to that effect. i think for the families this can probably bring some reality to the fact that the airplane has gone down in the water. the question is of course, where. but that's going to be their final resting place. and that these people are not somewhere on an island and that there is no real hope that they are still alive. >> certainly doesn't make it any easier. thank you both for being with us. >> you're welcome. and also cycling down brand-new body camera video of that deadly shooting incident in cincinnati. we'll show it to you next and take you inside the courtroom for the accused campus cop's
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it's time now to update you on the news breaking before our eyes on yesterday's show. that university of cincinnati cop indicted on a murder charge after he shot ask killed an unarmed driver during a traffic stop. he appeared in court today. his attorney told the judge he was not guilty. prosecutors contend his body camera video show paints a different picture. the videos do not appear though to show tensing being dragged.
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tensing insists he was. and now new sound from a third body cam just into our newsroom. >> i thought he was going to run me over. >> are you okay? >> i'm good. >> gunshot wound to the head. >> did he pull on you? >> valencia. >> we got medical rolling. who was injured? >> i'm not injured. he took off on me. i discharged one round. struck the man in the head. we're going to need an ambulance paged. we're going to need a medic. we're going to need multiple officers here. >> copy. >> he pulled -- >> stand back! stay back! >> i thought he was going to run
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over me. >> we've been getting new pictures by the hour as the details of this case continue to emerge. of course emotions were running high when that officer appeared in court this morning sglt bond will be 1 million. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, this is a courtroom. you will conduct yourselves at all time. >> and the officer's defense team is sticking by its version of events. >> his defense is going to be self-defense, that he felt like his life was in danger and threatened and he was trying to save his own life. this happened all in just an absolute split second. there wasn't time to sit back and think about what you're doing. >> we were outside the court in cincinnati. talk to us more about the rather strong comments we've heard so early on from the prosecutor here. >> reporter: yeah, the prosecutor came out very
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strongly upon the release of this first body camera video. he describes officer tensing's actions as the most asinine act he's seen a police officer make in his 30-year career. he says tensing should never have been a police officer in the first place. so very strong words from the prosecutor about this case. just a few minutes ago we talked to officer tensing's attorney who maintains his client was dragged and feared for his life when he fired that slot. he says the video is open to different interpretations. now we have three depictions of it although two of those videos don't appear to show officer tensing being dragged. they appear to start after that fatal shot has been fired. bond set at $1 million. the officer pleading not guilty. he will be back in court august 19th. if convicted, he faces anywhere from 15 years to life in prison. we spoke to one of sam dubose's
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children, a daughter, who says it was very difficult, emotional for her to see his accused killer in court today. it was a painful reminder that she will never see her father again. back to you guys. >> for analysis on what to expect going forward, let's brick in former federal prosecutor and former officer. thank you both for being with us. eugene i think a big question here is what is the protocol if you are pulled over by a police officer. today's show they have a series called know your rights. they did a piece specifically on this. let's take a look at that. >> couple things you want to be careful of though. not to make any sudden movements in the vehicle or reach in areas we can't see. >> i want to say officer, i want to record this. i'm taking my phone out, i'm pointing it at you and recarding. >> yes, sir. >> and this is fine.
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>> that is fine. >> what if i say i don't want to get out of the car. >> this is one of the things you have to do. >> i'd be saying officer this is a regular traffic stop why am i out of my car, what's the problem? >> and i may tell you or i may not. you don't mind if i search your car do you? do i have to say yes to that? >> you don't. >> so i don't have to say yes. >> no, sir you don't. >> even though it sounds like a command. >> yes, i'm asking. >> it's still somewhat confusing here. lay this out. if you are pulled over what rights if any do you have in this sort of situation. >> it is confusioning. courts recognize this. police have to have control. that's just the reality. it's hard to micro manage these interactions. none of these two are the same. in this case, the guy hands the officer a liquor bottle.
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how do the offices process those kinds of issues. when you're not cooperative, that raises concerns. and in this case, i think even the officer is on the tape saying don't reach for that. he was reaching for something and he told him not to do that. the best thing is to be cooperative. if you're not comfortable in the interaction, you can ask for a supervisor. and of course you can make a complaint after the fact. police are going to be concerned about their safety first and foremost. they're trained about that. the real issue is why was this stop done in the first place. probably should never have been done by a campus police person. >> and police certainly face a great range of risk in the initial part of an interaction may not be definable. even if someone does violate a certain request or rule or the law, that doesn't mean that their punishment is to have a gun pulled on them or used if they don't pose a deadly risk. i want to play something from jim cavanaugh, an experienced
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law enforcement officer and expert for us here at msnbc about what was authorized in this stop. >> there's no reason for that officer to break leather here. as a uniformed officer i've stopped many cars many traffic situations. arrested guys with guns. was shot at from moving cars. there's no reason to break leather. the guy drives away on a minor traffic offense, no reason for a taser. >> walk us through the legal guidelines there that even someone fleeing isn't necessarily legally authorizing the officer to use deadly force. >> yeah, that's exactly right. i think the best analysis of this scenario is probably the article i wrote a couple years ago that you can find on the internet pretty easily. it's an analysis of the second verse of jay-z's 99 problems. i wrote that ft. general public hoping they would read it.
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the officer that just commented is absolutely right as i think was the previous officer. the rules on the use of deadly force to stop somebody from fleeing are very clear. and they were established in tennessee v.garner. you have to reasonably believe that the use of deadly force is necessary to prevent the risk of death or serious bodily injury to yourself or somebody else. and the -- the emphasis is on the term reasonable which is why these camera -- the body camera ands dashboard cameras are so useful in these cases. the prosecutor and ultimately the jury are going to have to look at this and see whether or not the officer's claimed fear assuming he asserts that at trial, that he was in danger of death or serious bodily injury and needed to use deadly force to prevent that was reasonable. that is why the cameras are so useful here.
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they allow for an objective perspective and do not force us to rely on accounts without that sort of evidence which can be very very difficult for injuries to do otherwise. >> and the idea of proving reasonable fear with the video evidence everybody's been looking at for the past day, do you see in a way in a court of law for this officer to establish that in the light of the video that's out there? >> so the usual claims made in these cases is that the officer saw the suspect reaching or moving in a way that he believed was -- was consistent with reaching for a concealed weapon. i have not heard that asserted in this case and the defense lawyer that we just heard did not make that assertion. that doesn't mean it wouldn't be the claim at trial. it is certainly possible, i think, given the video that i've seen for this officer to claim that he believed that mr. dubose was reaching down and trying to
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grab a gun or something. it does not appear that he said that at the time though. at the time what he said was that he believed he was being dragged, in fact he was being dragged and believed he was about to be run over. that's a claim he's going to be stuck with at trial. the test for the jury is going to be to look at that video and see whether they believe that an officer in the circumstances depicted in that video really could have believed -- >> but -- but -- but let's be realistic. there's a very big difference between viewing a video after the fact and experiencing this. and the video still doesn't tell you what's in the officer's mind. according to the prosecutor this is a vengeful act. it's not a misreading of circumstances. he was unhappy that the motorist was not cooperative and he shot and killed him. that's the theory of the prosecution. which is a very high bar they're setting for themselves. >> all right. certainly an interest debate. thank you for being with us.
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today, donald trump is trading the campaign trail for the clubhouse, speaking at the women's british open in scotland. and criticizing the u.s. president while overseas. >> turned around and said given what you said about the mexicans, we're going to take those tournaments away, what would be the -- >> well, i don't think they said that. now what i said about not mexicans -- because you said it very improperly. obviously you don't want to be an inaccurate reporter like many others.
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i've been proven right since the statements were originally made and people have apologized to me. maybe one day you'll apologize too. that proved to be the wrong question. next time, try answering the question properly. one or two more. that's it. i want to go watch the women's british open. is that okay? no, no. with hispanics. who's number one with hispanics? trump. >> we will note that trump has surged in many polls. many candidates that lead at this early stage go onto lose badly. the current numbers also show that basically three-quarters of republican voters and potential voters want someone other than trump. now, a number of candidates are looking in on the debate from outside right now. they'd be part of this preshow, ahead of the official debate. "washington post" da na mill bank joins us. he has picked five candidates to
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advice in these crucial debates. >> they're all asking for my advice. i'm only going to honor a few. >> we will start with donald trump who is in many ways unserious and offensive with regard to running for president and yet has clearly made his mark with some people and garnered attention for it. my question to you on the specific challenge of him in a debate is does the usual trump work as well in a formal debate or must he do something different if he's at all serious about anything more than attention? >> i'm not sure whether he can do anything different from the usual trump. and i don't think he should really try to. i mean, yes, he is clownish to many of us watching it. but face it. he has really gotten himself in touch with the republican primary electorate. it's incredible that a lot of people are saying yeah, he's really out there speaking for
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me. nobody really believes this is going to go on forever. as much as somebody in my line of work would like it to go on forever. i think he's got only one trick. >> how about the man who has tried in recent days to out-trump trump, mike huckabee? >> well, the fwaulty towers episode is my basis for understanding life. you know, mike huckabee's going to have to stop mentioning the war. i don't think holocaust refers -- they never work in politics. it always gets you carried too far. everybody in this race now feels like they have to do something to maintain attention. mike huckabee has a real background as this folksy homespun guy. he can do well enough in iowa as he did eight years ago doing that without doing the ovens. >> the one person benefiting the
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most from donald trump other than donald trump himself is probably jeb bush. that will remain to be seen during the debate. he could be the adult in the room. how does he do that without coming across weak or as donald trump calls him, boring. >> i think jeb bush take a xanax before he goes out there. he's going to be go aheaded into all kinds of attacks. he needs to be presidential. and do what he said his original strategy was which seems to be working to some extent. that is to be willing to offend some in the primary and appear presidential in the long run. he doesn't have to be passive about it but he doesn't want to get into the old idea of wrestling with the pigs. >> what about rand paul? a lot of expectations. we don't talk about him much anymore. what does he got to do? >> he's been sort of the biggest disappointment here. he's got a lot of room to grow
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because there are a lot of libertarians there. he's got to be keeping the conversation on his issues. he would like to ideally turn this into a foreign policy debate because there he is very different from the other 16 or however many we're talking about now. he's only at 6% in the polls. he does have some room. >> then you think about how often the political media, how often some of us get it wrong. rick sanatorium was under estimated before. what about him this time? >> well, look any of those guys sitting at the kiddy table are kind of going to be in trouble. this is essentially the first primary and it's going to be hard to gain steam from there. particularly for rick santorum. it worked in iowa last time but that's because he didn't have real scott walker, real solid
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conservatives who offer an alternative to him. if i were him, i might just call it quits now, call in sick and try to live on the glory of 2012 rather than try again in 2016. >> call in sick. that's tough advice for rick sanatorium. >> we appreciate you playing strategist. free advice is just an op said. >> that's what i do for a living. >> thanks as always. it has been 40 years to the day since one of the most mysterious disappearances of the 20th century. the life and powerful enemyies of jimmy hoffa. that's next.
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stood up and then what would become one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century, disappeared. he was known for his power, corruption, and clashes with robert f. kennedy. now a new book brings to life that showdown between these two very different men. one the son of a coal miner. one of course attended the finest schools and the other was a high school dropout. joining us now is the author of "vendetta." thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> james what it was about these two men that made them hate each other so very much? >> well, when they first met in 1957 bobby kennedy was chief council for the senate brackets committee. the more he learned, the more he hated hoffa. he felt hoffa was evil and
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corrupt. the more hoffa learned about bobby kennedy, the more he hated him. he thought he was a rich spoiled punk. that vendetta just can'ted for seven years. >> i think jimmy hoffa's reaction to when jfk died really said it all about his feelings toward bobby kennedy. that he's going to be a nobody without his brother next to him. >> he was very happy when he heard the news. he said bobby kennedy's just another lawyer now. hoffa felt that that was good for him. >> let's also talk about the wider impact jimmy hoffa, very famous to a whole generation of americans. not as widely known today, and yet people talk often in politics about unions, how they work. who did this whole standoff and case do long term to the ability to regulator some would say
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crackdown on unions. >> the senate rackets hearings did result in some labor reforms. however, those laws didn't really crack down on the teamsters. they put more of a burden broadly on the labor movement. they were able to raid other unions and it didn't really hurt hoffa at all. what it did hurt was it gave him a bad reputation and it also gave labor unions in general kind of this public perception that there's a lot of gangsters in there when in fact there are only isolated pockets. but it did bring attention to organized crime in labor unions and result in much-needed reforms. >> i got to ask you the question even thinks of first when they hear the name jimmy hoffa, where is he buried? >> now i don't have an answer to that. i've read the fbi reports. thousands and thousands of pages. talked to others.
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we don't know where he's buried. i can tell you definitively where he is not buried. he is not buried in giants stadium. that's been totally debunked. >> they tore it down a few years ago and the body didn't turn up. >> well, the man who got that story started was a con man. he had told different stories. i don't know if you believe myth busters, they got their gear in there. they said there's no human remains in there. >> all right. well the mystery continues. thank you so much. the book again is "vendetta." i've been reading it. definitely want to check it out. and we'll be right back. ergent. so we switched to tide turbo clean. now we get way cleaner clothes way faster he turbo clean. 6x the cleaning power in ½ the time
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and stay ready for everything that is still to come. the man who sparked worldwide anger over killing cecil the lion in zimbabwe appears to have gone into hiding. even the federal government can't find him. the fish and wildlife service says multiple efforts to contact dr. walter palmer have been unsuccessful. we ask that he or his representative contact us immediately. in a letter to his patients he said in part quote, i apologize profoundly for this inconvenience and promise you we will do our best to resume normal operations as soon as possible. there's now a white house.gov
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petition. that petition already has received more than 40,000 signatures. that is the number needed for the white house to respond officially. the white house says it will do so it will respond within 60 days. let's talk about -- >> so much to talk about here. >> the death of cecil the lion. public enemy number one in this country right now is this dentist. i'm not a hunter. it's -- i don't really understand the appeal of hunting and the idea of paying what is it $50,000 or something to go over seas and kill anything let alone -- look at the picture and it's a beautiful animal. >> beloved. he's beloved in that country. >> i'm trying to find a way to say this delicately. i wonder if the outcry we're hearing is disproportionate. >> i come from a huge family of hunters. for a lot of people in this country and around the world, this is really important to them. i think the question is where do you draw the line here. what is going too far in killing
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this beautiful beloved lion. i was having this conversation with my husband last night. what about killing like a fly? that is a living thing, right? where do you draw that line? we keep talking about this beautiful beloved lion. what if this lion was not beautiful? would we be talking about it the way we are? i think that's a serious question here. >> i think you're asking the hard question right? you look at this lion, it is gorgeous. it is majestic. these are just pictures. if you were able to be lucky enough to see this lion in person, if this walked into your place or business or home -- >> it would kill you. >> well, that. let's say it walked up -- let's adjust the hypothetical. cecil the lion walks up to you, there's a plate of bullet proof glass, you would be overtaken by his beauty. there are tons of problems in this world environmental
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nature -- no. i'm wondering whether we are according our outrage rightly. looking at some of the legal issues -- >> that's what you do. >> animal law it's huge for me. >> i do know that. you talk about it in the office a lot. >> looking into this at this jupgture there is no indication that the authorities of zimbabwe want to pursue him. they are pursuing the poachers who were the main intermediaries who violated local permit and quota rules. the u.s. has not talked openly in any way about a desire or a national security or national wildlife priority of trying to get him back to zimbabwe for charges that don't yet exist. so what are we talking about? >> okay. i think if there's any justice to be faced here absolutely he should face that. i don't understand trophy hunting in general. i understand hunting for something that you're going to use and that you're going to
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consume. that part i totally get. this i don't understand at all. i can't imagine why you would want the head of a decapitated lion of a decapitated lion on your wall. but this guy is getting death threats. his whole business will probably have to be shut down. >> he can't practice medicine right now because of the outcry right now, which seems separate from what i consider an objectionable activity. we are not talking about hunting for food here. >> right. >> it is to me -- >> we consider hunting. we don't just consider hunting an activity of survival. it is considered a recreational activity. people do it for fun. >> but there are also standards that were violated here though. they lured him off of the preserve in order to have a shot at him.
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they did not get a clean shot. they had to track him for days while he suffered and died. >> it is terrible. but i do wonder. we kind of accept hunting as a recreational activity. find if you want to go out and kill an animal and you find pleasure or fun in that. is there a responsible way to kill an animal for fun? >> i think that is the bigger debate. >> the answer is yes. sportsman associations will tell you these are the ways that you hunt. >> is there a way to kill cecil the lion? >> no. >> cecil the lion is immune from being hunted because we consider him beautiful but a pig or something -- >> lions are under a greater threat than other species. there is a diminishing number of them in the wild and there is a concern beyond the fact that this is a beautiful animal. >> i think it speaks to a
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movement we are seeing in this country around animals. my little sister wants to be a vegetarian. you have seen this happening more compared to the generations before us. people want to be vegan or vegetarian but not wanting to be part of this culture of killing animals. >> you talk about what is socialally acceptable. that changes. politicals and culture can change it. there is a lot of good and rightful outrage but channelling it is important and making it only about one hunter or place maybe getting us away from the daily decisions. >> this will destroy this guy's life. >> that speaks to a bigger problem we have today with social media, destroying peoples' lives unnecessarily. >> have you checked twitter yet? are our lives being destroyed for what we said in the segment?
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>> probably. >> we will find out later. >> we are all pro beautiful lion. i don't want that to get lost. >> i tried to be a vegetarian once too. i tried to eat spinach and kale. god that is terrible. up next somebody has broken abby huntsman's heart. his name starts with tom. and this guy won't just surf the web. he'll touch it. scribble on it. and share it. because these kids will grow up with windows 10. get started today. windows 10. a more human way to do. look at us back in school! i had the whitest smile. now i'm going to show up to the reunion with this whole situation. oh please. do what i'm doing. use crest whitestrips! crest 3d white whitestrips... remove 14 years of stains.
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>> all right. i have never been shy about the fact that i have long been a tom brady loyalist. here i am a few months ago rocking the jersey. i am not the only one.
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despite all of the criticism of brady, robert kraft and the players union strongly stood by their man as well. i guess that is understandable, no matter how you feel about brady you can't deny he is incredibly talented charming when he wants to be and very handsome but krystal ball disagrees with me on that one. he finally opened up about the allegations, you know the one he denied everything and made all of us brady fans want to believe that he is still not guilty in this whole thing. >> i had no knowledge of anything. i had no knowledge of any wrongdoing. >> that continued on with jim gray when he was asked about whether or not winning the super bowl was tainted. >> what do you guys think? neither do i. >> it is pretty incredible watching that interview this
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week. there have been multiple investigations and even the nfl has come up upholding their four-game suspension. there he is acting like he is the one getting the last laugh. i never thought i would say this but tom brady has officially lost me and here is why. for one, as the nfl claims destroying your cell phone or having your assistant destroying your cell phone the same day you are supposed to meet with investigators is just ridiculous. also a clear reminder he really thinks he is above it all. the part that gets me is not just about the phone or that he was generally aware the balls were deflated which some would suggest was cheating. he still refuses to take responsibility for anything. saying just yesterday that he did nothing wrong. really? when roger goodell comes down against you. the one guy that always had your back. you are still pulling the innocent card. this is about more than football or more than the fact that brady
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will have to sit out four games next season. this is about the example brady is setting. for kids that suggests cheating and lying is okay and it is okay as long as you are a big enough star. one reason we like sports because it offers role models for so many. for every football player out there looking to be tom brady, wanting to be him and just like him. what are they thinking? what type of person is he teaching them to be? whether or not he likes it he is their role model. in my book a role model can be charming good looking and incredibly talented. but if he does not have character, all of the rest falls flat. that does it for this cycle. debris is found on a remote island and could be the first
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