mr. clements as a kind man.ut him. >> well, i didn't know him personally, but those are the same reports i'm hearing, and certainly, serving in the capacity that he did, obviously, in a position where he has a great level of influence over the department of corrections, and of course, you know, our executives who serve in similar roles are certainly very valuable to the law enforcement community as a whole, and therefore to the public as a whole. so certainly, our thoughts and prayers as the sheriff's office with el paso county certainly go out to those employees and friends and family members of mr. clements this morning. >> thank you very much, lieutenant jeff cramer, for joining us this morning. and just another reminder, we're expecting the governor of colorado to speak in just about ten minutes. he's expected to hold a news conference right outside of colorado springs when governor hickenlooper begins speaking. we'll take that live. >>> the weather, the weather in topeka, kansas, called for some clouds, but

mr. clement? >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: this court not only addressed the issue of the house's standing in chadha; it held that the house is the proper party to defend the constitutionality of an act of congress when the executive agency charged with its enforcement agrees with plaintiff that the statute is unconstitutional. >> mr. clement, chadha was somewhat different because there was a unique house prerogative in question. but how is this case any different than enforcing the general laws of the united states? there's no unique house power granted by the legislation. >> well, justice sotomayor >> it's a law of the united states and the person who defends it generally is the solicitor -- solicitor general. >> sure, generally, unless and until they stop defending it, at which point we submit >> because the house is very -in a very different position in a case like this and in chadha from just the general taxpayer. now, in a case like chadha, for example, you're right, it was the

mr. clement? >> thank you, mr. chief justice,this court not only addressed the issue of the house'sit held that the house is the proper party to defend the constitutionality of an act of congress when the executive agency charged with its enforcement agrees with plaintiff that the statute is unconstitutional. >> mr. clement, chadha was somewhat different because there was a unique house prerogative in question. but how is this case any different than enforcing the states? there's no unique house power granted by the legislation. >> well, justice sotomayor >> it's a law of the united states and the person who defends it generally is the solicitor -- solicitor general. >> sure, generally, unless and until they stop defending it, at which point we submit >> well, then, why shouldn't -- why shouldn't taxpayers have a and we say they don't. >> because the house is very -in a very different position in a case like this and in chadha from just the general taxpayer. now, in a case like chadha, for example, you're right, it

mr. clement? >> the other point i would make but i want to get around to the animus point. but the other point i would make is when you look at congress doing something that is unusual, they deviated from it in the past. >> jon: i'm going to cut you off right there my friend. beautiful since you are only going to get around to the animus point eventually -- [laughter] -- perhaps we could go back to 1996 with some kind of crazy time machine and listen to some of congress's good reasons for having doma. let me just reiterate this is from 1996, not 1956. >> most people don't approve of homosexual conduct. >> it's inherently wrong and harmful to individual families and society. >> an attack upon god's principles. >> the very foundations of our society are endangered of being burned. the family unit is the foundation of society. >> jon: we cannot abide anything licking at the foundation of our units. [ laughter ] we allow the licking of our units -- [laughter] -- strongly slide up and down the pillars of our society. [ laughter ] ultimately gobbling our morality down to the hilt

mr. clement's response was maybe some we motivat tha way, and if the court believes that the whole statute was based on that, then it should strike it down, but he claims there are-- that was really not sufficient because there are many other interests that justify doma. >> suarez: we also have the solicitor general, donald verrilli, who normally would be arguing defending the federal government's plxz of a law, so was in a sort of unusual role today, argues tha arguing that d by the president of the united states, passeby the congss, should be struck down. let's take a listen. blag blag >> suarez: it sound like there was a little discomfort with the sweeping nature of what the court was being asked to do. >> solicitor general verrilli, he was telling the chief justice that these 1100 atutes may well have been enacted by congress with the traditional state definition in mind. but when congress enacted doma, it made a choice between deferring to how states handle marriage, and singling out a category of people who would not benefit under federal laws, and that choice, he said, has to be jus

mr. clement is really around this idea of uniformity, that it's important to treat all gay people alike. but we have a system-- when we're talking about federal marital benefits and burdens-- of treating married people. and we have an anomaly where we're treating married gay people as though they're unmarried as opposed to treating all married people aligning, whether they're gay or nongay. the uniformity thing doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. >> woodruff: how do you answer that? >> i think there is a legitimate federal role here. the reason i raise polygamy isn't to raise a far-off issue. litigation has started. jonathan turley, a professor at george washington, is pursuing litigation in utalk saying if there is a right to same-sex marriage, there is a right to polygamy. he's saying i'm all for that. i don't think the government should discriminate on that base, arthur. i think both side agree there is a role for the government to draw lines. we're just debating where those lines are. i think as we understand the different combinations that could be involved, then people will unders

mr. clements' murder. the division was not directly related to the clements' murder investigation. not being punished but it was because of the publicity. it's very disturbing how a public official was murdered, and when it happened when you don't know why, and there's the possibility the killing was unrelated to his status as a public official. we learn today that colorado deputies, for example, are looking into a possible link to a craigslist ad, and they are investigating whether the person that shot him might have gone to his home on the pretents of buying the bicycle that was posted in the ad. they are checking mr. clements' cell phone records in speaking to him in the days before his death. and the significance of what happened here in terms of the broader connection in terms of politics and policy and just the tragedy of the death. no suspects in custody, and no word on the motive, and we will keep you posted. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages. get younger l

mr. clement, you have 3 minutes remaining. >> thank you, mr. chief justice, just three points in rebuttal. first of all, i was not surprised to hear the solicitor general concede that there is no unique federalism problem with doma, because in the gill litigation in the first circuit, the state of massachusetts -- the commonwealth of massachusetts invoked the tenth amendment, and on that issue the united states continued to defend doma because there is no unique federalism problem with it, as the chief justice's question suggested. if 10 years from now there are only 9 states left and congress wants to adopt a uniform federal law solely for federal law purposes to going the other way, it is fully entitled to do that. it has the power to do that. i would say also the federal government has conceded in this litigation that there is a rational basis for this statute, something else to keep in mind. i would also say that this provision is not so unique. the very next provision in the dictionary act >> rational basis, mr. clement -- is a problem in

mr. clements dealt with a lot of people that weren't nice people.down of course was the saudi who had been sentenced to 28 years in jail in 2006 for the holding his housekeeper as a slave and raping her for four years. he requested a return to saudi to serve his sentence and mr. clements within the past week just turned that down. is that germane here? i think everything that pops up on the grid right now is something that will have to be followed up on. bill: one. clues might be a woman who was in the area at the time. we don't know who she is. we don't know if police talked to her yet or even found her. >> they probably haven't. sometimes people think i really didn't see that much. there is nothing i can give them. those, anybody can step forward or should step forward and work with the police because it is every little tiny piece of the puzzle they can put together is going to assist in resolving this particular crime. the bureau was there to cover out of state leads and to do some profiling for the sheriff's office. this will be a difficult one

mr. clements. supervisors, this is some what extraordinary for me and you know me as a advocate in these halls and it is the first time that i have testified not in response to a direct question from the board in 23 years. but i am here today not with a client but i am here with a friend and a co-owner in the building as his neighbor and as a fellow chuck stilson. as a pioneer and a fan of the mid market area. lower mason street today is not a happy place, when the peaceful people who live in the hotels leave their homes they are confronted with drug deal and hopelessness, it contains blocks that are not well trafficked by outsiders until 5:00 p.m. when the people start to alive seeking soul food or to hear the operators, but for most of the day every day, the unit block of mason is a negativity magnet. the sfpd, does a fantastic job of keeping the peace. but what the neighborhood needs the most is an investment of hope. and the best way to bring that about is to attract a mass of people who seek o

mr. clements. >> reporter: clements murder comes on the same day colorado's governor signed some of the toughest new gun laws in the country. >> he dedicated his life to being a public servant, to making our state better, to making the world a better place. and he is going to be deeply, deeply missed. >> reporter: tonight investigators are here in the clements' neighborhood, trying to find a woman who was speed-walking last night around the time of the crime. she may be the only witness. but with no suspects, police are now beefing up security, both at the state capital and the governor's mansion. >> thank you, clayton. as you said, there are hundreds of police who will continue the search throughout this night. >>> now we turn overseas because right now president obama is in israel, his first trip there as president, and this is the message he is sending. the united states will stand with israel to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. abc's jonathan karl in jerusalem. >> reporter: the president arrived in israel in a good mood -- an open mike capturing his banter with israeli prime minis

mr. clements.s this something that has to do with another aspect of his life, his family's life and so investigators are stuck, i believe, at this point at looking at this very large circle. did he know the person who arrived at his home that ultimately shot him? was that a prearranged meeting and hopefully the police have figured that out at this point. so there's a lot of moving parts to this case, but it doesn't appear to be clear what component of his life maybe led to his death. >> you mentioned a personal aspect here. the murderer showing up on his doorstep to do what he did. in this case this may be the only thing they have to go on. is there any sense of how to move the case forward? >> well, the advantage you have is because he lives in an area that has some urban aspect to it so the shooter had to get from point a to point b. is he on video someplace? did he get captured by someone's home security system? was he in a 711 before or after the shooting? this is one of the cases that the litt

mr. clements' murder.the decision was not directly related to the clements murder investigation, they say that mr. al-turki was not being punished. they say it is simply because of the publicity. it is very disturbing to have a public official murdered ever. even more unsettling, when it happens so inexplicably. when you don't know why. there is also the possibility the killing was entirely unrelated to his status as a public official. it could just have been either personal or completely random. we learned today that colorado deputies, for example, are looking into a possible link to a craigslist ad that tom clements posted on the day of the killing. they're investigating whether the person who shot him might have gone to his home on the pretense of buying the bicycle that was posted in the ad. the el paso county sheriff's office is reportedly checking mr. clements' cell phone records to see who he had been speaking to in the days before his death. as yet, this remains an absolutely open question. the sig

mr. clements had, but is there a reason other than the fact that seven days ago clements denied this guy'stransfer that they are looking at this particular prisoner? >> you know, authorities have not even commented on, you know, this particular connection. they did not confirm, there have been some media reports that authority have said that they're looking at this closely. so i couldn't tell you what other connection there might be. >> megyn: and have they shared any leads at all so far in this, kirk? i'm sure they've got as many bodies on this they can get, given the sensitivity of this man's job and the sensitivity of other officials in colorado whose job it is to protect and keep colorado safe? >> so far the biggest clue they have is a link to a car that was seen by people in the neighborhood within 15 minutes of the shooting and it's described as a large, boxy car, that might be a cadillac or a lincoln. authorities would very much like to find this particular car, they're looking at videotape in stores, in monuments to see if any of them captured, you know, this particular car. and ho

mr. clements obviously was the target. >> reporter: clements was the head of colorado's state prison system and oversaw thousands of inmates leading detectives to investigate revenge as a possible motive. >> we really can't rule anything out. >> reporter: colorado detectives are now traveling to texas to see if this gunman is their suspect, but the shooter has no i.d. and can't be questioned. >> he is basically legally deceased, however, he is on machines for potential organ harvesting. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> a victory of sorts for advocates of stricter gun control laws. senate majority leader harry reid says gun legislation that will be debated next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers. that came after vice president biden's trip to new york city where he called for tougher gun laws after a meeting with parents of children killed in the newtown massacre. we've now learned that one of the children's parents have met with the father of the gunman adam lanza in an effort to bring some closure to the tragedy. >>> the new

mrs. clements today speaking at a huge memorial service, honoring her husband.ute to the man he brought to the state two years ago to run colorado prisons, the state's governor, john hickenlooper, who you see here, said that tom clements believed, quote, at the core of his person, that anyone can be redeemed. in terms of the investigation into this murder, the immediate contextual question was whether it was questioned to tom clements' work in the prisons. could this have been random? could this have been personal? or could this have been related to his work in colorado's prisons, his work in the prisons in missouri before he came to colorado, could it have been connected to overall political issues in the state of colorado. the killing happened just hours before governor hickenlooper signed into law the state's contentious but historic new gun reform legislation. tom clements was a supporter of that legislation. and during the legislative debate over the gun control bills in colorado, criminal charges were brought against anti-gun control activists who had thre

mr. clement. theay it please the court, equal protection analysis should focus on two fundamental points. section 3 does is exclude from an array of benefits lawfully married couples. that means that the spouse of a soldier killed in a line of duty cannot receive the dignity and solace of an official notification of next of kin. >> you agree that congress could go the other way, right? they could pass a new law to date that says we will give federal benefits -- when we say marriage in federal law, we mean same-sex couples as well. that could apply across the board, or do you think they could not do that? >> we do not think that would raise an equal protection like the statute does. >> no. my point is, you do not think it would raise a federalism problem, do you? >> i do not, but the key or our purposes is, in addition to denying these fundamentally important benefits, is who they are being denied to. >> just to be clear, you do not think there is a outer alyssum problem with what congress has done

mr. clement, you have 3 minutes remaining. >> thank you, mr. chief justice, just three points in rebuttal. first of all, i was not surprised to hear the solicitor general concede that there is no unique federalism problem with doma, because in the gill litigation in the first circuit, the state of massachusetts -- the commonwealth of massachusetts invoked the tenth amendment, and on that issue the united states continued to defend doma because there is no unique federalism problem with it, as the chief justice's question suggested. if 10 years from now there are only 9 states left and congress wants to adopt a uniform federal law solely for federal law purposes to going the other way, it is fully entitled to do that. it has the power to do that. i would say also the federal government has conceded in this litigation that there is a rational basis for this statute, something else to keep in mind. i would also say that this provision is not so unique. the very next provision in the dictionary act -- >> rational basis, mr. clement -- is a problem

mr. clements. the ballistics evidence is going to be key, sources say, because that is evidence at both the crime scene of the shooting yesterday on the highway and at the corrections chief's home. >> so, while they're still searching for evidence they don't know exactly what the motive will be. we'll get more on that as that develops. thank you so much, pierre. >>> all right. now a story you know much about, elizabeth. the latest on amanda knox. new pictures and details about her life here in the u.s. right now. of course, you'll remember she was the american college student studying in italy who was convicted and then acquitted of her roommate's murder, and now her case, if not her, is back in an italian court. abc's john muller here with the very latest. good morning to you. >> good morning, josh. amanda knox is not in italy this morning. she's here in america getting ready for the release of her memoir but the final chapter of this sensational legal drama is not quite written now. now, italy's

mr. clements was shot. it was described as maybe a lincoln, or cadillac two-door.en idling in the area unoccupied. later occupied by what one of the neighbors believe was a male. no specific information concerning the driver of the car. several neighbors have said, yes, they believe they saw a car in the area. saw a car speeding away on that particular street near his residence, so, again, we are looking at any support information, any suspect vehicles, looking at a variety of databases to determine what type of vehicle that may have been. >> a complete mystery at this point. a grieving family and a lot of coworkers very, very concerned. paula pressley, thank you so much. undersheriff to el paso county in colorado. >> thank you. >>> 19 minutes after the hour. could this signal a big change in the catholic church? no signs pope francis may not be opposed to gay civil unions? >>> can't miss video. tina fey reprises her role as sarah palin. eal cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with

mr. clements denied a request to send him back to saudi arabia. that's certainly on the radar, no indication at this time that has reisen abo risen above the he has dealt with over the years. >>> in north korea, new statements against the united states. a statement from pyongyang warn naval stations in guam are within its striking distance. annual military exercises have been happening in the area. >>> a hunger strike at guantanamo bay has quadrupled. 25 prisoners are skipping meals and eight of them are being force fed with a hose that goes up their noses. lawyers for detainees say they are protested because their correspo korans were searched and they are losing hope of ever being freed. >>> in chicago, 50 public schools could be shut down. tens of thousands of kids will be sent to schools that perform better and have more resources. the news has outraged many parents who say the cuts are mainly targeting minorities. >> what do you think about that? >> i think it's a bit ridiculous. >> any part of chicago that's trying to rebuild, the neighborho

mr. clement was saying, we need to stay out of it. the way to stay out is to go with the traditional thing. that's an argument. so your answer is what? >> i think that's an incorrect argument. >> i understand you do. >> of course, congress did not stay out of it. section three of doma is stopping the recognition by the federal government of couples who are already married solely based on their sexual orientation, and what it's doing is undermining as you can see in the briefs of new york and others, it's undermining the policy decisions by those states that have permitted gay couples to marry. states that have already resolved the political, moral, whatever other trovers that are resolved in those states. and by fencing those couples off, couples already married and treating them as unmarried for the purposes of federal law, you're not taking it one step at a time, you're not promoting caution. you're putting a stop button on it and you're having discrimination for the first time in our nation's history against a class of married coup

mr. clements family, he being a close friend of yours. have you talked to the father of this suspect as we said has been killed because i know he was a close friend of yours as well. >> i have known evan's father 30 years. when i first came out as a geologist we worked at the same company and have always stayed friends. he's one of the most hardest working, honorable people i have ever known. a wonderful person who -- i mean from the beginning his son seemed to have this bad streak, a streak of cruelty and anger. and yet jack -- they did everything they could. they worked with evan again and again, but to no avail. he had a bad, bad streak. >> have you spoken to them? >> oh, yeah. i talked to him the night we found out that all the signs seemed to point to evan. i gave him a call and he was -- he already knew. and he was just distraught. i mean he was more upset than i have ever seen him. it was interesting to see his wife, who is one of the most wonderful people. they were a remarkable couple and she, of course, spent a couple of hours w

mr. clements. and taking in all of that information.sideration in the course of this investigation. >> did mr. clements ever have security, or there any precautions he took? you can imagine he might be the target of a crime. >> i'm not aware of what level of security he may or may not have. have had. that's probably something that perhaps we'll get more clarity from the department of corrections on here, locally here. i'm not aware of what level of security may have been in place. >> lieutenant, you may have heard in the story that we just ran by jim spellman, there was this boxy car that he was talking about. how important do you think it is to find this car, and have you been able to make any progress there? >> well, it's extremely important for us to find that vehicle. that's why we really sought assistance from the public in this case, to be able to call in additional information that might be helpful for us in identifying that car more specifically. and of course, identifying hopefully the occupant and driver of that car last eveni

mr. clement was not a high profile public figure.t, the kind of person advocating for any of these charges. he's the guy definitely in the background, but police tell us they are working with the department of corrections here to try to track down any leads that could come from that front possibly from somebody who recently paroled, a family or friend of somebody who was denied parole, somebody who's in prison now. way too soon to tell in the investigation if any of that will at all lead to the killer, but those are definitely avenues they're pursuing at this time, fred. >> all right. jim

mr. clements who was reporting a shooting.s deceased who's since been identified as tom clements. our investigators during their response last night arrived on scene and were busy immediately in terms of processing the scene and had remained throughout the night and are still on scene this morning making sure they do a thorough job and their observations and collection of any evidence that is on scene. >> what can you tell us, sir, about a suspect, a motive and where you go from here in the investigation? >> well, at this point we have no known suspects in this case. we're certainly sensitive to the fact that because mr. clements served as the executive director for the colorado department of corrections that certainly opens up a dynamic that we're sensitive to regarding any number of people who may have a motive to perpetrate a crime such as this against him. so we're sensitive to that, but we're also remaining open-minded regarding other possible theories as far as this investigation is concerned, so it's just a matter of ti

mr. clement served in the position that he did, as the executive director of colorado department of correctionstive to the fact that there could be any number of people who may have a motive for wanting to target him for a crime such as this. however, we also remain open minded to all of the other possibilities as well. >> reporter: now we also spoke, erin, with reverend leon kelly earlier today. he worked with clements on gang prevention programs involving youth in colorado's prison systems. he said he is not the kind of person, was not the kind of person who would make enemies and who would be the target of this kind of a shooting. the reverend kelly did say that this is a reminder of how dangerous working in the corrections department can be, even for people who give their lives, give their careers toward helping rehabilitate criminals. >> casey, another one of the strongest leads they have is a car that was seen in the clements' neighborhood. what are they saying about that? do they think that really is a lead? >> reporter: yeah. well, several witnesses before that 911 call was placed, abou

mr. clements for a crime such as this. >> greta: lieutenant, thank you.course if anyone knows anything, saw anything or might have information call 911 or the call the el paso sheriff's office with any information. thank you, sir. >> all right, thank you, you're welcome. >> greta: and of course we are going to update you on any new information breaking out of colorado on this investigation. so stay with us on fox news. and coming up, a meeting of world leaders, or an episode of friends. what is president obama's real mission in israel? ambassador john bolton is here to talk about that next. and also, governor chris christie is telling family secrets. will his wife be mad? and worse, what in the world is his mother-in-law going to think? you'll hear from governo ♪ [ male announcer ] this is a reason to look twice. the stunning lexus es. get great values on your favorite lexus models during the command performance sales event. this is theursuit of perfection. by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nu

mr. clements was, obviously, the target. >> reporter: clements was the head of colorado state prison systemte revenge as a possible motive. >> we can't rule anything out. >> reporter: colorado detectives are traveling to texas to see if the gunman is their suspect. but the shooter has no i.d. and can't be questioned. >> he is basically legally deceased. however he is on machines for potential organ harvesting. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> when the senate takes up gun control legislation next month it will include an expansion of federal background checks for gun buyers. the announcement by majority leader harry reid. families who lost loved ones in the newtown school shooting met in new york with vice president biden together they're calling for more firearm restrictions. >> i ask everybody to stand up and speak out. >> we ask you to try to gain your new perspective by thinking about the unthinkable which is unfortunately our reality. >> opponents of gun control including nra say background checks can easily be side stepped. >> yoko ono adding her voice to the debate

mr. clement served in the position that he did, as the executive director of colorado department of corrections're sensitive to the fact that there could be any number of people who may have a motive for wanting to target him for a crime such as this. >> reporter: even so, sources say in the hours after clement's murder key players in the prosecution were given armed security including the u.s. attorney general who had originally investigated the man as someone with known terrorist connections. jenna in. jenna: interesting part of the story. what do we know about the woman police have been mentioning and say that they're looking for in. >> reporter: yes. police want to talk to this woman who was out speed walking in the neighborhood around the time of the shooting because they believe she may have spotted a vehicle they're looking for, may have even seen the suspect. a witness in the neighborhood said he saw a late model vehicle, possibly a lincoln or a cadillac right around the time of the shooting just about 200 yards from clement's house with the engine running and no one inside. a few minut

mr. clements worked, they're keeping all their options opening. >> jim spellman, thanks.eaction from paula presley, the undersheriff. >>> let's get you up-to-date, shall we? saudi native described as a hardened al qaeda terrorist has been secretly held in new york since october. best known by the nickname spin ghul was extradited from italy. he will be in court tomorrow on a series of charges, including conspiracy to bomb government facilities. >>> two high school football play players in connecticut, it their alleged victims, two 13-year-old girls, reportedly being taunted and harassed online. edgar gonzalez and yohan toribio have been suspended from school. officials say they are cooperating fully with the police. >> we want to assure our school community we are very concerned about the safety and wellness of all of our students and all possible steps are being taken to keep our students safe in school. >> of course, the charges in this case come just a few days after two high school football players in steubenville, ohio, were convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl. >>

mr. clements.estigation that we still have to do to determine what the motive was, and to determine whether or not there was anyone else in connection with that. that being said, obviously we will look through those -- that information that we're receiving and coordinate with the department of corrections to see if there is any information that would validate that. >> paula presley, thank you very much. >>> breaking news now. just getting word from the faa that the faa has announced it will close nearly 150 air traffic control towers at regional airports. want to go live now to renee marsh at frederick municipal airport in maryland. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, i can tell you, don that this information coming from the faa literally just minutes ago and so you have people who are working in these air traffic control towers, just finding out that they will be without jobs. many of them don't quite know what's next for them. we're here in frederick, maryland. this tower you see behind me,

mr. clements' wife and two daughters has to be incredibly emotional for them.remony yesterday and they'll be here today for the public ceremony. >> jim spellman, thanks very much. >>> a student at brown university has been missing now for more than a week. detectives in rhode island are stumped. the 22-year-old was last seen on march 16th. he apparently left his apartment without his wallet or his cell phone. and now the fbi is helping providence police search for him. he was on an improved leave from brown. >>> michael bloomberg putting money where his mouth is in the battle against gun violence. he is shelling out $12 million for ads. his group mayors against illegal guns is mounting the ad campaign to combat the national rifle associati association's ad blitz against universal background checks. here's the nra's ceo firing back against the mayor on "meet the press." >> criminals aren't going to be checked. the shooters in tucson and aurora and newtown are not going to be checked. >> they've been sending small contributions to send a message to the billionair