>> what we -- first of all, on behalf of the american bar association, the american bar association has not taken a position on that. i think there are discussions that have to be had on that. i this i we're seeing a lot of problems that are associated with that particular issue. >> the point is, if you don't check off box, it does not subsequently eliminate the employer's consideration of your record but only on an individualized basis and whether or not the record is relevant to the job. mr. jones, do you know, are you familiar with the eeoc guidance on the -- can you say a word about that? >> ban the box, you're absolutely correct, congressman scott. ban the box does not prevent an employer from having an opportunity to review and determine relevancy of a person's criminal record or criminal conviction. all ban the box does is get the person's foot in the door initially. it allows them to have an opportunity to prove their credentials, to prove their ability to do a job. and before and once an employer is in a position to think that this individual is able to do the job and someone w

bar association does not take a position on that. discussions aare that have to be had on that. i think we're seeing a lot of that are associated with that particular issue. if you don'tis, check off the box, it does not eliminate the employer's consideration and if the rell la veep to job.levant to the >> you are correct, congressman scott. it does not prevent an employer from having an employer to and determine relevancy. box does is get the person's foot in the door initially. it allows them to have an opportunity to prove their a job and do inore -- once an employer is a position to think this the jobal is able to do and someone who we would like to employ. the venn a chance to review criminal record and decide if there is enough passage of time to determine it is not a factor. they have the opportunity to person'sevaluate the record. so ban the box is -- gottennever would have to that point to be considered box.u checked the a couple things that have not money.ed is a waste of california spent more money on higher education than prisons exceeded byons have large margin what

he was president elect of the national bar association. he convinced me that i should play a prominent part in the national bar association. i believe i had gone to one meeting before that. he invited me to be his guest. so i became a part of it. he appointed me as the assistant regional director, which was really something he just dreamed up. it was not in the constitution. to make a long story short, because of some foul up in los angeles the following summer, his convention couldn't be there , and he had no one to staff his convention. , i want you tous plan my convention. it will be in san francisco. go do it. so, i started calling people all over the country. my dime, my time. lawyers that he had given me the names or other people had, and i put together a great convention. if i must say so myself, which he also did. and i met a lot of people along the way. so, that was my organizational basis, if you will, so by the time i came to his convention which was in san francisco in 1973. there were other issues that had to be dealt with. th

the case load exceeded that provided by the american bar association and clearly the work. i should note that our attorneys are paid by salary, so they're not paid by the hour and we don't pay any of our staff overtime. our investigators, here we had over 2300 investigation requests. one thing i'm happy to report is that it took us nearly a year to hire three investigators. the mayor's budget office took time to approve our recreation and we had to go through base testing and it took us nine to ten months to reinvestigate it. we're up to staff and so our ratio is 1-5 which is close to what it should be. our magic programs continue. and we have the magic and the hunter's point and in the western addition. our prisoner reentry and clean slate programs which operate throughout the city, assisted over 5,000 people in clearing their records. this is essential to insure that people are able to lead a crime free life, and become productive citizens. tomorrow, or friday will be the quick off of the summer learning program and supervisor breed, you've been instrumental in supporting

i ran into a friend named ot wells. , he was president elect of the national bar association. . believe i went to one meeting he appointed me as the assistant regional director that is something that peter streamed up. to make a long story short, because of some foul up in los , hises following summer convention couldn't be there and he is no one to plan his convention. it will be in san francisco. go do it. started calling people all over the country. i put together a great convention. i met a lot of people along the way. organizationmy in the time i came to his convention which was in san francisco in 1973. there were a lot of long -- young lawyers who were dissatisfied with the way the heart was going at that time. ,e who had been in the movement this is steeped in the tradition of democracy. there is this kind of arraignment. so, we elected to things after that time. he elected a new treasure. i became elected to the board at that particular time. that was the first two things. five the young lawyers. you revive that. thatw upon the knowledge knowledge -- i drew upon the kno

there has recently been an arrest report by the international bar association which makes it clear that you cannot get a fair trial, which is what international law requires. it may be on appeal the sentences will be reduced. there was a case the other day of some school girls, teenage school girls who had been sentenced for 11 years for a peaceful demonstration, and their sentences were changed to a suspended sentence. we've had hundreds of people sentenced to death for being members or supporters of the muslim brotherhood, and it may be that those sentences will be stayed. but what is going on in egypt at the moment is that there is a demonization of the muslim brotherhood being run by the authorities and the judges at low levels are following, doing what they think the government wants. and that means that you have the chilling affect -- >> countries are very protective of their reputations. today there was a full-page ad in the new york times condemning the sentences. no less than the secretary of state of the united states put in a word with the new leader of egypt. are there case

the american bar association says it's ethical for lawyers to look at public profiles of those who arecalled in for jury duty. however. the association does warn lawyers against actively following or friending jurors. this is the first time the a-b-a has addressed how deeply attorneys and their consultants can probe for information about jurors. as the crisis in iraq escalates. the look at the work of u-s officials in the mideast tonight. plus. a startling new report unveils how the veterans health program is failing female veteran oh chris, did you remember to pay the dog sitter? oh i knew i forgot something... i'll just do it now. well, we're boarding. no, i'll use citi mobile. takes two seconds, better safe than sorry right? yeah who knows if we'll even get service on the islands? what! no service? seriously? no electricity, we're going to make our own candles, we're going to churn our own butter. oh, we lost one. can't leave a bag unattended. bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. to learn more visit citi.com/easierbanking heat shields are compromised. we what's that a

the swedish bar association wants to change the country's constitution. >> it's like being back in the middle ages. then there was a pillar standing in front of the church, and people would spit at those who had committed crimes. now it is all done online. it's like in the middle ages, not the 21st century. >> but in sweden, it takes two legislative periods for changes to the constitution to take effect. that's at least eight years. jonas does not want to wait that long. he feels the state has a duty to protect citizens, so he is suing the swedish government. he has joined a class-action suit wrought by 2000 victims. >> i want to take part and show solidarity with others who have also been used by the site. we have to defend ourselves. >> he says he has been able to deep test build a new life for himself because he was given a second chance. >> the only thing i want is to live a normal life with my wife, my kids, and my job, just the way it was before. >> tired of his past catching up with him, he believes everyone deserves a second shot. >> germans are punctual, organized, and hard-wo

the american bar association says it's ethical to scan through facebook posts and tweets. it's okay to check out the accounts while jurors are deliberating. information lawyers find on the social media website constitute as research. the aba warns lawyers from actively following or friending members of the jury, characterizing that as an invasion of privacy. >>> some parts of the bay area are feeling the pinch a little more than others. in san mateo county, a popular campsite has been forced to shut down completely because of lack of water. this is a very popular spot for a lot of bay area schools, for outdoor education, monty francis has more. >> you can see here behind me, the sign says camping closed due to drought. the park is open to daytime visit visitors. as of today, it is closed to camping, because the water supply for this campground is running at an all time low. just below the majestic redwoods, tuesdscadero creek is running at a trickle. the campgrounds are now empty, because of a drought. >> we've contacted campers through june to cancel reservations, we also

and mark ellis is the executive director of the international bar association and joins us now live fromn. thank you very much for coming in to talk to us. now, all hope was pretty much sitting on the pardon from el abdel-fattah el-sissi and said he will not interfere with the judicial process so what now? >> actually that is very curious since it is well-known that the judiciary currently in egypt is influenced by the executive. so in one way i applaud president si si saying he is not going to interfere but in another way i believe he has a legal obligation to interfere. this was a profoundly unfair trial and did not meet international nor egyptian standards for an independent process and so my argument would be that he would be obligated to commute these sentences to pardon or pardon these individuals. and i think the international community will not stand for anything but a complete pardon. and i think they have the influence to do that and i think over the next several weeks you will see a change and i believe in the end president si si will, in fact, commute or pardon these three in

then the entire american bar association voted to uphold that statement. there is no -- there may be an argument that the president has the authority as the chief executive and commander in chief to make decisions regarding transfer of p.o.w.s. he doesn't have the authority, even by signing statements, to simply say i'm going to disregard the law. >> if there were a challenge to the validity of this signing statement, if he ultly rests his argument and people will say this doesn't have legal weight. how would such a challenge play out? would this end up in court? >> it could be. the courts are very reluctant to take up issues without granting standing saying that whoever files the charge, the case has standing to bring it. this would require actually some guts on the part of people like harry reid and the house too, people in both parties who say we don't work for the president. we took an oath to the constitution. we're in the legislative branch of government and not going to let presidents go around the wall because they happen to be in our party. >> how

the american bar association says it's ethical for lawyers to look at public profiles of those who are called in for jury duty. however, the association does warn lawyers against actively following or friending jurors. this is the first time the a-b-a has addressed how deeply attorneys and their consultants can probe for information about jurors. a preliminary hearing is set for this afternoon in the battle over ownership of the los angeles clippers. donald sterling is fighting his estranged wife shelly sterling in a family trust probate case. shelly sterling entered an agreement to sell the n-b-a team to former microsoft c- e-o steve ballmer for two billion dollars. all this came after donald sterling's racially-charged comments led to a lifetime ban by the league. donald sterling's attorneys have promised to fight the ban and proposed sale. an official report will be released today -- reviewing how state government officials handled the jerry sandusky child rape scandal. a former federal prosecutor conducted an independent inquiry into the prosecution by former pennsylvania a-g tom c

the american bar association says it is ethical for lawyers to look at publicly available posts when interviewing jurors. the information gathered passively can be considered ethical research. however, it warned lawyers from actively following or friending jurors in order to see those private posts. >>> the new levi's stadium can add a title to its bragging rights. the most vegan stadium in the country. >> only in the bare area. >> the niners will offer vegetarian items at every game. tortas, you can find the traditional game day fare like burgers and hot dogs. >> and ten dollar beers. something like that. >> beer always tastes a little better at the ballpark. you know, what would i know? i'm not even 21 just yet. sunol, as you can see, mostly clear. san francisco, we got a little cloud cover lingering. overall a little choppy out there on the bay as well. that's courtesy of wind that's picking up. meanwhile, a little hazy sun for you. lots of sunshine to go around in the south bay. temperatures are climbing nicely out there. right now mostly in the 60s. 63 in san francisco. but we s

the american bar association just decided it is ethical for attorneys to dig through twitter and facebook to see what kind of musings are coming out. this goes for jurors who are in deliberations as well. attorneys are being warned not to friend or follow jurors. >>> an expiring contract could bring shipping traffic to the port of oakland to a grinding halt. the agreement covers 20,000 dockworkers up and down the west coast. negotiations are ongoing, but a june 30th deadline is fast approaching. no word yet whether workers will strike if there's not a deal. the last lockout was big news in 2002. it shut down west coast ports more than 10 days. the economic impact was estimated at $1 billion a day. >>> lake mendocino had the last day for boating. there's just not enough water. the army corps of engineers is closing the north and south boat launches tomorrow. they say it's necessary to insure safety. an area on the southern end of the lake will stay open called jetski beach. >>> there's a new push by the white house to save the honeybee. it has huge implications for a big california cash cr

bar association's -- every year we do ada presentation with the chamber. mostly it's lawyers attending, but we have a law firm, a cast expert, and then our office come and presents about local program and local issue. so, with that, unless there's any questions, i will -- that concludes my report. >> any questions for regina? >> i have a comment about christian. since i joined the commission, he's been great -- i enjoyed reading his writings. and i think that he put out quality work. so, i wish him a lot of luck in pacifica. i think it's a gain for pacifica and it's a contribution of san francisco to pacifica. [laughter] >> so, good luck. >> thank you very much. >> takes us to item 8, president's report. this is a discussion item. >> okay, i have a few items here. first, i want to congratulate commissioner white receiving the california chamber of commerce small business advocate award. and there's only four of them that are given out each year and he's the first one ever from san francisco. so, i want to put on the record, congratulations, commissioner dw

the american bar association says this is ethical, for lawyers to look on sites like facebook and twitter for information about potential jurors and search for misconduct during the trial. the a.b.a. ethics committee make that ruling after two years of reviewing the issue. however, lawyers have been warned not to actively follow or friend jurors. >>> u.s. women's soccer goalkeeper hope solo has a court appearance set for today. she was arrested this weekend for domestic assault. officers say the 32-year-old was intoxicated early saturday morning when she was accused of assaulting her sister and 17-year-old nephew. solo's lawyer says she was a victim in the altercation. solo has won two olympic gold medals and plays on a woman's soccer team in seattle. >>> aaron hernandez was taken from the jail cell to the hospital. he visited doctors for an undisclosed problem. he then returned to jail just about an hour later. officials can't say what happened because of privacy laws. hernandez is accused of killing two men in boston in 2012 and then another man near his massachusetts home. >>> now to t

the american bar association recently issued an opinion saying it is ethical for jurors to research jurorsbut the ava does warn about following or liking jurors. attorneys have an opportunity to ask direct questions of potential jurors during the voir dire examination phase. >>> dogs will be allowed off leash during certain hours at bub, cooper, eagle, and questa parks. supporters of the program say it is needed because many homes in the area have small yards. opponents though argue the off leash areas are not fenced and are too close to schools and playgrounds. >>> fish and wildlife officials have released a mountain lion back into the wild after it ventured into a sacramento neighborhood. the big cat thought to be a 2- year-old male was spotted at least three times overnight in east sacramento. officials think it may have come up from the river. one person called 911 after following the lion. but the homeowner didn't even know it was hiding there until police knocked on her door. >>> officials review one of the bay area's biggest water supplies tomorrow. what it might mean regarding mand

the american bar association says it is ethical for attorneys to look at facebook, twitter and other ofiles. they warn against friending or following potential jurors. the guidance from the bar comes as more and more lawyers use the information that signals leanings of juries and seek out jury misconduct. strangers from across the country are coming to help a three-year-old girl in mississippi. victoria welcher's parents say they were asked to leave a kfc restaurant because of victoria's scars. she is recovering from a pittbull attack. her story went viral and today a plastic surgeon from las vegas who specializes in minimizing scars flew to meet victoria and her family. he offered his services for free. >> i saw victoria's story on the news and on social media. i was very affected by it. >> i can't thank him enough. i can't thank his staff enough. >> another plastic surgeon in florida has offered a prosthetic eye for victoria. and today kfc offered victoria's family $30,000 for her medical bills. >> a young girl took it upon herself to help her dad get a -- get some time off from goo

the american bar association says it's ethical for lawyers to look at public profiles of those who are called in for jury duty. however. the association does warn lawyers against actively following or friending jurors. this is the first time the a-b- a has addressed how deeply attorneys and their consultants can probe for information about jurors. changes are coming to north bay restaurant health cards. that could have you canceling your reservations a startling new report unveils how the veterans health program is failing female veterans. and the happiest place on earth turns frightening after an in park emergency. mild temperatures by the day for the first official weekend of summer with highs just in the '50s. but we have made it into the '80s and i will let you know what to expect for monday wirethey're big. fast. andome. dependable. and at net10 wireless, we let you tweet, text, talk and surf... on those amazing nationwide networks... without getting locked into a pricey phone contract. america's best 4g lte networks for half the cost. that's wireless your way. unlimited* talk, te

but the bar association warns attorneys against friending or following jurors.es regularly tell jurors not to postanything on social media during a case but that is sometimes ignored. >>> warmer out there today than yesterday. and temperatures tomorrow will warm a little bit more. so we're going to see the warmest day of the week most likely tomorrow and temperatures cool. i think tomorrow we will see a bunch of upper 80s and low 90s. places like oakland will come a few degrees with some low eight -- 80s. to the north of us we have a few showers and tropical moisture sneaking into santa barbara. and we're right in the middle. we do have a chance for sprinkles as we head into thursday. right now that fog i pointed out earlier that fog is sitting offshore about 80 miles or so. if you come in real close into the avenues out in san francisco, there's no fog to speak of. it's clear at the coast and then beautiful sunset. of course this time of year and this time of night usually you see fog all over the place but that's not the case. it'll be the case as we head into

the american bar association says it is ethical for lawyers to go over tweets, social media mews musings. prior to this some judges warned that was overly innovative. but the association does warn against actively friending someone. that could lead to unauthorized communication. ebony williams, are you at all surprised at this reaction? >> not at all. we take an oath when we're sworn in to zealously represent every client. and part of that is finding out everything you can about each and every potential juror. >> you think it's a step too far in many ways. >> you sound like the judges, right? you're right, it's a balancing act. you want to protect privacy to the best you can. but on the unbiased and objective jury pool that has a to win out. >> now attorneys have one other thing they have to do as part of their voir dire to figure out what to ask potential jurors. >> it has a potentially chilling effect. you don't want jurors afraid to come to jury service, ultimately, i think that will be a small thing that we have to worry about in the end. >> i've seen some lawyers who will hire consu

>>> lawyers have the the green light to scan the the social media sites of jewelers, american bar association says it is ethical for attorneys to look at the pages of people that they are called to serve and even those who are in deliberations. however, aba is warning lawyers not to invade those private internet areas of jurors. >>> a friend of one of the boston marathon bombers heads to court tomorrow, for a detention hearing. he plans to ask the judge to release him on bail. while's weights trial on charges of impending investigation. now, the the 23 year-old is accused of deleting computer files and lying to investigators in the wake of the tsarnaev brothers whom investigators say planted those bombs. >>> watching live television on line without a tv? is it legal? it is just one of the many cases that the high court is expected to rule on this week. fox's sharon bream, looks at a few more. >> reporter: with # first one cases still outstanding it will be a busy week. from religious freedom to the use of presidential power, nine justices have a number of key decision toss release between now

that's according to the american bars association.thics committee told lawyers you should not actually friend the jurors but just looking at the pages is fair game. one attorney who helped draft the ada's opinion says it's like any other publicly available information, and it is. so facebook linked in, twitter, whatever, lawyers are now free to look at you online and see what you like and what you post, maybe what you don't like, and what makes you mad. kennedy joins us now. and ashley merchant is a criminal defense attorney. we'll talk to her about the legal part of this. i want to start with kennedy. why wouldn't you be able to look at it? makes sense. >> as long as -- i have ban juror. i actually had a very productive experience as a juror. i saw the process from the inside-out. i think people should not try to get out of jury duty. it's a really important thing we can do at citizens, great way to meet people, make friends, met a nice cat lady. but we were so clearly instructed not to do any research, not to even google the defenda

the american bar association telling lawyers it's okay to snoop through potential jurors' social mediadisagrees. one attorney says, snoop away. why, rebecca? >> well well, when you represent a client, especially with criminal defense you have their life in your hands, they're facing 20, 30, 50, maybe life, and you are pleading your case to the jury. you have the duty to zealously represent them and affirmative duty to research the jury if you can in fact do that. >> even social media sites and. >> absolutely. it helps eliminate bias. when they come in you don't have much time with them and they're going to say, oh, i definitely will not believe a police officer more than your client. meanwhile, on their media site their father is an officer, their grandfather is an officer, and their page says -- >> i see what you're saying. what do you think? >> i think it's fraught with peril. not everybody reports truthful on their media site anyway. that something the lawyer has to do with the panel. but -- >> talking about dating sites? >> who knows. >> thin and blonde. >> what is happening you're

prior to his service he was a public defender in miami and worked for the florida bar association wherecourt cases. he was also a police academy instructor for the miami-dade community college. mr. speaker, mr. wenzel was a person of remarkable accomplishment. in addition to his successful career, he finished 10 marathons, three iremen competition, and was a world traveler. he was also affiliated with and volunteered for many organizations. i ask my colleagues to honor gregg david wenzel's sacrifice and service to his country by voting in favor of h.r. 2112. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from vermont is recognized. mr. welch: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to join my colleagues in the consideration of h.r. 2112 to designate a facility of the united states postal service as the national clandestine service of the central intelligence agency n.c.s. officer gregg david wenzel memorial post office. i would like to yield to my colleague, the sponsor of this legislation, sean patrick maloney, such time as he may consume.

she had a question planted at a bar association convention for her to be asked about it so she could admit and get it out there publicly. they were targeting so we know that but if there was nothing out there, why do we not have lois lerner coming forward to give us the information. why are we being stalled by every one of the commissioners? we just continue to be put off, lied to, and it's time that a special prosecutor would be named. we have obviously passed a house resolution it was bipartisan, 226 democrats joined us. this is a not a partisan issue. why people trust their government again. >> why do you think eric holder has not appointed a special prosecutor? >> i think that's a very good question. if he thought that a special prosecutor or that an investigation was necessary, for what happened in new jersey with chris christie and an employee of his that had traffic slowed on a bridge, why would you not think this was important? i think there are certainly enough pieces here to be questioned so-to-say no longer do we need to spend any more time with congress looking into this.

the american bar association says it is ethical for lawyers to look at social media posts when interviewing jurors. the aba says information gathered can be considered ethnical research. . warns lawyers from actively following or friending jurors just in order to see the posts. >> interesting. i suppose it makes sense. >> i guess, they can see and know what you're posting out there. >>> was i the only one that was worried expect. >> anybody can get their fingers where they want to these days. go in with the assumption that somebody will be able toe see what you put online my friends. that's especially going out to the all the kids out thereto, going out to the kids. temperatures mostly in the 50s. we've got plenty of mid to upper 50s out there. good morning to oakland. if you're an a's fan, you're outside, they have a game today. forecast is coming up. right now san francisco a little foggy overhead. we have some low clouds out there developing. your wind direction's kind of all over the place. we had an area of low pressure come through over the weekend and that's what brought in the cloud

attorney's office down there for engaging in behavior that was so bad, that he notified the bar associationsout it. and what were they doing? well, for example, one of lawyers in the civil rights division was making anonymous postings to the times picayune news site. this is the main newspaper down there. and what was she doing? she was making anonymous postings that attacked the defendants in a case that the civil rights division was prosecuting, attacked the defendants, attacked the defendants' lawyers, and, in fact, the attorney who was doing it -- [laughter] she was what's called the taint attorney. some of you may know who are lawyers that, you know, when a police officer is involved in some kind of scrape or something else, they have to talk to internal affairs. and when they're talking to internal affairs who's investigating this, they cannot -- they cannot assert the fifth amendment. they have to answer the questions. and so the rule is, this has been established by the courts, that whatever information they give to internal affairs investigators cannot then be used in a prosecution

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the american bar association is saying as part of their investigation into potential jurors, they can look at their social media sites. i wonder if this is a way to now get out of jury duty, post something on twitter to show you're biased. >> i hate juries, the judicial system and you're out. >> to own an oscar, dish out some dough. a rare 1942 as scar belonging to director joseph c. wright will be auctioned off today. michael jackson bought one and also steven speilberg bought one. >> you can only buy ones before 1950. anything after, the academy can buy it for a dollar. >> because they don't want them out there on the auction block like we are seeing today. >> the pope excommunicates the mafia. >> some say it could bring violence against the pope and other catholics. >> a wild game for team u.s.a. ends in a draw. what the u.s. needs now to move on to the next round. >> what's behind a great white shark boom. it is our discovery of the day.  >> even though the movie jaws gave them a bad reputation, only 13 people have died from shark attacks. >> up next, the pope takes on the mafia.

. >> do you know of any initiatives by the aba or any state bar association to address that particular issue? either one of you? collateralproject of restrictions did not. it was all the collateral consequences which as a monumental task. the particular issue you are talking about, i do not know of any. >> thank you. how did collateral consequences disproportionally impact communities of color and the poor? >> i think that just like we far, a disproportionate as as imprisonment is concerned. that goes along with it. collateral sanctions are attached to a conviction. i think that once you see the effect it has on the incarceration and imprisonment, you are going to see it on collateral sanctions. they have to do as it relates to employment and as a relates to having an income and housing really have an effect in that regard. >> the answer is profoundly. there are studies that show that african-american man who have never been never had any trouble with the law at all or less likely to get a job in a similar situation with a white men with a similar conviction. african-american men are s

the reason why is from the bar association. i mean, you look at the law, violations and punishments -- then you look at someone smoking a joint and the punishments and stuff. how do you justify that? host: let me say -- if you are caught with marijuana in your possession or caught smoking, what are the legal ramifications? guest: not a lot of trouble. it depends how much marijuana you have. if you have less than an ounce, that is legal. you cannot smoke in public. if you're caught the third time smoking in city parks or the mall -- your offense can bring a fine of up to $1000. the police department has said that this will be the lowest priority for them. you would have to be pretty blatant, smoking in front of an officer, to get in trouble. i walked around the city yesterday and saw three or four people smoking openly in public. so, it is happening. people are smoking out there. most people use pens that do not put off a lot of odor. some people smoke a joint right there. it is certainly more permissive after legalization then

the american bar association has ruled that it is ethical.follow a potential juror, but you can look at their social media. it's fair game for lawyers. isn't that interesting to think -- i guess it's another reason to think about what you write when you put out there. especially if you're talking about the case. >> exactly. >> and the photos. >> well, baseball history was made over the weekend with a strange looking piece of equipment. padres relief pitcher debuting the new protective baseball cap. it may look funny, but it's meant to protect players. the padded cap features more than a half inch of padding on the sides. fans are having fun with it posting parodies. [ laughter ] >> i saw that this morning and thought of you. i knew you would love that. >> so great. >>> need a day off work but too afraid to ask? for one dad, it took an adorable letter from his daughter. the letter written in crayon. she explains that sometimes her dad just gets one day off a week so she asked the boss for wednesday off. p.s. it's daddy's birthday. p.p.s. it is

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lois lerner at a bar association speech with a planted question tried to put her spin on the story. then they tried to blame someone else. wasn't us. two rogue agents in cincinnati. then they said the ig's report is plaued. and now, mr. chairman, and now, they hide the evidence. this is as old as the hills. any third rate b-actor crime drama follows the same script. the bad guys denies it, fibs, blames something else, tells the police you have the wrong guy, and he said officer, i didn't throw the gun in the river. i don't know what happened to the murder weapon. this would be laughable if it weren't so serious. here's one big difference. the common criminal on the street and this scandal, one huge, important difference. the fat guy on the street doesn't get to have his friends run the investigation. i will talk about this until we get to the truth. the fact that barbara boxerman, a max out contributor of the president's campaign is running the investigation is a joke. it is wrong. the fact that the fbi leaks to the wall street journal than no one is going to be prosecuted is wrong,