in indiana, david dennis, who also opposed impeachment lost to philip sharp. >> in indiana, david dennis lost. david dennis' seat in indiana was one of 48 seats republicans lost the year that nixon resigned from office. including a bunch of other republicans who, like david dennis, had spent their time in congress wholeheartedly defending nixon right up until the very end. so a really, really big loss for the republican party that year, 1974. biggest midterm loss for republicans in modern political time. since 1974, republicans haven't fallen anywhere near that level of defeat, until now. this year they lost 40 seats in the house to the democrats. it was the biggest midterm loss republicans have seen since that extraordinary election in 1974 that happened right after nixon had to step down. the republican president had just resigned in disgrace. this was their worst performance since then. and of course the republicans' record-setting loss is the democrats' record-setting gain. that was true in 1974, and it's true right now too. one of the things that democrats have been swimming upstrea

congressman david dennis is a republican from indiana. he was a former prosecutor for wayne county, indiana. as member of congress, david dennis sat on the house judiciary committee, which at the time probably seemed like a great gig, right? former prosecutor, sitting on one of the more prestigious committees in congress. it was probably an awesome gig until it meant having to decide whether the republican president of the united states should be impeached. republican congressman david dennis was on that committee, and the matter came up, and he took up the challenge. and he took it up with relish.

sheriff's deputy dennis wallace this hughson soccer field is is now dedicated to himand his life and legacy are kept alive by his wife mercedes(nats)"he loved to eat" and brother davidats)"dennis introduced him to me, he says, 'oh man, i love your brother. he arrested me but he treated me really good.'"but this week - they're reminded of the tragedy that hit their family november 2016.(mercedes wallace, dennis's wife)"it's been two years and it was like it was yesterday."monday - the wallace family faced david machado in court.(mercedes) "glanced and i had to look away because i felt like i couldn't breathe." investigators say machado gunned down deputy wallace execution style in this hughson park.(dave)"had this guy given him a chance to talk to him, dennis would have been the first guy, the first advocate for him."machado had been found mentally incompetent to stand trial in november 2017he's back in the courtroom and due to legislation signed by governor jerry brown last summer a judge may order more mental health treatment instead of criminal prosecution (dave wallace, dennis's brother) "it's hard, bitter pill to swallow that, to think that your murdered brother

. >> reporter: david shock, owner of dennis ray fine art in san francisco expresses regret over a warf words gone viral. some students from sac state claim they were kicked out of the gallery because they're pro-life. >> just an fyi, we're getting kicked out because we're pro-life. because we're pro-life. >> i am pro-life. i am pro-choice. >> reporter: the students were in the gallery around 9:15 saturday night when they say an employee approached them and d pro-life march. when they said yes, the students say she them to leave. >> okay, god bless you. have a good one, ma'am. >> reporter: the students talked to nbc bay area last night. >> and i felt like there was very 1950s like getting kicked out of a restaurant because of your race. this because of our political views. >> reporter: but shock says after looking at surveillance video, he believes it was all a misunderstanding. >> we were trying to close the doors. it was late in the evening, around 9:15, 9:30. >> reporter: the students maintain they were being respectful and shock agrees. >> i respect your rights. i respect your view

denny's father. the lead attorney was david chesnau from las vegas. girl's mother was called to the stand but not videoed. >> those were her favorite pants. >> it all came down to the contents of the trash bag found beneath the window. of all the tests run on the clothing spotted with blood, only one came back to denny, a small semen stain on the girl's underwear. hardly proof of a crime, said denny's lawyer. >> they're kids. they're fooling around. that doesn't mean he raped her. >> the case went to the jury. and in the midst of deliberations came a stunning turn. the judge, quite unexpectedly, walked into the jury room and declared a mistrial. she said she took that drastic measure because she was getting a report that one of the jurors was talking about a lie detector test not in evidence, a lie detector test brad oborn, hannah's boyfriend, had taken and passed. that, the judge said, was jury misconduct. >> the court has found that the jury is unable to fulfill the obligations required by law. >> the prosecution team was stunned. >> it was not a go

david. in an intense interrogation he was about to tell all. here again is dennisigators in grove town, georgia, it had been one wild story after another. now they were hearing becky orchestrated kay's murder, all for the love of kay's husband, david. the next question was the logical one, what did the husband know? >> you've obviously got to look at the husband. you know, she's havin' an affair with the husband. the wife's dead. you know, you gotta look at the husband as well. >> reporter: reporter ashley campbell said the community was thinking the same thing. and david being away in california at the time of kay's murder didn't seem to absolve him. >> you know, "oh, how convenient. he's in california. and his wife is brutally beaten." did he hire somebody? we just don't know. >> reporter: of course, david had been on edmunds' radar from the moment investigators first met him outside kay's hospital room and thought he was acting strange. >> i knew there was something there. i just couldn't -- just couldn't figure out what yet. >> reporter: but after finding out a

david chiu. [applause] >> on behalf of state assembly member evan lowe, patrick aarons [applause] >> san francisco board of supervisors peskin, tang, brown, he, mandelman, and walton. [applause] the treasurer. the city attorney, dennis herrera, district attorney georgia gas stone, and his wife -- george gus cohen -- george gascone, and his wife fabiola. the former assessor, mabel tang. [applause] >> city college board members, rizzo, randolph, selby, and lee. [applause] >> bart board director, janice lee. [applause] >> honorable judges, tang and lee. [applause] >> former california state senator, art torres. [applause] former district supervisor, bevan duffy. [applause] >> as well as the many commissioners, department heads, and community leaders who have joined us this morning. [applause] to begin this morning's ceremony i would like to introduce the lincoln high school jrotc drum corps. [applause] [♪] [applause] [♪] [♪] [♪] [applause] [applause] >> how amazing was that? thank you all so much. we definitely did not need a wake-up call. that woke me up for sure. i did not have coffee this morning, i am awake now, we are good. thank you, carmen. i first connected with carmen when her team e-mailed to me prior to the

host: david in north carolina says he is optimistic about the future. hello in winston-salem. caller: hello. my name is dennisi am a disabled veteran. i have a problem with our .resident he makes promises like when the kids were out in florida because of the shooting, he made the promise and he did not hold the promise. he broke the promise. madehe ran for office, he hate speech. country was built on the back of people coming from every country and now he talks about building a wall that keeps .eople out of this country they are what made this country great again. us arees that look up to now looking at us like we are the bad guys and now we are the bad guys. i know at one time -- i deal with ptsd and other issues because of what happened to me in the gulf war. it was a soldier from mexico going through the class. he finished the service and went back to mexico because he wasn't a citizen. that was wrong because of our president. he wasn't a citizen of the united states and i think this was wrong. we as an american people and i say again, american people, we need to stand up to this president and make a stand