. >> reporter: a hartford connecticut man hundred dollar bars accused of robbing graves. stealing the remains of five people. investigators told 7 news they got on the call to check out a home in hartford for skeletal remains. amador medina let them into his home and investigators found the miss regret mains. harlts forward police say he admitted to stealing them but seld he had good reason, his religion. >> a practicing santeria priest, a religion in some latino communities. rarely seen. the bones are the remains that were taken from the cemetery are used in this religion for me sis natural purposes. >> reporter: neighbors shocked by the arrest. >> oh my god, stuff like that. i never seen anything out of the ordinary. creepy. new england. >>> a randolph man arrest

police in hartford, connecticut making the disturbing discovery and investigators say the suspect had an unusual reason for taking the remains. kelli o'hara has details and this is pretty prison are. what is had he saying the reason >> religion, he says it saul in the name of religion, the 32-year-old told police that when they went to his door and he let them in and even admitted they say for robbing this graveyard. >> that's crazy. who would do such a thing? let the dead rest. >> that's sick, that's truly twisted. reporter: a hartford, connecticut man behind bars accused of robbing graves at the hope cemetery, stealing the remains of five people. >> makes me think of frankenstein. reporter: investigators tell us they got the call on friday to check out a home for skeletal remains, when police arrived he let them in to his home where investigators found those missing remains. hartford police say medina admitted to sealing them but said he had a good reason, his religion. >> he's a practicing centuria priest, which is a religion in some latino communities, it's rarely seen actually, t

the shop here in new hartford, connecticut closed. its artisans out of work. >> i tried. to be honest with you, it broke my heart. >> reporter: enter darren wallace, an employee of 22 years, who simply refused to exit quietly. seeing an american brand, an iconic brand like ovation, just go away. >> reporter: he prayed a new owner could be found and spent hundreds of hours maintaining what little equipment was left. just in case. and when new buyers appeared, they were so impressed they announced production here would resume. >> it speaks to the passion and the commitment that he had and the belief he had that there was a place for what this brand has meant to so many people over the years to be perpetuated and to keep going. >> reporter: today those first new works of art are slowly taking shape. >> my dad used to say try to do something for a living that you would do on your own without having to get paid for it and i do that. i build guitars. >> once i put my hands on one, i've been playing them ever since. >> reporter: the members of reo speedwagon who have played even

. >> shiri: yeah, really important because that rain is pushing out toward areas like hartford, connecticut now. although it is dropping as rain, the surface is still freezing. what is happening as it is turning into glaze and it will turn into a little bit of freezing drizzle. that is something we will have a close eye on this morning because we will get a little of that into central massachusetts that into central massachusetts, southwestern new hampshire, western massachusetts, it will get slippery. it only takes trace amounts to wreak havoc on the streets. right now though worcester in great shape, 30 degrees with mostly sunny skies. worcester at 24. londonderry, new hampshire at 21. the clouds have yet to thicken up. boston itself at 34 degrees but the burbv all in the 20s. watching, and then we have to cross out eastern massachusetts cross out eastern massachusetts. upper 20s to lower 30s. we have the clouds on the move toward you now. so this is what i am expecting. 7 a.m. about 26 degrees. slippery spots inland, western massachusetts, but as we travel through the rest of the morning

investigators say a tipster told them he had human remains in his hartford, connecticut apartment. police say medina happily showed them the skeletons explaining he used the bones for rituals and the caribbean religion of sanatoria . >>> disturbing the dead has to be the worst thing in the world. it's one thing that is off limits. you know, gravestones or anything like that. i think that's about the lowest thing you can do. >>> bright new locks hang on the chains securing this mausoleum. city officials who operate the cement say they couldn't find any living relatives to notify. investigators say it's too early to say when the remains once resting here will be returned. no indication why he came from connecticut to this cement. he is waving extradition. he will come back to worcester to face charges. live in worcester, dan hausle, 7 news. >> anchor: still ahead on 7 >> anchor: in response to the terror attack in california, president obama pledges to fight isis and take out terror groups worldwide. but is he doing enough? 7's andy hiller will get you know what he thinks when we get

three quarters of a mile around hartford connecticut. we have had our rain and now there is a second batch that is developing. some clouds even if we do have some sun for a few hours tomorrow. then it is a question of when that rain gets here. not a problem at midday. when we get to the evening commute, that is when the rain will approach. i had event of rain may be moving through the area tomorrow night. temperatures are still very mild in boston. 66 degrees today. you move into the 50' s tomorrow. easterly winds will cut the temperature rise. record warmth. ed: a mother accused of kidnapping her two children plans to kill them. she was so distraught over losing custody of them that she did plan to kill them and then herself. she planned to return them to her father' s home. the search finally ended last night. she was ordered held on bail. heather: convicted killer arron hernandez wants to see whether one of the jurors who voted against them was biased. she may have known hernandez was implicated in two other murders. information about

. >>> a disturbing find by police in hartford, connecticut. human skeletal remains inside an apartment. it turns out they may have been robbed from graves in another state. the remains of five bodies were uncovered here yesterday. police are investigating whether they were stolen from a cemetery in worcester, massachusetts. they say the robbery might have to do with the suspect's religion. >> in relation to the century, my theology is not great, but the bones taken from the cemetery are used for medicine >>> sharlene story says the roselle park's city council decision to change a tree light to go a christmas tree lighting cuts the non-christians out of the roof. story was raised catholic but identifies as a nonbeliever. no word on what made her change her mind. >>> a new york city councilman wants to make hoverboards legal in the five boroughs. he says the law should be changed to allow hoverboards in parks and recreational areas where there's no risk of rolling into traffic and causing an accident. >> we know that people will spend the money

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overnight we might even set a record high temperature for the day in the middle of the night in hartford connecticut, the record is 60 for the state i think we'll fall short in boston and wooster. tomorrow story, the main headline region wide most of these gusts 35-45 miles per hour out of the west, but gusts as high as 50 miles per hour. winds will increase. showers ending very mild, upper 50s out the door. it's gusty but we see increasing winds heading toward lunch time, partly cloudy skies, lower 50s by the evening but that lend will make it feel cooler outside. then as we head towards wednesday things will calm down, high pressure will build in. it will feel more like december outside, we'll stay in the 40s, as we head into thursday, here is that next storm system, we'll pick up more rain and talking about rain deficits, 10 inches in wooster, 11 inches for the year in boston, so stormy pattern is a god thing for us, we don't want to be too dry, dry winter winds cause havoc on slubs and plant life across the landscape. accuweather seven day, weekend shows up, highs in the 30s, windy, even snow fl

police in hartford, connecticut making this disturbing discovery, and investigators say the suspect had an unusual reason for taking these bodies. kelli o'hara reports from worcester with the chilling details. >> >> that crazy. >> this is sick, that is truly twisted. >> reporter: a man behind bars accused of robbing grapes at the home cemetery stealing remains of five people. >> it makes me think of frankenstein. >> reporter: investigators home in hartford for skeletal remains. he let them into his home where investigators found the missing remains. y he admitted to stealing them but said he had a good reason, he is a religion. >> he is a practicing santeria priest which is a religion that you see. it's rarely seen. the pones or the remains of skeletal remains taken from the cemetery are used in purposes. >> reporter: neighbors shocked by the arrest. >> one of the people, they do brutal stuff like that, but i never seen anything, you know, out of it. >> creepy. >> reporter: kelli o'hara, 7 news today in new england. [inaudible] >> jennifer: police found the burped body of on november 3.

we have a little bit of freezing rain pushing toward the hartford, connecticut area into the berkshires. it is happening now but not happening here. our clouds still in the process of thickening up from central and eastern mass and southern new hampshire. temperature trend in boston 34 degrees. good news above freezing here. likely at 7 a.m., i think we will be pretty close and kind of a close call with that freezing temperature. 9 a.m. 39 degrees. 44 at 11 a.m. by late morning into the afternoon, we have got rain moving in, even up ahead of this, you could see a little bit of a sprinkle by late morning. same deal here in worcester by 11 a.m. i do have some of those sprinkles in place. temperatures just above freezing the upper 30s at that point. so any delay in our warm-up could create those icy late morning in spots like keene new hampshire as well. 72 degrees. by 9 a.m. still freezing at 30 and by 11 a.m. 37 degrees close call on any drizzle that moves into keene because the threat of a little bit of ice. check out the highs from worcester and keene in the lower 40s. middle 40s in sp

he was arrested friday after two garbage bags full of remains were found on his porch in hartford, connecticut. inside police say they' ve found human bones, animal remains and shrines with candles. medina claims he paid someone to steal the remains. right now one person is dead , after a stabbing in dorchester overnight. it happened at a home on nightingale street just after midnight. it' s not clear what went wrong. but crews on the scene saw a officers. is a man in his 20' s. one of the teens accused of killing a new bedford veteran walked away from the fall river group home that was watching over him. now, an internal review is trying to figure out how he managed to stay on the run for more than two weeks. 18-year-old alexander mills and a 16-year-old are accused of killing donald depina who was giving them a ride in his cab. mills was supposed to be under state supervision until he turned 21. although local police were informed about him going missing according to the globe state , police weren' t alerted until two weeks later. new at noon, crews demolish the home where four people died i

all production was moved to factories the shop here inn new hartford, connecticut its artisans out of >> i tried. it broke my heart. >> reporter: enter darren wallace, who refused to exit quietly. >> i couldn't imagine seeing an american brand, an iconic brandnd like ovation, just go away. >> reporter: he prayed a new owner could be found and spent hundreds of hours maintaining what little equipment was left. they announced production here would resume. >> it speaks tohe passion and the commitment that he had and the belief he had at there was a place for what this brand has meant to so many people over the years to be perpetuated and to keep going. >> reporter: thoho first new works of art are slowly taking shape. >> my dad used to say for a living that you would do on your own without getting paid for it and i do that. i build guitars. >> once i put my hands on one, i've been playing them ever since. >> reporter: the members of reo speed wagon stopped by to celebrate. >> good luck getting this sucker away from me is all i've got to say. >> reporter: a lesesn in persistence and passi

this happened in hartford, connecticut, now police say the skeletons came from a cemetery in another state. more than an hour away. officers arrested this man, he said, he's a priest of a religion which uses skeletal remains for medicinal purposes. he's going to be in court this week. >>> a baltimore man is facing attempted murder charges after setting two co-workers on fire. 28-year-old christopher harrison jr. is being held without bail. police say a work dispute led harrison to douse his coworkers in gasoline. they are in the hospital in critical condition. >>> well, unique holiday story out of new jersey. a town council member said she was resigning after the council voted to call the town's tree-lighting a christmas ceremony. for the last 20 years, they called it a holiday tree-lighting, but they're changing it. council member said the lighting shouldn't be religious. yesterday she said she will stay on the council afterall. >> all right. why don't we all be merry and enjoy the december days we have. is this december? >>> it doesn't feel like it. that's for sure. average high is

. >> host: bill, west hartford, connecticut, you're on with joby warrick, his recent book "black flags i." >> caller: yesful i tuned in at late so you may have discussed this or may not have. let me get right to my question. i want to go from 15 years ago today, almost exactly today to now, november 2000 to now to briefly ask you a question about where this all began and goes back to the election of 2000 between george w. bush and al gore. if al gore had won that election, al gore would have probably had the afghanistan war because of 9/11, which happened the following september but would not have invaded iraq. so my point is, isn't it true that because of the republicans and george w. bush -- i'm saying that's as a liberal progressive democrat myself -- that george w. bush's invasion of iraq, as here able as a dictator as saddam hussein was, at least having saddam hussein in iraq, kept that as a stable country without isis emerging. so is the iraqi war had not happened and if george w. bush and dick cheney had not invade iraq or al gore had won, there was no iraq war, would there be -

half mile in only, springfield, three-quarters of a mile in hartford, connecticut. that is what there is to be aware of for overnight and early tomorrow christmas day. all right. today, record smashers. 65 for worcester. broke the old record. 69 for boston. what about home? christmas day? i think worcester may tie their record and we may get close here in boston. it will be another unusually warm day. it is 58 in boston right now. 54 in worcester. so you start out mild on christmas morning. then, during the course of christmas day. i think temperatures do edge to the low 60's. there is cooler weather in the forecast t. there is even colder weather and perhaps, a winter storm. i will talk about that, in a little while. phil? phil: scenes of devastation across the ravaged south tonight. a wild string of rare december from arkansas to michigan, 11 people dead, and so many others left with nothing this christmas eve. >> tornado brewing up. at least 24 attorneys reported. >> the roof blen of the house. phil: these two tornadoes memorialed into one massive swifter. sendin

look at hartford, connecticut going into the lower 60' s. the warmth floods back in on monday. that is going to allow rain to move on and from the evening to the overnight hours. we could see half an inch to an inch of rain from that system. it is out of here on tuesday and the temperatures only fall back into the low 50' s. we are looking at these warmer than average temperatures. kevin: nobody is complaining. cindy: except the skiers and the snow lovers. kevin: yeah, right? let' s play guess where we are? cindy: in a blackhole. kevin: that is a live shot of route 1 in saugus. that is the story of the morning. dense fog around all friday morning. keep those speeds down. further north of town, not too bad. route 3 is picking up more volume. 129 down to the city, it will take you about 51 minutes, and down to the lower deck. downtown is getting a little busy. framingham and natick. 30 minutes, braintree to boston. 24, you have breaks out of brockton. further south, still dealing with a rollover on the southbound side. emily? emily: thanks. a former oklahoma police officer is fac

about that, that high temperature would actually be record highs from boston to new hampshire, hartford, connecticut so looking at potential record breaking heat here on christmas eve day, christmas itself, 59 that wouldn't break any records but it would be just as warm as last year and over the weekend cools down a little, high 50 and 60 on sunday and risk of rain on both days, more showers on sunday. back to you guys. >> remarkable temperatures. primary season hillary clinton unveils not so secret weapon. still ahead this morning when >> catherine: twitter ran anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible for the content >> catherine: days after arrested for s

now a tip led police to home in hartford, connecticut saying he had several remains. over the weekend a woman noticed into. according to police medina said he needed the bone for practicing religion that includes animal sacrifice and using bones as mode sinn. >>> police in california arrested the mother of newborn found baby found buried alive. she's no more than two days old. the police say the person responsible would be charged with attempted murder but still not clear what charges the mother is facing this morning. >>> also on 7 a man appearing in court today after allegedly people at subway station in london. police are investigating this as an act of terror because of what witnesses say the suspect said during the attack. >>> i think he will give his account. then we can examine the evidence. >>> us the suspect facing charge of attempted murder. last week they voted to join the u.s.-led air campaign against isis and syria. construction site scare caught on camera. a man going to great heights two of the police in australia officers say the man scaled a crane and

police in hartford, connecticut was already caught. amador medina was arrested after home and he had remains from the hope cemetary. these thefts could be connected to a religion. >> santeria or bobbalu and candles and shrine and some of the bones as well. a lot of sticks, branches, feathers, that sort of thing. >> michael: worcester police not releasing the name of the second mausoleum until they can get in touch with them buried. if you know anything you're encouraged to call police right away. live in worcester, michael henrich, fox25 news. >> gene: murder trial of danvers teenager accused of killing his math teacher. yesterday forensic psychologist broke down surveillance video of that chism knew exactly what he was doing. >> his identity and making sure there were not people in the hall that would observe him leave consistent with the inference he appreciated the wrongfulness of his conduct. >> gene: it indicates chism was of sound mind and closing arguments set for friday and get the case. when the jury makes a decision you will

and no snowflake has fallen yet in buffalo, new york, portland, maine albany, new york or hartford, connecticut. there say snow drought going on now and it's not good news for the ski resources because their biggest hit comes over the christmas holiday with no snow in any foreseeable future. as you look at satellite and radar, a few sprinkles coming off the great lakes, for us a clear sky tonight and much cooler with less wind, 37 allentown and 36 in millville and 40s at the shore and tomorrow the temperatures look cool but you know what/we are becoming a wimp around here because 37 we call cooler but still 13 degrees above average. your four day at 4:00 forecast, bright and less wind and 57 tomorrow ain soaking rain arrives on thursday and lasts through much of the day, a half inch to inch and 58 degrees and windy and cooler on friday, still a lot of clouds at 51 and we grab a little more sun on saturday, 42 though with strong winds will feel like the 30s to start the weekend, but don't get used to that winter feeling, because it will get warm here next week. we'll show you the weekend forecas

inside the hartford, connecticut home police say 32-year-old amador medina kept real human in worcester. >> practicing centuria priest and skeletal remains used in the >> michael: it is a caribbean religion. bones were stolen nearly two months ago in early october from mausoleum in hope ceremony last used some 71 years ago. belonged to three adults and two young children. >> why would he do something like that? >> michael: fox25 spoke with one family who's family is buried at the cemetery. >> i heard about it and disturbing and can't imagine it being done to my dad and got my grandmother, grandfather buried over here and just disturbing. >> daniel: >> michael: suspect will be arraigned and eye bringing him back toward massachusetts to face charges on more specific worcester. reporting in worcester, i'm henrich, fox25 news. >> daniel: man charged in connection with death of woman in bridgewater will be in court. obie cruz was charged with misleading police. new hampshire couple already facing similar charges. ashley bortner's burned body was found last month and they are still looking fo

tipster told them he has human remains in hartford, connecticut apartment. madina happily showed them the skettons explaining he used it for rituals. >> disturbing the dead is worst thing in the world. it's one thing that's off limits grave stones and anything like that. that's about the lowest thing you can do. city officials who operate the cemetery said they couldn't find living relatives to notify. investigator say it's too early to say when the remains once resting here will be returned. dan hausle, 7news "today in new england." a dog's sense of smell saving the day for family in jamaica plains. their dog was whining. they took her outside and soon realized that they smelled gas. caused by electrical short. the family said it was izzi's fire. she doesn't shift around or anything. this morning she was just constantly whining. so something was up with her. we are glad about that. the building manager said they will take time to fix that electrical problem. >>> and now to new development in the deflate gate scandal. tom brady and the player's union now fil

then friday police in hartford, connecticut, were called to this house on a tip about human remains. chief brian foley: when they got there, it was confirmed there sera: the resident, 32-year-old arrest on five counts of disinterment of bodies. playing rituals under the chief: it's a faith we're not too familiar with here in the united states certainly. again we do see it in here in hartford. we see it with chickens, pigs. you see that here. sacrifices and the remains are used in the faith. it's just human remains is extremely rare. we do come across it. sera: the name inscribed on the mausoleum is houghton. investigators could not locate any family members. the last burial in the chamber was 71 years ago. chief: right now we have the remains here at the police department. those to the cemetery. sera: medina is now in custody in connecticut. he'll be arraigned on monday. the investigation continues. in worcester, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. frank: the mbta conductor who was killed outside a fenway bar is being remembered. hundreds gathered to say goodbye to jepthe chery at his fu

. >> police in hartford, connecticut, are not yet saying how a man got five human skeletons in into his apartment. they are saying the skeletons came from a cemetery in another state. more than an hour away. man said he's a priest of the religion which uses skeletal remains for medicinal purposes. police assisted him on a fugitive from justice charge. >>> baltimore man is facing attempted murder charges after setting two co-workers on fire. 28-year-old christopher harrison jr. is being held without bail. police say a work dispute somehow led harrison to douse his co-workers in gasoline and set them on fire. the victims are in the hospital in critical condition. >>> look at this the, a special holiday tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in paris, the 24th annual parade of lights in alexandria. over 50 boats decorated and trimmed with lights down the river. this one right here has got the blue, white, and red eiffel tower. >>> this next story out of new jersey is a conflicted one. town council member now says she is not resigning. she stepped down after the rest of the council vo

in hartford, connecticut arrested 32-year-old amador connecticut finding five human remains in his home. skeletal remains. three adults and two young children. hartford police told fox25 via facetime these thefts could be connected to a religion. >> santoria or babalou. they use some of the shrines and some of the bones as well. a lot of -- a lot of sticks, branches, feathers. that sort of thing. >> reporter: worcester police are not releasing the name of the second mausoleum until they can reach out to the living descendents of the graves disturbed. they want to get the message to neighboring cities and towns to keep an eye out and inspect their area cemeteries. live in worcester, michael henrich, fox25 news. >>> the murder trial of a danvers teenager accused of killing his high school teach killing his high school lawyers for phillip chism said he was delusional and hearing voices when he raped and killed teacher colleen ritzer. they broke down surveillance video of the incident and said it reveals that chism knew exactly what he were doing. and obscuring his identity and make sure th

erika: the suspect lives in hartford, connecticut. police say he claims to be a medicine man for the religion santeria and planned to used the bones for "healing rituals." officers say amador medina had animal-pelt shrines and live turtles in his home. the human bones he's accused of stealing were not part of any containers. police have determined those bones are from three adults and two kids who were entombed in a mausoleum sometime between 1904 and 1978. medina will be in court in connecticut but could be extradited to worcester. police say it's not clear why he might have targeted the hope cemetery. emily: right now a fall river man is behind bars accused of hurting a child he was supposed to be baby-sitting. 28-year-old richard pinheiro allegedly beat up the four-year-old he was watching. police say they found the toddler with fresh injuries when they were called to an apartment around 8:00 wednesday night. >> when we got there it was readily apparent that this child had been assaulted. there was some bruising on the back as well

all of the local high temperatures from boston to worcester to concord to providence over to hartford, connecticut. it will be toasty here on thursday. now i don't have a lot of wet weather as i mentioned but day 50s. lower 50s. the cooler weekend but this weekend, a slight chance of a saturday shower followed by an even better chance that we will get some sunday rain out there. you can see upper 40s to lower 50s all weekend. so you don't get too much temperature variation from day to day here. back over to you, guys. >>> an insurance company is taking to the sky to help when natural disasters strike. next year, allstate will be launching drones to assess property damage and help with claims. the program will be used for sings like hurricanes and tornadoes and also for claims that could be dangerous for adjusters like roof damage. >> they don't have to climb up steep, very steep lines up on a large latter. really to get a complete picture of the damage of the roof. >> julie: customers can opt to deal with a person instead, but allstate hopes it will help move along the insurance process so it is q

this hartford, connecticut man faces arraignment this morning on fugitive of justice charges with an eye toward bringing him back to massachusetts to face charges of stealing those skeletal remains from here. hope cemetery in worcester. i want to show you this footage from outside of the hartford home of 32-year-old ark m+ ark dor me dean -- ama dor medina. they say's priest in a caribbean religion called santeri a and admitted using skeletal remains for medicinal purposes. worcester police say the bones were stolen two months ago cemetery last june, 61 years ago. the five stolen body the five stolen bodies belong to three adults and two young children. fox25 spoke to one man whose family bury here at hope and he said he is very upset to hear of the grave robbing. >> i just heard about it now and really disturbing. i can't imagine it being con to my dad, my grandmother and grandfather buried here. just disturbing. >> reporter: medina's arraignment on fugitive of justice charges will be for today in connecticut and he will face the more specific charges here in massachusetts. ahead at

police in hartford, connecticut made this disturbing discovery on friday. police say the suspect admitted to stealing the bones and says he used them in practice of his religion. he is practices santeria, boston police shooting for a suspect after a shooting in southie. a heavy police presence. a man was shot and rushed to the hospital. no arrest have been made in the case. today in new england returns at 9:00. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all >>> excuse me. >> i love it. >> do you remember the story we did on leon burgess? >> did you discover him, harry? >> well, there we are at the apollo theater. fantastic

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he joins us from hartford, connecticut. and in washington, d.c., is phyllis bennis, a fellow at the institute for policy studies. she's written several books, including most recently, "understanding isis and the new global war on terror." let's begin with you, phyllis. can you respond to this latest clip and the overall debate that took place on saturday night? think what, amy, i we are seeing is an effort by all the candidates to distinguish from each other where they stand on issues of war and terrorism. and there's some significant differences. but unfortunately, i'm afraid the differences are as significant as they need to be if we were to have a really solid debate over this issue at the center of the democratic primaries. so far, it has not been. it was a centerpiece of this debate, but the differences on economic issues are far more massive, the differences on domestic issues are far more massive than -- and even some of the international issues like trade and the environment, climate, where there are vast difference

while we were talking, this just happened in hartford, connecticut, governor malloy just announced aban the sale of guns to anyone on the federal no-fly or terror watch lists. the state is asking for access to those lists from the federal government. he says he has been in contact with the white house directly about this plan. the measure would be the first in the nation of its kind. again, this breaking news is from connecticut. the governor there planning to ban the sale of guns to anyone on the federal no-fly or terror watch list. something the president would like to see happen nationally. i tried depend last weekend. it really made the difference between a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. only depend underwear has new confidence core technology for fast absorption and the smooth, comfortable fit of fit-flex™ protection. get a coupon at depend.com when a moment turns romantic why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently

. >> yes, because whether it's hartford connecticut, macon georgia. if the veteran can't get the service from the va and choices operable, which it is, they ought to be able to choose a physician that can liver the service to them -- >> absolutely yes. and they don't have to go through anybody to do that. i mean, they just -- they work, they get their appointments. >> mr. secretary, your letter to me of june or july was very appreciated and, in fact, reinforced how i thought choice should be interpreted in the first place. >> yes. >> ability to do that in liberal is just what we want to have, the ability to do every place else. what you're telling me is that's now the case. >> that is now the case, yes, sir. if we're not executing that way, shame on us, bad on us. >> thank you. >> i've taken the additional time because senator was out of room and he'd have been asking those questions. i want to make sure people from kansas and montana and connecticut and georgia and washington state, everybody, ya'll knew we believe the choice was a veteran cannot get