legal expert holly hughes weighs in. the 911 call the woman made to place as the intruders entered the house. [ indistinct conversations ] [ hissing ] agents, what did we learn here today? that lint balls are extremely flammable! well, yeah. and that 15,000 dryer fires happen every year! that's why it's important to regularly clean and inspect your vents! correct. where did you get that?! i built it. [ male announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum, ba-da-bum, bum, bum, bum ♪ have more fiber than other leading brands. they're the better way to enjoy your fiber. >>> time to talk law and justice. holly hughes is here. you know her, she is a criminal defense attorney. holly, we're going to start with joran van der sloot. what can you say? did you see him in court? >> he's a sociopath, don. what do you expect? >> he is the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba. now he's charged with the murder of a woman in 2010. he asked the judge for more time to reflect on his plea. >> he's playing gam

joining me now former prosecutor holly hughes to break it all down. lly, you've obviously been following all of these trials. let's begin with the one that pretty much had the country riveted. that's casey anthony. how do you think that trial changed the legal landscape? >> well, natalie, it changed it in two very significant ways. it changed the way the legal players in the field act, the judges, the lawyer, the legislatures and it changed the way the public will act when they're called in to participate in that process as a juror because as you know, when the verdict came down and it was so unpopular, jurors in this case got death threats, so now when you're called to serve on a jury and it has any kind of publicity behind it, you're going to be really skeptical about whether or not you want to do your civic duty and be involved in that process. so that's how it changed the public and legally speaking we're seeing a lot of states enacting legislation if you're the caregiver for a child and you don't report that child missing or dead within 72 hours w

see this polish prosecutor holly hughes briefing with journalists while he then interrupted and asks everyone to leave the room and this is what they saw when they came back find out why he shot himself in the head at r.t. dot com. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world at least twenty five people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb blast targeting anti taliban militia at a market in northwestern pakistan the explosion which was the deadliest in the country for months struck the goals being used by the militia it happened in the their region host of data stand which is dominated by tribes and has a strong militant presence. north korea has announced a prisoner amnesty to celebrate the birthday so of late leader kim jong il and his father will come into effect on the first of february but it's not known how many prisoners will be released died on december the seventeenth leaving the nation under the control of his youngest son kim ya know. the international criminal court is still waiting for information from libya on the status of colonel gadhafi

holly hughes is here.is a tradition in mississippi to have trusted inmates, convicted murders, you get to work at the governor's mansion and in return, many receive a pardon. are they usually people convicted murderers or who are accused and convicted of crimes like these? >> believe it or not, yes. southern tradition we find in a lot of the lower southern states, kentucky, georgia, mississippi, alabama, most of the folks who are given the privilege of working at the governor's mansion are murderers. let me back up. all i'm hearing as far as justification is, it's a tradition. let's point out, don, that this country has had some traditions that were indecent, immoral. let's say it, slavery used to be a tradition, okay? denying women the right to vote was a tradition. so this sad, pathetic justification of, it's okay, we've always done it, i'm not buying it. >> he gave his explanation. he said i let these people play with my grandkids, what have you. everyone is shaking their head going, what? haley barbour

holly hughes will be here to talk casey anthony, conrad murray and the connecticut home invasion trialn of the new year? >> yes, i did. >> some of it was here. >> we were all kind of here, a lot of us here. i'll ring it institions or traditions? >> i'm going to lose the five pounds. >> that's the number one resolution in america. >> and i'll forget january 8th that that was my resolution. >> okay, hopefully you won't be among the what 51% of americans who break their new year's resolutions within the month of january. >> i will be. i'll be there. >> no, no. we want you to keep that resolution. but you don't need to lose five pounds by the way. >> well, thank you, but -- >> thank you so much. we have much more on people and their resolutions or their traditions as it pertains to the new year. kissing at midnight, that is a very common new year's eve tradition. so what are some of your superstitions? send me some via twitter or facebook and i'll read some of your comments straight ahead. multi-policy discount. paperless discount. paid-in-full discount. [yawning] homeowner's discount. saf