. >> almost two weeks into the siege, janet reno was sworn in as attorney general of the united stateshe situation in waco, she endorsed the fbi's plan to be patient and wait out the crisis. >> as the siege entered its third week, the fbi turned up the heat. >> waiting did not mean doing nothing. authorities bombarded the compound with noise and light. and sometimes cut the electricity and phones for hours at a time. then another major turning point. the fbi tactical team deployed tanks as a physical show of force. >> now i'm like, wow, this looks like a war zone. >> it seemed like during the siege, if we did what they asked the next thing the guys on the ground, the tactical team smashing out the vehicles and smashing up bulldozing the trees down. it's like every time we did it, comply with them, they were punishing us in one way or another. >> as the tension mounted and the press coverage grew, the siege drew both curious onlookers and protesters, many of them gun rights supporters. one of them named timothy mcveigh. two years later he would bomb the government building in oklahoma c

under orders from attorney general janet reno tried to gas the members out of the building. fire broke out and spread throughout, killing 76 people inside including david koresh. >> the beginnings are with a fellow by the name of victor hadas. he was bulgarian and therefore would have been orthodox church. he emigrated to illinois and here he visited a service of the seven-day adventist church, which emphasized its basic idea is the return of cleist -- christ, advent or second coming of christ. he was convinced by their teachings. so he left his original denomination, became a 7th day adventist, and he began to write his own literature and he the parent ique 7th day adventist church thinking they were not really conforming to the teachings of the church. that they had relaxed a lot. and so he wanted to reform the church. in the end the church rejected his proposals for reform and basically kicked him out of the church. so he started looking for sent place to go and out scouts and finally decided on this area near waco, texas. he was seen as kind of a divine figure like elija

janet reno, you remember? >> exactly. hillary clinton: everybody needs each other, talks -- can. will do everything we >> [indiscernible] hillary clinton: it sounds wonderful, but then it happens to you -- bill and i are crazy. .e are like way over the top thank you both so much. >> nice to meet you. hillary clinton: take care. >> [indiscernible] >> she wanted her kids to grow up on a farm. it's fantastic. wonderful. the family farm, generation after generation. my grandfather bought the place in 1905. hillary clinton: what about you? i amnd six generation -- th generation. hillary clinton: how far back does that go? >> [indiscernible] hillary clinton: it is so wonderful to have the chance to sit down and talk. >> [indiscernible] >> i thank you for coming. longtime dairy farmer. i just want to let you know, i am a mother. she is on 15 different medications now. hillary clinton: tell me, how old is she? , she is three. she has epilepsy. tube. on the feeding she is not expected to live very long. hillary clinton: and the research, so we know -- >> thank you for coming out to the st

the attorney general janet reno announces the arrest. >> i am pleased to announce that one of the individuals believed to be responsible for wednesday's terrible attack has been arrested. i remind everyone that john doe number two remains at large. >> murderer! >> when have a is taken from the local courthouse to be transported to oklahoma city, he is met boy an angry crowd and screams of baby killer. >> is it the act of someone who wishes the united states government? >> i was hoping it was not an american. >> it's hard to believe americans blowing up americans. >> it boggled my mind. >> what tim mcveigh did was the worst act of domestic terrorism in american history. the entire country was shocked and riveted that somebody could come from white bred superbia and commit such an act. >> to think my daughter will grow up in this is scary. >> investigators are certain that mcveigh is the john doe number in the police sketch. they still have not identified john doe number two. >> john doe number two, if the fbi can't find him, does he exist? >> the chief sent him this message. there is noplace o

. >> the janet reno justice under clinton said the assault weapons >> criminals don't care. that is the point. >> i can't think of a single place where a mass shooting occurred, where guns were allowed. these people look for fish in a barrel. we have milwaukee county sheriff david clarke, and leah gunn barrett. >> are gun laws useless? >> i don't know if that's the right question. the question is do we have the will to the enforce what is on the books. once we have that small segment of the population that uses a gun to take property or commit an assault or intimidate, then we'll make progress in this violence reduction effort, if that is the real issue, i think it's about a political agenda than anything else. >> what is the real issue? >> the go after the perpetrators of violence. those people on the street, with long criminal histories, previous gun violations, under arrest records that are wiped away or are dismissed for plea agreements. we are sending the wrong message to the perpetrators that something bad will be happening to them should be be caught committing a crim

. >> attorney general janet reno called us to a meeting.to her was the reason you should publish this is somebody out there has seen these words before and they're going to recognize him by his words. >> "the washington post" publishes the manifesto on september 19th, 1995. >> after the publication of the unabomber manifesto, we received almost 55,000 calls. we had wives turning in their husbands. we had girlfriends turning in their boyfriends. we had all kinds of people submitting written samples of people's work. >> among the thousands of people who believed they recognized the style of the writer is linda patrick, the wife of ted kaczynski's brother, david. >> david kaczynski's wife was on sabbatical in paris and saw excerpts from the manifesto. she recognized the phrasing because david had showed her letters from ted and told her about ted's preoccupations. >> i think it's partly that the voice in the manifesto is a chicago voice. phrases or just the grammar, perhaps. >> the kaczynski brothers have been estranged for several years. when

she took it to the justice department, because janet reno, remember? having people come together for a potluck is one of the best ways to get people to meet each other. >> we are ready for your fundraiser, and we will do everything we can. >> thanks, bill. >> we live just north of .ayetteville and we have a little business. it has kept us going. he lives and breathes seed. so. >> here we go. >> anyway, it is so good to see you. >> she could do a potluck for me. >> exactly. i have to ask you, how does it feel to be a grandmother? >> the best ever. before you are one, it sounds like it would be wonderful but then it happens to you. and it's like the best. >> and then you are worse than the rest of them. clinton: i know. we are way over the top. bill and i are crazy. thank you so much. take care. bye-bye. >> and conversations about his plans? clinton: thank you. oh my gosh. hi, bruce. you should have heard him. >> thank you for coming. it is good to see you. that is my daughter. >> yeah. >> she wanted her kids to grow up in a working farm. >> i was in eas

janet reno, remember? having people come together for a potluck is one of the best ways for people to come together and talk. >> we are ready for the fundraiser and doing every thing we can. [indiscernible] [laughter] clinton: not during the campaign, better afterward. >> here we go. >> we are so proud of you. >> here we go. [laughter] >> the best ever. it sounds like it would be wonderful but then it happens to you. >> you are worse than the rest of them. clinton: i know. we are way over the top. thank you so much. care. bye-bye. [indiscernible] >> welcome to the state there. clinton: thank you. gosh. >> thank you for coming. it is good to see you. that is my daughter. [indiscernible] yeah. [indiscernible] she wanted her kids to grow up in a working farm. host: following hillary clinton as she makes the rounds of the iowa state fair. we've just gotten word that donald trump has arrived. we will show you as numbers of his party get off the helicopter. that is donald trump on your screen in the red hat arri

the justice department, janet reno. the potluck is one of the best ways to have people meet each other. will do everything we can. we live just north of lucas. we have a native grass seed business. ms. clinton: i need you around. not just for the campaign. it is so good to see you. >> we got to get together. >> it happens to you, it is the best. ms. clinton: will and i are crazy. we are way over the top. thank you both so much. thank you, take care. ok. bye-bye. [indiscernible] >> good to see you. that is my daughter. two years now. i was in eastern iowa and decided i wanted to join the farm. hers and joined. >> best thing i did. but it is wonderful. family farm, generation after generation. bought it inther 1905. >> my kids are back from college. we have grants guns. -- grandsons. ms. clinton: how far back does that go? x as far back as we can trace over in europe and they moved here. a love of agriculture. ms. clinton: it is wonderful to have the chance to sit down and talk with you all and have you here. when youyou

kudos to janet reno who refused to drop the case despite meetings in washington with the heads of certain civil rights organizations who wanted them to drop the case. my point here is that this idea that voter id is a big problem, well, the american people don't agree with the people. you can check the polling. you can check the polling on rasmussen and you will find that the majority of americans, majority republicans, democrats, defendants, that a majority of whites, blacks, hispanics all think voter idea is a commonsense reform. i suggest you google it and you will find the polls that show the american people support this. >> let me ask in the couple of minutes that we have left. each of our panelists kind of give their view about what i think has been a very spirited debate about this issue. >> i have to say thanks, but no thanks to the assertion that these protections against voter fraud are actually protecting minority communities, who are the victims. if that is the case, let's allow the communities that are the victims to decide whether voter idea and the burden placed primarily o

kudos to janet reno who refused to drop the case despite meetings in washington with the heads of certain civil rights organizations who wanted them to drop the case. my point here is that this idea that voter id is a big problem well, the american people don't agree with the people. you can check the polling. you can check the polling on rasmussen and you will find that the majority of americans majority republicans, democrats, defendants, that a majority of whites blacks, hispanics all think voter idea is a commonsense reform. i suggest you google it and you will find the polls that show the american people support this. >> let me ask in the couple of minutes that we have left. each of our panelists kind of give their view about what i think has been a very spirited debate about this issue. >> i have to say thanks, but no thanks to the assertion that these protections against voter fraud are actually protecting minority communities, who are the victims. if that is the case, let's allow the communities that are the victims to decide whether voter idea and the burden placed primarily on t

who were eventually convicted by the clinton justice department for doing this and my kudos to janet reno who refused to drop the case by meetings in washington with the heads of certain civil rights organizations and wanted them to drop the case. my point here is that this idea that voter idea has been dropped, well, the american people don't agree with people in this room. you can check the polling. you can check the polling on "washington post" or elsewhere and you will find that the majority of americans, majority of republicans, majority of democrats, majority of independents and a majority of whites, blacks and hispanics all think voter idea-- id is a commonsense reform and you don't have to believe me. i suggest you google it and you will find the polls that show the american people support this >> so, let me ask in a couple of minutes that we have left that we have each of our panelists kind of give their view about what i think has been at spirited debate about this issue. hans gee again, i have to say thanks, but no thanks to the assertion that these protections against voter fr