the justices will take up the matters of lethal injections and especially botched executions. ericaerica pitsi has more. erica. >> the state's lethal injection policy violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. one medazelam not approved as a general anesthetic. yet it's being used. this drug does not do the job of rendering inmates. the execution of clayton lockett last april in oklahoma. he was convicted of the rape kid naps and murder of a woman. ten minutes after he apparently died he woke up and began wrighting. writhing. capital punishment has garnered intense scrutiny over the past year after then you've got some european drug manufacturers boycotting the use of their drugs for execution leaving some states scrambling to get the drugs they need, even at times concealing the use of their drugs. the court has it in april and could decide it as early as june. >> the high court has blocked the use of other drugs right? >> the judges actually, the three drug combo was indeed did not violate the constitution's term cruel and unusual punishment the first renders the inma

the first challenge in six years to lethal injection.nce of course six years there was a pretty well established system of lethal injection. those drugs that were widely used by states are largely unavailable and the states have been scrambling to find replacements replacements. in some cases turning to compounding pharmacies to get the drugs made up. this will be a new look at a system that truly has challenge ed -- changed. >> what's the time frame for this case? >> they just made it. it is granted now this late in january. it can be argued yet this term. it will be argued in late april and then the judgment would come sometime before the term ends in late june. >> pete williams thank you very much. that's all for "now." "the ed show" is up next. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from detroit lakes, minnesota. let's get to work. >> there's a big competition out here. i'm not going to choose sides. >> i don't want to make peoples lives better by giving them somebody else's money. >> it's people who raise the

oklahoma's new lethal injection policy increases the dosage of medazelam. in locket's case 100 milligrams were supposed to be injected. they plan to use 500 milligrams on charles warner. oklahoma,'s better monitored excuse chamber. >> superficial corrections that's the sense i get, that well, the communications could have been better, the lighting could have been better, the doctors could have been better prepared. but what about the drugs they're using? is there proof that these are the best and are going to work as planned? >> would you say that now you're softer on the death penalty than you were when you were governor? >> i think i'm wiser. >> the series of botched executions has led a prominent former proponent of the death penalty to have second thoughts. mark white was texas governor from 1983 to 1987. before that, he served five years as attorney general. >> are you now convinced that innocent people have been put to death in texas? >> yes. >> no question? >> no question. >> white, once strongly supported the death penalty. as governor he oversaw 19

about two minutes after receiving the lethal injection from dr. van hoey eva died. the last thing for dr. van hoey to do was fill out the paperwork required for the commission. >> sreenivasan: what's your take on belgium's euthanasia law that extends the right to die to children? participate in our online poll at newshour.pbs.org. >> this is pbs newshour weekend saturday. >> sreenivasan: and now to "viewers like you," your comments about some of our recent work. this week, your response to two extended interviews we did exploring the often tense relationship between minority communities and the police. there was this from reed more: "sorry, but as a white female that grew up in a large city, my parents told me in my teen years to be careful of how i acted around police or anyone with a gun. you mess with anyone holding a gun who regularly has to deal with people who are violent, black or white, you lack common sense." and from rollin watson walker: "hopefully, we've learned that unacceptable behavior is unacceptable no matter what color you are." rob bieser said: "i

they determined the equipment was burning and producing lethal levels of carbon monoxide. the gas would have been a problem for people showing up for work this morning but also worried the building the building of gas inside could've led to an explosion. >> carbon monoxide, when it gets into the confined spaces and builds up the only way for it to relesionase is through a detonation. >> the buildings and lowered the concentration of the gas and lessened the chance of explosion. no chance right now. the chief did tell me, though, there was an explosion in this particular manner carbon monoxide building up on this block before a few years ago. i'll update repair work coming up in the next 30 minutes. crews down at the end of the block seem to be surveying the area. i'll tell you what they're doing in 30 minutes. jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> one day after president obama visited philadelphia for a democratic retreat, his vice presidents will be coming to town to talk strategy with members of his party. live with a preview. monique? >> reporter: hi christine. democrats should

knowledge can mean the difference between an officer pulling the trig trigger causing them to use lethal force. >> this actually demonstrates a pattern of law enforcement and the fbi and different agencies which the united states being incredibly secretive about various technologies they are purchasing them, how they're using them, when they're using them and what procedures are in place. >> the more prepared you are the less possibility there is going to be for a shootout. this gives you a lot of actionable intelligence. >> intelligence law enforcement says could save lives and this privacy advocates say goes too far. >> i spoke to the fbi and was told they don't talk about investigative tools and they wouldn't confirm or deny that they are using this one the range r. the u.s. marshals are directing questions to the justice department. >> paul, thank you brent anderson is in our studio. we watched this story together. you're concerned. >> i'm concerned. >> why? >> i love it when we put up the horse blinders and run face first into technology. it is g going to save people or make our liv

he will be executed by lethal injection in the next coming minutes scheduled for 7:00 p.m. eastern time. the folks who were out here earlier, hoping for good news just did a bow of silence. let me speak to one person who spent time with warren hill over the several days. what has his mood been like? >> warren's mood has been steady. this is the fourth time in less than 30 months. it's a bizarre situation. we sat for two days with his family and with warren. there is a tremendous ritual of death around the the prison. warren has some equiminier nty. >> this is the fourth time that he has been through this. but he did kill two people. >> right right, one of the characteristics of intellectually disabled people is their adaptive skills, and under situations of extreme stress which was the situation between warren and situations,. >> do you believe that warren is intellectually disabled? >> yes, it is very clear. all of the doctors and psychologists who have examined him over the years agree that he is, in fact, intellectually disabled. the jurors said had they been given that

today, more cops are using less lethal weapons. while these lethal weapons while they might cause initial discomfort, tougher spray or a taser. it is momentary. no one is injured. one of the thing about tasers is that not only are fewer cops injured when tasers are used by department, but fewer criminal suspects are injured as a result. hopefully in situations like he describes, there may be better ways to handle those situations today rather than earlier on. . i agree. this is an example of people having a negative attitude towards law enforcement. the trust has been broken. it did not sound like white-black was part of it. i do not know how he drives, but i would hope that he was not pulled over just because he was driving a hot rod. he might have been going too fast for the conditions. whatever the case may be. we need to build the trust. we cannot ignore the fact that there are citizens in our country who do not trust law enforcement. i would suggest that you look at other countries where the law enforcement is corrupt. where i

but they couldn't be as lethal as anything that could be planned on a 9/11 scale. all right, where you need much better coordination, much more lead time and many more attackers. that's what happened in paris today indicate that we've moved on to basically a third iteration of the al qaeda threat? one that is unpredictable and hard to see coming because it is home grown, it's not foreign fighters being directed by some central terrorist hq somewhere far away. but instead of just being a lone wolf killing one or two people or whoever he can get his hands on, it's now a threat posed by small cells, groups of militants working together, apparently working together well. who are able to pull off not a massive attack on the scale of something again like 9/11 or the london subway attacks, but they are able to pull off a coordinated attack on even a protected target and, as they did today in paris, they were able to get a large death toll, a dozen people killed today, then they escaped thereafter. we saw al qaeda devolve into an organization that would attack more frequen

. >>> in the united states the state of ohio says it's ending the method of lethal injection used in a botched execution last year. ohio was the first state to use the 2-drug combination last general when dennis maguire gasped and seized for 20 minutes before dying, here is ashar quraishi with more. >> reporter: last january the death row inmate we were talking about, dennis maguire med asso lan and another drug because they had run out of their original drug. the february 11th execution of ronald phillips has been delayed. he was sentenced for the 1992 rape and murder of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter. this is something they have been talking about since the botched execution in maguire's case and a result of changes in the last few years. four years ago the soul manufacturer of commonly used drug based here in illinois decided to stop making the drug and european companies decided not to sell the drug for correction facilities for use in lethal injection cases. since that happened states failed to find alternatives. 35 states use lethal injections as a primary method of execu

most lethal sniper in u.s. military history." we've been talking with the author, chris kyle on booktv. thank you mr. kyle. >> thank you sir. >> you're watching booktv television for serious readers. you can watch any program you see here online at booktv.org. >> next on booktv, historian nick bunker recounts the three years preceding the start of the revolutionary war. the author examines the growing fissures between britain and the colonists and the importance of the boston tea party as an impetus for war. this is about an hour.

or less-lethal control tactics. but the reaction within the institution more or less the ones the generals and officers who want to see continuity, and more on the hawkish side of are resisted and many of them acted as spoilers. after july 2013 when the transition process went in a very wrong direction i think they became more and more empowered. the lesson learned for them in the period between 2011 and 2013 was that field marshal was tuning in, and mubarak was tuning in. if you want to change your position and stop any change attempt or democratic transition attempt you need to be very you have on protesters, and any margin of freedom you need to crackdown upon them. i think we saw that multiple times. the end was yesterday. >> yes, we were just showing that video omar, from social media with that young lady who was shot. in the egyptian capitol. the government, though, said that they didn't shoot her. is that credible, question one. and does this again raise the issue of impunity, and more importantly, a lack of

but they couldn't be as lethal as anything that could be planned on a 9/11 scale. all right, where you need much better coordination, much more lead time and many more attackers. that's what happened in paris today indicate that we've moved on to basically a third iteration of the al qaeda threat? one that is unpredictable and hard to see coming because it is home grown, it's not foreign fighters being directed by some central terrorist hq somewhere far away. but instead of just being a lone wolf killing one or two people or whoever he can get his hands on, it's now a threat posed by small cells, groups of militants working together, apparently working together well. who are able to pull off not a massive attack on the scale of something again like 9/11 or the london subway attacks, but they are able to pull off a coordinated attack on even a protected target and, as they did today in paris, they were able to get a large death toll, a dozen people killed today, then they escaped thereafter. we saw al qaeda devolve into an organization that would attack more frequen

and the amount found in steve robards' body was massive. 28 times the lethal dose. with this news, ft. worth homicide detective thomas bocher went to the university of texas in austin to see marie robards. >> she came out in the hallway and i introduced myself. i told her she was under arrest for the death of her father, steven robards, years earlier. she had no response. there was no reaction. >> and marie quietly went with them, poised as ever. and once they got in that little room, they barely had to ask a question and she confessed and broke down. >> and she was pretty forthcoming with information fairly quickly. she didn't try to hide. she apparently was either guilt-ridden or had thought a lot about what she had done and came forward with the information. >> the most fascinating aspect for both the police and for journalists covering the case was marie's explanation of her motive. >> what was it that made you want to kill your father? and she said, i wanted to be with my mom. >> but in an ironic twist, like something out of a shakespearean tragedy, it was all

. >> reporter: chris kyle, the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history. 150 confirmed kills. the enemy feared him. his peers on the battlefield revered him. >> all these guys? they know your name. they feel invincible with you up there. >> they're not. >> they are if they think they are. >> reporter: based on the "new york times" best eller erseller "american sniper" chronicles chris kyle's success and repercussions on his psyche and his personal life. >> i'm stateside. >> you're home? >> i guess i just needed a minute. >> the kids are dying to see you. it's been nine months. >> i'm coming home. >> reporter: there's early buzz of a third possible oscar nomination. he was previously only nated for "american hustle" -- >> what is there to confirm? >> reporter: and "silver linings playbook." >> your poor social skills. >> you scare people. >> i tell the truth. you're mean. >> reporter: "american sniper" bears the intimate details clint eastwood is known for. >> clint was right there for that moment. >> reporter: next to you? >> when i was on that gun, he was right there. sort of

charles warner killed by lethal injection for the 97 murder of his room ate's baby daughter.e had been on death row since 93. clayton locket died from a heart attack 45 minutes after given a new lethal injection combination. >> pope frances calling for an end to public corruption in the nation. he gave a speech in manila. he is urging officials to be honest and use the resources to help the country's 10's of millions living in poverty. pope frances will name a roman catholic saint during his visit to the u.s. he is one of california's original founders prays for his efforts to bring christianity to natives. >>> and beginning this morning americans are allowed to travel to cuba without a special permit from the government. it is a huge shift in america's half a century old embargo and administration efforts to normalize efforts in cuba. americans can return to the u.s. will with up to 100 of cuban cigars. the change has support for the impressive castro regime. >> al sharpton inserting himself into another controversy. he is blasting hollywood for the lack of diversity in the

and of course we have a lethal option.e have a mini-14 here the 223 round, but we only use that as a last resort. >> today, california state prison corcoran no longer has to resort to such drastic measures to control violence in the shu yard. they close the yards down, and now inmates exercise in walk-alone areas called the cages. but even when officers are able to quell violence, sorting out its cause can be just as difficult. as our crews found out at the spring creek correctional center in seward, alaska. >> slow down. slow down. slow down. >> on the floor over there we need cleanup. >> you really need to respond to me so i know you're all right. let's go a little bit more. okay. okay. >> joel brooks is doing 12 years for assault. his adversary, john slaku is serving a six-year sentence for sexual assault. our cameras were there when officers interrogated them about the fight. >> what was this all about? >> well, he's a rapist, and i was talking to the inmate, in the meal line about it with him. >> you're talking about

trying to find drugs for lethal injections. paul beban is here now with more. paul. >> right randall. ohio's move comes not on the heels of that supreme court order, but on the heels of botched executions, all of them involved problems with lethal newinjection drugs. when ohio used a two drug combination last january witnesses say a death row inmate took too lock to die. clayton lockett's drugs went not into a vein. and joseph wood took nearly two hours to die. witnesses say he gasped for air nearly 600 times looking like a fish out of water. american support for the death penalty falls and states struggle to find drugs needed for lethal injections. >> clamping down more and more on the uses of their products which are supposed to be therapeutic in a means that are supposed to kill and that has caused supply problems. >> polls shoafs more than show more than half of americans would prefer death penalty, a year ago over 80% preferred the death penalty. while state lawmakers sort this out under ohio's new schedule the new execution will not be carried out until j

. >>> the newly released movie "american sniper" tells the story of -- >> the most lethal u.s. sniper in u.s. history. bradley cooper plays that character. >> hear who he's thanking after playing the role. >> what you do i don't think many can fathom. >> the rough, rough, ride on the road. >> two dogs on a motor bike wearing helmets. i i hahaveve a a c colold d wiwithth t tererririblble chest congestion. i better take something. ththererafaflulu s seveverere e cocold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? nenew w alalkaka-s-seleltztzerer p plulus s day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plplusus c chehestst c conongegeststioion. [b[brereatath h ofof r relelieief]f] ohoh, , what a relief it is. >>> american sniper had a good week this week. it opens today. it got six oscar nominations including one for best picture and best actor for bradley cooper. >> let me ask you a question crisp would you be surprised if i told you that the navy has credited you with over 160 kills? >> the film is based on the book written by chris kyle who, for those people who don't know he

repeatedly declined to answer the question about whether it is constitutional for a drone to use lethal force against an american citizen on u.s. soil if that individual doesn't pose imminent threat. now, let me be clear, i think the answer to this is very easy. my question to you is, is it constitutional for the federal government to do so? >> senator, i think with respect to the use of lethal force by any means, one would always want to look at the law enforcement issues involved there. and certainly if could you provide more context there i could place it in the scope of a case or an issue that i might have familiarity with. >> it is in the nature of a hypothetical. but you are certainly aware that the federal government is currently using drone strikes overseas. the federal government also maintains drone surveillance domestically here at home. the senate had an extended debate on the limits of federal government authority with respect to the privacy and civil rights of american citizens. and i'm asking you, in your view, does the constitution give any protection to american citizen

. >>> this flu epidemic underway far more lethal in children this year than in years past. some hospitals have been overrun as an alarming situation now takes hold across the country. >>> the hottest year ever in recorded history. a shocking new picture tonight of what's happening to our planet. >>> and the parenting debate that has erupted with people taking sides. the question is how young is too young for kids to go off without adult supervision? "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. late today we learned the u.s. supreme court has agreed to take on and likely decide the issue of same-sex marriage in this country once and for all. few issues have ever moved this fast in the history of our american society. just over a decade ago gay couples could not get married anywhere in the u.s. now it's legal in over two-thirds of the country. as the "new york times" put it late today "the pace of change on same-sex marriage and both popular opinion and in the court has no parall

last week, ohio banned the use which the sedative as part of its lethal cocktail after the prolonged execution of dennis mcguire, who choked and gasps before dying. like oklahoma, those states are determine would to keep up the grim work behind these prison walls, fueling the debate over what exactly constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. al jazeera houston. >> the journalist you saw in that story plans to be at today's execution in oak on the ground but she may not be able to see it, oklahoma cutting the number of media witnesses allowed from 12 to five. >> two women held captive in cleveland for years in cleveland are working on their own memoir, the book due out in april will be called hope, a memoir of surviving cleveland. the third survivor put out her own memoir last year. >> some shirts are causing controversy on line, showing kurt cobain's suicide note. the u.s. daily news said they were available on ebay. they were far sale for days and then quickly taken down. one comment read that takes poor taste and exploitation to a whole new level. >> we've reported this week on the

starts right now. >>> and that breaking news from overnight, lethal levels of carbon monoxide.ws in monthgomery county. we're live as strategizes the best way to make the underground repairs. >>> and taking a live look outside. there's wind blowing, 35 degrees at 5:59. but there are big changes coming. we're getting you ready for another cold blast. good friday morning. this is "nbc 10 news today," i'm christine maddela. >> does people warmer out there, but i don't think anybody should get their hopes up. >> right. >> let's go to nbc 10 first alert bill henley with the forecast. >> nowhere near as cold this morning as it was yesterday. but we will feel the cold this afternoon. and this morning we're watching for showers, in fact rain is coming down at cape may and into delaware. but just to the north, that is snow. you can see the radar showing wet weather for capemay into southern delaware. but move to the north, that's colder air for cumberland county atlantic county and into extreme southern burlington county. snowflakes are falling. but the temperatures are above freezing.

perhaps the most lethal.a result, there have been more than 100 drone strikes that have been carried out obviously controversial because of the high number of civilian casualties despite the point that the united states says that these are very precise strikes. so highly controversial but all along, the u.s. has had the support of president hadi. and as a result of that, this has allowed the program to continue, one that these charges will reveal is important to the united states, all of this comes in to jeopardy with the fact now there is concern with the unrest. what the future of the program might be. the houthis do not approve of the program we know, and so the united states is concerned because this is so key and sort of a real peg in the wider u.s. program, there is concern about its future and whether or not it could be in jeopardy. >> kimberly hal death live in washington d.c. thank you. >>> so who are the main players in generally. the houthis are the top power they are trying to win greater autonomy

and more lethal. may 1982. a pipe bomb mailed to the head of the computer department at vanderbilt university in nashville explodes when it's opened by a secretary. she sustains severe burns to her hands and shrapnel wounds to her body. two months later at the university of california berkeley, a package explodes when engineering professor picks it up. he too suffers severe burns and shrapnel wounds. >> usually in bombings or any kind of serial bombing, you can look at victimology and you try and determine, perhaps, people or businesses or something that all of the victims had in common with the suspect or the person who's doing the bombings in this case. with unabomb, none of these people, none of the victims over the years had any connections. >> did they go to the same universities? did they have difficulty with one person and was there a commonality between all the victims? and that was very difficult, because we had literally hundreds and hundreds of suspects. >> there are no incidents for almost two years

today, more cops are using less lethal weapons. while these lethal weapons while they might cause initial discomfort, tougher spray or a taser. it is momentary. no one is injured. one of the thing about tasers is that not only are fewer cops injured when tasers are used by department, but fewer criminal suspects are injured as a result. hopefully in situations like he describes, there may be better ways to handle those situations today rather than earlier on. . i agree. this is an example of people having a negative attitude towards law enforcement. the trust has been broken. it did not sound like white-black was part of it. i do not know how he drives, but i would hope that he was not pulled over just because he was driving a hot rod. he might have been going too fast for the conditions. whatever the case may be. we need to build the trust. we cannot ignore the fact that there are citizens in our country who do not trust law enforcement. i would suggest that you look at other countries where the law enforcement is corrupt. where i

levels of carbon monoxide. >> inside the building, the levels that we sound could be lethal could be dead. >> would they know it? >> odorless -- >> there was a risk in an explosion. i'll talk more about that coming up in the next 30 minutes. they're starting to pull out some of the fire apparatus. and now one of the things is for peco to get to work. live in norris town montgomery county, nbc 10 news. >>> also new this morning, police plan to arrest a local doctor and his receptionist today. the two are accused of running a pill mill out of the doctor's office in haverford township. steven friedman faces charges of writing painkiller prescriptions for people who he did not examine. the arrest will cap a five-month investigation. >>> new from overnight, a woman in stable condition after she was shot inside her car. nbc 10 along north 21st street in north philadelphia. the woman in her 20s says she was sitting in her car here around 1:30 this morning when a bullet hit her in the leg. police have not arrested anyone. >>> happening today, vice president joe biden will visit philadelphia

agencies to give to the justice department for collection the demographics of both the victim of lethalused by law enforcement officers and the demographics of the officer and the deadly force policies of the departments, any force less than lethal that was used by the officer and the justification that the officer and the department had for the use of that deadly force. so we can have a clear picture on what's happened and if there are skewed racial or other demographic aspects of the victims and the perpetrators. >> you know, i've been trying to get at this number for over 30 years. i wrote a book called "deadly force" and i had to do my own kind of social studies to find out what this number is. and the way we were doing it then, the few of us trying to get it is literally just press clips and stories in newspapers. and this is preinternet. we were zeroing in about 600 a year. in the methods they're using now, it's starting to sound like the number of these killings may be up around 1,000 and might be more than that. the number of police killed has always been much, much less than th

we also have confirmation from his attorney that indeed warren hill has been put to death via lethalnjection tonight, tuesday the 27th of january. john? >> reporter: ray thank you very much a jury in nashville convicted two vanderbilt players of rape and they were charged with attacking an unconscious woman in a dorm room in 2013 and they claimed they were too drunk to know what they were doing and blamed a college culture of binge drinking and promiscuous sex and the jury disagreed and the men will be sentenced march 6, two other men have also been charged in that case. at the superbowl this sunday the nfl will take on an issue that has plagued it all season long the league is working to fix its public image after a string of domestic abuse cases. this public service ad is being seen as part of that ever. [phone ringing] 911 operator 911 where is the emergency? >> 127. >> what is going on there? >> i would like to order a pizza for delivery. >> ma'am, you reached 911 this is an emergency line. >> large with peparoni. >> you called 911. >> do you know how long it will be? is everythi

she took a lethal dose of medication last november after moving to portland, oregon, one of five states where doctors are allowed to help patients kill themselves. >> as an adult, you are in charge of how much pain and suffering and how much, um, plodding forward that you want to do. >> reporter: this bill could face an uphill battle. in a recent poll by the new england journal of medicine 67% of respondents oppose the practice as does the american medical association. some people are afraid it could be abused in cases involving the elderly and the disabled. the bill being proposed today would be limited to those with less than six months to live and would require patients to take the deadly medication themselves without helping from a doctor. live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> "right to die" legislation failed in california in 2005 and 2006 over objections from catholic and medical groups. >>> some big changes begin this afternoon for commuters. highway 85 in the silicon valley. new metering lights will operate on southbound on-ramps between highway 101 and mountain view an

despite the film's success, there are some who take issue with celebrating a lethal profession like thisg lah sees firsthand what it takes to be an american sniper. >> all right. [ gunshot ] >> reporter: on the battlefield, this is the long weapon that gets you closest to the enemy. this is familiar to you. what is this? >> a.50 caliber bullet. >> reporter: once of tool of his trade, john mcdwyer ten years a navy s.e.a.l. sniper, now retired. >> typically, one shot one kill. very fishefficient. >> firing. >> reporter: a critical battlefield job that he says is not about the gun or the man behind it but the fellow servicemen. >> it's a big responsibility. if you don't move or act quick enough one of your teammates doesn't go home to their family. it's a lot of mental pressure. >> reporter: what kind of toll does that take on a human being? >> i think -- if you don't have the proper rest and team behind you, it could be a lot. >> oh my god! >> i'm ready to come home! >> reporter: that toll captured in the film "american sniper," the movie based on the life of chris kyle considered the most

we've heard about this concern, aqap still a lethal threat. >> good morning. >> good morning, and we also have this new video out this morning where coulibaly, one of the gunmen, appears to be pledging allegiance to isis. what more do we know about which group may have been behind this attack? >> well, at this point we don't have any credible information that would allow us to make a determination as to which organization was responsible. i think it's clear that both organizations pose a threat to the united states, as well as to its allies. >> is there any evidence that any other sleeper cells have actually been activated? >> again, i don't think that we have any information that would indicate certainly with regard to the homeland that there is any ongoing threat or any threat that was activated by what we see so tragically here in france. with regard to sleeper cells here in france, that is an investigation that's ongoing and being conducted by our french allies. >> and the french have said that if they can determine who is behind this, they will retaliate. will the united states

postcode here is the book "american sniper: the autobiography of the ost lethal sniper in u.s. history". we've been talking with the author, chris kyle on booktv. thank you mr. kyle. >> guest: thank you, sir. >> if you look at the budget for the war on drugs every year it is billions of dollars and so i was curious as to why that is and how does the war on drugs fit into the larger picture of american foreign policy? >> the war and trucks is something the u.s. has used with some justification, but to use that as justification for intervention activities across the globe. we generally associate the declaration of the war on drugs with president nixon in 1971, 1970 saying those words declaring the war on drugs. in one way to look at that time period, we could see the war on drugs is connected to the nixon administration. but if you go further back in u.s. history you realize nixon didn't start the war on drugs. the warren trucks has had stricter policies domestically and abroad for most of the 20th century. he expanded it he'll march day, this open skies domestically and abroad,

it's called "american sniper" the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in military history. he is our guest for the next hour here on booktv on c-span2. we are going to put the numbers up on the screen if you would like to talk with mr. kyle. 202 is the area code 737-0001 in eastern and central timezones and in the mountain pacific time zone 737-0002 and we have set aside a third line this morning for iraq and afghanistan vets and active duty (202)628-0205. you can also contact us electronically. you can send an e-mail to booktv at c-span.org or send a tweak to twitter.com/booktv. chris kyle in your book you write you were not the best shot at all in your class. or before you went into the seals. >> guest: no sir i never claimed to be the greatest sniper. through sniper school i was middle of the pack and when we graduated i almost failed out of sniper school. everyone tends to think when you get the number of kills that all of a sudden you are this great sniper. that's not the measure of a sniper. the measure of the true greatness of the snipers to roll everything all into

quite lethal at close range.they also especially designed bombs that the british soe help them develop. there are antitank weapons. they were sent off on their mission into prague and for six weeks nobody heard from them. they were making their way through nazi-occupied prague. they took advantage of the local resistance without letting on to what they were up to because they were afraid, probably correctly, if they told the local resistance what they were therefore, they would lose all of that. after all the butcher of prague was, you know, a butcher. kind of ruthless and someone you did not want to offend by trying to kill him. so, they feared the czech resistance would not help them if they knew precisely what they were there to do. it took some weeks before they were out of czechoslovakia. ultimately they developed a plan which they carried out on may 27, 1942. on a bright, warm day they waylaid heidrick in his normal commute to work at a turn in the road shown on the slide next to the tram. heidrick followed

he went to war to protect the good guys but came back the moat lethal sniper in american history. his story made for hollywood. >> it was a wonderful privilege and honor and i found tremendously gratifying. i loved it. but it is very different because it is a huge responsibility. >> brad de cooper stars as the sniper. but this movie is so much more about war it is about love and strength. >> the thing we try to focus on in this movie is the relationship between the two how not only the servicemen and women serving and going through this pretty trying dilemma. >> she said most playing the real person made the role an intimidating one. you feel for the people at home trying to hold it together. >> she opened up her life to us. she gave us all of the e mae-mails which was invaluable. >> the family man who happened to be in the military's most lethal sniper. >> one of the things i take from it and i -- or i took from chris's life and public life was how beautiful a thing it is to just be who you are with allful your flaws and all of your successes and let people judge you or do whatev

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