mccoy, mr. mccoy said look, i was there but i will get up there and say i wasn't, the ethics are very clear what lawyers can and can not do. that is not at issue in this case. >> mr. waxman, this sounds like my ethics class in law school and very hypothetical what you do with a lying client? and it was my understanding that every ethics rule requires the lawyer to put the client on the stand, but not assist the client in telling the lie by, you can put him on the stand and say, tell your story. if the judge or some one objects, that this person is rambling on, you say, to the judge, i can not ask questions. my client has directed me to put her him on the stand. people wan caulk -- can walk themselves into jail, they can walk themselves regrettably into the has chamber but they have the right to tell their story. >> your honor's understanding this is not question of ethics rules or perjury testimony. but your honor's understanding is correct to the vast majority of jurisdictions. >> mr. waxman, c

mccoy wanted was inextricably intertwined with the alibi that mr. mccoy wanted. that it was not purely a question -- >> they are nothing what you have to put on are not on. they are saying the sixth amendment says you cannot go to the jury and say, as this lawyer did, my client is guilty of the crime charged. casethat is the extreme that is put to us. why doesn't that violate the sixth amendment? >> because of the end of the day, it leaves him with a less of a defense. the defense is not as strong. it is a weaker defense. he has not waived his right to counsel. he has not waived the remedy of ineffective assistance of counsel. and so, he is tying his counsel's hands. >> for sure, we have given lawyers a lot of leeway to make quite a number of decisions when they are representing the defendant, trouble than untroubled. the idea is -- troubled and untroubled. the idea is that lawyers know better than their clients and we should want to lodge a great many strategic decisions in their hands rather than in the client's. you're not talking about here or we are not talk

. >> now supreme court oral argument in mccoy versus louisiana. while robert mccoy was on trial for murder his court-appointed lawyer said that he was guilty. later he was found guilty and sentenced to death. the supreme court will decide whether a defendant's right to counsel has been violated when his intern he ignores his instructions to plead not guilty this is one hour. >> here the next argument, clay versus louisiana. >> mr. chief justice. when a defendant maintains his innocence and insists on testing the prosecution on its burden of proof, the constitution prohibits a trial court from permitting the defendant's own lawyer over the defendant's objection to tell the jury that he is guilty. the sixth amendment guarantees a personal defense that belongs to the case and whether to admit or contest guilt is the example of the personal defense. not only because it singularly affects the life and liberty of the cues, but also because making that decision requires weighing subjective aspirations and value judgments that are unique to every individu

mccoy led the bills in rushing and receiving still he could not lead them to a win.flyers have gone from ice cold to red hot flyers are out of last place in the playoff thanks to 16 goals are you drinking the kool aid and michael in for the first start since the end of november and allows one goal that is it and second period they got it there ties it up at wins and minutes later flies on the power play and shawn one of the two goals and five of the flyers 16 goals and flyers win 4-1 it is their third straight. college basketball temple on the worst run in five years against central florida and score only 39 points and one free throw and cannot stop this shot either and they ties it 17 and second half taco fall, wow temple falls the fifth straight loss and they are in last i the conference. the only enttainment for drexel fans and blown out by william and mary and lose z by 22 and dropped 6 of their last 8. ard more in delaware hosting unc wilmington and this is how you follow your shots. a daily double and dropped the season high 27 points and delaware wins 96-76 an

lester. >> blake mccoy, thanks. turn to al roker who is here and tracking the storm. >> moderation of temperatures but hit again from minneapolis, raleigh, detroit. all with temperatures well below freezing and zero. winter weather advisories for 21 million people from florida, first time this time of year we've had winter storm warnings in four years. wintry mix up into the mid-atlantic states. norfolk going to see problems. morning rush in northeast, philadelphia, new york, boston to bangor, heavy snow, strong winds, blizzard-like conditions possible for boston. snowfall up the coast, talking upwards of 8 to 12 inches. and if it moves further west could be heavy snow in new york, philly, down to washington. bears watching. >> al roker, thanks very much. >>> now to major developments in two hot spots around the globe. in iran at least 20 people killed in clashes between antigovernment protesters and security forces. south korea says it's ready to take up kim jong-un's surprise offer for new talks weeks ahead of the

nbc's blake mccoy is in the storm zone. >> reporter: parts of the south crippled tonight as rare southern snow combines with record-breaking cold. black ice startling drivers in mississippi. georgia, too. a crash on i-85 backing up traffic for miles. snow in shreveport. >> very, very slippery. >> reporter: shocking even veteran weather watchers. >> this is the farthest south i've ever covered snow in 26 years. it's still on the ground. >> reporter: many southern cities also gripped by record cold, just 7 in memphis. 15 in austin. 20 in new orleans. those ill-prepared forced to improvise. even places used to wintery weather seeing a messy commute today. you're off school? school canceled in worcester, massachusetts, for the third day this month. how hard was it to get him out of the house today? >> wasn't as hard as it normally is. >> reporter: planes spent the day de-icing. thousands of flights delayed or canceled nationwide. the combination of snow and cold air has north carolina tonight under a state of emergency. >> tomorrow morning's commute will be dangerous. >> reporter: a word of w

. >> now supreme court oral argument in mccoy versus louisiana. while robert mccoy was on trial for murder his court-appointed lawyer said that he was guilty. later he was found

presentation by gary mccoy. policy and community affairs manager, san francisco recreation and parks department. public comment is welcome. item 9, ceremonial item. the late mayor edwin lee, councilmembers, and members of the public are welcome to share thoughts, stories and memories of the late mayor, edwin lee. item 10, public comment. items not an today's agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. please approach the microphone or give your comment card to the mod staff. item 11, information item correspondence. item 12, discussion item. councilmember comments and announcements. item 13, adjourned, in honor of the late mayor edwin lee. >> okay. thank you very much for reading the agenda. i appreciate that. is there a motion to approve them? >> i move to approve the minutes. >> second. >> motion moved to accept and seconded. those in favor, say aye. any opposed? okay. it's done. number 3, public comment. items not on today's agenda, but within the -- all right. if the

>> blake mccoy starting us off. thank you. >>> this powerful storm is having a significant impact on air travel around the country. with more than 4,000 flights canceled, 2,000 delays and dozens of international flights diverted to cities outside the storm zone. now all those passengers are stranded. and nbc's tom costello has more on the misery at the airport. >> reporter: across the east coast an all-day losing battle to stay ahead of the snow. in new york wind and whiteout conditions at jfk and laguardia shut down flight operations, nothing moving. security checkpoints, even airport stores closed. >> we don't have any plane. we need to stay here during four nights, and then we need to wait to goo directly to paris. >> reporter: flight radar 24 shows very few flights over the northeast corridor. even the charleston, south carolina, runways were closed with five inches of snow. >> you can leave on saturday morning at 8:17 a.m. >> reporter: even way out in los angeles, travelers settled in for a long wait to fly eas

crash saints win 31-26 and marching on to face the vikings next and shawn and the bills how about mccoyhe team in rushing and receiving today it's still not good enough to lead them to a win in jacksonville tied up end of the third on the down and a touchdown and jaguars winn 10-3 the lowest scoring wild card game in nfl history and they get the steelers next and mccoy has never won a playoff game for everyone who wanted to give up on the flyers jay says look at us now in the playoff and he says he heard h pete wanted to plow up the roster l is happy they did not, how happy are the fans nothing better than choking down at a flyers game and down with a saber and shane there gostisbehere the ghost makes the deficit disappear tied at one and a few minutes later flyers on the power play and shawn his fifth in the last three games and flyers have 16 over this and flyers win 4-1 and the third straight win and tied for the final playoff spot. >> we are close to the finals right now i was reading something and some people that the team should get blown up during the losing streak you know wedid

blake mccoy, nbc news, jefferson city, missouri. >>> there's a lot more ahead. still ahead, what if 911 can't find you during an emergency? flawed call centers across the country that could mean the difference between life and death. >>> and those who serve. the 6-year-old boy who survived the unimaginable gets quite a homecoming. >>> back now with an alarming investigation into our country's emergency 911 system. an overwhelming majority of americans now use cell phones to call for help, but there's a dangerous down side. the 911 system is still so low tech often dispatchers can't find you when you need help the most. nbc news national investigative correspondent jeff rossen tells us what's being done to fix it in tonight's "rossen reports." >> reporter: it's a public safety crisis. because of old infrastructure, emergency dispatchers often can't locate you when you call from a cell phone. and it's happening from the west -- >> ma'am, ma'am. >> i know you need an address. i don't know her address. >> reporter: -- to the east. >> i'm in a car in the lake. >> rep

blake mccoy, nbc news, chicago. >>> we're back in a moment with a dramatic rescue in the ocean. the innovative way two boys were saved in dangerous surf. >>> some fascinating new numbers out tonight on women and fertility. a pew study found that american women are waiting longer to have children. the median age at which women become mothers is now 26 compared to 23 back in 1994. they may be waiting longer, but women are now more likely to have children than they were a decade ago. 86% have children compared with 80% ten years ago. >>> caught on police dash cam, a terrifying highway close call. watch this. a car spinning out of control slamming into a tow truck and then going airborne. the tow truck driver barely escaped with his life, but amazingly, nobody was injured. michigan state police released this video to remind everyone to slow down in these snowy and icy conditions. >>> a remarkable scene in australia today. two teenaged boys became caught in dangerous high surf, but instead of lifeguards trying to save them, a drone was deployed and it dropped an inflatable rescue raf

>> all right, blake mccoy for us. blake, thanks. >> nbc's meteorologist bill karins the request with the coming storm. >> it's already begun. north florida is going to freezing rain. jacksonville between tallahassee, it has a chance. i've never seen an ice storm forecast like this. in north texas all the way through southern georgia, winter storm warnings right along the coast. this is primarily a storm from i-95 to the coast, all the way up through new england. but look at this ice storm forecast. this is a half inch to three quarters of an inch of ice possible in southern portions of georgia and north florida. think of the pine trees, think of all the damage that could do during the day today. and then on top of that we'll have the snow allthrough the ca in the south they're not usually prepared with the trucks and salts like they are in the north. a lot of major impacts even though it's only 2 to 4 inches of snow. >> wow. >> we'll be ready, hopefully we will. bill, thank you. >> mine is bigger than yours. that is h

nbc's blake mccoy is in scituate, mass, with the latest. >> reporter: the fierce storm blew in quickly. freezing rain then blizzard conditions along coastal massachusetts. high winds and waves battering homes. >> this is our house. oh, my god. >> reporter: misery and danger for so many who live near the water. >> this is probably the worst i've seen it since i've been living here. >> reporter: linda vegan is holding her breath, waves carrying ice and debris crashing over the sea wall behind her scituate home. this came up into the street, didn't it? >> it did. >> reporter: in cape cod, water spilled on to roadways. snow plows struggling to get through. >> let's go. straight back. >> reporter: further north in rockport, the weather channel's jim cantore and his crew helping this driver out of danger. >> where should i go? >> out of the water. just keep going. just keep going up into the street please. the calling card here, storm surge, three feet of storm surge. not taking that car back out of the bay, but actually bringing water into these basements right here where we actually had th

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blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> two suspects who narly ran down an nypd officer in times square last weekend are now in custody. 20-year-old arfi santos and 21-year-old william lopez were arrested in manhattan wednesday. police say santos was behind the wheel of this black mercedes owned by lopez. see him just peeling off there in times square. well, they are captured in that dramatic video driving recklessly. 26-year-old officer ian wallace tries to pull them over. right there look what happens. santos steps on the gas, knocking the officer to the ground. and then the officer gets back up and chases the car with claeg colleagues, guns drawn. police say the suspect hit several vehicles during the escape. the officer was treated at the hospital for minor injuries and is expected to be okay. charges against the sfkts are pending. >>> former senate majority leader and 1996 presidential nominee bob dole was award congress's highest civilian honor, the congressional gold medal. the 94-year-old was recognized for his service as a soldier, legislator and statesman in a ceremony held at the u.s. cap

hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy.y some people are being priced off the railways. it is not value for money, it is as simple as that. what you're paying for for the railfares does not represent what you're actually getting. it is pretty disgusting. you're not even guaranteed. i think it is wrong. iran's supreme leader blames foreign enemies for stirring the protests in his country — at least 22 are dead and no sign of reprisals — yet. an investigation is under way after 13 monkeys were killed in a fire at woburn safari park in milton keynes. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. and oh, dear, andy murray, bad news? andy murray — not the best of starts to the new year.

blake mccoy, nbc news, chicago. >> stupidity in the youtube era. >> when you're a kid, what you do forhe followers, too. >> it's ridiculous. hopefully that ends soon. thanks for joining us. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. more news ahead onad lib live p francisco.. you may come upon someet we are looking out our window over san francisco this morning, you can see the clouds lingering in. you might come upon some wet roadways for your commute. we will show you the timing of some of the sprinkles that are sticking around. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i am marcus washington. we have made it to the end of the workweek. >> friday. >> happy time. >> happy times. >> we still have a lot to do this morning. right now, vianey, a look at what's going on weatherwise. >> i'm sure you noticed or i don't know if you did anything yesterday, but it started raining into the evening hours, then we saw some rain move in overnight. here is the start of looking at the radar right there, you can see the majority of rain moving off to the east and behind it

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