really courageous for her to stand up anywhere near michael robertson. this decision means that upskirting americans no longer have to sit at the back of the bus. now they can lay down on the floor like they like. because the massachusetts supreme court found the that robertson was not a peeping tom. "a female passenger on an m.b.t.a. trolley who is wearing a skirt, dress, or the like is not a person who is partially nude, no matter what is or is not underneath the skirtk, by way of underwear or other clothing." yes, underwear or no underwear, as long as you wear a skirt, technically you're not nude. that's why "basic instinct" is rated "g." ( laughter ) and for any ladies who might be upset out there, remember, massachusetts has given you the right to upskirt, too. so if you're next to a sexy young highlander, just grab your phone and snap a pic of his bagpipe. and it's all thanks to this hero. i would not be surprised if one day someone built a statue to honor michael robertson, one assumes right under the statue of liberty. ( laughter ) ( applause ) a

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michael robertson was arrested in 2010 for what's known upskirting, using his cell phone to take photosnd videos up the skirts and dresses of female riders on the boston subway. but a judge just ruled that he did not break the peeping tom law saying it only applies when the victim is nude or partially nude. massachusetts lawmakers are now scrambling to change the law. they say it must be updated to conform with today's technology. a suspect in tennessee is now charged with the murder of a young woman who went missing nearly three years ago. 27-year-old zachary adams is in custody accused of killing holly bobo, who was a nursing student at the time she disappeared. adams was already being held on an unrelated assault charge. the murder charge follows a police search of his home last week. adams could face the death penalty if convicted. >>> well, a big announcement in the fight against aids. a second baby born with hiv was apparently cured. the baby girl born in long beach, california, was given aggressive drug treatments just hours after her birth. she's now nine months old and appears

photos of the woman's skirt did absolutely nothing wrong the charges were dismissed against michael robertson and over was arrested over three years ago by transit police after numerous reports in the end and taking photos and video from underneath the skirts and dresses of female writers. robertson attorneys argue that their client was protected by the first amendment. and technically now was a perfectly acceptable defense considering that keeping taiwan used in massachusetts that doesn't forbid that kind of privacy invasion and areas. lawmakers are now working keys to leave to get the language of the crown law amended to expand the peeping tom boundaries. but in the meantime female boss in transit riders to come to terms with the fact that their private parts can go then before we go don't forget to tune in at nine pm for politicking with larry king tonight show includes a chapter that the dalai lama or is this a bit of mary's conversation with the spiritual leader. we loaded the wounded. the soil the ukraine. syria. kiama think people will stop killing each other. it always i sat stunned a

a judge in that state's highest court decided yesterday in the case of this lovely species, michael robertsonaking around and taking cell phone video and pictures up women's dresses while they weren't looking. but today he's a free man. he will not be charged. he will not be judged. he will not be jailed. so just feast your eyes on that one, ladies. keep a good look out for him. and mind your skirt. mel robins, criminal defense attorney in boston, is here with me live to try to figure this one out. how did this -- what? i mean, that's really what i have to ask, what? how did this happen? >> well, ashleigh, he will be judged, my friend. he will be judged. he's going to be judged right here and right now by you and me. >> you got that right, sister. >> he was charged under the peeping tom laws in massachusetts. and during the hearings before trial his -- they tried to dismiss the case saying, hey, listen, women that are already clothed don't have a right to privacy. and by the way, their clothed so they're not partially nude. and the court dismissed the claim, it appealed, appealed, appealed, w

they sent a female detective in and caught man named michael robertson, in the act, say the prosecutorsto prevent people from photographing people in a public bathroom or dressing room where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy when they're in the nude or partially nude. that's when i am bleeding like hell so i called 9-1-1. test, testing, testing, testing, testing, testingest testing, testing, testing >>> i'd be dead. he saved my life. it's deadly. >> jack says he was asleep in his home when it began to fill with the odorless gas himself dog dragged him out of the bed to the kitchen where the finally woke up and called 9-1-1. he got max from a german shepherd rescue organization a year ago. have fantastic day -- i'm going to do one more. avocado lovers rest easy. turns out no reason to panic. chipotle saying it only included the warning in a recent sec filing. there's a routine risk to exposure and i'm going to go practice apocalypse and several other words i messed up today. now we'll go to ukraine and shepard. >> good evening from kiev where developments have been coming i

the ruling comes after michael robertson was charged with twice taking these kinds of photos of women on the train. the so-called peeping tom statute written ten years ago says it's only illegal if the person is nude or partially nude -- which is what robertson's attorney argued last year. lawmakers are hoping to amend the statue soon. some heated words were exchanged between members of a house oversight committee on capitol hill. former i-r-s official lois lerner was called to testify, but took the fifth amendment and would not answer questions. she's accused of targeting conservative groups -- like the tea party -- and delaying their applications for tax exempt status. committee chairman, republican darrell issa, tried to adjourn the meeting, but democrat elijah cummings objected, demanding to be heard. when the chairman motioned to cut off cummings' microphone, things got really tense. >> you will sit down and allow me to ask the question period i member of the of the congress of in the states of america. i am tired of this. >> congressman issa said he will continue the investigati

michael robertson was arrested back in 2010 in a sting operation after reports he was using his cell phone to take photos and videos of women on a boston subway. but because the woman were not nude there's noah again no law photographing them. the district says the wording of the law needs to be rewritten. >>> a high school principal it in jail after he allegedly set fire to the school he runs. 30-year-old thomas sander principal n principal at trinity high school facing criminal charges including arson. took firefighters two hours to put out the blaze after he allegedly set a file cabinet on fire. the building is heavily damaged. he is being held on a 500,000 dollar bond. >>> we first told you about this story t story. fabbing kument members signed it because they feel condoleezza rice hasn't made any contributions to society even though tefz the first black female secretary of state. i headed to the main campus to ask some of the faculty members why they are so against her speaking? >> i think she is controversial because there are many people believe she didn't tell the truth abou

snapping photos up a woman's skirt did absolutely nothing wrong the charges were dismissed against michael robertson and over who was arrested over three years ago by transit police after numerous reports that he had been taking photos and video from underneath the skirts addresses of female writers robertsons tani argued that their client was protected by the first amendment and technically that was a perfectly acceptable defense considering the peeping tom law used in massachusetts doesn't forbid that kind of privacy invasion in public areas lawmakers are now working hastily to get the language of the current law amended to expand the peeping tom boundaries if you will but in the meantime female boston transit writers will have to come to terms with the fact that their private parts could go public and boom bust is coming up next here on our maid joins us for a quick preview hi erin that is a horrific story isn't it is i don't know. about us we're talking about but we do take a look into an alliance between the three largest shipping companies in the world and what it could mean for the global mar

it comes in the case of this man michael robertson charged with twice taking these kinds of photos ofine. but the so-called peeping tom statute written ten years ago says it's only illegal if the person is nude or partially nude and that's what his attorney argued last year. section 105 doesn't prohibit that kind of conduct. he was holding his cellphone down here that's how he was doing it. district attorney dan conley says it's repulsive behavior and needs a rewrite from the legislature. amend this statute so we can prosecute conduct it's becoming more prevalent. even the court believes the photos should be illegal but it's hands are tied. "at the core of the commonwealth's argument is the proposition that a woman, and in particular a woman riding on a public trolley, has a reasonable expectation of privacy in not having a stranger secretly take photographs up her skirt. the proposition is eminently reasonable, but in its current form does not address it." leaving many women on the tee feeling exposed. regardless of being public source of transpiration right to be able to access that

reporter: the massachusetts supreme court wednesday morning dismissing the case against this man, michael robertsoned with taking photographs under unsuspecting women's skirts on a boston trolley. in this controversial ruling, the court found that robertson's actions called upskirting do not violate the state's so-called peeping tom laws because the women he shot were fully clothed. they weren't partially or fully nude as in a bathroom or a dressing room. >> common sense tells you, of course, you have a right and expectation of privacy but the statutes are saying, no, you don't unless you're nude. >> reporter: not the first time peeping tom laws failed to protect against upskirting. in 2002 the washington state supreme court ruled its state voyeurism law didn't apply to up skirting in a public place where there wasn't a reasonable expectation of privacy. legal experts say the ruling in massachusetts may have ramifications in other states. >> there could be like challenges saying, you know what, they weren't really nude in that part of the picture. that statute really talks about, you know, somebody

line, this guy who i think is deserving of us actually saying his name, once and for all, michael s. robertsonff scot-free? >> correct. he absolutely will. and he's probably riding the subway right now. it also reminds me of that air marshal. last year in october we had the guy who was supposed to be protecting passengers doing the same thing on a southwest flight. thankfully they didn't land in massachusetts or he would have gotten off, too. >> i hope this is a wake-up call. defies logic. also why we're talking about it and i hope this starts on the grassroots ground level of people saying this is ridiculous. if -- our laws need to be logical and applied in the right way because it sound like a violation even us having to discuss. mel, you look fabulous. hope you're wearing pants today, girl. i'll talk to you, soon. >> you know i am. see you later. >> gentlemen? >> that was a very interesting conversation, kate. and i don't know exactly that we're allowed to have any response to it. coming up on "new day," a stunning look inside one of america's biggest cities and most violent. the name of th

robertson doing excellent reporting for us from jerusalem. joining us our national security analyst, peter bergen, "the new york times" correspondent, michael schmitton this and jim sciotto is still with us. they're tightening up their security out of precaution. why isn't the united states doing that in. >> what do we have legitimately on the facts. we have three facts. the jet was missing, three sources, thailand, malaysia and the at light identified the plane. the facts can't be vetted. we're chasing one rumor after another. we're chasing things -- i'm sure there's good sources going on here but i feel like we're way off the reservation on some of these things. i think in effect we have ruled out nothing. the pilots seem clean from the flight's data similar later. we don't have much on that. could it have been mechanical? absolutely. the key question is did the good night signal from the copilot proceed or follow the turn, if it followed that turn, then we have something nefarious. >> let me ask michael schmitt. do you have the answer to that question? >> just to your point about the terrorism. the fbi sources i've spoken to said if it was terro