mr. carlton and friends of mr. and the effects and the various amounts of the substances and how they would affect the body. and that was powerful evidence to show that they knew full well what these substances would do and informed this company to sell them. >> carlton decided not to fight and has pled guilty to three counts -- possession with intent to distribute controlled substance analog, money laundering, and misbranding. it could send him to prison for life. >> i can't justify anything that i did. and i don't intend to. i mean, the only thing that i hope to do is let as many people know as possible that no matter how hard you're -- you try to be safe and no matter how hard you think you -- or how well you think you have it under control somebody's going to get hurt or even die. these chemicals are so dangerous that all it takes is for someone to just have some of it and not know what they have. >> yet you did think that -- you thought you were smart enough to handle it and smart enough to think that your cust

mr. williams was a big part of that. subsequently he said he was attacked by gangs, gangs in the ritz carlton hotel.king points was suspicious of the story and so was the "the washington post." yesterday, i talked with post reporter terrence mccoy who has been investigating. >> i'm reflecting what the hotel manager said in her assessment of brian williams when she said that he misremembered that gangs were inside the hotel. >> how can he misremember -- you are a reporter, mr. mccoy, i'm not trying to give you a hard time here. i appreciate you coming on. how you can misremember there are gangs in a hotel? you can't. it's impossible. if there are gangs, there are gangs. if there aren't, there aren't. according to your article the manager ever the ritz carlton hotel clearly said there were no gangs in my hotel. where did i get it wrong? >> what happened with the hotel. >> mr. mccoy, did the manager of the hotel tell you or not tell you that there were gangs in her hotel? >> no, the manager of the hotel said there were no gangs in the hotel. >> okay. and that's the same information we have. brian willi

carlton hotel between 2009-2011 area the 65-year-old denies the charges. he told the court he did know that the women were being paid. >> the challenge is to see if mr. strauss con will have convincing answers for the court . whether he thought these young ladies were merely guests or knew they were prostitutes. >> during these three days of questioning, we will see if his answers are credible or not. >> for many, his pleas of innocence ring false especially because it's not the first time he's been involved in a sex scandal. his career as the head of the imf and an expected run for the french presidency ended in 2011 after a chambermaid from a new york hotel press charges against him for sexual assault. strauss con was arrested and it was settled in civil proceedings. this time the punishment could be even more severe. if convicted, he could face 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 1.5 million euros. >> our correspondent is covering that trial and sent us this summary of the days events. >> we saw dominique strauss-kahn today in this courtroom as a man who is fighting for the shreds of his existence. not talking about his political career, but ju

carlton stevens jr. from my hometown of wilson, north carolina. last year was a very challenging year for the stevens family of five as they found themselves uninsured. as mr. stevens and his wife found themselves between jobs and on a new town, they prioritized finding health coverage for their family. mr. stevens visited the federal health insurance marketplace to search for coverage and was surprised and elated to know that he and his family qualified for credit of approximately $800. he and his wife were able to purchase insurance for the entire family for less than $200. . mr. speaker this bill would deprive families, like the stevens family in their time of need. i wonder why the republicans are doing it again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, the number one health care concern of the american people is cost. the president promised american families they would see $2,500 reduction in premiums. president obama was wrong. according to one study from the manhattan institute, american families are seeing premium increases of an average of 49% increases. this time i'm pleased to yield one minu

carlton stevens jr. from my hometown of wilson, north carolina. last year was a very challenging year for the stevens family of five as they found themselves uninsured. as mr. stevens and his wife found themselves between jobs and on a new town, they prioritized finding health coverage for their family. mr. stevens visited the federal health insurance marketplace to search for coverage and was surprised and elated to know that he and his family qualified for credit of approximately $800. he and his wife were able to purchase insurance for the entire family for less than $200. . mr. speaker this bill would deprive families, like the stevens family in their time of need. i wonder why the republicans are doing it again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, the number one health care concern of the american people is cost. the president promised american families they would see $2,500 reduction in premiums. president obama was wrong. according to one study from the manhattan institute, american families are seeing premium increases of an average of 49% increases. this time i'm pleased to yield one minu

carlton stevens jr. from my hometown of wilson, north carolina. last year was a very challenging year for the stevens family of five as they found themselves uninsured. as mr. stevens and his wife found themselves between jobs and on a new town, they prioritized finding health coverage for their family. mr. stevens visited the federal health insurance marketplace to search for coverage and was surprised and elated to know that he and his family qualified for credit of approximately $800. he and his wife were able to purchase insurance for the entire family for less than $200. . mr. speaker this bill would deprive families, like the stevens family in their time of need. i wonder why the republicans are doing it again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: mr. speaker, the number one health care concern of the american people is cost. the president promised american families they would see $2,500 reduction in premiums. president obama was wrong. according to one study from the manhattan institute, american families are seeing premium increases of an average of 49% increases. this time i'm pleased to yield one minu