. >> narrator: some in the room, including victim colleen o'conn o'connor's mother felt differently.ly that was more against the death penalty than anybody else. what i said to the governor was most of these years i haven't thought about nathan dunlap. what i have been doing is trying to heal. i said to him, governor, i wouldn't want to be in your shoes for anything. i couldn't say yes. there. >> the governor has a lot of power here to sign a death warrant or commute a sentence. so you are really presented with, i think, one of the more difficult things a human being can be presented with. that final decision that comes down to just you. >> narrator: on may 22, 2013, governor hickenlooper called the families to inform them of his decision. he then stepped in front of the cameras. >> what we have decided is to grant a temporary reprieve. the point of having a temporary reprieve rather than clemency is out of respect to the rule of law. >> john hickenlooper ultimately decides to temporarily postpone the execution. temporarily but indefinitely. in the sense of as long as i'm governor, n

i think if justice o'conner were still on the court, it would be interesting to see what she would make of it, not only because she was a very pragmatic justice who could balance a lot of things easily, but, you know, one thing that we haven't said about the current makeup of the court is that while it is divided -- there are six men and three women, the three women are all on the more liberal side of the court and so -- >> only one of them has ever been pregnant, as far as we know. i'm sure that changes perspectives, as well. i didn't mean to throw you off there. >> i'm not sure what to say in response to that. >> willy exercised the fifth amendment on that and perhaps turn to the other cases on the business docket. >> so the -- we have more intellectual property on the court's docket as well and i'm going to be somewhat turs in describing this case because i'll be litigating it, but the supreme court has agreed to take up a question that has bothered the pat tent appeals court for a long time which is basically how do you divide the work between a trial court and an appeals court in i

. >> reporter: o'conner says the mayor was also impressed by the letter was signed by every employeegroup in the fire department. >> it was the asian firefighters, the black firefighters association, the united fire servicewomen, our new lgbt group, sf rescue. >> reporter: i caught up with the mayor today and asked him about his decision with regard to joanne hayes-white. and he said he will not discuss personnel matters in public. but he is going to meet with the firefighters and talk about their grievances. reporting from the fire department headquarters here in san francisco, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, mark. >>> just in, ride share services under fire again tonight. this time the heat coming from the district attorneys of san francisco and los angeles. the two das teamed up to send a letter to uber lift and sidecar. they warned if the companies don't make changes legal action will follow. they said the three companies don't check their drivers' complete criminal history, don't calculate fares legally, don't follow weights and measures and don't have a li

john roberts had, of course, already been nominated to join the supreme court for sandra day o'connero bring to the subject not just because you're the general. i had to admit i googled before i came over here and came to the realization that you're almost the same age as the chief justice. of course, you distinguish yourself in practice. now of course with a somewhat different relationship. so i'd love to get any thoughts you might have from having now argued in front of the supreme court the roberts court both as solicitor general and in private practice. >> i'd be delighted to start the conversation off. one observation is that -- i guess i would say there are two ways in which the court, the roberts court, does reflect something fundamental about the chief justice himself. one is -- and i get to see this because in my job, i'm at the court for just about every oral argument session whether i'm arguing or not. usually somebody from my office is arguing. we're up there at about 80% of the cases. i'm in there just about every day just about every argument. one thing i find remarkable

sworn affidavit danny harmon stating i believe that jeremy banks had something to do with miss o o'connell's death. it was initially ruled a suicide but experts later suggesting her death could have been consistent with a homicide. >> the facts didn't add up and we know michelle as an individual that would never leave her daughter ever without a mother. >> reporter: o'connell's body discovered by banks the night of her death. he was the one who dialed 911. >> hey, please get someone to my house. >> what's going on? >> please, my girlfriend, i think she just shot herself. >> she what? >> she shot herself, please. >> reporter: the weapon involved in her death, his department issued gun. no one has ever been arrested in the case. banks' attorney deny the bar owner and he ever spoke after the death. >> my client wasn't any p where near that place the night after her death. the facts demonstrate this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: without any answers, o'connell's family still searching for closure. >> michelle counted to our family. she played a role. >> reporter: for "good

i reached out to justice o'conner.ns. >> who is your dream interview? >> i guess i would have to say hillary clinton. >> mine too, actually. i want to see who gets her first. >> i'm going to put my money on him. became on. if you do it, share the footage with us. maybe we can teap on up on this. >> listen, all i can say is the people at plit koe better watch out. >> hire tim now. gabe, thank you so much for doing this. it was really fun. that's the close es game we've had. coming up next, melissa harris-perry. some people think vegetables are boring. but with green giant's delicious seasonings and blends, we just may change their minds. ho ho ho green giant! this is holly. her long day of outdoor adventure starts with knee pain. and a choice. take 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. onward! [guy] i know what you're you're thinking beneful. [announcer]beneful has wholesome grains,real beef,even accents of spinach,carrots and peas. [guy] you love it so much. yes you do. but it's good for you, too. [ann

. >> you know, i'll put it this way, when the chief justice was nominated to justice o'conner's seat. he hadn't written many opinions. one he wrote was the opinion upholding a arrest for a child eating a french fry on a metro platform. it was thought at the time, boy, this is a real law and order type. this is another william wren kwis. over the last night years we have not seen in his jurisprudence kind of june form sympathy for law enforcement by any stretch. and in the -- even in this sort of kids are different area. but i think there will probably be more zero tolerance-type cases coming to the court in the future but they may actually be under title 6, rather than under the fourth amendment, whether school boards have to have a zero tolerance policy to qualify for federal funding. >> i wonder the chief being relatively young and father of relatively young school age children influences some of his thinking in that area. >> yeah. there have been cases involving the restriction of speech in the school context. >> right. >> which the court has really ducked. >> yeah. with the except

sandra day o'conner was the first female supreme court justice.n america. ♪ ♪ >> jj, don't do it! no! >> they are known for stealing the scene in some of your favorite hollywood hits. so how do these animals end up on the big screen and what goes on behind the scenes? here to reveal all of that is the president and ceo of the american humane society and author of a new book "animal stars." we're so thankful to have you here. it's been a fun morning. brian, just like every other day -- >> i always come in with a monkey and this is the first time i bring it on camera. it's always good -- i'm used to sharing the stars with big stars, but this is a bigger star yet. >> that's the monkey from "the hangover." >> i smell his breath. >> we got the cat from "meet the fokkers." >> what a treat to have them here. essential part of films that they have become. why did you want to share all of this with so many in the book? >> american humane association is celebrate ago milestone this year. 75 years of protecting animal stars in film and entertainment. we thou