and here to explain all of this is correspondent pete williams. and pete, good to have you with us, but what is the next move for her? >> well, she will appeal, and last time it worked for her, and they in essence threw it out and it is now the second round that convicted her and she is undoubtedly going to appeal again in the eye titalian court >> and how many times can she do that? >> well, i'm not sure, but if they keep coming up with new grounds, they can keep doing i. >> and will the u.s. extradite her? >> well, that is a good question, because it is a complicated process. while extradition is not just a legal process, but it is a diplomatic process. if she is ultimately convicted in the italian courts, they would seek her extradition, and go to the state department, and embassy in washington, and the state department, and ask her to be sent back, and the secretary of state would decide whether this request would conform with the extradition treaty with italy and whether it is in the u.s. foreign policy interest. and if the state says yes, it

pete williams is standing by for us in washington, d.c. pete, how much of a surprise is this?ll, it's not a big surprise. we knew the justice department had to do this by tomorrow. that was the deadline set by the judge handling the case. it's certainly -- several factors weighed heavily in favor of the government doing this given the enormous impact that this crime had on the city of boston. they note in their filing that the killings were intentional. they also inflicted serious bodily injury. the nature of the crime, the grave risk that this put people. the fact that there were multiple killings. the fact that it was a betrayal of the united states encouraging others to commit acts of violence. impact on the victims. the selection of the site. the lack of remorse. all of these factors the justice department says weighed in favor of seeking the death penalty. now this will not be without some controversy. as you often find in a case like this, some families of the victims thought that the death penalty was not appropriate. "the boston globe" newspaper surveyed boston residen

we get our report from our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: this grandmother shows up twice a week in boston hoping to persuade women not to get abortions. >> they're abandoned, they're alone, i'm just saying wait, don't rush in, can't reverse this. >> reporter: but under state law protesters can't cross a line that keeps them 35 feet from the door. they say it violates free speech and makes conversation impossible. >> we don't want to scream at them. we're not, but it sounds like we are if we have to holler. >> the government is not allowed to say the sidewalks are opened for planned parenthood but closed for offering alternatives. >> reporter: but the clinic says the law is response to years of aggressive tactics by protesters. >> they were allowed to physically be up against the door and scream at patients as they walked into the clinic. >> the protesters who want to have a quiet conversation with our patients have it right out on the sidewalk. and they do that on a regular basis. they just need to do it outside the buffer zone. >> reporter: in court today, justi

we get the story tonight from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: the charges are auge blow to bob mcdonnell, once a rising star in the national republican party. >> and governors know how to get things done. >> reporter: according to a federal grand jury, the trouble started a year after he was sworn in, when he and virginia's first lady, maureen, began asking for favors from a businessman, johnny williams who wanted state help in promoting his line of dietary supplements made from tobacco. prosecutors say three years ago, mrs. mcdonnell asked him to take her shopping in new york, where he spent almost $20,000 buying her dresses by oscar de la renta and louis vuitton at high-end retailer bergdorf goodman. a month later, the government says, she asked williams to pay a $50,000 loan, saying the first couple was deeply in debt. and she asked williams, the businessman, to pay $15,000 to cover the catering at the wedding of their daughter cailin. the charges say, mcdonnell was persuaded to make a $50,000 loan to a business the governor co-owned. that's on top of golf out

the story tonight from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: bonnie raines spent years developing child care centers, john raines retired university professor, keith forsythe engineer and teacher, all hiding a secret for more than four decades. the parts they played at a daring break-in at an fbi office outside philadelphia. stealing thousands of files that exposed fbi dirty tricks against the anti-war and civil rights movements. >> we called ourselves the citizens commission to investigate the fbi. we were going to investigate the investigators. >> they tell their stories in a new book by former washington post reporter betty medsger, who wrote the first accounts of the documents they stole. >> these files opened the door into the secrets of the fbi. >> reporter: and they tell nbc's michael isikoff how they did it. >> bonnie raines got a look inside the fbi office by posing as a college student working on a paper. careful to leave no trace behind while meeting the agent in charge. >> what he didn't notice during the whole interview, was that i never took my gloves off.

nbc's pete williams with the latest. let's bring in our power panel, jimmy williams and michael steele, former rns chairman and msnbc analyst. jackie, we were just talking about it with pete. why did mcdonnell reject a plea deal if that was the case? >> i think they think they have a pretty strong case. like pete williams says, they have to show that these gifts were in turn got johnny williams something. gave him a rolex and he got a party at the governor's mansion. that's a hard thing to show. that's going to be the tough case for the government going forward. >> the beltway so well, how does the scandal make it tougher for gop to do better elections in the swing state of virginia. >> this is going to be overhang as we go forward to the 2014 cycle. as this case unfolds going to be more and more conversations about it. and that's going to seep into just the name about the party as a whole and its leaders and what they have failed to do. makes it hard to have the conversation about what republican governors are doing suc

pete williams reporting for us from washington. great to see you.z cheney, the eldest daughter of former vice president dick cheney has dropped out of the senate race in wyoming. abandoning her effort to unseat michael enzi. in a statement, liz cheney says serious health issues arose in our family and under the circumstances i decided to discontinue my campaign. my children and their futures were motivation for our campaign and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority. joining me now is nbc news senior political editor, mike murray. do we know what that statement means serious health issues is the wording that caught a lot of people by surprise for her reason to bow out. >> we know it has nothing to do with her father. it appears it related to someone in her immediate family. and deciciting that as a health concern. it wasn't just this. the polls show she was trailing in this race. liz cheney was having to battle charges that she was a carpet bagger after moving from northern virginia to wyoming. when you add that up, it giv

let me ask what i asked pete williams. how is obama taking money from executives whose interests he helps to promote different from what mcdonnell did, according to the indictment? >> i think the difference is the quid pro quo of taking personal money. this is not like campaign contribution where is you're doing events that both parties do. legal under the campaign finance laws. if i'm a governor, this is someone giving me $100,000 -- or taking my wife on a shopping spree so then i can return that with either access or favors. so it may seem to some as this is kind of a gray area. but it really kind of crosses the line. whether it's illegal, we're all just going to have to wait to see what the courts decide. but at the end of the day, the perception of it is pretty horrific. not just for the former governor, but it kind of adds to this bad narrative right now that's been building facing the republican party. particularly with christie's woes. and that, i think, becomes a head ache for the republican party. at a minimum, it

let's go to nbc's pete williams. pete, what's going on? you may recall, there's been a continuing back and forth court battle over same-sex marriage in utah. federal judge at the end of last year says the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. the state asked twice to put that on hold while it challenged that ruling, and then it went to the u.s. supreme court. and just within the last few moments, the u.s. supreme court has agreed to put a stay on that judge's ruling while the case is on appeal before the court of appeals out there in the west, the 10th circuit court of appeals in denver. now, this is the second time that something of the court of appeals has gone from one of the states has gone to justice sotomayor, who is the 10th circuit justice. she referred this particular one to the full supreme court and the full supreme court has agreed that there should be a hold on same-sex marriage while this case goes to the appeals. this case will be heard probably within the next couple of months by the 10th circuit, then mayb

nbc's pete williams following that for us. t. >>> back to business, after chris christie's state of the state address, how does he focus on governing in the wake of the scandal? that's today's topic for our agenda panel. cory dade, susie kim is a reporter for msnbc.com, david corn, the washington bureau chief for mother jones, and msnbc political analyst. all three, thanks for joining. david, starting with you, my friend, did christie address the scandal enough in his speech? he did it right off the top. what else actually stuck out to you when you were listening to it and were looking at how he dealt with this? >> you know, i think he did what we expected him to do, acknowledge it and then move on to the business of the state. there's really not much more to say, unless he's going to come out and confess something he hasn't already confessed. but he did say he would cooperate with all appropriate investigations, and that's the bottom line here. there's a state assembly legislative investigation going on, the u.s. attorneys get

. >> nbc news justice correspondent pete williams has the latest on this story. ouncement mean? >> it means that the couples that were married during the 17-day window after a federal judge in utah struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage and when the supreme court slammed that window shut earlier this week when it put a hold on that ruling, those couples that got married in utah will get all of the federal benefits that any other same-sex couple would get or any married couple would get anywhere. they won't get state benefits though for now while this case is on appeal through the lower courts and may ultimately be headed to the supreme court. it's a bit of a surprise because the federal government had been guided by the states. what the justice department is saying in essence is we looked at all of the things the state is saying and the state seems to say it will consider those marriages performed during that period as accepted even though it questions ultimately their legal validity in the future. >> all right, pete. thank you so much. nbc's pete willia

>> pete williams joining us from washington. pete, great to see you, sir, thank you. >> you bet. >>> congress is getting back to work today with an ambitious agenda ahead, but will lawmakers get any of it done? topping that to do list is an extension of long-term unemployment benefits, also the confirmation of janet yellen to be the next fed chair, along with the democrats push to raise the minimum wage and immigration fight for reform. this afternoon, senators will hold a procedural vote on a proposal by dean heller and democrat jack reid that would offer a temporary extension of jobless benefits, but republicans are signaling that they won't back it without spending cuts, setting up another potential showdown. >> not opposed to unemployment insurance, i am opposed to having it without paying for it. i think it's wrong to borrow money from china. >> this is typical for republican members of congress. not republicans, but republican members of congress. the vast majority of the american people believe that unemployment benefits s

nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is standing by for us at the supreme court. i would say the recess appointment power is more or less dead. that is to say when the white house and senate are in opposite hands based on what i heard in today's oral arguments. this is all about appointments made to the national labors relation board in january 2012 by president obama using the authority given to him in the constitution "to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate." the senate says a senator went in and pounded the gavel and then left. in the majority of court said seemed to say if they hold this in their ultimate decision that it's up to the senate to decide when it's in recess, then the senate can frustrate a president's ability to make recess appointments by saying we'll hold pro forma sessions every three days. in recent years this is how presidents use the recess appointment power. to get people into federal jobs the senate won't confirm. it's that use that if the court rules the way it looks it will to will be more or less dead.

now, according to nbc's pete williams, two of the deceased were male, one a female.e males was the shooter. sources are also telling nbc news that this appears to be a domestic situation. police won't confirm that at this point in time. they also won't give the name of the store on the second floor. but they say that there are several people who are injured in this shooting as well including one person who's currently being treated at the hospital for a gunshot wound to the foot. i want to reiterate what you said, t.j., it's an important point, police do not believe that there are any other shooters. however, their investigation continues at this mall. the mall will remain closed through this evening. our team here has been interviewing people who heard the gunshots fire. they say it was a terrifying situation. one store owner says once she heard those gunshots she said she heard about five, she locked the doors of her store, told everyone inside to shelter in place. it was a terrifying, terrifying morning for the folks here at this mall. so that is the very latest,

joining me now is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, what do the feds have? is their case solid? >> that's an interesting question, because mcdonnells' lawyers are attacking it, saying this looks bad, of course, you get before a jury, the -- >> he's owned up to all of the acceptance, right? he's not denying -- >> yes. >> -- these gifts? >> that's true. he says it was poor judgment. he's paid them back. he seriously regrets it. the question is, is it a crime? now, to be a crime under federal law, you have to get something officially for the money that you gave. >> right. >> and that's where his lawyers say, and he says, nothing official was ever done. what the government's claim here is he lent the prestige of his office. he set up a couple of meetings for star scientific with state health officials. he went to star scientific events, both he and the first lady. he had a reception at the governor's mansion at which star scientific people could rub elbows with state officials, but what his lawyers say, no government money, no contracts, no appointments to state

let's go live to pete williams live at the supreme court where arguments are were heard this morning.this mean? >> reporter: it's all but dead when the president of the white house and are in different parties, this goes back to the fight of nomination of the appointment using the recess appointment power to three of the labor relations board and republicans didn't like that. look, we were actually in session. there was no recess. we had somebody walk into the senate chamber every day and come to order then immediately recess. the administration says what, you're not in session, you couldn't possibly have done business. the senators were scattered to the four winds. but what the majority of the supreme court seem to find today is that it's the senate's job to define when it's in session or not in session. that's peculiarly a senate decision to make. if that's the case, if the senate can say by whatever rattling the chicken bones it wants to do that it's in session, that means a president will never be able to use that recess appointment power during the time when most presidents have

nbc justice correspondent pete williams is outside the high court for us. , we understand that the justices apparently expressed some skepticism about the scope of the massachusetts law this morning, is that right? >> it did appear that the massachusetts law could possibly be struck down. whenever a state restricts speech on the public sidewalk, it has a high burden. some members of the court think that the court has met it. justice kagan said there's no way to know who's going to block doors. just as they arrive to clinics in a fragile state. but several of the justices said that they had problems with the buffer zone because number one, they think it's too big. number two, that it's not neutral about who gets to express an opinion. justice alito said that if a clinic volunteer goes up and says good morning to a woman entering the clinic, this clinic is safe, that would be allowed under this law because they're an employee of the clinic. but if somebody else walks up and says good morning, this clinic is not safe, that would violate the buffer zone law. for

pete williams joins me now. think of -- from deniro to williams. >> she waited 18 years to file a lawsuit. she's getting some money from the studio. when her father died she inherited his copyrights in what he wrote. the m gm says this isn't fair, you waited 18 years and sat on your rights then you lose them. they make this analogy, suppose you and your friends develop a gold mine and you sit around and let them spend a lot of money to dig it and then when they strike goal years later, you sue saying i should getting a share of this. some justices think she probably did wait too long. i'm suing under the copyright law and she says it's a three year statute of limitations. and i should be able to do that. did she wait too long or does have very she still have a lawsuit? >> what did you infer, if you can, from the questioning? >> not much. you can't find any clear case law that says there are a lot of cases where similar things have happened, that under the copyright the justices apply this doctrine of you waited

for whatever reason it seems the obama administration is on the losing end of this one. >> pete williamspreme court. >>> he's a republican and millionaire who's run for the u.s. senate and pushed a stop bilingual education in california and wants to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour in his state. chairman of the higher wages alliance joins us now. thanks for being with us. let's start with this here, ron, why does raising the minimum wage to $12 an hour make sense? >> it makes sense from a lot of different points. there are tens of millions of americans too poor to survive based on their own wages, therefore they receive hundreds of billions of dollars in government social welfare benefits every year. if they were paid enough by their employer to survive, the taxpayer wouldn't have to make up the difference and the taxpayers would save, 50, $60 billion a year. >> ron, you know the criticism, you're an entrepreneur and the criticism of raising the minimum wage is that reduces the hours, that will be the result for a lot of small businesses. and number two, the number of employees t

joining me now, justice correspondent pete williams.t was andrea mitchell who said this is the reason why elections matter and have ramifications. and also an example of the key decisions. >> reporter: probably mostly the state's electing a democratic attorney general and governor. now, what the attorney general says is that virginia is certainly a key foundation on liberty in america, but that sometimes it's been on the wrong side of important issues. it fought school integration. it fought marriage for interracial couples. it fought allowing women into dmi. he said he was afraid if virginia continued to defend the ban on same-sex marriage, it would make another historical mistake. so he said he believes she on the right side of law and on the right side of history. a couple of interesting things about this, tamron, number one, the marriage law in virginia will still be defended. this will not be like the situation in california where the state also declined to defend the proposition 8 law that was ultimately declared unconstitutional.

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nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins us. e questions regarding that irs investigation, there was also the issue of legalizing marijuana and i don't think you hear often a lawmaker quote lady gaga, but that's what happened. >> well, the attorney general was sort of put on the spot to ask about his views of what the president said within an interview of "new yorker" magazine. he thought it was a bad habit, not different than the cigarettes he smoked as a young person and didn't think it was more dangerous than alcohol. holder said in response that use by young people of any drug is potentially harmful including alcohol. he was asked if making it legal for adults would allow minors greater access. and he's not sure that's necessarily true. >> i'm sorry. i thought we had that sound, thought we were going to play that, pete. my apologies there. and the developments and the questions regarding the nsa as i pointed out. this was a wide-ranging hearing of topics here. >> that's right. and the interesting thing i think you saw before

nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins us now. at's behind the judge's decision here, pete? >> this is the judges presiding over a collection of lawsuits brought by more than 4,500 retired professional football players. they claim the nfl failed to protect them from head injuries and concealed the risks. late afternoon yesterday, with the settlement, the judge is concerned it isn't big enough. it sets out fixed payments for players diagnosed with concussions. for example, $3.5 million for those with alzheimer's or parkinson's disease. $5 million for als sometimes calls lou gehrig's disease. anita brodie, you mentioned the total, $765 million. is not enough to cover 20,000 retired players over the next 65 years. she says even if only 10% of them are eventually diagnosed by one of the medical problems covered by the settlements. it's difficult to see how the fund would cover all pull but this isn't over. but she asks for more information and will revisit this soon tamron. >> thank you for the details. >>> a wrongful death suit is now

. >> on the same sex legal fight in utah, i'm joined by pete williams. >> the justice department saidhonor the same-sex marriages, will legally recognize those performed in the 17-day window after a judge ruled on december 20th that the state's ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional and this past monday when the supreme court pumtt a hold on tt ruling. eric holder says, these families should not be asked to endure uncertainty regarding their status as the litigation unfolds. now, it's an odd situation in utah now because the state has said it doesn't want to take any further action now to recognize though marriages, even though the attorney general told counties in a letter earlier this week that they have to mail out any same-sex marriage licenses for those that were performed during that period, so the state is sort of saying, we can't take any further action to recognize them bumt the federal government is saying it will recognize them. as this case goes on through the courts, it's on appeal now. the court of appeals will hear argument in this case in february and who knows

let's go to pete williams who, of course, is live at the supreme court where we'll hear these argumentsoday. pete, the impact that this is going to have is either on obama appointees post -- starting in 2015, if republicans gain control of the senate, or for the next president. >> reporter: that's right. of course, this is a power presidents have used since the beginning. back in the olden days, the founding days of the republic, congress was in session a few months of the year. so if, say, in august, the secretary of war keeled over, the institution gave the president the power to make a recess appointment until the next congress came back. let's look at the actual provision here. this is a part of the constitution, article ii, the president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate. so there's two questions here. what is vacancies that may happen during the recess mean? does that mean he can only fill up vacancies that happen, that arise, that occur during the recess? and the second question is, what's the recess? a lower court here says

nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. >> turning to the christie crisis, chris christie is playing the victim, responding to smoking gun e-mails linking members of his senior staff to a plan to shut down four lanes of the busiest bridge in the world, the garden state governor took full responsibility yesterday, while simultaneously throwing his staffers and former campaign manager under the proverbial bus. in a 100 plus marathon press conference, he announced the termination of bridget anne kelly and perhaps in a more notable but critically underdiscussed move he ended the career of his strongman bill step yan, sla slated to be advio the national governor's association was asked to remove his name from consideration for both posts. he denied involvement or knowledge of the closures. >> i apologize to the people of ft. lee and the members of the state legislature. there's no justification for that behavior. there's no justification for ever lying to a governor or a person in authority in this government. i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue in its planning or execution. a

attorney in newark is opening his own criminal investigation, or rather inquiry, although nbc's pete williamseports that the feds say there is no obvious federal crime involved, not at the moment. and the state's transportation committee has subpoenaed thousands of pages of documents, only a handful of which the public is aware of, which include those bombshell e-mails disclosed just yesterday. well, right now the next shoe to drop is this, explanations from christie's deputy bridget kelly who ordered the george washington lane closures and the christie appointee at the port authority who carried out her orders, david wildstein. kelly hasn't been heard of since christie fired her. as for wildstein, he appeared before the state transportation today, but offered the committee chairman nothing in the way of answers. >> okay. this e-mail communication, it is not? >> on the advice of council, i assert my right to remain silent, sir. >> you can't tell me whether it's an e-mail or text message? >> same answer. >> page 757 is a -- there are a lot of redactions on that page, are there not? >> the same

so does pete williams and every lawyer i've spoken to about the nature of the virginia law and the challengeis for the federal prosecutors. now, let's talk about the other part of this, which is chris christie. the latest has a virginia link. this is ken cuccinelli weighing in on chris christie and whether or not he should step down temporarily from the republican governor's association. >> it make sense for him to step aside in that role. he does not serve the goals of that organization by staying as chairman. >> that doesn't mean any of the charges, political or otherwise, are substantive or not. it doesn't matter. perception is reality. >> why wouldn't he step down? why do you think he's not stepping down? >> well, frankly, i think this is all still relatively new. and he may well step down. i have no idea what his thinking is on that. he may get some counsel from some other governors along those lines. >> mark halperin, what's your read on what cuccinelli said? >> well, look, he's no longer in office. he lost his race. he's not a huge figure in the paer party. but all four of us talk to

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let's go right to pete williams. what have you learned? >> this is a bit of a surprise.e legal status of those marriages and now the attorney general, eric holder, says the federal government will recognize the marriages that were performed during the 17-day period in utah after a federal judge declared the state's ban unconstitutional and the u.s. supreme court put a hold on that judge's ruling. what the attorney general says in a statement that's just out, he says, these families, referring to those who got marriage licenses during that 17-day period, these families should not be asked to endure uncertainty regarding their status as the litigation unfolds. he says in the days ahead, we will continue to coordinate across the federal government to ensure the timely provision of every federal benefit to which utah couples and couples throughout the country are entitled regardless of whether they are in same sex or opposite sex marriages. it was just monday that the supreme court said put a hold on the judge's order and after that, the state governor's chief of staff put

recently spoke with students of the washington center for internships and academic was interviewed by pete williams. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> my pleasure to be here. you're going to talk about congress, and the branch of government that works. [laughter] >> this is flattery. >> let me start out by asking what you did today. it strikes me as unusual, they had a challenge to the president's recess power. this is something that the supreme court has never had to think about before. here we are 200 plus years into our nation's history. is it surprising that there are still nooks and crannies of the constitution that comes before the supreme court? >> it is not surprising. i have no bone to pick, it is unusual for a father. [laughter] i worked for senator kennedy, and i love doing that, so i am delighted that the school and the kennedy institute are together, on a project that would have been dear to his heart. you're here because you are already successes, and you're interesting in how government works, and you're willing to learn about it. from our point of view, this is really the rig

pete williams is the nbc's justice correspondent. good morning to you. >> good morning. some states have a long tradition of seeing their top officials indicted, but not virginia. bob mcdonnell becomes the first man charged with committing crimes in the virginia governor's office. but he says he did nothing illegal. >> reporter: in response to the charges, bob mcdonnell describes himself this way. >> someone who has been falsely and wrongfully accused. and his public service has been wrongfully attacked. >> reporter: federal prosecutors say governor mcdonnell and his wife maureen asked for and received thousands in money and gifts from a virginia businessman johnny williams, eager for state help in promoting his company's line of dietary supplements. prosecutors say mrs. mcdonnell asked the businessman to take her dress shopping in new york where he spent almost $11,000 at oscar de la renta $5,600 at louis vuitton and $2,000 at high-end retailer bergdorf goodman. she wanted them, court documents say, for her anniversary and daughter's wedding. but prosecutors say two yea

note, we programming covered a conversation between nbc's estes correspondent pete williams, and justice stephen breyer. we will show that in the coming days. look for programming inspiration at c-span.org -- information at c-span.org. at noon. will be back p.m., rand paul over at the heritage foundation. we'll take you there live. until then, part of the conversation in this morning's washington journal. host: e-house -- a member of the house armed services committee. midnight onof money wednesday. talks over how to allocate that money has been shrouded in do you expect this spending plan is going to run into any trouble this wiki? >> good morning, thank you for having me back. i think it is going to pass, and it should pass. imperfect as it is it is really unfortunate that the definition of success is now really so low. is important, and the fact that we cannot work through it. that is not good -- good but the the alternative is worse. >> do you think we're going for another shutdown? guest: the government going through another very harmful precipice and puff -- perhaps going over, tha

nbc's pete williams takes us through a few on the list. >> reporter: starting in illinois, police must the sky. it's the latest response to the rapid development of tiny aircraft that carry cameras, a prospect that worries civil libertarians. >> the drone can be up there marking your movement include urge movement in your own backyard. >> reporter: in california children must choose whether to play on boys are a girls teams or which bathroom to use. supporters say it will cut down on discrimination and bullying. >> this is not people looking to get a thrill by going into. >> translator: gender bathroom. these are people who truly feel they have belonged in the opposite bathroom all along. >> reporter: after enduring long lines during the last election florida pass ad new law offering early voting. connecticut is the latest state to offer online registration. last phase of graduate ban on incandescent light bulbs. once existing stock is sold they will disappear from store shelves. in oregon a violation for adults to smoke in a car if anyone under 18 is along. rolling down the window won

joining us from washington is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: that is significantses. they are singled them out for no reason other than their religion. a law enforcement official says the new rules under review by the attorney general eric holder would greatly expand the ban on what is generally called racial profiling. if these rules were improved, no federal investigations could be launched based solely on a group or person's religion or origin or race. that would mean, for example, the fbi could not hang out in mosques to see if they got wind of anything suspicion. the fbi says they don't do this niver but one official says one advantage of the rules is they would put into writing the reforms that are already in place to help ensure that profiling is not revived in the future. >> williams, thanks very much. joe a complicated case because you're dealing with rules and you're also dealing with human perception as well on something like this. >> no doubt about it. thank you. >>> let's bring in nbc news chief white house correspondent chuck todd. i read something a

. >> pete williams, his brother andy, and their sister sally started selling medical marijuana in 2010 generations work here. there's kayla in reception, ryan on quality control, and michelle counts the other kind of green. since recreational cannabis sales became legal in colorado on january 1st, business has been so good, these entrepreneurs are planning a $2.6 million expansion this spring. that will double growing capacity. this is weed in bulk. >> our margins are very low. so we're able to continue to knock down the prices and grow a lot. >> reporter: next up, franchises, possibly in washington state when recreational sales fire up there later this year and beyond as other states consider legalization. >> we already have people wanting to use our technology and our model and we are ready for them. >> reporter: still, the national debate is raging. >> it scares us. >> reporter: testifying before congress recently, a high-ranking drug enforcement agency blasted the growing industry. >> going down the path to legalization in this country is reckless and irresponsible. >> reporter: bu

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williams were so much alike, intellectualized the game so much. >> mike? >> i'd vote them in. i'd want a plaque explaining the steroid region. >> even sosa? >> yeah. >> what about pete rose? >> he ought to be in. >> how can that guy not be in? >> and his offenses were as a manager. frankly, pete rose wasn't a very good manager but he was a very good player. >> well, he was busy on the phone. >> he had to figure out what was going on at belmont in the sixth. how could he be worried about going to the pen. >> lineup card? he was trying to figure out what the line in the race was. >> there were allegations that

pete sampras. >>> la nfl multó a richard sherman por burlarse de michael ... de los san francisco 49ers . >>> muchas gracias, williamnformación nutrimental que tienen las etiquetas de los productos que ustedes consumen podrían cambiar, porque se agfregó el contenido de grasas trans, la administración de alimentos y medicamentos envió la solicitud de cambio al gobierno. >>> se dividen las opiniones rumbo a las elecciones en san salvador, un 52% piensa que habrá fraude, mientras que el 48% pensará que el comicio será transparente. >>> recuerde que en noticias univisión 14 continuamos con la cobertura rumbo a a las elecciones presidenciales en el salvador. >>> el papa francisco podría visitra pronto los estados unidos de acuerdo a fuentes de el vaticano, el sumo pontífice podría estar en philadelphia para finales de septiembre del 2015, sin embargo ni el vaticano ni la arquidiócesis han hablado del tema. >>> es el momento de pasar con guillermo quiroz y el pronóstico del tiempo para el fin de semana. >>> hola, ¿qué tal amigos?, feliz viernes llega el fin de semana y cambios para nosotros mi eque el frío intenso entra p

of the union talk for some culture, an in-depth look at controversial '60s icon william burrows and folk singing icon petend i'll pass this to toure. >> his influence cannot be overstated. ♪ where have all the flowers gone ♪ >> for 70 years, his voice was heard through his songs such as "where have all the flowers gone" "if i had a hammer," "kisses sweeter than wine" and the music was a backdrop for his activism and protest against the rich and the powerful. vietnam, civil rights and its anthem, "we shall overcome," match seeger and the movements. it all culminated in this, 2009 at 89 years young, seeger performing with his grandson and some guy named springsteen at the first obama inauguration. ♪ this land was made for you me ♪ pete seeger, no matter what you thought of his politics, his words and music will live on forever. as one robert zimmerman said, without pete seeger, there would never have been a bob dylan. your eyes really are unique. in fact, they depend on a unique set of nutrients. [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite to help protect your eye health. as you age, your eyes can lose vi

pete seeger gone at the age of 94. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williamsnight, where we'll be coming back on the air, 9:00, 8:00 central with the president's state of the union address. for now, from washington, good night. >>> tonight we witness an american tradition. >> mr. speaker. >> the president before congress and the nation. but after his toughest year in office and a public in no mood to trust washington, can the president make his case for action on the economy, on income inequality, on the environment, education, and foreign policy, and can he do it withwithout congress? >> from nbc news, the state of the union address live from washington. here is brian williams. >> and good evening on a cold night in washington. we should warn you there will be fleeting moments of warmth inside the house chamber beneath the capitol dome right behind us here on capitol hill.

williams was beaten and a veteran which -- by ana ivanovic. seattle bp san francisco 49ers 23-17 for the nfc championship. the seahawks have never won a super bowl. but there head coach petecarroll, under his two lives, they just might get a win there. they had a chance against denver. her there, the broncos beat new england 21-16. >> you did not need to read those with a degree of impartiality. >> what are you talking about? [laughter] >> a bottle of whiskey went on auction here in hong kong. there we go. a six-liter bottle mcallen. $631,000 at souther bees, becoming the most expensive single malt ever sold. is -- it's bees not only its own estimate but even the higher marks set at southern bees in 2010. >> that is it for us in this monday edition of "asia >> the following is a paid program ca. >> the following is a paid advertisement for the rock 'n roll hall of fame dvd election, brought to you by star vista and attainment and time life. and gentlemen. >> good evening. >> it a start time. >> are you ready for start time? >> this only happens one time. >> let's get it on. ♪ ladies held me in welcoming the rock 'n roll hall of fame

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pete, 40,000 new laws, government success? no a measurement of government running amok. tim says where the government control of our lives will end? next thing they control what we eat and drink? that is irony. williamport on least productive congress when we already have law overkill. this is poor grading system and i agree with that guy. cheryl: chinese walmart stores are recalling donkey meat after government tests showed it contained traces of fox dna. they will refund customers about $8.25 for the spiced doing can i meat. and ramp up own retail meat sold in chinese outlets. walmart has been under fire for chinese fade safety practices. they found evidence of expired eggs in baked goods. dennis: a few fireworks, more fizzle as the dow rings in the new year. the dow is down triple digits. cheryl: axle merck will be here with the 2014 portfolio strategy. "wall street journal" called him one of the few brave investors. where he is placing his bets now. dennis: they're lining up in colorado. recollection creational marijuana sales now legal. next the company looking to cash in on pot tourism. a long, strange trip for just $1500 a pop. ♪ ♪ [ male announr ] this is the story of the lile room over the