governor rick snyder of michigan -- unfortunately, governor snyder could not join us in person today. he will be with us in video in a few minutes. over the holidays, governor snyder decided that at his age he thought it would be a good idea to start exercising. his first half an hour created an achilles problem and a few other things. word to the wise -- if you have not started exercising, think twice about it. [laughter] i don't think he would be offended by that. i like to begin with a few administrative issues. the briefing books for this meeting were sent to all the governors in advance and include the agenda, speaker biographies, and background information. the proceedings of this committee meeting are open to the press, c-span and other networks are here with us today as well as open to all the meeting attendees. as a consideration, i would ask all of you to please take a moment to silence your cell phones or other electronic devices you may have. seated behind me is justin stephens, the legislative director for the homeland security and public safety committee. see him if you

governor rick snyder of michigan -- unfortunately, governor snyder could not join us in person today. you be with us in video in a few minutes. over the holidays, governor snyder decided that at his age he thought it would be a good idea to start exercising. his first half an hour created an achilles problem and a few other things. if you have not started exercising, think twice about it trade -- it. i don't think he would be offended by that. i like to begin with a few administrative issues. the briefing books for this meeting were sent to all the governors in advance and include the agenda, speaker biographies and background information. the proceedings of this committee meeting are open to the press, c-span and other networks are here with us today as well is open to all the meeting attendees. i would ask all of you, please take a moment to silence your cell phones or other electronic devices you may have. seated behind me is justin stephens, the legislative director for the homeland security and public safety committee. see him if you need additional copies of the material or any

you wonder if dan snyder got involved. jay gruden names his starting quarterback for the 2015 season and why not? it's february. while mike shanahan opens up and speaks out about r.g. iii. dan snyder, donovan mcnabb he went on and on. you don't want to miss it co >> all right. i've said this countedless times before and i've said it before that the washington redskins are a dysfunctional organization. look at their win/loss record over time. look at the lack of continuity and all the drama that they carry. lot more today when jay gruden walked to the podium at the nfl combine and named r.g. iii the starting quarterback for 2015. folks, he said at the end of the season it would be an open quarterback competition at training camp. come on! r.g. iii had a horrible season. kirk cousins threw nine picks and colt mccoy got the biggest win against dallas. he was inconsistent. today, we wake up and we hear this. >> going into the season robert is the number one guy obviously and, you know, it's up to robert to continue to grow and

governor rick snyder of michigan -- unfortunately, governor snyder could not join us in person today. he will be with us in video in a few minutes. over the holidays, governor snyder decided that at his age he thought it would be a good idea to start exercising. his first half an hour created an achilles problem and a few other things. word to the wise -- if you have not started exercising, think twice about it. [laughter] i don't think he would be offended by that. i like to begin with a few administrative issues. the briefing books for this meeting were sent to all the governors in advance and include the agenda, speaker biographies, and background information. the proceedings of this committee meeting are open to the press, c-span and other networks are here with us today as well as open to all the meeting attendees. as a consideration, i would ask all of you to please take a moment to silence your cell phones or other electronic devices you may have. seated behind me is justin stephens, the legislative director for the homeland security and public safety committee. see him if you

police caught up with him in the nearby town of snyder. >> we have a warrant for your arrest. for what? for running over a girl in big spring and leaving the scene of the accident. i don't know a girl in big spring. >> snyder police put hardeman in a jail cell where he overheard officers talking on the phone. >> after talking to the police, he told me he couldn't find anything but one spot of blood. that kind of shook me up. >> after almost three weeks in a coma, vicky, who regained consciousness, she suffered severe damage to her skull and one eye. she could not walk or even speak. as time went by, vicky's condition slowly improved. one day, crystal took vicky to the newspaper office to see everyone who had been concerned about her. when one of the employees leaned into the car to say hello, vicky reacted violently. it was the first time vicky had spoken since the accident. >> and vicky just started kicking and screaming, you know, what little voice could come out. that was the first sign of a voice, actually, was just this -- it wasn't even a clear voice. it was just more of

happy now, dan snyder? keeping it 70 goes further than the nfl. woods was surprising his skiing lady friend lindsey vonn on the slopes when he apparently had an accident. >> tiger woods talked about the bizarre accident that resulted in him losing a tooth. >> and the dude with one of the video cameras on his shoulder kneeling in front of me, stood up turned and caught me square in the mouth. ( laughter ) >> larry: okay, here's the problem, see, tiger keeps it 70 so much even when he might be keeping it 100 i don't know if i can trust him. he's like the by boywho cried 70. and i'm not the only one who feels that way. >> tiger sticking to his story despite the fact race organizers told the press no official reports were filed and "there was no such incident." >> larry: a tooth? do you know how much trust has to be lost for us not to believe you about a tooth? where's the tooth, tiger? tell me what happened to the tooth! okay, look, another one, now let's take lance armstrong. now remember he lied about the whole steroid thing, then he finally got ca

flyers and the the ed snyder youth hockey foundation teams up with the nhl to kick off the initiative. bob the hound kelly and todd federal derek was there to help out and a good time was had by all. >> flyers do great work in the community. >> they do. >> still to come here, the new reports about bobbi kristina brown and her father's plans for her. >> and then these attacks difficult to watch, septa riders beaten on separate occasions. now those attacks and others like it have prompted septa to act and we are live with how they plan to protect passengers. >>> a flight that passengers won't soon forget philadelphia airplane makes an an emergency landing. >> young fan has spoken and they pick a sixers new mascot. big blue and fury. meet franklin tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> i'm jessica dean, here are the day's top stories, police identified the man killed in the new jersey turnpike crash at darryl williams of bordentown. the authorities say, they blame icy roads for multiple crashes involving 40 vehicle unless cranberry township last night. parents of the kayla muhler are

snyder: hello. want to thank the national press foundation for inviting me to speak, ankara gradually to all the winners -- and congratulations to all the winners for being presented. my name is gabriel snyder, and i am an optimist in the future of journalism. we live in a golden age of communications. many of you no doubt are reaching for your phones right now. maybe you already have an instant review of this speech to tweet. go ahead. it is a brave new world. maybe you are texting for a clever -- you may be sitting out there closing a piece with an editor stuck back home while working on your second drink. in some ways, journalism never changes. yes, we know this magical device in your hands can ask people in ways that were better science fiction two decades ago, but we seem unsure as to whether that is a good thing for this craft and public service we celebrate tonight. there is doubt whether the journalists can survive in this digital age, that of course we can because we must. a vibrant influen

my name is gabriel snyder. i am an opt mist in the future of journalism.ve in the golden age of communication many of you no doubt are reaching for your phone right now maybe you already have an instant review of the speech to tweet. go ahead this. is a brave new world or maybe you are texting a particularly clever emojiy combination to the person next to you. we have all been there. and you may be sitting throughout closing apiece with the editor stock stuck back home and working not a second drink. in some ways journalism never changes yes. we know that the magical device in your hands could not ektdz people in way that's were sients fiction two decadesing a and we have seemed unsure. whether the good thing for the the traffic and the publicer is have us that we will celebrate for tonight there are doubts on the journalism. and making calling can survive and thrive. of in the new digital age of course it can it this digital age, that of course we can because we must. a vibrant influential and independent craft is vital to democracy. we also know that the

gabriel snyder, a great addition on the web.e have more readers than we have had on average in the past year. we are convening quality conversations about policy issues, about culture, and we're going to do that in a way that is increasingly digital. anyone claiming this is the death of "the new republic" is claiming something immaturely -- prematurely. in my judgment and the judgment of the other staff that are there working every day, to create incredible journalism on our site, to build our product and apps, all the have to do is come down to her office and they will see something -- charlie: you moved to new york. chris: we open the office in 2012. over time it grew to be at the same size as our traditional headquarters in washington. it is a few heads larger than the original office in washington. we are absolutely committed to having a robust group in new york, designers, advertising partnerships, salespeople. for "the new republic" to be vibrant it has to have an ingredient in both of those cities. we have to have some of

. >> if i remember ten pennies is down on broad street about what snyder. >> snyder. >> 1921 south broadn mifflin and mccain. >> okay. >> you can park in the middle of the street like everybody else. >> we have a loading zone. >> i'll see you after the show. >> make it happen. >> bye. >> make it happen. >> captain. >> i didn't say when after the show and it might be in 2021, 2022. >> yes, great things together. >> that was good. you want it just after the show. >> just after the show you are a genius with that. >> everything is after tae show good that is true. >> it is the future. >> beyonce and jay-z do you know them right. >> they are married. are they go to go move to the the west coast? i thought they said they were sick of l.a. after they could not buy that house but they say in we're still going to move to los angeles why? >>> and, they were doing. that i said is this the new thing. >> you got to do this with a clap. >> like it like it. >> when with men argue on reality show. >> yes. >> listen to me, honey. >> yes. >> look. >> look. >> you have the arm out there. >> and clap. >> i

he said that dan snyder told bruce allen to make the deal for donovan mcnabb. shanahan did not like how hurricane's worth -- hello -- and he did not want to give up draft picks to get rg iii and said that rg iii is a know it all and a pain to coach. >> i think that really hurt our football team. it's not just a matter of working out. working out is great. but you have to understand game so well, understand the defenses, understanding coverages, understanding the game afoot all. if not, you will get in barest. >> 16th-ranked maryland played nebraska tonight, playing the cornhuskers tomorrow. foggy bottom, smith center, the ball goes up, back in. five point leave late. 65-63, with 16 seconds left. gw with a chance to lead or time. this will drive the head coach nuts. the team gives up the three, cannot put it down. davidson wins. boston university in red, at american. the bender arena. the fake, in the corner, drives the baseline. how about the finish b.u. over a.u. the wizard should be well rested. the all-star break is over, time to make a run. john wall and th

it's a charity event inspired by kennedy snyder.'s been battling spinal cancer since she was 2 years old. now she's 14 and wasn't surprised by the big turnout. it started about ten years ago and raised more than a million dollars for pediatric cancer research. >>> it is certainly been a busy saturday at the verizon center the caps got going during the day and then tonight georgetown heats up the arena. keeps the >>> well this is the time of year when the hoyas trying to position themselves for the tournament. >> absolutely. georgetown they're closing out the regular season very strong. the hoyas, they have certainly d after the loss earlier this month. that talented freshman class they have they're not playing like fresh men anymore. today, the upper class men that got the job done. fans not letting the little bad weather ruin a good party. i don't blame them. second half faction, this one a close game. and that's when smith rivera throws it up for bowen. they're up by 8. big-time jam by the senior. later on depaul still fighting th

at a rehab facility opened by the fltd veterans administration the building on the 1400 block of snyder avenue in south philadelphia offer a bed to sleep in and exercise equipment. it serves vets with multiple medical conditions and the risk of becoming homeless. >>> and nasa sent this picture from the hubble telescope, it looks like a smally face coming from afar instead it's a massive galaxy clutter. it's actually two galaxies it's from the gravitational pull that when it's so strong it distorts space and time. >> it looks happy. coming up spider-man getting a makeover revamping it for a comic clash on the big screen. >> and the privacy problems iggy azalea is blaming on papa johns. when "action news" comes right back. >>> david here now with a check of the accuweather forecast we are falling out a little bit. >> a little bit. >> and then going down a bid. >> we'll go below freezing tonight and there is a hair of a concern that stuff could refreeze after melting today. >> as long as a hair and not an afro. >> it's a hair rick. i still got a few. no precipitation outside, the action ca

did dan snyder say that through jay gruden? more coming up in sports. >> got to wonder now. >> absolutely. >> these are things we all suspected and now it's coming from mike shanahan. >> interesting. >> i guess the check cleared. mike can talk. >> cone of silence is over. >> you know it buddy. >> let's get a check of the traffic situation. we expect weather to change things up in a couple of hours or so. bob emler is looking at how things look right now. what's the word? >> leon 270 has been quite a hotbed of activity this after. latest of the crash northbound before shady grove road and that's on the left side of the roadway and that's already causing delays headed north out of rockville through gaithersburg, crash at 109. that's out of the road now and on the beltway, inner loop just after connecticut avenue another crash. this is along the left side of the roadway. already, big delays through bethesda trying to get through silver spring now complicated by the crash and traffic on 95 headed south slows mostly in woodbridge an

this is dan snyder's decision you would think and it's bizarre. and how about this? mike shanahan lit up the air waves this afternoon speaking candidly about dan snyder and his days as the head coach in washington. here's robert burton with more on that. >> you had better be at the top of your game understanding the game of football. because if not you'll get embarrassed. >> it was a tell all interview for mike shanahan on espn 980 the sports fit. shanahan didn't hold anything back, even revealed his opposition to trading for donovan mcnabb back in 2010. >> direction i wanted to go. didn't want to give up the draft choice. and the decision was made and i think even though bruce orchestrated the trade. >> his experiences with r.g. iii weren't left out including issues with robert not wanting to run certain offenses. >> i might go with a couple of different plays to appease people. i'll show everybody i'll drop that quarterback and this is the direction that i'm going. and that's what he really believes. so my time was short lived. >> shanahan also added he wasn't full

snyder's of berlin and snyder's of hanover. one of them always had a disclaimer.ds silly, but believe it or not that helps to solve the issue of consumer confusion. >> but those two stores you're talking about, they are in close proximity. listen monster's energy drinks have nothing to do with hansen's sno-bliz, period, that's my opinion. >> and i can appreciate that but i think unfortunately it is a different case. >> okay. >> i don't agree at all, eric. i think they certainly have a legal claim to get this registration. i don't think there's any doubt about it. >> so you're saying that ashley hansen and the hansen family they have a legal claim to get the trademark registration. is that what you said? >> absolutely. they have been using this since 1930. remember, they have been using this longer than the hansen brand has existed for beverages. so if anything else, they have priority here. and they should be able to get the federal registration, no question about it. >> i've got to end it there josh, eric, thanks to both of you. >> thank you. >> bye guys. >>> ful

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you have hollywood you have michael moore seth row again who were all saul of that about american snyder. it is an awesome movie. if you haven't seen it you need to go see it and support our troops. these are people that are fighting for our freedom to michael moore can produce movies that he wants to produce. >> where are the liberals who are fee depending, everything, the feminists they don't seem to be fighting. >> everything is so excited about this movie but not this about this american hero. >> where is rosy o'donnell, where are whoopi goldberg. >> these are two completely different movies. one has a very serious message about america's role in the world and also how we treat our troops and our vets and the other for many it's lighter fair, i guess. it is exploring an important lifestyle and i've read the books and i will see the movie, but it doesn't feel like they're really comparable in the same way. >> the minute the "american sniper" came out these activists came out and said this is a pro war movie. >> but they also spashd box office records. >> so will "fifty shades," right,

producer julie snyder and others located the high school, and we sent three reporters into harper high school. and it was a school in chicago, not well-known or famous, not even the worst school in the city by far. it was just a school that gave us access where they had 29 shootings in one school year. i can't remember if eight or nine kids died in one school. we felt like this is a neighbourhood where people know what it's like to live through violence that the rest of us don't know, we can document the trauma, and document the staff, who was enormously competent at trying to quell the violence, and when one kid would get shot, they had procedures he had learnt from the army, after action reports, where they'd jump into action to name who the other kids were who might be affiliated and may be shot. so you could watch, you know, this school deal with this thing. something like that, where we would go in for so long with mann power, for any journalistic work. >> we did two hours because we saw so much stuff that was surprising. gang structure changed in chicago. gangs were nothing like

. >>> warminster police arrested ian snyder for the burglary of a convenience store on monday. they connected him to a crime at the same store laughter year. police say it's schneider you see on surveillance video breaking into the country farms store on york road. police say he smashed the front door with a hammer before stealing cash and lottery tickets. investigator say schneider attempted to break in back in october. he is in the bucks county jail on $100,000 bail. >>> friday the 13th proved to be a very unlucky day for 42 fugitives who landed in handcuffs today. for the 18th year officers from philadelphia and the surrounding counties teamed up for a valentine's day warrant sweep. this raid was called operation deadbeat. offenses ranged from drug charges to theft but most were failure to pay child support. offenders owe maryland $187,000 in back pay. >>> from our new jersey news room an intense fire fight overnight left behind a frozen shell of a home at the jersey shore. this is the 4700 block of fifth avenue in avalon. flames broke out at 11 o'clock last night. high wind

working with the city and the pushing the city is the executive director of walk san francisco nicole snyder. [applause] >> good morning everyone. thank you so much director reiskin for the introduction and mayor lee for your leadership today and supervisor kim and all of the department leaders here today and the san francisco bicycle coalition. this is an amazing moment. a year ago ooze advocates about 20 community organizations stood at the steps of city hall asking for the city to hear our cries, our cries for six year old sophia lou, and 23 year old amelia who lost thro lives to traffic and preventible and here we are one year later after working long and hard to come together around this issue and it's amazing to see the amount of people here today, the different department leaders. the progress with the private sector working with businesses and our city family to develop a large vehicle training program. these are the sorts of things that we need to embrace and continue as we head into year two and i also want to thank every single group that has become the vision zero coalition. we s

susan snyder accuses the late comedians' children of taking items without her permission. committed suicide last summer at their tiburon home. the kids from williams' two previous marriages claim the possessions were promised to them, among them williams' goodwill hunting oscar and several other awards. >>> tonight we have some incredible video of a car hitting a guy riding a motorcycle. usually these things end horribly, not this time. tonight the man tells andria borba what saved him. >> reporter: it only took five seconds for taylor smith to go from riding his motorcycle to getting hit by a car to nailing a landing mary lou rutton would be proud of. it was wednesday at the corner of cyril magnin street. >> i did a hand check both directions, at which point i saw an oncoming car this had blown through the red light and looked like it was about to make imminent impact with me. >> reporter: that's when this happened. in one swift motion taylor was hit by a volkswagen, flipped only to land on his own two feet. taylor says when he saw the crash coming, he had two thoughts. t

>> yeah governor snyder's bid to raise the gas tax is sort of curious. michigan is a state where the population isn't growing very much. i can understand why fast-growing southern states want to raise more money for infrastructure. but -- so i haven't look the into detail in michigan but it is surprising to me that a state that's had a fairly stagnant population would want to raise so much money for infrastructure. on the last caller's point, i would agree with him, his theme was that the federal government injects a lot of inefficiency in state highway spending. i know, for example with the big dig, which was about two-thirds federally funded, that i believe that the federal money in the big dig project was one of the reasons why it ended up costing far more than it was originally estimated to cost. i think when federal money is involved, state governments, they don't spend their money as efficiently. >> we have to leave it there because we are all out of time. chris edwards with the cato institute, go to downsizing government.org. robert puentes with t

susan snyder is accusing the children from previous marriages of taking the personal items they shared her permission. the children argue she is trying to change their dad's will and heartbroken that he would act against his wishes. >> nfl hall of famer warren staff now out of a job. they fired him hours after his arrest for soliciting a prostitute. he was covering the super bowl for the network in phoenix when police were called to his hotel. he denied the all the charges. he faces up to six months in prison. >> just off his rocky rookie season he entered a treatment facility after being known for his partying ways. >> lifestyles of the rich and famous or better known for donnie menzel. an advisor for the quarterback says manziel is working on treatment to be a better family member friend and teammate. not long after his first few practices he jetted off to las vegas. he was seen in a picture with about a dozen women in bikinis. manziel reaffirmed he wasn't doing anything wrong in his weekend excursions. >> everybody does that. i am not putting myself in a position. >> hanging out wit

caller: governor snyder wants to raise our income tax. i mean, sales taxes 8%. it is for the roads in the school. then he wants $.54 on a user tax on the --. he wants $.24 for the gas tax. $.24 on the gas tax. will the government on top of that raise more taxes? guest: michigan is a state where the population is not growing very much. i understand why fast-growing southern states want to raise my money. it is surprising in a state that has a fairly stagnant population would want to raise so much money for infrastructure. under last caller's point, his theme is that the federal government and jack's and a lot of inefficiency into state highway spending. with the big dig two thirds federally funding, the federal money was one of the reasons it ended up costing far more than it was

this video shows the woman stealing items from the easy dollar plus on snyder avenue in south philadelphia. and when a worker confronted her at the door the suspect slapped the woman, knocked her to the floor. suspect then jumped in to a white vehicle and drove off. if you recognize this woman right here on your screen police would like to hear from you. >>> heavy smoke poured out of a second floor window of this house on north franklin street today. the red cross tells us a family of five lives here. >>> 29-year-old man is in critical condition after police say he accidently lit himself and an be abandoned house on fire while getting high on drugs. the man suffered second and third gri burndegree burns. this was on reach street. no one else was hurt. >>> new video now of the so-called ice palace in west philadelphia to show you. city inspectors say they're monitoring this site daily. the owner is in the process of finding a contractor to demolish the building. once that happen the owner will submit a demolition permit application and demolition will start right away. either it's been cove

susan snyder is his wife, was his wife of three years. robin has three kids, none from her. zack zelda and cody. and they say, we've got, our sources on their site, she refuses, susan refused to let them in the house. and they wanted to be around his stuff, his memories. she would not let them in the house according to them. and one of the things they wanted and still want is that robin made it very clear in the trust that he created that they were to get all of his personal effects before she entered the picture. and we're talking about movie memorabilia, action figures graphic novels theater masks. his oscar from "goodwill hunting." all of these things were left to the kid. now susan is not necessarily saying that she won't give it to them but she hasn't given it to them. and susan is getting appraisers to look at things, which is alarming the kid because they're wondering why does she need appraisers if she is giving this stuff back? it has gone back and forth for six months. she has now gone to court to try to clarify things. the kids are suspicious of her, for example,

susan snyder williams claimed robin williams' adult children removed property. she says zach, and cody removed jewelry, clothing, toys, and memorabilia to stage after their father died including robin williams academy award and other trophies. they only took what their father wanted them to have. williams committed suicide last august. >>> rap mogul knight is due in court today. knight killed one man and injured another with his truck last week in southern california. it happened after an argument on a movie set. now knight's attorney says his client was being assaulted and ran over the men while trying to escape. the los angeles county district attorney says this case would be a third strike for knight. >>> time is 5:14. a former radio shack employee is charged with stealing nude photos from off of a customer's cell phone. jose appeared in court yesterday but he did not enter a plea in a woman in san francisco says she took her phone to the store back in november to fix a crashed screen. in january while using her tablet which was sicced up to that phone she di

susan snyder claims robin williams' adult children have removed personal property from the tiburon home she shared with robin williams. she says they took out jewelry, clothing, toys, and memorabilia just days after their father died including robin williams' academy award and some other trophies. the williams' children say they only took what their father wanted them to have. robin williams as you know committed suicide is last august. >>> lawmakers in the uk will take a vote on a controversial issue that will make it possible to create babies using the dna of three people. the technique is intended to prevent children from inheriting possibly deadly diseases from their mothers and it involves altering a human egg or embryo before it is transferred into any other. critics say the technique would lead to the creation of designer babies. >>> this ground hog day would be one the mayor of sun prairie, wisconsin won't soon forget. >> he says -- >> ouch. that is jimmy the ground hog. not punxsutawney phil. he bit the mayor's ear when he was about to announce that spring is coming early. it b

snyder and the head of investigations down here.ant the media. >> you want an awful lot, don't you? >> no. listen. i don't want no problems. i'm having a problem with myself -- >> don't beat on my door. don't beat on my door. don't beat on my door. >> i haven't done anything to anybody. >> yes, you did. you disturbing the peace down here. >> i can't live in this cell. >> don't holler at me. don't holler at me. yes, sir. yes, sir. >> it can bother you. you have to be very strong to work over here. because, you know, just every day, name calling, you know, just the stress over here from dealing with different issues with these inmates can get to you. >> one week later maurice is having difficulty adjusting to conditions in "i" house. >> it's like a sweat box up there. i've been shook down every day for the last three days. i'm looking old. you know, i haven't shaved. got to wash up in the sink, you know. it's rough, you know. this type of place will break you down, man, you know. >> maurice's biggest problem is himself. with good beha

i want to congratulate governor rick snyder for his leadership.i want to a knowledge with johnson and general surety for being here. and mayor mike duggan for his determination to serve the city of his birth. i want to recognize the hard work of kevin moore, who i am proud to say is a son of water -- florida. i want to recognize all those involved in making difficult and painful decision. your work is not complete, but your efforts have captioned -- capture the attention of the nation. we are asking ourselves the same questions. how do we recapture prosperity and opportunity that once defined cities like detroit? how do we restore america's faith in the promise of our great nation, that any child born today can reach further than their parents? this is an urgent issue. fark too many americans live on the edge of economic ruin. far too many you like they are working harder and longer while they are losing ground. tens of millions of americans no longer see a clear path to rise above their challenges. something is holding them back. not a lack of am

. >>> the american snyder murder trial gets under way in just a few hours in texas. former marine eddie ray routt ish is charged with killing chris kyle and his friend in 2013. kyle of course is the subject of the film "american sniper." defense lawyers plan to argue routh suffered from ptsd and was not in his right mind at the time of the killings. more from cnn's ed lavandera. >> reporter: it was two years ago this month that chris kyle and littlefield were killed about 30 miles from here in the town of stephenville where the murder trial of eddie ray routh will be held. opening statements scheduled to begin here in stephenville at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. and over the course of this trial that will last between two and three weeks, we're told there will be a great deal of attention focused on eddie ray routh's mental health issues and medical treatment he received or did not receive. it was routh's mother who reached out to kyle about a month before the murders asking him to help her son. she had heard of the work kyle was doing with veterans and she desperately r

time for some real talk with alan colmes, home of the alan colmes show and pete snyder reporter republicante for virginia lieutenant governor. pete, let me start with you because you're a newcomer to the panel today. what are we to make of giuliani tripling down on this and scott walker not wanting to touch it? >> i'm not a cardiologist or a psychologist so i don't pretend to know the president's heart. we know rudy giuliani is plain spoken. >> i think what he's getting at is the world is on fire. what we see out of this president indifference. what was this whole thing over the past couple of day snz violent extremism? can anyone tell me what that mean snz. >> doesn't that mean he's not patriotic patriotic, allan? >> there's an old saying, when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. this is a guy who used 9/11 to make money for himself, consulting the governments of guatemala and others. >> alan, that's -- >> seriously. to call somebody else unpatriotic and then to say, i'm not racist about it, he said in the "new york times," because he had a white mother. does that mean he woo have

unlike in taiwan where political brawling often sways an outcome, scott snyder at the asia foundatione see in the korea assembly are all for show. >> usually they are related to ritual confrontations or situations where a measure or a law is about to be passed. the assemblymen already know what the outcome is going to be, but they need to show to their constituents that they have done everything they can in order to try to stop it from being passed. it's a ritual fight to show your loyalty even for a lost cause. >> well, guys, even if you're not changing history, you sure are getting a good workout. >>> coming up -- uh-oh, look out. mikes and paperweights fly through the air in india. >> mikes and paperweights have become like missiles. >> plus somalis fight over whether to allow peace-keeping forces into their country. >> the ultimate irony of this one is this was a fight about peacekeepers. >> it was quite dangerous because of the way they were using chairs and sticks. i mean, someone could have gotten killed. >> when caught on camera, politics gone wild returns. ♪ at kraft we start

. >> reporter: "american snyder" tells the story of chris kyle. >> credited you with over 160 kills.nces don't see, the navy seal's death. he was killed in a texas shooting range. a fellow veteran accused of murdering him. disturbing 911 calls placed by the sister of eddie routh. now, his family will watch as the prosecution interviews jurors. the movie is up for best picture at the grammy's. >> this is the worst timing for a criminal defense that i've ever seen. >> reporter: routh's attorney says the film will be an issue, adding, i think any case with publicity has an issue with picking a jury. he plans to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. his family says he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in iraq. chris' widow says to find an excuse is disgusting. >> you were on a plane? >> reporter: in "american sniper," she's played here. and applauded bradley cooper's performance. >> i feel 100% confident that people see this movie, and they get the heart, the soul the character, the real chris. >> reporter: another legal analysts say it could affect j

also former coach said kurt cousins will be a good nfl quarterback and dan snyder was behind the tradeb. one more redskins note, safety ryan clark has officially retired from the league. clark spent three seasons with the redskins in two different stints. he won a super bowl championship with the pittsburgh steelers. clark calling it a career. he will work for espn. he spent 13 seasons in the nfl. >> good for him. he's had a good career. i heard cousins was working out with jay's brother, right? >> jon gruden. >> what's up with that, man? >> trying to get (vo) after 50 years of designing cars for crash survival, subaru has developed our most revolutionary feature yet. a car that can see trouble... ...and stop itself to avoid it. when the insurance institute for highway safety tested front crash prevention nobody beat subaru models with eyesight. not honda. not ford or any other brand. subaru eyesight. an extra set of eyes, every time you drive. >>> on the broadcast tonight, polar express. dangerous subzero temperatures across a huge part of the country. so many roofs collapsing crews c

sam brownback john kashich, rick snyder mitch daniels. -- not mitch -- mike pence. they get -- they're the same person. just -- i don't know how they do that. it's just -- then did you look at the tax inincreasing governors? three out of six of them lost their seats. we took massachusetts, the governorship of massachusetts. pretty amazing. if you look at what happened in maryland, we took the governorship there. did anyone -- notice illinois? we took that one. [applause] >> i mean, this is reading -- when you look at it, economics really does matter. the ones we didn't take we didn't take california, but jerry brown did lose super majorities in both the assembly and the senate. we did not take minnesota, mark dayton was re-elected. but he did take the house in minnesota in new hampshire we did not take -- we took back the house in new hampshire. it's amazing what is going on. if you look at the number of states represented senate and house, we picked up a huge number of that as well. it is just amazing itch thought i'd just go through some of the economics of states