>> shelby zorotney is an anchor for nbc in steubenville, ohio. she's covering the sentencing that day, and her cameraman captures the scene. the first to respond to the incident is sheriff fred abdullah. >> we didn't hit him, we didn't strike him, nothing like that. i knew and i could just imagine the pain that he was going through, the hurt. >> i have done a lot of sentencing hearings, and i have had family members be terribly upset and terribly angry, but i had never seen a physical altercation between a victim's family member and the defendant. i was terrified for him that he might get hurt as the officers tried to subdue him. and my honest thought was that he might try to kill the defendant. >> others in the courtroom fear the same thing. >> i thought that this was going to be a disaster, and it was. i saw mr. swett's hand moving to try to get to the sheriff's weapon. the sheriff was able to restrain him, and he did not get his hand on the sheriff's weapon, which was holstered. >> clifford can't defend himself. he's handcuffed and remains sil

is this one on the right that we're looking at now the logo of steubenville? do they have recourse? and right now they're exploring their option. this is the not over, the fight is not done. that's what we need to say, we're not going to take this anymore, draw a line in the sand. these people, out of town, out of touch groups can't bully us into taking away something that is just part of our community, who we are. >> alisyn: but michael, they can bully you to use your word because this is a lawsuit. and honestly, steubenville doesn't have the money or doesn't want to commit the money to fight in this lawsuit so maybe it is over? >> well, they're exploring option toss fight this right now. i can't speak on behalf of the city, but i know they're exploring other options, phone calls and e-mails saying, no, this is not us, who do they think they are? the state motto with ohio, with god all things are possible. >> there are so many parts of our country that recognize the right place of religion and this is not stepping over the pounds and this is reasonable and i believe that we need to

workers -- workers in steubenville and norwood and norwalk were struggling to stay afloat. they struggled to make ends meet. too many are still struggling. struggling. that's why we want a responsibility, mr. president, to the people in new hampshire and all over to pass the middle class tax act of 2012. madam president, the median household income in ohio is $47.358. for those families, a $2,000 tax cuts means a whole lot. we know that 98% of americans who would benefit from this tax cut are going to put that money back into the economy. this isn't trickle down. this is you get a tax cut like that and you put money into th the -- you buy -- maybe you can put a down payment on a car. maybe you can help pay your son or daughter's way to community college. maybe you can do some remodeling in your house. maybe you can just do some things around the house that you need to do or take your kids to a move oh or go out to dirnt once in awhile. but that -- dinner once in awhile. but that $2,000 t 2,000 really s meens a lot to aa family whose income is $-- but that $2,000 really mean

workers -- workers in steubenville and norwood and norwalk were struggling to stay afloat. they struggled to make ends meet. too many are still struggling. struggling. that's why we want a responsibility mr. president to the people in new hampshire and all over to pass the middle class tax act of 2012. madam president, the median household income in ohio is $47.358. for those families, a $2,000 tax cuts means a whole lot. we know that 98% of americans who would benefit from this tax cut are going to put that money back into the economy. this isn't trickle down. this is you get a tax cut like that and you put money into the the -- you buy -- maybe you can put a down payment on a car. maybe you can help pay your son or daughter's way to community college. maybe you can do some remodeling in your house. maybe you can just do some things around the house that you need to do or take your kids to a move oh or go out to dirnt once in awhile. but that -- dinner once in awhile. but that $2,000 to 2,000 really means meens a lot to aa family whose income is $-- but that $2,000 really

steubenville ohio, changing its official logo because it contained a cross.they made the change after the freedom from religion foundation threatened to sue. here is a look at the old. now look at the new. cross not included. steve? >> steve: thanks for that update. now some food for thought. new york city mayor michael bloomberg making a big push to ban sodas that are big. >> nearly 60% of new yorkers city wide are overweight or obese. and sugary drink consumption is a key driver of the obesity epidemic in the united states. it is not the only one. that's fair. but it is certainly one of them. >> steve: okay. but with the biggest town in america facing an unemployment rate of, as you can see 10% right there and crime up more than 4% over the past year should new york city really be worried about a big pepsi? joining us now is new york city councilman republican dan halloran. >> good morning. >> steve: yesterday we were talking about the mayor who was encouraging the cops to go on strike. now we're talking about how he really wants to cut off people's soda co

workers -- workers in steubenville and norwood and norwalk were struggling to stay afloat. they struggled to make ends meet. too many are still struggling. struggling. that's why we want a responsibility, mr. president, to the people in new hampshire and all over to pass the middle class tax act of 2012. madam president, the median household income in ohio is $47.358. for those families, a $2,000 tax cuts means a whole lot. we know that 98% of americans who would benefit from this tax cut are going to put that money back into the economy. this isn't trickle down. this is you get a tax cut like that and you put money into th the -- you buy -- maybe you can put a down payment on a car. maybe you can help pay your son or daughter's way to community college. maybe you can do some remodeling in your house. maybe you can just do some things around the house that you need to do or take your kids to a move oh or go out to dirnt once in awhile. but that -- dinner once in awhile. but that $2,000 t 2,000 really s meens a lot to aa family whose income is $-- but that $2,000 really mean