technically speaking the attorney general is the sg's boss. in large part this has been on the personnel of the attorney general and the president, how much independence they want to give to the solicitor general. both presidents, most attorney general are sympathetic to the independence. i think they found the independence. for a couple of reasons. one, they probably recognize that independence helps them win more cases before the court because of justices find them to be more credible. the other is presidents probably found you people who say no from time to time or at least they ought to. if you are surrounded by people who are involved in groupthink, always agree with everything you say, and it comes this independent actresses you can't make that arguing in court that i think presidents of value that information because they like justices know it's credible. it's coming from a reasonable source. there have been instances where attorneys general i think have tried to push the sg although the but more often than not presidents and cabinet mem

technically speaking the attorney general is the solicitor general's boss. this appears on the personality of the attorney general and the president how much independence they want to give to the solicitor general. but most president and most attorney general are sympathetic to that independence and value that independence for a couple reasons. one, they probably recognize that helps them win more cases before the court because justice find them to be more credible. and the other is presidents probably value people who say no from time to time. or they ought to. if you are surrounded by people who are involved in group think and agree with everything you say and here is this independence actor saying you cannot make that argument in court, i think the presidents value that kind of information because they just like justice know it is credible. it is comes from a reasonable source. there have been instances where attorney generals tried to push the sg a little bit. but presidents and cabinet members are willing to defer to the solicitor general. i recall in th

. >> reporter: this is the former attorney general of maine. he believes schneiderman and other attorneys general make prosecutorial decisions based upon the facts, not on the campaign cash. but he fears there's an emerge ing trend where active political donors could benefit. >> it poses a very difficult public policy problem and does create the kind of perception of inappropriate behavior that we all have to live with in an increasingly cynical world. >> reporter: the schneiderman himself has proposed a reform bill that would establish public campaign financing and lower contribution limited in new york. but it's not hard to find donors who stand to benefit from schneiderman's investigations. an i-team analysis found the hotel industry has donated nearly $100,000 to schneider man. the casino industry has donated nearly 50,000 to schneider man. they could benefit into his investigation into sports duel. >> his offense told us the air b & b and sports betting probes were prompted by clear wrongdoing by the companies. a spokesman sent us a stateme

court building backing the attorney general in u s attorney's office as a symbol of their commitment to the fight against heroin and prescription drugs last year seven hundred and twenty a virginians lost their lives as more than car accidents it's not a matter of if someone will die as a matter of when cheerleading has taken the lines of too many like monica booger e the twenty three year old bought heroin off of gregory hacked who was selling narcotics in a home in virginia beach when she overdosed had refused to call nine one one. he eventually took her to the hospital but it was too late. there is nothing new in office today the attorney general in u s attorney's office pledged their continued support for local and state agencies say as a full time prosecutor on and we have asked several of our prosecutors to devote more of their efforts on it a key piece of this initiative includes education the one where the documentary called here when the hardest hit which were hoping to be shown in churches and schools and communities all across virginia. the da is ramping up its efforts by t

then in october, as kb started to patch up some of the problems, a state senator pleaded for attorney general bondy to get involved. in may of 2013 she did assigning a team of attorneys to examine the construction. tonight bondy is coming down hard on kb homes to pave the way for thousands of homeowners to get part of a $10 million payout. >> what does this mean for homeowners that have been fighting for years to get help? >> the settlement means these believe me it is hard for many of them to believe. some of them have been living out of hotel rooms for years with a house unlivable full of mold. this settlement kb homes signed with the attorney general will provide relief for thousands. >> the mold goes from the top all the way down. >> reporter: patt's townhome in lakewood ranch has been in dismay for years. >> the whole house is filled with mold from the top of the floor all the way down. >> reporter: his home one of thousands of homes with countless problems built by kb home. >> i have been in a hotel 270 days. i have over $50,000 on my credit cards. >> little technical difficulty there.

and including the conversations with the leadership of the department of justice community the attorney general to see the best response nothing we're doing today whether preclude the sifting folks from come in the circumstances or didn't exist or changes needed resulted with the constitution of violations so the department of justice maintenance adversities ability to do the practices i'll make that clear quite frankly no way around that exposure the only way around any exposure for the best practices is not engaging with the constitution of the violations and basically happening the police department not justified to do do investigations so i do want i did is an important question i caution us about this because they are completely different programs but the services that the departments have to have and it is st. francis the decision of the department of justice that the acholic beverage reform can work not because 4 the pd police department asked for that but a strong community and holding all departments accountable they've approved the condition of the oversight board so we can good after

proposed the most comprehensive campaign reforms and like all democratically elected officials, the attorney general must raise funds to run for reelection. thnee spokesman said every to certify they have no matters currently pending or recently resolved by the a.g. >> in the particular case of the attorney general i've seen no evidence that there's been any influence by political contributions. as a general matter, there is political science out there that ys the donor class has more influence over policy than the general public. >> reporter: a schneiderman spokesman says there are many instances where he has investigated his own donors. the cable industry has donated over $100,000 to schneiderman, but he currently has an investigation into cable internet speeds. also we mentioned the investigation into fan duel and draft kings. nbc universal owns an interest in one of those and has donated money to sh sneiderman. >>> still ahead, helping foster children who come from abusive were part of their daily lives. exclusive access to a new program the city is running to help them heal. >>> then one little

the environmental protection commission forwarded the case to the attorney general yesterday. the d-n-r claims contractors, staff, and students may have been exposed to asbestos during renovation work at the school. attorneys say the school districtctnd company it hired d could face penalties up to 10-thousand dollars per day, per violati. cedar rapids schools superintendent brad buck saqd he was disappointed with the epc's ruling. ""i think our narrative will remain the same. there were things that happened along the way. we worked with the abatement company through that process as well as architects. when the dnr bebeame involved, we worked with the attorney general's office has the option to drop the cases, or take months or years to review the evidence, or collect more. justice antonin scalia's chair in the u-s supreme court is now draped in black cloth. president obama says he plans to nominate someone to fill the justice's potion before he leaves office. but rereblicans, who control the senate, will likely block any nomination -- preferring the next president to make the

, is that initially over the weekend when these reports came out from switzerland was that the attorney-general and even the deputy prime minister were very upset that the attorney-general of switzerland had made such an open account of where the investigation lay. now, that is the protocol in switzerland, to be open, and that has been justified by one of their legal counsel. however, long-term the problem and the embarrassment for the malaysian government may be, for example, if they want to try and arrest any individual who is malaysian or question them regarding this, trying to get an arrest warrant, for example. it requires the cooperation of the malaysian authorities by the swiss and that's where the sticking point might be, for example. it's more of a wait and see scenar scenario at the time. but the pressure is on >>> thank you for that. in colombia organisers of a festival are hoping to tackle the rising inequality in the country. this is a four-day event. >> reporter: when the hay festival was brought to this area 11 years ago, colombia was still a country struggling with violence and

the environmental protection commission today forwarded the case to the attorney general. kcrg t-v nine's forrest saunders was at today's hearing in des moines... .... and he joins us live to report on what happened. commissioners voted unanimously for both referrals. the complaints claim the district and abatement specialists did not asbestos during the renovation work. now it's up to the ag's office to determine if either should face a civil lawsuit and penalties. attorneys tell us those penalties are capped at $10- thousand dollars per day, per violation.it could be a long investigative process. the ag's office might drop the cases, or take anywhere from months to years to review the evidence, or collect more. cedar rapids schools superintendent brad buck said he was disappointed with the epc's ruling, but says he'll continue to defend the district's moves. ""i think our narrative will remain the same. there were things that happened along the way. we worked with the abatement company through that process as well as architects. when the dnr became involved, we worked wit

something they can go back to their districts and say we fought hard to try to get rid of the attorney general play to the base and play politics. >> if you count up today's vote, the gop leadership had a defeat here they needed 33 and they got 29, the attorney general's office released a statement from miss kane saying quote it was a good day and will continue to do the job she was elected to do. live in harrisburg, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> employees from new jersey transit are considering a possible strike against the rail system. members of 17 different unions staged a walkout in necessary, no official date is set and the deadline is march 16th, the last strike was back in 1983 and that effected thousands of riders and union members are seeking an improved contract that can improve health premiums. >> from our delaware newsroom tonight a driver who caused a crash along route 1 near the christiana mall will be cited for careless driving look at the scene before noon, the big rig was going south before it overturned and traffic was backed up before it was broug

how would i ever follow his speech and the attorney general loretta lynch and the attorney general eric holder? and now dr. king. i must say i think the greatest thing today that i really can celebrate i have my son here, my nephew, my cousins who get a chance to see two black attorney generals in my lifetime. [ applause ] our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. these words were so powerfully spoken by dr. king during the height of the civil rights movement. and continue to hold great meaning in america today. his invocation to stand up for what matters, despite the odds and despite the risk, holds great salience as we check in on the state of the dream today. poverty blight our communities and fear pulls us apart. and our future remains uncertain, the by product of a very perilous present. all too often as a society we focus on what divides us. we aren't focusing on things that bring us together. in light of these challenges it would be easy to turn away, to feel daunted and throw in the towel and frankly throw up our hands in the face of this enduring

the attorneys general of six states call it gambling or illegal under state laws. investors like the dallas mavericks owner mark cuban say it is a game of skill. >> we know fantasy sports and daily fantasy aren't gambling. period. end of story. >> comcast and nbc universal, the parent company that produce it is program own a stake in fan duel. are daily fantasy sports skill or gambling? timothy fong is from the ucla gambling studies program and rick ca are, ro is a sports attorney. thank you for being here. rick, what do you think? is it a game of skill or gambling? >> it's a game of skill based on in the 60s i would send draft picks in the mail to friends. we would play a forerunner of fantasy and frankly 5% of the entire industry is the daily fantasy industry. the rest of the industry is fantasy on a seasonal basis that nobody questions. i think we'll see in the future most of this evolving into technology companies as opposed to media companies which is another issue. mark cuban is right. >> why do you think the daily fantasy sports are seen one way, season long

and on to the attorney general. the office will now look at the case of alleged mishandling of asbestos at an eastern iowa high school. & you're looking live on our city cam. a warm-up is on the way. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a decent february day with an overall partly cloudy sky. the sky will be clearer the farther northeast you go. highs will around 37 south. this weather pattern continues to look like it'll take a turn for milder weather with widespread 40s likely tomorrow. while this will come along wiwih some wind, it's still 40s. mild and windy weather is likely on friday with highs going well into the 50s. iowa city and points south may briefly touch 60, though the gusty winds may make it feel a few degrees cooler than that. there are no major systems at all over the next 10 days, with a cool-down likely next week. however, with the arctic shut off and no snow pack left by that time, we really won't be able to get that cold. before you know it, it'll be mar

commissioners unanimously agreed to bring the attorney general in on both cases. "the system is working because we were all afraid that it was going to be brushed underneath the carpet." abatement specialties declined comment on the ruling other than to say they were disappointed and will continue fighting. the cedar rapids school district echoed that. superintendent brad buck said going forward he stands by the belief the district did all it could. "we worked hard with the dnr when they made issues known to us. we worked hard to be responsive. they asked us to shut down the site. we did the very next day. i think we've tried to work hard with the safety of our students and families and everyone in mind."commissioners spent more than two hours listening to public comment and testimony from all three groups. abatement specialties. after all that, the epc's chair said she was confident in her decision. "our job was to say we're there violations to either the removal, or requirededemoval abatement of asbestos. not to decide who was at fault, but was there a problem an

the attorneys general are right. they need to protect their interests. if it's taxation, if its evolution. again, the media companies have been driving this. let's understand in the future technology companies will emerge to take this to the next step. >> fair enough, rick, tim, thank you both for joining us. >> thank you. >>> now here's a look at what's making news. as we head into a new week on the money, a mixed employment report for january. the economy created 151,000 jobs, which was slightly below expectations, with strength in the retail sector. the unemployment rate fell to 4.9%, the lowest in eight years. if you didn't like what the market was doing this week, all you had do was wait a day. stocks were flat, falling or flying depending on when you looked. most of the week they moved as oil did. martin shkreli, the ceo of touring pharmaceuticals appeared at hearing this week. he managed to infuriate many representatives with the smirk on his face and silence. under mr. shkreli, the price of a drug was raised 5,000% to $750 per pill. later he twee

interested must fill out a questionnaire and make an appointment before the actual clinic on the attorney general's website a-g dot virginia dot gov. they cannot expect walk in appointments. the attorney general says estate planning requires some thought and possibly a family discussion before officially documenting it, so that needs to be handled before march 3rd. in the studio, paris high pressure builds into the area for today and tonight. a lowpressure system in the upper mississippi valley friday will moveeast across the great lakes on saturday. this system will bring aweak cold front into our region on friday night. things are getting tight in house... a new poll shows a new leader for the republicans. we will have the details next on good day wfxr news is your local election headquarters and new poll numbers signal a changing presidential race for both parties. the nbc news wall street journal national poll puts republican candidate ted cruz in the lead over pick for 28 percent of the people polled.trump was a close second at 26 percent. that is within the polls margin of error. a poll by qu

francisco asked for the process in diego to do this process a process we looked at talked to the attorney general and the civil rights division and looked at it where san francisco is at and the teaches elected leadership and support of the leadership and whether the police commission or the board of supervisors and came to the conclusion that the best services we provide san francisco at the this specific time and look at the community lisped eir leadership is the review it will be independent and comprehensive it will be very thorough we'll see a candid response what is and not working and help to equip the san francisco community to better understand where the police department is at and good afternoon them to hold the department will accountable not only to the law but the law is a lower bar but to the best practices of the policing in the country we have a police department that can became become a model agency the 21st century policing that's your goal and objective and the way to make sure that we, in fact, do engage at a very thorough assessment i want to make sure that before we goat que

will do the right thing in this case. >> but they don't, the attorney general doesn't have to act, right. but the fbi can give recommendations but then it's up to the attorney general, right. >> absolutely. the fbi investigates and based upon the information fbi then the prosecutors make the decision as to whether or not to bring charges and go to court. >> great to see you. be well. >> good to be with you. >> time now for my take. don't think for a minute if there was a republican leaned up president in the office now we wouldn't be hearing the same thing from the left we're now hearing from the right. how dare a president in his last year pick a justice he wants? fox news alert. every president tries to pick candidates with whom their idea logically aligned. what i find far more interesting is somehow those picks end up being not what they will be. chef justice roberts. then senator barack obama voted against roberts and yet in an ironic twist roberts not once but twice single handedly saved obama's policy, obama care. it's also interesting to note what justice scalia may ha

keep in mind that district attorneys around the state are saying that they can't refer cases to the attorney generaland they have to sometimes -- because of the problems that are going on there. >> aside from the suspended law license. >> right, right. plus, the suspended law. there's also the possibility that convictions could be overturned 'cause they could say she didn't qualify to be attorney general, and, as a result, without her law license, those prosecutions were invalid. so, i don't think those will hold up, but you have all kind of turmoil going on here. meantime, she needs to stay in the race for attorney general so she can use her campaign-finance money to defend herself and to see she's running. and it really gets more and more bizarre. democrats sided with this mess, and i think it was a mistake on their part. >> sam, you seem enamored by her toughness, for one thing -- persistence. >> i don't believe she'll be the attorney general in 2017, but it's a story beyond belief. now, she has made a lot of mistakes, and she has brought on herself a lot of trouble. but with these pornographic e

if he wins, the attorney general would become florida's governor. >>> well today governor rick scott got an up close look at the tornado damage in the florida panhandle. a twister last night ripped a pensacola. at least 70 homes and 2424 this morning, governor scott toured the devastation and promised to get residents back in their homes as quickly as possible. >> all of us would say our heart goes out to anybody impacted by this. you can't imagine going through your children. fortunately we have only had three individuals that have now. >> the storm knocked out power to more than 15,000 customers but crews hope to have that power restored this evening. >>> meanwhile, in charlotte county today, severe storms also moved through ripping roofs off homes, knocking down trees and blowing out windows. news channel 8 shows us the damage. >> reporter: good evening. we are over charlotte county. and let me show you, look at all the damage here. there's one, two, three houses and good news is there's already people up patching the roof. you can look up here, they have but behind them, the scree

you can do that on the attorney general's website-- a-g dot virginia dot gov. they cannot accept walk- in appointments. the attorney general says estate planning requires some discussion before officially putting it down on paper--so, that needs to be handled before the actual clinic on march 3rd. in the studio, into the an online post threatning possible violence at northside high school this morning. school officials will school morning. school this violence at possible post threatning an online just into the breaking news just into the wfxr newsroom. an online post threatning possible violence at northside high school this morning. the school this morning out of an abudance of caution. they are taking actions to ensure the safety of students and staff. we are following some breaking news just into the wfxr newsroom. an online post threatning possible violence at northside high school this morning. school officials will have an increased police presence at the school this morning out of an abudance of caution. they are taking actions to ensure the safety of st

the attorney general of new york meets with barack obama in syracuse. the following attorney general k meets with barack obama in syracuse. the following day he sues me. what they don't say is i believe $15,000, or a lot of money was paid to the attorney general by the law firm in california. see, i'm giving you sort of a life experience. isn't this more interesting than talking about trade? a trade is easy for us. trade is easy. but this is sort of like -- this is almost like a story on success. because this is the way the world works. this is sort of the way the world works. so the attorney general gets a campaign contribution from the law firm that's suing me. all of a sudden the attorney general -- his name is eric schneiderman. not respected in new york. doing a terrible job. probably is not electable in new york, but who knows. and he meets with obama, gets a campaign contribution, i think. i think it is $15,000. and all of a sudden, he meets with obama in i believe syracuse, and the following day or two he brings a lawsuit against me. now, much of

the attorney general of new york, this is all a civil case by the way, a simple civil case, the attorneyeneral of new york meets with barack obama in syracuse the following day, he sues me. what they don't say is i believe 15,000 or a lot of money was paid to the attorney general by the law firm in california, see i'm giving you sort of a life experience, is this more interesting than talking about trade, a trade is easy for us. this is almost like a story on success, because this is the way the world works. so the attorney general gets a campaign contribution from the law firm that's suing me. all of a sudden the attorney general, eric schneiderman, not respected in new york doing a terrible job, probably is not electable in new york but who knows, and he meets with owe bow ma, gets a contribution i think it's $15,000 and all of a sudden he meets with obama in i believe syracuse and the following day or two brings a lawsuit against me. much of that lawsuit has been won, by the way. he's appealing it. it's on appeal but much of that case, it's a long time already, but much of that case w

to be the opponent in the general election in may who points out that the attorney general supports the connect nc bond. back to you. more now on campaign 2016. president clinton will be in rock hill tomorrow to campaign for hillary. he will attend a event at freedom templement the democratic primary in south carolina is saturday. bernie sanders and hillary clinton made stops in the state today. clinton is ahead of sanders by 20 points in most polls. >>> new video just in from virginia. this shows a possible tornado damage the death toll in virginia has risen. police confirmed three more people died bringing the total of deaths from the storm system that went through to six. and we know that gaston county much like the rest of the region saw heavy winds with brought down trees and power lines. >> and some residents are without power and others are dealing with more serious damage. christian flores joins us. how bad is the damage in mount holly? >> this one home got the worst you can see why i say luckily. the tree fell right on to the living room area which is where the homeowner wou

of them want to put it insurance, and the department of insurance wants to put it off on the attorney general's office >> the attorney general's office sentence us to the department of insurance. the commissioner wayne goodwin put it back on legislators >> there has not been a stomach by the legislative branch to create a new license for body shops >> so you have to be your own advocate. ask to see the parts that your mechanic replaced and look at the seems between panels >> those are tell tail signs that you don't have alignment, if you have unibody damage or frames >> lawmakers i've checked with say that the issue has never been pushed with in legislature. reached out to them to prove that there have been unfair practices >> there has been some legal action >> sometimes it is the customer's only recourse to take legal action. north carolina had its largest judgment against an auto body shop, that should have been totaled they made repairs to it. >> so know what's happening with your car >>. do your due diligence >> thank you jennifer >> going to weather now, it will be dangerously cold tonigh

names have surfaced---all of them former 11th circuit employees, two currently working in the attorney general's office. jack kuenzie wis news ten. investigators are trying to figure out a freak accident that killed a worker in lower richland county. our mike desumma reports the victim was crushed by a piece of machinery in a machine shop. mike. dawndy charles the incident sent responders racing out to pineview drive in lower richland went wrong. what is known is the worker was outside of utility group of south carolina when he was killed. his id has not yet been released by the county coroner's office. the machine shop meanwhile is a limited liability corporation which according to neighbors opened at that location in only the last few years. the company works on large industrial sized septic tanks --- and employs roughly a dozen people. the richland county sheriff's office is investigating the matter as well as osha. we'll of course bring you more details as they come in. dawndy, charles. it's much calmer evening over downtown columbia--and a nice weekend is shaping up. meteorologist ben tanne

now, the attorney general -- >> why even bring up that he's hispanic? it does raise a question. >> because you always bring it up, chris, because you always say how the hispanics don't like donald trump. you always bring it up in your poll numbers. you say that hispanics don't like donald trump. >> i don't think i ever brought that up. i don't think i ever brought it up. >> okay, well, you -- >> but the campaign -- you're can't pin this one on me. >> chris -- will trump do well with the hispanics? in nevada i got 46%. i won with the hispanics. that's very good. i can tell you, it's a very hostile judge. this is a judge that in my opinion does not like donald trump. >> let's talk about the tax returns. because both cruz and rubio released -- they didn't release all of the tax returns, they released part of the tax returns. but you're refusing to release any of your tax returns. back in 2012 when you were flirting with running for president, you said releasing your tax returns would be "a great thing to show how successful you are. i know you said you're u

that's why he asked for the guidance of the south carolina attorney general. according to the attorney general's opinion, toxicology results should be considered protected medical records. but the attorney general says a coroner is not regulated by hipaa, which requires the protection of protected health information. coroner rusty clevenger says he hopes the students' blood alcohol content sends a message to the community. >> i can tell you that time and time again, and i've been helping with prosecution on felony dui since 1997, and i see the pain it causes, and it's definitely a problem. we need to make sure we try and eradicate that, if we can. mike: the coroner says alcohol was an indirect part of the students' cause of death. ahead at 6:00, the message usc upstate hopes this newly-released information sends mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg. carol: thanks, mike. two teams of bounty hunters have joined the search for a man who cut through his gps monitoring bracelet, and escaped. bradford williams is charged with two counts of murder. he was

and the attorney general will decide if kuerten and hartley will be facing the death penalty. >> jamaal kuerten and mall dome hartley were in court as the lawyers argued for the release of crucial evidence in the case against them. doug and debbie london were killed in their lake wylie home after an armed robbery at their mattress store. prosecutors and documents say kuerten ordered the hit from jail and hartley was promoted in the gang after the killings. defense lawyers say they have received thousands of pages of pages are blacked out. they asked the judge to order prosecutors to release any evidence that is withheld that can show their clients are innocent. prosecutors released the majority of evidence including all the f.b.i. summaries for each witness except for one. the judge said he will review that evidence and make a ruling prior to the february 29th hearing in washington d.c. where both sides will argue why hartley and kuerten should or should not be facing the death penalty. prosecutors listed all the evidenc

if anyone does have any questions, cooper recommends contacting the attorney general's office. >> we know the panthers travel quite a bit, but call north home. >> the spca of wake county hopes to keep pounding down the number of homeless pets. that's why the organization sponsoring the ad opt a mini panther event -- adopt a mini panther event, waving the adoption fees on all cats, they as well as vaccinations, everything they need to be healthy pets when give them lots of love. >>> turns to the weather, alyssa, report they adorable? >> they are. if you hold them still enough they'd look good in those panthers jersey. let's go ahead and talk about the forecast. 53 at 8 a.m., cloudy skies, 60 at 10 a.m., into the mid-60s by noon. an isolated shower or two starting to move into the area at lunchtime and quickly those rain chances climb. rain, 2:00, 70, our afternoon high. as this cold front really approaches the area, i do think the threat for storms is going to go up for us. so make sure you have a way to get weather alerts pushed to your phone later today because the highest threat is

patrick: the attorney general's forum jones university one day for the debate in greenville. stay tuned to wyff news 4 for the continued coverage with thrally for ted cruz. they were supposed to be at a high school in anderson, but they chose the td convention center to be close to the airport. he is flying right bace next stop. live at td convention center,k hussion, wyff news 4. carol: senator tim scott announced his and the -- his endorsement for the presidential race. >> here's what i've learned over the past 5.5 years of knowing marco. that he is an amazing politician, but honestly, marco rubio is a better father and a better husband then he is a politician, and that says a lot about what he will d scott also says rubio is a solid conservative, and believes that right now, it's a three-man race between cruz. -- ted cruz trump and rubio. , michael: if you're curious how many delegates candidates are getting this primary season, we have that information for you on wyff 4.com and our mobile app. we make it easy to keep tabs one delegates with our delegate tracker. we have i

and including the conversations with the leadership of the department of justice community the attorney general to see the best response nothing we're doing today whether preclude the sifting folks from come in the circumstances or didn't exist or changes needed resulted with the constitution of violations so the department of justice maintenance adversities ability to do the practices i'll make that clear quite frankly no way around that exposure the only way around any exposure for the best practices is not engaging with the constitution of the violations and basically happening the police department not justified to do do investigations so i do want i did is an important question i caution us about this because they are completely different programs but the services that the departments have to have and it is st. francis the decision of the department of justice that the acholic beverage reform can work not because 4 the pd police department asked for that but a strong community and holding all departments accountable they've approved the condition of the oversight board so we can good after

the law. not telling his attorney general to enforce the law. sident and attorney general more powerful than this congressman, no? >> well, he says. >> yes? >> in the constitution he has the power of at&t appropriations to do this. it's in the law and very clear. tested this that may be right the attorney general basically they say this letter is under review. do you know what that means? it's like uh-oh. >> i want you to talk to him for me. you can do that and come back next week? we have a lot of politics to deal with talk to colbertson and say listen, you are not going to get cooperation from the president. that probably means you are not going to get cooperation from the attorney general. that's the way it works. what are you going to do outside them? how are you going to stop the checks from flowing. >> he says he can do it himself alone because he is the head of the subcommittee thatciú has that power over the appropriations. >> this is good. you know this is good. if this guy can do it by himself, we want to know. so we will continue our.

he was assigned a special prosecutor from the attorney general's office in richmond. >> when there is a member of the local law enforcement that is charged or even accused of a crime, our office has to remove itself from consideration. court date is this. >>> what you need to know to and there could be a breakand there could be the new river valley. >> danner: you have been sending us your weather pics and we love seeing them and sharing them. the snowman slipped and fell sent it in. and this one had little boa on -- i can't seen spell them and some future forecasters there. >> george: i think future weather watchers. >> danner: send us your pics@wset.com or post them on our facebook page. sunnier weather. that snowman will not standing by the end of the day or wearing a bikini on the ground. >> george: frost le have a bad weather. we will see a little bit of snow tonight, mainly for the southern counties. don't think it will cause any huge accumulations, but, yes, not what you want to hear after this snow weather. >> danner: yeah george flickinger this evening not a big snow event bu

the problem. >> callahan decided to defy colonel carper. he sent his findings to attorney general jim ryian, but jim ryan declined to review callahan's report because he had been accepting campaign money from bob morgan, karen rhoads' former boss and a suspect in the case. mike callahan was soon transferred back to patrol, a humiliation for someone who had been a commander of investigations. >> he said, i guess i just tried to tell the truth. he said diane carper removed me from this case. it was a hard time. it was one of those fight or flight things where we just had to fight. >> by 2001, the illinois courts had repeatedly declined to give randy a new trial. randy's last chance at freedom would now come at the federal level. >> it is the court of last resort. after 15 years of state court findings, most federal judges assume that those state court findings are correct. >> judge mike mccuskey could oversee the case. a veteran of the bench, mccuskey had never granted a petition for a new trial. >> you'd think year after year, is somebody going to come with a case that you can look

we've just learned the attorney general has finalized a contract to get the more than two thousand kits tested. finally they could hold the keys to solving crimes like rape and sexual assault and now they will no longer sit on the shelves and local police departments without any sort of examination. some of the kits we discovered that have not been tested for dna date back to nineteen eighty eight. that's almost thirty years a victim has been waiting for answers waiting for a dna profile on the suspect who changed her out there again. attorney general mark herring told thirteen news now exclusively he has contracted bodie sell mark forensics in northern virginia to test the more than two thousand sexual assault evidence kits and the first kids to be tested are coming from right here in hampton roads from the virginia beach police department. this can be used as evidence based testing is funded through the one point four million dollar grant. we told you the a g's office ignored in september just a couple months after our initial investigation. we also talked to the attorney general abou

with this letter from sporoulls family asking not to release the results, siting a supreme court ruling that sited autopsy to attorney general's office reviewed that ruling and offered an opinion. he felt it allowed him to release the results. >> the attorney general's opinion is i'm not a health provider and not subject to hippa regulations. it would be appropriate to release the toxicology results. >> now that the numbers have been released they hope the focus will be on how we fix the dui problem in south carolina

after the announcement, we were given or told that we would be given 10 to 15 minutes with the attorney general but as we started to begin asking about the criminal charges against her, our time was cut down to seven minutes. and we were asked to leave. >> my legacy is that we have done all of these great things in the office of the attorney general. >> reporter: as attorney general kathleen kane says she was focused on, quote, cleaning up harrisburg. but now her kids need her more. she will not run for reelection as attorney general. she is charged with crimes relating to a grand jury leak in montgomerie county and has been making public what she calls racist, pornographic and misogynistic e-mails found on state servers and has brought in a special prosecutor to comb through the charges. >> when is the last time you spoke with the special prosecutor? >> that's a good question. i'm not really sure. >> reporter: despite the suspension of her law license, the announcement is about family. >> today's decision is really more about the fact that you're facing criminal charges, your campaign cannot r