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An oceanliner, the last public appearance by herself until after the royal baby is born, expected to be sometime in the next month. joining us now is victoria arbiter, who grew up in windsor and kensington palace. tell us what is happening here right now. kate has arrived, the duchess of cambridge has arrived and this is a ceremonial thing for her but her last solo appearance before the baby is born. >> kate has become godmother of the ship, as we can see she just arrived, the band of her majest...

Information. i dont think the two were contradictory. i dont think any good criminal lawyer would say theres a scintilla of evidence of perjury. >> if there is a long investigation by the judiciary ex committee into the attorney general, is that a good thing for the country? >> look, we should investigate and find out what went wrong. particularly with the irs situation. i think the other two on the media shield, we need some new laws. thats for sure. and we need an independent arbitor as your p...

Information. i dont think the two were contradictory. i dont think any good criminal lawyer would say theres a scintilla of evidence of perjury. >> if there is a long investigation by the judiciary ex committee into the attorney general, is that a good thing for the country? >> look, we should investigate and find out what went wrong. particularly with the irs situation. i think the other two on the media shield, we need some new laws. thats for sure. and we need an independent arbitor as your p...

Shield to protect journalists when national security and the first amendment issues collide. >> and if we can set up these rules, i think well avoid the morass. you always need set rules and an independent arbiter. we have neither now. >> reporter: schumer says that senate majority leader harry reid has promised to bring that legislation to the floor as quickly as possible. uma, back to you. uma: doug mckelway in washington, thank you very much. jon: breaking developments now in last weeks blood...

>> allowing the very person that authorized the two things we are very aware of today, to investigate whether or not he did that appropriately, is inappropriate. >> democrats are lose thissic for special counsel, senses though types of conflicts that pitch national security on the one hand and protecting freedom of the press on the other, are not uncommon. democrats, the obama administration and many republicans favor a shield law to protect journalists from criminal charges. >> if we can set up...

Tapped. ill keep taking calls and making calls but your point is exactly right. how many people will return those calls and reach out to them to give them inform agz th to get out to the public. what is in the interest of national security to keep private. but, the classifications, the classified material, it goes really, really far. >> talk about the culture of the ap, which, of course, serves all news organizations. you think the news organization is comfortable being in the news and being par...

>> so anybody using their desk. >> not all the lines. there are certain lines, but -- it wasnt just targeted for specific individuals. thats number one. the other thing you highlighted was the invading this requirement of prior notice. why is this important? because if prior notice had been given, its not just negotiations, but it affords the opportunity -- we think theyre going too far and you have an independent arbiter can evaluate who can arbitrate that. say theyre entitled to, but they shou...

Lines but some were general numbers. it wasnt targeted to specific individuals, so thats number one. the other thing that you highlighted thats really problematic here was the evading this requirement of prior notice, and why is that important? because if prior notice had been given, its not just negotiation, but it affords the press an opportunity to go to a judge and say we think that they are going too far and they are interfering with our constitutional rights, and you have an independent ar...

Gotten a letter from the irs, youre scared. and that is intimidating. but obviously someone higher up has to make the call. that could be a high-up at the irs who is a liberal and hates conservative groups, was during the nixon years. notice the irs is supposed to be an independent agency, an arbiter of all things green, not red or blue, and thats goes wayon what is inappropriate or unwise. that is the least -- weird thing. >> neil, i agree with you 100%. i just finished talking about the book, ...

You first. >> i was going to say in california we have that option. most judges dont use it. i always am against it. i think it is an interesting insight into the jury at the time if youre the lawyer and at the same time i think it takes the juror out of the position of being an impartial arbiter and almost a deputy prosecutor if you will or advocate so thats why i am against it. i dont think it would have necessarily changed any verdicts one way or another in any of the high profile cases that ...