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Could still put zimmerman behind bars for years. if requested, and allowed by the judge, the prosecutors can ask the jury to consider lesser charges, like aggravated assault, which still carries the potential for decades in prison, due to a florida state statute called the 10-20 life law. its dubbed the "use a gun and youre done" law after a popular campaign that newly elected governor jeb bush championed and signed into law back in 1999. it basically means that with certain crimes in the state ...

Assault, which still carries the potential for decades in prison, due to a florida state statute called the 10-20 life law. its dubbed the "use a gun and youre done" law after a popular campaign that newly elected governor jeb bush championed and signed into law back in 1999. it basically means that with certain crimes in the state of florida, if you use a gun, youll face enhanced time in prison or mandatory minimum sentences. like 10 years for showing a gun. 20 years for firing it. and 25 to li...

Homosexuality. he said he wanted to know if this was even something that congress should be involved in. the question is whether or not the federal government has the authority to regulate marriage at all, and justice ginsburg jerched in on that issue you were discussing a while ago about how some states have approved it. but then, she said, the federal government comes in to say, no joint tax return, no marital deduction, no social security benefits, one might well ask, what kind of marriage is...

Jerry brown and the attorney general. theyre immediately implementing it out there. theres a swift move here to make this happen, to implement same-sex marriage that is a dramatic shift from where we were just a few years ago. so the democratic party has moved leaps and bounds in just that short amount of time. >> thank you both for joining me. i really appreciate it. joining me as promised now, democratic congressman from georgia, john lewis, who passionately fought against doma when it was vot...

Of load magazine, has an extra receiver, has a hand gun and has a semiautomatic rifle, carjacks folks, goes to a college, kills more people, and has to be neutralized, i would say thats premeditated. >> they also issued pictures of the gunman entering the college. they havent named the gunman at this time. they say they have still yet to notify the next of kin that he was actually shot as he entered the library. one of the problems is, it is understood he may have killed his brother and his fath...

Times throughout his career in 2009. he said congress can impose this disparity treatment forever because of the history in the south. some people say, yes, recent discriminations exist. it is not historic. what do you think that the roberts court will do about this voting rights act decision? >> i think it will be very close. when the court took up section five in 2009, roberts really sent a warning shot across the bow of congress telling them, when you reauthorize this law back in 2006, you we...

Good morning. thanks so much for being with us, im carol costello. checking our top stories, 30 minutes past the hour, north korea says its cutting off a key military hot line with the south. its a line ton-to-an industrial complex. this is just the latest signs of rising tensions between the two countries. the north says its already put its military units on combat-ready status. right now, the u.s. supreme court is hearing more arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage. these are live pictu...

Government could be using chemical weapons against its own people. >> extreme weather bearing down. as a massive and potentially dangerous weather system hits. well show you where it is headed. >> terry: first a milestone for the health law. >> remember this, president obama signing the giant piece of legislation into law back in 2010 but any birthday celebrations may be kept low key because the law seems as controversial as ever. now there are new signs that political fight over it could be hea...

As temporary as it is because it only impacts now, we still have the long run, its important because it gives a court confirming the language that counters the opponents. let me show you your own governor, tom corbett, defending the voter i.d. law back in march when many of us were picking up momentum on this issue. watch this. >> contrary to some claims, this bill does not interfere with anyones legal right to vote. it prevents people from cheating in our elections. this is a law of prevention....

In 2012 versus 41,000 in 2008, a reduction of 70%. what is happening? why are so few military members even requesting absentee ballots? >> with he will, you know, there are a lot of factors, but one of the primary factors, is the fact that the pentagon, small agency within the pentagon is supposed to help service members, didnt implement a key law back in, that was passed back in 2009, that was supposed to provide greater assistance to our service members. but as you point out, theres still time...