flew only 78 feet before striking her in the back. defense witnesses said it would be impossible to murder someone by bouncing a bullet like that. the prosecution argued there was intent to kill. the defendant was just a lousy shot. the defendant claims he found the gun wrapped in a t-shirt and it went off when he picked it up. prosecutors argue he brought it onto the crowded pier concealed in his clothes and guns don t just fire on their own. it was an intentional act. you pull the trigger intentionally. in addition to that a dangerous act where malice can be implied based on behavior. the defense cast doubt on the reliability of a police intear gaition. the interpreter didn t accurately translate certain words like trigger and surveillance video of the crime scene proved that some of his responses were just wrong. the key part of the
welcome back to the lead. the pop culture lead now. the days leading up to a presidential inauguration are typically a time for healing wounds torn open during a tense election year. but with fewer than two weeks until donald trump takes the oath the wounds appear as raw as ever, as the cultural divide front and center when meryl streep said donald trump is the one putting on a dangerous act. disrespect invites disrespect. violence incites violence. when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. cnn s jeff zeleny joins me now. jeff, i probably could have come pretty close to predicting what mr. trump was going to respond on twitter. but i was surprised that the white house weighed in. we have seen the movie before from donald trump. but the white house reaction was
flesh is pretty good proof that what they are saying is correct. no it s not, jeff. you have two cops nearly dead because of this guy. that s pretty good evidence that his intentions were bad. and remember the protesters lives were just as at risk as the police at that point. he was not targeting the police. that is not true. mccullough even said that. did you hear that? no. they flatly disagree with his accounts. that is not true. you don t get to live in a world with your own facts. it s a convenient story that i wasn t shooting at the cops i was shooting at another guy in the protest but it s still assault first and a felony and a dangerous act. it did put the peaceful protesters in danger. you re pedalling lies. why aren t you condemning this? you re supposed to be talking about what s your reason that you re defending williams? i mean how do you know?
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they re going to oppose the bill. people like florida senator marco rubio, kelly ayotte from new hampshire and senator ted cruz from texas all say they re going to vote against it. as of last night, the folks trying to wrangle up support for this bill are trying to lock in had the five republican votes necessary to push it through. so there s still drama to be had here. it s not over until it s over. chris? be very interesting to hear why people vote against the bill. interesting to measure for us and people at home. it s happened again. another stupid, dangerous act. someone shining a laser at a passenger jet. this time a jetblue pilot says his vision was badly damaged when he landed in florida monday. this is not the first time. three incidents reported in west palm beach just last week, attacks on the rise nationwide. cnn s rene marsh has more from us in washington. these layser atacks are serious problems.