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That can hold people down. but comedy is special and different and satire is important. jerry seinfeld was talking about this in a potential oversensitivity. take a listen to this. >> youre not worried that were becoming this very gentle respectful culture that people wont be funny anymore. >> im worried that every time i see a comedian apologize, just to end it just because you took what i said seriously doesnt mean i now meant it. it doesnt mean you get to decide that youre in my head and know...

They say they had no knowledge of those medical notes that were found in his apartment torn up saying if he was unfit to fly. do you think that lufthansa faces liability here? >> well first of all, poppy, the comment by the ceo thar that lubitz was 100% fit to fly is irresponsible and its not based on any fact. when i did defense work for french airbus i will tell you that very little went into screening of pilots. in fact our own federal regulations in terms of pilot training and screening are ...

The hard surface, basically a hard brick surface in front of the pub. thats where he sustained the injuries. so my interpretation in looking at him after he had been sutu d sutured, looking at photos of what happened that night or early in the morning, i summize the force was excessive. >> you have close to a firsthand account speaking to martese johnson at this point. i appreciate your candor. there is more investigation under way. we will be following up with you. thank you so much. >> take ca...

Benefit other than to me maybe delay. heather: delay delay. >> they need time. i just dont know why. as a defense attorney i do homicide work i do defense work. i would never appeal decision of this nature. keep it in my back pocket so there was conviction for my client. have to say to the judge in the appellate decision this decision and other decisions caused overall inability to have proper fair trail. i -- trial. i had a case i tried not county prosecutor but assistant county prosecutor. the...

Defense work, i would say nine out of ten of the clients have used marijuana on a regular basis and these kids who are committing crimes were high on marijuana. so their judgment is all messed up and i do believe its a gateway drug. >> its not a kid thing. >> its not for anyone. its a gateway drug. >> if you legalize it -- >> last word, guy. >> i know -- >> alcohol -- >> a child -- >> it would be easier -- >> you dont have to be a super criminal now. easier to have someone passing it to them? >>...

Own apartment in new york, anymore. >> just coming from an attorneys perspective, most of my clients, i do criminal defense work, i would say nine out of ten of the clients have used marijuana on a regular basis and these kids who are committing crimes, they were all high on marijuana. so their judgment is all messed up and i do believe its a gateway drug. >> its not a kid thing. >> its not for anyone. its a gateway drug. >> if you legalize it -- >> last word, guy. >> i know -- >> alcohol -- >> ...

About, but this is a classic example, sean, of people just not giving a dang any more. they want to do whatever they want to do. >> you dont give a dang about marijuana od. >> wait a minute, hang on a second, i think what youre saying is they start with marijuana, then they drink and then they snort coke and do blow and this. where do you draw the line? thats the issue. where do you draw the line. >> if you look at cigarettes, there is a huge push out there talking about how bad cigarettes are f...

Sense of propriety is lacking. yeah, you think? and this is just the latest revelation after the reports of governor mcdonnell and his family taking and never reporting $145,000 in cash from a virginia company, the designer watches and the lake house vacation. and the ferrari, did i mention it was a white ferrari? none of which he has yet explained. governor mcdonnell has added another highpowered lawyer to his defense team, say former u.s. attorney who does defense work. hes added a public rela...

Family taking and never reporting $145,000 in cash from a virginia company, the designer watches and the lake house vacation. and the ferrari, did i mention it was a white ferrari? none of which he has yet explained. governor mcdonnell has added another highpowered lawyer to his defense team, say former u.s. attorney who does defense work. hes added a public relations specialist to his team. hes careful to note to the press that the pr guy is not being paid by taxpayers or the governors pac, whi...

Once they let people fly again, the lawmakers could fly again safely and on time, all of the urgency went away and its really quite disappointing and quite tragic. >> sam, give us the cliffs note version anecdotedly of something youve seen in your reporting thus far that people who havent read your work would understand. >> oh, god, theres so much of it. public defenders, for instances are one of these things no one really knows about. public defenders play a huge role. public defenders are goin...