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The DoodlerPossible confession sparks search for a psychiatrist In late 1975, a psychiatrist contacted San Francisco police to say he knew who the Doodler serial killer was. Nearly half a century later, his identity has been maddeningly difficult to pin down. What answers would he have? April 20, 2021 4:00 a.m. The psychiatrist was the breakthrough. Said he had a confession. And a name. San Francisco homicide inspectors Rotea Gilford and Earl Sanders thought they were about to nab the Doodler, ...

from, all of that for various reasons is not being disclosed but it is ongoing, involved sophisticated intelligence and its something where i dont think the government expected it to be coming out yesterday because its ongoing and the device is being tested by the fbi, and as you raise the issue about whether or not our current level of detection is enough to be able to find this type of device. this seems to be a new level of sophistication by al qaeda, probably al qaeda in the arabia...

chairman of the homeland security committee, also with us this morning, cnn national security contributor frances townsend, former bush homeland security adviser. congressman king, give me some more details of this plot as you know this and the man at the center of the plot whom we havent heard much information about. >> soledad i really cant give you all the details. this is an ongoing operation. it was an unmetallic device, i can tell you it involves a number of countries and that at...

We have a responsibility as parents and as authority figures not to encourage such thoughts and feelings. >> well, i guess, first of all, john, and then i want to go to michelle, to use the word "barbarians" to describe gay people. >> i think thats horrific. i think that whole concept hes talked about there is an amazing denial of human experience. and i think the first thing we need to do is to listen and validate to what people experience. and i remember in my own life, that was very important...

Nature/nurture, whatever, so they say something stupid, oh, we make our choices. why is that politics? why do they have to make a political statement like that? >> in part, because it goes beyond homosexuality, and so much of their politics and their kind of cultural ideal is about a god-given hierarchy between men and women, god-given roles for men and women within the family. if you admit there are variations on the proper way to live a flourishing life, you open yourself to all kinds of chall...

Generation, even among younger evangelicals, you see a lot more support and kind of understanding of gay relationships. >> well, let me ask -- go back to our prime guest here, john. you know, just a few years ago, we had an election in 2004, and i dont know if you studied the politics of the gay issues, but my understanding is that ohio went for president bush, w. bush, because there was a whole movement out there to try to fight the issue of same-sex marriage on the ballot. and it was basically...

Homosexual to heterosexual. will this admission change the course of debate in this country over same-sex marriage and other issues? john smid joins us now along with "daily beast" contributor michelle goldberg. john, thank you for joining us on "hardball." its always an honor to have somebody come on the show that could go anywhere they wanted to tell their story. and michelle, thank you for joining us and helping us with this story to understand it as a journalist. john, i guess the question t...

middle class and then down to the poor? can you be serious if youre not running a normal campaign for president? also, heres a story sure to anger some on the religious right. in fact, a lot of them. a leader of the movement to, quote, cure homosexuality admits it doesnt work. the former head of, quote, love and action, the countrys largest ex-gay ministry joins us to say, i am what i am. and the occupy wall street demonstrations have energy, momentum and enthusiasm. they could build a...

president? also, heres a story sure to anger some on the religious right. in fact, a lot of them. a leader of the movement to, quote, cure homosexuality admits it doesnt work. the former head of, quote, love and action, the countrys largest ex-gay ministry joins us to say, i am what i am. and the occupy wall street demonstrations have energy, momentum and enthusiasm. they could build and play a big role in the presidential election, but what do they want? and what does victory look lik...

Great to have you on. thank you so much for coming on this program, sir. and john smid, thank you. thank you, michelle goldberg. up next, need proof that some republicans want to keep you from voting? maybe huckabee was joking. you decide. these guys love to say i was just joking after making their right-wing points. youre watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro.