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>> jasper says other messages have been threatening. what is missing amongst the outrage is context. veterans affairs diagnosed him with a traumatic brain injury after he suffered a car accident in 2001 while enlisted in the earl. his lawyer. in some ways, his cognitive abilities are at a third grade level. his lawyer says he suffered with impulse control. a trait similar to people with brain injuries. >> does he understand that hes done something wrong here? >> how do you know that? >> he feels...

The new law gives abuse survivors to sue even after the statute of limitations has expired. the 32 year old claims epstein sexually assaulted her several times in his manhattan townhouse when she was 14 and 15 and says that one time he raped her. the suit claims that ghislaine maxwell assisted in maintaining and protecting his sex trafficking ring. rose says she never met maxwell personally. she has denied the accusations against her. she says, quote, the power structure was stacked against me. ...

I would hope and pray that i would be treated and my family would be treated with a fraction of the humanity and compassion that we treat those people >> reporter: the trump administration is also trying to restrict legal immigration, making it tougher for people to get a green card if they have received any public assistance today another top immigration official added a few words to the inscription on the statue of liberty. >> give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own 2 feet ...

It only gets better when you switch and save with geico. welcome back to "velshi & ruhle." the new yorks child victims act. a new law giving victims one year window to file a lawsuit regardless of when the alleged happened. among those targeted to the largest institutions that have face countless allegations of sexual abuse of kids. the catholic church and the boy scouts of america. >> now this law is significant in cases like these because it extends the statue of limitations for child sex ab...

For some numerical amount. as of midnight, now just earlier today, theres no statute of limitations whatsoever in the state of new york for sexual abuse. so expect these lawsuits to come ov over. without allegations are made, you cant sue the person who ever made the allegation for libel, meaning they are free to say what they want. >> dana: when it comes to the question of the circumstances surrounding his death, there are some who are looking for other answers. americans like patterns. surely ...

Conceal and perpetuate his sex-trafficking scheme. their hideous actions victimized me and so many young girls like me. it was filed under the childs victim act, so not every one of his victims would be able to go this route, correct? >> thats right, but this is a really important new statute. it went into effect just today, and what it does is it gives a break to plaintiffs from the statute of limitations that would ordinarily exist in a civil case, depending on the type of tort thats alleged, ...

You are an advocate for other victims of the catholic church sexual abuse within the catholic church. what does this law means to you? >> thats an incredible law, incredible step forward. i was thankful to be in albany last year when the assembly and the senate passed the historic on my birthday. i got to witness the joy on my friends face as it passed. >> when you go on tv, you talk to people it motivates those who had similar experience to yours and actually do something about it. this is bigg...

Institute of limitations. i think its 100 years or something now on people who have been victimized as children. shes saying today i am exercising my rights under that law. >> good for her, and she should. its such an important law. people, victims, especially when theyre child victims, often take a long time, years, well beyond what the normal statute of limitations would be, to feel comfortable and confident enough to come forward. victims need to be supported and encouraged to do what she and...

559 million. that does have to be verified because some people claim they are worth x-amount and they are really not. all women were minors at the time. thanks to child victims act in new york takes effect this week. open as year window to victims sexually victimized as kids. before that you couldnt go back because of statute of limitations. now these women will be able to try to get money at least because of everything they have been through. they want justice. pete: rightfully so. was it just ...

Boy scouts, schools and school systems and hospitals and other organizations. state officials say they expect that number to go higher. lets bring in deborah blum. shes had people sue over sexual misconduct. this began about the catholic church, didnt it? >> yes. this has been put into action for over 12 years. people pressing the legislation to relax the statute of limitations. it was passed into law in february of 2019. now as we just talked about or as we just said, the courts will be flooded...