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>> when democratic accused the attorney general of having memory lapses, at least 65 times in previous testimony. it was today under oath that the attorney general said only after he read media reports that he was able to refresh his memory about this march 2016 national security meeting at the trump hotel in washington. this is the meeting where campaign aide george papadopoulos broached the idea of setting up a meeting with then candidate trump and the russian president. sessions said he shut ...

Has the intelligence background that he does, the only conclusion that i can reach is he doesnt want investigators looking at his russian ties because thats where he seems to have the memory lapses of the greatest. but he also apparently left other off as well just to pretend like he hadnt been out of the country or had been dealing with foreign leaders. i think hes in a heap of trouble as a result of this. its too many and too widespread to be a careless error. >> david gergen, whats the signif...

Before the senate. that is because you are trying to create a legal standard for truthfulness. so, there is certainly a legal question to be explored regarding perjury. i would say this carefully. i dont think were all the way there perjury. i dont think were all the way there yet because we dont know enough yet about the nature of the contacts. thats now on the attorney general to clarify. the fact that so far the statements have been so terse and seem like damage control in an environment wher...

Benghazi committee, republican was not quite as nice to cheryl mills and said that she had some memory lapses particularly when it came to benghazi. she tended to have more problems remembering questions from the republican members of the committee than from the democratic members of the committee. may mean something, may not. it is kind of interesting. you know, look, the committee is doing exactly what an investigative committee should do. they are trying to get all of the information, to get ...

Deposition behind closed doors. she came out with the republican chairman as well as the ranking democrat who clearly agreed to give one single statement to the media. they said it had been professional and respectful and answered all the questions. she did answer some of the questions, but there were many issues she had simply forgotten. >> she did. she does not have a good memory. but you have to understand this has been 2 1/2, 3 years ago. but she did remember a lot of things or didnt remembe...

>> there are a lot of causes that can be pointed to apparently in these circumstances. the technology is complicated and sometimes the cause cannot be pinpointed but certainly any criminal lawyer would advise this guy not to talk to the authorities until at least he sees a lot of what else the evidence is. >> and these posts that he allegedly wrote, going back quite some time about safety procedures do they play at all in this? >> i think they do. theyre evidence of state of mind but frankly, th...

Sometime about safety procedures do they play at all in this? >> i think they do. they are evidence of state of mind. but frankly they sound like they would help him. they sound thoughtful responsible, interested in safety. so i dont think they would be a problem for him. i think they would be helpful. >> sanjay if he sustained a concussion and a head wound requiring 15 stitches how common is it for memory lapses to occur and would the memory lapses occur from before the accident. ive had a conc...

Much. do you ever just stress out? >> would you take a second and take the sticks out of your head and maybe you would see i am a person who has feelings and all i have to do is do what i want to do. >> stress may not be from the brain. a stressful lifestyle and stressful job could hurt your short term memory because theres a hormone that increases when you are stressed out. it can lead to memory lapses especially as you age. >> it is time for your 5 at 5. >> here are five things you should buy ...

Cortisol can result in memory lapses. the hormone can block the synapses that help us store and recall information. sleep deprivation can also affect memory. im going to go home. >> where are we? whats my name? >> "los angeles times," game of throwns is the most pirated show. the episode picked up more than 1.5 million views after the 12 hours it aired. that number expected to rise to seven million. ""game of thrones"" is also the most pirated show -- >> what is the show? >> people watch it. >> ...

Nurse and the investigators questioning her that she also h h h had .04 blood alcohol level. she was drunk. she was banged around. what if it was your daughter, tim? what it was your daughter? >> that is not true. that is an extrapolation that has been discarded. you can physically and lawfully shoot a gun at .10. she would not have the memory lapses, incoherency if she was at .04. first she said she got hit on the head. then she said someone gave her drinks and they suspected ghb or rufinol. th...