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Fewer than 500 passed. its not that schoolhouse rock got it all wrong. the legislative process has changed. for starters, deals arent always made sitting here on capitol hill. theyre often made in places just like this. >> whats your name? >> my name is angel. >> this is my first time here. the reason we came is because they said this is the d.c. power spot where all the kind of rules and regulations and back room deals are made. is that true? >> well, i cant really -- >> you cant reveal the det...

>> do i feel his death was an appropriate punishment, absolutely not. and it makes me sick to my stomach the the perpetrator is out there and obviously helped him in many ways for a very long time and still out there with no punishment. >> laura: well, what she just said about punishment is interesting. our next guest says hes being unfairly targeted or punishedin. and alan dershowitz, a former lawyer and meredith joins me now, alan, you say that you are cta victim of the me too moveme. explain....

Punishment, absolutely not. and it makes me sick to my stomach the perpetrator is out there and obviously helped him in many ways for a very long time and still out there with no punishment. >> laura: well, what she just said about punishment is interesting. our next guest says hes being unfairly targeted or punished and alan dershowitz, a former lawyer and meredith joins me now, alan, you say that you are a victim of the me too movement can explain. >> well, the evidence is just going to have t...

Nice to meet you. the restaurant is a hot spot for wheeling and dealing. and those wheeler dealers are often lobbyists who help write bills. that is where i met up with meredith, a lobbyist. >> every year it seems like they keep saying this is the most do-nothing congress. >> the system is set up in a way, even from the beginning, that there are a thousand cuts here to kill a bill. it is very easy to do. the hard part is actually passing a bill. >> dumb question. is there like an inbox where you...

Was murdered, michelle phoned her sister meredith to report yet another blowup with jason. >> she was just, "ive had it." she said, "you know, more than one time, i just cant do this anymore." >> reporter: jason was telling one of his close friends the same thing. and prosecutors said just days before michelle was murdered, he had indulged in one last transgression. a casual hook-up with an old friend named carol ann sauerby in his own living room. michelle was away at the time. >> cassidy was p...

>> i realized i didnt bring the papers. >> why was it important to you somebody get the papers? >> because i wanted it to be a surprise. a surprise to michelle means so much more than anything. >> reporter: so around noon november 3rd he called his sister-in-law meredith from the car to ask if shed go to the house and get those ebay papers. >> friday november 3rd. >> he left meredith a voicemail. >> could you go over there and see if you can find them on the computer? >> reporter: then he headed...

>> im listening. >> is she breathing? >> i dont think so. >> have you checked? >> no. shes cold. >> okay. >> reporter: as she spoke, meredith was cradling her 2 1/2-year-old niece, cassidy, who crawled out from under the bed clothes on her parents bed, just feet from where her mother lay. cassidys voice chattering to her aunt was caught on the recorded call. >> shes got booboos everywhere. >> had cassidy witnessed the murder, awakened alone to find this? >> you just picture a small child walking...

Had significant errors. >> reporter: december 2013. jason youngs new attorneys launched his appeal. >> who is the killer? is jason young the person responsible for ms. youngs death? and you know, it seems fundamentally unfair. >> reporter: what was fundamentally unfair? remember during the trial, the attorney pointed out, the prosecution introduced testimony about those civil cases against jason brought by michelles family. they accused jason of murder. >> jason young brutally murdered michelle ...

Just something thats going to carry a lot of weight. >> this is the complaint that was filed in december seeking custody of cassidy. >> reporter: prosecutors also called the attorney involved in that custody case over daughter cassidy, and those same allegations were repeated yet again. >> the jury heard several times through these two civil complaints that jason young brutally murdered michelle fisher young. >> reporter: but the headline came when prosecutors played jason youngs entire testimon...

Polls specifically in iowa because mammoth university and biden before he made the comment but biden has a very large lead in early-voting state, 28%, warren, 19, pete buttigieg at 8. meredith, which candidate has really stood out to you in terms of the pitch that they have been making to voters at the iowa state fair, amanda, im sorry. >> im impressed by elizabeth warrens campaign, she has committed to showing up and building grassroots infrastructure, they hear from her over and over again. i ...