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>> bill: thats all it is is basically a symbolic prosecution for him to stop. >> they want him to stop. they say they havent done. this unprecedented. arpaio says its a witch-hunt. that this is about political correctness. he he is not doing anything wrong. they just dont like him going after illegal immigrants. >> bill: you have interviewed arpaio recently i have interviewed him too. does he have a strong case to go up against the justice department? >> i dont know. it depends on what the feds ...

The sheriff -- rather, the justice department wants him to submit to an outside monitor to keep an eye on his operation. something, he says, he will not allow. all right. joe, thanks. >> and a small alabama town is fighting back after the freedom from religion foundation calls for the removal of bible verses from their welcome signs. as you can see, the welcome you sign reads ephesians 4:5. the former mayor had them removed but the new mayor says hes putting his foot down and putting the signs b...

The new york state legislature needs to revise the new york law. >> bill: to get it in law with the federal law. >> right to. say look it needs to be tougher. you need to criminalize the mere viewing of it even if its not stored. >> bill: mere viewing of child porn should be a felony in this country. >> yes, lets make clear. you can always offer as a defense it wasnt me, it was a mistake. i was trying to click here and it came up. thats not illegal. >> bill: if it were one or two times i can und...

Allegedly. >> bill: thats all it is is basically a symbolic prosecution for him to stop. >> they want him to stop. they say they havent done. this unprecedented. arpaio says its a witch-hunt. that this is about political correctness. he he is not doing anything wrong. they just dont like him going after illegal immigrants. >> bill: you have interviewed arpaio recently i have interviewed him too. does he have a strong case to go up against the justice department? >> i dont know. it depends on wha...

The new york state legislature needs to revise the new york law. >> bill: to get it in law with the federal law. >> right to. say look it needs to be tougher. you need to criminalize the mere viewing of it even if its not stored. >> bill: mere viewing of child porn should be a felony in this country. >> yes, lets make clear. you can always offer as a defense it wasnt me, it was a mistake. i was trying to click here and it came up. thats not illegal. >> bill: if it were one or two times i can und...

The new york state legislature needs to revise the new york law. >> bill: to get it in law with the federal law. >> right to. say look it needs to be tougher. you need to criminalize the mere viewing of it even if its not stored. >> bill: mere viewing of child porn should be a felony in this country. >> yes, lets make clear. you can always offer as a defense it wasnt me, it was a mistake. i was trying to click here and it came up. thats not illegal. >> bill: if it were one or two times i can und...

Of abuse of power against latinos. the skwustis departme -- justic now suing him. good morning, doug. >> good morning, guys. this is a standoff between the federal government and this outspoken arizona sheriff who isnt willing to give in he says over politics. the sheriff is being sued in federal court by the obama administration. his department is accused of discriminating against hispanic jail inmates and potentially targeting hispanic drivers. the justice department wants arp aishg o to submi...

Justice department -- and it does this a lot -- believes they have a pattern in violating rights, this is how theyre resolved. there is usually an agreement and the two sides come together and a monitor is appointed to make sure the office is following the law. in this case he claimed the monitor would have too much power. that is in dispute. >> many thanks. the network that brought "jersey shore" and the situation wants to gaming the election. it is time now for the side bar. fantasy election...

>> we have to wonder about the viability of keeping his job. this is something -- these allegations, theyve been investigating him over three years. >> thats right. hes very popular there. the concerns about him go beyond partisanship. the justice department began looking into complaints about his practices during the bush administration but he says it was only a hundred days after obama came into office that this whole thing was accelerated. and he believes that it is political. but in any even...

Based on an i can dots that would not be unusual in a department his size. he says this is politically motivated. saying the obama administration and eric holder have been gunning for him for four years because of his enforcement of immigration. >> im an elected shaffer. im not going to give up my organization to the federal government. its as simple as that. but im willing to work with them. >> reporter: the feds allegation were originally contained in a 22-page document issues in december. tal...