jon: but the scouts already have prohibition on scoutmaster contact with scouts, right? reporter: they do. following literally hundreds of incidents of peddation by pedophiles the scouts adopted a policy where one-on-one contact between adults and scouts is prohibited. separate accomodations for adults and scouts are required. when camping no youth is permitted to sleep in the tent of an adult other than his own parent or guardian. jon? jon: dug mckelway with the controversy out of washington. thank you, doug. patti ann: the full senate is expected to vote later today to confirm senator john kerry as secretary of state. the foreign relations committee unanimously approved his nomination. the road could be tougher for former senator chuck hagel. why his pick for defense secretary could face a confirmation fight. a health concern you need to know about. ground beef being recalled because it could be carrying salmonella. we ll have the details.
single person to determine who qualifies for how much in subsidies, then that has to be shared with other agencies. with such a complicated process, a lot could go wrong, and some argue that s why hhs wants more states to participate so the blame for any problems won t fall entirely on the administration. they d rather share political responsibility with the states so that they don t carry the full burden if the program really falls well short of expectations. and promises. reporter: now, hhs has always said and comets to say it will continues to say it will make the deadlines. it s also starts referring to exchanges as insurance exchanges even though people will only be able to buy insurance approved by the federal government and usually far more than what many buy today. jon? jon: oh, boy. it s getting interesting. jim angle in washington, thank you. reporter: you bet. patti ann: well, happening now, gas prices going up again. aaa saying the average for a
because this search is taking place in the adriatic sea, there are italian rescue boats involved as well. if we hear anything more on this, jon, we ll certainly pass it along. back to you. jon: let s hope they can find him. rick folbaum, thank you. patti ann: a new battleground in the war on terror, the u.s. reportedly ready to sign a deal with niger to open a new drone base in west africa. it brings u.s. forces to the border with mali where french troops have been helping battle islamist militants. al-qaeda-linked groups are making northern mali a base for terror operations, so let s look at what this might mean. we re bringing in general jack keane, former vice chief of staff for the army and a fox military analyst. thanks for joining us. glad to be here, patti ann. patti ann: this u.s. and niger signed a status of forces agreement, and that is considered the first step, but it is so far not approved by the pentagon, the white house or
patti ann? 20 times stabbing him and shooting him in the head? that self-defense? i don t think so. patti ann: doug, what about that? is the jury going to buy she needed all of that to stop this guy from hurting her? it is very, very hard. set up the legal test. if you re presented with deadly force, you can respond with many could men s rat deadly force. is there some argument theoretically that you know, you needed all that continue ages? not really. i think honestly, i think she is facing uphill battle. back to what lis is saying. conventional wisdom when you have a witness who lied twice it will be withering i will call it cross-examination. there is one exception. that, lis, you find this interesting. when a cooperating testifies before the government and lied previously denying the involvement. there is reason for that. i did do it and he did it with me. juries will believe that. but when you have a defendant with two exculpatory versions that are false and now
foregone conclusion? whether to testify is a catch-22. the state may have already proved it. i have to get up there and end up as a practical matter making things worse. it does bear reputation in casey anthony they went with the wrong theory. they had felony murder. she administered chloroform to the child that is felony. that is a death. felony murder. same level of murder. they went with the wrong theory swinging for the fences. here it is a little bit different. i think that she has a very, very tough road in this case. here is one thing i will make for the defense here. sure. hard for me. that is surprising. from the prosecutor. do you know, patti ann, 1.29% of the people on death row are women? only 61 out of 3170 women on death row in this country. so, to me what that says there is some sexism going on. if she comes across as marginally likable, hard to believe, then it may take the death penalty off the table just because of these stats that i m looking at