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Something? well, i never. this time it could actually be a game changer for ending americas backlog of rape kits. in the we small hours this morning, they voted to approve the 2015 fiscal year commerce and science appropriations bill. that bill includes tens and millions of dollars in grants to finally test the 400,000 rape kits sitting on shelves ignored nationwide. down to the wire amendment proposed by tennessee congressman steve cohen added an additional $5 million, bringing the total to $41...

Addressed as my position on appropriations. were going to follow this very closely. there will be criminal investigations and those who are responsible have got to be brought to justice. >> thank you so much, congresswoman lowey. >> for our call to action this week, add your signature to our letter to chairs of house and senate appropriations committees urging them to assure the ininclusion of the $41 million in funding in the 2015 appropriations bill to help clear this backlog of rape kits acro...

Whole state doesnt have the same laws it it makes it difficult and thats where the trafficking and the store purchases come in. >> congresswoman robin kelly, goldie taylor. its great having this conversation with both of you. thank you. checking the news feed this morning. the man accused of killing three people at two kansas city jewish centers is in court this hour. frazier glen cross faces three counts of first-degree murder among other charges. and attorneys in the colorado theater shootin...

Take a listen. >> i have no relationship with the russian government at all. ive never met the russian president. im not supported by the russian government and not taking money from the russian government and not a spy, which is the real question. >> people are going to find it hard to believe that president putin hasnt taken a run at you or what you know. you can stake declare tifly that hasnt happened? >> yeah, i mean, the way -- the way to think about this is again, i already know how to dea...

Dont keep teasing the victims when youre going to execute somebody -- >> do it by any means necessary. >> if not, get it off the books. >> mayor wharton, thanks for your work on this rape kit issue. thats the subject of this weeks call to action, add your signature to the chairs of house and senate appropriation committees urging them to assure the ip inclusion of $36 million in funding in the fiscal year to help clear that backlog of rape kits across the united states. you can find the letter o...

Many wrenching personal stories that is all across the country. kim worthy, thank you. what would you say to the legislators voting on federal funding for ending this backlog around the country this week? >> i would say, what ive said already, but also, its not just rape. these rapists dont just rape, they break into your house and rape. they rape and they kill. they rob you and then they kill. they car jack you and then kill you. its not just rape. its pointed to all other violent crimes as wel...

Transponders went off and turned around and went to a lower altitude. why? hundreds of miles from the last location authority ries reporte. they have theories about what happened. there are interesting truths. well get to that at the top of the hour. >> we look forward to it. thanks so much. time to look at what america is working on. daylight saving time could mean more danger on the job. a study of coal miners find their workplace injuries increase the monday following the time change. star ...

Analyzed. it turns out just four months after that the man who raped her was identified. adding insult to injury joseph houston couldnt be charged because the statute of limitations had run out. so the clock is ticking on testing all the evidence in florida. whats even more baffling is hollywood, florida, a beach community with about 145,000 people is hardly someplace thats overrun with crime. according to neighborhood scout, a website that compiles nationwide crime rates based on fbi data, holl...

Perpetrators to justice. thats why last year i was proud to sign the reauthorization of the womens right act, which supported the states, including the fund police officers, nurses and to speed up the processing of untested rape kits to reduce that backlog, solve unsolved cases, get justice for victims. we push for the violence against women act for protection against immigrants, for lesbian, gay, and transgender americans, for native americans, because no matter who you are, where you live, eve...

Backlog, but as was mentioned earlier, each rape kit represents a human being whose body was a crime scene, and what an amazing technology, and how can we really ignore that? the criminal, the evidentiary material is on a persons body. rape kit exam is a invasive exam and to go through that process and all of a sudden to be ignored and have these rape kits sitting on shelves collecting dust nationwide, 400,000 nationwide. its a travesty. 400,000 nationwide, rape kits collecting dust. >> we talk ...