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A number of lawmakers are talking about legislation that would make it mandatory for immigration agents to review a foreign applicants social media activity with the white house emphasizing today that the homeland security department has started three pilot programs to incorporate social media reviews in the last year. >> theyve acknowledged part of that review is to consider ways to incorporate the use of social media vetting in their screening programs. not sure why any specific legislation wo...

Mandatory, in other words a requirement to look at social media activity with the white house saying a new law is not necessary in their opinion because homeland security started three pilot programs last year. >> they have acknowledged that part of that review is to consider ways to incorporate the use of social media vetting in their screening programs. im not sure why any specific legislation would be required to take that step. >> reporter: tashfeen malik exchanged messages about martyr dom ...

Could have slipped the u.s. watch list and screening programs. its important to note here, that at least four of the attackers were on a terrorist watch list, and theres no indication that any of the attackers ever rytried to trave to the u.s. the paris attacker who would have been able to travel to america could have used a visa program to get into the country. that program allows people from 38 countries, mostly people from europe, to travel to the u.s. without visas. and it was used by about ...

There are others we worry about and we cover all across the country, using all of our lawful tools. so thats how we think about the threat. >> reporter: so fbi director james comey there and attorney general loretta lynch both saying no relationship exists between the paris attackers and anyone in the united states. but national security officials do say that at least one of the paris attackers, in theory could have been able to travel to the u.s., and as many as three of them could have slipped...

Whether you have a record, based on race which was not the point of these initial screening programs. this data here showing that the call-back rate, 31% for a white non-offender, a regular persons just applying for a job. if you find out they have a criminal record, employers drop down to 22%. a drop but not too much. compare that to the record for black offenders and non-offenders. someone who is just a black american citizen getting a call-back rate at 25%. employers find out they have a crim...

Questions about measures for pilots and whether enough is being done to ensure they are mentally and physically prepared for the job. here to discuss this is the author of "air safety, investigators using science to save lives one crash at a time." dr. alan diehl is a former faa and u.s. air force crash investigator, also an aviation psychologist at faa headquarters. doctor, thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i would like to start by asking you what are the questions a...

Legislation after mondays mass shooting. as information trickles in, the details paint a complex picture of the nations gun laws and mental health policies. the weekend before he went on the rampage and weeks after sought psychiatric help, said he was followed by people sending microwave through his body to keep him awake. he passed two background checks and bought a shotgun. its not clear what would have stopped him. shootings, one a month for the past four years, often carried out by mental he...

Come more from one party than another, the legislatures, texas and other legislatures. how many states now, more than 20 states have tried to take action against planned parenthood screening programs for breast cancer because perhaps in 3% of your medical services do provide pregnancy counseling. >> i think not only state legislatures but we have seen the u.s. house of representatives again try to end all funding for planned parenthood to do cancer screenings, birth control but as disturbingly, ...

going on camera with new details. what the lawyer is saying about what really happened that night at the beverly hill hotel. plus this -- >> this is barn number eight where the body was found and the barn backs up to the racetrack itself. this is the backstretch. you can see the twin spires in the background there. this is where the horses ran on the backstretch of the kentucky derby. >> behind the track. cnn gets unprecedented access at churchill downs. the murder and the mystery. i...