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Question amy bishop. listen to the d.a. >> even though it was 24 years ago, you have to think that the tragedies of alabama could have been averted had some of those things been done. >> the clear implication there that we might not have had the tragedy of 2010 if an adequate investigation had been done in 1986. >> shepard: her parents are talking now, right? >> well, they are not saying very much. they are actually talking through an attorney they have hired. they have actually refused, in fact...

Only injure themselves, they could jury another passenger. >> thats right. even injure other passengers. infant safety seating has been one of the ntsbs most wanted items for many years. they took it off their wanted list this year because the f.a.a. has steadfastly refused to move forward on the matter, shep. >> shepard: whats the f.a.a. saying now on the matter? >> its interesting response. passengers having to buy the extra seat on the plane for the baby. something that you have to do when th...

Well, he is considered the most influential tax writing lawmaker in all of congress. our national correspondent steve centanni with the news tonight live on capitol hill. steve, some new evidence today about what exactly congressman rangels staff told him. >> right, shep. documents released by the ethics committee show his staff trying to warn him about the corporate sponsorship of those meetings in the caribbean. the says issued two memos in 2008 and memo in 2009 spelling out the nature of the ...

My message has always been consistent, we appreciate their work. we honor their professionalism. we depend on them. >> an intelligence insider tells fox the initial proposal was a, quote, head scratcher, since president obama signed an executive order over a year ago banning the cia from using enhanced interrogation techniques. shep? >> shepard: molly henneberg in washington tonight. molly, thanks. there is word today that that deadly crash of a small plane into the austin, texas office building...

Indian and pakistani foreign ministers met and by all accounts had a very good meeting. it is obviously not in the interest of the taliban to see india and pakistan getting along, shep. >> shepard: mike emanuel at the pentagon tonight. good weekend. thank you. for the first time, some of charlie rangels fellow congressman are suggesting he step down from the powerful ways and means committee at least for now. the top democrat is still showing support. all of this comes after the house ethics com...

Disturbing. in december there were reports that the white house wanted governor paterson now to step aside in terms of the race. he wasnt doing well in the polls. well today they got their apparent wish. >> shepard: so candidates now cuomo, im guessing is the shoe- >> in the state attorney general, the democrat, the son of mario cuomo who is ironically investigating these allegations as the attorney general. on the other side, the republicans, rick lazio, remember him in the former long island c...

To get a permanent court protection against him. it turns out, she says the state police are pressuring her not to do that and she actually talked to the governor on the telephone the day before she was supposed to go to court. and then she didnt show up. well, today paterson said he didnt do anything wrong. >> i am looking forward to a full investigation of actions taken by myself and my administration. but i give you this personal oath. i have never abused my office, not now, not ever. and i b...

>> shepard: the ethics committee isnt finished with congressman rangel at all. there is a line of things coming, right? >> thats right. a variety of issues still pending, still in the hands of the ethics panel, including allegations that rangel failed to declare rental income on his villa. rental villa in the dominican republic. that he used the to rent stabilized apartments in harlem one for his office. used official stationery to raise funds for public policy school in new york and he stored h...

Coalition troops have been focusing their efforts for a couple of weeks now. officials say the marjah operation will continue for several more weeks. and then some time later this week its on to kandahar city. mike emanuel with the news at the pentagon. that is a very important and probably a very difficult spot. >> well, you are right, shep. u.s. officials call it the home base, the capital city of the taliban movement. you know, before 9/11, taliban leader mullah omar actually ran the country ...

This money to certain investments or money managers that they might have an affiliation with. and they would also have -- or they would only be allowed to do that if they ran their investment advice through an unbiased computer model that was audited by an outside, independent expert. and there are, of course, some other proposals that will require more disclosure and audits of these advisors, shep. >> shepard: thats a mouthful. what are the advisors saying about all of this? >> well, no comment...