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Trustees urge congress to address this issue as soon as possible. former news international chairman james murdock grilled in the u.k. hacking scandal investigation today. murdock answered questions about questionable media practices including phone hacking at his fathers scandaled news of the world tabloid. >> i think it is self evident that in hindsight in knowing what we know now whatever controls in place failed to create sufficient transparency around those issues and the risks around it....

admits to shooting and killing trayvon martin will be arrested and charged. special prosecutor angela corey has chosen not to use a grand jury to investigate the florida teenagers death. it is up to her to figure out whether to file charges against george zimmerman or drop the case altogether. ♪ >> as you can see there, peaceful protests and unrelenting protests marching to the sanford police department demanding an immediate arrest. david mattingly is live in sanford tonight. a lot ...

Case. remember the sergeant in afghanistan who was charged with killing all those people? he had just had a medical evaluation. here is the truth. these evaluations dont test the psychological issues. thats the problem. and were going to see more and more. >> gregg: so youre suggesting that maybe a good lawyer can make an argument that the airline is negligent in fail to go protect the passengers. wouldnt that be the tort of negligent infliction of emotional distress? >> well, the negligent infl...

Obligation. mitt romney has out spent his opponents 10-1. he spent $17 million trying to destroy newt gingrich in florida. he out spent rick santorum, 6, 7, 8:1 in illinois, michigan, ohio. this is his job. it is his job to say to the republican base i am your champion. it is not the base or any other voters job in the republican or the democratic party to say how much of a pretzel can i con tort myself into to sacrifice my soul? that is romneys job>> he has a 2:1 delegate lead over the other gu...

♪ you give love a bad name >> oh, the jerseys coming out this morning. newark mayor cory booker joins our panel. you know if you signed up the whole political thing you could coanchor the show. if you decide presidential bid is not that interesting, we would love to have you. >> you dont get love a bad name. >> thank you. see, he flatters me. you guys dont flatter me. you are back. we love having you. youve advised the buchman campaign and romney campaign. ron braun seownstein, youre...

this volatile republican nominating contest. since the last debate nearly a month ago, rick santorum has surged into the lead in the national polls. but its a mitt romney-santorum dead heat in one of the states that votes next, thats michigan. and the polls here in arizona suggest a late shift here perhaps in governor romneys favor. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here to get us started. gloria lets focus on the poll here today. we had a poll out yesterday that showed a re...

Trial lawyers to blame for obesity in children? >> i am glad california is not a hot bed of this activity. it is happening in virginia where they are removing swing seats . why do you need a court moratorium. and why cant the schools do it himself. why is a tort getting in there and get fat on lawsuits aimed at schools and the kids are getting fat. i am for keeping the swing sets and monkey bars. >> i think it is the fault of the parents. they are turning children over to government and schools ...

Trial lawyers to blame for obesity in children? >> i am glad california is not a hot bed of this activity. it is happening in virginia where they are removing swing seats . why do you need a court moratorium. and why cant the schools do it himself. why is a tort getting in there and get fat on lawsuits aimed at schools and the kids are getting fat. i am for keeping the swing sets and monkey bars. >> i think it is the fault of the parents. they are turning children over to government and schools ...

Externally over the next year. >> i think theres a better than even chance there will be a naval incident between the chinese and either the vietnamese or the philippines. worse for the u.s. if its philippines because they are a treaty ally. but it could be actually provoked by china. im more with daniel. i see more signs of instability, seesawing between trying to control inflation but realizing they are choking off credit and going back and tort. its quite possible if they really get into trou...

harvard physicist. a look at the way your mind works and doesnt. fascinating conversation with nobel prize winner daniel kahneman. a big birthday but an awkward time to throw a big birthday bash. ill explain. first my take. its the start of the new year and we will do predictions on this show. i thought id try my own hand at some before asking others to risk their reputations. and in the spirit of keeping myself honest, im going to look back at what i said and wrote in "time" magaz...