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The u.s., there's not an fda approved treatment here. they are working with the fda to import a vaccine. it's only been licensed in europe. but they're making an emergency exception. the school is recommending that students avoid physical contact. david vitter weighs in on his effort to get answers from the epa as it doles out a new round of federal regulations. the agency is refusing to comply with their subpoenas. and a potentially deadly weather situation across the midwest. the threat of severe storms, possible tornados. we're going to go live to the weather center next. il cold ands d...

And particularly in light of this e-mail traffic, internet use and so on. what is your view about where the balance should be struck between an individual's right to civil liberty and between the right to go after terrorists and catch them? >> well, in terms of this particular case, i think it's being handled very well. that the emergency exception that the fbi used initially in not informing him of his rights, they got a lot of information. that exception is for the purpose of insuring that there were not other devices, if you will, or more danger -- immediate danger to the public. i would be...

Between an individual's right to civil liberty and between the right to go after terrorists and catch them? >> well, in terms of this particular case, i think it's being handled very well. that the emergency exception that the fbi used initially in not informing him of his rights, they got a lot of information. that exception is for the purpose of insuring that there were not other devices, if you will, or more danger -- immediate danger to the public. i would be very reticent to start doing away with our civil liberties around the issue of terrorism. it's very easy to get on a very quick and ...

>> well, in terms of this particular case, i think it's being handled very well. that the emergency exception that the fbi used initially in not informing him of his rights, they got a lot of information. that exception is for the purpose of insuring that there were not other devices, if you will, or more danger -- immediate danger to the public. i would be very reticent to start doing away with our civil liberties around the issue of terrorism. it's very easy to get on a very quick and slippery slope once you start going in that direction. in this particular case, i think it's working out ver...

However, the question of bl and how far the government investigators can question him before he's mirandized is not free from doubt. the case in new york that the supreme court made the emergency exception to, the facts were much different, and there are no commentators who have suggested what that really means is you can spontaneously asking the accused where is the gun or is anyone else involved? it doesn't contemplate a multihour interrogation, of course the answer is for the government not to attempt to introduce any of that, because -- i don't want to prejudge the case, but i think it wou...