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Good morning, carol. >> good morning, john. well, gender wasn't an overt issue. kagan's gender prompted a spirited conversation before those hearings began and we wonder, do women judges rule differently than men and if they do, what does it mean? a gut check this morning. >> i do. >> reporter: if elena kagan is confirmed, many women, especially those who lean left, will be elated. gloria allred, a lawyer known for representing high-profile women who have been victims of domestic abuse or discrimination is one of them. >> where there are more women and not just a token woman or maybe even two,...

25 minutes past the hour. your top stories just a few minutes away. first, an "am original." a lot of headlines this week over the supreme court's ruling which effectively ends chicago's 28-year ban on handguns and also concerns that it will make violence in the city worse. >> if you haven't walked the streets of its grittiest neighborhoods it's hard to really understand why this is such a contentious issue there. for part three of our series "walk in our shoes" t.j. holmes did just that. he took the dangerous walk to school with two chicago teens and joins us live this morning with their stor...

Situation, how might potential negotiations factor into his overall plan and does the taliban even seem to be interested in negotiations? >> well, general petraeus will have to look at ever option. the war in afghanistan has gotten worse in the last several years. just a few years ago, that was called the safe part of afghanistan and the last year alone we've attacks over and over in that area and nato forces being killed there and not just negotiating with the taliban, john. that's what is talked about here and talked about with the government. but the spokesperson says that will never happen...

I think it would be probably the sexiest ticket in sports where the nets in brooklyn with lebron james. talk about -- >> he comes to the knicks for a little while. >> stays in cleave lveland or go the knicks. think about the new york, which is a reputation of being a baseball town and you mentioned you can't talk about the yankees or the mets right now, it's all about lebron. late '80s, the knicks were getting $1,000 for a courtside seat. so, john, let me ask you something. you're in brooklyn, brooklyn. lebron james is winning championships. what does a courtside seat cost to a nets game in tw...