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Little sun must shine. so even in that bad year for republicans, they did have some bright spots. that year, 1970, a gentleman, bill young was first elected to the house of representatives from florida. although he did not know it at the time, bill young would go on to hold that seat in florida for 42 years. congressman bill young, first elected in 1970, he went on to become the longest continually serving republican member of congress ever in the history of the country. he was serving in his 22nd term when he died last friday at the age of 82. this week, thousand of people gathered in largo, ...

♪ nothing says, "you're my #1 copilot," like a milk-bone biscuit. ♪ say it with milk-bone. >> it is a rule in american politics whatever party the president is in, the other party tend to do better in the midterm electi elections. so say it is 1970, before watergate. the president was obviously a republican, richard nixon. and in the midterm elections that year, 1970, the president's party, the republican party, got crushed. democrats took 12 seats from republicans in the house that year. republicans also lost a ton of governorships. in 1970. gop is set back in major states. just a bad yea...

>> very, very, very interesting. listen to this. a group of boy scout leaders could face charges after toppling this rock formation in utah. the men leading the scouts on a trip through goblin valley state park, they noticed the top of the rock formation was loose and what did they do? they pushed it over. they say they believed they saved lives. >> you know you are under investigation, right? >> we thought we were doing a good deed. >> that wasn't going to last. i looked at the main walkway and thought one gust of wind and the family is dead. >> he had to brace himself. he had to get in pos...

But not his life as a gang-banger. >> you know, everybody wants your children to be successful and succeed in life and be somebody. you know? but, you know, he is young. he is a teenager. sometimes he doesn't make the best decisions. you know? you can't force it. you know, it's like you can bring a horse to the water. but you can't make it drink, you know. ultimately, they're going to make their own decisions. >> though he has never been charged with murder, briceno made it clear when he was jesse's age some of his decisions ended in violence. >> i was just treacherous. i was just a gunner. fo...

Cease and reassess how we proceed. >> justice ruth bader ginsburg said throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rain storm because you not getting wet. hubris is a fit word for today's demolition of the vra." did it strike you, sitting there in the department of justice looking at this paperwork that the formula that congress had come up with then which was essentially reauthorized was capricious or arbitrary or ridiculous? >> not at all, chris. i think what our experience was in the departmen...