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Something? well, i never. this time it could actually be a game changer for ending america's backlog of rape kits. in the we small hours this morning, they voted to approve the 2015 fiscal year commerce and science appropriations bill. that bill includes tens and millions of dollars in grants to finally test the 400,000 rape kits sitting on shelves ignored nationwide. down to the wire amendment proposed by tennessee congressman steve cohen added an additional $5 million, bringing the total to $41 million. you saw this as part of the call to action and tweeted, my amendment to add $5 million to...

Addressed as my position on appropriations. we're going to follow this very closely. there will be criminal investigations and those who are responsible have got to be brought to justice. >> thank you so much, congresswoman lowey. >> for our call to action this week, add your signature to our letter to chairs of house and senate appropriations committees urging them to assure the ininclusion of the $41 million in funding in the 2015 appropriations bill to help clear this backlog of rape kits across the u.s. you just heard from congresswoman lowey that intends to keep fighting. you can find thi...

Whole state doesn't have the same laws it it makes it difficult and that's where the trafficking and the store purchases come in. >> congresswoman robin kelly, goldie taylor. it's great having this conversation with both of you. thank you. checking the news feed this morning. the man accused of killing three people at two kansas city jewish centers is in court this hour. frazier glen cross faces three counts of first-degree murder among other charges. and attorneys in the colorado theater shooting case meet today to discuss jury selection. more than 5,000 potential jurors will get a summons ...

Take a listen. >> i have no relationship with the russian government at all. i've never met the russian president. i'm not supported by the russian government and not taking money from the russian government and not a spy, which is the real question. >> people are going to find it hard to believe that president putin hasn't taken a run at you or what you know. you can stake declare tifly that hasn't happened? >> yeah, i mean, the way -- the way to think about this is again, i already know how to deal with counterintelligence, beyond that, i took nothing to russia, so i could give them nothing....

Don't keep teasing the victims when you're going to execute somebody -- >> do it by any means necessary. >> if not, get it off the books. >> mayor wharton, thanks for your work on this rape kit issue. that's the subject of this week's call to action, add your signature to the chairs of house and senate appropriation committees urging them to assure the ip inclusion of $36 million in funding in the fiscal year to help clear that backlog of rape kits across the united states. you can find the letter on our website. that's also where you'll find a story just posted on how one san francisco rape s...