cnn's legal commentators, legal analysts, mel robbins and sunny hostin here again to talk more about the midterm election. mel, since sunny had the last word in the last segment, let's start with you. >> i'll fight you for it. >> why do you think people are so apathetic? >> well, i tell you why i am. number one, i, like many americans, have an all-time high in terms of dissatisfaction with congress. and i feel like no matter who you vote for, nothing is going to change. here's the other thing. i don't see a candidate i like. because i don't see a single republican i'm going to align with on economic policies being forthright about women's rights to choose and about gay marriage and about the legalization of marijuana, social issues i care about, yet i look at the liberals and while i may agree with them on social issues, i don't want my taxes raises and i don't want any more handout programs. i don't see a candidate out there that represents my point of view. enough with all of you. why i'm not a political commentator. >> i'm always very interested in politics and very, very interest

let's bring in cnn legal analyst paul cullen, mel robbins with us as well. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. he was a freshman, at that age, would he have been permitted to use this kind of gun? the report is he's 14 years old. >> well, in many jurisdictions, even at that age, you're allowed to go to a range and fire a weapon under adult supervision. so it is possible he could have developed familiarity with how to use a weapon of that kind. but to have it in school or on the street is quite a different matter. >> mel, is there any liability here for the father? >> well, there's two different aspects to discuss, victor, and it's a terrific question, because, you know, as we've reported that sources are saying it's being traced back to his father. i doubt very highly there would be any kind of criminal liability in this case for the father, victor, but perhaps there could be some sort of negligence charge brought in a civil lawsuit for wrongful death or injuries from the other students who were hit, if the father, for example, wer

mel robbins is our legal analyst. mel, you look at this man's past, a convicted sex offender, convicted of aggravated rape in 2009 and he served five years for that. that doesn't seem like a long sentence. this seems like a guy you would keep on a very short leash. >> oh, a very short leash, indeed, john and michaela. this is such a gruesome story. i dent even know where to begin. but let's start with that case in texas. so in 2007 he hired a prostitute and when she arrived he asked her if she was a police officer and as soon as she said no he immediately started the assault, the strangulation, the rain, and she was one of perhaps only the lucky ones who had an encounter with him because she left. she cooperated with the police guys, told them the whole story, he was arrested in 2009, pled guilty, sentenced to five years, did the entire time and when he was released from a jail in austin, texas, he was deemed by the state of texas as "a low risk." he did register when he moved back to indiana, but obviously since they

let's bring in mel robbins, cnn local commentator and legal analyst, lawrence koefl inchesky. let's talk about what we have and don't have. mel, i'll start with you, the case of the woman who survived, thank god, the victim of the rape and assault, attempted murder there. how did they get do that point? what must they have learned from the woman about that? where does that make the situation lie for you? >> hey, good morning, chris, good morning, larry. this is a terrific development. and the reason why it's terrific is we now have case, chris, with a victim who is alive, police have spoken to and who is willing to testify. so what you're going to see, they're going to bring charges in fairfax county. and they absolutely with dna evidence and a victim, will be able to convict him. that way, he will be a convicted rapist and a convicted guy with an attempted murder charge when they bring him on charges against harrington and hannah graham. >> what did she have to tell them, mel, that gets them to an attempted murder charge and not just rape? >> well, perhaps that he threatened

joining me now cnn commentator and legal analyst mel robbins. mel, as you look at this, and this is america, right so, there's always the chance of someone suing for something, as you and i both well know, but when you look at all the companies now involved here, you've got a hospital in texas that seemed to make some mistakes, an airline, a cruise liner, even have the cdc, right, who arguably made some mistakes. are they vulnerable to lawsuits that could be very expensive? >> well, jim, you asked the question with a nod toward i think the first issue that we need to talk about, which is anybody can sue anyone for anything. the question is whether or not these cases will be successful. so why don't we kind of break them down one at a time. how about that? >> sounds great. let's start with, say, a hospital, texas presbyterian, they treated this patient and you'd have to think the strongest claim is the fam hi of thomas eric duncan, he came in, they turned him away, he came back, he was sick, he died. do they have a likely legal claim that could b

mel robbins, cnn commentator and legal analyst and mary sciavo, cnn aviation analyst and former inspector-general for the u.s. department of transportation, the perfect people to discuss it all. i think i want to play a little bit of sound. we heard that really emotional sound from anderson cooper talking to brianna aguirre, the nurse. her attorney addresses this question, mel, of legal protection for whistle-blowers in texas. take a listen. >> the whistle-blower protection laws in texas are not that strong. that's why what i would really like to be able to avoid any kind of litigation or any lawsuit. if i could, i'm making a public request to jim burke, the president of the hospital to contact you, anderson, go on record and say, look, we recognize that this nurse is a hero. and her job is in no way in jeopardy as a result of what happened. >> so, mel, could her job be in jeopardy? she faced getting fired and would the hospital have to face the blow-back for doing that? >> yeah, you know, good morning, michaela. good morning, mary. bob kelly, the guy you just heard from is one of the top malprac

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kevin jackson, mel robbins, we've got holly hughes and rashid abdul salaam. rashid, do you think the recent outcry that we're seeing does that show americans maybe have shifting attitudes towards policing and mass incarceration? >> that's an obvious shift that began with the rodney king verdict and it was continued with the o.j. simpson case. those two cases were very -- the transition of the disconnect of trust between the black community particularly and the police department is nowhere is it more obvious than in the rodney king beating and the verdict and in the investigation that occurred in the o.j. simpson case. these things, these incidents, were the hot topics where you can see the trend begin at that time. the numbers decreased from the number of minorities that got involved in police departments and these incidents have mushroomed since those two particular cases. >> holly, playing devils advoca advocate, maybe it's not just about race. i talked to several people in the greater st. louis community who say that there is a socioeconomic and an educati

mel robbins, thank you so much. obviously we're going to stay on the story. and let you know, you out there who are sitting there may be having breakfast now. let you know how this all pans out and what else comes out. >>> very graphic details. christi, another report, a massive hack. cyber criminals are apparently leaking hundreds of thousands of snap chat images and videos including child pornography. it's progressive pain. first that feeling of numbness. then hot pins. almost like lightning bolts, hot strikes into my feet. so my doctor prescribed lyrica. the pain has been reduced and i feel better than i did before. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda-approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight, including blurry vision, muscle pain with

. >>> let's bring in mel robbins, cnn commentator and legal analyst. i'm going to play the other side in this, mel, because i know you know the case very well. of course you get upset when people say you look like the guy suspected in a crime and disappear for hours. that's an embarrassing situation. what is the proof? there's curious things here, we keep hearing they're strengthening links. what do you think they actually have on this guy? >> i think they have either dna evidence that links harrington to him. or they have some sort of forensic evidence that they found at his house, chris. >> but no charges? >> but no charges yet. you're absolutely right. this is, they're at the stage where they've got all of these little bread crumbs and they're trying to amass enough so that they can actually make charges stick in this. what you don't want to have happen is you don't want to overreach. you don't want to overcharge. because the families are so devastated. and you also have all of these possible links, we're not only talking about the morgan harrington

i want to bring in legal analyst mel robbins and danny on this. some of the other material in the doumss so troubling on their surface. let's just say that. doodles and drawings and pictures of an isis flag and words saying come to jihad and, you know, in arabic, islamic state, here to stay, we are the lions of war, my nation, the dawn has emerged. is that, though, danny, material support? that's what he's charged with. >> the question ultimately, what is mere association and what is criminal material support under this federal statute, which is very broadly written and the supreme court has endorsed this broad interpretation of criminalizing membership or providing material support. now the statute speaks of providing things like personnel, expert assistance, money, and the question here is, what exactly has this 19-year-old defendant provided? when you look at it, you can equally say, doodles, at what level are doodles evidence against me that will go -- that are probative of my material support. you can, again, as broadly as this statute is wor

we want to bring in cnn commentator and legal analyst mel robbins and forensic scientist lawrence kobilinsky. mel, this guy goes into the police voluntarily, walks in with no lawyer. now ten days later it seems like investigators in virginia are emptying file after file all their case files finding possible links to him. how do we get from one place to another? >> basically he was wanted for questioning. he wasn't a suspect yet because he was the last person seen with hannah graham. and so he goes in to the police station as you said and presumably for questioning and says i want a lawyer. they made a decision at that point because the d.a. was there when he walked in that they didn't want to question him because if they heard anything they wanted to use it in court. i thought they thought if they followed him he'd lead them somewhere and they lost him in the chase. he's implicated in a string of crimes that span 12 years. larry and i think this is the tip of the iceberg. >> in terms of implicating the actual only liching they told us and a lot of this is based on leaks we get from the inves