savings. they had been working a lifetime together. but what the recession also showed was the fact that for decades, middle class families had been working harder and harder just to get by, hadn't seen their incomes go up or wages go up. manufacturing was moving overseas and so what built our middle class had been buckling. had been weakening. and i think if you ask most americans when the economy crisis hit, they might not -- they would talk to you about when they got a pink slip they didn't expect or the bank took away their home or they didn't have health insurance. or maybe they were told the plant was shutting down and the assembly line was going quiet. those were tough times. five years ago plants like this one were closing their doors.

and the day i stepped into the oval office the american auto industry, the heartbeat of american manufacturing -- [ applause ] -- heartbeat of manufacturing, the auto industry was fl flatlining. ford was standing on its own two feet and made smart decisions but allen will tell you, if gm and chrysler had gone down, suppliers would go down and dealers would have gone down and all of that would have had a profound impact on ford. i refuse to let that happen. we worked with labor and management and everybody had to make sacrifices and everybody put skin in the game. we bet on the american worker. we bet on you and today that bet has paid off because the american auto industry has come roaring back. [ applause ]

the big three are all profitable, hiring new workers, not just building more cars but better cars and better trucks. look what's going on right here at the plant, the new f-150 is tougher and more fuel efficient than ever. [ applause ] you got trouble making them fast enough. you had to bring on a third shift of 900 workers to keep up with demand. [ applause ] and because ford invested $1.1 billion in this plant, pretty soon 1100 more new workers will be joining you on these assembly lines in good union jobs building ford. [ applause ]

some more jobs building cars, that means more jobs for suppliers, means more jobs for distributors. it means more jobs for the folks who own the restaurant here in town or the bar, depending on -- it has an impact on your tax base. it has an impact on the teacher who teacher your kids. first responder who keeps you safe. all of those people are impacted by your success. and that fundamental idea that when everybody is doing -- when some of us are doing well, it's okay but when everybody has got a stake, that's when things really start rolling. that's at the heart of every decision i've made as president because when the middle class does better, we all do better. shareholders do better, ceos do

better, workers do better, everybody does better. [ applause ] so in the depths of the crisis we passed the recovery act to make sure we put a floor below which this country couldn't fall and put money in folks pockets with tax breaks and rebuilding roads and bridges and keeping things going. helping keep teachers and firefighters and cops on pt job. today three and a half years later our businesses added 7.5 million new jobs. [ applause ] we helped responsible homeowners stay in their homes. one of the biggest setments in history because banks had done things right, today the housing markets has healed. we took on a tax code too skewed towards the wealthy.

we gave tax cuts and locked them in for 98% of families and asked those in the top 2% to pay more. the deficits are falling at the fastest rate since world war ii. that's what we did. [ applause [ applause ] we invested new technologies to end more dependance on foreign oil. we produce more natural gas than anybody in the world. we're about to produce more of our own oil than we buy from overseas for first time in nearly 20 years. and we took on a broken health care system. and in less than two weeks, millions of americans who have been locked out of the insurance market are finally going to be

able to get quality health care. [ applause ] >> out of every ten americans who are currently uninsured, 6 out of 10 will get covered for less than $100 a month, less than your cell phone bill. [ applause ] so we've been working just like you've been working over the last four and a half years. we've cleared away the rubble from the crisis and started to lay a new foundation for economic growth and prosperity. everybody here had to make adjustments, some folks had to tighten belts and get rid of debt and cut out things you didn't need. we've shown the world that the american people are tough, resilient and the only thing

built tougher than ford trucks are the american workers, american people. that's what we've shown. [ applause ] all right, so that's the good news. but -- any working person, any middle class family will tell you, we're not yet where we need to be. the economy is growing but it needs to grow faster. we're producing jobs but we need to create more jobs and more good paying jobs. we've got to make sure that we're rebuilding an economy that doesn't work from the top down, works from the middle out that gives ladders much opportunity to folks who still don't have a job. we've got to make sure that workers are sharing in growth and productivity. right now even though businesses are creating jobs, the top 1% took home 20% of the nation's

economy last year. the average worker barely saw a raise. it ain't fair. it ain't right. so in many ways, the trends that have taken hold over the past few years of a winner take all economy, few folks at the top doing better and better and better and everybody else treading water or losing ground, that's not a model that we want. and it's been made worse by this recession. so what i've been doing over the last couple of months, i've been visited towns like liberty, talking about what we need to do to reverse those trends and make sure we got a better bargain for middle class americans. good jobs that pay good wages, an education that prepares our kids for a global economy, a home that is secure, affordable health care that is there when you get sick. a secure retirement even if you're not rich. all of those things that make

for a secure life. so you can raise your kids and have confidence that they are going to do better than you did. that's what i'm focused on. that's what you're focused on. that's what congress should be focused on. [ applause ] which brings me to the current situation. let me talk a little bit about what's going on back in washington. right now congress is in the middle of a budget debate. there's nothing new about that. every year congress has got to pass a budget and it's always a contentious process. but right now a recovery still needs to build more strength.

it's important that we get it right in washington because even though our success as a country will ultimately depend on great businesses like ford and hard workers like you, the government has to do some things. congress has to pass a budget to make sure our education system works and prepares our kids and our workers for the global economy. if we're going to rebuild our roads and bridges and airports and ports, government has got to be involved in that. if we're going to be scientific research and development. i was looking at these new fangled pieces of equipment here, some of the things that allowed the efficiencies of this plant originated in laboratories and scientists doing work on the government's dime. that's how we always maintain our cutting edge. these are things that help us grow. these are things that help the private sector succeed.

so don't -- when people tell you somehow, government is irrelevant, no, everything we do has some connection to making sure that we collectively as a democracy are making some smart investments in the future. that's -- [ applause ] that's how it's always been. what congress is doing right now is important. unfortunately, right now the debate that's going on in congress is not meeting the test of helping middle class families. it's just -- they are not focused on you. they are focused on politics. they are focused on trying to mess with me. they are not focused on you.

they are not focused on you. [ applause ] so there are two deadlines coming up that congress has to meet. and i want folks to pay attention to this. congress has to meet two deadlines and they are coming up pretty quick. the first deadline, most basic constitutional duty congress has is to pass a budget. that's congress 101. if they don't pass a budget by september 30th, what's the date today? the 20th. all right, so if congress doesn't pass a budget in ten days, a week from monday, the government will shut down. a government shutdown shuts down many services that the american people rely on. this is not abstract. hundreds of thousands of

americans will not be allowed to go to work. our men and women in uniform even those deployed overseas won't get their paychecks on time. small businesses, they won't get their loans processed. now -- in the next few weeks, congress must vote to allow the department of the treasury to pay america's bills. all right? our treasury department, that's where we take in money and we pay it. right? real simple. this is usually done with a simple routine vote to raise what's called the debt ceiling. if you don't raise the debt

ceiling, america can't pay its bills. since the 1950s, congress has always passed it. every president has signed it. democrats, republicans, ronald reagan, lyndon johnson, it doesn't matter, this is just a routine thing that you got to do so that treasury can pay the bills. if congress doesn't pass this debt ceiling in the next few weeks, the united states will default on its obligations. that's never happened in american history. basically america becomes a deadbeat. if the world sees america not paying its bills, then they will not buy debt treasury bills from the united states or if they do,

they'll do it at much higher interest rates. that means somebody wanted to buy an f-150 will have to pay much higher interest rates eventually, which means you will sell less cars. that's just one example of how profoundly destructive this could be. this is not some abstract thing. this is important. raising the debt ceiling is not the same as approving more spinding. any more than making your monthly payments adds to the total cost of your truck. you don't say, well i'm not going to pay my bill, my note for my truck, because i'm going to save money. no, you're not saving money. you already bought the truck. right? you have to pay the bills. you're not saving money. you might have decided at the front end not to buy the truck. but once you bought the truck

you can't say you're saving money just by not paying the bills. does that make sense? >> so raising the debt ceiling, it doesn't cost a dime and does not add a penny to our deficits, all it says is, you've got to pay for what congress already said we're spending money on. if you don't do it, we could have another financial crisis. and the fact is, i know a lot of people are concerned about deficits, our deficits are now coming down so quickly but that by the end of this year, we will have cut them in more than half since i took office. [ applause ] cut deficits in half. i just want to break this down one more time. i go into a ford dealership and

drive off with a new f-150, unless i paid cash, i still got to pay for it each month. i can't just say, you know, i'm not going to make my car payment this month. that's what congress is threatening to do, just saying, i'm not going to pay the bills. there are consequences to that. the bill collector starts calling you, right? your credit goes south and you got all kinds of problems. same is true for our country. so if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we're deadbeats. if we fail to increase the debt limit, we would send our economy into a tailspin. that's a quote. what i just said. you know who said it? the republican speaker of the house, john boehner. the republican speaker has said if we don't pay our bills, we'll have an economic tailspin. this is not just my opinion. this is everybody's opinion.

all right. now, why haven't we already gotten it down if it's such a simple thing? that's -- everybody is nodding, why didn't we already get this done? democrats and some reasonable republicans in congress are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget. and i want to work with democrats and republicans to do just that, claire mccaskill is ready to do it. [ applause ] congressmanal congressman cle burn is ready to do it. we can get back to focusing on growing this economy and creating jobs, educating our kids, all of the things we've got to do. unfortunately there's a faction on the far right of the republican party right now. it's not everybody but it's a pretty big faction, who

convinced their leadership to threaten a government shutdown and potentially threaten to not raise the debt ceiling if they can't shut off the affordable care act also known as obama care. think about this. they are not talking now about spending cuts. not talking about entitlement reform. they are not talking about any of that. now they are talking about something that has nothing to do with the budget, right? they are actually willing to plunge america into default if we can't de-fund the affordable care act. let's put this in perspective. the affordable care act has been in the law for three and a half years. passed both houses of congress and supreme court ruled it constitutional and it was an issue in last year's elections, the guy running against me said he was going to repeal it and we

won. they -- [ applause ] so the voters were pretty clear on this. then republicans in congress tried to repeal or sabotage this more than 40 times. they've had these repeal votes. every time they fail. this law that is in place is already providing people benefits. it's not holding back economic growth. it's helping millions of americans, including some of you or your family members that you may not be aware of. you can keep your kid on your own health insurance plan, somebody raising their hand right here, until they are 26 because the affordable care act. [ applause ] which is one of the main reasons why the number of uninsured

among young people has gone down over the last three years. seniors, they are benefitting right now from discounted prescription drug costs because of the law. if you got health insurance, insurance companies can't impose lifetime limits on you. they can't use the fine print not to pay if you get sick. insurance companies have to spend 80% of your premiums on your health care not on administrative costs and ceo bonuses, those are happening right now. [ applause ] >> and health care costs have actually increased at the slowest rate in 50 years. so this is helping to reduce health care costs across the economy. [ applause ]

finally, starting on october 1st, it's going to help millions much more people, people who don't have health insurance right now, it's going to do -- set up pools just like a worker at ford can benefit, people who don't have the opportunity to work at the good company like ford can get a good deal. that's what they are fighting for. they want to repeal all of that and they are saying we're going to hold our breath. if you don't repeal it, which i've said i'm not going to do, we're going to sends the economy into default. they will send our economy into a tailspin, just like speaker boehner said. they want to threaten default just to make sure that tens of millions of americans continue not to have health care. de-funding affordable health care would rob 25 million americans of the chance to get

health care coverage. it would cut basic health care services for tens of millions of seniors on medicare already. that's what house republicans are fighting for. now they've gone beyond holding congress hostage, they are holding the whole country hostage. one republican senator called shutting down the government over affordable care act the dumbest idea i've ever heard. i agree with him. but -- [ applause ] -- that's the strategy they are pursuing, house of representativeses just voted on it today. i'll tell you what, missouri, the american people have worked too hard for too long digging out of a real crisis just to let politicians in washington cause another crisis. [ applause ] this is the united states of america, we're not some banana republic, this is not a deadbeat

nation. we don't run out on our tab. we're the world's bedrock investment, the entire world looks to us to make sure that the world economy is stable. we can't just not pay our bills. and even threatening something like that is the height of irresponsibility. what i've said is i will not negotiate over the full faith and credit of the united states. [ applause ] i am not going to allow anyone to harm this country's reputation. i'm not going to allow them to inflict economic pain to make an idealogical point. but i need you to help. i need you to help tell congress, pay our bills on time. pass a budget on time. stop governing from kris sicris crisis. put our focus back on where it

should be, for you, the american people, on creating new jobs and growing our economy and restoring security for middle class families. that's what you deserve. [ applause ] i don't know. it's like they do this every six months. isn't it? i don't mind them disagreeing with me. they don't like the affordable care act, rather have people not have insurance. i'm happy to be that debate. you don't have to threaten to blow the whole thing up because you don't get your way, right? [ applause ] i think about something that jordan said. her grandfather worked in this plant, uncle, step mom, worked in this plant. she and her brother work in this

plant, punching in as part of the next generation of american workers and a great iconic american company. our economy is coming back because of workers like jordan and her family. every day all over this country there are men and women just like jordan, just like her brother. they wake up and maybe pack a lunch for kids, kiss them good-bye, go to work, live up to the responsibilities, do their jobs, pay their bills. should you expect the same thing from people in washington? [ applause ] shouldn't you expect the same thing from members of congress? [ applause ] just do your job. don't be the other guy. be the guy who's doing your job.

no obstruction, no games, no holding the economic -- economy hostage if you don't get 100% of what you want. nobody gets 100% of what you want. you know that in your own lives and own families. i don't know how many people are married here but you better expect not to get 100% of what you want, otherwise you'll be divorced real quick. especially you men, i'm telling you. you should expect the same common sense out of congress. you should expect some compassion, some compromise and you should expect the conviction of leaders who wake up and go to work every day, not to tear something down but build something better, not just for today but for the world we want to leave our kids. that's my conviction, that's my commitment to you. if we start thinking about you instead of politics and how you

can get your base stirred up, then we're going to be able to get back to the point where this country is what we want it to be. if washington will act with the same decency and common purpose that you and americans all across the country do every single day the economy will be stronger not just a year from now or five years from now or ten years from now, but 20 and 0 and 50 years from now. as long as i have the privilege as serving as your president, that's what i'll be focused on. thank you very much, god bless. >> president obama in liberty, missouri at the ford plant there and campaign style speech on the heels after an incredible day in washington, d.c. the president going to the heartland to talk about the economic recovery. it's still weak but certainly the president says it does not meet the blow coming from congress right now. much of the president's remarks after he spoke about the economy and auto industry and recovery there focused on this house vote

that took place today. the president calling on congress to do their basic responsibility, their basic job and essentially jux at a pose it against people in the audience and many listening who have jobs and face a responsibility every day, but get those jobs done. the "news nation" is following the celebrations as the president gives his speech in the midwest. and there's still the growing divide within the gop the president referenced as well in that speech. after a vote on a bill to avoitd a government shutdown by de-funding obama care, some republicans still saw a celebratory moment with ten days to go, the vote was along party lines with the exception of two democrats who voted for the measure and one republican who voted against it. the republican measure has no chance of passing in the senate but the national journal is reporting it could be part of a broader republican strategy that

avoids a government shutdown and delays the implementation of obama care and maintains current spending levels. after the vote house republicans held a rally that i referred to to cheer their effort. >> the american people don't want the government shutdown and don't want obama care. >> many senate republicans have promised to leave no stone unturned fighting this bill and all of us here support that effort. [ applause ] >> but the vote is bringing to the forefront the continuing divide growing between republicans in the house and republicans in the senate. >> you should have been on the floor back in the cloak room. there was -- there was so much anger and frustration because we've been abused by these guys for so long. what i see happening now is people coming out and calling them out for the hypocrisy of these big tough conservatives

who know how to fight but will never get in the ring. >> bottom line is this, they've been asking for the ball. we're going to give them the ball. we're still on the same team. we're going to be cheering them from the sidelines but they are going to have the ball. >> let's bring in correspondent luke russert who joins us live. luke, looking at the president's speech, it was john harwood who tweeted out, if you're wondering how this all could potentially play out in a negative way for republicans, just take a look at the president's tone and the way he addressed that audience just a few minutes ago. >> reporter: certainly, tamron, you saw president obama there in missouri trying to make sense of what is a very complicated issue and presented as sort of af kitchen table way, one of his strengths that we saw on the campaign trail. he does better when he's out of d.c. and in campaign mode. democratic aides were quite happy the republicans had a sort of pep rally here on capitol hill after they passed this bill

that funds the government but de-funds the health care law, if by whatever means we have a government shutdown over this health care law, we have all of this video of republicans cheering this on as opposed to the president being out in the heartland making his case. that's how they are framing it here. on capitol hill, tamron, as you heard from house republicans in the introduction, mr. duffy and griffin, more than happy to plump this over to ted cruz and see exactly what they'll do over there. we know the senate is not going to pass it. it's going to go for the length of the duration of the hour they have to debate. he cannot do a traditional filibuster but house republicans do expect him to go to the end and do a show of force on senate floor and it will come back to the house but we don't know exactly how it will end up and government shutdown is on the horizon. >> back to the divide within the

republican party, congressman peter king saying ted cruz is following out a fraud with the people and john mccain saying it is not rashl that a repealing of obama care will happen. corker tweeting out, i didn't go to harvard or princeton but i can count the de-funding box is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position. if you factor out the president, just the battle within the party speaks volumes when the american people are wondering why can't things get done when you have a civil war within the republican party between the house republicans and senate. >> reporter: sure, tamron. this is something going on behind closed doors for some time that in the last few days really seeing the dirty laundry being aired out publicly. which is a change of pace. there's a cardinal rule don't have republican on republican hate. but this is sort of spilled out in the open now because so many folks in the house side is are

fed up with the ted cruzes and mike lees questioning their manhood. why don't you fight this. not understanding how the government is set up in terms of control, one half of one third of washington. there's only so much house republicans can do. one thing that will be fascinating, as this moves towards the talk of government shutdown and cruz and lee make their famous last stand, is when this comes back to the house, where do that block of conservatives, the ones called the chucklehead conference by retiring member, where do they fall after it comes back? will they demand another concession before funding the government? if they do, you can see something as controversial as members of congress, their staffs, their health care benefits being cut. if that happens, it will reverberate through the town. keep your eyes for that. >> the other thing the first read points out that people

should keep their eyes out, really the question is if house republicans can get something for this in return, knowing the reality of the situation in the senate, i think people do wonder what are the house republicans hoping for essentially in these next ten days? >> not to get inside or what does this do in context of the debt limit. how will they view the republican brand? >> luke russert, thanks very much. coming up, people in chicago including the chief of police absolutely fed up with the gun violence in that town. it's been plaguing the city. we reported on it. last night 13 people killed in a mass shooting and if that's not bad enough, one of the people, a 3-year-old boy in critical condition. illegal guns, illegal guns drive violence. >> mayor rahm emanuel returning

to chicago after canceling an appearance in new jersey and meetings in d.c. we'll talk to the father of pendleton the 15-year-old girl shot to death in a park in chicago earlier this year.

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heard there using an assault weapon with a high capacity magazine. it was one of 11 shootings in the span of only 12 hours in all two dozen people were shot. the youngest of the victims 3-year-old dionte howard. he was shot in his face. >> this has me standing out, on my corner every day until the violence stop because it has to stop. >> chicago's mayor rahm emanuel released a statement, sense and brazen acts of violence have no place in chicago and betray all we stand for. the perpetrators of this crime will be brought to justice and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. kevin tibbles joins me now. i want to talk about the police response to this because as you

know, i lived there for ten years and people are wondering, why can't the police somehow get an upper hand, particularly in areas plagued by gang violence? >> reporter: tamron, first i want to paint you a picture. tom, just spread around here. where am i standing? this sort of situation exists in every community in the nation. it is a playground. there are a couple of kids out here this afternoon with their mom enjoying the late fall weather, enjoying the playground and safety of the playground. tamron, this is where last night 13 people were shot including that 3-year-old boy. in a place like this. the message sent from this jungle gym atmosphere and basketball courts, the message is it's a safe place to come and play. many places in chicago, southwest side, that clearly isn't the case and that's what the police are so upset about. he's absolutely right. the guns being used on the streets here belong on the

battlefield. that's what gary mccarthy said and that is what many citizens who live in the neighborhoods are also saying, these guns are illegal and coming into this area from other parts of the country and often purchased illegally or purchased legally and sold on down the line. soon enough they get into the hands of the wrong people in neighborhoods like this and those people are the gangs. you know, the school system here has already got a safe passage program in place to help kids get from school and home and back again without getting shot. that's the situation that exists in neighborhoods like this. neighborhoods where kids can't even go to school safely without fear of getting shot. as we saw last night, they can't even go over and shoot hoops or hang out in the playset without fear of being shot by the gangs. the gang problem is a huge problem here. the police have put a lot of resources into these neighborhoods and got a lot more men and women on foot patrolling

these neighborhoods and they have seized more guns than new york and los angeles combined but tamron, as we saw and found out last night, there is still a long way to go. there are social problems that have to be addressed. we always talk about those. there are education that have to be addressed. we always talk about those. but there's the gun issue here, and the gun issue came to this neighborhood last night, tamron. >> kevin tibbles, another tragic story out of chicago. joining me now, joy mccormack from the citizens from change whose son was killed by gun violence and nate pendleton, his daughter was killed after she marched in the inauguration parade. joy, i'll start with you here, i just asked kevin tibbles, i lived there for ten years and you have people who wonder naturally, what are police doing and neighborhood watches doing? i watched people by the hundreds

literally walk down the south side of chicago demanding that people act and turn in folks. what is the next step here? >> well, in my opinion, i mean, i think that chicago police are doing what they can do and communities are trying to fight back. we're all fighting back. my organization is an organization that responds to families in the aftermath of violence. and unfortunately, we have over 100 families in our network who have lost children to violence in this city. what i think the next step is, we need congress to act. we need universal background checks and need to make sure that guns that are ending up on our streets through illegal transfers that aren't being reported and aren't requiring background checks, we need to close the loopholes to keep the guns off the streets. because although it is happening statistically more often in certain neighborhoods of chicago, this is an issue that is affecting families across the city and our community of survivors demonstrates that. >> we heard so many people after newtown things would change and

we saw what happened with the legislation that was proposed. even when it came to background checks, no support from the nra and members of congress. how do you keep hope if you will, for lack of a better word, that congress will move in the direction that you would like. you and so many other families who nope the realities this gun violence. you lost your child to this. >> you know, i did and my son at the time was 20 years old and senior in college at due paul university and had his whole life ahead of him and nominated to intern at the white house and to receive an award from governor pat quinn on the day he actually was buried. and so i know too well the pain that families across this city and across this nation are suffering. and it's not really a sense of hope. it's a passion. it's the knowledge that over 74% of nra members support universal

background checks. it's not that the nra members don't support what we're saying, it's not that the nation doesn't support what we were saying, myself and nate pendleton and other parents in chicago and across the nation were in washington on capitol hill just earlier this week demanding that congress take action, action they promised after newtown. we want to see the results. >> nate, let me bring you in. while people won't know xbroe p joy son's name on a national platform and we're happy her voice is included now on our show, so much know that your family has met with first lady and president. i woke up this morning like a lot of people and you hear this story out of chicago and think, how could this be happening again? what are your thoughts knowing that legislation has been voted down and there seems to be a sad stall, at least even in background checks? >> well, to me, i think the

biggest tragedy especially after my daughter's passing was that congress had an opportunity to put in place common law -- common sense gun laws. and the thing is they haven't. they haven't made a move. i believe that they are failing us. we need common sense gun laws. we need universal background checks. these guns are falling into the wrong hands because you have straw purchases and a lot of people that is given these guns to people that do need need to have them. i just came back from washington and we work with some of the survivors of newtown, moms demand action and we were definitely lobbying to you know, for some of these congressmen to support us in our efforts. to stand for something. stand for something or fall for nothing. >> let me ask you this, the police chief said these are

illegal guns and you'll have some people who say these guns are on the streets and these thugs are stealing guns and getting guns any way they can. they are not going to submit to a background check and follow any procedure. they'll still get their hands on these guns, is there any community response that you feel is necessary if congress won't act, what is the next step for the south side of chicago and other places around this country who are experiencing this same thing, particularly in inner cities? >> well, first, when we talk about universal background checks, that's just one step in the right direction. but we also need the community to help us out. the community needs to take a stand also because it's our kids out here dying. we're trying to save lives. if we can save one life, that's better than seeing these kids like what happened here, seeing these kids die for absolutely no reason but sit out in a park that's supposed to be a safe

haven. >> nate, enjoy. our thoughts and prayers are with you both having lost your beloved children in this way, no parents should as they say ever experience this or no family should go through this type of violence. thank you for being such a strong voice and joining us today. >> thank you for having me. >> i'll talk with robin kelly, she represents part of chicago's south side and calling for stricter gun control as well. we'll be right back with her. and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear!

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welcome back. joining me now is democratic congresswoman robin kelly of illinois, her district not far from where the latest shooting took place. thank you so much for your time. >> you're welcome. >> i know you've talked a lot and pushed the fight for stricter gun control laws but i want to talk about specifically this gun violence in chicago that's been ever present. when i lived there every summer

we would brace for the numbers to spike as far as shootings are concerned. what needs to be done as it relates to some of these young black men in particular, who choose this path of violence? >> you know, i don't think it's any one thing like what the superintendent alluded to. we need federal trafficking laws and federal straw purchasing laws because that creates the illegal guns but someone made a comment, nothing stops a bullet like a job and we need to look at that too. at a young age work with men on other choices, alternative choices and jobs, after school programs, mentoring and things like that. >> how would you describe the situation in your own district as it relates to this? >> it's insane. even though that wasn't in my district, you can't go to the park and play? we just celebrated -- celebrate july 4th and talk about that

we're free but people aren't free to send their kids to the park or school or just to stand on their porches in some of the neighborhoods. >> you know, we also reported on how kids -- literally needed escorts to school because they would have to and still right now have to walk through certain gang areas that are too dangerous for a child to go to school. i know you understand how people who may not live on the south side of chicago, which is the best side as far as i'm concerned, who are baffled as to why police have not been able to bring these numbers down. is it solely though a gun debate? >> well, i think first of all, what you described is very, very sad. and i think there needs to be community policing but also the police can't do it all. the neighbors and people that live in those communities need to speak up and need to speak up knowing it will be anonymous and they are reporting things they might know. it's all of us working together.

not just the police or gun laws but all of us working together. >> as i understand it, you introduced a bill that would require the surgeon general to make an annual report to congress on the public health impact of gun violence. what kind of support have you seen there? >> right, i don't know how many co-sponsors i have to date but a lot of people have signed on the bill because that's what we consider this, a public health issue. a lot of people are comparing what the kids have gone through and some of the warring countries like our kids are going through in our neighborhoods. >> and as far as the continued push and lobby by families like pendleton's family, joy, she los lost her son and newtown families, do i think they are making progress behind closed doors? >> i do. i was with them. we were the ones -- my office, urban strategy, there hadn't been urban voices, we heard about newtown but we wanted to give voice of parents who lost

their kids, not with a lot of other kids but one by one by one. i was with them when they came and lobbied congress earlier this week. >> congresswoman robin kelly, we appreciate you joining us and we hope to speak with you soon under better circumstances. thank you. >> thank you so much and i hope so too. >> that does it for this edition of "news nation." thanks for joining us. i'm tamron hall. have a great weekend. "the cycle" is up next. and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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