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the nra says there is no problem here.ng the many things they are out of touch with, you can count the views of their own members. when reporters asked if they favored closing the other big background check loophole, asked them if they favored background checks for people guying guns at gun shows, 52% of them said we should. the nra said we shouldn't. they are surrounded by a fact force field. a force field that is inpen et trabl. it is a force field that even their members are not inside with them. if you think convicted fell lons, convicted murderers, mentally ill people should be allowed to buy guns, we should debate that. if you think the laws we have got now are keeping those people were buying guns, you are high or you work for the nra and that's who dominates the discussion of gun rights in this country, which is why that discussion usually makes no sense. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people came to louisiana... they came to see us in florida... make that alabama... make that

. >> back in april, megan mccain took me to the nra convention in pittsburgh. to the convention, i met up with a counselman from pittsburgh, ricky burgess, who was not at all excited about his city hosting the nra and the 70,000 of its members this year. watch. >> i represent the eastern part of the city of pittsburgh. i represent the poorest area of the city of pittsburgh. unfortunately, the most crime infested, the most homicides, the most drug infested area in the city of pittsburgh, the lowest economic standards. and it is unfortunately a very difficult place. it is a place that has been plagued by violence, by gun violence. i myself, in fact, my whole life has been the consequence of gun violence. my aunt was murdered. and my mother had a nervous breakdown. and for 30 years had a mental illness she never recovered from. my cousins have been shot and killed. my wife's father was shot. my wife's mother, my mother-in-law was shot and killed who lived with us. her brother killed someone and spent 20 years in the pen ten tary. i have adopted his son and have ra

and so they're not interested in the nra.g and political contributions. and they absolutely control our state. and so any responsible gun law has not been passed in our state. and people like me, i think who speak up, i think hopefully were heard. i don't think we have the power in the state in order to make it happen. in pennsylvania, we have two major urban centers. we have a lot of rural communities and represented by rural representatives. but i challenge them to come here with me, let me show you my community. i will show you the victims of gun violence. i'll show you what is left and you tell me what good your lobbying has done for my community. tell me what those guns have done in good for my community. i'll show you the deathsment i'll show you the people. i'll show you the houses. i'll show you the abandoned buildings. i'll show you the flight. you tell overwhelming, a number of guns on my streets in my community, what good has it done for us? >> thank you for this tour and this time. >> thank you. >>> actually getti

yes, you oppose, you know, the nra, i assume, you oppose loopholes that allow guns to be sold through. but why not investigate who made the decision in this fast and furious program? we still don't know who actually signed off on this. >> well, i am interested and there is an ongoing investigation at the justice department through its solicitor general is undertaking ands have already been made and the investigation is not complete. i would allow it -- i would allow that investigation to run its course. >> but sir, it seems like you're saying well the justice department should be able to investigate itself when, in fact, if this was something else, i'm not sure you would leave it up to the people who have been accused of or questioned about the, you know, who approved it, whether someone in the justice department approved it, i mean, are they really able to investigate themself on this? >> well, congress certainly has oversight authority to investigate this. >> and that's what congress is doing, but you're saying the investigation is manufactured. you're saying this is much ado about

although the nra would argue would stricter gun laws have prevented these individual incidents?political terms the gun issue is so polarized, every time you bring up even the idea of stricter gun control laws there's a certain segment of the electorate that goes absolutely nuts and says you're trying to take my gun away, they'll light up the e-mail, the twitter, everything. the debate about it seems to be so polarized when governor rendell, i won't steal his point, but -- >> no, say it. >> -- he made the very important point that in pennsylvania a lot of people support guns but they also support gun control laws. they're not mutually exclusive. you can support the right to have a gun and vo it in your house in a locked box with all the guidelines that go with that and support reasonable gun control that when done right will hopefully prevent some of these incredibly awful and depressing events. the debate is too polarized when actually i think the general public is less polarized and supports more gun control. >> why is that majority or whatever they are not more vocal in saying

former senator rick santorum had himself don't hunting and wearing an nra cap. congressman ron paul has little need to prove his dedication to the conservative agenda. he even wants to abolish the u.s. federal reserve. sum belittle him as dr. no. >> people want something different. he is different. that is why i like him. >> in some polls, ron paul is ahead of mitt romney. next week, republicans in iowa will get to decide who they want to represent their interests. >> and in a different part of the world, the people of similar have taken a leap forward in time by one full day. decided to skip december 30 and move ahead by 24 hours. that puts them all of west of the international dateline in means it shares the same date as its major trading partners paustralia and new zealand. the government says the change makes good business sense. then they can hop on a plane to hawaii. >> you would like that. >> 84 more. we will have more on our new year's eve preparations after a short break. do not go away. >> welcome back. 2011 is winding down and preparations are underwa

. >> reporter: revelry for the osu cowboys, ranked third in the nation, nraed by a celebration gone out of control. >>> in the nation's capital, more than two dozen occupy d.c. protesters were arrested after refusing to take down what u.s. park police called an unsafe wooden structure. in a park located two blocks from the white house, defiant protesters ignored a warning to dismantle the barn-like structure built without a permit. by sunday afternoon, officers on horseback had taped off the area. and surrounded the two-story structure. a total of 31 people were taken into custody, including six protesters who had to be removed with a cherry picker. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a historic massachusetts home older than the united states itself is in shambles after an out of control vehicle ripped right through it. the car crashed through a wall of the 258-year-old house before coming to a stop inside the living room. police say the driver will likely be charged. the home was built 23 years before the united states declared independence. >>> a

yes, you oppose, you know, the nra, i assume.at allow guns to be sold through gun shows. but why not investigate who made the decision in this fast and furious program? we still don't know who actually signed off on this. >> well, i am interested, and there is an ongoing investigation that the justice department, through its solicitor general, is undertaking. and changes have already been made. that investigation is not complete. >> but i guess people -- >> i would allow it -- i would allow that investigation to run its course. >> but sir, it seems like you're saying, well, the justice department should be able to investigate itself when, in fact, if this was something else, i'm not sure you would leave it up to the people who have been accused of or questioned about the, you know, who approved it, whether someone in the justice department approved it. are they really able to investigate themselves on this? >> well, congress certainly has oversight authority to investigate. >> right. and that's what congress is doing. but you're

in adel, rick santorum puts on a nra cap. and newt and his wife greet workers at a nail salon.greets a smiling baby at a restaurant. in tama a dog peeks out michele bachmann's bus window. hot shots from iowa. the former utah governor jon huntsman suffering in the polls since entering the race is bypassing iowa altogether hoping for a major upset in new hampshire. he's spending all his time in new hampshire. in order for you to survive new hampshire, how well do you have to do? >> we have to beat market expectations. you have to have a message that connects with the people here on the ground. and that we have. i'm the only candidate in the race who by virtue of background and by virtue of real ideas i put forward to the american people will be able to tackle the two deficits we face in this country. one is an economic deficit, $15 trillion in debt, the need to fire engines in growth as i did as the governor of the state of utah, but job as importantly, wolf, we need someone to tackle the trust deficit. because i believe the trust deficit in america is as kroszive as the economic

>> greta: the whole idea was the nra is when someone said the guns came from the united states, theytwo other countries were using it as a corridor. >> right. >> greta: that has been a source of great consternation and fighting amongst everyone on the gun issue. >> well, guns may not have been made here. but their ultimate point of sale was here. they ended up here, wherever they came from -- i don't care. i don't understand why that's an issue. they were in gun shops in america and end up in a drug cartedle. >> greta: i think it was a vailed policy on a law enforcement operation. i didn't see it as an effort to defeat the second amendment. just a terribly stupid idea. >> they have the emails. cbs news uncovered the emails and amazingly, in a random act of journalism, actually published them. the emails -- i forget, they are justice department emails. it spells out exactly what i said, that the purpose of this program was to arouse anti-gun sentiment among the american population. >> greta: who do you think the president campaign fears more tactically to run against, romney or gingri

>> greta: the whole idea was the nra is when someone said the guns came from the united states, theytwo other countries were using it as a corridor. >> right. >> greta: that has been a source of great consternation and fighting amongst everyone on the gun issue. >> well, guns may not have been made here. but their ultimate point of sale was here. they ended up here, wherever they came from -- i don't care. i don't understand why that's an issue. they were in gun shops in america and end up in a drug cartedle. >> greta: i think it was a vailed policy on a law enforcement operation. i didn't see it as an effort to defeat the second amendment. just a terribly stupid idea. >> they have the emails. cbs news uncovered the emails and amazingly, in a random act of journalism, actually published them. the emails -- i forget, they are justice department emails. it spells out exactly what i said, that the purpose of this program was to arouse anti-gun sentiment among the american population. >> greta: who do you think the president campaign fears more tactically to run against, romney or gingri

>> bob: his favorite magazine was nra monthly. >> eric: favorite saying? get 'er done. see you tomorrow, everybody. ♪ >> bret: house republicans roundly reject the president's demand to give in over the payroll tax cut. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. surprise visit to the white house briefing room today. president obama insisted on a compromise, on two-month payroll tax cut extension. without it, he warned that the fragile economy could be in jeopardy. also in jeopardy, the lawmakers holiday plans. we have fox team coverage. ed menry has the white house response -- ed henry has the white house response to political back-and-forth, but mike emanuel has the latest on the maneuvering on capitol hill. >> the house sounded anything but bipartisan today. trading verbal jabs over the payroll tax holiday issues. so president obama steps in to force the issue. >> let's be clear. right now, the bipartisan compromise that was reached on saturday is the only viable way to prevent a tax hike on january 1. >> moments later, the speaker responded

>> greta: the whole idea was the nra is when someone said the guns came from the united states, they dbut two other countries were using it as a corridor. >> right. >> greta: that has been a source of great consternation and fighting amongst everyone on the gun issue. >> well, guns may not have been made here. but their ultimate point of sale was here. they ended up here, wherever they came from -- i don't care. i don't understand why that's an issue. they were in gun shops in america and end up in a drug cartedle. >> greta: i think it was a vailed policy on a law enforcement operation. i didn't see it as an effort to defeat the second amendment. just a terribly stupid idea. >> they have the emails. cbs news uncovered the emails and amazingly, in a random act of journalism, actually published them. the emails -- i forget, they are justice department emails. it spells out exactly what i said, that the purpose of this program was to arouse anti-gun sentiment among the american population. >> greta: who do you think the president campaign fears more tactically to run against, romney or

you can't say nice things about government, you've got to be 100% with the nra. and so on.i think that what they risk in this is simply the republican consultant told me some years ago. he said we win more races when our candidates don't have primaries, because if they have primaries these days, they've got to move to the right. >> that's what's happening here. >> that's a problem that this primary campaign especially is going to pose to whoever wins it. >> steve, when you look at -- let's talk about ron paul. when you look at ron paul, now he's another one last night that didn't pander, and let me show what he said about how the united states should not bomb iran. >> for you to say there's scientific evidence and some people arguing that maybe in a year they might have a weapon, there's a lot more saying they don't have it to me the greatest danger is we'll have a president that will overreact. how do we treat people when they have a sneak lard weapon? with a lot more respect. what did we do with libya? we talked to them, talked them out of their nuclear weapon and then ki

is political reporting we're doing out here, this was an event that was pretty much focused on the nrars, the sportsmen, what have you, in iowa, and this is rick santorum going out with a shotgun, going out with his son who just got a shotgun for christmas and they bagged a little game, in fact. i think wha

fbi is not offering a theory on the spike in gun sales but the nra believes there's a growing number of people who believe they need a gun now for self- defense. >> a lot of women too. >> i would imagine you're right, yeah. >>> 6:21. tim tebow at the center of a twitter controversy. the comments sparking calls for a boycott. >> occupy rose parade? the standoff brewing between police and protestors. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. to show up for the tournament of roses parade in pasadena on new years day. they even say they >>> here we go again. "occupy" protestors plan to show up for the tournament of roses parade in pasadena on new year's day and say they will have their own float but parade officials won't let that float in. the "l.a. times" reports pasadena officials will allow the "occupy" group to march on the parade route after the official floats are finished. >> the tournament of roses has the right to issu

tonight, one member of congress saying, calling this a manufactured controversy by the second amendment nra movement. we'll have him on and ask him what is manufactured about 1400 guns that went missing. we're keeping them honest. crime and punishment, young men whose children were allegedly abused by this man, jerry sandusky. they were ready to tell their stories in court today. and a surprise move, they did not. we'll tell you why and speak with their attorneys. those stories in tonight's ridiculous at the top of the hour. >> thank you very much. coming up on out front, jerry sandusky you mentioned him, his alleged victims were waiting to talk at the preliminary hearing. we'll talk about what happened with their attorneys. also, un-american. home improvement chain pulling the plug on commercials and on a reality tv show. if you haven't heard about this, you'll hear about it from our special guest. that's an exclusive coming up next. everyone believes in keeping their promises once a year. but we believe in helping people take steps to keep them every single day. that's why every day we he

trump to make me look stupid." [ laughter ] you know what trump should have done, told him it was an nra-sponsoredwith free beef jerkey. he would have shown up for that. so far, the only candidates who said they will attend are rick santorum and newt gingrich this is just like when donald trump turned 6 and no one came to his birthday party even though they had free pony rides for everyone. that doesn't really happen. and one more thing. it's thursday night and it's time for our tribute to the fcc, where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." >> donald trump is meeting newt gingrich at trump towers on monday. a source close to trump tells news 4 he suspects gingrich will [ bleep ] trump's [ bleep ]. >> baseball's biggest [ bleep ] is headed to the big a. >> i'm still going to [ bleep ]. i'm just going to [ bleep ] a different way. >> the actor was booted from an american airlines flight after reportedly [ bleep ] off the captain and the crew. >> we're going to eat [ bleep ]. >> we are going to eat [ bleep ]. >> i have to be committed beca

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you see him wearing his nra cap out there. this is after they went hunting, will.w big after deal would that be? >> i think it would help. i think there is a potential for rick santorum to be a potential in iowa. he is the only one at this point who hasn't had his shot at the front of the line. if you lay out his positions, they are pretty in the main stream of republican beliefs. i had an analyst ask me, what's the deal? why hasn't santorum not had his shot? why are voters not looking to him? i can only come up with one plausible explanation. he is just not carries matter or voters to gravitate towards him. >> i've been surprised to in the recent poll we showed earlier. he was actually, maria, in iowa, below huntsman who isn't really running in iowa. i simply don't understand that. >> i do think it has a lot to do with personality and dine miss em or lack thereof. but one thing we all have to keep under mind and have you said this many times, wolf, and one of the reasons we are finding this process so fascinating, the majority of voters are undecided and majority

nra among others filed a lawsuit to stop it. jon?ive for us from the west coast. thanks, william. >>> there is a new entry into the private space race to tell you about. i love this story. microsoft cofounder, paul allen, the billionaire, is planning to build a supersized plane looking something like this. it will act as a flying launch pad called stratolaunch. it would carry a rocket high into the atmosphere and launch the spaceship which is hung in the middle between the two fuselages into orbit. the plans call for the rocket to carry both cargo and people. joining you on the phone, a driving force behind the project, the diner of the thing, legendary aerospace designer burt rutan. good to of you to be with us. this thing would have six, 747 engines on it. have a wingspan longer than a football field. the biggest aircraft ever built, right? >> that's right. what's missing in that video, they should have put a 747 in there next to it because it looks quite small in terms of its wingspan. this has almost twice the wingspan of a 747.

basically, we're talking about political around for a while, advocating issues, examples, the nra andw crop of 501c-4s promotes ideas of candidates, priorities usa taughts policies of president obama, crossroads gps started by former president bush advisor karl rove. its goal, whipping democrats with ads like this one, targeting senator ben nelson. that critical 60th vote, ben nelson. the key, nonprofits unlike political action committees don't have to disclose their donor lists. democracy 21, a nonpartisan open government watchdog group, has written letters to the irs, arguing for nonprofits, crossroads gps, american action network, americans elect and priorities usa, should have their status revokes. >> a number of these organizations are claiming tax exefrm status and they are ripping off the tax code for the purpose of raising secret money and spending it in our elections. >> reporter: we contacted the groups. they all say they follow the law. priorities usa saying, quote, our organization operates in compliance with all federal rules and regulations enforced by the irs. a spokesm

. >> do you think the nra and other radicals of the second amendment have confidence that the u.s. will not have a competent atf head if the senate continues to deny a leader thus rendering its leaderless? is politics causing that? >> it has a negative impact on the organization. there are certain groups that have actively opposed nominees both by president bush and president obama. they are both amply qualified to lead. they for whatever reason are not confirmed. >> the gentleman from california is recognized. >> i would be remiss if i did not take exception to calling the nra members "radicals." that is beneath contempt. we you come before the oversight without a need for a subpoena? -- will you come before the oversight committee without a need for a subpoena? the one you produce these documents to in january time frame without a subpoena? >> i will consider it. i have testified on four occasions. >> you have appear before this committee. your organization pushed back on the request for a joint meeting. do i need to serve a subpoena on yourself and the other people under direct

the nra and evangelicals love him. he has big corporations backing him. the strategy, i believe, is to let the republicans were themselves out and juggled -- jeb will step in. a republican, i hope he does run. the family is very arrogant. i would like to see how this plays out. host: herman cain does plan to keep his rescheduled appointment today with the "new hampshire and union leader -- "new hampshire early union leader -- "new hampshire union leader." he does plan to keep this interview today. there is more about that on c- span.org. we will be following that as it develops. ryan on our republican line. caller: i think newt gingrich is, by far, the best candidate. but all the people that call ina about ron paul -- the reason that ron paul cannot run is because his policies do not make sense for america. in the real world, they would make some sense -- in a perfect world, they would make some sense, but not in the real world. he could never win. thank you. host: valerie, a democratic caller in lafayette, indiana. caller: hi. none of the republicans sho

. >> we just heard from the nra spokesman. >> i am great on that issue as well. >> i did not know youd cannons now critical of what is wrong with that? >> lock and load. pheasant hunting on friday. >> he has done that with rick perry. >> and tim pawlenty. >> rick santorum admitted he had to steal an orange sweater from the department of transportation. did you bring your own? >> i will be bringing my own. i am a pretty good shot. i am a permit holder. i've learned how to hunt in iowa from my dad. i went through gun safety when i was 12. my favorite is an ar15. i scored the best of my class of any of the men, too. >> that is -- >> a rifle. >> it is a semiautomatic 222? >> i like being accurate. >> an apparently, lights of -- lots of firepower. how big is your magazine? [laughter] is it legal? >> of course it is. time.re just about out of thank you for joining us. >> it was a thrill. >> what do you predict? how well do have to do here? >> we think we will do really well. you have all the candidates on the air spending millions of dollars right now attacking each other. what we chose to

fine, then he becomes a lifetime member of the nra.te for the whole country, then he becomes anti-mandate and takes that page out of his book and republishes the book. i can go on and on. what will barack obama do to that? >> that's a good -- >> what barack obama will do with that, this is a man without a core, a man without substance, a man that will say anything to become president of the united states. i think that's a great vulnerable. i think newt has his set of vulnerabilities, but a more consistent position with real ideas like ronald reagan had. ronald reagan signed the bill that made abortion legal in the state of california. ronald reagan did, in fact, raise taxes several times not just as president but as governor of california. so i think that newt might, in fact, be in an imperfect world, there may be perfect candidates, and you mentioned some of them, paul ryan -- >> jeb bush. >> man, i'd take him in a second. >> chris christie. >> and in this imperfect world, and maybe i'm also reacting to everybody coming after newt. it

or does it just mean -- like there's a reason why the nra gave me money.e beginning because they campaigned against me i'm going to vote your way anyway. how do you prove that? >> well, i think it's difficult to prove. and the problem in d.c. is the legal corruption. when one speaks about things that are a problem, it's not necessarily the randy cunninghams and jack abramoffs who go over lines, it's the people who operate within these lines and the lines, unfortunately, are drawn in a way that the system allows -- it's not polite to say it, but allows bribery. >> so you think get rid of all -- >> yes, clean it up. you've got to do it. >> guy on the inside, washington's most notorious lobbyist, you say get rid of all gifts. let me ask you about newt gingrich, he got about $100 million of gifts over the past decade or so doing what he claims is not lobbying. first of all, when newt said he wasn't a lobbyist, was he lying? >> he may believe what he's saying. but people have to understand lobbying isn't just going to meet with the members. as you recall when y