mr. lapierre, chris cox and others i think would shock most americans. the think the language is paranoid, aggressive kp essentially is absolute. most americans would be scared by it. >> the incoming leader of the national rifle association is saying the nra -- hang on before i ask that question. i was just thinking about what you said. you said most people would be afraid by it? why would people be afraid of the nra? they have a lot of power and money. why would most people be afraid of it. >> most people see the nra in a news clip or a brief citation in the press story. i think if you sat that that audience like i did for a couple of hours an heard the paranoid rep zenation of the attacks on journalists, the president, anybody who doesn't agree with the nra i think most would find it disturbing. somehow they took the tragedy in newtown an made themselves the victims. i never saw a more self-pitying representation of an organization an on top of that they said they have the answer to gun violence and that the parents of the victims and newtown and other

mr. lapierre. i will continue to pound that message and continue to show shocking footage until people like you realize the damage that guns are doing to americans every day. this man used an assault rifle. he also used a 40 bullet magazine. the two things that you don't think should be banned. try telling that to those police officers. >>> breaking news on the boston bombings investigation tonight. the cause of death of tamerlan tsarnaev has been released. the death certificate says he died as a result of gunshot wounds, of torso and extremities, as well as blunt trauma to head and torso. investigators also tonight say the explosives residue was found in the apartment of tamerlan tsarnaev, also we're learning his funeral will take place in the coming days. his body is now at a funeral home. all that as authorities search areas in and around dartmouth. >>> now to breaking news on the massive wildfires in southern california. it is tonight an absolute inferno. cnn's kyung lah is in california. it's