the message of us support came with senators john mccain and chris murphy. >> the destiny you seek liesurine. [ translatinlating [ disprks in europe. >> ukraine will make europe better and europe will make ukraine better. >> visits from western diplomats don't sit well with russia. >>> into it the challenges of state hostility and the ukrain ukrainian winter, what has kept this show on the road has been a mixture of political party money and then grass roots volunteering and activism. this stage show is sponsored by the main opposition party but down there on the square things seem to be more destraddle deced for example. >> take vladimir, one of 1100 security volunteers here. >> we are looking for people who look like drunk look like strange, second, we keep eye on police. >> but look at this for a real military style operation, huge quantities of food for crowds outside are processed by an army of helpers. >> translator: our first source of supplies is people's charity. the contributions of those in parliament and regional communities. also key eefnghts, and then our civic society and

performed by national captioning institute] >> here's more about guns from connecticut senator chris murphy who spoke on the senate floor to mark the one-year anniversary of the newton school shootings and urge congress to act in 2014. >> we are about to hit the one- year mark since the tragic shooting in sandy hook, connecticut, that took the lives girls andle boys and six educators who cared for them. it should be a source of great embarrassment to the house and senate that we have not moved the ball forward one inch when it comes to the issue and protecting the thousands who are injured by guns every year. even while 90% of americans agree that people should prove they are not a criminal, there's no reason we should allow military style weapons in the hands of ordinary americans. we should be embarrassed if we upnot pass a comprehensive aid to the undetectable firearms act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that has been on the books since 1988. most in this country have no idea it exists because up until this week it has been noncontroversial. little bit about why this is so important,

senate is john mccain and chris murphy that his country's still on course towards a u. integration so let's take a look at what that could mean for ukraine and the possible reasons why nothing has been signed yet seen the diplomat says the kiev is demanding too much cash from brussels to pay its debt and kick started struggling economy sun the deal would also mean huge bills for ukraine to modernize itself to european standards and those could run to over twenty billion dollars a year the foreign affairs editor of chronicles magazine tells us that the u.s. offer is designed only to serve the blogs political aspirations. b. you all heard very few beers agree which would have opened. west european industrial products without the possibility few of your creative industries export of the east any longer the e.u. will doesn't exist as it and we are looking. old. german for central europe which is germany austria. benelux perhaps prowess and they have had geopolitical interests in ukraine all along varying numbers of prayer we demonstrate as a still on the streets of kiev but

over the protests is even more what ukrainian president viktor told us senators john mccain and chris murphy that his country still on course towards e.u. integration so let's take a look at what that could mean for ukraine and the possible reasons why nothing has been signed yet a senior a diplomat says that kiev is demanding too much cash from brussels to pay its debts and kickstarted struggling economy signing the deal would also mean huge bills for ukraine to modernize itself to european standards and those could run to over twenty billion dollars a year the foreign affairs editor of chronicles magazine told us that the e.u.'s offer is designed only to block zone geo political aspirations. b you are. very dubious agreed which would have zero. through your product without the possibility of your. thanks for the least and the longer the e.u. will doesn't exist as a human and we are looking at. all. the german or central europe which is germany austria benelux have strong arms and they have. geopolitical interests in ukraine all off. well the news of an e.u. deal possibly being frozen broug

chris murphy the democrat joins me now. i have to ask you whether the united states is being too much of a bystander as putin tries to what appears rebuild the soviet union. >> this idea that russia is outplaying the united states is an overexaggeration. it's not surprising that putin is pulling out all the stops. of course he is going to go to greater lengths and the united states is a world away. in terms of what tools he is willing to use in a country like the ukraine and what tools the united states is willing to use. he bullied them into designing the agreement. he would cutoff gas and effectively erect illegal tariff barriers along the border which would crater the steal industries. we are not willing to play with the tools. that gives him an advantage in his back yard, but a temporary advantage. the hundreds of thousands of kids on that square are going to force him or the guy that comes next. should the united states or europe be banding together now? there soft sanctions being contemplated. should the u.s. be more

john mccain and chris murphy travelled there saying america supported them.cretary of state john kerry called kim jong un ruthless and reckless and says the move to execute his uncle underscored the dangers in the region. >> the journey for the world statesman nelson mandela came to an end this morning. he was laid to rest in qunu, a small village where his life began 95 years ago. most of the funeral was broadcast around the world. cameras were turned off at the end giving the family the last moments in private. >> nelson mandela's life documented in films, history books and biographies will be studied for years to come. one of the places to start will be the archives in johannesburg. >> the center of memory is full of the predictable and the strange and unusual. >> if you look at this one here, it's from arnold schwarzenegger. >> it's arnie. >> yes. >> arnie and madeba. >> another gift that was given to madeba. >> he's behind her. >> yes. >> who is that? >> that's oprah winfrey. >> as well as being an historical record of nelson mandela's life, it's a place

. >> last weekend, republican senator john mccain and democratic senator chris murphy traveled to ukrainerotests over a financial bailout deal with russia. senator mccain talked about the trip at an event yesterday hosted by the atlantic council. it's a little less than an hour. >> good morning to you all. i'm president and ceo of the atlantic council. the cold war seemed to have ended with the fall of the berlin wall. in 1989 and the subsequent collapse of the soviet union, soviet empire. following that, both the european union and the north atlantic treaty organization enlarged. next year, at the atlantic council, and way beyond the atlantic council, we will be celebrating celebrating the 25th 25th anniversary of the berlin wall's fall and the 15th and tenth anniversaries of nato and eu enlargements and will have a tribute to those enlargements at our annual awards dinner on april 30th, where we'll be honoring secretary of defense, chuck hagel, eu commission president, barosso, among others. recent events in ukraine have underscoredded how far we remain from george h.w. bush's dream of

went to the ukraine with my friend and fellow member of the foreign relations committee, senator chris murphy met with senior governor officials -- government officials, president yanukovych, and major opposition leaders, members of civil society, including the daughter of tymoshenko, many of the so- called oligarchs, youth, and students, and some of the hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators. in all of my many years of travels abroad, i have never seen anything like what we witnessed last weekend in ukraine. on saturday night, we stood in the trade union building overlooking the -- while roughly a quarter of a million ukrainians cheered and jumped up and down in a sea of sparkling cell phones. on sunday when we addressed the crowd, it was estimated to be as many as one million people. there were ukrainians from all walks of life, men and women, young and old, from all parts of the country. there were ukrainian veterans of the soviet war in afghanistan helping to protect the demonstrators and securing our passage through the crowd. as we spoke, thousands interrupted us with cheers of

. >> john mccain and chris murphy told protesters in ukraine that their future lies in the west, not the east. congress would consider sanctions if violence is used against the protesters. demonstrations began when a trade agreement was refused. the e.u. is taking the offer off the table. an e.u. official tweeted that words and actions are far apart. the ukraine president viktor yanukovych will visit moscow on tuesday to talk about trade agreements with russia. . >>> plenty of snow in the north-east. wrapping up, but the snow showers continuing around the great lakes. it will be a cold start to the north-east, ending the cold air in the areas that have melting snow or shower activity. that is where we'll have black ice and slippery spots. otherwise, the folks are really enjoying the snow, that's the ski resorts. we have a range of forecasts up to a foot or more snow. that and what happened. vermont or new hampshire, this is where we saw 14 inches of snow. powder, a great day on the slopes. as we look at the forecast. we'll have the area of arctic air, creating more lake-effect snow.

>> senator chris murphy, thank you very much for your time tonight. really appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> okay, coming up -- ♪ well, we're moving on up, moving on up ♪ ♪ to the east side, moving on up ♪ ♪ to a deluxe apartment in the sky, moving on up ♪ >> what "the jeffersons" theme song has to do with a tweet, rosa parks and the republican national committee, next. woman named rosa parks refused to move to the back of the bus in montgomery, alabama. you probably know the basics. after working all day, parks boarded bus 2587 and sat in the first row of the colored section. on the front of the bus filled with white passengers, the bus driver ordered parks out of her seat. she refused. the bus driver called police to arrest her. the police report from that day shows that the bus driver himself signed the arrest warrant. parks' arrest was the galvanizing moment that kicked off the montgomery bus boycott that began four days later and lasted more than a year. tens of thousands of black commuters stayed off the buses in what was one of the most exceptional

thousands demanded that leaders sign the deal, instead of closening ties with russia, john mccain and chris murphy travelled to support the protesters. >> nelson mandela has been laid to rest. the cameras were turned off for the burial. british actor tool your died in london after a long illness, he was known for his role in "lawrence of arabia," he was me to stand before you today. >> i never heard him say that he was grateful to the united states. >> the cold war mentality of the 1980s defined the u.s. relationship with south africa's apartheid rulers and others across the country says former president jimmy carter. >> all the other presidents were in bed with military dictators. >> he is in the country to attend the funeral of nelson mandela. he reflects on u.s. policy and l how it has changed. >> mr. president, thank you for joining us. at the time you were in office, nelson mandela was still in jail. there were americans who will remember back, and said we were not always the best friends we so have been to the antiapartheid forces in south africa. >> when i was in office we were looking for

protesters filled the square demanding that the government move forward on the deal and joined by chris murphy of connecticut and john mccain of arizona. >> this is about the future you want for your country. this is about the future you deserve. a future of peace. >> iranian foreign minister said his country will resume nuclear negotiations with the west despite halting technical talks a few days ago. in a posting on facebook he said iran would return to the negotiating table despite unsuitable actions. on thursday, the united states blacklisted additional companies it said are contributing to iran's new clear program. in syria, an air raid claimed 36 lives including those of 15 children. a human rights group says the casualties in the northern city occurred after syrian barrel bombs on a populated area. they are explosive filled barrels and rolled out of the back of helicopterhelicopters. >>> michelin announced the recall of more than a million tires sold in the united states. the company says the ltxm tires are commonly used on pickup trucks, light trucks and heavy duty vans. the company sa

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senators chris murphy from connecticut and john mccain from arizona addressed thousands of anti-government protesters before meeting with ukraine's president. in an interview with nbc news, senator mccain warned of possible sanctions if the government uses force against the demonstrators. >> i think the government knows that if they repress with brutality, these protesters that they have a real revolution on their hands. i am guardedly very guardedly optimistic that they will not try to repress these people. you've got half a million people or so demonstrating. that's a pretty big challenge. >> turn our attention to south africa where after ten days of mourning nelson mandela is home. could military honors, the former south african president was laid to rest on sunday in his hometown. the ceremony inside a massive tent was elaborate and dramatic with candles filling the stage, thousands of selective guests wlug world leaders, dignitaries and celebrities like prince charles, oprah, and richard branson were on hand and around the country people gathered en masse to watch the giant screen tvs

kiev who were joined this afternoon by republican senator john mccain of arizona and democrat chris murphy of connecticut. they told the crowd of more than 200,000 that americans support their resistance. protestors want closer ties to europe, not russia. on friday the united states said it was freezing the assets of dozens more companies, it says violated the sanctions against iran. today iran responded. our elizabeth palmer is in tehran. she spoke with iran's foreign affairs minister mohammed javad zarif. what did he say? >> reporter: he restated iran's position and that is that if the u.s.'s main concern with iran is its nuclear program, then sanctions have just made it worse. >> i believe sanctions have failed. they failed because when sanctions started, iran had less than 200 centrifuges. now it has 19,000. so a simple calculation will show that sanctions have not produced the results that they were designed to produce. >> reporter: now the united states would argue that those sanctions have produced enough economic pressure on iran that it finally came to the negotiating table and wa

meanwhile made it clear they are aligned with the opposition american senators john mccain and chris murphy of their now mccain says the u.s. could take action against the ukrainian government we do not want to impose sanctions it is not our desire to do show but obviously the american people would want to react. to support the people of ukraine in case of violence and that's just what we have done in other cases throughout the world before mccain and murphy's arrival assistant u.s. secretary of state victoria nuland handed out snacks on kiev central square away stay but what are high profile american and european politicians doing there among the protesters will legal expert and blogger alexander mcwhorter's told us why he thinks these officials are constantly turning up in the ukrainian capital. but the reason they are there is bluntly because i think these people want to detach the ukraine from russia as they see it and they think that by supporting the protesters and here they might actually achieve that the problem with that strategy is that it's simply not working the bonds between th

belief lindsey graham is with him on a lot of these issues and connecticut's democratic senator chris murphy when with mccain to ukraine this week how is this hyper interventionist ideology still a g. demise despite its disastrous effects that we've seen over the last several years because more than anything it plays to the local t.v. audience and plays the media the united states i'm not even sure that it's intended to that effect on the international stage and certainly it's counterproductive in many cases on the international stage now over it makes headlines you and i are talking about him and that gets the politicians in front of a camera gets them incentives prints and that may be the end goal for at least a couple of these guys anyway when it comes to ukraine specifically mccain is aligned himself with an opposition party and a leader that has some questionable nationalist anti-semitic past. he just basically a step into a complicated situation here what's he hoping to accomplish. you know that's a great question are you right now you've got a three way trade struggle going on ukraine

point of lindsey graham is with them on a lot of these issues and connecticut's democratic senator chris murphy win with mccain to ukraine this week how is this hyper interventionist ideologies to legitimize despite its disastrous effects that we've seen over the last couple years. be it whether it be a place to the local tv audience to please the media the united states some of my inshore that it's intended that an apparent effect of the international stage. i answer it is counter productive in many cases of the national stage. however it makes headlines. you might talk about them and that gives the politicians and from the camera gets them into newsprint and that may be the end goal or at least a couple weeks. daniel when it comes to ukraine specifically mccain has aligned itself with an opposition party. a note here that some questionable nationalist anti semitic past if you just basically stepping into a complicated situation here we went in hoping you'll koppel it's a great question i hear it now you've got a three way trade struggle going on ukraine has caught the battle the government ha

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atlantic council, senator john mccain, who visited these protesters over the weekend with senator chris murphy, and can 10 use to play a consistent and -- and continues to play a you consistent and -- to play a consistent and leading role in change around the world. thinking through what role the united states should be playing in these challenging times. for those reasons and many more, the atlantic council presented senator mccain with the freedom award in 2011 at our global for them in policy -- impolitic and he said then, " -- at our global forumi in poland. he said then -- one could add the word ukraine -- are peacefully demonstrating to change the characters of their country not by hateful ideology, violence, but by the end it -- humannging for democracy." we look forward to your comments and the discussion that will be moderated by the vice president of the atlantic council, who has impressively led our team effort in trying to make sense of events in ukraine. for those in the audience who have heard senator mccain before on this set of subjects, this is on the record. feel free to twee

support came with senators john mccain and chris murphy. >> the destiny you speak lies in europe.ne will make europe better. and europe will make ukraine better. >> visits from western diplomats don't go down well in russia which accuses them of meddling but the crowd clearly appreciates it. >> thank you, thank you. >> there's no sign yet of this protest losing momentum, despite the challenges of state hostility and the ukrainian winter. what's kept this show on the road for weeks now is a mixture of political party money. bactivism. sponsored by the main opposition peartle buoppositionparty. >> take vladimir for example. he works for an international cosmetics company during the week and in his spare time is more than 1700 security volunteers here. >> we have provide he security for two points, like strange, we second keep eye on police. >> but look at this. for a real military style operation. huge quantities of food for the crowds outside. processed by an army of helpers. >> translator: our first source of supplies is people's charity. the contributions of those in parliament a

and senators john mccain and chris murphy putting some pressure on ukraine's embattled government. in the capital over the wkend check pledging support for tens of thousands of pro european uni protesters. >> the free world is with you. america is with you. i am with you. lou: demonstrators, well, the demonstrations will not be ending anytime cent. they continue. the european union has suspended talks on the trade deal. protesters have been demanding that deal for nearly four weeks. not entirely clear what is going on as between the european union and the ukrainian government. russia is signalit may give the ukraine a bailout loan of as much as $15 billion to help deal with economic problems in the wake of those protests. a congressional report said to point to specific sources of foren support for the september 11th hijackers to carry out the terrorist attacks. two congressmen read redacted portions of a 2002 investigation and say that they are absolutely shocked. twenty-six pages of that 800 page report% surge. pages completely blank except for dotted lines were som 7200 words or

atlantic council, senator john mccain who visited the protestors over the weekend with senator chris murphy and continues to play a consistent leading principle role in supporting democratic change in eastern europe and around the world. thinking through what role the united states should be playing in challenging times. for those reasons and many more the atlantic council presented sther the freedom a ward in 2011. he said then and i quote, like the workers or the youth of east berlin, young people across the the middle east and north africa and in many other places too, now senator mccain one could add the word ukraine, are peacefully changing their countries by indivisible longing for human rights and democracy, unquote. senator mccain, we look forward to your opening comments and discussion that will be moderated by atlantic council executive vice president wilson who has led our team effort in trying to make sense of events in ukraine. those in the audience that heard senator mccain before on this set of subjects, this is on the record. feel free to tweet. the hashtag is ac ukraine. it

politicians waded into the war with ukraine as senators john mccain and chris murphy rallied protesterstal city. tomorrow ukraine's president will meet with vladimir putin to discuss a customs deal with russia which will likely fan the flames, according to an nbc interview with john mccain could lead to u.s. sanctions. >> if the president goes ahead and signs an agreement with the russians, would you call on other members of congress to possibly introduce sanctions against the ukrainian government? >> i think it would deserve serious consideration. i think what would provoke even more concrete action on the part of u.s. congress if there's any brutal repression, that would be unacceptable, i think, in congress. >> after the break, north korea decides to spare kim jong-un's aunt from execution but the same cannot be said for the dictator's uncle. we'll discuss pyongyang hermit kingdom horror show coming up next. before using her new bank of america credit card, which rewards her for responsibly managing her card balance. before receiving $25 toward her balance each quarter for making mor

. >>> i spoke with senator john mccain earlier from kiev where he and senator chris murphy traveled to meet with opposition leaders and officials. joining me now, senator john mccain who i know, senator, you have just addressed the crowd of protesters there yourself in kiev. what is it you're trying to do here? >> hopefully what we're trying to do is bring about a peaceful transition here that would stop the violence, would give the ukrainian people what they unfortunately have not -- with different revolutions that have taken place, a real legitimate society. this is a grassroots revolution here. it's been peaceful, except for when the government tried to crackdown on them and the government hasn't done that since. but praising their ability and their desire to demonstrate peacefully for change that i think they deserve. >> there has been talk about the semi cold war undertones to this protest. what do you think vladimir putin is trying to accomplish here? what's been his role? >> well, there's no doubt that ukraine is a vital importance to vladimir putin. i think it was kissinger, i'

>> mccain was -- is traveling to ukraine with chris murphy. democrat from connecticut.ad this to say to nbc about what he thinks the u.s. might do next if these protests continue. >> i think what would provoke even more concrete action on the part of the u.s. congress, if there's any brutal repression of these demonstrators. that would be unacceptable, i think, in congress. >> ukraine caught in a cold warlike back and forth between the eu and russia. >>> next up, 21. that's how many times lottery officials have tried to find a winner for the $550 million megamillions jackpot. there's still no winner. the more than half a billion dollar prize would be the second largest jackpot ever. a lot of possibilities out there. basically i think you can get struck by lightning four times before you could have a shot at winning this megamillions. >>> finally, 1. that was the margin of victory for my packers yesterday over the dallas cowboys. but here's the more important part. they trailed, 26-3 at the half. green bay wound up winning 37-36. it was their biggest -- matched their big

senators chris murphy and john mccain addressed tens of thousands of anti-government protesters beforeting with the country's president. >>s also in the times, actor peter o'toole passed away yesterday in london. o'toole was best known for his iconic role in the movie "lawrence of arabia." he appeared in nearly 40 films and was on comfortable on stage as he was in front of the camera. nominated for 8 academy awards. o'toole's daughter said he had been sick for some time and he was 81 years old. >> bost"boston globe," china leg its mark on the moon. the first moon rover touched down on sunday after detaching from the lander. it wul survey the structure and natural resources for three months. china is the third country after the u.s. and russia to care eye out a soft landing. they plan on sending an astronaut to the moon and opening a space station by 2020. >> from "usa today" a recent survey shows louisiana is home to the worst drivers in america. >> oh. >> car insurance comparison.com said louisiana finished number one in the categories of failure to obey, speeding tickets, and careles

. >> here's more about guns from connecticut senator chris murphy. he spoke on the senate floor to mark the one-year anniversary of the newtown school shootings and to urge congress to act in 2014. we are about to hit the one-year mark since the tragic shooting in sandy hook, connecticut, that took the lives of 20 little boys and girls, 6 and 7 years old and six of their educators who cared for them. united states senate and the house of representatives that we have not moved the ball forward one inch when it comes to protecting the thousands of people all across this country who are killed by guns every year. even while 90% of americans agree that people should have to prove they're not a criminal before they buy a gun, that there's really no reason why we should allow military-style weapons in the hands of ordinary americans. we should be embarrassed by the fact that we're not doing more to try to stem the scourge of gun violence that plagues our nation today. but we should be even more embarrassed if this week we cannot pass a commonsense extensio

then the senators john mccain and chris murphy are in the you joining a the ukraine rally. according to the associated 200 thousand antigovernment protesters are in the central square around ukraine's capital today. senator mccain appeared on cbs this morning from ukraine to talk about why he was there. there is no doubt about the andtegic and geographic every other aspect of ukraine. it is a large country, it is a cold should country, it is the beginning of russia. happening here is not only our desire to be part of the european union, which makes them look to the west, and to not be coerced into the customs union that the russians and putin are trying to push them into. they are tired of corruption, there tired of the bad economy, and they really want to change. >> are you concerned that this could make tensions worse between putin and the united states? >> i think it may. of the a long tradition full that of peacefully demonstrating they have been peaceful. they were attacked by the police, which did not succeed. i think the other aspect of this is this is a country that

captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> centrist john mccain of arizona and chris murphy joined an anti-government rally in the ukraine today. about 200,000 protesters are in the central square after nearly four weeks of protesting. senator mccain appeared on cbs from the ukraine to talk about why he was there. >> i think there is no doubt about the strategic aspect of the ukraine. it is a large country, a cultured country it is the beginning of russia. what is happening here is not only a desire to be part of the european union which makes them look to the west and not be coerced into the customs union that the russians and putin are trying to push into but they are tired of corruption, tired of a bad economy because of that. they really want change and that change is minimized by a turning to europe and a relationship with europe that they think will benefit them and their lives. >> are you concerned that this could make tensions between putin and the united states work? -- worse? >> we have a long tradition of standing up for people that are freely and peacefully demon

this is chris murphy saying -- it is sandy hook we are using for our forced 45 minutes -- for our first5 minutes. if you want to give us a call, -- here is stephen from new york, democrats line. caller: good morning. view i have in light of the new town -- the newtown slaughter is this -- the death of all these children and the thousands more to come is an indictment on every adult in this nation for giving up on the fight to protect our most vulnerable citizens from the profits of gum corporations and the lobbying agent, the nra. nightn any of us sleep at knowing we are impotent to protect our own children. i think we should all be ashamed. aboutwhat did they congressional efforts and efforts from the white house, starting as early as this january trying to pass more stricter measures but nothing happening on the congressional side? muchn't know how the obama administration has from the gun industry. congress is completely bought. this nra organization has paid for this campaign. they are not going to help us anymore. dallas, texas, independent line. caller: hello. host: hello, you are

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senator john mccain and chris murphy traveling to kiev over the weekend.testers in ukraine that their future lies with the east -- wes and not the east. he said that more americans support the protesters. >> the destiny you seek lies in europe. ukraine will make europe better, and europe will make ukraine better. >> demonstrations began whether ukraine's president refused to stein a trade deal with the european union. over this past weekend the eu took its offer off the table. an eu official tweeting that the words and actions of ukraine's president are far apart. president victktor yanukovych wl meet with russia. he hopes russia will loan them money and lower gas prices. >>> senator john mccain is criticizing the cia for not telling congress enough by robert levinson. they say he was working on a covert cia mission in iran when he went missing seven years ago. iran is maintaining he's not their prisoner and they don't know where he is. mccain is saying the cia did not tell the american public the truth or congress about levinson. he also believes the whit

chris davis. >> he is really smart but weird, just has some weird ideas and weird thoughts about stuff. >> his target was teacher and debate coach tracy murphyrson off the debate team. officials think pearson wanted revenge but murphy fled the building he fired at fellow student, 17-year-old claire davis apparently at random, sheriff roginson roginson read a statement. >> our beautiful daughter claire davis has severe head trauma as a result of a gunshot. she needs your continued prayers. >> johnson had several classes with her. >> it is kind of surprising for me, just like to know such a nice girl and such a girl that is so innocent this would happen to. >> reporter: there are whys that go unanswered, why another school shooting, why again the dread of frantic parents in a place where parents and students say it should never have happened. barry petersen, cbs news, centennial, colorado. >> axelrod: and that is a shortened version of the cbs evening news, later on cbs, 48 hours, for now, i am jim axelrod in new york, for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access gr

chris davis. >> he is really smart but weird, just had some weird ideas and weird thoughts about stuff. >> reporter: his target was teacher and debate coach tracy murphy, who reportedly kicked pierson off the debate team. officials think pearson wanted revenge but murphy fled the building, beer son fired at fellow student, 17-year-old claire davis, apparently at random. sheriff robinson read a statement from her family. >> our beautiful daughter claire davis has severe head trauma as a result of a gunshot. she needs your continued prayers. >> reporter: dylan johnson had several classes with her. >> it is kind of surprising for me just like to know such a nice girl and such a girl that is so innocent would just like this happen to. >> reporter: there are whys that go unanswered, why another school shooting, why again the dread of frantic parents in a place where parents and students say it should never have happened. barry petersen, cbs news, centennial, colorado. >> axelrod: this latest school shooting took place as we got ready to mark one year since the shooting at the sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, at 9:30 this morning, presi

murphy, morris reid and susan del percio join us. quite the trio. glad to have you all here. patricia, i'll begin with you. let's listen to the president on "hardball" with chrisw having been president for five years is it makes you humbler as opposed to cockier about what you as an individual can do. you recognize you're just part of a sweep of history and your job really is to push the boulder up the hill a little bit before somebody else pushes it up a little further. >> what a great part of that conversation. have you, patricia, ever heard such an honest, contemporaneous description of the office while in the presidency? >> i have not. i was struck how different his tone has become over the last month or two. ever since they ran into the problems with obama care and the website, something about the president seems so much more sober and even somber. it's so far away from where he was during the campaign, so much hope and change. i think he has had a real reality check and is now having to go to the constituency who help helped get him there to young people to latinos to african-americans to say, just help me finish this out. i know he's looking at his lega

murphy. thanks to both of you for ginning me on this christmas eve and happy holidays. >> merry christmas. >> thanks, chrisia to celebrate the holiday. >> i will. i will come say hello at some point, absolutely. senator, i wanted to start with you. you have introduced a bill to give disabled veterans preferences on state contracts. it has made its way through the senate, hasn't gotten through the assembly yet. what are some of the challenges and why do you argue this is the right piece of legislation? >> this is a really big deal. when you look at the veterans in that post 9/11 environment, over 10% unemployment. when you ask them, 50% say we're having a very hard time transitioning back into the economy. we do a very good job of telling 18 and 19-year-old men and women, getting them to raise their right hand and say i'm willing to fight and die for this country. we do not do a very good job transitioning them back into the economy. new york state is behind. we need governor cuomo to join us in our effort. the assembly refuses to push this forward. we're talking about 44 other states that are leading the w