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and nearly half of those killed were students from the nearby federal university. hundreds more people were injured. >> we're getting a better idea of the strategy being considered for immigration reform in this country a group of bi-partisan lawmakers revealed their plan today. it would affect roughly 11- million illegal immigrants in the u.s. fit if explains. it comes one day before the president's plan is announced. >> catherine: a group of senators got a jump on the president by laying out a point-by-point, bipartisan program for immigration reform the day before he unveils his long-awaited plan in las vegas. >> "we still have a long way to go but this bipartisan blueprint is a major breakthrough." it could be a big step after years of deep divisions between democrats and republicans. >> "we do not want immigration as a wedge issue, must rather, we want a bipartisan bill that solves the problem and becomes law." it would include four key provisions: a tough but fair path to citizenship for people now in this country illegally, after steps are taken to bolster b

the big federal university and apparently a good half of the people who died went to that federal universitythey were having a party there the other night. the agriculture students were having a big party. i talked to one boy last night a 19-year-old who lost his 24-year-old brother. they were studying agronomy together. this is a huge tragedy for everyone. >> chasta darlington, thank you for being here. >>> lot more to get you caught up on this morning. >>> a sloppy wintry storm moving east. an ice mess from indy down to kentucky. cancelling flights at o'hare in chicago. >>> egypt's president has declared a limited state of emergency and is suggesting that more action is possible. he imposed a curfew. protesters now angry at the new leadership two years after hosni muarak's departure. >>> an iranian judge has sentenced an american pastor to eight years in prison for his religious beliefs. the group argues that he was born in iran and now lives in idaho has been unjustly jailed in iran. >>> several journal itselves have been arrested, accused of collaborating with government opponents. sever

officials with the federal university of santa monica, san maria, no american students are believed to be among the dead. still to come tonight, we'll look at the dangers of night clubs here at home. find out what to look out for during our full report on nightclub safety, coming up in our next half hour. >>> d.c. police are trying to figure out who shot five people inside a nightclub over the weekend and trying to figure out why. it happened saturday around 2:00 in the morning. a gunman walked into the d.c. sound stage nightclub on bening road and opened fire. one woman and four men were hit. they are all expected to survive. that club is now shut down. a murder mystery is unfolding in landover maryland. in the 8500 block. this area has a lot of industrial buildings. police are not releasing the name of the victim yet. if we get any more information, we'll brim it to you. this week immigration reform takes center stage here in washington. >> we have to come to an agreement and immediate in the middle. >> i think everyone agrees it's not beneficial for our cntry to have these people he

he wants a federal court to throw out the penalty against the university calling the punishment on lawful and overreaching. >> my belief was that if the n.c.a.a. is going to impose sanctions, they will impose them by the rules of the dock -- of the n.c.a.a.. if you join an association, you play by the rules. >> he said he waited until the current football season was over because he did not want to interfere with the team's momentum. >> even though a fiscal cliff deal has been reached, you could see later tax returns this year. the irs has released a statement saying it is reviewing the details of this week's tax legislation and and figuring out how it might affect filing this year. several lines are listed as reserved. that is something the irs says it's a place holder for fiscal cliff provisions. >> would there are growing concerns over cell phone privacy. a new application is becoming popular called snapchat. it is designed to share pictures and video. some experts warned that the self-destruct in images might encourage children to send inappropriate photographs which will not disappear

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this whole issue i think we're dealing with the federal government and universal registration and same-dayegistration and all these different buzz words really gets down to the individual freedoms of people in our state and americans in general. and their ability to decide for themselves, yes, i want to register to vote and participate in the process or no, that i don't. >> here's a buzz word for you, sir. democracy. when did universal and same-day registration become ways of forcing people to vote. that's "hardball." coming up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. a try fixodent. it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth

if you try to do this universe a background check which sounds what ever, it ends up being a universal federal nightmare imposed upon law-abiding people all over this country. criminals will ignore it and the federal government we already know about prosecute. -- we already know won't prosecute. the vice president at the bidding with our people said they didn't have time to process this, it goes by the cases. -- to prosecute those type of casses. -- to prosecute those type of cases. what is the point of all playing. whole thing? is not just closing the gun show loophole. it is also thoroughly enforcing those who transfer weapons. chief johnson, is valuable to have the input of law enforcement professionals. in book -- in your view with the background check and aggressive enforcement, would that be a waste of police resources or would that make a difference on the street? >> i have to respectfully disagree on -- with wayne on this issue. public safety, police -- we are ready. we are unified on this issue that a universal background check will make our society a safer place, will make my police

federal bureaucracy. it will only hit the law- abiding people, not criminals. honest people will be entrapped into committing crimes they had no intention of committing. it is an unworkable universal federal nightmare bureaucracy being imposed by the federal government. i do not think these law-abiding people -- >> it is my understanding that when people buy guns they undergo a background check. we are simply trying to close some of these loopholes. chief, would you like to respond? >> certainly, when a weapon is licensed to a dealer, they undergo a check. but 40% of these guns are being sold out of that process. this is not unreasonable. if i buy a gun next year, through a private seller, i will go to a licensed dealer to do it. >> mr. kelly, you said it best when you talked about your belief in the second amendment. with those rights comes responsibility. you talked about responsibility to make sure that these guns to not get into the hands of criminals, terrorists, those with mental illness. do you see the background check as a way to get at this problem? >> gabby and i are both responsible gun owners. i bought a hunting rifle from wal-mart a couple of months ago. i went throug

and an executive action that pushes federal policy towards universal background checks, i think wouldeat compliment to whatever comes out of efforts with the congress. we need all hands on deck for this issue. again, we talk about these mass shootings and these spree shootings, but we're faced with these challenges in inner city america every day. although it is not as sensational, it is continuous and it is as painful as these other suburban communities for us to live in inner city america. >> chicago, the best example of that. let's thank both congressman david price and dr. james peterson. we thank both of you for your time this evening. >>> coming um, paul ryan says the deficit is our number one problem. so why is he backing one of the most extreme anti-choice bills we've ever seen in congress. what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ ma

and we need federal legislation for universal background checks. and mental health databases. and all of the comprehensive approach that i mentioned needs to take place at the state, the local and federal level. >> you talk about a simultaneous push here. i want to ask you about immigration reform. politico is reporting about that. there's this growing concern among immigration advocates who feel that immigration reform could take a backseat to gun control. are those fears warranted? that the administration and the president in his second term cannot tackle comprehensive immigration reform and as take on the task of broad legislation of gun control? >> well, what did they call the last congress? the do nothing congress? didn't pass very much legislation, waited until the absolute deadline to address the fiscal cliff. there should be a concern about whether they can walk and chew gum at the same time. at the same time, we expect this congress to be able to address the issue of responsible gun laws. the sequestration issue and the issue of immigration reform. the time is now. we'

. >> federal weapons trafficking statute to universal background checks to making more widely available mental health assistance. >> reporter: there are more proposals, including the controversial reinstatement of the assault weapons ban, and limiting access to high capacity clips. earlier in the wee biden butted heads with the national rifle association over those issues. >> the vice president and his folks are focusing primarily on firearms ownership, and what we consider second amendment rights for the american people. >> reporter: on friday, the vice president met with representatives from the video game industry and there was division about whether there is actually a correlation between games and real life violence. daniel greenberg, a gaming industry representative, says videos aren't the problems. >> what the science tells us is there is no causal link between imaginary violence in movies and books and video games, there is no causal link between imaginary violence and real life violence. >> reporter: reverend michael mcbride who met with biden with other religious leaders on we

if you try to do this universal background check, which sounds whatever, it ends up being a universal federal nightmare imposed upon law-abiding people all over this country. criminals will ignore it. so what is the point of the whole thing? >> this is lapierre's newest argument. a universal background check won't do anything, he says. but more than 40% of gun sales escape background checks thanks to gun shows and internet sales. senator chuck schumer explained the reality. >> why should someone going to a gun show have a different rule? there is no logic to it, none. i was there. i was the author of the brady bill. and that was something that we were forced 20 put in the bill, those of us who weren't for it, as a way to get the bill passed. but the last 15 years has proven it doesn't make sense. >> gun lobbyists created the background check loopholes, and they want to keep them in place. mark kelly is not going to put up with it. >> we will prevent gun crime. that is an absolute truth. it would have happened in tucson. my wife would not be sitting in this seat. she would not have been sittin

gotten more complicated they're much more interconnected there's interactions between the universities and the federal and state governments that didn't exist so if you go down to the local high school you'll see all sorts of things down there that you didn't see when your kid universities have those too and so what do you mean now how does that translate to higher tuition costs while it adds bureaucratic costs right there's a lot of people on the campus who do stuff that don't involve teaching and so that's expensive the student loan. complex which which which is happy to give students loans because they can't discharge them this is a demographic who's happy to borrow money and now realize what they're doing and they're borrowing larger amounts because the parents are all broke now their parents are the boomers who got us in this mess in the first place the guaranteed payer virtually guarantees an inflationary price tag and then and then i think i think they're going to be better consumers going forward to better consumers and you said that the libertarian in youth as coffee and m two are when people

this whole issue i think with dealing with the federal government and universal registration and same-dayistration and all these different buzz words really gets down to the individual freedoms of people in our state and americans in general and their ability to decide for themselves, yes, i want to register to vote and participate in the process or, no, that i don't. >> well, here is a buzz word for you, sir. democracy. when did universal and same-day registration become ways of forcing people to vote? >>> "new york magazine" got a kick out of all the times clinton adjusted her glasses and paired them with some captions. the "is this dude for real" adjustment. the "that's a fine point you made in my favor" adjustment. finally, the "i'm so going to veto all of your bills when i'm president" adjustment. as it turns out, those lenses are designed to treat lingering vision issues clinton is experiencing from her recent concussion. when "new york magazine" reached out to her office on that matter, they got a confirmation and something extra. quote, with them on she sees just fine. in fact, sh

federal tax changes. >>> officials at california state university says governor brown's budget falls $2 a million short of what -- $250 million short of what they need. he said the figure is not realistic, pointing in particular to $86 million for a 3% raise for employees. he said it will be hard to get the legislature to approve that since other state employees have not had raises. >>> a controversial consultant will come in to open the oakland police department combat a recent rise in crime. as ktvu eight alex savidge shows us, the plan was approved during a heated argument that stretched into the early- morning hours. >> shame on you! >> reporter: an angry reaction from the audience inside oakland's city hall as the council vote came down just after 2:00 this morning. members gave the go-ahead to hire bill bratton as a police consultant following four hours of emotional public comment. >> be quiet. >> reporter: one speaker was even escorted out. opponents of bratton are particularly concerned about an aggressive stop-and-frisk policy he's used in the past that some believe could lead to racial profi

federal bureaucracy. it will only hit the law-abiding people, not criminals. honest people will be entrapped into committing crimes they had no intention of committing. it is an unworkable universal federal nightmare bureaucracy being imposed by the federal government. i do not think these law-abiding people -- >> it is my understanding that when people buy guns they undergo a background check. we are simply trying to close some of these loopholes. chief, would you like to respond? >> certainly, when a weapon is licensed to a dealer, they undergo a check. but 40% of these guns are being sold out of that process. this is not unreasonable. if i buy a gun next year, through a private seller, i will go to a licensed dealer to do it. >> mr. kelly, you said it best when you talked about your belief in the second amendment. with those rights comes responsibility. you talked about responsibility to make sure that these guns to not get into the hands of criminals, terrorists, those with mental illness. do you see the background check as a way to get at this problem? >> gabby and i are both responsible gun owners. i bought a hunting rifle from wal-mart a couple of months ago. i went throug

universal background checks should be available. it was a wise move by president obama in his january 16 press conference to begin changes in federal drug -- regulations to allow the private sellers to access the background check system v licensed firearm dealers. many people would take advantage of that and i commend them but mandating universal checks can only be enforceable if there is universal gun registration and we know that universal gun registration in every country in the world where it has existed has been a serious peril to gun ownership. universal gun registration was imposed by canada in 1995 and was later repealed in 2012 by the canadian parliament because it was such a fiasco. if we want to save lives right now, there is only one thing that will stop the next copycat killer in the lawful armed self-defense and the schools not only by armed guards but also by teachers. utah provides the successful model. there, a teacher who has a permit to carry every background check and safety training class everywhere else in the state is not prohibited from carrying at the school. gun prohibition lobbies, the balkans a fantastic

. >>> a student from the university of virginia is facing federal charges for lying to investigators about a gunman on campus. brian harris is accused of calling 911 last wednesday and reporting that he saw someone with a weapon on campus. the school was immediately put into a lockdown and an hour later he admitted to place he made the whole thing up. >>> congress has finally passed a $50 billion relief package for victims of superstorm sandy. the money is going to help families and businesses along the east coast. sandy devastated millions in new york, new jersey and connecticut when is slammed into the eastern seaboard back in october. >>> more funerals in brazil this morning. he -- [ no audio ] [ stand by for captions ] >> reporter: richard is a cub master and father of 11-year- old tyler. he and his wife are teaching their son not to discriminate. >> we said we really want to take a stand against this. >> reporter: that's why in maryland, 45 cub scouts took a stand against the boy scouts ban on homosexuals. they posted a nondiscrimination statement. >> if we wanted to keep our ch

has been lying around over the past 10 years with recommendations on having a federal weapons trafficking statute universal background checks for making more widely available mental health assistance. i would be submitting to the president on how to proceed. we get it done by then. i just wanted to fill you guys and on what it is. we had a very straightforward and productive meeting. >> in 10 days, joe biden will be sworn in for a second term as vice president. you can see the swearing in at noon eastern on c-span. we'll also show you the luncheon in the u.s. capitol and the afternoon parade at pennsylvania avenue. earlier today, president obama held a joint press conference with afghanistan's president. that was in the east room of the white house, assessing the progress of the war. we will show their press conference again tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. tomorrow morning, two different perspectives on climate change and a recent national oceanic and atmospheric administration report. our guest is from the national resources defense council and from the competitive enterprise institute. we wi

universal background checks should be available. it was a wise move by president obama in his january 16 press conference to begin changes in federal drug -- regulations to allow the private sellers to access the background check system v licensed firearm dealers. many people would take advantage of that and i commend them but mandating universal checks can only be enforceable if there is universal gun registration and we know that universal gun registration in every country in the world where it has existed has been a serious peril to gun ownership. universal gun registration was imposed by canada in 1995 and was later repealed in 2012 by the canadian parliament because it was such a fiasco. if we want to save lives right now, there is only one thing that will stop the next copycat killer in the lawful armed self-defense and the schools not only by armed guards but also by teachers. utah provides the successful model. there, a teacher who has a permit to carry every background check and safety training class everywhere else in the state is not prohibited from carrying at the school. gun prohibition lobbies, the balkans a fantastic

has been lying around over the past 10 years with recommendations on having a federal weapons trafficking statute universalkground checks for making more widely available mental health assistance. i would be submitting to the president on how to proceed. we get it done by then. i just wanted to fill you guys and on what it is. we had a very straightforward and productive meeting. >> onto the capitol today, members of the military acting as stand-ins for the rehearsal of the swearing in of president obama and vice-president biden. next week on the west side of the capital, all those activities happening here, the ceremonial swearing-in-in of the 44th president. ♪ a look at the capitol dome, a practice run for what will be the 57 presidential inauguration. live coverage of the inauguration monday january 21. live coverage on the c-span networks starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the house will be back for legislative business tomorrow at 2:00. live coverage from the floor here on c-span, and the rules committee will also meet tomorrow to me for more work on aid for hurricane sandy. live coverage of the rules com

federal loans from the government. i graduated in 2010. i was accepted to universities here and in alabama bridge of georgia. i was not allowed to attend because i would be charged as an international student. it is usually three or four times the amount. i'm happy to believe what the president says. what he says is not often what he does. when was elected on could to thousand eight he said he would pack immigration. i felt a sense of relief because the republican candidates mitt romney really push forward an anti-immigrant agenda. i would like to president obama meet with members of the undocumented community. many of the people who want to see him succeed the most are the people he is not even aware of. >> victor speaking to us there. a problem was so many illegal americans in this country. you are watching abc world news america. still to come, it is a tale of social clubs. what makes "pride and prejudice" so popular 200 years on? queen beatrix has announced she is laying down her crown. she will abdicate in favor of her eldest son in april. >> queen beatrix reigned for 33 years but to just three minutes

university supreme court clinic. what's your practical experience with the law? sunny was a federal prosecutor in new york city and i saw every kind of case. i saw people who were sorry for what they'd done and wanted a chance to make amends and the system didn't do anything to encourage it. i saw people angry and in denial and the system didn't confront them or make them fess up to what they'd done. i saw a lot of good well can meaning lawyers and professions who took it for granted ited a to be an assembly line but the defendants and jurors and victims were frustrated that they weren't listened to. >> host: how often were you approached for a plea bargain? >> guest: in every case. out of 100 cases, there were three jury trials and one person trial in a year, which -- one bh trial in a year which is typical. we can't do away with that system but at sentencing we can allow people to talk and focus on working and making restitution and apologizing. >> host: did you ever suggest that as a prosecutor. >> i did. the people who seemed most willing to fess up and make amends wound up with

a world-class university, and a federal prosecutor.te led to a deepening depression for 26-year-old aaron schwartz. schwartz was best known as the co founder of reddit, a widely used social news and entertainment website built around user submitted content. president obama even used reddit to reach more than 5 million voters in his re-election campaign. most of them young people. in his short live, he became a folk hero, pushing to make web content free. but with prosecutors pressing serious charges, schwartz hanged himself friday in his brooklyn apartment. his lawyer said he doesn't know what put him over the edge, but the notion of prison time had him deeply worried. >> i know this case was weighing heavily on his mind and was a significant source of stress for him. >> the freedom to connect, like freedom of speech or like the freedom to murder. >> the case stemming from schwartz's passionate believe for a wide open, free internet. it dates back to july 2011 when he was indicted on charges of stealing millions of academic articles an

universal registration and federal background checks. >> it seems what the white house is leading toward is leaving the hard stuff later. one of the hardest proposals is going to be having a on assault weapon and doing the fact that you can't do everything is not an excuse for doing nothing. so it's a reasonable strategy to try and take first off the things on which you could build some consensus. if anything else that might diffuse some of the very heated partisan on this issue just by doing it. the other thing that's out there they think has some consensus background, background checks on people who buy guns at gun shows. at least have parody, if you have one rule in you buy a gun in the store you should have the same rules of checking if you buy it in the gun show. by the way, this issue has been around for years. no one's been able to close the loophole. >> it's such a common sense issue that you'll be able to blur the aisles on that one. >> molly, lynn, thanks. we'll check in with you later in this hour. stand by for that and we'll have much more on the gun debate ahead, including t