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>> this teacher co-wrote the lesson with gabby giffords. and nicole hockly, a parent whose son was killed at sandy hook. laura opens up the topic for discussion with students. other teacher who's log on follow her lead. hannah felt says it's raising awareness. >> people are ware of what's happening. and people can reach out and help each other in times like this when people aren't sure what's happening. >> i hope the people of all races, sexual orientations and ages will come together. i think people don't know what to do about it. >> there is a hope about what it means to be safe in schools today. >> all 4th and 8th graders completed hands of hopeless on-n los altos, abc7 news. >> and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [

gabby giffords?w one. better, stronger, tougher. >> gabby is tough. >> no one doubts your toughness. >> just watching gabby work so hard. ♪ the hills are alive with the sound of music ♪ >> every single thing that i have done has been either a learning experience or the most fun or the most wonderful director or a great guy to work with. >> if you read and you understand, i'm not really that much different. we might see an end to racism and the other indyosis that plague us. >> we are on royal baby watch. >> he's a big boy, quite heavy. but we're still working on a name. >> i can tell you that popcorn who is the national thanksgiving turkey, his favorite song is "halo" by beyonce. >> jeffrey goldberg, one could ask why. >> we could ask why about a lot of things. >> to the delight of everyone here at "andrea mitchell reports," the national zoo's panda cam is back up and running. things change, but do you feel that joe biden as the vice president has the right of first refusal as it were within the part

gabby giffords, i covered that tragic moment when she was shot. made it her mission to fight for stiffer gun control laws. >> she has. she really has. she's an absolutely extraordinary story and i think this has been the year where despite still battling her injuries, she has become an outstanding campaigner on one of the most difficult issues facing the united states. and also, she's approaching it from a very interesting perspective, which is that she says she's -- she represents -- she's every woman, recommendation the middle of the road. she's not a radical but knows that she believes that it's wrong for people to be able to possess guns who are not suitable to do so. >> sue, thank you for highlighting these incredible and inspiring women. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much, kristen. >> and we will be right back. side-by-side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board -- what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] split atoms? [ flo chuckles ] [ whirring ] hey, how's that atom-splitting thing going? oh! a

and across the country in arizona, former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly planted a yellow rose bush in honor of the victims. the two also run a political action committee to push for stricter gun control laws. they used the anniversary to release a new ad called "silent night," pushing congress to act now. >> after newtown, gabby and i said -- >> enough is enough. >> enough. we couldn't stand by and wait for the next mass shooting to ravage a community. >> since the shooting at sandy hook, congress hasot passed any new gun control law, b 21 states have passed tougher gun >>> and here in the bay area, there were several vigils for the victims in connecticut. dozens of people gathered in sun sunnyvail. they created this wall of messages for the victims' families. and tougher gun control laws were called for nationwide. >> maybe we have to do that as a society before we put it into policy. maybe we have to do it together as we do in tears today before we can put it into words of law. >> the brady campaign to prevent gun violence helped organize today's service. >>> o

mark kelly, husband of gabby giffor giffords, and larry pratt. >>> as lawmakers on capitol hill try to avoid another government shut down. >> in a divided government you don't get everything you want. >> the plan deepens the divide inside the gop with speaker boehner slamming outside conservative grouping. >> they're pushing members in places they don't want to be and i think they have lost all credibility. >> we'll talk with one of the architects of the deal, paul ryan. and our power player of the week, molly ringwald life after being the it girl of the '80s. >> i don't think being a star, just being famous, is very fulfilling. >> hello again from fox news in washington. no matter how many times we see the images, it's still agonizing. kids screaming out of school, hands raised. a boy injured one girl before taking his own life. >> one of the victim that's day, vic vi vickisoto, died learning to protect some of her students. we'll discuss where the gun debate stands with two people on opposite sides of the issue. first, my interview earlier with her kid sister, carly. >> how are you d

a push lobbying from gabbie giffords and newtown families went nowhere. >> it's a shameful day for washington. >> reporter: senate offered hope to millions of illegal immigrants looking for a pass to citizenship but the bipartisan reform legislation stalled in the house. >> people have to have confidence. the border is secure before anything is going to work. >> reporter: a divided supreme court struck down part of the voting rights act and handed down a pair of syndicates. it issued another opinion allowing same-sex marriages to resume in california. republicans continued their fight to repeal president obama's healthcare law and refused to pass a budget until parts were scrapped or delayed. texas senator ted cruze spent 21 hours speaking against it with a bedtime story for his daughters. >> i do not like green eggs and ham. >> reporter: the standoff led to a 3 day partial government shutdown. >> i'm disgusted with them. >> reporter: healthcare.gov, the web site where americans were supposed to buy insurance launched october 1st, but did not work. >> actually, i didn't realize it wouldn't be

when jared loughner shot gabby giffords, someone tried to blame sarah palin for having put cross hair owes a map of gifford's district. i wrote that day that this was a sickening ritual of guilty by association. this isn't about sarah palin's map. it's about a nut who doesn't value human life. these tragedies are awful enough without the partisan point scoring. >> send me a tweet about our show this hour, @howardkurtz. we'll read some at the end of this program. >>> up next, a conversation with tom freedman and why the media is pulled back from foreign news and why he isn't writing critically about obama care. that interview is up next. >> there are so many trouble spots in the world, that sometimes it's difficult to keep up. i sat down with tamace freedman, the "new york times" columnist, best selling author and three time pulitzer winner here in studio one. >> welcome. >> good to be here. >> the showdown with syria, the nuclear deal in iran, the negotiations between israel and the palestinians, it all seems to go so quickly. does the media suffer from add when it comes to foreign af

. >> the difference is if you go back to the gabby giffords, they made a big deal. sarah palin followed bob beckelle's model of districts. >> they should ban metaphors. >> often the people responsible for the shooting are left wing lunaticses. except we don't blame them. we blame the mental health system, the individual. >> i was the first to say liberalism is an aspect of mental illness. it ises not surprising to the extent of any of the political violence or asas thagss are political, it is always, always, always liberals. there has never been a right wing assassination attempt on a president or a member of congress. certainly not a successful one. the last one was jim jones. remember? he had the death cult down in guayana where they a death drink. liberalism is on the spectrum of mental illness. >> do you know who one of the first people on the scene after that happened was bob beckel. >> i didn't know that. >> he was there. >> what about tim mcveigh? >> it's more than that. like jared loughner and a lot of the guys just, by the way, are big pot smoker. any docto

remember the gabby giffords or the boston bomber?ometimes they edit to reach a narrative they believe. the paper also has their targets and socialists aren't as desirable as others. >> should they have left it in, do you think? does it matter? >> i think it's pretty unprofessional to edit a direct quote. i also think if they didn't want to do a story to focus on the details of the shooter, they shouldn't have done a story called what his classmates said about his politics. seems pretty straightforward. plus you have other outlets, the wall street journal, who confirmed that numerous students said he was a socialist. we have seen this before. there were reports that the sandy hook shooter was a devil worshipper. that left that out. there were reports in virginia tech that the killer was sedated. they didn't tell you that. he was sedated by two people that had a gun and lived nearby. if it fits their narrative, they'll put it in. even if it doesn't make sense and this case was the opposite and now they look foolish. >> bob, do you thin

>> that's certainly what gabby giffords and her husband are trying to do with their groups. manchin and other legislators are looking to do the same. we'll see, by the way, to jacob's point, how this will play out, say, in 2014. there were a couple of senators, mary landrieu of louisiana, kay hagan of north carolina who took what they thought were tough votes voting for the manchin toomey bill. they may urge people to do this conversely. if the day comes someone pays the price, in arizona, votes against manchin toomey, we could see a sea change. mark glazer from the bloomberg group said it to me. essentially the nra has been the overwhelming force, practically had this issue to itself for the last 20 years. so it's not just that it's going to take a lot of mobilization, more money, et cetera, but also going to take understanding how to communicate to middle america, to those swaths of america where the gun culture thrives which clearly are among the things giffords and kelly are trying to do. >> "new york times" contributing writer robert draper, great piece. thanks for comi

when jared loughner shot gabby giffords, someone tried to blame sarah palin for having put cross hairmap of gifford's district. i wrote that day that this was a sickening ritual of guilty by association. this isn't about sarah palin's map. it's about a nut who doesn't value human life. these tragedies are awful enough without the partisan point scoring. >> send me a tweet about our show this hour, @howardkurtz. we'll read some at the end of this program. >>> up next, a conversation with tom freedman and why the media is pulled back from foreign news and why he isn't writing critically about obama care. that interview is up next. what if we could keep enough plastic waste to cover mt. rainier out of landfills each year? by using one less trash bag each month, we can. and glad forceflex bags stretch until they're full.* so you can take them out less often. see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me,

when jared loughner shot gabby giffords, someone tried to blame sarah palin for having put cross hair owes a map of gifford's district. i wrote that day that this was a sickening ritual of guilty by association. this isn't about sarah palin's map. it's about a nut who doesn't value human life. these tragedies are awful enough without the partisan point scoring. >> send me a tweet about our show this hour, @howardkurtz. we'll read some at the end of this program. >>> up next, a conversation with tom freedman and why the media is pulled back from foreign news and why he isn't writing critically about obama care. that interview is up next. >>> the death toll is rising as the system sweeps across the country bringing rain, tornadoes and ice from texas to new england with nine debts between kentucky, oklahoma, and mississippi all this weekend blamed on the very harsh winter weather. hundreds of thousands of folk in michigan are without power as the storm heads weed. >> president obama is sending troops to south africa over concerns of all out war in in the sudan. in a letter to speaker boe

a push for new gun control legislation with lobbying from the former congresswoman gabby giffords andnewtown families went nowhere. >> it was a pretty shameful day for washington. >> reporter: the senate offered hope to millions of illegal immigrants looking for a path to citizenship. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: by the bipartisan reform legislation stalled in the house. >> people have to have confidence that the border is secure before anything else is really going to work. >> reporter: a divided supreme court struck down part of the voting rights act. and handed down a pair of victories to gay rights advocates. the court awarded legally married same-sex couples federal benefits and issued another opinion allowing same-sex marriages to resume in california. republicans continued their fight to repeal president obama's health care law. and refused to pass a budget until parts were scrapped our delayed. attacks senator ted -- texas senator ted cruz spoke against it for 14 hours. >> i do not like green eggs and ham. >> reporter: leading to a 16-day partial shutdown. he

and across the country in arizona, former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly planted yellow rose bush in honor of the victims. two also run a political action committee to push for stricter gun control laws. ♪ they used the anniversary to release a new ad called silent night pushing congress to act now. >> after newtown gabby and i said -- >> enough is enough. >> enough. we couldn't stand by and wait for the next mass shooting to ravage a community. >> reporter: diane dwyer, nbc bay area. >> in the year since the shooting, congress did not pass any new gun control laws. however, 21 states took matters into their own hands and did pass better controls. >>> here in the bay area several vigils honored the victims of connecticut. people gathered at st. cyprian catholic church where they created a wall of messages for the victims' families. and mike hondo called for tougher gun control laws nationwide. >> maybe we have to do that as a society before we put it into policy. >> may maybe we have to do it together before we can put it into words of law. >> the brady campaign t

as we remember all those that died in the newtown shooting last year, all 26 people, gabby giffords' organization, americans for responsible solutions, has released this video. take a look. asking for help, she teamed up with a woman that lost her six-year-old in newtown. they created a lesson plan to talk about how newtown and other national tragedies are impacting students. jake tapper spoke with nicole about her role in the project and see how she's coping one year later. >> this past year i have been spending a lot of time getting educated on the causes of gun violence and really committing myself to the mission that sandy hook promised to prevent future gun violence and save lives. it has been a baptism of fire in many respects, but i have learned a lot and i believe there's a lot of hope in terms of positive change we can make happen. >> she says she believes the shooting wouldn't have happened if there were stricter gun laws. >> i believe the sandy hook shooting could have been avoided if proper intervention had been made, if he and his family had received help, had sought hel

congresswoman gabby giffords, herself a victim of gun violence.icole, a parent whose son dillon was killed at sandy hook. laura opens up the topic of gun violence for discussion with her students. other teachers around the nation who log on to the website follow her lead. hannah phelps, a student, says it's raising awareness. >> more people are aware of what's happening and people can reach out to each other and help each other in times like this when people aren't really sure what's happening. >> i hope people of all races, sexual orientations and ages will choose to come together instead of bullying each other. i think most people know about it, but they just don't know what to do about it. >> they hope it is a starting point about more discussion about what it means to be safe in schools today, how do we make sure we are safe and how do we integrate those conversations into school. >> all fourth and eighth graders at the school have already completed the hands of hopeless -- lands of hope lease son. in los altos, leeann melendez, abc7 news. >>>

congresswoman gabby giffords, herself a victim of gun violence.nt of a child who was killed at sandy hook. other teachers around the nation who log on to the website follow her lead. hannah phelps, a student, says it's raising awareness. >> people are aware of what's happening and people can reach out to each other and help each other in times like this when people aren't really sure what's happening. >> i hope people of all races, sexual orientations and ages will choose to come together instead of bullying each other. i think most people know about it, but they just don't know what to do about it. >> they hope it is a starting point about more discussion about what it means to be safe in schools today, how do we make sure we are safe and how do we integrate those conversations into school. >> all fourth and eighth graders at this school have already completed the hands of hope lesson. in los altos, leeann melendez, abc7 news. >>> happening today, volunteers will lay wreaths on headstone at san francisco's presidio national cemetery to honor vete

. >> we want to bring in mark kelly, husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords who was injured in a shooting almost three years ago. since then they started a group americans for responsible solutions on gun control. captain kelly, you haven't had much success this past year. congress has passed no major new gun legislation and let's take a look at what the record is in the states. they have passed 109 new gun laws, but two-thirds of them loosen restrictions and not tighten them. how do you explain it? >> well, i mean, i think you chalk it up to politics. the influence that certain organizations have on members of congress in washington. so we haven't had much success there in dc. we have had success around the country. now you point out it is two-thirds where it loosens some gun laws, but in places like colorado and delaware they passed expanded background check bills. over time this will have a very positive effect and we have had the recent races in virginia where this issue was discussed. not only around the state, but during the debates. so we saw some success there as well.

danielle hernandez was an intern for congresswoman gabby giffords and helped save her life the day sheas shot in tucson. joining me again, msnbc contributor, professor james peterson. david, i want to start with you. one of the things when we were talking about doing this segment, while frustration about the lack of action at the federal level, there really has been a lot going on outside the beltway, if we get out of the beltway. it looks a little bit better in terms of the activism that groups like the ones you're working with, are engaging in. >> you know, we're seeing every single day thousands of people becoming activated around this country, because this is an issue they're starting to pay attention to, more so than ever before. and states and localities, you see things get done, which is shocking, when we look at the federal government, which hasn't done anything on a variety of issues. but local and state level, we have seen four states pass universal background checks, including states like connecticut, new york, colorado. but we're seeing places like the city of tucson bannin

mark kelly, my friend, gabby giffords' husband, has shown repeatedly in the last few months how simpled purchase a firearm. that kind of protection to ensure the people who should not have a weapon in this country because they're either felons or adjudicated as mentally ill cannot get access to it would be a big step towards preventing so many of these mass shootings where we found that these were people that should never have had a gun in the first place. >> briefly, you're the head of the party. the gun lobby has been so successful because they're single-issue lobbyists. what do you say to democrats who want to give an exemption, a pass to red-state senators like mark pryor who's, you know, up for re-election and won't support gun laws because of the harkens of others. should he get a pass on guns? >> well, what i say to the leadership of the house of representatives is that we need to do -- in order to pass legislation, we need to get rid of the rule, allow legislation to come to the floor that will be earning support of the entire house of representatives. heck, andrea, we need leg

happened in aurora, colorado, the shooting of the people in the movie theater, and we look at gabby giffordsnd little christina dying going to the grocery store, if those won't change minds -- and a congressperson almost being assassinated by going out to meet the public, if that doesn't change minds, what really will? >> well, i think, you know, as we stand today, almost 200 children have been killed since newtown, as you mentioned, thomas. and i don't want to speak with you one more -- you know, in one year and say 200 more children or more have been killed. i'd like to go back to what benji was talking about when it comes to gun safety advocacy and the way they framed the debate. i think it would be very useful going forward, they definitely have to do a lot more fund-raising so they can counter the gun rights lobby led by the nra. but really, i think it would be effective to frame it as a public health issue. this was very successful with smoking, anti-smoking campaigns and alcohol abuse campaigns. i think another thing, too, going back to the way it's formed, you've got the former presi

the footsteps of columbine, the folks at the movie theater in aurora, colorado, and of course gabby giffordshat her super pac plans to play an active role in the 2014 elections. what kind of impact can she, can the others have and how important will these elections be? >> it's one of the most inspiring things that's happened around this issue over the last year is all the new voices that have come to it. a lot of those people have experienced gun violence firsthand, like my family has, like sarah brady obviously has, but very inspiringly a lot of those people have not. it's mothers concerned about the safety of their children, it's law enforcement concerned with the safety of our streets that they're charged to protect, faith communities coming at this from a moral perspective, and we are confident that if we can bring all of those voices together in a unified front that we are creating that we can make these elections in 2014 big elections. >> dan gross, bart rossi, good to have both of you here. thank you. be careful out there. they were both fighting the snow and midtown traffic to get he

former chief of staff, representative of gabby giffords and executive director of americans' responsibleent of the center for justice at nyu center of law and author of "the second amendment, a biography." pia, i want to start with you. we think about the anniversary last weekend, we think about this new recent shooting. what do you take away from all this, and our ability as a nation to take these memorials seriously and respectfully, but also mobilize around gun safety? >> yeah, i mean, it's -- it's -- period of time met with both sadness and disappointment that the building behind me can't seem to figure out a way to do anything to address this problem of gun violence in america. and also a sense of optimism. because we are seeing a trend in this country. first of all, these shootings are not going away. but more importantly, the nation is really focused on this issue in a way it probably wasn't a couple years ago. and you're seeing this sort of steady drum beat of moms and gun owners and nongun owners, republicans and democrats, really kind of continuing to put the pressure on their

you and i talked after newtown about a ticking clock and we did that after your close friend gabby giffords was shot. the nra would be able to stall things long enough and a window of opportunity would pass. my question is, thz? . >> no, it has not because the majority of americans, when asked do support common sense gun safety laws. the majority of nra members support common sense gun safety laws. they want to make sure that when a person wants to purchase a weapon that they are only able to do that when they've submitted to a background check. my good friend mark kelly, gabby's husband, proved numerous times this year by submitting himself to a background check, how easy it is, how quick it is and what kind of a safety measure that would be because if you look at all of the shootings that have occurred and there have been 26 since president obama has been in office, mass shootings in which multiple people have been killed or injured by murderous criminal who should not have had a weapon in the first place if we have laws in place to ensure that that would not have happened whether it was

review, a look at gun laws, highlights on senate debate on background checks and testimony from gabby giffords. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and in first ladies, we looked at mimi eisenhower, first lady from 1953-1961. we now have secular norms instead of theological norms our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a or got us can speak to people. david caresses he has insights -- david qureshi says he has insights into the bible that will help you understand the and of revelation better enhance our reading of the end times. that in and of itself does not seem to be a problem, but when it leads to other elements, then that triggers law enforcement concerns as well as press concerns. somebody listening to god and having his followers do things that are aberrant to the norms, that needs to be policed. >> he argues that religious persecution in america has been prevalent since the 1800s, even committed by the very government that is supposed to protect us from religious persecution. sunday night at 9:00 on c-span2. >> next, a look at strategies and initiatives for reducing food waste, incl

if we're not galvanized by virginia tech, if we're not galvanized by columbine, by gabby giffords, bybe able to be galvanized. if the scenes of the terrified children being led from sandy hook weren't enough to shake the sleep from your eyes a year ago, i'm not so sure hearing these acutely personal, acutely primal emotions from people who did not imagine they would one day be listened to is the one thing that's finally going to wake you up. >> i wonder does the issue become how you use them? i say that for two reasons. you mention the zapruder clip of john f. kennedy getting shot. interestingly, you use it as an example of something not to watch. i would argue it makes the opposite point, the 911 calls, do they add value to a situation we already understand? arguably, no. that film i would argue, yes, because it is the best representation of something that maintains mystery. but that's more of an academic conversation. >> right. >> i think that there is something to be said here about how you use these tapes, because of exactly what you said. i have found the same three elements are

we'll talk to mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords and larry pratt of gun owners of america aboutl say that's good, some will say that's bad but it's kind of interesting. then on the budget, we'll have an interview with paul ryan and one of the things we want to focus on is this growing divide inside the gop between the establishment, between the elected leaders on the one side and the outside conservative tea party groups. john boehner going off on them. >> them going off on he and paul ryan. fox news sunday. check your local listings. host is chris wallace. great to see you. >>> this teen went to get her tonsils out. now she's on life support. the heartbreaking claims from her family. how could this happen. >>> then is your home a target for thieves? >> did you lock up? >> yes. >> did we set the timers on the lights? >> uh-huh. what else should we be for getting? >> kevin! ahhhh! >> what you need to know before you leave town for christmas. we're talking to a long-time burglar who will share the tricks of the trade coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ by the end of december, we'll be delivering ♪