hadiya's mom hasn't forgotten. the notion that two months or three months after something as horrific as what happened in newtown happens and we've moved on to other things, that's not who we are. that's not who we are. the entire country pledged we would do something about it and this time would be different. shame on us if we've forgotten. i haven't for gotten those kids. shame on us if we've forgotten. >> shame on us if we've forgotten. after the speech, the president embraced mothers on the stage, some of whom lost their kids to guns just a few weeks ago. later, the mother of hadiya pendleton talked about why she was pushing to join for gun safety. >> we need to create laws that just implement something that just makes commonsense so that we can protect our children, our family members, our loved ones, and there can be longevity because there's an epidemic working and someone needs to get to work on it. it's time to get to work. >> she is right. it's time to get to work. today we also saw the first tv ad featur

a little more than 6 miles from where hadiya was shot is harpo high school.ght current or former students were shot and killed. another 21 were wounded. reporters showed this american life spent five months inside the school watching and documenting how the community copes. >> it's hard not to think that if you grafted these facts onto another high school in a wealthier place, maybe a suburb, dozens of students shot, three of them killed, in other places, that would be national news. we would all know the name of that school. >> many of us knew what harpo high school faces now. the entire country is learning their story. >>> joining me now is ira glass and alex harkowitz. let me start with you, ira, why was it important to you to present the story of harpo high school? >> i think we all hear about gun violence in this country. most of the shootings are concentrated in certain parts of the cities. >> we felt like people where they see 29d shootings a year, they knew something where most of the country didn't. you usual li hear it's like a gang kid. and there's

and because hadiya's families and too many other families really do deserve a vote. . >> today's vote was a pivotal first step. but there's much more to do. much more work needed and still needed voters on background checks. voters in the senate and the house. we also need to deal with weapons, high capacity magazines and school security. today, just one republican votes yesterday on the gun trafficking bill. all the rest voted no. that has to change. over 2500 people have been shot and killed since newtown. 172 of those were under the age of 18. all of those people and their families deserve action on gun safety. joining me now is caroline murray, a gun control activist from chicago. she was a guest at the state of the union last month. steven barton, out reach and policy associate for mayors against illegal guns. steven is a survivor of the aurora colorado shooting last july. he was shot in the face and neck. his body riddled with 25 shotgun pellets. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> caroline, let me start with you. this is the first big step in g

the murders here got worldwide attention when 15-year-old hadiya pendleton was gunned down. and the president visited chicago to address the violence. it's too early to call this decline in crime a trend. but they are already looking at what may be helping. like the police department's addressive approach to get guns off the street. 1,100 guns so far this year. many from gun buyback programs. also, the 200 officers that were recent lly shifted from desk jo to the city's violent hot spots. and many credit the communities themselves for standing up to violence. community activist father michael flaiger has spent decades fighting violence here. and started a basketball tournament for rival gang members that has invited a truce. no shooting in his neighborhood since the league started six months ago. >> i want to be optimistic and say i hope this is the beginning of a turnaround. >> reporter: a turnaround, the entire city is hoping will last. for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> an update to a story we brought you yesterday. in connecticut, a flur baske

suspects are being arraigned today for murdering a 15-year-old girl in chicago, that's the allegations, hadiyaeton was shot to death in january. she had performed at a brunch before president obama's inauguration in washington. police say michael ward and kenneth williams have admitted to the shooting. >>> you see jodi arias every day in her murder trial. sometimes, she's just listening to testimony in court like this at the defense table. the trial's 39th day today. sometimes, she's testifying in her own defense, the images that you see. she was on the witness for 18 days of this trial. maybe you've seen these videos of her doing a head stand in an interrogation room. and actually just talking to herself in that same interrogation room. in fact, here's what she said under her breath just as the police had just left the room after telling her that she were going to take her down for her mug shot. >> you should have at least done your makeup, jodi. >> you should have at least done your makeup, jodi. what you don't see behind the closed doors. court had to be canceled yesterday because jodi had

and i just -- but now people are much more aware, especially since hadiya lost her life. >> did you know bloomberg's pac was going to come into the race in such a big way against debbie halvorson, your main opponent, and eventually on your behalf? did you know that was going to happen? >> i had no idea. but i look at it that he didn't really do it on my behalf. i look that he did it on behalf of families around the country on behalf of mothers and fathers that have lost children. >> do you think that if you go to congress and it is likely that you will. given the look of your district. what do you want to accomplish in congress as the newest member in our country at this time? what do you think you can do this? >> be an ally to the president and also work across the aisle. i'm interested in what is holding republicans and democrats back and recontacting the puck blic that put me in office to make sure that their voices are heard. >> thank you so much for joining us tonight. stay in touch >> this district is ready for somebody new. this district is long suffering. the last three people ha

hadiya pendleton was 15 years old, killed from a mile from the obama chicago home. police say the suspects wanted revenge against a rival gang and shot pendleton in a case of mistaken identity. the accused shooter faces more than 140 counts of murder, his attorney says that's extreme and that prosecutors are trying to get this case in the media. >>> an update to a story, a phoenix judge sentenced george sand toerz ters to unsupervised probation. sanders says he shot her in november at her request as it an act of mercy. she had been suffering from multiple sclerosis for many years. >>> a former nfl player is coming out and opening up about his sexuality for the first time, we're talking about kwame harris. he was outed in the media after an alleged fight with an ex-boyfriend. in an exclusive interview with cnn he talked about the challenges of hiding his sexuality in the nfl. >> you want to escape the stare, the turmoil and maybe your mind goes to dark places sometimes, but i would just say that i, i'm happy today. >> not one player currently in the nfl is openly gay

this from hadiya, it's a good idea to show people when we don't work together, things like this can hamough honestly, anything they'll cut no matter how petty it may seem is better than the nothing they've done so far. keep the conversation going, facebook.com/carolcnn. or tweet me. >>> michael vick had to cancel his book tour. why the nfl quarterback says his safety was in jeopardy. zap technology. departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our fastest way to return your car. just note your mileage and zap ! you're outta there ! we'll e-mail your receipt in a flash, too. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. if youthen this willbrids arbe a nice surprise. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max come. c-max go. c-max give a

shooting,member this a young woman, hadiya pendleton, who attended president obama's inauguration, washot short time after. an independent in texas, sabrina, good morning. call.:, for taking my i just want to say i am highly in support of what the president had to say yesterday. i cannot imagine why anybody would not be in favor of background checks. the thing is, if you do not have bad intentions when you purchase a gun, why have a problem with background checks? another thing is, i know this is hard for some people to swallow, i was talking to a friend the other day and she said, imagine a world with no guns. guns are only two people or animals. why would people want to kill animals? you can go hunting for food. you can go to the store to buy it dead. what you need with a gun other than to kill? i am not in favor of guns. i think if there was a world without guns, we would not have this problem. people can say what i want to say about it is not the guns, it is the people -- is the guns. his: president obama renews call for gun legislation. that is our topic. some comments on our face

president obama chose to make a national example out of the death of a 15-year-old girl named hadiya home to chicago to speak to a group of schoolchildren last month. hours later the sister of a student in that giroud crowd that heard the president speak that day was also gunned down. how did this deadly wave be stopped in the windy city? robin kelly will most likely represent the chicago area in congress and is running in a special race for the seat recently held by jesse jackson jr. it's good to see you. >> thank you so much. >> what can realistically be done to curb violence right now in chicago? >> well, i think we do need to pass the reasonable gun control laws but also it's going to take mentoring. it's going to take jobs. it's going to take access to mental health facilities. >> in an unprecedented move new york city mayor michael bloomberg, $2 million he poured into that race supporting you because of your position on guns. what kind of relationship do you expect to have with mayor bloomberg going forward? >> well, actually we have no relationship at this point, and i don't k