powerful event up in hartford, connecticut. he university of connecticut, surrounded by family members from the victims of newtown connecticut. the president with a very, very powerful message just saying we cannot forget these kids. we cannot forget these teachers that gave their lives for these kids. we are not going to. we'll take this message back to congress and we're going to force congress to act the way the state legislatures in new york and in colorado and in maryland and in connecticut have acted. the president said to reinforce that, i'm even going to take some of the family members back to washington with me. it was a real tour de force yesterday and i would just hope it would be enough to propel this congress to act. he was introduced -- one of the first speakers -- he was actually introduced by the mother of one of the victims in newtown. before the president spoke the governor, governor dan malloy of connecticut, again saying if we can do it here, why the he will, l can't they do it in washington. >> there's no re

it was beautiful here then he goes up to hartford connecticut. as we have been talking. he will deliver remarks at the university of hartford this afternoon at 5:45 p.m. and then coming back here to the white house, jay carney will be holding a briefing at 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. in the next hour ryan grim washington bureau chief for huffington post as a friend of bill. eleanor sneal will join us as well. one more exciting hour coming up. >> this is the bill press"the bill press show." that were just stinging my feet. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing rash, hives, blisters, changes in eye sight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever tired feeling, or skin sores from diabetes. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain,

last you need to know this last night president obama gave a rousing speech in hartford connecticut urging congress to pass senator harry reid's gun control bill. connecticut's shown the way. and now is the time for congress to do this and. time for congress to do the same this way this is not about politics this is about doing the right thing prove the families who are here that if they have a problem. if you believe the families do the work so we can prevent this from happening go do it at the. however before the say after noon it looks like the senate may not even get a chance to vote on reid's bill fourteen republican senators including senate minority leader mitch mcconnell bowed to filibuster any gun control bill brought before them since the december fourteenth massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut there have been over three thousand three hundred gun related deaths across the united states many of them the result of order now legally purchase weapons despite our country's obvious problem with gun violence the possibility of congress passing comprehensive f

you see him there in hartford, connecticut, just 40 miles from the newtown shooting.ssing lawmakers to punch through the stalemate and pass something on gun control. he's laid out an ambitious agenda after newtown, but much has been blocked, and resistance is growing. so as the president scrambles for a compromise, he's taking dramatic steps. when he leaves connecticut tonight, 11 relatives of the newtown victims will join him on air force one. they'll make their case to congress tomorrow face to face. a last ditch, intensely human pitch. abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl, starts us off. >> reporter: the president portrayed his gun plan as a moral imperative. >> this is not about me. this is not about politics. this is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here that have been torn apart by gun violence. it's about them. and all the families going forward, so we can prevent this from happening again. >> reporter: he invokes the memory of those gunned down in newtown four months ago.

this is on a bus in hartford, connecticut.isten to this mom. [ inaudible ] [ bleep ]. >> this woman is apparently in an argument with another passenger on this bus. she has a very small child in her lap. you are going to feel worse for the kid. this argument escalates and you hear this woman say someone grab my baby. someone grab my baby. i'm going to -- watch that happens. >> [ bleep ]. >> oh my god. [ bleep ]. >> she gets up and she just tosses her baby into the lap of a stranger. typically women say i'm going to take off my earrings and tossed them. she's probably wondering, why am i not mother of the year? in this video, this is from detroit, michigan. this woman with her h-year-old son. the mom puts her child into the backseat of the car. a man in a sweatshirt comes out the building and starts hovering around the car. >> hmm. ns -- >> oh, no. >> he opens the car door and according to reports, he has a gun. her instincts kick in. she quickly grabs the child out of the backseat of the car as a second carjacker comes to the

late today, president obama was at the university of hartford in hartford, connecticut. the president delivered a pointed and powerful speech. he was speaking in a room that greeted him with some of the boisterousness of a campaign rally, but it was a room that the president spoke to with some seriousness. and at one point with an edge that bordered almost on angry. >> in the wake of a tragedy, you'd think this would not be a heavy lift. and yet some folks back in washington are already floating the idea that they may use political stunts to prevent votes on any of these reforms. think about that. they're not just saying they'll vote no on ideas that almost all americans support, they're saying they'll do everything they can to even prevent any votes on these provisions. they're saying your opinion doesn't matter. and that's not right. that is not right. we need a vote. >> we want a vote, we want a vote. we want a vote. we want a vote. we want a vote. we want a vote. >> we need a vote. >> we want a vote. we want a vote. we want a vote. >> now, i've also heard some in the

it was as the president took to the stage in hartford, connecticut, late monday afternoon that senatenell decided to announce that he, too, would be joining the roll call of cowards who've threatened to filibuster even a discussion of gun legislation. so here's what the president said. >> if you're an american who wants to do something to prevent more families from knowing the immeasurab immeasurab immeasurable an gish that these families have known, we have to act. >> as he was making that speech, mr. mcconnell didn't have the courage to speak for himself but asked his spokesman to issue the statement "senator mcconnell will oppose cloture on proceeding that bill." he joins the group of 13 senators who do not believe the murder of 20 elementary schoolchildren is worth even a discussion of gun legislation on the floor of the senate. leading the charge for this dismal caucus of cowards are senators rand paul and ted cruz. and bringing up the rear of this band of brothers are mike lee, marco rubio, jerry moran, jim inhofe, richard burr, ron johnson, mike enzi, jim risch, mike crapo, dan

. >>> president obama is in the skies aboard air force one planning to touch down in hartford, connecticut, where he's making a last-ditch effort to keep his gun control agenda alive. the president will speak about 50 miles from newtown where 26 people including 20 children were gunned down in december, as if you could forget. now nearly four months later, the shock has faded and so has the support for tougher gun laws. the senate will begin debating new legislation as early as this week, but the president doesn't even have enough support within his own party for his fondest wish, a new ban on some types of semiautomatic rifles sometimes called assault weapons. senator richard blumenthal of connecticut joins us. senator, thanks for joining us. >> thank you, jake. >> senator, i wanted to ask you about this emphasis on so-called assault weapons, these types of semiautomatic rifles being banned in connecticut and then also a push to do the same on a federal level. according to a university of pennsylvania study, assault weapons are only used in 2% to 8% of gun crimes. mostly it's handguns. so

his comments came in hartford, connecticut, with he was joined by a dozen family members from the sandy hook school shooting. >> the day newtown happened, was the toughest day of my presidency. but i got to tell you, if we don't respond to this, that will be a tough day for me, too. because -- because we have to expect more from ourselves. we have to expect more from congress. we've got to believe that, you know, every once in a while we set politics aside. we just do what's right. >> after that speech, the president flew back to washington with those sandy hook family members on board air force one and tomorrow those families will begin a lobbying campaign on capitol hill. >>> the u.s. navy is about to go to sea with a new kind of weapon. a laser. and it could be a game changer. cbs news reporter, david martin, gives us a closer look at it. >> you can't see the laser beam, but that's what is hitting this unmanned drone. burning into it like a blow torch. the beam was fired from a u.s. navy destroyer. >> this will be the first real word deployment of directed energy weapon. >> according

. >>> president obama is set to deliver speech in a couple hours on gun control in hartford, connecticut. later when the president returns to washington, d.c. he will bring with him family members of children killed at sandy hook elementary school and they will fly aboard air force one. the sandy hook families will stay in washington for two days and speaking to lawmakers to encourage their vote on gun control legislation. >>> there is a new game in town. power ball hit california. we'll tell you how popular it is coming up. >>> rosemary is back in a few minutes with more on the high winds and information on the change coming in the bay area weather. >>> plus a solemn ceremony this morning in the east bay. we'll tell you how a new bench is helping a family cope with a terrible loss. >>> roll call. >> one of the original mousaka tiers has died. annette rose to stardom in 1955 as a member of the mickey mouse club. she also appeared in a number of disney movies later in life when she developed multiple sclerosis and went public with her battle against the disease nearly 20 years ago. she di

white house correspondent chuck todd traveling with the president with us tonight from west hartford, connecticut. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the white house believes this is their last best chance to do something meaningful to reform america's gun laws. the president used this speech in west hartford to make a powerful plea to washington. on a mission to rekindle the emotional spark that connected newtown with america in december, the president renewed his plea for gun control. >> this is not about politics. this is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here that have been torn apart by gun violence. >> reporter: mr. obama invoked the suffering of the families of the newtown victims. >> and newtown, we want you to know that we are here with you. we will not walk away from the promises we have made. we are as determined as ever to do what must be done. >> reporter: many of the families made their own emotional pleas sunday night on "60 minutes." >> every time, you know, it's somebody else's school, somebody else's town, somebody else's community. unt

this is not about politics. >> the president today speaking in hartford, connecticut. now, among the people there to see that speech were families of the victims of the newtown elementary school massacre on december 14th. the president applauded those family members, specifically singled out some of them by name. he talked about them using their grief, using their grief that is of a level that most of us cannot comprehend, but using that grief with love and logic. those were his words, to try to right something that has gone wrong in this country. the president was introduced for his speech today by nicole hawkly who lost her son, dylan, at sandy hook. she was one of 11 family members of the victims of sandy hook massacre who met with the president today in connecticut before his speech. but then this is interesting. after the speech, they left connecticut with the president as well. they left with the president on board air force one to travel with him to washington, d.c. this group of family members is traveling with the president on air force one and the white house

. >>> president obama is set to deliver speech in a couple hours on gun control in hartford, connecticut. later when the president returns to washington, d.c. he will bring with him family members of children killed at sandy hook elementary school and they will fly aboard air force one. the sandy hook families will stay in washington for two days and speaking to lawmakers to encourage their vote on gun control legislation. >>> there is a new game in town. power ball hit california. we'll tell you how popular it is coming up. >>> rosemary is back in a few minutes with more on the high winds and information on the change coming in the bay area weather. >>> plus a solemn ceremony this morning in the east bay. we'll tell you how a new bench is helping a family cope with a terrible loss. >>> roll call. >> one of the original mousaka tiers has died. annette rose to stardom in 1955 as a member of the mickey mouse club. she also appeared in a number of disney movies later in life when she developed multiple sclerosis and went public with her battle against the disease nearly 20 years ago. she di

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sweet caroline >> reporter: through individual donations and events like this race in west hartford, connecticutthe one fund boston is raising money for those most affected by the bombing. >> i'm honored to support. >> reporter: the total $20 million and growing. the proceeds to be distributed by ken feinberg who oversaw victims funds for 9/11 and the bp oil spill. >> the number one goal here is to get this money out the door as emergency funding to claimants in desperate shape. >> reporter: the victims and victims' families will have one month to apply for moneys from that fund starting on may 15th. feinberg hopes to cut checks on june 30th and have money in everyone's hands by the fourth of july. brian? >> anne thompson up in boston tonight. anne, thank you. >>> when we last reported on this next story last night, a former elvis impersonator had been arrested for sending letters laced with ricin to a u.s. senator and to president obama. this already strange story changed again today. nbc's andrea mitchell tracking it from our washington bureau again tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter:

and this moment, the president is en route to hartford, connecticut, where he'll speak to the need forrgent gun safety reforms in what is a critical week for gun legislation. the president will meet with family members of newtown shooting victims, some of whom will fly back to washington with him on air force one. he'll be introduced today by nicole hockley who lost her 6-year-old boy. she spoke to "60 minutes" last night. >> they need to not just look us in the eyes but look our children and the lost ones and see those faces, see what's gone. >> and we'll have much more on that just ahead. >>> but we begin with the passing of an iconic world leader who was a great friend to this nation. former british prime minister margaret thatcher died of a stroke at the age of 87. mrs. thatcher shattered the glass ceiling becoming britain's first and only female prime minister, leading with a tough no nonsense manner that earned here the nickname, the iron lady. the flags at downing street and buckingham palace are at half-staff. her ma jessjesty the queen exte her condolences. david cameron offer

. >>> president obama is traveling to hartford, connecticut to once again push her gun control legislation. this are be the president's second visit to connecticut since the newtown school shootings back in december. last week president obama made a stop in colorado the site of the aurora theater shooting. senate debate could begin as early as tomorrow. >>> time now is 4:37. we've been talking about the wind all morning long. let's go to sal to get our traffic. and sal you are looking at the east shore. >> we are. and it will be a tough drive all over the place as we have been trying to make clear to you if you drive to work you will notice the wind. if you drive across bridges it will be that much worse. let's go out to the east shore freeway. it does look good. it's windy. the visibility is good. i don't think there is anything that will make it hard for you to see but it will be hard for you to drive. especially if you drive a certain type of vehicle. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza the traffic is looking good. if you want to take bart, bart has informed us they are starting off t

with the answers please -- >> amy in hartford, connecticut writes "i'm up thinking about my neighborso one is better than the boston pd." >> yeah, i mean, just everyone that even helped them out this weekend, just great seeing boston this weekend try to get back to some kind of normalcy. so eerie with no one on the streets and who knows if that would be normal again in the city but we'll get as close as possible. what's next? >> tamar writes "how i know it's back to normal you're airing footage of the red sox." >> i was sensitive and did want to show saturday. they got swept by the royals in the doubleheader but i don't think they minded. won seven in a row. great show. see you back again tomorrow. "morning joe" starts right now.

. >>> president obama is traveling to hartford, connecticut to once again push her gun control legislation. this are be the president's second visit to connecticut since the newtown school shootings back in december. last week president obama made a stop in colorado the site of the aurora theater shooting. senate debate could begin as early as tomorrow. >>> time now is 4:37. we've been talking about the wind all morning long. let's go to sal to get our traffic. and sal you are looking at the east shore. >> we are. and it will be a tough drive all over the place as we have been trying to make clear to you if you drive to work you will notice the wind. if you drive across bridges it will be that much worse. let's go out to the east shore freeway. it does look good. it's windy. the visibility is good. i don't think there is anything that will make it hard for you to see but it will be hard for you to drive. especially if you drive a certain type of vehicle. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza the traffic is looking good. if you want to take bart, bart has informed us they are starting off t

the president makes his case in hartford, connecticut. not very far from the grade school where a gun man killed 26 children and adults. the tragedy inspired tough new laws in the state of connecticut and the grief-stricken families are calling on on congress to do the same. >> we didn't get to move on. we don't have the benefit of turning the page to another piece of legislation and having another debate and then playing mole ticks the same way we've been doing. we don't have that benefit. we'll live with this for the rest of our lives. >> for many of us coming up to the four month anniversary, we're only just starting to find our voices and to be able to come out of that initial state of shock to be able to do something actively ourselves. so we are not going anywhere. we are gaining momentum now to prepare for this marathon. >> this is a life long pursuit for all of you? >> yes. >> a life long mission for the families. a week long blitz by the white house. cnn's brianna keilar looks at the obama offensive which of course as i said kicki

newtown connecticut, they traveled with president barack obama after the president's speech in hartford,connecticut and they want congress to pass new gun control legislation. >>> north korea is warning foreigners they must leave south korea or take shelter. north korean officials say the two countries are on the brink of a nuclear war and they cannot guarantee safety of u.s. and nothing is preparing them for the attack. and in the meantime preparing for a missile launch from north korea, they prepped missile sites and any north korean launch would only be a test and it is believed north korea is still years away from having a nuclear missile which is operational. >>> and the secretary of state john kerry said his talks with palestinian leaders over the last three days have been very constructive. this is john kerry speaking with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and he said he is determined not only to resume peace talks but to end this conflict once and for all. kerry also met with mahmoud ahmadinejad -- mahmoud abbas and talks have been frozen. >>> they will join nbc for a massive rights rally a

he went to denver yesterday heading out to hartford, connecticut, monday all the publicist comes with the presidential office is a skier in what is really happening in the country. more states have actually used gun regulations that have strengthened them. in fact 10 states, 10 states have passed 17 loss at ease the restrictions on guns including arkansas, kentucky, maine, mississippi, south dakota, tennessee, michigan, montana, utah and virginia. for example, arkansas eliminating a ban on carrying firearms, south dakota is now on the school boards for our teachers and tennessee passed a law allowing workers to bring the guns to work and store them in their car. i bet you did not hear about those lost in the national mainstream media. we may soon be able to add indiana to this list, lawmakers are deciding whether to make thursdathestate the first in tho require every school to have an armed employee. and indiana house committee yesterday advanced the proposal. we are sorry, mr. president. from the looks of it most states do not in fact agree with you. do not agree with you. and that i

newtown connecticut, they traveled with president barack obama after the president's speech in hartford,connecticut and they want congress to pass new gun control legislation. >>> north korea is warning foreigners they must leave south korea or take shelter. north korean officials say the two countries are on the brink of a nuclear war and they cannot guarantee safety of u.s. and nothing is preparing them for the attack. and in the meantime preparing for a missile launch from north korea, they prepped missile sites and any north korean launch would only be a test and it is believed north korea is still years away from having a nuclear missile which is operational. >>> and the secretary of state john kerry said his talks with palestinian leaders over the last three days have been very constructive. this is john kerry speaking with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and he said he is determined not only to resume peace talks but to end this conflict once and for all. kerry also met with mahmoud ahmadinejad -- mahmoud abbas and talks have been frozen. >>> they will join nbc for a massive rights rally a

today the president went to hard hartford connecticut the where gun reform happen in this country since newtown. >> connecticut has shown the way, and now is the time for congress to do the same. as soon as this week congress will begin debateing these common sense proposals to reduce gun violence, but much of congress is going to only act if they hear from you. the american people. >> we have to tell congress it's time to require a background check for anyone who wants to buy a gun so that people who are dangerous to themselves and others cannot get their hands on a gun. let's make that happen. we have to tell congress it's time to crackdown on gun trafficking so folks will think twice before buying a gun. that's part of a scheme to arm someone who can't pass a background check. it's time to pass a ban on military assault weapons and high capacity magazines. let's put that to a vote. >> sometimes it feels like you're watching candidate obama and not president obama. that was inspiring stuff as we meet the president is on air force one with 11 family members. i believe it's 11 family me

at his speech yesterday in west hart fo hartford, connecticut with relatives of some of the victims ins is not about politics. this is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here that have been torn apart by gun violence. it's about them and all the families going forward so we can prevent this from happening again. that's what it's about. it's about the law enforcement officials putting their lives at risk. that's what this is about. this is not about politics. and yet some folks back in washington are already floating the idea that they may use political stunts to prevent votes on any of these reforms. think about that. they're not just saying they'll vote no on ideas that almost all americans support. they're saying, they'll do anything they can to even prevent any votes on these provisions. they're saying, your opinion doesn't matter. and that's not right. that is not right. we need a vote. >> we need a vote. [ chanting ] >> we want a vote! >> we've got to expect more from ourselves. we've got to expect more from congress. we've got to believe that, you know, ever

listen, when i was 24 years old i had a prominent attorney outside of hartford, connecticut almost kille, he was my boyfriend. when i announced this on national television i had over 2,000 women of domestic vie lense write to me, judge and we are all offended that jodi arias is even saying that she was -- >> judge jeanine: absolutely. i started one of the first domestic violence units in the country. i know what battered women and abused women are. this is an embarrassment. you have the juror number five who comes back into court, why? >> i love her. let me tell you, she has colored hair. it is like crazy. she was one of my favorite jurors. sat on the edge of her seat. i'm sad because she was for the prosecution. this is what i like about her are going back in court. i don't care if she is writing a book or what her goal is she is an anchor to her opinion and the people on the court know what her opinion is i'm sure. being there is an anchor. >> you don't have to disagree with me because they will get a guilty conviction and this gives an appeal issue. she wants to be in the courtroom.

. >>> president obama traveling to hartford, connecticut later today continuing his push for gun control legislation. senate debate on a gun control bill could start as soon as tomorrow. coming up at 5:15, what that legislation will probably include. >>> we have breaking news to report at 5:06. according to the associated press former british prime minister margaret thatcher has died. reportedly thatcher died as a stroke. she was britain's first female prime minister. she had been in fragile health since she suffered a series of small strokes more than a decade ago. march great thatcher was 87 years old. >>> john kerry is in israel trying to restart mideast peace talks. he met yesterday with israel's prime minister. teary is trying to win a. >>> about an hour from right now california's first power ball lottery tickets will go on sale. the power ball jackpot is bigger than mega millions and super lotto and people are excited. a power ball ticket worth $338 million was sold? new jersey. now the tickets cost $2 each. they go on sale at 6:00 this morning. >>> it is 5:08. just ticked over. i

. >>> in hartford, connecticut today, it happened. it was a long time coming and in the most important way, it was too late but it did finally happen today. >> this is a profoundly emotional day, i think for everyone in this room and everyone watching what is transpiring today in the state of connecticut. we have come together in a way that relatively few places in our nation have demonstrated an ability to do. in some senses, i hope this is an example to the rest of the nation. certainly, to our leaders in washington, who seem so deeply divided about an issue such as universal background checks, where the country is not divided itself. when 92% of americans agree that every gun sale should be subject to a background check, there is no excuse for representatives or senators who don't come to the assistance of those they are elected to represent. >> connect governor dan malloy this afternoon signing into law gun reforms for the state of connecticut restrictions on capacity magazines and assault weapons and the criminally ill having acc

. >> that was president obama in hartford, connecticut, giving a powerful speech on gun control to an audience that included families of the sandy hook victims. the president demanded a vote on gun safety proposals and he's urged the crowd to get involved. saying now is the time to make your voices heard. welcome to "politicsnation." i'm al sharpton. president making a rousing speech even a rallying cry at some point, the crowd yelling, we want a vote, we want a vote as the president stood there leading something nothing short of a rally as washington now begins to wrestle with this issue. >>> joining me now is my colleague chris matthews, host of "hardball" on msnbc. chris, thank you for staying here tonight. >> yeah. well, it was worth it. and you know, this is the first time -- you and i know how cool this president is. he wasn't cool tonight. it was almost like mr. stewart goes to washington. he was standing up there and coming out with his hard and he was really talking to people there and the only question is, does mitch mcconnell care what the hell he says? he makes it 14 who s

. >>> president obama traveling to hartford, connecticut later today continuing his push for gun control legislation. senate debate on a gun control bill could start as soon as tomorrow. coming up at 5:15, what that legislation will probably include. >>> we have breaking news to report at 5:06. according to the associated press former british prime minister margaret thatcher has died. reportedly thatcher died as a stroke. she was britain's first female prime minister. she had been in fragile health since she suffered a series of small strokes more than a decade ago. march great thatcher was 87 years old. >>> john kerry is in israel trying to restart mideast peace talks. he met yesterday with israel's prime minister. teary is trying to win a. >>> about an hour from right now california's first power ball lottery tickets will go on sale. the power ball jackpot is bigger than mega millions and super lotto and people are excited. a power ball ticket worth $338 million was sold? new jersey. now the tickets cost $2 each. they go on sale at 6:00 this morning. >>> it is 5:08. just ticked over. i

>>> tomorrow president barack obama travels to hartford connecticut to push for gun control legislation. it's about an hour away from the elementary school where a shooting rampage killed 20 children and six adults in december. his visit also comes days after connecticut's governor signed into law some of the country's strictest gun measures. the new laws are getting backlash from the national rifle association and from some connecticut businesses who make some of the weapons that fall under the ban. governor dan maguire loi responded to that criticism on cnn's state of the union. >> people are welcome to stay in our state as long as they are producing a product that can be sold in the united states illegally. by the way, those companies have been courted over the years to move many times. we've been in discussion with some of those firms about their desire to move or not to move in the past. but you know what, we've decided that the public's safety that school children safety that school teacher safety trumps all of that, i hope they stay and manufacture products that can legally be so

congressman hakeem jeffries in new york, alicia reese, hartford, connecticut, mayor pedro segarra.hank you so much. thanks, david. >> thank you. >>> is the new secretary defense nightmare or a radical reformer who will tame the defense department? he gave us a big hint today. that's coming up. >>> an update to the story about arkansas oil pipeline which spilled thousands of gallons of crude. congressman tim griffin, who represents the affected area, and who supports the keystone pipeline said in a radio interview today, well, first of all, pipelines, despite this accident, just like we have car accidents, despite this accident, pipelines are the safest way to move oil, they are safer than moving it in trucks and on a train. i think some people are trying to say, well, if there's a car crash, no more cars. if there's an accident with a pipeline, no more pipeline. if we follow that logic, we are all going to be riding bicycles. our invitation to congressman griffin to be a guest on our show stands. we can talk about bicycles. >>> now as we say in this business for something completel

they awful this on their schedules this week beginning by the president in hartford, connecticut. while in connecticut, the president will meet privately with families of the newtown tragedy. the families share their stories on "60 minutes" last night. >> it is going to happen again. it is going to happen again. and every time, you know, it is somebody else's school. it is somebody else's town. it is somebody else's community. until one day, you wake up and it's not. >> we don't get to move on. we don't have to benefit of turning the page to another piece of legislation and having another debate and playing politics the same way we've been doing. we don't have that benefit. we're going to live with this for the rest of our lives. >> we've now learned that some of the newtown families will fly back to washington, d.c. with the president tonight after his speech. they will be on capitol hill this week to press the case with congress. now this as a group of 13 gop senators are making plans on how to move ahead on possible filibuster of the senate bill. joining me now from capitol hil

the president is in hartford, connecticut tonight.un control rally in a few minutes. when he is done he will welcome several sandy hook families on board air force one to washington where they will lobby capitol hill on tuesday. will they be successful. the u.s. navy is preparing to test a new weapon that has been a long time coming. a solid state laser cannon will be mounted aboard a recently retrofitted surface ship for the first ever laser gun at sea. north korea is now saying it will suspend operations at a factory complex jointly run with south korea. a look back at the life of british foreign prime minister margaret thatcher. she died this morning of a stroke. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now we will extend back to new york and my colleagues with the five. ♪ ♪ >> want to bring your attention once again to the wave of violent attacks against christians in egypt. yesterday a mob of armed muslims waged all out assault against the cathedral funeral four christians killed in clashes the day before. two peo

he's trying to build momentum here obviously visiting hartford, connecticut, not far from where the schoole. does he think that that kind of strategy to get people wiled up is going to put enough pressure on the senators to get something done? >> they've got a full court p z press this week. the first lady doing separate events on guns this week. i think the president today is going to be pretty emotional. he will meet with some of the family members of those killed, the 20 first graders, the six educators, killed in that elementary school in newtown, connecticut. you'll see, i think, a pretty emotional president when he finally does speak around 5:45 p.m. eastern later today. and it's all part of his strategy at least to try to get that expanded version of background checks passed through the house and the senate. that's the thrust. but i guess the best thing he can do from this perspective is continue the bully pulpit. he and his top advisors will be continuing it this week. >> wolf, we got to talk about this. obviously a lot of speculation hillary 2016. over the weekend we heard from th

the president's going to colorado, he added a trip to hartford, connecticut, monday to push for gun controlite the president's efforts, despite the vice president's efforts the math hasn't changed in the congress. you mentioned there are states taking gun control measures, new york has done it, connecticut has done it colorado is doing it. but at the national level, even the president's proposal for universal background checks nisz trouble. i was making phone calls yesterday and e-mail exchanges, people expect more reburst background checks can pass the congress. when the president called for assault weapons ban, to ban the larger magazine clips not only does he face nra opposition, majority republican pop significance but part of the president's problem there riz a lot of democrats up in 2014 from conversation gun right states who they're not with the president either. it's not a republican/democratic divide. it's more regional and cultural issues and the president's not able to overcome that. >> a political hot potato. >>> the jodi arias trial could end today all because of juror number f

>> reporter: we just learned a little bit of what the president may say tomorrow in hartford, connecticut. this from our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin, the white house saying that the president will say the nation has an obligation to the children lost in newtown and the other victims of gun violence to act on these proposals. that's basically what the president is going to be doing in connecticut, just as he did in colorado last week, another state that just passed some very tough gun control legislation. he's basically going to be touting these new laws in the state and kind of putting the onus back on congress to get something done. as you mentioned, as early as this week, as early as this week, a democratic bill could start work in the full senate. this bill, of course, don, has background checks, universal background checks is part of what have this bill has. take a look at this. this is interesting. all the polls we've seen, including this win from quinnipiac university, the most recent, shows nine in ten americans shows the background checks for all gun buyers, and

so tonight, after speaking in hartford, connecticut, president obama brought a number of newtown families back to washington on air force one to spend the next few days speaking with lawmakers, telling their stories, trying to make it personal. this is just minutes ago, you see the families arriving. nicole hockley lost her son dylan at sandy hook elementary. she introduced the president this afternoon, called on people to make this the moment when real change begins. whether you agree or disagree with the legislation he's pushing for, president obama today made a fiery speech in defense of it. watch. >> some in the washington press suggest that what happens to gun violence legislation in congress this week will either be a political victory or defeat for me. connecticut, this is not about me. this is not about politics. this is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here that have been torn apart by gun violence. it's about them and all the families going forward, so we can prevent this from happening again. that's what it's about. >> but getting anything from congress

next week he's going to take his campaign as well to hartford, connecticut. >>> well, the disgraced formerr of south carolina taking another step on his road to political redemption now. mark sanford won the republican primary runoff election for u.s. house seat yesterday. results showing him beating his opponent 57% to 43%. and now he faces comedian steven c colbert's sister in a minielection. many people thought sanford's political career was over when he admitted to an affair while he was governor. want to bring in our own candy crowley. candy, wow, what a political comeback story, yes? was this expected? >> well, yes. as a matter of fact he did show going into this primary runoff. but the fact that someone who has been the governor, also run for congress before had to have a runoff tells you that his support is somewhat weakened. let's see if it's a true redemption story. he needs to win this race against colbert's sister as you say. but he's certainly on the road to it. and in fact it's a little bit how he sold his campaign. he went about american voters love redemption stories. i giv