delaware's governor, democrat jack markell joins us now. he also serves as the current chair of the national governors' association. governor, welcome. two years ago you tried and failed to pass a law requiring w bagroundhecks on private sales at gun shows. do you think that newtown changed the politics of gun control so dramatically that you can now pass even greater restrictions? >> well, i think it may have. that's exactly what we're trying to do. two years ago i was probably only governor the country to add vaps any gun safety legislation. i introduced four bills three of them got passed. one of them about reporting to to those with mental illnesses to the national database. that's made a big impact. as you mentioned the one that faed was t gun sho loophole. but here's the bottom line. you know, if you go to a licensed dealer, you have to have a background check. 40% of sales people don't go through a licensed dealer. when you have 40% of sales not requiring that background check, the system is broken. we need to fix it. >> brown: do yo

delaware governor jack markell announced legislation to curb gun violence at n his state. and the divestment from chicago mayor rahm emanuel. today some of the parents from the children killed in the massacre are taking their own way forward which is not built on speed, but is meant to be its own instructive, inclusive ignore the extremes the way forward. tonight we have an exclusive interview with one of the parents on this show with one of the parents of a little boy killed at sandy hook. this is not the kind of interview i normally do on this show or in any circumstance. it is a remarkable experience, and i hope you will stay with us to watch that tonight. we've got that coming up. we have beau biden joining us live to announce the measures he announced in his state today there is a lot going on. stay with us. >>> the vice president is not the only biden in the middle of the gun reform debate. his son beau biden is taking on reforms as attorney general in delaware. and beau biden joins us here next. >>> after the connecticut massacre, what's the solution? what kind of r

>> woodruff: plus we have two separate interviews about the gun debate, with delaware governor jack markell and national rifle association president david keene. >> brown: then, spencer michels asks california governor jerry brown if his fiscal turnaround-- from a $27 billion deficit to a balanced budget-- offers a lesson for the nation. . >> you have to make tough choices. you have to live within your means. that means you have to not do everything you want to but you also have to raise more

we will hear from the chairman and the vice chair, the better jack markell of delaware, -- governor jack markell of delaware, and mary fallin of oklahoma. it is the time of the year for state of the state addresses, and we have several to date. the governor of connecticut will talk about hurricane sandy relief efforts, and the recent shooting in newtown, andrew cuomo of new york is expected to oppose a weapons ban, and then talk about hurricane sunday -- hurricane sandy relief. tonight, bob mcdonnell, who yesterday announced a tax for transportation funding over five years. we'll have all of those live today beginning at noon with the governor of connecticut. back to the issue of guns and gun violence, again, into " is likely to propose an assault weapons ban, and vice president joe biden will begin meetings, hearing with victims' groups in gun safety organizations. he will also talk with the national rifle association. that is set for tomorrow. >> thank you for being with. -- here. we welcome you to what we hope is the first and will state of the state's address. without further ado, i

o'malley, colorado governor john hickenlooper, connecticut governor dan malloy, illinois governor jack markell have all announced in the past few days announced ambitious legislative proposals on gun reform in their own states. and of course federally, tomorrow ahead of schedule, president obama is set to unveil his own set of proposals in response to the newtown school shooting. the white house releasing this picture today of vice president biden, presenting his findings to the president and other cabinet members in a gun policy meeting. >> i can tell you that tomorrow the president and vice president will hold an event here at the white house to unveil a package of concrete proposals to reduce gun violence and prevent future tragedies like the one in newtown, connecticut. they will be joined by children from around the country who wrote the president letters in the wake of that tragedy, expressing their concerns about gun violence and school safety along with their parents that event will be at approximately 11:45 a.m. i will not get ahead of the president in terms of what his package of pro

in delaware, democratic governor jack markell and biden proposed an end to the gun show loophole. proposal that failed to pass in that state two years ago as well as an assault weapons ban. later this week the president will formally unveil proposals he would like to see on the federal level that will attempt to place to curb some of the gun violence. news conference monday, he -- president seemed to offer a preview of what he will be supporting. >> we have to have stronger background checks that we can do a much better job and -- in terms of keeping these -- magazine clips with high capacity out of the hands of pokes who shouldn't have them. assault weapons ban that's meaningful. if will is a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in newtown, we should take that step. >>> president obama was quick to acknowledge that there are political challenges ahead. >> all of them get through this congress, i don't know. but i'm confident that there are some steps that we can take that don't require legislation. >> vice president biden, who met monday with house de

stay in the senate come a point of personal privilege the progress they make in the leadership of jack markel, our governor on the very subject you talked about. i say dennis, you'll forgive me if occasionally i'm so used to referring to the mayor of philadelphia as my mayor because i spent about half my life in philadelphia and other mccray and other resides in the city limits, went to be particularly good. my daughter is also a very very slow, since that's been particularly good behavior. ladies and gentlemen, it's a pleasure to be back. i look forward to the opportunity every chance i get from the time i was a young fellow new to the united states senate, it's one of the groups from whom i've had a relationship for a long, long time and it's always nice to be with a group of people who you agree with that 80% of the issues 90% of the time. so it's nice to be with you. i know you've come to talk about a broad range of very important and challenging issues facing each new city and town. energy, infrastructure, budgets, finance, crime. and i want you to know that we, the president and i come

it will hear from the chair, the governor jack markell of delaware, and the vice chair. live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span 2, a conversation on the future of afghanistan. that begins live at 10:00 eastern from the atlantic council. now, a hearing of nasa's mission looking at their strategic plans, robotic space flights, and private-public partnership. this house science and technology committee hearing is to end a half hours. -- two and a half hours. >> i recommend myself for five minutes or so for an opening statement. i want to recognize some of our colleagues, and our colleague and friend robert walker, the former chairman of this committee for many years, for agreeing to testify here today. i thank you and the other witnesses for being here. it takes a lot of effort and time. and your knowledge and experience is very useful to the committee. as we consider legislation, we also think you for taking time to appear here today. nasa and its space mission. and aeronautics budget that can no longer support full-scale demonstration flights, no clearly articulate