illinois congresswoman jan chucowsky said we need to do more, and she's here tonight. >>> as the governor of massachusetts, you did sign a legislation restricting or banning assault weapons. did that work in massachusetts to your satisfaction? >> the aurora shooting creeps into presidential politics. the big panel weighs in. >> and the fallout from michele bachmann's unhinged attack against hillary clinton's top aid continues. huma abedin now requires police protection. rush limbaugh continues to pile on. >> now the democrats are in minnesota seeing if bachmann is vulnerable because of what she's done. >> good evening, i'm michael eric dyson in for ed schultz. today, the world got its first glimpse of the man accused of one of the worst mass killings in american history. with his attorney at his side, james holmes sat in silence in a colorado courtroom today. holmes with his hair dyed a reddish-orange appeared dazed at times and showed little emotion. he has been held in solitary confinement at a local detention facility. his motives for killing 12 people, injured 58 others at a colorado

. >> coming up on "the ed show," congress woman jan chucowsky sees the value in gun control legislation, but she's almost totally alone? why? she joins me next. ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to the stadium. solutionism. the new optimism.™ ♪ this dream >>> coming up, the president's press secretary said there won't be a press for new gun control laws in the wake of the tragedy in colorado. jan schakowsky joins me with reaction next. >>> a republican speaks out against michele bachmann's witch hunt. we'll have the details. >>> and later, remembering the 12 victims of friday's shooting in colorado. hear their stories from their family and friends. share your thauths thoughts with us on facebook and twitter using the hash tag ed show. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." the aurora sho

illinois congresswoman jan chucowsky said we need to do more, and she's here tonight. >>> as the governorcting or banning assault weapons. did that work in massachusetts to your satisfaction? >> the aurora shooting creeps into presidential politics. the big panel weighs in. >> and the fallout from michele bachmann's unhinged attack against hillary clinton's top aid continues. huma abedin now requires police protection. rush limbaugh continues to pile on. >> now the democrats are in minnesota seeing if bachmann is vulnerable because of what she's done. >> good evening, i'm michael eric dyson in for ed schultz. today, the world got its first glimpse of the man accused of one of the worst mass killings in american history. with his attorney at his side, james holmes sat in silence in a colorado courtroom today. holmes with his hair dyed a reddish-orange appeared dazed at times and showed little emotion. he has been held in solitary confinement at a local detention facility. his motives for killing 12 people, injured 58 others at a colorado theater remain a mystery. prosecutors are expected t