the triumvirate of john mccain, joe lieberman and lindsey graham. welcome back to all three of you. you said you just got re-elected, this is to president obama, how about doing something big that is not liberal? how about doing something big that is really is bipartisan? every big idea he has is a liberal idea that drowns us in debt. how about manning up here, mr. president and use your mandate to bring this country together to stop us from becoming greece. >> yes. >> man up, barack obama. strong words. >> he has a chance to be an historic president. what makes us greece? it's not because the tax code is at 35% versus 39.6. what's going to make this country greece, like every other western nation, retiring at 10,000 a day in terms of baby boomer, three workers for every retiree, in 20 years we'll have two. medicare and social security are about $30 trillion underfunded. if you did what tip o'neill and ronald reagan chose to do, reform entitlements, we become the most dominant place on the planet pretty quickly. so what i would plead with the president to do is use this mandate. red

. >> one thing about our relationship, as you know, joe lieberman is an orthodox jew, and we've had to put up with all the shabbat stuff, all the lousy food, all the elevators, all the days off. and i want to tell you that we have gotten all the down side but none of the up side. so i'm seriously thinking about taking up his religion since i've had to eat all that salmon all these years. >> they have been very tolerant of me. but i've assured them that it could be that, you know, when they each complete their 120 years on earth and they get to heaven and at the pearly gates they find a rabbi, they're going to be in great shape. >> we were on an airplane flying to europe, which we do every

joining us now is joe lieberman who has represented connecticut for 24 years. thank you for coming in on this difficult weekend. >> thank you, chris. >> chris: what do we do? >> you know as lynn said, there is no answer, i mean, this is evil. we have been through this many times. i think we need a national commission on mass violence. not to be in place of anything else the president or congress or state governments might want to do but to make sure that heart break and the anger that we feel now is not dissipated over time or lost in legislative gridlock. i have got to tell you, this reminds me of the days and weeks after the terrorist attacks against us of 9/11. and at one point, john mccain and i turned to each other and said we can't let this just go. we have got to create a national commission to investigate exactly the questions we are asking about new town. how could this have happened and is there anything we can do to try to prevent it from happening again. >> there were forums after 9/11 and after the commission and the way that the intelligence commu

have a listen to senator joe lieberman. >> i have found the statements by the nra over the last couple of days to be really disheartening. because the statements seem to not reflect any understanding about the slaughter of children that happened in newtown, connecticut. here's what bothered me. they were, the nra spokespeople have been willing to deal with every possible cause of gun violence except guns. >> the notion, the whole idea of putting armed personnel in schools is not new. school districts across the country continue to grapple with this question of security on their school grounds. but advocates of more gun laws, the opposite of the nra, they offer this. a reminder that there was an armed secured officer at the columbine high school in colorado. the day of that 1999 massacre and they say, controlling gun violence requires a package of solutions well beyond the schoolhouse door. miguel? >> so very many opinions on this. let's look at some front pages. one says he's a gun nut, from a conservative post. and "the new york daily news" headlined la pierre, the craziest man on ear

and it was vintage joe lieberman. he did what was right. he never gave up. and he got the job done. throughout his many years of dedicated service, joe has demonstrated the kind of character that america needs and that the american people deserve. it is not by coincidence that the power points slide show that i present to students throughout maine include a photograph of senator joe lieberman at work. the young pupils of today who will be the leaders of tomorrow could have no better role model than this leader of intelligence and integrity. a wonderful fringe benefit of working so closely with joe for so many years has been the opportunity i've had to get to know his wonderful wife, hadasah. she is a person who also demonstrates remarkable strength and compassion. her devotion to community service spans a range of issues from advocating for women's health and breast cancer research to providing women with opportunity through microfinance programs. the integrity and decency that joe brings to public service stands on the unshakeable foundation of his deep faith. it is telling that his

one thing i love about joe lieberman that he just brings integrity to the process, which is why he is bothered with this place anymore. outgoing senator of connecticut. >> thank you. >> neil: good to see you. >> thank you, neil. >> neil: given your reputation and respect that both parties hold for you many argue you will be the guy that helps bridge this gap. do you see that role? do you see anyone bridging this before the end of the year? >> i would love to play that role, but i got to tell you that right now, this is a to top-down hierarchal process. it's president and boehner. so the rest of ru russian us arg on sending messages by coming to your show. >> neil: the message i got is that you are not near a deal. is that accurate? >> guest: that is accurate, but the fact that president obama, speaker boehner met at the white house sunday, they put out the same statement, they haven't said anything for two days. >> neil: speaker boehner did. he was griping about the president not giving specific on spending. nancy pelosi was saying, you know, boehner is wrong. >> you have to reach to

and with the state's long time senator, joe lieberman.n, will there be a new push on capitol hill, for tougher gun control? we hear the same calls after every mass shooting. but, will the horrific nature of this crime change the debate? we'll ask democratic senator dick durbin, and, republican congressman louie gohmert and we'll look at what we can do better to protect or children, when we talk with ronald stevens, one of the nation's top experts on school safety... and our sunday panel weighs in on a crime of mass violence, that is becoming much too familiar. our special school tragedy coverage, begins, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. our hearts are broken. that is how president obama responded friday to the slaughter of 27 people, 20 of them, little children. as we spoke to and for the nation. today, we'll try to make some sense of the senseless act of violence, at sandy hook elementary school. we'll talk with our guests in a moment, but, first, here's the latest from newtown, conn

joe lieberman gives his farewell speech from the senate floor live this hour.ed independent look back on almost 24 years in the senate. >>> up first on the terror that happened in an oregon mall that was packed with shoppers. it left three dead including the gunman. a news conference scheduled to guinea minute now. we'll bring it to you live. police evacuated the terrified shoppers from thele mall after a man opened fire. witnesses say he fired at least 20 shots as he worked across the mall. we talked with a macy's employee who actually saw this gunman. >> i was like, oh, my gosh. at that point i was kind of -- i was in such shock where i stood there, and then as i stood there in shock, time slowed down and everything got slow. after that all i heard was i am the shooter, and then shots rang out. five, six shots. by that time i hit the floor and ran out and started to tell everyone and anyone i saw, there's a shooting going on. don't go in there. pack your kids, your family, and let's get out of here, you know. i don't know what could happen. it was scary. >> d

connecticut senator joe lieberman on the culture of violence. then the gop's civil war. >> not the outcome that i wanted, but that was the will of the house. >> republican versus republican on the fiscal cliff with congressman steven la tourest and mick mulvaney. weighing in, "usa today's" bureau chief susan page, ron brownstein and michael duffy, washington bureau chief for "time" magazine. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." nine days after the mass shooting deaths in newtown, the president of the national rifle association joined the gun debate. >> i call on congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation. >> in a similar vein, lawmakers in a growing number of states including oklahoma, missouri, minnesota, south dakota, virginia and oregon have said they will consider laws allowing teachers and school administrators to carry firearms at school. the nra says they are moving ahead to have their national model school shield program in place to

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. >> ifill: we sit down with retiring connecticut senator joe lieberman, the democrat turned independent reflects on the tragedy in his home state and his 24 years in u.s. senate. >> there is reason for people to be angry skeptical and cynical abo theillingness or capacity of congress to act or stop mass violence in our country. >> woodruff: and kwame holman remembers conservative jurist former solicitor general and failed supreme court nominee robert h. bork. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the school shootings that shook the nation sparked a new call to action at the white house today. the president vowed to have proposals ready for the new congress that convenes next month. somber scenes of mourning played out once again today in newtown, conn

victor wrote in oh, please, let it be joe lieberman. it is joe lieberman.he senate and gave his farewell speech today. look at the pathetic level of disinterest in the senate. look at the first shot as you watch his speech and how there's almost no one there. >> today i regret to say as i leave the senate that the greatest obstacle that i see standing between us and the brighter american future we all want is right here in washington. we need bipartisan leadership to break the grid lock in washington that will unleash all the potential that is in the american people.

president, i'm pleased to join the chairman of the homeland security committee, senator joe lieberman, in submitting for the congressional record our investigative report on the terrorist attack against the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya, that claimed the lives of four americans who were serving our country. this report is indeed the last initiative that the chairman and i will produce together. it is the final work product of ten years of cooperation and collaboration and was authored in the same bipartisan spirit as our investigations into the attack at fort hood and into the government's response to hurricane katrina, among many others. i will so miss working with chairman lieberman. he is an extraordinary senator who has contributed so much during his years in the senate and as a leader of our committee. sadly, our last official act together was prompted by the terrorist attack in benghazi on september 11 of this year that took the lives of our ambassador and three others brave americans. our findings and recommendations are based on the extensive investigative work that the comm

what i admire about my friend, joe lieberman, is that he is someone who always put country first, above all else. for senator lieberman, this has been especially true in the area of national security and homeland security. as our nation has encouraged -- encountered difficult economic headwinds at home, over $16 trillion in debt, there have been members of both parties who have argued for excessive cuts to our military and that we disengage from the rest of the world. yet in the great traditions of president truman, kennedy, and reagan, senator lieberman has made the compelling case that the united states best promotes its values and protects its citizens when we remain engaged around the world, maintain the military strength, and the strength of our military having the best military in the world, and having had the chance to work with senator lieberman on the senate armed services committee, his commitment to our men and women in uniform has been inspiring. he has shown a deep commitment to make sure that they have the best equipment that they need, and that we remain the strongest mil

senator joe lieberman speaking on the house floor right now. talking about what this tragedy has meant to him. he's an independent. we'll listen in for a second. >> -- the act of a madman. or mad people. this time, they said it reflects a deeper problem in our society. and i believe what causes that change is that 20 of the victims in newtown, connecticut, were young children. and there is not only a heartbreak across our country about this, not only anger, but i think there's guilt. and we all ought to feel guilty because as a society, what the attacks in newtown said to us is that, we have failed to fulfill what would seem to be our most natural -- natural law. if you will. responsibility which is to protect the safety and lives of our children. >> senator joe lieberman talking on the senate floor saying they ought to feel guilty, referencing himself and his other colleagues, that americans aren't protected by stricter gun laws in this country. the senator there eye were an impassion -- with an impassioned speech. but even as both members, or

joe lieberman is calling for a restoration of the assault weapons ban, but a national commission on mass violence in the wake of this tragedy. we are keeping a close eye on the news conference that we expect to begin sometime in the next 15 to 20 minutes in newtown. we will bring it to you live as soon as it begins. first as we always do, here's a look at the president's schedule. nothing public. lots of private meetings and movement on the fiscal cliff talks. i will have more on that later. you are watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. you can prevent gas with beano meltaways, or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano before and there'll be no gas. >>> it may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy, but this much we do know. no faith justifies these murderous acts. >> this tragedy prompts reflection and debate as it should. let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. >> i hope that over the next several days, next several weeks and next

over the weekend you had a few senators, including senator joe lieberman saying they believe now moren ever we may be getting closer to actually going over the fiscal cliff. that is of course hanging over the heads of a lot of americans as they enter this holiday season and also looming over this vacation the president is having. i'll give you a little sense of what president obama has been up to in hawaii. on saturday he played a round of golf with some of his closest friends and advisers and later in the day he went to dinner with the first lady and friends and on saturday he attended a memorial service for the late senator daniel inouye. in the past years the president and first lady have often around christmas taken time to visit with the troops. that is something that is certainly a possibility this year and of course just spending some quality time together. >> and no doubt hitting some of their favorite eateries like the rainbow cafe and getting their kalu a pig. another big topic over the holiday weekend was gun control. wayne lapierre was offered the opportunity to soften his

. >>> joe lieberman called for a commission to look at gun laws and mental health system. >> investigators are still figuring out what led to any's shooting. we will cover the story as it unfolds. find new information on facebook page and twitter feets feeds. >> still ahead, fiscal cliff debated to keep tax cuts from expiring. and we'll take a look at three-mile wide asteroid and find out why it's considered a threat but not for several centuries. >> record-breaking weekend, what the horb bit did. >> i'm leigh glaser, it's going to be wet tomorrow morning and >> tomorrow a car flipped over in contra costa county today. it burst into flames in front of caldecott tunnel. she lost control of her car that flipped and hate tree. people inside were able to walk away. >> officials are investigating a shooting in sunnyvale. two officers were responding to call that man was assaulting his mother. man approached officers with a hammer and when he refused to drop it officers fired. the suspect underwent surgery last night and his condition is not known. >> san francisco police are investigating a dea

. >>> tomorrow, senator joe lieberman joins our candy crowley to talk about the culture of violence in america. and she'll also be joined by the head of the nra's national school shield program, sunday 9:00 a.m. eastern and noon eastern as well. >>> all right. so how far are we from a physicifiscal cliff deal? president obama and john boehner talked yesterday, their first conversation since monday when the two sides offered up concessions on tax hikes for the wealthy. boehner offered lower tax rates for people earning up to $1 million a year. the president offered lower tax rates for people earning up to $400,000 a year, plus tweaks for computing entitlement benefits, okay? well, today boehner was very firm. his message for president obama, the ball is in your court. >> the president and senate democrats have vowed to reject and veto all of our proposals while failing to offer responsible solutions of their own. what the president has offered so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem, and begin to address our nation's crippling debt. and he refuses to challenge the

my friend joe lieberman, just a beautiful person, and joe is right when he says this should be looked at in a much bigger -- how do we even glor nigh some of the -- we sell games encurrentlying these types -- everything needs to be evaluated and talked about who we are. >> senator, acknowledging that we have to talk about mental health, we have to talk about vamz, but on the marrow issue of guns, are you willing to work with dianne feinstein and try to do something about these semiautomatic -- these weapons of war as mike bloomberg described it on "meet the press." >> what i have said, andrea, i have been a hunter. i just came off of a hunting trip with my family deer hunting, and i don't know of anybody that goes hunting with an assault rifle. i don't know anybody that needs those types of multiple clips as far as ammunition in a gun. the most that i have ever used in my hunting rifle is three shells. usually to get one shot and very seldom ever two. this has to be brought to this level now, and it's a shame. an absolute traversy to this country and who we are as americans for this t

steve, your thoughts about, you know, dealing with this and is also that, i know you see senator joe lieberman in line and obviously, he was out here on fox news sunday talking about dealing with this and also, as you mentioned, something we talked about, hollywood, video games and other aspects to what nina talks about, the broad, perhaps, commission approach to a bigger problem. >> yeah, i think if you -- if you -- you know, basically there's going to be this broad national discussion, i hope it's broader rather than more narrow, but what struck me from the words from robbie parker yesterday as he remembered his daughter who died in the shooting was that he took the time to remember and think about the family of the shooter, which i just found, you know, as a of a seven-year-old, five-year-old and a two-year-old, to see him take that time in that moment as he's taking and remembering his own daughter and remember the family of the shooter and say, i'm not mad, i forgive them, i'm thinking about them at this time was just an incredibly powerful moment, and makes him, i think, a very strong ma

>> the alan green span joe lieberman trophy this year, john, goes to harry reid. >> on my side of the political agenda, mitch mcconnell is a winner. and i would also include jon huntsman, who i think had an opening to really make an impression in the republican primaries and he sure didn't. >> does mitch have a problem in kentucky? >> well, there is a singer who has her -- a senator who has her eye on his seat. >> what is she doing? >> clint eastwood's unbelievable gig at the republican convention that put he everybody to sleep and took the momentum out of that entire evening on television. >> how can you improve on that? >> i have a tie between clint eastwood's chair and donald trump. which way would you go? >> that's a tough one. most boring, the olympic opening ceremony. a showcase of all things british. harry potter, james bond, mary poppins. it paled in comparison to china's extravaganza. most charismatic, pat? >> rg3. redskin rookie of the nfl. maybe mvp. has set this city on fire. >> marco rubio. senator from florida whose articulate to the point of almost being dem ogic. . but

. >> ama: this morning, senator joe lieberman called for a commission to look at our nation's gun laws and mental health system. >> on this first sunday after the newtown shooting, people here in the bay area looked for solace at their places of worship. we're live at st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. >> today seemed to be the kind of day when parents wanted to be very close to their children, especially at places of worship like here. here they played for the victims of newtown but also for the safety of their open -- own children. reporter: new at the cathedral, monsignor offered prayers for the victims of new tiewn and was joined by many parishioners. >> today is a day to pray, especially for all those people. that were massacred and for their families. reporter: even a special prayer written for the victims. he is the pastor of st. mary's and says people have come to mass not just to pray but to try to make some sense of the evil that occurred. >> and seeking to find constance nation the promise and hope of a god who feels with us and longs to help us. reporter: at glide memor

i'm pretty sure joe lieberman's jowls are memory foam.) so you've been warned, harry reid! take away mitch mcconnell's filibuster and he will strike back by obstructing everything you do! or let him keep the filibuster so he can obstruct everything you do! (laughter) i think the choice is clear. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is the original voice of both yoda and cookie monster. i'll ask him if four cookie cs. please welcome frank oz. (cheers and applause) thank you, hey, nice to meet you frank oz. can i call you frank oz. >> you can. >> stephen: frank oz -- >> can i just say something? >> stephen: yes. >> my favorite part of your show bar none is when you introduce the guest and you come here and take a bow. (laughter) i love that. >> stephen: well, i've got to give these people what they want. >> it's great. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: well, that's great to hear. >> i mean it, i think it's hysterical, and you deserve it. >> stephen: thank you,

of that's joe lieberman talking about the fiscal cliff issue.to luke russert, who is in washington following all of this as it somewhat progresses, or not. what is the latest that you're hearing? >> well, if i was not mistaken, harry reid said they would meet tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m., which leads me to believe that doing anything tonight is probably not a possibility. obviously we'll have to check that. but talking to folks around the building, there are a few things that have come up. i spoke to senator conrad of north dakota. he was very adamant saying the republicans wanted to much in regard to the estate tax. democrats want to extend that, up to 35% of an estate. the most interesting thing i found out, i talked to one high ranks republican member and they said we're preparing our members that we're going to lose this fight on revenue. the president is going to get tax cuts for those making $250,000 no matter what. but what you guys need to know now is that we've held our ground on this fight, and we're going to come back and go with th

senator joe lieberman says he believes it's more likely that the deadline will not be met. >>> we areearning more about the dui arrest of a u.s. senator. idaho republican michael crepo was pulled over in alexandria. an officer said he saw him run a red light. police say senator crepe po -- crepo registered a blood alcohol level of .11. he was released on pound about four hours later -- bound about four hours later. the. >>> the nation's largest gun lobby says efforts by congress to regulate guns or ammunition would not prevent more mass shootings like the one in connecticut. the nra response is being panned on several fronts, even from republicans. >> i say not to mention guns in trying to eliminate school violence is like not mentioning cigarettes and trying to eliminate lung cancer. it makes no sense. i am hopeful we can get this done in a pop-up shower way. >> i'm -- in a bipartisan way. >> i'm not someone that believes having multiple armed guards in schools will enhance the learning environment. that is the first responsibility. you don't want this to be an armed camp for kids. >

i'm going to talk about joe lieberman. the very, very modest apartment -- no hot water -- where joseph lieberman was raised has long since been demolished, but the values he learned in that little apartment in the flat above his grandparents' house are still there. the same values of devotion and public service has driven him not only to overcome humble beginnings, but to serve the country for 24 years in the united states senate. two years ago, on the day he announced his retirement from the senate, joe lieberman described his rise from a cold water flat to congress as follows -- quote -- "my four grandparents came to america seeking freedom, and they found it. they came to america hoping for opportunities, and they got them. but even they could not have been "-- i'm sorry. "but even they could not have dreamed that their grandson would end up as a united states senator." joe was always a natural-born leader. he was president of his high school graduating class. he got undergraduate degrees and a law degree from yale, one

. >> joe lieberman who we saw talking about a commission on violence. >> yes, joe lieberman. >> stay with us if you will, kristen. >> absolutely. >> i want to bring in michael beschloss. it's good to talk to you and get your perspective. i've been at three of these speeches after these mass shootings. the president has delivered four. this is unlike anything he's delivered before. give us your thoughts. >> i think you're right. people were so surprised, that line, whatever power this office holds, i'm now going to use. i was thinking of ways to locate this in history, ronald reagan gave a wonderful speech after the "challenger" tragedy, bill clinton in oklahoma city. what this echoed for me was two things. ly lyndon johnson after the violence against african-american protesters in 1965 went to congress saying there was a terrible thing that happened, now we have to give every citizen voting rights. spring of 1968, lyndon johnson said martin luther king has been killed. robert kennedy has been killed. he commissioned a commission against violence and he also went for gun control. >> t

joe lieberman seemed to have less hope. >> it's the first time that i feel that it's more likely that we will go over the cliff than not, and that if we allow that to happen, it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time. maybe ever in american history because of the impact it will have on almost every american. >> kristen welker is nbc's white house correspondent, also traveling with the president in honolulu. kristen, explain to all of us because it appears the lights are out in washington d.c. the president is in hawaii. everyone is home. with all the sides saying that they expect to go over the cliff, it looks pretty likely that that might just happen. >> well, i certainly think that concern is growing. that that's a real possibility at this point. at the same time, thomas, i think there's still so much pressure on all sides so get something done because as he heard joe lieberman said, the consequences would be huge. the economy could potentially slip back into recession. the white house has described this as a working vacation for

joe lieberman wants a commission to review national gun laws and national health system. he wants to close loopholes that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks. california senator dianne feinstein wants a vote on a assault weapons ban on the first day the congress is in session. >> it will ban the sale, transportation and possession but prospectively and it will ban the same for big clip drums or strips of more than ten bullets. >> gun rights groups remained silence since the shooting spree. rifle national association removed a tweet that celebrated 1.7 million likes on facebook. you can express your sympathy for the sandy hook school tragedy by posting this badge to the facebook wall. you can use it as show support for everyone in newtown, connecticut. we'll continue to cover the story and find the latest developments on our website and facebook page and twitter feeds. >> kristen: developing news from san francisco where firefighters rescued a man who was stuck in a chimney overnight. it happened around midnight at an apartment building near clay street in laurel

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meanwhile, connecticut's independent senator, joe lieberman expects congress to work right up until the new year's eve deadline. he's not sure that will be enough. >> it's first time i'm more likely that we'll go over the cliff than not. if we allow that to happen, it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time. >> the president and congress are on short holiday breaks. they're due back later in the week. one possibility in all of this mess is a partial deal on taxes while putting off agreement on spending until some time down the road. >>> former president george h.w. bush may be spending thanksgiving in the hospital. he's been there since thanksgiving. he's battling bronchitis and a lingering cough. >>> south africans are sending warm wishes to former president nelson mandela. he's been in the hospital f two weeks with a lung infection. he's said to be in no imminent danger. he's 94 years old. >>> and margaret thatcher is recuperating in the hospital. she's 87 years old and has faced a number of health dmajs the past decade. we wish all

senator joe lieberman it is more likely we will go over the fiscal cliff following the failure of joan boehner to get higher taxes on wealthy americans. if the president and congress can't agree, government spending cuts and tax hikes will kick in automatically. market watchers feel it could push the competent back into recession. >> carolyn: instapgram has triggered a class action lawsuit. the claim was filed against facebook that owns the service. infagram that changed its terms of service. idea was abandoned after an outcry from users. lawsuit alleged they breached the contract with users in tweak that go policy. facebook has not responded to the suit. >> dan: a new requirement that forces california lawmakers to drive their own cars for legislative business is paying off. they report the state has saved $240,000, n taxpayer money since the new rule went into effect one year ago. california lawmakers were given a car paid by the state. this year that practice ended. they must drive their own cars, the savings was achieved because many legislators cut their driving habits in half. >>

before last night's vigil, senator joe lieberman said military assault-type weapons such as used at sandy hook should be banned. and during his remarks last night president obama signaling he is ready to take action. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. susan, good morning to you. >> hi. good morning, terrell. the president said the nation is failing to keep its children safe, and he promised to use the power of his office to prevent future tragedies, saying we can't accept events like these as routine. >> these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. >> reporter: the president never mentioned any specific steps he is willing to take, but his speech in newtown, connecticut, signaling he may be willing to tackle the issue of gun control. >> no single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society, but that can't be an excuse for an action. >> reporter: some congressional democrats say friday's event made the time right to review the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. >> when the public is left upset,

home stayed connecticut, senator joe lieberman talking about tragedy in newtown. he sat down with chris wallace on "fox news sunday" laying out his vision for the way he wants the government to deal with tragedies like this. >> this reminds me of the days and weeks after the terrorist attacks against us of 9/11 and at one point, john mccain and i said we can't let this go. we've got to create a national commission to investigate exactly the questions we're asking about newtown. how could this happen and is there anything we could do to try to prevent it from happening again? >> joining me, the anchor of "fox news sunday," chris wallace. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to follow up, the senator thinks we shouldn't overlook it. we talking about it, investigating what happened and trying to figure out where we go from here, but weeks from now when there's other news, is he optimistic our government will make changes that will make our kids safer? >> i don't see how you can be optimistic. we've had so many shootings and outportion of grief and nothing