i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." less than a week after the manchin toomey gun control bill was defeated in the senate, one of the democrats who helped shoot is down is stepping down. democratic strategist say max baucus who chairs the powerful finance committee has decided to retire rather than run for re-election in 2014. baucus joined three other democrats senators mark pryor of arkansas mark begich of alaska and heidi heitkamp of north dakota in helping the minority of having a vote on a bill that would have strengthened background checks for gun buyers, a poll that 90% of the people supported. but that number, the number that really counted in that debate was 60. the 60 votes need to the break a filibuster. supporters were able to muster 55 votes in favor of the bill, not enough to move it forward. even if the democrat defectors had stayed with their party. majority leader harry reid switched his vote to no to preserve an option to bring the bill up again. many critics are blaming president

." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for watching us tonight. if you were an nra executive like wayne lapierrre you might think you're having a pretty good start to the week. "the washington post" is reporting that congress is struggling to produce a plan to expand background checks on gun buyers despite 90% support for universal background checks in recent polls. forget about an assault weapons ban or curbs on high capacity ammo clips all popular with the american people. but at the white house press secretary jay carney, insisted the president would keep on pressuring congress to do something. >> it is essential to the memory of the victims of newtown that all of the measures get a vote, that they are not filibustered and it is essential that action be taken. >> john: meanwhile an nra-funded task force released its own response to the newtown shootings today. the so-called national school shield plan would create a model law to let teachers and school employees carry guns. establish a training program

. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us. this is "viewpoint." while the nation continues to mourn the victims of the attack on the boston marathon, a picture of what exactly happened has become clear. while the why and the who remain uncertain. here's president obama who will travel to boston on thursday, updating the nation, earlier today. >> obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic or was the act of a malevolent individual. >> john: what we do know is that around 2:50 p.m. yesterday two bombs exploded within 15 second and 500 feet of each other near the end of the boston marathon killing three people and injuring an additional 176. the bombs were reportedly built inside six liter pressure cook ers. they were packed with ball bearings nails and black powder to maximize harm to those nearby.

." >> john: good evening i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." now, it looks like there will be at least one vote in the senate this week on a bill to curb gun violence. majority leader harry reid says he has scheduled a procedural vote for thursday to open debate on a bill that would expand background checks for gun buyers, make gun trafficking a federal crime and support school security programs. reid made the announcement after eight republican senators said they would join democrats in opposing a filibuster threat from 14 republicans including the senate minority leader kentucky's mitch mcconnell. meanwhile, parents of some of the 21 chirp killed in december's sandy hook massacre were on capitol hill going door-to-door to implore senators to please support president obama's efforts. vice president joe biden who met with the parents this morning described one mother's reaction to senators opposing the bill. >> how do they explain not doing anything? my baby was hiding in the bathroom. she got shot through the heart. it was just such a profound

i actually captured a photograph of john fuglesang's aura. saturday night. thank you, everybody. >> did hal sparks do t-rex? >> of course he did t-rex. >> stephanie: literally. we've been on tour for two years. we started in madison almost two years ago. every time, i'm like shh. hal's doing t-rex. i've seen it how many times. >> not the fans. >> stephanie: the dinosaur bit as we call it. all right. hey, we talked a lot about the republican party ist however if we're progressives, i this ink -- i think they're little a regressive. they call regarding silly publicity stunt. >> matches in selma those were just a silly political stunt. >> stephanie: while manic that share head in disbelief that they continue the distance of a segregated high school prom, georgia governor nathan deal who is -- >> big fing deal. >> stephanie: he's the real deal in georgia anyway. the separate but equal -- that's his state where that's happening. refuses to express support for an effort to hold the first ever integrated -- wouldn't that be something in 2013? deal's

. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. thank you so much for joining us. this is "viewpoint."le the nation continues to mourn the victims of the attack on the boston marathon, a picture of what exactly happened has become clear. while the why and the who remain uncertain. here's president obama who will travel to boston on thursday, updating the nation, earlier today. >> obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why whether it was planned

. >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." the senate today moved toward a key item on its 2013 agenda a bill allowing the states to collect taxes on online sales. as for the gun debate, after wednesday's vote on having a vote on measures to expand background checks for gun buyers, ban assault weapon sales and limit the size of ammo clips all went down to defeat, majority leader harry reid said it was time to take a pause on the issue. >> president obama said it was a shameful day for the senate. and it probably was. i agree. we should make no mistake. this debate is not over. in fact, this fight is just beginning. >> john: one of the first broadsides came from one of the most prominent gun violence victims in recent years. former representative gabby giffords published a blistering editorial in "the new york times" where she called out the senate gun bills' opponents as cowards and i quote... and where the courage issue was concerned, one of the background checks bills' sponsors, west virginia senator, joe manchin, clearly se

." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thanks for joining us. it is a mark of washington's dysfunction that a simple procedural vote should be treated like a major breakthrough on an issue where 90% of the voting public favors one outcome. expanded background checks for gun buyers. after four years and two months of gridlock, we'll have to take what we can get. the senate voted to allow debate on gun trafficking a federal crime, provide more money for school safety programs and yes, expand background checks. before the vote, the daughter of dawn the principal at sandy hook elementary school and the sister of a teacher who died in the massacre there spoke to reporters. >> we are standing here because her sister and my mom can't be. and their voices need to be heard and they're going to carry through us. >> our loved ones didn't i don't for no reason. they died protecting the chirp that they love and they deserve to have a vote. >> john: when the votes were tallied, 68 senators voted for moving the bill forward. 31 senators against it. breaking do

." >> john: i'm john fuglesang and this is "viewpoint." if you've got a child in school, especially a boy and that child is having trouble staying focused, could he or she be suffering from adhd? or has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, to give the ailment its full title an overdiagnosed to the point where millions of children are being treated with powerful stimulants they might not need? according to data from the centers for disease control compiled by "the new york times," 11% of kids from 4-17 have been diagnosed with adhd including 7% of school age girls and 15% of boys. the times broke those numbers down and the percentages for boys are quite staggering. for kids age 4-9 4% of girls and 10% of boys have been diagnosed with adhd. for kids age 10-13, the numbers go up to 8% for girls 18% for boys and for high school teens the adhd count is 10% for girls 19% for boys. almost one in five. according to the times adhd diagnoses are up 16% since 2007. and 41% in the past ten years. meanwhile, spending on adhd drugs has gone from $4

we'll all be live on stage next saturday night april 13th, john fuglesang, hal sparks and i, sexy liberalg coffee. >> going into the theatre. >> stephanie: julie in chicago to explain what the -- what mary was talking about. hello, julie. >> i'm a huge fan. i never thought i would be defending road flare mary but let me clarify what she was talking about. >> thank you. >> two separate flash mob incidents on saturday. not on easter sunday. and one was on the el. horrible incidents, beat up a 27-year-old girl and they were attacking people off of michigan avenue. but it wasn't 400 people. there were a total of 40 kids arrested. and i think what happens in chicago is there is a lot of very disenfranchised people on the other side of the city that everybody forgets about. >> the south side of chicago straight south of grant park/millennium park slash whatever you want to call it was the legit south side of chicago at one point, maybe 10, 12 years ago. it started to change. and these laws started pushing south past chinatown and that area. so the michigan avenue world has pushed -- the haves h

john fuglesang, hal sparks and i. you know what airline i fly.nd the finest airline meals in the industry. so when you're settling in with our award-winning service and a strange bicurious middle age woman offers to shove her tongue down your throat, sit back and enjoy the ride. it's something special in the air. ♪ something special in the air ♪ >> there have been liftoffs where i had my doubts and i realize, you just have to lay back and enjoy the ride. >> speaking of the gays, did you hear what cardinal dolan said on abc's this week? >> nikki dolan? >> stephanie: that monkey. >> cardinal timothy michael dolan. first thing i would say to a gay couple who feels unwelcome in the catholic church, you're entitled to friendship. >> nothing beyond friendship. if you're gay. >> just like a priest. >> stephanie: thanks. consolation prize. >> thanks. >> allow you to have friendships. >> stephanie: don't do anything with the disgusting uglies of yours. frank in l.a., you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi frank. >> caller: regarding the healthcare bill

our good friend, fellow sexy liberal john fuglesang invited him on his show and -- >> ate his lunch. because marriage is not about love. [ whatever! ] >> obviously speaking from experience. >> stephanie: right. i would book mrs. donohue. >> your husband says marriage is -- that love is not necessary to marriage. what do you say about that? mm-hmm, tell me about it! >> stephanie: because it sounds fun. he says the purpose of marriage is to make a family. do it! it is not about making people happy. it is not about love. i'm guessing mrs. donohue could confirm that. he still believes heterosexuals have the right to be married claiming they're anatomically equipped for children. >> what? >> wait a minute. because he has male genitalia he is anatomically equipped for children? that's just a creepy statement. >> stephanie: theoretically could even if you can't or don't want to, it is okay. >> maybe he's a herm after row dite. -- herm of a dite. >> stephanie: we at the "the stephanie miller show" doesn't have information on that. we'll ask mrs. donohue when we book her. he cannot think of a

hump days with sexy liberal hal sparks who will be on stage at the chicago theatre with me and john fuglesang to the fact that the biblical marriage ceremony that everyone takes seriously in regard to god wanted a man and a woman to be together and this is what marriage is about the essence of it. the original marriage ceremony was based on a greek same sex ceremony that ruling males when they would marry as a gay couple effectively would organize -- they would have to do it in front of the whole city because they had stuff and people around them wanted to go okay, if you guys get mad at each other it won't wreck the whole area. they had to stand and say we're together, we're going to stay together for a very long time. you can all go back to sleep because women didn't have any rights at that time. >> didn't have to love and honor a woman because her dad sold her to you. that's the absurdity of the entire thing. just sayin', i did the whole thing in charm geddon. i covered it. it should be covered by that. available on amazon. >> stephanie: all right. danette in georgia on the president. >> c