but where is my katarina ? katarina ? where are you hiding ? - she's not hiding. mommy locked herself in the-- - grandpa ? katarina ? that's caterina ? grandpa. i would like to propose a toast to the bride and groom. tomorrow is bill and katherine's wedding day. may they have a long and happy life together... and always keep their sense of humor. they will obviously need it. salud ! salud ! who made this pastry ? i did. it's an old family recipe. it's hard as a rock ! i told you it wasn't lost. i think this could be a sign of good luck. especially if there's jewelry in all the desserts ! i'll drink to that. closed-captioned by captions, inc. los angeles crossroads cafe is a series that teaches english... to speakers of other languages. for more information call toll-free:

if you're a mom like katarina who wants to make this country safer, a safer place for our children to learn and grow up, get together with other moms like the ones here today and raise your voices and make yourself unmistakably heard. we need everybody to remember how we felt a hundred days ago and make sure that what we said at that time wasn't just a bunch of platitudes. that we meant it. and the desire to make a difference is what brought cory thornblat here today. cory grew up in oklahoma where her dad sold firearms at gun shows. today she's a mom and a teacher. cory said after newtown she cried for days. for the students who could have been her students, for the teachers who go to work every single day and love their kids and want them to succeed. cory said, my heart was broken and i decided now was the time to act. to march, the time to petition, the time to make phone calls. because tears were no longer enough. that's my attitude. tears aren't enough. expressions of sympathy aren't enough. speeches aren't enough. we've cried enough. we've known enough heart break. what we're pr

katarina, thanks very much for coming in.>> thank you, wolf. >>> the former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital right now. he's battling a recurring lung infection. doctors say he is responding positively to the treatment. the 94-year-old antiapartheid icon was taken to the hospital just before midnight last night. nelson mandela has been treated for this ailment before but he has become increasingly frail over the years. the president says the white house says president obama is being updated on his condition. >> obviously we're all deeply concerned with nelson mandela's health. he is a hero i think to all of us. i'm sure that i speak for the other leaders here and we will be keeping him in our thoughts and prayers and his entire family. he is as strong physically as he has been in character and in leadership over so many decades. and hopefully he will come out of this latest challenge. but we all recognize that he has given everything to his people, the people of south africa, to the people of the cont

katarina as you just heard lost one of her most promising students in virginia tech, the shootings thatsix years ago. and she and dozens of other moms and dads, all victims of gun violence, have come here today from across the country, united not only in grief and loss but also in resolve and in courage nan a deep determination to do whatever they can as parents and as citizens to protect other kids and spare other families from the awful pain that they've yep dur endured. as any of the families and friends here today can tell you, the grief doesn't ever go away. that loss, that pain sticks with you. it lingers on in places like blacksburg and tucson and aurora. that anguish is

th that's katarina rothguard, who is a dance teacher who lost one of her students in the newtown tragedy to introduce president obama and we're going to listen in. >> beautiful young children. i have a unique background both in the performing arts and in law. i have been personally affected by gun violence. as a dance teacher i lost one of my students at the massacre at virginia tech. rema samaha was a bright, beautiful, talented dancer who lost her life. it was stolen from her at the age of 18. i will never forget her presence in my classes and her enthusiasm for dance. as the mother of a first grader i cannot even look at my own daughter without thinking about the poor innocent victims at sandy hook. my heart breaks for them and their families, and the families of the eight children every day who are killed by guns in this country. after losing rima and seeing the horror at sandy hook my reaction was that i no longer felt it was safe to raise a family in this country. i felt i either needed to leave the country or do something. as an attorney, i vowed to do something, because i feel th

my name is katarina. i reside in suburban maryland and the mother of two beautiful young children.ave been personally affected by gun violence. as a dance teacher, i lost one of my students at the massacre at virginia tech. she was a bright, 3w50u9ful -- beautiful talented dancer who lost her life. it was stolen from her at the age of 18. i will never forget her presence in my classes. and her enthusiasm for dance. as the mother of a first grader, i cannot even look at my own daughter without thinking about poor innocent victims at sandy hook. >>> once again gorks been listening live to a press conference going on at the white house. president barack obama has been meeting with gun violence victim. supporters struggling now to win over moderate democrats in their push to -- background checks and close to the million dollar advertising campaign this much is a day of action basically with rallies around the country. there is still a lot of resistance even from moderate democrats who do support keeping guns out of the hands of violent people, but not really wanting to infringe on seco

my name is katarina. i reside in suburban maryland and the mother of two beautiful young children. performing arts and in law. i have been personally affected by gun violence. as a dance teacher, i lost one of my students at the massacre at virginia tech. she was a bright, 3w50u9ful -- beautiful talented dancer who lost her life. it was stolen from her at the age of 18. i will never forget her presence in my classes. and her enthusiasm for dance. as the mother of a first grader, i cannot even look at my own daughter without thinking about poor innocent victims at sandy hook. >>> once again gorks been listening live to a press conference going on at the white house. president barack obama has been meeting with gun violence victim. supporters struggling now to win over moderate democrats in their push to -- background checks and close to the million dollar advertising campaign this much is a day of action basically with rallies around the country. there is still a lot