and also country star kenny chesney, as our special "united in newtown" continues. ♪ amazing grace ♪ sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me ♪ >>> the fire house where children were taken after the shooting for safety and to be reunited with their parents in the hours after the shooting, now on the roof of that firehouse, 26 stars, one for each life taken at sandy hook elementary a month ago today. tomorrow, vice president biden's gun violence task force is expected to give president obama recommendations for preventing another tragedy. >> my starting point is not to worry about the politics. my starting point is to focus on what makes sense, what works. what should we be doing to make sure that our children are safe and that we're reducing the incidence of gun violence? >> the new polling from gallup shows 58% of americans now favor stricter gun laws compared to 43% a year before sandy hook. former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly have formed a political action group to push for new legislation. i spoke to mark kelly a bit earlier today. commander kelly, f

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kenny chesney agreed to sing that song. the families, we remembered them and wished them continued peace and strength. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now, amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i once was lost, but now i'm found. was blind, but now i see ♪ ♪ ♪ twas grace that taught my heart to

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see him on tour with kenny chesney.young band and the greatest band in late night, the roots right there, everyone. [ applause ] stay tuned for carson daly. thank you for watching. have a great weekend. hope to see you next week, bye-bye! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

i want to thank kenny chesney for that. we'll see you again one hour from now on "ac 360." tonight" starts tonight. >> tonight, in america, the president demands action on guns. >> if there's a step we can take to save even one child from what happened in newtown, we should take that step. >> and families of newtown one month after the massacre. what will it take to protect this country's children? also the courageous father who lost his only son in sandy hook. >> my little boy is never going to come back to me. >> and john walsh of america's most wanted said nra has held congress hostage for years. plus congressman and nra point person who says this. >> there's nothing more critical to our nation's wellbeing than our children's safety. >> why he thinks the the way to stop shootings is to put armed guns outside every school in america. >> and why is rob lowe taking an assault against assault weapons? >> i like guns and i don't know what to do with an assault weapon. i don't know why i would want one. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening. you're looking live at

[ cheers and applause ] see him on tour with kenny chesney.

we also are going to hear tonight a special rendition of "amazing grace" from country star kenny chesneymber grace mcdonnell. she was killed in the shooting. and kenny was one of grace's favorite singers. she used to sing his songs waiting for the school bus with her mom. we'll play that for you tonight. all of that at the top of the hour. erin. >> fifth story "outfront." two more cases of gang rape in india. one shockingly similar to the brutal rape and murder last month of a 23-year-old woman, a story that captured the world's attention. six suspects now have been arrested in the gang rape of a 29-year-old who was taking the bus to her family's village on friday night. the bus driver and conductor are among the accused. and in another case, a woman traveling with her 10-year-old son to new delhi was dragged off a train, gang raped, strangled, and then hanged. no arrests have been reported in this truly brutal attack. freida pinto is famous for her role in "slumdog millionaire" and she's speaking out against these horrific crimes. these stories, the mostresisant two, horrific stories of

i want to thank kenny chesney for that great rendition that does it for us.from now. "piers morgan" starts right now. >> "outfront" next, war in mali. leon panetta says america will have a role in the fight. >> plus, president obama holds a news conference and practically dares republicans to shut down the government. >> and another brutal and horrific and barbaric rape in india. what will stop it? the star of "slumdog millionaire" freida pinto has an idea. she's our guest. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, war in mali. a deadly conflict between al qaeda militants and the government is getting violent. the united states is getting involved. they're threatening to take control of the entire country. the militants' move prompted france to take action over the weekend. they put boots on the ground and went all in, bombing rebel training camps and other targets. so what will the united states do? a pentagon official told me this afternoon that the u.s. will participate in mali, but, and i want to make sure i pu

kenny chesney will perform a special rendition of amazing grace.y were waiting at the bus stop to go to school. kenny is going to sing amazing grace in memory of her and the other victims. that will be on at 8:00 as well. >> we will wait to see that. as anderson mentioned, they will be anchoring "ac 360" at 8:00 eastern. you won't want to miss that. >> president obama's second inaugural is a week away and big changes are under way from what happened four years ago. >> i barack hussein obama solemnly swear -- i got a flat . hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> erin burnett is following rape cases in india. a well-known actress will speak out. what else do you have coming up in the show? >> the star in "slum dog millionaire" and has an amazing story to tell about her experiences in india with men.

want to thank kenny chesney for.aced psych lilg legend lance armstrong has told oprah what he's always denied to the world. >>> infective accident. a medical accident may have exposed hundreds of war vets to hiv. >>> and facebook's big secret. mystery surrounds a special event. later today. good morning to you. thanks for being with us this morning. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> and i'm john burman. check out the cover of the "new york post" here. lie strong. why are we talking about it? >> everybody's talking about it. they say in an interview with oprah winfrey he admits for the first time he used performance-enhancing drugs while racking up win after win on the cycling tour. let that sink in for a moment because for years armstrong not only denied using the drugs and meth audios but he viciously attacked everyone who said he did. now that appears to be a giant sham. sources say he's in talks to return sponsorship money and may be ready to testify against others. cnn's ed lavandera is live in austin, texas. ed, what do

also on the docket, elton john, neil young, kenny chesney.ers slated to honor springsteen for his charitable contributions. he's been out there working so hard for so many. the music cares benefit concert, february 8th. >> one of the women that makes our life possible here, angie, the biggest springsteen fan alive, just lost it. >> he's great. >> she's doing her own person of the year tribute right now. we love you, bruce. >>> elizabeth, we owe this to you. we're talking "fifty shades of grey." you broke the story for all of us. >> i did. >> we talk about casting rumors. they are heating up again. the latest, could kristen stewart from the abc show "don't trust the b in apartment 23" or anne hathaway, be up for the role of anastasia. ritter talked about her possible involvement. as for the men, some names being bandied about, ryan gosling -- tom's talking in my ear. the executive producer. we know you love "fifty shades of grey." but you can't star in it, tom. but channing tatum might be able to. >> i asked e.l. who she wanted in that role. >

told you they were nice enough to invite us and we thought -- woody harrelson and owen wilson and kenny chesneyke that's a little rich for our blood. we got to get on the road gin. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: see what i did there. >> yeah. >> stephanie: and we also made fun of al-roker who -- >> he crapped his pants. he admitted it on tv. >> stephanie: arty in texas. go ahead. >> caller: hey, listen, i love you and the mooks. i think you are all so smart. but i wanted to tell you one thing, and call you out on it. three times this morning on talk shows i heard people talking about al roker already. >> stephanie: yes. don't laugh. >> caller: bless his heart. you guys are like a mensa show with fart jokes. [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: but he was talking to a doctor. >> stephanie: i guess it was a little graphic. >> how do you not be graphic when talking about that. >> caller: well, maybe he is helping people. my background was in pharmaceutical sales and i used to sell medicine to people with problems. but bless his heart. >> stephanie: that's true but you are giggling w

woody harrellson, owen wilson and kenny chesney are about to show up. wah ] we knew when to fold them, before we sat at the table. >> did you meet them? >> stephanie: yes. what do you mean, meet them. we had dinner at annie and willie nelson's house. nice little place. yikes! nice little shack they have there. >> willie has made a good -- >> stephanie: he's made a little bit. >> he probably doesn't need to go on the road for awhile. >> stephanie: you got another song in addition. [ ♪ circus ♪ ] >> stephanie: all right. anyway, thank you guys. oh, my god, it was amazing. they're the sweetest people in the world. >> very cool. >> stephanie: christine in king ston, illinois. >> caller: i'm disappointed and embarrassed to be a republican. it is not my father's or grandfather's or great grandfather's republican party. it is nice to see they're doing some work now but you know, the damage is done. i'll never be a regular republican again. i used to be a tea partier. i'm more in like the rehab. >> stephanie: you're in republican rehab. christine, welcome to th

. >> i like kenny chesney better after they split up. he's good.ene zellweger in one of the tabloids, beach bodies. no, no -- dunkin brands upgraded to buy from neutral saying it thinks same-store sales trends is better than what the street is expecting. alcoa reported better than expected. revenue above estimates and alcoa predicted aluminum demand up 6% from last year. >>> and clearwire received an offer from dish after already having and agreement with sprin sprint. >> and flower downgraded to out-perform, talking about more promotional activity in 2013 and less profitable sales mix. seagate raised its revenue to $3.5 billion and adjusted grandmothgross margin impacted by soft demand and economic global weakness. proctor and gamble has named terry lundgren to its board of directors. the current director, jonathan rogers decided not to seek re-election at this year's annual meeting in october. terry, for years, i think, toiled at federated, which was based in cincinnati for a while, i think. knows people well. >> i read a story in "the new yorker