that is what was used on the long island rail road back in 1993. we have seen those, unfortunately, now calling them or i call them assault clips. that is what they are. they are made for military, our men and women fighting over and afghanistan. they have been used in wars. one of the problems we will probably see in the future and are tried to stop that in this bill is even when we pass the assault weapons bill back in 1994, the manufacturers found ways around it by just adding certain pieces to the gun so they could make it an automatic and semiautomatic with a large capacity clip. that is our goal. i do believe we have a much better chance this time to get it passed. let's not fool anybody. it is going to be extremely difficult. it will be extremely difficult, but i think this time, this shooting, these children, we have to do something. >> congressmember mccarthy, this is nermeen shaikh. i want to ask you a comment made. this is bob mcdonnell of virginia. he proposed having school officials carry guns. he was asked about this proposal on wtop

he is a long islander. he felt the impact of the storm personally. he was there every step of the way, making sure we didn't leave out anything. megan richardson, megan tyra, jonah crane, grant kerr, sean burn, hannah greenberg, veronica duran were all exceptional on our legislative staff in bringing their expertise to help new york. i want to thank my press team, brian fallon, max young, meredith kennedy, marissa calvin and chris scribner who did a great job. while this legislation is a tremendous accomplishment for my staff here in washington, d.c., i would also like to thank members of my regional offices who not only lived through and experienced sandy but made themselves available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to see that the people of new york's needs be recognized and addressed, who extended their arrest out to those who were in trouble. martin brennan heads my new york operation. he had a torn achilles and hobbled around in a cast, but he led our staff as he always does, as a team and exquisitely. our casework team, they are seasoned. suz

for those not familiar, long island is a long island.t goes from brooklyn to montana point, but it's politically part of new york city, so the long island i'm referring to his nassau and suffolk county. we are america's first-ever cover region of 3 million people under the home of the middle class and the middle class is built on our small businesses. the long island economy is made up of 100,000 businesses in 90% of those businesses have 20 employees or less in that small businesses are clearly the back bone of the long island economy. superstorm sandy had a devastating impact to long island including hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to our roads and rail system from a record-setting 945,000 residential commercial customers lost power, more than 90% of the entire grid. nearly 100,000 individual homes affected by floods surge of 15 feet breaches to her barrier beaches. the wrath of hurricane can be extended to the business community. tens of thousands of small businesses lost power for weeks, which resulted in lost sales and ma

and it was amazing to see the storm surge and the wind that struck long island. ere literally just opening up roads for a week and a half, which is a long time, just to create access to communities. so the storm there was very powerful. we were able to clear roads and help ambulances get to people's homes and get people in need to the hospitals. we were able to power up critical buildings and do a lot more obviously. and it is just amazing to see such a powerful storm hit such a highly populated area. we don't usually see something like that happen. >> no, i've seen -- i saw the same thing when i was right in the middle of katrina. i understand exactly what you're talking about. it is something to see and behold but also the human spirit during those things is something to see as well. because people really start helping people and that's when you see all of your good work put to work. >> yeah, absolutely. it is amazing to see how some of the most difficult challenges we face as human beings really brings out the best of all -- in all of us, and it is just amazing

i have with me congresswoman carolyn mccarthy from long island, whose husband was killed in the long road shooting in the 1990s. the retreat on democrats on this issue has been almost complete, i mean, at the national level. not necessarily at the local level, i was a reporter in illinois where there's still pretty strong political contingency for gun control and legislature who fight for it. but the national level, what explains that in your mind, and how do you reverse it? >> well, to be very honest with you, i have great hope for the near future that we can reverse that. when you look at the nra and their fund-raising skills, being supplied by money, large amounts of money, going from the gun manufacturers, and if you look at who they actually support, they'll throw a token democrat in here and there. but with that being said, the power that they have over state legislat legislators, certainly members of congress, certainly members of the senate. so this myth that's out there, basically, you're saying you either vote for us, or we come against you and you lose. which if you saw in

how could it happen on long island? i didn't have the answers, but i told him i would find out those answers, and the more i certainly looked into it, i decided that i was going to become an activist and try to save any family from going through what we went through. i became involved with chuck schumer back then. i became involved with dianne feinstein then, and came down here, and i lobbied the members of congress. i lobbied the new york delegation. i went from person to person begging them that this was the right thing to do, and believe me, it was not easy because my member of congress was totally against me, and it was that -- during that time that i decided that i would run against him. the bill was passed, and it was a lot of hard work. the same as it will be this time around, but like diane and senator dianne feinstein, i feel that this time it's different. it's different from all the times that, you know, you and i, lawrence, have talked about too many times these killings in aurora, gabby giffords. it's time.

. >> reporter: he came back to california from long island, new york, where he has been helping homeowners recover from superstorm sandy. >> started looking at the weather and hearing reports of something big coming in. i got on the plane and came in the evening before the storm, the first one and ever since then it has been nonstop. >> he tells us that he will return to storm-ravaged long island on thursday, but says he will return to northern california when the next big storm hits. we are live in lark sture where it is -- larkspur where it is raining pretty heavy. abc news. >> thanks very much. >>> crews in the santa cruz mountains hope to have one lane open on vine hill road tomorrow. a section of the road collapsed after the recent storms. one reason it is critical to get this thing fixed is vine hill road is an escape route for the city of santa cruz in the case of an emergency evacuation. it would be needed desperately if that should happen. fixing the entire road, however, will take a month. and we are tracking this storm throughout the morning with live doppler 7hd and with our te

your family grew up in glen cove, long island. and clothes and food and trying to make sure that everyone is okay, regardless how badly you were affected, and everybody pitching in >> on your album cover, you and your sister, you're helding candy canes and you had an obsession with candy canes >> my mom used to go to queens and get these giant candy canes and i loved them. they were just huge, and i love candy. so that was great to look forward to >> thank you so much. merry christmas. >> what's coming up? >> the ohio -- fox news legal analyst gary >> john: jury and his daughters >> we're happy to share christmas eve again with you in early december we experienced what all of us do experience, the loss of a loved one. my giant of a father, went to heap after a long, wonderful life. he was nope as the protecter of the fallen and a voice for those without a voice >> we cried on my grandfather's passing and we wondered whether the hope of christmas would be dark 'ed. we always associated christmas with the joy he and my children brou

long island is a long island. it goes from brooklyn to the point, they are politically part of new york city, so the long island i am referring to is the southern counties. suburb, arica's first region of 3 million people and the home of the middle class which is built on small businesses. the long island economy is made up of over 100,000 businesses. a 90% of those businesses have 20 employees or less. they're clearly the backbone of the long island economy. the superstores have a devastating impact along island including millions of dollars of damage with a record-setting 945,000 residential commercial customers, more than 90% of the entire grid. 100,000 individual homes, and reaches to the barrier beaches. tens of thousands of small businesses lost power, it resulted in small businesses flooded with damaged beyond a simple repair. small businesses that were already struggling in this slow and bumpy economic recovery question if they can survive and remain open for business. we thank the efforts and the hard wor

when things went to long island it went awful. the troops were literally routed in long island. it was not going well august to early december for george, washington, and his troops. >> defeat followed washington and his army as they retreated across, new jersey, into pennsylvania. and as harsh winter set in, the morale of the continentals fell. washington's troops faced both a lack of food and clothing. desertion was rampant. exhausted and demoralized a victory was desperately needed. >> all citizens of walking age, come and join general washington's army. >> by early december there was a real feeling that the game was over. the british were very cocky that washington had lost and it was just going to be a matter of picking back up the campaign in the spring and having an easy victory. that is why washington is has a general had to think out of the box, which he did. >> the british army fortified its positions on the east side of the river. there as conditions worsened general washington is conceived a plan which had only one clear outcome, victory or death. >> this army will n

. >> reporter: places like belle harbor, long island, need the help.destroyed. he also lost a house in new orleans during katrina. are you like a storm magnet? what is going on here? >> a good friend in new orleans sent me a text message saying i have very strong hurrikarmr. >> reporter: firefighters helped in katrina, as well. >> the buildings are on fire, everybody runs out, they run in, here in a smaller scale they ran in to help me. >> reporter: like many here, he comes from a family of firefighters. his brother, greg, was killed on 911. which made coming to his house even more important for the team from new orleans. this is the day firefighters talk about, no matter where you're from, you talk about it. in very little time, the crew cleared out the water-logged first floor. but perhaps even more important than muscle was their message. >> it will get better. >> reporter: coming from new orleans's firefighters, it is just what new yorkers need to hear. stephanie gosk, nbc news, belle harbor, long island. >> why they're called first responders. tha

one and ever since then it has been nonstop. >> he tells us that he will return to storm-ravaged long island on thursday, but says he will return to northern california when the next big storm hits. we are live in lark sture where it is -- larkspur where it is raining pretty heavy. abc news. >> thanks very much. >>> crews in the santa cruz mountains hope to have one lane open on vine hill road tomorrow. a section of the road collapsed after the recent storms. one reason it is critical to get this thing fixed is vine hill road is an escape route for the city of santa cruz in the case of an emergency evacuation. it would be needed desperately if that should happen. fixing the entire road, however, will take a month. and we are tracking this storm throughout the morning with live doppler 7hd and with our team of reporters throughout the bay area. live coverage begins at 4:30 a.m. with the abc7 morning news and live updates throughout the morning. stay here with us. we will keep you u >>> meantime, breaking news in oakland where police say four people have been shot. the investigation is happeni

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. >> reporter: he came back to california from long island, new york, where he has been helping homeowners recover from superstorm sandy. >> started looking at the weather and hearing reports of something big coming in. i got on the plane and came in the evening before the storm, the first one and ever since then it has been nonstop. >> he tells us that he will return to storm-ravaged long island on thursday, but says he will return to northern california when the next big storm hits. we are live in lark sture where it is -- larkspur where it is raining pretty heavy. abc news. >> thanks very much. >>> crews in the santa cruz mountains hope to have one lane open on vine hill road tomorrow. a section of the road collapsed after the recent storms. one reason it is critical to get this thing fixed is vine hill road is an escape route for the city of santa cruz in the case of an emergency evacuation. it would be needed desperately if that should happen. fixing the entire road, however, will take a month. and we are tracking this storm throughout the morning with live doppler 7hd and with our te

westbury long island. june 1. all of those shows are going to sell out.nt christmas gifts. >> didn't call for a boycott. i don't know if it's legal to open christmas cards in great barrington. it might be illegal there. finally the tip of the day, this will be my last appearance of the year. as president obama wants me to accompany him to hawaii. of course, that's an outrageous falsehood. in truth, i will be hunkering down in long island. mr. disbutfeld will be holding down the factor. some of you are disappointedded about the general direction of the country. i share that disappointment. but i am optimistic things will get better. next year, we will aggressively check the facts. i am stepping up my watchdog capacity here. we are not going to fool around. this country is not -- not in a good place. we want to get it back to a good place. we will use persuasion, but we will also use tougher measure fist we have to. that last sentence is for you mexico. we strongly suggest that you release hammar before christmas. i wish you all a great christmas. factor au

long island is a long island. it goes from brooklyn to the point, they are politically part of new york city, so the long island i am referring to is the southern counties. we are america's first suburb, a region of 3 million people and the home of the middle class which is built on small businesses. the long island economy is made up of over 100,000 businesses. a 90% of those businesses have 20 employees or less. they're clearly the backbone of the long island economy. the superstores have a devastating impact along island including millions of dollars of damage with a record-setting 945,000 residential commercial customers, more than 90% of the entire grid. 100,000 individual homes, and reaches to the barrier beaches. tens of thousands of small businesses lost power, it resulted in small businesses flooded with damaged beyond a simple repair. small businesses that were already struggling in this slow and bumpy economic recovery question if they can survive and remain open for business. we thank the efforts and t

and the moment it depicts is the meeting with a group of white hunters on that northern end of long island. you can actually see them here. yes? this is the amistad. and in the background this this naval vessel, the u.s. washington on their way to capture them. this is probably produced by an abolitionist artist sometime after the actual voyage. so what we have here is a very important case in the struggle against slavery, important because it was a victory. this kind of thing was not common. the institution of slavery was extremely strong. abolitionists and enslaved africans won a very significant victory in this case. okay. so, this subject has been much stud yesterday, -- studied, and it's been well studied. so you may wonder, why write a new become about it? my interest in this case grew out of the previous book i wrote, entitled, "the slave ship, a human history." published in 2007. this was a pretty gruesome subject to study, i tell you. very pantoufle see what was done to so many millions of africans in the pursuit of profits. the terror that was crucial to the management of people

but the africans actually sail the vessel all the way up to the northern end of long island. they were taken by a u.s. navy ship, carried to new london, connecticut, and they were thrown in jail. they were charged with murder and piracy. now, as soon as word got out that these africans had come ashore, abolitionists from up and down the eastern coast flocked to the jail to try to assist them. again that this cause might help them to advance their struggle against the institution of slavery. well, a long legal battle took place. for 19 months, the amistad africans were in jail. they did receive support from no less a person than john quincy adams. former president at that time, he was a congressman who represented the 36 survivors for the united states supreme court and won a dramatic victory. declaring them illegally enslaved and therefore free, enabling them to return to their native land. which they did a month later in november of 1841. he returned to southern sierra leone, taking with them a group of missionaries. this is the organization of the american missionary associ

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you're from long island. >> i don't know every single person 23r long island, but sure. >> great job by john malloy, who is working it big time back in ec. >> yeah, all right. coming up next hour, very big show. from the stock market to your supermarket, cramer's got you covered. exclusive with the ceo of whole foods to find out if it can continue its winning ways, plus, another play you can find in your grocery aisle that could be ready to heat up. stick around for that. first move tomorrow, coming up next. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> time for the final trade. let's go around the horn. mike? >> herbalife puts may get a very good bid tomorrow and if they do, i might consider se

we see the stark contrast on the barrier island that we have in new jersey in long beach island. ng beach island community didn't have an army corps project. we see this picture. the projects when you look at this picture -- thank you salvific beach projects. on this barrier island communities of long beach island. see how well they withstood the storm. here's where the storm lost its fury much lower than the houses were located. the picture shows how the dune was instruct kids who could absorb and protect the homes and neighborhoods behind it. overall, new jersey's initial s. event is at least $29 billion expected to rise and our governor did a wonderful job in the management of this crisis. rot in additional costs that they're still uncovering. so will be higher than that. we could've avoided some of the damage if we had tested in advance. army corps beach projects by preventing the damage that seem to was cleaning up at a fraction of the cost. so i am pleased that chairman baucus included a program that i requested to allow new projects to deconstruct the following a natural di

. >> reporter: the question now, what caused the long island, new york, native to snap? no prior record of domestic abuse but had been on and off with his girlfriend for the past three years. >> shocking. shocking. the child has lost both parents. >> reporter: the 3-month-old child is reportedly doing well, staying with belcher's mom the chiefs con summited with the nfl and decided to go ahead and play against the carolina panthers as scheduled. many hoping this game will bring the community together. >>> we'll turn now to round three of the nasty weather trifecta out west. ginger zee is here with the details. this is not over? >> no, not even close. this has been going on for the better part of this week. we can look at how much we have already had. over a foot of rain in brandy creek, whispering pines. look at the video they were preparing in nappa. the russian river forecast to crest today. flooding is the first issue. reno, nevada, big problems on the roadway. some of the mountain passes in the sierras could easily see 100-plus winds today. we're talking about floodi

along the coastline, the south, especially the eastern tip of long island, mostly rain. just west a little bit, that's the area where we could see three, five-inch reports. today looks just fine. lots of sunshine across the northeast. a little chilly. temperatures today should top out in the mid to upper 30s. brian? >> you solved the mystery it's going to be pink, purple and light green all over the east coast this weekend. do you get the scooby doo reference? >> i got it. >>> sports now, jets' game of musical quarterbacks continues. with greg mcelroy suffering from concussionlike symptoms you think it would be tim tebow time? you would be wrong. mark sanchez gets the nod once again because tebow has reported been at odds with rex ryan after expressing displeasure in his role. >> i all right, first off, you're not going to believe this one i'm going to start mark sanchez and the reason i'm starting mark is, we have two practices and one walk through to get ready for buffalo, mark has success earlier in the season against buffalo, he's very fame lar with him. i had the co

from long island.like this now, but soon >> the a flight from long island to tampa took a surprise detour. off the runway and into the mud. sandra endo has the humorous way the pilot broke the news to air traffic controllers. >> reporter: a southwest airlines boeing 737 departing long island, new york this morning veered off course just seconds after pushing away from the gate. listen to what the pilot told the control tower >> we just made your day very exciting. at least ours is off the taxiway into the grass here. police say the >> reporter: flight with 129 passengers and five crew members on board was heading from islip to tampa this morning. the plane ended up stuck in the mud. here's more of the transmission between the pilots and the tower. just after it happened. we are >> going to have to deplane the people and get something in here to tow the aircraft back on the pavement. ok so i'm on the phone right now with fire rescue and they are going to take a ride out there. i'll just close here for n

your family grew up in glen cove, long island. how has your community changed?ow badly you were affected or not. everyone is trying to pitch in to make sure that everyone is okay. >> on your album cover your your christmas album you and your sister are holding candy canes. >> my mom used to go to queens and get giant candy canes. i loved them. they were huge and i loved candy. that was always great to look forward to. >> clayton: ashanti, merry christmas to you. dave and al, what's coming up? the holidays are all about family. >> alisyn: fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr. and his daughters veronica and blanch. >> we're happy to share christmas eve again with you. in early december we experienced what all of us do experience the loss of a loved one. my giant of a father blanch and veronica's loving pappa went to heaven after a long and wonderful life. he was known as a protecter of the fallen and a voice for those without a voice. >> we cried at my grandfather's passing and we wondered whether the hope of christmas would be darkened. we always associated ch

and a long islander. >>> moving on on "starting point" this morning, new polls showing three-quartersericans would be okay with raising taxes on the wealthy to sort out the fiscal cliff mess. so why is it feeling like maybe we're even further from a deal than ever before? we'll talk about that. >>> and there's business news. >> oh, there is. a massive cyber attack on 30 u.s. banks to steal millions of your dollars? the scary new details that may affect your bank account next. ♪ with your ticket in your suitcase ♪ ♪ thunder is rolling down this track ♪ ♪ you don't know where you're going now ♪ ♪ but you know you won't be back ♪ dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decong

how does that help the people in new york new jersey and long island.llion dollars for justice department facilities and equipment repairs. also 15 million dollars for nasa including repair at the kennedy space center in florida? and two million dollars for roof damage at the smithsonian building in washington. only the beginning. proof of more washington waste. here with reaction the co-host of the fox business network. sir, no wonder why we can't these people still wait fog for the money they are using politic in this. can you pass a single piece of legislation in america today which is a spending bill without loading it up with extra items to satisfy senators who are not medley involved in that particular vote. >> no. >> no you can not. can you get elected in america today by saying no we are not >>> the house passed measures to get back jobs in america. the senate hasn't moved one of them. if you're a senator you and need, have you a project you want to get done, only way owe do it is to attach to it something that is a must pass bill. i think peopl

. >> before that this weekend friday and saturday at governor's comedy club on long island, my home club. and new year's eve schenectady. >> sounds good. >> ♪ ask schenectady ♪ schenectady oh, wait. >> the fact that this problem is so complex can be no for doing nothing. >> bill: president obama pushing gun is putting vice president biden in charge of pushing it a smart move? we'll have a debate. >> they told us they can't do anything. >> bill: is that right the state department can't do anything? >> over and over, yeah. >> bill: with an american marine veteran unjustly incarcerated in mexico why aren't secretary of state clinton and president obama getting directly involved with the case? we have the very latest. >> tell you how this works? >> do you think i'm a hero? >> on second thought, i would like to kill you. >> bill: scenes from a big new movie involving tom cruise reedited because the massacre in newtown, connecticut. also, dennis miller running wild tonight. caution, you where to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. hi i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us t

. >> reporter: the question now, what caused the long island, new york, native to snap? belcher had no prior record of domestic abuse, but had been on and off again with his girlfriend for the past three years. >> shocking. shocking. the child has lost both parents. >> reporter: and the 3-month-old child is reportedly doing well, staying with belcher's mom. as for the game today being played right here at arrowhead stadium, the chiefs consulted with the nfl and decided to go ahead and play against the carolina panthers as scheduled. many are hoping this game will serve as a way to bring this reeling community together. >> such a tragedy. >>> we'll turn now to round three of the nasty weather trifecta out west. with an onslaught of rain, wind and potential flooding. ginger zee is here with the details. ginger, you're saying that this is not over? >> no, not even close. this has been going on for the better part of this week. we can look at how much we have already had. over a foot of rain in some northern california areas, brandy creek, whispering pines. even parts of ore

quite -- quite a story to tell. >>> a minuenorah hit by hurrica sandy in long island will be on display. it survived a ten-foot storm surge that caused severe damage to temple israel in long beach, new york. it is seen as a symbol of hope for the holiday. >>> a lot of different houses of worship up and down new jersey, long island, they're all kind of grappling, reaching out to other congregations to help them. it's been nice to see people help each other. >> it's great to see that at the white house, the menorah. thank you very much. >>> 49 minutes past the hour. parts of the southwest looking at snow today finally. is this meteorologist rob marciano joining us? >> i feel like we have to savor every minute with rob. >> please do. good morning. a little bit of snow across the southwest. you're right, it's been kind of a dry start to the winter for much of the inner mountain west. this will build some of the snow pack that has been yearning for the white stuff. there is your pulse of energy moving into southern california a bit of rain yesterday. claps of thunder in spots, more showers t

. >>> ceo of the long island power authority is officially stepping down from his job today.p criticism that lip pa up with doing enough to restore power. top leaders in the house and senate side of the ag committees agreed to a 1 year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in october. that heads off a possible doubling of gas prices next month. the house could vote on the bill soon, house leaders have not yet agreed to put the bill on the floor. >>> we knew we were in the playoffs, we know when and against whom. ravens taking on the colts this sundays here at mt bank stadium. ravens rested starters in preparation and racked up a loss, 23-17. ravens have clinched the northern division title but heading in to playoffs, losers of four of the last five games. today is the last day of the year and what better way to celebrate the new year than with a big display. all the preps done now inn curtis bay. get clear view, federal hill, fells point and canton, shooting off special fireworks this year, orange and white. commemorating the tribute to the orioles, sponsoring part of

mostly rain from southern new jersey down through delaware and mostly rain across the eastern tip of long island and into cape cod. you go inland just a little bit where it goes from rain over to snow and that scenario where we can see about 3 to 5 inches. again, if this storm backs a little closer to land, we would see those higher amounts push back into central massachusetts and connecticut. for the most part, new york city, about an inch or so. new york, connecticut, western massachusetts, we should pick up about 3 inches out of this storm. >> all right, dylan, thanks so much. >>> coming up -- a million-dollar t-rex smuggling ring. >>> adam lanza's dna will be studied. >>> plus, who are hollywood's most bankable stars. you'll find out. you're watching first look on msnbc. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south paci

snow in the morning so nobody does not have to go to school for two weeks, michael age 13 from long islandof the lonely people in the world to find happiness. daniel, steele, the author. >> i wish that we could bring all of our soldiers home now, anonomous. >> thank you, everyone. >> you can't make that stuff up, i tell you that was incredible, i know when the mayor leaves town they appoint a mayor for the day and i think that hannah should be the supervisor for the day when scott is out of town, thank you, hannah. >> okay, if you are following your program, throw it away or take it home with you so you know who was here today but he always have to change things around a little bit. i am thrilled that we have the mayor with us and we have the council general of j

. >> i was just talking to congressman mccarthy from long island who lost her own husband in the longsland rail road massacre, and her son was severely wounded in that shooting. she was saying the terrorist watch list, politicians, pro-and senators and congress members and the nra have prevented even legislation that would allow the kind of background check that would check against a terrorist watch list. interestingly, this morning, a private equity firm has put u.s. firearms maker freedom group up for sale following friday's killing. freedom group includes bushmaster, maker the rifle used in the shooting at the school in newtown. i want to turn to paul barrett, who we had on yesterday's, author of "bloch: the rise of america's gun." i asked about senator feinstein's announcement that she will reintroduce the ban on assault weapons on the first of the senate. >> i will read the legislation very closely when it is out. i have to say i'm skeptical. the 1994 so-called assault weapons ban was one of the most porous, ineffective pieces of legislation that i personally have the opportunity

brian grover, long island, new york. it's a police officer.cond amendment is not about hunting or target practice. it's a check on government. note to founders including of the word infringe i also think we need stricter gun regulations, but they will do little if we don't change the culture. i agree. jack, sandy hook, connecticut. really appreciate your compassion and observation that we are coping with dignity up here. you know, jack, what you guys are doing is amazing. up in newtown and where you live. tremendous example to the world. caesar, i'm withholding his last name. the in a rein imprisoned in mexico committed a illegal act. it's not bogus. here is what i understand, caesar. corporal hammar tried to register the antique gun. instead of sending him back to the usa, they put him in prison and tried to extort money from him. don't be a pinhead. john, in california. bill, just bought tickets to see you and miller. not sure los angeles is ready for you. they'll have to be because we'll be at the nokia theater on march 1. we'll see everybo

because your husband, dennis, had been one of six people killed in 1993 in the shooting on the long island railroad when colin ferguson, that man, boarded the train and gunned them down and your son also was so seriously injured, your son kevin. how that inspired you and the passion of that memory, which is clearly fresh in your mind, you're bringing to this cause now again. >> well, to be very honest with you, i think you'll find that any of us that have gone through these kind of tragedies when you lose a loved one and become an activist, all you're trying to do is prevent any of the family to go through this. the reason i got involved was when kevin was learning how to speak again, some of his first words were, how did this happen, why, and i didn't have the answers, and i started looking into it. it was during that time that president clinton and the congress were trying to get an assault weapons bill passed. i became involved in that, and i came down here and i lobbied the members of congress and the senators. i also did it on new york state where governor cuomo was trying to do it, a

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