mr. la pierre, he is a passionate speaker, eloquent, and represents the views of his constituents quite wellrica is not america's vision of america. most americans by all the polls out there want universal background checks. even most gun owners do. i think we need to forge ahead, respect the wishes of our constituents, and go ahead as colorado has done tonight and pass universal background checks. >> i would say that wayne la pierre's vision of america doesn't fit wayne la pierre's old vision of america, i would call everyone's attention to something he said in 1999 regarding universal background checks. >> i remember. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes anywhere for anyone. how do we begin to square that attitude with the one that was on display today at cpac? >> you know what, what i can worry about is the majority, and the majority have the viewpoint that we need to forge ahead with universal background checks. and i'm not sure what mr. la pierre's influences have been, something clearly chang

mr. la pierre keep on telling folks things that are not true, such as we want to take their guns away.going to take your guns away unless you have some sort of weapon of war. if you have a regular gun and you're, you know, don't have a criminal background or are not mentally infirmed, you ought to be able to own one. those guys, they're the ones out of step, not the constitution. not harry reid. >> congressman keith ellison, thank you for your time. it's good to see the country moving forward. change does not come sometime quickly or in giant leaps. sometime it's step by step, in baby steps. as long as we're going in the right direction. >> right. >>> ahead, the fight for civil rights at the supreme court. we'll look at a long road to justice and equality. >>> and one of michele bachmann's long-time staffers is comparing her political fall to a belly flop. that's next. [ male announcer ] when you're at the corner of "multivitamin" and "multiple choice," come to walgreens for help finding the one that's right for you... like centrum silver. now, buy one, get one half off with balance re

mr. la pierre says criminals aren't going to be checked, aren't going to do this. what he says against the mayor and all other mayors against illegal guns with this campaign, it's not going to work because the bad guys with the guns aren't following the law. >>brian: he says the money should be poured into school security so they won't have soft targets. with adam lanza, they said he taught about this attack for two years and picked that school because he knew it was an easy target. >>steve: in addition to the $12 million worth of bloomberg's money, on wednesday they will have 100 events across the united states. it will be national day to encourage action. >> there is one lucky truck driver who at 10:00 a.m. eastern time will be cashing in on his winning powerball ticket. it is sold in new jersey. they are going to be revealed today. look what is going to happen when he takes his check in borden town. >>steve: altogether the powerball ticket is worth $338 million. but when you figure out your tax bite, 46.1%. about half goes to federal and new jersey state taxes i