champion of the tradition of responsible gun ownership and you, the men and women of the national rifle association. the national rifle association is forged in freedom. for 150 years the nra has valiantly defend the constitution and all our god-given liberties. in its early years the nra helped train our fellow citizens in gun safety and marksmanship, a tradition that continues even as his organization has gone on to become one of the principal defenders of our second amendment rights. more than 5 million americans are proud members of the nra and the work you do is essential to preserving our freedoms at every level of the american government. give yourselves a round of applause. [applause] >> donald trump and i came to say thanks, thank you for all you do to defend liberty. thank you for electing a president and the congress that are making america great again. [applause] >> because of your support on election day and every day since you can only describe this administration one way. 15 months of promises made and promises kept and we are just getting started. [applause] >> donald trump promised

there's amazing amounts of misinformation. >> the n.r.a., national rifle association. dhe nation's oldest largest civil rights organization in america. domesticnything but a terror organization. they're the opposite. they defend our second amendment are comprised by millions of law-abiding country. across the inherently badre run amok? we have checks and balances against bad people who try to corrupt power. world viewsing your on someone else. you remember every member of the military has a pistol. can anyone tell me what an assault rifle is? it's a made-up term by politicians trying to take our away. chris: friends, please welcome a young man the left loves to hate. the founder of turning point u.s.a., my friend, charlie kirk. [applause] >> thank you, chris. honor to be here today. i run a national student activist organization, on over campuses.ge chris, you've been doing a great job with the n.r.a., totally amazing to see. when tragedy struck, the media tried to continue with a narrative of gun control. i think we have a special guest chris, someone who courageously

president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association and makes this vow. your second amendment rights are under siege. but they will never, ever, be under siege as long as i'm your president. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas apologises for remarks he made about jewish people and the holocaust. he later insisted he condemned it as "the most heinous crime in history." the swedish academy vows to reform after this year's nobel prize for literature is cancelled over a sexual harassment scandal. it's on hawaii's main island where dramatic video showed fountains of lava bursting up under a road and streams of molten rock incinerating trees. 1700 residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency has been declared. bill hayton reports. a roadblock, hawaii style. this neighbourhood is 2a miles from the crater of mt kilauea, but the ground cracked open on thursday and molten lava poured out. i smell it and i ran into the lava poured out. i smell it and i ran i;£,; and if .. iii described a feeling as if a giant snake - moving under the described a feeling as if

president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association and makes this vow. your second amendment rights are under siege. but they will never, ever, be under siege as long as i'm your president. cheering chemical weapons inspectors say they've finished gathering samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria. ready for launch. the first nasa mission that will probe beneath the surface of mars prepares for lift—off. hello and welcome to bbc news. several strong earthquakes have shaken parts of hawaii after the eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes, mount kilauea. it's on hawaii's main island, where dramatic video showed fountains of lava bursting up under a road and streams of molten rock incinerating trees. 1,700 residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency has been declared. bill hayton reports. a roadblock, hawaii style. this neighbourhood is 2a miles from the crater of mt kilauea, but the ground cracked open on thursday and molten lava poured out. i smelt it and i ran into the corner and that is when i ran into a milita

our top stories: president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association and makes this vow. your second amendment right are under siege. but they will never, ever, be under siege as long as i'm your president. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas apologises for remarks he made aboutjewish people and the holocaust. he later insisted he condemned it as ‘the most heinous crime in history'. a volcanic eruption in hawaii forces hundreds of people to leave their homes. also in the programme, the swedish academy vows to reform after this year's nobel prize for literature is postponed over a sexual harassment scandal. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has vowed to defend american‘s right to own guns in a speech at the national rifle association's convention in dallas, texas. he was back among his core supporters after a tumultuous week in which he's faced growing scrutiny about his alleged affair with stormy daniels, an adult film star. at the nra convention he seemed to dismiss the idea of tighter gun control laws after february's mass shooting at a high sc

president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association, vowing they can keep their guns. chemical weapons inspectors say they've finished gathering samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria the us says it will end temporary protection status for around 60,000 honduran immigrants by 2020. and ready for launch. the first nasa mission that will probe beneath the surface of mars prepares for lift—off. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the last few hours, there have been more strong earthquakes in hawaii following the eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes, mount kilauea. 1,700 residents have been evacuated from areas most vulnerable to lava flows, ash and toxic gas. federal teams and the national guard deployed to the south side of hawaii's big island where a state of emergency has been declared. bill hayton reports. a roadblock, hawaii style. this neighbourhood is 2a miles from the crater of mt kilauea, but the ground cracked open on thursday and molten lava poured out. i smelt it and i ran to the corner, and that's when i ran into

trump worries america's powerful gun lobby the us president promises the national rifle association they will defend their right to bear arms less than three months after florida's high school shootings are also program no nobel prize for literature this year after a sexual harassment case leaves the swedish academy in disarray. on the two hundredth anniversary of calm. as one of the most divisive thinkers in modern history we ask us what they make of the found a compass for. welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has promised to protect americans rights to bear arms in a speech to the national rifle association convention in dallas as address the powerful guns lobby it comes less than three months after the high school massacre in parkland florida which box nationwide demonstrations demanding gun control of the time donald trump briefly pledged to fight the n.r.a. but today he was fully on message with his republican base. there thank you reverend wright. are r.c. . but they will never. be under siege as long as i think the president was. always here today to say timeless an

president trump rallies his base at a meeting of the national rifle association and makes this vow. hello and welcome to bbc news. in the last few hours there have been more strong earthquakes in hawaii following the eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes, mount kilauea. 1,700 residents have been evacuated from areas most vulnerable to lava flows, ash and toxic gas. federal emergency teams and the national guard have been deployed to the south side of hawaii's big island, where a state of emergency has been declared. bill hayton reports. a roadblock, hawaii style. this neighbourhood is 2a miles from the crater of mt kilauea, but the ground cracked open on thursday and molten lava poured out. i smelt it and i ran to the corner, and that is when i ran into a military officer, who told me that it is smoking, and sure as heck enough i take the turn and one streets at least was on fire. dozens of small earthquakes left cracks in the roads. some residents described a feeling as if a giant snake was moving under the houses. you can feel the heat coming from the ground... yeah

president donald trump heads to dallas to support the gun lobby he's speaking at the national rifle association's annual convention less than three months since the high school shooting in florida. and could be the this could this be the woman who could be turkey's next president. auctioneer emerges as the main challenger in next month's election but she faces a tough battle to unseat president branch of type there don't want plus the colonial legacy dividing cameroon the country's english speaking minority are in no revolt against the french speaking authorities and the result is violence for oppression and communities cut into we have a special were formed and hundreds of people on hawaii's big island evacuated their homes after the killer whale volcano comes to life ash and lava have reached a residential area. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us the swedish academy has announced that it will. not award the nobel prize for literature this year the institution is in crisis over its handling of sexual assault allegations against the husband of one of its leading members

he promises the national rifle association he will defend their right to bear arms less than three monthsfter the florida high school shooting. also on the program, no nobel prize for literature this year after a sexual harassment case. the swedish academy in disarray. the anniversary of perl marks's -- carl marx's birth. we ask berliners what they make of the founder of communism. ♪ >> i am phil gayle, welcome to the program. donald trump has promised to protect americans' rights to bear arms in a speech to the national rifle association's conference in dallas. this comes three months after the high school massacre in parkland, florida was sparked nationwide demonstrations demanding gun control. at the time donald trump briefly pledged to fight the nra. today he was fully on message with his republican base. mr. trump: your second amendment rights are under siege, but they will never, ever be under siege as long as i am your president. [applause] mr. trump: all of us -- [applause] mr. trump: all of us are united by the same timeless values. we believe that our liberty is a gift from our

you will never have to renew now the you are newest life member of the national rifle association. congratulations. [applause] mr. cox: we are going to do a little change to the pm, so bear with us just for one minutes. -- one minutes. -- one minute. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [applause] ♪ [applause] mr. cox: one of the great things that defines president trump has ton the care he has taken surround himself with not only great leaders, but true believers and freedom. how proud are you to have general mattis watching over our nation's military? [applause] mr. cox: how about nikki haley giving them hell at the united nations? [applause] gorsuch how about neil standing for constitutional principles on the u.s. supreme court? [applause] mr. cox: as great as those patriots are -- and they are truly great -- there is one who stands out among the rest. our next speaker is a prime example of what all americans should ascribe t

where life meets legal. >>> well, it's day three of the national rifle association's annual meetingshe convention floor at the kay bailey hutchinson convention center in dallas. i want to ask you what the reaction was to kay bailey hutchison scenter in dallas, an what is the reaction to the speech that we saw yesterday delivered by president trump? >> absolutely. so today, it is very crowded in the exhibition hall. yesterday, as you mentioned trump was here, but there was a big portion where there was not a lot of people in here, but over 815 acres of space has been crowded throughout the day. i spoke to the family, and three generations, 14 years old from the grandson to 75 years old about what they thought about what trump said and the father said he is not liking that trump has flip-flop edped a lot. he says that trump's twitter to use his words is weird and takes away from the message when him and the vice presidentt is unprecedented both showed up here. they believe that the message is not that strong when he flip-flops, but the 75-year-old who is a vietnam veteran says he unequ

president trump has vowed to defend american‘s right to own guns in a speech at the national rifle association'sonvention in dallas, texas. he was back among his core supporters after a tumultuous week in which he's faced growing scrutiny about his alleged affair with stormy daniels, an adult film star. at the nra convention he seemed to dismiss the idea of tighter gun control laws after february's mass shooting at a high school in florida. gary o'donoghue reports from dallas.

from donald trump who is america's powerful gun lobby the american president promises the national rifle association as he will defend their right to bear arms less than three months after the high school shootings in florida also on the program no nobel prize for literature this year after a sexual harassment case leaves the swedish academy in disarray. i feel gal welcome to the program. u.s. president donald trump has vowed to protect americans a right to bear arms in a speech to the national rifle association saddle convention in dallas is addressed to the powerful gun lobby comes nason three months after the high school massacre in parkland florida which box nationwide demonstrations demanding gun control at the time was to trump briefly pledge to fight and all right but today it was fully a message with his republican base. thank you for your time your energy your vote oh and your voice to stand strong for those sacred rights given to us by god including the right to self defense thank you for. that thanks for your activism and dedication you have been a ministration fighting to protect your se

and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you in a speech to the national rifle association donald trump has promised to defend the rights of gun owners despite increased calls for gun control in the wake of recent national things including federer's deadly high school shooting and parklane florida. don't forget you can always get the news on the go with our app get access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications on your phone for any breaking news you could also use the new app to send us your photos and videos just download the on google play or the apple play store that's our news rocks join us again at the top of the hour in the meantime you can check out our website or follow us on twitter and for watching news. a blessing. and a curse. the force of nature and inescapable. monsoon the tropical jungle there's chief and. there's a song of the song come to. a summer supply. closer to destruction.

amy: i want to turn to the new national rifle association president retired u.s.arine corps lieutenant colonel oliver north, that central figure in the iran-contra scandal, helping the reagan administration circumvent congress to secretly sell arms to iran and use the money paid back to them to fund u.s.-backed conference in nicaragua. north has also been a fox news contributor. speaking sunday on fox news am a the nra president-elect north blamed a culture of violence and ritalin for the shooting. >> the problem with got is we're trying like the dickens to treat the symptom without treating the disease. in the disease in this case is of the second amendment. the disease is youngsters who are steeped in a culture of violence, drug in many cases. nearly all of these perpetrators are male. they are young teenagers in most cases. and they have come through a culture where violence is commonplace. what we need to do is turn on the tv, go to a movie. if you look at what is happening young people, many of these envoys have been on ritalin since they were in kindergarten

donald trump of america's powerful gun lobby was president promised the national rifle association then their right to bear arms less than three months after florida's high school shootings also on the program. dozens more palestinians are injured in protest i think israel gaza border. in an effort to paint that protestors from the front here. and under the anniversary of karl marx's birth we find out making the pilgrimage to his hometown in germany and what's driving the journey. i'm michel henery thanks for joining us u.s. president donald trump has made a fresh bound to protect gun ownership rights in his country he was speaking at a convention of the national rifle association the most powerful pro-gun lobby in the u.s. the president urged its members to support his republican party in upcoming fall elections saying republicans are prepared to defend the n.r.a. interests trump's comments come despite his suggestion that he would take on the lobby group after a florida school shooting in february. i president trump knew he was playing in front of a home crowd as he addressed cheering

president trump has addressed the national rifle association and vowed not to tighten us firearms laws despite suggesting after the florida school shooting that he was prepared to take on the gun lobby. he also repeated a call for teachers to be armed. chemical weapons inspectors say they have finished gathering samples at the site of an alleged chlorine attack in syria last month. a team from the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons said their samples from douma will now be sent for analysis. the local elections in england have largely seen voters stick with the status quo with neither of the two main parties able to celebrate significant gains. the liberal democrats saw some successs, taking control of four councils, but it was a near wipeout for ukip. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been talking to voters. we know how people voted, those that bothered, the question now is why? good morning, this is bbc five live, it's your call, we are in wandsworth, where labour didn't get over the line. but we want to hear from you, wherever you are. i didn't vote, i

lot from donald trump who is america's powerful gun lobby the us president promises the national rifle association they will defend their right to bear arms less than three months up to florida's high school shootings also on the program no nobel prize for literature this year after a sexual harassment case means the swedish academy in disarray. on the two hundredth anniversary of calm oxes book is one of the most divisive thinkers in modern history we ask us what they make.

national rifle association's annual meeting hisor castro reports from dallas in texas . a father's pain from losing his son in the parkland florida school shooting turned protest. the. manual all over has been painting protest murals since his seventeen year old son was killed and now he says he wants to invite president donald trump to the family's home for a father to father visit. you will see an empty room. very powerful images of my son. all around my house we are. we're still with him every single day we wake up we can not listen to he's he's. jokes to he's you see there's little chance trump would accept such an invitation on friday the president bask in the approval of the national rifle association the powerful gun lobby that gave his campaign more than thirty million dollars your second amendment rights. are under siege but they will never ever. be under see as long as i'm your president trump expressed sympathy for the victims but has done little to reform gun laws since the florida shooting that killed seventeen that's despite student marches and polls showin

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national rifle association has been holding the annual meeting.housands inside the convention hall with tens of thousands of weapons on display. many feel like the nra and this organization has been under assault and criticized wrongly for many of the mass shootings that have taken place in this country especially in the wake of the las vegas attack. one of those members they talk about they fully believe it does more good than harm. >> they have the second amendment right to carry a gun. we have the right to beaare arm. >> outside the convention hall it has ban day of protests and demonstrations. one of those protests we caught up with has become a familiar face in the gun control debate heefr here. his daughter was killed and he has the nra very much in his sights. >> they need to hear their words, their attempts to push an agenda are not going to be accepted. they need to know that we have a message. they need to know we are here and we are not going away. they need to know we think they are not telling the truth. they need to know if they beli

president on chump has addressed the national rifle association for the first time since the florida school shooting earlier this year this is he which killed seventeen people sparked mass protests across the country calling for stricter gun laws speaking at the lobby groups annual conference trying to protect the second amendment. you're stressing the very right are on their scene but they will not have ever heard. we're going to see as long as i'm your president. let's get all the details live from jaime joe castro who's outside the conference in dallas texas hi there heidi so what else did trump have to say. hi julie so in the president's long and oftentimes rambling speech it was difficult to discern the main point although of course he mentioned guns but then he also went on to talk about the criticize saying the iran nuclear deal he said that we were doing well with north korea he touched on the russian vessel gate and calling it a hoax and he also criticized what he terms the fake media but a topic he did return to was trying to urge his base of supporters to turn out for the

so ahead here on out of there are protesters gathered outside the national rifle association's annual meeting in dallas texas calling for stricter gun controls. on wednesday in nonpaying where it will tell you why new opposition party is threatening to withdraw from july's election. by the springtime flowers of a mountain lead. to the first snowfall on the winter spring. hello there it hot hot hot in parts of europe today and it stay hot over the next day or so you look at the temperature in london there up to twenty four degrees i can guarantee there's going to be some some people here by the end of the day looks at ike it's going to stay fine unsettled them for many of us across europe but not quite full of us there is more cloud there is more rain down towards the south has already given a some spectacular flooding over parts of turkey and we're also seeing those showers over parts of southeastern europe as well so particularly over parts of greece through macedonia and up through serbia there is the risk that we could see lots of thunder reactivity during the course of the day and

. under siege in a speech to the national rifle associationlj recently national rifle association the middle is like a war zone for horrible stab ones. yes, that's right. they don't have guns. they have knives. a former suspect in the murder of stephen lawrence has been arrested in spain. he has always denied his involvement in the death of the teenager and he was one of the world wa nted teenager and he was one of the world wanted fugitives. he is expected to be questioned is about his alleged role in the large—scale supply of drugs and is due to appear at court foran drugs and is due to appear at court for an extra edition hearing early next week. if state of emergency is in hawaii's big island after one of the world's most active volcanoes, mount kilauea, erupted. lava burst out from under roads and several strong quakes have shaken the area overnight. we will speak to chris, who is one of the residents near mount kilauea. we had problems with him earlier on with the link. we will speak to him now. apologies for our problems earlier. explain to us for you and your family, our p

texas senators ted cruz and john cornyn recently spoke at the national rifle association national leadership forum in dallas. you can watch the full event tonight at 8:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. monday, utah senator orrin hatch and connecticut senator richard blumenthal join a forum looking back at the 2001 supreme court case united states versus microsoft. and its lasting influence on antitrust law and technology. hatchto the case, senator chair to the judiciary committee and mr. blumenthal introduced the case in 1998 when he was connecticut's attorney general. that is live monday, starting at noon eastern on c-span. >> crews in puerto rico are still working to restore power after damage created by hurricane maria lester. on capitol hill, the senate energy and national resources to me held a hearing. along with the ceo of the puerto rico power authority on how much power has been restored. >> good morning, the committee will come to order. we are here today to learn more about the work that has been completed, the work that is still underway as we seek to restore electricity to the peo

. >>> back here in this country, the national rifle association ended the national meeting in dallas today with 800 exhibitors, more than 80,000 people attending the event. it comes when the nra faces growing challenges after recent deadly attacks including the parkland, florida, high school shooting. nbc's katie beck was at the convention and has our report. >> these are our liberties, these are our rights. >> reporter: at the annual nra convention in dallas, 15 acres of guns and gear. and voices for gun rights. >> the right to bear arms is part of our constitutional laws. we have the know how to exercise those. >> reporter: others calling for stricter laws. >> it is time for us to elect lawmakers free from the influence of the nra. >> reporter: survivors of gun violence partially blame the powerful gun lobby. >> we can't let this happen to the next generation of americans. >> reporter: with three of the ten deadliest mass shootings in american history happening in the past eight months, the nra is holding firm that guns are not the problem. >> the national rifle association is the

he was very very complementary to the national rifle association itself and he assured them, which i'member of the nra that he would not allow the gun lobby, the gun control lobby to have a lot of leeway with his administration. >> the second amendment is the right to bear arms, but you can't own nuclear weapons so there is a limit to the arms that you can bear. i'm a gun owner from the state of texas. there's no poster child for the second amendment but the nra to me i think loses a lot of steam when you guys defend the rights to own automatic weapons to me there's only one reason you have an automatic weapon that's to kill somebody and remember this is coming from a gun owner from the state of texas. i think you should have as many rifles and shot guns as you can. why does the nra spend so much focus on defending something that seems to be at least from the outside in indefensible and that's automatic weapons. >> i'm not sure what defense of automatic weapons the nra has mounted other than, so automatic weapons are actually heavily regulated in this country and are very difficult to

it has become an annual event, president trump addressing america's national rifle association. is yea r‘s national rifle association. but this year's speech has offended many in france when he claimed the terrorist attack in 2015 could have been prevented by arming civilians. nobody has guns in paris. nobody. and we all remember the more than 130 people, tremendous numbers of people, that were horribly, probably wounded. but if one employee orjust one patron had a gun, or if one person had been there with a gun from this room, the terrorist would have fled or been shot. 130 people died in november, 2015, went terrorists opened fire in a cafe and inside a music venue. former french president francois holland called donald trump's remarks shameful. the prime minister at the time, manuel valls, said it was decent and incompetent, what more can i say? donald trump's speech had already made headlines in the uk when he compared a london hospital to a warzone due to knife crime, comments uk surgeon has called completely absurd. mrtrump and uk surgeon has called completely absurd. mr tr

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the best a man can get. >> this is a fox news alert the national rifle association is taking the restate of new shannon: fox news alert, the national rifle association taking the state of new york to court. >> the new york department of financial services with supportive governor andrew cuomo, sent a letter to banks and insurance companies warning them of the reputational risks they face by doing business with the nra. the letter did not threaten sanctions and weeks later two insurance companies have been fined for underwriting and nra endorsed insurance program called carrie guard which covers criminal defense costs for members accused of crimes involving firearms. as part of the settlement insurance companies dropped carrie guard insurance altogether. the nra lawsuit said that is blacklisting by a governor with a political vendetta. then are a lawyer says political differences aside, the public officials are aimed to deprive the nra efforts first amendment right to speak freely about gun related issues and in defense of the second amendment. the department of financial services is not

>> the second year in a row, at thetrump speaking convention for the national rifle association. here on c-span, we're going to open our phone lines and get your reaction. we will get to your calls momentarily. just know we will re-air the speech at 9:30 eastern. let's go to florida. i heard the president speaking common sense and offering solutions on how to protect schools. it seems only the republicans and's independence support this. come 2020, president trump will get reelected on his positions. midtermlk about the elections -- president trump talked about the midterm elections. i want to make a comment that this guy is such a disgrace to this country. stephanie heading us down the wrong path that he is definitely heading us down the wrong path -- he is definitely heading us down the wrong path. host: give us an example. anybody can see that this guide is a fascist. if they can't see this guy is trying to tear this country apart. a dailyconstantly on basis. i don't understand the people that support them. he is so phony. people keep giving this guy a free pass, i will never

the national rifle association but it is as they say the optics of this event that has many criticizing the president this convention of course just a few months after seventeen students were killed in a shooting at a florida high school and several of those victims parents will be among the hundreds of people planning to protest at the convention this weekend we've got kimberly how the white house to talk us through. this one kimberly where does president trump currently stand with the n.r.a. the reason i ask is because i seem to remember him saying something awhile ago about well you've got to fight back sometimes or you've got to you've got to fight them sometimes. right and following the parklane shooting canal you remember it really seemed to be almost a turning point the gun debate in the united states we saw that sort of mass protests of really a creation of the youth movement demanding some form of gun control to cut down gun violence in the united states and the president seemed very responsive to their message at that time you have to remember donald trump was once a democrat

america's president tells the national rifle association's annual meeting in dallas that he will defend god given second amendment rights to bear arms i was less than three months up to seventeen people were killed in a high school shooting in pachmann florida then the president said he would stand up to the gun lobby so what's changed i'm phil gatlin belive and this is the day. let's talk about guns shall. be the right of the people to keep and bear arms will not be your friend. we're watching any of these young people are going to be. we're going to keep those rights you're going to. also on the day this year's nobel prize for literature on hold over a sex scandal in the swedish academy this cross is the result of not taking the accusations of sexual harassment and sexual assault seriously considered if they'd done so if this crisis wouldn't have occurred if there is it all. now u.s. president donald trump has promised to protect americans right to bear arms in a speech to the national rifle association as annual convention in dallas texas is addressed to the powerful gun lobby comes

. >> earlier this month, the national rifle association held its annual leadership forum in dallas. speakers included north carolina congressman richard hudson, nebraska governor pete rickets and the nra pete lash. we will show you part of the coverage from the forum. this is when our. >> , and he of you are proud carry permit holders? >> how many of you are sick and tired of those permits not being honored by freedom hating states like california and new york? me too. we been fighting for right to carry for more than three decades. we are knocking down the door on national reciprocity. late last year, thanks to his leadership the house of representatives passed his bill, the right to carry reciprocity act, the most expensive self-defense bill in the history of congress. now it's time for his colleagues in the senate to match his principal defense of the second amendment. please welcome our friend and the leader and right to carry reciprocity, north carolina congressman richard hudson. [applause] >> thank you. it's an honor to be here in the lone star state. thank you for that warm

the us president used the example to defend us gun laws at a meeting of the national rifle associationtatement the royal london hospital said while knife violence was a serious issue for london — the suggestion that guns were part of the solution was "ridiculous". simonjones reports. can we have some quiet for the handover, please? this is the hospital it is believed donald trump has likened to a war zone. the royal london. bbc cameras recently saw how it treats many of the capital's stabbing victims. the patients we are seeing now have more severe injuries, they have more injuries per person and they are getting younger. dr martin griffiths told the bbc recently how some of his colleagues had likened their work to being in a military hospital. it appears that may have come to the attention of the president at the national rifle association convention in texas. i recently read a story that in london, which has unbelievably tough gun laws, a once very prestigious hospital, right in the middle, is like a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds. the hospital has hit back, saying it is proud

speech weer that mentioned before, the national rifle association. presidentru embraced the organization today in the remarks. poour corrent gary o'donoghue send this report. grandma there he is, donaldum j -- >> there he is, donald j. trump. the nra convention ha become an animal pilgrimage for president trump. today the president remains staunch in his defense ofhem and their rights constitutionally to own a gun. president trump: yout second amendmghts are under siege, but they will never, ever be under siege as long as i am your president. ofy: but after the shooting 17 students, teachers at the school in parkland, florida, on valentine's day, the mood has changed. young people around the country keeping gun control at forefront of the debate. >> my daughter has nooi. she was murdered last week. gary:rt s after the shooting, the president seemed prepared to stand up to the organization. little action followed. president trump: let's talk labout guns, sh we? ucgary: there was notough talk for the nra today. the president also suggesting that having

the national rifle association wrapped up its 147th annual convention, conflicting beliefs collided asesters called for stricter gun laws following mass shootings. 80,000 gun advocates showed up for the meeting maintaining guns are not the problem. nbc's katie beck gives us the latest on where both sides stand. >> these are our liberties. these are our rights. >> reporter: at the annual nra convention in dallas, 15 acres of guns and gear, and voices for gun rights. >> the right to bear arms is part of our constitutional laws and we have to know how to exercise those. >> reporter: others calling for stricter laws. >> it is time for us to elect lawmakers free from the influence of the nra. >> reporter: survivors of gun violence partially rained the gun lobby. >> we can't let this happen to the next generation of americans. >> reporter: with three of the ten deadliest mass shootings in american history happening in the past eight months, the nra is holding firm that guns are not the problem. >> the national rifle association is the only organization in america that gets blamed for problem

the gun rights group, the national rifle association in dallas, texas.he meeting was a throwback to the president's campaign rallies — with many of his supporters cheering him on as he spoke about some key issues — like gun control, north korea and illegal immigration. he was specific in his assessment on the threat of war and how his administration has dealt north korea. —— with north korea. we actually delivered more than we promised. and let me just tell you this. we're really doing well with north korea. we're really doing well. cheering for years, they have had this problem. and everyone has said "oh... "don't talk". "no, please don't". the last administration had a policy of silence. "don't talk!" "you may make them and him angry!" "don't talk". "if a horrible statement is made about the united states, don't say anything, we have no comment". remember how strong it was and they were saying, "this is going to be nuclear war". "we're going to have..." no. you know what gets you nuclear war? weakness gets you nuclear war. being weak gets you nuclear w

. >>> trayvon martin's killer is in new legal trouble, and the national rifle association announces itsder. those are some of the headlines on "morning newsstand." the "richmond times dispatch" reports iran-contra figure oliver north has been named president of the national rifle association. north will be the biggest celebrity to lead the gun lobby since actor charlton heston. during the reagan administration, north helped arrange the secret sale of weapons to iran and the dwe diversion of anti-communist rebels in nicaragua. he was convicted on several charges, but the convictions were later overturned. >>> "the orlando sentinel" says george zimmerman has been charged with stalking and threatening a private investigator. he said he contacted zimmerman in september on behalf of the executive producer behind a documentary series on trayvon martin. the series is being produced by rapper jay-z. court records show the investigator received dozens and dozens of phone calls, texts, voice mails, and emails from zimmerman in december. zimmerman shot and killed martin in 2012. he was acquitted o

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the us president used the example to defend us gun laws at a meeting of the national rifle associationondon hospital said while knife violence was a serious issue for london, the suggestion that guns were part of the solution was ridiculous. russian police have arrested critics of vladimir putin who've been protesting against his inauguration for a fourth term in office. among those detained is the opposition leader alexei navalny, who has called for a nationwide day of action, accusing mr putin ruling like a tsar. a nasa mission to study the composition of mars has begun its six—month journey to the planet. the rocket is carrying a probe which is designed to help scientists find out about what's inside mars, beneath its crust. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. three, two, one, zero. right on time, shrouded in fog at 4:05 local time, the atlas v rocket carrying nasa's mars insight lander, launched from vandenberg air force base on the californian coast. this is, the us space agency says, is notjust another mission to the red planet, but a journey back in time. probing be

president donald trump speaks at the national rifle association's annual meeting.... why this year's event comes .... after a lot of political uproar over gun violence in the nation.. <> ((gary sports tease))coming up a little bit later in this broadcast, the warriors had a tough night in new orleans pelicans.we'll have the story from louisiana.sharkies looking to go up 3-2, we'll update you that's all ahead later in this broadcast. led california's fight ofor clean, renewable energy.or he cleaned up pollution at the port of l.a. and created more good-paying jobs. antonio villaraigosa for governor. president donald trump and vice president mike pence addressed the leadership forum of the national rifle association's annual meeting in dallas today. (pam) it is the fourth year in a row ... that trump has spoken to the gun lobby. and as camila bernal reports.... this year's event comes as the political discussion about guns across the country is changing from years past... president trump -- addressing the national rifle association's annual meeting in dallas on friday.pr