the people of oak creek for trying to rebuild their move on. there five months into the process, but newton will have to follow. the temple president said they must rely on each other. >> and a group that has a problem, discussing it with them makes it easier. >> the mayor promised to try to stop the tragedy. >> it we can do a lot better what we are doing. >> part of the discussion making communities safer. >> i don't want to get these calls every week or every other week and ask what the thoughts are on the shootings in portland, new york, newton. it's upsetting to me. i did not think of would be a good leader i did not try to find a solution. >> his father died in the shooting and he knew the other victims. he is happy with the community support they received. he does not want to go back. >> to help the community never gets -- for debts. the community now is stronger than it was before. >> they have found that even in dark races -- dark places, the future is in the light. al-jazeera, oak creek, wisconsin. >> thousands of russians angry over t

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their views in terms of what will make the biggest difference to prevent something like newtown or oak creekgain. but many of them also recognize that it's not only the high-profile mass shootings that are of concern here, it's also what happens on a day in and day out basis in places like chicago or philadelphia where young people are victims of gun violence every single day. that's why part of the conversation that we're going to be having today relates not only to the issue of new laws or better enforcement of our gun laws. it also means what are we doing to make sure that we have the strongest possible law enforcement teams on the ground. what are we doing to hire more cops. what are we doing to make sure they're getting the training that they need, what are we doing to make sure our sheriffs offices in rural counties have access to some of the resources that some of the big cities do in order to deal with some of these emergencies? so i'm looking forward to a robust conversation. i know that this is not a shy group, mainly because they're dealing with life and death situations every sin

joining me now is chief john edwards of the oak creek police department in wisconsin.e attended that meeting yesterday in august. oak creek suffered a horrific shooting at a sikh temple, which left seven people dead, including the shooter. chief, it's good to have you here. and take us inside the meeting. what did the president tell you and what were you able to tell the president? >> the president wanted us to be very candid and asked us in law enforcement and those who deal with these things on the street what really would help, what we thought, and really wanted us to be honest about some of the things that we were thinking about. and i was able to tell you, one of the things about this whole issue is, you hear it leads with gun debate, gun control, gun battles. and that's really not what this is about. and i think once that starts, you divide a lot of people, you put somebody on one side of the fence or other. and what we as chiefs, and there was a lot of this talked about, is stopping the violence in general. and there are a lot of proposals in president's executi

meeting is with police from across the country, including the police chiefs of aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, and newtown, connecticut. all three towns the sites of deadly mass shootings over the last six months. >>> also today, we are covering the interview that has everybody talking. president obama's joint sit-down with outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton. was it his official nod for her potential 2016 run? >> there's no political tea leaves to be read here? >> we don't have any tea. we've got some water here, the best i can tell. but, you know, this has been just the most extraordinary honor. >> is this payback for, let's say, bill clinton? doing such a great job for the obama campaign? >> it would have covered up the awkward fact that they're setting her up for, you know, a presidential run if they broke some news. >> i love joe biden. i think he's earned a shot at it. but if hillary clinton wants to run how do you stand in the way of history? >> joining me now is msnbc and nbc latino contributor, victoria soto. fellow at the university of texas. great to have you her

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the two will talk about poe potential restrictions with chiefs from aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin and newtown, connecticut. attorney general eric holder and homeland security secretary janet napolitano will be there as well. the group will discuss the "commonsense policies president obama put forth last monthment" prince george's county residents will get a new voice in annapolis. darren swain will be sworn in as a member of the house of delegates. he will fill the seat that tiffany alston once held. she was removed from office after entering a plea deal to settle two misconduct cases against her. swain served in the house from 1999 to 2003. he is an assistant vice president for alumni relations at bowie state university. >> new this morning, police in annapolis are investigating a deadly shooting that they say appears to be a domestic dispute. officers responded to the 300 block of harry s. truman parkway at 1:00 this morning. they found a man and woman with gunshot wound. the man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>>

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with police chiefs and sheriffs in cities across the country including utah, aurora, colorado, and oak creek, wisconsin. joining me three men who were at that meeting. charles ramsey, john edwards, and sheriff fitzgerald. welcome to you all. let me start with you, if i may, please, commissioner ramsey. what was your overview of how the meeting went? i suppose the key question is what do you collectively think can actually be achieved here? >> well, i thought it was an excellent meeting, and it went beyond just the narrow topic of assault weapons into the broader topic of gun violence in general. we talked about the magazine capacities, we talked about universal background checks. both the president and the vice president listened. they actually wanted suggestions. they're very, very serious about this. and i do think a lot can be accomplished. it's not going to be easy, but i do think a lot can be accomplished. and certainly the major city chiefs organization which i'm a member of. we stand firmly behind the president and vice president in their efforts to bring an end to this gun violence t

oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is that each gunman used a semi automatic assault weapon. or, large capacity ammunition magazines. >> that is -- national rifle association says responsible gun owners would be punishedly bit ban. nra said they were confident congress would reject the bile bay area members of the group one million moms for gun control stood beside senator feinstein during today's announcement. this group comp plized of mother who's support the ban. >> it's wet in parts of the bay area tonight. spencer christian is in and tracking it for us on live doppler 7 hd. >> yes. some locations receiving no rain at all, others receiving a soaking. south bay has been the wettest region in the bay area. we still have mainly light rainfalling around san jose. there have beens7lp pockets of heavier rainfall. quite a drenching there. here is a look at rainfall totals. livermore received a quarter inch. san jose, a third of an inch. look at the many locations that are received no

the police chiefs from aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, and newtown, connecticut, who dealt withotings over the last year are expected to attend. >>> 49ers waking up in new orleans this morning. they won't be taking it easy in the big easy. the first practice of the super bowl stadium happens this morning. >> all right. >> we'll watch them all week. live reports. >> chance for niners to bring home trophy number six. >> i think we'll do it. we'll feel good. thank you for joining us this morning. another live news update coming your way at 7:25. >> go and have yourself a great day. enjoy the nice weather. christina loren says no need for an umbrella or hat. just soak it all up. have a great one. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> good morning. nightclub chaos. starting new details this morning on the fire that killed more than 230 people in brazil. in the confusion, the security guards actually prevent some patrons from fleeing that building. >>> side by side, president obama anhillary clinton sit down for their first joint interview. was it a passing of the torch? >> i don't think, you k

this includes aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin and newtown, connecticut. the president says he wants to hear from them as he tries to convince congress to pass gun legislation. >> i'm looking forward to a robust conversation. i know that this is not a shy group, mannly because they are dealing with the life-and-death situations every day. >> the senate is set to hold its first meeting on wednesday on gun control measures. the nra is -- the nra is vowing to defeat the man. >>> scientists at lawrence livermore lab are designing a high-tech suit that protects the wearer against chemical or biological attacks. the scientists are calling it the second skin. it's a fabric featuring microscopic tubes that can transform from a breathable state to a shield that blocks tiny molecules. >>> could be another couple of hours before power is restored to some 20 customers in palo alto after an underground vault fire. it happened around 4:30 this morning on dana avenue. neighbors say they heard a big boom and saw flames shooting out of a manhole. no one was hurt but power

hear their views about what would make the biggest difference to prevent something like newtown or oak creekm happening again 20 students and 6 adults were killed by gun fire in newtown connecticut.. talk of new rules on gun ownership is triggering a new round of supply and demand in the industry. kyle porter takes us the heart of texas. chris rhodes has a good problem. "they're buying everything." the president's recent proposal to ban certain assault weapons and high capacity clips has boosted business here "they're going crazy." like you wouldn't believe. "as you can see our shelves are almost empty." rhodes is co-owner of spring guns and ammo outside of houston. he says nearly 200 of his ar15 assault rifles have been sold since the tragic newtown connecticut shootings. he says people are buying them all up. "this is what the fuss is all about." his ar15's are all gone. this is similar to the one used in newtown. "hold trigger back, keeps firing like a machine gun." "we sell a lot of ar15's. it's 20% of our business. we are out of ar15's and can't get anymore." the magazine, or clip on th

columbine, virginia tech, aurora, tucson, oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is each gunman used a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazine. we should be outraged by how easy it is for perpetrators of these horrific crimes to obtain powerful military style weapons. >> the proposal bans more than 150 specific firearms, including semiautomatic weapons and magazines holding more than ten rounds. despite the aggressive approach, some democrats argue that an assault weapons ban could be a heavy lift for congress. yesterday vice president joe biden said he's more than concerned about high capacity magazines. >> i'm much less concerned quite frankly about an assault weapon than i am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine. but the point is that the fact that violent crime is down and there's been a proliferation of assault weapons quote/unquote as was defined up to now on on the street does not suggest that taking as suggesault weapons wot in fact make it safer particularly

oak creek, wisconsin where six people died in a sikh temple assault. and newtown, connecticut where 26 people were killed. >>> a report this morning says japan's government eased its safety standards to help fast track the boeing 787 which is now grounded. japan's two biggest airlines pressed the tokyo government. japanese companies also supplied one-third of the components of the dream liner and today the joint u.s. and japanese information into the battery fires shifts its focus to the company that makes the battery monitoring system. >>> time is 4:46. east bay restaurant is serving up har-burgers ahead of sundays big game. they created these. you can see them. on the left is the san francisco jim-bo. it's a double beef burger which is the taller of the two. and on the right the baltimore johnny boy. turkey burger named for john harbaugh. jim's brother. >> so a little healthier he is. that is very funny. >>> 4:47 is the time. let's check in with sal. hopefully no problems. >> no, but i'm hungry. good morning, everybody let's take a look at the commut

you know the right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to sikhs in oak creek, wisconsin. the right to assemble peacefully, that right was denied shoppers in plakamus, oregon and moviegoers in aurora, colorado. that most fundamental right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, fundamental rights that were denied to college students at virginia tech and high school students at columbine and elementary school students in newtown. and kids on street corners in chicago, on too frequent a basis to tolerate. and all the families who never imagined they would lose a loved one to a bullet. those rights are at stake. we're responsible. and when i visited newtown last month, i spent private time with many of the families who lost their children that day, and, one was family of grace mcdonnell. grace's parents are here. grace was 7 years old when she was struck down, just a gorgeous, caring, joyful little girl. i'm told she loved pink. she loved the beach. she dreamed of becoming a painter. and so just before i left chris, her father, gave me one of other paintings. and i hung i

the white house today with police officials from around the country, including aurora, colorado, oak creeksconsin, and newtown, connecticut-- the scenes of recent mass shootings. the president called on congress to pass an assault weapons ban. in chicago, gun violence is taking more lives-- 50 since newtown. and dean reynolds tells us it has been another deadly weekend. >> reporter: among the seven people murdered in chicago this past weekend was 33-year-old ronnie chambers, shot dead in a parked van. he was the last surviving child of shirley chambers who now has lost all four of her children to gun violence. we spoke to her today at a local funeral home. do you think that there's something sick in chicago? >> it's not chicago, it's these people with these guns, this -- they shouldn't have the guns, you know? >> reporter: her son was a former gang member who stole cars, sold drugs about spent time in prison. >> he had changed his life. he was trying to help other people. so whatever he did in his past, that's in the past. he changed. >> reporter: just last month he appeared on the ricki l

for this for quite some time i think when you talk about starting with tucson and then a roar and oak creek and all the shootings with the a r fifteen and last saw weapons and high capacity magazines i just think the american people were ready for this and newtown was the catalyst but it's not like we're building from newtown from nothing you know i think there's a pent up demand saying we've got to do something i was optimistic that we could get legislation through this year i think newtown which is just the sort of sad cotto of this sad exclamation point on a bloody year that i think has to lead to action will soon go away from the president i mean you know who knows if the president is really ready to embrace gun control legislation during his second term had newtown not happened you know that's a big look i mean we were at the white i was in the white house in the first four years the administration i was there twice last week and they're serious about this they're working hard on this they're talking to all the experts they're trying to come up with a plan that works and you can see wi

american shootings from newtown to aurora to oak creek. a full year of the war in syria, another year of the war in gaza, the euro crisis, penn state, trayvon martin, petraeus, 2012 is a year in many ways, forget the phrase, sucked, which is why it's been worth it as ever to con come the things that did not suck. that did not suck about this year. legitimately without irony or only with a trace amount. behold a clear year that sucked much less than you remember it sucking. everybody on this show is a 13-year-old boy. they were all giggling over this. apparently someone drawing a circle around the florida panhandle is hilarious. whether it is chuck todd or this from cnn because he's putting his hands on it. members of my staff swear putting shapes on the state of florida is all problematic. yes, i get it. i get it less than most people. i do see something in the associated press map. mitt romney won the counties in orange, newt gingrich won the ones in red. do you see that? look closer. they totally saw it. it's a giraffe! best new thing in

other police chiefs include oak creek, wisconsin and aurora, colorado where mass shootings occurred. a senate committee will consider policies on wednesday. the national rifle association has vowed to block them. employers may soon have a bigger pool of legal workers to hire from bipartisan group of senators reach deal on immigration reform, deal would award green cards to immigrants w/ advance degrees in some technical problems with the web site. the mayor has named five people to a committee that will narrow the group of applicants. the committee members include a community activist, a church pastor, a long time 7 toward resident. employers may soon have a bigger pool of legal workers to hire from bipartisan group of senators reach deal on immigration reform, deal would award green cards to immigrants w/ advance degrees in math/science/engineering also allow more low-skill workers into country and allow employers to hire illegal immigrants president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton sat together during an interview on "60 minutes." both had glowing things to say about ea

obama is dry attention to the origins of 2012 including the police chiefs from or colorado, oak creeknsin, and in town conn. as president joe biden will be in the meeting held at the white house. >> a full update of traffic and 45 degrees is san mateo. we will be back. [ femafele ann aouncernc this tes tt papepa behavehas likeli the shefaa of you yr skinsk now watcwah whatwhoap oaes test ♪ soapso striptryouryokini dove is idifferfft. with 1/4 1 moistoiizinizcrear dovedo doesnoe str s your ski sn likelioap.oa >> following news out of the midwest. philadelphia reporting ninth minute delays at the airport this morning. travel in and out of this area will be trouble today. parts of the great lakes area you can see snow falling as well as in new york and boston. the peak here is the freezing rains. we are concerned about that as well. the good news out of this system as it is fairly fast moving. by tomorrow morning it should be out of their but travel delays are expected for much of the north east and our new england states. also watching the weather over the weekend of the storm was dropp

american shootings from newton to aurora to oak creek. another year in syria. the new war in gaza. penn state, trayvon martin. 2012 sucked which is why it's worth it to chronicle the things that do not suck. that did not suck about this year. legitimately without irony or only with a trace amount. behold a year much less than you remember it sucking. everybody on this show is a 13-year-old boy. drawing a circle around the florida panhandle is funny. he's then putting his hands on it. members of my staff were swearing that putting shapes on florida is always problematic. yes, i get it. i get it less than most people. i do see something in the associat associated mess map. mitt romney won in orange, gingrich won in red. they totally saw it today. social security a giraffe. best new thing in the world today. you are grounded, staffers. this photo of mitt romney in iowa in october 2007 is the greatest campaign trail photo. in 2008 the gettings were so good that the famous romney fudge photo had a close second runner up with this one. remember this one. i still have no idea what was goi

. >> columbine, virginia tech, aurora, port hope, oak creek, newtown, connecticut, newtown, newtown,ow many more? how many more? how many more colleges? how many more classrooms? how many more movie theaters? >> as of this afternoon, this advertisement has received over 6.5 million views on the list of celebrities including jamie foxx. now, he is the star of the film "django unchained." it is joined on that list why "zero dark thirty", and "les miserables." and nearly half of those scenes, 30 involve guns. not all of the violence is real-world violence, but take gamester squad, for example, featuring sean penn. in fact from the film recently took out a scene where aunman shoots up a movie theater after the tragedy in aurora. look, i'm not advocating getting rid of violence in movies but i'm saying that maybe hollywood should stick to moviemaking and stay out of politics. that is what i think. now, we want tonow what you think. here's our question tonight. is hollywood critical when it comes to gun control? la mancha gerriwillis.com, vote and i will share the results at the end of the

oak creek was august of 2012, six murdered.on december 14, 2012, tragedy struck again, killing 20 children and six educators at newtown, connecticut. in fact that still remains incomprehensible to all of us. too many times during the last few years mayors have expressed shock at mass shootings, even more frequently, many of us must cope with gun violence that occurs on the streets of our cities day after day after day. weapons of mass destructidestructi destruction or destroying our communities in streets and our families. i was sworn in in january 2008 during my first term. on may 3, 2008, philadelphia police officer was killed with an ak-47. tell his wife, michelle, and their children by any civilian needs one of those weapons to be out on the streets of our cities. tell any mother or father or sister or brother or niece or nephew by their family member is no longer with us. because of those kinds of weapons, handguns that are high-capacity magazines. why would anyone need one of those? 's death and destruction must and right

chiefs from aurora colorado, oak creek and newtown, connecticut, all three towns that experience deadly massacres meet at the white house. the group will discuss the common sense policies president obama put forth after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. eric holder and janet napalitano will be at the meeting. >> thousands of residents get a new voice in annapolis. >> darren swain will be sworn in. he will fill the seat tiffany allston once held. she was removed from office after a plea deal to settle two misconduct cases last year. swain served in the house from 1999 to 2003. he's an assistant vice president for alumni relations. nine after 11:00 now. coming up, new information out on the terrible accident in brazil. 200 people killed in a nightclub fire. three people behind bars. we'll tell you who was arrested in the last few hours. >> plus hillary clinton's last days on the job as secretary of state. is she providing any clues on her future? >> we fell in love with richard schiff in "west wing." now he's hitting the stage in washington. we'll talk to him about his new rol

i talked to john edwards of oak creek, wisconsin where a gunman killed six people at a sikh temple. he he felt the president and vice president were truly listening to what he and his colleagues had to say. one thing he specifically asked for help with is the issue of data bases that contain names of those who cannot legally own guns. those who the court has adjudicated as mentally ill. his officers on the street need that info and they can't get it. we are forbidden. if you have a dishonorable discharge you can't carry a firearm. we can't have that information. illegal immigrants are not allowed to carry a firearm. we can't have that information. there is nowhere for us to call. >> also today as part of that meeting, the president publicly called on congress to get busy on the action items he has proposed. shep? >> shepard: there is further talk of what officials can do without congress, right? >> yeah. this latest strategy is a financial one. officials from california to new york and many points in between say they want their public employee pension funds to pull any holdings that

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he said, "the right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to sikhs in oak creek, wisconsined to shoppers and movie goers. that most fundamental set of rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness were denied to elementary school students in newtown. end of quote. this is not so except for prohibition on slavery, the constitution limits only actions of government, not individuals. so for instance the right to peacefully assemble protects individual rights to organize, to protest and seek to change government action. that right is trivialized and mischaracterized as protecting shopping and watching movies and those constitutional rights are not the source of governmental power to enact legislation as the president suggested. just the opposite. they were included in the bill of rights because throughout history governments have wanted to shut up those that want to disarm people. the president cited constitutional protections of individual rights as basis for expanding federal power over the rights of private individuals. this is the same president who exceeded his power un

the police chiefs from aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, and newtown, connecticut, also expectedowns were scenes of mass shootings last year. california senator dianne feinstein is trying to prevent such shootings. she's introduced legislation that would ban certain types of military style assault weapons and high capacity ammunition. new york's police commissioner though, ray kelly, says while he applauds dianne feinstein and what she's doing, he told cbs' "face the nation" handguns are even bigger problems in cities like his. >> a lot was eliminated last year. but what we know is that he wasn't motivated for this person. "inspire" magazine in which he was the prime mover behind, the magazine or this is the article that he read that justified to him the killing of children -- the killing of women. >> the problem really is concealable handguns. only 2% of the people that we've arrested for guns in the last two years have had assault weapons. we don't want them on the streets. make no mistake about it. but the problem is the handgun. 60% of the murders in new york city are caused

columbine, virginia tech, aurora, tucson, oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is each gunman used a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazines. >> so the goal is to get the weapons off the streets over time. paul steinhouser joins us now. feinstein is also providing exemptions here. >> reporter: she s she's almost reaching out to gun owners who use their weapons for hunting and sporting tachlt a listen to what she said at the news conference, john. >> the bill protects hunters and sportsmen by protecting 2200 specifically named weapons used for hunting or sporting purposes. they are by make and model exempted from the legislation. when we did this bill in '93, there were 375. today, there are 2,200. >> reporter: so do the exemptions make any difference with the national rifle association? >> senator feinstein has been trying to ban guns for decades. it's disappointing but not surprising she is focused on occur tailing the constitution instead of fixing our broken mental health system. gun bans do not

essentially, they include the chiefs of newtown, connecticut, aurora, colorado, and oak creek, wisconsinnow and recall, the recent mass killings took place. you see those pictures there from earlier today, some of those gathered with the president at the table around him. the meeting comes just two days after thousands of americans marched along constitution avenue in washington against gun violence. >> no group is more important for us to listen to than our law enforcement officials. that's where the rubber hits the road. i welcome this opportunity to work with them, to hear their views in terms of what would make the biggest different to prevent something like newtown or oak creek from happening again. >> want to bring in dan lothian at the white house. you have a very familiar face, familiar guest with you at the white house who attended some of those meetings with the president. one of those police chiefs, i believe it's philadelphia's charles ramsey? >> reporter: that's right. the philadelphia police commissioner was also the police chief here in washington, d.c. thank you for joini