more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.eaceful nights. playful days. >>> with all the outcry for gun reform at sandy hook elementary school, there's one voice that's been uncharacteristically quiet. the national rifle association. since friday morning, the nra facebook page has been totally deactivated. the nra twitter feed has gone silent and the nra headquarters reportedly shut down its switchboard friday and didn't return e-mails for comment. the only somethithing the nra s no comment. after the tragic shootings at an aurora movie theater this summer that left 12 people dead. the nra's silence at this critical moment is shameful and telling. and more and more, politicians are calling them out. >> this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. there's this myth that the nra is so powerful, you go back to what happened when the democrats lost after the assault weapons ban, i don't know that you can. they want to stop this carnage. >> the american people do want to stop the carnage. the nra may not b

more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.l nights. playful days. >>> right now democratic lawmakers are mobilizing for the most sustained and passionate push on gun control in a generation. they know that after the sandy hook tragedy everything is different. but some on the right can't accept it. i told you yesterday how the nra shut down its facebook and twitter feeds after the massacre. but they continued their propaganda with an online show called "nra news" filled with guests calling in to insist new gun laws won't happen. >> some people just want to turn this into a political football. most of them know that you're not actually going to pass gun control laws. it's just not going to happen. so for them to come right out of the box within hours sometimes or barely a day after this and talk about new gun control legislation is frankly either irrelevant or it's frivolous. >> stopping the massacre of innocent kids. how is that irrelevant? how is that frivolous? the time for action is now. before we have to bury any more child

more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.ful nights. playful days. >>> our second story "outfront," arming your child's principal. tonight, arizona's attorney general tom horn back to plan to arm principals with a gun that could be used in an emergency like the horrific school shooting in newtown, connecticut. but are more guns in our schools really the answer? "outfront" tonight, ryan, political analyst, roland martin. good to see you. is this just playing up to the nra or a plausible solution? >> it's certain ly not a plausible solution, but the problem is, there are no plausible solutions. there's a guy, a criminalnologist who wrote a great piece about this. the thing with mass shootings, these guys are well prepared. and so, the idea from the right that you're dpoipg going to arm politician official, have them at every school is false and the idea on the left that you're going to eliminate guns, that's also false. you have to look at the gun violence problem more broadly rather than fighting the last war. >> but there is

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more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.ts. playful days. >>> that wraps up things for me on this christmas eve. thomas roberts picks up our live coverage next hour. we'll have more on tag romney's new comments that his father wanted to be president less than anyone that he has met. first, here's some holiday wishes from all the people behind the scenes at msnbc who work to bring the news every day all year. ♪ >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> have a very happy new year. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. ♪ >> happy new year from andrea mitchell reports. >> from news nation. >> merry christmas. >> felize navidad. >> happy festivus. >> happy holidays from the cycle. ♪ >> happy holidays from the alex witt team. >> happy holidays from up with chris hayes. >> happy holidays from nerd land. ♪ >> merry christmas. happy holidays. ♪ >> happy holidays from msnbc. ♪ >> happy holidays. >> merry christmas. happy holidays. >> happy holidays from the p.a.'s. >> from all of us at msnbc, merry christmas and happy holidays sxwloosh

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more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.ghts. playful days. >>> the nationwide debate over gun violence and gun rights became urgent after the massacres in newtown, connecticut. but the debate turned to outrage for thousands of handgun permit owners north of new york city when a newspaper published their names and addresses for an article called "the gun owner next door." cnn's brian todd is here with more details. really interesting story. >> it is really interesting, candy, and really it is the interactive map that has drawn such controversy. with a couple of clicks you can see who in the counties may have guns in their homes. and you can figure out when may not. it is a local new york city wit large circulation, they are saying that the gun control and the happening of newtown, connecticut are in the minds of this readers. so they published a map of where all handgun owners live. on the journal news website, all you have to do is zoom into a neighborhood and the locations of any gun permit holders will show up with red do

more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.eaceful nights. playful days. ♪ the tears of a clown ♪ >> quarter after the hour on this saturday morning. all eyes on capitol hill this morning. "tears of a clown," wonder why we picked that? a lot of tears will be going around if we don't get something worked out and a lot of people calling them clowns if they can't hammer out a fiscal cliff deal. senators will be meeting throughout the day. we'll be heading to the white house from the latest from the president. now, the big three money headlines, milk money, talking about on the rise and a sales surge. we have retail and economy news. everyone talking about fiscal cliff, taxes going up. a little detail not many people talking about, but will get their attention if you say your milk prices could double, triple? >> got milk, t.j.? talking about the dairy cliff. and the conchalgressional agricultural committee will come together. the price of milk will increase. right now, a gallon of milk about $3.50. set to go up to -- get this. $8 b

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more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.ful nights. playful days. >>> this conversation and debate will go on. i wish we had more time. thank you all very much for beginning it. i want to close with this. we were preparing our discussion this morning and monitoring what has been a robust conversation across social media, including so many words of sim pathy and comfort. and we came across the widely shared advice of mr. rogers on pbs. he said when he was a boy and he saw scary news on tv, she said, look for the helpers. you will always find people who are helping. so this morning, we offer our prayers to the families hit by this unspeakable pain. my god give you strength. and you know there is a country full of helpers here to ca edition of "meet the press." the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life? sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who di

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more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.nights. playful days. >>> three big names. a scandal in tabloid headlines. each told me their sordid stories, only one had me actually fearing for my safety. here is an interview that i've never done before and i hope i don't have to again. my conversation with robert blake. do you remember the night that she died well or is it now something you've blocked out of your head? >> no, i remember it quite well. >> you went and had dinner at this restaurant. >> where are you going? >> i'm interested in what happened. >> no, you're not interested. what the hell are you doing? >> let me help you. there's no one talking to me. okay? you haven't got a worry. there's nobody talking to me. these are my questions for you which are based in my view -- >> now you want to know what happened that night? >> i'm curious, yeah. >> no, you're not curious. >> i am. because you were acquitted. >> i thought you said you researched all this, so you know what happened that night. >> i know the facts of the nigh

more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.nights. playful days. >>> have a seat. important conversation. we're focusing on chicago tonight. from street crime and gun violence perspective, the city of chicago had a miserable year. 500 people murdered in chicago. overwhelmingly, those people killed were gang members. they were young, they were black and they were killed with a gun. want to talk with the top law enforcement official in the city of chicago right now, police superintendent garry mccarthy. welcome, superintendent. thank you for coming on on a saturday night to talk about this. >> thanks, don. my pleasure. it's really important that we do. >> you're relatively new to chicago, since last year. you have worked in other cities. you brought down murder rates in other cities. what is it about chicago that makes this awful figure possible, 500 murders in one year? >> well, there's a number of things. first of all, as is rightly identified, it's about the gang conflicts. and the second thing that really is overwhelming is t

more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.ful nights. playful days. >>> so i can confirm for you some further details in this shooting that we're following in newtown, connecticut. the sandy hook elementary school, a school that has about 600 students from kindergarten through fourth grade. not long after school began, apparently shots rank rang out. police were called immediately. there is one person dead on the scene, the shooter, in fact. what i can't tell you is if the shooter is a children or an adult. but two weapons, according to susan candiotti, were required at the scene as well. one of them a block. we can confirm that two weapons, a report of perhaps another shooter. many of them rushed to the school to get their children. before police told them they needed to stay home. that this was an active investigation. many can canine units were up on the hill in the brush searching for something. whether it was evidence or the reported shooter. six ambulances, one apparently witnessed taking one of the children away and i c

more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.ful nights. playful days. >>> coming up, before friday morning a heated standoff was brewing on capitol hill over the fiscal cliff. that debate now seemingly on hold for the moment at least as washington remembers the victims. lowering the flags at the capitol and the white house to half-staff. the question now for our nation's leaders, mental health experts, law enforcement, gun rights supporters and opponents alike, is what now? how do we move forward? a special discussion on how to >>> we are back with a special edition of "meet the press." joining us for the rest of the hour, a special panel. a leading voice in the senate for gun control for the past two decades, senator dianne feinstein of california. author and former secretary of education bill bennett. georgetown university professor and sociologist michael eric dyson. former governor of pennsylvania and homeland security secretary under president bush and also a member of the virginia tech shooting review panel tom ridge. the

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the particular status of the new york city dog who is pampered but also the same time whose owner feelsty about having their dog in new york city. right? i mean, it's an extraordinarily -- this relationship defined by guilt >> i think one of the most extraordinary things, the most unique things about dog in new york is that this is one of the few places in the world where humans also poop on the sidewalk. (laughter) >> yes, there is. >> stephen: they fit in. (laughter) well on that note, malcolm gladwell, thank you so much for joining me. "the "new yorker" book of dogs." be a good boy and go fetch one. we'll be righck.. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. now for your yuletide enjoyment the new host from live at lincoln center and broadway star audra mcdonald. hit it, andy. ♪ ♪ i really can't stay ♪ baby, it's cold outside ♪ i've got to go away ♪ baby it's cold outside ♪ this evening has been so very nice ♪ i'll squeeze your hands, they're just like ice ♪ my mother will start to veryry and father will be pacing the floor ♪ listen to fir place roar ♪ so really i go

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tortured then pampered?. >> i am going to bring in rain. but it's not going to be a big storm.ere is a live picture from our camera. cheryl says i'm going to rain on your parade. most of the weekend going to be fine. sunset happened and we're just seeing after glow from our mount tamalpais camera. beautiful shot there. this is all going to look different into tomorrow. sheer look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see high clouds approaching here. so far month rain but we'll be seeing live doppler 7 hd. temperatures into 50s except upper 40s inland valleys. this afternoon highs into loi to upper 50s. moisture content in the air is going down so it's going to be colder tonight. we're looking at a cold morning. rain friday night. showers saturday morning and then, snow levels will be lowering to about 3500 feet so don't be surprised. snow levels drop down to 3,000 by saturday morn but most will be moving out. so high pressure gave us a dry day today. computer animation here, 4:00 tomorrow night clouds, your get away friday if you have plans to head out of town. yu kaia area, rain line

and if fido wants to be pampered with v.i.p.offer everything from obviously the basic bath or grooming services, to even pawticures. >> take me to the spa. they're even topped off with jazzy nail polish. you're getting a great manicure, norma jane. when the canines are tuckered out, they can kick back, relax in their private, yes, private rooms. and watch movies on their personal flat-screen tv. there's a standard suite for $79 a night. the sensational suite for $110 a night. and then, the suite that takes the cake. the uber suite, furnished with a full-sized human bed for a whopping 200 bucks a night. that's not cheap. >> it's not cheap. if they need a little more space, it's a great option. >> reporter: do you take humans here, as well. >> we say, if you get your rabies shot, you can come stay with us. >> reporter: they can have their own pet chauffeur, gourmet meals. and a private trainer in the gym. >> there's no reason why your dog, part of your family, has to stay in a cage or a kennel. you want them to stay the best place

ago i was quickly becoming a magnet for nature lovers and real sick but those used to five star pampering maybe in for a surprise the infrastructure has yet to catch up with the growing demand you're quite some way from civilization here accommodation on the island is very basic so you can forget about it or even run in water for most people a tent is the on the eruption but for those who come here it's exactly what they're looking for. journey to buy coal can be a unique trip of a lifetime and the locals say once you've seen it you'll be coming back again and again. russia's foreign minister thank you very much for being with r.t. today my pleasure now you're ending your ear with a visit to india russia has been clear in its support for india's aspirations to become a permanent member of un security council how do you think the much criticised joint security council will benefit from india's participation. first of all i would say that criticism is not always warranted the latest wave of criticism was related to the fact that the security council allegedly cannot act on syria. by these b

more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers.. far. >> american couples trying to adopt children are anxiously waitinga as it looks like vladimir putin bans all u.s. adoptions. president putin plans to study the final texts of the adoption ban, but sees no reason why he wouldn't sign it. hundreds have adoptions pending and rafael romo spoke with couple. >> jenny and aaron moyer describe the sweetest 4-year-old boy you could ever meet. >> he's our son in our hearts. >> he lives in an orphanage where they visited him a few months ago with the intention of adopting him. >> we know there is an orphan crisis with children with special needs in that area of the world. that is something that we are open to. the child that we are pursuing has downs syndrome. >> even though the process is nearly complete, the moyers who live in georgia are facing the russian parliament that approved the bill to bar american couples from adopting russian children. president putin indicated he will sign it into law. >> if it really happens, those families a