>> i see very legitimate gun owners and ralph northam is trying to make the issue something it's not. >> reporter: at the core is the belief the governor and legislator controlled by the democrats are attempting to restrict gun ownership. the state senate last week passed three gun control measures. as a result some protesters circulated petitions to recall the governor. >> there might be far left and far right groups out here today, but the vast majority of the message is gun save lives and we believe in the second amendment. >> reporter: nick valencia, cnn, richmond, virginia. >> thanks so much for that report. >>> a new hampshire father killed a coyote with his bare hands after it attacked his 2-year-old son. he was hiking on a trail with his family when the coyote grabbed the toddler and dragged him to the ground. o'reilly was bitten and scratched by the coyote as he struggled to free his son and finally prevailed. >> i had its snout here, pushed under its snout and pushed my hand and put my knee on its ribs to try and pin it. never underestimate the power of survival i suppose. t

virginia governor ralph northam, a key witness in a case that grabbed national headlines. >> and we'rehere with the disappearance of a college freshman. >> reporter: a judge granting a subpoena request for ralph am in the trial of wesley hadsell. a.j. was northam's former patient. >> as a doctor he did something in his practice that's according to this judge relevant in this case. >> reporter: according to the court documents, northam prescribed a.j. antidepressants. two months before she vanished while visiting her family on spring break. at the time, hadsell was a member of the search party, issuing desperate calls for her safe return. >> maybe something bad could have happened. i don't know. >> reporter: soon after hadsell was arrested and charged with a.j.'s murder. our affiliate speaking to him behind bars. >> our focus needs to be on a.j. that's what i need, the focus on her, because my actions are irrelevant right now to me. >> reporter: hadsell's attorney telling abc news, quote, wesley hadsell firmly maintains that he in no way harmed anjelica and looks forward to being exoner

governor ralph northam declaring a state of emergency after it was learned hate groups planned to attend. acknowledging there is a bit of a different atmosphere at the annual gun rights rally. >> it just didn't start today. this started back in november. we peacefully demonstrated throughout the commonwealth. and if anything bad comes out of tomorrow, i hope that the world understands it's not virginia gun owners that are causing this. it is the same kind of terrorist organizations that have caused unrest in other places. >> virginia's republican house leader says that anyone spreading, quote, white supremacist garbage is not welcome in richmond. and i've covered richmond for several years. there are a lot of people nervous about what's going to happen there today but they do feel law enforcement has it under control. >> northam clearly trying to avoid another charlottesville. >>> prince harry speaking candidately why he and his wife are avoiding royal duties. >>> prince harry making his first public statement since buckingham palace announced he and his wife meghan would give up their r

last week governor ralph northam imposed a temporary weapons ban on the designated protest area aroundhe capitol building. >> we are seeing threats of violence. we're seeing threats of armed confrontation and assault on our capitol. >> reporter: rallygoers still bore arms today, pouring out into the surrounding streets where weapons were not banned. >> why did you want to be armed today? >> i think it's important. i carry it all the time anyways. not necessarily the ar-15. but just to show that it is a right that we do have. i think all women should learn how to use a firearm and carry it with them on a regular basis. it's a great feeling of protection. >> reporter: throughout the crowd was a smattering of various fringe group. >> can i ask what that patch means? >> this one? >> the one that says rwds. >> you can look it up. >> reporter: it stands for right wing death squad, an expression the anti-defamation league says is used by some on the extremist right. >> so it's open? >> it's open. >> reporter: today's heightened security came in the wake of the arrest of seven suspected member

if a possible violence prompted governor ralph northam to ban weapons on the capital crimes and declare a temporary state of emergency. fee is fueled by the memory of shot at still in 2017 when a white supremacist attending a rally drove his car into an anti-racism protest and killed. a nice kept some gun control activists away from planned kind of protests with all of the threats and all of the terribly violent rhetoric that's going on right now our main goal is not to engage with going to extremists today we're really here to be present in the lead. later to make our voices heard to underscore a majority but also the under for the more urgency that we have as our generation unduly affected by gun violence figures show 2019 was the worst year on record for mass shootings in the united states the total number of people fatally shot also increased last year according to data from gun violence a nonprofit that tracks shootings. and these activists insist guns on the problem they say any attempt to tighten controls infringes that constitutional right to bear arms and see if it's any as a k

. >> governor ralph northam -- ralph was prompted to take a temporary state of emergency.uels -- fears fueled by the memory of charlottesville, , whn a white susupremacists in aa ray drove his car into an antiracism protester and killed them. uneasese cap some gun-control activists away from counterprotests. >> it was all the threats and the violence right now. our main goal is not to engage with gun extremists. we are really here to be present in the legislature, to make our voices heard and underscorore wt we see as a moral center for a generation unduly affected by gun violence. >> it was the worst year on record for mass shootings the united hates. the total number of people fatally shot also increased last year according to the nonprofit the tracks shootings. these activists insist that guns are not the problem and attempts to tighten controls infringe on their constitutional right to bear arms. they see virginia as a key rallying point. they see a national erosion of gun rights. >> we have coverage of the rally in virginia. >> the streets of richmond are crowded with

underwood is virginia's first ever director of diversity equity and inclusion hired by governor ralph northam after a racist photo was found on northam's year book page. virginia's second governor was thomas jefferson, who designed the capital building where underwood now works. >> he said that all men are created equal. and while i know that to be true, he would not have included me in that. he would not have included sally hemmings in that or any of thinks children with sally hemmings. >> reporter: underwood said she isn't shaure if the statue of jefferson behind the capital should seen stay up. >> i don't know. we're reckoning with those questions now. >> reporter: in its way, the chrysler museum is attempting answers to the questions of jefferson by teaching new names and attaching new meaning to old ones. >>> do you want them to come away with the idea that thomas jefferson was a great american or maybe just an important american? >> i would say he's a great american. i would say the idea that we have a president who has ideals, that we still aspire to, is really something i want people

moments ago governor ralph northam explained the decision to ban firearms in the capital of richmonda repeat of the deadly 2017 alt-right rally in charlottesville rose after three alleged white supremists with 1,500 rounds of ammunition were arrested by the fbi and as alexander field reports for us a law enforcement official says that the men were planning to attend the event. >> reporter: alarming accusations in washington's backyard. the fbi arresting these three men in maryland and delaware and tying them to a radical white supremist group and alleging heavily arm and headed to a pro gun rally in virginia according to the law enforcement. the prosecutors are slapping them with firearm and immigration related charges because one of them, a canadian citizen is accused of illegally crossing from canada into the u.s. according to the court documents the men had 1,500 rounds of ammunition and built their own gun and bragging, oh, oop, it looks like i accidentally made a machine gun. the prosecutors say that two of the men smashed the cell phones and threw them into the toilet before th

obtained weapons and discussed attending a progun rally in virginia next week virginia governor ralph northam declaring a state of emergency with law enforcement officials pointing to credible threats of violence and plans by out of state militia groups to attend a circuit court judge upholding the decision to temporarily ban firearms on capital grounds. one of the organizers of monday's rally pushing back. >> we've done this since 2003 every year always peaceful. not one incident. >> reporter: northam fearful of a repeat in charlottesville, virginia three years ago heather heyer killed while peacefully protesting neo-nazis. >> he was passionate about equity and justice. >> reporter: susan is heather's mother she runs a social justice foundation she named after her slain daughter susan who is a gun owner thinks the governor made the right move. >> i think i would rather see him take stricter measures than not enough we don't need another charlottesville. >>> the wife of democratic presidential candidate andrew yang is going public with something painful from her past. evelyn yang says she was

governor ralph northam banned firearms on the capitol grounds. >>> new anger in puerto rico after thecovery of abandoned supplies intended for victims of hurricane maria in 2017. hundreds of protesters took to the streets yesterday. they demanded the resignation of the governor. the unopened supplies, including food, water, diapers and medicine were discovered in a warehouse over the weekend. the area was recently hit by a series of devastating earthquakes. the governor has fired three high-ranking officials. >>> hundreds of central american migrants have descended into southern mexico in a test of bo styraedrdersecurity . across a river about three hours outside mexico city. they fought with troops and were detained. some of them, others managed to sneak past security escaping on a highway. mexico stopped allowing migrants to cross areas. >>> prince harry is reuniting with his wife and son in caexpr for a more private existence. meantime, meghan markle was spotted walking their two dogs along with baby archie. >>> coming up on the morning news the 2020 ken sus kicks off today in a re

governor ralph northam declaring a state of emergency after it was learned that out-of-state hate groupsader says anyone spreading white supremacist garbage is not welcome in richmond. >>> two police officers shot and killed responding to a domestic violence call in hawaii. authorities say the first officer to arrive outside the home in waikiki found a stabbing victim. when she and other officers approached the home suspect jerry hanel opened fire. the officers were killed. the honolulu police chief says the families and the department are just devastated. >> they left in the morning alive and, you know, they kbhco to the hospital and find out their loved ones are no longer around so very emotional, very emotional. i'm sorry? i did. they were like my kids. >> the gunman also allegedly set a fire that completely destroyed at least seven mohomes. possible remains of three people are unaccounted for. >>> arctic aril roing across much of the eastern two thirds of the united states. in iowa a state trooper and an omaha man near the shoulder of i i-80 nearly crushed by a truck that lost contro

law enforcement officials say the men discussed attending the virginia rally governor ralph northam declaring a state of emergency after learning hate groups planned to join the protest. >> we received credible intelligence there are groups with malicious plans. >> reporter: the monday rally planned in protest for tougher gun laws northam fears a repeat in charlottesville, virginia are you worried? >> that's scary. >> reporter: critics say the governor's action is an assault on their second amendment right. what do you think of the governor declaring a state of emergency? >> that's going too far. that's absolutely just showing off. that's just showing off. we don't need a state of emergency. for what for us coming to the capitol as we've always done? no i totally disagree. >> reporter: organizers of the rally are encouraging peaceful protests but tonight virginia is on high alert. ahead of monday's rally, the governor has imposed a temporary ban on guns and weapons from the capital grounds. lester >> one we'll be watching closely. geoff bennett, thank you. >>> a massive winter storm is barrel

four hours to get to the state capital in hopes of their lawmakers listening to them about why ralph northam'strous mistake for the commonwealth. >> shannon: philip van cleave, president of virginia citizens defense league in one of the organizers, as we said earlier, says the governor and leadership of the democratic party have declared war on law-abiding gun owners, and they are tired of it. it's basically people saying we are fed up, we've had enough. phil, what do you make of the predictions that this could actually work to the republicans advantage, because there was such a sweeping win by democrats across the commonwealth? does what the governor has done motivate the base that is much more conservative in nature to show up next time? >> it could do just that, but if the crowd is full of confederate flags and people with signs saying things that have nothing to do, really, with the second amendment right and have more to do with white supremacists and that whole concept, then you're going to lose their message. it should be incumbent upon the people there to police their own event. in add

. >>> virginia governor ralph northam recently gave his second state of the commonwealth address enrichment. he talked about the state's goals for stronger gun laws, raising the minimum wage, decriminalizing marijuana possession and increasing funding for public schools. his remarks are [ applause ]. >>> joint assembly please be seated. as speaker of the house of delegates and president of the joint assembly, it is my pleasure to present to you the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable ralph s. northam. [ applause ] . >> thank you all. well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. happy new year and thank you for the warm welcome. to my wife pam, lieutenant governor fairfax, attorney general harrion, justices of the supreme court, newly elected members, old friends of my cabinet and staff, thank you all for your service to our commonwealth. and good evening to madame speaker and madame president. >>> the chamber looks pretty good from up here, doesn't it? you know, it's a proud moment to look out and see a general assembly that reflects more than ever the virginia that we see

we are having some problems with the signal coming to us from richmond virginia where governor ralph northam gives his state of address. we are going to try to get this to you later on this evening. >> our campaign 2020 live coverage star continues thursday and cspan2. with president donald trump in toledo ohio at a keep america great rally. and on sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. senator michael bennet is an new hampshire. watch live on c-span's cspan2 on demand at c-span.org or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> this weekend book tv features three new nonfiction books. saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern national constitutional center president cco jeffrey rosen and supreme court justice ginsburg talk about his new book. conversations with our bj. about her life and career. >> i was married and my mother-in-law's home, and she took me aside just before the ceremony to tell me the secret of a happy marriage. and it was, sometimes to be a little. [inaudible] [laughter] it was advice i have followed. [laughter] in every workplace including my current job. [applause] and nine

richmond, virginia on monday for a pro right rally richman's or the governor of virginia should say ralph northam declared a state of emergency after onne threats sparked concerns that the protests could turn deadly. like wh happened in charlottesville, virginia at a rally in 2017 2nd amendment advocates insist they are there to simply exercise their rights peacefully. the proposals thathe now democratically controlled legislare that was a flip it had been republican include a ban on transporting and possessing assault weapons say they're also thinking about wider background checks. the proposals prompted some localities to declare themselves quote second amendment sanctuaries where officials say they will not enforce certain laws if passed 2 officers are dead and 3 other people are unaccounted for after a shooting incident in hawaii this weekend. >>among the missing the suspect who is accused of setting a fire that destroyed several me the 2 people who have died. i have been identified now as honolulu police officers, tiffany and rica's and the cali k ca lama. the officers were responding to a c

the senate, the house, and of course governor ralph northam.has security because in his words incredible threats made rally take place here. gates open at 7:00. three people arrested last week with ties to a white supremacist group. but, when it comes to the laws that people are rallying against, senate hearing that would do three things. restore one handgun a month law. also do universal background checks and increase local authority over guns in public places. and we spoke with one of the house delegates, a republican glen davis yesterday. he is from the virginia beach area where you recall that horrific shooting that killed 12 past may. he says the opposition to these measures is bipartisan. listen. >> definitely bipartisan. i have had democrats come to me and say glen, i'm a democrat. but this is extremely important to me. this isn't a tax hike here or some other issue there. this is an ability to protect your family and loved one. that's not a republican or democrat issue. griff: guys, they are expecting such large numbers because those th

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governor ralph northam declared a state of emergency, banning all weapons near the capitol and warned of threats from out-of- state militia groups. >> threats like storming our capital, is one specifically, weaponizing drones over our capital square is another. >> reporter: rally organizer phillip van cleave said the event should not be canceled>>h. if they're trying to create problems, the police will handle them. we will go on. >> reporter: one of the two americans arrested is an army veteran who se when the f.b.i. moved in to take the men into custody, we're told two of the men tried to destroy their phones. norah? >> o'donnell: all right, jeff, in richmond tonight, thank you. a powerful storm system is set to howl across the country with more than 170 million people in its path. snow is piling up fast in the northwest. in oregon, it's icy roads are cutting visibility for drivers. it's also spinning tires in washington state. lonnie quinn from wcbs tv joins us. lonnie, what happens when this heads east? >> reporter: okay. it's going to merge with a second storm. so here's storm num

governor ralph northam wanted to add 8 new gun control proposals these are really broad 'd proposals these would turn the vast majority of virginia gun owners into felons for continuing to possess their legally on firearms their legally owned magazines their legally owned suppressors it would criminalize transferring firearms to family members or friends without going through a background jag these are bills that would impact the legal gun owners in the state of virginia not the violent criminals but experts like law professor richard at the university of virginia say the new proposed laws are not as radical as pro-gun lobbyists claim lots of states had gun control legislation that looked like this what happened in the last 2025 years is when the republicans came in and gun guns became a big cultural issue is they stripped away a lot of these regulations that have existed in the past and so the the the current gun regime in virginia is a very very permissive along all these dimensions and what the democrats are trying to do is tighten that up. virginia's proposed gun controls come af

foreign policy and anti-semitism after that virginia governor ralph northam delivering his state address in virginia. >> we come to the prime minister to question number one mr. speaker. prime minister. [inaudible] we will start cygnus condemn the posting coalition forces bird i iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pursue urgent de-escalation. mr. speaker i know the thoughts of the house are also with our friends in australia as they tackled the bushfires. as they are with the families of those killed in the ukrainian air crash. mr. speaker this morning i had meetings with ministers and callings i and others i will have further meetings later today. >> mr. speaker the disease is a terminal illness where the third of the people dying within a year in more than half within two years of diagnosis. the last thing terminally ill people should work be worrying about our their finances. the scrap six months campaign with this association which is based in my constituency of northampton south. i went to bring this important issue of payments to those term

. >> reporter: governor ralph northam declared state of emergency which banned all weapons on capitol building grounds and brought with it extremely tight security. on capitol grounds, right in there behind this fence, this is where the state of emergency is, where you can't bring any weapons. just beyond the fence, a lot of guns. there are probably thousands of them out here, far outnumbering what law enforcement has. the extra security came following the arrest of three members of a white supremacist group threatening to come to the rally to cause a race war. but today's event ended peacefully. gun control advocates had called for a counterprotest out here today, but in the end that was called off out of concerns that it could have led to confrontation. maurice? >> dubois: okay, jeff pegues in richmond tonight, thank you. tonight prince harry and his wife meghan are on their own. harry says he's taking a leap of faith by giving up his royal duties to lead a more peaceful life. charlie d'agata on what he's had to give up. >> reporter: prince harry attended an african investment summi

governor ralph northam temporarily banning all weapons from richmond's capital square ahead of a protest planned for monday against proposed gun regulations. northam citing new intelligence indicating that among the protesters, there may be out of state militias with, quote, malicious plans for the rally. >>> there is still a lot more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the very close call today. look at this. two women walking and the building that came down right behind them. >>> baseball's cheating scandal growing tonight. the red sox firing. and we'll have news in a moment on tha us.oru ionhe sce f several quakes already. today. we'll hear from bob in just a moment. a lot more news ahead here. were cooking witm. she always said, "food is love," so when she moved in with us, a new kitchen became part of our financial plan. ♪ i want to make the most of every meal we have together. ♪ at northwestern mutual, our version of financial planning helps you live your dreams today. find a northwestern mutual advisor at nm dot com. skip to the good part with alka-seltzer plus. helps yo

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they've never handled and you know governor ralph northam he has a package of also gun legislation that he's going to be pushing for that would prohibit all individuals subject to final protective orders from owning a gun and it would also require lost and stolen firearms to be reported in a 24 hour period no other legislation that has been filed includes banning indoor shooting ranges in offices where there is more than 50 employees and that's also including the n.r.a. offices where they're headquartered in northern virginia now republican program groups they have said that they will fight this all the way to the supreme court with more than 100 virginia cities and counties declaring themselves as a sanctuary city when it comes to the 2nd amendment and they're going to pose any new unconstitutional restrictions on guns. all right joining me now to discuss the 2nd amendment and the virginia rally are 2 pokes who represent both the left and the right side of politics in the united states today democratic analyst and political or democratic. crossways of one of these days i will get your

right rally in charlottesville in 2017, and the fbi warning about possible violence, governor ralph northam declared a state of emergency, banning all weapons from the capitol grounds. authorities arresting seven alleged white supremacists last week, saying some of them were planning on attending. the rally just got underway. an officer told me they expected about 10,000 people here inside on the capitol grounds, but outside on the streets, there are thousands more. outside the grounds -- >> usa! >> reporter: -- weapons proudly on display. why was it so important for you guys to be in full armor and bring the firearms out? >> it's our right, isn't it? we can exercise our rights, right? >> and there was a lot of concern going into this. victor live from richmond. but police telling you tonight, just one arrest, victor? >> reporter: that's right, david. just one person was arrested. they were wearing a mask and refused to take it off. part of the reason we saw few confrontations? security was tight and there were hardly any counterprotesters out here. one law enforcement source says there wer

. >>> virginia governor ralph northam recently gave his second state of the commonwealth address enrichmenttalked about the state's goals for stronger gun laws, raising the minimum wage, decriminalizing marijuana possession and increasing funding for public schools. his remarks are an

they come to push for second amendment rights but this year they are really worried that governor ralph northam measures through that threaten their rights, if you look behind me you can see the virginia state capitol behind me but chain-link fence, governor declared state of emergency after receiving credible threats, associated associated e supremacists groups, possibly has brought this security that we have here, there's no guns allowed on capitol grounds, you cannot carry a weapon where that truck is driving right now, the gun measures at the senate has passed here is part of why people are out here, one handgun a month will be restored, universal background checks and increase local authority over guns in public places but the house legislature, the delegates want to do more bills lined up, we talk today delegates, republican from virginia beach, the area where in may 12 people were killed in rampage, here is what he said about the opposition that's bipartisan. >> i've had democrats come to me , glen, i'm a democrat, this is the ability to protect your family and your loved ones and that's

the measure has left governor ralph northam to temporarily ban firearms on state and local grounds anda state of emergency. >> state intelligence analysts have identified threats and violent rhetoric similar to what has been see before other major events such as charlottesville. >> reporter: the memory of the unite the right rally is still haunting the state more than two years later. it quickly turned violent and leading to a slash between neo-nazis and counterprotesters. and left one woman dead. >> no one wants another incident like the one we saw in charlottesville in 2017. we were noill not allow that ma and violence to happen here. >> reporter: governor northam's temporary ban of weapons around the capital have gone into effect. groups supporting the rally challenged the governor in court. a judge ultimately sided by the governor. in richmond, alexandra field, cnn. >>> with the former u.s. ambassador spied on, ukraine is so furious over the possibility of such an act taking place, it's launching a criminal investigation. coming up, we'll look at the new documents being leaked abou