. >> rebecca shabad, thehill.com and on twitter. thanks for being with us on c- span's "year in review." [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> here's more about guns from connecticut senator chris murphy who spoke on the senate floor to mark the one-year anniversary of the newton school shootings and urge congress to act in 2014. >> we are about to hit the one- year mark since the tragic shooting in sandy hook, connecticut, that took the lives girls andle boys and six educators who cared for them. it should be a source of great embarrassment to the house and senate that we have not moved the ball forward one inch when it comes to the issue and protecting the thousands who are injured by guns every year. even while 90% of americans agree that people should prove they are not a criminal, there's no reason we should allow military style weapons in the hands of ordinary americans. we should be embarrassed if we upnot pass a comprehensive aid to the undetectabl

. >> we are at the hill offices with rebecca shabad. you have covered a number of gun related hearings and events through the year. the president from earlier this year in january, how did the shootings of last december propel the administration and congress into action? >> the fact that a number of children were killed, that was really the breaking point for lawmakers on the hill and the white house to do something about the gun issues in this country. the aurora shooting happened and they wanted to introduce something that would actually try to move the the issue forward. president obama introduced a number of executive orders that day and they are still working on them today. vice president joe biden announced $100 million for mental health services this week. >> you talk about the actions but how receptive was congress to any sort of change? >> they did take newton and thought they had to do it. a lot of republicans focus on the mental health aspects. the democrats did want to tighten regulations. >> you are talking about the coming

. >> it was the death knell for a in colorado.ators we are speaking with rebecca shabad at the hill offices. ourant to show you some of coverage of congressional debate and hearings regarding gun violence. >> thank you for inviting me here today. this is an important children,on for our for our community, for democrats and republicans. , but ig is difficult need to say something important. problem.is a big too many children are dying. too many children. something. it will be hard but the time is now. the bold and courageous. americans are counting on you. >> nobody is committed more than we are about keeping guns of criminals hands. it's in our best interest. inssume you are as committed keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. do you agree with should prosecute and punish how they get guns at? >> we have said strawman sales should have been prosecuted for years. there are statutes on the books right now. >> you agree that we should prosecute. >> if someone is doing a strawman sale, they should be prosecuted absolutely. >> you supported mandatory criminal background checks for every sale

. >> rebecca shabad, thehill.com and on twitter. thanks for being with us on c- span's "year in review." >> on the next "washington journal" market ginsberg looks of foreign-policy challenges in the year ahead. mocker -- gould er discusses political stories of 2014. then international stories on fears in russia as the sochi olympic games draw near. plus your e-mails and tweets. >> it is on fire. it will be extremely fast. this of the five or 10 years. there.k is life into 45an slices. to what i think we should be doing is entering these and have them at the same time. we should play. we should learn. the world moves so fast. really have to stay up-to- date. >> new year's day on c-span. it just before 1:00 p.m. eastern and throughout the afternoon, ceo's on the future of higher education, robotics, and data as the new industrial revolution. on book tv, "unflinching courage" on women who helped shaped texas. then doctors assemble rights leaders at a segregationist share their memories of the civil rights era. >> the beginning of octob