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rosenthal, thank you very much.nd it over to jamie costello. >> if you live on 29th and barkley, you grew up at the barkley rec center and were crushed when you heard it was closing. but barkley may be coming back to life. >> reporter: about a dozen people spent their day scrubbing and sanding. about six months ago the recreation center shut down due to budget cuts. they took the lead role in reviving this center. >> it's a lot of work. it's a lot of effort and there's a lot of things we're still figuring out but the reason we took it on is, one, we didn't want to see the building just close indefinitely. we didn't really know what the future was with regards to rec and parkses running it. it's an important thing to have in the community. >> it's a win-win for the volunteers. they get to use the recreation center for meetings and it will be a safe place for kids. >> i bought a home here a year and a half ago. i learned about rec centers trying to get this up and running for schools. and, you know, they were playing

for more let's go to john rosenthal, co-founder of the advocacy groups top handgun violence and commonse about kids and guns. and lori haas who was in the capitol for the president's speech last night as a guest of virginia congressman bobby scott. lori's daughter emily was shot and wounded during the 2007 rampage of virginia tech. i would like to start with you lori if i could. what was the mood in the room during the speech? and what were you thinking and feeling when the president made that call for congress to vote on these very simple proposals? >> i was elated and inspired frankly. it's time to take action. it saddens everyone. the collective parent in all of us, we look at those children from newtown who were shot and murdered, we just know we can do better. we can do a good job and get real meaningful legislation that will save lives. background checks for one. we must do a better job. we owe it to our families. >> john: was it a surprise to see how many people didn't stand up for the ovation for gun control legislation? >> you know, it breaks my heart. i think that there is a

rosenthal is with us taking calls from the university of maryland medical center. doctor, we're talking about congenital heart disease. is that something that's hereditary? >> losten it is. in a courter of people with congenital heart disease there is some underlying genetic predisposition. this comes up frequently in children with down syndrome and other type ofs of genetic abnormalities or differences. now we have a number of children with down syndrome in our practice and they require sometimes special care because other things can go along with down syndrome. we love these kids and we left families and obviously, taking care of the heart disease is one part of taking care of the whole child and the whole family. >> you get diagnosis. you're a parent, maybe a new parent. are these children living into adult hood? >> many of them are. the current estimates are that 58% of the people -- 85% of the people born with congenital heart disease will live into their later years. nearly half with congenital heart disease are currently adults, so people are living longer.

richard rosenthal joins us now.coming on. >> thank you. >> richard, how important is it for children with differences, neurological differences, to have an education that is both social and academic? >> well, the reality is that kids with disabilities are kids. if you're going to have a floor, everybody deserves, in a sense, the opportunity to develop themselves as far as they can go. this school is really quite a remarkable and somewhat unique in the fact that it offers the diversity sort of in your face, and i love the focus on compassion, because what that does is it reduces interpersonal distance and it allows people to really be friends, to connect, to be real with one another rather than object fiing someone as someone with a disability and not so much. it really fosters a much more civil approach and in doing so lays the foundation where people can actually move towards their objectives in terms of their best emotional and intellectual growth. >> howard, seer and knower of all things new york, "the new york t

there is a report that ben rosenthal sent with all the data created by the court management system, all of those numbers state the actual case loads for our offices. one report for us and one report for the district attorney and i believe it was sent to the supervisors y esterday by ben rosenfield. >> okay. thank you very much. colleagues any other question okay, with that, i would like to turn to our budget and legislative analyst for this their report. >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, contrary to the statement that -- "somewhat arbitrary," nothing could be further from the truth and our recommendations were based on a careful and detailed analysis of the documentation and the data. i would like to briefly summarize our report and to make comments. >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, deb radio newman from the budget analyst's office. i just wanted to take a moment at the beginning. and respond to questions raised. supervisor chiu you asked about the caseload data for the district attorney of an average caseload of 30 per attorney and where that number came from. if you

it was inspired by joe rosenthal's picture of five marines and a sailor raising a u.s.ives. he was so moved he used his own money to create it. the statue was displayed in front of the federal reserve building in washington during the latest '40s but then the government asked him to build a 32-foot-tall version, the marine corps war memorial that sits outside arlington national cemetery. the smaller one was forgotten until he start working on his biography. >> reporter: where was it? >> in his backyard behind his studio in washington, d.c. >> reporter: when you saw it what did you think? >> i said this is a national treasure, and we've got to get it out of here and restore it for the american people. >> reporter: he offered it for a trade, a stradivarius violin, a silver trophy, and some cash. it was put on display aboard the "uss intrepid" museum in new york until it was crated. >> reporter: does it ever get old to look at? >> no. i'm happy. it's been in a box for eight years. it's been crated up. nobody could see it. >> reporter: this friday rodney brown is putting th

it was inspired by combat photographer joe rosenthal's picture of five marines and a sailor raising theing a battle that cost 6,000 u.s. lives. sculptor felix de weldon was so moved he used his own money to create it, finishing the 12-foot statue six months after the battle. the statue was displayed in front of the federal reserve building in washington during the late '40s but then the government asked weldon to build a 32-foot tall version the marine corps war memorial which sits just outside arlington national cemetery. the smaller one was forgotten until brown started working on de weldon's biography in 1990. where was it? >> it was in the backyard behind de weldon's studio in washington d.c. >> reporter: when you saw it, what did you think some. >> i said, this is a national treasure. we've got to get it out of here. it's got to be restored for the american people. >> reporter: brown offered de weldon a trade. the statue for a stradivarius violin, a silver trophy and some cash. the statue was put on display aboard the u.s.s. intep id museum in new york until it was crated for stora

here is state representative paul rosenthal. >> there is mace. what about a taser? other meths at self-it was. judo or what have you. there are other methods. it's not just the only method out there known to man and woman today is a weapon. of a firearm. anymore a nutshell, buddy system is good. yesterday, we told you about congressman who said the young women can't be trusted with gun for self-defense on college campuses. remember that one, bob? ing from, you begged me, you were begging me like this. >> greg: i am totally for the buddy system, as long as buddy is the name of your gup and can air condition a rapist at three feet. people can think it wasless woman can hand a rapist better than a woman could handle a gun. the idea of learning judo would only work if it increases the time it takes to reach for gun. the ideal woman goes to the gun range at lunch and judo on the way home and does no yoga. >> kimberly: interesting. okay. let's go around the table. >> dana: i watch him and i think to the state representative's comments yesterday, why did they want to be le

now for much more on in, i'm joined by john rosenthal and paul blumenthal.ou for joining us. between the emotional hearings in d.c. the money behind the gun control cause and new poll numbers showing despite what congress might end up doing the support for gun control has been growing. is this the most hopeful you've been. >> john: if the public and media make gun violence prevention an ongoing issue of importance and ultimately a voting issue during the elections coming up, i think we may make progress but remember we've got a long way to go. there is no background check requirement on gun sales. to listen to a dad of a seven-year-old killed at newtown, one of 86 americans who had bury their kids today and every day. meanwhile congress says fiscal cliff and debt cerealing are more important than taking a vote on gun violence prevention. the hast time i checked neither of those economic issues resulted in 86 american dead a day. we need a limit on magazine clips. when i get a duck hunting license i have to restrict my magazine clip to three rounds to protect

sees the auction of the original cast stone version of the iwo jima monument inspired by the joe rosenthalhe day for the razzy awards honoring -- if that's the word for it -- the year's worst films and performances. we'll take a moment now to check the mail. we've heard from a few of you about the mail, about an off-hand remark i made a few weeks back in response to the recent hike in postal rates. clearly people do appreciate the service the postal service provides for a mere 46 cents. sheryl signs of denver, colorado, writes i was taken aback by your negative comment sunday morning. mr. osgood owes the public an apology for this undeserved criticism. point taken. you're right in reference to what's now called snail-mail as a quaint custom i was trying unwisely to be a wise guy. sorry. and our thanks to cristian mcdonnell of belmont massachusetts for his card noting my recent birthday. very thoughtful, cristian. very colorful, too. if you've got something on your mind that you'd like to share with us, write us at now we go to bob scheiffer in washington for a look at what's ahead on face

. >> this is a bordeaux brought in by a legendary wine importer, kneel rosenthal. this mixes a car we are nay and merlot. it features a roasted loin of lamb, a lamb tortellini made in house, a little romaine from our farm and a little bit of sauce as well. it's a really fantastic dish, one that we think matches up great with the earth thinkness of this wine. >> you know your stuff. thank you for joining us. >> absolutely thank you so much. >> fleet street kitchen, harbor east part of the winter wine celebration in baltimore which continues through march the 3 3rd. don and marty as they say here in harbor east. >> salute. >> and still to come on eyewitness news this morning. >> families divided, a ban on russian adoptions is literally keeping families a world apart. i'm jessica kartalija, the heartbreaking story of we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> a controversial ageneral too for the new chief diplomat secretary of sta

and ira rosenthal, that doesn't surprise you when we get a falloff in starts like this? prices were so darn high lately -- >> when was last time you saw lumber prices this high? >> i don't ever remember them to be this high, to be honest with you. this is high as it has been. >> you and your father and grandfather have been business for a long time? >> yeah. 74 years. >> a company like weyerhaeuser. you buy a lot of lumber from weyerhaeuser. they had a run-up in the stock because they're charging you a lot of money. >> i don't know if it has to do with that. there is uptick in demand. so consequently with the increase in demand they're making more money and selling more product. >> your lumber, this is poplar i think here. we got pine here. everything costs more? >> absolutely. 100%. >> i leave you guys with, as we look at the yard. that is by the way, that is molding over there. that is whole bunch of molding that comes from various different surprises -- suppliers. may lumber, that is what you get in falloff in starts. but i do think, when you look at the starts number

we have with me john rosenthal, founder and chairman of stop handgun violence, a frequent guest on "newsk you for sticking around here. this is the first the president is leaving d.c.. first of several cities he's expected to visit and bring the message and this city is significant because they have seen a drop in gun violence as a result of actions taken in their communities and that were supported by lawmakers there, as well as police. >> it's a great thing. >> to say the least. you are short a -- brief today. that's a great thing, understatement. to' when a community pull s together and what's not great is the continued debate and concern we won't see legislation that's common sense and could save lives at this point. "the wall street journal" reporting you have senators of both sides getting together on a proposed deal but it would not include an assault weapons ban. what is your reaction to that, john? >> i think they're cowards. the common denominator in the high-profile mass shootings are semiautomatic military-style weapons and on your very show a couple of weeks ago, stanley mcc

and paul rosenthal recommending that we rely on other implements of course, going to be completely andntirely useless. >> sean: who was the guy mo said urinate on your attacker? who is that genius? >> this is the university of colorado at colorado spring. of course a lot of liberals who are snickering about this and now up in high dungeon because we're mocking and paying attention to these tips and saying colorado springs is supposed to be conservative. well, guess what? unfortunately, as many of these colleges and universities, they're small or large in places like colorado springs or in the ivy league, they have been poisoned. there's he a cancerous attitude that women should be passively resistent and they he should do everything, but learn how to arm themselves and use arms as self-defense and that's why we've got the ridiculous things that we should use assault bodily fluids like vomit and urination, or in the case of oregon state, telling us that we should tell a potential attackers that we're sick or we're pregnant or have a sexually transmitted disease and this will be the grea

. >> one thing that is interesting to me as well is after this picture was snapped by joe rosenthal,pulled three of the guys to come back and pose but the other three had actually passed away already. >> they had been killed within 48 hours of the flag raising. they knew the importance of the image and they got these other guys home for the fund-raising drive. they also posed for themselves in a sculptor's studio. we have pictures of that in the exhibit. >> rodney, thank you for sharing your time with us this morning and for being able to share this with america. appreciate it. back to you. >>steve: do they have any idea what that is going to sell for? >> $1.3 million to $1.8 million. if you have that amount of cash laying around, come on down. february 22. >>steve: thank you very much. >>brian: they risk their lives to rescue injured soldiers. now we're getting an inside look at how they do it. the video tremendous. >>alisyn: she sued her school for giving her bad grades. this morning a major update [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i'