still at the scene, angel rosenthal, the teen who punched earlier.al will not go quietly. >> relax. >> walsh needs another set of handcuffs. as he calls for backup, the cameraman questions the officer's use of force. >> why did you have to hit her with a closed fist? you socked this girl. >> yes, i did, sir. >> she's underage. >> i don't care. >> you don't care? >> get back. she's going to fight with me, i'll fight with her. >> she didn't put up a fight. >> soon, backup arrives. >> take all the picture you want but back up. >> sure, sure. >> but the incident is far from over. the cameraman sells the video to news outlets across the country. and walsh's punch goes viral. >> a scuffle over a jay-walking ticket that ended with a police officer punching a 17-year-old girl in the face. >> we got calls all over the country and all over the world about it. >> james kelly was president of the seattle urban league at the time. >> well, it was, i felt, unnecessary. a full blown violence of a punch to the face was just wrong. but at the same time i also felt li

joining me now john rosenthal.n welcome back into "the war room." >> thank you. >> michael: isn't it ironic that wayne lapierre says bloomberg can't buy the american public? >> it sure is. the ben factors and the uniquely dominating gun industry has intimidated the democratic party and influenced the republican party. i go to a gun store. federally licensed gun dealers have to run a background check. but members of congress have agreed that criminals and terrorists who can't pass a background check should be able to legally buy guns in 33 states from private gun dealers. so they are supporting the rights of criminals, the mentally ill and even terrorists. it's time we stand up to the uniquely regulated gun industry and say no, you are not going to buy our government. >> michael: listening to you say that it's so damn frustrating, john, the nra it appears and i think you would agree -- does int seem like they are still winning at this? and if they are, have they at least been weakened by newtown at all? >> i think s

thank you michael shank, and the great john rosenthal. gentlemen, you make me proud to be american.or coming on tonight's show. >> john: president obama goes to israel coming up next. "no, save 300 bucks over here!" "wait, save 400 bucks right here." with so many places offering so much buck-saving, where do you start? well, esurance was born online raised by technology and majors in efficiency. so they're actually built to save you money... and time... and whiplash. esurance. now backed by allstate. click or call. break the ice with breath-freshening cooling crystals. ice breakers. (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> john: welcome back. time for our thing of the day. you're going to love this.

this is joe rosenthal? >> guest: this is the classic photograph taken by joe rosenthal of ap of the flag being raised on mt. surbashi on iwo jima, and i think the one point to say here is that it is not a fake. it is a second picture of the second flag raising on iwo jima, but it is a legitimate un-posed photograph of the second flag raising. and the reason for a second flag being raised was the first flag that was raised was very small and fighting was still going on on the island and the admiral in charge of the fighting wanted a larger flag from the ships so that all the soldiers could be inspired by the american flag -- so they brought up a larger flag to raise. c-span: this next one, number 24, is kind of rough isn't it? >> guest: it's a tough photograph. it's one of the last from the war. it's probably the last combat picture in many ways from the european front. it's a photograph of an american soldier killed on the very last day of the war against germany in 1945. and it's from a series of photograp

the national institute of justice, lynn rosenthal and chris rose, who are also with me today on the dais, addressed the backlog. thank god. the joyful heart are so proud to partner with them on this work. just weeks ago, when the first 400 kids were tested and entered into the national dna database, law enforcement were able to identify 29 serial rapists. [applause] it is huge. that is only out of the first 400. we are talking about hundreds of thousands. that just goes to show you and makes you think about what could have not been. one of the kids in detroit belonged to a young mother who was raped at gunpoint in her bed while her two young children were sleeping next to her. immediately following the attack, she bravely called the police and went to the hospital, where evidence was collected from her body. in her words, said, i have no choice, the only way that i had of getting the person on the street was to go. the rape kit was tested, 14 years later. 14 years. when a prosecutor finally told her that they had identified a rapist, she courageously moved forward with the prosecution. h

. >> reporter: senators rich rosenthal said they have a right to contest gun control laws. >>> they have decided to cancel the sale of military assault weapons to mark kellie anne congresswoman gabrielle giffords, -- mark kelly and as you know congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot two years ago and he is making that political point to show how easy it is to get the kind of weapons he wants banned and they are terminating that action and giving kelly a refund. >>> they are planning on getting more than 600 guns at the gun buy back event. yesterday they showed off the guns collected saturday and they collected of 10 -- 610 guns including 17 assault rifles on top of the 100 guns turned into at another buy back event earlier this month. >> you wonder where they are certainly not with trigger box on them. >> the county paid more than $61,000 and in the first event the county paid out more than 14,000 dollars. >>> they have taken the speech at an area summit. this comes as there is word that the u.s. has been training syrian rebels in jordan and according to various sources, the training h

. >> reporter: senators rich rosenthal said they have a right to contest gun control laws. >>> they have decided to cancel the sale of military assault weapons to mark kellie anne congresswoman gabrielle giffords, -- mark kelly and as you know congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot two years ago and he is making that political point to show how easy it is to get the kind of weapons he wants banned and they are terminating that action and giving kelly a refund. >>> they are planning on getting more than 600 guns at the gun buy back event. yesterday they showed off the guns collected saturday and they collected of 10 -- 610 guns including 17 assault rifles on top of the 100 guns turned into at another buy back event earlier this month. >> you wonder where they are certainly not with trigger box on them. >> the county paid more than $61,000 and in the first event the county paid out more than 14,000 dollars. >>> they have taken the speech at an area summit. this comes as there is word that the u.s. has been training syrian rebels in jordan and according to various sources, the training h

the national institute of justice, lynn rosenthal and chris rose, who are also with me today on the daised the backlog. and god. -- thank god. the joyful heart are so proud to partner with them on this work. just weeks ago, when the first 400 kids were tested and entered into the national dna database, law enforcement were able to identify 29 serial rapists. [applause] it is huge. that is only out of the first 400. we are talking about hundreds of thousands. that just goes to show you and makes you think about what could have not been. one of the kids in detroit belonged to a young mother who was raped at gunpoint in her bed while her two young children were sleeping next to her. immediately following the attack, she bravely called the police and went to the hospital, where evidence was collected from her body. in her words, said, i have no choice, the only way that i had of getting the person on the street was to go. the rape kit was tested, 14 years later. 14 years. when a prosecutor finally told her that they had identified a rapist, she courageously moved forward with the prosecution