never hear of this on the national media, so i want to say it to all of you now and i need your help in telling all of america this because it is the truth -- the national rifle association originated the national instant check system. bill. our no one on the prohibited persons list should ever have access to a firearm, no killer, no felon, no drug dealer. [applause] mr. lapierre: and anyone who is mentally incompetent or dangerous to society should be added to the check system and prevented from getting their hands on a gun. [applause] mr. lapierre: but watch what i released three years ago, and the media machine all over the country, they so callously and completely ignored it. watch this. [video clip] mr. lapierre: here is what the media will not tell you. the nra has fought for 20 years to put the records of those mentally incompetent into the check system, and until the politicians demand they are submitted, killers who are prohibited from owning firearms will walk into gun stores and pass every background check they take. so if they really wanted to make a difference, the media would lead every newscast with a reminder that the names of millions of a violent felons

, there had seemed to be some universal agreement on that, perhaps leaving aside what the national rifle associationg the age from 18 up to 21. the national rifle association is against that. the president does seem to be backing of a little bit from it now backing off a little bit from it now and it emerged he had a meeting with the national rifle association on sunday and there is some speculation that maybe they manage to change the president's mind a little bit on that. the press briefing in the white house today, the suggestion was the president hadn't changed his mind and this was simply a matter of debate that was continuing. that would be, as well as the bump stock issue, that is described as the easy options, not the big decisions, the big changes some people want to see in terms of the semiautomatic rifles and the availability to people on the streets. those are the key decisions that are going to be even more difficult to make because the national rifle association is dead set on any key changes, changes they say would challenge the second amendment and people say, that will be a tough fi

students demand tighter gun laws, the head of the national rifle association weighs in. ake over the house and the senate and, god forbid, they get the white house again, our american freedoms could be lost and our country will be changed for ever. sorry, we have got a problem with newsnight. good thing i didn't leave. while we decide what we are going to do, i am going to do a quick old sku —— old school impromptu paper review. how about that? let's start slightly randomly. there you go. there is the daily express. just making this up as we go along. it says eu migrants says daily express. talking about the fa ct daily express. talking about the fact that on september last year that saw 130,000 eu migrants

he's now known as the ceo of the national rifle association. 's been working with that association for many years. prior to him taking the stage we heard from dana lasch is the more recently named spokeswoman for the national rifle association and she participated in a town hall last night on cnn with some of those survivors and so she got up on the stage first and spoke for a little while. her remarks i would say were much more inflammatory and that the media loves mass shootings and she said that has to do with ratings and that's why you are seeing events unfold this way. wane lappier got up on stage and said that the media hates the nra, he expressed some condolences to those people who had been killed in the parkland school shooting. took something, though of a different tone and i would say that the crowd in this room is the kind of that is used to hearing the type of rhetoric that came before him from dana but there is one thing i want to quickly walk through because wayne got up here and said, this is something you're never going to hear

boycott nra, activists are targeting firms that offer special benefits to members of the national rifle associationar corporate names. the car rental companies hertz and enterprise, which also owns alamo and national. they're ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby met life insurance and the software company symantec are taking similar action. there has been no word in response from the nra. it is unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that boasts 5 million members. their goal is to eliminate the second amendment so they can eradicate all individual freedoms. donald trump says he is open to new ideas but the one he seems to like best is giving guns to teachers. it's concealed. so this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know who it is that has it. that's good. that's not bad, that's good. and a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened. the debate over what to do next will be highly charged and intensely political. a former senior adviser to donald trump has admitted charges of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining ru

statement just released by the national rifle association. to the president who has suggested he's open to new restrictions on the age pour purchasing weapons in the united states. it's certainly a message to the president from the nra. there is more breaking news we are following as the students of stoneman douglas high school demand action. town hall with student. national rival association will be there. thousands of folks already gathering. and breaking news of the russia investigation with the new secret filing in the special counsel's case against two former trump campaign officials. e to sit down for. slow down for. put the phone away, and use a knife and fork for. and with panera catering, it's food worth sharing. panera. food as it should be. and with panera catering, it's food worth sharing. i had a very minor fender bender tonight! in an unreasonably narrow fast food drive thru lane. but what a powerful life lesson. and don't worry i have everything handled. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident for

boycott nra, activists are targeting firms that offer special benefits to members of the national rifle associationames. the car rental companies hertz and enterprise, offer special benefits to members of the national rifle association. and they include some of the most familiar corporate names. the car rental companies hertz and enterprise, which also owns alamo international. they're ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby group from next month. met life insurance and the software company symantec are taking similar action. there has been no word in response from the nra. it is unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that boasts 5 million members. during the week's chief executive hit out at the protesters. their goal is to eliminate the second amendment and our firearms freedoms. offer special benefits to members of the national rifle association. so they can eradicate all individual freedoms. donald trump says he is open to new ideas but the one he seems to like best is giving guns to teachers. it's concealed. so this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know who i

president donald trump has told the national rifle association that america needs to toughen up and some rules about some rules around gun control well he also called the legal part just saying aides to be raised and suggested that teachers be on the classroom our white house correspondent kimberly helped get us the story. arming teachers in the classroom is a controversy ally dhea being promoted by president donald trump to prevent school shootings if you harden the sights you're not going to have this problem because these guys who lack courage will never go into those schools he says he wants to encourage educators to become comfortable with a gun even offering bonuses for those with firearms skills i want my schools protected just like white banks are protected trump made the comments on thursday at another white house listening session following the shootings in parkland florida that left seventeen people dead most of them teenagers. since the school shooting fellow students have made their voices heard and brought pressure to bear on trump and other right of center politicians to t

background checks to raising the purchase age for rifles, but he's also focusing in on the idea of paying teachers extra security weapons. the president suggests the national rifle association will go along with some gun law reforms, but the nra says its position has not changed, launching a new attack on democrats, calling those democrats socialists. i'll speak with ellis, singled out by the nra, and our correspondents and specialists are standing by with full coverage, but, first, we begin with the new indictment against president trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, and his top aide, rickgates. our justice correspondent perez has been going over the new 32-count indictment. update the viewers. what are the charges? >> reporter: wolf, charges are adding pressure to manafort and gates in a possible trail later this year. the charges unseal today in alexandria, virginia today reveal 16 counts of false income tax returns, seven counts failing to declare foreign bank accounts, five counts of bank fraud conspiracy, and four counts of bank fraud. now, what this means, wolf, is that these talks have been going on in the last couple weeks between rick gates, in partic

the second vice president of the national rifle association. -- we have something we would like to tellou about. the second vice president of the national rifle association. [applause] >> hello cpac. it is sponsored by the national rifle association. in honor of legendary humanitarian extraordinary actor nra.eloved person of the [applause] award, which is not given every year, only when someone is -- has that up under pressure with great -- with grace and dignity and principles and discipline. the award have included people , viceush limbaugh president mike pence, and sheriff davey clark. we are honored to have you as part of this distinguished pantheon. [applause] >> thank you very much. [applause] >> you are going to be joined on stage by your to republican commissioners and by duke university's michelle connolly. those very wonderful remarks he prepared, you can share them on a panel. done?sioners, are you not to finish this. >> are interrupted. >> chairman, we were giving you a really great award today. butannot bring it on stage, being from the nra, your gift will be housed in our

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a number of us companies cut ties with the all—powerful national rifle association, following last week'sool shooting in florida. one of the uk's biggest children's aid charities — plan international, reveals six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers in the last two years. also in the next hour: britain is set for the coldest february week in five years as freezing air arrives from russia. the cold snap — known as the beast from the east — will affect the whole of the uk with temperatures in some areas expected to drop to minus—eight. and in half an hour here on bbc news — is seeing really believing? click investigates deep fakes and software used to swap faces in video. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. team gb is celebrating its best ever performance at a winter olympics, after winning a fifth medal. billy morgan claimed bronze in the men's "big air" snowboard event, with a jump he'd never previously completed. the medal takes them past the four won in 2014 as paul frostrick reports. the penultimate day of action in pyeongchang and a chance for the big jumpers to sho

. >> even if the national rifle association goes after you? >> wolf, i'm going -- look, i love my kids. my grand kids. i know every family in the state is in the same position. we e love our children. i will do whatever i can do to keep these kids safe. i'm going to talk about every issue to keep these kids safe. it is a lot of things. who should have guns? should individuals with mental illness have guns? what can we do to create more safety in our schools? what can we do to make it easier for children and make them feel comfortable to report things? it is not one thing. it is all these things put together. >> today, both florida senators, democrat bill nelson and republican marco rubio will be in parkland. rubio says gun restrictions would not have prevented the shooting. rubio received $3.3 million from the national rifle association since october of 2017. the school shooting and lack of action drew angry and emotional response from comedian jimmy kimmel. >> don't you dare say it is too soon to talk about it. you said it after vegas. you sai

country calling for a ban of the weapon used in that shooting the a r fifteen assault rifle however the head of the national rifle association has doubled down saying staff at schools should be better are you also accused of gun control advocates. voiding the tragedy now for some insight on the story we can now bring in john william louden former republican member of the missouri. senate and. a professor of urban studies at queens college in new york thank you both for being with us here on our two international i guess let's start with you john as we mentioned. hundreds of u.s. lawmakers have been accused of accepting money from the n.r.a. how much influence does this organization actually have over congress. you know i this is totally overblown to suggest that any one group has way more sway or the ability to like truly put lives in danger the n.r.a. certainly is is a powerful special interest group but there's probably you know a dozen twenty thirty i don't know it's hard to say who is more powerful but at the power of the n.r.a. is not in their campaign contributions it's the way they reflect the grassroots activists who

resistance to the national rifle association grows many u.s. companies are cutting ties with the gun lobby now in the wake of the florida school shooting take a look at the social media company taking on the powerful group. and the curtain closes on the frenzy and film festival a surprise appearance from hollywood to veteran actor bill murray picks up the best director award for the friend request anderson for the big prize goes to remaining a director as you know continue to take home the golden bear for controversial film touch screen on the water all the buzz is about. time you just can money thank you for joining us the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria now russia agreed to back the deal at the very last minute on condition that there be no specific ation of when the truce could start the cease fire is aimed at. allowing desperately needed aid to reach civilians in eastern guta more than five hundred people have been killed in the rebel held area near damascus in t

remember, the national rifle association and its allies oppose virtually anything that hurts gun sales and the fight against proposals that might reduce gun sales and try to rollback laws on the things that limit them. that's their agenda but it's not america's agenda. corporate america is starting to walk away from nra and is no longer a source of pride that they are doing business with the national rifle association. just the opposite. missing company after company and relationships with the nra because of itsin increasingly unhinged and t hysterical rhetoc on the issue of gun safety. corporate america, some of the biggest corporations in our nation realize that the nra no longer speaks for responsible gun owners. when will congress realizes and know we need to advocate to keep our children safe and there is no single form that can stop every shooting. we know there are gaps in our gun laws that make it easy for criminals abusers in struggling children and mentally unstable people to get guns, even military style assault weapons with bump stops and high-capacity magazine clips. to qu

the list of companies pulling their support from the national rifle association is growing as students rally against gun violence.th republicans trong ratings by the n.r.a. are talking about gun control. in the past few days, a handful of republicans, incling governor rick scott and senator marco rubio of florida, voiced sumort for raising the mini age to 21 for anyone who wants 5. purchase a semi-automatic rifles like the ar upis morning, president trump re-tweeted his srt for stricter gun control legislation including raising the minimum age for purchasing certain weapons to 21. that's despite the n.r.a.'s statement from wednesday opposing the move. the white house also said this week it is studying gun restraining orders that would allow authorities to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a threat. several states already haver simiws on the books. and today, trump repeated his call for armed teachers to protect students, saying they should receive annual training and yearly financial bonuses. if you have a citigrp credit card, you could be getting some money back.el in a stat

never hear this on the national media, so i want to say it to all of you now and i need your help in telling all the americans, this is the truth, that the national rifle association originated the national instant check system, it was our bill. no one on the prohibited persons list should ever have access to a firearm. no killer, no felon, no drug dealer. and anyone that is adjudicated is mentally incompetent or danger to society should be added to the check system and prevented from getting their hands on a gun. but watch what i release three years ago. and the media machine all over the country, they so callously and completely ignored it. watch this. >> here's what the media won't tell you. the nra has fought for 20 years to put the records of those adjudicated, mentally incompetent into the national instant check system. and until the politicians demand that they are submitted, killers who are legally prohibited from owning firearms will walk into gun stores and pass every background check they take. so if they really wanted to make a difference, the media would lead every newscast with a reminder, that the names of millions of violent felons, criminal gang b

major us airlines, delta and united, have become the latest firms to cut ties with the powerful national rifle associationhooting. hugh woozencroft has all the sport. hello, duncan. in rugby union's six nations championship, scotland pulled off a shock to beat defending champions england at murrayfield. fly half finn russell put in a man of the match performance in the 25—13 victory, which meant the scots inflicted just a second defeat for england in 26 tests under head coach eddiejones. it also saw the scots lift the historic calcutta cup for the first time in ten years. i was really surprised, we had a game plan and we executed it really well. if you look at that tests that well. if you look at that tests that we had, they've been outstanding. we managed to get back on that type of form, and it was awesome. do you think scotland can get back on track with yellow it will definitely be tough, but if we keep performances like that, we have got a chance and we can build on it next week. ireland stayed on course for the grand slam after running in five tries, in a thrilling victory over wales in dublin. the

come declared he is willing to take on the national rifle the national- rifle association. pres. trump: half of you are so afraid of the nra. there is nothing to be afraid of. we have to fight them every once in a while. that is ok. they are doing what they think is right. i will tell you they are doing what they think is right. sometimes, we are going to have to be tough and fight them. we need strong background checks. for a long time, people resisted that. for more, philip crowther is in washington, where he said trump's stance on guns remains ambiguous. almost two weeks on from the mass shooting at the high school in florida, it is still not entirely clear with u.s. president stands when it comes to changing the gun laws here in the united states. donald trump again o omonday criticized thehe law enforcement response, saying he in fact would have rushed in unanarmed into that school. we now know the immediate response from the local sheriff's department, from those present, was not to enter the school while shots were ringing out. the u.s. president meanwhile seems to have be

the idea is being backed by the head of america's national rifle association. laws of exploiting last week's shooting for political gain. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. plenty of pressure from both sides over this. yes, if you are in britain and hearing the idea teachers could be harmed you would think that most crazy idea you've ever heard but donald trump said if the potential sicko shooter knows a school has a large number of very weapons talented teachers and others who will be instantly shooting, the sicko will never attacked the school. that has received strong support from the national rifle association and it's been a debate going on in the us for some time but of course probably horrifies the young students protesting in florida yesterday because what they want to seek is comprehensive gun control measures being taken. donald trump has also tweeted today that he favours improving background checks on those buying weapons, banning bull stocks, the semiautomatic rifles that can suddenly be turned into machine guns via this devic

he hears, a year ago, at a rally hosted by the national rifle association. illions of dollars towards the trump campaign. let me make a simple promise to the freedom loving americans in the audience today. as your president, i will never, ever, in french on the right of people to keep and bear arms. “— right of people to keep and bear arms. —— infringe. right of people to keep and bear arms. -- infringe. it remains to be seen if congress will push through any new legislation. so far, the and are have successfully resisted every move to tighten gun controls. —— the nra. but the students who are targets of school shootings are hoping they make it harder for this kind of tragedy to happen again. another funeral was held for 15—year—old peter wang. he was killed when trying to help others escape. he was honoured by being posthumus in the accepted into history in school, the westpoint academy. our correspondent david willis is in washington. what is the feeling about how far donald trump wants to go with this? eaten a lot of funding from the national rifle associa

companies bound to pressure from anti-gun activists and cut ties with the national rifle association we take a look at the social media movement driving the change of attitude towards the gun lobby after last week's deadly school shooting. and we are live at the sixtieth brylin international film festival will tell you these games this year top prizes. and have a quiet office and welcome to the program the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria russia agreed to back the deal at the last minute on the condition that there be no specification of when the surest would start the ceasefire is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach civilians in eastern guta more than five hundred people have been killed in the rebel held area near damascus and the past week alone. the bombs have been raining down on eastern ghouta for an entire week. as smoke and ash filled the sky over this rebel held district near damascus those on the ground continue to pull victims from the rubble they've been under siege here for years

companies the balance of pressure from anti gun activists and cut ties with the national rifle association we take a look at the social media movement driving the change of attitude towards the gun lobby after last week's deadly school shooting. and we are live at the sixtieth berlin international film festival will tell you skeet this year is top prize this. year with. a maverick and welcome to the program the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria the body voted unanimously to back the measure which is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach the billions of in the rebel held eastern district the council overcame initial resistance from russia to approve the measure but moscow has insisted that the deal should not take immediate effect russia has been providing military aid to the syrian government and opposition activists say russian warplanes have been taking part in the airstrikes on eastern ghouta. for more on that let's bring in journalist benedetta argentina arie who is following the security council'

on the national rifle association website it's described as the nra wine club. the didn't respond to a request for comment. one company that did break ties today was cementic which offers norton anti-virus. cybersecurity slugs was offering members of the nra package discounts on the website. today the mountain view company issued a statement saying it has skopd the discount program with the national rifle association. more more was said. others have quickly done the same after names were made public on social media. san francisco supervisor has led corporate boycotts in the gay rights fight. >> i think that economic power in communities is a way to create change. >> breaking that association with the nra was enterprise holdings which own z enterprise almow and national car rental. hertz did the same. first national bank of omaha which offers the credit card of the nra decided to abandon the gun lobby group. the decision to bail out was made shortly after nra ceo wayne lapierre gave a speech yesterday defending gun rights. >> to stop a bad guy with a gun it takes

our main story is that the head of america's national rifle association has backed president trump's to arm teachers trained to carry concealed guns. wayne lapierre made the remarks following the school shooting in florida that left 17 people dead. mr lapierre heavily criticised the advocates of tougher gun control, calling them democratic elites chipping away at constitutional rights. the shooting in parkland, florida, was the second—deadliest at a us public school, and it's sparked extensive protests by young people in cities across america. our correspondent richard lister has the latest. in florida, calls for a planned control not going away. crowds in the state capital told the law because they must do something, anything, to combat mass shootings. president trump was listening to victims of the school attacked, but also to some of those that came before it. andrew pollack‘s daughter was killed last week. it doesn't make sense. it should have been one school shooting, and we should have fixed it! it is my daughter i am not going to see again. she is not here. she is in north lau

what did we hear from the national rifle association today? >> reporter: he did, wolf. he expressed his strong support for the nra. not surprisingly, of course, the nra was strong the supportive of this president and his presidential campaign, giving more money to donald trump than any other presidential candidate in history. but wayne lapierre, the president of the nra, was speaking to cpac, a political activation committee, and he spoke about everything. >> their situation is to make you, all of you, less free. they want to sweep right under the carpet the failure of school security, the failure of family, the failure of america's mental health system. and even the unbelievable failure of the fbi. >> reporter: so wayne lapierre went on to give an extraordinary attack against the fbi. i cannot recall the head of the nra going so aggressively after a law enforcement agency like the fbi. of course, that's following in a tweet the president sent out at the end of last week essentially blaming the fbi for missing those warning signs in the florida shooting because they were

today, speaking to the nation's governors at the white house, about response to parkland, the president suggested he was taking a brave political stand against the national rifle association. he is after all a republican president with a conservative base of supporters, so whatever you think of the nra or positions, going against them would be a risk for him. it would in political terms be an act of bravery. but keeping them honest, the president's words today come as he seems to have gone silent on something he talked about supporting just last week. here its what he said today at a meeting of governors. >> half of you are so afraid of the nra and there is nothing to be afraid of. if they are not with you, we have to fight them every once if a while, that's okay. they are doing what they think is right. i will tell you, they are doing what they think is right. and sometimes we have to be tough and we are going to have to fight them. >> you are afraid, he says, i am not. you are going to have to fight them, he says, like i am. the question is, is he? here is what he said about raising the age of buying rifles. including the one used to kill 17 people in parkland and nearl

it is such a target for the killer. >> the national rifle association originated the national instantck system. it was our bill. no one on the prohibited persons list should ever have access to a firearm. no killer no, felon no, drug dealer. >> the nra is ready to do things. they actually came up with certain of the rules. >> he had a tip sheet. the nra spent roughly $30 million helping trump get elected to the presidency and more. for more, brett stevens, msnbc contributor and donna edwards, senior fellow at the center for justice. brett, you've been writing about this. the trouble with taking $30 million to get elected, people suspect you might be on take. that is a problem. >> well, yes. and you know, i think it's one of the great missed opportunities of the trump presidency because one of the promises of the presidency is that he had the political clout among republican voters to break with some of the more stale orthodoxys of the party, having been a former democrat himself. wouldn't it have been an astonishing victory for him if he had broken, what everybody knows is a failed nr

. >>> and under intense criticism from student survivors, the national rifle association said others blame for society's problems. chief executive wayne lapiere and dana lash delivered speeches at the national political action conference. >> legacy media. >> game comey and loretta lynch, the people at think progress, dianne feinstein. >> nancy pelosi, bernie.sanders, camala harris, bill de blasio, andrew como. >> these intellectual leads -- black lives matter -- cory booker, christopher murphy and keith ellison. george soros, michael bloomberg, tom steier. young democratic socialists, carl marx. the national media. save speech songs. berkeley. some hollywood gala, nbc, the "new york times," "the washington post." >> i think it might have been shorter just to say who was not on that list. in his remarks, lapiere declared the nra for law enforcement and spoke about government agencies conspireing against its citizens. watch this. >> as we've learned in recent months, even the fbi is not free of its own corruption. i can understand a few bad appearinge apples in an organization as big a

boycott nra, activists are targeting firms that offer special benefits to members of the national rifle associationnclude some of the most familiar corporate names. the car rental companies hertz and enterprise, which also owns alamo and national. they're ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby group from next month. met life insurance and the software company symantec are taking similar action. there has been no word in response from the nra. it is unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that boasts 5 million members. their goal is to eliminate the second amendment and our firearms freedoms. so they can eradicate all individual freedoms. donald trump says he is open to new ideas but the one he seems to like best is giving guns to teachers. it's concealed. so this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know who it is that has it. that's good. that's not bad, that's good. and a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened. the debate over what to do next will be highly charged and intensely political. one of the uk's biggest children's aid char

>> the national rifle association.that said, this is likely going to get some kind of debate in congress. by march, it bolstered funds to bring it up to speed and modernize it. by march, it bolstered funds to bring it up to speed and modernize it. as well as funding for mental health services. the president is set to meet with republican governors and also with the secretary sonny perdue and -- in addition, the signaling.eemingly that is throughout worldwide with the south korean president suggesting that should the united states ultimately do that, they would just move their business to southeast asia and russia. vonnie: exactly. how much leverage to governors have? >> in terms of where governors will stick, a couple of things. on the issue of the opioid accident -- epidemic, something the administration carefully has tried to work with governors on, it is something they would like to see working with them and then more broadly on trade as well as tax policy, it is something that quite frankly, the president would nee

have the sheriff as well, scott israel, who has become a national spokesperson, a celebrity in some ways, talking about this issue, specifically about mental health, and the national rifle association. the national spokesperson is going to be here as well. the nra has come under, as we know, an incredible amount of pressure and criticism for their stance on gun rights. but the nra is sending a representative here tonight, wolf, as well, to talk to the folks in the building. >> i know, mark, that cnn invited the president, president trump, to join in this town hall tonight. also invited the florida governor, rick scott, to participate. both have declined. why did they say they didn't want to be part of this very important town hall tonight? >> well, it wasn't just those t two, but let's start with president trump. from my understanding, it was his schedule. he said he was unable to attend, to come down here. he's holding his own listening session with a very small group up in washington, d.c., as we speak today. but governor rick scott said that his only two weeks left in the legislative session, he said he needed to focus on the legislation. but it wasn't just those two folks, wolf

going to happily ask him how much money he received from the national rifle -- how muchfor money he received from the national rifle association. [cheers and applause] you want to know something? it doesn't matter because i already know. $30 million! and divided by the number of gunshot victims in the united alone, that comes out to be 5800 dollars. is that how much these people are worth to you, trump? if you don't do anything to prevent this from coming, from continuing to occur, that number of gunshot victims will go up and the number that they are worth will go down. .nd we will be worthless to you to every politician who is taking donations from the nra, shame on you. [cheers and applause] shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! >> if your money was as threatened as us, would your first thought be, how is this going to reflect on my campaign? which should i choose? or would you choose us? and if you choose us, would you act like a for once. you know what would be a good way to act like it? i have an example of how not to .ct like it in figure 2017, 1 year ago, president trump repealed an obam

never hear this on the national media so i want to say it to all of you now and i need your help in telling all of america this because it's the truth. the national rifle associationginated the national instant check system. it was our bill. no one on the prohibited persons' list should ever have access to a firearm. no killer, no felon, no drug dealer. [applause] and anyone adjudicated as mentally incompetent ordaining rouse to society should be prevented from getting their hands on a gun. but -- watch what i released three years ago and the media machine all over the country they so callously and completely ignored it. watch this. >> here is what the media won't tell you. the nra has fought for 20 years to put the records of thoefs adjudicated mentally incompetent into the national instant check system. until the politicians demand that they are submitted, killers who are legally prohibited from owning firearms will walk into gun stores and pass every background check they take. so if they really wanted to make a difference, the media would lead every newscast with a reminder that the names of millions of violent fell ons, criminal gang bangers and adjudicated m

the dow edged up as well as the s&p 500. >>> there's a possible pushback against the national rifle associationaid it will stop producing the nra's visa card. national said this is in response to customer feedback. >>> mean teem takata air bag maker has agreed to a deal. at least 22 people have died because of the faulty airbag inflaters. the deal covers 44 states and the district of columbia, but the states won't get much o the money. they've agreed not to collect the settlement so victims will receive larger settlements. takata filed for bankruptcy protection in june. >>> the fcc took another step toward the appeal in net neutrality. that's the provision that internet providers should be equal. in december the fcc voted to repeal obama era net neutrality rules. yesterday the agency formally published the rules to take the place of older rules. that opens the door for opponents to file new lawsuits. >>> now, ups said it will start using electric delivery trucks. they cost the same as conventional diesel or gas-fueled ones. the shipping giant has been developing the truck for for years. the ele

this morning, major airlines are joining a growing list of companies cutting ties with the national rifle association. delta and united are just two of the multitude of big corporations that are taking a stand. cnn's polo sandoval has more on this. these moves come after intense customer backlash apparently. >> this is what happies when politics and business meet here. at least two major airlines making that announcement earlier today online. i want to show you the tweet posted by united airlines posted earlier this morning after extreme backlash here. united airlines saying it is, quote, notifying the nra that we will no longer offer a discounted rate to their annual meeting and we are asking that the nra remove our information from their website. a very similar message also posted by their competition, delta, based out of atlanta. want to review what they posted as well in response to the criticism that they had that affiliation with the national rifle association. delta saying it is, quote, reaching out to the nra to let them know we will be ending their contract for discounted rates through our g

scott, who is up for re-election this year, enjoys an a plus rating from the national rifle association. vice president mike pence tweeted about heart acache and prayers in the wake of the shooting. he has an a rating with the nra and enacted a number of laws as governor of indiana, including legislation allowing firearms to be kept in vehicles on school property. president trump tweeted his prayers, adding, no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an american school. well, nra spent more than $21 million supporting president trump in his 2016 election. almost $10 million in ads and other pro-trump material. $12 million attacking hillary clinton. the thoughts and prayers are with the victims. the dollars and cents are another story. msnbc's garrett haake is live on capitol hill. garrett, we've heard a lot about thoughts and prayers. we have heard from people like paul ryan. we've heard from ted cruz. we've heard from marco rubio. i know you've not had an opportunity to speak with them, but it already surprised me when paul ryan says, what a tragedy this is, but we can

the gunpraised control's most powerful enemies, the national rifle association. ities say a delay in school secured a cameras caught a kalanick situation to be more confusing during last week's shooting rampage. coral springs police tell the sun sentinel that almost a half hour after the school shooter dropped his rifle and escape marjory stoneman douglas high school, police thought they were seeing his actions live on the school security system. anolas cruz was captured hour after the shootings, about two miles away and is charged with killing 17 people. russia may support the united nations security council resolution calling for a cease-fire in syria, but moscow once a few exceptions. sergey lavrov says a truce cap cover islamic state fighters or al qaeda linked group's. syriance

yes president donald trump has told the national rifle association that america needs to toughen up some rules around gun control some said the legal age to buy guns needs to be raised to twenty one years of age from eighteen he made this gesture of a school safety meeting one week after a seventeen people were killed in a school shooting in florida president also said the movies are too violent and that mental health institutions need to be reopened and america's gun control debate is also dominating the annual meeting of right wing activists at the conservative political action conference near washington the c.e.o. of the national rifle association attacked those calling for tighter gun controls and argued for armed protection in schools europe today those are your headlines stay with al-jazeera one a one east is next as always thanks for your company sees it. al-jazeera. swear every since. decades of war have left thousands of iraqi amputees desperate to mend their broken bodies. now the chance to use cutting edge robotic for standards is giving them new hope. i'm steve cho on this ep