he wants to raise $30,000 a month for zimmerman's defense.torneys have spent more than $300,000 on fees and living expenses for zimmerman. >>> and this morning, a gun control task force now has ideas from people of newtown, connecticut, on curbing violence. hundreds packed an auditorium to offer their suggestions. it was the first public hearing in newtown since 26 people were killed at sandy hook elementary in december. the task force was created in response to that tragedy. speakers included families of the victims, first responders, and community leaders. >>> think you're a sound sleeper? you probably have nothing on one northwest d.c. woman. mica rothman was taking a nap on tuesday afternoon when a burglar busted into her house. police say he stole laptops, credit cards and an iphone among other items. an officer spotted the alleged burglar looking suspicious. he used pictures on the iphone to track to the house rothman shares with a roommate. when police returned, rothman was still asleep. >> can ask anyone who's lived with me that i sle

zimmerman is a former neighborhood watch volunteer. he's charged in the shooting death of florida teenager, trayvon martin. attorneys say they need more time to prepare zimmerman's case. they say the state has been slow to turn over evidence and they accuse prosecutors of refusing to release information. paid for by a campaign donor. the democratic senator from new jersey denies the allegations. the doctors' offices in south florida were raided by the fbi. >> and vietnam war veterans engaged in heated disputes today. the issue is the iraq war. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said the surge would be the biggest foreign policy blunder since vietnam? >> are you going to answer the question? >> the question is where you're right or wrong? >> your free to elaborate. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> records will show that you refuse to answer that question. >> confirmation hearings got under way. if he is confirmed he will replace leon panetta. >>democrats believe he is someone the president can trust. they argue

a pretrial hearing for zimmerman in which he will argue self-defense is scheduled for april.ttorney is also asking the public for more donations for zimmerman to help pay for his legal fees. >>> coming up, we have speed cameras, we have red light cameras. >> today begins another crackdown on the roads that could get you a $100 ticket in the district. what to watch out for coming up. man, they're always in our pockets. >> all right, tucker barnes. we've got rain showers moving out. winds moving in. it will be a very windy day. in fact, a wind advisory. i'll have all the details on your weather and julie has a look at your traffic too coming up? just a minute. inute. -- coming up in just a minute. at hononda, we know some people are never happy with the way things arar. and are always dreaming of how they could be. smarter, simpler, how-on-earth-does-it-do-that... er. and they make it that way. because things can always be better. we like those people. they think like us. introducing the best civic sedan yet. made possible by honda. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky

zimmerman had been asked by the 911 operator about the person's race. different context. watch this. >> sean: so actually the 911 operator asked the question. pretty unbelievable. joining me with reaction david limbaugh and juan williams. look, there is some editing that goes on in television but when you purposely edit to alter the context, to give people a false conclusion, is that libel? >> it could be. i don't know about that. i want to be careful about that. there are other examples. this is the latest example. john nolte at breitbart cited different examples 6 andrea mitchell try to make rick perry look racist. look at the way the media intervened. the media no longer report the news they try to influence the news. what happened here is a microcosm of what happens every day where they try to set up and alternative reality to make it look like the things that are terrible in society under barack obama, 8-10% unemployment, they try to paint that as normal. worse recovery in 50 years, they paint that as normal. economic report today they down play that. they downplay t

zimmerman's lawyers filed a motion to delay the case from june to november. put a request on line asking for public donations. lawyers say zimmerman is broke and needs about $30,000 a month for volunteers and living expense -- attorney fees and living expenses. . a chicago teen who -- >>> a chicago teen who performed at the president's second inauguration was killed by a stray bullet. the president and first lady are offering prayers to the family. the majorette performed in d.c. last week. pendleton was shot and killed tuesday night at a park when a man opened fire on the group. she was shot in the back as she tried to run away. police are still searching for pendleton's killer. >>> today in richmond, a school and campus safety task force will deliver its first recommendations to virginia's general assembly. governor bob mcdonnell created that panel in december after the newtown, connecticut, shootings. the task force is expected to present recommendations that lawmakers could act on in this session. the panel will issue its final report by june. >>> a simil

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they did it to george zimmerman. we have never seen this before. any rules of journalism are forever gone. >> let's go to tape here. remember the first debate and the president didn't do very well. and then al g gore went out and said, well, it could have been the altitude. great excuse? okay for al gore, he is a big liberal, but diane sawyer? >> your supporters have been saying this isn't a bad night. he didn't show d up. >> it just looked like to me he didn't want to be there. his mind wasn't on it. he didn't want toen gaming. >> this is legendary strategist james carville. >> like i say, there is no doubt that i can make a better case which is why i am so looking forward to tuesday. >> but again, why did it happen? al gore said was it the altitude? >> you are so good. we worship you so much. wass it the altitude? was al right? >> i don't recall the same interview with mitt t romney, why, what happened? they were shellshocked. she were shellshocked that this man they believe is god somehow was brought down to earth as a mere mortal so they made f

lawyers say zimmerman is broke and needs about $30,000 a month for attorney fees and living expenses. police in bangladesh have arrested two people in the latest garment factory fire there. the chairman and managing director of smart export garments facing negligence and murder charges. seven people were killed in the blaze. the fire comes just two months after a similar fire killed 112 workers at another factory. garment workers and labor rights groups have been rallied for safer work conditions since that november catastrophe. >>> floating cranes are moving in this morning to start taking apart a navy ship stranded on a coral reef. the "uss guardian," a minesweeper, ran aground this month at a marine park recognized as a world heritage site in the sulu sea off the philippine coast. the navy originally planned to lift that ship off the reef, but it now says the ship is a complete loss. and trying to move it would do much damage to the coral. it's expected to take a month or so to dismantle the ship. >>> oil continues to blacken parts of the mississippi river this morning. a barge hit

it's fitting that we're holding this meeting near the gabe zimmerman room. gabe was my son and he worked with your colleague, congresswoman gabby giffords. a man armed with high-capacity magazines and a semi automatic weapon shot the congresswoman then turned on the people who ran to see her. he murdered six, including my son and injured 13 people, including congressman ron barber with 31 bullets before retried to reload his magazine. only then did citizen heroes have the opportunity to tackle him to the ground and disarm him. on that will sunny day those people, including a 9-year-old girl not much older than the children killed in newtown were exercising their rights. their right to free of assembly, the right to freedom of speech. they were trying to be good citizens, participating in the democratic process. i'm sad beyond words at the death and injuries in tucson, aurora, newtown, and too many other places. i'm also angry that we, you and i, have made it so easy for these things to happen. we've allowed ourselves to overemphasize gun rights to the detrim

ben and gabe zimmerman. when i was district director for congresswoman giffords, gabe was the first person we hired. he was my transition buddy. we worked in a small office. i called it an office, gabe called it a closet, but it was a place where we put together the management of congresswoman giffords' staff and offices early on. he was my go-to guy. a young man with such compassion and caring that it's just beyond pale to think he's no longer with us. he learned about service from his mother. she served as i said for many years people who are disadvantaged in our community. it was gabe who set up the congresswoman's meeting on that fateful day on january 8. he was killed at that event. he died right beside me as i lay after being shot myself. i will never, ever forget the image of gabe dying by my side. i know for certain that his last action was to come and try to help us, help congresswoman giffords, help me, help judge john role, and for doing that he was shot. some of us here in congress meet regularly

. >>> in florida, a request to delay the trial of florida gunman george zimmerman. attorneys say they need more time to prepare their case. they claim the prosecution is slow to turn over evidence. the lead attorney also renewed his request for donations saying it could cost up to $1 million to defend zimmerman. who is accused of killing teenager trayvon martin. >>> news from the super bowl this week. 49ers defensive back, chris culver apologizing for a controversial comment he made about gays. drafted by the niners two years ago. on tuesday he said he would not welcome a gay player in the locker room. that if the9ers h anyay players they should leave the team. last night though culver said he is sorry, calling his remarks, hurtful and ugly. the team is not saying if heave will be disciplined. perhaps he forgot what city he plays for. not exactly homophobic city of san francisco. man. >>> severe storms ripped through the south and midwest are being blamed for at least two deaths. there were two dozen reports of tornados including one that touched down in northern ge

richard zimmerman says the ipads are ambassadors for their critically endangered cousins in the wild.we want people to see they are amazing creatures and they're not that different from us. >> reporter: but they like many of the same apps popular with children. >> it's a bright, engaging experience. things move, make sounds. >> reporter: eventually keepers hope the national zoo orangutans can skype tech-savvy counterparts at other zoos around the world. susan mcginnis cbs news. >> soon they'll want their own itunes account. what will come of it. >>> coming up after the local news on "cbs this morning," jennifer lopez on her new movie "parker." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." "parker." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. >>> in northwest russia a baby miraculously survived a car crash. dashboard video showed the car skidding on an icy road and being struck by a truck. the 1-year-old child is ejected. an

zimmerman did not shoot and kill martin because he hates black people in general. it seems like he put a gun in his pocket and follow martin after assuming that martin's black skin and choice of dress meant he was from the ghetto. therefore, up to no good. he was taken as a threat. that is an in port distinction. zimmerman acted rationally. he was motivated by a some push -- assumptions b of young black men. that does not make zimmerman's acceptable.m it makes his actions understandable in the way that ti;; totality is not. the complex racially charged drama that led to martin's death is indicative of our racial progress as a society. there have been major recent changes that do just that -- it is no longer uncommon to see but people in positions of power and privilege and prestige in board rooms, hospitals, judges chambers. we must also face the reality that poverty, unemployment, and incarceration breakdown among racial lines. in this situation, the assumption of middle white americans among some progressive whites who are not traditionally racist. there are two

joining us now is lis wiehl and jean zimmerman. much of the northeastern, if you will political note media elite have literally tried to suppress or you -- i'm going to turn to you, robert. reporter: up to 19 executive orders that we will be getting from the president. the president hasn't exacted these yet, but if the president saying that i want to up the ante on guns, and the penalties go to the legislative branch. lou: what about the agreement of the firearms of whatever sort. >> you have been very vigilant of monitoring the use of executive orders, no matter who has been in office, no matter which party has been in office. >> you always have to be scrutinizing executive positions. but the president, what we have seen so far in the report, these are administrative steps focusing on more aggressive enforcement of procedures, sharing of intelligence, sharing information of mental health issues or about qualifications and background checks. lou: this is one of the things that you raised earlier. the need to really highlight, and t

that does not make zimmerman's actions excusable.actions understandable in the way that till's murderous brutality is not. murder is never understandable. the complex racially charged drama that led to martin's death is indicative of our history and rapid and uneven racial progress as a society. there is not clear demarcation separation of blacks in whites in social status, there have been major racial changes that do just that. it is no longer uncommon to see black people in positions of power of privilege and prestige in board rooms, hospitals, judges chambers. we must also face the reality that poverty, unemployment, and incarcerations still break down among racial lines. in this situation, the assumption of middle white americans among some progressive whites who are traditionally racist that there are two types of blacks -- those who are residing in the ghetto and those who appear to have played by the rules and become successful. many often feel they have to prove as quickly as possible that they belong in the latter category i

remember george zimmerman, he had to open his mouth -- if i had a son that's what he would look like.is mouth? when he doesn't know nothing about the facts or this or that? >> stephanie: you don't think it is a tragedy when any kid gets gunned down when he is going to get skittles and ice tea >> caller: you know what stephanie get the facts. when you -- why was he a john doe for two days? his parents are so concerned? why is that? why did he have a screwdriver? why was there jewelry -- >> stephanie: you don't know any of this -- >> caller: this came out -- >> what is your source. >> caller: it was on one of the news shows. >> what shows. >> caller: that big head nancy grace -- >> stephanie: how did nancy grace get drug into this? >> caller: she is an idiot. >> stephanie: oh all right. and why is it relevant that you think the president is all black. >> caller: well, just an example that lady that has eight kids i know people that are korean and white, those kids are 100% korean. >> stephanie: oh okay! so -- >> caller: 100% -- >> stephanie: but you don't think that is obama's mother --

emily, the mother of gabe zimmerman who was a victim in tucson nearly two years ago. scott night from the police department here in minnesota to give a view for middle america in the rural areas, and then michael nutter who has been a leader on this issue for a very long time. your voice as and your contributions are playing a critical role in our effort to take these long overdue actions. we look forward to hearing your ideas and testimonies and answering the call to action on gun violence prevention. .. >> we must address issues of mental health and keep weapons out of the hands in danger of doing harm to themselves or others. these commonsense proposals among others represent steps we can take and must take right away to stop the violence. as the president said today, this time must be different. we agree that we cannot permit anyone times go by without action and we over to the family and the victims of newtown, connecticut, aurora, colorado, virginia tech, the list goes on and on and on everyday. we have shootings -- too many of them across america. i am very ple

>> i believe that george zimmerman hunted my son like an animal, tried to detain my son. my son tried to get away. and because he could not detain my son an altercation ensued and my son was shot and called. >> when we reverse the situation and it was your brother who had been gunned down in the exact same set of circumstances and the worst that had happened as far as his behavior was that he had been followed and he got into an altercation and he was unarmed, he had a bag of skittles on him and a guy who was much older who followed him in the street pulled out a gun and shot him dead, would you not at the very least if you're honest and candid about this, would you not have expected that person to at least be arrested? to at least perhaps face some kind of trial where the full evidence could come out? >> well, you know, i take -- i take a pause to that whole conjecture of pulled out a gun and shot him. that's absolutely not fact. >> that's what happened, though. >> that's not what happened. >> he pulled out a gun and shot him. >> he stopped someone from harming him and s

zimmerman says that the ipads for orangutans are ambassadors for their critically endangered cousins in the wild. >> we want people to see that these are amazing creatures and they're not that different from us. >> reporter: they like many of the same apps popular with children. >> it's a bright engaging experience. things move and make sounds. >> reporter: eventually they hope that the national zoo of orangutans can skype, text other counterparts and other zoos around the world. cbs news, washington. >> all i know they didn't put the ipads in there with the apes. however it is now placed around dozens of zoos in the country. >>> coming up, three high school students give their chance to be crowned homecoming king for a fellow classmate. >>> but up next, heart stopping video of the cub barely missing a baby who was thrown from the baby during the crash. >> oh my gosh. >> wow. >>> and don't forget that we're always on wusa9.com and the wusa9 app. stay with us, we'll be back right >>> caught on camera, a baby survives this crash. the car is losing control on the slick road and the baby

evidence and the shooting death of tray-- travon martin made headlines nationwide last year after zimmerman claimed self- defense under florida's stand- your-ground law. >>> check this out. ohio, an angry woman transported into the back of the police car, see that? and that is it kicked out of the window. and broken glass. the police say earlier, she punched her mom in the face and bit her during an argument and she is charged with a long list of felonies. >>> and thank you so much for joining us at 5. >> the news edge at 6 starts right now. >>> off of the top, an apology from metro. after a massive meltdown last night, the thousands of passengers stranded. some on d.a.r.t. trains inside tunnels and after reports of smoke on tracks. that led to a lot of confusion and frustration. back 5s -- . >> metro andss from the d.c. fire department had a meeting this morning togo everything that happened. this afternoon, metro's general manager came out to say he was sorry about that confusion and inconvenience. and to clear out the advise about what passengers should do in the event they're checked un

>> i believe that george zimmerman hunted my son and because he could not contain my son, an altercation ensued and my son was shot and killed. >> if we reversed this situation and it was your brother that had been gunned down in exactly the same set of circumstances and the worst thing that happened as far as his behavior that was he had been followed and he'd got into an altercation and he was unarmed, he just had a bag of skittles on him and a guy who was much older who followed him in the street pulled out a gun and shot him dead, would you not at the very least, if you're honest and candid about this, would you not have expected that person who at least be arrested, to at least perhaps face some kind of trial where the full evidence could come out? >> well, in -- you know, i take pause to that whole conjecture given of pulled out a gun and shot him. it's absolutely not fact. >> it is what happened. >> no, it is not what happened. >> did you pull out a shoot and shoot him. >> george showed tremendous restraint. >> but he had the gun on him, right? >> he had a permit to carry that gun

>> i believe that george zimmerman hunted my son like an animal. tried to detain my son.ied to get away. and because he could not detain my son, an altercation happened and my son was shot and killed. >> if we reverse this situation and it was your brother who had been gunned down in exactly the same set of circumstances, and the worst that had happened, as far as behavior was that he had been followed and he had got into an altercation, and he was unarmed. he just had a bag of skittles on him, and a guy who was much older followed him in the street, pulled out a gun and shot him dead. would you not at the very least if you're honest and candid about this, would you not have expected that person to have at least be arrested? to at least face some kind of trial where the full evidence could come out? >> well, you know, i take -- i take a pause to that whole you know, conjecture of pulled out the gun and shot him. that is not fact. >> this is what happened. >> no, it is not what happened. >> he did pull out a gun and shoot him. >> well, he stopped somebody from pulling out

to shoot 19 of us in tucson within 45 seconds, killing six really good people, my colleague gabe zimmerman and christina taylor green, we have to act, for the mental health side and we have to do what we can to limit or eliminate access to these high-powered assault weapons and the high-capacity magazines that allowed so many people to be shot in such a short period of time. >> let me ask you this, as powerful as the nra is, it is not easy to fight gabby giffords. she has an enormous amount of support not only among her former congressmen, but across the country as well. she does elicit a lot of country, do you they they could work that to their advantage, how do you go up against gabby giffords and fight what she's doing? >> the congresswoman, as you point out is not only a national inspiration to all of us, but actually has a worldwide image that's very positive, and certainly her engaging as well as mark engaging, it will help a lot. you know, there are a lot of nra members in this country. we have significant evidence to suggest that they're not all opposed, in fact there may well be a

>> i believe that george zimmerman hunted my son like an animal. tried to detain my son.tried to get away. and because he could not detain my son, an altercation happened and my son was shot and killed. >> if we reverse this situation and it was your brother who had been gunned down in exactly the same set of circumstances, and the worst that had happened, as far as behavior was that he had been followed and he had got into an altercation, and he was unarmed. he just had a bag of skittles on him, and a guy who was much older followed him in the street, pulled out a gun and shot him dead. would you not at the very least if you're honest and candid about this, would you not have expected that person to have at least be arrested? to at least face some kind of trial where the full evidence could come out? >> well, you know, i take -- i take a pause to that whole you know, conjecture of pulled out the gun and shot him. that is not fact. >> this is what happened. >> no, it is not what happened. >> he did pull out a gun and shoot him. >> well, he stopped somebody from pulling ou

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emily nottingham, mother of gabe zimmerman, a victim in tucson. scott knight, from minnesota to give us a deal from middle america. and mayor michael nutter who is been a leader on this issue for a long time. your voices and contributions play critical roles until our effort to take these long overdue actions. we look forward to hearing your ideas and testimony and answering the call to action on gun violence prevention. we especially are pleased to be doing so on the day when our president, as we continue to mourn with the families of newtown, has told us the time for action is now. we must do everything in our power to stop such terrifying violence in the future. we recognize the challenges are not new and as president obama said so eloquently, in the days following the shooting, we cannot tolerate this any more. the tragedy's must end and to end them, we must change, he said. today the president put his proposals on the table. he outlined 23 executive actions this administration is taking right now. he demanded action from congress on establish

proclaimed their solidarity with trayvon martin and his family after the he was murdered by george zimmermanor perhaps there'd be something about lgbt or trans athletes and how they were finally emerging from the closet and proclaiming their place on the planned field. there was no way to look at this as a totality and say, wow, if you look at sports right now, just at the sports page, you can see our society in 2013 right now is profoundly different than it was just five years ago. >> we're going to talk about your book when you come up to new york and the next few weeks, dave zirin, officially comes out. author of a number of books, his latest coming out later this month, "game over: how politics has turned the sports world upside down." stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> next week marks the 40th anniversary the landmark supreme court case roe v. wade the guaranteed the right to abortion, and right that has since faced major restrictions. new research shows hundreds of women in the u.

racial tensions spiked when george zimmerman shot and killed the florida teenager trayvon march incontinuee self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman says he shot the 17-year-old in self-defense. fighting in syria intensifies. a defined bashar assad refused to step down. activists estimate 40,000 people have died since the violence last year. trouble in columbia for the u.s. secret service when agents brought prostitutes back to their hotel. president obama arrived in the country just a few days later appear a bitter primary season the race for the white house took place. mitt romney the party's presidential nominee. change in egypt. mohammed morsi of the muslim brotherhood won the country's first free presidential election. later sparked enormous protest when he gave himself broad powers. as the summer heated up, so did the supreme court. the justices ruled on the affordable care act. the 5 to 4 opinion was a big win for the president's healthcare insurance plan. the court decided the individual mandate, which requires nearly every american to have health insurance or pay a penalty falls unde

ryan zimmerman is on his honeymoon and stephen strasburg has a charity golf tournament he does in californiaelse is coming. they were glad to be here. >> how great. i know people want to know, so when you want to come down, how do we get tickets? just show up? need to go online now? >> you can go online now or tomorrow morning. >> you mentioned things for the kids, and i want to mention you have the junior nats kids forum featuring, i think this is great, players' story time, but kids' press conferences. >> how cute. >> the whole thing. >> that's great. >> a lot of stuff for the kids, obviously. they'll have a blast tomorrow. season ticket holders, we're doing a q and a tomorrow morning at 11:00. and it should be a great day. i've been really looking forward to doing this for a long time. and glad we've outgrown nats park and moved to a big venue. expecting big crowds tomorrow. >> of course, baseball, its storied past, america's sport, that kind of thing. i would imagine for some of the kids tomorrow it could be a life changing event. >> kids love to see players. tomorrow they can see them u

this was sent in by the zimmerman family. their dog is rocco. they say he loves rg3. who doesn't?we're getting all kinds of pictures. we thank you for sending them in. you can up load your videos and pictures on our web page. look for the link under the sports tab or e-mail them to us at redskins@wttg.com. >> how this mind of mine works, i literally heard rocco saying, that's my dogs, when he watches the game. i need to get a checkup. >> that's funny. >> or something like that. >>> the party is in null swing out front at the fox lot. it's been turned into the fox 5 tailgate. everybody is out there, except for us now. tucker is one of the many, wisdom and sarah out there, too, dave ross. let's check back in with tucker barnes, next to mikey t, good morning. >> thank you very much. i'm joined with mikey t, one of the original hogs, right? >> yes, sir. >> how far back do we go? >> 30 years. 1983. >> good year for the skins. >> excellent year and this has been excellent also. >> expecting good things when you got started this year? >> this year has been a surprise. we're very happy wi

killing six including my staff member and dear friend gab zimmerman, and wounding thirteen others includingone of your own, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we fully support this legislation. thank you so much. [applause] my name is colin goddard. i'm one of the survivors from the shooting at virginia tech in 2007. i was shot above my left knee in both hips and through my right shoulder. i carry three of those four bullets with me now for the rest of my life. i'm on behalf of the 32 people that didn't make it that way. and 23 americans, and 32 of us by guns every single day. [applause] >> my name is -- my sister folded me to virginia tech just after i graduated. she was an 18-year-old freshman 4.0 student and had her life ahead of her. over fifty people were killed in a matter of minutes at virginia tech that morning. the gunman had thirty rounds magazine clips multiple that he was able to purchase over the internet. it devastated my family. we support this legislation and we know that many, many other americans who have been through this and support it as well. thank you, senators and rep

have sensible laws, as opposed to florida where george silberman killed trayvon martin -- george zimmerman killed trayvon martin. i think we have to be careful in looking at concealed carry holders as a panacea. tucson is the best example that killed a handful and almost killed gabby giffords. there was an man with a concealed weapon at tucson and he almost shot one of the heroes that stopped the shooter. there was a gun on the scene. host: how did you get involved in this issue? guest: i always had a passion for gun violence. it is such a vast social problem in this country. 100,000 people are shot every year in this country. each victim has other victims that are affected as well. you have millions and millions each year. .'m very encouraged i have never been more encouraged than the past few weeks or the country has this dedicated appetite, demand for some sensible solutions. host: jon lowy is a graduate of harvard. glenn is our next caller. good morning. caller: good morning. is the universal background check basically put the onus of law enforcement on private citizens? host: what do

among those who will speak along with the philadelphia mayor and natalie who is the son of gabe zimmerman who died in the 2011 two don, arizona shooting. house minority leader nancy pelosi is also scheduled to attend. that will be live this afternoon starting at 2:00 eastern here on c-span. on this morning's "washington journal," we were joined by house judiciary committee chair, bob goodlatte, who discussed the debate over guns laws. host: welcome back to the table, bob goodlatte, chairman of the house judiciary committee committee. thank you very much for talking to our viewers this morning. guest: thank you. good to be with you and the viewers. host: the president will speak at 11:45 and put forward what he would like to see happen on gun control. what are your thoughts? guest: first of all we are interested in what the vice president's commission and the president propose and we'll take a serious look at anything that they put on the table. we are also very mindful of the fact that there is a second amendment, constitutional right, to keep and bear arms and that that right was only re