you do have the nation's thanks. is memorial was conceived and built as a way to express our nation's gratitude to the 16 million men and women who met and defeated the greatest threat that the world has ever seen. more than 400,000 men and women gave their lives in that fight, including more than 2300 who were killed at pearl harbor alone. they are all remembered here on the field of gold stars behind me. this memorial is meant to ensure that their sacrifice will be remembered in perpetuity when our children and grandchildren to visit this place. they will learn about what it means. hopefully, it will inspire them to also serve their country. we at the national parks service try every day to repay and honor the sacrifice of the men and women who served in world war -- world war ii by caring for this wonderful -- wonderful memorial and by educating our visitors about the importance of world war ii in american history. as the proud son of world war ii veterans myself, i am personally honored to be entrusted with its c

. >>> the lighting of the national christmas tree. here's a live look at this hour. the first family will flip the switch shortly after 5:00. >>> let's see what kind of weather they're going to have. i know we've got possible showers out there. but will they hold off do you think? >> they're going to hold way off until after the christmas tree lighting. but i'm glad it's going to be a little crisp and cool out there for the national christmas tree lighting, you know, to get in the spirit of it all. the high clouds have already moved into the area. the monuments there in the back ground. as far as the rain, where is it now? it's two areas that will convene and come together. we've got one area of low pressure down south. it will be making its way northward. then that weather front, you can see it around chicago coming through areas of central michigan. that's what will be arriving here tomorrow. some moisture in the form of rain showers. we're in the 40s right now at 44 degrees. by the time we light that tree, national christmas tree l

on behalf of the board of directors and the book foundation i would like to welcome you to the 63rd national book awards. [applause] thanks. so, i'd like to start by thanking our dinner co-chairs. [applause] who have truly transform this day. we heard about the new york times, the famous new times article now a few times. that "new york times" article reported earlier this week that four years ago we were at the marriott, and today not only are we have chippy enrico we have an authentic red carpet pickets over there. if you don't believe me -- and we have an after party with a dj, and not only that but we have a waiting list for after party. so who would have thought that we would have for the after party for the national book awards a waiting list. things have changed. but not everything has changed, because the times also reported, in this case they quoted me, it's not about being with the. it's about increasing the impact, great books have on the culture. that is our mission, and that is why we are here tonight. [applause] and now come in keeping with that i'd like to acknowledge the extr

the other tomorrow. 43 at reagan national. when shall just around 39. not too bad compared to yesterday when we have the gusty winds. temperatures, 38 degrees in centreville as we move on to silver spring, 39. feels like the lower 30's woodwind's around 6-7 miles an hour. temperatures across the board not so bad. coler north to the west of us. -- cooler north and the west of us. the colder air in upper michigan the teens, new york city at 34 degrees. about a 10-degree difference compared to two under miles away. this is the storm system we are watching. it will track to the north and east in the overnight. cloud will arrive at with the cloud we will see snow showers develop. then eventually mixing in with a little freezing rain and rain. doppler radar will show temperatures, pretty consistent with this time of year holding in the 30's to the lower 40 piece. tomorrow afternoon notice d.c. is green which means mainly rain. do not have to add to far to the north and west, where we have the winter weather advisories. set to go int

the south korean ministry of the national defense has confirmed the launch. an official says it took place. the north koreans carried out the previous launch in april from that facility. south koreans, japanese and u.s. officials, among others, urged the north koreans to cancel. it appears they ignored the warnings. now, once again, the south korean ministry of national dense has confied t laun. an official says it took place from the site. the north koreans carried out the previous launch in april from that facility. south korean, japanese and u.s. officials, among others, urged the north koreans to cancel. it appears they ignored the warnings. leaders in pyongyang went ahead with the launch, as we've been reporting, despite repeated requests to cancel it. they said it would, in other words, encourage the korean people. nhk world's reporter explains what else ght be motivatg them. >> reporter: the north koreans have played out a familiar scenario. space agency officials and others gathered at the launch pad in april. they assembled a three-stage rocket. and

speaking at the national press club, he says the u.s. military will be smaller and leaner in the future. we will show you as much of this hour-long event as we can before the u.s. senate. >> good afternoon. welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa werner and i'm the 105th president of the national press club. [applause] we we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists, committed to our professional future, there are programming and event such as this while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our web site at www.press.org. our programs offer to the public furor national press club journalism institute, please visit press.org/institute. on behalf of our member worldwide i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today's event. our head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members and if you hear applause in our audience, we would note that members of the general public are atten

i have asked the national park foundation and the national park service. it is a privilege to participate in the national christmas tree lighting. 90 years ago, the scrams tradition -- this grand tradition began. through the years, the tradition has continued in times of peace and times of war. times of prosperity and times of hardship. steadfast and true for 90 years, we have come here. tonight, we gather in the majesty of president's park to honor this place. in our nation is woven together with moments and places such as these. each with a unique and honorable story to share. places like that smelly, yosemite, yellowstone, places that the remind us of our leaders. in the places that honor our highest ideals and remind us of our greatest sacrifices -- the statue of liberty, pearl harbor, flight 93 -- these places, these stories, they are beautifully protected by the national parks service. however, these places do not exist if not for you. be dedicated individuals throughout time who've gathered to safeguard and share the story of america. now in our 45t

nations of the world. in the time of prosperity, fill our parties with thankfulness and in the day of trouble let us not lose our trust in you. let this national tree be a reminder that in some inexplicable way you are standing with us at all times. all this we ask in your most holy name, amen. >> good evening. on behalf of the national park foundation and national park service it is a great privilege to present the national christmas tree lighting. just steps from here 90 years ago this grand tradition began as a small group of people gathered together to celebrate the holiday season in our nation. through the years the tradition has continued, in times of peace and war and times of prosperity and hardship. steadfast for 90 years we have come here. tonight we gather again to honor this moment and this place. it's part of the great american story. our nation is woven together by moments and places such as these, each with a unique story to share, places that tell the world around us like death valley and y

in the national database. when you buy a gun, bob, you go to the store and there's an instant check. 23 states have not put any of that data in there-- in many kazs -- glief don't disagree away ought to have some record of those people but shouldn't we also have a record of people who have firearms. >> i think not. we know we check them. in this country we don't like to maintain huge databases of everybody. we have privacy rights, we have constitutional rice rice. >> schieffer: we also have to show identification when we get on an airplane. >> sure we do. >> schieffer: do you think that's a bad thing? >> i don't think that's a bad thing, no. when you buy a giyou are checkedly in the instant check system and airfare period of time, they can't maintain that as a federal if gun registry, but they check you when you buy that firearm and you should. >> schieffer: what about when you go to a gun show? >> when you go to a gun show, bob, 98% of the guns you buy there are also checked, because most of the people who ha

that's the nationals' mike morse. he tweeted the pictures that's his family's house in florida. wow. >> that's a high electricity bill and lots -- look at this. it's like a -- >> wow. >> wow. >> christmas threw up on their lawn or something. >> believe in magic. this christmas. >> plus they spent lot of time doing that one. with pictures. >> what's this? get meeters spinning. >> that's all for 9news now at 6:00. the cbs "evening news" is next. good night. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]

from the lighting of the national christmas tree. erica grow has been out there all afternoon. people are still pretty excited, aren't they? >> reporter: this is such a wonderful time on the ellipse out here right across from the national mall and we are listening to some beautiful holiday music right now being put on by the navy jazz band. before we got to hear the cast of jersey boys singing us a few holiday songs. there are about 3,000 people here in seats that won the lottery back in october to get these free seats for this event and 14,000 standing room only tickets were also given out for free. so we're expecting that we have about 15 to 20,000 people here right now to see this national tree lighting live, but, of course, you can watch at home right on 9 news now. we are about three or four minutes away from the actual tree lighting from what we've been told. the obama family will come out here and light up that beautiful tree that you can probably see behind me. if your familiar with the tree lighting ceremony -- you are famil

. >> topping the news, of course the gun control debate getting louder across the nation. boat sides took to the sunsdz talk shows -- sunday talk shows yesterday. among the major guests, the held of the nra. he says he wants more guns in schools. the head of the nra was saying basically he wants a trained security guard or police officer placed in schools. the cost of that program would be as much as $2 billion for the nation to implement it. unclear where the nation would even find that money if congress were to go along with it. andrea? >> thank you. >>> it is 6:55. one final check of weather and traffic when we return. >>> welcome back. 6:58. temperatures in the low 40s with a chance of rain this afternoon. maybe a mix west and north west of town. tomorrow is going to abbetter day, in the -- to be a better day, in the upper 40s for christmas. wednesday back in the mid-40s with rain and wind. another system this weekend could give us another bout of rain and snow. let's check in with liz drabick. she has one last look at timesaver traffic. >>> thanks so much. quiet chris

people here in the state of california and the rest the nation in times of disaster. but there is work that needs to be done. first, we need to find a way that we can share capabilities that are resident within each of our organizations. as the commander of the army national guard you would think i know what forces are available in the army reserve in california. but i don't. i don't even know who their general officers are. i have no visibility on what forces are available at camp pendleton depending on your deployment cycle what fleet week can bring to bear. and we need to find a way, perhaps dcl, north palm being the broker of that, to maintain a better capabilities database so we know what is immediately available because under our old constructs, if we needed additional help in the national guard in california, we would go to the national guard from other states and that may be 1500 miles away. and that capability could be right down the road or down in san diego in one of the reserve components or in the active components of the marines or the navy and we need t

for the first time in the nation's history there will be taking over the executive branch of the national government. the republican party was proudly in northern party, during its brief existence in the mid 1850's damage its rhetoric and assault of the south, and the south major social institution racial slavery. and their determination that is the republicans' determination to well the north into a unit that could win a national election without any southern support, the republicans repeatedly condemned the south as on progressive, undemocratic, even unamerican. this party on the threshold of the presidency. those people who preach the gospel of the union, they took to the public platform in the newspaper columns to proclaim that the crisis of the south was at hand. the south had to act immediately to protect itself from the hatred of evil republicans have this was not the first time sectional crisis that gripped the country. several sharp sectional disputes prior 1860. each of these, each of the major ones have been settled by compromise. here are will point specifically to the four cr

[applause] >> thank you so much to the friends of the national wwii memorial and the national park service for having me here today. what an honor to be here with all of you to remember such an important day in our history. it was about three years ago i wandered down to this memorial with my video camera right over there by the atlantic builder. and as a world war ii veteran -- asked a world war ii veteran a pretty simple question. i said how is your day going? he looked at me with the utmost sincerity, with his eyes, and he said i could die a happy man now that i've made this trip. that answer was the beginning of an incredible journey for me. it served as an inspiration to make a documentary about communities across the country that have pulled together, since these veterans now in their 80s and '90s, on a trip to d.c. to see their own memorial. these trips were called on their flights. as many of you know, on the flight is a nonprofit organization started by earl warren here with us today, and jeff miller. it flies world war ii veterans after to see this beautiful memorial at no cost t

with respect to cal fire, we are the third largest fire department in the nation and the largest in california with over 7,000 uniformed employees. we also have the largest aerial fire fighting nreed in the world. so typically when a large disaster type fire occurs, we are usually rendering aid, not asking for aid. so when we get into a situation when we get to that level, what we call mega fires is the new term we're using, we're reach a certain draw down level or certain criteria, we reach out to our military coordinators, hence our agreement with the third nraet and the one map locally in san francisco under ir cal fire prides itself on a statistic that we contain 97 percent of all wild fires in california with 10 acres or less and we do this with an aggressive report of incidents, even with a 911 call of smoepk with land, air and ground attack. once fires become to a large enough scale we call mue tour aid, california lass a great mue tour aid system. i think it's looked at nationally because we have souch excellent cooperation with our cooperating agencies. once it reaches that point, the

world carter challenged the nation and spoke bluntly about the crisis america was facing. family. host knit community now faith in god to many of us not. to to worship so often diligence and consumption and i'm asking you. for your good and for your nation's security to take this to say trips to use public transportation whenever you care to park your. extra day per week to abate the speed limit and assist thermostats to save fuel. energy conservation like this is moolah and just common sense. i tell you it is an act of patriotism very rarely do american presidents speak in such a tone the american people very rarely especially nowadays to presidents tell the inconvenient truths or challenge the nation to fundamentally change the way we operate by giving that speech carter gamble because during defining moments gambles are typically what a president has to take today most of carter's significant achievements when it comes to energy reform or forgotten the national energy act provided crucial tax credits to renewable energy and gave homeowners across america incentives to g

. >> under the people are expected the national mall afternoon to honor the of the elementary school shooting in newtown, connecticut. joinizers say people will form a large community circle around the washington monument. goal is to find ways to prevent similar tragedies in the future. >> the debate over guns in america, the national rifle association is not backing down from its controversial idea of putting armed guards in the nation's schools. >> i don't understand why you cannot just four minutes imagine when a horrible monster his way into a if a good school that been there, had might be unable to stop him. the nation's cardigan rights as a white house task may try ton violence undermine the second amendment. >> u.s. senator free on bond after being arrested for alleged drunk driving. the idaho republican ran a red light in alexandria early sunday morning. he failed several field sobriety tests. he issued a statement saying he is deeply sorry for the accident in the circumstances. made a mistake for which i family, myo my any others whond in me.ir trust i accept responsibility

the nation is consumed by the fiscal cliff. fromual i can tell, the -- from all i can tell, the presidential limousine is moving very rapidly toward the fiscal cliff with the president's foot often the accelerator. i'm still hopeful that we'll get a budget agreement that will help us get the economy moving again. but at a time like this, of course, what we all need to be doing is thinking about saving every possible penny to fix the debt. this is a government in washington, d.c., that is borrowing 42 or 43 cents out of every dollar we spend, which is why i come to the floor today to point out a proposal that's been made to fleece the taxpayers of an additional $15 billion -- $50 billion, madam president, over the next six years. this is a proposal that is as brazen as a midday bank robbery on main street. it's a proposal by the wind developers of america to say that the taxpayers, please give us $50 billion or so more over the next six years to phase out the federal taxpayer subsidy for wind power. now, madam president, why is

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>> reporter: the nra leader had barely begun when protesters blamed the powerful lobby for the nation's epidemic of gun violence. >> nra, stop killing our children! >> reporter: but the nra was defiant. after remaining silent in the wake of the worst elementary school shooting in the nation's history, wayne lapierre was on the attack, blaming others for the recent carnage. high on the list, violent video games. >> there exists in this country, a callous, corrupt, and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people. >> reporter: nra officials insist new laws restricting gun owners, including a ban on assault rifles, won't work. the primary solution the nra offers, armed security in every school. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. >> reporter: critics pounced. >> the nra's blanket call to arm our schools is really nothing more than a distraction. >> reporter: new york city mayor michael bloomberg called the nra statement a shameful evasion of the crisis. earlier in an interview with abc news "nightline" anchor cynth

dead, the nation's top today to remember the victims, but it was also the day the country's leading gun lobby, the national rifle association, chose to lay out its case for why armed guards at every u.s. school would help prevent similar tragedies in the future. the bbc's north america editor reports. >> the church bells tolled out the exact time when a week ago a young man with an assault rifle began his massacre of children. they stood in prayer and in silence in the rain. in a town still numb, the bells tolled 26 times, one for each of the victims of the school. inside the white house, president obama and his staff since silent for a minute. beyond the grave, resolution. in a new video, he has promised he will push for a ban on assault rifles. >> i will do everything in my power as president to advance these efforts. if there's even one thing we can do as a country to protect our children, we have a responsibility to try. >> shame on the nra. >> there are those who blame the national rifle association for consistently, powerful lobbying against gun control. they have been consist

former congressman asa hutchinson will lead the effort as national director of the national model school shield program with a budget provided by the nra of what ever scope the task requires. his experience as a united states attorney, director of the drug enforcement agency, and undersecretary of the department of homeland security will given the knowledge and expertise to hire the most knowledgeable and credentialed experts available in the united states of america to get this program up and running from the first day forward. if we truly cherish our kids more than our money, more than our celebrities, more than our sports stadiums, we must give them the greatest level of protection possible and that security is only available with properly trained armed good guys. under asa's leadership our experts were make this program available to the world to protect their children at school and will make that program available to every single school in america free of charge. that is a plan of action that can and will make a real positive indisputable difference in the safety of our children and

across america about the looting of our nation by the very very rich. today the occupy movement organized labor and the environmental movement have begun the difficult work to rebuild that progressive base that can counter the billionaire's money were barely not strong enough yet to push congress in the white house to pick up genuine progressive reforms but if enough of us show up over and over again that they make up let's make it sooner rather than later and that's the way it is that i wednesday december nineteenth two thousand and twelve don't forget democracy begins with you and your it so you are. wealthy british style sun it's time to. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report.

the gun lobby in america they and the rest of the nation for that matter are ready to confront the dark realities of a gun crazed nation and the unimaginably daunting task ahead of us of actually doing something about this reality so i'll say we need to wait to talk about gun reform and just forget about it and then another bad shooting at a lather lind's rinse repeat and perhaps more importantly when are we going to have a conversation in america about how all this gun violence is tied into our lack of good mental health treatment or about tax cuts and their relationship to murder seriously multiple international and us studies have found that homicide goes up as inequality goes up so what are you to discuss the negative impacts on our nation the post reagan explosion in the quality we need leaders in america now more than ever and men and women in positions of power to take on the entrenched interests of the corporate gun lobby and most importantly we the people who don't own guns and don't think the second amendment gives us the right to assault rifles high capacity magazines and gun

welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa warner and i am the 105th president of the national press club. we are committed to our professions future to our programming and events such as this while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, visit www.press.org. to donate our programs offered to the public through our national press club journal them and to do, visit press.org/institute. on behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speakers and those of you attending. our head table includes guest of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members. if you hear applause in our audience, members of the general public are attending so is not necessarily evidence of a lack of journalistic objectivity. i would also like to welcome our c-span audience. you can also follow the action on twitter, using hashtag #npclunch. we will have a q&a and i will ask as many questions as time permits. i ask each of you to stand up briefly as your name

tells you i go back to the to the place where i feel comfortable the comfort zone is the nation state so far of course you have to show that there is a solution with more europe and not even more trouble i strongly believe in an economic crisis if i'm going to america lentil on the end. of the names of the leaders are say we need to more coordinated these things people would agree and you make policy by policy you see that north africa immigration is not an italian problem so you don't make it national competence but european you see that foreign policy cannot be national nationally let's say steer only but european wide and step by step people will understand that this solution is more europe ok in return how do you explain people in spain for example when there are fifty percent unemployment for young people you need more europe. well you know i think if the spanish people look at the successful nations of europe that's where they where they have to take their model from obviously both greece portugal and i would say speed and certainly as well they need i mean i'm familiar with all

this is a rounding error when it comes to the national debt. we are talking about a 16 trillion debt. this is it a rounding error. one way to reduce the national debt which is a combination of spending cuts and revenue increases. obama put on the table two trillion in spending cuts and we'll find another trillion in revenue increases and every economist is unanimous. that the way of increasing revenue is going after the top two percent. >> well, i don't know. wayne, i heard a lot of ideas about sphending coming out. >> julian, you need to run for public office. you are the perfect kind of guy that thinks of million of dollars is a rounding error. that's what congress thinks. you can run and so you can steal from the public like they do. >> it is it wayne let me respond. it is it a rhetorical game you played there. but in reality if you have the biggest largest lottery that the world has known, you will not make a slightest dent in the debt. >> who cares. when you get out of the chair and walk to the door you have to start somewhere. every bit c

the national park service. it is the national park foundation, our nonprofit partner and its volunteers that work on this site. we start in october preparing the site. we brought in volunteers from andrews air force base who helped us set up some of the walkways and the picket fences you see. the national park foundation coordinates the opening ceremonies that we're going to celebrate tonight. and over october through now, it's finding site lines, locations of stages, press risers and finding the infrastructure so that the 20,000 visitors that come tonight have the best shot. and folks that visit over the next three weeks experience christmas in washington, d.c. >> reporter: a celebration for the nation honestly and really for the folks who are coming here and for you at home, make sure you stay tuned. at 5:00 we will bring this to you live. so watch us later tonight. if you can't make it out here, make sure to watch us because we will bring you up close and personal to all the celebrations happening here. comi

before 5:00 this evening, the national family lit the national christmas tree down on the ellipse. >> reporter: saw it all go down, still going down right now in the ellipse. rocking james taylor, just stepped on the stage right after the president said a couple of words, greeted everybody here, thanked everybody for coming and talked about the christmas season ahead of us. as far as james taylor is concerned, he's singing winter wonderland right now. i love his outfit tonight. that's typical james taylor right there. as far as our weather's concerned, things are looking pretty good here. a little earlier this evening, as you mentioned, jim, the first family did in fact turn on our national christmas tree. you can see it right there behind me, off to the right here, right in front of the white house, just off of the stage. the family came on, counted down to five. and went ahead and lit that tree. a lot of excitement as the president took the stage to light the tree. the tree, new this year. and one thing the president said when he was talking about in his remarks, is the tree was pl

the president of the national rifle association, david keene, and ben affleck on separate topics but both on "face the nation." >> osgood: bob schieffer in washington. they say a third of us in this country are traveling someplace this weekend and that two-thirds are staying someplace and that

to the 63rd national awards. [applause] i i would like to start by thanking our dinner coach heres. this nay times reporter -- four years ago we were at the marriott. today we have an authentic red carpet. it's over there. if you don't believe me. we have an after party with a dj and not only that, but we have a waiting list for our after party. [cheering and applause] who would have thought that we would have for the after party for the national book awards a waiting list. things have changed. not everything is changed. because the times have also reported and this in case they reported me, it's not about being glitz city, it's about increasing the impact great books have on the culture. that is our mission and that is why we are here tonight. [applause] keeping with that, i would like acknowledge the extraordinary writers in the room. with i have amazing writers. command mention them all. i can mention a few. i'm going ask you to hold your applause until i'm done. let me run through a few people. maryann hobber

a national security agency whistleblower who was research paid for the national security agency's signals intelligence division describes this as turning key totalitarianism that all the infrastructure has been built for absolute totalitarianism it's just a matter of turning the key and actually the case has already been turned into. that and it is now affecting people who are targeted for us drone strikes organizations like wiki leaks. national security reporters who are having their sources investigated is already partly turned and you know the question is would will go all the way but has it been built really by corporations and kind of unwittingly subscribed to by people say in order to advertise products to make money or has it been built deliberately by governments for the sole purpose of a it's it's both i mean the variance in interest rate for the bokes abounds in infrastructure there are hundreds of companies involved in that business they have secretly international conferences they have perspective they give to the intelligence agencies that we have obtained and published this

particularly the national association of social workers, the national center for the review and prevention of child deaths, the national children's alliance, every child matters education fund, and of course the national district attorneys association as well as individuals like michael, teresa, who testified before our committee, kim day, terry covington, and john. we have a real chance to see this bipartisan legislation become law this very year, in the few days that remain. there is similar bipartisan legislation that was introduced last year, at the same time i originally filed the bill, that is authored by senators kerry and collins. i'm hopeful that the senate will see the bipartisan action that we have here today and the commitment we have and will move forward with this improved version of the legislation quickly. and i yield the balance of my time and my thanks to chairman paulsen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back his time. the gentleman from minnesota, mr. paulsen. mr. paulsen: mr. speaker, yumeds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

by performing at the lighting of the national christmas tree. his music was with us as we celebrated the season, our family and country. i would like to welcome james taylor. [applause] [applause] >> thank you, bill, thank you, susan, for the cupcakes. i got a fire one myself. mighty tasty. you know, i titled this thing today election reform because i thought i needed to have a title. i probably know less about election reform then pretty much everybody in the room. i will talk a little bit about it toward the end. really, what i wanted to do it is described a pilgrim's progress through the political process as a surrogate. i will start actually as i used to start and have started many of my performances in the past, with a song. this is a song -- it is the earliest of my songs. not the first song i wrote because that is unlistenable. this is the song i played for -- i am nervous today but on this occasion i was clinically nervous. i played for george harrison and paul mccartney in london. and in february of 1968, i had been lucky enough to get

two most unequal nations among the developed nations in the world and singapore is a police state so they have a slightly difference and it's a little tiny city little different situation but we're just we're a huge outlier indeed i mean i think we must consider the role of inequality as a relates to the rise in the number of c.c.w. is in a number of folks who become gun owners for instance in the city of detroit we've seen as the economic fallout has become greater that more people are now getting c.c.w. use it and acquiring firestorm very well that's right and so we must consider how any quality motivates people to arm themselves and must consider also how any quality influences the con the public policies and social programs that are extra cut and so mentally ill not receiving the services that they're supposed to receive and then of course plato got it right and the public book one don't give the madman the gun even if it is the madman's gun it's amazing how plato could have got that right but we get it wrong in america three thousand three thousand years and so so so the inequal

. >> crowds lined up for the nation's gun show at the dulles exports center today. the show usually attracts thousands of buyers. but this year, organizers say there was overwhelming interest in the wake of the sandy hook school massacre, many people said they wanted to buy assault rifles and high-capacity magazines before possible ban. >> say something should happen and we no longer have the right to guns. that means that somebody decided we will change the constitution. that's it starts the ball rolling on other things. >> the fbi reported a record 16.8 million background checks for guns this year. still ahead on 11 news, new york city's second subway murder this month. tonight, who police arrested for the latest crime and why they say it was a hate crime. plus, a plane runs out of landing strip in moscow and crashes onto a highway. we will have that story when we continue >> a plane ran out of runway and crashed onto a highway in moscow. broke into pieces and caught on fire. 12 crew members were on board. four of them were killed. investigators say initial indica

force. >> the united nations said the move would designed to help the government take back territory from what it described as terrorist extremists and armed groups. >> in a rare display of unity, the united nations security council unanimously approved the deployment of a military force to help the government regain control of the country. >> mali is pleased with the adoption of this resolution. it shows the commitment of the international community to support mali in the suit -- struggle against terrorism and transnational crime, which threaten regional and international peace and stability. >> the aim of the mission is to push islamist militants out of northern mali. tuarig rebels and others exploited a military coup in march, taking control of 2/3 of the country. they impose strict sharia law. before any military action, the united nations once the government to seek a political solution. one option would be to try to get rebels to switch over to the government side. exploiting splits between islamists and tuareg groups. there are also urging mali to hold elections by april. if t

how >> hi, i am playing in les miserables at the national theater. >> and i play the master of the house in les miserables. come down and see us right here. >> good morning, washington. >> at least 17 deaths being blamed on the mammoth winter storm that blew across the nation this week, bearing communities from arkansas to new england. thousands remain in the dark and in the cold as utility companies struggle to restore power. some estimates it will likely be the new year before electricity is restored for everyone. that is if another storm does not complicate matters. jacqui jeras, that is ever a situation out there. >> especially for the folks in new england that are well below the freezing mark this morning. definitely cold. they need some kind of hesat. -- of heat. the northeast will get a short break. temperatures are below the freezing =----are above the freezing mark in d.c. at 36 degrees. it's 28 degrees in culpeper. the call between the storm is today. you can see the remnants of the major storm system in new england. we will be watching for cold air tonight and some snow starti

foundation, the nation's second most powerful pro-gun lobby in the country after the national rifle association. we will host a debate on gun control between the gun honors for america and the coalition to stop gun violence. then we will speak to paul barrett, author of, "glock: the rise of america's gun." and we will get a report from the streets of cairo from sharif abdel kouddous. >> of voting among the division. egyptians headed to the polls on saturday in the sixth national election in nearly two years. this time, to vote on a referendum and a hotly disputed constitution. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has vowed to take action against gun violence in the united states following the shooting rampage that left 27 people dead, including 20 young children, in newtown, connecticut. all of the children are aged 6 and 7. the gunman, 20-year-old adam lanza, shot his mother dead at their home before driving to the sandy hook elementary school and forcing his way inside. armed with

as the old saying impressing gays it's grim up north it's a perception of life in some of the nation's other major cities recessions hit the u.k. hard it's been in the northeast where it's been felt particularly acutely. recession and that is right. here i mean you know the very people who are living on the poverty line trade union leader about scott's furious with the government's decision to close sunderland's rentboy factory it's a government venture that began back in the nine hundred forty s. to provide employment the people with disabilities two weeks before christmas the government announced that they were going to close the package in factories and leaves a very bleak uncertain future for disabled workers killa stops was laid off from another rempel a factory back in april and accuses the government of forcing people out of paid jobs and on to a life of welfare we were told in the week before we left the factory. jobs. yeah in fact just four people from his old factory found a job it's not the first time that northern workers have felt the first hand of a conservative governmen

these bills move the nation dangerously closer to the cliff, with only 11 days before our nation would go over it. they make finding common ground far more difficult with only 11 days left to find it. these bills are not a plan. they're a ploy. they are bills to nowhere. they undermine trust so essential for agreement. we've just heard it. the republicans claim that letting the tax rate go up from 35% to 39.6% on income over $1 million is not a tax hike because it would happen on its own. but then they say that if the tax cut would go up on income below $1 million by happening on its own, it would be the biggest tax increase in history. that is patently that is inconsistent. the far worse than hypocrisy is the way they deseen their tax provision. for those with incomes over one million, they provide a tax cut of at least $50,000. they raise only 1/3 of the revenue contained in the speaker's discussions with the white house and far less than proposed by the president. talk about undermining trust. it would raise taxes on 11 million middle class taxpayers. 11 million. through their failu

, it was a turning point for the nation. the goal for what the gulf war veterans were welcome back, it was a turning point for the nation as well. harris: very interesting in the way that you describe it. i remember the media will look forward to his daily briefings. it was a tutorial on how to report the news coming out of that part of the world. let's move on from that, and of course, the nation will continue to remember general schwarzkopf today. but we have some things that are making headlines. before you get it in, is a saltpeter? >> no, they are trying to keep the united states on track to lead in 2013. these are the same people who burn down schools, those who would shoot people that dare teach women. these are nasty people. all they are trying to do is get the heat off long enough so that they can come back in power and funds that country further back into medieval times. they are not negotiating in good faith. harris: talk to me about the taliban. afghanistan versus pakistan. and our relationship with that terror g

is the republican party infighting spills over onto the national stage is whether the go back to the center left positions of eisenhower and start winning elections again or f.l. double down on stupid to satisfy the koch's a don't since murdock's and limbaugh's of their party. joining me now to discuss more about this is tommy christopher a white house correspondent for media tommy welcome back thanks for having time to have you with us let me play what grover norquist had to say this weekend about this issue of joe your. cheap party cho is going to dwarf tea party one if obama pushes this off the cleric . tea party to really tea party to is it probable i mean is there that much reserve crazy out there in the republican right wing a sphere well yeah i mean there's certainly enough there loud enough and dumb enough sure but i don't think they'll have the impact that the original keep your party had because it's a different world now you know at the time you know they can get angry and stomp their feet and the country could sort of relate to it because they were still feeling that you

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nation's own edge of the nation's rift valley as a promising edge of power. hopes are running high that this will help them rev up their engine of economic growth in the future. >> besides kenya, ethiopa plans to build one. >>> it's been 17 years since singapore felt advancing forces. the law was a blow to britain. today singapore and japan enjoy friendly relations but efforts are under way to make sure they never forget their history. >> reporter: the national museum of singapore documents the state. on the 70th anniversary of japan's occupation, the museum has opened the new exhibition on world war ii. sensitive issues, such as the killing of residents by japanese soldiers who suspected them of supporting the resistance in china. photographs and mementoes honor the victims. another section recalls the japanese national who saved the lives of many detainees. >> it's very impactful because it shows all of the stories through big pictures and artifacts. it's important to know about stuff that is happening in singapore. >> reporter: it was a british colony one

sacrifice like one into jews out of work has brought the club med for this national debt in the last decade has skyrocketed most humiliating of all for greece portugal italy and spain the future only gets worse is health claims buying slowed to one trillion on the type of player private lenders gambled and built three million houses people called to forward one of the bank you know runs up as it was of the national economy claiming they're too big to fail government is nationalize them turning a bankrupt bank into a bankrupt nation. the worst kept secret on the markets is no one will touch the euro while four of its members at least are on the brink. hardly anyone actually train zeroes any more random walk of the drunken offspring of a failing marriage. bookmakers don't give greece a sporting chance they've stopped accepting bets on the country's euro exit it's all turning people not just of the road but of the european union itself. britain's anti e.u. party just beat the ruling tories to gain record support in elections checkmate the free citizens was founded by pizza mike a disill