78 will not pay off anytime soon. bill: my bet they figure it out in time. thank you, dan springer live in seattle, washington this morning. >> back to one of the big stories of today. the white house is saying president obama will be surrounded by children when he makes his announcement on gun recommendations. 11:45 this morning we expect that. white house spokesman jay carney explains the reason he will do that today. >> they will be joined by children around the country in wrote the president's letters in the wake of tragedy expressing concerns about gun violence and school safety along with their parents. martha: joined by alan colmes, host of the "alan colmes radio show" and tucker carlson, editor, daily caller and fox news contributor. good to have you here. i'm kind of two minds about issue and you guys are probably of two minds as well. alan, what do you think, good move or not? >> i think it is a great move. these are kids that wrote to the president, doing it with