Number 1 in just 60 seconds. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, the great gun debate. A tale of two cities determining to save young lives. In kansas city, missouri a mayor fighting for stricter gun laws. And in oakland, california operation ceasefire. How this is fueling conversation and becoming a reality no one can ignore. Pisss me off. And it should. It should piss everybody in this country off. Theres no reason for a lot of these people to die. None. Why do we accept it in. Reporter kansas city mayor sly james is a man on a mission. Desperate to decrease the number of deaths from guns in his city. Its obscene. Reporter and in his city 2016 is not off to a promising start. We had four, five murders in the first four days, five days. Of this year. Of this year. Reporter the debate over whether or not stricter gun laws save lives is no more clear than here in missouri. In the past decade missouri has relaxed their gun laws, and in that same time span gun deaths have increased 16 . Mayor james has had enough. Too many people die, and they dont have to. And somebody needs to say that, and somebody needs to care prrpt the debate over how to protect americans from guns while still protecting the right to bear arms is a major issue on the campaign trail. And i will continue to take on the gun lobby. The Second Amendment is so important. Theyre not going to take your guns away, folks. Reporter this week the president issuing his own executive actions for gun control. And becoming emotional when recalling the victims of mass shootings, like the children of newtown. Every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. Reporter mayor sly james has also seen the horror of an innocent child killed. I went to the scene of a 3yearold who had gotten killed in a driveby shooting while he slept in his bed. Reporter and on the streets the calls for the police to respond to gun violence come all too frequently. Shots fired calls. That comes to about 16 a day. Reporter 16 a day . Thats what it averages out to, yes. Reporter that seems like a lot for a city like kansas city. A reality that the president could not ignore. Meanwhile, since missouri repealed a law requiring comprehensive background checks and purchase permits, gun deaths have increased to an almost 50 higher than the national average. What was your sense when in the president s remarks the other day you mentioned your city by name . We always like to have our city mentioned by the president but not necessarily in that light. We have an issue here with gun violence. We have virtually no laws that limit the sale and proliferation of guns. Reporter lifelong kansas City ResidentRosalind Temple knows all too well the pain caused by gun violence in this city. In november 2011 her 26yearold son Antonio Thompson was shot dead in his own home. Your face lights up when you talk about him. It does. He used to always make me laugh. He was always by his mother. He was one of the mama boys. Reporter the homicide rate is so high here that mothers of children gunned down get together. We call on 60 mothers weekly to check on families to see how theyre doing. My main focus this week is to get them to come into our human support. Reporter rosalind leads a group called mothers in charge. Let me know if anything we can do, come out and call. Reporter a group of individuals who provide support for families of victims of gun violence. We take a stand in our community. We fight back. We say no more losing our children. Reporter you okay . Yeah. Im okay. Reporter its hard still. Its hard. Reporter rosalind actually keeps a hotline fwoen hphone wi at all times. The calls come in 24 7. Every time my phone rings once a homicide occur, the murder squad, they call me and i meet them out there. Because if its not no one there, im there for that loved one. Reporter how would you describe the pace of the killings here now . Theyve been fast. Reporter missouri as you know has some of the most lax gun laws in the country. Whats that mean here in kansas city for you and your organization, the families you work with . When that law changed last year, it devastated me and mothers and families in this community. Reporter nearly 2,000 miles away in california, a state with far stricter gun laws than missouri, gun deaths have decreased slightly since the introduction of stricter laws in 2013. But gun laws only go so far. Here in oakland violence has still ravaged some of its toughest neighborhoods, residents tell us. How old was he . He was a young cat, right . Yeah. The guy who died last week was 17. Reporter to combat growing crime in 2012 oakland implemented operation ceasefire, a coalition formed by groups in the community, local government and clergy. Led by pastors mike and ben mcbride. So here were spending a lot of our work here in the bay area, particularly here in oakla oakland, building relationships with those who are highest at risk to commit acts of violence, providing them services and onramps to change their lives. We find they are actually able to stop shooting and see their lives transformed. Reporter they view their work with the utmost urgency. This is an act of survival for us. This isnt an act of charity. This is an act of altruism. We do this every day because we know if we dont our own lives may very well be at risk and certainly the lives of our children. Reporter they lead whats called night walks throughout oakland, engaging personally on the ground with atrisk youth. Were walking these neighborhoods, trying to really see, you know, who are folks that are actually hanging out in some of the spaces that we can connect with. Its the consistency of showing up in the same places, building the relationships. Reporter as a result of this strategy, oakland has seen a 20 decrease in homicides. Its a program that has worked for 27yearold clarence ford. A mentee of michael mcbrides for the last decade. I try to lead by example. And like let people know that, you know, change is possible. I had my hardships. It was difficult. But its possible. [ applause ] reporter tonight, president obama is back at it, headlining cnns guns in america town hall. Theres nothing else in our lives that we purchase where we dont try to make it a little safer if we can. Reporter and in the audience families who have lost loved ones to gun violence. The bottom line is is that it doesnt matter what the reason, it doesnt matter what the color. It doesnt matter what the economic, socioeconomic status is, theres too many people dying in this country at the end of a gun and theres too little being done to change it. Reporter the mayor did admit to us there is still no easy answer. Next, could race be a factor for women looking for love . And later, you never want to have to part with your pet. So if you could, would you clone your furry friend . About em. Get hungry jug and at red lobsters big festival of flavors you can savor 2 of 7 new and classic creations on one plate for 15. 99. Like delicious new mapleandbacon grilled shrimp, because cmon, what doesnt bacon go with . Or get a little kick with these new ghost pepper bbq grilled shrimp. Because if you like it spicy, garlicky, or cheesy, trust me youll like this. But every last flavor is too good to lastso hurry in the setting is just right. Guys, its just the two of you. Theres something in the air. 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An inside look at the dating and drama of five single black women living in new york city. All attempting to discover whats keeping them from finding love. What i really want is a gentleman. Reporter relationship experts and therapists coach them along the way. As a woman of color sometimes we hear that black women are too strong in a relationship. I guess my question is why do you have to go through training in order to date and get married . Well, im still single. So if im still single, i need to look at myself and say monet, like what are you doing wrong . Are you projecting something out you that dont really want to project . Or what is it about me thats either turning men off or not getting men or not having not meeting a man whos in a space where he wants to commit . Reporter the shows title was born out of the overwhelming social media use of that hashtag during the first season of married at first sight. As viewers rooted for the ultimately doomed marriage of the two black participants. A lot of the black twitter or the Africanamerican Community would hashtag black love in support of us. They wanted us to make it. We are hungering to see a healthy black relationship on television. And there are more and more. You need to focus. Reporter relationships like the one portrayed on the abc show blackish. Maybe youre right, babe. Thank you. Youre welcome. I love you. I love you too. Theyre funny. Theyre down to earth. Theyre struggling to raise their kids. Obamas the first black president . Hes doing a bangup job over here. You can see a little bit of yourself in that if you are married and you can see a little bit of your hope for the future if youre not. Reporter whether black women really do have a harder time finding love is a provocative subject and one nightline has debated before. I would be lying if i said that i dont have fleeting thoughts of okay, im 32, my clock is ticking. Reporter in 2009 chateau waters was a 32yearold high school counselor. She seemed to have it all. Brains, beauty, stable career. And she was also single. A lot of our white friends are married about 25, like happily married. Kids by 27. And were like what is the deal with the bgs . And thats the black girls. Reporter since then chateau has gotten married and has two kids. A lot of my black professional educated friends say that its so hard to find love because the pool of black men is so small. Reporter 75 of black women will eventually get married. And like with any race or gender, finding the right partner can take years. Its a social catastrophe that were in the midst of with respect to black men. Imprisonment numbers, the unemployment numbers, underperformance academically. These are crises. Reporter stanford professor Ralph Richard banks found the statistics so troubling he wrote a book about them called is marriage for white people . Black women have fought the good fight. Theyve engaged in a noble endeavor of trying to lift black men. That strategy hasnt really worked. I really enjoyed this. Reporter the idea of black women giving up on black men only served to make some angry. Theres no other ethnic group anywhere advocates annihilating their own race. Reporter but bank argues if you look at the numbers theres simply a shortage of eligible black men. Black women are faced with a shortage of black male peers would do well to expand their options in the same way that people of other races have and to look beyond black men in their search for a partner. Reporter monet says shes open to dating outside her race. I just want love and i just want to be happy. And if it comes with a black man, i think that would be amazing. But if it came in a different something other than africanamerican id be okay with that as well. Reporter so the search goes on, both online and in person. I am going out with this guy. 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Live flake free for life finally tonight, how far would you go to bring back a pet . Now, pet cloning is making it possible to go farther than ever before. And devoted pet owners are not going to let a hefty price tag stand in their way. Laura and richard have been waiting for this moment for months. Oh, my god. Its just a miracle. Its just a miracle. Reporter the birth of their precious puppy. You cant see my big smile through the mask. Reporter but their bundle of joy isnt exactly brand new. Its got the same white paws. Its got the same nose. The same white on his nose. And a patch on his chest. Reporter its a clone. Laura and richard paid 100,000 to a south korean Biotech Company to recreate dylan, their 8yearold boxer who died of a brain tumor this summer. It was just an amazing dog. It was so soft. You know, never in his life would he dream of even the slightest growl at anyone. Reporter the dna that made him was harvested 12 days after his donor died, making scientific history. Weve been able to amass special knowledge, sort of personal knowhow regarding the method and cloning of best cloning of a dog. Reporter pet cloning is becoming a big business. The seoul Scientists Say theyve cloned over 700 dogs with a 40 pregnancy success rate, the worlds highest. Theres even a reality show about the process. The tlc series i cloned my pet. Oh, look at how cute you are. Reporter for many grieving pet owners its a way to connect with their furry loved ones whove passed over to the other side. He cannot have been happy when you put this on. Of course he was. He looked very, very handsome. Reporter danielle tarantova told my nightline coanchor dan harris that cloning her dog trouble was worth every penny. I couldnt believe it. Its amazing. Everything is the same. Everything. Even his personality is the same. What trouble used to doe does. So his names double trouble. Yeah. First ones trouble. Second ones double. Reporter but critics have major concerns. They say there are tons of other potential pets out there who are looking for homes. There are some who worry this could be a slippery slope to human cloning. Plus for those people forking over major money theres no guarantee your cloned pet will have the same personality as your original pet. Nature versus nurture. So genetics also plays an Important Role in it, but also the environment of it. There are very characteristics as well that are very similar to those of the original donor. Reporter but laura and richard seem like perfectly happy customers. We know its not dylan. And just to get that piece of dylan, i mean, ill basically be able to see dylans face. And just having that part of him like a member of his family just means the world to us. In this year of president ial politics we are reminded tonight what our 33rd president said about dogs. It was harry truman who said, if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. Thank you for watching. Tune in to Good Morning America first thing tomorrow. And as always, were online 24 7. Our Nightline Facebook page and on abcnews. Com. Good night, america. No, now, heres the sweetest thing. Every night since our wedding, robert gives me a lile massage. Oh, wow you are so lucky. Yeah. Although he kinda doesnt know his own strength and sometimes when he squeezes, i feel like im being juiced. No. No, ray is pretty sweet himself. The other night, when i woke up, he was whimpering in his sleep. Really . Yeah. And then he said,idchoo choo g both aww. Choo choo gone. W adorable is that . He woke up and was really embarrassed, but he told me he was having a dream that he was in the park with his mommy, and the kiddie train lt before he got on. Oh i am sucuch a suckr for that littleboy thing in men. Its so endearing. door opens whining voice wheres marie . I lost my shoe