we ve heard politicians say over and over again over the years that they re serious about combatting gun violence only for the american people to see little change actually happen in washington. tell any viewers who might be skeptical why they should believe this time is going to be different. because most of the time when you hear politicians talk about it, they re only talking about the end of a system where the police are involved or a prosecutor is involved. the unique thing about this proposal and why the biden plan, i think, is the right solution is that it looks at the root cause and it offers different solutions in terms of community violence intervention, substance abuse, mental health, after school programs, summer job programs, using actual community violence interrupters that will actually help diffuse problems before they ever happen. and president biden has never been shy about saying that he thinks we need more police in our communities, but they should be out of their
bill. thanks. you know, that s the first time i ve ever heard that. reporter: but back to the issue of combatting gun violence, jake, because bernie sanders just put out a statement. his campaign put out a statement about some of his proposals closing the gun show loophole, banning assault weapons, implementing an instant background check. and really investing in mental health treatment. it s very clear that this is a bernie sanders we don t often see him on the defensive, jake. but certainly there is concern that his more moderate stance on guns could hurt him. and right now here in new hampshire he s enjoying a double-digit lead he would like to maintain. jake. brianna keilar, thank you so much. let s bring in cnn chief political analyst gloria borger. gloria, we ve all been trying to read the tea leaves about vice president biden s possible run for the white house. what are your sources telling you? my sources are telling me and our colleague jeff zeleny. we have spoken to p
a missing persons report was even filed. inside this really strange and bizarre story, straight ahead. and power right in your wallet. a new iphone charger the size of a credit card saves you when you run out of juice. we ll show it to you in 20 minutes. newsroom begins right now. good morning, i m zoraid zoraida sambolin sitting in for carolyn costello. penn state faces the stunning blow from jerry sandusky. they face the penalties of the school s cover-ups in the scandal. the penalties are described as unprecedented. steve is in pennsylvania where they re holding the news conference. what can you tell us? we re meeting with the executive chairman of the ncaa followed by a question and answer session in indianapolis, and we re expected to hear penalties on penn state university. one source familiar with the case told cnn what we will hear, that penn state will be hit with fines in excess of $30 million. reports are also circulating that penn state university will lose