Years. We do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys harm people so that we make them safer. And you know what . Research science, those are good things. They work. [ applause ] they do. But think about this. When it comes to an inherently deadly weapon. A nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly. But weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every year, Congress Actually voted to experts to conduct research into gun violence. Made it harder to collect data and facts. Gun violence. Even after san bernardino, theyve refused to make it harder for terror suspects who cant get on a plane to buy semiautomatic weapons. Thats not right. That cant be right. So the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right now. But they cannot hold america hostage. We do not have to accept this carnage is the price for [ applause ] now i want to be clear, Congress Still needs to act. The folks in this room will not rest until congress does. [ cheers and applause ] because once Congress
Im just one of the guys. Good evening. President obama who can sometimes seem cool and distant broke into tears today at the white house talking about the victims of gun violence. Not just talking, in fact, taking action on gun control. The reaction was fast and fierce from survivors to the streets of chicago to the nra. My nightline coanchor byron pitts was tracking it all. Reporter it was a rare glimpse at americas parent in chief. From every family who never imagined their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Reporter camera clicks the only sound in the white house east room as the normally stoic president obama openly wept and paused to compose himself. Every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. Families of gun victims today the president remembering the children shot to death at sandy hook elementary and all the times he had to respond to a mass shooting. Ft. Hood, bingington, auroraaurora, old creek, newtown, the navy yard, charleston, san bern
Its the dawning of the age of aquarius. Yeah, and Something Else thats cool. What osteoporosis is preventable. All osteos preventable . Right on if you dig your bones, protect them. All cbs cares theres also been an arrest in the shooting death of a College Student in den ton, texas, in what m m been an act of road rage. The suspect is a marine corporal, eric johnson, arrested today in yuma, arizona. Hes accused of gning down a 20yearold early newew yearssay as she drove with friends home from a party. In another big story today, floodwaters are reseeding along some parts of the mississippi, but rising in others. Tonight, 23 illinois counties areas. This is where the Mississippi River is p pring into one of the poorest counties in the state of illinois Alexander County. Im standing on a small levee which failed four days ago, andd now that breach is nearly a mile wide. More than 125 properties in Alexander County have been flooded. Vid willis owns three of them. The Mississippi River i
T last month, after san bernardino, mr. Obama decided to act on his own. Given the limits of his power, his actions today are not sweeping. The most significant simply expands background checks for shows. Currently, about 40 of sales have no background checks at all. Chief legal correspspdent jan crawford is at the white house. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Reporter it was an emotional appeal. We maybe cant save everybody, but we could save some. Reporter and a political call to action. So the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold america hososge. applause carnage as the price of freedom. Reporter the president repeatedly callses the actions common sense steps. And he expressed solidarity with the people who surrounded him at the white house a father who lost a sevenyearold. The daughters of a pastor at a church, and a congresswoman nearly killed after being shot in
Years old, choked mr. Obama in midsentence. Every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. And, by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. Pelley there have been 13 mass killings during the obama presidency. And republicans voted against gun legislation. Last month, after san bernardino, mr. Obama decided to act on his own. Given the limits of his power, his actions today are not sweeping. The most significant simply expands background checks for gun sales online or at gun shows. Currently, about 40 of sales have no background checks at all. Chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford is at the white house. Who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Reporter it was an emotional appeal. We maybe cant save everybody, but we could save some. Reporter . And a political call to action. So the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold america hostage. applause we do not have to accept this ca