Nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia, turned deadly, the president said this you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. Reporter today, mr. Trump pledged more federal resources to combat domestic terrorism. He also recommended curbing the glorification of violence found in video games and restricting access to firearms for the mentally ill who pose a threat. Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun. Reporter but mr. Trump did not talk about the need to mandate strong background checks on gun buyers which he tweeted this morning and initially supported after the 2018 shooting at a florida high school. And im pissed because my daughter im not going to see again reporter just days after meeting with victims and family members, the president had what he called a great meeting with the nra and backed off his background check pledge. Today, former president barack obama issued a lengthy statement calling for tougher gun laws and in a rare rebuke
Ohio, early sunday morning killing nine people including his sister. Just defied believability he would shoot his own sister. Its also hard to believe that he didnt recognize that was his sister. Reporter police say they moved in and killed the shooter, 24yearold connor betts, in less than a minute. People who knew betts say there were red flags. He was somebody who made me feel afraid when i knew him as a teenager. Reporter monday night ohioans grieved and looked for answers. Id just like to know that everyone that did pass away is at peace and is in a better place. Reporter 1,300 miles away, people in el paso, texas, are going through the same grieving process after a gunman killed more than 20 people at a walmart. We may have differences, but theres other ways, there are other ways to address it. Never violence. Never with hate. Not our children. Reporter 21yearold suspected gunman Patrick Crusius allegedly posted an antiimmigrant manifesto on line just before the shooting. As soon
Court. Plus a woman is suspended from her video shows her complaining about a crying baby on a plane. Of viral videos that call outio but we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Your job is to protect us and our blood is on your hands. Please stop allowing us to be gunned down. Florida students go after lawmakers on gun control. Funerals were held for many of the students and teachers who died in last weeks massacre. The president said theyre spending too much time trying to prove russian collusion with the Trump Campaign. I think its an absurd statement. The woman threatened a Flight Attendant. Shes reportedly been placed on leave. I may not have a job tomorrow. A family feud turned into an allout brawl. Russian officials have confirmed that one of the athletes at the Winter Olympics is suspected of failing a doping test. New move black panther took in 195 million. That breaks the record for the monday of february. All that Austin Dillon wins
Good day, everybody, it is friday, february 23rd, 2018. It is not going to be a perfect weather weekend certainly. But there are plenty of fun things to do it last weekend of february, five out of 10, yeah, yucky out there but bus stop buddy is still smiling partly because the flyers and sixers both won last night so we have got a warm coat on, because temperatures are in the 30s, upper 30s, so it is only rain but it is i chilly rain out there and in a few places, heavy rain, especially salem county, Gloucester County in new jersey getting those heavier downpours right now. For us annoying rain 37 degrees. Factor in the wind and it feels like 29. Make sure you wear that warm coat because it hasnt been that cold all week. Winter weather advisory little later on, well, starting now through 1 00 for carbon and Monroe County for possibility of freezing rain but for the rest of us there are showers, 42 by lunchtime High Temperature in the upper 40s later on, bob kelly. You got it, sueby. 7
Look forward to seeing you again. All right. And thanks to all of you for our International Viewers for watching. For you, cnn talk is next. For our u. S. Viewers, there is a lot of news. Lets get after it. Are you for taking steps to save us or are you for taking nra blood money . The white house signaling that President Trump supports efforts to improve the background check system. Do something is being translated to more gun laws. A 19yearold should not be allowed to purchase an ar15. The time for change wasnt now. The time for change was years ago. Robert mueller is now asking about Jared Kushners personal business dealings during the president ial transition. The trump family running the government has raised serious conflict of interest questions. Two groups created chaos more than the russians. And thats the democrats and the mainstream media. If there was nothing to the russian collusion story, why does he keep talking about it . Reporter this is new day with chris cuomo and al