His taxes in 2012 and 2013. He failed to report 200,000 worth of income. He should have filed his runs. He is an attorney. He is supposed to Pay Attention to details and he didnt. Reporter Brian Dequincey newmans Attorney Says his client has no excuse as to why they were not filed and is trying to make things right. His other lawyer made similar statements. Because of the fact that brian admit heed made a mistake. We all do that. We all make mistakes. We put our client in the best possible situation. We turned him in. He wanted to take full responsibility. We pled him today. Reporter he did not have a lot to say in court. This was a personal to do with the penny tax or politics. They are hoping this will send a signal to other people who dont pay their taxes. There is not a good reason that he didnt do this. There is not a good reason. Reporter Brian Dequincey newman has selfreported his actions to the South Carolina bar association. He has to pay 11,000. That is for the taxes that he
Soututcarolina gun owners. First, Meaghan Norman is looking at the measures announced by the president. Meaghan . Dawndy and judi, president obama says the nation has become numb to gun violence. He urged congress to enact gun reform but says their inaction has led to his own executive actions. First expanding background regardless of where you purchase a gun online, at a gun show or at a store you background check. And if you are in the business of selling firearms, you must be licensed and conduct background checks. The president says the fbi will work to streamline the process making the system more effective. Of gun laws, by hiring 200 new atf agents who will also help track illegal online firearms trafficking. And requiring dealers to report any lost or stolen guns. Third investing 500 Million Dollars in Mental Health treatment. And allowing for relevant Mental Health records to be reported to the background check system. Of Gun Safety Technology by finding new ways to help curb g
Enormously over the last 30 years. We do research when cars, food, medicine, even toys harm people so that we make them safer. And you know what, Research Finds those are good things, they work. [ applause ] they do. But think about this. When it comes to an inherently deadly weapon, nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly. Weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every year, Congress Actually voted to make it harder for Public Health experts to conduct research into gun violence. Made it harder to collect data and facts. Reduce gun violence. Even after San Bernardino, they refused to make it harder for terror suspects who cant get on a plane to buy semiautomatic weapons. That is not right. That cant be right. So the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold america hostage. [ applause ] i want to be clear, Congress Still needs to act. The folks in this room will not rest until congress does. Because once Congress Gets on board with common
Studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a chilly Tuesday Morning. I saw the bank thermometer, had to do a double take this morning, 11 degrees here. 11 degrees and yet you have the feeling people waking up in st. Louis, oakland and oakland. Lets get right to our top story. Tens of millions waking up to the chilliest morning of the season, below freezing temps from the deep south all the way to maine, and al is feeling the chill out on our plaza. Hey, good morning. I got caught off guard. I didnt have my coat. Matt actually lent me this coat. The weather man didnt realize it was going to get cold this morning. Wow, the headline is i can wear your coat i never thought that would happen. Anyway, hey, lets look at some video. Winter snuck in a little earlier i mean, this is duxbury. They had thats route 3 and they got some oceaneffect snow came in. Cars off the roads. Big problems yesterday and the snow is gone but now the cold is here. Why . Well,
Medicine, even toys harm people so we make them safer. Research, science, those are good things, they work. [ applause ] but think about this. When it comes to an inherently deadly weapon, nobody argues that guns are potentially deadly, weapons that kill tens of thousands of americans every Year Congress actually voted to make it harder for Public Health experts to conduct research into gun violence. Made it harder to collect data and facts and develop strategies to reduce gun violence. Even after San Bernardino, they 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, but they cant hold america hostage. We do not have to accept this carnage as the price of freedom. [ applause ] i want to be clear. Congress still needs to act. But folks in this room will not rest until congress does. [ applause ] because once Congress Gets on board with common sense gun safety measures, we can reduc