can change his mind? i don t know, god bless him, i hope he does, but he hasn t so far. he s going to be married or buried, he s going to be buried in his robe. you know, people are entitled to spend their lives that way. i really respect mr. davis for making that effort. but i don t see it coming too much when it comes to richard preston. that was a disturbing report actually. paris, what s your reaction? well, you know, one of the things i just that made me pause is we ve been dealing with this issue of racism for so many years in this country. many since the foundation, if you want to go back that far. but from a point of a 19 25 rally, going down street, where we ve seen presidents and their co funerals and we ve seen all the things we ve been proud about as a nation and we ve seen we ve seen that happening in 1925. tells me that while we ve made a lot of progress, significant progress, in terms of race
blue. reporter: he s still awaiting sentencing in charlottesville. while he waits, something remarkable is happening because of this man. r&b musician errol davis has spent decades engaging with klan members and challenging their beliefs. he and preston have talked for years via phone. suddenly, davis was standing up for preston in court. what do you say to the judge? testified on his behalf. i also paid part of his bail money to get him out. reporter: you paid part of his bail money? i did. reporter: is he taking you for a fool? using you? no, not at all. not at all. reporter: how do you know? because he and i were already friends. i said, i m willing to take mr. preston and he has agreed to go down to this museum with me and take a tour of it and learn something. reporter: he s referring to the national museum of african-american history. seeing what he s going to see there is going to plant a seed. the seed may not blossom today,
woodruff: aimed at reducing vietent crimes on school grounds it is the latest push in the gun-control debate. it includes proposals for revised state laws to allow trained personnel to carry firearms on school grounds, training for designated school personnel to handle active shooting incidents, and mental health pilot programs to reduce bullying and identify potential threats. this review comes as congress continues to pursue gun-control legislation. the republican-led house has not yet taken up bills in the almost two months since president obama made this issue a priority at his state of the union address. but today maryland democrat elijah cummings highlighted one area where he said congress should act. most americans already think gun trafficking is a federal crime. i have news for you. it s not. they have no idea that there is no federal law targeting firearm traffickers who commonly use straw purchasers to buy guns for convicted felons and other dangerous criminals
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woodruff: aimed at reducing vietent crimes on school grounds it is the latest push in the gun-control debate. it includes proposals for revised state laws to allow trained personnel to carry firearms on school grounds, training for designated school personnel to handle active shooting incidents, and mental health pilot programs to reduce bullying and identify potential threats. this review comes as congress continues to pursue gun-control legislation. the republican-led house has not yet taken up bills in the almost two months since president obama made this issue a priority at his state of the union address. but today maryland democrat elijah cummings highlighted one area where he said congress should act. most americans already think gun trafficking is a federal crime. i have news for you. it s not. they have no idea that there is no federal law targeting firearm traffickers who commonly use straw purchasers to buy guns for convicted felons and other dangerous criminals