Jim kenney and Melissa Murray bailey this what the focus of their administration would be. And here is how they responded. Known for creating an environment where people can meet their potential. Everyone is put on this earth and has a certain potential or opportunity to be the best they can be, and i think that the government has a responsibility to assist that, get out of the way when necessary, but push and assist and encourage. I think taking back our schools and focusing on education. For far too long, we point to the state and we say, if the states not gonna do our part, what, really, can we do . I dont accept that. I think its our responsibility as a city and as mayor to make sure that were giving kids every opportunity they deserve. So, to our insiders, we, at the very least, in this election have a contrast. We have one side saying government should reach out at times to help others, another side saying, you know, sometimes we need to look more inward to solve our own problems
Race but we start off with that breaking news. Investigators right now, trying to determine what brought down this russian passenger jet, packed with tourists. All 224 people onboard, including 17 children, were killed. The flight taking off from an egyptian resort sharm el sheikh, it was headed to st. Petersburg, russia, and now an isis affiliate is claiming its responsible. Should that claim be taken seriously . Well talk to our experts momentarily. But first, abcs Alex Marquardt with the very latest on the investigation. Good morning, alex. Good morning, martha. Egy egypts aviation official tell us this morning, there was no indication that anything was wrong. Russian and egyptian investigators are right now c b combing through the crash site where the field of debris stretches around five miles. The black boxes have been located and sent for analysis, which should give some clarity on what happened during those 23 minutes that the plane was in the air. The copilots exwife told russ
Calculation. And what is so ironic to some people is that guncontrol support is actually down. So people either want to arm themselves for safety, or they just dont know how to attack this problem. What in the world can we do here . What do you think, jan . Well, universal background checks, i dont think, are gonna have any Significant Impact on the fundamental problem, which, i think has been characterized as domestic terrorism, certainly in the most recent incidents. I mean, all the individuals who are concerned would have been legal buyers, even under universal background checks. All the weapons used in the recent terrorist incidents, as far as we know, were legally purchased. So i dont see that universal background checks are the solution. And statistically, while Mass Shootings are certainly up, the overall i think if you study over the past 10 years, the incidents of gun violence on a per capita basis in america has actually gone down. More guns, more Mass Shootings, but overall
Nine democrats joined republicans in voting against it basically, the leadership saying state residents are not in the mood for any tax increases. Gonna ask all of you jump in was anyone surprised by wolf backing down on the sales tax or the republicans flatout rejecting his proposed budget, his revised budget . No and no. Thats me no and no. [ laughs ] no and no. Im not surprised at all. Thats the bottom line. The house and the senate are not gonna do that. They didnt run on that. They ran on no taxes, and they dont want to have any primaries, let me be clear. But the governor said from the beginning that he was willing to compromise on some of the issues, and if there were other ways to try to get at the right amount of income and the right amount of resources for education, he was gonna do that. So he had put a compromise on the table before the vote in hopes that there would be at least some movement, i think, by the legislatures. Its obvious that public voting kept them from being
Now claimed that the massacre in california this week, the deadliest terrorist attack here since 9 11, was carried out by soldiers of its caliphate. President obama will speak to the nation tonight from the oval with the latest on the investigation. And what hell do to defeat isis and keep america safe. We have complete coverage here this morning, exclusive interviews with Hillary Clinton and jeb bush. Senior Justice Department correspondent Pierre Thomas starts us off. Reporter the fbi investigation involving hundreds of agents is at full tilt, as the Law Enforcement and Intelligence Community wrestles with a new phase, where a deadly homegrown Terror Threat is growing. The moment, urgent. The president of the United States huddled with his National Security team in the wake of San Bernardino attack. A growing concern after we learned the female member of the killer couple swore allegiance to the leader of isis. Isis seizing the moment, calling the killers supporters. Isil and other t