capitol hill. the american people overwhelmingly support it, but mitch mcconnell won t do it. even though democrats are controlling the house and all these things can sweep through there in an afternoon, they ll go to the senate, and they will die. it is until people in these in those ruby red districts take their 95% support and go to those district offices or go to washington and protest at mitch mcconnell s office in the capital that these their voices will not be heard because in the other ear with a gigantic megaphone and cash is the nra. and the nra, even though it s had a lot of problems that have been documented this past spring and summer, they still hold enormous power. i think as you mentioned before, one day the president says he s for background checks, and then a phone call with the nra and the president backs off in is completely singing from the nra hymn book. nothing to going to change until
parking lots so that means armed guards couldn t stop these shootings in schools but some teacher is going to run out to the parking lot and grab an ar and go to war with this shooter? what do tay say to you when you say what you re saying to me? if you were toimater a truth serum to any sitting member of congress they d tell you their number one priority is be re-elected. and in the past they ve seen that tied to their interest in the nra. and that has explained otherwise inexplicable outcomes. even passing universal background checks when they are supported by 90% of fellow americans. what issue in public policy is supported by 90% of the country sphb but i really do believe the moms in action, gabby giffards, the march for our lives, that is demonstrating a new political power in this country far more greater, far more compelling in the nra. and we re already seeing that
guards couldn t give him answers and we re hoping to be able to find out where he is soon. greta: jordan, either it s a bureaucratic mess-up or they re incompetent or they ve done something sinister. speak with iran you think the worse and hope for the best. there were multiple day of trial, but only one day of trial where the pastor and his attorney were able to attend. the and the rest of the people were summoned from the churches to testify against him. he wasn t able to be there. if the first day his lawyer requested that he be moved to a better part of the prison, he s been beaten and tortured and getting a letter describing what it was like, classic torture, one day beaten. the he next day treated nicely one day you re going to hang and next day get out. put that in the media and a hope s been transferred somewhere else. this judge is not called the hanging judge for no reason and the u.s. government calls
morning that people see president obama as one of the most pole a la rising presidents of history. we ll talk to chris wallace about that after the break. bill: cold outside. feels good in january. we needed it after all, right? it is january. there is new misery for some of the victims of up zoo are storm soon did i. they re superstorm sandy. live to staten island, new york. martha: tough time for them. a shocking new twist of the american pastor who is being held in a prison in iran. now his family, iranian members which visit him regularly, say he is missing from the prison. we ll talk to his wife just a few minutes away. they don t know where he is as of now. there was no notice. they were not, they were not aware anything, if he was moved or where he is and the guards couldn t give them answers and we re hoping to be able to find out where he is.
feel like she held my life in her hands and raising the millions of dollars they wanted then i would be free. i mean, they said they were part of the pi us religious movement. i was sad at the concept of dying and not having the life i hoped with my wife but i really wanted the thing to end, i wanted my wife to not go through the suffering, my family and we had our opportunity and we took it. when you were escaping, i mean, were you solely focused on the mission at whatened? before i escaped, one of the taliban told me they had a tradition where you say forgive me god a thousand times each day. he told me this months earlier. a thousand times a day, the captivity will end. i said it to pass the times. the prayers were something to do the guards couldn t take away from me. i literally laid there in the darkness and said forgive me god 2,000 times and then as the escape we went through it, i think all people look people,