that hasn t happened. no. no. the senate, republicans, i don t know, i don t know. divided. divided. really tough. it will be a long, hard haul, but i m optimistic. there s so much common ground on this issue when we talk to americans of all stripes, democrats, republicans, gun owners, veterans. it s really only here in washington we see the level of divide out in the rest of the country people agree that we can and should do something more. and it s not at odds with gun ownership. are you still a gun owner? yes. yes. wild, wild west. you still think people should have guns, just do it safely? yes, yes. there s so much gun violence happening all the time it s hard to wrap your head around these numbers and that s why it s so important we have the 40,000 white roses behind us to represent the 40,000 americans
co-create strategys that are respectful of the culture of gun ownership in this country and have an evidence base to reduce the number of gun deaths in the u.s. by letting an organization like the nra have such a big role in the debate they re dominating the discussion when in reality this is a public health crisis and requires community leaders and survivors to be leading the discussion. we the activists, we re the davids to the goliath of the nra gun lobby leadership. and just as david took down goliath, we, too, will take down the gun lobby. these are scary times. it will be a long, hard haul. now is the time to come together, be courageous.
that if he can fall, so can you. turn around! [ bleep ] go! turn around! it s coming at us! it broke my heart because i lost everything. thank the lord for not having me here because i probably wouldn t be standing here right now. we have been getting people out of cars. people driving through the puddles. they get trapped. we get out there. we try to get to them. we have had our guys actually swimming to them. every time you think it is going to go by it doesn t. these houses last time their backyards burned and so we know it is real and can happen. it s been a long, hard haul, but i m getting better. i m working hard. a lot of therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy and yoga too. i m excited and proud to announce that this fall i will become a member of the yale university class of 2018. we are fine. we love each other.
homes have been wrecked. i don t know if the country fully appreciates the devastating impact this has had. i ve gone home after home which is just destroyed. people, their whole life s possessions are on their front lawn. i was with a woman just last week, she s recovering from chemotherapy. she lost two sons on 9/11. everything is gone. all the family memorabilia is gone, the house is ruined. this is common throughout the district. it s going to be a long, hard haul, especially with the cold weather coming up. and you want the president to send in federal reinforcements for sandy victims, right? yeah. what i m asking for, the long island power authority has totally failed. i m not being at all critical of the administration, lipa. i m asking for them to send in the army corps of engineers to not only do work but put in a plan that lipa would have to comply with because they ve been totally inadequate up till now. they have, and i ve been following that story, congressman, and i
welcome back, everybody. this the beach hut, cafe. they are very busy. i think this is the busiest diner that we have been in at 7:00 in the morning. we re glad they re having us. you re listening to luther vandross, the power of love, my selection. let s introduce you to our panel. cnn political contributor and republican consultant and maria cardo cardona, democratic strategist. and david frum, let s get a shot of david frum s chair. i ve committed to mocking david frum this morning because he is late for my show and when you have arrive with sleep in his eyes. i m told it s not his fault. too bad, we don t care. we re moving on. let s talk a little bit about this final debate last night. it is the debate right before florida republicans will vote and stakes were very, very high. mitt romney and newt gingrich really going at it all night with jabs. was there a clear winner in addition to our panelist who got florida republican congressman is in miami. endorsed newt