Speaks at that Memorial Service a little bit later on today. We cant rest until all of our children can go to school or walk down the street free from the fear that they will be struck down by a stray bullet. The problem is there werent enough good guys with guns. Weve got to get back up and go back at it. We need to expand those background checks. Im not going to go out there and just beat the drum for the sake of beating the drum. Weve got to work as hard as possible for the sake of our children. President obama has just arrived at the Marine Barracks where soon hell again face a heart wrenching task as he joins families of the 12 people who were gunned down at the navy yard in washington, d. C. , for a Memorial Service. Its a role thats become all too familiar with the president as consoler in chief. Which he talked about at last nights dinner for the Congressional Black Caucus. Ill be meeting and mourning with families in this city. Who now know the same unspeakable grief of famili
Good morning. Im melissa harrisperry. We begin with the breaking news still underway in nairobi, kenya. After 24 hours after a standoff began, masked gunman are still holed up in the building. At least 59 people are reported dead and 175 others injured. Four americans are among those hurt. A North Carolina woman was inside the mall at the time of the attack and described the scene. You could hear, while we were back there, them methodically going from store to store, talking to people, asking questions, shooting, screams, and then it would stop for a while, and then it would go to another store. Al shabaab, an Islamist Militant Group based in somalia is claiming responsibility for the attack. They say its revenge for the kenyas crackdown on the group in somalia which began two years ago. Al shabaab has pledged allegiance to al qaeda and has been lipged to other violence in eastern, kenya. But that is their most brazen attack yet. Nbcs ron allen joins us now with the latest. Rob, are yo
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