Tonight, Congress Returns from winter break as students and teachers return to Stoneman Douglas high school. Well hear from some of them, and congressman and former Florida Governor charlie crist. Will anything happen this time . And later, midterm madness. A legal fight is on to keep republican seats in republican hands. We are joined by congressman Ryan Costello of pennsylvania. Plus, is bob corker about to become a candidate again for his own seat . Von hilliard brings us the murky state of play from memphis, tennessee. But first, the mass shooting in parkland, florida, did not produce the same old gun debate. It has been the voices of students that have made this one different. They have organized marches, flooded the state house in tallahassee, and demanded action from elected officials. Some are listening. Floridas republican governor rick scott who has an aplus rating with the nra announced a proposal that includes banning firearm sales to anyone younger than 21. I think most me
Will anything happen this time . And later, midterm madness. A legal fight is on to keep republican seats in republican hands. We are joined by congressman Ryan Costello of pennsylvania. Plus, is bob corker about to become a candidate again for his own seat . Von hilliard brings us the murky state of play from memphis, tennessee. But first, the mass shooting in parkland, florida, did not produce the same old gun debate. It has been the voices of students that have made this one different. They have organized marches, flooded the state house in tallahassee, and demanded action from elected officials. Some are listening. Floridas republican governor rick scott who has an aplus rating with the nra announced a proposal that includes banning firearm sales to anyone younger than 21. I think most members in nra agree with me, this is logical. Im sure there are going to be some that disagree. But im a dad and a grand dad and a governor. I want my state to be safe. I want every child to be in a
Call 18005016000. Top of the hour here, im erica hill in today for brooke baldwin. At any moment we are waiting for the White House Press briefings. We are waiting on Sarah Sanders. Congress back in session today, and the teachers in florida at Stoneman Douglas high in parkland, florida, back at work. There is no question that those who survived the deadliest High School Shooting in this countrys history are forever changed. But the question that remains in washington is whether any of this will bring about solid reform or sensible Gun Legislation. It has stalled for years in the nations capital. At this point there are no official plans to pass any stricter gun laws. Republicans hearing days of pleas of students who survived that massacre are looking to take a lead from the president. Just a short time ago, President Trump talking about stacked up to the nra before a gathering of the nations governors. Take a listen. Dont worry about the nra, theyre on our side. Half of you are so afr
Campaign. This is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. Good morning. Marjory Stoneman Douglas students are going to return to school this wednesday. Lawmakers are returning to washington today. They have a big question hanging over their head, what will they do to stop the shootings . In florida, governor rick scott is ordering an investigation into the Police Response to the shooting. The sheriff grilled in a cnn interview about the red flags missed defended his office, siting his amazing leadership and insisting he will not resign. A new cnn poll suggests that the parkland massacre has changed americans views on guns in a way no other mass shooting has. 70 of people now favor tighter gun laws as compared to 52 who felt that way after the Las Vegas Massacre in october. We have all this covered for you. Lets go to kaylee hartung. Shes live in parkland, florida. Reporter as we continue to learn of warning signs missed and hear disturbing details of Immediate Reaction to the att
But the criticism of israel and his department does not end there. Turns out on the day of the shooting. The sheriff deputies, at least three of them, waited outside the school while those children and their teachers lay dead or dying or injured inside the building. Sheriff israel was on cnn earlier today telling my colleague, jake tapper, that none of that is his fault. You dont measure a persons leadership by a deputy those deputies received the training they needed. Of course i will not resign. It was a shameful letter, politically motivated. I never met that man. He doesnt know anything about me, and the letter was full of misinformation. I wrote a letter back to the governor. I talked about all the mistakes that was made in the letter. It was a shameful politically motivated letter that had no facts, and, of course, i wont resign. Now, this is why the sheriff says that it is about politics today, an elected official, a democrat, letter calls for removal from the states republican