It in my private study just off the oval office. And every time i look at that painting, i think about how when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us, we must act now for grace. The nra is getting ready for battle, raising money and emailing supporters to upgrade their membership for, quote, the fight of the century. Were not saying that your rights are at risk. The president of the United States is saying that. So where do things go from here . Nbcs tracie potts is in washington for us. Tracie, how is the president going to get the public and congress to support this legislative agenda . Reporter with a very public campaign, mara. Started last night with an oped the president published in the connecticut post. The newspaper up there where the newtown tragedy happened. In it he said that Congress Needs to help and not hinder bypassing this ban on assault weapons and on magazines, but it looks like thats iffy here on capitol hill. The white house also has a campaignstyle t
Reporter the New York Times connected stanford to the name lennay kekua. He says he is dismayed they didnt factcheck the story earlier. If someone had told me manti teos girlfriend was a stanford grad i would say absolutely not. How would i not know anything about this. Tragic car accident, leukemia, i would have wanted to write an article about that because it would be a great story. Reporter and yet another strange twist, our sister station in los angeles is reporting that there could be a connection to teos friend in palm dale and the friend may be implicated in the hoax. And just when you thought the story couldnt get anymore bizarre, someone claiming to be the girlfriend started sending tweets last night, saying that teo would address questions about their relationship today. Notre dame has said teo was the victim of the hoax. Smith bennett and others arent so sure. As much as i believe this happens to people all the time, because ive seen it on tv, i dont think the general public
Will you be watching the oscars . I will indeed. A lot of good movies this year. Always part of the fourth hour. Have you seen lincoln . I have not. But im told its amazing 37 hes number two, by the way. Daniel day lewis. Tommie lee jones is brilliant in that film. And a hell of a nice guy i hear. Are you still winning, charlie . Today i am with you. Absolutely. Its been brilliant to see you again. Likewise. Thank you so much. Come back soon because i really enjoyed it. Youre an absolute pro. Good to see you. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. Charlie sheen. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com hello, everyone. Don lemon here. Weve got a very special hour ahead but first we want to get you quickly up to speed on the days headlines. First to egypt where rioting has erupted over a Court Decision sentencing 21 people to death. These 20 people were killed in clashes with Security Forces today. This all happened after the Court Sentenced the 21 for their role in a postgame soccer riot last year
Who is wolf blitzer. No, he said, who the hell is wolf. I know, but i was not going to say that part. A very famous quote. Go down in the history books. That was a hoax, that balloon it was . You can tweet us wolfblitzer, katebalduan. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Some american hostages being held in algeria have been released, but a number of the hostages unaccounted for tonight as the raid, we can report, temporarily on hold. Plus, the brother of one of the hostages who escaped from his captors recounts his escape. And on the night Lance Armstrongs confession is set to air, a Sports Writer who believed him until the very bitter end comes outfront. Im erin burnett. Good evening, everyone. Outfront tonight, we have breaking news on the hostage crisis. A fastdeveloping story tonight. Here the latest that we know. We now know that some americans have been freed, but others are still unaccounted for in algeria. A senior american official just confirms to cnn that the operation s
So im grateful for that. A whole new charlie sheen. Eloquent marx tour. Dare i say it, hes grown up. Thats tomorrow night. Its a great interview. We begin with breaking news on Lance Armstrong. After years of lying about using performanceenhancing drugs, after suing some, threatening others and ruining the careers of many who tried to expose his lies, the dethroned seventime Tour De France winner has changed his tune. He calls his whole experience, quote, one big lie, and says all the blame lies with him. He spoke, obviously, with oprah winfrey, taped a 2 1 2hour interview which began airing tonight on her network own. The encounter began with oprah asking him rapid fire questions. The stakes got higher, the tension rose. Take a look. Did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance . Yes. Yes or no, was one of those epo . Yes. Did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance . Did you ever use any other banned substances like