Its wednesday, january 30th, and this is now. Joining me today, new york city deputy mayor howard wilson, katrina vanden heuvel, and New York Times reporter david carr is making his debut. Wayne lapierre is testifying before the Senate Judiciary committee as part of a panel that includes mark kelly, husband of gabby giffords. Before testimony began, giffords made a plea for action. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Kelly followed, arguing for restrictions on magazine clips, enhanced Mental Health care, and advanced background checks. Were both gun owners, and we take that right and the responsibilities that come with it very seriously, but rights demand responsibility, and this right does not extend to terrorists, it does not extend to criminals, and it does not extend to the mentally ill. While Wayne Lapierre struck a posture less combative than Previous Press conferences, his views remain questionable, calli
The suspect remains on the loose. Canine units are searching the area, including a ga raj attached to the building happening as the showdown over guns on capitol hill takes place. Advocates for and against just wrapped up hours of testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee and the first hearing since the newtown massacre. Former arizona congressman Gabrielle Giffords was the first to speak, delivering an emotional call to action. Speaking is difficult, but i need to Say Something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. It will be hard, but the time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you. Giffordss testimony was followed by an intense day of questioning including Patrick Leahy and dick durbin taking on the head of nra. Wayne la pierre. Should we have mandatory background checks at gun shows for the sales . If you are a dealer, thats already the law. Thats not my quest
If he cant rally people to a great cause. He goes into the storm now with conservatives and republicans about to have a important debate about the future of our party. Hawks or buzzards . Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews down in washington. Let me start tonight with this. The boiling hatred of the american right poured over today in hearings on chuck hagels nomination to be secretary of defense. Hatred, pure and simple. From the mouths of john mccain and Lindsey Graham as they slashed away at war hero hagel. Badgering the witness is too nice a description. The hawks swirled like buzzards sweeping down, pecking and pulling at the skin of a former colleague who dared to say this countrys been too ready to enter wars the American People quickly wish wed never gotten into. Whats with this hatred now centered in the american sunbelt . What do we make of this poll that shows two out of three Texas Republicans now want our president impeached . Why the cussedness, why the r
Detected. Mostly optically at night, using a telescope surveying the sky. The meteor, though, the small asteroid came out of the daytime sky. So its against a bright sky lit by the sun. So that makes it very, very difficult to see. And also, the small size, that didnt help us either. Hakeem, what are the chances of us seeing Something Like that, i mean in a lifetime . How rare is this . Its really small. If this were to happen in the daytime in the bright daylight in an over the ocean, which is most of the earth, no one would see it, of course, right . So a lot of the earth is uninhabited. So the fact that we saw it and the fact that it was captured on camera is amazing. Derrick pitts and hakeem oluseyi, thank you so much for joining us tonight. I appreciate it. Its a pleasure, ed. And thats the ed show. Im ed schultz. The Rachel Maddow show starts right now. After the last midterm elects in 2010, the one where the republicans did so well, after those midterms, the first Major Special
At this factory in adairsville, workers scrambled for cover. Neighbors had to rescue families trapped inside their crumbled homes. One man was killed. There was no warnings, no sirens, no nothing. Reporter we talked with the family of the man who died. They were at home looking for a lost pet. Jessica cantrell told us she cant bear the loss. I wouldnt want nobody else to live through this. Its tragic. Its hard. Because you never know if youre going to have somewhere else to live, if youre going to be able to get back on your feet. Reporter im sorry. The tornado left behind what looked like a junkyard, with twisted semitrailers, more than 100 cars flipped by the winds. Travis richardson was in his 18wheeler when the tornado lifted his truck off the ground and threw it off the road. I couldnt believe it picked my truck up and flipped it over like that. I mean, i cant believe it. Reporter the storm still stretches more than 900 long miles, and as it marched across the country, it brought