irene. north texas is burning. i m ali velshi, about 30 homes already destroyed bay wildfire. 100 more in harm s way. it s going to get worse before it gets better because officials say this fast-spreading fire is 0% contained. and i m carol costello. new developments out of aruba in the disappearance of american robyn gardener. her traveling companion and the chief suspect may be about to walk on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 31st. welcome to american morning. continues to be a busy morning. sure does. we continue to deal with the aftereffects of irene. talk about that. disaster on a delay in some places. several hundred people now evacuated in new jersey as flooding continues three days after hurricane irene tore through. residents say it s the worst they ve ever seen. in vermont, a dozen towns cut off by flooding had supplies air lifted in. more than 250 roadways cut off by high water and the layers of mud it left be
recognizing that sane responsible americans ought to be able to own guns. joining us now is kevin williamson, the deputy managing eld tore of the national review. and he s against gun control and mayor jeffrey jones of patterson, new jersey, which has a serious crime problem. he s for more gun control. mayor, we have lots of laws on the books. why aren t they enough to control, keep guns out of the hands of the wrong people? well, i think, in part, the laws on the books are about folks who are abiding by the law. we re talking about an element of folks who could care less. and so there has to be a much more aggressive approach, particularly when millions of the guns are coming to my city seem to be coming from other states. why do we have to have this hard position and not not see that there are certain sort of compromise positions we can take
going to take your guns away. let s talk about how we re going to become a more civil society and keep guns out of the hands of people who should not happen, recognizing that sane responsible americans ought to be able to own guns. joining us now is kevin williamson, the deputy managing eld tore of the national review. and he s against gun control and mayor jeffrey jones of patterson, new jersey, which has a serious crime problem. he s for more gun control. mayor, we have lots of laws on the books. why aren t they enough to control, keep guns out of the hands of the wrong people? well, i think, in part, the laws on the books are about folks who are abiding by the law. we re talking about an element of folks who could care less. and so there has to be a much more aggressive approach, particularly when millions of the guns are coming to my city seem to be coming from other states. why do we have to have this hard position and not not see that there are certain sort of compromise po