Know that he stood up and did something to make us all feel better today. Former marine, a dad, doing whats right, doing his duty. Hello, everyone. Don lemon here, top of the hour. Youre in the cnn newsroom. A senior navy s. E. A. L. Officer dead in afghanistan. Commander job w. Price, leader of s. E. A. L. Team 4 was found dead yesterday by members of his unit. The initial conclusion is that price committed suicide. The navys investigating. Stay with cnn for more details from our pentagon correspondent in just a minute. More than 100 people were killed in syria today. Civilians doing nothing more than waiting in line for bread. Witnesses say a Syrian Military aircraft dropped bombs on this small village and hit a bakery where scores of people were gathered trying to get desperatelyneeded food. Witnesses say the hospitals cannot handle all the casualties. The people of egypt give a thumbs up to a new constitution drawn up by the countrys most islamist assembly. This weekend was the sec
Newtown. Newtown. Newtown. Newtown. How many more . Reporter performers and artists now joining with 800 mayors calling for a plan to end gun violence. But Wayne Lapierre, the chief executive officer and public face of the National Rifle association, made clear on nbcs meet the press that his organization will oppose legislation adding new restrictions to the sale of weapons or highcapacity ammunition magazines. Look, i know theres a media machine in this country that wants to blame guns every time something happens. I know theres an antisecond amendment industry in this town. I know theres political leads that for 20 years always try to say it is because americans own guns. Im telling you what i think will make people safe. And what every mom and dad will make them better, if when they drop their kid off at school in january is if we have a Police Officer in that school, a good guy. Reporter as the last of the newtown Massacre Victims are laid to rest, the nra has taken the position t
Im suzanne malveaux. This is the Christmas Eve edition of cnn newsroom. For a lot of you today is last minute shopping or preparing christmas dinner or taking time with your families. While youre getting busy or ready for the celebrations, well keep you updated and, of course, the holiday happening here and around the world. Lets get right it to it. First of all, some sad news. Two firefighters are dead, two others injured after responding to a fire in upstate new york. That happened early this morning not because of the fire they were trying to put out, but police in webster, new york say they were shot. Three homes burned police say for hours gunshots stopped the firefighters from putting out the fires, forced police s. W. A. T. Teams to evacuate the homes in the area. Just in, police say the shooter who killed the two firefighters is also dead. They say he set a trap for those firefighters. The nra is standing tough on its opposition to new gun laws in the aftermath of the killings
We have to look at a holistic solution. We cannot just make the new normal one of these Mass Shootings every month, and that seems to be whats happening. So we should try all kinds of different things. It was a debate at the center of all the sunday morning talk shows with both sides making their case. Cnns barbara stahr following the story from washington. Hello to you. Whats the case that the nra is making right now . Well, look, you know, wane la pierre is the chief executive officer. He is the public face of the National Rifle association. Going on nbcs meet the press this morning, he made the point again and again that he made back on friday at that press conference. That his organization will oppose legislation at adding new restrictions to the sale of weapons or the sale of those high capacity ammunition magazines, and he had a lot to say again about who he thinks is to blame. Have a listen. Look, i know theres a media machine in this country that wants to blame guns every time
Welcome to cnn news room, im miguel marquez, in for fredricka witfield. The National Rifle association is standing tough on its opposition to new gun laws in the aftermath of the newtown massacre. The groups ceo went on tv to defend his calls for armed guards in every u. S. School. Cnns Barbara Starr is with us, the nra has been criticized for not talking about any limitations on guns and calling for armed guards in schools and for not taking questions from reporters. Yeah, miguel and all of that they seem to be sticking to their line. On the sunday talk shows, wayne la pierre, the chief executive officer. The public face of the National Rifle association, made clear on nbcs meet the press, his organization will continue to oppose legislationed ed adding new revikss to those weapons or the highcapacity ammunition magazines. Enter la pierre had a definite view about where he thinks responsibility for some of these issues lie. Have a listen. I know theres a media machine in this country