We could see fire here on capitol hill when senator Dianne Feinstein gets her turn to question lapierre at todays hearing. Feinstein has been an outspoken critic of the nra. Tuesday she told reporters they have fought virtually every kind of regulation. The time has come to change course and the time has come to make people safe. Lapierre says congress shouldnt pass any new laws until the government starts enforcing the laws already on the book. Its still unclear whether former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will attend but we understand from blumenthal that a surprise guest will appear. Hes not identifying who that is. That should be interesting. Susan mcginnis in washington, thanks. Another highprofile issue for congress and the administration is Immigration Reform. President obama speaking in nevada yad said nows the time to fix the immigration system. Warned if congress doesnt act he will. Danielle nottingham reports. Reporter president obama told students at the predominantly Hi
And on sunday night, were going to experience both of those great emotions. Who has it better than us . Nobody nobody on cbs this morning. Nearly three in ten americans say god plays a role in the outcome of sporting events. Of course god cares about football. He created a girlfriend for manti teo out of nothing. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. Were in super bowl park at Jackson Square new orleans, our broadcast home for the next three days and we are thrilled to be in new orleans. Its a beautiful set and we have lots of news ahead in this broadcast. And a great game coming up on sunday. Great game. We begin in alabama where a hostage drama has been going on for more than 36 hours. A man took a child captive after shooting and killing a School Bus Driver and manuel bo or jorques is in midland, alabama. Reporter so far authorities are tightlipped theyve not released the name of the suspect or the child who is believed to be unharmed but is still a hostage. Police c
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The Obama Administration takes its push for gun control to virginia today. Vice President Joe Biden will meet with gun Safety Experts in richmond. Its the opening for the growing support to curb kbun violence. Yesterday Congressional Democrats introduced a plan to ban assault weapons but even they admit thats an uphill battle. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. The ban would be tougher than the assaults weapons ban that expired in 2004. It would ban 157 different militarystyle filearms, so with such a tight fight again they believe public support will help them win public support measures. Vice President Biden is heading to virginia to try to gain public support for president obamas gun support proposals. Its not about keeping bad guns out of good people but keeping bad guns from bad people. They joined a group of democrat it lawmakers. Dianne feinstein introduced her own bill. Militarystyle assault weapons have but one purpose and in my view
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