But to help build this country. This is our first task as a society. Keeping our children safe. This is how we will be judged. And their voices should compel us to change. And thats why last month i asked joe to lead an effort along with members of my cabinet to come up with some concrete steps we can take right now to keep our children safe. To help prevent mass shootings. To reduce the broader epidemic of gun violence in this country. And we cant put this off any longer. Just last thursday, as tv networks were covering one of joes meetings, on this topic, news broke of another school shooting, this one in california. In the month since 20 precious children and 6 brave adults were violently taken from us at sandy hook elementary, more than 900 of our fellow americans have reportedly died at the end of a gun. 900. In the past month. And every day we wait, that number will keep growing. So im putting forward a specific set of proposals based on the work of joes task force. And in the da
This was concern from a video. The drivers on the golden gatethe bay area bracing for the storm. Rain. Expected to movein and create havoc for the evening commute. To know about. Plus, crews still cleaning up the mess from yesterdays storm. As residents get ready for whats next. The newest storm slamming this was quite a shock crews scrambling to the rain means trees fall down and take out power landslides a threat in the saturated east bay the storm with live Team Coverage. Scott rates at the Golden Gate Bridge. Justine waldman is in the north bay. A live look out at the a new storm. Now moving into the bay area. Along with high winds. You are looking at city crews hoisting the 25 foot acacia tree here in this video. It toppled over at around 4 am. Falling on to this house on the 300 block of virginia avenue. The worst damage was that the Backyard Fence was knocked down. Only caution tape and a few splintered boards remain. Luckily the resident inside the home was not hurt. The city s
Were seven hours away from the president s fifth state of the Union Address and it comes as he is facing an Approval Rating that is under water. Danielle lee is in capitol hill this morning where the president is hoping to turn the economy around. Minimum wage earnings like restaurant employees, janitors, and construction worker wills get a nod tonight in the state of the union. He plans to Pressure Congress to raise the minimum wage. He is using his executive authority to push the pay increase for federal contractors. Democrats are behind the president. Its strong. Its all about action. How john boehner says higher wages wont help. We know from increases in minimum wage in the past that hundreds of thousands of low income americans have lost their jobs. Decisions like these have left the country pessimistic. 63 of people think the country is headed in the wrong direction, and only 43 approve of the president s performance. Having a big block the white house is advertising an all day q
And welcome to the family. Olympic skier lindsey vonn is talking for the First Time Since bowing out of the games and announcing a new role with us, tuesday, january 28th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer alongside al roker and tamron hall. Lets get to the breaking news on this morning. Lindsey vonn with a new man in her life. Lindsey vonn is joining us this morning along with leo. A little camera shy. And a rather nasty brace on that right knee. Lindsey, how you doing . Im good, thanks. How are you . Were doing great. And lindseys got a big announcement. And were going to catch up whats been going on in her life over the last several weeks. Get used to these hours, lindsey. But we want to get to our top story this morning. The latest round of really cold weather and snow. Take a look at this ma
Leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair now recognizes the gentlelady from california, mrs. Capps, for five minutes. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to call attention to the lombing crisis of Climate Change looming crisis of Climate Change. The effects are diverse but they all impact american lives and livelihoods and we are realizing and witnessing these occurrences in real time. Extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy, severe drought and major flodding are becoming more frequent flooding are becoming more frequent and growing more intense. Sandy alone caused at least 50 billion in damages, killed dozens of americans and up ended the lives of millions more. But sandy was only one of 11 separate billiondollar extreme weather events last