Day spoiler for departing secretary leon panetta. The second best valentines present would be to allow sylvia and i to get the hell out of town. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell life in washington. The National Rifle association has now launched a counter offensive against the president s emotional appeal at the state of the union. To put an end to gun violence. In a column published yesterday on a conservative web blog Wayne Lapierre from the nra announced a fouryear communications and resistance movement, his words, to block what he calls a siege from the enemies of the second amendment. In washington to hear the president s appeal well be talking to mark kelly moments from now, but, first, to that breaking muse out of south africa rsh olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius made sporting history by becoming the first track athlete double amputee to compete in the games, but today the blade runner as he is known, is charged with murder after his girlfriend was fatally shot in his home in pretor
Behold. The islands of the bahamas. Right now an Andrea Mitchell report exclusive as the nra fires back against the president s gun appeal. Well talk to gab yea giffords has become a leading voice in the national fight for tougher gun laws. We have a problem where we shop, where we pray, where our children go to school. Take it from me, Congress Must act. Lets get this done. Under arrest today. Shocking developments in south africa where 2012 olympic star, double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend. And back to school. President obama outside this hour. You see live pictures there from deindicate you are, fworj george, where the president is pushing for Early Childhood education for 4yearolds. Live coverage coming up. Democrats nowak knowledge they dont yet have the 60 votes to break that republican filibuster. Its shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without and that hagel hostage. The filibuster is a valentines day