high he said jewelry from ak-47 assault rifles. most of the people i talk to about that idea said this would never work. we ve now removed over 32,000 gu guns from circulation in africa. and while he thought about bringing it to the u.s., it was an unthinkable tragedy that prompted him to act. word of a school shooting. after sandy hook, peter and his wife came to us and they were like, you know, we really need to focus on the united states. whun you meet someone and they tell you how they lost their kid to gun violence, if everybody could have that conversation, i think we d all view this issue very differently in this country. thune contacted local city and police officials across america about getting guns from buy back programs and those being released from evidence. and he s found partners in cities like philadelphia. the police have been incredibly helpful to us, helping us to get into the
in his studio, phillip works metal into artful jewelry. but if you ask him, he s making much more than a ring or bracelet. for me this is an amazing opportunity to do what i do and actually make a difference. making a difference because at one time, this metal served a very different purpose. each one of those is a dozen bullet thos longs no longer tik people. they take illegal guns, destroys them and transforms them into jewelry. then they give part of their profits to organizations that are trying to reduce gun violence. in the case of illegal guns, it involves despair and hopelessness and we re turning it in to something positive and beautiful. it s the visual of peter thune. in 2009, he started a similar crusade in africa which makes
extended family to bury the father of south africa. we ll have a report and also talking to dr. maya angelou. also ahead, the gop civil war. after speaker boehner lashes out, a tea party strikes back. how ugly is this thing going to get? plus unemployed and out of luck. more than a million americans will lose jobless benefits just days after christmas if congress does not act. what the loss really means for real people. and digital dollars. bitcoin a virtual currency. is this the future of money? and this. each is a gun no longer killing people. if we can save one life, it s worth it. a brave new label designers are recycling illegal guns in to bullets recycling illegal guns and bullets in to jewelry. today s big idea. but we start with news out of london. peter o toole has died. he became an international i con for his title role in the 1962 film lawyer reps rence of arabi. he sa he was nominated for eights on cars. in 2000 you 3 wh3 when he got a oscar, o toole initia