we re only just starting to find our voices and to be able to come out of that initial state of shock to be able to do something actively ourselves. so we are not going anywhere. we are gaining momentum now to prepare for this marathon. this is a life long pursuit for all of you? yes. a life long mission for the families. a week long blitz by the white house. cnn s brianna keilar looks at the obama offensive which of course as i said kicking off today in connecticut. reporter: the president is heading to connecticut where the governor just signed some of the nation s toughest gun laws requiring universal background checks and imposing limits on the number of bullets in a magazine. speaking not far from the scene of the newtown shootings, he ll again say lawmakers in washington have an obligation to the 20 children killed there. every senator will get to vote on whether or not we should require background checks for
to the politics of guns now. president obama in a last ditch effort is on his way to connecticut. he will talk about the kids who died at sandy hook and the obligation we all have to prevent such tragedies. in the meantime, 13 republican senators promised to filibuster any gun control proposal. something republican senator john mccain finds curious. yand i don t understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. so you encourage republicans. i would not only encourage it. i don t understand it. what are we afraid of? hmm. let s see. an assault weapons ban, a limit on high capacity magazines, universal background checks. yeah. that s what many republicans are afraid of. let s talk more about this. maria is a cnn contributor and democratic strategist, and
we stand. so you d in-couraencourage r i don t understand if. what are we afraid of? today a letter will be delivered to the senate majority leader harry reid about that filibuster. also president obama will talk about reducing gun violence tonight at 5:45 eastern time. he ll be speaking at the university of hartford. of course we ll bring you some of his comments live. just ahead in the newsroom, to many margaret thatcher is more than the british prime minister. she s one of the famous characters played by oscar winner meryl streep. david gergen will join us next on america s fascination with margaret thatcher.
and comrades and wrote and met with each other frequently. it s quite natural that conservatism in the u.s. see margaret thatcher as a great ally and friend of theirs. what will her legacy be? i think her legacy will be the greatest prime minister of the 20th century apart from winston churchill. a great leader of britain. a great leader of the western world at a time when the west was in really a terrible situation with terrible economy facing a rising soviet union, and at home a restorer of britain to a great position in the world, and ultimately a reformer in britain and a friend for ronald reagan and conservatives and liberty around the world. ted bromand, many thanks. we appreciate it. still ahead, as congress comes back to work, president obama meets with victims of the sandy hook shootings. can he get a deal on gun control? the humble back seat.
about something positive on the college level. good job by nebraska. absolutely. i second that. thanks very much, jared. the next hour of cnn newsroom starts now. breaking news right now. former british frm margaret thatcher has died after suffering a stroke. we re live in london with reaction. and the gun control debates in the united states gets personal. wayne reminds me of the clowns at the circus. they get the most attention, and that s what he is paid to do. the nra under fire as president obama meets with sandy hook families to amp up pressure to pass new federal gun laws. and smoking pot for a living and writing about it. we ll talk to america s very first marijuana critic. plus, report cards are out for the airlines. the best and worst of 2012. you re live in the cnn newsroom.