S the presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be were in a quorum call. Are we . The presiding officer were not in a quorum call here. Mr. Reid miracles never cease. The presiding officer there you are. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be withdrawn 3396 and 3398. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid ive one unanimous consent request for a committee to meet during todays session. Its been approved by senator mcconnell and me. I ask unanimous consent that this request be agreed to and this request be printed in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the consideration of the fisa bill, the text for each of the amendments in order under t
Halleluiah halleluiah the last of the victims of the connecticut mass shooting are being laid to rest, funerals for three little girls were held today, as families say their final goodbyes the battle over gun control heatlin heating up. More on that in a moment. The fiscal cliff, ten days away with no deal in sight, the president and Speaker Boehner are thousands of miles away from each other, each left washington for the holiday. We will have live report from hawaii and the latest on the fiscal cliff talks in just a few minutes as well. Its official, Bp Oil Company will have to pay up to 7. 8 billion, that is the Class Action Settlement amount they agreed to pay to 100,000 businesses and individual has h by the biggest oil spill in history. The settlement was finalized yesterday, a lot of them are opting out and pursuing lawsuits of their own. More affects of a brand new governments growing pans. This man announced that political life does not agree with him and he will go back to bei
Your morning with us. Much more ahead on cnn saturday morning, which starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Im randi kaye. Its 8 00 am on the east coast, 5 00 am in the west. Powerful National Rifle association, heres tom foreman. Hey, randi, nra officials were quiet in the days following the newtown, connecticut, shooting, giving people time to mourn. Now they are speaking up and they have a lot to say. Despite protesters, the president and Public Opinion increasingly pushing against the gun lobby, the National Rifle association sent a sharp message to its leader, Wayne Lapierre, no retreat. The only thing that stops a bad guy with an a gun is a good guy with a gun. I call on Congress Today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put Armed Police Officers in every Single School in this nation. Reporter in a wideranging statement, lapierre condemned the violence in connecticut, colorado and other places, but steered the conversation away from guns and gun law. Ind
Crowley begins right now. The nra steps into the gun debate and House Speaker boehner gets tripped up on the fiscal cliff by his own party. Today in the aftermath of newtown, the National Rifle association offers a safe school plan. The only think that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. Our conversation with nra point man asa hutchinson. Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman on the culture of violence. Then the gops civil war. Not the outcome that i wanted, but that was the will of the house. Republican versus republican on the fiscal cliff with congressman steven la tourest and mick mulvaney. Weighing in, usa todays bureau chief susan page, Ron Brownstein and michael duffy, Washington Bureau chief for Time Magazine. Im candy crowley. This is state of the union. Nine days after the mass shooting deaths in newtown, the president of the National Rifle association joined the gun debate. I call on Congress Today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put
Lashing speech that included violent movies and video games as he said his plan would train those to guard our schools. In this edition of todays program, were going to begin the first 45 minutes of the program to talk about the nras response to the shootings. They broke their silence yesterday with executive director and Vice President wayne. Well talk more about what he had to say. But we want to get you involved in the conversation. So the numbers on your screen. Guest we also have a special line this morning for members of the n. R. A. 202 5853883 this is for n. R. A. Members. You can also reach out to us at twitter. Com cspanwj and f. S. A. And facebook at and the headline face of the n. R. A. Mountains a forceful defense advocate of armed School Guards excels at lighting fires under supporters and critics alike. Guest well get back to more of the newspaper articles this morning regarding the n. R. A. s response to the newtown shootings. First up leslie from wash burn, maine. Lesl