clear and unambiguous message to the gun that i have investors will no longer financially support companies that profit from gun violence. the gun industry is responding. classic rahm immanuel chicago politics to try to bully and pressure our industry into somehow agreeing with the proposals advanced by antigun mayors like chicago. gun industry reps say they do better when they re under pressure because americans no ho have been indecisive about purchasing firearms usually decide to move ahead when they think their options could become more limited. shep? shepard: shannon bream on capitol hill. shannon, thank you. the senate this evening approved a 50 billion-dollar aid package for victims of super storm sandy. now it goes on to the president to get a signature. it s been three months since sandy slammed into the east coast and caused devastation from delaware to connecticut. the storm hit the jersey shore and parts of new york city especially hard. tens of thousands of people st
those automatic sequester cuts are both set to hit around march 1st if these negotiations can t be worked out. stand by. shep? shepard: shannon bream on capitol hill. shannon. college kids love themselves lots. more and more college students are saying they are the best of the best in a trend that s been going in the upward direction in the decades. based on annual survey of their personal opinions. it shows nearly 75% of college freshman say they are above average in their abilities and their drive for success. that s a jump from 60% nearly a half century ago. of course not all of the 60 to 75% students can actually be above average. more freshman say they are talented writers even though test scores show writing ability has gone down in a big way. and according to the different to a different study. almost a quarter of students now show personalities leaning towards narcissism. researchers blame factors like parenting styles and the influence of shocial media a
run. you can t beat somebody with nobody. and there are four somebodies in the republic race right now. there are a number of republicans speaking out saying it would be very dangerous to insult primary voters by spring ago brand new untested person on them at the last minute in the convention and expecting them to turn around and turn out in the general election, shep? shepard: shannon bream on capitol hill tonight. thanks. syria is show nothing signs of stopping the slaughter of its own people. dozens mort reported killed today. dozens including children. u.s. officials are debating what the world to do next. now the white house has changed the verbiage a bit. we got a subtle change today providing military assistance to the rebels? we will get a live report on that ahead. plus, there will be a time for fasting but it is not today. a live look, new orleans, on the world famous bourbon street. it s fast tuesday. we will take you live to the
of arguments at the supreme court. not surprisingly both sides told me today they are going to win. shep? shepard: shannon bream on capitol hill tonight. shannon, thanks very much. now at&t now just a few days from debuting bigger data plans for smart phones. bigger data will cost bigger money. five dollars more per month for new customers starting sunday when prices for the required upgrade plans rise to $20, $30, and $50. if you plan to buy a smart phone from at&t and you don t want to pay extra, you have a couple of days to get grandfathered into the old plan. the company has announced it will never raise prices for existing customers. apple making moves now to reinvent school textbooks. the tech giant unveiling new interactive digital textbooks for elementary and high school students. company officials say the etextbook also work on the ipad and be available for $15 or less on itunes. they will include interactive videos, photos, animations, users will also be able to search the
shep. shep: shannon bream on capitol hill. a couple weeks ago, we told but a family who survived for almost two days trapped in a car under four feet of snow. an update tops our news across america. texas. the parents and their five-year-old daughter inside this suv when it skidded off the road in the middle of a blizzard in new mexico. there was no way out. shep: they say they bundled up and waited for help. we were struggling for that air. shep: it came 38 hours later when rescuers busted through the window. california. a suspected car thief apparently didn t get too far with the goods. cops say he lost control, the car went airborne, and crashed on the roof of this apartment building in fresno. everybody inside is okay. we re told the suspect broke his leg when he jumped off the roof and tried to make a run for it. massachusetts. a fight between a brother and sister so out of control, their