breaking news of federal jury finding hunter biden, the president at a previously scheduled event on gun safety, and we just learned that afterwards he will be traveling to delaware to be with his son or last hour, the special prosecutor in the case gave his first statements since the jury reached their decision this morning here s david weiss this case was about the illegal choices defendant made while in the throes of addiction. his choice to lie on a government form when he bought a gun and the choice to them possess that gun, it was these choices. and the combination of guns and drugs that made his conduct dangerous second no one in this country is above the law everyone must, be accountable for their actions. even this defendant however hunter biden, should be no more accountable than any other citizen convicted of this same conduct. the prosecution has been and will continue to be committed to this principle some jurors though, are now questioning whether this case sh
Minutes because thats theyll be focusing not only 17 victims in parkland, but the 13 victims in columbine that were killed in that 1999 shooting that really sparked this sort of awareness across the country. Andrea. Thank you, steve paterson. And the students at North High School in denver. We go to chicago, which is an hour earlier, rather an hour later, so they have already been out for an hour. Ron mott, a city rocked almost every day by violence in various neighborhoods but all reacting to what happened in florida. Ron . Reporter yeah, absolutely, andrea, good day to you. Im with young man from Leo High School here on the south side. You mention this is a daily problem here in chicago, gun violence. So these students who came out today, this rally wrapped up 10 minutes ago, those rally not just for those folks lost at parkland but all the people lost
daily basis in chicago to gun violence. Cash a, senior, what brought you out today and whats your message . I wanted to promote peace
but what i remind my progress friends and what i remind our students is unless a party that is bound and determined to bring up gun legislation, significant gun legislation, unless we are in the majority, we can t get anything through the house or senate floor. we have to be in a position of control. so if conor lamb election makes it more likely we ll control the house, if that s the case, good step for gun rightsment because if we vote on in the congress, if imagine a bill that didn t get enough votes in the senate and probably would have failed in the house, if that bill is brought to the floor today, it passes. it passes in might judgment by significant margins. both the senate and the house. so that s a big step. that s not a small step. that s a big step. so we have to be in a position to control what gets voted on.