Rally at the National Mall. Thousands of local leaders, organizers and gun control activists marching for stricter gun laws. John henrehan was there with the latest. John . Reporter a crowd of 3 howe in washington 3,000 in washington is not a sure turnout. One participant said todays rally for gun control laws was not the end point but the beginning of a crusade. They marched on constitution avenue from the grounds of the u. S. Capitol to the grounds of the Washington Monument carrying signs decrying the power of the National Rifle soccer. Some association. Some carried signs with the names of individual victims of gun violence other and signs asked the country to remember the massacre in newtown, connecticut. A small contingent joined the organizers on the stage. At the rally, the crowd appeared to be about 3,000 strong. Organizers warned the foot for more gun control legislation would be a tough one but. Look at all the changes people said could not happen. Civil rights, womens right
we ll hit all of the hotspots, syria, iran, china, egypt, and more. later in the show, the u.s. rolled out the red carpet for china s next president but what is going on behind the scenes between the two rival nations? we have a great panel of china watchers. also, believe it or not, the eurozone crisis is solved. how, what? stay tuned, we ll explain. first, here is my take. we re hearing a new concept these days in discussions about iran. the zone of immunity. the idea often explained by ehud barak, israel s defense minister, is soon iran will have enough nuclear capacity that israel would not be able to inflict a crippling blow to its program. israeli officials explained that we americans cannot understand their fears that iron is a exosential danger to them. but, in fact, we can understand because we went through a very similar experience ourselves. after world war ii as the soviet union approached a nuclear capability, the united states was seized by a panic that lasted f
more. later in the show, the u.s. rolled out the red carpet for china s next president but what is going on behind the scenes between the two rival nations? we have a great panel of china watchers. also, believe it or not, the eurozone crisis is solved. how, what? stay tuned, we ll explain. first, here is my take. we re hearing a new concept these days in discussions about iran. the zone of immunity. the idea often explained by ehud barak, israel s defense minister, is soon iran will have enough nuclear capacity that israel would not be able to inflict a crippling blow to its program. israeli officials explained that we americans cannot understand their fears that iran is an ex stin shall danger to them. but, in fact, we can understand because we went through a very similar experience ourselves. after world war ii as the soviet union approached a nuclear capability, the united states was seized by a panic that lasted for years. everything that israel says about iran now, we s
government this week? i ll explain. first, here s my take. if you are trying to understand the recent protests against the putin regime in russia, one of the best guides is an outspoken columnist that s been writing essays in the nation s leading newspapers over the past month. political competition is the heart beat of democracy. this author writes noting the absence of such competition in contemporary russia. he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today the quality of our state does not match civil society s readiness to participate in it. on corruption, perhaps the issue that most riles the public, the problem is scathing. it s from the lack of transparency and accountability of government, he says. now, what makes this all deeply strange is that the author of these essays is vladimir putin, the architect, builder, and chief enforcer of the system that he is critiquing. putin seems to understand russia s problems better tha
finally, what the dickens was going on in the british government this week? i ll explain. first, here s my take. if you re trying to understand the recent protests against the putin regime in russia, one of the best guides is an outspoken columnist who s been writing trenchant essays in the nation s leading newspapers over the past month. political competition is the heartbeat of democracy. this author writes, noting the absence of such competition in contemporary russia. he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today, the quality of our state does not match civil society s readiness to participate in it. on corruption, perhaps the issue that most riles the public, the author is scathing. the problem comes from the lack of transparency and accountability of government, he says. now, what makes this all deeply strange is that the author of these essays is vladimir putin. the architect, builder and chief enforcer of the system tha