he said, you are raping our women. you are taking over our country. i have to do what i have to do. nine people murdered. the gunman said he wanted to start a race war. when president obama came to the emanuel a.m.e. church, his hesitance to speak frankly on race was gone. for too long, we have been blind to the way past injustices continue to shake the present. we now realize the way racial bias can affect us even when we don t realize it. oh, but god works in mysterious ways. god has different ideas. amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me when he sang amazing grace,
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it will be hard to breakthrough the media cycles. i thought he was eloquent and moving today. it sets him up for the town hall meeting with anderson cooper on thursday and the state of the union address next week where 30,000 americans a year are being killed by gun violence. this is a look at him back during the charleston church massacre. listen. . amazing grace how sweet the sound that saves a wretch like
practical terms everything else he tried to limit gun violence, it changed nothing. that saved a wretch like me reporter: with just over a year left in office, what the president is doing this week could represent his last significant stand on this issue, but without strong polls and politics to back his passion, the matter of gun violence could well remain the great unfinished business of his presidency. kate? tom foreman, thanks so much. you re absolutely right. out front with us to discuss ben ferguson, conservative radio talk show host and van jones, a former special advisor to president obama. it s great to see you. ben, in response to the president s remarks today and officially rolling out these measures, we were hearing mixed messages from gun rights supporters. on one side, this is a vast overreach. paul ryan called it a form of intimidation that undermines liberty. others are saying these measures