hi, everyone. i m tamron hall. news nation following breaking. first time president obama is taking his push for stricter gun laws out of washington, d.c. right now, we re about 30 minutes away from the president speaking at the first big follow-up since announcing in mid-january his proposal to curb gun violence. the president is in minneapolis, minnesota, on the first of several expected trips to rally support to push congress to pass legislation. the white house picked minneapolis for the president s remarks in part because of major progress that city made in curbing gun violence since the 90s dubbed murdered-opolis. today, minneapolis mayor r.t. ryeback had strong words for harry reid who would not commit to supporting an asaumt weapons ban. i didn t vote for it last night because it didn t make sense but i ll take a look at it. how can harry reid, a fellow democrat and i m willing to criticize him say he hasn t read the bill. mayor dianne feinstein has been a mayo
michael: thanks for watching the young turks. i m michael shure. cenk uygur will be back tomorrow to host the young turks. vip is next with john fugelsang. john: president obama gave his fifth state of the union address last night. there are many highlights, especially the moment where he mentioned governor romney and everyone in congress replied who? marco rubio proves it s possible to sweat profusely when you re standing in near darkness. and the voting rights act. two things that could hurt republicans come election time: voting and rights. kim novak is 80 and it s the birthday of peter gabriel. it s henry rollins birthday. [ music ] japan good evening i m john fugelsang. coming up it s ha st. zinger, not r atzenberger my bad. and marco rubio channels his inner mitt romney before blaming god for last night s splashdown. and rand paul doubles the tea party s fun with the state of the united states address. president obama laid out legislative agenda including a
one understood the extent of what happened and no one could believe there were bodies this that building waiting to be identified for over a day. no one knew that the people who were miss handgun stopped breathing long before any of us had known that a code red had been called. no one could comprehend the devastating aftermath or how far this would reach or where this would go. for those who still can t comprehend because they refuse to, i m tell you where it went. right into the ground, six feet deep. the demand for action in the shadow of our nation s capital where lawmakers are clearly facing a new chapter in this pressure for change. now we did not see president trump weigh in on this today. his only tweet not ee even acknowledging the marches but did send a condolence to france. and here in washington the story is not silence. there was an unforgettable moment in martin luther king granddaughter when she took the stage and said this. my grandfather had a dream that
BOSTON — Massachusetts has one of the lowest rates of gun theft from vehicles in the nation, according to a new report that credits the state s tough firearm safety laws.