And on sunday night, were going to experience both of those great emotions. Who has it better than us . Nobody nobody on cbs this morning. Nearly three in ten americans say god plays a role in the outcome of sporting events. Of course god cares about football. He created a girlfriend for manti teo out of nothing. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. Were in super bowl park at Jackson Square new orleans, our broadcast home for the next three days and we are thrilled to be in new orleans. Its a beautiful set and we have lots of news ahead in this broadcast. And a great game coming up on sunday. Great game. We begin in alabama where a hostage drama has been going on for more than 36 hours. A man took a child captive after shooting and killing a School Bus Driver and manuel bo or jorques is in midland, alabama. Reporter so far authorities are tightlipped theyve not released the name of the suspect or the child who is believed to be unharmed but is still a hostage. Police c
Recovery. Reporter the population shrunk, and yet the number of the restaurants went up . Yeah, its a miracle, isnt it . Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. The Senate Judiciary committee had assembled for the first congressional gun control hearing since the sandy hook tragedy when the surprise witness appeared. Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of arizona was led by the hand by her husband, mark kelly. It was two years ago this month that giffords was shot through the head during a meeting in tucson. 18 others were shot and six died. A day of testimony began with this speaking is difficult, but i need to Say Something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something. It will be hard, but the time is now. You must act. Be bold. Be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you. Pelley giffords, who is partially blind, resigned from Congress Last year. The
Be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you. Pelley giffords, who is partially blind, resigned from Congress Last year. The rest of todays hearing featured gun control advocates and opponents, and our nancy cordes was there. Reporter at one end of the witness table was Gabrielle Giffords husband. At the othhe c the National Rifle Association Wayne lapierre, who argued new gun laws are nun necessary. The fact is, we could dramatically cut crime in this country with guns and save lives all over this country if we would start enforcing the 9,000 federal laws we have on the books. Im talking about drug dealers with guns, gangs with guns and felons with guns. Theyre simply not being enforced. The numbers are shocking. Reporter democrats and some republicans said background checks need to be expanded to include firearm purchases made at gun shows. Baltimore county police chief jim johnson the best way to stop a bad guy from getting a gun in the first place is a good background ch
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