With stories of strength and resolve and sacrifice. We know that when danger arrived in the halls of sandy hook elementary, the schools staff did not flinch. They did not hesitate. Dawn hochsprung and mary sherlach, vicki soto, lauren russeau, Rachel Davino and anne marie murphy, they all responded in how we hope we all would respond in such terrifying circumstances, with courage and with love, giving their lives to protect the children in their care. We know that there were other teachers who barricaded themselves inside classrooms and kept steady through it all and reassured their students by saying wait for the good guys, they are coming. Show me your smile. And we know that good guys came, the First Responders who raced to the scene helping to guide those in harms way to safety and comfort those in need, holding at bay their own shock and their own trauma, because they had a job to do and others needed them more. And then there were the scenes of the School Children helping one ano
Why do you feel that americans should have those if your belief is they just have to defend themselves . Well, before i go any further, piers, first, thanks for having me back. We did have a heated discussion last time and i much appreciate this more calm discussion. Second, on behalf of im sure i speak for the entire board of Michigan Coalition of responsible gun owners we offer our Sincere Condolence and sympathies for the victims and their families. We are all about safety. We all want to be safe and we certainly want children to be safe. Like i said last week, we just disagree on how to get there from here. To answer your question, i would point out that the shooter in the mall in oregon was confronted by a legally armed citizen who pointed his gun at the shooter and then decided not to squeeze the trigger because he was afraid of missing and hitting bystanders. He was acting very responsibly. And the next shot that that shooter fired, that the killer fired, was on himself after he
6yearolds, killed in fridays last shooting. And as we see the funerals of 25 more victims in the coming days, we all have to ask ourselves are we going to accept countless more images like this, scores of parents burying their children, kissing lives goodbye simply because we didnt have the courage or the will to forge a solution. The answer cannot be no. This country be our reality. We have to be better than that. And thats what the president urged last night. And we say that were truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives and happiness and with purpose. Ive been reflecting on this the last few days. And if were honest with ourselves, the answer is no. Were not doing enough. And we will have to change. We will have to change. With political will power, we can. Senator Diane Feinstein vowed today to introduce Gun Legislation at the start of the next congress. The bill would ban the sale, transfer and importation of assaul
Fewer atrocities in places like newtown. Since friday morning an officer was gunned down, leaving four children without their mother. Two officers were killed outside a Grocery Store outside topeka. A woman was shot and killed inside a las vegas casino. Three people were shot inside an alabama hospital. A 4yearold of the caught in a driveby in missouri. Taken off life support just yesterday. My 4yearold baby. At least 10,000 americans murdered with guns every year. President obama said it is time for real reform right now. I talked to victims and family members, gun owners, also new york mayor and Christiane Amanpour and deepak chopra. Theyre all here. Enough is nuenough. We want to hear from you too. Good evening, this is our version of a town hall. A Big Conversation about guns in america. People on both sides of what very well may be the most important issue in this country. Take a look at these people. They have all been touched in gun violence in some way. You can pose questions a
Packable he Hopes Congress will pass. Then he left the room from taking any questions. We want to play you that moment. Because tonight the health of the president is now a concern, several allies in congress who had recent contact announced they have self quarantined after coming in contact with someone who was infected. Here is that moment after reporters ask, whether the leader of the free world has been tested. Have you been tested . Have you been tested . I have not been tested for the coronavirus. Has the president been tested . Hes been in contact with people in proximity who had the virus. Let me get you the answer. I honestly dont know the answer to that question. We will get you an answer from a white house physician quickly. The Vice President doesnt know if the president has been tested. We still havent received and answer from the white house. Here is what we do know at this time about the president s health. Four republican members of congress have self quarantined themse