delegation to do the same thing. wooduff: in all, organizers said there were more than 100 events scheduled from coast to coast. the rallies are coordinated with an anti-gun ad campaign launched in 13 states this week by new york city mayor michael bloomberg and others. she just wanted to teach little kids, and she died doing it. wooduff: some of the ads feature family members of the school shooting victims in newtown, connecticut. bloomberg is spending $12 million of his own money on the campaign, to encourage support for stricter background checks on gun buyers. but the national rifle association s wayne lapierre had this message for the mayor on meet the press last sunday. he s going to find out this is a country of the people, by the people, and for the people. and he can t spend enough of his $27 billion to try to impose his will on the american public. they don t want him in their restaurants, they don t want him in their homes. they don t want him telling the
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions wooduff: president obama renewed his call for stricter gun laws today, saying shame on us if we ve forgotten the tragedies at newtown and elsewhere. good evening, i m judy woodruff. suarez: and i m ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we update the lobbying efforts on both sides of the gun issue and talk with reporters in connecticut and arizona about the investigations into shootings there. wooduff: then, we turn to same-sex marriage, after two days in the spotlight at the supreme court. we get perspective from religious leaders. suarez: public media reporter cathy lewis examines the very real impact of across-the-board federal spending cuts on a southeastern virginia community that relies heavily on the military. wooduff: and we close with two stories on child development. how do you prevent bullying? a program in seattle is having success using babies. when i first heard about the program, i thought that s
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions wooduff: president obama renewed his call for stricter gun laws today, saying shame on us if we ve forgotten the tragedies at newtown and elsewhere. good evening, i m judy woodruff. suarez: and i m ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we update the lobbying efforts on both sides of thgun issue an talk with reporters in connecticut and arizona about the investigations into shootings there. wooduff: then, we turn to same-sex marriage, after two days in the spotlight at the supreme court. we get perspective from religious leaders. suarez: public media reporter cathy lewis examines the very real impact of across-the-board federal spending cuts on a southeastern virginia community that relies heavily on the military. wooduff: and we close with two stories on child development. how do you prevent bullying? a program in seattle is having success using babies. when i first heard about the program, i thought that s cr
it s now time for our federal delegation to do the same thing. wooduff: in all, organizers said there were more than 100 events scheduled from coast to coast. the rallies are coordinated with an anti-gun ad campaign launched in 13 states this week by new york city mayor michael bloomberg and others. she just wanted to teach little kids, and she died doing it. wooduff: some of the ads feature family members of the school shooting victims in newtown, connecticut. bloomberg is spending $12 million of his own money on the campaign, to encourage support for stricter background checks on gun buyers. but the national rifle association s wayne lapierre had this message for the mayor on meet the press last sunday. he s going to find out this is a country of the people, by the people, and for the people. and he can t spend enough of his $27 billion to try to impose his will on the american public. they don t want him in their restaurants, they don t want him in their homes. t