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Week after the mass shooting in sandy hook. The nra breaks its silence. President obama and communities all over america paused in a moment of silence. President obama is calling for a ban on assault weapons. Today, the nra offered a rather different solution. Publicly breaking the silence. The silence for the First Time Since the massacre, the nra proposed a sweeping plan to have armed guards at every school in the nation. The truth is our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine monsters. People that are so deranged, so evil, so possessed by voices and driven by demons that no sane person can ever possibly comprehend them. They walk among us every single day. And does anybody really believe that the next adam lanza isnt planning his attack on a school . Since when did a gun automatically become a bad word . A gun in the hands of a secret Service Agent protectin ....
Fareed zakaria gps is next for our viewers in the United States. This is gps the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. Im fareed zakaria. On the show today, well move past the fiscal cliff and talk about the real challenges to the economy. I will talk to the chief economic adviser of the Romney Campaign glen hubbard, and president obamas former budget czar peter orszag, among others. Also, let me tell you about the biggest Success Story in latin america. It is not brazil. Its actually much closer to home. Then, as the world watches the arab world struggle with democracy, well take a look at the problem from an unusual perspective, upside down. How does a country tur ....
Connecticut, a town that for a week now has felt much longer than seven days has been heavy under grief and also full of love and full of resolve to remember the lives cut far too short. We wanted to come back to newtown tonight not to argue or point fingers but to honor and to remember the 12 little girls, the eight little boys, six dedicated women who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School one week ago today. Today here in newtown at 9 30 in the morning bells rang out for each of those lives lost, the mothers and the daughters, the sons and the nieces and the nephews and the brothers and the sisters and the friends. We will remember them. [ bell tolling ] for the next hour well hear from family members because they want a voice and we want to give it to them, a voice to tell us about their children and how wonderful they were and how special they were and we dont want to focus just on how they died but how they lived ....
The president stood up for her saying anyone that has a problem with her has a problem with him. Instead there wont be a confrontation because late today ambassador rice took herself out of contention writing the president that shes honored to be considered for the office saying, quote, i am fully confident that i could serve our country ably and effectively in that role. However, if nominated, i am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disrupt ive and costly. That tradeoff is simply not worth it to our country. She said more to abc news. Today i made the decision that it was best for our country, for the American People that i not continue to be considered by the president for secretary of state because i didnt want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged, very politicized, very distracting and very disruptive because there are so many things we need to get done as a country, and the first s ....
Right now. Outfront next, breaking news on north koreas launch of a longrange rocket. What were learning about just how much control the country has over that satellite. Plus, erin burnett has an exclusive interview with defense secretary, leon panetta about this launch. She also talks with him about syria, what were learning tonight about the forces loyal to president bashar al assad, and how scud missiles have been fired. The United States government says it shows just how desperate assads regime is now getting. And also, our first look at the shooter who Police Believe is responsible for last nights deadly rampage in a portlandarea mall. Police have identified him as well as the two people that he killed. Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone. Im Ashleigh Banfield in for erin burnett tonight who is on assignment ....