loopholes. but we should arm the teachers. and also the people that do the slurpes in the mall. that will stop the oregon shootings and maybe the guy the teenager that does the, you know, popcorn, sells the popcorn in movie theaters. if we had just armed the 18-year-old in aurora. how about football games, those replacement referees, they wouldn t have gotten by with that stuff. unbelievable. coming up, senator chuck schumer. he s got a very compelling op-ed in the washington post. and it s more inclusive on these the gun issue. also, former national security adviser, dr. brzezinski is with us, former white house press second, dee dee myers, and the washington post s bob woodward. and after the break, jim vandehei looks at the politico playbook. here s bill karins with a check on the forecast. thanks, joe. maybe breaking news coming out of southern portions of alabama. this winter storm has a severe