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Who have lost so much. there will come a time where well move forward with ideas and solutions and i expect this delegation with the support of these local officials and our governor to move together in unison. but that is not today. thats for the future. thank you. >> id like everybody to come in closer, please. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here today. on behalf of the board of commissioners, i want to thank this graup of people that has responded a at all levels of government, cit...

That the nation is numb. does he have a point? >> youre not numb, but other people could be. >> i was in washington state this past november. it was the first time that a gun safety initiative had been put directly to the voters of the state. in that state, when voters were given an opportunity to choose common sense gun laws, they chose common sense gun laws by almost 60% to 40%. i think a lot of people in the country think that we have a more comprehensive background check system than we actua...

How is it such that dangerous people continually get their hands o guns easily in this country and so hes on point when he says a background check is something we should require on all sales. we only do that for some sales right now. its not done for all sales. that ought to be done and the fact that the father at this point in time was willing to say that and champion that is incredible and something that americans should rally behind. >> well, i want to ask you a bit more about that because, y...

His closet and killed his friend. we have a say which one. americans are fed up with this activity happening over and over again. and. >> colin -- >> and looping in the same conversation over and over again. >> i want to interrupt you. a you say that americans are fed up. if americans were really that fed up wouldnt we have universal background checks? if people were really that fed up about what happened here what happened in charleston what happened in aurora, whats happened on countless occas...

Is your tv powered by coal? natural gas? nuclear? or renewables like solar... and wind? lets find out. this is where americas electricity comes from. a diversity of energy sources helps ensure the electricity we need is reliable. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. the united states supreme court has temporarily stopped same-sex marriages in utah. the high court issued a stay while a federal appeals court considers the issue. utah became the 18th state to allow same-sex marriage just befo...

>> oo a chilling new report reporting nsa has access to your iphone. according to the leaked documents the spy agency claims a 100 percent success rate when it comes to spy ware. it allows them to intercept your text messages and activate your iphones microphone and camera. >> new year, new laws. there are regulations hitting the books at midnight. they include mandatory registration of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition. rhode island becoming the 8th state to enact the ban the box la...

Legal. your predictions gentlemen for what will happen to the other 32 states based on the legal cases that are now pending. what do we see a year from now? is the balance the same or does it shift? >> what do you think? >> i think from a constitutional standpoint this argument, the ohio judges ruling is compelling because its a very easy conclusion to draw. you avoid getting to tissue of whether or not theres a fundamental the right marry. instead as long as people have celebrated legal marriag...

Didnt he stay the appeal. why didnt he say lets see how this plays out in court. its long journey and been a long journey for members of the gay and lesbian community and bean long time coming. as you mentioned, 18 states now, 32 that dont. just tissue, i mean the judge was relying on equal protection. its big. its the 14th amendment. the 14th amendment has historically been used for many things that relate to equality whether gender, race, and now of course whether it affects same sex marriages...

Recognize same sex marriages even if its baned and that really does have major implications going forward because if youre married in utah you go to colorado, you still get the same rights you would otherwise have. >> in the united states different states have recognized marriages in other states for a long, long time and its important to understand the ohio case is really a narrow issue. its not really the right to marry. its, if youre already married in another state can another state divest y...

Gridlock is get outside of the beltway. 32 miles outside, in fact. 32 miles from the united states capitol, the maryland statehouse in a three-month legislative session. only three months. sent the following bills to governor martin omalley, most of which he signed today. the first bill omalley signed today made maryland the 18th state to abolish the death penalty. the first below the mason dixon line. governor omalley also signed a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to get state drivers lice...