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Americans favor expanded background checks, 79% favor laws to prevent people with mental illness from purchasing guns and 70% back the creation of a federal database. why is it then, none of those things get through congress? is it simply the power of the nra? >> it is, anderson. it is the power of the gun lobby and the irony of it is most gun owners, most nra members support this legislation but the gun money thats coming through the nra thats funneled to the politicians that are supporting and...

The key is october 1st, its not like an april 15th deadline where after midnight you pay. its a real date, but i think we want to encourage small business owners get your butt ready and be ready. >> all right. thank you for helping us understand it. appreciate it. >> my pleasure. finding reliable wi-fi is crucial when you are an entrepreneur on the go. if youre looking to always stay connected, you might want to download our app of the week. work hard anywhere is an app to help you find spaces...

Laws to prevent people with mental illness from purchasing guns and back the creation of a federal database. why is it then, none of those things get through congress? is it simply the power of the nra? >> it is, anderson. it is the power of the gun lobby and the irony of it is most gun owners, most nra members support this legislation but the gun money thats coming through the nra thats funneled to the politicians that are supporting and are i guess are intimidated is preventing gun legislation...

Were doing very little to stop that. i think the same argument applies here. hes right. were applying all this money to counterterrorism as we should. but looking very little at prevention. i think this is where the health community needs to step up. i think people, average citizens in the country who see family members who see friends, who are becoming mentally ill, the warning signs, these need to be identified and treated. but to take someones private medical records, theres a law, a hipaa vi...

Deaths. its true by a large margin. over a month ago there had been over 8,000 killed in gun violence whereas the number of people killed in terrorist attacks was far less. >> how did you come up with these numbers? >> theres a great database that collects the number of deaths by guns. i believe its the university of maryland that files that data. >> you said it was the angriest youve seen the president since after newtown. he has said that one of his biggest faults, his regrets, will be not get...

And yet we have a congress that explicitly blocks us from even collecting data on how we could potentially reduce gun deaths. how can that be? >> how about that, congressman? how about more collection of data? how about more of a database that flags people? how about anything? >> youre getting into privacy issues as well. someone has -- goes to a psychiatrist, do you want the government taking those health records and putting it into a database? >> right. this is exactly what youre talking about...

Carol. the concern here really is that the chinese intelligence agencies can now compare the roster of u.s. embassy employees that they already know in beijing against this massive database that they now have of u.s. government employees. and so those affected, im told, include employees of the cia, nsa and intelligence agency and of course the chinese are denying any of this. the chinese foreign ministry had this to say. we can put it up on the screen here. the chinese government firmly opposes...

Awhile. >> i think the banks are going to understand that. the key is october 1st, its not like an april 15th deadline where after midnight you pay. its a real date, but i think we want to encourage small business owners get your butt ready and be ready. >> all right. thank you for helping us understand it. appreciate it. >> my pleasure. finding reliable wi-fi is crucial when you are an entrepreneur on the go. if youre looking to always stay connected, you might want to download our app of the...

Believe it or not. >> free speech is challenged when pro-life fliers are taken down. the twitter account posting this picture with the caption we had fun with the college republican posters tonight. let us know if we missed any, guys. the college republicans say they only posted the fliers two hours before the tweet was sent out and the posters were taken down. american university says theres no au justice league on the campus. the tweeter account has been deleted. attention walgreens customer...

To get this problem solved. thomas? >> john, keep us posted if you get new information. jacob, you are in los angeles, i understand your wife is currently stranded at ohare, correct? >> reporter: correct, i just spoke to her. shes at ohare. they are telling her they have no access to passenger information or data in their computer system. she said she is seeing tsa agents around the gates and she is also saying they have told her american airlines that they called down to dallas, nobody can boar...