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The president will come face-to-face with his critics as well as his supporters. anderson cooper is, of course, hosting tonights event and is here with me now. anderson, thanks so much. >> yeah. >> tell us about the format for tonight. >> its going to start off -- we approached the white house about this actually shortly after the san bernardino terror attacks. there have been some critics who said this is a white house stage production. >> right. >> something that cnn approached the white house...

Violence and that somebody is going to be somebodys child and somebodys dad or somebodys mom or brother or sister or friend. weve got to do something about it. i mean, we all went nuts when we thought ebola was going to come in. one person died. but 100 people, 90 people die a day and we dont do anything? it doesnt make any sense. and i think we have to stop hiding behind whatever arguments we have. its not -- its not just mental health. its not just guns. but lets fix some of the stuff. lets st...

Other mass shootings that have occurred in this country. what do you say to that? >> first off, then, so whats your solution? number one. number two, lets also keep in mind -- and this bothers me a lot. alex was a phenomenal person and the most bravest person you could -- you cant be any braver than he was, right? there are people that are as brave but you cant be any braver than that. we have to do something. something has to change because people just cant keep dying and sooner or later, its g...

Encroaching. speak directly to the anxieties and confront legislatures up on capitol hill that you think have to have their minds changed. if there is any uniform criticism democrats or republicans had about the president, he hasnt done enough to really work with them on this. and thats something that i think it remains. if he does want to make headway, it does remain a challenge. >> it shows, the uphill battle and lets look at it this way, the opportunity that the president has tonight but the ...

>> you deliver a strong message. you offer a very strong message as we head into this conversation with those who support the president and those who oppose the president. its a strong message heading into tonight. tom, thank you very much for your time. we all have alex on our minds tonight. thank you so much. and "outfront" with me now, michael nutter, the newly former democratic mayor. it cannot go without knowing, if anyone has a heart, you can feel that mans pain. when this conversation goe...

San bernardino and other school shootings in other mass shootings across the countrcoun but the president said in the weekly address, just because he didnt stop the last shooting doesnt mean he shouldnt do something. but as for what he plans to do with guantanamo bay and cuba, the terror detention facility, he is basically hanging a thread out there that if congress doesnt act on the plan he plans to unveil, he may do an executive action on the front to try to close that facility. >> the preside...

>> making the best of life at the wabash valley correctional facility is something every inmate must learn on their own. lately its proven difficult for martin mcdaniel. after officers found a suicide letter and a stockpile of prescription pills in his cell, they put him on suicide watch. a measure he insisted was unnecessary. mcdaniel was taken off suicide watch the following day. several weeks later he admitted that, despite his earlier denials, he was suicidal. >> when i wrote the letter, rig...

Macgyver. hes an electronic whiz. you know, give him a bread tie and some fingernail clippers and hes got it fixed in two minutes. hes good at cooking. his cellie is really good at cooking. we get together. have a slam. big nacho slam, make a cake. you know, we say a celebration. i say its basically to realize we just wasted another month in here. its something to look forward to. >> who makes the cake? >> kamikaze, my buddy kamikaze, he makes the cake. >> patrick "kamikaze" gaskill, who is serv...

>> first time i accomplished something over 12 years. last time i walked on a stage was in eighth grade. >> how are you today? [ speaking spanish ] >> ive told him before, its like, you know, i think about him all the time and its like im here with him. you know, part of me is here with him. you know, i dont know if he is suffering, but i am. >> i think about him all the time. >> this is the best part, though. this right here. >> yep. >> this is the best part. coming up -- patrick gaskill relo...

Part of a deal to avoid the death penalty. >> you dont feel that you should have received the death penalty? >> i believe thats for god to answer. if god would have wanted me that, then i would have got that. do i believe because i took another persons life that i should die? no, i dont. >> why isnt it up to god to decide jessicas fate? why did you take that opportunity? >> obvious lit was their time. i cant answer that. >> do you still believe that they all deserved to die? >> i would honestly ...