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Washington anti-gunners hit the ground running, with hearings on three corrosive gun control measures designed to gut firearms preemption laws.

To really test friendships and relationships. >> so a justice department spokesperson says that sessions isnt stepping down, but we also hear from sources that that frustration has gone both way with the justice department upset with the presidents tweets, that those tweets have caused problems for sessions and the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> im sure they have, and theyre the people that have to go to court and present evidence that the travel ban is not in fact a ban and the pres...

Gone both ways with the justice department upset with the presidents tweets that they have caused problems for sessions and the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> im sure 24e have. they are the people who have to go to court and make a case and present evidence that the travel ban is not in fact a ban and the president comes out 24 hours later and undercuts exactly what they represent to the court. that makes it very difficult to proceed. i can understand their frustration. >> we dont ha...

This is a vote for change. >> there are even smear campaigns, arent there? >> it wasnt even that, james cameron on "60 minutes," and kathryn bigelow is his ex-wife, and he said, she may get it because a lot of people will want to see the first woman get it. he said it! it was unbelievable. here he is up for it, he said it, and it was almost as if he was attempting to secretly undermine her, even as he was quote, praising her. it was like, james cameron, dont praise me. >> very washington. >> a v...

Patrick bedell of hollister, california, who according to the pentagon police chief showed up at the pentagon last night in a suit, armed with two 9 millimeter pistols and 25 extra clips of ammunition. now, pentagon and fbi officials say theyre still trying to figure out exactly what the motive was for that shooting. they have ruled out a terrorist act. and theyre investigating some interdiet web postings made in his name, which indicate that he could have some kind of disagreements with with th...

Hold? plus, the white house perhaps on the verge of reversing its decision on military tribunals. well talk with a reporter who broke that story this morning, "the washington posts" anne kornblut. but first, washington speak, a favorite of ours, the lid. thats the white house of saying no more press events, like a travel lid. no more travel. or a photo lid, meaning you wont see the president in public again. like putting a lid on this segment. >> lets. come on, kiddo, lets go. [ laughs ] hol...