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Hometown terror in the u.s. military. what the recriminations would look like, what a huge dominating story it was likely to be and how we would cover it. then as the morning rolled on, that initial reporting was proven to be wrong. there was a single shooter a former naval reservist who now seems to have had pretty long history with anger, gun issues and mental illness. the story shrank not because the story of the -- because of the way we as a society and political system have come to look at ...

Yard shooting yesterday on my way to work. there were headlines, about three shooters dressed in f fatigues on a naval base. i thought we were witnessing a hometown terror in the u.s. military. what the recriminations would look like, what a huge dominating story it was likely to be and how we would cover it. then as the morning rolled on, that initial reporting was proven to be wrong. there was a single shooter a former naval reservist who now seems to have had pretty long history with anger, g...

Military. what the recriminations would look like, what a huge dominating story it was likely to be and how we would cover it. then as the morning rolled on, that initial reporting was proven to be wrong. there was a single shooter a former naval reservist who now seems to have had pretty long history with anger, gun issues and mental illness. the story shrank not because the story of the -- because of the way we as a society and political system have come to look at this kind of violence. presi...

Seeing sensitivity on gun issues and expand it and talk about other issues? whats the reason for not making guns part of your ad campaign? >> this is a recall. so, theyre recalling me as a human being. and identive served for the la seven years. this isnt a recall of laws. if im recalled, i go and the laws, thank god, will stay and will stay for a long time to come because they have popular support. if you talk about recalling me i need to talk about what i stand for, what ive done, how ive thou...

Say ricin is so deadly just a little grain of salt if inhaled or swallowed can kill you. the new york city mayor michael bloomberg says that will not stop him in his efforts in dealing with gun rights. the letters according to the american mail carriers union, they say they were mailed ten days og and may 20th from schreveport, louisiana. they are addressed to mayor bloomberg, one opened in new york city, the other opened in washington. of the one in washington addressed to the group mayor again...

The big banks, they got an army of lobbyists out there. they got an army of lawyers to fight for them. our students have just their voices. and they call on us to do the right thing. and thats what we need to do. what we need to do here. >> so, senior senator, thats got to feel pretty good. john kerry was -- i think he was a senator for about 75 years waiting to be senior senator. he gets to be senior senator and then immediately leaves. youve got this fresh face in the house, ed markey, running...

Voices. and they call on us to do the right thing. and thats what we need to do. what we need to do here. >> so, senior senator, thats got to feel pretty good. john kerry was -- i think he was a senator for about 75 years waiting to be senior senator. he gets to be senior senator and then immediately leaves. youve got this fresh face in the house, little lady markey, running to be the junior senator from massachusetts. how is he doing so far? >> ed markey is great. i mean, come on. hes been out ...

And you can be sure this is an issue the president will campaign on in those states. >> lets bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. the president said this is round one, a setback but not giving up. realistically what can he do now? >> wolf, while were here talking about this, the president is out having dinner with democrat senators. he can focus on what gloria just mentioned, the 2014 election. now, i am -- im confident that when he said this is round one, he was not tal...

Opinion on the other, but the nra was seen as too organized to ever lose. well, now, joining the side that already has public opinion with them is an effort that is very organized and concerted and relentless. today, mayors against illegal guns announced theyre going to start giving letter grade scores to lawmakers based on how they vote on gun issues. just like the nra, but from the opposite perspective. mayors want to rating system to act as a guide for voters, but also crucially for donors. s...

True before. the futility of trying any reform on gun laws has been seen as a pre or daned thing because of the power of the nra on one side and yeah, sure, public opinion on the other, but the nra was seen as too organized to ever lose. well, now, joining the side that already has public opinion with them is an effort that is very organized and concerted and relentless. today, mayors against illegal guns announced theyre going to start giving letter grade scores to lawmakers based on how they v...