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>> they were screaming the revolution thats begun. >> again, were waiting on news of the start of this news conference thats expected to happen any minute. until then, were going to get a legal and political perspective on this. john fineblat, president of every town for gun safety and msnbc analyst, lisa bloom, lisa. ill start with you, the las vegas joernl review reports this couple spoke about white supremacy and voiced a desire to kill police before this. how common is this kind of home grow...

Senators, congressman and governors and the american public have to say not one more and politicians in this country have to start choosing public safety over the gun lobby. >> all right, john and lisa, thank you for the commentary, where this fits into the larger conversation. were still awaiting more news out of las vegas. they delayed this press conference indefinitely. well bring you updates as they come. coming up next, developing humanitarian crisis within our own borders. well tell you ...

Welcome back. were anticipating remarks from the president on student loan reform. hes expected to expand on a 2010 law to make more people applicable to cap their student loan programs at 10%. the president is expected to speak immediately after this individual so were going to go to this live. he should be on momentarily. >> to introduce a true champion for students, parents and graduates nationwide. please join me in welcoming president barack obama. >> thank you, every. everybody have a seat...

Executive action here and it allows him to skirt a pretty uncooperative house. could it back fire politically ultimately? >> i think -- well, the president on a whole host of issues has been using executive action because quite frankly nothing can get done with congress. i think the president has been on record from the very beginning about trying to make college more affordable for young people also because education and the education they would get in these two year and four-year institutions ...

During riots and other emergencies. the article aptly points out this is crazy even by florida standards. meanwhile, the nra calls a new bill in georgia the most comprehensive pro-gun bill in recent history. it allows guns in bars, schools, restaurants, churches and airports. letting felons claim the stand your ground defense with no duty to walk away. and in iowa, two sisters aged 8 and 10 are asking their congressmen to repeal a law that prevents kids under 14 from firing a handgun. >> its fun...

Their platform about selling or buying guns without background checks. theyll also block minors from even viewing any pages with gun offers. while the announcement follows a month-long campaign from moms demand action who pushed to have more than 230,000 people sign a petition to address illegal gun sales on social networks. joining me is john fineblat, chairman of the mayors against illegal guns, the coalition that negotiated directly with facebooks official. youre with the group that originall...

Background checks and the dangers of sales across state lines and certainly the sales of guns to minors. and i think what is significant is that facebook and instagram realize that the internet poses a risk in some ways you could say it has become where gun sales have now migrated from gun shows to the internet. its sort of a virtual gun show if you will and theyve taken positive steps to make sure their platform is safer, and i applaud them and i applaud moms demand action. moms are probably th...

Graduations. >> well done. >> and facebook listened. >> good work. i mean it. john, thank you so much for mayors against gun violence. thank you for joining us and good for instagram and facebook. new testimony in day three of the oscar pistorius murder trial in south africa. the former olympians defense attorneys spent today pushing back on defense statements detailing reeva steenkamps screams before the death. also concerned about witness security. one witness told court officials he receive...

foreclosures, and he had a winning streak on a game show. what is the consumer financial protection bureau? it aims to put a stop to predatory lending. it will keep an eye on credit card fees and student loans and keep an ear on consumer complaints. because a whole lot of centers dont like the bureau, the confirmation could be, dare i say, in jeopardy. dan, tell us first why this nomination is not going to elizabeth warren? >> reporter: well, certainly the white house saw her as somebo...

Those two factors taken together are a recipe for disaster. today it was two police officers, my condolences to their families, tomorrow it will be another and another. about 40 people lose their lives to criminal gun violence every day in america. and it doesnt have to happen. >> thats on very full display this month and particularly today. john, another las vegas paper reports that the neighbors have said to -- that this couple was outspoken about some of these extremist desires and said they ...