uncomfortable, not knowing what went on. not hearing from them because they re possibly injured? exactly. what was it like, did anyone tell you to stay inside? no, i cage outside and there were a lot of cops patrolling and i figured i d let them do their business and got back inside. after a few weeks ago with the riots, i figured i d lock my doors and stay inside. thank you so much for talking to us. a scary night for a lot of students who are just two weeks away from finals, wondering how this could happen. alex. i ll bet they are. jennifer bjorklund, thank you. the senate is going to take up the nsa domestic spying bill. an overwhelming 303-121. bill would end bulk collection american s phone calls but little else following what some are calling its watering down by the white house and intelligence communities. joining me now is republican
to you first, sir what is the mood in kiev today? i m telling you, i think the people are very excited. you re going to see record numbers come out to vote tomorrow. the people want to make the determination of their own government and they do not want to be interfered with, particularly by russia. you ll see a large voter turnout. there are a lot of parliamentarians here to show our support for the ukrainian people. certainly by your presence, that is evident. senator portman, will tomorrow be a legitimate election? as far as the u.s. is concerned, would the top contenders be friendly to the west or might they get pulled towards moscow? alex, i think it will be, from all we can tell, a good election. we ve been here today, meeting with government officials, but also election law experts really from around the world who are watching carefully. i think the preparations have been appropriate. they think a lot of folks are
good day to all of you. it s 1:00 here in the east, 10:00 a.m. in the west. breaking news from santa barbara. investigators are looking into a shooting rampage that left seven people dead, including the suspect. police are scouring nine different crime scenes, they re interviewing a large number of eyewitnesses. that is the campus right near where the rampage happened. nbc s jennifer bjorkland is there. how did this day start? reporter: it started late night around 9:30 and ended right behind me. you can see the car in question, crashed into another car with a wrecked bicycle nearby. a lot of very curious onlookers. the shooting started around 9:30. this student enclave of isla vista. one student told reporters he saw shots fired from that bmw. critically injuring another. heard shots and screams.
pretty horrific time there. particularly in isla vista. a lot of kids live there. we re hoping for the best. jim cavanaugh, thank you very much. overseas now. historic trip by prope francis o the middle east. which will also include stops in israel and the west bank. it is his first trip to the region since becoming head of the catholic church. with a welcome to you, how is pope francis being received there today? the alex, pope francis received a very warm welcoming from at least 30,000 people at this city. the first big mass he held on his trip to the holy land, they all came to see the pope or the ba ba as they call him around here. of course not all of them were
and president of the center for justice at new york university, also former president clinton s speechwriter. it s good to see you, thank you for joining me. told you when you got this book done, i d bring you on. it s a heck of a book. the second amendment reads, quote, a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. how has the interpretation of that one sentence changed over time? thanks, alex, and thanks for having me on. you know, it s not really a surprise that the way we look at that provision, like the way we look at most of the constitution, changes over time and it s really the product of political argument and public campaigning. the second amendment was added to the constitution during the great fight over the ratification over that ground document. a lot of people were worried the new government would crush the