Still continue find 25 victims. Up to 40 could be dead from this fire. Oaklands mayor talked to reporters just a short time ago. Were trying to be as transparent as possible with you. Such a short amount of time after this incredible tragedy, but we again remind you that our efforts right now are focused on the humane and compassionate greats of the victims, as well as securing the sight, and caring for those families. Thats what were focused on right now. Our dan simon is in oakland, still no word yet on what could have sparked this. Is that right . Thats right, poppy. This is really beyond horrific. The main task at this point is trying to recover the bodies, but that is proving to be very difficult for firefighters. The warehouse is said to be structurally unsound. Trying to make that building safe so they can go in there and remove the bodies. And dan, at this point, what do we know about those missing. We heard an official say about an hour ago we dont have an answer for how many
he is one of those guys who doesn t just exhort and oversee good works, but shows up and does the work. mitt romney is the type we have all run into in our own communities. the man who is there right away when there s need, but never first in line when praise and credit are being handed out. he is a modest man with a charitable heart, a doer and a promise keeper. he is the kind of person every community could use more of, and he will be the kind of president who brings out the best in our country. [ applause ] that s been my message ever since, and now i m asking all of you the same. we know what we are up against. we know how desperate our opponents are to cling to power, but we are ready, and i hope you are too because i know that we can do this. whatever your political party, let s come together for the sake of our country. let s put these divisive years behind us. let s give this effort everything we have. let s get this done and elect mitt romney, the next president of t
does the work. mitt romney is the type we have all run into in our own communities. the man who is there right away when there s need, but never first in line when praise and credit are being handed out. he is a modest man with a charitable heart, a doer and a promise keeper. he is the kind of person every community could use more of, and he will be the kind of president who brings out the best in our country. [ applause ] that s been my message ever since, and now i m asking all of you the same. we know what we are up against. we know how desperate our opponents are to cling to power, but we are ready, and i hope you are too because i know that we can do this. whatever your political party, let s come together for the sake of our country. let s put these divisive years behind us. let s give this effort everything we have. let s get this done and elect mitt romney, the next president of the united states of america. thank you, everybody, and god bless you. thank you very much
to use this horrific event to push for new gun laws. i agree. such as the ban on assault weapons. it barred the sale of assault rifles, specifically including the ar-15, and high capacity magazines like the 100-shot drum the aurora shooter used. that law, though, had a built-in expiration date eight years ago. four years ago, then candidate obama supported reviving the law. the reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural ohio than they are for those plagued by gang violence in cleveland. but don t tell me we can t uphold the second amendment while keeping ak-47s out of the hands criminals. he apparently felt the same last year in the wake of the tucson shooting. the president, again, since i ve been with him in 2004, has supported the assault weapons ban and we continue to do so. this year, however, even before the colorado massacre, the white house was already backing away from the issue. expired in 2004, has the president taken a stand on ex
expired in 2004. has the president taken a stand on extending that? i ll have to get back to you on that. i don t have any new information on that. just today white house spokesman jay carney said the president continues to support the weapons ban but describes it as an issue for the future, not now. he says existing laws are enough. if president obama recently started down playing the former position as the presidential campaign has gotten started, mitt romney has tone a complete 180 on the issue. here s what he said when he was running for governor of massachusetts. we do have tough gun laws in massachusetts. i support them. i won t chip away at them. i believe they help protect us and provide for our safety. that was in 2002. running for governor. two years later governor romney signed a permanent assault weapons law. deadly assault weapons had no place in the commonwealth he said at the time. the next year in anticipation of a presidential run he began shifting