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>> shannon: public school teachers in kentucky and oklahoma choosing to march on their state capitals shannon: teachers skipping class choosing to march on their state capital for more money. reporter: public schools in kentucky were closed monday as thousands descended on the stateho capital. theirat anger motivated by report from the governor that said they should be grateful. but it was tacked onto the sewage bill and it was passed deceptively. >> people are angry about the fact that backdoor...

>> you spent time in pennsylvania. we know pennsylvania and its significance in 2016 and its significance going forward. im interested in what matt was talking about. but i think the culture, the media that folks absorb is different than a generation ago because more and more of the media is centered in the coastal areas and the local newspaper is going out of business, its filled with wire copy and thats it. when youre on the ground out there in pennsylvania, what does that feel like? >> well, ...

Public school teachers in several states now making their voices heard outside the classroom. and in state capitals. more than 20 kentucky counties were forced to close schools friday after educators called out sick or submitted requests for substitutes over a bill that overhauls their state pension. and tomorrow teachers in oklahoma are planning a walkout and a rally. they say it is not enough, the pay hike they were given. nick valencia is joining us, theres a chain reaction. teachers went on ...

And wenz ewenzernoley. >> we know citizens in state capitals and massive turnout this fall. tragic deaths are being turned into resser is recollection movements against guns and violence. we actually brought matt back. hes an admirer of yours. you have a chance to give direct counsel and advice. >> you know, joy, im taking advice from these wrung people. the bible said he should be led by a child. and we forget that jesus was a child when he was straightening out movements of his day. what i wou...

They believe in. even though they werent directly affected by this, it really moves me and makes me think there is hope for the future. >> a lot of that hope is culminating in what we have coming up next, town halls in every congressional district. were going to ask youth to create town halls and invite their congressman. if their congressman refuses to come, invite their opponent. another school walkout on april 20th, anniversary of columbine, and hopefully theyll organize it in their own commu...

Last question. we think this is a huge showing today, all these students walking out. think about the massive march in washington, march for life a week from saturday. when everyone has come and gone from d.c., what do you hope will be accomplished? >> honestly, the one thing we want to get things happening in washington, in tallahassee, across state capitals across the country. for a lot of us, this will become our life mission. this is something well continue until the day we die. its in our h...

A tweet. >> yeah. sanders also said today that the president is still conceptually supports raising the age of purchasing rifles to 21. saying it has a better chance on the state level. thats not what the president said. he urged senators to make that part of a bipartisan bill >>well, you know, she might have been right. it has a better chance at the state level. weve experienced that, as well. i mean, weve had a lot of success helping pass 200 pieces of legislation in state capitals. washington...

Sanders also said today that the president is still conceptually supports raising the age of purchasing rifles to 21. saying it has a better chance on the state level. thats not what the president said. he urged senators to make that part of a bipartisan bill >>well, you know, she might have been right. it has a better chance at the state level. weve experienced that, as well. i mean, weve had a lot of success helping pass 200 pieces of legislation in state capitals. washington, d.c., is very et...

>> right now you have a patchwork in which local communities and states give information to one system. our budget has an increase for 200 personnel to help staff that system. we want to make sure the background check process is fully staffed. that all information gets in. >> very interesting. well see what senator cornyn has to say later today or this week. >> alicia: griff, what the students are doing, this is unlike anything ive seen in the aftermath of a school shooting in this country. what...

An american school. no statement addressing the nation. no promises to do something to prevent this from happening again. just a two-sentence tweet. >> thoughts and prayers, its a social media joke, right? that kind of tweet that happens after every one of these shootings. >> thoughts and prayers are good, but they dont prevent the shoots. >> and the other thing we dont focus on, we focus a lot on the dysfunction in washington and how theres little promise for anything. a lot of gun regulations ...