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0 like this is amazing. i m proud to say i m from here. reporter: hoping their loss won t be in vain. school officials in monroe say they could have their school ready for those sandy hook students in about a day. but it s still unclear when those students will return to class. reporting in newtown, connecticut, i m daniel leigh, back to you. thank you. it may be surprising to some, but in the wake of friday s devastating shooting rampage, gun retailers across the country are reporting a surge of gun sales due to fears of stricter gun control laws. haas night nancy pelosi called for just that. the voices of reason cannot be silent. through administrative action we must limit the proliferation of weapons and ammunitions that have no other purpose than to kill citizens. as the debate over gun control heats up, the newtown tragedy could be a new tipping point for some pro gun control lawmakers. reporter: the numbers are striking, 8,500 people die each year in gun violence. since columbine, nearly 14 years ago, more than 30 mass murders involving guns. the list is chilling. shame on nra. reporter: as protesters gathered outside offices in washington, the nra again declined to comment on the debate, but there were signs that the sandy hook massacre has impacted capitol hill. as your senator i will protect our second amendment rights. reporter: west virginia senator, joe manchin, a life-long nra member said he is rethinking his own positions. i don t know anybody that goes hunting with an assault rifle. i don t know anybody that needs those types of multiple clips as far as ammunition. reporter: and former republican congressman, joe scarborough, now an msnbc host also reversed himself on gun control. politicians can no longer be allowed to defend the status quo. they must instead be forced to defend our children. reporter: but at least one texas republican continues to defend the right of americans to own assault weapons. it ensures against the tyranny of the government. reporter: amid the talk of gun control, gun sales have picked up. in portland, just a week after a gunman killed two in an area mall. yesterday was the biggest day we ve ever done in 20 years. today will probably eclipse that. reporter: gun control off washington s agenda for a decade, suddenly front and center. as the bereaved residents of newtown try to process this horrific tragedy, a group of specially trained helpers have arrived. ten golden retriever comfort dogs were sent by a church group in chicago to offer unconditional love and support. children and parents in mourning say petting the dogs gives them some relief in sadness. announcement will be delayed until later this week. some top newspapers are complaining about the mitt romney campaign sending them bills for reporters covering the campaign. they say they were egregious charges for meals and $745 for a vice presidential debate viewing party. and former italian prime minister silvia berlusconi told a tv interviewer that he s engaged to be married. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. now for a look at the weather, we turn to bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning. good morning. welcome. thank you. our new anchor at first look . it s very good to be here. richard engel story i m so relieved. a friend, a phenomenal person. five days, we had no clue. when he comes back and tells the story of what happened yeah. can t miss tv. absolutely. good morning. we have two storms to talk about as we go throughout the morning. one is the heavy rain heading up through new england. it s rain, not snow, which is rare for this time of year. and we are dealing with a new storm, a major winter storm as it goes through the mountains of the rockies today and through the plains tomorrow. let s start with what s happening in the northeast. that heavy rain has exited the new york city area, starting to exit long island, too. from new york city southward, philly, d.c., a shower today, mainly dry. but 84, the mass pike, all of this region dealing with extremely heavy rain. the temperatures are warm enough, we don t have to worry about the roads. only in new hampshire and maine will deal with snow and sleet. the next storm is on its heels. this one providing snow in areas of utah. then it heads out to the plains. these are blizzard watches in effect for areas of kansas. this is a serious storm. then this stripe of heavy snow on the backside of it through wisconsin, nebraska and iowa. these are my first updateds from my computer of how much snow we could get. not a lot in denver, but from omaha, lincoln, des moines, ames, madison, green bay, you could have 6 to 12 inches of snow possible by the time it s done thursday night. the rain this morning will be exiting. the southeast is just fine. the midwest, you have one nice day today, and then that snowstorm is coming tomorrow. 6 to 12 inches, it looks like those areas will be guaranteed a white christmas. that s good for them. some people like that thing. stocks jump on promising details out of obama and boehner s fiscal cliff negotiations, and walmart rethinks bushmaster guns. and for the first time this year, gas prices in all 50 states below $4, and in some states almost below $3. you re watching first look on msnbc. 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