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Who have lost so much. there will come a time where we'll move forward with ideas and solutions and i expect this delegation with the support of these local officials and our governor to move together in unison. but that is not today. that's for the future. thank you. >> i'd like everybody to come in closer, please. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here today. on behalf of the board of commissioners, i want to thank this graup of people that has responded a at all levels of government, city, county, state, federal, the tribes here helping us and i really want to thank the first respon...

That the nation is numb. does he have a point? >> you're not numb, but other people could be. >> i was in washington state this past november. it was the first time that a gun safety initiative had been put directly to the voters of the state. in that state, when voters were given an opportunity to choose common sense gun laws, they chose common sense gun laws by almost 60% to 40%. i think a lot of people in the country think that we have a more comprehensive background check system than we actually have. the polls show that the vast majority of americans support background checks and that's s...

How is it such that dangerous people continually get their hands o guns easily in this country and so he's on point when he says a background check is something we should require on all sales. we only do that for some sales right now. it's not done for all sales. that ought to be done and the fact that the father at this point in time was willing to say that and champion that is incredible and something that americans should rally behind. >> well, i want to ask you a bit more about that because, you know, after your own tragedy, you vowed to fight for stricter gun control laws, and nothing muc...

His closet and killed his friend. we have a say which one. americans are fed up with this activity happening over and over again. and. >> colin -- >> and looping in the same conversation over and over again. >> i want to interrupt you. a you say that americans are fed up. if americans were really that fed up wouldn't we have universal background checks? if people were really that fed up about what happened here what happened in charleston what happened in aurora, what's happened on countless occasions. don't you think that lawmakers by now would feel as if they had to do something? obligated t...

Is your tv powered by coal? natural gas? nuclear? or renewables like solar... and wind? let's find out. this is where america's electricity comes from. a diversity of energy sources helps ensure the electricity we need is reliable. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. the united states supreme court has temporarily stopped same-sex marriages in utah. the high court issued a stay while a federal appeals court considers the issue. utah became the 18th state to allow same-sex marriage just before christmas when a federal judge there ruled the state's ban on gay marriage was