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>> i certainly hope so. it is in everybody's interest to get to the bottom of this. as you know, russia and china have an increasingly cozy relationship and because china is blocking the kind of full investigation that we need it, my guess is that putin is going to be a little bit cautious about putting too much pressure on his friend xi jinping. if that is the case, it's unfortunate. because everybody, including everybody and china, is a beneficiary of understanding what went wrong so we can identify and fix our biggest problems and build a safer future for everybody. >> bill: it seems like a...

He's the authors of "guns down: how to defeat the nra and build a safer future with fewer guns." i want to start with you on what i was just talking to kelly about. mitch mcconnell, the leader in the senate, has said i'm not putting a vote to the floor unless i know what the president is going to approve. there are a lot of people who say that's not how legislation should get done in this country with a co-equal branch of government, but it's the reality when it comes to guns of how it gets done. >> well, that's certainly not how it should get done particularly on an issue where there's overwh...

Down, how to defeat the nra and build a safer future with even fewer guns." thank you so much for being here. as i said, you are a gun control advocate. but what's -- if you had to pinpoint it, what is the problem? too much guns, too much hate, both? >> well, it is a combination of hate, easy access to firearms equals tragedy. that's the problem. and the fact that we have more guns in america than anywhere else in the world and they are so easy to get is the reason we're seeing these deaths. >> this morning the new york post, a paper that is owned by the murdochs, very often leads right, leads...

Leave behind the legacy of the 20th century and cold war and build a safer future for our children. secretary clinton is talking about the value of diplomacy and says it's an example of deep and substantive cooperation on a matter of vital importance. secretary of defense gates will speak as well. there will be a lot of reaction for this story throughout the day. that does it for me. i'm david shuster. i'll see you at 3:00 a.m. eastern time. sarah palin and john mccain will be stumping live in tucson. we'll bring you palin and mccain live. tamron hall picks up the coverage next after this. wom...