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Pass, and i want it pass, and i'm fighting very hard for them, that's not really going to change the problem. and nobody on our side really i think wants to say that sometimes. well, yes, it will all go way. well, it really won't all go away. in my movie "bowling for columbine", the way the attacks and i'm on the enemies list, the point i made in the film that i kind of agree with the nr that guns don't kill people. except i change their slogan to, guns don't kill people, americans kill people. we're the ones who do this. those canadian kids tonight, on friday night, living up there in toronto...

Let's play that and we'll talk about it. >> we are still pushing that it pass. the same thing was told to me when the first assault weapons ban in 'now was attached to the biden crime bill, that it couldn't possibly pass. last time we passed it we only had seven republican votes in 1994. >> but he doesn't have the democrats. >> well, again, i just -- i've never found it makes any sense to support something and declare there's no possibility of it passing. >> okay. it still seems very unlikely to pass. harry reid on the floor two days ago saying there are 40 votes and they need 60. but there is...

He says we are not giving up on this assault weapons ban. >> we are still pushing that it pass. the same thing was told to me when the first asaul ban was in '94. that it couldn't possibly pass. it was declared dead several times. i believe that the vast majority of the american people agree with us. the vast majority of gun owners agree with us. so i haven't given up on this. >> i have not given up on this. after news broke yesterday that the assault weapons ban would be dropped from the broad gun reform bill in the senate, the junior senator from the state of connecticut said that he wants t...

>> we are going to find the votes says the chief of staff. joe biden repeated that very claim. what everybody says is impossible is not impossible. he says we are not giving up on this assault weapons ban. >> we are still pushing that it pass. the same thing was told to me when the first asaul ban was in '94. that it couldn't possibly pass. it was declared dead several times. i believe that the vast majority of the american people agree with us. the vast majority of gun owners agree with us. so i haven't given up on this. >> i have not given up on this. after news broke yesterday that the assa...

Country of cyprus, the latest country that needs a bailout. but this will be watched very closely because there is a condition to get its $13 billion bailout, that's controversial, if it pass, those who have bank accounts would be taxed one time on their deposits. so if someone has an account with $129,000 or less, they would have to fork over almost $9,000. that's a 6.7% tax. people who live there as you can imagine, they're really nervous about this tax. over the weekend, many rushed to withdraw their money out of the bank. this is what's unnerving the markets right now. about 15 minutes bef...