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Our journey is not complete until all our children from the streets of detroit to the hills of appalachia to the quiet lanes of newtown know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm. >> president obama yesterday during his second inaugural speech addressing gun violence and today, congress officially begins to tackle the issue of gun control as they return to washington. joining me now is senator chris murphy, a democrat from connecticut. sir, it's great to have you with me today. the president alluded to gun violence in his speech but did not exactly use the term gun co...

Our journey is not complete until all of our children, from the streets of detroit to the hills of appalachia to the quiet lanes of newtown know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm. that is our generation's task. to make these words, these rights, these values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every american. >> joy, there he is, as if it needs to be sold again and again with these generations, the declaration. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. the kids grow up in the streets of detroit. you think of the hills of appalachia, just ho...

This is our first task, caring for our children. it's our first job. if we don't get that right we don't get anything right. that's how, as a society, we will be judged. and by that measure, can we truly say as a nation that we're meeting our obligations. can we honestly say that we're doing enough to keep our childr children, all of them, safe from harm? can we claim as a nation that we're altogether there, letting them know that they're loved and teaching them to love in return?

Martha: in the town this morning. and the president, much the united states, we watched him last night. he vowed to take action as well. he pointed out that as president he has been down this road too many times. he has grieved with families of four different mass shootings in this country. more must be done to protect our children. >> can we honestly say we're doing enough to keep our children. all of them, safe from harm? we're all together there letting them know that they're loved and teaching them to love in return? can we say that we're truly

>> we have another piece of sound from the president that i'd like to play for you, michael. let's listen. >> this is our first task, caring for our children. it's our first job. if we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. that's how as a society, we will be judged. and by that measure, can we truly say as a nation that we're meeting our obligations? can we honestly say that we're doing enough to keep our children, all of them, safe from harm? >> michael when you're talking about such a divisive issue as kristen was saying, looking at the polls, as gun control, we