loretta lynch: i can't tell you who. but, when i was an attorney in brooklyn, in the district, we had five counties, brooklyn, queens, long island, staten island, we had entrenched pockets, particularly in brooklyn and queens. one neighborhood was brownstone, a mile square. many of the residents never leave the neighborhood except when they go to jail. we saw a cycle, over and over again. we were involved, directly, in reentry programs in the community in conjunction with the da's office, where was not just the office talking to returning offenders about the cost of reoffending, but also providing them with educational services, family management, and information on housing and things with real barriers. those were the programs we were looking for. host: during the katrina ten-year anniversary, there were a ton of studies. one of the most fascinating once had to do with recidivism. the prisoners that went back to the ninth ward, their recidivism rate was higher than going back to the old neighborhood. but, if the family

loretta lynch: i have been on a six city community policing tour. we went to birmingham, cincinnati, east haven, and i got back from seattle and richmond. we chose these cities because they have a challenging relationship between police and the citizens. lawsuits, shootings, private investigations, the kind of relationship that you outline where residents talk about a deeply ingrained sense of lack of trust. the larger issue is the lack of connection, really, to the forces that should be protecting them. i was able to speak with young people in every city in which i visited. birmingham was rewarding, because that young person was involved in a program where high school students worked directly with police. we are looking for cities that have, as i said, a challenging relationship with law enforcement. yet, they have found a way to rebuild the relationship, to claw themselves back from the brink. to find a way in which, when problems develop, there is a mechanism for discussion, transparency, and a working relationship with residents and law enforcem

he is supposed to meet with loretta lynch to focus on what action he could take. there has been actions flying around . robert moses is investigating down in his run. juliet: not everyone is on board. robert: they say he is misusing his power.not everyone is on board with this. he appears poised to go it alone . >> with obama back in washington following his vacation to hawaii he will meet with the attorney general , loretta lynch. he will discuss his upcoming action on guns. he unsuccessfully lobbied congress and the president plans to take matters into his own hand . we can't stop every act of violence but what if we tried to stop one? what if congress did one thing to protect our kids from gun violence.

loretta lynch: thank you. i greatly appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the steps the department of justice is taking to reduce gun violence and ensure smart and effective enforcement of our nation's gun laws. as the subcommittee well knows, our nation faces an epidemic of gun violence that has taken a devastating toll on communities throughout the country. every year, tens of thousands of americans are injured or killed in armed robberies, domestic disputes, tragically, suicide, accidents, shootouts, and heinous acts of mass violence. law enforcement officers shot down by defending their communities to children killed in tragic accident spirit our friends and family members, our neighbors and fellow citizens, are being taken from us day after day. as the list of tragedies involving firearms has grown, the american people believe we must do more to stem the tide of gun violence. the executive actions the president announced two weeks ago, including the measures i recommend it to hi

loretta lynch: i can't tell you who. but, when i was an attorney in brooklyn, in the district, we had five counties, brooklyn, queens, long island, staten island, we had entrenched pockets, particularly in brooklyn and queens. one neighborhood was brownstone, a mile square. many of the residents never leave the neighborhood except when they go to jail. we saw a cycle, over and over again. we were involved, directly, in reentry programs in the community in conjunction with the da's office, where was not just the office talking to returning offenders about the cost of reoffending, but also providing them with educational services, family management, and information on housing and things with real barriers. those were the programs we were looking for. host: during the katrina ten-year anniversary, there were a ton of studies. one of the most fascinating once had to do with recidivism. the prisoners that went back to the ninth ward, their recidivism rate was higher than going back to the old neighborhood. but, if the family

he meets with attorney general loretta lynch to talk about how to bypass congress. edward lawrence shows us not everyone is on board. president obama fresh off his hawaiian vacation and taking aim at gun control. he meets with attorney general loretta lynch to talk about ways to increase background checks for people who buy guns. the president during his weekly radio address defended his position. "this policy was supported by some 90% of the american people. it was supported by a majority of nra households. but the gun lobby mobilized against it. and the senate blocked it." democratic frontrunner for president hillary clinton applauds the move to use executive orders to increase background checks for gun buyers. republican candidates disagree. "now this president wants to act as if he is a king, as if he is a dictator. fact is, if he wants laws, go to congress and convince the congress that they're necessary." "so he is going to sign another executive order having to do having to do with guns. i will veto that. i will unsign that so fast." "his first impulse is alw

monday he plans to meet with loretta lynch to discuss options and expanding background checks for gun sales. sources tell cnn he's preparing a new executive action on the issue. thursday, the president will join cnn's anderson cooper for an exclusive live town hall on guns in america. cnn

he will also meet with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss options for tougher gun restrictions. 3 3 the possible expanded background checks could affect local gun shows. the land of the sky gun and knife show has been in asheville for 25 years. we spoke with manager mike kent. he says about 95 percent of gun sellers at shows have federal licenses... which requires them to perform background checks. but he says the other 5 percent -- who do not have licenses -- are hobby dealers. they are not required to do background checks. 3 38:26-35most of these people are just like us. they do not want guns to fall in the wrong hands. these people are not doing anything wrong because there's no federal law that says a man cannot sell his personal property. some licensed gun sellers say they have no problem with expanded background checks. they say it prevents potential buyers from getting guns after they were already told "no" by a licensed dealer. 3 3 this week evangelist franklin graham will begin a 50 state tour. he says the goal is to encourage conservative christians to vote for candid

should it be loretta lynch's. do we have a poll that says that 46% of likely voters think a candidate should stop campaigning if charged with a felony. donald trump is begging the fbi to indict. he wants to run against bernie sanders. watch this. >> i would love, please, fbi, please, go after hillary. i want to run against bernie! oh, that's a dream come true. this guy. >> it's not going to happen. 23, if, and i underscore if something happens to joe biden, you'll see joe biden in the race in a second. look, they'll fix the dnc rules. they will. >> these are not dnc rules. they're state rules. >> they don't care about that. >> they don't care about the laws? >> just like they try to hurt donald at the convention. they'll try to hurt bernie sanders. >> i don't know. that's a stretch. >> i don't think so, sean. >> for a very long time there's only one person driving this bus on the democratic side and that's the president of the united states and what he wants. >> correct. >> he does not want to be the nominee. no >

he will also meet with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss options for tougher gun restrictions. 3 3 possible expanded background checks could affect gun shows. the land of the sky gun and knife show has been in asheville for 25 years. we spoke with manager mike kent. he says about 95 percent of gun sellers at shows have federal licenses... which requires them to perform background checks. but, he says the other 5 percent -- who do not have licenses -- are hobby dealers.... and not required to do background checks. ((stop)) 3 38:26-35most of these people are just like us. they do not want guns to fall in the wrong hands. these people are not doing anything wrong because there's no federal law that says a man cannot sell his personal property. some licensed gun sellers say they have no problem with expanded background checks. they say it prevents potential buyers from gettinguns after they were already told "no" by a licensed dealer. 3 3 still no word this morning... on what caused an apartment fire in barnardsville. three people were transported to a burn center after yesterday

loretta lynch: thank you. i greatly appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the steps the department of justice is taking to reduce gun violence and ensure smart and effective enforcement of our nation's gun laws. well knows,mmittee our nation faces an epidemic of gun violence that has taken a devastating toll on communities throughout the country. every year, tens of thousands of americans are injured or killed in armed robberies, domestic disputes, tragically, suicide, accidents, shootouts, and heinous acts of mass violence. law enforcement officers shot down by defending their communities to children killed in tragic accident spirit our friends and family members, our neighbors and fellow citizens, are being taken from us day after day. as the list of tragedies involving firearms has grown, the american people believe we must do more to stem the tide of gun violence. the executive actions the president announced two weeks ago, including the measures i recommend it to him, are essent

he will meet with attorney general loretta lynch restrictions. he's expected to announce a new executive action with the goal of expanding background checks on gun sales. the executive actions will likely come ahead of the president's state of the union address on january 12th. a waterloo business is closing its doors by the end of february. pier 1 imports says it's closing the store at the crossroads center mall. according to the waterloo-cedar falls courier, the 9-thousand square foot store is already advertising a liquidation sale. a pier 1 executive says they were looking at the efficiency of its stores when it decided to close the waterloo location. hawkeyes fans across the state were likely holding onto their own superstitions or good luck charms during friday's rose bowl matchup with stanford. one newton woman's charm was her medal she earned for playing in the rose bowl for the hawkeyes nearly 60 years ago. she has worn that medal proudly for every hawkeye game since 1957, but it went missing around thanksgiving last year. "anyone who kno

loretta lynch testified at a senate appropriations hearing wednesday morning. earlier this month, the president put several new gun control policies in place... including expanding the background check system and providing more funding for the f-b-i and the a-t-f republicans have called into question the legality of the orders and say they will do little to curb gun violence. senator richard shelby (r) alabama "can you guarantee us, madame attorney general, that there is legal authority for the president to take the actions that he has taken and can you provide the specific laws or court cases that support the position" loretta lynch attorney general "well mr. chairman with respect to the recommendations that i made to the president as earlier remarks i believe that they are consistent both with the constitution and existing case law that interprets the constitution" obama's actions include guidance that even those selling a few guns online or at gun shows can be required to get federal dealers' licenses and perform background checks. he leads the republican fi

lynch delivered the keynote speech. she says the department of justice is still working to ensure every citizen has the right to vote. 28-45 ( loretta lynch / part by promoting trust and strengthening the relationships between law enforcement and the communities we all serve, and we are playing a leading role in this administration's effort to reform our criminal justice system." lynch says the department is working to reduce recidivism. she says programs distributed 53-million dollars in grants under the "second chance act" to ensure people who leave the criminal justice system have the "ability and right to go home." president obama was in louisiana today -- for his second post "state of the union" stop. he visited about a thousand high school students in baton rouge -- where he got a chance to talk more about a new national effort to cure cancer. ( noelle ) "my name is noelle, and i'm in fourth old, and do you think there's gonna be a cure for cancer?" ( president obama) "well, there you go! are you interested in mat

. >> sean, my question is, do you think the obama justice department, loretta lynch and the president himself are going to indict hillary clinton after what the president said earlier this week? he said it's not a national security risk. agree. jay and you are right. very serious legal issues but do you think, both of you, that she will be charged with a crime as a result? >> here's the risk. >> the answer to the question -- jay? >> fbi agents, doing a thorough job here and put together a recommendation that a grand jury be impanelled and charges brought and the director concurs and makes that recommendation to loretta lynch the attorney general and she blows it off or just decides we are not going there, gets a order from above from the president saying we are not going to do that, you could risk a very, very serious shake-up within the department of justice where you could see career fbi agents and maybe even the director of the fbi resigning over this. and i'm not sure that the president wants that as his legacy. doug, you raise the politics and the politics cuts both ways getting

he is supposed to meet with loretta lynch to focus on what action he could take. there has been actions flying around . robert moses is investigating down in his run. juliet: not everyone is on board. robert: they say he is misusing his power.not everyone is on board with this. he appears poised to go it alone . >> with obama back in washington following his vacation to hawaii he will meet with the attorney general , loretta lynch. he will discuss his upcoming action on guns. he unsuccessfully lobbied congress and the president plans to take matters into his own hand . we can't stop every act of violence but what if we tried to stop one? what if congress did one thing to protect our kids from gun violence. the executive action will expand background checks to gun shows and online transactions which are now exempt from the checks. law without the approval of congress but it will face legal challenges. many of the republican candidates took to the sunday shows to ridicule his plan . >> we will protect the second amendment . if we pass that we will terminate that . h

with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss options for restrictions. the president is announce executive actions he will and curb gun violence. meterologist (sam adlibs) weather adlib: we are going to weather adlib: we are going to continue the cold we brought in sunday sam: continue the cold we brought in sunday through the rest of the day today with slightly warmer weather trying to come back by the end of the week. it is going to be a partly sunny day with some patchy morning fog possible. it is going to be calm and cold with highs in the mid 20s. tonight we'll switch the winds out of the south which will start warming us up, but lows will still be in the mid teens. tuesday is going to be a partly sunny day with highs back in the mid to low 30s. wednesday is going to be fairly warm with highs in the mid 30s and a late wintry mix possible. thursday will be one of the warmest days of the week with highs in the upper 30s and a rain/snow mix likely through the day. jet stream energy is going to help keep a wintry mix around through friday but temps will

the president complete with attorney general loretta lynch today. the topic of discussion, allow to get guns off the streets. he says he's tired with congressional inaction and he's using executive powers to tighten up the nation's gun laws. >> a lot of the work has gone on behind the scenes to take a look at what the president ask do using his executive authority has been grounded in the knowledge that the gun lobby and the republicans in congress who regularly do their bidding are going to look for ways to stop it. >> mike viqueria joins us from washington. mike, the president seems, appears ready to take on this fight. >> well he does and josh earnest went on to say that whatever the president proposes they feel they are on solid legal ground. it was a year ago when president obama what infamously said he was going ouse his pen to block congress on some of the issues that frustrated him and none more so than his own reckoning, than president obama's own accounting of his inability to block safety laws. since then there's been the roseburg, oregon

loretta lynch - attorney general "of course the voting rights act and the civil rights act of 1964 and 1965 - statutes that i am proud to uphold today - and these were extraordinary achievements, and it's right that we celebrate em today, but even more than lebrating - even momo than remembering his words - even more than enshrining his accomplishshnts, it is fitting are called upon to do today. lynch promised the department of justice will work to insure equality for all americans. she said she can't eliminate prejudice, but she can guarantee justice. three of the five americans freed in a prisoner exchange with iran arrived in germany last night. nbc's keir simmons reports that they went first to a us military hospital there. << this was jason rezaian's first taste of freedom. the washington post reporter met by u-s officials. he's now one of three at the u-s medical facility in landstuhl, germany. reza rezaian's cousin 'it's just, it's spectacular news. we're just so happy. i can't wait to see him'. in a flurry of activity last night his editors arrived to meet him. simmons: what di

in hours, president obama meets in the oval office with loretta lynch. they are set to discuss options for tougher gun restrictions. within days, sources familiar with the issue telling cnn the president will announce executive actions on guns. the potential changes are drawing heated criticism from republican candidates. for the latest, let's bring in chris frates in washington. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. on his first full day back in washington, president obama plans to meet with the attorney general and other top law enforcement officials to discuss tougher gun restrictions. >> a few months ago i tridirect my team to discuss gun violence. i will meet with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss our options. >> reporter: sources say president obama is expected to announce executive action soon expanding background checks and closing the gun show loophole. gun control advocates have pushed the white house on reporting lost and stolen guns. before the president has even announced the details of his action, republicans running to rep

(s/loretta lynch - attorney general 1:07) we choose to act to ensure that the promise of america the equality and opportunity of america is within the grasp of all american, regardless of what they look like, where they come from, whom they love or the god they worship. lynch went on to say she prejudice, but she can guarantee justice. government officials are now talking about the three u-s citizens abducted from baghdad. two members of the iraqi parliament say the citizens were invited to an event near baghdad when they were kidnapped. secretary of state john kerry says work is underway to try to find the americans and get them home safely. kerry says: "well i can just tell you that we are in very direct contact with the iraqi authorities. we have a good sense of what may have happened the people are following up on it and that's all i can really say at this time. there is a very full effort going to find them as soon as possible." kerry says: "we have pretty strong indications where this might have emanated from and we're working very hard with hopefully we can secure their releas

>> the president will meet with attorney general loretta lynch later today with hopes of getting guns off the streets. he said he's tired of congressional inaction and he's willing to use executive action to close loopholes in current gun laws, and the president throwing down the gauntlet. >> you're absolutely right. he's coming out of the blocks on the new year, and happy new year to you. the day after he's going to be having this meeting with attorney general loretta lynch, and it springs from the frustration. the president said this has been his number one frustration in office, his inability to pass tougher gun safety laws as they termed it at the white house, especially in the wake of new town sandy hook, the disaster there, the effort of congress collapsing, and really after rosebergen oregon, and the college shooting there, and president obama coming in the briefing room offering that le that statement. he's expanding background checks, this has been an ongoing issue. many buyers of guns, if they go to a gun store undergo a background check. not true if they go to a gun show. i

>> the president meets with attorney general loretta lynch later today with hopes of getting guns off the streets. he said he's tired of congressional inaction, and that he's ready to use his executive powers to close loopholes in the nation's gun laws. mike viqueira is in washington for us right now. the president is throwing down the gauntlet. >> well, that is exactly the case. del, remember it was this time a year ago when president obama said he was going to use his pen and his phone to go around a congress that has time and time again provided obstacles on his cherished goals and programs. the most frustrating issue and the president has said this, is his inability to pass gun safety or gun control measures through the congress. he said that in the wake of the shooting in charleston, and after the shooting in oregon just a couple of months ago at the community college. he offered an angry and even visceral lacerating reaction. he vowed to use the executive order that he has promised before, now he's turning his attention to gun safety laws. we do anticipate that after the preside

during a meeting with attorney general loretta lynch yesterday. the actions would expand mandatory background checks for some private sales. and would provide more funding for mental health treatment, fbi staff and atf agents but opponents of the initiative on gun-control measures are vowing to challenge the president's authority. republican congressman joe wilson calls the president's plan a diversion saying that instead the government needs to reform mental health service and focus on securing the nation's borders in order to reduce gun violence. >> what the president is proposing is of no consequences, it's a diversion from the tragedy that we have of people not receiving proper mental health services and it's a diversion from the global war on terrorism. >> rochelle: wilson cites incidents like the san bernardino attacks as cause to secure the nation's borders. even before the president's official announcement, the campaign trail have blasted the actions, and some gun rights advocates are already threatening to challenge them in court. >>> roc

. >> the washington post reports president obama will meet with loretta lynch monday to analyze a set of executive actions on guns. sources say the president will expand new background check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers and he will use his executive authority and other areas but the overall package has not been finalized. violenceabout gun during his weekly radio address. representative with republican response talks about flooding in her state and the ability to repeal the affordable care act. >> happy new year, everybody. i am fired up for the year that stretches out beef or us because of what we have accomplished together over the past seven years.

he'll meet with attorney general loretta lynch today to discuss options for tightening gun laws... he's expected to take executive action without congressional approval, expanding background checks. the move has widespread public support... but some presidential candidates are already promising to reverse the action if they win the presidency. he knows that he can't get it through congress so he's just gonna try and do it by executive action as if he's king barack obama. all these executive orders he's gonna come out with tomorrow that are gonna undermine our second amendment rights? on my first day in office, they're gone. the expected actions come ahead of the president's annual "state of the union address." that's set for january 12th. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton says she'll support the president's actions. but she's being targeted by her republican rival for more than just her stance on gun control... she caused a lot of the problems we have right now. she caused migration as secretary of state. the entire world has been upset. the entire world is a different place.

i'll meet with our attorney general, loretta lynch, to discuss options. letters from parent, teachers, and kids to sit around and do nothing. responsible from owners who grieve with us these tragedies happen, who share my belief that the second amendment is a right to bear arms and share my belief we can protect that right while keeping a dangerous few from inflicting harm on a these trag happen, who share my belief that the second massive scale. a bunch of us who care about this. if you are one of them, i need your help. change is always going to take all of us. the gun lobby is loud and well in its defense of effortlessly available guns for anyone. going to have are to be just as passionate and well organized in our defense of kids. >> president obama's weekly address. on c-span,that later hear it on c-span radio. you can find it on c-span.org. that's the start of the conversation with you. your ideas for reducing gun u.s.nce in the this is new gun laws take effect in several states across the the state of ing washington and in texas. 202-748-8000 is th

lynch here on msnbc. colin, always nice to see you. thank you, sir. >> thanks. >>> all right. so our pulse question today are about these executive actions by president obama and frances is here with the look at the results. >> ahead of that meeting with the president, law enforcement, our viewers at home aren't convinced that the president is on gun control to reduce violence. 60% of the viewers saying, no. that's not the case. 40% saying, yes. his action on gun control will reduce violence. look at the breakdown with realtime as you were speaking with your guest here. most of the people mostly voting towards no. not even hitting neutral and breaking it down by political party, those at home, a few republicans voting in realtime represented in red. look at the blue, mostly democrats towards yes. some neutral. not too many independents, as well. but as we're seeing here, again, republicans very few votes so keep those votes coming. pulse.msnbc.com is where we're asking you to weigh in on the conversation.

on monday i meet with loretta lynch to discuss our options. i get too many letters from parents and teachers and kids to sit around and do nothing. >> reporter: sources say president obama's expected to announce new executive action soon expanding background checks on gun sales aimed at closing the so-called gun show loophole which allows some gun sellers to avoid conducting a background check. gun control advocates have also pushed the white house to tighten regulations on the report of lost and stolen guns and want the president to prevent more alleged domestic abusers and passengers on no fly list from buying guns. but before the president has even announced the details of his actions, republicans running to replace him were seemingly competing on who would undo them faster. >> so he's going to sign another executive order having to do with the second amendment, having to do with guns. i will veto that. i will unsign that so fast. so fast. >> all these executive orders he'll come out with tomorrow that will undermine our second amendment ri

he meets with loretta lynch to talk about ways to increase background checks for people wanting to buy guns. >> it is a policy supported by some 90% of the american people. it was supported by a majority of nra households, but the gun lobby mobilized against it and the senate blocked it. >> reporter: democratic front-runner for president hillary clinton applauds the move to use executive orders to increase background checks for gun buyers. republican candidates disagree. >> now this president wants to act as if he's a king, as if he's a dictator. the fact is, if he wants to make changes to the laws, go to congress and convince the congress they're necessary. >> so he's going to sign another executive order having to do with the second amendment, having to do with guns. i will veto that. i will unsign that so fast. >> his first impulse always is to take rights away from law-abiding sit zebs and it's wrong. >> reporter: still, this is at the top of the president's agenda for his final year in office. >> nbc's edward lawrence in washington, thank you. >>> now to a developing story in a re

his executive order hits the senate floor today with a testimony from u-s attorney general loretta lynch. she'll discuss the justice department's role in implementing president obama's executive actions to curb gun control. his proposals focus on back ground checks, law enforcement, mental health treatment, and advanced gun safety technology. meanwhile president obama turns his focus to cars this morning... auto show... while there, he'll get a tour of the city's progress... and tout the auto industry's recovery. more than 640-thousand jobs have been created since the 2009's bailout. an oscar winner is getting applause for something other than his acting this morning... jamie foxx helped free a driver from a burning truck after it rolled into a drainage ditch. officials say the driver was drunk and speeding. foxx and another good samaritan broke a window to free him... the man is now in the hospital recovering. coming up in the next half hour of today in iowa... banning a popular christmas gift. the latest school here in iowa to say no to hoverboards. and why they say they don't want the

today, the president will meet with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss options for tougher gun restrictions. in the coming days, he is expected to announce a new executive action with the goal ofofxpanding on thursday, the president will join cnn's anderson cooper for a one-hour, live town hall event on the issue. the expected executive actions come ahead of president obama's annual state of the union address, which is set for january 12th. it's another win for gamecock women's basketball as the team stays perfect. plus... the carolina panthers are all smiles in front of the cameras as they close out the regular season at home. joe gorchow has these stories and more ahead in your morning sportswrap. carolina shakes off the rust to dominate its conference opener. the gamecocks... returned to the action for the first time in 12 days. the usc women... hosted arkansas second ranked carolina... struggled in the first frame... as the gamecocks and razorbacks were tied at nine after one. second quarter carolina turns it on. tiffany mitchell sizes up and buries the triple. later... tin

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. >> so what happens internally is loretta lynch, the attorney general of the united states of america, she sits down with all of the evidence. she makes a prosecutorial decision the way she does with every other case. is there enough, is there not enough? is the right thing to do, is this not the right thing to do? even though she's not supposed to do it, i would be shocked if there's not some sort of consultation with the white house before she makes a decision that is going to alter the land scape of the united states of america -- harris: and what would that look like that would get her off the hook? i mean, you heard david axlerod today. very close to obama. he's not in the white house anymore, obviously, but he's saying the justice department's going to -- i mean, if you'd said that six months ago, nobody would even believe it. but the fbi, we don't know what they have. >> well, the fbi apparently is looking at two different things. the gross negligence as the judge appropriately put it, and also was there any type of quid pro e quo going on with her giving out assignments or con

attorney general loretta lynch about new gun control measures. he's expected to use executive action to, among other things, tighten background checks. emily: right now the connecticut man arrested outside gillette stadium with a slew of weapons is getting ready to face a judge. police say matthew bromson was drunk and acting suspiciously friday in an off-site employee parking lot. a painful loss for the patriots now revealing new information about their playoffs battle. randy: the eyeopener's doug meehan is live at gillette stadium with the good, the bad, and the ugly. doug: hi, emily and randy. and there is plenty of all of that to go around this morning. the bad news-- the patriots will head into the playoffs as a second seed. they will face one of these three teams on saturday, january 16, in foxborough-- the bengals, the texans, or the chiefs. now to the ugly, and that's certainly what that loss in miami on sunday was. oh, my goodness. tom brady now nursing a sore ankle. the q.b. now on the list of players being monitored for injuries during

he meets with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss that move. as you might imagine, not everybody onboard. edward lawrence live in washington with reaction. good morning, edward. >> good morning, scott and laura. president obama identified gun control as the number one issue to tackle this year and he's planning to get it done bye-b bypassing congress. president obama fresh off his hawaiian vacation and taking aim at gun control. he meets with attorney general loretta lynch to look at ways to increase background checks for people who buy guns. the president during his weekly radio address defended his position. >> to the policy that is supported by some 90% of the american people. it was supported by a majority of nra households. but the gun lobby mobilized against it and the senate blocked it. >> reporter: democratic frontrunner for president hillary clinton applauds the move to use executive orders to increase background checks for gun buyers, republican candidates disagree. >> now this president wants to act as if he's a king. as if he's a di

general loretta lynch is expected to discuss reforming the u-s criminal justice system. she's scheduled to visit a boston jail and mane the announcement. its all part of president obama's committment to make changes. lynch will meet with local leaders who work with inmates who are about to head back into society. a local lawmaker is trying to close a loophole that affects families of military members killed in action. the law was designed to give the surviving spouse an exemption from real estate property tax. christy billings thought she and her four kids qualified after her husband robert was killed on duty in afghanistan. a bomb killed robert and destroyed his stryker vehicle. crews airlifted him to a tent hospital in kandahar. since he died there and not on the spot of the attack, the government does not consider him "killed in action." we brought the problem to the attention of the family's lawmaker, delegate barry knight of virginia beach. del. barry knight virginia beach c 1 30:23 delegate barry knight virginia beach the widow did not know the definition, i the de

on monday, i'll meet with our attorney general loretta less than lynch to discuss our options. i get too many letters from parents and teachers and kids to sit and do nothing. >> reporter: president obama is expected to announce executive action soon and aimed at closing the so-called gun show loophole which allows some to avoid conducting background checks. also toughening on the reporting of lost and stolen guns and they want the president to report more abusers and passengers on the no fly list from buying guns. before the president has announced the details of his actions, republicans running to replace him were seemingly competing on who would undo them faster. >> so he will sign another executive order having to do with the second amendment and guns. i will veto that. i will un-sign that so fast. so fast. >> this president is a petulant child. this is another executive action which will be rejected by the courts. when i become president, will be stricken from executive action. >> all of these executive orders will undermine or second amendment rights. >> reporter: democra

kyla: we are keeping an eye on this accident and colerain. loretta lynch. we know there was a fuel leak involved in the accident. keep that in mind. you may have to take one of the side streets to get around. along i-74, about 53 miles per hour. all lanes are clear. can see traffic picking up a bit as you head towards the merge with i-75. still no major delays or it where going to check the travel times coming up in just a few minutes. here is randi rico with the forecast. randi: we have single-digit to start the day. checking out wilmington, it is evan. in auburn, it feels like five below. right now, milford sitting at five. yesterday, the kids did not have to brave the cold temperatures. this morning they do. on the from head to toe. we' re looking at seven degrees as they wait for the bus. your feel like temperatures somewhere between zero and 10 18 degrees and sunny this afternoon. a lot of reports asking about snow for the rest of the week. tomorrow, get them to school and then we will see the snow. accumulation is a possibility on friday. mark: thank

today he will meet with attorney general relet of -- loretta lynch. thursday he will have a town hall meeting. have takena militia over unoccupied buildings in oregon. so far, police are staying away. offices in san bernardino, california where 14 people died in the terror attack have reopened. almost 600 employees came back to their offices. well to do buildings will be open, the actual conference center where the attacks took place will be closed indefinitely. saudi arabia cut diplomatic ties with iran after protesters attack to be saudi embassy and set it on fire. they were protesting the saudi execution of a prominent shiite cleric. refugee crisis is rocking western europe's long-standing open borders policy. temporary spot checks on the border with germany from denmark. danish leaders were angered. there could be a logjam in denmark of refugees. global news 24 hours a day powered by 2400 journalists in 150 bureaus around the world. i'm courtney donohoe. betty? much. thank you so let's get back to that freefall in china. big missteps looming large

he is meeting with attorney general loretta lynch today to discuss potential executive actions he can take. abc news reports the president could act as soon as tomorrow. but the white house says congress can will get involved. >> the president does not operate under the illusion that there's a law that could be passed that would prevent everything incidence of violence. but there are laws that can be passed that would reduce the likelihood that the goods are going to fall into the hands of people who should not have been. we can pass those laws, implements then commanded force them in a way that does not undermine the rights of constitutional, law-abiding americans. mark: on thursday, the president will hold a televised, town hall meeting on guns. the conference center where the shootings took place will remain closed. the inland regional center serves the emotionally disabled. video threatens more action against the united kingdom. a masked man speaks with a british accent before shooting a reported spy in the head. tom coughlin is stepping down as the head coach of the new york foot

the president is expected to meet with loretta lynch today- to talk about what steps he can it's expected the president will use executive action to strengthen background checks for gun purchases. on thursday, the president will join c-n-n's anderson cooper for a one- hour, live town hall event on the issue. it's called "guns in america." the the past -- calls for universal background checks were met with near complete opposition from republicans and mixed feelings from democrats. presidential candidate marco rubio is one of many republicans that vow to repeal any executive orders president obama signs on gun control... repeal every single one of all of these overreaches by the epa, on my first day in office - they're gone. the florida senator also had harsh words for his colleagues in congress.. saying they'll never impose term limits on themselves or achieve a balanced budget. meantime the waterloo gun show draws a large crowd over the weekend. retailers say sales are up -- especially when it comes to first-time female buyers. not only are some motivated to protect themselves after rece