>> WE WANT TO LEARN EVERYTHING
WE CAN LEARN, AND WE’RE GOING TO
GO, STARTING ABOUT 2 MINUTES
AFTER THIS MEETING, WE ARE GOING
TO WORK.
THIS IS A LONG-TERM SITUATION
THAT WE HAVE TO SOLVE.
WE’LL SOLVE IT TOGETHER.
AND YOU’VE GONE THROUGH
EXTRAORDINARY PAIN, AND WE DON’T
WANT OTHERS TO GO THROUGH THE
KIND OF PAIN THAT YOU’VE GONE
THROUGH.
>> Martha: THAT LISTENING
SESSION WITH AN PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND AMERICANS IMPACTED BY SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS.
ANYBODY WHO IS NOT MOVED BY
THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR ANGER AND
THEIR GRIEF DID NOT HAVE A
PULSE.
MY NEXT GUEST WAS THERE.
HE SPOKE OF HIS DAUGHTER, RACHEL
SCOTT, THE FIRST VICTIM OF THE
COLUMBINE SHOOTING, AND
MR. SCOTT JOINS NINA.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY
AND PROBABLY A DRAINING DAY.
I’M CURIOUS WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR
YOU AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THAT
THEY ARE FEELING LIKE THIS
WHITE HOUSE IS GOING TO TAKE
ACTION.
>> I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT DR.
DR. GRAHAM WAS AN INSPIRATION IN
MY LIFE, AND I DID AN INTERVIEW
WITH HIM ON "LARRY KING "ON
FORGIVENESS.
SHORTLY AFTER THAT I WAS ABLE TO
SPEAK TO HIS ENTIRE STAFF, AND
IT WAS SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO SIT
IN THE CHAIR AT HIS DESK THAT HE
HAD SAT AT FOR SO MANY YEARS.
THE WORLD LOST A GREAT MAN TODA
TODAY.
TODAY AND THE MEETING WE HAD
TODAY, I DID FEEL HOPE.
I HAD TOLD MY WIFE, SANDY, THAT
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS
SHOOTING IS GOING TO CAUSE SOME
MAJOR CHANGES TO TAKE PLACE.
I HAD HOPED WITH SANDY HOOK AND
WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS THAT OCCURRED SINCE
COLUMBINE -- BUT I THINK THERE’S
SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE AIR
RIGHT NOW.
THE ANSWERS ARE NOT SIMPLE, BUT
THE PROBLEMS AREN’T SIMPLE
EITHER.
THEY ARE VERY COMPLEX.
WHAT WE DO, WITH RACHEL’S
CHALLENGE, WE HAVE BEEN TO OVER
20,000 SCHOOLS OVER THE LAST 19
YEARS, AND WE HAVE REACHED
BETWEEN A MILLION AND 2 MILLION
STUDENTS EACH YEAR.
WE HAVE SEEN AN AVERAGE ABOUT
THREE SUICIDES PREVENTED EVERY
WEEK BECAUSE OF RACHEL’S STORY
AND THE TRAININGS AND THE
SERVICE CLUBS WE’VE CREATED.
>> Martha: THAT IS REMARKABLE,
AND I COMMEND YOU FOR BEING ABLE
TO TURN YOUR GRIEF INTO ACTION
THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE AND YOUR
FAMILY HAS.
IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU HEARD AND
THEY ARE TODAY, THERE WAS A LOT
OF TALK OF ARMING PEOPLE,
RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS, KEEP
THE CHILDREN SAFER, THERE WAS
TALK ABOUT WORK THAT INVOLVES
RESTRICTING GUN OWNERSHIP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST
LIKELY.
WHAT DID YOU SEE ON THE
PRESIDENT’S FACE AND HOW YOU
THOUGHT HE WAS MOVING ON SOME OF
THESE?
>> I REALLY BELIEVE THE
PRESIDENT WANTS TO DO THE RIGHT
THING.
HIS HEART IS REALLY IN THIS.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING
WITH HIM BEFORE HE BECAME
PRESIDENT AND HEARD HIS HEART AT
THAT TIME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T GET TO
KNOW THE REAL MAN BEHIND THE
FACE, AND I BELIEVE THAT HE IS
GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND
MAKE SOME POSITIVE CHANGES.
THE CHANGES NEED TO GO A LOT
DEEPER, IN MY OPINION, THEN JUST
THE GUN CONTROL ISSUE OR THE
PHYSICAL FEATURES AROUND THE
SCHOOL, BUT OUR WHOLE FOCUS IS
ON THE HEARTS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE SEEN RESULTS, WE HAVE
ANSWERS, AND WE WORK WITH SOME
GREAT PARTNERS.
WE WORK WITH CHUCK NORRIS AND
HIS WIFE, GINA, HAVE A PROGRAM
CALLED KICK-START FOR KIDS.
WE DO THEIR CHARACTER TRAINING,
THAT PROGRAM IS AWESOME.
WE WORK WITH "LOVE AND LOGIC."
A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS.
TOGETHER, WE NOTE SOME ANSWERS
IF WE CAN JUST GET THE RIGHT
PEOPLE TO LISTEN.
>> Martha: THANK YOU,
MR. SCOTT, GREAT TO HAVE YOU