DURATION: 1:15-----------------------------------------#:##SHOTLIST:WABC - Courtesy -- AP Clients OnlyNewtown, Connecticut -- Dec. 14, 20121. Aerial shot of police officer running at Sandy Hook Elementary School2. Aerial shot of SWAT team on roof of school AP Television - AP Clients Only West Allis, Wisconsin Dec. 19, 20123. Tight of handguns on counter4. Tight of handguns on counter4. Wide of two men buying a rifle at The Shooters Shop5. Medium of rifle on counter6. AP Photo -- Kids Playing violent videogame7. AP Graphic -- AP-GFK Poll8. AP Graphic -- AP - GFK Poll Pool -- AP Clients Only Washington - Jan. 14, 201310. Medium of Obama speaking at White House11. AP Graphic -- Obama ProposalsPool -- AP Clients Only Washington - Jan. 15, 201312. Wide of U.S. House Floor13. Medium of Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R) Virginia on House Floor14. Medium of Rep. Louis Gomert (R) Texas on House FloorPool -- AP Clients Only Washington - Jan. 14, 201315. Medium of Obama speaking at White House VOICE-OVER SCRIPT:LAST MONTH'S MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BOOSTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR TOUGHER MEASURES TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE.A NEW ASSOCIATED PRESS-GFK POLL INDICATES THAT NEARLY SIX IN TEN AMERICANS WANT STRICTER GUN LAWS -- WITH MAJORITIES FAVORING A NATIONWIDE BAN ON MILITARY-STYLE RAPID FIRE WEAPONS -- AS WELL AS LIMITS ON GUN VIOLENCE DEPICTED IN VIDEO GAMES -- MOVIES -- AND TV.ACCORDING TO THE POLL -- 58 PERCENT FAVOR STRENGTHENING GUN LAWS IN THE U.S. -- 35 PERCENT SAY THEY SHOULD BE UNCHANGED -- AND 5 PERCENT WANT THE LAWS LOOSENED.THE POLL ALSO SHOWS A LOPSIDED 84 PERCENT OF ADULTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FEDERAL STANDARD ESTABLISHED FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THOSE BUYING GUNS AT GUN SHOWS.PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SET TO UNVEIL A WIDE-RANGING PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.THE PACKAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE A PROPOSED BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS -- LIMITS ON THE CAPACITY OF AMMUNITION MAGAZINES -- AND UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.MANY OF THE PRESIDENT'S MORE RESTRICTIVE PROPOSALS -- SUCH AS AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN -- WILL LIKELY FACE STIFF OPPOSITION IN CONGRESS -- PARTICULARLY AMONG REPUBLICANS.SIGOUT - Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press
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