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Report was published before even united states government had come to the firm conclusion that russia would undertake such a multipronged effort to elect president donald trump. theres some elements of the dossier that have proven not to be true but there are some core central elements that have seemed to be quite -- >> in discussions there, the fact that christopher steel declines to discuss who underwrote his work. does that raise a red flag for you? >> well, it doesnt. for a couple of reasons...

From columbine and seeing his daughter, its proof the memory never goes away. the las vegas shooting is forces hotels to reconsider security measures to keep guests safety and some have x-ray machines w s as well as metal deterkts. the former security director also hired to upgrade security following the san bernardino shooting. with the kinds of security that exists right now with hotels and casinos. >> thanks for having me this morning, alex. i think the security that exists right now in veg...

No reports of deaths or serious injuries. the number of power outages total about 140,000. new details in the investigation into the las vegas mass shooting. officials are shedding light on this cryptic note with numbers found inside the hotel room. ron allen, good day. what more can you tell us about this note? >> reporter: well, alex, the note was targeting information sad to say. the shooter actually had calculated how he needed to fire his weapon to hit a crowd that was several hundred yards...

More robust background checks and want a better system for assessing the mental health of individuals purchasing guns. the majority of americans want limits on how many guns folks can buy so they are not doing secondary sales which are much harder to track. theres a majority of americans interested in common sense gun safety. we have a great organizations like moms demand action, fighting the sort of legislative effort. we have to focus attention on them and support them. but at the heart of thi...

Thats the quiet side but plenty of moisture being pulled up from the gulf of mexico. weve seen tornado watches earlier today. they have since been canceled but that severe weather threat continues across much of the southeast throughout the day including the atlanta area. weve seen very heavy rain and flooding will be a concern. flash flood warnings and watches in effect for much of the southeast throughout the day today. were expecting anywhere up to 10 inches of rain. weve seen rainfall rates ...

So im doing some of this. so the next day they said, oh, it was so disrespectful to the people. made up thing. also, when i walked in the cheering was incredible. >> so is it possible, howard, hes feeding off the energy of the crowd as hes indicating there? perhaps the video clip doesnt tell the whole story. >> you cant explain why somebody who is delusional has the delusions they have. here are the facts, 44% of the puerto rico people american citizens have no water 15 days after the disaster. ...

This is a big deal for a variety of reasons, not the least of which this is a critical republican vote the president needs to accomplish his agenda most notably on the near term in tax reform. corker saying that if the tax plan adds a single dollar to the debt then he is a no vote on that. that could be a challenge for this administration. theres been no love lost between these two in the course of recent weeks, dating back to a month or plus ago after charlottesville when the senator said of th...

Homicide rates in some of our cities is really unfortunate. you can talk about the sort of municipal gun control laws within the city of chicago. but then you have to understand the state of illinois and the states that border illinois and ways in which lax gun laws and lack of background checks and not checking people who amass guns impact the amount of guns that flow into cities. they never want to have this conversation, alex. >> why do you think lapierre mentioned chicago and d.c.? >> lapier...