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>> im proutd of myself because i got my message to my teachers family. and im proud that i got to meet them and im proud that i have done this. if i wouldnt have done this, i probably would still be a wreck right now. >> thank you for being with us. we will check back now through tuesday and beyond. take care of yourself. okay, chris. >> all right. alisyn, so, look, this emotion is so emotional. the eloquence is so unusual. what will it make lawmakers do? this was a big part of the story last ni...

Done may be not as noor as perhaps marco rubios movement last night suggested to some. >> as alisyn says, lets err on the side of optimism. hopefully a president who says hes a great dealmaker and cares about this, that he will do his best to get his party to work with the democrats to get something done. alisyn has the right advice. david, josh, j. mart, thank you very much. alisyn to you. >> chris, im just getting it from the kids. the kids are the ones who feel empowered, feel like theyre rig...

Afternoon. one of those, a senior, tells me she played a video inside the school. she asked the governor to close his eyes and listen to the screams is and panic of the children and imagine those were his own children, his daughters. she said that the governor seemed forred and frozen in that moment. most of the kids tell me they felt he was receptive. governor scott is expected to present a proposal tomorrow for what to do about gun violence here in florida. alisyn, the president is going to ha...

On tuesday, florida state legislature voted against even debating a bill to ban assault weapons and assault-style rifles, including the one used in the stone man douglas massacre. it would have banned high-capacity magazines. one came from state senator randy fein, and he joins us now. good morning, mr. fein. >> good morning, alisyn. >> why did you vote no on even opening the debate of the ban on assault weapons. >> so we in florida do it a little differently in congress. we read the laws before...

>> alisyn, i talked to a coral springs captain that was there on scene. he said he was on the west side of the building by that door. when he said they were hearing this information, he had 20 to 25 police officers both on the first, second and third floor. they had cleared the building already. so he said that the impact was psychological for them, because they thought were going to have to confront the suspect, this is going to turn into a gun battle is what they were thinking. >> in other wor...

Alisyn and john avlon and ron brownstein are with us. when people talk about fortifying schools, theyre talking about armed guards. you have to be trained. you have to know how to use it under stress. these are not things they teach you when you are learning how to be a teacher. how do you think that solution goes over? >> not terribly well for the reasons you just laid out. >> we know the teachers union said no. and others said i dont want that responsibility. >> not only is it well outside the...

The reason they passed was because large numbers of suburban republicans felt they had to vote for them. 46 republicans, he most of them suburban, voted for the assault ban when it was in the crime bill. whats change sd suburban reps in the house felt much more comfortable voting in the lock step. that is the point i think when all of this, alisyn, is going to come to a head in this election. it was those white collar suburbs where most in danger because the way college educated voters view trum...

Children. >> alisyn, this was something that got a lot of resonance p. but this is going to be a new phase of this debate, especially for democrats. it will be, all right, heres change. heres a way to make the kids safer, have the schools be safer. buff that will probably mean more keeps in schools on some level. whether its teachers, thats unlikely. but more armed security. what were you hearing about that last night? >> well, first of all, chris, i couldnt believe how effecting that fathers pl...

Become a warrior. billy graham lived in a time that the culture wasnt as under attack, at least from that standpoint, from a biblical standpoint. when billy graham was alive, there was prayer in public schools and bible reading in schools. nowadays since 1963 and the supreme court decision, its not there anymore. christians feel the culture slipping away from them. i think franklin graham has stepped into the role of biblical truth teller, if you will. whereas billy graham didnt have to do as mu...

There for, me and my colleague that came up with me. were trying to stay in the background. were not trying to be on tv. whatever they need, were here for them. >> reporter: thank you so much. chris, alisyn. >> lets get good perspective, someone who understands stanthe politics down there, miami beach mayor phillip levine, democratic candidate for florida governor. we know you have an ad out about this situation, mr. mayor. its important. give me your read on what the likelihood of change is at ...