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Region, from d.c., maryland, virginia, coming here to the nations capital to meet with lawmakers after their sit-in in front of the white house. mariana atencio has been covering that, at the building in front of her there, at the capitol, the deputy fbi director who has been in a senate hearing being asked wes about the shooting, what about the fbi could have done. have you heard specifics from them? >> so hallie, this crowd of thousands of students that has really exceeded expectations here fo...

Teenage gunman killed 17 at a florida high school. the nra objects to the provision that raises the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21. the new law also requires a three day waiting period on most gun purchases. and it bans the sale and possession of so-called bump stocks that enable some guns to mimic automatic weapons. one of the more controversial aspects is allowing some teachers to carry firearms. you may remember president trump had suggested this, he was in favor of it. the governor says ...

Friday. what sparked it is a young man killing 17 people. the new law requires a three-day waiting period on most gun purchases and bans the sale and possession of so-called bump stocks that enable some guns to mimic automatic weapons. here is athena jones with more. >> reporter: hi there. before signing the bill into law, governor scott blazed the legislature and the students at marjory douglas. they got it to his desk three weeks after that horrible shooting. take a listen. >> there are things...

Yourself in terms of answers? >> well, first off, i want to thank you publicly, chris. ive never done that. you were incredible covering the vegas shooting. you were very heart felt and genuine and that meant a lot to lisa and i and you brought lisa and i together that day, if you recall -- >> you brought kroufrz together. this is very nice of you. thank you very much. were happy to do the job but you guys had a commonalities, you had a shared sense of purpose and sometimes horrible things even ...

Some teachers being armed in classroom. th athena jones has the details. >> reporter: hi there. this is the last week of the legislative session, and florida lawmakers are racing to pass a bill and get to it governor scotts desk. after a rare saturday session in which senators spent eight hours debating the school safety measure, the senate is preparing to vote on the bill on monday. that vote would do several things. it would raise the age to purchase a weapon from 21 to 18 years old. it would ...

Athena, what is in this bill currently under consideration? >> high h , anna. the bill has several measures including gun control and school safety. raise willing the age to purchase a firearm to 21 years old from 18 years old. lee-day waiting. banning the sale or possession of bump fire stocks. the accessory allowing semiautomatic weapons to fire like automatic weapons. giving law enforcement more power to seize weapons and ammunition from people deemed mentally unfit or a mentally a threat. ar...

Little ridiculous that people in hollywood are so against law abiding citizens who have never pointed a gun at anybody and every day in hollywood they produce movies in which there are mass murders with automatic weapons. and the glorification of murder. the glorification of the misuse of weapons is at the hands of hollywood. gray up in aim too. i know here we go. you never saw beaver cleaver pointing a gun at somebody in school. when i went to school we had all kinds of guns in high school. the...

Florida lawmakers are working overtime this weekend as they feel pressure to improve school safety after the parkland school massacre in florida. the senate is moving forward with the voluntary plan to arm teachers while they rejected an assault weapons ban. what is in the bill currently considered for nomination? >> reporter: senators debated this bill for eight hours. here is in the bill they plan to vote on tomorrow. this bill would raise the age to purchase a weapon to 21 from 18. thats for ...

>> we will get it to you, and let us know what you think of it. >> i will. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> senator feinstein knows that the president isnt going to support that bill. she was just letting him know that if they do legislate something on background checks, if they do legislate something to prohibit the sale of bump stocks for converting assault rifles into the equivalent of automatic weapons, that she will be back. that this is the cause of her life as a senator and a poli...

Support that bill. she was just letting him know that if they do legislate something on background checks, if they do legislate something to prohibit the sale of bump stocks for converting assault rifles into the equivalent of automatic weapons, that she will be back. that this is the cause of her life as a senator and a politician since the day she had to announce in san francisco as a city councilmember that mayor george moscone and harvey milk had been assassinated. people cannot keep track w...