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Sounding somewhat optimistic. Today, a group of bipartisan senators head to the white house to pitch their plan to President Biden. And in los angeles, Britney Spears speaking out for the first time asking a judge to end her very restrictive conservator ship. Revealing disturbing details about the control her father has over her life, her finances, even her body. Right now, the white house is cracking down on gun violence after President Biden laid out his plan to get guns off our streets. He is...

Sounding somewhat optimistic. Today, a group of bipartisan senators head to the white house to pitch their plan to President Biden. And in los angeles, Britney Spears speaking out for the first time asking a judge to end her very restrictive conservator ship. Revealing disturbing details about the control her father has over her life, her finances, even her body. Right now, the white house is cracking down on gun violence after President Biden laid out his plan to get guns off our streets. He is...

Obviously yesterday we heard him pushing congress to follow-up, to deliver on a background bill. he was asked whether he believes there should be another assault weapons ban that he helped support years ago, and he said he did and thought it might be possible, but obviously theres significant resistance in congress to that taking place. >> peter, i need to jump in. we have to turn now to the breaking news in surfside, florida. officials are giving an update on the situation. lets watch. >> thank...

Their platforms and how theyll address this issue. we reached out to the campaigns and they were so excited to have a chance to talk about this issue because its what the american people want. we were so thrilled to get all of the candidates participating. >> eight hours from now when this thing is over, you will consider it a success if what happens? >> i think were all going to see it as a success when we hear these candidates speak to how well solve this problem of gun violence in america. th...

Who wasnt there, says she wasnt even invited? the mayor of dayton, ohio, nan whaley. even though, by the way, she is in washington, d.c. this week. she was at the senate democratic caucus lunch toyed and the mayor is with me now. mayor, nice to have you back on. >> nice to hear from you, brooke. >> first of all, to the news and this luncheon you just walked out of. what is the sense you have? do you think the senate will vote on the houses background bill? >> i think up to senate democrats the v...

Heres what the president himself had to say about background checks today. >> we have very very strong background checks right now. but we have sort of missing areas and areas that dont complete the whole circle, and were looking at different things and i have to tell you that it is a mental problem, and ive said it a hundred times, its not the gun that pulls the trigger, its the person that pulls the trigger. >> and when he was asked if he would support the background bill the democratic house ...

Of a mass shooting or continuing violence. the majority leader mitch mcconnell has not lean allowed a debate. we should be debating and voting not just the background bill the universal background check bill passed by the house 160 days ago sent to the senate but also if they want to debate the so-called red flag or extreme risk protection act thats a good idea. we should also have a debate and a vote on a ban on the military style assault weapons and see where people stand. its long overdue we ...

They spearheaded the background bill after newtown. senator chris murphy made this a prominent part of his portfolio in the wake of the shootings in newtown with the senator from connecticut. so the question here in my mind and what really can make the difference is president trump. and he obviously is working with mitch mcconnell. he said again that he spoke to mcconnell. there are clearly new political impair actives in trying to hold onto the senate that could change the political dynamics he...

In the about how sowhite house for some change in this. >> i got off the phone with a senior white house official, they have a team thats looking at things in four buckets. background checks, theyre looking at the toomey manchin bill from 2013 that failed to pass after the sandy hook massacre. they think that has bipartisan support and it could be a framework for another background bill they could introduce. on the red flag a lots, theyre not necessarily expecting to get some sort of federal leg...

>> bill: house democrats calling for senate action on a bill that would expand background checks. it passed in the house back in february and my next guest is one of the lawmakers attending the havent debbie dingell. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill, good to see you. >> bill: give me the bullet points, well, not a great choice of words. give me the headlines from the bill first. >> what were trying to do is just get the senate to act on the background bill we passed in february. we hav...