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Weapon recoils, the inertia of that recoil allows it to come back and cycle quicker where you leave your trigger finger in place at one time at one position. and it allows that weapon to cycle at a fast rate. it is just another way of taking a semi automatic rifle and turning it into a fully automatic machine gun. >> sandra: it doesnt actually do so, right? it doesnt become classified as a fully automatic weapon with this conversion kit. but it fires as one, right? is that the distinction to be ...

The drone base to niger and gather intelligence on the group. in april the state department updated its travel warning for niger saying there is a high threat of kidnapping by terrorist groups including aqim which has kidnapped and threatened u.s. citizens in niger. there are 800 u.s. army soldiers currently serving there. >> sandra: lucas tomlinson live at the pentagon for us. >> bill: we need to find out what happened there. meantime back at home a place where republicans and democrats see eye...

Rallying people to help and the priorities to raise money. a cool moment and a cool scene like the bipartisanship, i like all of that. >> sandra: it is nice to see that and truly an american moment and i enjoyed them at the presidents cup the other day, clinton, bush, obama. it was a fun moment. >> bill: the selfie with phil mickelson a little off center. cool moments. >> sandra: three u.s. army special ops commandos killed overa*es after an ambush in niger in the southwest area of the country. ...

Nevada lawmakers traveling with the president yesterday. their thoughts on how that cit y is doing and the presidents trip there, plus this. >> its certainly something that should be looked at as to whether it should be banned. right now my first instinct would be to say yes. >> that from peter king a republican. democrats calling for a debate on gun control. some republicans say there are measures they could support as they zero in on the equipment that made the massacre more deadly. >> preside...

In this country, people who feel like they are working hard, playing by the rules, doing all the right things but falling behind because the cost of living continues to increase and so for the republicans who have the majority in the house and the senate and the presidency, it is a time for action. our economy has been stagnant. wages have been stagnant. this is our time to really get people back to work, create jobs and create opportunities for everyone in this country. >> sandra: there is a ch...

Bipartisan cooperation. >> sandra: youre hearing from some of the most unlikely of republicans on this. i want to bring in john cornyn of texas. i own a lot of guns and as a hunter and sportsman i think thats our right as americans. but i dont understand the use of this bump stock. it seems like its an obvious area we ought to explore and see if its something congress needs to act on. kellyanne conway was asked about it this morning from the white house. she said were open to a discussion and op...

We are reasonably assured they are allowed to use those weapons? yes. should anybody in the public, mostly unstable people, psychologically unstable people as undoubtedly our shooter was, be able to get something like this as easily accessed which does exactly the same thing i think is what is in question today. >> sandra: john sheahan. were all trying to wrap our mind around this. >> bill: 10 minutes past the hour. president trump traveling to vegas to comfort the victims and to thank the heroe...

>> sandra: the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman breaking her silence. they issued a statement after talking with the f.b.i. for six hours saying it never occurred to her that he was planning an act of violence. welcome to a brand-new hour of "americas newsroom," im sandra smith. >> bill: im bill hemmer, good morning, everyone. las vegas police also saying stephen paddock may have had help and wanted to escape. all this as we learn more about marilou danley and what she might have known about h...

Las vegas representatives in los angeles yesterday at the f.b.i. office, they said she was very open. she was helpful. they didnt get a ton of information from her. i think the number one important thing about her investigation and her part in this investigation, if they thought she had involvement, whether she should have known more or not telling everything they would detain her and bring her back to vegas. they havent done that. it tells you where theyre going with that part of the investigat...

Tillerson on the advice of condy rice and bob gates. he comes from exxonmobile. he essentially ran a company a size of a small country. he has ties around the world and brings a different perspective that perhaps generals who have spent their time in the military bring to advice and consent. so i think that its the presidents call and so far from yesterdays comments he is not doing anything. >> sandra: a busy day in washington bret gearing up for special report at 6:00 p.m. tonight. thanks for c...