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The challenge for the president, i covered the bill clinton white house during columbine, 9/11 during the george bush presidency. lisa was in the white house during sandy hook. the job of the president to tell all americans were neighbors, brothers and sisters, and then tell them their government, whether the local police in nevada or the fbi in washington, helping them and every other agency in between, is on top of this and well get to the bottom of this. the president doesnt have the latest f...

Role in that respect. we will watch that as the days unfold, but the president clearly, as john said, striking a pitch-perfect tone there. something else i think to keep keep in mind, a lot of these country music supporters were likely trump suppers. this is -- supporters. this is hitting the tapestry of all americans and going to be victims from across the country here. so this is something that is a national tragedy as the president said and the flags he ordered at half staff today in memory a...

People injured on american soil. and that is enough to speak to the nation, david, to try to bring the nation together in this moment, to try to keep, you know, the focus where it should be. >> yes. john, you noted those comments earlier this year when steve scalise and others were shot at that ballpark. the president hit that tone spot on. he was sort of tonally perfect i thought when he gave those remarks back when that shooting occurred. what well all be watching for here is he is going to re...

Guns and have -- no one has seen him as far as we know go into that hotel with them. >> yeah. and a new kind of ambush from above. 32 floors above these 22,000 people. lisa, stay with us, please. we have with us our john king, our david fallen, political director, senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny, as we wait for the president to address the nation. david, to you first, a message of unity is what lisa monaco who has been in the white house for tragedies like this, that is what we need...