Thats the end of that because right after the slaughter of the children in parkland, florida, the president said the same thing. Whether we are republican or democrat, he wrote, we must focus on strengthening background checks. Then he talked to the nra and that was the end of that. The nra gave the president some 30 million for his election b bid. Rich edson reporting from the white house. Chapter, Congressional Democrats are pushing and pointing out with the president set on this. The president is saying that he wants an expansion of background checks and he says he thinks congress can actually pass something at this time. President trump there is a great appetite, and i mean a very strong appetite for background checks and i think we can bring up background checks like weve never had before. I think both republican and democrats are getting close to a bill on doing something with background checks. Of the mayors of el paso, dayton and other cities have written Senate Leadership aski
caution this hotel will remain closed at least until sunday. when it learned about the potential outbreak of the hotel relocated ga guests and voluntay closed. testing of the property happened last week and the hotel has voluntarily moved ahead with precautionary media activities. the health and safety of our gas is our top priority. if you stayed there between june georgia department of public health has precautionary info and a survey on its website. although the source of this outbreak is still under investigation, a few moments ago the general manager of the hotel came out and told us he wanted to express his sincere sympathies to this family who lost their loved one. shepard: jonathan serrie, live at the hotel in atlanta. the white house is set to host
today will be the burial services for one of the couples who were killed, whose lives were stolen in saturday s massacre. marybelle hernandez and leo campos. the 41-year-old was finishing school at utep to become a teacher and his brother said that he was so excited to become a teacher and be able to work with children. it s so rail. we were in shock and now we are going into the burial. we are going through all these arrangements. at another victim will be buried today as well. shepard: garrett tenney on scene in el paso. well, they stayed at a hotel and came down with a potentially deadly disease. now the hotel is closed and dozens are reported to be six.
so far this is the only fatality linked to this legionnaires outbreak. 49-year-old cameo garrett who died had coronary artery disease aggravated by legionella. they occur naturally in freshwater but they become a health concern when they grow and spread in building water systems such as swimming pools, hot tubs, water fountains and air conditioning cooling towers. although most people who inhaled the droplets do not get sick, the chances of the bacteria causing legionnaires disease increase if you are older, you smoke or have an underlying health condition. for those that do get sick, it s fatal for one in ten patients. those numbers have been going up since 2,000, but it s unclear if that is because people are truly getting sick or there is simply better testing and better reporting. shepard: what are they saying of the hotel? out of an abundance of