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Illness compared to being a danger to other people more likely to be -- >> that is whey meant to say. f that is not what i did say. >> i knew that is what you meant to say. >> one polling point to bolster this to walkway makes no sense politically, 90%, in a fox news poll, the one we talked about last segment, 90% of people support universal background checks including 89% of self-identified republicans. there is zero bipartisan support for anything in washington or outside. this is actually som...

Incredibly early, i think elizabeth warren has the momentum and i think her momentum will continue. she has the plans. shes the only candidate in the race right now who hasnt seen a slip in her numbers. shes been on a steady incline. i think thats going to continue. shes been doggedly pursuing the african-american vote and going after black women who are the base of the democratic party with a myriad of plans from racial -- closing the racial wealth gap, to black womens maternal mortality rate a...

The protests in hong kong as an internal matter but fell -- republicans are arguing the president must do more to stand up for hong kong as predecessors have done in the past. presidents have been doing it for a long time, wolf. >> thank you for that report. tonight discussions are underway among staffers from the white house and some senators about the possibility of expanding background checks for gun purchases. lets go to cnns phil mattingly here in "the situation room" with us. in addition...

Theyre the candidate that can bring justice to these victims. its also an issue that republicans are struggling with. reporting yesterday that the white house has enlisted ivanka trump to call members and see their openness on certain gun issues. i think its an issue that they know they can play on voters emotions and take advantage of this moment. >> it also seems like an internal democratic issue as well because you have somebody like steny hoyer trying to move forward on legislation and talki...

I dont think the nra is as power as they make it out to be. but that perception of their -- of their power is really whats at issue right now. and a lot of republicans that knew that they were taking a risk by voting against the majority of their constituents on gun issues, now are just asking questions as to whether the nra is going to have their back and those are the kind of questions that ultimately may lead us to get over the finish line. again, i think this is tough to do with a president ...

Can come up with. after the says he spoke with mcconnell. and totally on board. you can see where monday is. his office came out quickly after that and said no, he hasnt endorsed any kind of legislation. >> thank you very much. >> joining us now. writer at large for the "new york times." and reporting on gun issues. thanks for being with us. >> when the president says he wants meaningful background checks, that phrase, can. >> its by meaningful, what he may be trying to say, anderson, is some ki...

That would offer federal grants to states to help them enact and enforce red flag laws also known as extreme risk protection orders. >> so yamiche, these are all good first steps, but its also to note that every one of these issues should have been passed years ago and when they pass now, most of them are what wed call in congress 90/10 issues, 90 percent of americans support, 10% oppose. you could also say that about expanded background checks and are so many gun measures that republicans have ...

We know the video game industry is bigger than the movie and music industry combined. what has changed in this country? we have always had guns and evil, but what has changed? i see a video game industry that teaches young people to kill. >> dana: he is making the case that, the shooter games where you can actually basically dehumanize somebody, he is making the case that that is a problem. >> its total nonsense and it sounds like the same politicians that would do something ten years ago, metal...

Voice be heard on the field after scoring the opening goal against d.c. united yesterday. bedoya, he went to celebrate with his teammates. then he captured the field microphone and used it to send a message to capitol hill. >> hey, congress. do something now! end gun violence! lets go! >> bedoya has been outspoken about issue gun issues. hes located not far from the parkland shooting site. he said seeing more thoughts and prayers bs. words without actions. do something. enough. and bedoya also s...

We have some breaking news just into cnn. democratic presidential candidate eric swalwell is expected to announce that he is dropping out of the 2020 race. for more lets bring in our chief political analyst, gloria boe bori borger. why? >> hes probably run out of money. we havent gotten his quarterly result yet and theres probably a reason for that. quite frankly, he was running as a generational candidate. youll remember during that debate with joe biden, how many times did he talk about passin...