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His door and interviewed him, but they could not have taken any steps based on what we know now to take the weapon away. >> no criminal record. >> he had no criminal record. we understand from the fbi that they undertook a series of database checks. what that means is they looked at their own systems, their own internal databases. his name would not have turned up unless he had prior contact with law enforcement, prior contact with the fbi. if he didnt, he wouldnt have been in those databases. >...

Threshold in order to prove this has happened. this really goes to the heart of what the special counsels investigation is about. meddling in the u.s. election by really a front for russia intel and it really speaks against what weve heard from the president himself, as hes thrown doubts on whether or not this say real thing. it is a real thing. this is a big deal. this is proof that this is not a hoax. i want to bring in our shimon prokupecz who is working his sources. what have you learned, sh...

That vote and it had 54 yeas, why not make that the last one? this has bipartisan support, you might be able to get to that important 60 vote threshold. some people are saying this cant be it. we cant vote for that conservative plan but if its something that a bipartisan coalition of senators can agree to, maybe we will vote for that at the end. that was one avenue there. >> shannon: its almost like you have been covering the ins and outs of capitol hill for a couple of decades. now we look ahea...

Why not make that the last one? this has bipartisan support, you might be able to get to that important 60 vote threshold. some people are saying this cant be it. we cant vote for that conservative plan but if its something that a bipartisan coalition of senators can agree to, maybe we will vote for that at the end. that was one avenue there. >> shannon: its almost like you have been covering the ins and outs of capitol hill for a couple of decades. now we look ahead to 2018, the impact of there...

There is sort of a sliding scale. they have to start with the least intrusive method possible to conduct an investigation, which it sounds like they did here doing database searches. the gentleman you were just speaking with did exactly the right thing. thats what we want people to do, but in the united states we cant go straight to electronic surveillance of a youtube account, for example. there is something the fbi has used and ive used in my investigations where you can go to a provider and s...

Chief congressional correspondent mike is on the hill today. >> reporter: the senate voted on multiple plans, but many fell short of the threshold with just 39 senators voting in favor of a take it or leave it pitch. >> this is it, in a sense. only plan that can become law. because the president said he would sign it. >> reporter: judiciary chairman chuck grassley signed the plan favored by the white house and leading republicans, and provided a 12-year path to citizenship for 1.8 million so-cal...

Their will for either the f.b.i. and local sheriff to have the ability if you make a threat to somebody or put up like in this case as is reported to have put up a post saying i want to be a school shooter that you can be taken to a mental facility against your will. what do you think about that? >> i would think given the time were living in right now i dont think it is farfetched. i think it is something we have to actually look at. there is no silver bullet to stopping this problem thats been...

With regard to legislation, again, baby steps. lets look at enhancing the threshold when you want to purchase an assault weapon. not talking about banning the assault weapon. talking about making yourself accessible and open to a greater background investigation. number three, lets expand the background check database for weapon purchases to include any mention of your name in relation to violence in the fbis indices. what am i talking about? im talking about the fact that we now know someone in...

Sabrina and selena and michael, i look forward to talking to you about pennsylvania many times in the future. the senate is back in session and soon voighting ting to move on the immigration debate -- youre looking at live pictures of chuck schumer. the next 24 hours are crucial. this is a make or break time frame when it comes to making a deal. suzanne malveaux on capitol hill. >> reporter: this is a timetable very limited. we heard from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying he wants to...

That is going around our country. i mean, weve had several active shooters in the last few weeks. this is obviously one that is going to be far more deadly than some of the others, or at least in terms of casualties and wounded. and at what price do we essentially do this? one of the mothers i heard talking on the radio said, i cant believe they dont have metal detectors at the school. >> right. >> because anybody can bring anything in a bag. at what point are we going to start to rethink how we...