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got a lot to cover as you saw there in our five things. so lets start with brand new details in nashville and that school shooting and questions about how the shooter was able to buy so many guns. police say the shooter was being treated for an emotional disorder but was able to legally buy seven guns before murdering three children and three staff members at a private christian school in nashville. and theres brand new reporting from the new york times about the shooters past, now, th...

its foggy right now. >> brian: unzip the sleeves off your coat and make it a vest if you have an option. >> steve: glenn youngkin, thats all he has got are the vests. >> ainsley: he is in virginia. he needs to take that vest to charlotte, north carolina. >> brian: he actually gave me one. >> ainsley: vest is like when you are in a hot bed and kick your leg out off of the sheet. >> steve: have a foot sticking out there for the cool air. >> ainsley: we have all done that. >> steve: yeste...

liberal district red, he also joins us coming up on america reports. >> john: but we begin this thursday on capitol hill where congress is it is moving closer to a government shutdown as republicans shut down securing the border, i am john roberts and happy friday eve do you. >> when he was welcome at john, i am gillian turner, i am in for sandra smith today with just eight days to go until veteran federal government runs out of motor to make money, house majority leader says he sees t...

A coalition formed to end gun violence in Michigan held a series of events on Wednesday calling for action to prevent shootings.

To work in september. the president on friday said he was open to the idea about contracts and he spoke with democratic and republican from congressional leaders and he please new legislation has a fighting chance of becoming law. >> i think we can get something we get done. i think we can have really meaningful back contracts, we dont want people that are mentally ill, sick we dont want them having guns. reporter: the national rifle association has opposed background check. urging lawmakers to ...

longer the elephant in the room, governor rick perry announces hes joining the republican party for president. >> he may be the republican front-runner but he was not feeling the love at the iowa state fair. he got heckled and laughed at over three words he said, words he may come to regret on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ing. >> oh, thank got its friday. >> wait a minute. ive got to move my stuff. >> good morning. happy friday to you. its august 12th....

no agreement. nor is there an agreement on a house republican push for a much smaller plan made up of spending cuts alone. if all else fails, we may end up with an idea floated by the top senate republican, mitch mcconnell. we laid it out for you. three separate votes between now and the next elections to raise the nations debt by $2.5 trillion, and there would be $1 trillion in spending cuts and a special congressional panel to shore up entitlements, and the up side supposedly for rep...

Scenario first and foremost does the leadership flee immediately? that has not happened in this case as it did in tunisia. secondly will the leadership maintain the backing of the military which of course has obvious implications, jon. jon: catherine herridge in washington, thanks. >> reporter: youre welcome. jon: the federal reserve chairman is casting off his neutrality and taking sides. ben bernanke urging lawmakers in congress not to use appending vote on racing the debt ceiling as a bargain...

The latest round of sexual abuse revelations has become a watershed moment for pope francis. he has yet to respond publicly to faults first circuit nation. he has acknowledge the suffering of victims in a letter and has recently spoke about his meeting with victims in ireland. >> the meeting left a deep mark on me and in many occasions i asked the lord for forgiveness for the scandal in the sense of betrayal cost. >> the new york attorney general has grazed a hotline for victims to call. urging ...

Assistance with those on the ground, clearly hes trying to show that the executive branch and the presidents office are really very much engaged in helping to work with local and state officials. this koms lecomes less than 24 after his budget director, mick mulvaney, sent a letter, an official request of sorts, to capitol hill. youll remember that lawmakers are due back from their august recess on tuesday, requesting about $7.85 billion in relief efforts for those impacted by this disaster, imp...