they want to sweep right under the carpet the failure of school security. the failure of family. the failure of america's mental health system. and even the unbelievable failure of the fbi. >> reporter: so, again, brianna, not any sort of emphasis there from lapierre that gun laws should be strengthened, but merely that security should be strengthened putting them at odds with the president of the united states. >> all right, rebecca berg for us there in national harbor, maryland, at the cpac conference. thank you for that. senator marco rubio front and center at an emotional town hall meeting, hosted by cnn. the conservative republican on the defensive for his a-plus rating from the nra now suggesting he too could break ranks with the group on key policies. sunlen serfaty is in washington following all of this. it was very interesting to see