official said daughter and adviser ivanka trump is sounding out lawmakers on the phone, unclear how much pull ivanka trump has on capitol hill. democrats and republicans are still miles apart on this very critical issue of gun control. wolf. >> yes, they are, jim acosta, thank you for that report. let's turn back to shooting massacres in dayton and el paso. joining us congressman john beyer in virginia. speaking out today about the push for gun control. you've been a leader on these issues. thanks for coming? >> thank you very much, wolf. >> you've heard about the two mass shootings. the president, mitch mcconnell the majority leader and other republicans want to do background checks. do you buy that? >> i'd love to buy that because this is something we passed hr-8 in the house, which is universal background checks. has the support of 95% of americans. we have a good chance of passing it in the senate if mitch mcconnell will allow it to come