consensus on background checks is nearly coming to a halt. >> sources say that attorney general bill barr is signaling the hopes for the president trump's backed gun bill are dimming. let's go to cnn's sarah westwood outside the white house. sarah, what have you learned? we've heard the president say, yes, i'm behind background checking and no, i need to nok tuesday behind the scenes. what do you hear? >> the department of justice, on high levels at capitol hill has indicated that president trump is unlikely to support a package of expanded background checks. that's despite the fact that attorney general william barr has been pushing the president to supported that proposal. and ivanka trump, and also her opinion that the president should support that kind of proposal. now republicans on capitol hill, they are waiting for the president to send any kind of signal, provide any kind of clarity, about what he supports in terms of gun legislation.