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Prevagen. the name to remember. >> jon: medical mystery now. still no explanation or diagnosis for what the state department calls health attacks on american diplomats at our embassy in cuba. a new report finds they have vision, hearing and balance symptoms similar to those caused by a concussion. but they haven't had any blows to the head. u.s. staff in havana say the sickness began with strange noises, high pitched sounds at their homes and hotel rooms. after one full year u.s. medical experts are still no closer to finding an explanation. >> we want to make sure the background check process...

Enforcement without violating any compliance hipaa regulations in the background check process. so let's see how we can shape and mold this to be a positive. that's not part of this legislation. >> right. >> that's not part of this legislation that was introduced by john cornyn this is something specific. but it's not nothing. if it passed maybe it will help some where going forward. >> you brought up the issue of mental health. the school was obviously concerned. his parents before, his mother was obviously concerned. there were calls to his house constantly about that, yet, none of that was ...

>> right now you have a patchwork in which local communities and states give information to one system. our budget has an increase for 200 personnel to help staff that system. we want to make sure the background check process is fully staffed. that all information gets in. >> very interesting. we'll see what senator cornyn has to say later today or this week. >> alicia: griff, what the students are doing, this is unlike anything i've seen in the aftermath of a school shooting in this country. what is the likelihood that these students are going to succeed? >> good question. but it would be a b...

Because of this matter, really are misguided. steve: let's talk a little bit about what has gone on in the past week down in parkland, florida, 17 high school students in some of the staff murdered, we understanding the president of the united states did reach out to john cornyn. he has co-authored a bill with chris murphy of connecticut. it's called the fix nics act. which would toughen up background checks. what's the status of that? >> well, the president did talk to senator cornyn on friday. the bill that he announced last year or introduced last year, you know, would help to fix and compl...

White house official but you do have me. i was told by white house official earlier this evening who said the white house counsel has not shared enough information about what he knows and what he knew at the time about porter's background. wray said earlier today that the background check process was completed in july and at that time that mcgahn knew this information was lurking. now the official did say that perhaps kelly did not dig enough or prod enough in this information. but according to this official that i spoke with earlier this evening, a lot of these questions are going back to mcg...