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The trump administration to withdraw the $5 billion request for border wall funding and instead reallocate it toward programs combatting violent extremism and domestic terrorism and gun violence research. for his part the president continued a series of calls with lawmakers involved in the gun issue, including some staunchly opposed to gop positions. >> he certainly believes that there is a deal to be had on what he calls a meaningful background checks bill. the devil is in the details is as to what he means about that. >> reporter: and, jake, the democratic push comes as one aide acknowledged...

This time will in fact, be different when it comes to new gun safety laws. president trump says it will be. and that he's ready to work with democrats on a bill strengthening background checks. >> we don't want insane people, mentally ill people, bad people, dangerous people -- we don't want guns in the hands of the wrong people. we have tremendous support for common sense, sensible, important background checks. there are many bills that have been put in over a period of four or five years. they went nowhere. but there's never been a president like president trump. . >> now, house democrats ...

Voice of the opposition are. advocating against these background checks i will tell you we have talked to senator mantion, senator toomey who are the chief authors and now they told the post the president has not explicitly endorsed that bill. toomey has talk today the president at least three times and they said the conversations are very encouraging. the president wants to do something. but even toomey had knowledge this vote would not pass if it were to come up in the senate right now. it failed in advance in 2013 when democrats -- >> are you saying there's not a majority in the senate for ...

Community across the country, shep. >> shepard: garrett tenney in el paso. to dayton where mike tobin is. mike? >> shepard, the visit here to dayton wasn't terribly long. air force one landed at wright patterson air force base. the president and first lady trammed to miami valley hospital where they met with first responders and some of the people recovering at the hospital there. the president also met with some people that are not big fans of his. you heard from senator sharrod brown and he met with nan whalely that wanted to give the president an ear full. >> i will reiterate the importance...

Graham seize on that and they're going to be trying to pass bipartisan legislation which is a far more modest proposal like a background checks bill. but think the politics are complicated. on the one hand you have these suburban districts where the landscape is shifting and support is in favor of universal background checks. in fact, you had a number of swing district democrats running on gun control for the first time and they ended up winning, like lucy mcbath in georgia. but on the other hand the senate majority support for grabs in the next election, and mcconnell knows that a lot of thes...