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That is not the case. the navy yard shooter he was committed in new hampshire. his records weren't put into the background checks system federally. he went to virginia, bottom a shotgun, passed a background check and carried at the navy yard shooting. this bill would require by law, incentivize states with some kind of funding to put those records into the background checks. >> kennedy: make that system more accurate. >> katie: that is progun, national sporting shoots foundation, the nra who had been working for a decade to try to get this kind of legislation through congress. it isn't the ant...

In the aftermath, the white house says the president supports efforts to improve the federal background check system. this is based on a kfconversati the president had with a gop lawmaker last week. our pamela brown joins us with the latest. what more do we know these alleged improvements the president might sport in the background checks system? >> reporter: under this bill the goal would be to strengthen the background check system by holding local and federal law enforcement agencies accountable if they fail to upload criminal history records into the background check system. it wouldn't ch...

Afternoon, during a ceremony for first responders. and we're also going to see the press secretary sarah sanders for the first time since that tragic school shooting in parkland, florida, where she's going to have to answer questions not only on that, and the white house now saying that the president is open to supporting improvements for the background checks system, providing firearms, but also the continued fallout from the porter scandal and change to the security clearance here at the white house. a lot going on here today, john. >> all right, kaitlan collins for us at the white house. i ...

The nra and congressional republicans is getting softer tonight and president trump may also be persuadable when it comes to legislation once unthinkable. "the washington post" reports the president spent this weekend pulling friends down in palm beach on what they think about gun control. while discussions are ongoing and revisions are being considered, the president is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background checks system. if republican lawmakers are trying to blunt the criticism of survivors from last week school shooting. president trump reportedly told friends he was watch...

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...