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Welcome back. i'm hugh hewitt. you can hear me monday through friday on salem radio network. saturday mornings i'm here on msnbc. joined again by my panel. it looked in the first time we were talking about as though nothing was going to happen. no to the 21. no to the idea of arming teachers. what about fixing nicks. that seemed to have the cornyn murphy bill. the president seemed to have nodded to it. has that going to happen? >> that has at least some chance of happening, i think, hugh. it is a very difficult situation because of all the changes that my fellow guests have said here. the stat...

Won't stand for inaction on this anymore. i do think there is popular appetite for some kind of change. now, could the measure that you are talking about be the thing politicians can come together on? maybe. it's never been a smart bet to back action, but that could have some chance of success. >> i have been urging on my radio audience we could use the special committee on 1951, a select committee of the house and senate on organized crime to hear everybody out on every proposal. is there an appetite on the hill? >> hugh, there is always an appetite to talk about that issue. once you go from ...

Shootings. 62% say the same of the president. new momentum behind the bipartisan effort to improve the background check system. the president speaking with john cornyn over the bill he introduced with chris murphy. >> it ensures state and federal authorities comply with existing law to report criminal history to the national background check system with consequences if they don't. the white house says the president supports efforts to improve the background check system. this bill does nothing to expand the system. >> it is worth noting the president did not push for the big when it was first ...

Elemen elements? he also seems to care what his reaction has been following that tweet, putting florida in the same pot, i guess, as the russia probe. the backlash has been terrible for him across the board for his kids to public allies saying, this is not okay. now we have reports that he may be discussing actually looking at some gun control measures. i think it's also worth noting, though, as we discuss whether the president is going to back the cornyn murphy role bill. it's not really an expansion of background checks. >> clearly the fbi can do a lot. >> let's say. they probably have their...

Threatening individuals, overhauling and reforming mental health programs, and the cornyn-murphy program. the white house rolling out the gun proposal one day after the president's rambling and vulgar speech in pennsylvania that was supposed to focus on republican candidate rick saccone. instead it felt like a campaign rally where he attacked potential 2020 challengers. >> can you imagine covering bernie or pocahontas. how about that? oh, i would love oprah to win. i know her weakness. >> and debuted this new campaign is slogan. >> keep america great! keep america great! >> the president touti...