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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:18:17:00

which he had for ten years. >> nbc's michael isikoff with the very latest, thanks so much for that. coming up next, clues to the chaos. the d.c. navy yard shooter sought help for paranoia, hallucinations and insomnia but the system seemed to fail him. and we'll ask this congressman whether there's any solution to epidemic of gun violence. political june keys may remember the day they had to look up the word "is." that's in our flashback, coming up. ♪ and surviving the streets, a gifted young musician is out with a special song for kids dealing with gun violence. we'll hear some of his brand-new single coming up. it starts with something little, like taking a first step. and then another. and another. and if you do it. and your friends do it. and their friends do it...

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:19:06:00

district's budget, $8 billion that we raise in this city by ourselves has to come to congress before we can spend a dime of it. since congress hasn't passed any of its appropriations, the district of columbia is stuck there. what is happening now is that the mayor of the district of columbia is engaged in exactly what the agencies, the federal agencies are doing. and that is, contingency preparations for a possible shutdown. the last time that occurred in 2011, it cost the city $131,000 and 3,000 hours. that's money down the drain but we had to do it because we weren't sure whether there would be a shutdown. when newt gingrich was the speaker of the house, he recognized that -- and by the way, the government shut down several times under gingrich but he worked with me to keep the

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:18:15:00

weeks before the rampage. and it's worth noting that it was just exactly one week ago today, september 14th, that transferred to washington. he goes to the gun shop in lorton, virginia, and buys the shotgun he used in the rampage. >> based on what we know, michael, when he made that purchase, he bought that firearm legally. how was he able to get through the background check process? >> reporter: first of all, there's nothing in the gun law ps that would have stopped him from buying that gun. there's multiple arrests but no convictions. the laws are most restrictive on handguns and semiautomatic assault rifles. he was buying a shotgun. he listed his residence as ft. worth, texas. he could not have bought a

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:18:23:00

>> that last point that you mentioned would have been what would have been applicable here. a court had not declared alexis mentally unfit. but he showed signs of mental illness. the navy yard shooting hardly seemed to move the needle at all in the gun control debate in washington. even senator joe manchin who authored a gun control bill after the newtown shooting said he would not introduce it. a lot of people thought newtown would be the final straw because children were slaughtered. but if that didn't move the needle, what will? >> it is incredibly frustrating when you think we have another mass shooting with innocent lives taken. what will it take to force congress to take some action? you can have strong disagreements about the second amendment. but i hope everyone agrees that criminals and people that are seriously mentally ill should not be able to buy a firearm. if we can focus on that part of the system, we can protect

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:19:07:00

district of columbia open because therein lies the services that go to everybody, not just residents of the district of columbia, of course, but the federal agencies and the embassies and the like. >> i'd like to turn now to the navy yard shooting last week. back in january following the newtown shooting, d.c.'s mayor, vincent gray, talked to "the washington post" saying, quote, we don't have a fool-proof system but it's hard for me to envision it happening in the district of columbia given the constraints that people have and would have to overcome to be able to pull that off. you called washington the safest city in the united states. do you still believe that that's true? >> well, i certainly wasn't talking about hometown washington. i was talking about the security of official washington that has been put up since 9/11. and that has made this the safest city in security terms in the united states and probably in the world.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:18:24:00

against the kind of slaughter we just saw. but the nra is a very powerful lobby in washington. this is one of the issues that the american people overwhelmingly support, commonsense gun safety legislation. i hope after this most recent shooting, there will be an interest to move this commonsense legislation forward that will fix that part of it. people who are seriously mentally ill or people with criminal records shouldn't be able to walk into a gun store and buy a gun. we ought to all agree on that and figure out how do we fix the system to prevent that from happening? there's legislation to do it. i hope this most recent event is going to cause my colleagues to take another look at this issue and move forward in a responsible way. >> congressman, thank you so much for your time this afternoon, sir. >> my pleasure, thank you. up next, the heart-warming moment between a president and his grandchild. and how this presidential candidate is losing count of his grandchildren. you're watching msnbc. [ woman ] if you have the audacity to believe

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:18:13:00

at work in washington, at least they'll be there. but in more seriousness, like reporters, i think lawmakers only act when they feel they have a deadline looming. >> like reporters. thanks so much. david, lynn and tamara, thank you all for your time this afternoon. >> thank you. investigators are still trying to piece together a possible motive for washington navy yard gunman aaron alexis. 12 people were killed and eight others injured in the shooting monday morning. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff has been following this investigation very closely and joins us live from washington. michael, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. >> where do authorities stand right now on identifying a possible motive in this shooting? >> reporter: no real breakthrough what is emerging more and more is this portrait of somebody who is literally unraveling in the weeks before the rampage. we're learning more and more about that starting in the month in august when he's working for

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:19:03:00

but they have said that this appears to be a terrorist attack. so the obama administration continues to monitor this ongoing situation throughout the afternoon. mara? >> switching gears back now to washington and the impending government shutdown. what is the president doing this weekend to try to avert this crisis? >> reporter: we know that there will likely be communications between the white house and capitol hill as the weekend goes on. we know that last night, president obama placed calls to house speaker john boehner. minority leader nancy pelosi, he basically warned the house speaker that he is not going to negotiate over the debt limit. of course, that is one of two fiscal fights that the white house and capitol hill are currently engaged in. the other one is, of course, the continuing resolution, which funds the government. that runs out in nine days, both sides really digging in their heels. and just to recap where that battle stands right now, on friday, the republican-controlled house passed a bill that would continue to fund the government for the next three months but

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:19:38:00

isn't it? >> our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the american government shut down and they don't want obama care. >> this latest impasse in washington, does it all come down to a clash of personalities on capitol hill? let's get right to our brain trust. angela rye is a political strategist and principal of impact strategies. back with us, david rohde and matt welsh, editor-and-chief at "reason" magazine. angela, i want to start with you. it was president obama and john boehner yesterday, the president calling the speaker and telling him there will be no negotiation over the debt ceiling. who's really dealing from a position of strength here? >> i think the president is dealing with a position of strength in part because he's just been consistent. the only thing that speaker boehner has consistently done is caved to the farthest right wing of the party and have yet the 42nd vote on repealing obama

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130921:19:31:00

animals caught in the floodwaters. according to local media, 12 of the animals died in that deluge. and it's tv's big night, the emmys are tomorrow. many washington centric shows are center stage. moments after nina davuluri was crowned miss america. tweets were sent out like this. she is not muslim nor do we have any indications if she is a terrorist. it's comments like this that have inspired muslim american comedians traveling the country using their humor to combat islamophobia ] . it's called "the muslims are coming." take a look.

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