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About lead levels in gunshot victims saying, you ever get tested? i was never told to. sure enough, i had significantly elevated levels of lead in my blood. joining us is the photographer and "new york" magazine contributor michael avadon whose photographs appear in the magazine. michael, this is just a stunning story. as soon as i saw the photographs and saw these stories, i was wondering since you visited all of these people, what was the most surprising part of your experience talking to these people? >> i think, lawrence, the most surprising component was how brave and resilient these surv...

How am i running, how am i talking? colin goddard was shot at virginia tech university in 2007. he says, there were 17 people in that room with me. i'm one of seven alive today. eventually i was able to play sports again and return to my same physical state which helped my mental state. however, ten years later i'm dealing with lead poisoning. my mom forwarded me an article about lead levels in gunshot victims saying, you ever get tested? i was never told to. sure enough, i had significantly elevated levels of lead in my blood. joining us is the photographer and "new york" magazine contributor...

>> yes. >> and your name, michael patrick avedon, includes a reference to your other grandfather, daniel patrick moynihan. i knew them both. michael, they would be so proud of you for this work. i really appreciate you coming in tonight. >> thank you. it was such an honor. i just wanted to extend my gratitude to "new york" magazine, jodie kwan, the photo editor, adam moss, the editor. it was the most important work i have been on. >> it is important work. the last word tonight goes

John heilemann, thank you interest joining us in this very difficult discussion tonight. i appreciate it. we will go live to pittsburgh for local reaction to donald trump's visit tomorrow. and later, extraordinary cover story in new york magazine showing what it is like to survive a mass murder after being shot with photographs by michael avenon. here is one of those photographs. william thomas. he was shot and paralyzed at age 18 in 2004. and he said i remember laying on the ground trying to figure out why i can't get up. me being a three sport athlete playing basketball, football, running ...

Such hope, and they've suffered an unimaginable ways, but they have come out the other end with such dignity. that really was moving, the dignity that i experienced. you know, it is obvious they're still dealing with this every day from post traumatic stress to self-prosecuting at times, feeling insecure about being in society, but a lot of them have just been so brave. it really shows you how resilient the human spirit can be. >> when people hear the name avedon on a photography spread, they think of richard avedon, who we should tell the audience was your grandfather. >> yes. >> and your nam...