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Wanted to be kind of specific about what the nra said today, jake. they said they believe the atf should look into imposing additional regulations here. they were not calling for legislation, they were not supportive of legislation that has been put forward. and i can tell you from talking to sources on capitol hill, that would be the preferred route for republican leadership as well. they are very concerned about what a legislative debate could turn into, what it would mean about other agenda items. if there's a way for them to handle this, this would be the preferred route. this is what the ...

>> well, usually you don't hear about a good relationship with a woman, but we know so little right now and we heard that they had a nice relationship, it was a giving relationship, generous relationship, and we had someone else say that he was abusive to her in coffee shops. there's so much right now we don't know. but the fact is that we have seen in the anl nils of criminal history that people can compartmentalize. they may have the so-called legitimate mask of sanity or normalcy relationships on the one hand even as they're plotting something absolutely ghastly. >> here's what's sbeeging a...

October 21st. it was dr. murphy's decision to move on and i support it. again as you noted, jake, he initially said he was going to work out his term and retire at the end of this term. that's been moved up an enormous amount and when you talk to republican members and several whom i've spoken with, this is certainly their preferred route. this was a very bad scene, bad news for them and their conference and they kind of wanted to rid themselves of it. the congressman now doing that on his own capacity now, jake. >> all right, phil matingly, thank you so much. i want to bring in my panel. so s...

Possible, but i don't think it's terribly likely. >> girlfriend for several years. >> but that's different from an accomplice. >> i'm not saying she was an accomplice. >> to have someone be involved requires something different from having a woman who's loving and nurturing and taking care of you. it's an easier probably gamut than having a person who would participate in something like this with you. >> it's very interesting. phil, what do you think? >> i was watching the sheriff yesterday, wolf, as you were, it almost seemed like he knew something he wanted to signal to the audience, but did...

Now we're back with breaking news in the politics lead. embattled republican congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania we are told will resign his seat effective october 21st. murphy previously announced he was not going to seek reelection. we'll bring back phil matingly on capitol hill right now, and phil, congressman murphy, a proud member of the pro life caucus, but some text messages emerged recently, tell us more. >> that's right, text messages where he was alleged to have urged determination of a pregnancy with a woman that he had been having an affair with. a very pro life member, very out...