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rooted. what words of encouragement what you give folks in your district right now. and in america right now. there are a lot of people hurting right now. >> i was just praying about this before you called. i think one is that god doesn't put us in a place where we have to carry our burdens alone. i'm thankful for the tight knit community. i would say be there for each other. don't be afraid to bring things up. and don't be afraid to sit quietly with someone. you don't have to know what to say. prayer isn't something that just makes us feel better and feels encouraged. it's something that changes things. there are people fighting for their lives, there are medical personnel working on people who were hurt and injured in this. i would encourage people to pray
are not there for the path that he's chosen. even prayer isn't going to get him over the finish line. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell once pledged he'd not hold votes that weren't passable. what happened to that pledge? why hold a vote if you know the measure is doomed from the beginning? >> because there's pressure coming from his -- from other republicans, especially those up for re-election in 2020. this is a good step. it is a signal that at least there's a conversation that's going to be had. it is the only off-ramp for the president, to have this settled between mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi. at this point, i'm just hoping that leader mcconnell just has a little sliver left in him of what it is to be a public servant, not just be a political pawn for the president. >> david, i want to play something that trump's top economic adviser said today. before i do that, are you at all surprised that, so far at least, your party appears to be totally
they're doing something else on sunday. people, a lot of christians will say one thing but they will do something entirely different. >> that is part of what happens. i don't want to say that there are responsibilities that go with having faith. one of the things that the pollsters look at while divorce rate are lower with athiests and christians, christians say let's pray about it. they pray and it doesn't get fixed so they say god wants to us be divorce because they don't put the work and effort into what it takes that one has to change or two of them have to change or do some things different. for atheists there is no out. who are they going to pray to, to fix the problem. they have to solve it? christians a lot of times will pray and if the prayer isn't answered, we aren't going to work to do something. that is a character flaw. we say hey, we love the ten commandments. go to your neighbor who claims to be a christian and say can you list the ten commandments? if they list three, they have done really good. we have want the ten commandments in schools and on
will say one thing but they will do something entirely different. >> that is part of what happens. i don't want to say that there are responsibilities that go with having faith. one of the things that the pollsters look at while divorce rate are lower with athiests and christians, christians say let's pray about it. they pray and it doesn't get fixed so they say god wants to us be divorce because they don't put the work and effort into what it takes that one has to change or two of them have to change or do some things different. for atheists there is no out. who are they going to pray to, fix the problem. they have to solve it? christians a lot of times will pray and if the prayer isn't answered, we aren't going to work to do something. that is a character flaw. we say hey, we love the ten commandments. go to your neighbor who claims to be a christian and say can you list the ten commandments? if they list three, they have done really good. we have want the ten commandments in schools and on monuments and lawsuits over ten commandments. can we name them so we live by
present in the ever-growing memorial on the hospital's grounds. >> you pray where you are. you pray when god is there in your heart. and prayer isn't just asking. it's also listening for answers and expressing gratitude. which i've done a lot lately. >> reporter: the president added his own prayers for giffords' well-being. >> i want gabby and mark and their entire family to know that we are with them for the long haul. >> reporter: as an astronaut, kelly said his experiences in space have humbled him. as a husband and father, he said the tragedy in tucson has inspired him. >> that this event, horrible and tragic, was not merely random. that maybe something good can come from all this. maybe it's our responsibility, maybe it's your responsibility, to see that something does. >> reporter: diana alvear, abc news. >> such a tough decision for him to make.