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Addressed and has been through hr aid which was passed by congress five months ago. that's what hra is meant to do to address the fallible system by if i cfixing it. if the president signs it, we'll have decent background checks in this country. robyn thomas, thank you. next, let's head to the coal mine as a candidate, donald trump promised miners he'll bring back their jobs. miners are taking to capitol hill asking for help and they're telling nbc their stories. that's next, you are watching "velshi & ruhle." that's next, y "velshi & ruhle.

Point. then we need to keep going. i love that these new democratic candidates are talking about comprehensive reform because that is what is actually needed. >> passed by the house. sitting for the senate to take up. mitch mcconnell thus far won't take it up. chuck schumer and others have called for him to call a special session and come back and pass that. robyn thomas, thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. coming up, what it means for the doj to treat the el paso shooting as an act of domestic terrorism. terrorism.

Have a lot of opposition. but that has changed. whether it's the money now coming in on behalf of gun violence prevention, gun safety candidates, the grassroots movement with the students at march for our lives or moms demand action. we're seeing a shift at the grassroots level, political spending level. that's what politicians listen to. americans are demanding change. they're going to have to stay up on this issue for politicians to know it matters and it counts and they're going to have to do something. i think you're going to see change in this next election cycle. >> sadly, these mass sho...

Election. it is what we'll see in the next election. >> robyn thomas, the executive of giffords. when we come back, we'll talk to michael cohen, you can forget about robert mueller. today's big question, does president trump's greatest legal jeopardy rest right near in nyc. >> today is the final day of black history month. all months long, we have been celebrating black history. betty wiggins, she calls herself the head lunch lady in addition managing the nation's largest school food cooking in houston, texas. she oversees a program that serves thousands of free daily meals. she's on a missi...

Stricter, they don't know how loose it is. how are they to compare that without real foundation of knowledge about what's going on out there? >> i've learned a lot. thank you for that. robyn thomas, executive director of the gifford law center to prevent gun violence. >> thanks for having me. >> fascinating indeed. robert mueller is reportedly investigating, guess who, jared kushner and his foreign business ties. next, what we know about the kushner's finances and what president trump has to say about mueller's focus on his family. you know what you're watching. "velshi & ruhle" here on msnb...