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Lawmakers back to washington to vote on new gun-control measures. after protesters gathered outside of his home this week. >> i don't know what he's waiting for and i don't know what republicans in the senate are waiting for. they should be calling on mitch mcconnell to bring the senate back to vote on this legislation today. >> reporter: the white house officials say the president was meeting with aides to prepare for tomorrow's trip to ohio and texas, looking at a wide range of policies potentially aimed at preventing mass shootings but we talked to a republican source a short while ago who ...

Express is that this is not el paso. this is one individual that had an agenda and had wanted to do harm to people. and as long as that is something that people want to do, we will stand here and protect our community as much as possible. but i want to first and foremost say this is not el paso. el paso is a loving, caring city and we need to continue to support each other through the tragedy. >> how is the community doing, sergeant gomez? >> they're doing very well. i've lived in el paso my whole life and el paso is like no other city that i've ever lived in or visited. the hospitality, the c...

>> you are listening to sergeant gomez from the el paso police department, giving us an update on what he knows from his location. there appeared to be a slight bit of a disconnect in the information that he's putting out there when it comes to the injured in the el paso shooting. the police sergeant saying off-duty police officers were there in the mall and they responded shortly after hearing the gunshots. he assumes there were up to 3,000 people who were inside the walmart at the time. we heard about so many people who were transported from the scene and why it became so shocking to us when...

They can. i think that is where we are right now. hopefully we start to see high level public officials soon. again, sergeant gomez has done a good job under the circumstances. not a knock again puts people mn they hear from mayors, chiefs y forth. >> we will hear from soon. everybody always says immediately afterwards that we have to do something to stop it. not much is being done. what from your perspective as a former official of the department of homeland security can be done immediately to deal with this crisis in america? >> there is no immediate solution, but there are two that i think ...

Kinds of ranges, ages that were shot. >> do you know what kind of weapon -- we're told by police norts sergeant robert gomez of the lpsz pomds it was a rifle. but we don't have more specific information. what can you tell us about the weapon. >> i think that information will be coming out from the local police department very soon. i don't feel comfortable disclosing that. i think they'll do that when they're ready. >> though can you share with us was it an assault type weapon with bump stock capable of firing a lot of rounds. >> i don't know all the details. and what details i know i think it...