gaby giffords injured in a mass shooting in arizona.profit advocates for tougher gun laws across the country including universal background checks for anyone buying a gun. on capitol hill, the house already passed such a plan, but the bill is stalled in the senate. >> it needs to be signed and become the law of the land. >> reporter: but there are mass shootings we've seen recently where tougher background checks may not have made a difference. >> that's true, and just like any law is not meant to stop the problem in every single case, but we owe it to the people that may end up being victims to pass those laws now. >> reporter: background checks are required fcalifornia. but in texas and ohio, they're only required for licensed dealers and not for private sellers. waiting periods also vary. in california buyers have to wait a minimum of ten days between buying and picking up the gun. neither texas nor ohio has any waiting period. assault weapons can no longer be sold in california, but some are still allowed if they were bought before

in texas less restrictive gun laws earned a failing grade from the gifford in. ohio got a d. california earned an "a" rating, even though when you add up the contributions from gun control groups, california only received $224,000, but that's still the most in the country. virginia ranked second with $189,000, but still earned a "d" rating for its lacks of gun restrictions. new york is third at $120,000, earned an a-minus for its gun - people. >> do you see this as some in congress putting money above lives. >> that's what i person people is looking at. >> this sudden is intention he we believe what we do save lives. that's why we're in it all the way to win. >> reporter: if money talks, the gun debate certainly seems to be heating up. congressional campaign contributions from gun rights groups shot up 20% last year, while groups advocating more gun control gave 1,000% more. back to you. >>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, you can give us a call, or you can send it in nbcbayarea.com/investigations. >>> turning to decision 2020, businessman andrew young is the ni

she will be back until gifford olympics next year, but so too willjan yet, she'll be there as well championlook at the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha — chief leader writer at the observer and martin bentham — home affairs editor at the evening standard. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the metro, and it says uk officials are to stop attending most eu meetings within ten days, as they focus instead on preparations for brexit. the same story makes the front page of the telegraph, which says that british officials will only go to meetings that affect the uk's key interests, as the deadline for leaving the eu approaches. the express also reports that uk officials are to pull out of eu meetings. but it also carries a picture ofjed foster, who is accused of murdering pc andrew harper. (ani)the guardian leads on the eu pushing back against borisjohnson's attempts to drop the irish backstop. the times says mr johnson will insist that parliament can't stop the uk leaving the eu wi

look at the assassination attempt of my boss, gabi giffords.was shot with first or second round. no capacity limit would have protected her, but pe rhar staffer wouldn't have been killed, a federal judge wouldn't have been killed or a nine-year-old child wouldn't have been killed if that shooter did not have a 32round magazine, twice the size of the magazine i had on my a.t.f.-issued gun. >> brangham: so the idea is if you limit the size of these magazines or the capacity of the magazines, it's a moment to intervene. if mass shooting is going on an that person has to stop to reload and take that ma out and put a new one in, that is a moment for the good people in that environment to try to stop that event. >> that's what happened in tucson. unfortunately it ha after 32 rounds were fired, but in that case those survivinpeople who were there tackled the shooter, and law enforcement were trained r thull in gunfire. it allows us act taal advance. the reality is, despite what you see indie-hard and other movies, it is really hard to reload. you have

. >> reporter: lori is the managing director of the giffords law center, named for gabby giffords from a mass shooting. it changed gun laws including background history. but the bill is stalled in the senate. >> it needs to be signed and become the law of the land. >> there are mass shootings we have seen where tougher background checks may not have made a difference. >> that's true. but like every single law won't stop the problem in every single case. we know there will be more people that will get their hands on guns and intend harm with those guns. we need to pass the laws now to stop thoseo the people who may become victims. >> reporter: background checks are required for all gun transfers in california but in texas and ohio, only required for licensed dealers and not private sellers. waiting periods also vary. in v.a. they have to wait a minimum of 10 days between buying or picking up the gun. neither texas or ohio have any waiting period. assault weapons can no longer bought in california but some allowed still bought before 2000. texas doesn't ban assault weapons, neither does

the email encourages donors to slate their donations between giffords' group and the dnc itself.he democratic party itself. you couple that will another one. you have far left senator elizabeth warren who is fundraising pitch saying she has been heartbroken by the el paso and dayton events. yet then goes on to say it's clear republicans don't have the courage to do something about this crisis. will you chip in today to help democrats flip the senate? that money she he will go to democratic senate nominees. is it really right in the moments after a tragedy like this where families are mourning the loss of those that they loved so dearly, is it right to be out there fundraising? i mean moral, right? joining me, turning point u.s.a. fundraiser charlie kirk and deneen borelli. i think it's -- it's reprehensible. i think it's irresponsible. i think it's unfortunately pretty systematic of the times we are in right now, given divides, given division that we are seeing between the left and the right. your reaction. >> it's repugnant. the democrats are doing everything they can to not jus

charles gifford stated the problem this way. quote, for three long years he has two paid more than he receives. how does he pay his other taxes? how does he meet his living expenses? i was glad to see somebody asked that. there was a response. congressman jerry cooper from tennessee, defended the 100.6. he said this, the first statement is profound, it's with philosophical. i want to give this to you. it may not be possible to pay more than one years taxes out of one years income. wow. let me read the whole thing. it may not be possible to pay more than one years taxes out of one years income, but with few exceptions person in the highest brackets have assets that they can use to pay it. and that is the defense, and we had the same defense in the senate. senator alan allender of louisiana said quote, , i submit that the taxpayer is likely to have accumulated sufficient assets with which to make the necessary income payments. .. the bill was defeated. [applause] president roosevelt had tosettle for 94 percent on all income over $

. >> a managing director of the gifford center. a nonproperty advocates for tougher laws across the country. on capitol hill the house already passed such a plan, but the bill is stalled in the senate. >> st needs to be signed and be the land. >> but mass shootings where tougher background checks may not have made a difference. >> that's true like any law is not meant to stop the problem in every single case, but we know that there will be, unfortunately, more people that will get their hands on guns, and they will intend harm with those guns, so we need to pass the laws now to stop the future shooters and owe it to those pevary. in california, buyers have to wait a minimum of ten days with between buying and picking up the gun, but neither texas nor ohio as any waiting period. assault weapons cannot be sold in california. texas doesn't ban assault weapons, neither does ohio. critics believe that ohio is still less vulnerable than other states with fewer restrictions. >> california bans assault weapons, nevada does not. gun's trans

comes on the same day that bailey gifford, the second largest investor in tesla had some questions inhe article about elon musk, questioning whether or not he's going to remain the ceo folk, he's not going anywhere. there's no indication he plans to step down as ceo or would be replaced as ceo. tesla versus volkswagen over the last ten years i want to show you this. this is the appeal of tesla. people look at volkswagen, which has had billions in profits. what's that stock done over the past ten years compare that with tesla. for anybody who wants to complain about elon musking, he has boosted the returns of tesla over the last ten years. so that's the appeal at the end of the day when it comes to tesla. >> about the bailey gifford report, i thought that was interest iing and i understand e numbers may not enb abable bailo do anything about it but at the same time, you've got to wonder if this is one of the proponents of elon musk from the beginning, if they increased their stake in tesla, i think back in february, and so you wonder if other major shareholders might be thinking maybe

let's talk now to rufus gifford, a former u.s. ambassador to denmark under president obama. he was also a close aide to obama and is joining us now from copenhagen. ambassador, tell us more about the reception that this idea is getting there in denmark and just from, i guess, people in this space, in this diplomatic space like yours as they watch this unfold. >> yeah. first to let you understand where i come from on this, greenland is a remarkable part of the world. the american greenland relationship is critical, i think. in my three and a half years as ambassador, it's something i spent a bunch of time on. i've been to greenland nine times. i love this place and i love the people. but to answer your question, brianna, directly, the reception is chilly, to say the least. i think this idea -- greenland is challenged. the relationship between denmark and greenland is challenged, it absolutely is, but that being said, it's a critically important part of the kingdom. i think the danes have a great understanding of the complexity that exists in greenland, both from a climate sta

ambassador to denmark rufus gifford who happens to be in denmark.being with us. can i just ask what your first reaction was when you heard that news. i should note you've been to greenland more than anyone else i've talked to in my life, like 12 times. so your first reaction when you heard that. >> good morning, john and alisyn. honestly, i saw "the wall street journal" headline when i was bound for copenhagen. like most people i thought it was a joke. reading more, it became confirmed. i shook my head, as i often say, many times as i've heard about trump's foreign policy decisions, i laughed until i cried. it seemed like a bizarre way to talk about a phenomenal alliance, not just u.s. and denmark but u.s. and greenland. >> you're there. you've spoken to a lot of people in denmark. what do they say about this? >> well, i think, yeah, it's -- i would say it's gone over like a lead balloon as you've seen the former prime minister of denmark, current prime minister of denmark, greenland government all the say that greenland is not for sale. many of the

you know it's been nearly four months since kathie lee gifford left her gig on the "today" show and she has been living her best life ever. does the new chapter also include a new man? >> that's 65-year-old cathy lee dancing to the beat as she wraps the arms of her mystery man around her waist. the video was taken near her nashville home. and check out their chemistry. the two hold hands and dance. clearly they're not afraid of a little pda. but just who is his new man? randal kraung. a president of ang insurance company. lives in tennessee 35 miles away from kathy lee. >> i bought a new place in nashville so i can make new memories because old memories will kill you. i need make new memories. >> she's just enjoying time in nashville and spending time with new friends. it's been four years since her husband passed away at 84 from natural causes. they were married nearly 29 years. he was 23 years her senior. >> because of our age difference there's a big chance i will out live frank. >> she's adjusting to life as an empty nester. she's 26 and an aspiring actress. he's 29 and just popped

i'm joined now by chipman of the giffords center, the gun safety grot .pman sp years as a special agent at the bureau of l, tobacco, firearms, an explosives, where he focused, in part, on gun trafficking. welcome to the news hour. >> thanks for having me. >> brangham: for people who have not been followinghahis debate on't held firearms or don't understand how guns operate, tell us a little bit more. what is a high-capacity magazines? >> so in aau semmatic weapon, a weapon that every time eou pull the trigger, a round is fired, there is aal box and spring in which rounds of ammunition are held, and so itl is seloading every time you pull the trigger. it also gives you the opportunity to reload really quickly. itu almost as if yo press a button, a printer cartridge falls out and you can sert another one. this is very different than what the first gun i had at a.t.f., which was a revolver or what you would see on west world. >> brangham: an old six shooter. >> you have to drop individual unds in. if you were in a gunfight to actually reload, we used to retr

ambassador gifford, thanks for being here. the prime minister used the word absurd.sad. what do you mean that this episode is sad? >> i think it's sad, honestly, because this is not the way you treat an ally. so if we look at what's happened over the course of this last week or so, or the last few weeks, he committed to come and it's not just a bilateral visit with the prime minister. this was a state dinner. the first state dinner that a sitting united states president has done in denmark since bill clinton in 1997. it's a big deal here. it's a big deal here. and in essence, he made this visit his -- his visit contingent on the kingdom being willing to negotiate the sale of part of their territory. now, this is a country, denmark, that has fought and died alongside american soldiers. i had the great responsibility of going to the danish government and requesting troops to go to iraq, to syria. and they went and they fought along i'd our troops and died alongside our troops. this is not the way you treat a loyal ally who is with centuries of diplomatic relations. it'

charles gifford stated the problem this way. for three long years, he has to pay more than he receives. how does he pay his other taxes, how does he meet his living expenses? i was glad to see someone else ask that. there was a response. congressman jerry cooper from tennessee, defended the hundred .6. he said this. the first statement is profound, it's really philosophical and i want to give this to you. it may not be possible to pay more than one year's taxes out of one year's income. let me read the whole thing. it may not be possible to pay more than one year's taxes out of one year's income but with few exceptions, persons in the higher brackets have assets that they can use to pay us. and that is the defense and we have the same defense in the senate. senator alan elinor of louisiana said i submit that the taxpayer is likely to have a chelated sin you can assets with which tomake the necessary income payments . now, there were some, i got to give arthur vandenberg credit here, senator from michigan . he said quote, that bi

kelly and giffords have become big fierce gun controlled a el advocates.ow saying she's opn to gun legislation. why is they doing this? the suburbs. republicans know their success in 2020 may hinge on their ability to hold the suburbs that have traditionally voted for republicans but started to move away from the trump era. a lot of republicans we talk to say gun control could shift that trend even further away from the party. >> see if they asks her leader to do anything. laura? >> this week there's a native american presidential forum in sioux falls, iowa. i'm keeping an eye on that, elizabeth warren will be there. it's the first real test for her with her new native american proposal, dealing with issues that that community has to face. it will be the first reaction from tribal leaders about whether or not they actually fell as though she went in the right direction with this proposal which is one of the biggest she's issued so far. interesting that joe biden, kamala harris and cory booker don't appear to be attending. they face criticism for that. >> l

that is bailey gifford there is a report out of germany today where some of the leadership of baileyuestioned whether or not elon musk should remain as ceo of tesla, essentially saying, look, is the company better served if he's not there day-to-day and with some of the volatility. we've reached out to tesla for a comment on this. they have said nothing but when you look at elon musk, he's not stepping down as ceo. this is his company. there is no suggestion at all, there is no indication at all from anybody i've talked with in leadership at tesla that elon musk will step down as ceo and the other story also coming out of germany is a report that the vw ceo, herbert deese, might be interested in volkswagen taking a stake in tesla. that report earlier today said that dees is interested in tesla's software and batteries we did finally get a comment from volkswagen, which almost immediately shot down this report officially, the company said the media speculation about a volkswagen investment in tesla is unfounded so tesla shares have not been as volatile over the last hour, guys, as tho

joining us now executive director of the giffords law center, robin thomas. robin, the president spoke earlier today calling for strong background checks, but he also blamed mental illness. >> video games. >> he blamed video games. help us fact check this. >> when it comes to things like mental illness and video games, certainly those are real. however, every other country in the world has similar access to those things. what they don't vb is the kind of access to guns we have. it doesn't mean we don't want americans to have proper access to mental health. that's not the problem with our gun violence problem in america. it's absolutely no regulation at the federal level since the shooting at sandy hook, parkland, the federal government has done absolutely nothing. the house of representatives did pass bills after the shooting at parkland, but the senate has yet to even take them up for a vote. mitch mcconnell needs to call the senate back to volt on these bills. he still hasn't even called them up. they're doing nothing. >> this is why the call is in place in

tucson involving congresswoman giffords. most of them, there have not been indications that the individuals were delusional at the time of the shooting. in el paso, consumed with hatred, consumed with bigotry and racial hatred -- that is not a mental illness. of overwhelming majority those with mental illness in this country are trying to overcome the symptoms -- it is hard for people to access treatment. there are oftentimes negative consequences associated with acknowledging mental health needs. associating this with violence is harmful. host: is that what's been happening this week? guest: we wouldn't do that with any other medical condition. host: alan out of alabama. a republican. good morning. is the red flag law for firearms only? guest: yes, and for ammunition as well. on thely depends particular state. they really get the firearms and ammunition. host: you think it should include other things? caller: why just firearms? the mental health of sos country was deregulated people can't get the help they used to. in the 1

one of my best friends in the house was gabby giffords. i watched what happened when she went to a corner to serve the public and a little girl who showed up was shot and killed. gabby survived. dow many others don't? so i will take on the nra, get money out of politics, because it is not impossible. thank you so much. [applause] >> i know you care about iowans with disabilities. we are worried about the virtual caucuses because they are not making sure people with disabilities can use them. can you push the democratic party to do that? senator gillibrand: i have been meeting with people here in iowa. one of my favorite young men came to the debate to watch me and we had a great time. but the truth is, we need to care about everyone in our communities. we need to make sure the disability community gets the best education in the world. it is why i will fully fund special ed, not the paltry 18%, but 50%. i will never have an education secretary like betsy devos. ever. [applause] people should have homes where they can look after themselves a

this is second quarter, look at this really write out to gifford for the interception.ing a promising dry. for the next san francisco possession, they did roll out and found around rookie pick, jaelyn heard. he is a big fellow. he had a scoring strike. the 49ers did lead 7-6. how about the third quarter? cj is now at quarterback. he wants to go deep. check this catch by the new rookie. he went up and got it. a 45 yard play down to the dallas 10. four plays later, they did hook up for a four yard touchdown catch. that gave them the 14 my lead. they wanted to win the exhibition opener, 17-9. >> i felt good and solid. you don't want to turn the ball over. overall, i was smart and accurate. over the ball right place. it is a step. >> it was a sad after the locker minigame. >> we did a good job, we had a lot of penalties. >> we had to clean that up. >> that was over 100 yards. my coach will help us get that done. it's not that hard to clean up. >> and then, look at this. this is derek carr. micah glenna got the start against the rams. this is oakland's first drive of the gam

here he is talking about the shooting of representative giffords. madam speaker, it is with a heavy heart i join my colleagues in paying respects to the senseless tragedy last weekend in arizona. i extend my prayers to the families of those who lost their lives, the wounded, and recovering, and to our dear colleague, gabby giffords. she is an energetic member of congress who works and enjoys and treats all of those she meets with decency and kindness. i was here with her last week while we read the constitution on the floor of this house. she so eloquently read from the bedrock of our democracy the first amendment. in a direct affliction of her passion for interacting with , she readrepresents about the rights of those two peacefully assemble. it is fundamental to our form of government. spending time with the gentlelady who so probably advocates on their behalf in the house of representatives. among the fallen were a great-grandmother, a devoted ane, the public servant, honorable judge, a nine-year-old girl who wanted to learn more about government

ambassador to denmark rufus gifford under the obama administration said that he thinks it was sad because it's just not the way you treat an ally he went on to say that he had the great responsibility of going to the danish government i'm requesting troops to go to iraq to syria and they went and they fought alongside our troops they died alongside our troops and he was referring of course to denmark joining the anti isis coalition back onto the obama administration so many here have said it was a grave it was an error on president trump to say what he said and to cancel the trip to denmark considering that denmark is a close ally of the united states now it was quite interesting to see actually what the current u.s. ambassador karl a son said she said that the president of the united states values and respects denmark and looks forward to a visit in the future to discuss the many important issues in our strong bilateral relationship now also in the news conference president well on the lawn of the white house earlier he mentioned putin and he said russia should be brought back in to rejo

. >> by tracing the story of these weapons, historian, hannah gifford, had uncovered a complex web of black involvement in the raid. osborne anderson hoped that this network would spread race were. instead, it helped him escape to canada, along the underground railroad. >> when marines dragged john brown unconscious from the end gentian house, tenant jeb stuart stole his we night. and it was displayed with a beautiful tortoiseshell handle. stewart alone could confirm brown's identity, because as i said at the outset, he was there in 1856 when colonel sumner rode into brown's camp and released henry clay pate and his men. stewart hated john brown, and he wanted harpers ferry citizens to kill him. he singled out david hunter strother, and acquaintance, and prominent local man, and suggested that brown was, he said, a man so intimate for his robberies and murders, that if the people here knew his antecedent, he would not be permitted to live five minutes. street sounds from a gathering mob penetrated the cell and disturbed brown. strother, an artist, was more interested in sketching then

the democratic national committee sent out an email signed by former representative gabby giffords, who herself was almost killed by an assassin and that encourage people to split their donations between the dnc and her own pack in the wake of these tragedies. elizabeth warren whose candidacy the date and just shoot her a supported you may remember is also getting in on the act, writing in an email" it's like we are going to address the gun violence epidemic in our country we need to take back the senate in 2020. then, which focused on important stuff. >> could this moment be a chance for them to gain momentum? i think so. >> laura: this is just macabre, callous stuff, from the people by the way who claimed to have the market cornered on compassion for those who are suffering. for the first time there's a coordinated effort on the left to use the shootings to marginalize and silence the president and his supporters. now, completing the evil racism of a deranged killer with trump's and much needed call for border security, it's not just offensive. it's absolutely at the scene. and by the

i just left the meeting of 300 people in iowa around mom submit action, gabby giffords group. you have sandy hook. you have a lot of groups that are counterbalanced to the nra. plus the accumulation of the concerns in dayton and el paso going all the way back to columbine for we have a generation who lived through this. i think public sentiment is also changing. first and foremost let's get this stuff passed in the senate. then we can talk about the next steps of getting these weapons of war off the streets, which has about 60% support across the united states. >> [indiscernible] how do we get justice for his alleged victims? they will be no more prosecution, but what do we do about the victims? rep. ryan: we have to continue the process and the process will continue. if we have to do something in congress to bring that to light, we most certainly well and i would encourage our leadership to do that. i don't know how this guy was able to commit suicide. in of the biggest fugitives custody in a federal prison. no idea how this happened. easy way out as far as i'm concerned. pre

she is running against mark kelly who is the husband of gabby giffords, former representative that was martha mcsally having a strong stance on the domestic terrorism will be very important for her and her race. >> let's talk about another hot topic issue which can is gun control. president trump seems to be having gun legislation talks of his own. how could these bipartisan meetings change the dynamic over the gun debate in america? >> there is an appetite to revive some of the legislation. another aspect is that their legislation doesn't go as far -- their 2013 version does not go as far as what house democrats passed and are asking mitch mcconnell to put on the senate floor. it will be interesting to see if something gets through the senate if it will be strict enough for democrats and also whether mitch mcconnell will bring up any background check legislation at all. he's expressed reluctance to support any measures like that. i think that's going to be the biggest question and hurdle going into it. >> it is obvious any gun reform legislation will rely heavily on what the perfect e

in texas, less restrictive gun laws earned the state a failing grade from the giffords law center with advocates for more gun control. ohio got a d. california earned an a-rating. when you add up the contributions from gun control groups, california only received $224,000. but that's still the most in the country. virginia ranks second with $189,000. but still earned a d-rating for its lack of gun restrictions. new york is third at $120,000. and earned an a for begun laws. >> the influence of campaign contributions is a wakeup call for the american people. >> do you see this as some in congress putting money above lives? >> that's what the american fighting. looking at. we believe what we do saves lives. and that's why we're in it all the way to the end. and we think we're going to win. >> and if money talks, the gun debate certainly seems to be heating up. >> congressional campaign contributions from gun rights groups shot up 20% last year. while groups advocating more gun control, raj and jess, gave a thousand percent more. >> thank you very much bigad. >>> some bay area tech workers

joining nee now the executive director of the gifford law center to prevent gun violence robin thomas mitch mcconnell is not calling congress back into session, but give us an idea how guns have changed in terms of being a campaign issue over the last few election cycles. if you think back to '08 you had none of the nine democratic hopefuls talking guns had when they launched their campaigns. in the last election one, but it wasn't a clear focus certainly not between president trump and hillary clinton. today 14 of the 26 democrats running have had guns in their first launch to running for president. how much has sentiment and demand changed around putting gun safety first? >> you know, i think that particularly since 2012 in the shooting at sandy hook elementary school, this issue has changed dramatically for the american people and for those running for office. we're seeing all of these democratic candidates putting forth incredibly robust platforms for gun safety. we've seen dozens in fact hundreds of candidates in the last election cycle win for office on a platform that highlight

the help of 12 military veterans, members of the giffords veterans collision signed a letters callinglegislation that would require a background check on every single gun sale. these veterans who have all served for years in different military branches also appeared in a new video arguing that it is and should be possible to pass common sense gun reform without violating the second amendment. watch. >> there are some weapons out there that, frankly, nobody should have access to. and actually there are some people out there who should never have access to any weapons. >> this isn't gun collecting, this is murder. it's killing. if we don't find a way to stop that, there's something wrong with us as a society. >> of course, some of the faces you might recognize general michael hayden, general stan crystal. we heard from some of these generals, susan paige, before. but still another piece of evidence in the sort of building case that the ground is shifting on this issue. >> you wouldn't think it would be hard, nine out of ten americans support background checks. that includes a majority o

one of my best friends in the house was gabby giffords. i watched what happened when she a cornerake -- went to to serve the public and a little girl who showed up was shot and killed. gabby survived. dow many others don't? so i will take on the nra, get money out of politics, because it is not impossible. thank you so much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [inaudible] iowansow you care about with disabilities. we are worried about the virtual caucuses because they are not making sure people with disabilities can use them. can you push the democratic party to do that? i have beenibrand: meeting with people here in iowa. one of my favorite young men came to the debate to watch me and we had a great time. but the truth is, we need to care about everyone in our communities. we need to make sure the disability community gets the best education in the world. it is why i will

. >> ambassador gifford, thank you for your time. >> thank you, kate. >>> coming up for us, as formere president joe biden slams president trump for caving to the nra on background checks, one of biden's closest rivals, senator bernie sanders, is facing tough criticism for his own record on gun safety. that's next. ♪ ♪ introducing a razor that works differently. the gillette skinguard. designed with a guard between the blades that helps protect skin. it guards against razor burn on the neck and irritation on the face. get the shave you've been waiting for. gillette skinguard. sun care is self care. i used to not love wearing an spf just because i felt like it was so oily and greasy. but with olay regenerist whip spf 25, it's so lightweight. i love it. i'm busy philipps, and i'm fearless to face anything. our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. could you email me the part great abo

. >> reporter: laura with the gifford law center to prevent gun violence said the red flag laws also prevent someone from buying a new firearm. even the nra stated this week, it has been the nra's long- standing position, those educated catered as a danger to themselves or the others should not have access to firearms. some gun-control advocates say that is not enough. they want congress to vote on background checks and bring back the former ban on assault weapons that expired in 2004. >> just like with traffic fatalities, we would never say we should have a stoplight law but should not have a seatbelt law. of course, there are many different approaches and we need to try many of them, we can't rely on one law. >> reporter: last year, after the parkland shooting in florida, the president and other republican lawmakers pledged to expand background checks and take other steps but then changed course. the question tonight is whether the country can come to some kind of agreement around this issue. >> i sure hope so. thank you. >>> president trump planning to visit el paso and dayton tom

congresswoman gifford's group. for the longest time, people didn't vote based on wanting more gun regulations but the ore side of the issue when you are a second amendment person, people are single issue voters on that issue. the fact that the other side has been mobilizing as much, that remains to be seen. in the last couple years since sandy hook you have seen momentum on the other side as well-being able to build a grassroots effort to mobilize voters. >> we're seeing voters mobilized. we're seeing presidential candidates, everybody saying, action's got to happen. after sandy hook everybody said, okay, this is it. we're going to take action on gun control. what is it going to take for that action to actually happen? >> senator manchin had a conference call with reporters. one of the things it said why the bill failed in the past was republicans were skeptical because president obama was in office, that if they passed something that would extend background checks, perhaps provide more gun control, he didn't do an

the groups like every town and moms demand action and sandy hook and gabby giffords' group, these groups well organized, well funded and providing a lot of pushback, so we are going to be able to continue to apply pressure to the republicans who are bottlenecking this like mitch mcconnell and john cornyn and others who won't let a vote come up on these things. but here's the other miss. there's going to be an election. the ground is shifting under the feet of the republican party right now. they're playing the old game. they're already seeing losses in suburban america. trump has already alienated people in the suburbs because of his behavior, his racism, his race baiting, the kind of things he did today with these two members of congress and israel. so it's already softening. to throw on top of that zero action on guns when these moms and dads in suburban america are really concerned about their kids and they have been voting republican, all of a sudden say this is the last straw, i'm going to have to vote for the democrats now. that's when the republicans will finally get the message,

. >> ambassador rufus gifford. thanks again for being on the show. appreciate it. >>> the president's flip-flop on his denmark trip is one of several white house waffles, including another one. the president softening his stance on stronger background checks. that put him in the crosshairs of one of his key 2020 rivals. the president did talk on the phone with wayne la pierre in the last 24 hours, prompting this response from joe biden's campaign. they say donald trump has been bought by the nra. his double-speak on one of the most important issues we face as a nation is exactly why we need new leadership in the white house. it comes after the president initially after the shootings in texas and ohio said we would need to consider more meaningful background checks as congressman state cohen knows the president just over the last 48 hours or so has seemed to soften that position. congressman, thanks for being back on the show. >> good to be with you. >> given what you have heard from the president publicly, do you see any kind of opening for movement

, one of them, again back in the day massachusetts was a republican state and congressman charles gifford of massachusetts this 100.6% tax bill was supposed to be in effect for three years. it was not initially proposed as a for everything. but a year thing to 100.6. however, it had the potential to be forever with the three year trial. charles stated the problem this way. for three long years he has to pay more than he receives, how does he pay his other taxes? how does he meet his living expenses. i was glad to see somebody asked that. there was a response. congressman jerry cooper from tennessee defended the 100.6 and he said this. the first statement is profound and i want to give this to you. it may not be possible to pay more than one year taxes out of one years income. we read the whole thing. it may not be possible to pay more than one year's taxes out of one years income but with few exceptions persons in the higher bracket have asset that they can used to pay. and that is the defense and we have the same in the senate. senator of louisiana said i submit the taxpayer is likely to

but rufus gifford, the former u.s.bassador to denmark, has gone on the offensive. >> it's embarrassing, itte abso is, but i think the bigger shame here is as i getm reaction fnes this morning, there's not the level of outrage i wish there was that this is met with a collective eye roll of sorts, tis is just donald trump being donald >> reporter: that eye-rolling is evident on the streets of copenhagen i eard it was because he couldn't buy greenland. so, if he's that stupid, i think it's good that he's not coming. >> reporter: jon burgwald is an expert on e arctic region, and advises one of the left leaning parties in the danish parliament. >> what he obviously doesn't understand is that greenland is a sovereign country. with its own government, its own parliament, it's own judicial system. but at the same time it shows that he has no understanding whatsoever of to be honest, inrnational politics and diplomacy and just how other >> reporter: the danes and greenlanders may believe that's buying the worargest island is ab

so the shooting of congresswoman gabby giffords. >> let's tut bsh we have a graphic of that that you just referenced this quote from the talking points. this is what it says here exactly what steve just laid out. so a spokes wwoman told you -- told the times that el paso part is a typo. it was supposed to say dayton. you point out in your report that aside, this isn't even correct when it comes to dayton or when it comes to these other events that are referenced here in this defense and this shift away from white nationalism. tell us about what you found. >> yeah. you know, i think there is an important difference to make someone's personal politics do not motivate the shootings or the actions. in the case of what happened in el paso, there is clear evidence that individual committed that crime because of, you know, his beliefs about anti-immigration and the rhetoric that he was spewing was echoing a lot of white national sentments. but in a lot of the other cases, there is evidence that someone may have, you know, voted for a democrat or supported certain politicians, the motivation