senator pat toomey is trying to get his background check bill in. you said something interesting at the debate about we're letting too many things -- the perfect metaphor you used. you're pushing for manndatorned buybacks. >> the only major bipartisan bill to pass under this president was one i led in the senate with dick durbin for criminal justice reform. the bill didn't get a lot done that i wanted to and will continue to fight for but thousands of people have been liberated from prison. you talk to those folks who are out of prison -- >> you take what you can get. >> you get as much off of the table as you can. one thing i will not allow to happen for the rest of my life is to let this debate be framed by the corporate gun lobby who was been stultifying our national conversation on guns. overwhelmingly the majority of americans agree on bold action and the carnage that's happening, not just on the awful mass shootings that we see but every single day we have in the aggregate a mass shooting destroying communities, lives, families. >> democratic

what does pat toomey expect us to do, lie down and let china steal everything from us? waving a white flag, not the american flag. toomey has broad public support, broad bipartisan support on capitol hill for his china policy, because right now americans are increasingly understanding the seven types of things that china does to us and they're very supportive. so let's focus on that. i really don't want to talk more about charn. >> so lit me try to at least cut it short -- >> it's a big day today for this country. >> i understand, and we will talk about it. but i also want -- we heard the president tweet, it is expected that china will be buying all sorts of product, yes. >> they should be expecting big orders from china soon p. will there be big orders from china? >> they are expecting chinese shipments. the problem we ever with the chinese is they don't necessarily honor their commitments. we probably would have had a deal months ago. we had a 150-page agreement that was close to the finish line. the chinese backed off. but again, i think what's important here, if you

this is senators pat toomey, joe manchin, all advocating expanded background checks.proposal that failed in the aftermath of the sandy look shootinhook checks sales. they said the president was very encouraging, behind this piece of legislation with some modifications. now what joe manchin said, he said he can support something that we all can agree on. that's what i took out of their discussion. pat toomey said he wants to make clear the president didn't support any individual piece of legislation, but all sides said this was a productive conversation and they expect the president could ultimately decide what he could get behind as soon as tomorrow. now, john, you mentioned it. the question all around washington is what exactly will the president support. because mitch mcconnell has indicated he will not move on gun legislation until the president signals what he can get behind. and behind closed doors at a leadership meeting with the president last night at the white house, the president still did not say what he ultimately could support but kicked around various id

and then you have senator pat toomey. the president is clearly winning in the trade war.nd, by the way, if it's only a stalemate right now, he will win it to the great pain of communist china. but pat toomey complains the ongoing trade war -- imagine this, because it shows his lack of understanding of economics, his lack of understanding about the trade relationship itself with china. he's saying that it could absolutely hamper the u.s. economy. this is mysterious and, as i said, unfathomable. >> well, the status quo with china hampers the u.s. economy. and this is a president who stood up to china. he ran on it. he has said e we're not going to be taken advantage of. we're going to make fair trade deals. we're not going to let countries take advantage of our workers, of our manufacturing base, and he has done so with strength, boldness and resolve. lou: so why can't we use those words with members of the senate and the house? with strength and resolve? are you kidding? >> we need too. lou: they're irrelevant to most of the members of the house and the senate. >> we have

pat toomey may not like this plan. it is interesting to look at all of this in context if your argument as pat toomey tweeted that beto o'rourke's comment undo the good bipartisan work that's being done on the senate, if comments from a candidate who's polling at 2% can undo the work of the u.s. senate and a bipartisan way then the system is really not working. gun right advocates have been out spoken on the issue. i spent six months on the road who are literally chanting do something on this issue. from my reporting, work may have tapped into something is incredible sense of frustration from democratic voters that this issue has not been handled not since el paso or any of these shootings came in the consciousness. it just says we are going to get this done, this is something that democratic voters have been wanting to hear and you saw that last night. >> garret haake. you better hope you stay on the road because you have questions to ask people on the hill that i think they don't want to answer. steve, let's talk mod

a pat toomey, senator toomey in the intro, talked about very low unemployment.ng that unemployment rate tick up a little bit or even the pace of hiring slow down, then we start to see an effect on consumers. and then, you know, going into the end of the year we have some more of these tariffs hitting. eventually it could become the case that companies start to pass on some of these price increases to households. they haven't really been doing it so far, but they could. laura: i'm glad you brought that up, because the second round of 15% tariffs we've been hearing about are expected to go into effect mid december. so when we talk about how consumers could be affected, what are some of the different ways this could hurt consumers? are there any specific examples you could give? i think when people hear tariffs they're like, ah, i don't know if that's going to affect me, but it really could. you're going to be stand thing at a checkout line and seeing a difference, right? >> right. so the first few rounds of this trade war were focused on businesses. but, or you kn

there's no end in sight. >>> and so joining me now is the republican senator from pennsylvania, pat toomeyn one of the most outspoken republican critics of the president's tariff tactics. how concern are you that this will disrupt the global economy? >> unfortunately, we're starting from a very strong economy right now. record low unemployment, accelerating wage gains. we've got a great economy, but i do think that the uncertainty caused by volatile tariff situation and this developing trade war could jeopardize that strength and that growth and that is i think that's a legitimate concern. by the way, it goes beyond china, right, we saw last spring the president threatened to, you know, one morning woke up and threatened to impose "big, new tariffs" on everything coming out of mexico unless they cooperated sufficiently on an unrelated issue. that's a country we have a free trade agreement. the uncertainty we have and the added costs from tariffs i think they're a threat to growth. >> the president has repeatedly asserted that china is paying for tariffs not the american consumers, would yo

senator pat toomey of pennsylvania.ere's what president trump thinks of that. >> so what does pat toomey want me to say? does he want me to say, let me put my hands up, china, continue to rip us off? let me give up right now, china, even though we're winning. let me give up right now, you continue, to take out $400500 billion, continue to do all the other horrible things you have been doing to us for 30 years. >> consumer spending remains strong and unemployment is at historic lows. for the first time since he took office, the economy is getting worse than it is getting better. and more say trump economic policies are hurting rather than helping. now, i wonder, michael, you cover the whose fite house for "new york times". >> it is central to his argument is that the economy is good. he says it all the time in every setting. i think when i was with the president in france at the g7 last weekend, and i think one of the things that came out there was that the level of uncertainty that hangs over this subject area, that han

even pat toomey, republicans in the middle, trying to get something done.ome push it. i think frankly what it does do is create a pretty major issue for republicans. blue-collar voters in states like wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania. think about this, president trump won michigan, and there are over 700,000 registered gun owners in michigan. he is hurting his own party. >> harris: why is anybody listening to beto o'rourke? [laughter] >> chris: good question. >> harris: they are not backing him. against the other 2020 democratic candidates. >> johanna: i have a friend who is a beto person. so they invited me to come. >> kennedy: oh, that's the one! [laughs] >> johanna: there are a few! i went to this event with my son because it was grassrootsy, he wasn't using a microphone and he wasn't on stage. >> harris: was he cussing? >> chris: he's got to become of course. >> johanna: afterwards i was like, "i couldn't hear him, he was on the stage, he didn't have a microphone." my son was in the back of the car. we want as friends. my son said, "i heard him." and we

senator pat toomey calls this inappropriate. portman when asked should the president have pressed the ukrainian presideei biden, he said he should not. >> so mild in their condemnation of what the president did. of course this would not be the same reaction they would have if this was a democratic president who have said as much and told them to investigate donald trump jr. so that is really something to keep in mind as you're watching these republicans roll in. also you're seeing what they're saying publicly. listen to what they're saying privately when they said why did they release this transcript? of course they know this is how the president interacts with world leaders. they're not totally surprised by it. to answer it, it's becoming more of a problem for them. the question is whether or not any changes going forward. if they are going to come out. the thing is, trump is kind of concerned about that. he's not confident that all these republicans are going to have his back. he's been mistrustful for some time even when you

has been talking to a trio of lawmakers: democrats chris murphy and joe manchin, and republican pat toomey. they all support tougher background checks. >> we have to have meaningful baground chntmahootings inidaten and el paso, president trump called forllation >> i amin meangful-- add that word-- meaningful background checks. >> reporter: but mr. trump never defined what "meaningful" means and quickly backed off after talking to the national rifle association. since then the president has called mass shootings a mental health issue and criticized what he sees an overzealous democrats. >> democrats want to confiscate guns from law-abiding citizens. >> reporter: beto o'rourke reinforced the president's argument at this week's debate. >> hell, yes, we're going to take your ar-15, your ak-47. we're not going to allow it to be used against americans anymore. >> reporter: some of his fellow democrats now fear o'rourke's words will be used against their efforts to paz new gun laws. >> i, frankly, think that that clip will be played for years at second amendment rallies with organizations that tr

>> well, senator pat toomey and i -- pat is a republican senator from pennsylvania -- we have been workingotification act. we lost 50 more americans in mass shooting incidents in dayton and el paso and odessa. the odessa shooter failed a background check. we will make sure states are promptly notified when someone fails a background check. i have been talking with republicans, with democrats, with the white house over the august recess. i am hopeful president trump will actually lead on this issue next week, take a position, stick with it. the american people deserve no less. >> brennan: we will be tracking that. thank you very much, senator coons. and a very early happy birthday to you. >> thank you. >> brennan: thanks for joining us. and we'll be right back in a moment. as a small business owner, the one thing you learn pretty quickly, is that there's a lot to learn. grow with google is here to help you with turning ideas into action. putting your business on the map, connecting with customers, and getting the skills to use new tools. so, in case you're looking, we've put all the ways we

of various ideas presented by congress and white house aides and he spent 40 minutes talking to pat toomey and chris murphy and joe manchin yesterday about the possibility of expanding not indicate what bills he is likely to support. senator manchin called the conversation quote very encouraging, adding that he expects to have a decision from trump as early as today. meanwhile the daily beast reports that one of the people privy to that call including a former gun lobbyist who has played a crucial behind the scenes role on the president's gun policy team. >>> joining us once again from washington, deputy news editor for the editor, we had this conversation before. you have a conversation about something you want to get passed and the individuals walking out of the conversation, saying we think something is going to get done, it is so encouraging, would we're on the same page, and then nothing gets done, and the president has an about-face and has a conversation with someone like wayne la pierre and saying this is not going to work. and ta talk to me about the president's mind set and what

democratic senator chris murphy and republican senator pat toomey have sought cooperation with the white house on potentially expanding background checks. this, as fox news learns the justice department has sent a gun legislation package to the white house for its consideration. no word yet on the specifics. hmm. walgreens, cvs, and wegmans the latest companies asking customers not to openly carry firearms in their stores. in texas, where two recent mass shootings took place, governor greg abbott issued eight executive orders and says he hopes to work with lawmakers to keep guns out of the hands of criminals while protecting secondment rights. the state lieutenant governor breaking with the nra on this. >> i believe they are wrong and not expanding background checks to stopping strangers from selling guns to strangers. we want to protect families selling to family and friends without background checks, but about 10%, to 15% of all guns bought in this country are bought stranger to stranger. they don't know who they are selling to. could be a felon, someone getting to rob a bank, or someo

but chuck todd was talking to pennsylvania senator republican pat toomey.et's just listen to what his response was. >> i don't know what the conversation was. >> i just told you. he said he did bring up corruption and biden. i mean, was that appropriate -- >> again, i don't -- i don't know the context. i don't know what was said. look, it is not appropriate for any candidate for federal office, certainly including a sitting president, to ask for assistance from a foreign country. that's not appropriate. but i don't know that that's what happened here. >> how long does that go on for and how well does that work, rick? >> you know, the big thing here is these guys are a whole bunch of profiles in chicken blank right now because all of them are terrified that donald trump is going to tweet at them. they're terrified he's going to send up a mean video like he did to mitt romney tonight. a man who is demonstrably his better in every possible respect. and they're still living in fear of this guy and they're willing to sacrifice their integrity and their political

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democrats chris murphy and joe mansion and republican pat toomey.l support tougher background checks. >> we have to have meaningful background checks. >> reporter: after the recent mass shootings in dayton, el paso, and gilroy, president trump called for gun control legislation. >> i took it meaningful. meaningful background checks. defined what meaningful means and quickly backed off after talking to the national rifle association. >> we already have very serious background checks. >> reporter: then, the president called mass shootings a mental health issue and criticized what he sees as overzealous democrats. >> democrats want to confiscate guns from law-abiding americans so they are totally defenseless when someone walks into their house with a gun. >> reporter: beto o'rourke reenforced the president's argument at this week's debate. >> yes we are going the take your ar-15. your ak-47. we will not allow it to be used against a fellow american anymore. >> reporter: some of his fellow democrats now fear his words will be used against their efforts

bipartisan gun control proposals during the summer recess, including republican pennsylvania senator pat toomey. >> do you think you have president trump's backing and other republicans? >> i have spoken with the president repeatedly and recently about this topic. he is very interested in doing something meaningful. he hasn't endorsed a specific bill. >> reporter: in the wake of the deadly violence, president trump sending mixed messages on background checks. >> we need meaningful background checks. >> reporter: then days later, changing course. >> we have very strong background checks right now. >> reporter: but today, repeating his claim the violence isn't a gun issue, it's a mental illness issue. >> as strong as you make your background checks, they would not have stopped any of it. it's a mental problem. >> reporter: a recent poll shows that 93% of registered voters support universal background checks. we're told one of the first things the house judiciary committee will do is discuss gun control legislation. but the house has passed two bills expanding background checks. so far, the senate

mansion and pennsylvania republican pat toomey r co sponsoring a background check bill. the senators say their discussion with barr went well but it all comes down to what the president will support. >>he has developed some ideas that i think are constructive stand arm. solve problems and it's a very constructive dialogue that we're having. con see some positive so it's up to the president now. trouble with them what he decides go forward with. >>the senators say the next step is for the attorney general to take those ideas that he heard on the hill and take them to the white house to president trump. one of our >>cites is back open for business today. molony a trump was there for the special moment. the washington monument is again welcoming visitors this after a multimillion dollar renovation the monument closed in 2011 that. then reopened in 2014 only to close again in 2016. when the ev >>the first lady just treated all of them individually and asked their names and then got a couple high fives hugs, i was a little nervous about going up with her but she talked me int

and so -- >> reporter: another republican, senator pat toomey of pennsylvania, called the president's conversation with the ukrainian leader "inappropriate," but not impeachable. and then there was this, from the president's closest ally in congress. >> so, from my point of view, to impeach any president over a phone call like this would be insane. >> reporter: lynn say graham said to impeach a president over a call like this would be insane. >> you know what? if that's his definition of insanity, i'd say, with all due respect to my chairman, he's already reached it. >> and mary, tomorrow, all eyes on the hill again, when the acting director of national intelligence will be testifying and he'll face some tough questions for sure. >> reporter: david, democrats telling us this complaint is deeply disturbing and troubling, and they want to know why the acting director zint stand up for the whistle-blower and why he overruled the inspector general who found that complaint to be an urgent concern. david? >> mary bruce with us again tonight. >>> and in that call, as we've reported here, the

. >> reporter: his comments coming after a last-minute bid by senators joe manchin and pat toomey to get mr. trump to support their bill el paso and dayton, the president has wavered, at times, questioning their effectiveness. >> going back five or six or seven years, for the most part, as strong as you make your background check, they would not have stopped any of us. >> reporter: as the president deliberates, some republicans are warning him against aggravating his political base. >> if republicans abandon the second amendment and demoralize millions of americans who care deeply about second amendment rights, that could go a long way to electing a president elizabeth warren. >> reporter: at their debates thursday night, democrats demanded action. >> hell, yes, we're going to take your ar-15, your ak-47. rhetoric that could bypass gun control legislation. this is an awful idea, tweeted senator toomey. o'rourke is facing death threats for his call to confiscate semiautomatic weapons. my ar is ready for you, tweeted brisco cane. >> no one should have a weapon designed for war. >> repo

pat toomey said it was inappropriate.nd rob portman said it did not surprise him but he shouldn't have done what he did. >>> amid the impeachment frenzy, president trump and ukraine's president zelensky met face-to-face for the first time at the u.n. general assembly. matthew chance is live for us. good morning, matthew. >> reporter: that's right. zelensky was hoping to talk to president trump to ask about the support it provides. that was overshadowed by the controversy. and president zelensky was asked if there was pressure applied by president trump. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we had, i think, good phone call. it was normal. we spoke about many things. i think and you read it, that nobody pushed it. pushed me. >> in other words, no pressure. >> reporter: it was a good phone call. no one pushed him, he said. the yukrainians are mortified they have been sucked into this american political crisis this way. the other concern is that they maintain bipartisan support for the rebels in the eastern country and the

. >> the president met with democratic senator overmanchin and pat toomey.as the focus there on background checks? is that what they were going over strategizing how to best make it work? >> yes. but two of the main loopholes democrats want closed are the gun show loophole and gun show and online sales. when two private citizens want to exchange a gun for money, a background check doesn't have to be done. rick: one of the reasons one of the shooters failed the background check but managed to get a gun anyway. >> a man who had been turned down when he applied for a weapon. got it through a private search and was able toll kill 7 people. rick: mccouldn't says he's waiting on the president before he puts anything else on the floor. >> absolutely. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has ardently withheld from the pressure he has been facing from the other side, specifically citing the president as the reason behind it. rick: beto o'rourke took the lead among the democratic 2020 candidates saying yes we are going to take your ar-15s. he defended that position

we'll look more on the whistle blower when chuck is joined by senator pat toomey. >>> a military parade, surging americans to quote stay away. president trump ordered new troops in response to the strike on saudi arabia's oil refineries. a developing story out of in fl indianapolis this morning. police are searching for a suspect who shot six people saturday night. two victims are in critical condition. >>> a wild come back in college football last night as ucla scored 50 points in the second half to over come a 32 point deficit and beat 19th rank washington state. the bruins were down before they woke up and went on a scoring spree over coming nine touchdown passes from washington state quarterback anthony gordon to beat the cougars, 67-63. the combined 130 points is the >>> straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week, including the astounding story of the american cancer survivor who swam a few casual lapse across the english channel, and the two little boys who became viral stars with their terrible, but hilarious, idea. and later, the exploding popularity of meditation and the fo

the president speaking today with senators pat toomey, joe manchin and chris murphy about their proposal to expand background checks. in the oval office donald trump said background checks may be just one piece of the puzzle. >> is gun sense if you think about it. what we're looking at is that is what we should move on to, a gun since bill. >> donald trump is expected to speak with three senators tomorrow and could soon indicate what he would be willing to throw his support behind. house speaker nancy pelosi got angry with the san francisco chronicle reporter for asking about democrat in action on gun-control. >> we did have action. let's get that straight, the senate did not come to action to pass the bill. and getting very angry. >> nancy pelosi then told the reporter to ask senate republicans why they haven't acted on guns. bipartisan senators pitch expanded background checks to donald trump and the trump administration gets what some are calling a huge legal victory from the supreme court on restrictions for asylum-seekers, let's bring in republican senator rick scott. your reaction

the president speaking with pat toomey, joe manchin and chris murphy about their proposal to expand background checks. background checks may be just one piece of the puzzle. >> it's really gone sense if you look at it. we could call it the gun since bill. >> mike: if president trump is expected to speak with the leaders tomorrow and indicate what he would be willing to throw his support behind. in the meantime, house speaker nancy pelosi got angry with "the san francisco chronicle" reporter for asking about democrat in action on gun control. listen. >> the senate did not come back to pass the bill. i'm getting very angry. >> speaker pelosi then told to report to ask senate republicans why they haven't acted on guns. bipartisan senators pitch expanded background checks in the trump administration get some that are calling huge legal victory on restrictions for asylum-seekers. let's bring in a republican senator from florida, rick scott. your reaction to the supreme court ruling tonight? >> it's positive but, we have to get something done here. this place is completely dysfunctional. we need to

a short time ago west virginia senator joe manchin who together with republican senator pat toomey andnator chris murphy have come up with a proposal to enhance background checks and said he may learn at least from the president what he has in mind. listen to what mansions i do. >> i'm still very encouraged and we will find out today. he will make the final decision how he will be involved, how much she will be involved and what type of ledges, visa legislation he would sign off on. >> the president plans to speak tonight with the house republican conference in baltimore so it may not be until tomorrow that he announces publicly what he will support. the president is under pressure from the national rifle association, not to give anything away, but mansion says he has been telling the president that there are things he can do to address the problem and not upset his face. >> i said to mr. president, there are certain very strong groups that oppose and it didn't hurt you at all. if anything, that will increase his base. it's a presidential moment and i'm hoping he takes advantage of it.

lou: support the president, then you have senator pat toomey as the president is clearly winning in the by the way, if it is only a stalemate right now, into the great pain of communist china. but that is ongoing trade war, imagine this, it shows his lack of understanding of economics, his lack of understanding about the trade relationship itself with china, he is saying it could absolutely hamper the u.s. economy. this is mysterious and as i said unfathomable. >> the status quo in china hampers the u.s. economy as those president who sat with china, he said we will not be taken advantage of, we will make fair trade deals and other countries to convenience of our workers, other manufacturing base and he is done so with strength, boldness and with resolve. that's what we need to do. >> why can we use the words with the members of the senate and the house? the strength and resolve, are you kidding. those words are irrelevant to most of the words in the house in the senate. >> we have to have resolve, when you look at joe biden, and him saying china is not a competitor, china would love to