al hoffman jr. raised hundreds of millions of dollars for the gop.ney and influence will be guided by one issue. here its jericka duncan. >> when you first heard about the shooting at a school another school shooting what was your initial reaction? >> i was incredulous. i couldn't believe it. felt i had the heart in my hands. >> led 83-year-old, al hoffman jr. to stop contributing to his own party candidates unless they support a change in the gun lautz. a laws i will not write a check for any one that does not oppose assault style weapons. >> you were quoted saying this particular shooting was the end of the road for you. >> that's right. >> why not a sandy hook. >> well i have been after so many politicians, to adopt legislation, and always the answer is we are working on it. working on it. nothing ever changes. >> the original federal assault weapons ban was passed in september of 1994, but expired after ten years. between may 2003 and june, 2008, there were at least 17 attempts to renew or replace the ban, but none made it to a vote. an effort to

>> i have hard time, look, if al hoffman jr. is the first of many republican donors maybe there is going to be a change. you also have to keep in mind that groups like the national rifle association. which are not big donor groups but made of different of the nra, they have a voice in this too they make that voice very loud and very clear. again, i'm a little skeptical just because we haven't got a full sense a of what exactly happened in florida and why cruz allegedly was able to get these -- get this gun. arthel: legally. and given all this information about him. arthel: mike, there are a lot of questions to be answered. and we'll keep an eye on this. we thank you for joining us this afternoon. mike warren. >> thanks. arthel: new questions over the state of the democrat party as we swish gears as a familiar face reportedly raising the possibility of running for president in 2020. but, the question is, is former vice president joe biden really the future and does this show just how maybe weak the democrats' bench is new reactio

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a man by the name of al hoffman jr.rs that are dreaming about staging another mass murder. i will not write another check unless they all support a ban. enough the enough. >> i think they need to be specific about the things they are asking for. a ban is very difficult to do when you ycan have that make at more dangerous item. this is why we need to look towar towards smaller more specific solutions. i keep hearing it won't stop this shooter or that shooter. republicans should be enforcing the law and to do anything that helps enforce existing law should be on the agenda. >> so here is what i think. i think these members of congress should be very afraid. these young people, this is generation z. women are much in favor of these kind of favors to curb it. that should scare the heck out of people in congress who are not taking action. >> let me also point out one of the things we get caught up in is the election of donald trump in 2020 and also what focuses on the united states senate. the important issues we are talking

"the new york times" reports al hoffman jr.ontributions to groups or candidates that do not support a ban on military-style weapons. the message came through an e-mail sent to several republican leaders including florida governor rick scott. it reportedly said, "i will not write another check unless they all support a ban on assault weapons. enough is enough." >>> well, lebron james and steph curry are responding to controversial comments from fox news host laura ingramm. she said players should stay out of politics and just shut up and dribble. >> we will definitely not shut up and dribble. i will definitely not do that. >> people kind of try to put athletes and black athletes in a box, to say you know, basketball's the only thing that you can provide in this kind of -- i mean obviously very upsetting. >> ingram was responding to a video james released earlier this week where he and warriors' kevin durant were highly critical of president trump. durant, lebron and curry will be in the nba all-star game tomorrow in los angeles.

. >> reporter: but some like 83- year-old republican donor al hoffman, jr. up the heat on lawmakers. >> i will not write a check for anyone who does not propose a ban on assault style weapons. >> reporter: in recent years several attempts to revive an expired ban or pass a new one stalled in congress. weigia jiang, cbs news, the white house. >>> coming up the lengths one airline went to to reunite a passenger with her lost engagement ring. >> in the bay area temperatures are coming down and that's not the only thing. some ultra rare snow in the bay area, the forecast is coming up. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especial

a man by the name of al hoffman jr. issued republicans.ndo to las vegas and now parkland, you just have to know there are others around the country just dreaming about staging another mass murderer. i will not write another check unless they all support a ban on assault weapons. enough is enough. >> yeah. that could be persuasive, but i think that people who want to impact republican members have to be specific about the things they are asking for. a ban on assault weapons is difficult to do when you can purchase things on the internet that make it a more dangerous item. seeing a ban on assault weapons gets very difficult. this is why i think we need to look for smaller, more specific solutions to advance the statehouses and then be a model for congress. there's a false debate we keep getting trapped in, and we can't do one thing because it won't solve all the problems. i keep hearing, this won't stop this shooter or is that shooter. that should not prevent houses or congress from taking individual steps like increasing ways to make sure b

al hoffman jr.as raised hundreds of millions of dollars for republicans but in the wake of the florida shooting he's sent out an ooemt urging other supporters. jericka duncan is in parkland. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the long-time gop fund-raiser and florida builder said he's literally helped to built his community. he said now his influence and dollars will be determined by one major issue. when you first heard about that shooting at the school, another school shooting, what was your reaction? >> i was incredulous. i felt like i had my heart in my hand. >> reporter: it made him vow to stop contributing to candidates unless they change their support on the gun laws. >> i will not write a check for anyone who does not oppose a ban on assault-style weapons. >> you were quoted as saying this particular shooting was the end of the road for you. >> that's right. >> why not a sandy hook? >> i've been after so many politicians to adopt legislation and always the answer is we're working on it