katherineully-mcmanus >> a live picture this afternoon on capitol hill where the tea party patriots are about to gatter to hold a press conference on gun legislation and protecting second amendment rights. as the -- as this briefing is about to get under way, the hill is reporting that senate republicans are respond cautiously to a new proposal to expand background checks for gun sales that the trump administration is circulating on capitol hill. president trump is yet to endorse the proposal, the white house is taking the temperature of senate republican support for the idea. there are some ideas that different members of the administration are coming up with. at this point, probably too early to say if the republicans will support it that from senate republican whip john thune of south dakota. read the entire story in "the hill" today. again, waiting for the tea party patriot news conference to gets under way. live coverage here on c-span.