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>> reporter: west virginia senator joe manchin said >> was it negligence was it malpractice was it intent west virginia senator joe manchin said investigators told him a year ago about the suspicious deaths and there was a person of interest >> what i can't figure out, one year of an investigation you can't tell me beyond a person of interest, nothing has been done nothing has been done? >> reporter: the va medical center said in a statement it's >> reporter: the va medical center said in a statement it's cooperating with the investigatiod secretary robert willke is waiting for answers from his milies and make sure that they have what they need in this veve her dad all over >> it's a horrible feeling. >> reporter: and now grieving families left wondering was a serial killer stalking the hospital where veterans had gone for help? courtney kube, nbc news, charleston, west virginia. >> reporter: chris says it's like losing her dad all over again. >> it's a horrible feeling >> reporter: and now grieving families left wondering was a serial killer stalking the hospital where veterans had gone

over the weekend about the president talking about these issues with senator pat toomey, senator joe manchin, what are they endorsing when it comes to legislation? >> guest: to me and manchin are known for theirbackground checks legislation . this would be legislation close gun show loophole, close loopholes regarding internet firearms sales. right now you can purchase guns at those two venues and without going through a background check whereas if you go to a regular gun store, you need to go through a federal background check process and so these two senators, bipartisan senators in the wake of the sandy hook shooting and i believe it was 2012, these two senators came awful close to pushing something through the united states senate. a fellow six votes shy when it was all said and done and we have not seen real movement on any sort of major done reform legislation in the remaining years, even as we've seen a number of high profile shootings ranging from parkland to orlando to las vegas where the most lives were lost and so this is seen as a critical moment because it seems a number of amer

our guest, key democrat west virginia senator joe manchin. >> hey, i see you! >> brennan: and on the campaign trail, andrew yang tries to dance his way to the white house. we'll ask the entrepreneur, will voters get in step. plus president trump eyes a new piece of property for the u.s. seth doane reports from greenland. all that and political analysis of the week up next on "face the nation." >> brennan: good morning and welcome to "face the nation." it was a volatile week for the stock market as warnings emerged that the economic boom may be slowing. that could complicate president trump's reelection bid as fears of a recession seemed rooted in his intensifying trade war with china. we start this morning in coal country with west virginia senator joe manchin. he joins us from charleston. good to have you on the progrou, margaret. >> brennan: senator, you have been very supportive of president trump's trade war. given the worries that we're seeing emerge this week and the president's decision to pull become on some tariffs related to consumers, are you having

>> susan collins reminds me in some ways of joe manchin.he represent a state that has shifted in terms of the partisan moorings. she is very deeply well known in that state, a small state like west virginia and a state sensitive to the importance of the role of the federal government that relies on federal leadership to make sure that its interests are protected and that it gets the support it needs. with those kinds of officeholders, they are very difficult to defeat. is, you canund spend 5000 gross rating points on tv trying to tarnish a candidate's reputation and it bounces off the body armor. susan collins is that kind of officeholder. she's well-known in the state, they know her, they know what she has done for things like that in the state. i think democrats are going to mount a serious effort because they want revenge for the brett kavanaugh vote. at the end of the day, i think she's got a durable image that is going to ensure that she gets reelected assuming she runs for another term. host: did justice kavanagh hurt her at all? to b

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know where the president will stand on this. >> the common reframe from democrats and the gop, joe manchine middle of their caucus or right of their caucus is this. you have to outline exactly what you want. i am for the bill. please pass the toomey manchin background check bill. he has to tweet it seven ways from sunday. unless he does that, it will be hard. >> one 2020 democrat presidential candidate dropping out of the race and running for senate instead. hey, who are you? oh, hey jeff, i'm a car thief... what?! i'm here to steal your car because, well, that's my job. what? what?? what?! (laughing) what?? what?! what?! [crash] what?! haha, it happens. and if you've got cut-rate car insurance, paying for this could feel like getting robbed twice. so get allstate... and be better protected from mayhem... like me. ♪ witha color change is easy.des, nutrisse has 77. from our darkest blacks, to our lightest blondes. it nourishes while it colors. plus avocado, olive and shea. change a little, or a lot. nutrisse. nourished hair. better color. by garnier, naturally! hey! i live on my own now! i'

and democratic strategist chris, former chief of staff for senator joe manchin. i will start with you on this one. how do you think this reset will help beto o'rourke, if at all? >> i'm not sure it is going to work. he has been hovering 1% to 2% since he got into the election. the first few weeks it was 8%. i don't know that a reset will help. he qualified for the third debate, which means he will be on the debate stage september 12th and 13th. i'm not sure he has a chance really to move up in the polls any more than he is right now. i think he's having difficulty fund-raising. so i'm not sure what this reset is going to do. but at the same time i'm not sure him running for the senate in texas is also going to be a viable move for him. as garrett mentioned, h.j. hey gar, a veteran of afghanistan is a strong candidate. she almost defeated a strong incumbent in the last election cycle. because he drops out of the presidential race he will not automatically walk into a viable senate run for him. he may not even win the primary there. >> let's juxtapose the el paso s

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who's been personally lobbying the president to help him pass life-saving gun legislation, senator joe manchin is here. the president's election fate will depend on how you feel about the economy, so how good is it? how well has this president done and what is he doing now to stave off a recession? we will test the realities of this economy with mr. stephen moore. yes, the same, the man the president picked for the fed before withdrawing him over a storm of controversy. and if joe biden is going to go big on his new electability argument, do new poll numbers give him good reason? we got the data. we have the wizard of odds, what do you say? let's get after it. >> the president said there was great appetite for universal background checks. now he's saying he will starve that appetite. the atlantic reports tonight the president told the nra chief, invited on this show often, does not accept the invitation, just hours ago, he must have been very relieved to hear the president say we won't pursue background checks. remember, this president has been telling you something different for days. >> we h

after the latest mass shootings, west virginia democratic senator senator joe manchin on "sunday morning futures" says he is ready to work with the gop to get something own the president's desk. >> the's in a unique position to help make america safe again. we need to make america safe again. people have to have confidence they can go out with their friends and family and be safe. we have to start. background checks is the absolute building block we start with it. arthel: phil wegmann, white house reporter for real clear politics. president trump is meeting with a bipartisan group of senators, including one who is big on gun control and two senator hose wrote a failed bill on background checks, senator joe manchin with maria this morning. has the time come that we will see bipartisan sunsport for gun control. >> if this was the moment for gun control in the trump era this might be it. republicans and democrat you mentioned have a legislative appetite for getting something done. you see ivanka trump is talking with members of congress what the legislative appetite is and how far things co

we can report that senators joe manchin, a democrat, senator chris murphy a democrat, and pat toomey a republican have been in talks with the white house on subjects that include expanding background checks. now one word of warning, don't get overexcited. just because they're talking doesn't necessarily mean there is progress. white house aides are expected to visit new jersey soon and brief the president on where all these discussions are going. now, the president has claimed over the last few days that mitch mcconnell may be in favor of background checks expanding background checks. but. he may be confused. because republican aides say mitch mcconnell say he has not endorsed any gun legislation. >> maybe this time will be different. this comes as police in dayton, ohio, release chilling new surveillance video and a detailed timeline of the gunman carrying out his massacre. he shot 26 people in 32 seconds. let's get right to cnn's ryan young. he is live in dayton with the latest. what have you learned? >> reporter: tough to watch. you can see how police were able to stretch all this

now, we're going to hear from -- let's hear from senator joe manchin. he represents west virginia.e senate committee on veterans affairs. he said investigators have their sights set on that person of interest. take a listen. >> the person is no longer in contact with any patients whatsoever. there is an investigation. that's what we know. we did not know that there was a homicide that was connected with this. what we're hearing, there could be more victims. we don't know for a fact. >> all right. now, as for the medical center, a spokesman said that allegations of potential misconduct that we've all heard about do not involve anyone currently working at the facility. so making it clear that whoever this person of interest is no longer has contact with patients there, jim. >> renÉ marsh, thanks very much. we're joined now by tony o'dell, an attorney representing the family of the deceased veteran. he's with me now. mr. o'dell, we appreciate you joining the program this morning. >> glad to be here. thank you. >> first, if we can, let's start with the circumstances of mcdermott's deat

west virginia senator joe manchin says more families have contacted him, looking for answers. >> we were already told about the one last week, and now we're finding out there's more, and since i've been coming out really strong, people are coming -- i've got ten-plus people concerned about their family members, how they might have passed away from there. >> the v.a. office of inspector general offered information about the first homicide, but offered no additional comment. >>> investigators say they busted a massive drug ring spanning three states. they seized enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people. the synthetic opioid is much stronger and more deadly than heroin. 35 people were arrested in virginia, north carolina, and texas. four others are still on the run. they allegedly played different roles including supplier, packager, transporter, and distributor in the drug ring. >>> coming up on thenews," why after having a baby behind bars. >>> and an ohio man is accused of shooting and kikilling two teenagers. what he says the this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ dealing with psoriatic arth

requirements and support investigations and audits but some lawmakers like west virginia senator joe manchin who is a pilot himself. what further action before the planes are back in business. i'm not getting on the 7.37 max to i see the president. >>boeing in all his and hers associates me on that plane first mansion asked why the foreign pilots of the planes that crash did not know how to turn off the computer system. >>then investigators blamed for causing the accidents. the fda's top safety official ali bahrami suggested pilot error what we know. >>that the actions they to was inconsistent with what you would think why the f a a has no timeline for when the max is could be back in the air congress demands to be kept in the loop. in washington, i'm just eaten or. >>an official says york's us government believes humza bin lametime to try to confirm the deatthey believe corroborate his death earlier this year, the us accused of seeking to encourage attacks against united states. the new york times reports homs was killed in an operation sometime within the last 2 years. the state department

west virginia's senator joe manchin's office says there is a person of interest in the case.olve a current employee. >>> "the new york times" says new york senator kirsten gillibrand announced she's dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. the decision came after gillibrand failed to qualify for a democratic d nexon that will include ten candidates. throughout the campaign she averaged less than 1% in polls and struggled to raise money. she said she would endorse another candidate in the primary but has not yet picked which one. >>> and the "washington post" reports u.s. women's soccer star carli lloyd says she's not afraid to kick in the nfl. last week during a philadelphia eagles practice, lloyd nailed a 55-yard field goal. she talked about the possibility of giving the nfl a try. lloyd said someone approached her afterward to kick in a preseason game. >> from a kicking perspective, that's what i do for a living. i don't see why not. women can kick. >> unnamed teams have reportedly reached out to lloyd. she says she's considering the offers. >>> still to come, a major ai

. >> reporter: west virginia senator joe manchin says his office first learned last summer at inspector general's investigation had been launched, ut manchin says he did not know foul play was suspected. >> you can imagine the panic that's going on right now. i know of operations that people refuse to have that have been efheduled for a long time. they're concerned about the care. th reporter: a v.a. spokesman says the allegations do not involve any current employees-- little comfort to proctor and niehenke, who say the person responsible and the v.a. need to be held accountable. you call it a betrayal. >> yes. it is a betrayal. we trusted them to take care of dad. >> reporter: the family of sergeant mcdermott is the first m file a wrongful death claim, which really brought this issue into the public spotlight more than a year after the government investigation into this began. john? >> dickerson: natalie brand in west virginia tonight. we have breaking news tonight in the death of angels' pitcher tyler skaggs. the toxicology report just out says skaggs had the opioids fentanyl and oxyc

and that is what joe manchin and i are focused on, that is what i discussed with the president todayesterday. and that's what i'm hoping we could get to. >> did the president say if your legislation passes the senate that he'll sign it? >> no. he didn't say that. and i didn't ask him that. i think he's still asking questions about the substance and how we get there. what other things might be included. for instance i think there is broad support for red flags legislation. senator graham, the chairman of the judiciary committee i believe intends to bring up such legislation. you know, jake, this is the legislation that would allow family and law enforcement when they discover somebody who is exhibiting dangerous and violent proclivities to bring that to the attention of a court and if the court agrees then to take the firearms and prevent that person from buying other firearms. that has broad support. i think that is likely to move out of judiciary and be able to pass on the full senate floor. i also think my bill with chris coons which would require the fbi to notify states when some

over the past several days, he's repeatedly called democrat joe manchin and republican pat toomey.ir background check bill narrowly failed in 2013. >> the president is open to this conversation. he has initiated this conversation in some cases. >> not one more! >> reporter: and the pressure is mounting. more than 200 mayors from both parties sent a letter to senate leaders urging them to call the senate back to session now to vote on two background check bills that passed the house in bi february. those bills would close loopholes for sales at gun shows tsd on the internet. in a radio interview this afternoon, the senate's erpublican leader, mitch mcconnell, said gun control legislation will be on the agenda after august recess. >> we're going to have these bipartisan discussions, and when we get back, hopefully be able to come together and actually pass something. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes is on ilpitol hill tonight. and, nancy, the president, after parkland, promised tougher background checks and then he reneged on those promises. given the politics on capitol hill, how much of

west virginia senator joe manchin says the investigation has identified a person of interest. >> when someone basically was willing to sacrifice their life and then we find out that their life was taken in such a horrific fashion, it's hard for ar to imagine. >> reporter: hard to imagine for a family who now says the v.a. failed in its duty. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> dickerson: in a major reversal tonight, brazil's president says his country is open to accepting millions of illlars in international wildfire aid. he initially demanded an apology for criticism of his handling of the fires in the amazon.nu bojorquez they saw this manmade disaster coming. >> reporter: while humans are largely to blame for destructio who mhe healthiest parts, to tashka yawanawa spoke with us today. so dry season, there are always fires. but this year is particularly bad. rl was particularly bad. >> reporter: a result, he says, of the kind of deforestation that has threatened the centuries-old yawanawa way of life. >> it's very simple, each one of b needs to be responsible economically, environm

president has talked to joe manchin and pat toomey.ail. interested in what lindsey graham is putting forward for red flag law to get the lunatic in 11th grade that has the kill list on the wall in the bathroom. want to make sure he doesn't get a gun. how do we do that? let's see if there is a logical way forward there and nancy pelosi says we are ready to go back after the senate goes back. ainsley: chilling the mom and el paso shooter called police a few weeks ago as we were mentioning at the top of the show because she was worried about her son having this ar. pete: we just learned we actually did get a statement from twitter about mitch mcconnell's official campaign account being suspended. it says the user was temporarily locked out of their account for a tweet that violated our violent threats policy specifically threats involving. brian: the user, senator mitch mcconnell's office? the user? really? by retweeting annual attack on him, he gets suspended. pete: yeah. as you said vile stuff you read on twitter people say towards mitc

over the past several days, he's repeatedly called democrat joe manchin and republican pat toomey.eck billionaire rowley failed in 2013. >> the president is open to this conversation. he's initiated this conversation in some cases. >> not one more! >> reporter: and the pressure is mounting. more than 200 mayors from both parties sent a letter to senate leaders, urging them to call the senate back to session now to vote on two background check bills that passed the house in february. those bills would close loopholes for sales at gun shows and on the internet. in a radio interview this afternoon, the senate's republican leader mitch mcconnell said gun control legislation will be on the agenda after august recess. >> we're going to have these bipartisan discussions, and when we get back, hopefully be able to come together and actually pass something. >> finding something that the two sides can agree on won't be easy, and republicans are going to want assurances that the president won't renege. that he is going to give them the political cover that they'll need. but still, the fact th

the bigger challenges the challenge joe manchin faced in west virginia and susan collins faces. we live in a much more polarized political environment. simply being known as an icon in your state, it doesn't get you 80% approval ratings. you're going to be in the 50's and 60's on a good day because people are generally polarized and they look at what you're wearing and that's all they want to know. even though, i think susan collins has a good, strong image. i think that brett kavanaugh confirmation definitely energize , but whether that result in anything more than a lot of money for her opponent remains to be seen. susan: could you describe the states where there are these competitive races, colorado, north carolina, arizona, maine, kentucky, all republican-held seats right now. what is the chance the senate flips and you don't hold it in democrats take over a majority? >> i think we have a good opportunity to hold the senate. it is going to be a fight. the democrats either shot to take it. they would like to own it off after 2020. if i were him, that would be my think we will

steven: to me, susan collins reminds me of joe manchin. she represents the state that has shifted in terms of its partisan moorings. she is deeply well-known in that state. it is a small state like west virginia. it is a state sensitive to the importance of the roles of federal government, that relies on federal leadership to make sure its interests are protected. those kinds of officeholders are difficult to defeat. we had this experience with joe mansion in the last election cycle. you can spend 5000 gross ratings points trying to tarnish a candidates reputation and it bounces off the body armor. i think susan collins is that kind of officeholder. she is well known in the state. they know her and what she has done for bath iron works and other things like that in the state. i think democrats will mount a serious effort. they want revenge for the kavanaugh vote, but at the end of the day, i think she has a durable image that i think will get her reelected assuming she runs for another term. susan: did her support for kavanaugh hurt her at

gun rights advocate senator joe manchin told the wall street journal if the president supports expansionund checks and red flag laws it will give congressional republicans cover. one of the patterns of past mass shootings is they are generally followed by a spike in nra membership revenue and an increase in gun sales. >> reporter: politicians and public official to offer thoughts and prayers in the wake of tragedies are facing unprecedented levels of criticism. take this example from a washington post,. christians have a responsibility to pray for those suffering in the wake of those shootings in el paso and dayton but appeal to thoughts, present spiritual renewal conservatives an excuse for not doing anything practical about the gun problem we face in america. first baptist dallas pastor robert jeffers, i want to start with you. the conversations about evangelicals and questions who are not willing to take any movement on the gun issue. your response? >> that is completely false. the washington post op-ed writer said that and i am taking action. like somebody said there is nothing of im

been between white house officials and the staff of these senators, democrats chris murphy and joe manchin and pat toomey. let's start there. with me now april bryan, who is correspondent for urban radio networks, and jeff mason covers the white house for reuters. >> hi, brooke. >> when you hear that these talks are informal and not substantive, according to one official. how serious are these conversations? >> not substantive is the key piece right there. we've been hearing about these talks forever. i've been in washington for 22 years, there were shootings, columbine, so many things that happened. they were talking about closing the gun show loophole. now hr-8 that is in the house, is to close the gun show loophole as well as the online loophole for buying guns. we're talking about assault weapons bans. it's a lot about a lot that's not moving. the problem is people are dying and hr-8 has passed in the house, but the senate won't do it. not only that, you have the nra that is telling the president no. remember parkland? the president was all for background checks when he heard the peopl

joe manchin was alerted to his death in summer of 2018 that was not told about suspicions of homicide>> as soon as we found out we took the proper actions. the person is no longer in contact with any patients. that is what we knew. we did not know that there was a homicide connected with this activity. >> there is a person of interest, a hospital spokesman tells fox news, quote, allegations of potential misconduct do not involve any current employees. the inspector general's office in federal law enforcement are investigating. the ig says we can't comment further on those activities. following reports of poor va care and death during the obama administration progress has been slow. the va is wrecked by a revolving door leadership by secretaries, three serving in an acting capacity. shannon: thank you very much. a teen says theying landed her in the icu. mattie nelson says she vaped every day for years and she felt ill and was later hospitalized and placed in a medically induced coma. she developed pneumonia from glycerin juice. seattle teachers agreed to a double-digit salary increase

i happen to be the joe manchin, jon tester, mark warner, all democrats who said these people on the stagere not reflecting what i think, what democrats stand for. we are not for medicare for all, we are not for opening up the border and letting people walton, we are not for what most of the people are getting applause for her, there's a problem, they've got to find a therapist to find out what they stand for. elizabeth warren would stand out, she is smart, she's confident, she's concise but what she stands for will not get her elected because the country is not there. >> juan: i think the country as they are, if you talk about medicare for all, education, go look, people like this stuff. dana makes the point -- >> greg: we all like free stuff. >> juan: when you say you will lose your private coverage, no, no. >> dana: can i make two tactical points? kamala harris made a decision because she's been on every side of the health care issue, they decided to go days before this debate to release her health care plan, i don't think that was a good idea because she kind of knew it but not really

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there's a senate republican and joe manchin, a democrat. those are two items that for sure will be front and center as we see what we can come together on and pass. >> jackie, he said as we played earlier that he will not pull republicans back. that's a month before. i'm skeptical anything has any chance with the obvious caveat nothing happened after parkland or vegas. what say you? >> in this measure he was talking about, the mancian-toomey bill, it's already failed twice. it's unclear if the political will is there. urgency does matter. how fast these things get done matter. after parkland, rick scott signed legislation into law, you know, maybe not even a month after that shooting happened. the urgency, push and momentum does drive it. another factor here is president trump. if president trump makes this a priority and pushes republicans and gives them cover on an issue, be it the red flag of laws, which is another thing that's being discussed. >> lindsey graham. >> yeah, exactly and senator blumenthal that would give states money to imp

today senator lindsey graham is president trump is working with west virginia democratic senator joe manchin to potentially expand gun laws. >> we are looking at protective order legislation, grant programs to help states hire mental health professionals for the cops to evaluate which cases go to court. >> the president is in a unique position to make america safe again. people have to have confidence they can go out with their friends and family to be safe. background checks is the building block we start with. reporter: according to "politico," several gun control groups are spending $55,000 to target mitch mcconnell and other gop senators in hopes of curb of passing gun legislation. jon: congress women ilhan omar and rashida tlaib face controversy over the rejection of' her visit to israel. >> congress a can maker the decision how to give aid. our obligation as an ally and friend is to hold them accountable when they are wrong. any time you are undermining' basic free speech rights and human rights you are going in the wrong direction. reporter: rashida tlaib and ilhan omar are keeping th

senator joe manchin's office says there's a person of interest and they're no longer in contact withhep? >> shepard: jacqui heinrich live. an american couple arrested for murder now on the run after they escaped security officers as they moved them to a different prison. cops say blaine and susan barksdale overpowered private security guards in blanding, utah, which is about 40 miles north of the arizona border. they're accused of killing a man and burning down his home in tucson back in april. cops arrested them in new york and guards were transporting them to a facility in arizona. police are warning people the couple is armed and should be considered extremely dangerous. laura ingle reporting live from new york. laura? >> shep, well, police in tucson, arizona, told us today that they're working with the fbi, the u.s. marshall service and several law enforcement agencies in multiple states to track these two down. 56-year-old blaine barksdale and his 59-year-old wife, susan barksdale, managed to overpower two security officers while being transported. they were going through utah a

pat toomey of pennsylvania, a republic republican, and joe manchin of west virginia, a democrat, so those are two items for sure will be front and center as we see what's we can come together on and pass. >> so i wonder if that's a signal to the president there because practically we know mcconnell won't bring that before the senate unless he's confident the president backs him. that's really -- it's in the president's hands, is it not? >> i think it is a signal to the president that he has seen support grow on this issue, and he's saying he's going to bring it to the floor which is actually very significant for mitch mcconnell, because he controls the floor and he does not bring up things he thinks the president will not support or he doesn't think will be helpful to his republican party. the fact he's saying it will be part of the discussion is significant, but he's not saying it will pass or even saying he'll promise to bring it up for a vote. i think he's sending out a signal, there's this bill, it is bipartisan and being discussed. but he's being very careful with his word choice her

a president who's going to listen to the last guy he talks to whether that's wayne lapierre or joe manchinld get done? >> i have chris murphy's bill in my hand here, i read it word for word. it expands background checks to cover private sales. online home sales, gun show sales, if you want a gun, you have to pass a background check. what it exempts is really interesting, it exempts the sale of transfers between law enforcement, temporarily loning firearms for hunting and sporting events. gifting guns to family members. this seems to me a gun owner to be very reasonable so if there's interest among republicans, and the president this i think is something that could pass, it just depends on whether the president wants to listen to the majority of nra members who support expanding background checks or wayne lapierre. >> you are a gun owner as you said, anyone who follows you on social media will be able to follow along with your ventures, you are a sports woman, you hunt, you fish, you're making this a family tradition too. you recently announced you are no longer an nra member. why? >> it ju

there's a bipartisan bill in the senate, pat toomey of pennsylvania, a republican, and joe manchin ofest virginia, a democrat. so those are two items that for sure will be front and center as we see what we can come together on and pass. >> do you want to jump in here? >> he's talking about manchin-toomey. lindsey graham is on air force one today and gave a pool report speaking to reporters saying we're not for manchin-toomey. >> they all voted against it. >> yeah, they all voted against it. and tom brasso was in the senate today because they were in a performance session. he said he's not for background checks or red flag. >> this is him. as for bipartisan background check legislation which he repeatedly voted against, he said i don't expect things have changed much. >> well, there's two points i want to make. trump will do whatever trump thinks he needs to do for his re-election and he won't care where the party goes. he'll do what he wants to do. you saw it for the 2018 election. he kept pushing the caravans and that was a disaster for house republicans. that was not the argument t

pat toomey of pennsylvania, a republican and joe manchin of west virginia, so those are twoimes that for sure will be front and center as we see what we can come together on and pass. >> okay, josh green, again, the language from him on expanded background checks being front and center of the debates, to me that's new. what september new is action. those two are very different. >> it's new in the sense clearly mcconnell feels political pressure to speak up and not duck on this issue. but the two things that stood out to me was the language he used. front and center is different than saying i'm going to take that bill and put it on the senate floor for a vote. the other thing mcconnell said that we didn't have in that clip was he's not going to call the senate back in session. that to me obviously suggests a lack of concern or a lack of urgency on this issue. and as we've seen after past shootings a lot of times weeks go by, all of a sudden the urgency and promise to act people expect to happen in the immediate aftermath trails away and we go back to the normal of no new gun control.

it's not as attractive as it -- >> talk to joe manchin. >> they're really happy with their field in colorado many as 12 candidates who are running for the right to take on cory gardner. if hickenlooper decided to run for the senate he'd have higher name id. he might be able to clear some of those people. right now i think democrats are sitting in a position where colorado is a state they feel like a generic democratic candidate can beat corey gardner. >> would hickenlooper be a good senator? >> he was a phenomenal governor. phenomenal governor. he was a phenomenal mayor. i don't see any reason why he wouldn't be a phenomenal senator. he's got to make his own decisions. >> so charlie sikes, if hickenlooper does get out, it narrows the field somewhat. but there's still a big challenge with such a large field. right now, nine have qualified. tom steyer might because he's spending $12 million so far in early states. $10 million on tv media. >> yeah, well at this point, if you're not on that stage, your campaign is going nowhere. there's a lot of no hopers in this race. i think you'll see the win

. >> west virginia senator joe manchin said he was told as early as july of 2018 of mcdermott's deathhat deficiencies had been corrected but there was no mention at that time to him of potential murder. >> we did not know that there was a homicide that was connected with this activity way back when, a horrible tragedy, or how many others might have been affected until we just heard about it last week. >> the hospital spokesman told fox news this morning allegations of potential misconduct you may have heard about in media reports do not involve any current lewis johnson va medical center employees. the inspector general and federal law enforcement agents are investigating. the ig said we cannot comment further on those activities. the former employee in question has been isolated, but not publicly identified. dana? >> dana: thank you. reports say oxycontin's manufacturer has agreed to settle lawsuits. they are facing billions in potential liability for its role in the nation's opioid crisis. the company said it's prepared to defend itself, but sees little good in years of litigation.

senator joe manchin of west virginia told "the wall street journal" that if the president supports expansionound checks and red flag laws would give some congressional republicans cover. one of the patterns of past mass shootings is that they are generally followed by a spike in nra membership revenue. and by an increase in gun sales. too soon to say whether that pattern repeats itself after the most recent massacres. shannon paid >> shannon: doug mckelway, thank you. public officials who offer thoughts and prayers in the wake of the tragedies are facing unprecedented levels of criticism. take this example from "the washington post" column. christians have a responsibility to pray for those suffering in the wake of the surrender shootings in el paso and dayton but appeals to thoughts, prayers, and spiritual renewal can serve as an excuse for not doing anything practical about the gun problem that we face in america. ethan bearman and dr. robert jeffress, welcome. pastor, i'm going to start with you. your name has been brought up in some of these conversations about even jell-o gulls who aren

. >> first of all i'm working with senator pat toomey and joe manchin and with the white house on making sure that we closed some loopholes in the background check system to ensure people with criminal records who are mentally ill cannot purchase firearms. that's something we ought to be able to unite around. i'm not talking about restrictions on family members, i wouldn't support for example the house passed bill. it is overreached, it goes too far. but if we can come together working with president trump, working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle and to say if you advertise the sale of a firearm over the internet, there should be a background check, that makes sense to me. >> martha: do you think the president will stick with this? what we've seen too many times, people say this is the moment because of dayton and el paso but i have said if it wasn't the moment after sandy hook, why should anyone believe once a few weeks passed, it doesn't go awa away? >> the president has been engaged and he has talked to senator mcconnell who has indicated a willingness to bring that bill to

top democratic senator joe manchin urging va officials to speed up the investigation and get the familiesers they deserve. joining us now is secretary of veterans affairs, robert wilkie. thanks for joining us. this is my home state, full disclosure. i'm originally from west virginia. and these are two cases, potentially up to ten, at the louis johnson va medical center in clarksburg that are under investigation. what is the standout >> where it stands is we are learning what we know from the media. this investigation started, the independent inspector general, before i even became the va secretary. and you mentioned in your opening remarks about senator manchin. i completely agree. it is time for the inspector general, who is not controlled by me nor the white house, to finally end this investigation to answer the questions that our grieving families have. it's been far too long. one thing i will say is that, unlike phoenix, what happened in the last administration, my understanding that as soon as the officials in clarksburg knew something was wrong, they immediately reported to the auth

>> capri: i think what we are seeing right now, joe manchin, democrat, and pat toomey, a republican,ave bipartisan bill that has been pending in the senate. been working out. they have been meeting of the white house. i would hope that leader mcconnell and speaker pelosi have been meeting to try and figure out how we get this going forward. i think a combination of background checks and a red flag while it is with the american people are looking for right no now. i think if we don't act, coming back into this recess, which is -- five weeks is dog years in political terms. hopefully it would remain the political will to get this done. >> harris: we always say the longer you make the heart of this get a deal done. he cools off what about sending surrogates to the ella, like a bongo? she's been out on this issue talking with lawmakers. >> melissa: i do think of things like that work because it seems like the only way to get deals done this kind of talk quietly to the side as opposed to screaming of the camera. it frustrates me, when you hear legislators complaining about the supreme cou

. >> here's the thing, though, and senator joe manchin alluded to this as well, unless the presidentthe united states comes out and says, you know what, here's my plan, here's how i think we should move forward the likelihood that senators are going to move forward with some sort of bipartisan legislative package, fairly low right? >> fairly low in the absence of some sort of galvanizing horrible traumatic event that focuses the attention on the issue, as we just experienced, yes, fairly low and especially since we're now in august recess it's unlikely they'll come back with attention on that issue. there's more pressure on senators in their home districts than in washington, d.c. where you get a little bit more recalcitrant. when they're engaging with constituents, there's more pressure on them. unless the president takes the lead nothing is going to happen. >> noah rothman, thank you, francesca thank you, as always. >>> elizabeth warren putting the old controversy over her native american heritage back in the spotlight once again. could she potentially be neutralizing what would be

the democratic senator joe manchin, the republican pat toomey also say the president was receptive tobill to expand background checks. the white house says the president is considering executive actions and listening to legislative proposals. >> he mentioned some in his speech. we have talked to lawmakers already about some of the gun control legislation they have, whether it's the toomey/manchin bill, whether it's the red flag laws that we've talked about on multiple occasions. he's also talking about some of the loopholes that would have potentially stopped this tragedy. reporter: there are expected to be some protests in dayton tomorrow when the president arrives there, in el paso the congresswoman who represents that district, veronica escobar, a democrat and the former congressman, current presidential candidate beto o'rourke say the president in their view is not welcome there. no public events for president trump today. the white house says the president is getting ready for those two stops tomorrow. liz? liz: blake, thank you very much. dow jones industrials up 236 points. at