the pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro is joining us. thanks so much for joining us. sad day for clearly everybody in pittsburgh, throughout pennsylvania, indeed throughout the nation. let me get your thoughts on the president of the united states right now. you said yesterday that the president hasn't risen to the level that americans need him to, at least not yet. do you think the visit today will make things better? >> well, we will see, wolf. we will see what comes after this visit, whether he offers words of healing, words of unity, or whether he continues to divide us with his speech and with his tweets. i think the ball is really in the president's court. as i've said before, i think we need a healer in chief. we need someone to help tone down the political rhetoric, turn the temperature down on that, and bring people together. words matter, wolf, and the president so far has failed to find the words to bring the american people together. >> what do you make of the protesters in pittsburgh who came out only a block or two away from the tree of life synagogue to

josh shapiro, good to see you again.ou said your office is launching a separate investigation apart from the department of justice. what are you focusing on specifically? >> we're interested in finding out the social media platform gab that was used by not just this killer, but white nationalists, neo-nazis across this country to find out whether this is protected free speech or whether it's being used to insigi incite violence. it's something we're looking at carefully. >> far be it from me to defend gab, but i see heinous bigotry on twitter and facebook. why go after gab, what's different about that? >> there's a difference between heinous bigotry, and a platt form being used to incite violence in our community. i'm not saying for certain that is what's occurring. i'm saying that's something that we're interested in looking at. and we're interested in looking at it from a civil and a criminal perspective, and getting to the bottom of how this platform is being used. >> the shooter is already facing 29 federal charges,

josh shapiro's today after pope francis accepted resignation of a washington cardinal., a scathing grand jury report found that the cardinal covered up a sex abuse while running the diocese. he is allowed to retire with no apparent consequences. agrees -- anber abuse survivor agrees. >> retirement is a good thing. but our priest was a known pedophile, and he was a known pedophile when he was abusing us and found out five years before. in accepting his resignation, the pope asked him to stay temporarily and suggested he had unfairly become a scapegoat. turkey is rejecting president trump's assertion that u.s. pressure contributed to the release of a house arrest. from an american pastor. he was free today after two years of detention following his conviction on charges related to a failed 2016 coup. his lawyer says he is expected to return to the united states. repairing --ram is preparing for refugees likely to flee to turkey if a conflict breakout in syria. the executive director says the pre-positioning rations from short-term medium-range along the turkish border." h

. -- attorney general josh shapiro. ultimately, my priorities would be to continue to combat sexual violence, domestic violence coming human trafficking, the opioid crisis is a huge concern for me in this area, and for the nation at large. and last but certainly not least, i would like to make sure we have a robust workforce development. we bring drop -- jobs and immigration reform. thank you. moderator: thank you. the me too repeated? -- do you mean me to repeat it? what is the primary reason you want to be a congresswoman? what above all else do you want to do in washington? the as specific as possible regarding policies you would advocate or policies he would take. ms. scanlon: as i referenced in my opening, i am not going to washington to work on anything new. the issues i have been working on as a public interest lawyer of the issues i want to go to washington for. under the new administration, and with what is going on in congress, we are seeing the impact on the ground every day. particularly on issues involving

josh kraushaar, he serves as political editor. coming up, we will talk about judgehe ending of kavanaugh's process, historical of supreme court nominations. carolyn shapirothe c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. inrecently stopped indianapolis indiana -- in indianapolis, indiana. we are asking folks which party should control congress and why? >> the party i want to take over congress is the democratic party. it is not just because i support the values of the democratic party. but because i think the republican party has completely abdicated its response ability to serve as a check and balance on the executive ranch. in addition to legislation, certainly, the -- it is the responsibility of congress to serve as that check and balance. we have not seen that. presidencyn the runabout. >> -- run amuck. >> i am a college student just getting out of school soon. things such as tax breaks or such as financial matters that get decided across congress myld directly affect me and future success. also, i am an african american women, and the representation that is there for me and those fighting for my rights and civil rights is very