kenneth moten joins us live from the washington bureau where we'll figure out where things stand right now. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, matt, there was a lot of political manuverring congress was too late failing to meet the deadline, one gop senator held up the crucial vote to fund the government. overnight high wire drama on capitol hill. congress failed to fund the government by midnight sparking the second shut down in less than a month. the reason, conservative senator rand paul with the sweeping two year budget deal that comes with a half trillion price tag. >> the deficit is exploding. there isn't the alarm you should see. for an hour he held up the vote on the the bipartisan vote by leaders. >> it's his right to vote against the bill. but i would argue it's time to vote. >> reporter: 2:00 a.m., the solely opposition stepped aside. the senate passed the bill 71-28. moving to the house another fight against the huge increase in spending. you get things you like. you give the other side things they like. >> billions for inif a -- infrastructure and the opioid

kenneth moten is live in the washington, d.c.bureau. >> reporter: it's become the norm after mass shooting to talk briefly about gun laws. the country waits to see what action if any comes from washington. >>> washington lawmakers react yet again to the worse mass shooting in the nation's history. >> we keep saying enough is enough and it happens again. >> reporter: president trump responding not on camera, but in a tweet, my prayers and condolences to the victims of the a school shooting. border representative frederica wilson tweeted it's heartbreaking -- >> if there's something out there we can do, if it is a law or program or both. we'll be open to that, but it's got to work. >> reporter: the 18th school shooting for the year. park land ranks above the top five deadliest. >> it's a bad day, once we get into the investigation how did he acquire the weapon. >> this is an epidemic. yet congress continues to do absolutely nothing. >> senator chris mur -- murphy of connecticut. >> we are responsible for a level of mass atrocity th

moats moat -- kenneth moten is live in the washington bureau with the latest ons the gun debate. >> reporter: president trump is promising action after hearing from people related to columbine, newtown and parkland. a support of his, the nra is mounting strong opposition. >> fix it, it should be one school shooting and we should have fixed it. >> reporter: president trump listened to parents and indicators impacted by -- educators and gun violence. >> beyond why i can go into store abbey buy a weapon of war. >> i was born into a world where i never got to experience safety and peace. there needs to be a significant change in this country. >> reporter: the president asked for solutions, but advocated for mental institutions and appealed to arming teachers. >> we can understand both sides, it's controversial, but we'll study that along with many other ideas. >> reporter: in tallahassee florida, park left hand students face-to-face with lawmakers. >> during a tense scene and town hall debate, gop senator marko rubio shifted his stances on guns. >> the guns are the factor. >> i absolutely believ

kenneth moten is live in the abc washington bureau with the latest with what's going on. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, tam. president trump said there could pay bonuses for armed teachers who would be highly trained and ready, but authorities in florida say the highly trained officer did nothing to stop the mass shooting. new scrutiny in one of the most mass shootings. armed resource deputy stationed at marjory stoneman douglas high school stayed out of the building during the massacre. >> he never went in. >> what would have he done? went. >> and killed the killer. >> reporter: scott peter is standing outside for four minutes. the shooting happened in 6 minutes, killing 17 people. >> devastated sick to my stomach. there are no words. >> reporter: deputy peterson suspended without pay resign. the development comes as president trump declares the way to stop shoal -- school shootings arming teachers. >> instead of saying this school is gun free, do the opposite. you come into the school you will be dead. >> reporter: president trump said 700,000 people s

let's go over to kenneth moten who is live in washington with the latest on what to expect today. orning kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, tam, president trump said focused on stronger background checks for gun as he heard from people related to columbine, newtown and parkland. >> it doesn't make sense, it should have been one school shooting we should have fixed it. >> reporter: president trump listened to victims and parents and educators impacted by gun vials. ar-15 was used to kill 17 people in parkland. >> beyond why i can go into a store and buy a weapon of war. >> i was born into a world where i never got to experience safety and peace. >> reporter: the president asked for solutions and advocated to more mentality institutions and looking for arming teachers. >> does everybody feel strongly? i understand that, we'll study it along with many ideas. >> reporter: tallahassee, florida, park lrnd students face to -- parkland students face-to-face with lawmakers. during a tense scene town hall debate, marko rubio shifted his stance on guns. >> number one i absolutely believe tha

kenneth moten is live in the abc washington bureau with more on the debate. good morning. kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, tam, president trump heard from park land students and parents in washington, he is promising action, a supporter of his, the nra is mounting strong opposition. the debate over guns intensifies. >> we should have fixed. >> reporter: a week after an ar15 was used to kill 17 people at mackerel marge in parkland florida. >> beyond whyic he go into a store and buy a weapon of war. >> i was born into a world where i never got to experience safety and peace. there needs to be significant change in the country. >> the president asks for solutions, but advocated for more mental institutions and open to arming teachers. >> does anyone feel strongly against it? we can understand both sides, we'll study that along with many other ideas. >> reporter: in tallahassee florida, park land students face-to-face with lawmakers, frustrated over a lack of of answers. during a intense scene and town hall debate. marco rubio shifted his stance on guns. >> i absolutely beli

live in washington, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that.service dogs and their volunteers returned to south jersey from parklapped -- parkland florida. they offered comfort to help survivors push back their pain in the aftermath of the shooting. >> there was a woman sobbing, we were walking down the sidewalk. she pulled up next to her. the woman looked down and there she was looking up at her and she just started petting her. >> volunteers say some of the people are channeling their pain into political action while others are taking it day by day. >> 6:37 a.m., a bucks county man is accused of impersonating a police officer and police are looking for moore possible victims. eric miller pulled two women over on street road driving a black honda civic. he gave the women pat downs and rummaged through their purses, and he called 911 for backup. that led police to their suspect. new from delaware county police put churches in upper darby on alert they are looking for the thief who is stealing change from poor boxes. two congregations reported t

kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: president trump said there could be paid bonuses for armed teachers who could highly trained and ready. florida said their highly trained officer did nothing to stop the mass school shooting. the sheriff in parkland floriday stayed out of the buildings during the massacre. >> he never went in. >> what would he have done? , went in and dress -- address the killer. >> reporter: scott peterson stood outside for 4 minutes, the shooting happened in 6 minutes killing 17 people. >> devastated sick to my stomach. there are no words. >> reporspded without pay resig. the development comes as president trump declares the way to stop shoal shootings arming teachers. >> instead of advertising this school has no guns, we are gun free. you let the people know the opposite. you come into our schools you'll be dead. >> reporter: the president suggests, 20% of teachers 700,000 people should be trained and armed. another idea raising the legalgs from 18 to 21. >> the opportune opportunist wt one second, they don't care about america's school system. if they cared what t

kenneth moten is live with the latest. >> reporter: president trump wrapped up the hour long meeting with the nation's governor they went around the room at the white house talking gun control and how to protect schools in the nation, the discussion just getting started. on the top of president trump's agenda school safety. >> we'll be talking about parkland and the horrible event that took place last week. >> reporter: the president hosting the nation's governors, many against the plan to train and arm teachers after the school massacre in parkland, the president pushing for the age to buy rifles 18 is to 21. >> to get a gun like this the maniac used in the school you get at 18. frank i explained that to the nra. >> so far nothing has been proposed yet. >> reporter: 16 companies have cut ties with the nra. 74 lawmakers sent a letter urging rick scott to spend sheriff israel. >> it was a shameful politically motivated letter that had no facts and of course i won't resign. >> reporter: florida governor's request the state launched a preliminary review into the shooting response, as fo

here's abc kenneth moten. >> reporter: a sea support.ands of students and parents made their way back to the walls of stoneman douglas high school with class set to resume, their concern security. >> i'm sending him back on wednesday with no progression on gun control. no progression on school safety. so he's going into the same 14t. nothing well be different. >> reporter: parkland is trying to move forward as the demand for answers intensifies. 74 gop state law makers, urging him to suspend scott israel, acusingi him of ignoring clues. >> i can only take responsibility for what i knew about. >> reporter: before the rampage, they responded to 18 calls related to cruz. >> we're not sure if our deputies did everything they could have or should have. >> reporter: and reports from nearby officers who responded to the call. several officers were waiting instead off rushing in during the shooting. scott peterson allegedly seen taking cover has already resigned. >> our investigation to this point shows during this horrific attack there was only

abc news reporter kenneth moten is live in washington for more on this story. >> reporter: presidentmp says it's time to turn grief into action after the deadly florida school shooting. he's also turning up his attacks on the response to the massacre. president trump face-to-face with the nation's governors, demanding action to protect schools. >> we have to take steps to harden our schools so that they're less vulnerable to attack. >> reporter: the president wants to ban bump stocks. the nra against that, and president trump's push to change the age to buy rifles from 18 to 21. >> there's nothing to be afraid of many if they're not with you once in a while, that's okay. >> the president's spitill supportive of the concept and to try to pretend that's being influenced by one group is ridiculous. >> educatorshould responsibility of packing heat in first grade classes. >> reporter: the debate comes nearly two weeks after the florida school massacre in parkland. president trump harshly criticized the response to the shooting. the broward county sheriff's department is investigating clai

here's abc kenneth moten. >> reporter: a sea of strength and support.halls of stoneman douglas high school for an orientation. >> my son is stronger than i am. >> reporter: with classes set to resume, their concern, security. >> i'm sending him back on wednesday with no progression on gun control. no progression on school safety. so he's going into the same situation he was on the 14th. nothing is different. >> reporter: did you believe you have to look for emergency exits in your own school? >> no. never did i think this would happen here. >> reporter: parkland is trying to move forward as the demand for answers intensifies. 74 gop state law makers, urging rick scott to suspend scott israel, who is a democrat, accusing him and his department of ignoring repeated warning signs about nikolas cruz. the governor's request, the state department of law enforcement lost an investigation into the shooting response. >> i can only take responsibility for what i knew about. >> reporter: before the rampage, deputies responded to 18 calls related to cruz. >> two of