. >> congressman raul grijalva was the first to back bernie sanders for president.ow says it's time to unify behind clinton. good to see you, congressman. >> good to see you, chuck. >> why did you decide to back clinton now before bernie sanders got out? >> well, certainly didn't want to get ahead with bernie. but i'm a committed delegate of bernie sanders from the beginning. when we get to the convention, i will be there to vote with the campaign on issues as important and profound as what we say and do in the platform, which is critical to reinforcing bernie's message and to telling his supporters that this party of ours a ours is now understanding that what bernie did is historic and needs to be part and parcel of the democratic party as it changes. there's a roll call for the nomination, i will be voting for bernie, because i'm committed to it. but when the dust settles in philadelphia, there's a desperate need for our party to unify. there's a desperate need for our party to also integrate the message and the 11 million people that voted, the 22 states, et cete

yesterday, we saw congressman raul grijalva switch from bernie sanders to hillary clinton and i thinkee more of that. >> interesting to see what happens between now and then. then of course there's this, we have been talking about it all week long. especially with the filibuster in light of the massacre there in orlando. how likely is the chance of congress passing gun control legislation? >> it seems unlikely. there are a number of factionsen the left and the right pushing competing gun proposals and while they're meant to prevent another massacre like orlando, the impasse is between say a bill by pat toomey and democrats are one by john cornyn are too strong. >> that leaves not only americans but lawmakers so exasperated because how many times do you have to see a massacre like this to do something about it? whatever your stance is, to make some kind of a change? >> i mean, it's something that i think we're going to continue to wonder about for a while. >> all right, thanks so much for your time. have a good weekend. >> thanks. >>> just ahead, words of sympathy, comfort and reassura

the congressional progressive caucus back the bill, including jose serrano, nydia velazquez and raul grijalvahe bill was needed to address puerto rico's humanitarian crisis. >> it is not the bill i would have drafted for the -- where the college some us out of the i would have drafted. the oversight board is to power. the board is another encroachment on the sovereignty ricof the people of puerto and rightly so, they find it offensive. puerto rico is drowning in debt and hr 5278 is a lifeline. this is the only bill that will attract enough support for my republican colleagues on that side of the aisle to pass in congress, a congress they control. many of the provisions i oppose are the very provisions that will probably attract republican support. we have worked for months across the aisle and with the administration, and this is the compromise with the best opportunity to pass. when measured against the worsening humanitarian crisis in puerto rico, this legislation is necessary. juan: in the senate, robert menendez, dick durbin and bernie sanders have come out against the bill and any one of

but someone that's always there for us, day in and day out, great leader from arizona, raul grijalva. [applause] mr. grijalva: of course, john lewis, thank you very much, sir. john larson and ms. clarke for organizing and -- and ms. clark for organizing and getting us all here. i'm honored and proud to call all of you here my friends , my colleagues, and fellow democrats. we think back a second, it was mentioned by other speakers, in , a fine person, fine legislator, fine human being was taken from this chamber. she is no longer part of this chamber. my colleague and neighbor, gabby giffords. who continues to lead the fight for gun safety and ending the senseless gun violence. i thought after the feelings and horrors that occurred in 2000 that this house at the very minimum would act on behalf of one of our own. from tucson to orlando and all that accompanied those, the ssacres we all know about, this house and the republican leadership, nothing. a moment of silence, yes. and then back to nothing. we today are telling speaker ryan and the republican leadership that was said before, en

. >> reporter: even his topment issers like arizona -- top supporters like raul grijalva aren't suref his plans. what kinds of conversations are taking place about when the right time is to drop out and how? >> when he transitions. i thiro >> reporter: that's what everybody else does. >> that's his timing. that's his call. i would suggest that it's -- it's something that is eminent. >> reporter: oregon senator jeff merkley also endorsed sanders. do you think he sees hillary clinton as the nominee? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: he says sanders is holding out for changes to clinton's platform. >> those might range from the $15-an-hour minimum wage to ending fracking. >> reporter: his leverage -- nearly 12 million voter a-- voters and a donor base. sherrod run into a clinton voter but -- >> come august and september most of the hard feelings will be set aside by the great majority of bernie supporters including bernie himself. and we move forward. >> reporter: massachusetts senator libya libya -- senator elizabeth warren is seen as bringing the sides together, maybe as vp or some other hig

i'm a member of congress from minnesota, and i'm co-chair of the progressive congress with raul grijalva and glad to be here today. >> paul booth, american federation of state, county and municipal employees. >> barbara lee, member of congress from the progressive 13th congressional district of california. i chair the whips task force on poverty, inequality and opportunity. >> bill mckibben from the non battleground state of vermont. [ laughter ] >> maya harris, senior policy adviser for hillary clinton. honored to be here. >> thank you very much. as we move into session two, moving america forward: education, jobs and the economy, we will hear recommendations, concerns and solutions for ensuring successful america's families. we want our children to succeed in school, but we also want them to succeed in life, and we want to make sure that all men and women have access to jobs and economic opportunities that are fair and equal. the issues we will discuss this morning are particularly personal for me. while my parents had limited opportunities for education, they knew it was important for

grijalva from arizona. i think all of you know that raul has been throughout his political life one of the leaders in the congress in the fight for immigrant justice, in the fight for racial justice, in the fight for economic justice and social justice. so thank you so much for what you have done for our country. let me just say a very few words and then we'll get the panel going. i'm running for president because the truth is, given the many crises that we face as a nation, it is just too late for establishment politics and establishment economics. we need real change today. [applause] and it is not credible to me that we can have candidates who take millions of dollars from wall street and other special interests and then tell us they are going to stand up to those powerful special interests and create a government that work for all of us. terms of immigration issues and issues of particular concern to the latino community. number one, i want you all to know that i am the son of an immigrant. first generation. [cheers and applause] my father came from poland at the age of 17 to escape poverty. he came to this c