the nra makes it very clear to members of congress that they have to toe the line 100% of the nra agenda. if they do not, they will face a primary challenger. particularly in the republican party. they will face a primary challenger who will attack them from the right with enormous amounts of nra money and other money from extreme right wing organizations, and they'll be taken out. and that's the message. it's very clear. that's the way protection racket works. so what we have is an inability of the united states congress to deal with gun violence in this country. we have people purchasing ar-15s and other assault weapons and law enforcement doesn't even know who owns them, whether these weapons are falling into the hands of criminals or insane people or terrorists. we do not have safety in our streets and in our schools because we do not have reasonable gun laws. that's the risk. not this diatribe we heard from the president about immigrants, blaming immigrants for our gun violence in this country. >> so let me ask you this. >> our problem is homegrown and the nra is responsible. >> the

but support for the nra is on the decline.arch 2018 poll that we at nbc and "wall street journal" did. 37% of americans now view the nra positively. 40% see it negatively. this is the first time it's been under water since 1999. how significant do you see that, matt? >> i think it is enormously significant. i've been working on this issue, first in the clinton white house, then in americans for gun safety, now at third way, for almost 20 years. we have never seen a shift in the politics of guns. it has always been true that the nra was more politically potent than any of us on the other side. that may have changed. i think we have hit a tipping point. i think as lucy noted, the kids who mobilized after parkland may have helped change the calculus. but we won't know until november, and whether that hurts or helps politicians. when we find out though that could really change things in both washington and skate capitals. >> david, i'm sure you have talked to and understand countless members of the nra, leaders of the nra. i have

a poll around the same time last year showed it stronger viewing the nra -- the views of the nra that are unfavorable rose by 7%. close to flipping popular sentiment about the group. >> here's the thing. the nra might not care. they've got their base. they go out and vote. they've got their money. they've got a mission. and despite the declining support, the nra is signaling absolutely no change in its support for political campaigns. a watchdog group tallies how much support members of congress get from the nra. and their data shows the gun group has spent more than $7.7 million alone just that much money on senator john mccain of arizona throughout his career. that's more than any other legislator. it includes campaign funding and ads attacking opponents. the next closest politicians are north carolina senator at shy of $7 million and roy blunt at $4.5 million. north carolina's other senator, thom tillis with $4.4 million. and vo vo's cory gardener with 3.8 million. and marco rubio benefitting from just over 3 million in nra spending. something he's taken a lot of criticism directly

let's not forget the nra did kick in 30 million to the trump campaign. he has a lot to answer for in that sense. jason, i feel like he's riding on a high. despite all the stanlcandals, wh i'm not going to get into, the stormy daniels and russia and on and on, we have north korea talking to us. we have china helping us in that effort. the economy is moving along just fine. on the macroscale, things are looking good for him. >> when you talk about the 80,000 members of the nra and the sampling that will show up in dallas. these are good old-fashioned americans who care about the country, highly patriotic. i think they know the president loves his country, loves the military, and having success in negotiation with north korea, when they're addressing the situation with iran, when he's fighting against the corruption he's seen throughout the government, this is a crowd that likes him not just because of his stance on guns and he's not hillary clinton but like him because the economy is doing well, all of the other things that you mentioned. >> james, people

and i am a card-carrying member of the nra. [applause] >> 52 wayne lapierre, governor abbott, distant was to members of congress, my fellow americans who have come from near and far, it is great to be back at the 147th annual meeting of the national rifle association. thank you all. and i am especially proud to be here with a friend of mine, a great champion of our most cherished liberties and a man i can tell you who can't wait to get out here, the 45th president of the united states of america, donald trump. [applause] >> last year, donald trump spoke to this very gathering, the first president to do so in 34 years. he told you then you have a true friend in the white house and i'm here as his vice president to tell you that you have two friends in the white house. [applause] >> donald trump and i both stand without apology for the second amendment and in this administration the right of the people to keep and bear arms will not be infringed. [applause] >> that right is one of our first and most support and freedoms, our found

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this is where the nra is. this is who trump is. but the nra has changed a little bit too. kesman, they're pretty much culture warriors that happen to own guns. they're talking about our assault on liberties and always talking about how the media is against us. these are themes trump is talking about too. so there's been a convergence of the nra and trump. i got to say, i don't know how kanye west will play with the nra. i think killer mike is probably more than rapper du jour, but i do think he just instinctively knows where the red meat is. it's also the only thing he can say. he hits those familiar talking points. the election. it's been what, 560-how many days since the election, so he's always going to go to that, and they get it on a gut level. they don't need to hear anything about trigger locks or anything in depth about gun policy. they know he stands with them, and he's fine with that. >> mike is making an interesting point there. in the old days, the nra was sort of understood as there were democrats, and there still are, but there were a lot more democrats, i thi

i saw a person proudly forcing their child to carry a sign that said if the nra. another one said f your thoughts and prayers. for those protesters and the media covering us today who show these images on national tv we have a few f words i would like to share with you. how about freedom. our freedom to protect and enshrined by the constitution, our second amendment, the right to keep and bear arms can't be extinguished. how about faith. these freedoms were not given by government, our individual rights are god-given, endowed by our creator and crew protected by the constitution, the government didn't give it to us and the government can't take it away. got one more for you. how about family. i have seen so many families, young children at the convention. after my relationship with jesus christ my family is the most important thing to me. our individual freedoms empower me and you and other law-abiding americans to make our in decisions about the safety and security of our families. we have a right to defend ourselves and protect our families. like i said i am a pr

plus the president serves up red meat to the crowd at the nra convention in dallas. and trump says he and john kelly have a fantastic relationship. does anyone believe that, though? "the 11th hour," it is just getting started on a busy friday night. today, 97% of employers agree that skills like teamwork, attention to detail, and customer service are critical to business success. the kind of skills, that work for you. >>> all we hear about is this phony russia witch hunt. that's all we hear about. [ audience booing ] just when i'm walking on the stage, a highly respected judge in virginia made statements. it says -- "wall street journal." it says, judge questions mueller's authority to prosecute manafort. now, paul manafort's a nice guy, but, you know, he worked for me for a very short period of time. literally for like, what, a couple of months. little period of time. >> that was some of president trump's speech to the nra this afternoon in dallas. the president is using those comments from a judge who questioned mueller's authority to prosecute manafort to slam the

i --: i think the honor nra has trumped in their pocket. he has done nothing at all in regards to gun control. that is my issue. touchvice president pence on guns and gun safety. the vice presidents best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. thinky support him and i -- host: the president talked about a lot of issues, but a lot of other things. what else did you hear that encourages you? reiteratesgs he every speech. he is in front of us every day where he is taking the country. i have never seen anything were there so transparent. do you think it hurts the presence cause to be addressing the mueller investigation? guest: this personal take, i think the case needs to be wrapped up pretty quickly. i don't see the roots of it. when i see all the bad on the other side, i guess where they are targeting president trump and trying to take down a newly elected president. bob, republican line. guest: i enjoyed the speech and believe everything donald trump sans for. i'm just not learning how crooked the united states government

but also how we stand up to the nra. know what works. 50% of nra members support -- >> tucker: start a conversation about how embarrassing you are. how many nra members have committed mass shootings? >> tucker, here's the thing. a majority of americans -- 89% of police officers, a majority of nra -- >> tucker: no, here's the thing. no, no, here's the thing is i asked you a direct question. wait, no, hold on. here's the thing. slow down. wait, slow down. you just released an ad that said f the nra whichth i'm sure back at your fraternity house, they love. but let me ask you an adult question, how many nra members have committed mass shootings?e >> tucker, this is about the organization itself.om my family grew up -- >> tucker: i'm asking you about the organization itself. >> we're members of the nra. it's not the nra that my dad's organization. >> tucker: oh. f the nra. but how many members -- hold on. hold on. they have millions of members. how many of them -- >> they do, and i've been hearing from them all week. i've be

it has everything to do with the gun companies' profits. that is why so many nrare alienated. hoursjust in the past 12 -- to nra members, someone came up to me and said, "i was meant, i am a lot -- congressman, i'm a lifetime nra member for some you are doing the right thing. we need to take common sense action." he is right, and he is not unusual. we need to work together -- all of us, right, left from nra members or not -- stand together'to keep our communities safe. what happens at the nra convention is not the judge. it should not be determinative. communities,in a the expression that these student survivors have provided, that is what is going to guide us in the weeks and months ahead through the election and into real change in our gun laws. david: congressman, we have an election coming up in november. you have any reason to believe that the gun control issue will be material in any of the districts across the country? , i do, here isah why -- there are high-schoolkids will be voting for the first time in cities around the country who have never been politi

as long as the nra is powerful they cannot obtain unilateral political power. that's why the 6 million members of the national rifle association are the greatest threat to the american left that exist today and the greatest protector of american freedom now and for the rest of 21st century. thank you so much. god bless you with your help we will win this battle. thank you. [applause] the future looks bright. in recent months, we've seen politicians who we want to be staunch defenders cave to mounting pressure from the mainstream media. we sought in states like florida and vermont that pass horrible legislation and punishes law-abiding people for the act of evil monsters. however, there are still elected officials out there who we do trust, who we say will uphold the constitution. our next speaker is someone who i am proud to stand side-by-side with in our fight to protect the second amendment because he's an unapologetic defender freedom. he's come straight from the heartland of america, the brass the governor. [applause] >> that afternoon everybody. good aftern

whether torshin funneled money to the nra to help trump win the presidency. >> the nra is obviously -c senator ron widen released a letter where the nra claims that the sum total of foreign money from russian addresses was $2512.85. that is a lot less than say $30 million. >> right. so first of all, if russia funneled money to the nra, they didn't do it in an open way. they are not stupid. they have been doing intelligence operations with their security service and so forth. >> do they have a theory of how it was done? >> well, the nra accepts dark money now. remember the citizen united ruling. so if money came to the nra, one could presume that it might be in the name of an llc, limited liability corporation. >> with an american address and american papers. >> very difficult to pierce what is behind those. what is interesting is there is -- and i don't want to insinuate anything too much here, but it is interesting that the operatives made one of the approaches to the trump campaign, a gentleman named paul erickson out in south dakota, and my colleague and partner peter stone did gre

all of the women in the nra that the media says because he nra's just a bunch of old white dudes. i was there in the room with my mother, my mother-in-law, a dear friend of mine, a bunch of women all different ages, fellow shipping, raising money. we raised i don't even know what the total amount was, but thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars for the nra's school shield program. this is the solution, yeah, this is the real common sense solution when it comes to securing our schools. and i would love to see moms demand match that. i would love to see moms demand a match with their money, , not with michael bloomberg, what all the women in those rooms put together what they all did together. it was amazing and it was a fantastic event. i know chris cox was then such amazing work. he mentioned the broward sheriff. and a lot of people ask me why did you go down to florida? why did you go down there? why did you walk down there? why did you sit on that stage? why did you endure all of that? because i will always go whenever freedom needs a voice. i will always go. whenever ou

would be scared would be the nra. this is the first time they had the and vice president come out to the annual convention for the nra. what they are seeing is they are worried because the support we've been getting and the support we'll have in mid-terms. like it or not we don't care if you are exact or republican if you are sported with the nra, you don't stand with kids you stand with the gun manufacturers and people making money off this fear and tragedy that per pet itself. 80s itself. >> david that's where your focus is now. there was a lot of concern i think among supporters of gun safety, gun control, and people who are at the march that after the march that sort of interest would wane. your focus is on midterms. is that right? >> exactly. and right now what we are trying to do we have the ambitious goal of getting 90% of high schoolers registered to vote by june. i think it's something we can do. there is over 26,000 high schools across perk. we need every one of them to sign up through head count to create t

today more than 5 million americans are proud members of the nra. d the work you do is essential to preserving our freedoms that -- at every level of the american government. so give yourselves a round of applause for all you do to the ideals we cherish. [applause] and president pence: president trump and i came today mostly to say thanks. thank you for all you do to defend liberty. and thank you for electing a president and a congress that are making america great again. [applause] vice president pence: because of your support, on election day and every day since, you can only describe this administration one way -- it has been 15 months of promises made and promises kept, and we are just getting started. [applause] vice president pence: i mean think about it, president trump promised to rebuild our military and restore the order of democracy. one month ago president trump signed into law the largest investment in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan. [applause] vice president pence: our president promised to enforce our laws and sec

you have 6 million in the nra and your job is to boost membership. ve they chose not to associate? >> it may be they didn't have a guy like me. we had several marines, the last one was joe loss, medal of honor recipient who brought me into the nra. this is a legendary figure. i know marines and soldiers and sailors and airmen, 17 years, that is all i did for us at fox news, there are 23 million active duty, retired, reserved and their families and i know how to reach them. we did 100 hours of war stories and i will go out and encourage them come here it is. joint nra.org. i will tell everybody to go to the website and become a member of the civil rights organization. it will help schools shield, program we started before parkland. if they had school shield program in that school it is unlikely the young man could have gotten into the school with a firearm. they are asking this organization pooling in and they will take the guns away, please. 100 million americans with firearms take them away. a supreme court justice suggest we have to repeal the secon

as long as he's getting money from the nra who in turn is getting money from the gun manufacturers, iect anything common sense any time soon from him. >> joining me now, two politicians who believe the second amendment. they both own guns and they have opposing views on gun control. duane caraway is mayor pro tem of dallas. his city is hosting the nra convention. he asked the nra to hold the convention somewhere else after the parkland shooting. for the group to show leadership and participate in a conversation about gun violence and gun control. also joining me is georgia state senator michael williams. he says there is zero evidence banning bump stocks would prevent gun violence deaths and gave one away to a contestant through his website. even the nra has said bump stocks should be subject to additional regulations. good morning to both of you. >> good morning, victor. >> mr. mayor pro tem, let me start with you. >> okay. >> you initially didn't want and probably still don't want the nra in dallas. tell us why. >> well, number one, i raised that issue to raise the awareness that th

yesterday, essentially promising his lighty to the nra. with the president, what would you say? >> i don't necessarily know. he's a professional liar that will say anything to appease whatever crowd he's at. if he's in front of families he might say something in support of common sense reform. but it's like comic-con, you only get a few. those who got membership of the nra free with the purchase of a handgun, they're not showing up and hold could trump accountable for what he needs to talk about. they aren't going to this dog and pony show that trump and pence are going to. it's a celebration really. and i -- i hope they're having fun this year. but the average members of the nra, they don't agree with trump's stance on guns. they don't agree with board member ted nugent saying that democrats and liberals need to be shot in the street like dogs. this is all a spectacle, trump trying to appeal to a crowd of people who really, really like weapons that shoot bullets fast. >> you said in a tweet, i want to get this out there, you call the nra

they ask politicians, will you denounce the nra? t me tell you this, i am proud to be a life member of the national rifle association. [applause] these are men and women, you are committed to defending liberty. here is the simple reality. truth cells. -- sells. they are selling lies. not only are they selling lies, they are so ignorant about it. how many of y'all remember one major mainstream media publication talking about accessories for ar-15's and talking about chains are bandits -- chainsaw bayonets. you know what? i am going afterward to all of the booths and looking for the booth selling chainsaw bayonets. you not sure how exactly get the barrel off, but these reporters, they are not in the reporting business, they are in the propaganda business. [applause] recently, they have two allies. they have conscripted to major national banks to threaten to cut off banking to anyone who does not comply with their left-wing anti-gun agenda. let me say to anyone in this room and anyone within the sound of my voice, if you are exercising

host:in the president's address at the nra -- in the president's address at the nra meeting yesterdayhe thanked kanye west. the huffington post reports the president addressed the nra's national convention and thanked kanye west for doubling his african-american polling numbers. he said he initially thought the increase must be a mistake and even the pollsters thought it was a mistake. we are getting your views about the gun control debate. how it will impact your vote in november. democrats can call 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. you can also reach us on social , on twitter and also on facebook. angela is calling from charlotte, north carolina on our independent line. what do you think? caller: thank you for taking my call this morning. conventiont the nra -- he won, so what. the only thinge, he's controlling is people's ideas and messing with their imagination. i understand what he's saying about immigration and the policies as far as the foreign policies and the massive ,illings -- the mass killings obama can't say terrorist islam -- most of th

i support the second amendment because of that. nra because they support my right to protect my kids. everybody has a right to life and you have the right to protect that. nobody has the right to take it away from you. [applause] wayne: god bless the good citizens all over our country and i promise you, the political elites and those media power centers will not shut us up. the voice of railamerica will america will not be silenced. the voices of america's good guys with guns will be heard. [applause] all of you and people just like you are good mannered, decent people. we don't shout and we don't yell nasty names but we do know how to cheer and for theappropriately moment when it calls for it. how about it right now. how about letting our voices heard to all of america right now. this, are you proud of your freedom? in the face of all the protests and attacks, are you ready to stand and fight for that freedom? how do you feel about the politicians who promise to support the second amendment then cut and run when the politics gets hot?

the nra always likes to talk about freedom. no one is talking about taking away the freedom of gun owners. but you have to remember the freedom of the 17 kids, the 14 students, teachers that, were gunned down at stoneman douglas, their freedom matters, too. why the president supported raising the able to buy a gun to 21. could have saved their lives. all of those -- >> melissa: he did support that. i don't mean to interrupt, i want to tell people what they're looking at, we're watching the president come down the steps of air force one as he arrives in dallas. he's getting ready to xoe to that -- go to that nra convention we just saw. it's raining, they have the umbrellas out, as he goes to get into the car and move to that convention center. you talked about the things that the president did that went against what the nra, their stated wishes, right? >> no, no. >> melissa: you were talking about raising the age to 21. >> i talked about the things the president said that we need to do because he recognizes that the overwhelming

but look at what the president did yesterday at the nra. hypocrisy of the president of the united states is stunning and it is infuriating. i sat a few seats down from the white house at the white house after the horrific shooting when he told my colleagues that they're scared an petrified of the nra. he was right then but then he turned around and showed that he is every bit as afraid as they are and shouldn't be because so many people now realize, the majority of people understand, that the nra doesn't represent -- they don't represent active gun enthusiasts. they represent the gun companies. they represent the special interest corporations whose sole driving purpose generating more profits by the sale of guns and oppose every single common sense step. so many of which have the support of 60, 70 in the case of background checks 90% of the american people. they oppose all of them because all they stand for are the gun companies. people are on to the game. they're on to the distractions and the lies that come from the nra. that's why the am

john. >> john: kevin corke at the nra convention, thank you. otball coach bill belichick and retired picture headline the list of names to be appointed to president trump's council on sports and fitness and nutrition. other members include gold-medal winning beach volleyball star misty may trainer and personal walker who was on the general team and the short-lived united states football league. in february the president signed a direct order focusing counsel on encouraging children to play sports. the face-to-face meeting between north korean leader kim jong un and president trump is a historic idea in the process and sounds like some of the details are being nailed down. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot reports from london on the where and when of the talks. >> the upcoming historic summit involving north korean leader kim jong un and president trump is coming into focus. at the date and venue has been worked out. >> we are in constant talks with north korea. we have actually worked out a time in a place which will be announced

how many nra members have committed mass shootings? >> tucker, here's the thing. majority of america's -- 89% of police officers, a majority of nra know there are common sense things we can do. >> tucker: you just released an ad that said f the nra which i'm sure back at your fraternity house they love. but let me ask you one adult question, how many nra members have committed mass shootings? >> tucker, this is about the organization itself. my family grew up -- >> tucker: i'm asking you about the organization itself. >> it's not the nra that my dad organization. >> tucker: how many of their members -- they have millions of members. how many of them -- >> i've been hearing from them all week. i've been hearing from them all week. the nra made us their target. we started a new conversation and what i've also heard from our parents in hyde park when, in virginia and newtown who donated to keep the out on the air because they want people in congress to finally step up. if the nra wants to come to the table and help us pass common sense regulations that their member su

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and the most recent polling, 37% have a favorable estimation of the nra and 40% have unfavorable pril of 2017, and it is 45% favorable, and 33% unfavorable, and so does that tell you that the power of the nra has diminish and what is your group doing as it is look at this issue in the political context as you are looking ahead in the 2018 midterms? >> absolutely. the nra's power is diminishing and the agenda of the leadership is becoming toxic to botht lawmakers and companies. we have seen hundreds of companies distance themselves from the nra since parkland in the last few months where four a-rated republicans have signed sweeping gun reform legislation despite the opposition of the nra and so we are seeing the lawmakers and companies and others be embarrassed to be associated with the national rifle association. it is no longer a badge of honor, but a scarlet letter to be an a-rating. so it is our job to make sure that voters know where the candidate stands on this issue, and when they are voting in november, they are voting on this issue. >> when you are looking at the historic

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thank you, guys. >>> president trump is set to speak at the nra's annual conference in dallas. at in the next half hour but before he left washington, he spoke about the economy, jobs and rudy giuliani. eamon javers is live at the white house in our d.c. bureau. >> just down the road from the white house today. >> i know that's not the white house behind you. >> reporter: the big one with the dome is the capital building. >> got you. >> reporter: look, we're only at "power lunch" time in the day today and the president has talking to reporters three times. he's in a very chatty mood today. he talked about what he wanted people to be focusing on today and that's the jobs report and the economy. the jobs report is very good, he said, the big thing to him was cracking below 4% in terms of unemployment. he said that we are at full employment in this country and he's proud of that and the stock markets move under his leadership but the thing that's going to get everybody's attention today is what the president said about former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. you remember that giu

asawan suebsaeng, natasha thanks. >> the president fawns over the nra. ch to the trump base is ahead. plus, the political ad you have to see to believe. in tonight's thing 1, thing 2 next. >>> thing 1 tonight, coal baron and convicted felon don blacken ship who spent a year in prison for his role in a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 people and who is still on probation has been trying to get republican votes in the west virginia senate primary by going after his own party's senate leader mitch mcconnell. nicknaming him cocaine mitch and referring to mcconnell's father-in-law as a "china person." >> i'm an american person. i don't see this insinuation by the press that there's something racist about saying a china person. some people are korean persons and some of them are african persons. it's not any slander there. >> oh, but he wasn't done there. behold blakenship's new campaign ad. >> swamp captain mitch mcconnell has created millions of jobs for china people. while doing so, he has gotten rich. his china family has given him tens of millions of dol

the president is a big supporter of the nra. k the attendees are very excited and thrilled to be there and listen what he really needs the message he really needs to deliver neil is the fact that the liberal agenda is to ban gun s. that is the message that he needs to make clear and make a stark distinction between republican and democrats, because that's what the liberals want to do and so i think that's the message that he's going to deliver today because when you think about it the debate about gun control is going to be a big issue as we approach the mid-term elections and probably the 2020 elections as well so he needs to point out that the liberals clearly want to ban gun s. neil: i don't know what their ultimate goal is but i do know some of the common sense solutions he came up with welcomed from florida governor rick scott, who raised the age from 18 to 21 and the president at the time i think supported that and it's hardly like a controversial or overly dramatic development but you know the nra doesn't like that. i'm ju

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and when the nra -- when that happened, the nra got smart. they started to build up their grassroots division, they started to build out their membership so that today they have nearly five million members. whereas during that same time period from the 1990s until the sandy hook school shooting, that massacre that killed 26 students and educators, the largest gun control group at that time was brady campaign. how many members, how many supporters do you think brady campaign has? at their peak they had about 500,000. so for a generation, the gun control movement was a tenth the size of the nra in terms of the grassroots action on the ground. now, that might come as a surprise because when you look at the media, the work that you do, there's so much focus on gun safety and gun control when, in fact, when you do the research and you dig beneath the surface it was a very grossly imbalanced match-up. now, that's because the change after the sandy hook shooting, every town for gun safety came on the scene. shannon watts, a mom out of indiana, she h

i think the majority of gun owners in this country are not supportive of the nra position, okay. and i think the majority of gun owners in this country are supportive of where i stand. and i've been saying from day one, it's all of those things. we need to limit the incidents that gets to mental health, that gets to security. we have to limit the casualties and that gets to guns. i would love to be part of that meeting. i think we need to do that. and i think our responsible republican and democratic legislators need to be part of that with us. listen, nicolle, it's a reason why i keep on talking to senator rubio in spite of the way he and i had that interaction on town hall because i want to get something done. >> we are sorry again for your loss. we are sorry for anyway that today's tragedy brings that all back to square one for you as i'm sure is the case. and we are grateful to you for joining us and spending some time with us. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. our thanks to dave cullen and michael balboni. we're going to keep monitoring the scene in texas. we'll bling you a

. >>> next to dallas, where the nra annual convention is being held. the first since the shooting at the high school in parkland. outside, dueling protests. a rally for gun reform led by a parkland father, and at one point, gun reform advocating facing off against gun rights advocates. abc's marcus moore is in dallas. >> reporter: the fight for gun control following the parkland shooting tonight at an unlikely location, the nra's national convention in dallas. >> vote them out! vote them out! >> reporter: protesters carrying signs, chanting. among them, parents of some of the victims of stoneman douglas high school. the father of joaquin oliver today inviting the president to his florida home to discuss gun reform. >> five minutes of your time in joaquin's empty room, then you will feel what we're going through. >> reporter: and fred guttenberg, his daughter killed in the shooting at stoneman douglas high. >> all i think about is her running for her life. >> reporter: that shooting and other massacres casting a pal over the nra conference. >> after a fe

do you think the nra is hurting themselves by getting too political? ems like the exact wrong person to have as your face in 2018. >> as you just mentioned, doug duce, rick abbott, they're red state governors. if the nra wants to lead, let them lead as parents would like them to lead, to talk about what can be done, not what can't be done. i hate the endless loops of talking points. bernie got into some of them when he was talking to you. do like duce, leave it yea or nay. >> i have to leave it there. that's all we have for today. thanks for watching. another one of those weeks. we'll be back next week because if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >> announcer: you can see more end game and post game on the mtp facebook page. (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing, nobody beats the subaru impreza. not toyota. not honda. not ford. the subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. ...to give you the protein you need with le

if the nra wants to lead. em to lead about what can be done and not what can't be done and i hate the endless loops of talking points and bernie got into some as he was talk to you and sit down, read his program and say yea or nay. >> we'll have to leave it there. thanks for watching another one of those weeks and we'll be back next week because if it's sunday it's "meet the press". >> you can see more endgame in post game on the mtp facebook page. >>> this week, robots around humans. a push to break california into three parts and a famous venture capitalist defend his disastrous investment. >>> our reporters richard waters from the "financial times." this week on "press here." >>> good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. i am always completely straightforward with my guests, and i invited my first guest, venture capitalist tim draper on today to talk about the three california projects, but

if the nra wants to lead. ts want them to lead about what can be done and not what can't be done and i hate the endless loops of talking points and bernie got into some as he was talk to you and sit down, read his program and say yea or nay. >> we'll have to leave it there. thanks for watching another one of those weeks and we'll be back next week because if it's sunday it's "meet the press". >> you can see more endgame in post game on the mtp facebook page. >>> presidential tweet storm and new demands from the white house for the justice department to investigate whether the fbi infiltrated the trump campaign. >> a 17-year-old remembered in a prayer service. the first of the ten victims of friday's santa fe school shooting. texas governor greg abbott promises state leaders will take action. >> my goal is to ensure swift and meaningful action. and the people here -- >> the treasury secretary hits pause in america's looming trade war with china. >> it was a big night at the billboard music awards filled with mem

frightened of the nra.e to barely anything, a very modest bill going through. modest bill going through. guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun. with a gun. gary o'donoghue, thank you very much. you very much. the scene inside this convention centre. centre. mike pence, the vice president, has been speaking. president, has been speaking. there he is. he is. we are expecting mr trump to take to the podium quite soon after. take to the podium quite soon after. ithink m. i think m. some remarks before president trump addresses the nra. addresses the nra. it is the fourth time to address the meeting. time to address the meeting. bring you those shots, as soon as we get them. on downing street. with an improvised explosive device. the islamic state group. he also pleaded not guilty. that were scrutinised. death of 18—year—old connor sparrowhawk. stephanie died at the age of 25. richard handley died of constipation at 33. at 33. hospital for a routine eye operation, and never came home. operation, and never

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listen to this. [ [ bleep ] [ the nra. r pro gun policies have resulted in dead children, mothers and fathers, i'm pat davis and i approve this message. because if congress won't change the gun laws, we'll change congress. >> we bleeped that four letter word. it did air an another station explicative included. on friday, the nra responded to that ad. ♪ >> pat davis democratic candidate for congress joins us. you're smiling. why are you smiling, sir, after seeing that response coming from the nra? i'm not sure we expect at the nra to respond when we put out our ad but it's been pretty funny to see that sort of cheesy response they put out. >> is that why you used -- >> that why you used the explicative because you did want their reaction? >> well, we've been waiting for the nra to get on board for helping us with gun laws for years, i think what got to that place is expressing a sense of being fed up. being polite gets us thoughts and prayers. this got their attention. >> so, sir, you are shooting survivor. you're also a for

amount of criticism the nra has received in the wake of mass shootingople talking about how they do not believe that the nra is responsible in any way for these mass shooting and then outside today here in downtown dallas, there have been a number of protests, people coming out here in the streets to protest the nra. we caught up with one of those demonstrators today. might be a familiar face to many people around the country now, fr fred, whose daughter was killed in the parkland shooting back in february. he spoke to a crowd here in downtown dallas and this is what he told us afterwards about what his message is for the nra today. >> they need to hear that their words, their attempts to push an agenda are safrpimply not going be accepted. they need to know that we have a message. they need to know we are here and we are not going away. and they need to know that we think they're not telling the truth. they need to know that when they say they're all about good guys with guns, if they believed that, their highlight item this weekend would not be that g

oliver north here as the nra launches a new lawsuit against andrew cuomo. i'm shannon bream in washington and this is a fox news alert. breaking to be the the strike that senate jurisdictionary committee demanding answers from deputy attorney general rod rowen stein and christopher ray. he wants records between intercepted calls between the -- he wants to interview the agents who took entries. >> did you tell lawmakers that michael flynn was lying intentionally to investigators. >> no. >> you did not. >> and i have seen that in the media. maybe someone misunderstood, i didn't believe that and didn't say that. >> shannon: more on flynn in just a moment but there appears to be the possibility that someone inside president trump's can maple campaign was a secret fbi source. chief intelligence correspondent tells us what she is hearing tonight. >> a source close to tell matter tells fox news there is renewed interest in this 300 page august 2017 congressional testimony from glen simpson. the firm behind the unverified trump dossier. in january the senate jurisdi

he gave the speech in dallas before the nra and talked about the bad bestowed upon jackson.l stick with us through the midterms. what is the importance of this resignation? >> addresses the concerns many people outside trump world had about whether or not the president would nominate the best people as he promised. these, repeatedly, have been situations to the medical unit where they showed lapses in integrity and professionalism that makes trump's judgment seem more problematic to those watching from the outside. >> a fine segway here. betsy woodrough, let me turn to you. reporting this week, upon getting that job, the list of places he wanted to visit around the world. i talked to lawmaker after lawmaker astounded he is still in his job. what are people saying about the longevity he has? >> republican lawmakers are concerned about the future of scott pruitt, not because of confirming another cabinet secretary sucks up more of their floor time, but these scandals distract people from the topics they want to talk about. i have a copy of the rnc talking points. the things th

than 1.25 % after april's job report eases inflation worries but first president trump speaking at the nra convention earlier today. with me now is blake burman live at the white house with the latest. blake? >> hi there, john and president trump vowed to protect the second amendment at his speech before the national rifle association in dallas just a little while ago. the president once again reiterating he would like to see some teachers within schools be armed. the president gave a i guess what you could say was almost an hour-long campaign-style speech talked about the economy as well , touted how the unemployment rate has cracked the 4% margin for the first time in nearly two decades. before the president left for dallas though there were two major headlines, despite his attorneys, the president said he would sit down with robert mueller for an interview with one main condition. president trump: i would love to go, i would love to speak but i have to find that we're going to be treated fairly. wait, wait, i have to find that we're going to be treated fairly , because everybody sees it

the nra gives the president a rockstar reception at its annual meeting. and in tonight's angle, sara sanders versus and out of control press. you want to stick around for the friday folly segment. but first, a federal judge just unloads on the mueller team, suggesting they're lying and only out to get trump. ellis is hearing the case against manafort in the eastern district of virginia. he blasted the team, questioning their motives and honesty. ellis told prosecutors, "you don't care about mr. manafort. you care about what information manafort can give you to lead you to mr. trump or an impeachment or whatever." ellis retorted, "i'll be the judge of that." and then he added, "we don't want anyone in this country with unfettered power. it's unlikely you're going to persuade me the special prosecutor has the power to do anything he or she wants. the american people feel pretty strongly that no one has unfettered power. a delighted federal trump broke news in dallas this afternoon. >> a highly respected judge in virginia made statements. it says, "judge que

. >>> trump expected to speak this hour at the annual nra convention in dallas. he's called for new gun safety measures in the wake of a shooting in parkland, florida. we haven't heard so much about that lately. we'll see where that ends up today. before heading to texas, the president made comments on headlines of the russia investigation, and rudy giuliani and his explosive interviews. >> he started a day ago, but he really has his heart into it. he's working hard. he's learning the subject matter. so rudy knows it's a witch hunt. he started yesterday. he'll get his facts straight. he's a great guy. >> well, he actually started a couple weeks ago. cnn senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny is at the white house. the president seeming to blame it all on rudy giuliani there. do you have any better sense now, jeff zeleny, of who is telling the truth? >> reporter: jim, that is a central question here. the president did not do much to answer it. he certainly added more confusion to an already pretty confusing situation and a credibility crisis here at the white