sanders: this is an unspeakable tradgedy. today is a day for consoling the survivors and mourning those we lost. our thoughts and prayers are certainly with all those individuals. place for time and political debate. but now is the time to unite as a country. there is currently an open and ongoing place for political law enforcement investigation, a mowive has yet to be determined. it will be premature for us to discuss policy when we don't fully know all the facts or hat took place last night. reporter: do you believe that -- does the president believe that this is a moment that this is a time when this should not be a political discussion. it should be a policy discussion. does he believe that he could bring something new to the gun bate that has been locked in typical politics for so many years? is more, s: today again, like i said a day of reflection, a day of mourning. a day of great fullness for those that were saved. and i think that there will be certainly time for that policy discussion to take place. but that's not