over these most sensitive issues. just one quick point on what can be done. i do think that there are there s no one fix, but there are things that can be done in terms of limiting access to assault weapons and especially the high capacity magazines that make mass shootings so possible. that can be done within the existing, i think, supreme court framework on gun laws that you would think people could get behind after situations hike this. chris: gillian, there s no question, i mean, just as a statistic that there has been an increase in white nationalism in recent years, right? statistically, that is the case. and buttigieg was right when he told you a short while ago that this is, america s the only country where these kinds of mass civilian shootings have become routine. he s also right that the policy debates here in washington on both sides of the aisle haven t really changed a whole lot in 20 years. neither of the political parties here is entirely blameless.
and that s what we re doing. but the generosity of el paso is unsurpassed. we re able to provide that support. forgive me, though. is that a burden that should be that of a city like el paso, to take in i mean, it s tremendous charity work, in effect, that many of these organizations are doing. from your view as mayor of this city, is that a burden that should be on your shoulders? well, let s back it up. the problem is the fact that the folks in washington, d.c. on both sides of the aisle haven t had the fortitude to take care of immigration. this is symptomatic of the problems that they failed to, as i say again, have the fortitude to take care of. what solution, what step? because, of course, solving immigration involves a host of issues here. but to deal with this particular issue, migrants taken, i mean,
going to show up? it will be up to her. i know the chairman has offered to do this in private. he offered to do it in public if that s their choice. i know that senator collins had suggested that rather than having members of the committee ask the questions, to actually have outside counsel hired separately to come in and ask specific questions of both trying to find a way to make this as bipartisan as possible given our colleagues of the other side of the aisle haven t seen fit to take that approach. bill: mitch mcconnell had a meeting with senators yesterday. he delivered a message about an election that s in the offing 50 days from now. what do you think as things stand right now? do republicans control the senate in 2019? we control the senate right now about 51-49. we ll control it, i believe, next time around. a lot of american people want to see us follow through and get our work done. that includes a budget with
both, trying to find a way to make this as bipartisan as possible, even if our colleagues on the other side of the aisle haven t seen fit to take that approach. melissa: in the meantime senate democrats yesterday also calling to delay the kavanaugh vote and they slammed republicans for their handling of the sexual assault allegation. watch. scheduling a hearing for monday, a week from when dr. ford made her accusations public, is a shameful attempt to jam this through. the simple fact here is that so far the republican leadership has completely disrespected this survivor. what republicans are doing to her today is exactly why so many survivors do not come forward. melissa: president trump this morning before heading to north carolina saying he stands behind kavanaugh. watch. i really want to see her.
locations? a lot of these homeowners, including this home over here have evacuated at the moment. the water was two feet higher the past few days. they haven t come back. it is deep over here. these guys need to think about how to pay for it. that has been a major issue for a lot of people we spoke to. they don t have the funds and don t know where they ll go. over 10,000 people are still in shelters. that s not including people that are sleeping on friends couches. bill: on and on it goes. christina down there in whiteville, north carolina as the president gets ready to disembark. sandra: we ll keep these images up and await the president s arrival as he assesses the damage in that particular area. are we going to move on to charles there? live images still up. charles payne joins us now. china the big news here retaliating after new u.s. tariffs planning tariffs on $60