in the end it s all about the center and donald trump barely won in pennsylvania, ohio, michigan and wisconsin. he s got to perform better there. i don t see how being a racist or behaving in a racist way is a winning strategy. but it does help him with his base. do it does mobilize money and it keeps him together as a fist of the alternative right. doug brinkley, thank you very much. appreciate you and another case of america on edge. panic in a missouri walmart when an armed man walks through the store. what we ve learned about who he is and what he was doing. plus walmart will not stop selling guns, but is pulling something else. and two more open positions in crucial roles in the government with top officials in charge of national intelligence out the
pour breaking news in the arrest affidavit obtained by cnn. police athe man now charged in the el paso mass shooting told them he was targeting mexicans. the el paso attack and the mass shootings sunday morning at dayton, ohio, have the country on edge. let s bring in cnn s ed lavendera, who has been covering events in el paso. ed, tell us more. reporter: hi, jim. as this week comes to an end amidst all the sadness and the grief that we ve reported on, something else has been going on across the country, as well. and that is a great deal of anxiety brought on by what happened here in el paso. throughout the country, the el paso gunman s actions put people on edge. this 20-year-old is now facing a terror threat charge, striking fear inside a springfield, missouri, walmart, after walking through the store dressed like
reform telling reporters he sees strong support from very meaningful background checks but are mitch mcconnell and the national rifle association on board and will anything get done? and america on edge. from a motorcycle backfiring in times square to an armed man wearing body armor at a missouri walmart, anything is setting off alarms and even panic and the country returning to normal. wolf blitzer is off and i m jim acosta and you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and breaking news in the el paso mass shooting investigation, the arrest affidavit of the suspected gunman quotes him as saying he was targeting mexicans. the affidavit also said when he surrendered to police the suspect told them, quote, i m the shooter. this comes as president trump said he has spoken with congressional leaders and sees bipartisan support for gun law
that because they tell us that themselves and the president is not to be horrified or disgusted and appalled and say i have nothing to do with those people and i condemn those people and i m disgusted by those people, it is to play coy and court them and sort of do a sort of a wink and nudge because obviously he used these people as a critical part of his base. thanks all of you for a great discussion. ron we ll get you next time. thanks so much to all of you. america on edge, that is our next story. fear and false alarms in the wake of last weekend s dual m s massacres. advice for what youy and tomorrow. because when you re with fidelity, there s nothing to stop you from moving forward. when the power of 472 horses and an inspired race car design. .come together at the perfect moment.
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