this is less than some gun control advocates wanted. they were calling for assault weapons bans but timing is of the essence. they go on recess next month. o donnell: we are just learning the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, signaling his support for this bill. reporter: big endorsement. o donnell: very big. also on capitol hill today, we heard testimony from arizona and georgia republican state election officials about the pressure campaign that they felt from former president donald trump. cbs nikole killion is on the hill with what we learned in the fourth january 6 hearing. this is a tragic parody. reporter: that s how arizona house speaker rusty bowers described efforts by former president trump and his allies to pressure him to overturn the 2020 election, which he ultimately resisted. you re asking me to do something against my oath, and i will not break my oath. reporter: bowers, a lifelong republican, who voted for trump, described least two phon
senators, especially on the republican side, which ones will stand up and say, yes, i am for this. we ve already seen some other lawmakers who went a step further, asking about assault weapons bans, saying that she recently that we saw. at least one republican, chris jacobs, lost the momentum in the backing of the republican party. he is not running for reelection of her speaking out against the shooting in buffalo, new york. there is a lot of politics at play here. a lot of high stakes issues for republicans, their relationship with their constituency. but again it is this moment where you have seen a colossal change in what has been going on in congress. and lawmakers are feeling the pressure on that. yamiche, alcindor, think you for that. we ll ask you to stay on standby until the clearing. this week we might not. antonia is standing by for us. this is great news.
buffalo shooting and ben crump, attorneys of both victims families. what do you seem to know about those that seem to be on the family and this is from my producers that it seems to me on the table we have red flag laws, limited background check reforms, school security funding and mental health measures but off the table appear to be assault weapons bans, universal background cheques, limiting high capacity magazines and raise the age to purchases a semiautomatic rifle. both are things that seem to impact the most. what do you think about what s off the table? let me say this, joy. i m coming on here to say that for me i want to speak to the american people, not america, but the american people, because
chances. i think there is a place to land that s consistent with the second amendment as i ve been advocating for expanding background checks. by the way, i think encouraging states to have some kind of red flag laws could make sense as long as there s adequate due process. there s school safety provisions, mental health issues we could address. reporter: republican pat toomey has been part of negotiations in the past including a deal to expand background checks on commercial gun sales. there s talk about narrowing the plan that he had drafted with senator joe manchin as part of this larger gun package but a lot of the issues here that joe biden has pushed for such an assault weapons bans is not being discussed. including raising the age from 18 to 21 to buy semi-automatic rifles. i am told senate sources are skeptical that can get into a deal at the end of the day. will it be enough to make a difference? it s a test. manu raju on the hill, changes so much. all right.
to groups that campaign for red flag laws. and they allow restraining orders that block possessions of firearms if a person is a danger to themselves or others. and hawaii will now require physical inspection of firearms in some circumstances. well, there seems to be a price that is paid for republicans who come out in support of gun control. congressman chris jacobs has announced he won t be running for reelection after his gun control stats cost him the support of conservatives. the buffalo, new york representative called for assault weapons bans after ten people were killed in a racially motivated mass shooting in a supermarket in buffalo last month. we get another former trump adviser has been charged with criminal contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate with the january 6 committee. but the investigation was dealt a blow when the department of justice revealed it won t indict two other trump former trump