of the gop. this is not a fantasy. this is reality. you so you don t think there s people saying this is all over hype. that is completely ridiculous. okay. they got mitt romney got 29% of the latino vote. it is the fastest growing demographic in the united states. demographic group in the united states. as we heard earlier on this broadcast, they are growing so fast in texas that texas will very likely become blue at a certain point. republicans must compete with compete for this vote. they cannot win a presidential election until they can get it up to at least 35%. 40% of the latino vote. if they let this bill go through, will obama and the democrats reap most of the benefits? at least they can be competitive moving forward with latinos. if they don t, they won t be competitive. the thing that s fascinating, as they stop, as they try to stall what fills the space is steve king. see, that s the problem for them.
senate. speaking live on the senate floor right now and he warned of the repercussions on the senate floor about not having this bill go through. let s bring in the wednesday gaggle and political analyst michael steele. former democratic congresswoman jane harmon who served on the homeland security committee. i want to start with guns, michael steele, are you surprised? no. not really. it s disappointing we are at this point. i don t think a lot of members feel this this gets to where it needs to go. irrespect of of what 90% of people think and how the people feel at least this gives us a sense of closure that we did something in response to that, all that is irrelevant.
good to see you. have a great day. from studio 7, i m fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. let s get you up to date for this wednesday, september 7th. in texas, more wildfires break out as the state battles its worst fire season on record. at last count, 22 new fires are burning. those and dozens more have scorched 120,000 acres in the last week. and across the state, four people have died and more than 700 homes have burned. for many people who have evacuated, there is heartbreak when allowed to go back home. my heart is pounding. it s pounding so hard right now because i don t know how i m going to react when i actually see it and stand in front of it. katie and brian s house. and that s my house. that s my house. right here? yes. oh, i m sorry. the oak trees are still there. are you all right? you re shaking. i m okay. i am the luckiest person in the world. my family is safe. now i need to check on my neighbors. and the death toll from a shooting
then there was no vote. senator she willby said, not so fast. what s the strategy here? is it going to work for them. i think the republicans have been brilliant the last 16 months in spinning things incorrectly about what the president has done about things government has achieved. this time i think they have made a mistake. i don t know if you can see this, headline in today s inquirer, democrats push on as gop votes no. this is one no. the republicans are saying yes we re proud we re the party of no. this is one no the american people don t want. this is going to backfire dramatically. i think maybe before the end of the day or week the republicans will let this bill go through. they better, if they are smart. governor as i ask my final question here maybe in the control room we can throw up, i want to have live pictures of the goldman sachs hearing in washington. i want your thoughts on this. how much do you think this will be about a show, about lawmakers