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