politics. i don t know at this hour where gambino is coming from. jason johnson, a fascinating comparison. we appreciate you. i ll see you again on the beat, sir. thanks, ari. one more piece of housekeeping everyone should know julian castro will be on the lard word with lawrence o donnell at 10:00 p.m. tonight. check out the last word and definitely for that interview. up ahead, why is trump gutting protections for endangered species? we ve seen gun control activism, more is planned. we ll get to that with democrats uncorking a new push. h democrats uncorking a new push
on gun control, talking about a background check gun bill that will passed six months ago. it takes no currently to put on the senate floor a bill that is supported by 90 plus percent of americans. they ve got to act. we ve got to start to do something. so our kids can start school and not look at me and say, are we safe? . the house has done its job to save these lives and now mitch mcconnell needs to do his. what takes courage is to look a special interest group in the eye and say enough is enough. this activism comes as we still learn details about these shootings. dayton ohio, police, now estimate that the killer shot 26 people in 32 seconds. i just want to pause on that. because think about that. we ve covered these things. we talk about them. we re exhausted by them.
says they are demanding meetings with the governor, the mayor and all people running for office saying they want to now sit down and discuss the issues that they marched for today. arthel? arthel: matt finn, thank you. mike: students across the country organizing marches in major cities today in support of the 2nd amendment. the march for our rights rallies happening in 13 cities amid gun control activism following the parkland school shooting in february. participants say they are worried about losing their right to own certain types of weapons, as critics call for tighter gun control. a judge will rule on monday whether the trump administration can have more time to reunite children separated who are under five separated from their parents at u.s. mexico border. the judge originally ordered the families to be reunited by tuesday following a lawsuit by the aclu against the trump administration. bryan llenas is live in our new york city newsroom. great to see you, bryan. what was the j
price if they do something. it s they ve never paid a price for not doing anything. so the gun control activism, which i ve followed for many years, can have a hopeless quality to it because they do keep sort of running at the target and falling short, particularly after sandy hook. two things i see changing with this particular movement. one, it s put this issue on the front burner within the democratic party. this is now something that democrats are running on very strongly. they ve really taken ownership of this issue as a party with, of course, some exceptions a s maybe some of the red states. second of all, the way this aligns the gun issue specifically with the youth vote. if we see strong turnout in a midterm, which is unusual, i think democrats will see that this is an issue led by youth.
as well as including the so-called fix nics in the omnibus bill which the president supported. i would take exception that many states and cities have extensive gun control. we are sitting in washington, d.c., one of the hardest places to purchase and own legally own a gun and one of the most violent cities, racked by gun violence. has been for a long time. chicago is another, baltimore is another. and these cities and others like them share one thing in common. they have succeeded in getting gun control policies passed. and they re governed by democrats that s why they can do it. but, you know, the consequences have been negative, not positive. but getting back to real quick the initial question, i mean, why hasn t the president put his stamp on what we re seeing today? i mean, what they re calling for is an end to gun violence.