will there be bombshells? as the panel begins going public tomorrow night with the results of its insurrection investigation. and a death threat against a u.s. supreme court justice. brett kavanaugh, an armed man is arrested near kavanaugh s home and charged with attempted murder, amid growing fears for the safety of the nation s highest court. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. and we begin with desperate new calls for action on guns by victims families and survivors of the most recent shooting massacres here in the united states. they gave voice to the unfathomable loss, the suffering, and the frustration felt by too many americans right now. our chief congressional correspondent, manu raju, reports. do you feel safe at school? why not? because i don t want it to happen again. you think it s going to happen again? 11-year-old mia cerrillo recounting in harrowing test
after hearing from me and the other people testifying here today does not move you to act on gun laws, i invite you to my home to help me clean ziare s wounds so you can sood up close the damage that has been caused to my son. making sure our children are safe from guns, that s the job of our politicians and leaders. in this case, you are the doctors, and our country is the patient. we re lying on the operating table, riddled with bullets like the children of robb elementary and so many other schools. we re bleeding out and you are not there. let s discuss with the number two democrat in the u.s. senate, the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator dick durbin. thanks so much for joining us. as you know, republican senators say they re making progress on gun control talks, but that the bulk of this deal will focus, they say, on mental health. can democrats get behind a gun control deal that barely addresses guns themselves? listen, wolf, i have my own ideas about how to sto
congress should take them very, very seriously, focus on our duty and when we are going through that process, focus on the things that are important to the people back home, health care, infrastructure, trade, gun violence prevention. we can do both. that s what i m going to be focused on. but it is vitally important to ensure we are protecting our democracy, that we are advocating for our democracy. i ve sworn an oath multi-le times in my life to protect the constitution. this most recent oath is no different, it s one i take very seriously. and i believe my constituents respect that and respect i had go through this process in a thoughtful way with the best intentions and the best interests of the country in mind. i hear you. in the op-ed you guys say the flagrant disregard for the law cannot stand. will there be meat on the bones of that speculation remains to be seen but one thing s for sure, doesn t look likely to get a gun control deal done any time
respect i will go through this procession in a thoughtful way with the best with the best intentions and with the best interests of the country in mind. i hear you. and in the op-ed you guys say the flagrant disregard for the law cannot stand. will there be meat on the bones of that speculation remains to be seen. one thing s for sure. doesn t look likely to get a gun control deal done any time soon. we passed a great bill in the house already. i know. we know what s happening in the senate. you have to believe resistance may be redoubled. congresswoman abigail spanberger. thank you very much for making your case to the audience. eight thank you. tomorrow is going to be another dizzying day because as we said at the top, the president says we ll see if he sticks to his word that he s authorizing the release of the transcript of that call. now, remember, it wasn t recorded, so this is going to be a written-down reckoning with some review of what was said. that s why the wh
you there is a lot of people predicting there is going to be a major gun control deal in the next few days that is going to take shape. the president pour you had cold water on that and made some news, watch. we are told that your justice department gave you a legislative package, you might move on it thursday. what are you going to do. no. we are not moving on anything. we are going very slowly in one way because we want to make sure it s right. we are doing very careful job. we are working with the democrats. we are working with the republicans. our attorney general has done a fantastic job in so many ways. also in on it. and he is looking at it and looking at it very strongly. beto o rourke today said have you blood on your hands. there are all these deadly shootings and you can t wait. have you got to move. part of the problem that we have is because of beto o rourke s statement about taking away guns. all of the a lot of the republicans and some democrats now are afraid