injuring hundreds more in 10 minutes. our next guest witnessed it all. criminal defense attorney brian clay pool. you were there for a concert up close with v.i.p. seats. how did you know something was wrong? hey, jon. i was sitting in the front row. i heard some pops. i thought it was fireworks. i looked up. i didn t see anything in the sky so i got worried. what was eerie is jason aldean there were 10 more pops shortly after that. i was looking at his face because i was looking for him as a guide. and he cupped his guitar under his arm and sprinted off the stage and i knew something bad was going down. i immediately jumped up. i tried to run for the stairs to get away from the stage area.
i couldn t help people that were down so now i feel i m feeling bad about that. jon: i know you saw people hit. the question on everybody s minds, brian, is what caused this madman to do that? that s what we re asking in the media. i just wonder for you as a concert goer does that even matter to you? great question, jon. that doesn t matter to me as much as i am determined now my purpose in life has been galvanized. i received so many notes from people across this country who were supportive of what i went through. but you know what they were asking me to do, jon? they said stop feeling guilty about not helping others and now find your purpose to, for example, eliminate bump stocks. i want to go one step further and i ve already put some things in motion to try to meet with u.s. senator dianne feinstein on tuesday in los
shooter used to turn semi automatic rifles into fully automatic weapons. right now there is a bill making its way through congress that would do just that. it already appears to have bipartisan support and it could get support from the white house as well. the white house says that it welcomes the debate and wants to be included in the conversation and when president trump was asked about it last night, he said it is something that he will be discussing sometime very soon. melissa. melissa: thanks for that report. jon: more now on last night s meeting with top military leaders during which president trump referred to it as, quote, the calm before the storm. he also spoke about some of the foreign policy challenges for the u.s. as the administration takes a harder line toward north korea and iran and works to fight isis. president trump: my number one priority as commander-in-chief is to keep our people safe and to empower you, our senior military leaders, to do what you do
fail. millions of people are depending on us to find ways to make it more affordable for everyone. melissa: got to be figured out. thanks to both of you. happy friday. jon: puerto rico might have another disaster on its hands soon. a major dam unindated by hurricane maria could break at any minute. plus british soldiers being commended for rushing in to help the victims of the las vegas massacre. everywhere you looked people were diving and there were tables and flipping tables to hide and cower in the corner. jon: the man at that concert is sharing his story with us next as he made split second life or death decisions. i love you, basement guest bathroom.
shower. for his part weinstein said he came of age in the 60s and 70s when the rules in the workplace were a little different. he says, quote, i appreciate the way i behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain and i apologize for it. i brought on therapists and plan to take a leave of absence from my company to deal with this issue head on. despite that he plans to sue the new york times for what he is calling reckless reporting. and it s no secret that harvey weinstein has donated big money to hillary clinton over the years and top democrats are distancing themselves from the big time democratic donor. several senators including warren, leahy and blumenthal are announcing they re giving away his political donations to charity. quite a story here. jon: anita vogel, thank you. melissa: we re continuing our coverage of last weekend s deadly massacre in las vegas. the next steps for investigators as they try to figure out the motive for the