breakdown. plus, live on the campaign trail where the economy is on the minds of voters in four states holding primaries today. some of these elections the latest tests of the power of the trump endorsement. a lot to get to. we start with that breaking news from capitol hill. mitch mcconnell making some of his first comments on that bipartisan deal on gun reform. our team there as the republican leader gave his blessing to the framework, right, the framework of the deal in the last hour. watch. for myself, i am comfortable with the framework. and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, i ll be supportive. so listen, that is good news for the democrats who need at least ten republicans to vote for the bill. with the senators working on this, hoping to get language, our congressional correspondent joining us, get this thing passed as soon as possible. a lot of people are waiting to to hear what mcconnell said. here is a bit more of what he said
a lot of people are waiting to to hear what mcconnell said. here is a bit more of what he said. talking about specifically support from gun owners for what we re seeing here. support for the provisions of the framework is off the charts. overwhelming. it s a step forward, a step forward on a bipartisan basis, and further demonstrates to the american people that we can come together. so how much of how significant, how much does it matter this is what we are hearing from mutch mitch taz relates to the broad support, the framework, the passage potentially of this bill? mcconnell s support is a boost for prospects of turning this framework into a bill and making that a law for the simple reason we have seen time and time again in the 50/50 senate his report is a reflector if the bill can get the minimum votes