these kinds you have serious stepses are what will test president trump s real dedication to making american safer. thank you so much, senator richard blumenthal of connecticut, nicole thank you so much. shannon pettypiece and phil rucker. we ll have much more on this extra another moment right now as they tell the president to his face what they think needs to be done top stop gun violence in this school. will this raise the stakes for the president to do something? if there s another school shooting in the next couple months, it he personally responsible? that s a good question because he s taking control of this issue, he says. he says he s going to stop it. plus we ll get to what is happening in florida where students from marjory stoneman douglas high school face off with lawmakers in the state capital despite attacks from the fringe right. the sickening commentory coming from the right. this is hardball where the action is. i m here to fix the elevator.