One can we were here in los angeles and right now on a b c news why we begin election season with our big story just over sixty days and tell the election nominees connell harrison donald trump are campaigning across this country and they’re focusing heavily on those battleground states that could swing the presidency to either side of the aisle harris right now in new hampshire coming up allong road trip in the mid west and pivotal sun belt states and donald trump spending recent weeks speaking to voters in pennsylvania wisconsin michigan and arizona all of this as we approach the first debate between the two candidates it’s just six days away but commander in chief isn’t the only one and office of course not the only thing on the ballot.
It for november right now there are thirty four senate seats up for grabs more than enough to overturn the democrats old truth and majority all while members of congress work to avert a government shutdown with a deadline looming at the end of this month from one this i’m joined by senate majority leader chuck schumer is so it’s a pleasure for all of us to have you here with us senator schumer think large lasers congratulations to you and a b c on this new venture a good luck with that we’re changes within a year old.
We appreciate that and so listen we have a lot to discuss here several issues and first i want to start with the breaking news that were saying out of georgia today we know that there’s four dead two students to teachers were murdered or and nine injured we’ve now learned that the suspect is a fourteen year old and will be tried as an adult
The sheriff called it pure evil just moments ago what’s your reaction will first our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones we respect the first responders who always do a very good job and risk their lives and look we don’t know the details here but we do know that guns are too prevalent in our society and to available to people who shouldn’t have them last year we did in the congress under our leadership did for the first time limit the ability of younger people to get assault weapons but the problem there has to be a lot more done about guns now that doesn’t reflect on what happened in the shootings i don’t know the details.
But i do know that too many people who shouldn’t have guns have them if we can now let’s turn to the israel hamas conflict.
We know the state department has been taking part negotiations for a ceasefire deal they say they will require flexibility on both sides the us has also said that this is the final offer and it’s a take it or leave it and i know that you have called for new elections in israel as resident in last march right and i was a do you think that there’s any way that a deal can be done with netanyahu in charge or in your opinion.
It time for him to step down well first we saw the pure evil that hamas is by shooting these hostages and they are shot dead because of hamas let’s not forget that look let us hope so the sake of the hostages and others that both sides can come together with the negotiate a deal i know president biden is important in both sides to do it and you can’t give up hope a negotiated a deal.
Negotiated temporary ceasefire would be the best way to get the hostages released for clarity though do you think this can be done with netanyahu well i think that we have to have both sides come together and again I’ve had my problems with not in yahoo.
But let’s not forget hamas is what they did was pure evil shooting those hostages certainly the responsibility lies their let’s talk about speaker john cena expected to propose a stopgap at funding measure in the house to find the government and tell spraying by attaching to it.
Nnew rules requiring proof of citizenship when voting and we know a handful of house democrats say they will support the as if this voter id legislation is attached to the government funding bill would you put it up for a vote or are we looking at a government shutdown look speaker johnson should learn from the past you can only keep.
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