america s finest american musical organizations. we ll hear the musicians on stage as they perform in their annual holiday con certain. but first a look at how west point played a crucial role in our nation s independence before it became the press i juice military academy we know today. [ ] the academy sits on a plateau overlooking new york s hudson river. the location chosen in 1778 by george washington is no accidents. he thought west point was the strategic key to its defense by stopping the british advancements during the revolutionary war. 12 years later the college was established, dedicated to training professional leaders in warfare. in 1817 known as the father of west point. the general boost academic standards. with the country just a few years old at the time. there was an emerging need for engineers. west point catered to that need becoming the first engineering school in the united states. graduates would build much of the nation s early infrastructure. after wo
good day to you. it is a debate that could be the decider, the final preparations happening now, in georgia, as we come on the air. that first and likely only debate between raphael warnock and herschel walker hours you a way. our team is standing by with what to watch for and why tonight could change this race. our team also live in pennsylvania, and nbc news exclusive, the republican senate candidate mehmet oz talking to us about the state of his campaign, and what he says about his strategy to blanket the air waves with ads about crime. also this hour, new details in the house investigate into the january 6th attack. why the committee, what the committee now has, from the secret service, and why the oath keepers are involved. plus, our new reporting on the newest flash point and culture wars across this country, why some republicans are now focused on, wait for it, kitty litter, as a political talking point. and why schools are at the heart of this. i m peter alexander.
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classmates. sam was part of the rally back in 2018. sam, i wonder, what is like for you to be back here today. in 2018 you are on the stage. you are here today, four years later, what does that mean to you? is little bittersweet knowing that the reason we are here today is because there s more bodies that have been lowered into the ground. the rate of gun violence is climbing, raided the homicide, a shooting, mass shootings in, it is only been increasing. we are here to emphasize the importance of a common sense legislation. tell the people in congress and senate that we need these things passed in order to reduce the amount of bodies that we are losing every single year to everyday gun violence. sam, i wonder what it is like going through what you went through, being in those classrooms on february 14th 2018, but it s like when you wake up to what happened in uvalde? it is traumatizing. it is triggering, every single time. a conversation of gun violence is personal to
past 11 days in a row. american families forced to spend an average of $5,000 a year on gas compared to $2800 a year ago. interior secretary deb holland refusing to concede it is too big a burden to bear. americans are still recovering from this terrible pandemic and there are a lot of other world events that are making things difficult for all of us. so it sounds like you are unwilling to say that gas prices are too high. we re doing all we can, senator. dana: grady trimble is following the story from chicago. good morning. good morning. gas prices are expected to keep rising this summer so when interior secretary deb holland wouldn t acknowledge in that hearing that gas prices right now are too high, it certainly raised eyebrows. we re doing all we can, senator, production on federal lands is up. it s a 45% increase from 2020. that s new drilling. that s up. but the production is also up. it s at an all-time high. president biden is allowing drilling on federa