last hour as we got positive news about the two congressional staffers who were attacked in virginia today. members of congress of course have their main offices in the capitol in washington, d.c., but of course they also have offices in their districts back home. this attack today happened at the district office for democratic congressman from virginia gerry connolly who you see here. this is his district office in fairfax, virginia, northern virginia just outside d.c. the congressman, himself, was not in the office. he was out apparently at a ribbon cutting for a local food bank. a man showed up at the office wielding a metal bat. he asked to see the congressman who wasn t there. then he reportedly just started swinging. congressman connolly s chief of staff tells nbc news tonight that the man smashed computers in the office and smashed glass with the bat. he then attacked two staffers. one senior staffer to the congressman, the man reportedly hit in the head with this meta
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of president biden s meeting with congressional leaders. and arguments wrap in e. jean carroll s civil way case against donald trump. the decision now up to the jury, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we begin this week with a nation grappling yet again with another mass shooting in this country. on saturday, a man armed with multiple weapons, including an ar-15 style rifle, drove to a busy outlet shopping mall just north of dallas, and started shooting. eight people were killed, including three members of a young family. nbc s morgan chesky is in allen, texas with more. reporter: 48 hours after a gunman unleashed hair at an allen, texas mall suspect has an ar rifle. reporter: troubling details emerging about 33 year old mauricio garcia. the shooter, investigators say, is seen in the surveillance video, stepping out of his car, and opening fire on innocent shoppers. [sound of gunfire] reporter
tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. plays ot where she was. [buzz] you can always spot a first timer. tonight, tragedy in texas. after a gunman killed eight people at a mall, another community in mourning. as we learn more about extremist beliefs the shooter posted online. then, the showdown and washington over the debt limit. where things stand on the eve of president biden s meeting with congressional leaders. and arguments wrap in e. jean carroll s civil way case against donald trump. the decision now up to the jury, as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we begin this week with a nation grappling yet again with another mass shooting in this country. on saturday, a man armed with multiple weapons, including an ar-15 style rifle, drove to a busy outlet shopping mall just north of dallas, and started shooting. eight people were killed, including three members of a
this is not who you thought it was, was it, because she was already so deeply ingrained that the fact he was latino was supposed to be a big deal. he had an ss tattoo on his arm and a swastika on his chest. this guy was not stopped for impersonating in fact he found a bigger community online. that s ben collins describing the online presence for the man who shot and killed eight people saturday in allen, texas. we ll have more on what else we re learning about him and the victims in just a moment. meanwhile in washington president biden will meet with house speaker kevin mccarthy today to discuss the debt ceiling, their first sit down on the issue since february. we ll go through what is expected today come out of this afternoon s talks. and also ahead an update on donald trump s civil rape trial as the case goes to the jury for deliberations later this morning. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 9th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for sta