Congssmanon gonzales ws biden adstns stem expected border surge and what his party is proposing as those pandemic border restrictions known as title 42 will soon be lifted. And as the state by state march to solidify abortion laws continue, South Carolina republican congresswoman nancy shes warning her party to find a middle ground on abortion access. Finally, the annual white house Correspondents Dinner honors americans wrongfully detained overseas. The power of the press in a democracy. Free press is a pillar, maybe the pillar, of free e y,etci notenemy. And of course, some selfdeprecating humor, washington style. After all, believe in theten. Not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it its all just ahead on face the nation. Good morning. And welcome to face the nation. As we look to a new month, were keeping a close eye on the economy, which continues to be the number one issue of concern for americans. Last weeks news that Economic Growth slowed more than expected in the
could perjury charges follow. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. welcome to early start. we begin with what may be a clue that could help solve the mystery of one of those unidentified objects shot down by the u.s. military. a group of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is missing in action, its last reported location right over alaska on sunday the same day fighter jets downed three unidentified objects, one in that same region of alaska. the northern illinois bottle cap balloon brigade is not blaming the u.s. government for taking out its 32 inch balloon, but here is what president biden said yesterday. intelligence community s current assessment is that they were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific research. jasmine wright is joining me live from washington. what else is the white house saying about balloons? reporter: the p
attacked him with a hammer, inside their san francisco home. when officers arrived early friday morning, police say the intruder told them he was quote, waiting for nancy. the law enforcement is working to piece together a motive for this attack. also, in early stages of investigating whether certain online accounts followed the suspect. nbc news reports the suspect quote, appeared to operate a website in which he repeated a wide variety of posts, and almost all manner of modern conspiracist thinking. aliens, two people, communist, voter fraud, many other topics. so here we are once again, processing another act of political violence in this country. we still do not know an exact motive, we do know the power of lies and how they spread among political discourse. no further than the january 6th attack, to the u.s. capitol. that threat to our democracy remains clear and present. joining me now from san francisco for the latest on that attack, nbc news scott claude. scott, where
processing another act of political violence in this country. and we still do not know an exact motive. we do not know the power of lies and how they spread in our political discourse. no further than the general sixth attack at the u.s. capitol, that threat to our democracy remains clear and present. joining me now from san francisco for the latest on that attack, nbc news scott cohn. scott, where is the investigation at this hour? and what are you learning about the attacker? reporter: yeah, alicia, this is a widespread investigation. it includes, of course, the san francisco police department and the district attorney. also, the capitol police and the fbi. and a lot of it really focusing on the alleged attacker, david depape, 42 years old, who we know has led an unusual life for certain. and it s culminated in recent months, apparently, with a lot of blog posts and social media posts that are really kind of going through a potpourri of hate, and conspiracy theories and t
Search for the shooter. Muddy mess and making way for mass exodus at burning man. The slow going for attendees heading out of black rock city, and a look at the moment all those burners waited for. And white house blindside. First Lady Jill Biden testing positive for covid19 again. A live update from washington on her condition, and whats being done to ensure President Biden stays covidfree. This is today in the bay. Thanks so much for joining us on this Tuesday Morning. Hope you had a nice, long weekend. I did. We didnt. Thank you all. Im kris sanchez. Thanks for joining us. Im kira klapper. Marcus and laura are still enjoying their weekend. Dont worry, theyre coming back. Great news for commuters today. Westbound interstate 80 between vallejo and hercules actually reopened hours earlier than when caltrans anticipated the work to be done. First, meteorologist kari hall is tracking the forecast. Yesterday turned out to be quite a lovely day. It was nice, and its going to continue for t