plus, from total celebration to complete chaos, two people were shot, a police officer hit by a fire truck during a victory parade for nba champion denver nuggets. and the department of justice tees off an investigation, looking into that mega merger between the pga tour and saudi funded liv golf. our reporters are fouling all of the latest developments. we start, though, with the breaking news out of pittsburgh where nbc s george solis is covering the guilty verdict in the trial of the gunman who killed 11 people at that synagogue in 2018. george, i know it s been a few hours since the verdict. what are we hearing from the community? reporter: yeah, chris, some members of the congregation weighing in, saying they expected this guilty verdict. for them, this is some semblance of justice. in my conversation with them over the last several days, many of them say they will never be able to look at the accused shooter robert bowers directly in the eye. it was hard for them to
pleading for the nation, for congress to do more on gun control. today, president biden is coming here to tout what has been done in the bipartisan safety bill that was signed into law nearly one year ago today. in fact, that is what the summit today is all about. what this law was able to achieve, a first in a generation bill that increased funding, not only for schools and for mental health, but also enabled states to contribute more to the next background check database, to have more resources when it comes to red flag laws, and being able to bolster background check programs on their own, and that is what the president is expected to say today. he s expected to point to states like connecticut, which just recently signed even more gun restrictive measures into law. it s one of the most restrictive states in the country when it comes to gun ownership and safe gun ownership. but the president is going to continue to call on congress to pass more and do more. when it comes universal b
said earlier today. after saying that the issue of gun safety would be front and center when congress returns, leader mcconnell has given no indication when the senate might have a debate. instead, he has suggested it s up to inconsistent white house to determine what if any legislation reaches the floor. we are not likely to hear anything from the president on this today. it s possible will hear something tomorrow. will he will likely embraces a range of measures. something on closing some loopholes in background checks but the president also wants measures to address mental health issues to make sure people who are mentally ill do not get their hands on weapons. the red flag protection orders. in the issue of making sure that all of the relevant information possible is in the background check database. the president pointing to the dayton shooter, saying if his juvenile record had carried over and not been expunged when he
know. a colleague of his saw him brushing his teeth in the bathroom at work earlier that morning. they exchanged small talk and pleasantries. there were no signs of trouble. as for how you prevent the next one the president s acting chief of staff mick mulvaney was asked and he touted the trump administration s record saying they have beefed up the background check database and banned bump stocks. he made clear that the government cannot solve this problem entirely. listen. there are things the government can do and there are things this government is doing, but we are never going to protect everybody against everybody who is deranged, insane. you have laws on the book that make murder illegal yet people still do it. reporter: authorities said of the two handguns found at the scene, one had a silencer or suppressor attached. it is not clear what role, if any, the silencer had on the outcome of the shooting. the president was asked about it
plan. therefore, i intend to propose changes to the federal youth promise program. so that a school district plan under this program does not delay and does not discourage law enforcement from being alerted to dangerous and violent or hazardous behavior. fourth, we need to strengthen background checks. and that s why i have joined with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle pushing for the immediate passage of fix nics. something that will require all federal agencies and incentivize every step to fully report relevant information to the national background check database. because a background check is only as good as the information that is on it. and it deranged killer was able to buy guns on 10 separate occasions because he would have passed every any background check because none of this stuff that was known about him was reported to that system fifth, we must begin to prosecute the purchase of guns by people prohibited from doing so. next week, i hope to be joining a bipartisan