was preparing to open. four people are dead, nine more were wounded and transported to a nearby hospital officials say that police exchanged gunfire when they confronted the shooter. two officers were hurt in the gunfight. the shooter died at the scene, and it s unclear if he was shot by police or by himself. witnesses described chaotic moments. people were running for cover. some inside the bank, even hiding themselves in a vault for safety, and investigators say the gunman was working alone and may have been a former employee or some connection with that bag . president biden and attorney general merrick garland have both been briefed. can tuck ee governor andy bashir revealing that two of those killed today were close. friends were expecting another update in a press briefing in the next hour . cnn s shimon prokupecz is here with more on what we re learning about the circumstances, all the events that took place and the shooter. what do we do? that s the big question the s
,. won. president addressed americans black mayors and all mayors really in washington this. week touting policy wins on infrastructure, and the economy, at the midway mark of his presidents return. moving ahead in the next two years, and already challenges. republicans in the house are clamoring to use their new majority to investigate the president s handling of classified documents. and to put his department of justice under the microscope. just two days ago, the nation hit its debt limit setting up a high stakes confrontation over government spending. it is a battle president biden will have to face without his veteran chief of staff, don klain. nbc has learned, klain will leave his post in the coming weeks according to two sources. all of this, as we mark the 50th anniversary of roe v. wade, this weekend. seven months after the landmark ruling protecting abortion rights at the federal level was overturned by conservative dominated supreme court. it is another hot butto
now. mind bending. they are. they are. see you soon. welcome, everyone, to the beat. i m ari melber. the top story is the earthquake rocking the fox news empire. a lawsuit putting pressure on fox for the first time, puper murdoch who s wielded power and enjoyed it, and he s said so for about seven decades. do you like the feeling of power you have? yes. murdoch deploys fox news and his tabloids with that power that he admits he enjoys, to shape and sometimes all but run america s republican party and impact conservative discourse in this country. now he s under legal pressure because fox aired falsehoods and lies about the 2020 election. and allegedly pushed the specific lies they knew were false at the time which paved the way and built the support for many of the people who then showed up at the election. the company hit with this billion dollar lawsuit. weaver covered that before on this program, from a voting company that alleged defamation. this is the top
Becomes live. The conversation is going to be driven by the people that i met. Across the State Of Pennsylvania where Abortion Rights is on the ballot this year. The viewpoints may anger some out there but we are taking what we heard from these americans to a panel of advocates, as well as legal and medical experts. Lets talk about Abortion Rights, coming up shortly. I hope you will stay with us for. I will start with a brandnew nbc news poll which found Voter Interest in the upcoming midterms has reached an alltime high. 70 of all registered voters expressing just that in the upcoming election. Either a nine or ten on a tenpoint scale. That is the highest percentage ever in a survey for a Midterm Election with less than three weeks to go lets get out to the Campaign Trail on the key battleground State Of Pennsylvania. Jewels, its good to talk to you. The senate and governors race there, two other races driving Voter Interest. What are you seeing on the ground . Thats right, yasmin in
you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex or parts. we ll begin again on the breaking news for the intensifying gantt hunt for the gunman wanted for a mass shooting near los angeles. here is what we know from police so far. at least ten people were killed which includes five men and five women. ten others have been injured. the suspect is still at large right. now police say they have received some conflicting descriptions from eyewitnesses. the shooting happened at a crowded dance studio in monterrey park just as lunar new year celebrations are underway. let s go to nbc s steve patterson who is on the scene since the wee hours of the morning. steve, welcome. what more can you tell us about this horrific shooting? what have you learned recently? top of my, we ve just had in your press conference as over the half an hour or so ago, with the l.a. county sheriff s department and with moderate police. with so many more that arrived on the s