survives and families from uvalde, but knows full well that he needs republicans on board. i think there is a realization on the part of rational republicans, and i consider senator mcconnell a rational republican, i think that there is a realization on their part that we can t continue like this. bright and early this thus mor tuesday morning, jasmine wright is in washington for us. he called them rational republicans. does that bode well for the white house? reporter: i think only time will tell, but i think that the president sure hopes that it does. he said that it was his hope and prayer that people are being becoming more rational about these things especially after the two back to back major mass shootings. now, i think that the president, he said that he is optimistic about having republicans like cornyn deputized by mitch mcconnell leading these efforts, but he also acknowledged in terms of executive actions that there are only a limited amount of things that h
ago and now a week later more and more criticism and more and more questions over the police response and the decision to wait an hour before storming the classroom. we re waiting for updates from the department of justice on their review of thattins spo. we re also live in uvalde and in washington where president biden is saying this afternoon he plans to meet with lawmakers on gun reforms. the reality check on where those stocks stand with an emergency hill meeting on thursday with some new proposals. i m hallie jackson in washington among with our nbc news team. liz mclaughlin is live for us in texas, and our investigative reporter is on capitol hill. liz are let me start with you, this is just a horrific, you could call it a milestone and maybe another step in what s going to be a lifelong healing process perhaps for these families dealing with grief, dealing with anger about this police response. hallie, so many intense emotions here. this community will never be whole
12year Prison Sentence for bringing ammunition to Turks And Caicos. His release following 100 days trapped in paradise as the judge sets him free, but what about the other Americans Still detained there . We speak to two of them. Just in tonight, the judge denying alec baldwins bid to dismiss his charge over the deadly rust shooting. When the actor is headed to trial. New pressure on israel. The u. N. s top court ordering it to halt the rafah operation. Plus, his oscar nominated documentary shined a light on fast food health concerns. Remembering Morgan Spurlock. And the College Baseball Team Fighting to bring a world series win back to a school whose days are numbered. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. And good evening. Im tom llamas in for lester. We begin with two things on the minds of so Many Americans this friday night, Holiday Travel and Severe Weather. A potentially volatile combination as the unofficial start of summer gets under way. Aaa says its going to b
Busiest day ever in the air, but Severe Weather threatening 45 million from texas to michigan after five Straight Days of Tornado Outbreaks in the central u. S. In oklahoma, this Monster Tornado on the ground for nearly an hour. Our team at the airport and in the storm zone. Also breaking tonight, the horror in haiti. A Young American couple working as missionaries killed by gangs. The mother of one of them telling us, her son called her as it happened. His final words to her. The american tourist avoiding a 12year Prison Sentence for bringing ammunition to Turks And Caicos. His release following 100 days trapped in paradise as the judge sets him free, but what about the other Americans Still detained there . We speak to two of them. Just in tonight, the judge denying alec baldwins bid to dismiss his charge over the deadly rust shooting. When the actor is headed to trial. New pressure on israel. The u. N. s top court ordering it to halt the rafah operation. Plus, his oscar nominated do
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