The House Committee and the judiciary will come toto order we can declare recesses at any time we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on the assault weapons i now recognize myself. Assault weapons have been repeatedly v used for violence on her citizens just the last two years, las vegas, parkland, pittsburgh, vegas, parkland, pittsburgh, mid and odessa. We have seen powerful shootings and Mass Shootings in those communities shattered by violence. But todays hearing is whether america will tolerate weapons but simply put civilian assault weapons or semi automatic versions of military weapons. And now to feel as quickly as possible now to rapidly and repeatedly fire human targets without stopping to reload designed for maximum bloodshed. And then to address the assault weapons estate laws have proven to easy to evade. This is one reason i support a national ban on assault weapons despite californias ban a man could drive across the border into nevada to buy a 75 round highcapacity
Editor. After words is a weekly interview progra program for trd guest hostof governmentguest hop nonfiction authors about their latestno works. Host we are here talking to the former governor of virginia, terry mcauliffe, about his new book, beyond hiarlottesville taking a stand against White Nationalism, and we are bracketed by we are almost at the twoyear anniversary of the august 11, august 12 marches in charlottesville that he commemorates. We are also just a few days out from another set of really horrifying murder sprees in america. Its a sobering thing to think that we keep thinking we hit rock bottom. I suspect we thought that two years ago and we are bottoming out again. So, governor,on congratulationsn the book and thanks for making time to talk about it. Then it hovers over her so much of the debate we are having right now in america. And it is a question of place. I think it is not an accident that you start the book saying that when you wanted to run for office in virgini
That we keep thinking we hit rock bottom. I suspect we thought that two years ago, and we are bottoming out again. So, governor, congratulations on the book and thank you for making time to talk about it. Thank you, dahlia, great to be here today. Host i wonder if we could start with the question that hovers a little bit over your first couple of chapters in book and then hovers over so much of the debate were having right now in america and its this question of place. I think its not an accident that you start the book saying that when you wanted to run for novembers virginia, people said to you, youre from new york, youre from florida, youre not from here. I lived in charlottesville for 17 years and heard, youre not from here asian lot, but i think it has a funny echo in the things say when people protest immigrants. Youre not from here. And you clearly anxious about establishing that, look, im from here, lift here most of my life. I live and work here. Why are we having this convers
By the twoyear anniversary of the marches in charlottesville. Also a few days out from another set of horrifying murders sprees in america it is sobering to think we hit rock bottom. And now bottoming out again. Congratulations. Thank you. Its great to be here. Host can we start with over the first couple of chapters there is been so much of a debate so with this question of place that you say when you wanted to run for office in virginia to say you are from new york art that you are not from here. I heard that a lot but that has a funny echo not when people protest immigrants. You are not from here. And then to establish i live and work here. I have been going to the same safeway 25 years. But virginia is a Southern State they are very proud of their heritage from a new yorker but the state has evolved Northern Virginia has really changed. The commonwealth now those that actually live in the commonwealth a great state of eight. 5 Million People but thats important because they have th
Evening. You can hear the famous play from the bugle then we will see the Kentucky Derby begin and we will watch to see the Track Conditions because of the weather yesterday. It is clear and sunny now. Clouds in the distance. Hopefully we will have clear skies for a milestone moment here at Churchill Downs. Less than four hours away for that. In your perfectly attired pink linen shirt for the occasion. Moments we have Steve Kornacki at the big board with his take on the derby favorites and the new trouble in texas. Damage left by severe flooding and the risk that lies ahead tomorrow. And the testimony of hope hicks. What she were helpful to the prosecution or the defense . A good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Welcome to alex witt reports. We will take you to george solis. He is standing by the University Of Pennsylvania campus in philadelphia. Keep an eye not only on activities there for what we are getting from virginia, specifically charlotte sphere, th