it was because of his time in the military. that s what it sounded like. the street behind me frozen in time, you can still see the chairs strewn about, the beach chairs where people were lined up for this moment of celebration for july 4th, left where they were, as people fled the scene in terror. the rifle, a rifle was discovered soon after the shooting on the rooftop. we have some new information about that rifle, which we ll bring to you in just a moment. the shooter himself, who the police are calling a person of interest to be clear, that s what i should call him, they obtained or apprehended a person of interest eight hours after the shooting, after a short chase. one policeman saw the suspect and then called for backup, he was apprehended, taken into custody on the street. one of our reporters was there, you ll hear from him in just a moment as well. again, the scene as it unfolded here was a pure moment of terror. earlier this morning, i had a chance to speak to a co
we should point out nbc news has not yet verified that reporting half what we do have this afternoon is new reaction from a spokesperson for mark meadows. joining me now, luke broad january broadwater, matt miller, and joyce vance. luke, who exactly could be picking up these legal fees for at least it seems a dozen witnesses testifying before the january 6th committee? well, there are two funds that are funding witnesses lawyers. one is the save america pac which is run directly connected to donald trump. the other is the cpac first amendment fund which its director says consults with donald trump and donald trump s allies directly to decide which witnesses it will cover. so these are they offer both free legal advice to the witnesses and then also will pay for their attorneys fees if needed. this came to a head this week when cassidy hutchinson said she had to switch attorneys because she felt only with a new attorney could she be more forthright and testify publicly a
right now, two weeks of seismic supreme court decision starting with a reversal a federal abortion rights have left america s political fault lines even deeper. on one side of the divide are blue states racing to codify abortion rights and offer safe haven to women who may now have to cross state lines for the procedure on the other side. on the other side are mostly red states that have already seized upon this moment to ban abortion with some conservative lawmakers in those states contemplating punishment for those that seek the procedure elsewhere. if not just an outright national ban. of course, rose reversal was just one ruling of the court s conservative majority. it has also issued a full slate of decisions on guns, the environment and voting rights. that illustrate just how conservative the supreme court usually is. by all accounts will be for sometime. is america being remade by the rulings? that is the big question on politicsnation. and another big question, just h
lives. bill: so the victims range in age of 8-85. the attack prompted nearby cities to cancel events in illinois. officers arresting a person of interest later around 5 miles away from the same. he s identified as a 21-year-old aspiring rapper with a history of posting violent imagery online. dana: the parade attack follows a recent string of mass shootings targeting churches, schools, grocery stores. the headline fourth of july terror and those that were there say that the scripted accurately. side screaming. they did know it was coming from. seem like it was fireworks. that s when everybody was running inside then we started noticing how many people were bloody. i saw somebody on the ground with his leg in the air and the garlic crying next to him. then to my left my mom and i saw at least three more people on the ground, bloody. the naturally likely to started running towards her car. my granddaughter said to me when she was leaving she said pop pop dealt with
troubling social media posts from recent mass shooters. experts tell us what we can all look out for online. garrett: i m major garrett in the nation s capitol with other top stories. new details in the investigations of fatal police shooting in akron, ohio. severe weather threat for tens of millions. we re tracking the dangerous storms and triple-digit heat. brittney griner s wife speaks out. we talked to the wnba star s partner about the effort to bring her home from a russian prison. and an american heros honor. four vehement veterans receive the medal of honor. good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. i m adriana diaz in for norah. major garrett is in washington, d.c. we begin in highland park, illinois where authorities are expected to soon announce charges against a 21-year-old suspected to have shooting dozens at a july 4th parade in this suburb of chicago. tonight we are learning the names of six of the victims killed. today a seventh die