can follow logic, but i was listening to the soundbite from donald trump about the shark and electrocution. i tried to follow it and i could not make sense. you cannot follow it because it makes no sense, none of it makes any sense, but that is the point, isn t it? the more you speak in senseless nonsense the more people expect senseless nonsense from you and that lowers the bar to the ground. and everyone ignores it and moves on and i think that is the scary thing that this guy could one day be president again, making no sense, but as you said, here we are. alex, great to see you, my friend. enjoy the rest of your evening off. have a great evening, my friend. thank you so much. today s decision will have deadly consequences. that is what justice sotomayor said about the ruling from her conservative colleagues rejecting a trump european on bump stocks. the conservative justices have single-handedly overturned one of the few measures to help stem gun violence in this
italy. and we ll recap an eventful day on capitol hill where senate republicans blocked a democratic led bill to protect fertility treatments for women. and the former president was also on the hill for the first time since his supporters attacked the capitol. we ll go through trump s meetings with top republicans in both chambers. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 14th, flag day. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for being with us. and we ll begin this morning in italy where the second day of the g7 summit is under way, and in just moments president biden will hold a joint appearance with italy s prime minister, leaving president biden and the other g7 leaders will meet with pope francis. following that gathering the president will depart italy and head to california where he has a couple of major fund raisers. during yesterday s events the president and his ukrainian counterpart, volodymyr zelenskyy, signed a ten-year bilateral security agreem
his private meetings with republicans, and what happened when he saw mitch mcconnell for the first time since the senator blamed him for the capitol riot. the new safety concerns for boeing. the potential problem on brand-new 787 dreamliners. nbc news investigates. the state with the highest rate of children in foster care facing allegations of horrifying abuse and a major lawsuit. and the animal advocate who turned this testing facility into a refuge for hundreds of four-legged friends. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holtevening and . good evening and welcome. we begin tonight with a major and notably unanimous ruling on reproductive rights by the u.s. supreme court. the justices upholding continued access to a widely used abortion medication. the plaintiffs in the case challenged the fda s 2000 approval of mifepristone on safety grounds. but the court today refusing to weigh in on the merits of their arguments, instead deciding the plaintiffs ha
democratic congressman jamie raskin and eric swalwell going after republicans for their efforts to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress. we ll have more from that partisan vote in the house in just a moment. it comes as donald trump will be on capitol hill today to meet republican lawmakers from both chambers, setting up his first face-to-face meeting with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell in more than three years. and also ahead we ll bring you the latest from the g7 summit in italy where support for ukraine is a top priority for president biden and other world leaders. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 13th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning overseas where president biden is in italy for the first day of the g7 summit. he arrived last night around 11 p.m. local time and will now attend multiple working sessions throughout today. afterwards, he ll meet w
the decision a victory for abortion rights supporters two years after the court overturned roe v. wade. and why the fight over the abortion pill and reproductive rights is far from over. also tonight, the state of emergency in florida. millions bracing for more catastrophic flash floods, as the storms turn deadly. some areas getting a foot in a single day. president biden on the world stage. our corespondent asking would he commute his son hunter s sentence. how he answered. donald trump back on capitol hill for the first time since the january 6th attack. his private meetings with republicans, and what happened when he saw mitch mcconnell for the first time since the senator blamed him for the capitol riot. the new safety concerns for boeing. the potential problem on brand-new 787 dreamliners. nbc news investigates. the state with the highest rate of children in foster care facing allegations of horrifying abuse and a major lawsuit. and the animal advocate who tu