with a robust set of laws, we can significantly limit damage. why can t we do that with guns? on that point. and they always fall back on the same argument, the constitution doesn t guarantee you are right but it does guarantee your gun right. a well regulated militia being necessary to the free stay, the right to the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. the second amendment. argue that the second amendment makes america unique, exceptional, and they re right. apart from the uk, we don t have the second amendment there, it s a right that doesn t exist in canada or france, or india, or russia, or brazil. in fact, only three countries on earth have gun rights embedded in their constitution. the united states, mexico and guatemala. both those two countries say that right only extends to the home, and they both make it very difficult to purchase guns. america, of course, is different, not just because of the second amendment but how the courts have interpreted i
Well, good evening, im laura coates. A week that began with Merrick Garland being accused of weaponizing the Department Of Justice against republicans ends with one of the most powerful democrats in washington, d. C. Now indicted for corruption. The chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, new jersey senator bob menendez stands accused of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Essentially using his official position to force someone to give him something of value. Tonight, we are taking a deep dive into all of it from the investigation to the indictment and, of course, the political fallout and here are the Big Questions ive been asking all day, after seeing all the reports ive cut through all of it, here are the real questions, number one, did he do it . Right did he do it . Could a senator who left a hung jury in his last trial for conspiracy, bribery and Honest Services fraud, sound familiar, led to
take on the u.s. reaching herd immunity texas ending mask mandate and letting businesses open 100%. the record surge of migrant children as the president under pressure a new warning from the white house. mud slides forcing mandatory evacuations in california and hawaii the state of emergency tonight. one year later a question what was the last photo you took before the pandemic hit. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, seven weeks into his presidency joe biden scored his first legislative victory and it is a big one in dollars and in scope the covid relief bill winning final approval in the house today with its jaw-dropping price tag of nearly $2 trillion. millions of americans will see government payments up to $1,400 land in their bank accounts we ll tell you what else is in it and how to speed those payments along herd immunity of covid can be achieved sooner than expected later what s the last photo on your camera before the lockdow
Our Breaking News this hour the australian Prime Minister says his country has foiled a plot to bring down an aeroplane. Malcolm turnbull says four people have been arrested in what he called a majorjoint Counter Terrorism operation. There are few further details at this point. Additional security has been put in place at all Australian Domestic and international airports. The australian public, as andrew and mick observed, can have great confidence in our security arrangements, and in particular our Security Screening Procedures at airports. However, what we have done is increased them so that there will be more bags being checked, it is really intensifying what we are already doing. And some of that will be visible, some of it will not be visible. But it will take more time. The bbcs phil mercers live in sydney for us. What more do you know about this plot . Well, the Australian Federal police say they have no specific details of time, date or location, but they believe they have cre
Our Breaking News this hour the australian Prime Minister says his country has foiled a plot to bring down an aeroplane. Malcolm turnbull says four people have been arrested in what he called a majorjoint Counter Terrorism operation. There are few further details at this point. Additional security has been put in place at all Australian Domestic and international airports. The australian public, as andrew and mick observed, can have great confidence in our security arrangements, and in particular our Security Screening Procedures at airports. However, what we have done is increased them so that there will be more bags being checked, it is really intensifying what we are already doing. And some of that will be visible, some of it will not be visible. But it will take more time. The bbcs phil mercers live in sydney for us. What more do you know about this plot . Well, the Australian Federal police say they have no specific details of time, date or location, but they believe they have cre