at this hour, the usual suspect, the federal arrest made possible by an unlikely source, the dna left on a partially eaten burrito. the senate just voted to repeal authorization for the gulf and iraq wars, but how likely is it to pass the republican-led house. also, home prices are cooling for the 7th straight month. we ll dig into latest numbers. and gun safety bills were just introduced in the last couple of hours. we have an exclusive interview with the congresswoman behind them, and two gun violence survivors from her district. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments. let s start in d.c. where congressional lawmakers are deadlocked when it comes to gun laws. that doesn t mean they aren t doing anything. nbc s julie tsirkin is on the hill with new action this afternoon. what can you tell us? reporter: yeah, that s right, chris. i actually just sat down with congresswoman slotkin, who was in a press conference with two students from her district
the news, we thought we would end on something salty, sweet, and something you can grab on to. right now in the u.s., sales of snacks are up about 12% in the last year, raking in more than $11 billion. and wait until you hear how our tastes are changing. here s nbc s sam brock. what are you eating? i don t even know. i just know i m hung rirks all the hungry all the time. grabbing snacks between meals is nothing new but the snack attacks are getting stronger. i like peanut m&ms, regular m&ms, licorice. potato chips, things that are bad for me. a recently article from axios shows snacking rose steeply during the covid-19 pandemic and has continued. retail experts say this was driven at least initially by the habits of younger people.