fragile democracy takes us to wisconsin, or a conservative majority supreme court just made it harder for its own citizens to vote, in a move that just happens to align quite nicely with the agenda of a certain twice impeached former president. and the velshi banned book club is in session, with a historical fiction title for younger adults, that has gotten parent so out of that it was the subject of a viral video, of an angry mom calling for its removal. velshi starts now. good morning, i am ali velshi. it is sunday, july 11th, 18 months and five days since a group of anti-american insurrectionists attacked the united states capitol in an attempt to overthrow the government and destroy american democracy in the name of a former president. mind you, that attempt is still ongoing in other ways. more on that later in the show. but luckily for america, the january 6th select committee continues its vital work in investigating that insurrection. and this morning, we are g
jeremy diamond joins me from the white house. what is on the president s agenda today? reporter: president biden is still at camp david this morning but he will be returning to the white house to host military families for a bar be becue and celebration. the president saying the fourth of july is a sacred holiday, sacred day in our country. make no mistake, our best days still lie ahead. at the same time president biden is dealing with messaging on the current state of the country and the current state of the economy with high inflation and high gas prices which many americans are being reminded this weekend as they hit the roads for the fourth of july weekend. the president oaf the weekend taking to twitter to encourage and push gas station companies to lower the price at the pump. to make sure, in his word, bring down the price you re charging at the pump to reflect the cost you re paying for the product and do it now. that earned the president some backlash with some, in
mystery. who bombed a controversial landmark in georgia good evening, everyone it was a brazen act of violence that has stunned japan and the world. shinzo abe, former prime minister of japan, ally to the u.s., and friend of american presidents, murdered in broad daylight by a lone assassin, shot in a country where gun violence is exceedingly rare it happened in the city of nara as the long-serving leader was appearing at an outdoor event in support of a fellow politician abe felled by two gunshots the shooter wrestled to the ground. authorities say he used a homemade gun and has confessed to the murder in washington, president biden reacting to the news saying he was stunned and outraged this afternoon, traveling to the japanese embassy where he signed a book of condolences. janis mackey frayer has our report we must warn you, some of the images are graphic. reporter: it was 11:30 in the morning former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, was giving a campaign speech whe
environmental decisions in years, the courts conservative justices cited with several red states and coal companies, and limited the epa s ability to crack down on greenhouse gas emissions. in a victory for the president, the court ruled in favor of the ministrations efforts to shut down the trump remaining mexico immigration policy. we will have reactions to that straight ahead. also coming up it is now justice jackson. this afternoon, to tonya brown jackson became the first black woman to be sworn into the supreme court. it comes in a time of turmoil on the supreme court after the conservative majority overturn roe v wade. good afternoon, everybody. we are back with you for another hour, join now with our nbc news team, and mike medley is with us at the white house. let us take you through the monumental decisions. the biden administration taking a win and a loss all at the same time. sure, the win is a little easy to describe. this describes the so-called migrant protect
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