[ applause ] i think we, if you make the demand, here is what has ha to happen. all of you folks and i hope, and i m not being facetious when i say this, hopefully republicans hear as well, we got to make sure that this becomes a voting issue. that s president biden, sitting down with jimmy kimmel last night, after traveling to los angeles, to host the summit of the americas. we re going to have much more on that important gathering with world leaders. we are also following the latest in the debate of gun safety legislation as an 11-year-old survivor of the uvalde massacre and a parent to one of the students killed testified before congress. and it s here. a block buster night for the january 6th committee. as the first hearings into the capitol attack kick off this evening in prime time. we ll tell you what to expect. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, june 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. it was an emotional day on c
multiple magazines of ammunition entered marjorie stone in high school and murdered 17 people, that shooting sparked a nationwide youth lead movement for new gun safety legislation. a year later, little had been done at the federal level to curb gun violence. by valentine valentine s day, 2019, then president donald trump was trying to push attention back to his pet issue, building a wall to stop immigrants. at the time, trump was threatening to declare a national emergency in order to try to build his precious border wall without congressional approval. it was that threat from trump which prompted this counter threat from house speaker, nancy pelosi. if the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. you want to talk about a national emergency? let s talk about today, the one year anniversary of a another man
at the time, trump was threatening to declare a national emergency in order to try to build his precious border wall without congressional approval. it was that threat from trump which prompted this counter threat from house speaker, nancy pelosi. if the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. you want to talk about a national emergency? let s talk about today, the one year anniversary of a another manifestation of the epidemic of gun violence in america, that is a national emergency. why don t you declare that an emergency, mister president? i wish he would. why don t you declare that an emergency, mister president? if trump declares a national emergency, at the border, she said, just think about a president with different values can present to the american people. the very next, day donald trump did de
Most basic of legislative tasks. Because thats what he did, he turned to an Impeachment Inquiry to change and narrative. And, it has happened again, fox, sued, this time by its own shareholders. New york city controller brad lander, who is leading the lawsuit, hes gonna join me live this hour. Im ayman , lets get started. A very large portion of the Republican Party, really doesnt believe in the constitution. And before you say anything, those are not my words, those arent the words of joe biden, or nancy pelosi, or some democratic pendant. No, those are the words of a former gop standard bearer, in fact, a former president ial nominee, mitt romney. The Junior Senator from utah announced this week that he wont seek reelection, meaning the senate gop is losing its most highprofile moderate, and yes, trump critic, a move that could end up shifting the caucus even further to the extreme right. Look, my wing of the party talks about policy, and about issues that will make a difference in t
pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. breaking news around the legal drama surrounding former president donald trump. a judge released the full report from a special grand jury that investigated allegations trump and his allies interfered in the 2020 presidential election there. the report includes the names of 21 people that it recommended for the indictment, but were not indicted. the report s introduction and conclusion in a section in which the grand jurors expressed concern that some witnesses may have lied under oath was released in february, but recommendations on who should or should not be charged were kept secret. the panel heard from 75 witnesses over a seven-month period. with us now to talk about this, nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian, katie phang, msnbc legal contributor and host of the katie phang show, lisa rubin, msnbc legal analyst, also with us susan paige, washington bureau chief for usa today. katie, let s talk about the big, big