we begin this hour with these incredible images from all around our country. today, thousands of protesters took to streets at more than 450 rallies, from washington, the sea to parkland, florida, austin, texas, new york city, all to push congress to take action on gun violence. one party, and only one party has heard the calls for those actions. this week, the house oversight committee held a hearing on gun violence, where members heard from survivors of recent mass shutting s, including maya cerrillo, a fourth grader at robb elementary in uvalde, texas. he shot my friend, and i thought that he would come back to the room, so i covered myself in blood and put it on me. maya, who is just 11 years old, speared her classmates blood on her face to protect herself from a gunmen. also this week, the house passed a series of petrol bills that would raise the age to buy most semi automatic rifles to 21. it would ban high capacity ammunition magazines and create a federal red fla
all to push congress to take action on gun violence. one party, and only one party has heard the calls for those actions. this week, the house oversight committee held a hearing on gun violence, where members heard from survivors of recent mass shutting s, including maya cerrillo, a fourth grader at robb elementary in uvalde, texas. he shot my friend, and i thought that he would come back to the room, so i covered myself in blood and put it on me. maya, who is just 11 years old, speared her classmates blood on her face to protect herself from a gunmen. also this week, the house passed a series of petrol bills that would raise the age to buy most semi automatic rifles to 21. it would ban high capacity ammunition magazines and create a federal red flag law. more than 200 lawmakers, almost entirely republicans, voted no on these measures. the good and bad news, the votes no matter all that much because those bills will never pass the senate. don t get too discouraged, a bipa
Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan an arctic cold wave still dominates the nations weather tonight. Its blamed for several deaths, and its making life miserable for millions of people. That includes new york, where a dozen people died last night, in the citys worst residential fire in decades. John yang begins our coverage. Yang it was just 15 degrees when the bronx blaze erupted, forcing firefighters to battle both the fire and the cold. Residents escaping the flames had to brave the elements. All i see is a bunch of kids on the fire escape cold, and with no jacket, no pajamas, no nothing. Yang the citys fire commissioner s
Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan an arctic cold wave still dominates the nations weather tonight. Its blamed for several deaths, and its making life miserable for millions of people. That includes new york, where a dozen people died last night, in the citys worst residential fire in decades. John yang begins our coverage. Yang it was just 15 degrees when the bronx blaze erupted, forcing firefighters to battle both the fire and the cold. Residents escaping the flames had to brave the elements. All i see is a bunch of kids on the fire escape cold, and with no jacket, no pajamas, no nothing. Yang the citys fire commissioner s
Just for me, but for our state, im hopeful now for our nation that people will recognize we shouldnt be discriminating and have laws on the book that discriminate against our friends, our neighbors and fellow citizens. What you did yesterday in minnesota is something i have never seen. It wasnt just a public apology, but you did it in the body you used to work. What was it like to go back in there in that role and tell them what you had to tell them . It was very freeing. The emotion came because it literally occurred to me as i sat down, this is a public apology. I was there to say trust me when i tell you that you can vote your conscience and your own compass and be okay. I should have done it. I regretted i didnt do it. It was it was very liberating quite honestly. Lynne, cannot thank you enough for joining us tonight. Thank you very much. Thank you, lawrence. Hope for the pope. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. Let me start tonight with the election