so here we start this hour by wishing all of you a very good today here from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. again, we are going to keep a close eye on. thanks buckingham palace. but, before beginning with a brand-new insight into what issues matter most to voters. of, course just months ahead of the november midterms. and you from abc news and if ipsos shows the economic concerns are growing at only due to 61% of americans disapprove of how biden has handled the economy, but because most american faith, the, economy and gas prices are the top issues affecting how people will vote in the coming election. up next, making a case for our publicans should vote. the bottom line is there are two very clear in very different approaches here. there is our approach, which is to find solutions to invest in our supply chains, like we are doing with the infrastructure money in my department and in others, to do everything we can to lower costs
former attorney general bill barr, was seen exiting the january six committees conference room. this would have been at least the second time that barr has met with the committee. back in january, chairperson thompson confirmed that barr had spoken with the panel and has cooperated with its investigation. it remains to be seen if barr or any other high-ranking trump official will testify in front of the american people as part of the committee s public hearings. the justice department, by the way, isn t just working on g involving the twice impeached ex presidents former aide, they are working to prosecute his insurrection supporters, to. yesterday another member of the far-right extremist group proud boys pleaded guilty to a felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding. joshua pruitt is facing up to five years in jail, for taking part in the mob that ransacked the capital, and endangered the safety of members of congress. in court documents, he admitted that he near
hearing is days away. federal grand jury indicted former trump advisor peter navarro for defying the january six committee. he was boarding a flight to nashville. they intercepted me getting on the plane, and they put me in handcuffs and brought me here. they put me in like irons. they stick me in a cell. by the, way i was in john hinckley cell. they thought that was an important historical note. and new responses today after the doj chose not to charge former trump chief of staff mark meadows, or his deputy scavino. that attorney for meadows told nbc, the results speak for itself. and the attorney for scavino said, we are grateful the doj exercised sound judgment and deciding not to prosecute this case given the substantial flaws in the legal basis of the committee s subpoena and the issues of executive privilege presented. now right now in texas, a uvalde rallies being held in san antonio, texas, this for the survive texas this is the same legislative body that
demand action on gun reform. in a moment, i will talk to maria, whose organization, votes for latino, or to organized a rally. major new developments in what maybe the country s most closely watched senate race. on both sides of the ballots, but details of that are coming up. and democracy in danger. a bombshell report, secret tapes that reveal the gop plans that could help them steal the next presidential election. all of, that s plus the trial that may have single-handedly and did the me too movement. the detaining impact of the johnny depp and amber heard trial and they have had on count ability when it comes to domestic abuse. that conversation is ahead. we want to begin this hour with that breaking news. we told you about last hour. one of the largest u.s. factories for baby formula is back up and running. abbott laboratories announcing today it has restarted specialty formula production at its michigan plants, which had been shuttered since february. nbc s steve patters
played of battlefield weapons in the minds and that worships them. but it should be noted that this is not a global pandemic. because this outbreak of gun violence we face is quite literally limited to our shores and borders. in addition to the horror buffalo, we had gun violence at the tulsa hospital this week, and of course the tragedy in uvalde, texas. just three mass shootings out of nearly two dozen in the last few weeks. the world is watching to see whether our leaders can wrangle this moment into actionable gun control legislation. democrats, for their part, have seethed on the public outcry. the president, in a dramatic primetime address, calling on congress to ban assault weapons, raise h limits, expand background checks, as democrats in the house and senate prep for new proposals for votes as early as next week. but if anything, a contentious house judiciary session two days ago, was a likely sign of things to come. house republican responses to democrats proposed g