i don t mean to get all preachy about it. it s no sure thing. whatever they come up with will likely be less than what democrats want and a tough sell in the red states. they are looking at bolstering checks on 18 to 21-year-olds who want to buy semiautomatic weapons, red flag laws, school security, and mental health care. the white house says president joe biden is optimistic on negotiations and believes, quote, any step is a step forward. and you only have to listen to this to know how crucial all this is. a fourth grade teacher shot in his classroom in uvalde. every one of his students killed. he s begging parents, please, don t be angry with me. i lost 11 that day. i m sorry. i tried my best. i did what i was taught to do. please don t be angry with me. you only have to listen to the son of one of the ten people shot to death in a racist attack in buffalo testifying in a senate hearing on domestic terrorism today. my mother s life mattered. my mother s life mattered
and we ll see you tomorrow night. a big show to get to tonight. thanks so much. this is don lemon tonight, and we are at a very critical point in this country right now. a crucial point, as a matter of fact. a moment when we get to decide whether we re going to do something about the gun violence that is killing more and more americans every day, even if it s only a first step, or do nothing and just watch more and more funerals, more and more families torn apart. this could be the moment. i don t want to get preachy about it but it could be the moment. a bipartisan group of senators working to hammer out a deal. but it s no sure thing and whatever they come up with will likely be less than what democrats want and a tough sell in the red states. they re looking at bolstering checks on 18 to 21-year-olds who want to buy semi-aublth v automatic weapons, red flag laws, school security and mental health care. the white house says that president joe biden is optimistic and negot
am while he. polls are now close in the seven states that actually had elections today. many results are still too early to call, but here are some of the primary races we are following closely at this hour. and california, we are awaiting a call in the mayoral race in los angeles, congresswoman karen bass running against rick caruso. a lifetime of businessman. turned democrat, a special recall election in san francisco lost his job as additional guitar any of that. city in south dakota nbc news projects that accompany republican governor christine all has one parent mary for governor. over and iowa democratic michael franken excuse me there, difference crane that from what we are seeing, defeated former congresswoman abby finkenauer. frank you will now look to updating and convince senator chuck grassley, come november. and in montana, ryan thank, you donald trump secretary of the interior, is leaning in his campaign for congress in close race though that we are watching
11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts right now. uhle starts right now tonight, kicking off a critical week for this country, this from the first january 6th hearing, the primetime plan, and what a brand-new indictment reveals about the investigation. bluff, after another deadly weekend, more than a dozen mass shootings in multiple cities. are we any closer to actually ending the violence? and yet, another threat from elon musk, as he in his bid to take over twitter. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. and we are at the start of what could be a pivotal week for this nation. the january six committee is about to reveal what it has learned about efforts to keep donald trump and the white house, after he lost the election. on thursday night, the committee starts a series of public hearings, after nearly a year of investigations. according to the washington post, lawmakers will be relying on insider t
expect from that prime time event. plus, new charges against members of the far right proud boys for their alleged role in that attack. we ll explain what the justice department will have to prove in a case that experts say is difficult to make. and the latest in the debate over gun safety. top negotiators in the senate say a bipartisan deal could be reached later this week. good morning and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, june 7th. i m jonathan lemire. we start with more aggressive action taken by the justice department connected to the january 6th attack on the capitol. the former leader of the proud boys, a right wing extremist group and four other members are facing seditious conspiracy charges. the justice department says enrique tarrio and four of his lieutenants were involved in the plans to storm the capitol and try to prevent congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election. tarrio was not in washington on january 6th. a judge has ordered