quote, symbol of hate. okay, the president today also unleashing a new line of attack, mary, on joe biden, going after his religion? reporter: tom, the president said that biden, a devout catholic, is, quote, against god. biden s team was quick to slam that as hypocritical, saying, quote, biden s faith is at the core of who he is, he s lived it with dignity his entire life. tom? mary bruce with the back and forth from the campaign trail tonight. mary, thank you. now, to a major legal showdown. new york state suing to break up the nra. the state attorney general filing a lawsuit against the powerful gun rights lobbying group. here s abc s senior national correspondent terry moran. reporter: a stunning announcement new york state attorney general letitia james declaring that the evidence of alleged wrongdoing at the nra that her office has uncovered shows that the powerhouse gun rights group must be put out of business for good. the nra diverted millions and millions of dol
we are seeking an order to dissolve the nra in its entirety. reporter: nra ceo wayne lapierre stands accused in today s filings of misusing nra charitable donations to support a lavish lifestyle, including numerous private jet flights for himself and his family. membership fees at golf clubs. and a half million dollars worth of vacations in the bahamas. three other current and former executives of the nra were also named in the suit. the nra has countersued the new york attorney general and is out with a blistering statement, calling her lawsuit a premeditated attack on our organization and the second amendment. and wayne lapierre with his own statement, saying, we re ready for the fight, bring it on. tom? terry, thank you for that. and important news tonight about american jobs. roughly 1.2 million people filing unemployment claims last week. the u.s. losing more than 1 million jobs a week for the last 20 weeks. talks of a new stimulus package