with a robust set of laws, we can significantly limit damage. why can t we do that with guns? on that point. and they always fall back on the same argument, the constitution doesn t guarantee you are right but it does guarantee your gun right. a well regulated militia being necessary to the free stay, the right to the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. the second amendment. argue that the second amendment makes america unique, exceptional, and they re right. apart from the uk, we don t have the second amendment there, it s a right that doesn t exist in canada or france, or india, or russia, or brazil. in fact, only three countries on earth have gun rights embedded in their constitution. the united states, mexico and guatemala. both those two countries say that right only extends to the home, and they both make it very difficult to purchase guns. america, of course, is different, not just because of the second amendment but how the courts have interpreted i
other politicians and officials. what is causing the spike of violent attacks targeting government officials? going one-on-one with an entire retired fbi special agents to administer the trend. and the bill passed by some ohio republicans will try to keep trans athletes out of women s sports by sending them to a doctor for a gentle inspection. on this first weekend of pride month we will analyze the gop s growing attacks on the lgbtq community. with my guests to the president and ceo of glaad. all of that and more is coming up. good sunday morning to. olivia i m katie fang. we will take into this questions with our experts later. but first, report on the ground to bring you the latest news. we begin with the january 6th hearings kicking off this thursday in primetime. nbc s dairy gronk is on capitol hill. gary, it is always a pressure to see you. americans finally are getting a look at what the committee does kind of looking behind the curtain. what should we expect to
in the hour. but we start with the first public hearing of the january 6th committee. which is set to be a primetime hearing, next thursday. the bipartisan panelists interviewed about 1000 people, and received tens of thousands of pages of documents. they have the attempts by the president and his allies to overturn the election, and the attack on our democracy that culminated in the deadly insurrection. we have talked a lot on the show about how close we actually came to you losing our democracy that day. how the threat to our democracy is not over. but is in fact growing with republican efforts to subvert future elections. the key question is whether this committee, and in their hearings, will be able to breakthrough the noise and get the americans attention. in the watergate scandal, 70% of america reported watching the harry. the january six committee is unlikely to get that many viewers in today s polarizing environment. but can they get americans to pay attention for wh
a chilling report reveals how far the far-right extremist group infiltrated a gop establishment in florida. what are the broader implications for our democracy? i will discuss this with my panel? this is all coming up and more right now. . a good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. the mayor garland s department of justice seemingly lending to former white house officials off the hook this is when it comes to the january six investigation. frankly, at the timing cannot be worse. department officials announced late yesterday that no criminal commit contempt of charges will be late for mark meadows or dennis could veto. we are awaiting comment from them. this happened hours after former trump advisor peter navarro was arrested and charged for contempt of congress, for denying the committee documents and a deposition. navarro vows to fight the charges. what is the difference here? right now, we do not know. it is not just the media or the public want these answers. i
investigation in uvalde. then breaking this morning, nearly 400,000 jobs were added in the month of may. labor secretary marty walsh will join us with more on the new jobs report. and today marking 100 days since the start of russia s brutal invasion of ukraine. we re going to bring you the very latest on ukraine s fight for freedom. hey, everybody, good to see you on this friday morning. we re going to begin this hour with this renewed message from the white house on gun violence enough is enough. in a rare primetime address from the east room, the president laid out specific policy proposals he says will, in fact, address this crisis head on. he s calling on congress to reinstate the 1994 assault weapons ban. and if not, raise the purchase age from 18 to 21. he s also proposing congress ban high-capacity magazines, extend background checks, enact red flag laws, repeal gun manufacturers immunity from liability, and address the mental health crisis. he called out sen