story on ballot drop boxes. the former president called him last week trying to overturn his 2020 defeat. last week as the speaker put it, i explained, it s not allowed under the constitution, adding, quote, he has a different opinion. in other words, trump may be sweating and stewing in mar-a-lago, but he is still at it. there were other warning signs today as well. rusty bowers, remember him, lifelong republican who refused to buckle to pressure from the former president and testified emotionally before the select committee. well, we learned he was just censured by the state party which declared him no longer a republican in good standing. in maryland they chose dan cox to be their republican nominee for governor. he once called on the former president to seize voting machines. he also sponsored buses to take people to the so-called stop the steal rally on january 6th and that afternoon he tweeted, mike pence is a traitor. so there s that. there s also this we got today hav
flights and now mountains of misplaced luggage. tom costello will explain the latest headache facing summer travel. it is just horrible traveling this summer. it is hard to get a flight that is not canceled. and the new comments from senator joe manchin as he now claims that he has not written off any of president biden s agenda. okay. we ll figure that out. but first, emotions running high still in uvalde, texas. after a tense school board meeting last night, parents are demanding answers after release of a scathing new report calling the shooting response at robb elementary school a systemic failure. nbc news correspondent sam brock joins us live from uvalde. sam, good morning. what are the families saying today? well, mika, good morning. look, this system was structured in such a way that the meeting was so that participants could vent frustration and feels for about 45 minutes. it lasted more than three years with young kids asking the grown-ups, what are you doing righ
no. there were some event celebration occurring in the madison area. [ inaudible question ]. he planned this for several weeks for the highland park shooting. any last questions? folks, this is probably going to conclude our formal press briefings on this matter. if there is breaking news or anything major that does develop, we will call a press conference. otherwise, i would not anticipate major press briefings like this. investigators have months to go continuing their investigation into this. we ll be collaborating very closely with the state s attorney s office. they ll be collaborating with their federal partners. we ll be collaborating with our federal partners. any specific questions, please reach out directly. [ inaudible question ] he s being classified now. welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. you are watching the prosecutor walking away after delivering breaking developments on that fourth of july parade massacre in highland park
refused to talk about his role when loftily subpoenaed, he awaits sentencing. cnn s katelyn polantz was in the courtroom and joins us now. walk us through what happened in court today and how bannon reacted when the verdict was read? well, john, as steve bannon moved around the courthouse today, on the grounds in the courtroom, he appeared to be very much himself. he was smiling throughout the day, right before the verdict came down, when the jury came back in, he was waiting, on his phone, what appeared to be looking at social media, thanking his lawyers, patting them on the back. but then when the jury came in to deliver their verdict, they came in about two and a half hours after they started. when they came in, steve bannon didn t show a lot of emotion. he smirked a little bit. he nodded, as the judge thanked the jury. but ultimately, he wasn t really that reactive in court. and the jury had bought what the prosecution was arguing. that this was like a parking ticket, t
now the man who cannot stop talking about overturning the election to his listeners, but refused to talk about his role when loftily subpoenaed, he awaits sentencing. cnn s katelyn polantz was in the courtroom and joins us now. walk us through what happened in court today and how bannon reacted when the verdict was read? well, john, as steve bannon moved around the courthouse today, on the grounds in the courtroom, he appeared to be very much himself. he was smiling throughout the day, right before the verdict came down, when the jury came back in, he was waiting, on his phone, what appeared to be looking at social media, thanking his lawyers, patting them on the back. but then when the jury came in to deliver their verdict, they came in about two and a half hours after they started. when they came in, steve bannon didn t show a lot of emotion. he smirked a little bit. he nodded, as the judge thanked the jury. but ultimately, he wasn t really that reactive in court. and the