seven lives lost in that horrific july 4th shooting, and demand action on gun violence prevention. what police initiated a car chase which would allow them to pull over and arrest the 21-year-old who conducted one of the worst mass shootings in highland history. he was, quote, taken into custody without incident. and days earlier, just a few states over an acre, in ohio, another police chase ended very differently. on january excuse me, on june 27th, jalen walker, eight a 25-year-old black man ll by couple ease after they said they tried to pull him over for alleged traffic and equipment violation for just after the midnight. and he refused to stop, a chastened shoot. that s when officers reported, quote, fired from walker jumped out of the car and the pursuit continued on foot. and a newly released body cam video, you can see the moments leading up to walker s death. and we should warn you here, what you are about to see is disturbing. we re slowing down here, slowing
vape cartridges of cannabis oil in her luggage. since then, family members, friends and coaches have all made impassioned pleas for griner s release. this includes griner s wife, cherelle who is pressing the u. s. government to do more to free her. earlier this week, president biden and vice president harris spoke with cherelle assuring her that they are working to get griner home. president biden also read cherelle a letter he wrote to the basketball star. this comes just days after griner wrote a letter to president biden imploring him not to forget her or any of the other detainees held in russian captivity. griner s expected to appear in court on july 14th for the third of our trial. so what legal options does he have looking forward? a russian lawyer said she may seek up an appeal or even clemency once the verdict is delivered. there are also reports that crime in or could be part of a russian s a prisoner swap. perhaps an exchange for victor bout a notorious russian arm
get out the dictionary. we ll define recession for you. here is the bottom line. the biden economy is shrinking as the fed unleashes rapid fire rate hikes to stave off the highest inflation in 40 years. let s get right to it. maria bartiromo joins us now. go ahead and give us the news because they projected .5% on the positive side. the number was a negative .9. we are now in recession and we can confirm that because it is two quarters straight of contraction. the economy shrank in the second quarter by 9/10 percent on top of shrinking in the first quarter by 1.6%. now so far all of the commentary that i m hearing is talking about a shrinking of the economy but the good news for the economy is that job growth has stayed strong. that was why some people were questioning well maybe it is different this time. it is hard to believe that job growth can be up to 300,000 in one month when you are in a recession. what s different this time is that we have an inventory build-up. a l
questions so to be answered on that front. a lot of questions still to be answered. and in a new column for the washington post, ruth marcus writes, quote, a select committee has performed a vital public service by amassing the record it has, amidst the place to continue. especially for those who doubted that this enterprise was worth the effort is the critical role of congressional oversight, for posterity as well as the president. but another lesson, one manifested during watergate, is that oversight has its limits. federal prosecutors possess unrivaled power to assemble evidence, and about testimony overcoming bogus assertions of privilege, and granting immunity when warranted. our justice department officials preparing to deploy that authority, when it comes to the events surrounding january 6th? joining me now to discuss, msnbc contributor and former u.s. attorney, joyce alene joyce vance. she is now a law professor at university of alabama. also with us, national co
the studio. thank you for jumping into the chair like the true professional that you are. we have a lot of serious news to get to. start with this. we know the gang member accused of murdering two california cops this week should have been behind bars. that deceased suspect was a freeman thankeds to george gascon s soft on crime policy. he had a previous strike conviction and was only sentenced to probation for felon in possession of firearm charge. ashley: if flores would have been prosecuted in february of 2021, he may have been sentenced for up to three years in prison. george gascon s office is standing by the light sentencing, his office saying the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent for this type of offense. given his criminal history at the time the court sentenced him, mr. flores did not have a documented history of violence. george gascon office lost a top aid and the group working to recall him said they reached 650,000 signature to trigger a r