a handgun. so, this is an absurd, outdated, outmoded loophole, but this is a first step in recognizing our problem, where we allow 18-year-olds to buy weapons of war. news of this framework coming on the somber six year anniversary of the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando, florida, 49 people murdered in cold blood, targeted about because of who they live. many mass shootings in this country, the attacker used an ar-15 style guy on, the senate deal comes after communities of uvalde, texas, and buffalo, new york, were changed forever by gun violence. all together 31 americans killed in both shootings. the shooters and both shootings were 18 year old boy legally obtained obstacles to carry out their crimes. the steel wall imperfect is something, comes up after last week s testimony from the children killed in uvalde. they sidelined their grief to going through what they re going through. the deal comes as demonstrators hit the streets, demanding action. we ve seen this bef
country. as the summer travel season heats up, the average price for gallon of gas hits $5 for the first time ever. i m pamela brown, you re in the cnn newsroom. hello, every one. great to have you along with us on this saturday night. more than 20 million americans tuned in thursday night as the house select me investigating the january 6th capitol attacks opened the hearings in prime time. the narrative that former president trump was at the center of wide ranging conspiracy to stay in office. the members used dramatic footage and chilling testimony to make their points. capital police officer offer car line edwards recalled slipping on the plood of her fellow officers during the assault. documentary film maker following the proud boys said he watch the crowd transform tr protesters to rioters to insurrectionists. thursday s hearing was just for starters. cnn senior crime and justice reporter has more. tell us what the committee has in story for cothe coming week. eve
set of hearings. plus flying in without a covid test, why the cdc is dropping a international testing requirement. and the embattled uvalde, texas, police chief defending his actions over his department s response. you ll hear from him just ahead. good morning, it is saturday, june 11th. thank you so much for starting your day with us. christi, always a pleasure to be with you. thank you so much. each when we have to talk about what we re talking about now because this is effecting every single person watching us. no question about that. we begin with painful economic news. the national average gas price surpassing $5 a gallon for the first time ever. this is unprecedented. according to aaa. that is a 60 cents increase, the biggest price jump since 1981, more than 40 years ago. it triggered a massive sell-off on wall street and biden officials have admitted that inflation is uncomfortably high and we continue to pay more for everything. the president tried to shif
unfolded. the politicians, the pundits who say that january 6th was anything short of a violent insurrection are lying. reporter: the committee is promising many more details that we haven t learned before. justin bieber taking a break after getting a rare virus that s paralyzed half his face. i can t smile on this side of my face. i m pamela brown, you re in the cnn news room. march for our lives in more than 400 cities across the country today. these rallies demand the lawmakers confront the explosion of gun violence and mass shootings. the largest was in washington where significant gun reform has stalled for years in the senate. right now negotiators working on a bipartisan package aren t expressing some optimism for a compromise. the public pressure is growing after the school massacre in uvalde, texas and the racist slaughter inside a buffalo store. the son of the oldest victim in buffalo spoke to demonstrators today. there s so many times we sat there wat
shouted out to join the debate. they were already in those early hours, doing more than preparing for a speech that day. they had a specific operational plan that morning. and a filmmaker embedded with them saw that and recorded it. as we begin this hour of msnbc tonight, and we dig into what s important on what transpired the week and during all the buildup to the january 6th hearings reaching this investigative findings stage, it s important to listen to what that star witness then embedded filmmaker told us. because that s why he was one of the star witnesses. that s why 20 million people were subjected to hearing exactly what he said last night. we met up with the proud boys somewhere around and they are starting to walk down the mile easterly in a direction towards the capitol. there was a large contingent, more than i expected. and i was confused, to a certain extent, why we were walking away from the presidents speech. because that s what i felt we were there to co