problematic authoritarian tendencies throughout the society. now, that warning was followed by the announcement of that year s pulitzer prize for national reporting which went to the new york times or and the washington post, for quote relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest on russian interference in the 2016 election,ru and its connectionso the trump campaign, the president-elect transition team, and his eventual administration. now that choice naturally drew the ire of then president donald trump, who did not stop complaining about the decision, even after he left the white house. it actually led the pulitzer board to open two separate independent investigations into the awarding of those prizes. and this week, the pulitzer board has announced the results of those investigations, and here is part of what they said. no passages or headlines, contentions or assertions in any of the winning submissions were discredited by facts that subsequent to the con fe
that brings the total number of dead to seven now. and dozens more are injured. we also learned today among the dead are 35 and 37-year-old arena and kevin mccarthy. they are or were aidan s parents. he is a 2-year-old boy. he was found alive after the shooting and was reunited with his grandparents. but now we know that he s an orphan. a gofundme page has been created to raise money to support little aidan. here we are again in america, after ewe vaumd day, after buffalo. my god. it goes on and on and on. at least 319 people in the u.s. so far this year, according to the gun violence archive. and it is only july. only hours after that crowd went running for their lives in highland park, so did a crowd of july fourth revelers in philadelphia when shots rang out, injuring two police officers. thankfully they re okay. the democratic mayor of that city is so fed up with gun violence, he says he can t wait until he s not in his job anymore. this is a gun country. it s crazy. we
[ sounds of gunfire ] just terrifying, terrifying. we learned another person died today from wounds suffered in the parade attack. that brings the total number of dead to seven now. and dozens more are injured. we also learned today among the dead are 35 and 37-year-old irina and kevin mccarthy. they are or were aidan s parents. he is a 2-year-old boy. he was found alive after the shooting and was reunited with his grandparents. but now we know that he s an orphan. a gofundme page has been created to raise money to support little aidan. here we are again in america, after uvalde, after buffalo. my god. it goes on and on and on. at least 319 people in the u.s. so far this year, according to the gun violence archive. and it is only july. only hours after that crowd went running for their lives in highland park, so did a crowd of july fourth revelers in philadelphia when shots rang out, injuring two police officers. thankfully they re okay. the democratic mayor of that city is
states to delve into more specific gun legislation that they thought was necessary. obviously what is going to work in california and what is going to pass in texas two very different outcomes there. but very significant that you had cornyn talking about this yesterday, in texas, that lawmakers are going to be having these discussions. and i m told the goal and hope is that they might be able to have some framework when they return from their recess. now, that s not very much time, but as you know, time can really be an enemy if you don t come up with some kind of solution in the interim when there is this kind of momentum to find an outcome. this is on the senate side where gun legislation the past ten years has died. on the house side, lauren, i do understand we just got word that the house judiciary committee is going to mark up gun legislation on thursday, the english translation of that is they re going to move ahead with the actual legislation on thursday. what exactl
Thank you so much for letting us into your homes. The beat starts right now. Welcome to the beat. Theres a lot of news around the world and in america. Our top story tonight is another shooting in america and any moment, were expecting a live update from the officials in that deadly shooting in maine. The high stakes man hunt is ongoing and underway. We can tell you more about that. Were going to listen in right now to a Press Conference that just began on the shooting. Lets listen in. And be safe. The city of lewiston is grateful for the support and outpouring from state authorities, the community, and of course, our elected officials. Speaking tonight will be u. S. Senator Susan Collins, u. S. Representative jared golden, and steve littleson, president and ceo of Central Maine Medical Center. And now, Senator Collins. Thank you, mayor. Today is a dark day for the state of maine. As the mayor said, our hearts are heavy with grief. This heinous attack which has robbed the lives of at l