hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york and we begin today as we have done so many times, too many times, on this show with a crisis that is uniquely ours, uniquely american. today our country witnessed the 129th mass shooting of this year alone, this one, like so many these days, took place at a school. three young students and three staff members were killed today. they were killed at covenant school a private school in nashville, tennessee, after a shooter walked in and opened fire. after law enforcement engaged with the suspect, the shooter was killed, according to law enforcement. the shooter was a 28-year-old woman. at this hour not much more is known about a potential motive but it is worth noting at the top here how rare this particular specific situation is involving the shooter. according secret service there were only five female shooters out of 173 attacks from 2016 to 2020. in washington, d.c., president joe biden has been made aware of the shooting called it s
cunningham, frank figliuzzi, tim alexander. that is tonight s reidout. i m going to turn things over to my pal and colleague. chris hayes. hey, chris. a, joy and at this hour, the country is grappling with the release of some video, with, i guess you would call it an encounter, that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old black man. it s on january 7th. that evening, around 8:30, memphis police officers stopped tyre nichols because, they say an emphasis on they say we still don t know, when where the other. they suspected him of reckless driving. today, the memphis chief of police told nbc news that the department is still unable to find evidence as to why the officers stopped tyre nichols that evening. in an initial statement when this happened, memphis police claim that, quote, a confrontation occurred notice the passive language between officers and nichols and nichols ran away on foot. they said that there was, quote, another confrontation when officers a
to reimagine my childhoo without our local branch of th boston public library on ada street, and not just the ada street branch, i spent so many great hours. me too. my grandmother was a librarian books are important. reading is a skill that yo want young children, and all children, to have. i mean, literally th dictionary definition of putting but like so many public right now in america, it depends o what state you live in so, there is no threatening of libraries in massachusetts where i grew up, and there i also no threatening of abortio rights in massachusetts, w will have massachusetts ne attorney general join us tonight to talk about this massachusetts plan to continue to deliver abortion medication no matter what a federal judge in texas says. this is a fascinating plan the have in massachusetts. we will see how that will work fascinating and important especially at this hour. i will be watching, lawrence thank thank you alex thank you. the breaking news
street, and not just the ada street branch, i spent so many great hours. me too. my grandmother was librarian, books are important reading is a skill that yo want young children, and all children, to have. i mean, literally the dictionary definition of putting but - like so many public right now in america, it depends o what state you live in. so there is no threatening of libraries in massachusetts where i grew up, and there i also no threatening of abortio rights in massachusetts, w will have massachusetts ne attorney general join us tonight to talk about this massachusetts plan to continue to deliver abortion medication no matter what a federal judge in texas says. this is a fascinating plan they have i massachusetts. we will see how that will work fascinating and important especially at this hour. i wil be watching, lawrence. thank. thank you alex. than you. the breaking news legal new of the day s manhattan distric attorney alvin bragg takin legal action agai
violations, but because doj s apparently opened their own criminal investigation into the congressman, so they want the fcc to defer to that criminal mastication. there s been lots of news recently about republican congressman and a con man george santos, but doj trying to clear the field of other law enforcement agencies, because they ve got in those types of potential prosecution, that s a new development in a significant one that is worth watching in the days ahead that s gonna do it freshman elbow, now it s time for the last word the great ali velshi is in for lawrence, communing ali. i appreciate your minus by medusa, in the early days the war her team really depended amadou city give us some of the best reporting we can get from people who understood what was going on in russia these are the little pockets of resistance around which people cling. they come to, them out of medusa can stay alive, a number of russians who are going where this war, they don t really und