Im going to show you the real face of the real Life Harm a wave of laws are causing. One Familys Struggle and what can actually be done about it. But we want to begin in the state of california where a federal judge has struck down the 32 Year Ban on Assault Weapons ruling it as unconstitutional writing that like the swiss Army Knife, the popular Ar15 Rifle is a perfect combination of Weapon And Homeland defense equipment. And this is as the Gun Epidemic is surging. Last week thine were kill at a rail yard. As of last week, there has been at least 232 mass shootings so far this year. California is not the only State Loosening restrictions either. Texas State Legislature says that texans can carry Hand Guns without a license or training. And so lets get into this more. Talk us through this, what are you hearing from california leaders about this decision . Good afternoon. Governor newsom immediately speaking against this decision. We know that even before he was governor he was a strong
Give Gift Subscriptions to your friends and Family Members when it comes time to give somebody a present. Tell them i sent you. That does it for us tonight. Well see you again on monday. Now its time for the Last Word where Ali Velshi is in for lawrence tonight. Good evening, ali. Im glad you said that, rachel, because you and i think about the big problems in media and this issue of news that isnt accurate, news that isnt real. And a bulwark of local news across this country is what pushes back on that. Because youve got local reporters who are often not influenced by the powers that influence national media. And when we see that erode theres just less of a check and a balance for news that spreads like wildfire on Social Media because thats where people go to. So im deeply appreciative you put that message out to get out there and support local news any way you can. Rachel, have yourself a great weekend. Thanks for telling us about that. Thank you so much, ali. Thank you. See you mon
Microsoft on why they complied. A very good morning to all of you. Saturday, june 12th. Im alex witt. We have a team of reporters following the latest from Around The World. Along with Foreign Policy Experts here at nbc World Headquarters in New York. Overseas, Nbc News white House Correspondent Mike Memoli and Sarah Harmon is on bidens upcoming meeting with queen elizabeth. Welcome. Michael, set the scene for us today. What is the agenda and what is the president s Focus And Message on china . Reporter well, alex, this is the busiest day so far of the president s first international trip with multiple sessions at Todays G7 Summit focused on a range of issues that these western democracies are aiming to tackle together including tackling the pandemic, includes jump starting the economy, dealing with ongoing challenges, including the rise of china as well as russia. President biden has talked so often about the importance after four years of an America First Foreign Policy Led by former
At this hour, shocking revelations about how the Doj Weaponized its power under donald trump. Targeting democratic lawmakers, their staff, even their Family Members. It is the latest example of the very real threat facing our democracy. The Trump Justice Department subpoenaed apple from data from 100 counts as part of a leak investigation. Fl among the targets, House Intel Chair Adam Schiff and eric swalwell. The doj is Looking for the source of News Stories which revealed connections between trump associates and russia. That data did not tie the committee to the leaks. Chairman schiff called the revelations a terrible abuse of power. He is set to brief House Democrats on the Trump Doj subpoenas in the next hour. Cnns Whitney Wild joining us now with the very latest on this major story. So whitney, right now what do we know . This is a whirlwind 15 hours. Zb absolutely. There was a Gag Order that expanded for years. Three Times Doj renewed that Gag Order to keep this information a secr
Congressman Eric Swalwell confirmed that the records were seized. Heres where the reporting is more disturbing. Prosecutors were hunting for the sources of Media News reports of contacts with russia. The Da The and other evidence did not tie the committee to the leaks. Investigators debated whether they had hit a Dead End. Some discussed closing the inquiry. They took this unprecedented investigative the ep when Donald Trump took the unprecedented step of asking the Fbi Director James Comey to let Mike Flynn go. Mike flynn took the unprecedented step as the sitting national Security Adviser to lie to the fbi about the conversations with russian ambassador kissly yak. Trump lying about conversations with Vladimir Putin. The sidelines of a global summit. Unprecedented conduct all around contacts between trump figures and russia. All of it as Robert Mueller investigating the ties to russia. So doj at this time crosses this red line. They subpoena apple for the Phone Records and they find