. a very good day to all of you, i m alex witt in for chris jansing. the supreme court strikes down a trump era ban on bump stock, the devices that allow rifles to fire faster, almost like a machine gun. the heated reaction coming into the decision. also breaking a major health update on the princess of wales, what we re now learning about her treatment and plans for a major public appearance tomorrow. plus, peace, according to vladimir putin. the russian president lays out his terms for a cease fire, more than two years into his gruesome war in a ukraine. what reception is that getting in kyiv. and did donald trump just empathize with joe biden? his surprising comments about being a father and having to deal with hunter biden s conviction. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments for us. we re going to begin with nbc s julia ainsley who joins us from outside the supreme court. julia, welcome. so break down this major decision on the rapid fire gun a
kavanaugh because it allows more stories to come forward, more people to come forward with remembrances. i think it s also important to point out that the president is a proud teetotaler. he s never had a drink, never smoked a cigarette, never had drugs, and he s proud of that. partly because of his older brother fred died at a young age in part because of alcoholism, and the president privately has been frustrated with how much focus there s been on brett kavanaugh s drinking. he does not see that as a good trait in people. he views people who drink too much as losing control, as losing their inhibitions, and he doesn t see that as an admirable quality in a person: he doesn t love the fact that we re talking so much, there s so much news coverage and focus on his nomin nominee s alcohol habits. always good to have both of you. much more on this story including court of public opinion. this confirmation is both
comcast, building america s largest gig-speed network. president trump s two dozen tweets over the weekend, none seem to be as vicious or personal as this one, where he calls an unnamed source for a new york times story, quote, a drunk/drugged-up user. the president s contempt seems completely at odds, though, with his pledge to fight the opioid crisis with compassion. listen to this. i had a brother fred. great guy. best-looking guy. best personality. and he had a very, very, very tough life because of alcohol, believe me. very, very tough life. we will face this challenge as a national family with conviction, with unity and with a commitment
his brother. his brother fred, i agree with that. so given that, why would he why would he tweet out, attacking somebody as drunk and drugged up as a negative sort of ad hominem attack, and you won t even say who it is? i don t know who he s referring to there. is it appropriate? is it appropriate for the president of the united states remember, he s he is also defending michael cohen in that tweet, as well. he s saying somebody who doesn t care for michael cohen going and speaking to media sources. should the president just one more on this. the president is going to tweet something like that, shouldn t he own it and explain it. he owns it. he owns everything. then why wouldn t he say who he s talking about? you can read the article and make your own i m sure cnn will talk about it for the next week. i m sure there will be graphics and chyrons and everything else, because after all, this president needs his new secretary of state confirmed so the chief dipl
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