from msnbc world headquarters. welcome to alex witt reports. we are beginning this hour with breaking news as thousands of students are leading marches and rallies early across this country demanding action on gun violence. survivors of the 2018 parkland school shooting are leading another push for a change in our gun laws. among those taking place at rallies today, younger students summoned in austin texas, saying that they are traumatized by active shooter drew drills and use of school shootings. this gathering took place in nashville in the last. our students were joined by moms demanding action. in new york city, moments ago, mayor eric adams joined those marching to demand action from congress. there s also pay paid tribute to ten killed in a racially charged shooting in buffalo last month and 21 tilde at robb elementary in uvalde. and one organizer said that more voices need to be added to the discussion. i m speaking for the places left out of the conversation about
Surprise you given when he was witnessing? no. this is the man that i knew, that i worked with, and four. it is the person that i think people will likely get to know in the coming days when we know what happened. in the moment when he was absent in a dirt election of defeat, when the leadership was under attack by these ugly mob, mike pence knew that he had to step up at whatever consequence and do whatever he could. he behaved honorably. he honored his oath of office which is what we would expect from the leaders of our country, especially in the united states where we are a democracy. talk about being attacked. another notable moment from the hearing was liz cheney s revelation that any witness told investigators that trump was in support of the mob that was calling for pence to be hanged. take a listen to this. where the rioters chants to hang mike pence, the president
People. other than the political part there, i think that you to sound like you very much on the same page, and sending this back to the state. do you think that there is common ground there? yes, i would say so. i would also say that merrick garland also needs to step up right now, it s a dirt election that they ve had to step up to protect justices in each day because the fbi director in the deputy attorney general, the u.s. attorneys and others in the eastern district of virginia, they are not doing their jobs, protecting these justices from obstruction of justice. i think that there may be a growing call for the doj to get involved as well. both of you, i think you for your time. thank you, shannon. thank you.