law career helped me become governor. gave me advice on being a good dad. he s one of the people i talk to most in the world, and very rarely were we talking about my job. he was an incredible friend. we also lost julianna farmer, jim tutt, josh barrack, each amazing people whose families grieve them, whose community will morn and be miss. these are irreplaceable, amazing individuals, that a terrible act of violence tore from all of us. kentucky governor andy beshe making the comments about the mass shooting in louisville, hours before a fifth bank employee died at the hospital. we ll get a live report from louisville for the latest on the surviving victims and the investigation in a moment. plus, one of the two tennessee lawmakers expelled from the house floor for protesting gun violence gets his seat back. we ll have more on that development and what s next for the other lawmakers straight ahead. also this morning, we ll take you through the legal battle over a common
good to be with you. i m chris jansing in for katy tur. as we come on the air, the federal reserve has just spoken. i am told they are raising interest rates three-quarters of a point as the fed hopes to cool off the economy, slow down growth and in turn control inflation. that change can t come fast enough. inflation is at yet another record high, 9.1%, but this key question remains. will it help americans who are clearly hurting? the average cost of groceries has skyrocketed. a dozen eggs, $1.07 more expensive than last year. milk is now $4.15 a gallon, a nearly 60% increase from this time last year and ground beef $5 a pound compared to just $4.56 compared to 2021. gas is now 70 cents cheaper per gallon compared to a record high last month, but for a lot of folks, that is small consolation in the larger picture. we have a lot to talk about and a great panel to talk about it. host of the 11th hour on msnbc and senior business analyst stephanie ruhle, robert herzog and host
attention? is there an economic hurricane coming? the president admits there are limits to what he can do to fight inflation. the idea we re going to be able to bring town the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near term. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. politics. i m abby phillip. in uvalde, portraits of grief are impossible to escape. the funerals of the 22 victims began this week, and makeshift memorials continue to grow at the scene, bringing family and friends of the victims, even mariachi bands comforted the grieving. since uvalde, though, 12 days ago, there have been at least 26 mass shootings in this country, including in philadelphia just last night where three people were killed and 11 more were wounded. and now, families are calling on washington to do something to curb the seemingly endless stream of gun violence. on capitol hill, senators are considering small changes, like addressing mental health and joe biden
wounded. today would have been the last day of the school year. instead of making plans for vacations, camps and cookouts, these families, right there you see them, are making funeral arrangements. grief is immeasurable. listen here to angel and how he learned his little girl was gone. she was just trying to do the right thing. she was just trying to call the cops. she was so scared of just strangers and things like this. she would lock the door when i would step out to put gas in the car. like, she this is literally like her worst fear. and she was just trying to help everyone. one little girl is covered in blood head to toe, like, i thought she was injured. i asked her what was wrong. and she said she s okay. she was hysterical saying they killed her best friend and she s not breathing and she was trying to call the cops. i asked the little girl the name, and she and she told me she said amerie. unthinkable the pain there. unthink able the pain. let s get to the sce
Congress only has four working days left. Will republicans come together and do their jobs . We are talking to senator, raphael warnock, about why some republicans want to shut it down, and what role the senate can play before time runs out. Plus, i sat down with rap star, quavo, when he came to the Nations Capital this week. How he turned the trauma of witnessing his own nephew getting shot and killed, into activism against gun violence that plagues communities across the country. And, autoworkers expand their strike to plants in 20 states. A contract talks now with two of the big three automakers. How that is likely to impact you, and high stakes for the u. S. Economy. Im symone sanderstownsend, and i have something to say. We are a week away from a government shutdown. The House Of Representatives has gone home. Yeah, yall, the clock is ticking. The pressure is on. But they are getting nothing done. Lets review. Representatives left town after the House Republican majority failed no