show panicked subway riders coming out of a train. the suspect had on a gas mask and set off a gas canister that filled the subway car with smoke. that was before he opened fire with a handgun. sources tell nbc news that the suspect left that gun and a bag seen right here filled with fireworks and smoke canisters at the scene. and this video posted on twitter appears to show the gun shots ringing out from the next subway car. witnesses described scenes of chaos as that shooting unfolded. i just saw there was three people that were injured. i was coming off the train and i saw a lot of smoke and smelled it. it was a really strong smell. it was nothing like fire. it was a lot different than what the smell of fire is and i saw maybe a 16-year-old kid, he was sitting on the steps, coming out the train station and he had a bullet in his knew. what did you make of that? what were you thinking? well, i was speechless, as i am now. it s a very scary sight to see. he looked very
Less than 24 hours after joe biden announced a new measure to reduce gun violence in america. advocates say that yesterday s moves were a big and important step. the violence that we saw just today shows us how urgent gun reform is in this country. how overdue it is. joining our conversation, matt dowd, political strategist, founder of country over party. also msnbc political analyst. it s a conversation we ve had so many times. what are your thoughts? thanks, nicolle. i mean, another terrible day. we seem to have these every other day. in the course of this, i was thinking that subway stop in that area up until the year ago was the subways that my oldest son and his wife, my daughter-in-law, used every day. that same subway stop up until about a year ago. you know, the last data we have
It s something we re very focussed on. joining us now, a familiar face, matt miller, who is a special adviser for the national security council. matt, tell me what was behind president biden today describing the war in ukraine as a genocide for the first time. reporter: the president has never since the beginning of this war in ukraine hesitated to call out the atrocities we re seeing on the ground. even before this conflict we released information saying the russian military planned to use atrocities, targeted oppression against anyone in ukraine. once the invasion was launched the president made clear he believed war crimes were being committed. what changes when an
Available, more than 45,000 people in america in 2020 died from gun violence. that s more people in one year died of gun violence in america that have died throughout this entire war this ukraine. more people died in one year from america from gun violence. if you think about it and i know this gets into a political argument and all that, the stop five states for gun violence, top five, are alabama, mississippi, louisiana, missouri, and wyoming. and the bottom five states are rhode island, hawaii, massachusetts, new jersey, and new york. and there s a direct correlation to where there s lax gun laws, to where there s strict gun laws. in how much gun violence there is. and i, you know, bravo to the president for doing his thing on ghost guns, which i know some people on the right reacted to. all he did was say that ghost
Don t yet. jonathan, president biden is expected to address the new york city subway attacks in unrelated remarks in iowa today. this president has forged a close relationship around with this new mayor of new york city. what s your sense of, i mean i think there was some reporting within an hour of the attack that he had been briefed on it. it s very much something that he keeps a close eye on. the president was briefed. he has spoken to mayor adams. the two of them cut from the same cloth in terms of democrats defund the police, but rather trying to fund them. trying to get more money to law enforcement. recognizing that rising crime is a rising concern, for safety and politics. it s not unique to new york. we are seeing big cities across the country. just yesterday, president biden held an event to combat ghost guns in particular. those that can be made at home from kits, trying to combat that