handful of steps made by the federal government in recent years to address the deadly scourge of gun vile innocence america. the court opening the floodgates now to the spread of a tool that made possible the deadliest mass shooting in our country s history. in a 6-3 decision that splits on the ideological lines the nation s highest court eliminate add ban on bump stocks. now, bump stock is an accessory that make as deadly weapon a semiautomatic rifle. imagine this. even deadlier. bump stocks banned by the trump administration after a lone gunman perched on the 32nd floor of the mandalay resort in las vegas armed to the teeth with semiautomatic rifles outfitted with bump stocks and rained bullets down on a crowd of 22,000 people there to enjoy a concert. a mid panic and confusion, many didn t realize what was happening. he murdered 60 people and injured more than 500 more. in a series of rapid-fire bursts of gunfire made possible by bump stocks. this was that scene. [ gunfire
good to be with you, i m alex witt in for katy tur. we re right now following breaking news out of washington where the justice department has just announced it will not prosecute attorney general merrick garland for contempt of congress saying in a letter that garland s refusal to hand over audio of president biden s interview with robert hur to gop lawmakers was not a crime. joining us now from capitol hill is correspondent julie tsirkin. so let s interpret what this all means. i guess the implication being this was a political maneuver by congress. reporter: first of all, alex, this was as expected. congress, even republicans here who pushed this contempt vote. remember that just happened a couple of days ago, they successfully voted on party lines pretty much, except for one republican, to hold merrick garland in contempt of congress because he did not turn over those tapes from biden s interview with special counsel hur, and the classified documents case, republicans e