last hour as we got positive news about the two congressional staffers who were attacked in virginia today. members of congress of course have their main offices in the capitol in washington, d.c., but of course they also have offices in their districts back home. this attack today happened at the district office for democratic congressman from virginia gerry connolly who you see here. this is his district office in fairfax, virginia, northern virginia just outside d.c. the congressman, himself, was not in the office. he was out apparently at a ribbon cutting for a local food bank. a man showed up at the office wielding a metal bat. he asked to see the congressman who wasn t there. then he reportedly just started swinging. congressman connolly s chief of staff tells nbc news tonight that the man smashed computers in the office and smashed glass with the bat. he then attacked two staffers. one senior staffer to the congressman, the man reportedly hit in the head with this meta
now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. ll good evening, alex. we are of course going to discuss the pennsylvania senate debate tonight. we are also going to consider a local race in pennsylvania, a state in legislature race, as an example of how important all of those other offices are on those big long ballots that we are all going to fill out that we have governor and senator and all of that. but we have to keep going down and concentrate on all the rest of them. and at the end of this hour, we are going to be joined by a guest i have been trying to get for a full three years now. the three year campaign to get jen o malley dillon succeeded. succeeded she was, of course, joe biden s presidential campaign manager. i will never forget that it was jen o malley dillon who gave press briefings the day after election night, saying, joe biden has this won, which i then communicated to everyone any with complete confidence. and then on
retains or reclaims the majority in the house and the senate. now, polls just closed moments ago in new york, which is one of three states holding the final primaries of this month. frankly, all eyes are on the race that has pit two of the most powerful democrats in this country against one another. now, how powerful? well, one does chair the house judiciary committee, and the other, the house oversight committee. both have been in congress for three decades, and tonight one of them, or maybe even possibly both of them, could actually lose their seat. so why are they even against each other for the very first time? i ll tell you one word redistricting. but it s not just the map they re up against, and into this mix you can add the long-shot lawyer, seraj patel. politics, especially in washington, d.c. and beyond, has a funny way of turning friends and colleagues into rivals, and that is what s happening here. maloney has allegedly been saying to people privately that nadler
has tripled. i can t buy clothes. can t buy for my grandchildren. you can t buy anything. plus, the january 6th committee maps out its next stage, and it releases new video showing the depth of donald trump s hesitation to condemn the capitol rioters. a pair of new warnings about china. beijing is growing more aggressive. the white house, though, worried about how beijing will react if the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, goes ahead with a planned visit to taiwan. up first for us, a huge week for the american economy. the biden white house forcefully disputing those who believe we are tipping into recession. by week s end, we will have a better sense, a much better sense, of who is right and just what that means for your budget and the president s political standing. several key indicators out this week. tomorrow, the latest consumer confidence index. the june report was dour. wednesday, the federal reserve is to raise interest rates to tame inflation. thursday, a gl
Take responsibility for this failure, which is why i now call on the United States congress to ban Assault Rifles like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing in my hometown of lewiston, maine. For the good of my community i will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that i have left in congress. Democratic congressman jared golden of maine changing his position on gun reform following wednesdays deadly Mass Shooting in his hometown. Well bring you the latest on the manhunt for the suspect in just a moment. Plus, what the new speaker of the house had to say about potential Gun Legislation in response to that tragedy as well as his comments on preventing a Government Shutdown next month. And also ahead, Breaking News overnight. The United States military carries out air strikes in syria in retaliation for iranian backed attacks on u. S. Service members. Well go through that Major New Development in the middle east. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Ear