kind of effect it might have on them for them to be unfairly attacked and pilloried in public life. it helps to know where they have been. to know whether they have got what it takes to stand up to some of the unfair treatment that can sums times with being in the public eye. this was nightly news, and bc nightly news, may 21st, 1990. this was a major day of protests by aids activists in this country. 1000 them converging on the national institutes of health, outside of washington, demanding more s research on the disease. 81 were arrested. has more tonight on a group that is taking the aids struggle to the streets and beyond that. today s demonstration is the latest of many staged by the militant group act up, which has gained increasing influence on aids policies. the weekly meetings of the new york chapter attract hundreds. the loosely knit organization counts 10,000 members nationwide. mostly young, mostly gay. [applause] the atmosphere at the meetings and at the he
epidemic of violent crime in america. his focus, overwhelmingly and as expected is on guns. if white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off from the north lawn, good evening. a few minutes ago, the president said he never gives up hope that congress could someday pass on assault weapons ban but in the meantime he thinks there are more common sense measures that can be taken to protect crime-ridden cities making the same joke twice. he doesn t think anybody needs a gun with 100 rounds of ammo unless they think a deer is wearing kevlar. we aren t changing the constitution, we are enforcing it. speak of the headlines of the presidents multipoint plan are arrest firearms dealers, help former prisoners reenter the community and expandable limit opportunities for young adults. help make sure the young people pick up a paycheck instead of criminal. critics argue criminals are emboldened by softer sentencing standards and bail reform. the biden plan will not address
the question is a cease-fire on the way? more legal woes for donald trump as new york state expands its investigation into the trump organization. the question is, do it lead to possible charges from the manhattan d.a.? the latest from capitol hill. the house is expected to vote today on whether to appoint a bipartisan commission to investigate the january 6th capitol attack. why isn t the house republicans opposed? it s way too early for this! good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that wants to lift up our colleagues who are working in that war zone as well as all of those who are suffering this morning. i am kasie hunt on this wednesday, may 19th. we will start with the news. israeli officials are reportedly moving closer to a cease-fire agreement with hamas as violence between the two sides stres into a tenth day. speaking on the condition of animity, the new york times says a official claims israeli was not ready for a cease-fire but, quote, ack
for his life. the mother of a 6-year-old boy killed in a suspected road rage incident gives an emotional interview. her message to her son s killer. i want them to pay for what they ve done. we followed a dozen high school students through this tumultuous school year, the challenges they faced. chaotic. stressful. relentless. and the lessons they learned. and vaulting into history. simone biles does it again. the move that no woman has ever done before. announcer: this is nightly news with kate snow. for months health officials have been encouraging every american to sign up for a covid vaccine. tonight there s visible progress. new mexico today became the ninth state where more than 70% of adults have received one shot. more than 160 million americans have received at least one dose. and covid cases and deaths are at their low northwest nearly a year. but for parents considering whether to vaccinate teens, a cdc statement about an extremely rare condition
first, peter doocy with the fall-out from the russia talks and why feds have the investors rushing to sell today. peter? good evening from switzerland. ransomware and cyber attacks were a big part of the discussion today. the president says he gave putin a list of 16 different critical infrastructure types within the united states that must not hack. basically a do not hack list. but putin tried to turn allegations of cyber mischief back on the u.s. i say how would you feel in ransomware took on the pipelines from your oil fields? he said it would matter. and now that the president and putin are going their separate ways, i tried to figure out at the press conference what is next with the covid-19 origins investigation. you signed on to the g-7 communique that said the g-7 were calling on china to open up to let the investigators in. but china basically said they don t want to be interfered with anymore. what happens now? certain things you don t have to explain to