thank you so much for letting us in your homes during these extraordinary times. the beat with ari melber starts right now. happy monday. happy monday, thanks, nicole. welcome to the beat. i am ari melber. the civil case against donald trump over defamation and battery, nicole was discussing that earlier. we have that later in the hour here on the beat. our top story tonight is a topic that could be the top national story on most nights by many metrics. america s gun epidemic and the ongoing threat and reality of a highly armed nation with easy access to some of the most dangerous guns in the world and a gun-related death toll that exceeds every other country per capita in the world. that can look like this. [gun shots] that was the harrowing scene at a recent little league baseball game in south carolina. you can imagine and feel how all the kids and parents felt and that is the kind of story that may not even make what we call national news, that you may not have
the president makes it official. he s running for re-election. we made a lot of progress. let s finish the job. most voters think he s still better than the alternative. plus historic testimony. this is an astonishing moment in our legal and political history. like pence testified before a grand jury investigating trump s efforts to overturn the election. are prosecutors moving closer to indicting the former president? and desantis versus disney. the days of putting one company on a pedestal are over. the would-be presidential candidate may have picked a fight he can t win. so why doesn t he just let it go, let it go welcome to inside politics, i m manu raju in for abby phillip. this morning president biden wakes up marking the end of his very first week as an official 2024 candidate. biden launched his re-election bid on tuesday setting up a battle which he must convince voters that he deserves to remain in the white house for another four years. now
Vaccinated and boosted. this year with that $787 million settlement they re here because they couldn t say no to a free meal. y all look good. you re dressed nice. you ve got the nice threads on. look like everybody got a little piece of that settlement money from fox news. you could see the settlement punch line only works if everyone knows about it, and it was a big story not only across the press, not only across washington but across anyone who s ever tried to look for tucker carlson. that dominion company has six other defamation cases. we ll be following all of them. stay with me. voltaren. the joy of movement. what will you do?
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. it was not just the overcooked steak that was on the menu last night at the white house correspondents dinner. there were also a lot of laughs. the headliner of the evening the daily jones roy wood jr. kept the crowd in stitches and no topic or political party were safe from his jabs. take a listen to some of the best of the best. i ve been watching and looking around all night. you all look good. you dress nice and you ve got the nice threads on, you ve got the jewelry glistening and it looks like everyone got a piece of the settlement money from fox news. [ laughter ] and that s all i have to say