of george floyd, the justice department releasing a scathing report accusing the minneapolis police department of a pattern of excessive force and racial discrimination. among the findings, officers systemically targeting black and native american people six times more than white people. pierre thomas with the attorney general merrick garland in minneapolis. the verdict tonight in the horrific mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. 11 people killed. the defendant guilty on all 63 counts. the death penalty now on the table. news coming in late today about the deadly black bear attack at a national forest in arizona. the victim sitting in a chair outside. the bear attacking him and dragging him about 75 yards. the close call on the runway. the american airlines flight ordered to abort its landing, a delta plane still in its path. and what the american pilot did next. ultimate fighting star conor mcgregor accused of sexually assaulting a woman during an
campaign trail for the first time more than 50 days since announcing his re-election bid. there are renewed concerns among democrats tonight over the president s age, the 2024 primary schedule, and the possibility of a third party candidate derailing his re-election effort. correspondent mark meredith is following it all. he joins us live from the north lawn. good evening, mark. bret, good evening to you. president biden told a crowd in connecticut today he is far from finished when it comes to addressing gun violence. also far from certain he will win re-election next year. tomorrow, he is going to take his biggest step yet to try to shore up support among democrats. kick off of your campaign tomorrow? i kicked it off a while ago. 52 days after announcing his re-election bid, president biden is set to campaign for the first time. saturday s rally in philadelphia comes only hours after he won dual labor endorsements from the american federation of teachers and the afl
three year after the death of george floyd, the justice department releasing a scathing report accusing the minneapolis police department of apattern of excessive force and racial discrimination. among the findings, officers systemically targeting black and native american people six times more than white people. pierre thomas with the attorney general merrick garland in minneapolis. the verdict tonight in the horrific mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. 11 people killed. the defendant guilty on all 63 counts. the death penalty now on the table. news coming in late today about the deadly black bear attack at a national forest in arizona. the victim sitting in a chair outside. the bear attacking him and dragging him about 75 yards. the close call on the runway. the american airlines flight ordered to abort its landing, a delta plane still in its path. and what the american pilot did next. ultimate fighting star conor mcgregor accused of sexual assa
of a major american city, as san francisco pays the price for its struggle over the city s identity. miguel almaguer, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, treacherous storms are raging across the south. heavy winds, hail and tornadoes knocking out power for tens of thousands of people as the state of alabama warns residents they could see severe weather through the weekend. new economic numbers, u.s. retail sales rising in may. a sign consumers are still fueling the country s economy despite pressures of inflation. new details on the cyber attack, what the u.s. government knows after several federal agencies were hit in the u.s. and the powerful message from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in an exclusive interview with nbc news. his new details on the fierce counter offensive from his country s military, and the stakes for russia in the latest battle. our nbc news reporters are fo
extending protections for more than 330,000 immigrants, some illegal, and some at the risk of overstaying their visas. those from el salvador, honduras, napal and nicaragua are shielded from deportation for 18 months. one top democrat says it is still not going far enough. another initiative from the left might. it is a new bill aimed at giving migrants immediate access to our federal benefits. things like medicaid and food stamps. you heard right. it does away with the previous five-year waiting period which democrats call arbitrary and xenophobic. as the left is focused on that the scene at our southern border stays dire. look at every decision they ve made, it is to open our border as wide as possible. they created the migration crisis in this region. people tested the system early on, saw they could get in and get released and so they called back home and millions have come. julie: casey stiegel with more topping our news this hour. hey, casey. according to the numb