we know that nasa and boeing say the ground testing has completed and initial tests from the briefing coming up in half an hour. also make of this what you will, ana, this is supposed to be an briefing but an on-camera press conference from nasa and boeing. we'll be looking at that in 30 minutes. >> jesse, keep us posted. that does it for us today. i'll see you back here tomorrow same place same time. thank you for joining us, i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. ♪♪ good morning. 11:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. right now, we're keeping a close eye on houston where vice president harris is about to speak to the american federation of teachers, the nation's largest teachers' union. this speech comes just four days after president biden announced

he was dropping out of the race endorsing the vice president. while this is happen there's breaking news, the economy grew 2.8% between april and june, much higher than the 2.1% economists had predicted. all of this comes hour, after president biden's historic speech from the oval office last night, becoming the first president since lyndon johnson in 1968 to announce he's not running for re-election. the president used his speech to talk about passing the torch to a new generation of leaders and called on americans to do all they can to preserve our democracy. >> the great thing be america is here, kings and dictators do not rule. people do. history is in your hands. the power is in your hands, the idea that america lies in your hands, we just got to keep the faith and remember who we are.

>> with us nbc news chief white house correspondent peter alexander, and allie raffa with the vice president in houston. ali, let me start with you, what are we expecting to hear from the vice president today? >> reporter: yeah, jose, good morning. well, not only is the american federation of teachers, the largest teachers unioned in the country, it was also the first labor union to endorse vice president harris after president biden passed the torch on her to become the presumptive nominee. so, we expect her to keep building on that momentum over the next four days. since that happened, she's going to any minute now deliver the keynote address here in houston. and we expect her to talk about the work she's down in the biden/harris add administration, advocating for students and the woes, and expecting her to talk

about the work she's done in the last few months for unions. all of the places she's traveled across the country speaking for unions. and this could also be a preview as to how we expect her to try to court the union vote over the next 104 days until the election. that's one thing on her to-do list, of course, the top of her to-do list is finding a running mate. we know this historically fast vetting process is underway for candidates such as north carolina governor roy cooper who she's known for many years. people like pennsylvania governor josh shapiro, arizona's mark kelly, michigan's governor gretchen whitmer. and several others to help her in different ways, in different places with different voting blocs, we're told to expect her to make that decision by august 7th to build that momentum before the democratic national convention that starts on august, peter.

>> and reaffirming the support for the vice president, what we didn't hear a lot of was why he changed his mind. and how he changed his mind on running for re-election. >> reporter: yeah, jose, i think that's right. you have to read between the lines here, the president and his aides explained he would explain his decision to withdraw from the race, the first since obj, the president didn't say it was an issue of health or bad poll numbers but i think the takeaway was it was clear he was being pressured by the democratic party and doesn't think he could have a two-front war with his party and donald trump on the other side. he called it the privilege of his life to serve this nation for 50-plus years. this is not a farewell address. but it didn't have that feel, like many other sort of good-byes over the course of the next six months here. here's part of what he said last night and part of how he praised

kamala harris' wellness. >> i love my country more. there's a time in place for a long experience in public life. but there's as a time for new voices, fresh voices, yes, younger voices and that time and place is now. >> reporter: specifically about harris, he said that she was tough, she was experienced, and he was capable, jose, one thing to report out, when they go on the campaign trail together, as we know kamala harris is speaking to the federation of teachers on monday, notably, we know she'll be in atlanta, georgia where her supporters, her advisers feel there's a potential to making good georgia stay blue for a second election in a row and bring back in, particularly, the black voters in those communities there. >> and, peter, the president is

still president. is there any indication that he's going to do any activities related to that job going forward? >> reporter: well, he's got six more months as president. the white house said he's not a lame duck president to get anything against republicans ins the senate who would be disinclined to do anything legislatively. but he did highlight a couple of accomplishments, certainly great pride and relating to foreign policy. and today he got bay boost as related to the economy, the president posting to today's gdp report, he said it makes clear we now have the strongest economy in the world thanks to my and vice president harris' agenda. our economy grew 2.8% over the last quarter, based on strong american consumers and business investment. we created over 6 million jobs, wages are going up and inflation is going down.

the bottom line, jose, last night was very much about his own legacy, perhaps the best protector of his legacy would be a harris presidency. and that's a lot of focus for both the harris campaign and for the president himself, making sure former president trump doesn't become the next president and kamala harris can pursue some of the policies. >> peter alexander and allie raffa, thank you so much. to continue our conversation, for president bided and the kamala, and the harris campaign released its first presidential campaign video this morning. how are they reintroducing her to voters? >> so, you know, they're focusing primarily on her -- not just her personal background, who she is, her biography, but they're striking a much more aggressive tone. i mean, not just in the video. but even in the press release

they released this morning. the headline was a statement about a 78-year-old criminal's appearance on fox news. so they're in fight mode right now. and they're really trying to draw the distinction between, you know, what donald trump represents which is the past, and what she represents which is the future. >> yeah, i mean, donna, talking about that, the harris campaign reacted to donald trump being interviewed this morning. he spoke at length about the vice president. here's some of that, listen to that. >> she's the most radical person, probably, that we've had in office, let alone the office of the presidency. she was a horrible campaigner when she ran, she ran against biden. i thought he was terrible, but she was terrible. she was horrible. she was the meanest person up there. she was meaner to him than anybody else. >> what do you make of this line

of attack against the vice president? >> well, i think what we're listening to, both from donald trump and all of his allies across the country, they're scrambling to try to figure out how to attack this very accomplished vice president. and she has grown so much over these last several years, both in her office as vice president, but also on the campaign trail. and i like the aggressive tone because i think it's going to make it very difficult for donald trump, as you can hear, to really pigeonhole her and label her. because she's going to come right back at them. so, i think republicans are scrambling right now, this is not the race that they planned and they don't have any idea how to go after this woman who is going to come after them and lay out a vision for the future. >> and actually, the vice president needs to choose a running mate before august 7th to be on the ballot.

reporting that there are eight times on the list. what should the vice president be looking at before choosing a running mate. >> jose, if you don't mind, i'd like to go back to punctuate the congresswoman's point. all of the attack lines against the vice president, her being a woman, a person of color, and even being a prior prosecutor, under the gop and all-out assault on women it's actually going to work to her advantage. to some degree, my colleagues in the campaign, former colleagues in the campaign are saying, bring it on, this is the tone that we want donald trump to continue to strike. the tone that we saw yesterday in his rally, that's the tone they want donald trump to turn out because it turns off that 1% to 2% that you need to win the election. there are internal polls showing that particular constituency

that they're turned off by his tone, his tenor, his position on january 6. there's a routine among the republican party and voters that's not showing up in the polls. they're encouraged by this, they want him to continue down that path. as a release of vice presidential picks, you pick for several reasons, one to shorten your negatives to attract the voters that you need to win the election. and to be a nice counterbalance to you, legislatively, in terms of policy. so i think that's what they're looking at. you know, with kamala harris it changed the map for them they now focus on different states, that includes arizona, as well as -- excuse me, pennsylvania, nevada, arizona, and so. and no longer north carolina. so, i think they're going to choose -- they're focusing in on mark kelly. i love him. i think there's something about him that's very americana, from

his personal story, being an astronaut. being a naval officer i think is a nice contrast, with jd vance. in addition to that, i think his wife's story also adds texture and context to the moment and time that we're in, to even the administration's accomplishments. and i think the most important thing is that he's on the border. and so he can speak to that executive order. how it's actually improved -- improved or, i should say, diminished or cut down, border crossings, and he can push back on the republicans' narrative as it relates to that. so that's what she's looking at and that's what they're considering. >> interesting what we're actually saying, donna, about the issue of immigration. it's something that certainly republicans are pointing out and, you know, saying she was tapped to be the border czar by president biden. he didn't name her as border czar. what he did was put her in charge of the root causes of immigration. and those are two different things.

but the reality is there has been a humanitarian crisis of really historic proportions in our country. over the past 3 1/2 years. how do you think, donna, that the vice president should handle this specific issue? >> well, look, i think the administration actually does have a story to tell about the way that they're trying to tackle the border. and after all, they've got right in front of them, the fact that donald trump led the charge to kill a bill that would have come through -- both chambers, in the congress, that actually would have had to deal permanently with the border. increasing border patrol agents. figuring out an orderly process for immigration across the border. making sure that we are increasing the number of asylum officers who are dealing with those issues. so i actually think that kamala harris really should lean into it, lean into the idea that we

put more resources down in the triangle to make sure that those home countries could deal with issues in their countries. so, i don't think she should run away from it. i think there's an affirmative story to tell that they have. and i think obviously having a running mate who could do that would be helpful as well, but not exclusive. so, i think she's got a lot of choices in front of her on this issue. but she has a lot of choices in front of her in terms of choosing a vice president. look, she was a vice president to somebody who was a vice president. she understands the job. the president that she worked for understood the job. and i think she's going to choose somebody who is going to compliment her work as president of the united states. >> ashley etienne, and donna edwards, thank you both so very much for being with us. appreciate your time. up next, what's expected to happen when outraged families of american hostages still being

held in gaza speak with benjamin netanyahu after a meeting with president biden. plus, one of the police officers failed to respond until uvalde has just faced a court. and we've got problems with the assassination attempt what the shooter searched online and what he did right before opening fire. we're back in 90 seconds. ♪♪ is more receptive to skincare at night? olay super serum night repair. delivers five benefits in one. visibly renewing surface skin cells while you sleep. you'll see visible results in 7 nights. olay. (vo) you've had thyroid eye disease for a long time. and you've lived with the damage it caused. but even after all these years, restoration is still possible. learn how at tedhelp.com.

16 past the hour. this afternoon, president biden is set to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. separately, vice president harris will meet with the prime minister today as well. last night, netanyahu addressed the u.s. congress, delivers a defiant defense of the war in gaza. during his speech, protesters demonstrated in the nation's capital, with some vandalizing statues and burning american flags. joining us now is nbc's white house correspondent monica alba. also with us, ambassador michael oren, the former ambassador to the u.s. under prime minister netanyahu. monica, what are we expecting from these meetings today? >> reporter: well, we know that there will be a large focus during this series of meetings on a potential cease-fire deal that would bring those hostages home and reunite them with their loved ones, and that is, of course, of bigger significance

today because both president biden and prime minister netanyahu after they meet will also be sitting down with families of american hostages believed to be held in gaza who, of course, have been pushing for this for months and are really hoping that that agreement that's been elusive may be within reach. and there are key gaps that need to be solved. that will be front and center, talking how to end the war in gaza and get more aid and biden administration priorities but what's notable, jose, we just got a statement from vice president harris, specifically, on some of the damage that was done by protesters yesterday at union station. and she's specifically calling that out, in addition to what she calls, quote, hate-filled rhetoric that we saw from some of those protesters. and she says she condemns any individuals associating with the brutal terrorist organization hamas which has vowed to

annihilate the state of israel and pro jews, writing in the statement, is abhorrent and we must not tolerate it in our nation. and she goes on to say she condemns any burning of the american flag which is reported to have happened yesterday during the protests. and it's notable because she will be sitting down with prime minister netanyahu herself this afternoon, when she gets back from those remarks that she was just delivering in houston. it's the first time they're going to be sitting down together face-to-face since 2021. and it's notable because this is the first foreign dignitary that she'll be having say bilateral meeting with now that she is the de facto democratic nominee knowing she's going to be pushing for a cease-fire deal that would free the hostages and make sure more aid gets into gaza as part of her key priorities as well, jose. >> monica alba, thank you so much. ambassador, just your thoughts on the speech yesterday by the

prime minister of israel on capitol hill. about an hour long, where he really doubled down on the prosecution of the war in gaza. >> it was expected. and as one of my friends said it was a victory speech for something that is not a victory yet. and no notion that maybe the government bore some responsibility for the events of october 7th. but having said that, yeah, classic netanyahu. he's probably the greatest or rater of 20th century. oratory still counts. as you said, he's one of the few international leaders that's largely recognized by the american people. i don't know who know if who the prime minister of great britain. but with netanyahu, they have strong feels, one way or the other, reinforced by this very

forceful speech. >> yeah, i mean, he had and he showed -- he actually showed respect for some of the hostages that were released, that were there with him, on his speech. as well as some members of the israeli defense forces who were injured, and many lost limbs. some families of those that are still being held by hamas are more critical of the prime minister. how does he balance that? >> it's amazing. he actually included families of the hostages, released hostages, in his delegation to washington who are critical of him and i think that's very much to his credit. anytime, that the prime minister of israel under any government gets in front of houses of congress it's an extraordinary opportunity to give perspective, particularly on the complex events that have transpired since october 7th. there are, to me, jose, four major sticking points in this

deal that's on the table potentially to release the hostages. one is the number of hostages and again, the hostages to be released. the aged, infirmed, women. and the number of palestinian terrorists who are released from israeli jails. that's a very controversial issue in israel because these terrorists have killed. you have to explain to the families of the victims why the person who killed their loved ones are getting out of jail, a hero's welcome, but their loved ones aren't coming home. then the cease-fire. israel wants to offer a cease-fire which is about six weeks and hamas wants an open-ended cease-fire which basically unconditional and will end the war and withdraw the troops from the gaza strip. and finally the major sticking point, the philadelphia route, the border between egypt and sinai, it was under that route

that hamas dug in tunnels and smuggled in the weapons. they don't want to give it up, bibi doesn't want to give it up, certainly. these are major sticking points, i think the possibility forward deal is still significant, but there are a lot of bridges to cross. >> significant, but bridges to cross. but is there a possibility that, with those obstacles that you're bringing up, there could be a cease-fire, under benjamin netanyahu? >> could be. it's going to cause -- it's not easy for him politically. i also think it's not easy for him personally. he has to counterbalance the need to return the hostages -- you know, we just found five more bodies today. we're down to 111 hostages of whom we don't know, 50 or 60 are alive. if you can get the 50 or 60 back, that is extraordinary. but if hamas survives and rearms and reoccupies gaza and launches

another october 7th and thousands of israelis die you've got to counterbalance the two of them and it's extremely difficult. you also can't expect easily an intraarab force or a little palestinian administration to emerge as long as hamas is still a military power in the gaza strip. so we're thinking about the day after. none of these decisions are easy, and then being accused of trying to prolong the war to perpetuate his government. and i can't comment to that. i don't know. but i know these issues are very, very serious issues, and the israeli public is divided. >> ambassador michael oren, it's a pleasure to speak with you. i thank you for your time. >> thank you. ahead, no more mr. nice guy. how former president trump is making it clear the gloves are off, now that vice president harris is running for president. plus what happened in court this morning when families of the uvalde school massacre victims faced one of the first police officers charged in the

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meanwhile, this morning, one of the former uvalde school police officers who responded to the massacre at robb elementary in 2022, appeared in court, former uvalde school district police officer adrian gonzales was arraigned on 29 counts of abandoning and endangering a child. gonzales pleaded not guilty. 19 students and two teachers were killed in the mass shooting. joining us now from outside the courthouse, nbc news correspondent guad venegas. good morning. over 400 officers responded to that scene. why was he charged, and what comes next? >> reporter: jose, good morning. we know two officers have been charged so far. the other officer is the former police chief pete arrendondo, after facing charges of endangering a child. arrendondo did waive his right to appear in court for

arraignment. and today we had this hearing for mr. gonzales. what i should say, jose, we still don't know how many officers will be charged, or if more officers will be charged, right? you mentioned there were hundreds of officers that arrived here that day. some were local, some were state, and some were federal officers. the investigation continues. and there still could be more charges against other officers. but we still don't know if that will happen. what we know how, mr. gonzales is the second officer charged. he appeared in court today. there were family members of the victims present in the courtroom. about half of the individuals in that courtroom were family members. many of which chose to wear t-shirts with photographs and names of the victims. mr. gonzales arrived with his legal team. spoke in court, pleaded not guilty. and then the judge spoke to his attorney and spoke to the prosecutors tour set a new date for the next hearing. that's going to be september 16th. that will be a pretrial hearing. now, after the hearing ended,

mr. gonzales walked outside, and as he was going to his vehicle, his attorney spoke to the media indicating that his client believes he is innocent. and his client believes that he followed the rules and the right protocol the day of the shooting. but just minutes after that, one of the parents spoke to us, the father of one of the victims said he thinks mr. gonzales is guilty. here's what he told us. >> what you did, you thought your life was more important than our children's? why didn't you let the parents trying to watch. we would have been the first ones in. they would have taken the bullets, you know. it's cowardice all over. and every single one of those officers are guilty of the same thing. >> reporter: and other family members, feeling the same way. as mr. gonzales was walking to his week, they were yelling at him, making signs with their hands. this, as he was walking away.

and his attorney spoke to the media. again, we still don't know what will happen with other officers who were there and if more charges will be filed against other officers. jose. >> guad venegas in uvalde, texas. thank you. from uvalde, i want to go back to houston where the vice president is just speaking at that keynote address at the american federation of teachers. you all do god's work educating our children. the whole ecosystem of who are aft members. it is you who have taken on the most noble of work which is to concern yourself with the well-being of the children of america. and i thank you for that. i thank you for that. [ applause ] and i thank you also for your support over the years and for being the first union to endorse me this week. [ cheers and applause ]

thank you. i thank you. i thank you. and as you may know, i am a proud product of public education. [ cheers and applause ] many of you know that my first grade teacher, mrs. francis wilson, god rest her soul, taught me and educated me and encouraged me and inspired me. and years later, when i walked across the stage to receive my law school diploma, mrs. francis wilson was in the audience. yeah. [ applause ] >> yep. and that's who you are. i know who you are. i know who you are. this work is personal. and it is professional. and it so critically important.

and so it is because of mrs. wilson and so many teachers like her that i stand before you, as vice president of the united states of america. and that i am running to become president of the united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] >> and what i know first hand is that our teachers and all those who are here, all of the members of aft, i know that by nature, you are visionaries. you are focused on the future. the work you do is about a focus on the future. you see the potential in every child. you foster it.

you encourage it, and in so doing you shape the future of our nation. which is why i say we need you so desperately right now. today, we face a choice between two very different visions for our nation. one focused on the future. and the other focused on the past. and we are fighting for the future. [ cheers and applause ] and in our vision of the future, we see a place where every person has the opportunity not just to get by, but to get ahead. a future where no child has to grow up in poverty. where every senior can retire with dignity. and where every worker has the

freedom to join a union. [ cheers and applause ] we see a future with affordable health care. affordable child care and paid leave. not for some, but for all. we see a future where every student has the support and resources they need to thrive. and a future where no teacher has to struggle with the burden of student loan debt. [ cheers and applause ] so as an example, our administration has forgiven student loan debt for nearly 5 million americans. and twice as much for our public servants, including our teachers.

teachers like tanya cabeza who i met recently in philadelphia. tanya was first in her family to go to college and she had been like many paying off her student loan for 20 years. and she told me, look, i many times wondered would i have to leave this profession i love to just be able to pay my bills. but i didn't, i didn't leave, because i love what i do and i understand the importance. but making decisions then about what she could afford in terms of her daily obligations and dealing with these loans. and after 20 years, she still owed $40,000 in student loans. and we forgave it all. [ cheers and applause ] when she learned, she told me, she said when she learned her loans had been forgiven.

me and my children knew our lives had changed, and we were just dancing. dancing. so, there we go. but we are clear-eyed, as we work to build a brighter future and to move our nation forward, there are those who are really trying to take us backward. and you, i'm sure, have seen their agenda. project 2025. randi, can you believe they put that thing in writing? [ laughter ] 900 pages in writing. so project 2025 is a plan to return america to a dark past. donald trump and his extreme allies want to take our nation back to failed trickle-down economic policies. back to union busting.

back to tax breaks for billionaires. donald trump and his allies want to cut medicare and social security. to stop student loan forgiveness for teachers and other public servants. and i say to aft, they even want to eliminate the department of education. and end head-start which, of course, would take away preschool from hundreds of thousands of our children. he intends to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations and make working families foot the bill. and he intends to end the affordable care act. now, think about that, to take us back to a time when insurance companies had the power to deny people with pre-existing conditions. remember what that was like?

children with asthma. women who survive breast cancer. grandparents with diabetes. you know, america has died these failed economic policies before. but we are not going back. we are not going back. no. we are will move forward. and one of the best ways to keep our nation moving forward is to give workers a voice. to protect the freedom to organize. to defend the freedom to collectively bargain. to end union-busting. as head of the white house labor task force, i have led our work to eliminate barriers to organizing in both public and

private sectors, including for teachers. but there is more that we must do. president joe biden and i promise to sign the pro act into law. and i promise you i will keep that promise. because when workers join together and demand what is fair, everyone is better off. understand, and i say this everywhere i go, understand, you may not be a union member, but you should thank unions -- i'm looking to the cameras in the back of the room, not them, but the people who might be watching -- you may not be a union member, but thank unions for the five-day work week. [ applause ] for the eight-hour work day. thank unions for sick leave and

paid family leave and vacation time. and the fact is, unions helped build america's middle class. and when unions are strong, america is strong. so, aft, ours is a fight for the future. and ours is a fight for freedom. in this moment, across our nation, we witnessed a full-on attack on hard won, hard-fought freedoms. while you teach students about democracy and representative government, extremists attack the sacred freedom to vote.

while you try to create safe and welcoming places, where our children can learn, extremists attack our freedom to live safe from gun violence. they have the nerve to tell teachers to strap on a gun in the classroom. while they refuse to pass common sense gun safety laws. and while you teach students about our nation's past, these extremists attack the freedom to learn and acknowledge our nation's true and full history. including book bans, book bans in this year of our lord 2024. and these last two issues -- on

these last two issues -- just think about it, so we want to ban assault weapons and they want to ban books. can you imagine? all the while these extreists also attack the freedom to love who you love openly and with pride. they pass so-called don't say gay laws. i have to tell you, so many of you may know, in 2004, on valentine's day weekend, i was one of the first elected officials in the country to perform same-sex marriages. [ applause ] so, here's the thing, it pains me so to think 20 years later,

that there are some young teachers in their 20s who are afraid to put up a photograph of themselves and their partner for fear they could lose their job. and what is their job? the most noble of work, teaching other people's children. and god knows we don't pay you enough as it is. in this moment, we are in a fight for our most fundamental freedoms. and to this room of leaders, i say bring it on. [ cheers and applause ] bring it on. bring it on.

[ chanting ] >> bring it on. [ chanting ] >> because here's the thing, here's the thing, here's the thing -- we believe in our country. we believe in its promise of freedom. and the american people believe in the promise of freedom. so we are in the fight. we who believe in the freedom to vote will pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act and the freedom to vote act. we who believe in the freedom to live safe from gun violence will pass an assault weapons ban.

we who believe that every american should be free from bigotry and hate will fight to protect our teachers and our students from discrimination. and make sure every student can learn america's history. and we who believe in reproductive freedom will restore the freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body. and not have her government telling her what to do. >> so, aft -- that's right, bring it on. so, ultimately, in this moment,

i know we all know. we each in our country face a question, that question being what kind of country do we want to live in? a country of freedom, compassion and rule of law? or a country of chaos, fear and hate? the beauty of our democracy is that we each have the power to answer that question. when we vote. and when we vote, we make our voices heard. so, today, i ask you you, aft, are you ready to make your voices heard? do we believe in freedom? do we believe in opportunity? do we believe in the promise of america?

and are we ready to fight for it? and when we fight, we win! god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. ♪♪ >> and you have been watching, we've had a little bit of an issue with the video feed, but we've been able to listen to vice president harris speaking to the american federation of teachers, a major teachers union. up next, we've got details about the trump assassination attempt, what the fbi director revealed yesterday about what the shooter did before opening fire. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc.

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54 past the hour. new details emerging about former president trump's assassination attempt.

fbi director christopher wray testified before a house committee yesterday, revealing that the gunman researched president john f. kennedy's assassination, just one week before the shooting. joining us now, nbc's ken dilanian. ken, good morning. what else did we learn from wray here? >> good morning, jose. christopher wray chose to lean forward and disclosed significant information. the most killing was the shooter's google search a week before asking how far away lee harvey oswald was firing at kennedy in 1963. and wray also argued that the shooter got on the roof by climbing on a camera. not by using a ladder from home depot. the shooter flew a drone over the rally site about 2 1/2 hours before donald trump spoke helping him find the best attack

vector. that is, of course, a shocking security failure. and then also said it wasn't clear whether donald trump's ear was struck directly by bullet or shrapnel. and the fbi has not made a final determination there. and wray said the gunman may have had a collapsable stock which may explain why no one saw a gun carrying a backpack. take a listen to the sound here. >> the gunman had a collapsable stock which could explain why it was less easy for people to observe. we haven't found anybody with first hand observation of him, with the weapon, walks around beforehand. so that doesn't mean he wasn't, obviously, but a collapse about stock is potentially a very significant feature that may be relevant. >> fbi said they don't have clear motive but it was clear he was focusing on public figures,

president biden and president trump. and no word if the shooter had help but trying to crack indiana crypted messaged encrypted mess the phone. jose. >> ken dilanian, thank you so much. the house has agreed to create a task force to investigate how they've handled it at the border. joining us, julia ansley, julia, what do we know? >> well, of course, jose, a lot of picking apart harris' record at the border especially because republicans named her the border czar. that's not exactly what president biden asked her to do in 2021 at the white house. let's take a listen. and then i'll tell you what she's done since then.

>> i've asked the vp today because she's the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with mexico and the northern triangel. >> are you all set, to chew gum and walk at the same time, to address the root causes that cause people to make a trap that the president has described to come here. >> so, those root causes that is in particular what the vice president was focusing on. we looked at her travel schedule, it's clear the public facing part of harris' work really the most she did was just in the few months after that announcement. she traveled one trip to mexico and guatemala. and mexico, the u.s. signed a

memorandum of understanding with mexico that allowed mexico and the u.s. to put more aid into central america. because at that point, that's where the majority of migrants were coming from. we understand over that time, since 2021, there's been over $5.2 billion from private investment into central america. in other words, harris encouraging businesses to invest but mexico says that doesn't go far enough because it's a slow time line in order to get the private investments off the ground. you're creating jobs and it may not be lasting much. the second thing, as you and i have talked, it's really gone remarkably down, 80,000 and this past month in june, 25,000. other countries like venezuela and china where the u.s. does not have any of these conversations those have now really have been emerging as the fasting growing demographics of migrants that we're seeing at the southern border.

if she's going to address the root causes, you could say she stopped short there but it's not as if she did nothing. she had one trip with honduras. but really there have been no new investments with this strategy, even though the president of mexico has asked for money from the united states. jose. >> and you know, the president of mexico has been asking for more money from the united states, for all kinds of issues, and that's something that will continue probably going forward. julia ansley, great seeing you. i thank you so very much. that wraps up the hour for me, i'm jose diaz-balart, you can reach me on social media @jd balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news next. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," president biden paving the