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here tonight. so, let's start with the latest on americans detained in russia. cnn senior international correspondent matthew chance was at the u.n. today. and matthew, you spoke, i understand, to sergei lavrov, and you asked him directly about the americans who are detained. >> that's right. you don't get many opportunities to confront the russian foreign minister these days. so i was in new york, i didn't actually know he was coming to new york so as a happy coincidence that he was. so, i got myself to the u.n. and spoke to him directly about what was the state of the negotiations, how these american citizens were gonna be swapped for something here in united states, somebody here in the united states. take a listen to that question. >> could you give us some details about what contact you may have had with u.s. officials about the fate of u.s. citizens being held in russian jails? have any contacts been had? >> the channel for the contact
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of these matters exists. and this is work that is not public in nature. and publicity here will only complicate the process for reasons which are understandable, and there's no need to tell you professionals about why. >> so, he was shutting you down there. >> he shot me down. by did ask him, look, what would you want a return, what would russia want a return? it's a big question, because we don't know the answer to that. and he started talking about how there was 60 russian citizens who had been taken under dubious circumstances and held in american jails. he did not say 64 to, but clearly this is the group of -- negotiating with what their american counterparts. >> so, phil, what do we know about what the white house is doing on all of this front? >> every time this comes, out the white house is quite clear in saying this is priority for them, that they are working to obtain the release of these
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american, paul whelan of the wall street journal reporter, but it always comes down to what is the exchange. and we have talked here before about the exchange of britney griner and victor bout. and that, to some degree, was controversial domestically in the u.s., because it was a big exchange. and these prisoner swaps, which is very delicate for the biden and astray shun, but they have certainly said this is a priority for them. they've also gone so far now to say that they are wrongfully detained within the case of the wall street journal reporter, which essentially gives them a little more effort when it comes to them saying the espionage charges against this reporter are unfounded. but it's a difficult situation, because it comes down to what you exchange? what comes from that? >> right, but also these things take forever. no matter what happens, these people, they spend all this time in these horrific conditions in these jails in
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russia. and you know, it takes time. and the politics of it are always extraordinary. you know, victor bout, when they did that exchange, there is controversy because people felt it was an unfair, perhaps, exchange. >> certainly, was a basketball player fina toria's -- >> there right, but why did we try to get paul whelan also? >> -- how much does the biden administration right now want to give back into that mix. the fact, is who else is out there? only the russians really know. i don't know that we here in the united states publicly know who they really want. >> right, and that's my question for matthew, because you obviously covered moscow quite a bit for quite some time. were you surprised to hear lavrov say there was this group of 60 russians that had been detained under dubious circumstances? because even last night in the program as we are all talking about it, we could not think of a prominent high profile russian that was in american custody that would even perhaps be considered for something like this. >> that's why i asked him the
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question. because i've been asked numerous times, what do the russians want to return these americans back home? i don't really have a good answer. so, at least have got. that but the big problem for evan gershkovich, the washington post reporter, and paul whelan is the biggest partnership democrats had, victor bout, has already been exchange. and as you, say there's no one else. >> but look, these are people who maybe aren't making the news. the u.s. government spends years, months, investigate potential russian spies or russian spies here in the united states and they arrest them. and maybe it doesn't make. news for the russians, they are big figures, and they are people they want back. so, maybe it's something, that kind of situation. >> but the 60s -- these 60 can all be spies. might this be criminals, even credit card fraud, some other kind of felony. >> if they're buying or criminals, maybe the biden administration is willing to hand them over. >> maybe it is, maybe this is. some people think paul whelan's family and evan gershkovich's family would consider that be a
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parity -- pretty fair swap. >> it's dangerous territory, right? does that we get into the practice of prisoner swaps on a regular basis. you can probably speak to this the best, they can put american citizens at risk. a broad, journalist, this was quite the step to detain a u.s. journalist in russia. >> i was warned in moscow by diplomats that the british government, for instance, does not negotiate for hostages. i mean, obviously, they probably do. but we were told it would be the enthusiasm, perhaps, for a exchange for prisoners with russia ever brison -- a british citizen. >> was they directing that it? you >> know, but it would've applied to me. >> let's talk about alexei navalny, the opposition leader who's of course in prison and subjected to awful treatment. what's the latest? >> he's in a terrible state. he's in prison for 11.5 years.
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of course, he was poisoned with a nerve agent, terrible. he recovered from that. he came back from russia, and he was arrested and put in prison for, i think, a total of 11.5 years he's serving a sentence, various charges. there are more criminal cases against him. and his condition inside the prison as well is really awful. a couple of weeks ago when i was in moscow, his team, they were talking about how they believe he may have been poisoned again because he had constant sickness and illness, which indicated sort of a slow poisoning, to slowly get rid of him. and it's just really illustrate of of the brutality in russia. not only do they try to poison this person, they put him in prison, but even once behind bars, these people are constantly pressured. he's got another case against him as well. he got into a fight, apparently, in his prison cell and is being
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charged with that. that could be another five years. >> i was also reading that he can't trust what he's eating. when i presented with food, because either it will be poison, or it's just sort of rancid. so, he's not getting enough food. i mean, it's bad on every single level. >> it's not gonna be great for him, food wise, or in other ways. in fact, cnn spoke to his daughter, who is 22 years old, in america, dasha, dasha in a valley, take a listen to what she had to say. >> he's now illegally limited to the amount of food he can purchase in the canteen, which does not seem like that big of a problem, but the food in the russian prison system was bad. and my dad has had some problems with losing weight. and now, the situation has gotten so ridiculous that he buys the food, which is, you know, -- it's nothing luxurious. and he buys the oatmeal, they're brought to him, showed
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him, and they're just destroyed. so, he can't eat. awful. >> awful, just awful. >> and it's no valley, there's someone else called vladimir camera as well in prison. and you just have to be soup and serna that these people, these big democratic hopes, the big critics of putin, may not last the prison sentence. >> do you ever see a situation where the u.s. will try to get involved and swap someone for navalny? is that even a possibility? >> never say never, never say never, right? i can't imagine the russians being very enthusiastic. >> i mean, they really, they've really really -- >> what's interesting is his daughter said was that the best thing she can do, the best thing he needs right now is international attention. and i wondered about that, in terms of what i could actually bring about, despite all of us just knowing the pure horror that he's going through. one thing i wondered is just how different that judicial
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system is. i mean, we get these sort of balances into the russian legal system when we have cases like brittney griner, obviously i'm gershkovich. but can you speak a little bit just how different that judicial system really is? because his daughter was talking about that earlier. and i just thought it was really shocking. >> i think the judicial system is not something you would recognize in this country has been particularly just. i mean, 99% of all cases that go to court in russia, they are a guilty verdict. people have just found. once you're in court, that is it. you are done for. and with people like alexei navalny and other critics of the kremlin, they want to close them down, they want to silence them. so, they're doing everything they can to put pressure on them and keep them under prison, under lock and key, for as long as possible. they're not going to be getting out anytime. >> is there any hope for navalny? does he ever get out? i mean, if he's getting into fights, they could be setting him up inside. so, what hope is there?
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>> there is always hope, i suppose, isn't there? >> he is an incredible human being, as we know, we've covered, obviously in a special on cnn. but just his fortitude is extraordinary. >> i was always struck by the fact that he went back. he knew what was going to happen. and that scene where he goes back and he's met at the airport, he knew it. >> i know, because he believes in that cause. >> extraordinary, i just want to say something, extraordinary for everybody who stands up to the kremlin, given the risks, given that they will lock you away, they will ruin your life if you do that, i think it's an extraordinary act of bravery. >> matthew, thank you for all of that. really interesting to hear about it. meanwhile, back here, they're supposed to be a vote on the debt ceiling tomorrow. is that really going to happen? rahel has got the details on the debt ceiling, and why all of us should care what's up what's going to happen tomorrow. next, she's gonna tell you
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kevin mccarthy wants to pass a debt limit bill, tomorrow but he may not have the votes. the proposed bill would limit growth and government spending, it would block student loan forgiveness, it would resent the funding for the irs and introduce tougher requirements for medicated. rahel has been following this story for us. so, rachel, i think that some people, because they often have this debt ceiling fighting. politics is as usual. but you're saying that it has real implications for everyone in washington. >> yes, i'm gonna go with washing -- the reality, is the closer we get to this x state, essential, eat the day that the treasury department can no longer use the creative essentially that ty have been using since get to th, the more likely it is that we will all feel it in some ways.
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i think the market is tumbling. so, if you have money invested in your 401k, think about that impact, think about boring cost going up for mortgages or student loans which is really controversial right now. but, that would also have an impact there. we could also start to see a job looseness. it certainly increases the risk of a recession. so, it would likely create the beginning of a chain of reactions that would be damaging to say the least. every economist i talk to on the story, and i've been covering it since january essentially, but every economist i talk to, economy, fesserton all say the same exact thing which is it would be damaging, it would be catastrophic, it would be destructive but that's why it won't happen. because every politician knows that. >> but, we will see. >> i was going to say, they're going to wait until the last minute, this is the pressure that president biden is facing. he has stood firm on saying that he is not going to budge, he's not going to negotiate on this. but even democrats are getting nervous. and wondering, well, shouldn't we come to the table at this
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point? >> yes, as mentioned, said to negotiate. >> look, this is -- i've talked to white house officials about this and they punt to kevin mccarthy and they, say if he can't even core his own party around, this than what should we weigh into this? and we're seeing that play out in realtime. i mean he can only afford to lose four votes. he's already had four republicans publicly, at least, say that they don't plan to vote. and he's already signaled that they may not vote tomorrow. it could happen every time. >> yes it is a turnout. matt gates, an hour tour ago, we were talking about that. so, let's listen to that. >> speaker mccarthy can lose four right now. how many holdouts are there, yourself included? >> twice that. so i do not expect that there will be a vote as planned tomorrow on the mccarthy debt limit increase. i think there's a few details
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that we need to work on the work requirements, on some of the green new deal tax credits that we would like to see repealed. and there's some disagreement in our conference about that and if we're able to get that done i don't think that it will be tomorrow, i think that there's still some time for the summit to dry. >> so then what happens? >> yeah. >> they don't get it done tomorrow. >> while mccarthy is already signaling that saying that he's open to it, continuing throughout the, week but there is an interesting dynamic out here, right? because should they pass this? what does the white house do? at this point, biden has already said and threatened that he would veto this proposal. of course just given what we heard from other republicans, the proposal may look a little different. the legislation may look a little different if it gets to the finish, line when it gets to the finish line. and so then because, does the white house come to the table. if president biden talked with house speaker mccarthy, is it considered or framed as a negotiation? is it the two of them just talking at their?
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they haven't met face to face since february. so this is really all coming to a head, and it really is going to come down to these two leaders, potentially having talking to one another and sort out how they avoid the default that economists are really nervous about. >> right, but the other thing is, does this in some way show the chaos with the republicans? you know, you have matt gates who has really become this figurehead, destruct are of what the speaker is trying to do and i kind of wonder if this is what biden wants, right? trying to show that they're not organized, that they can't get it together. and what role that is playing, perhaps in all of this. because i don't know, what are they going to do in the end if they can come to an agreement? >> i mean, look it, wasn't that long ago when mccarthy had multiple votes just to become the speaker. >> right. >> so was clear from the beginning, that these fractions were going to come up. and, again, when you heard from the white house podium, they do punt to republicans and they
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say that you have to sort out how you're going to proceed before you come to us and point the finger status. because they already presented their budget. >> matthew, how does this play overseas? are people aware of this? >> well, i'm not entirely sure that everybody in america understands. >> the consequences of what happens with an agreement on this. and certainly, overseas, i have lost count of the number of times as, well that we've been in this position and i've watched from afar the debt ceiling plan is not reached. or, as a deal of the last minute. but, we are talking about a sovereign debt default, aren't we? we're talking about a massive stock market crash. we're talking about a spike in unemployment. we're talking about financial armageddon, if this happens. and, i think what is worrying when you read a bit about, it when you understand it is how frequent america comes to this crisis situation. it's happening all the time
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which is really kind of scary when you think of the global economy, how fragile it is, what's going to happen when it goes wrong. >> matthew makes a great point there. when he, said the global economy, we like to think sometimes in our world, here in the u.s., it's just u.s. -centric. but this would have impacts me on our border. exactly, this would have impacts around the world. >> all right, well we have been warned. thank you very much. >> exactly, so president biden has launched his reelection campaign, making it clear that in next year's election, he is going to take aim at what he calls maga extremists. so, priscilla has all the details, next. >> yes he did --
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as president biden formally announcing his bid for reelection today, in his video announcement, biden made it clear that he will still fight what he calls maga extremism. >> around the country, maga extremists are lining up to take out those [inaudible] , cutting social security that you paid for your entire life wall cutting taxes from the very wealthy. dictating the health care decisions, banning books, telling people who they can love. all while making it more difficult for you to be able to vote. >> okay, priscilla is covering this for us. so, priscilla, his first message is sort of focused on what he thinks the evils of maga extremism are. is that going to be this ongoing message for the next year? or is this just the opening [inaudible]
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>> it's a continuation, really, if you can look back at this video from 2020, he was talking about the battle for the soul of the nation. , and so this video, today, was an extension of that. so, it is key that he also started with january six. i, mean he's making it quite clear. he is running against former president donald trump. and, when you go to his offense, he talked about the maga republicans, he talked about the republican party that is not one that looks like that of your father or grandfather. so these are things that have been coming. up and it's clear that's what he's leading into. now, this is a message that we're going to see come up for the foreseeable, going into the election. but, at a wider scale. so, we now know that they have the first tv at bide that will start tomorrow in battleground states. this will be a pivotal moment as they broaden out that message. we also know that throughout the day, president biden was talking to democratic governors. talking about his campaign message. his advisers were talking to key parts of the coalition, and voting blocks, women to get them sort of excited about this
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bid and, of course, as we talked about last night, the white house press secretary, in the meantime was fielding questions about his age. so we've been talking now for sometime that he's already an old president, he is going to be by the end of the second term, even older. and, so the white house press secretary was talking about this today too because she was asked about it and her message was people said that in 2020. and look where we are now. >> she also said she wasn't sure if he was going to complete, right? what did she said, she called some controversy today. >> oh, she did? >> well it wasn't a response to someone asking if he's going to finish his eight year. >> guess, his second term. >> and then i don't exactly remember but she sort of said, well kind of hinted that i don't want to get into it. so, obviously, people felt like she should've said, yes, that was intention. she later explained herself to say, look, i am trying to stay out of the campaigns. but, obviously that she's out of, course he's going to finish his term and he was elected
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again. so she already kind, of i, think the messaging there was a bit strange and kind of stepped in it a little bit. >> yes, she said she didn't want to get ahead of. it and, this is sort of the tricky part of the incumbency and running for reelect is that we get into this territory where the white house is fielding questions, they're punching to the campaign, when it has to do the with the campaign, so we're starting to see the beginning of that. but, we should also know where vice president kamala harris was today. she is featured prominently in the, video there was questions about whether she was going to be the running mate, she certainly is, and she was at a event on reproductive freedom. and protecting the rights of women. and so these are all things that are on the, video they came to life all in the same day as president biden talked to union members, as she was out talking to reproductive freedom and democracy. >> okay, let's listen to that for one second. >> fundamental freedoms are
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under attack in our country today. and it is the tradition of this university and dare i say the tradition of our country to fight for freedom, to fight for rights, to fight for the ability of all people. look [applause] to be who they are! and make decisions about their own lives and their bodies. >> so, will we see her deployed much more now for the next campaign season? >> i think so. and, we've already seen some of that. outside of this, if you just look a few weeks ago when you saw the situation play out in tennessee, with the lawmakers who were booted, off given their protests on gun reform, she was there. she didn't have public event. >> she brought a lot of energy. people commented on that speech, how energized she was. and i wonder of this campaign ad, the way she's featured in it, so prominently if that gives her a newfound voice, perhaps some energy. the other thing, though, in watching that campaign ad and
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his announcement i should say, i am just struck a little bit by the way it opens. and in terms of [inaudible] do you want to go back to this time of the scales? and be afraid, sort of in that opening shot of january six? >> yes, rahel, i can't help but notice your eyes popping. >> yes, well this rnc at that came out to date, that use a, i want to talk about generating fear -- i mean that was really an interesting ad. >> but that's what they're supposed to do. it's sort of a crime, border, fear, fear, fear. are you going to have these two campaigns that are gonna sort of say you can either be afraid of going back to this or be afraid of this. >> there's two visions of the country, that they're each trying to project. but that, at your referring to, i think of a clip of, it and we should play it. >> so, this is the rnc. they used artificial intelligence to create their ad. that's interesting. >> we should watch it. let's see what that looks like.
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>> this morning, an emboldened [inaudible] in east taiwan. >> financial markets are in free fall as 500 regional banks have shuttered their doors. where agents were overrun by a surge of 80,000 legals -- >> closed, the city of san francisco this morning. highly escalating crime, fentanyl crisis. >> who is in charge here? it feels like the train is coming off the tracks. >> what part of that is artificial intelligence? >> so, if you notice on the upper left hand side, it said built entirely by a.i., in the small white fund. and this is probably the most explicit use of a, i-4 political use that we have seen so far. and strategist have been saying, we will likely be seeing more of this. and it's sort of created this dystopian view of what could happen, if biden were to have a second term by catching on all the themes that we talk about, crime, the border and the economy. what was interesting, what struck me, was that i had just
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a few days ago been sitting across from the homeland security secretary who said that he was so concerned about where a i was heading because of -- because people may mistake it for misinformation, because of the way it can be exploited. and this is a concern already in the federal government. and to see it used in this way really brought that to life. >> no, it's here. matthew, what are your thoughts? >> it's scary, isn't it? it's scary to see how the american political debate is all based on either fear of going back or fear of the future under the opposition. all on this sort of culture war issue as well. kamala harris was talking about abortion, right? she was talking about. that this is extraordinary, as an outsider to sort of see the abortion, it could be political debate here, whereas, if anything it's an ethical debate about whether you think the way
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of life should be inscribed in the constitution or not. but he's also a practical debate and it struck me when i was listening to her speech and uncovered a couple of countries that have. eased their abortion laws in ireland, i was there when they did that in portugal. many years ago they legalized abortion there as well. and they did it for practical reasons. you see he cut through all the ethics of, it and you're never going to convince, you never gonna bridge that divide, for instance about whether it's right or not. it's a practical argument because, if you ban abortions or you make it now possible for them to have legal abortions, it's possible, they just get that illegally, and people die. i don't like the fact that it is -- dystopian is the word i was going to use, but you sold it for me. >> if abortion -- i, mean it is, this is going to be a key argument of this election, right? it's incredible.
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it's kind of incredible, right, to think that this is still so much at the forefront. >> we it's also interesting, when alison said, what part of this is a i? that's the point, right? the washington post cited sourcing that he believes the company that's behind, this is the same company that posted those photos, for example, pope francis with the white puffer coat, a funny example. but, who could tell that that wasn't a real thing and that's the scary part. >> it's very scary. >> it is very scary. >> but it's sort of the real thing. >> yeah, i just thought that -- >> well, look, you just thought the pope was like -- >> it's here. >> all right, guys, we'll keep talking. but, i have to get to this. because security at an elementary school in florida, opened a second graders backpack and discovered a logo -- following this and other stories with obsession and gum -- how to grow more vibrant flowers: step one: feed them with miracle-gro shake 'n feed.
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so they can do more of what matters. benefits. payroll. compliance. trinet. people matter. police arresting a florida that, he's now facing charges after security found a gun in his second graders backpack at school. the father told police that he put the gun in his students backpack by mistake. this is the same school district as marjorie douglas high school, where a school shooter killed 17 people. how did the father mistakenly put a gun in his second graders backpack? >> i have no idea. you, know it's not entirely clear but, sadly, this is not uncommon that this happens where parents of kids winds up
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in the wrong back, perhaps they're putting it in their bag, and it goes into the kid's bag. it's just hard to think that someone could be so careless with a gun. especially when you're living in a house with kids. it's not uncommon. unfortunately, how many times have you seen kids shoot themselves, with guns that are laying around in their homes? the other thing, they found two more guns in his car. so, he's been arrested. the thing, is this caused quite a scare there. the school went into lockdown. police surrounded the entire area, the evacuated, they had to tell the parents this was happening. so, yes, this didn't only affect one person, this affected an entire school district, an entire school campus, and think about just how on edge people are right now in this country? >> right, even a skier, this wasn't anything, this wasn't corrupt. this was just a scare. everything has to go into lockdown, and it affects all the kids, as you, say and how nerve-racking is that? >> not long ago, there was a six-year-old who shot his teacher in virginia. >> yes, you can't take chances
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anywhere now. right? in any school, elementary school, junior high school, high school, college -- anytime there is any sound of someone possibly having a gun, that's it. you know, it's chaos. and, it just a sad state of affairs that we live in. >> what's been happening in uvalde? >> well, we were just there last, week we were working on a documentary, that's going to come out and last week, the families gathered at the state capitol in texas. they're trying to get gun legislation passed. and obviously, it's texas, it's not going to happen. but, what's really said is that the prince had to spend 13 hours waiting to testify before this committee. and, finally, they did get the opportunity close to midnight to testify and it was just grueling, just awful, you can't imagine the parents of these kids testifying. but, you know, this is the thing we're seeing across the country, the state, on the state level where victims of crimes are trying to get some kind of legislation passed.
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you, know today, in washington state, the governor signed a new legislation where they're banning ar-15s, there is a ten-day waiting period. now so this is significant and the waiting period, you, know banning ar-15 is fine. but, you, know even this ten-day waiting period is significant because it's something, certainly, that had prevented what we saw happening in littleville. >> yes, and they have the most proof that the states that have waiting periods, they have fewer days. >> sometimes, what happens is that people are sadly just having a bad day. or, they're just feeling a certain way, and they just, go they snap, they go in and it's so easy to buy these things. >> yeah. yes, and matthew, i was just going to ask you because this is such an american problem, it's a uniquely american problem, we have more guns here than we have people, i think 393 million guns in private use, at the last count. so, whenever i talk to people from another country, they say
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why do you have school shootings? what is happening? they can't understand it. and i have no answer -- >> unjust fascinated, listening to you guys talk about how it happens so often that you put a gun in -- >> well, you have other things to worry about. >> well, we have guns to worry about. >> but, i'll tell you, i remember very, well 2012 and the sandy hook killing, the killings there, 20 children i think it was. source, six, seven years old. the same age as my daughter. so i remember purely, this is the moment that america has something against weapons. and my view then, and still now, if you don't ban guns, regardless of the constitutional right, when your children are being massacred in their classroom, you're never gonna bank us, frankly? because, if you cross that red line, what other outrage could there be? we've seen these people being
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shot and they're going into the wrong hands -- >> or the wrong driveway? there's two issues going on. so, you have the assault rifles, and the ban on. that, then the other part of it is that there are too many illegal guns, handguns on the street. and, that's what's going on to in some of these instances. you, know the everyday crime that we don't necessarily cover, people that are shot, several dozens >> i understand that. that means these tragedies are going to be a fact of life. >> very quickly, if you look at the white house statements alone, you start to see the of aleutian to once again, that isn't every statement now. that is what we are seeing as a response to these incidents. it really does speak to the state of affairs, they are acknowledging we are here again, almost on a weekly basis. to your point, shimon, i think
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there is two points of this. there is the mass shootings, they're asking congress to move on reform, then there are people who have begun legally, someone goes in their driveway. what does that say about the state of the country? >> that is what we are wrestling with lately. >> guys, i have to, go rogelio you one. >> she will be back right? >> well you have another segment after this. whatever you want to bring up. up next, we do have on the lookout, our reporter is going to tell us the stories they're looking out for on the horizon. we will be right back. t ♪ we're e reinventing our networ. ♪ ♪ ♪ fast. reliable. perfectly orchestrated. the united states postal service.
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panel of reporters to tell us what story they're keeping an eye, on we are on the, lookout okay, so what are you looking for this week? >> sticking to the theme of the week with the announcement of the campaign money, donors, fundraisers, what does that look, like how does that take shape? that was one of the big push is to launch the campaign, and do it soon so they can built the entire operation and get it going. they know it is grueling few months ahead, they are going to want to shore up as many funds as they can to support this campaign, and we know as, well or at least we expect that president biden will have donors and fund-raisers in washington later this week. it really speaks to them accelerating all of those efforts for a busy 2024 campaign. that is what i'm keeping an eye on. >> okay, thank you very much. matthew? >> i wonder how ukraine is going to play into this early stages of the presidential campaign. certainly going to be watching what happens in ukraine, as i
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mentioned to last night, we start to think of a long heralded ukrainian counter offensive watching that as that builds to what extent will the united states give even more weapons to that. >> you are also saying there is training going on? >> there has been training going on for a while, a couple ukrainian pilots have been trained on f-16s, that operation may step up. they haven't agreed to give a f-16s to ukraine yet, but obviously the pressure is on ukraine really wants those planes to strike out russian forces. in the and -- >> okay, thank you very, much rahel? >> earnings season rolls on, it is a really big week for tech earnings. tomorrow we will hear from amanda after the report the bell, that is interesting, it is meta, it is facebook. we have been spending a lot of money on the metaverse, that will be interesting. thursday we hear from amazon, amazon is interesting because amazon is obviously a massive company. it has cloud computing business, but also what's happening with
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e-commerce. the last time we heard from the company, they reported focus on quite a bit as we try to read the tea leaves and understand what is happening with consumers. are they still spending? are they pulling back on discretionary items? what does that mean in terms of the larger economy? amazon is something that will get a lot of attention on thursday. >> so watching hunter biden, he is expected to be in court on monday, a judge there has ordered him to appear at a court over a paternity case. >> that is interesting, it is different than the other investigation. >> 100%. >> it is a paternity case, he has been paying child support, something is going, on and the mother of this kid wants him there. she wants him in court, she told the judge he's playing games, and that -- soy about that. she wants him jailed. so the judge has ordered him to appear, and we will see if he shows up and what happens, certainly right now is expected to appear at the courtroom in arkansas on monday. so it will be interesting. >> okay, thank you all for
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