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hospital in the nursing home. we heard from her grieving family today. >> we're not just hurting, we're angry, we're mad. this should. have happened. >> he took away my mother and my best friend. how dare you! how dare you! this needs to be fixed. >> incredibly emotional testimony there. we'll have more live from buffalo coming up this hour. also this hour, the last hours of campaigning in a super important primary race. you know the one we're talking about in pennsylvania, where voters are getting ready to pick their general election candidates, with not one be two late in the game surprises for virtual front-runners, although that word may be overstated. one candidate answering questions about his health, another facing questions about her participation in a d.c. rally on january 6th.

plus, formula fallout. the head of the fda saying the empty shefls are because of a contribution problem, not a lack of supplies. and what is the white house doing to make sure this doesn't happen again? the surgeon general of the united states will join us live one on one in a couple of minutes. we have a lot to get to. i'm hallie jackson in washington. with our nbc news team, and we're starting in buffalo. emily, let me start with you and the latest where this investigation and mass murder stands right now. >> reporter: this investigation still very much developing. you can see investigators are still on the scene behind me. we're learning disturbing details with each day. the fbi, and variety levels of agencies combing through evidence and looking online. we talked about this 180-page manifesto social media account. we know that the suspect live streamed his first steps after

arriving on scene here. so investigators certainly have their hands full. we know the suspect had also been on the ground the day before in the area, police saying he was canvassing the area, looking for spots to potentially attack. the police commissioner confirming if he had not been stopped, he had planned on continuing the violence and his rampage. but police arrived within a minute. another person that employees here at the tops supermarket are hailing a hero is the security guard for his quick thinking action. listen here. >> if it weren't for the actions of aaron salter, our deceased retired detective who valiantly put up a fight, and i saw the video of the fight he put up, he's a true hero, and our police officers that responded in less than a minute to stop that, there would have been more. there is still a significant number of other customers in the store that that individual could have retreated back in and continued to do what he was

doing. >> reporter: and hallie, i finished speaking with several employees from the supermarket. an emotional interview. they talked about how they hid in a conference room there, putting a table in front. they recalled hearing the gunshots getting closer and closer and they believed the suspect was seconds away from reach bring they are hiding. so they are hailing that security guard, aaron salter, a hero and grateful for him slowing down the shooter, because there could have been even more bloodshed from that awful tragic event. >> tom, the homeland security secretary was on this network a few hours ago talking about what they're doing to help stop exactly the horrific thing that emily just talked about, that we just saw from happening. watch. >> so often, it is the family member, the neighbor, the teacher, the faith leader who

sees someone descending downward into a path of violence because of an ideology that they have gripped, and we need those individuals to know whom to call. >> talk to us about the time lyme and what investigators have found looking into this 18-year-old suspect. he had encountered police before. >> almost definitely. we're told on the record by the new york state police it was last june they were called to his high school. the state police can't identify the specific individual, because of new york state mental health laws. but they were responding about their prior contacts with him. they went to his high school, he had made some threats and they took him into custody for a mental health evaluation. there's a law in new york state that says if a police officer believes somebody could be

mentally ill and that person is a threat to themselves or others they're allowed to get them to a medical facility. in this case, a hospital. apparently, he was evaluated for a day and a half according to an interview earlier today on this network with buffalo's police commissioner. at that point, it's not clear what happened after that. did he have to go to any sort of mandated type of psychiatric treatment? we heard no indication of that to be here. the other possible avenue was this protection order referred to as a red flag type of order that a judge can sign off of. a police officer or a prosecutor, even a family member could seek it, if they believe somebody is at risk to themselves or others, they can go to the court and ask that judge to sign off on something that would allow police to confiscate that individual's firearms and put a notice on back ground checks so if they tried to purchase firearms they wouldn't be able to do so, or at

least flag it. we know that the firearms here appear to have been purchased legally. the one on the secondary market, that doesn't necessarily mean that it would involve that background check system. but we have asked and expect an answer today on whether or not an erpo was sought here, if one was given, if so what time frame was it. it is not an indefinite thing. even if they asked for it, the judge could come back and say it's only for a limited window or whoever asked for it could let it expire. so more questions to answer, almost 1500 of them issued since the law went into effect in 2019. >> josh, let me go to you. emily well knows doing the reporting there in buffalo what a horrific impact this has had on the lives of the victims here. joe biden is going to buffalo tomorrow to meet with some of those families and to meet with law enforcement. he spoke a little bit about that this morning. >> he did. he spoke not only about the bravery of the first responders

who responded so quickly within a minute or so so that incident, and that the losses they're facing, and also tried to fulfill his role as consoler in chief, a role we have seen joe biden have to play so many times in his young presidency, as we experienced tragedy after tragedy. today, joe biden, you could see him with the attorney general was presenting the medal of valor to police, to firefighters, to emergency medical personnel. and he used it as an opportunity to talk specifically about aaron salter, that security guard from the grocery store, that retired police officer who did what he could to try to stop the shooter. here's what he had to say. >> he actually was able to shoot the assailant twice, but he had on a bullet proof vest, a bldz he lost his life in the process. no one understands more than all of you here today the pain and

anguish those families in buffalo feel. >> and in the wake of this shooting, joe biden has also said we have to confront the hate that he calls a stain on the soul of america, and i think that will be a central focus of what can he hopes to convey with his visit tomorrow to buffalo, where the white house says he will be there to mourn with the community, but also trying to really raise the national conversation about these virulent ideologies, about this issue of domestic terrorism that we have seen. the president, others trying to address in the wake of this crisis. joe biden trying to use what frankly limited tools he has, to try to galvanize the conversation about this issue, even if the measures that he could take for example to really rein in gun violence seem to be elusive, given the stalemate over those issues in congress. >> josh, thank you. we are watching -- we are

expecting to see the president at some point in the oval office, meeting with one of the grief leaders. if he takes any questions on this, we'll turn that around live. tom, josh referenced the racist conspiracy theory, the ideologies that this shooter had espoused. what else do we know about this? how else is that playing out? >> just shy of 190 page manifesto which, according to our colleague, the fbi at this point believes it is, in fact, his that he posted online. as you say, all sorts of conspiracy theories and different types of theorys, predominantly surrounding white supremacist type ideas or ideologies espoused to that, the great replacement that migrants are going to come here and help the democratic party take over more of the government through voting for them, through elections, all sorts of things that have been referenced frequently on social media, as

well as some television news outlets. so those are some of the things that he referenced. but it was a significant writing and we're not going to go into too much detail, because i think that would just help him accomplish a goal that he set out to on saturday. >> thank you all. we're still talking more about this, this hour, including the ten people that lost their lives. including a 30-year veteran of the buffalo police force, being called a hero. and inside the biden administration's push to get baby formula back on the shelves. and we'll ask one top official why couldn't it happen sooner. the surgeon general will join us live. but first, which republican senate helpful seen along proud boys on january 6th? we'll take you live to the state of p.a., next. p.a., next.

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we are now less than 18 hours from polls opening in the pennsylvania primary, where that republican contest is looking like a three-way toss-up. this is shaping up to be one of the most critical senate races in the country. for the republicans, you have dr. oz, david mccormick, and cathy barnett, all trying to become the senate nominee for the general. let's talk about barnett, because she has embraced conspear sis about the 2020 selection, declined to say that joe biden was fairly elected, and she's appearing in these nbc news verified photos with members of the proud boys on january 6th. here's barnett, when asked if she regretted her appearances near the capitol that day. >> i feel about january 6th the way the left feels about the summer of 2020, when you have black lives matter and antifa and other groups out there, looting and robbing. we need to be very mindful of

what it is. cancel culture is real, i'm experiencing it, and it's not coming from the left, right now it's coming from some of those on the right. >> things look more set on the democratic side, where john fetterman looks likely to win that race, but he's facing a personal setback, sharing in a video from sunday he suffered a stroke. he says doctors say he will make a full recovery. i want to bring in vaughn hillyard. we can tell a lot about where the candidates are, what they're saying, et cetera. i know you had a chance to catch up with cathy barnett, who has seen this late surge. talk me through the dynamics here. >> reporter: right. pennsylvania is a big state here. you've got the western start of the state, the eastern part of the state. and initially, cathy barnett was

going to be here in the greater philadelphia area today. but i was talking with a campaign adviser two made a last-minute play last night to go over to pittsburgh. they're going to be over in scranton tonight. in a complex state like pennsylvania, you're trying to hit those tv and radio markets across the board. they feel good about what they're seeing in the greater philadelphia area, which is interesting, because this is the same place where mehmet oz is going to be later tonight as well as tomorrow. he's relying on the suburbs holding on, the big question is, ultimately, will those two individuals, mehmet oz and cathy barnett dilute each other's vote and give the former hedge fund ceo, david mccormick, a shot to pull this off tomorrow night? i did talk to barnett last night. we talked for a few minutes. this is kind of the complexity

of covering republican candidates in 2022. i asked her about some of her past statements. one which she called for the banning of islam. she responded to me that this was ten years ago. she's a 50-year-old woman to be very clear. she made the statement multiple times here. she said islam was incompatible with the u.s. constitution. she said we were parsing her words and not giving it the greater context that it deserved. when you ask her about what that is greate context, she says she doesn't have the full context as to what she believed at that time. it's that sort of messaging, which could make her potent in a general election. she realizes in the state of pennsylvania, a place that joe biden won here in 2020, that she's going to have to try to siphon off some of that vote here. if we're looking at john

fetterman or coner lamb, the republican nominee is going to have to make a dent and make some of these gains. mehmet oz is that trump backed candidate and he would be nowhere in this race if not for donald trump. we talked to a great number of people, i was talking to the gop chairwoman here. she says when people go to the polls, they'll vote for what they know and trust. who do they know and what do they trust here? that's the word of donald trump. the question is, are there enough of those voters to give mehmet oz the win? >> vaughn hillyard, a fascinating place to cover politics. there's a new poll out today talking about politics, but what's interesting here is voters opinions on abortion. it looks to be shifting pretty fast. this poll shows 60% of people support legal abortion in ault or most instances.

that's up, that's up 6% from a year ago. with all this renewed attention on what might happen with roe v. wade, given that leaked draft opinion suggesting the justices are ready to overturn it. 63% of americans in the same poll don't want that to happen. abortion is climbing the list of issues most important to voters, going up 7% in just the last month to become the fourth most important issue. joining me now, antonia hilton. talk to me about what you are seeing from this poll manifesting in places like there. >> reporter: it's really interesting, hallie. the voters here in anson, many of whom are black, this is a rural community, close to the border with south carolina. their views right now match up very closely with what we are finding in our poll. that economic issues, inflation

and the cost of living are number one concerns for them, but abortion is rising. in fact, this leaked draft supreme court opinion brought a lot of voters who weren't paying attention or planning to vote in the primary tomorrow, it has brought them into the fold and made them pay a bit more attention to what's happening in north carolina but alsoaround the country. this rural community is a very religious one. there are 16 black churches here serving just 500 people. so you might think that a religious community would be more in support of restrictions on abortions or a complete end to abortions here. they say they don't want to impose their religious views on other people. take a listen at this conversation i had with a woman the other day. >> now you're telling me it's going to be illegal to have an abortion? where is my freedom? i'm living in america, right?

so why are you taking that away from me? that if i made the ultimate decision to say i need to have an abortion, you're saying i don't have the freedom to make that decision? >> if you think there was someone who you could get into office to protect abortion rights, you might vote for them? >> i might. >> reporter: she toll me right now she's not registered to vote and she's been disappointed with the biden administration, particularly when it comes to economic issues here in north carolina. but it's abortion that has now got her interest. she told me she doesn't think she will vote in the primary, but if there is a candidate in north carolina who is clear about their support of women's reproductive rights, she could see herself going to the polls in november. so it shows some of the problems and possibilities facing democrats right now. not so great on the economy, and on the cost of living right now. but abortion being an issue that

might bring some younger voters under 40 back into the fold, hallie. >> antonia, we look forward to more of your reporting throughout the day and the weeks ahead. still ahead, what we're learning from officials right now about the suspect identified today in the california church shooting. what they're saying about a possible motive. plus, we're live at the whousz as we go one on one with the surgeon general, with the baby formula shortage hitting another week. that's coming up after the break. oming up after the break. no, no, no. they're both invested... in green energy. and also each other. digital tools so impressive, you just can't stop. what would you like the power to do?

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this horrific shooting, and they will express gratitude for the bravery of members of law enforcement and other first responders who took immediate action to try to protect them. >> joining me now is chris pallone in buffalo, new york. we just heard the white house read out the names. tell us more about what you're hearing, the people, their families, remembering the people who lost their lives in this attack. >> reporter: i think it's important for people to understand what this grocery store means to this community. for many people, they maybe live here three or four stores, they just go to which ever is convenience. this is the only one in this area. this really is a food desert. people explain to me this is almost like a community center. people know each other, they know the workers. and so when this happened saturday, it really ripped at the fabric of this community. we've heard so many stories.

there are ten families who have family members and friends who are christmas eving e christma are grieving this tragedy. ruth whitfield, people are saying she was just a kind, wonderful matriarch to her family. her family members talked so passionately about her. she had gone to the nursing home, like she does every day, to take care of her husband. and then just stopped by to pick up something to eat and she was killed there. her family members said her husband, their father doesn't even know yet that she perished in this massacre. just really gripping. we heard the story, of course, of aaron salter, worked for nearly 30 years as a buffalo police officer, putting his life on the line every single day as a police officer. then after he retired, came here as a security guard. he engaged the accused shooter

and perhaps prevented an even bigger tragedy. but left one of the most dangerous jobs out there to work as a security guard and lost his life here, sacrificing his life so that others may live. we also heard earlier today from a family of hayward patterson. he worked kind of as a driver. he would take people who lived in this area that couldn't drive to the store, he would pick them up, help them get their groceries. he was one of the first people killed when he was putting groceries into a car. he encountered the accused shooter in the parking lot, and was killed there, just trying to help other people. there were seven other stories like that, each one just as heartbreaking as the next. >> chris pollone, thank you so much for bringing their stories. thank you. the orange county sheriff's department is updating people on that other shooting that happened in laguna woods, california. calling it a hate incident.

this is a briefing that's just happened in the last couple of minutes. this is what the sheriff just said. watch. >> we do know that based on information we collected, and i'm not going to go into the details of that evidence, was a politically motivated hate incident, a grievance that this individual had between himself and the taiwanese community. >> politically motivated hate incident. you heard it there. the shooter on sunday killed one person and hurt five more after entering a taiwanese church before people in congregation tackled and tied up the suspect. police identifying him as 60-year-old david chow from las vegas, with no connection to the church. i want to bring in maggie, that is an interesting update here from the sheriff, who didn't want to get into the details why they're classifying it the way they have. >> reporter: he also did disclose that david chow, he

said, is an it grant from china. he came to the u.s. and lived in multiple states, and now lives in las vegas. so when he talked about political tensions, he said the fbi characterizing this as some kind of hate and that chow was upset about political tensions between china and taiwan. again, this was a taiwanese congregation in orange county, california. so david chow could face death possibly in this case. they have not made a decision to pursue the death penalty moving forward. right now, he is charged with one point of felony murder and five counts of felony attempted murder. we also got information on the victims in this case, specifically the man that was killed. authorities calling him an absolute hero. 52-year-old dr. john chang, who they say tackled chow in this scenario. he was there at the church reportedly with his mom, tackled

chow and was injured in doing so. but he was absolutely key in subduing the gunman before others hog-tied him and confiscated at least two hand guns. here's what authorities had to say about him moments ago. >> without the actions of dr. chang, it is no doubt there be numerous additional victims. >> reporter: again, 52-year-old dr. john chang identified as the man killed. authorities saying dr. chang acted the way he did because he realized he was surrounded by people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and he also realized the gunman, they said, had chained the doors shut before he started firing. hallie? >> incredibly chilling, and the story of heroism there, it is nothing short of heroic.

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kharkiv showing ukrainian soldiers reaching the border with russia. i want to bring in a former supreme allied commander for nato. thank you for being with us. >> great to be with you. >> sweden, finland joining nato here. exactly what russia doesn't want, correct? what are the implications of these countries getting closer to membership? >> it is an extraordinarily good day for nato, and a better day will be when we close the switch and they actually join. i'll tell you why that is. finland and sweden both have suburb, highly trained, advanced militaries. i commanded their troops in afghanistan. they participated in the balkans operations in libya. they are very, very good, particularly finland has a large army, artillery.

sweden, they build fighter jets. if you can make a good volvo, you can make a good fighter jet. they are just terrific. and then secondly, as you pointed out, it's a signal to russia that nato is not going to back down in the face of the aggression we're seeing in ukraine. a good day in nato. there will be some deliberations. i'm confident both nations will end up as neighbors. >> you talked about what this means and the implications for russia. give me your reaction of what we heard from vladamir putin, because it seemed a bit overly chill, like no big deal, even though there are serious implications given to russia. do you feel like putin is bluffing here and trying to play it cool? >> i think putin at the moment, as an old line from a clint eastwood movie, a man has to know his limitations. putin has no cards to play at

this point. he's totally bogged down in ukraine. he says russia will take action to stop this, it's a hollow threat. he's not going to do anything in my view that would set him up for another failure in trying to object to sweden and finland joining nato. he doesn't have any card toss -- cards to play and he knows it. >> let me ask, as you put it about that trouble on the ground in ukraine, because their offensive in the east is faltering. we have seen that report from one of the ukrainian regional governments saying their soldiers have pushed russian troops back to the order. if ukraine keeps up those battlefield successes, what options would russia have left? >> at this point, russia will continue to consolidate in that

southeastern strip. those great photos you showed are up north. you see kharkiv there, roughly in the center. and what putin is going to try to do is consolidate, hold as much ground as he can in the southeast. and then move toward a negotiation. he's really got to do that, because he's burning through resources, recent british intelligence report indicates that 1/3 of the troops who went into this combat action, 1/3 of that 100,000, 150,000 have been either killed, wounded, missing in action. that's an extraordinary casualty loss, 30% casualties in three months of war. in u.s. units in the second world war, highly bloodied units, over four years of war would lose perhaps 10% over four years. this is a 30% loss in under three months. putin is running out of time, blood, and treasure.

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the new white house press secretary taking questions about the baby formula shortage today, saying just in the last couple of minutes that the administration is working 24/7 with retailers to try to get formula on shelves, even if that formula comes from other down tris. listen. >> we're also moving as quickly as possible to safely bring in additional product from other countries as soon as today, as well. >> joining us now is the surgeon general of the u.s. thank you for coming back on the show. >> good to see you. >> a lot to get into. let me start here. i have seen you on the airwaves today, your colleagues in the administration over the last several days make thing push to show that the white house is trying to do something on this formula shortage. but moms that i know, for months, for weeks have been dealing with this. is what the administration doing

now too little, too late? >> let me just say that i come at this first and foremost as a part myself. i have a 4 around 5 yield. just a couple years ago, my 5-year-old son, who was on infant formula, it was important for him. so i know how frustrating this can be. keep in mind also, i'm not the only one. there are a lot of parents in the administration for whom this is very personal. the fda has been working on this problem for months. ever since the recall was issued they've been working to put things in place to ensure there wasn't hoarding of supplies. we have a challenge now where a major plant shut down in michigan, the abbott plant. and that combined with supply chain shortages have led to the circumstances we have today. but there are a number of steps we can and have taken to get formula back on the shelves,

like supply from overseas, working with manufacturers here to produce more, and working closely with absot to make sure we get the plant up and running safely. all these thing also help us, but i feel for feel for parents who are struggling. we put together a website, with resources who can help with supply. it's okay to actually switch brands. i feel like that can be a big decision whose kid was on formula and all of the formulas you see on the shelf have been approved by the fda and have met the safety standards. unless your child is on a specialty formula, switching those brands should be okay for them. >> there's a lot to unpack there. let me start because i hear you pointing at the abbott plant shutdown being a driver of why we're seeing the shortage at this moment, but the issues of

the plant is raised in last fall and it is now the middle of may. did the administration move too slowly on this? >> the fda will speak to this. they will focus on solving this problem on getting more formula on the shelves and that's what we're all focused on right now and they'll look more broadly at their process because they want to keep getting better. when you look at it, the plant was voluntarily shut down by abbott and that was on top of existing supply chain challenges during this pandemic across the industry. that's a reality that we had to deal with and these are the steps we were taking and increasing domestic supply here at home. >> i'll move on because i want to talk about the supply. you basically talked to the fda about issues at the fda, but are you 100% confident and feeling satisfied with the way the administration has responded to the shortage. can you say that as a dad that

has a kid who uses formula, you're satisfied with the response? >> it's why we are working on this 24/1k37 we won't stop until every child who needs infant formula can get it. that's the standard here. >> imported formula. the president has talked about it and the white house president alluded to that today. where is that formula going to come from specifically and how soon will parents have access to it in this country? >> that's a very good question, hallie. >> this is actually what the fda as soon as later today will be making an announcement on. the expedited plan to get supply from abroad. a couple of things that people should know is that number one, we know that obviously, there is a lot of supply abroad, but we want to make sure that when we bring it here it is supply that meets the fda's rigorous standards because nothing ismore important than safetiy when it comes to our children. they're setting up a process to

share with the public to make sure that happens. through a combination of that method and trying to get domestic supply to places where there is scarcity. an issue that the president has been working directly on and talking directly to retailers on. we're hoping that those two things to get the plant up and running and get more manufacturing capacity will result in more formula on shelves and this may take a few weeks for us to get past the supply challenges now and that is why we also set up the website with resources to help people find supply now, reach out to their doctor for help and reach out to the american county of pediatrics which has set up a website for resources for parenting needs. >> has there been any conversation inside the administration, doctor, about reimbursing some of the families that took a huge financial hit in order to deal with the financial shortage? >> we are looking at everything we can to make lives easier for parents. >> so reimbursements are on the

table? >> what i can tell you as far as reimbursements are concerned is that the administration has certainly worked with abbott to make sure that it is providing rebates to states, you know, when it comes to formula, this is part of a -- we want to make sure that states are not hurt in this broader process financially as they support a number of programs for families for instant formula. i can't tell you specifically about reimbursing parents and our goal is to make sure parents have relief and get access to formula and that's what we are working toward in the days and weeks ahead. >> there aren't that many companies who need formula. do we need to re-think in this country the way this formula is produced and sold. >> whenever you have a circumstance like this and when you don't, we always need to know how to do things better and to ensure we have an adequate amount of manufacturers and

distributors and so, yes, that is something that we can and should look at. the goal with infant formula and this is true when it comes to ppe production, protective equipment that we need for covid and the manufacturing of vaccines is we want to make sure we have the supply in adequate quantity when we need it for people in the country. yes, we will look more broadly at the supply chain and in the long term and in the short term the goal is to get the formula on to shelves for parents who need it? >> when do you see this being resolved? june? july? tomorrow? >> in the next few weeks. what abbott has said about its plant in michigan that even if it gets the green light to open up now and the fda is working hard to make sure to get the green light and they want to make sure safety is in place it will take abbott several weeks. that's why we don't want to rely solely on that plant because we

want to work on increasing production domestically? >> i would be remiss if i didn't ask about the gun violence. i know you have to go, but i want to ask. >> hallie, it is heartbreaking and horrifying to see this happen again and again and again in our country. we do so many things right in the united states of america, but one thing that we have not solved is the crisis of gun violence. in buffalo, in particular, let's be clear on what drove that incident. that was white supremacy and racism manifesting in this horrific mass shooting and as a country, we should be able to be clear-eyed about that. we should be able to condemn it and speak out against white supremacy. i say this as somebody whose family came to this country because of the values of america and i don't believe that white supremacy is consistent with the values and there's nothing more american than white supremacy.

if you're a tech platform out there, you have to look at what you do and don't do to prevent the spread of hate speech that should be on all of our agendas. >> u.s. surgeon general dr. vivek murthy, thank you for coming on the show. i know you are a busy man. >> turning back to politics. is the squad getting a new opinion? our tremane lee running in the 12th district, democrat for the democrat, lee is a progressive endorsed by bernie sanders and alexandra ocasio-cortez and backs the green new deal and medicare for all. steve irwin who worked for democrat ed rendell. here's more from tremane. >> summer lee is rallying supporters and rolling out a big endorsement from progressive heavy weight senator bernie sanders. >> we need members of congress who have the guts to stand up for working families!

>> she's taking on establishment democrats to run for an open congressional seat in western pennsylvania. if elected, she'll be the first black woman sent to congress from pennsylvania and the first person of color ever to represent the district. >> we're going to call every voter that we can get a hold of because we've got to get them the good news of that better world that we're building! >> the rhys now a proxy fight over democratic party ideals with royalty with progressives like bernie sanders and alexandra ocasio cortez, and the democratic machine, powerful party leaders and a super pac that's spending millions of dollars on,a tack ads calling lee disloyal. >> what is a democrat? is a democrat someone who is registered d? is it someone who has turned out and gotten elected other democrats or is it just white men? because if it's the former then i have all of those credentials.

if it's the latter, i can't ever be that one. >> the now 34-year-old activist and former organizer famously won a seat in the state house by ousting a longtime democrat. since then, lee has gained traction and support, backing progressive policies like a green new deal and medicare for all. >> this movement is getting bigger, it is getting stronger every single march. >> lee aims to fill the seat vacated by democrat mike doyle who is retiring after 25 years in congress, but doyle and pennsylvania's powerful democratic party are backing steve irwin, a white pittsburgh lawyer who has worked for democrats for three decades and has never held elected office. >> steve irwin is a doer who will get things done. >> i am steve irwin and i'm proud to a ruf this message. >> do you see this democratic party as a crossroads of sorts? >> we have to choose which we're going to serve. we can't be the party of

corporate america and the party of poor working-class people and working families. >> jerry dickinson another democrat in the five-way primary says this election is all about the future. >> i think a lot of folks are saying it is time for one generational change. lee is far more divisive in her approach and i come to this as a consensus builder, as a coalition builder. >> and for summer lee, the stakes are clear. >> what are you in this for? >> very clear. to build power frl working-class people. that's it. >> i'll see you right back here tomorrow, but for now "deadline white house" starts right now. ♪ ♪ hi there, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. the city of buffalo joins a list of communities in the united states and all around the world,