switch to xfinity mobile for half the price of verizon. new and existing customers get amazing value with our everyday pricing. switch today. >> very good at all of you,

from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing here for this hour, in just, days the january six select committee will begin laying out its findings in primetime public hearings. earlier, today committee member congressman adam schiff gave insight into the approach will be taking a detailing its findings. >> the american people, i think, now a great deal already. they've seen a number of bombshells already. there is a great deal they haven't seen. but perhaps most important is that the public hasn't seen it woven together, how one thing led to another, at one line of effort to overturn the election led to another and ultimately led to terrible violence. the first non peaceful transfer of power in our history. so, we want to tell that comprehensive narrative. >> meanwhile, a new look at americans attitudes to gun laws as the debate over gun violence pretend prevention intensifies. and you cbs news yougov poll shows 60% of americans think laws covering the sales of guns

should be made more strict. that same poll, on specific federal gun laws, 81% favor gun background checks, 52% favoring an ar-15 ban and 72% flavor red flag laws. beside those numbers though, the divide on capitol hill still evident. i >> i support the bipartisan effort to include a small group of democrat and republican senators trying to find a way. but my god, the fact that a majority of the senate republicans don't want any of these proposals even to be debated or come up for a vote. i find that unconscionable. we can't fail the american people again. >> all this comes as we get new details on a retired wisconsin judge, killed in his home. the suspect was reportedly sentenced by the judge on a burglary charge three years ago. now, law enforcement officials tell nbc a hit list was found

on the suspect, who is hospitalized in critical condition. the targets include republican senator mitch mcconnell, wisconsin governor tony evers and michigan governor gretchen whitmer. last hour, i was joined by u.s. district judge whose son was killed in her new jersey home nearly two years ago by a gunman targeting her. she stressed the need for better protection for judges and high-profile political figures. >> we need to shield our information, we need to protect judges like this poor judge, judge roemer, who had the person literally come to his home and zip tied him and killed him. something's got to be done. this is not going to be the last judge who loses his or her live, it sickens me to say that. but it's just a matter of time. these are happening in rapid succession now. congress has to act and i am begging them to act now. >> also today, we're getting a

new look at what issues are most important to voters ahead of the midterms. a new poll from nbc news that ipsos shows that 51% of americans disapprove of how president biden's handling the economy. joining us now, nbc's molly hunter in ukraine, josh landed vincent by the white house and jesse curses and michigan for us. welcome to you all. molly, will reach out to you first. you're there in kharkiv, now on day 102 of the russian invasion of ukraine. there are some big headlines today, so we'll turn it over to you for the latest. >> 102, alex, pretty staggering. i want to break you up to date on a not were related headline but you can related, one of the big headlines in this country, at least in the parts of this country where you can watch tv. ukraine is playing wales tonight a world cup qualifying game, the winner of that magic gets to go. i gotta say, there's a lot of people pulling for their national team. they are quickly on that.

turning to the headlines about, the fiercest fighting today is still in southern donetsk in the donbas region. it is that city in the luhansk region we have been talking about all week. we did get an update from the luján's governor and he says, overnight, russian forces were pushed back. up until yesterday, russian forces controlled about 70 to 80% of that east city. according to him, as of today, more or less divided in half. ukrainian troops are pushing back against russian frontline. there are still civilians inside that city, really important to note, really no safe space to evacuate them, no way to get humanitarian aid in, alex. civilians are living without, heat without water. also, interestingly, just down the road in -- a city that we've been watching as one of russia's next targets, about 100 people were evacuated today. , so that is good news. again, these were older people and infirmed people who had not had a chance to evacuate earlier. i'd also want to bring you up to speed on some putin russia related headlines.

he's quoted as saying in an interview today, alex, with eight state tv station, if the u.s. and others provide long-range missiles that they have committed to doing, as we've been talking about with the new american package with $700 million, president putin is quoted as saying today, alex, we will strike at those targets which we have not yet been hitting. very ominous words. we have not seen that video, that is just a quote from state tv. i just want to share with you, i know you mentioned french president emmanuel macron's comments about humiliating russia. i know you're gonna talk about later in the hour. i have to say, talking to ukrainian officials here across the country, and every single level, watching the reactor come in, ukrainian officials are absolutely slamming the french president. i want to share with you, from the foreign minister yesterday. he tweeted out, the ukrainian foreign minister, close to humiliate russia can only humiliate france and every other country that will call for it because it is russia

that humiliated self. we all better focus on how to put russia in its place. this will bring peace and save lives. alex, i'll send it back to you. there's a soccer game i have to get lost. in >> as well you should. molly, bravo to you, you covered every angle we could've wanted and did it well. thank you very much. let's go from there now to washington, where president biden is facing new questions about his now postponed trip to saudi arabia. let's go right back to nbc's josh landa met at the white house for us. josh, the president's decision to go to the middle east is getting some mixed reaction. first, walter hearing from lawmakers about? it >> well, alex, lawmakers are joining human rights activists and even 9/11 families in questioning the president's decision to pay a visit to the kingdom of saudi arabia. the 9/11 families are upset about the biden administration, in their view, they like to hold saudi arabia to account for what they say are connections between 9/11 hijackers and saudi officials. well human rights activists say that biden as a candidate, as he did, pledged to make saudi

arabia a pariah state. in part because of saudi arabia's role in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi in the consulate in istanbul. there are serious energy related issues that the u.s. government needs to speak to saudi arabia about. has intelligence chairman adam schiff discussing the balance between those human rights concerns and the oil concerns on another network this morning, take a look. >> until saudi arabia makes a radical change in terms of its human rights, i wouldn't want anything to do with them. now, i understand the degree to which saudi arabia controls oil prices. i think that's a compelling argument for us to wean ourselves off of the reliance on foreign oil and on oil more globally. so we don't have despots and murderers calling the shots. >> oil production and those high gas prices certainly as one major topic the biden

administration wants to meet with the saudis on, as they have been applauding this recent decision by opec to increase energy production in the next few months. but the other big issue that biden brings up every single time he's asked about the saudi arabia trip is that he wants to do what he can to bring about civility and peace in the middle east, particular lead to when it comes to relationships between israel and its arab gulf neighbors like saudi arabia. the president seems to be suggesting that this trip is going to be made more likely if saudi arabia is to take a step, in the next days and weeks, to make clear that it is willing to move closer to israel and and some of those decades of hostility between those arab nations and the jewish state, alex. >> well, listen, given that description you just so nicely laid out for us, a lot of eyes will be on that trip. that is for sure. thank you, josh, for that. joining me now, michael mcfaul, former ambassador to russia in and msnbc international affairs analyst.

a good friend as well, nice to see you. , so first to the saudi arabia question. why do you think the administration seems willing to meet with the saudi leader at this time? do you think the russia situation at all forces this issue and the timing? could it at all put the president in an uncomfortable position? >> yes. it's all about the price of oil in the world. we want the saudis to produce more, they haven't, they've been reluctant to do so. i think this trip is designed to get them to do so. now, i think it's a very dangerous trip for the president, given what he said. there needs to be more pressure on the saudi regime. regarding human rights. but, if he's going to make this trip, i think he needs to be blunt, crystal clear, that he will not land in saudi arabia and then let's say agree to a very specific amount of excess production. that conversation can't happen in saudi arabia, it's got to happen before. that is the right way to play

this diplomacy. >> so, the fact that -- you outlined the way you think but you did use the word if. relative to meeting with mbs, should the president do that? only under the conditions you just described? >> absolutely. i'm not sure i would meet with mbs, i don't know why you need to meet with mbs and general given what we know about his role in the assassination of khashoggi. but i do think people, diplomacy, sometimes we want to talk about these things that we want to nudge them. you're just talking about how we want to get them to help with the middle east. this is such a momentous trip for the president to make. that has to be all done beforehand. they gift he is giving saudi arabia with his presence needs to be matched with massive increased production, and that needs to be done as a deal ahead of time, not negotiated

rallies on the ground. >> sounds like you need to run up the white house on top of, them my friend. anyway, let's move on from there the french president emmanuel macron. when he said this weekend, as right now the guardian is paper. he said that russia must not be humiliated in ukraine in order to allow an improvement in diplomatic relations between the west and moscow, whenever the war ends. what was your immediate reaction to that? >> first of all, he should stop using the word russia and start using the word putin. not all russians agree with him when it comes to this war, many are rightly humiliated by the war. so, please stop conflating russia and putin. second, this notion that leaders will negotiate, whether their feelings are hurt or not, i think is frankly naive. putin will negotiate when he thinks it's in his personal interest and his definition of russia's natural interest to negotiate. he is not going to care about

what macron said or biden said about humiliating him. that moment, tragically, will only come when putin's army is not advancing in ukraine. it's not going to come because there's some happy talk about diplomatic negotiations or we want to be friendly with putin. i negotiated with putin himself, he doesn't care about these things. therefore, if you really want putin to negotiate, which i do too, you need to stop his army that currently is making advances on the ground in ukraine. only when there's stalemates on the battlefield, where you create the permissive conditions for natural negotiation. >> you mentioned there are russians that are humiliated by this war. like who? how do you know this, given the blockade of legitimate news and the ability to honestly broadcast opinions throughout russia. who are the people you think are opposed, and could those

people at all influence putin? >> i talked to russians every single day that are opposed to this war. from -- two russians have had to free the country. it does not mean that they have the ability to influence putin. that is a different question. it is a very important question. this dictatorship is not a democracy. which people cannot walk in and say, i am not going to vote for your legislation, putin, if you continue this. war that is not how the system works. but i think there is resentment for this war within putin's government, within the oligarchic's, within the middle classes. basically, thinking this is a giant, giant mistake. part of the evidence for that is, look at the numbers. the millions of people that watch. that watch alex -- youtube channel. by the, way he celebrate his birthday yesterday, in prison. that is one indicator. those people that are watching those channels, they are 100% against this war.

so when you read polls that everybody supports this war, just compare that to the numbers that are watching the oppositional channels. and that suggests that there is a lot more opposition to this war then we know. >> talk about a tight diplomatic dance if that is underway with how the white house is reacting to those comments. given the relationship between the u.s. and france, how does biden approach that? should anything be said to say that we cannot necessarily agree? >> that is a great question. i don't have a great answer to it. i think that president macron should express that he -- view privately to putin. i don't think it serves a purpose. you just heard of the reaction is in ukraine, is most certainly that is the reaction i've heard from my ukrainian colleagues. i do think, however, to publicly denounced macron would also be inappropriate. we need the allies to stay together. and maybe someday down the road

there will be a mediation effort for somebody like president macron. a good cop bad cop thing. so i think it is a delicate dance. and probably left to be done express the views privately, not in public. >> let me ask you, and again, a lot of rumors out there about vladimir putin. we are not going to get into all of us. when you think his status is today? here he is 102 days after this war began. talk about what we do know about his mindset, whether he is willing to concede anything. any sort of rumors about anything else regarding him. we talked about the pictures where he was slouching. what that might indicate. what do you know, for sure? >> i don't want to speculate about his health, because they do not know that for sure. there's a lot of speculation about his health. inside russia and in washington. but what i cannot tell you, watching him listening to him, i think he is deeply frustrated. i think people need to remember

that 100 days ago, when you whose goals in this were war where. i most that were not achieved. talk about ukrainians just russians with accents who have been divided as one nation. and by the, way he blamed the bolsheviks as much as he blamed the west for that. he wanted to reunite them. he failed at that. he talked about denazification. i think it's the governments of the president zelenskyy and putting his own puppet regime in kyiv. he failed at that. tried to take kyiv, a second largest city in ukraine. kharkiv. he failed at that. demilitarization. he told the russian people that he was invading, to disarm ukraine. used to the exact opposite. they're more arms day than they were at the start of this. talking about nato expansion, need it was more like that never before. and as a result, he said the focus now just on the donbas. that is not why he started this war. >> with a couple of additions

requested to join nato, i might as. michael mccraw, always a pleasure. also today, help is on the way for millions of parents after factory -- baby shortage officially restarting production. joining us in sturgis, michigan, a lot of parents are looking there saying, get the work going. so, how long until the relief from this particular plant which those parents are scrambling to get formula from? when you know but the timeline? >> what we know is that they have started remaking formula here. this plant has been closed in february. what we have heard from -- they are not expecting to release any of this formula hundred till june 20th. that is really this formula to the public, it does not see on store shelves. and they say around your 20th. so they're still not pinpointing when exactly we can see more of this formula getting to stores, but we know that later this week on

thursday there was no other, this one from melbourne, extra. and i was going to be bringing more formula to the u.s.. alleviating what's has been a month-long crisis that we are hearing about from the abbott plant. hearing from the biden administration now, here's or minus it earlier today. >> as soon as they learned that this could be a shortage, they got on top of. it, fundamentally,, this is about safety. again, i am a mom. i've had little babies. my heart goes out to mom and dad. trying to get formula. you can't have. it but at the end of the day, the worst outcome would be if the fda had not shut it down. and the kids got sick. >> still lingering right now, questions of the biden administration's response specifically the fda's investigative response as well as for the white house itself and of course there is no question around abbott nutrition.

even though production is restarted here, still lots of questions about the topic, alex. >> we know you are looking to answer. thank you so much josie courage. hunting words from some of the people on the scene at the shooting in uvalde, texas. how we try to take action and what stood in his way. tood in his way.

among my patients, i often see them have teeth sensitivity as well as gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. sensodyne sensitivity & gum gives us the dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. you're pretty particular about keeping a healthy body. what goes on it. usually. and in it. mostly. here to meet those high standards is the walgreens health and wellness brand. over 2000 high quality products. rigorously tested by us. real world tested by you.

and delivered to your door in as little as one hour. wow! it's been 38 years since we were here. back then we could barely afford a hostel. i'm glad we invested for the long term with vanguard. and now, we're back here again... no jobs, no kids, just us. and our advisor is preparing us for what lies ahead. only at vanguard, you're more than just an investor you're an owner. giving you confidence throughout today's longer retirement. that's the value of ownership. (announcer)t today's enough withtirement. the calorie counting, carb cutting, diet fatigue, and stress. just taking one golo release capsule with three balanced meals a day has been clinically proven to repair metabolism, optimize insulin levels, and balance the hormones that make weight loss easy. release works with your body, not against it, so you can put dieting behind you and go live your life.

head to golo.com now to join the over 2 million people who have found the right way to lose weight and get healthier with golo. don't move. ♪ ♪

[ growling ] latest on the shooting at robb elementary. republicans are democrats moving closer to reforming gun laws. major republican donors paid for an open letter on today's dallas morning news urging congress to act. senator chris murphy says that negotiations with texas republican senator john corman are going well. >> i have never been parts of negotiations as serious as these. there are more republicans at the table talking about changing our gun laws and investing in mental health that anytime sense -- >> nbc's liz mclaughlin is joining me now from uvalde. liz, in this last hour we've

heard from that witness about coming face to face with the gunman. before the terrifying entrance there to the school. what more is he telling us? >> that is right. alex, cody dishonourable, a funeral worker from joe press memorial, right across from the school, saw the truck crash and got within eight feet of the shooter. he saw what he calls an evil look at his eye. and he is reaching for a, gun and ran for cover. then, he went into action. trying to find his own gun. when he realized he did not have, it he called his wife to help. let's listen to what he had to say about that day. >> the gunman had already entered the school. and the cops started showing up. my wife gets there. and you get my gun. she gets morgan, starts walking towards the funeral home. then the cops show up. they tell me, hey, what are you

doing? they said, i'm gonna go in there to stop them. he said, no. you say the puck back. he is already inside the school. he said, stay back and shot the puck up. my intention was to stop him. i felt guilty. because i could not stop him. >> that is one way for a police officer to talk to a concerned citizen. this account comes after days of confusion, inaccuracies from authorities about the timeline. he said that before he saw him enter the school he was shooting at windows were children could have been. luckily, they had already been evacuated to lunch. but this is an absolutely traumatic experience for this man. not only being shot, that but almost tying, and trying to go in and help. and now he is a funeral worker. so he is burying these. victims literally digging the grave, lowering the casket, and

one of these victims was his own cousin. alex? >> i have got to tell, you liz, the story is one that really will stay with our viewers. i feel so badly for him. i hope he gets the help to know that this was not his fault. he tried. and when he had to survive, it is heartbreaking. yet another one of the many heartbreaking stories from uvalde. thank you, liz, for sharing it with us. let's go from there to capitol hill, this week the january six committee is gearing up for what could be a make-or-break moment in their nearly year long investigation. the first of several public primetime hearings. that are set to begin this thursday at 8 pm. what we don't, know exactly, is who will testify and, what if any, new information we are going to learn. joining me now, betsy woods, national correspondent at politico. i'm guessing that if anybody knows, he was no. so, tell us something that we don't know. the committee has been pretty tightlipped about these public hearings. do we have any reporting, thanks to you or others, about

what might be in the works? >> when the committee has statement is that this first hearing, which is going to be primetime, is likely to potentially have the highest viewership of any of the hearings that the committee conducts. it is kind of going to set the table, and start laying out the big picture view of what to the committee is going to roll out, either reveal it's finding in the coming weeks and months. what is important to them is that people understand that what happened on january 6th was not a fluke. that the attack was not random, but rather that it was the result of a studied, strategic campaign on the part of the president and his allies. even going back long before election day, to sow doubt in america's electoral process. and to make the president's supporters believe that the only way trump could lose reelection in 2020 would be if it was stolen. once that foundation was laid,

violence was almost guaranteed. it was almost baked. in just given the incendiary terms and rhetoric of the president and his allies. that is something that i expect the committee to really lean into. in this first hearing. when they are trying to reach not just following this stuff, on the granular level, but also people who have not been carefully tracking the working of the committee investigation over the last year. >> yeah. let us together take a look at something that the congressman of schiff said this morning. here it is. >> i can't say that certainly one of the themes that we will be flushing out is the fact that in advance of the sixth, there was an understanding of the propensity for violence that day. participation of white nationalist groups, the effects that they continued propagation of this big lie to rile up the country and the president's space was likely to lead to violence. >> clearly, you and adam schiff

are right on the same, page relative to all that. should we expect any new revelations during these hearings? maybe some new video? and could this be the last chance to drop any big bombshells? >> i would absolutely expect video. one thing that i reported just a few weeks back is that this committee actually made video tape recordings, a substantial portion, of the depositions they had. including with cop witnesses. it's been reported they have videos of ivanka trump and jared kushner talking about how that day went. of course, ivanka trump has perhaps just as muffed detailed knowledge as anyone else when it comes to what happened inside the white house. the fact that the committee has all these tapes means that, in the case of some of these witnesses who may not want to hold up their hands for the tell the truth the whole near the nothing but the truth, they'll still be able to get them telling their stories in their own words in a way that is accessible to the american people. and that will be part of the historical record. the biggest challenge is just

sifting through what is likely thousands of hours of video footage to figure out what is the most important part. >> well, to that end, literally after endless amounts of coverage, multiple, leaks impeachment hearings, as booking committee members on the 16 committee, is there anything that you think they can say that will actually sway the minds of americans in these deeply entrenched partisan times? so many, as you know, have made up their mind on how they feel about it. >> i don't think that there are a huge number of people who are on the fence when it comes to this issue. if anything, i think in the last year or so, american public opinion regarding generous sex has very much calcified and gotten more vague right. however people felt about the attack in the months afterward, i think they feel more strongly now. , so the golfer congressional democrats, in addition of course to persuading people who are persuadable, is also mobilization and trying to encourage their voters going

into the midterm elections to think about january 6th. not at an isolated, historic event, but as a long term threat to the weight democratic institutions work. with the success that the committee has gotten, they got mastriano to do an interview with him. mask rihanna was a state legislator in pennsylvania who worked with trump and truly giuliani in their efforts. but more importantly, he is now the republican gubernatorial nominee for pennsylvania. if he wins that election he will be running elections in that state, that something that has a lot of democrats deeply concerned. >> well taken. betsy woodruff swan, thank you so much. we invite you all the watch our coverage of the january six committee hearings with our icelandic primetime panel of house. i'll start a seven eastern, right here on msnbc. amid all the pomp, pageantry and parties for queen elizabeth jubilee, the world's longest serving monarch makes an appearance, surprising almost everyone including the royal family. to london we go, next.

we go, next. i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been that prevagen seems to help me recall things and also think more clearly. and i enthusiastically recommend prevagen. it has helped me an awful lot. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪♪ for state controller, only yiu will save th taxpayers money.. wait, who, me? me?

no, not you. yvonne yiu. yvonne yiu. not me. good choice. for 25 years, yiu worked as an executive at top financial firms. managed hundreds of audits. as mayor, she saved taxpayers over $55 million. finding waste. saving money. because... yiu is for you. yiu is for you. exactly. >> more than eric, a queen yvonne yiu. democrat for controller. our students, they're our top priority. and students are job one for our superintendent of public instruction, tony thurmond. recruiting 15,000 new teachers, helping ensure all students can read by third grade. the same tony thurmond committed to hiring 10,000 new mental health counselors. as a respected former social worker, thurmond knows how important those mental health counselors are for our students today. vote for democrat tony thurmond. he's making our public schools work for all of us.

elizabeth made a surprise appearance at buckingham palace on the final day festivities marking her 70 years on the throne. people throughout the uk have been celebrating the work that world longer serving monarch. >> -- i can tie no. god save the queen! >> that's one thing the british do the best. pomp and pageantry. it, is it's amazing. >> [inaudible] we've got the best been in the world. >> nbc's stephanie gauff is once again joining us from london. such a big party last for days. clearly, lots of pride expressed by those folks that you were talking to. when you talk about these incredible 70 years on the throne, what is the mood like there in terms of honoring this

remarkable woman? >> you know, it's interesting, alex. a lot of people have come out here and, you know, the opinion of the monarch as an institution is mixed in this country, as you probably know. but the opinion and the affection for queen elizabeth's really off the charts. her popularity rating is not about 80%, which is astronomical. so, there are people who came out here for the monarchy itself but there are people who just came out for her. you know, we just received a statement from queen elizabeth on the last four days and she says, among other, things that she is deeply humbled and touched by the celebration. she also says she's committed to serve to the best of my ability. and she thinks people, in her words, most sincerely. we've been talking a lot about her health over the last four days, the anticipation was that she was not going to take part in a lot of these events. certainly, if he has not come out on the balcony at, there might have been some concern. but she did. she showed up with the senior

royals, the line of succession there, charles, william, george. it capped off a day of pageantry and excitement here,, a parade that went on for hours. it really was stunning at times. it began with a military procession, along with the gilded carriage that queen elizabeth was in when she went to her coronation when she was only 26 years old. interestingly, that carriage hasn't been seen a 20 years. it's kept inside the palace, it is one of the official transports. but it looks like something out of a disney movie if you look at it. now, all the while, when the queen was not there the senior roles were there, including the cambridge, is kate and william, and all of the kids. four year old lily was there, it is right next to his mother. who many times throughout the day had to keep him in control, as you would have to do with a four-year-old sitting there for that long. alex? >> yeah, absolutely. it was precious watch the entire time. there she is, mom to the four

year old, a future prince there of england. he will maintain that title. always thank you so much, stephanie. we had a great time, we so enjoyed speaking with you have the last four days. joining me now from london, nbc news world commentator daisy mccann drew. daisy, it's great to have you here as well. stephanie made a very interesting point and that is 80%, even 80 plus percent, of brits love queen elizabeth. the monarchy had self, in certain circles, maybe up for debate. what is the distinction there? what is that about? >> she's absolutely right, stephanie, when she said that. the queen's personal popularity in this country is huge. when you compare that with prince charles's popularity, that's where you can see some of the concerns come through. he is nowhere near as popular as his mother. interestingly, prince william is a lot more popular than charles. i think it's because of that that you saw a lot of choreography going on over the last four days, really pushing charles and william together into the spotlight. for instance, in that final

balcony we saw, as stephanie was saying, you had the queen very much being flagged by the next two monarchs to come. they are presenting them as something of a double act, that has gone on all through this weekend. i think some of that is to reassure the public and try to boost charles's popularity in some ways. >> yeah, daisy, i want to let you know that we've just got some information. this is the rose communication team from buckingham palace. just try to read it, i thank you message from the queen to everyone. it's literally just come across, and reiterated to you as well. it begins, when it comes to had marks 70 years as your queen, there is no guidebook to follow. it really is a first. but i have been humbled and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my platinum jubilee. while i may not have attended every event in person, my heart has been with you all and i remain committed to survey due to the best of my abilities, supported by my family. i have been inspired by the

kindness, joy and kinship that it's been so evident in recent days and i have this renewed sense of togetherness will be felt for many years to come. i think he must sincerely for your good wishes and for the part you have all played in these happy celebrations. signed, elizabeth are. that certainly sounds like her, she has a way with words and is sounds like something you would hear her say. but that comment about togetherness, that is something that we have seen these last four days. talk about that, about brits all coming together from all over. >> you're absolutely right, alex, to pick up on that word togetherness. it has been a real team in the last four days. in fact, prince charles was talking earlier today before he came here for the pageant. he was talking to some members of the public and he was overheard say that things don't go back to normal tomorrow. and the hangover has worn off from the for the party. he talked about hoping that bickering doesn't come back. i think you can see that, the

togetherness, the hoping that bickering won't come back. the royal family really wants to send that message that can we all please continue to be united. i think i'll be delighted with how these last few days have gone, certainly the tv figures from last night were off the charts. they were very, very. big biggest viewing figures of the whole year. that sort of message will be received at buckingham palace at a sign that the royal family is still relevant and is still representing the whole of the uk. including its diversity. hopefully reaching some of those hard-to-reach places, particularly younger demographics and so on. you can see lots of messages being sent, the queen herself has always said she must be seen to be the lead. that's why she has pulled up all the stops, from the balcony, this afternoon. to be seen but also to be seen with charles and william. >> yeah. you know, it's funny mentioned the ratings being off the charts for last night's performance. i'm going to emphasize the word

funny because last night, in that prerecorded's get that after the concert, but consider buckingham palace, the queen showed her comedy and acting chops well hosting patrick in the bare 40. for those who haven't, seen here this quick clip. >> perhaps he would like a marmalade sandwich. >> i always need one for emergencies. >> so do i. >> i keep mine and here. and later, -- >> thank you. for everything. >> that's very kind. >> i, mean that was just precious. talk to me about the playful side of the screen that we rarely see. >> i think it's been very, very obvious as the years have gone on. the queen has allowed her to personality to come out. i think she felt the weight of the crown very much as a young woman and wanted to appear to

be a very serious person. of course, as she got older, she now wants to appear as the real person she is. we know she has a wicked sense of humor, everybody who's close to her has always said that. she loves jokes, she loves practical jokes. we can see that with paddington bare last night. course, probably the only honorary brett who's even more popular than her mattis majesty, paddington. that small, peruvian bear. even cynical teenagers thought that was wonderful. again, talking about trying to reach a younger demographic, they hope that do it that sort of film will cut through a lot of that and showing her sense of humor and her cheeky side. >> yeah, very fun to see that. also fun, thank you for the chat, daisy mckee. andrew thank you for that. and you survey says 61% of americans are living from paycheck to paycheck. today even more sobering news about the record gas prices. coming up next, just how

americans are feeling and how are they making ends meet. ♪ sweet ♪

♪ emotion ♪ ♪ sweet emotion ♪ ♪♪ ♪ i pulled into town in a police car ♪ ♪♪ ♪your daddy said i took it just a little too far♪ now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. right now, we're all feelin' a little strapped. but weekends are still all about grilling. and walmart always keeps prices low on our fresh ingredients. so you can save money and live better. ♪

to be clear, we have never been accused of being flashy, sexy or lit. may i? we're definitely not lit. i mean seriously, we named ourselves booking.com which is kind of lit if we are talking... literal... ha ha. it's why we're planet earth's number one site for booking accommodation. we love booking stuff! and we're just here to help you make the best of your vacation. ow... hi... booking.com booking.yeah to support a strong immune system your body needs a routine. booking.com centrum helps your immune defenses every day, with vitamin c, d and zinc* season after season. ace your immune support with centrum. now with a new look! america is going to comfortable

disrespecting black women. weathers ketanji -- are -- tobacco mother to my sister's over the toll to show the precedent. i'm here to tell you. not on my watch. continue to speak. out show up. and in the great words of surely -- if they don't give you a seat at the table, pull up a chair. or build your own table. build your own table. today, a new record high for gas prices. national average right now stands at $4.95, up 25 cents since just last week. it comes as leaders are sounding the alarm over inflation. such as, how nervous should be? for nbc scott calling in with more on all of this. the question is, are there any signs of relief on the horizon?

>> you know, alex, it depends on who you talk to. but we are never seeing here. we want to be your farmers market because so many factors of inflation have come together right here. we talked to a grower earlier that says that everything the tree does in her operation, organic farming operation near here, it's costing about 30% more. and you can see the consumer price index, these are the april figures that came out last month. overall, up 8.3%. food up 9.3%. and of, course energy leading the way up 30%. and we are going to get some more figures on that coming up on friday. you do have some business leader sounding the alarm. jamie diamond of jpmorgan chase, calling it a hurricane coming up. and elon musk, saying he has a quote, super bad feeling about the economy. he is already talking about cutting jobs. the concern is what you do to

remedy this inflation. federal service heightening interest rates. some economists saying it is not so bad. but no matter what, some say that if you are an average household you should think about racing yourself. >> you could see a higher we had violent for the longer term. what does that mean for the household? if you buy things for the household, you have to be thinking but not by thinks you thought you were going to buy this year. maybe more discretionary items. so think very quickly carefully about discretionary spending. especially bigots ticket items that are going to be put on the credit card or something but financing. >> now, all that said, there has been, as you saw moments ago, a few glimmers of hope. particularly that unemployment report that came out on friday. some important job changes.

also weighed it wages starting to level off a little bit. that is good when it comes to inflation, which is a big villain here. alex? >> scott collins, thank you so much for watsonville. he is a lawyer that once represents iraqi dictator saddam hussein. i also represented a hughes who of the criminal underworld. and let's not forget about charles manson. the work of this notorious lawyer is revealed in devil's advocate: the mostly true story of giovanni di stefano. you can catch the first doses of the three part series tonight, at ten eastern, right here on msnbc or peacock. today's primaries in seven states. up next, issues that matter most of those viewers. those viewers. it's time to love food back. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums ♪

i love all types of dancing... salsa, and even belly dancing! i am a triathlete. i've always been into health, and wellness, and fitness... i tried everything with diet and exercise, and nothing worked. there was just kinda this stubborn area on my stomach. but coolsculpting worked for me! coolsculpting targets, freezes and eliminates treated fat for good. no needles, no incisions. discuss coolsculpting with your provider. some common side effects include temporary numbness, discomfort and swelling. you've come this far... coolsculpting takes you further. visit coolsculpting.com >> tech: when you have auto glass damage, trust safelite. in one easy appointment... coolsculpting takes you further. ♪ pop rock music ♪ >> tech: ...we can replace your windshield and recalibrate your advanced safety system. >> dad: looks great. thanks.

>> tech: stay safe with safelite. schedule now. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ there's a monster problem and our hero needs solutions. so she starts a miro to brainstorm. “shoot it?” suggests the scientists. so they shoot it. hmm... back to the miro board. dave says “feed it?” and dave feeds it. just then our hero has a breakthrough. "shoot it, camera, shoot a movie!" and so our humble team saves the day by working together. on miro. new today, fresh insight into what matters most to voters ahead of the interim election. an abscess survey says that 80% of voters say the economy is

very important and how they vote. gun violence, abortion, and gas prices were also top issues. joining me now, presidential historian in -- at the university of virginia. good to see you. you are very famous crystal ball has predicted the elections, quite a number of, them over the years. can you tell us generally about the upcoming midterms? which are you think will ultimately control the house and senate? >> okay, alex. it's a midterm election so we know very probably that the republicans will do reasonably well to very well depending on where those conditions are, in the fall. there have been 19 midterm elections as well. the out of power party, out of power in the white house, has won 17 of the 19 of those elections. and the odds are that republicans will certainly take over the house they only have

to gain five seats. democrats will need a pocketful of miracles to turn that around. with all due respect to them. democratic officials are trying to avoid news miracles. the senate is always different, because with a group of senate -- you have to look at the individual races with individual circumstances and individual personalities. we have some odd senate candidates running this november. so you don't want to be too quick in calling the senate. we will have to watch certain states. and you have got them right up there. certain states are absolutely critical. -- being the obvious one. but also nevada and arizona and georgia. those are the four big races so far. >> so, relative to georgia as we dive into some of the more closely watched races, in that state you have change georgia's gubernatorial race. now from a toss-up to leaning republican. why do you think the new committee brian kemp could beat stacey abrams?

>> yes. we should know in 2018 it was extremely close. between those two. so this is a rerun. the difference is 2018 was a very good year for democrats. thanks to donald trump. who knows, maybe he will become very prominent again in october. if you ask him, he probably will become very prominent. maybe that will change the calculus. but this is a republican here. and oddly enough, because trump is so anti camp, it's been so much capital attacking him, believe it or not he's actually strengthened camp, who was an incumbent governor as well. that is the tentative early writing, and we will see how the campaign goes and ratings change. >> with regard to the senate race in pennsylvania, that is now in your mind a toss-up. is that still the case? because i believe you made that before the concession to mehmet oz. that is the door to look right there. if you pull up pennsylvania.

and it has narrowly secured the knot nomination. >> i think it is, very very close. assuming that futterman can come back reasonably soon and bigger. because it is a kind of campaign where the results will be determined by the two candidates performance just as much as the overall election environment. the reason that is so critical is really the one senate seat. potentially democrats can convert to democratic, which will open up the possibility that democrats could lose another state, and still keep the 50 60 time. >> a very small window into the kinds of classes you will be able to teach. glad to give you that time on the show. thank, you larry, for that. that will do it for me on this edition of alex witt reports. my friend you haven't

disagreeing continues our coverage. next. next

only two things are forever: love and liberty mutual customizing your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. if anyone objects to this marriage... (emu squawks) kevin, no! not today. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ i recommend nature made vitamins because i trust their quality. they were the first to be verified by usp... ...an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards. nature made. the number one pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. this is xfinity rewards. the number one our way of saying thanks,

with rewards for the whole family! from epic trips... to jurassic-themed at-home activities. join over 3 million members and start enjoying rewards like these, and so much more in the xfinity app! and don't miss jurassic world:dominion in theaters june 10th. i've lived in san francisco for 20 years. i'm raising my kids here. this city is now less safe for all of us. chesa boudin is failing to hold repeat offenders accountable. he prosecuted zero fentanyl drug dealing cases, even though nearly 500 people have died of overdoses. i'm voting yes on h to recall chesa boudin now. we can't wait one more day when people are dying on our streets. good afternoon everybody, i'm

yasmin vossoughian on a very busy sunday afternoon. a weekend of more mass shootings in philadelphia. three people, killed more than a dozen wounded. a similar fatal toll in tennessee, where another three people are, that 14 shot in a deadly weekend in america. plus, a chilling hit was found on a suspect in the murder of a former judge. it includes some important political names, just days away from the first january 6th hearing and there's reporting that jared kushner and ivanka trump may in fact take center stage. and the queen makes an appearance after days on the sideline, as a platinum jubilee winds down. later on on this, our confronting the powerful at the nra convention. >> give your thoughts and your prayers