gilchrist in four -- we have a lot of -- much for our lives rallies across the country today and a national call to action on gun regulation in the wake of the school shooting in uvalde, texas. activists hoping their voices will move those on capitol hill to do something. coming up, i will talk to activists touch my tragedy as well as congressman gerry connolly. also this hour, stunning new revelations about efforts some ginni thomas's wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas just avert the 2020 presidential election. this as the nation reacts to the start of the public hearings on the capitol riot including donald trump with a surprising message about his daughter ivanka. all that, plus gas prices hit a new high. the national average now topping $5 of gallon. live report on that is just ahead. now across the country today

more than 450 march for our live rallies taking place in cities or new york, to nashville, to austin. of course, in parkland florida where it all started four years ago with the first march for our lives. president biden making his voice heard with these marches in the backstop, calling on congress to pass a number of reforms including an assault weapons ban. let's turn now to our nation's capital where thousands assemble to call lawmakers to take some meaningful action on gun violence. let's bring in nbc's savannah sellers now, she is live in d.c. at this rally. savannah, i will ask you first, what are you hearing at today's event there in d.c., especially with the negotiations happening in the backstop trying to come up with some gun legislation? >> yeah, hey, aaron, we heard a lot about that and we saw a lot about that on posters all over the place. first, let me give you a little -- there are scheduled to go up until two, and 2:30 pm, this was full of the way back to the

monument there of protesters who came out. we talk to people across the country, i also spoke with young kids, teenagers from multiple different mass shootings that they had been through themselves. this whole area was full, but a lot of those posters mentioned things that were not in those senate negotiations that you just mentioned, restricting high capacity magazines, raising the age from 18 to 20, one universal background check, things like that. i saw those things on, posters posters that said your kid could be next. a 12 year old holding a poster that says am i next. quite a bit of moving stuff going on here. we also saw on the stage lots of speakers throughout the day the, mayor of d.c. was here. we also heard from mexicans all, is a survivor of the marjory stoneman douglas shooting who rose to national prominence after that, after they spoke out about what they saw. she was really directing all of her remarks today directly at congress. take a listen to what they said. >> we saw you catch those checks, we know that you know gun violence is an issue. we brought the properties with

international attention and resources, four years ago. we asked children did the heavy lifting for you. >> at the end of their remarks, they also said in four years i got a degree, what have you done? pretty powerful remarks there today. i also want to show you something here that is hung up across, here there's a long barricades here there is 250 pictures. this was a march from a protester who came here, she made this at home herself, 250 pictures, it stretches the length of a football field. these are people who have lost their lives to gun violence in schools, a shooter coming into the school since the 60s. i want to introduce you to -- who created this. maureen, i know you are also working on a project that is so moving, especially in the lay of someone where you have heard from the parents in uvalde. tell me about that project. >> it is called a yearbook of shattered dreams, and i wanted to give the parents a place to

put his information about their kids, their hopes, their dreams. one of the pants and uvalde said i don't want my child to be just a number, and that is what i want to do. i want the proceeds from that to go to a survivors fund as there are multiple costs for years to come for some of the survivors. >> and you can hear from new jersey, for, this is that right? >> yes. >> tell me what it meant for you to be here today at this march. >> i feel like i have to do something. we feel pretty powerless because is not doing anything but we feel like if we keep showing up and putting the pressure on, someday it is going to change. i have a lot of hope that the young kids today -- i think they are going to keep going until change happens. >> kids that you are memorializing, including a yearbook for those who have lost their lives. erin, back to you. >> some really powerful images there, savannah sellers for --

savannah, thank you. now thousands of people also gathered in parkland florida where the first march for our lives protest were held after that mass shooting and -- high school, a single gunman there killed 17 people and wounded 17 others at the school in 2018. stephanie is joining us now from parkland where she has been watching the activities today, stephanie, what are you hearing from people on the ground there today. >> yeah, good afternoon to you, erin, this rally and -- we heard several harrowing stories from survivors who went through that mass shooting here in parkland back in 2018. we saw them marching, they were chanting, but their message very clear. they want congress to enact stricter gun control legislation. some of the things they want to see, of course, universal background checks, they are also asking for red flag laws, and they are asking for the h to purchase a long gun to be

raised from 18 to 21. this was a very emotional day, as you might imagine. as we are seeing these marches all over the country, and we did speak to zoe weisman, she is just 16 years old, she was the creator if you will, she is the organizer that set this whole thing up. she talk to us about why it was, important the message, and she also shared with us her feelings after that devastating shooting in uvalde. take a listen to what she had to say. >> i remember i was at a rehearsal for -- when i heard about uvalde, and i stepped aside and just cried. it brought back all of the emotions that i felt that day when i survived parkland. it just hurts to know that there are so many kids younger than myself who are going to have to live through a life fourth of all the trauma i had to deal with every day. i think that is what motivates me to keep doing this, and march for our lives, because i don't want another kid to get

shot, but have the lift the rest of their lives with this wanting them. >> and after the parkland shooting in 20, 18 florida lawmakers passed several pieces of legislation with regards to gun control. among them, a red flag law raising the age for long guns from 18 to 21, they also put it $400 million for mental health initiatives and increase securities at schools. one of the things, aaron, that i want to point out, that a lot of people -- republican-led state and they say that if the state of florida can and act some stricter gun control legislation, then the federal lawmakers should be able to do the same thing. >> the example is there. absolutely. stephanie for us in florida, stephanie, thank you. with that, let's bring in mark charles hours cofounder and parkland school shooting survivor -- as well as criswell's at columbine school shooting survivor who became a teacher at columbine high school. they are joining us now from

d.c.. jack, i will ask you first hear, and i want to -- school newspaper will put it up on the screen, quote, you either have to build up the courage to do something to stop the deaths of innocent children, or you eventually will lose your power in this country. so, is that how you want to frame this conversation? walk us through today's rally and your message, especially the lawmakers there. >> yeah, absolutely. today's rally was all about showing that there is such momentum within the gun violence prevention movement, four years after the last march for our lives in 2018. we want to showcase to congress that if they are not going to listen to what a majority of the american people want, implementing universal background, checks red flag laws, banning assault rifles, then they are going to be voted out. eventually, my generation is going to replace them in power, and we are going to fix this mess that they caused. until, then we will keep fighting, we will keep marching, and if we don't see anything we

are going to vote them out in november. >> chris, i want to ask you, since columbine, we know that more than 300,000 students have experienced gun violence at school, at least 185 children, educators, and others have been killed in shootings, that is according for the washington post and data they have been able to pull together. what do you make of today's movement for reforms, especially as a survivor and as a teacher now? >> right, first, off i'm zach martin, chris wells is here but i'm also a teacher and survivor from columbine. today really was inspirational. i think it was a symbolic day for hope that change is possible, and that this time is different. as a survivor, and as a teacher, i thought it was a really powerful day that showed that the majority of america once safe gun laws and that congress

needs to take them action. i feel really optimistic, and full of hope. >> well, we appreciate that optimism, and i apologize zach for getting your name wrong there. jacqueline, i want to ask you as well, as one of the cofounders, -- row a powerful piece calling for reform. this was actually on the fox news website. he even was able to meet with gop senator -- but he says that that is the only republican lawmaker to speak with him. has your organization been able to make any sort of inroads, especially with some of those republican lawmakers? >> you, know we just spent the last week lobbying congress people and unfortunately, we did not speak to a lot of republican senators. they are not willing to meet with us. it is really disappointing that they won't listen to shooting survivors on this issue, it is embarrassing, and it is selfish. so that is why we desperately need to put people in power that actually care about ending

gun violence, that actually care about saving children's lives. but, yeah it is disappointing that one of the -- well isa murkowski and we are just hoping that after today was -- >> you know, zak, you might remember after the columbine shooting there was an nra convention just like what happened a couple weeks ago following the shooting in uvalde, and in buffalo. but we also have this bipartisan group of senators who say they are making progress on a gun bill. i know there is some reason for optimism as that sort of work is happening, but as you think about what is possible outside of the halls of congress, would you like to see the rest of us, regular folks doing to try and affect some real change where possibly lawmakers won't? >> right, i think it comes down to individuals ultimately, i

think there are things we can do to pressure politicians and right to politicians. but beyond that, i think addressing hate in this country is one of the big pieces that is one of those -- things we need to do to address the root of the throttle i'm. and so, teaching and modeling kindness and respect which is always something i started in my costume, i think something each american can take to heart, practice, model, and expect that from each other. i think that will go long ways in contributing to reducing violence in this country. >> and we hope that you are right about that. zach martin, -- we appreciate you both making time for us today. thank you. and still ahead this, our gas prices here in the u.s. hit a new high. the nationwide average clocking in at $5 a gallon for the first time ever. plus, heartbreaking testimony from uvalde school shooting survivors. >> i thought he would come back

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[ roar ] ♪ ♪ you coming or what? we are following news out of michigan now. republican gubernatorial candidate brian kelly has been arrested by the fbi on charges related to january 6th. nbc's jessi joining me now for more on this. what do we know about these charges? >> we know that he's facing for missed a major charges including conduct, and willfully a injuring are

attacking u.s. property. -- an fbi special agent lays out a series of images in which federal authorities say ryan kelly is pictured, identified by people who know him, and authorities say in these images and some of them you can see him gesturing for people to make its way towards the stairs that would lead into the capital. for his part, kelly that has admitted he's been in washington on the day of the events of january 6th, however he maintains that he was not inside the capitol. we have reached out for comment but we haven't heard back yet. >> kelly is not the only candidate who has been involved in some controversy in this particular race. there are five leading republican candidates for michigan governor who are disqualified, including the front runner james gray, that's after they churn did allegedly fraudulent signatures to qualify for the primary. where does that leave the race at this point? >> pretty much up in the air aaron. kelly was seen by some as a

fringe candidate. he was someone who was in washington on january 6th. it is unclear where his place in this race is now. obviously, he's getting a publicity problem from this. good or bad depends on your views on what happened in washington that day. but i consider the video of him when he was released after his arrest on thursday and there are some people cheering him on, appeared to have camp gained gear, a shirt, a hat, a sticker, they support him. still a campaign atmosphere around him. one of the other five candidates has the -- there is some of that big name michigan heavyweight political family leading into another candidate. and here's another curveball. former president donald trump has not made an endorsement in this race yet. that is something that politicos across the country, ourselves included, are always

keeping an eye on. that is something that could factor into this race. pretty much up in the air at this point. he's getting name recognition out of. this we're talking about this. that is something that may be discussed. we have reached out to his campaign for comment. one of the things campaign has raised the question on is the timing of this. as the january six committee was preparing for the primetime hearing. there are still questions to be answered around this whole situation. >> a lot more things could change between now and the election. jesse courage for us today. jesse thank you. let's get to capitol hill, we are shocking new revelations about the ex then to some republicans efforts to overturn joe biden's victory are coming into view now. and once again, ginni thomas is at the center. the washington post reports that the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas pressed arizona lawmakers to help overturn --

quote, stand strong in the face of political and media pressure and claim that the responsibility to choose was quote, yours and yours alone. -- the washington reached out for comment and did not hear back from either ginni thomas or the spokesperson for the supreme court. nbc news has not seen or verified these emails as of yet. with me now to discuss this, republican strategist susan del percio. susan we appreciate you being here. first i just want to get your reaction to this report. >> i wish i could say it's shocking and surprising. it's not. we know that ginni thomas has been an activist for quite some time. the length of people would go to disrupt and overturn the selection, on behalf of donald trump, we learn more every day. here is the tricky part about

this aaron. ginni thomas is allowed to pursue her political views and causes. well i tremendously disagree with that, as long as she's not doing anything illegal, she can do it. it's up to justice thomas to recruits himself from anything to do with the trump white house at this point. and therein lies the problem. he has not recused himself. i will argue that more so than just the ginni thomas story, i think it leaves justice roberts, the chief justice, in a very tough position, where people are not trusting the courts right now. and that they may have to put some rules. as it stands now, justices are not required to recuse themselves. they do it on their own volition. >> i want to ask about some of the republicans also. on the same day we learn about ginni thomas's efforts to overturn election results, the

washington post is also reporting that liz cheney did not want the committee she's on to investigate her. in fact she urged members to focus on donald trump over other republicans. do you think that was the wise thing to do, to center these investigation exclusively on donald trump, when it is clear, just from one here, that there were others and this would be on the former president? >> we investigation is specifically about what happened on january 6th and events lead up to. i think that liz cheney spot on. this is why she is such a value to the january 6th select committee. she knows the way republicans think. where they will pounce. the republicans would love to change the conversation to justice thomas and his wife. but liz cheney was spot on. keep the focus on donald trump. he's the one who caused this near insurrection. let's keep focus on where it needs to be. investigating ginni thomas,

couldn't really muddy up the waters on this hearing. >> we are the former president lash out over the hearing. he even targeted his own daughter ivanka, who he accused of being quote checked out, during the final weeks of the administration. there are a lot of public republicans who are desperately trying to stain donald trump's good graces. if he's willing to throw his daughter under the bus, was to say he wouldn't do the same to others? do you see republicans starting to cannibalize themselves trying to avoid donald trump's political rat? record that lead? >> that's what they've been doing frankly for the past five years. republicans have cower to donald trump. they are afraid of him for frankly no good reason. donald trump is the cause of the insurrection and many other things that have tested the pollen pillars of our democracy. when it comes to ivanka, i don't know how many family dinners there will be having, but i think donald trump has

also gotta be cautious. he and his, ivanka and don jr. all gonna be sitting for depositions with the new york state attorney general. i think ivanka knows that her father will sell around, but she may say, hey dad, i can sell you out too. >> interesting point to end. on leave it there for. now susan del percio we appreciate you. thanks. still to come, we are waiting for president biden's arrival in new mexico, where he will be brief on the largest wildfire recorded in the state's history there. and record gas prices nation wide with little received insight. >> i was actually dreading cutting to the gas station, because i know it was gonna be $100 once i plumped. $5 that's crazy. $5 that's crazy. mind. it's kinda like having liberty mutual. they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. woah! look out! [submarine rising out of water] [minions making noise]

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latest on americans feeling the pinch at the pump, nbc news correspondent -- lane, it just keeps getting worse. >> you know, erin, that is what a lot of people have been focusing on, those numbers there when you look at gas prices. you have been watching these numbers tick up for days, really for weeks now but this $5 threshold is something that so many people were hoping we would not get to. i want to underscore why this is important. according to aaa, $5, $5 a gallon is the national average. that is the level at which nearly three fourths of americans, about 75% of americans say that is when they are going to be forced to really alter their plans, alter their spending habits because the price of gas is so high so we have gotten to this point where it is already impacting the lives of many americans. it is impacting the plans that many people can make for their families, not just the summer, but going forward after that. it is also something that has become, as you mentioned, a very big political problem for president biden. not just the price of gas, that

is just the most visible, component but inflation as a whole. but when we talk about americans paying more now than they were a year ago for a number of goods and services. here's what president biden had to say about this, understanding americans are feeling the pain, but also saying what is causing all of this. take a look. >> i understand americans are anxious, they are anxious for good reason. i was raised in a household when the price of gasoline rose -- it was the discussion at the table, it made a difference. food prices went up. but we have never seen anything like putin's attacks on both food and gas. america should also understand our economy as unique strengths that we can build on. >> when he was speaking about this, the president said that fighting inflation is top priority for his administration. the top thing he and his administration are focused on. i want to really bring this home, though we talk about gas prices but just to drill in on

inflation, we talk about numbers, it is up 8.6% year over year. so inflation right now is the highest it has been in more than 40 years. when you look at the average american family, when you look at the prices they are paying for goods and services, things like food, gasoline, they are paying about $460 more every month than they were this time of year ago. that is a tremendous difference when you talk about budget and planning. that is why we see consumer confidence go down, that is why it is lower, and that of course has a low -- impact on what spending habits look like for the foreseeable future. aaron? >> a lot of people have a lot of tough choices to make around this issue. thank you. up next, new reaction to shocking new details on the timeline of police action during that school shooting in uvalde texas. plus, we are going to talk to democratic congressman gerry connolly about what gun legislation can actually pass both chambers on capitol hill. we will be right back. wweill be right back.

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texas, hundreds are rallying against gun violence in the much for our lives protest in boston and in san antonio. i want to bring in -- she is in uvalde for us today, and tonya, there have been some new developments on this school shooting timeline and some new comments from the school's police chief. can you bring us up to speed, and talk about the reaction from folks in texas today. >> that is, right over the last

couple of days new insight has been given into the chaos that transpired, and really the thinking of the schools police chief pete arredondo. so what we've learned from new york times, more than an hour spent working to find their way into this room, and the officials there on the, ground the police officers on the ground where that children -- continue to wait their decisions. and the texas tribune having the first conversation with the chief who had really been missing in action for quite a while now. what really struck me from that conversation was, they said he wasn't aware he was the incident commander, another was not aware he was in charge. he said he left his radio behind so he could have two hands free to use his gun. then he said that he was praying, trying to get into this classroom, but a lot surprised and concerned about the saying schools chief of police would know that he was the person in charge on the scene, they wouldn't have the

radio with, them they wouldn't have all of the keys to all of the classrooms on the campus that they are responsible for. here on the ground, there has been a lot of anger. they can listen to a conversation ahead at the memorial in the town square earlier today. >> they are there to protect us, and they didn't do their job. they felt horrible that, it horrible. uvalde police department, i'm sorry, but they needed more, they need to have more training after this. they had training two months ago. >> as i was having that conversation, a funeral for one of the children was happening just about a block away, there are folks today who have been calling for pete arredondo to resign and -- antonio hilton thank you.

with those funerals happening at marches and rallies, police -- gun legislation on wednesday there was a heart wrenching testimony on capitol hill from those directly impacted by mass gun violence. -- and that decision will haunt me all of my life. >> i continuously here after every mass shooting that this is not who we are as americans. hear me clearly, this is exactly who we are. you are elected because you have been chosen, at or trusted to protect this, but let me say to you here today i do not feel protected, -- >> we are lying on the operating table with -- we are bleeding, out and you are not there. my oath as a doctor means that i signed up to save lives, i do my job, and i guess it turns out that i am here to plead and

bag, to please do yours. >> joining us this afternoon's democratic congressman -- of virginia, he is a member of the house oversight and reform committee which held the -- we appreciate you being here today. i know you were there as that testimony was being given. the testimony was extremely graphic at times. we want to play for our viewers a clip from 11-year-old mia studio on one of the survivors there from uvalde on what happened to her that day. >> when i went to the back, he shot my friend that was and i thought he would come back to the room. i grabbed the blood and put it on me, and -- >> what did you do, then when you put the blood on yourself? >> just stayed quiet.

i got my teachers phone, and called 9-1-1. >> you know, it is hard not to be moved by what that little girl was forced to do in order to live. you have had a chance to talk to your colleagues there, i imagine you have talked to some republicans as well. the testimony we heard, has there been any impact on your colleagues, and potentially any impact on your colleagues in the senate who are talking about potential legislation? >> aaron, tragically, i don't see any hearts on hearted on the republican side of the aisle. they are enthralled to god manufactures and the nra, and they have not changed their talking points. even after hearing that gripping testimony, an 11 year old girl smearing herself with blood to try and -- that she had already been shot, so she wouldn't be. to hear those parents talking about the loss of their child,

to hear that doctor talk about what he saw, the carnage, the extraordinary violence inflicted on young children in the school setting. and yet, not a single one of my republican colleagues spoke up and said i changed my mind. we have to do something. not one. in fact, quite the opposite. they reiterated their talking points about -- this is a matter of -- who shouldn't have access to guns. but it wasn't about the fact that -- and chooses weapons to commit violence has easy access to them. >> yeah i want to put on the, screen president biden to do

something a little while ago that -- list of what's -- strengthen background checks and acts of storage laws and red flag laws repeal gun manufacturer's immunity for liability and can't fill the american people again. the house has already passed some bills to reform gun laws, is there anything on that list, one thing on that list where there is the potential for discussion that might actually turn into discussion that will stop kids from dying in school? >> so, you are right, we passed a fairly conch prancer package of gun reform laws and the house last week if i were to bet i would say the only thing that has any chance of passing the need for 60 votes in the senate is the red flag law. even, that a number of republican senators are -- well not sure we want to do

that either. so, there is a hope that we can get a bipartisan consensus at least on that, which is that we identify the state level people who are in trouble, and should not have access to guns. that is what a red flag law is. and the hope we might be able to get that done. i pray and hope that at the very least, -- >> we are almost at a, time but i want to ask you about the nra as well, there is some new reporting from nbc news that is bringing to light attempts by that organization to tout its school safety program is doing after eovaldi. our reporter saying this, quote, the total amount of nra funds given to schools to improve security since the program started in 2014 is less than $2 million. 0.8% of the 2.2 billion dollars in revenue that the nra and it's associated foundation of race in the same time frame. you have been a strong opponent of the and are a, participating

in protests, you've called for change, your thoughts on this latest reporting from nbc news. >> i think it again just shows the rapid nature of the nra's answer to massacre after massacre. armed teachers, absurd proposition and let's strengthen -- but we don't want to militarize our schools. we have testimony from the chief of buffalo and new york city and national education association all of them unanimously said arming peaches and militarizing our schools is not the answer. so the nra wants to -- when it is selling steak and to the american public and faces hundreds of rescues already this year. congressman gerry calmly of virginia, we appreciate you being with us today. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> after the break, as the

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-- a very bloody battle with the russians there. they are putting up a fight. the ukrainians that they are hitting the russians, they're inflicting losses on the russians, but they are taking huge losses themselves. between 100 and 200 ukrainian soldiers are dying every day. an adviser to president zelenskyy set up to 10,000 ukrainian troops have died since the beginning of the war. our, and we had a chance to go through the cathedral behind me to attend the funeral of a ukrainian soldier who died in severodonetsk. let's take a listen to what one of his friends had to say. >> he was a man of great kindness. it is a lot, he was a warrior annexed an extremely kind person. i remember him as a very joyful person who loved life very much. >> really underscores the

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>> it was quite an afternoon as we saw. hundreds of people boarded their boats and enjoyed an afternoon on the river in support of governor ron desantis. i want to show you some video our crews shot earlier this afternoon. we saw signs, flags, music, some of the signs included ron desantis 2024, guns, god, desantis, it's not just here in florida have the support for desantis, but it really is nationwide. -- they ask folks, who they would see on the 2024 ballot on the republican side? more people said governor desantis than any other candidate, whether it's donald trump, ted cruz, or even ben carlson. -- between republicans hanging out on the st. johns river in both, and the thousands and thousands of people that are marching across the country in our march

for our lives for gun -- legislation. here's what some of the republicans had to say. >> when i say, is gun stone people kill people, people kill people, so we need to invest more. instead of spending more money out into other countries that are not our friends, we need to invested here, invested in mental issues cause we have a lot of mental issues in this country. >> now another topic that a lot of folks that they are thoughts about, was the high gas prices for the folks on the bill the river here, they were not bothered by this >> all right, got. prices >> and for us today -- that wraps it up for this, hour i'm -- monday at 2 pm eastern on and bc news now. -- picks things up right after this.

>> greetings, you are watching simone, i'm sitting down today because you all need to be sitting down. revelations from the january 6th, committee and it is not just about the violence we saw, or donald trump's disturbing insurrection y'all. never forget because the assault on democracy is real and it is still out there. we are also going to get into the march for our lives across the country that took place today. and, it is taking on a new urgency with increasing carnage from gun violence, and pressure on congress to act. we are hearing from two young activists, they are in the fight for the long haul y'all. plus, why we can't seem to hit the brakes on gas prices in spite of white house efforts. today the average reached $5 a gallon. i am symone sanders, and i have something to say.