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from texas. uvalde. where a new report is showing the kind of missteps that may have led to horror at one school. how one had a chance to shoot at the shooter, but instead, waited for permission to open fire. and i'll bring you exclusive information with the fulton county attorney. as her investigation pushes to overturn the election results in georgia continues. plus, overseas brits, asking, will he or won't he? boris johnson facing very direct, very intense calls for him to step down. so far, he says he's not going anywhere. i'll hallie jackson. glad you're shere with us this afternoon. we are starting with the latest out ofhighland park, illinois. investigative hecorrespondent t winter is here, too. a fair amount coming out at the court hearing. at the news conference we've seen today. after the suspect was hit with seven murder charges. >> that's exactly right,

hallie. we have a more complete picture of and the detail was actually captured and identified by wa police. some of those acdetails coming from the suspect himself. he confessed in interviews with investigators after he was arrested. but some of those details show how this could have a situation that was much percent. you see? on the screen right there. 83 shots were fired from atop that building along the parade route. investigators finding 83 spent rounds at the scene. we know they have been combing through the scene very carefully. we also know that the suspect, after he left the rooftop, he was running with a bag that contained the gun. he initially tried to carry the gun with him. but it fell off the bag. and that's when he escaped. and you see investigators say that is when he drove to madison, wisconsin. about 2 1/2 hours away from where we're standing right now. and contemplated a second shooting at another fourth of july celebration. investigators saying that

because he didn't do enough planning, he ultimately decided not to go forward with that. then dewe learned how he got those firearms. four firearms were purchased in 2020. including the rifles used in those attacks. the details coming in just this morning as we saw him in court for the first time. the judge denied any bail for him. and we know we'll . expect to s him in court again at some point later this month, hallie. >> shaq brewster, live for us in highland park. tom, let me go to you. because this question is coming up now, about how this person legally got the gun he used in the shooting here. and the firearms he owned when he was allowed to own guns in the state of illinois. despite the fact that they visited his home in 2019. because the family members reported the threat. and they signed off on this i.d. card, that let him get a gun the. >> threats aren't enough, typically from getting someone to get a gun.

unless we want to invoke the red flag laws. that were on the books in illinois and a number of other states. i'll come back to that in a second. with respect to the 16 knives, dagger and sword found at the house. apparently, the family or somebody made a statement that there were no threats associated with that. even though police were called to the house initially because somebody was concerned about a possible threat as a result of n him having those. there's no indication that there was any violation of illinois law, by having those knives, the dagger or the sword. so there was no reason to arrest him. if he was arrested and charge and convicted on a felony count, in the course of a background check, iche would no have been able to purchase the guns that were used in this shooting. so that's how that goes. back to the red flag laws, and they're called, under law, in each state, something a little bit different. but basically, you can come forward as a family member, a spouse, an intermate partner, or a member of law enforcement.

hallie, if you believe i was a threat to myself and others and i had firearms, you could petition a judge in new york state. they would not tell me that you were doing that. present your best evidence that i was a threat to myself or others. or you could certainly call a police department because new york has these laws. they would go to the judge. and if the judge agreed, would sign a search warrant for them to be able to come into my home residence, wherever would be appropriate to be able to get those guns. now, that's not for an indeterminate amount of time. and of course, i would have my opportunity to make my case to the judge. and the bottom line is, while i would be making that case, i wouldn't have firearms or access to those firearms. and depending on the state, you could be limited or prohibited from purchasing any new firearms. so that is another potential path here that people around should shooter may have been able to take. depending on erwhat they heard saw on their social media postings. would that have been enough to convince a judge?

and what are the statements were made over the years that we're just not frankly aware of yet. we'll be finding out more in the coming days, weeks or months. but that's certainly a path here when people talk about red flags. there was literally a red flag law. >> tom, thank you for that. appreciate it. i want to bring in illinois state senator, julie morrison. democrat from illinois, whose district includes highland park. thank you for being with us on what i . know is another difficult afternoon for you. >> yeah, sure. glad to be here. >> you were at the parade monday. at what point did you realize something horrific was happening? >> as i saw a wave of people running back towards me through the parade. men and women, screaming, crying, carrying their kids, yelling, "active shooter, active shooter," i was actually in the back of a convertible with 15 or so family members

and volunteers who were walking alongside the car. 5 i had heard popping but i really thought it was fireworks. i never would have pothought it was a gun in downtown highland park like that. >> and you escaped, got yourself and family out safely? >> we did. turned around and got out of the area as quickly as possible. >> it's now been something like 48 hours since this happened. and i know the horror and grief are still fresh. there are also these questions. i don't know if you heard the reporting my colleagues just did at the top of the show here. about how this defendant, this suspect was able to get the guns in the state of illinois. do you believe that somebody else needs to be held accountable here. because this person was able to get the guns the way he did? >> i'll preface with with that i'm not a criminal attorney.

and so many know the law much better than i. and the father sponsored his be son. he was under 21. and it's my understanding that there is responsibility attached when you sign a sponsorship card like that, for an underaged person. i know it is being looked at. >> from a -- >> a sponsored the red flag law in illinois. i was the senate sponsor a couple of years ago. ask we've put that into play, because we wanted to make sure that when there were, as tom talked about, family members, boyfriend, girlfriend, people who saw and recognized the problem that there was an avenue to go have the weapons removed. but also, to hopefully get help from that person who was in a bad state mentally. but it requires someone stepping up and filing that petition and going to court. and that didn't happen in this case. >> i want to ask you more about

red flag laws and what you like to see happen. but i want to follow up. from a moral perspective. and i understand you're not an attorney. but a human being who lived in highland park. would you like to see every avenue pursued, when it comes to this father who signed off on that application? >> if this person is responsible, and within our i legal system can be found liable, i want the full weight of the court. the full weight of our laws press the against him. absolutely. justice has to be served. >> you other than with the vice president when she visited highland park. you know, less than, what was it? 12, 18 k.hours ago, last night, basically. what do you hope she takes back to washington, after her trip to the scene? >> i hope that she takes back that this is a community that

is torn into double shreds now. we are suffering. but even more importantly, we are asking for help. we are asking the federal government to step up and have an assault weapon ban. i have heard from so many people. this needs to be done at the federal level. we need our congress and our senate and our president to take action so bad, that our surrounding neighbors will tell that we closed this. >> do you think that is realistic? given what we've seen over the last several months? after the uvalde shooting and the pack of gun reform that was signed into law by president biden, that did not include an assault weapons ban? >> we had one at one point in my lifetime. and it was only after that, that if you checked the numbers, there was a huge

increase. it did keep people safer. i think we need to revisit that. >> you mentioned federal help. what about help from people who might be watching or listening? these are just gut punch, after gut punch. i think about the-year-old who lost both of guhis parents? i see your face. i feel the same. it is horrific to even think about. a go fund me has been put in place for him. what can people do whose hearts are breaking who want to put people in your town? >> there is a community foundation fund that is knock set up to assist those people who were impacted directly by this. i'd be happy to give you the address, which is hpcil. highland park i.l..org. you can go on there. contributions of all levels are

graciously accepted. it's a way we are helping right now. it's something our community should never go through. my grandchildren were with me. ask so today, they are talking about it. they have so many questions still. it's something that all the children, all the adults that were at that event. and even who live in this community, it's a traumatic event. a long time to process and get ver. >> julie morrison. thank you so much for your time this afternoon and for sharing some of those resources. we appreciate it. >> thank you. still ahead on this show. president biden just spoke to brittney griner's wife? but what is he doing to get brittney griner home? we know pressure is bell for the president to get the wnba star out of prison. plus, we'll talk this week to the january 6th committee. we've got details on pat sip

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we want to take you live now to cleveland, ohio, where we're expecting to hear from president biden. he's going to announce a new plan to protect the pensions of millions of workers. it's an announcement that comes as the president deals with lower approval ratings over how he's handled the economy. inflation is at a 40-year high. gas prices are at an all-time high. nbc is on the road there. yamish, talk to us about what is there. and i know we are potentially less than a minute away from the president taking the microphone. if you have tos to back, i totally understand. >> president biden is expected to take the stage here at this high school in cleveland, ohio. he is expected to tout that plan in 2021. he's going to be talking about

pensions. the white house says two to three million workers would be affected by this. and there pension would not be cut. the president also expected to say that some 200 plus, and they will be solvent until 2050 or longer. now, this comes, of course, as the president is trying to make sure that workers, especially union workers that are filling this high school behind me. that they feel he has their back amid record high inflag. it's also no coincidence he's delivering the speech in ohio. he lost the state by 8 points in 2020. and hillary clinton lost it by eight point. and i think the president is about to come out. so i'm going to send it back to you. you should be listening now for all of the different things he says about the middle clas in particular. >> yamish and ali. thank you very much.

may have been a preemptive cheer. since i don't see him on the stage yet. we'll check back in with you, of course, when the president does take the stage in a couple of minutes. yamish, thank you so much. >> brittney griner's wife saying the president is serious about getting her out of russia. here's her coach. vanessa nigard reacting. >> have felt the most pressure. and so to get that call from president biden and vice president harris and to know that they have read the letter and that they're going to react and respond to this great, great news. and we hope to have more progress continue. >> brittney griner remember, was arrested at the moscow airport last month. russian officials came claimed

she had vape cartridges of cannabis oil. correspondent andrea mitchell joins us. as we wait for president biden to join us in cleveland. give us your update and what he is doing to get her out of that prison. >> the fact is, she was under incredible pressure. brittney griner had written an emotional plea to get her out. that she is terrified, "terrified" is the word she used to spend her life there. she goes back to trial tomorrow for the second court appearance. and so, with all of that happening, and a rally scheduled by the phoenix mercury, vanessa nygaard, the coach is having a rally with the teammates. >> i'm sorry to interrupt you. but president biden is speaking. let's listen n. >> closely

monitoring what happened. the fbi continues to coordinate with state and local partners to provide resources and specialized skill. if the evidence reveals potential violations of federal criminal statutes, the justice department will take appropriate criminal action. [ applause ] >> and now for today's program. and thank you, bill, for that introduction. and on behalf of the the iron workers in cleveland. iron workers were with me the first time i ran as a 29-year- old kid for the senate. and you're all crazy. and he said, let's meet out the guys and women. we went up a makeshift evor. went up 13 floors. they're sitting on beams, eating their lunch. thinking to myself, my god,

these guys are support. but they're the guys you grew up with. i apologize, you're going to repeat some of the same things. we all come from the neighborhood. no, i mean it. i was born in scranton, pennsylvania, which was a coal mining town. my great grandfather worked in the mines, was a mining engineer. and everybody there. there was only one word you heard most often in my family, not a joke. it was "dignity." everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity. my dad -- then we moved to a little town, when coal died, we moved to a town called claymont, delaware, just across the line from pennsylvania, where the delaware river bends. and you know, used to have over

6,000 steel workers. it's all gone now. all of it gone. used to be a company town. literally, the hills were all company stores. company buildings. but it's gone. and union movement began to just crumble in delaware and claymont. and my dad never belonged to a union, but i say this to the front end. my dad was a sales person. and he came down from scranton, when coal die. he wasn't a coal miner, but he worked in sales up there. and i'll never forget, we lived in a three-bedroom, split-level home, like a lot of suburban areas developing in the mid- 50s. and there were 38 homes. and we had four kids in the family. a grandpop and mom and dad.he w i could hear him, sort of not

banging, but leaning up against the wall, in the room in my room. next morning, i asked, my dad had an expression. he said, joe, you never complain, and never explain. just get up. just get up. and i was wondering what was wrong. and i asked my mom, and she said the company says no pensions. no pensions. so you know, a lot of you come from families like mine. a lot of people who stood behind me. richie neil, from the state of massachusetts, he is, as my uncle would say, richie is, he is union from belt buckle to shoe sole, man. but all the folks you heard speak today care about it. because we know what it's like to be deprived your dignity. we know what it's like to have a father or mother have to put their head down, when they know they can't afford something for their kid that they need, whether it's a prescription, or whether it's just plain being able to go to school. and so the point i want to make

is this. we all understand this. and when i ran for office this time, and i've been a union supporter for my whole career. but i made a promise. i mean it sincerely. and marty knows this. i guaranteed, you know, when fair labor standards act was passed. back in the '30s and roosevelt came along. it didn't say unions were okay. it said, we should "encourage" unions. [ applause ] >> encourage unions. because when unions do well, everybody does well. [ applause ] >> everybody does well. not a joke. not a joke. so here's the deal. the deal was quite simple. when i ran, i was criticized for the basis upon which i ran. i said i'm running for three reasons. one, to restore the soul of america, the decency and honor of this country. [ applause ] and two, to rebuild the

backbone of the country. the backbone of the country are the working women and men, the middle class. you know, there's a middle class for one reason, american unions. that's the only reason there's a middle class. not a joke. that's a fact. not a joke. now, when the middle class does well, everybody does well. people have a way up. and the wealthy still do very well. and so folks, the third reason i ran was to unify the country. deunify it. that's been the harder part of it now. no, i'm serious. because we've become so divided. so divided. but one thing we were divided on when we ran, and i want to thank mayor bib and the passport for the city. but we were divided on the question we're celebrating today. and folks, how about actually having a union guy secretary of labor? isn't that something? thank you, marty. and i know we have a fantastic

secretary of housing and urban development, cleveland's own marcia fod. she wished she could be here. i'm also honored to be here with senator sharon brown, a great champion of working folks. he really is. he really is. and thank you also for the democrat members of congress here. marcy captor. god love you, marcy. you are the best. she does it all. unions and foreign policy. you think i'm joking? i'm not joking. she really knows more about foreign policy. she's forgotten more than most members of congress know. and chantelle brown, just remember me when you're president, okay? all right? congratulations. [ applause ] look. and richie neil is not only a strong, strong union supporter and been a great supporter to this legislation. but he's chairman of the most powerful committee in the

united states congress house ways and means. and guy has led on money. also wanted to thank future senator tim ryan. >> and senator patty murray, state ofwashington for their incredible work on this legislation. >> this historic day is made possible. it really was historic. this was $90 billion. okay? >> but small in comparison to the bailouts in businesses and major koarpgds and banks. and folks, i'm here to talk about the conditions of american and timing. people around the country wake up every day, wondering whether they've saved enough to provide for themselves and their families.

working a job that provides basicdignity. a good middle class family you you can provide for your family. a job that provides a dignified retirement and gives you peace of mind. think of all the people and many of you, went to bed at night, putting your head on the pillow, saying, am i going to be all right? is my family going to be all right? is my wife or husband or child, are they going to be okay? it's a dignified retirement with your spouse or the home or community. you worked and lived for your whole life. but the reality is, for so many people, the goalposts keep moving. unfortunately, that's probably trump calling me on the line. i hear that sound there. [ laughter ] >> unfortunately. this happens to people who need it most. working people in this country.

a lot of politicians. >> i'm here to stay we've done something about it. and i've kept the promise. >> i can't pay to restore the backbone of this country. the middle class and unions. because i know this. the middle class built america, the unions. and today, i'm keeping the promise of one of the most significant achievement union workers and retirees have received in over 50 years. that's not hyperbole. for years and years. union workers and trucks have been driving trucks and factories and stores. bagging your groceries. bridges roads, we need so much more. iron workers, brick layers, truck drivers, musicians, i might add. food workers and so much more.

>> these workers work hard today to secure retirement for tomorrow. that's what it's all about. now, a lot of businesses aren't able or willing to run their own pension plans. and some industries, workers are employed by several different employers over the course of a year or longer. for example, we see that in transporting a, construction and entertainment. so working with a union that represents their employees, businesses and industry, often come together to form what is called a mulder union. i know you know this. but people listening may not know this. pension plans that serve 11 million americans across the country. and to make sure these pensions are managed responsibly, and to protect the participating workers and retirees, the federal government oversees and insures the plans. we have seen the risk millions of workers face, as we watch their hard-earned pensions turn into broken promises. we saw it before the pandemic

and economic crisis that followed. millions of retirees were at risk of losing their retirement security, through no fault of their own. based on conditions and unrelenting attacks on unions that were taking place. 200 older employee pension plans for 2 million workers and retirees were going insolvent. what this means to those two or three million workers, they faced painful cuts for the benefits they counted on and for the dignified security retirement. you just heard from bill, what it's like to work 30, 40, 50 years, working hard everybody single day, doing everything to provide for your family. track every dollar on the paycheck for groceries, mortgage, and hopefully for a family vacation maybe one day. and knowing when it's time to retire, your pension you earn will be there. knowing that together, there's social security benefits.

that pension will continue a good middle class retirement for you. for some, my dad would say, just a little peace of mind. but for folks at home. imagine losing 50 or 60% of that pension through absolutely no fault of your own. imagine what it does financially and emotionally. what it does to your dignity. i'm also here, as davey grubs, retired teamster truck driver of north carolina, who faced nearly 70% cut in his pension. also, joining me today is rita louis. where are you, rita? rita is here somewhere, i'm told. she stepped out. i don't blame her. [ laughter ] no, she's butch's widow. their anniversary is coming up in a couple of days. childhood sweethearts. butch was a ball player, drafted by the pittsburgh pirates out of high school. but he enlisted in the united states army instead.

special forces, army ranger, served in vietnam. earned, like my son, the bronze star. my son did not earn the purple heart. but purple heart. came back to cincinnati. became a trucker, represented by the teamsters, and then president of his local. known as honorable, honest and decent labor leader. butch faced severe cuts in his pension. and he became a fierce advocate to protecting the pensions of has fellow workers. butch died more than six years ago. and rita has carried on his legacy ever since. and with democrats in congress, i might add. and marty walsh's leadership. we fought for the bush-louis act to protect pensions for millions of workers and retirees. as candidate for president, i argue for his passage. and that's the promise i kept,

when i included the butch louis act in the american rescue plan. [ applause ] >> now. mulder employee plans will remain solvent for decades. and come at least guaranteed to 2051. these retirees who lost their benefits will have them restored, retroactively. [ applause ] >> we turned a promise broken into a promise kept. it matters to workers. it matters to their families. it matters to the country. you all remember what the economy was like when i was elected, a country in a pandemic, with no real plans how to get out of it, millions of people out of their jobs. families and cars, remember? backed up for literally miles, waitingfor a box of food to be put in their trunk. just for a box of food to be put in their trunk because they didn't have enough to eat.

previous administration lost more jobs in its watch than any administration since herbert hoover. that's a fact. all based on failed, trickle- down economics, to benefit the wealthiest americans and hit the working class the hardest. but we came in with a fundamentally different vision. an economy that grows from the bottom up and mitt out. it's good for everyone because when the mitt class does well, the poor and the upper wealthy still do very well. [ applause ] and that's why we designed the american rescue plan, based on the belief that recovery should help all americans prosper. a belief that working building power and unions are good for workers and for the economy. a plan that led to the most jobs created in the first period of a presidency than any time in all of american history. [ applause ] and we've seen in the past how economic crisis can leave so

many americans in tough straits for years, sometimes if for the rest of their lives. economists call it the scarring effect. a lasting bad effects of economic carts have left folks unemployed for a long time. remember, when we started this, a lot of people were equally as qualified. but they have been unemployed for eight, 10, 12 months. they wouldn't even be considered. two people put in an application. the person may have been more qualified, employed out of work for longer. it's called the scarring effect. people not able to get back to work, period. well, we changed that. and young people have faced a weak maybe labor market. they're back. losing a big part of your income, late in life, that's a scar, though, that doesn't heal. well, not this time. long-term unemployment youth, unemployment dropped at a record pace. when today's actions, millions of workers will have the dignified reaction, they earned and deserved.

[ applause ] and, folks, let's be honest. i'd love to tell everyone here that this policy that honors hard work and insures dignified retirement, was universally supportive regardless of political party. but this is an important point. and really matters. unfortunately, that's not the case. not one single republican. not -- no, this is -- i mean, this is what i'm talking about. not one single solitary republican voted for the bush- louis act of this legislation. [ booing ] >> and folks. i can tell you, those of us, where i was in the congress for a long time. and people still in the congress. there's ones who wanted to. but they were afraid to. afraid to. because the trumpers would literally take them out. not a joke. that's how bad it's gotten. we've got to change it. we've got do change it. in fact, when this bill was

moving through congress, republicans called it, called these pepgdzs, quote, "ratholes." no, that was their phrase on the floor, reverend. ratholes. who do they think they are? who do they think you are, forgod sake? and my predecessor had a chance to act. but he didn't have the courage to stand up to you or those before. dismissing or ignoring the folks he promised to help. remember, he said he was going to help the glass folks. but tax cuts for wealthy americans. they passed a $2 trillion tax cut, not a penny of which was paid for, increased the debt by dr. 2 trillion. the vast majority of people making the top 1% of income, the biggest corporations, the biggest cheerleaders in that $2 trillion tax cut. again, disproportionately benefits the wealthy americans.

protecting a system, which, for exam, the 55 largest fortune 500 in america pay zero in taxes. zero. they made $40 billion. didn't pay a single penny. the party that chose to make life more comfortable for the already comfortable, disparage and oppose retirement security for working people. and now, when republicans actually do offer a plan, they finally -- you know, i'm not joking. ask yourself this question. what what is republican platform going into this campaign? no, i mean, deadly earners. i'm not trying to be political. just the fact. well, they have a guy who is the, rick scott from florida, who heads up the republican campaign committee. he put out the plan. what does the plan do? it makes the tax system less fair by wanting to tax everybody making under $100,000 significantly more on average, a lot more money. it actually raises taxes on

those working families, because he thinks you don't pay enough in taxes already. no, no, not a joke. i should have brought along the actual copy of the plan. but go on line and get, no, for real. it's been published. they published it. they think we're freeloaders. but he's got a problem with the tax code that allows billionaires, not a problem. twill trillion airs in america. 79 billion thereabouts. you know the average they pay in taxes 8%. every one of you has a job pays more than 8%. every single one of you. if you're a cop, firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that. now, after refusing to protect your pension, they're going after your social security. hey, look. i would have thought, had i not seen it on paper, and heard them talk about it, that i was making it up. not a joke. this big idea is to put social security on the chopping block,

every five years. that is, every five years, social security, medicare, and medicaid, have to be reauthorized or they go out of existence. social security, you paid in from the day you started working. it's your other pension. you paid in at every single paycheck. you earned it. it's your money. just like your pension. and the ads in medicare, medicaid, every five years. unless congress explicitly votes to extend those programs, they go away. you know how they work the rules in the senate. the ability to slow this up and keep this from happening is real. you know how hard it is to get anything done in congress? imagine what it would mean if republicans had their way? look. the ultramoderate republicans, congress is deciding every five years whether your promise of your hard-earned medicare social security would be continued or discontinued or

slashed? it's shameful. but rick scott is not alone. senator lindsay gram of south carolina he has a proposal to cut social security. and by the way, i might note paren thetically. as first year president i cut it by $350 billion. you know how much i cut it this year? [ applause ] cut this year. by the end of september, i will have cut the federal budget by $1 trillion, 400 billion, cut the deficit. [ applause ] so they start talking about you being big spenders, let's point them to that. but here's the point. republicans are talking about privatizing social security. privatizing social security. this is not a joke. we used to hear this stuff, and think they didn't mean it. but they've written it down. the senator in wisconsin, ron johnson, promised again that if they regained power, they're going to get rid of the

affordable care act. what does that mean? it means that any of you have a preexisting condition, will automatically lose insurance. because the insurance company, right baugh united states because of the affordable care act, no one can be denied insurance because they have a preexisting condition. it's the only thing they know. by the way, we're talking 90 million people with preexisting conditions, gone. gone. they tried to do it, about 17 times under trump. we were able to stop them. but folks, this is a different world. i don't know where they live. no, i'm not joking. that's why elections have consequences. that's why they matter and that's why what we're doing here is so important. let me close with this. we made incredible progress on the economy, from where we were a year and a half ago. we got a long way to go, because of inflation being -- [

inaudible ] the putin tax increase. putin, because of gasoline and all that grain he's keeping from being able to get to the market. now, i'm fighting like hell to lower costs on things that you talk about around your kitchen table. my dad used to say at the end of the day, when you sit at that table, do you have enough money to pay for everything you need? not a lot -- do you have enough to pay for everything you need? well, republicans do nothing to obstruct our efforts to lower your gas taxes. i have proposed that. i've asked congress to eliminate the federal gas tax for as long as this crisis goes on. lower food prices. healthcare costs. lower your prescription drug cost. by the way, you got a republican leader in the united states senate. i was able to work out something with intel. they're going to provide for over 7,000 jobs in this state. [ applause ] >> out of columbus. [ applause ] >> making, making computer

chips. but there's another bill that if we get it passed, and my guys are working like hell to pass it, it will create another $100 million in investments in ohio. creating more jobs. but you know what? you know what? the republic leaders are saying. if, in fact, we pass the law that says medicare can negotiate drug prices, like they can for the military. if, in fact, we pass the plan that says, we are going to raise taxes on multimillionaires, so they start paying their fair share. he's going to block the passage that will provide for another $100 billion invested in this state. folks, this is not right. this not right. and that's why this election is going to be so darn important. the key is we just have to

remember who built this country. i know i remember. tomorrow, i'll be awarding the highest honor that can be given to a civilian, the presidential medal of freedom, to our dear friend, the late rich trumpka, who fought so hard for the development of these protections. he once said, unions, quote, we do america's work. unions do america's work. this fourth of july, let's remember who, who was the backbone of this country, it's you. the american worker. i promised you i'd be the most pro labor, pro union president in history. and there's another promise i'm going to be keeping as well. so let me tell you something. there's no other placeiment to be than right here at the workers in this room, and the workers that built america. i see you. i hear you. and i will always have your

back, i promise. god bless you. and may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. , thank you. >> president biden, speaking there in cleveland, ohio. as you heard him lay out, addressing protections for pensions, a key part of his economic plan moving forward at a time when the president has struggled with lower approval ratings in the economy. despite low unemployment. there has been, of course, inflation. the president at the top of his remarks for the very first time, referenced an addressee. police killing of jalen walker are in akron, ohio. saying that if the evidence reveals the potential violations of federal criminal. they will take measures. talking about the need to have dig nighed retirement they heard. that they should not keep moving. and that it's important to give

and honor pensions to workers who earned them. and listen. there is a policy piece to this. obviously. there is also a political component, too. as the president is in ohio, presumably looking to shore up support among blue collar workers. >> yeah. i'm here. >> you have me? >> yes. i have you, hallie. >> i don't know if you -- >> i -- yeah. go ahead. >> i'll turn it over to you, friend. >> reporter: well, i'll tell you that the president was here, speaking. and you could tell that the white house is really juggling a number of chrchls. as you said, he started off by talking about jalen walker who is that black man, who was shot in akron, ohio. shot 40 miles south of here. 60 times by police.

he said as you mentioned, federal authorities on the ground there, are monitoring it. making sure that everything he said is going right there. but he said if there are violations, if the d.o.j. steps this there. that tells you that this is a president who is, of course, thinking about the fact that there is another police- involved shooting. protests. he was talking about the fact that he's keeping his promise to workers by part of that american rescue plan going to protecting pensions and he said that there are going to be these pensions and we will be solvent until 2051 or possibly longer. the white house is saying 2 million to 3 million workers, and to these union workers who democrats are trying to make inroads with. it's no coincidence that this is

happening in cleveland, ohio. it's a critical battleground state and the president lost in 2020 and hillary clinton lost it by eight points in 2016 so democrats are very eager to make a real dent in the state. there are a number of critical races here that are happeninga, ahead of the midterms. tim ryan who is now our house representative who is trying to run for the senate seat and locked in a tight battle with j.v. vance, but tim ryan isn't here. i talked to him yesterday and he said he had prior engagements and there are the politics of this. maybe tim ryan doesn't want to be on stage with president biden and his approval ratings are sliding and that's one part of the politics that are being juggled here and the president wanted to make clear to these workers that they should make sure that they continue to show up for the democrats as democrats are showing up across the country. >> yamiche, thank you very much. >> to other news out of texas, the scathing new report on the

police school response to the uvalde school massacre. this coming from the rapid response training center. a report requested by the texas department of public safety found several missed opportunities to try to stop the shooter. among the findings, the uvalde police officer had the gunman in his sights and waited for permission to the supervisor. he looked away and looked back and the gunman had gone into the building. he, quote, lost momentum after taking gun fire from the shooter despite more weapons, tear gas arriving on scene to help bolster the law enforcement response. the report is also critical of the responding police officers for not busting in through the window or sheet rock, et cetera. i'm reading from a quote, while we do not have definitive information at this point it is possible that some of the people when died during this event

could have been saved. i am joined by texas state senator roland gutierrez. thank you very much for being with us. i have to start with your reaction to some of the findings laid out in this new report just made public this afternoon. >> well, certainly very concerned about what we've seen. a lot of it we've seen through different reports and whether it was the senate hearing or other statements that have been made in the media. at the end of the day this report is a lot inconclusive and it leaves a lot of answers still left unanswered. a lot of questions still left unanswered. so it's my hope that as we move forward in whether it's our full report of bps and what we're getting, and in chicago you're getting briefings every 30 minutes by law enforcement and that didn't happen here. >> one of the reasons why this report is so news worthy is because some of the local reporters pointed out that while

police chief pete arredondo has faced a lot of the criticism for the response, it has criticism for the rank and file officers who arrived on the scene and i'd want to hear from you on that now that this is in your hands. if you go to one of the last few pages of the report there indicates that there was a training issue that we train our officers with shooting within 100 yards and this was indicative of that and this was at 150 yards. of course, he had previously testified that there had been a length of time and that there was some distance and possibly some kids in the background. again, putting this on one person is a real problem for me. we had 12 officers from the department of public safety. this report was ordered by the department of public safety to this non-profit. it mentions dps five times and one time quite glowingly. there were 12 officers in that hallway from dps. not to just point at them, but

there were eight different agencies. what happened here was entire system error violations of protocol at every level and just failure, law enforcement failure at every level simply pointing at a school cop or a teacher that might have left the door open when we now know that she didn't or now this guy at 150 yards away, you know, certainly, it is very disturbing, but we have to look at the whole of what happened here and what happened was an entire system that failed. radios that did not work and now we are learning that the governor knew seven years ago that the radios weren't working in the school. that's a problem for me. >> you talk about this systemic failure. the failures in the moment at the scene here and you have to think about the victims and the victims' families and what they are going through and how heartbreaking every new revelation has got to feel. you just there week have called on more resources to assist the families of these victims. help us understand, what

resources do you believe these families are not getting? what needs to change? >> well, so myself and the mayor, two people from different sides of the aisle have asked the governor to help to bring the texas department of emergency management to give each family a case worker and have them work through the process with them. we've got families that are getting two weeks of lost wages. this is not an isolated incident. i can count five or six families that have told me they're getting two weeks of lost wages. our victim compensation fund allows for $50,000 for complainant. it seems we're finding ways to tray to poor boy them rather than go out and expand the statute to its fullest extent if there was a time when they'd think that they would do this now. instead we've chosen to put the management of this as well as drop-off in the hands of the administrative team, which is the district attorney's office which is in clear and stark contrast to -- to those two

responsibilities. >> state senator roland gutierrez. i appreciate you joining us this afternoon with a number of new developments coming out of uvalde. i'm sure we'll talk to you again in the days and weeks to come. appreciate it. before we go i want to give one more update overseas on a story brewing there. it's almost 9:00 in london. do you know who the uk prime minister is? boris johnson, right now upon and asking to step down from more and more members of his administration. i want to bring in keir simmons. we heard from the prime minister who told parliament that was in a typical rowdy session, he is not resigning even though his own cabinet ministers says no, it is time to go. you've got to do it. what do you see happening? what's the domino effect here? >> well, hallie, yeah. there was a showdown tonight inside downing street where members of his cabinet including one who he only appointed yesterday when the previous one resigned going in there and

reportedly saying we think you should go. the prime minister saying i am not leaving. he is going to be, we think, dragged out of downing street by his fingernails. the implication is a good question, hallie, because if they aren't watching in the white house and worrying then they should be because the chances are that boris johnson will be gone in the coming -- if not this week then next week. that will then leave an unstable british government with a leading party looking for a new prime minister just when you have that war in ukraine. of course, boris johnson has been on the leading edge of supporting ukraine and a key ally for president biden in that respect. president zelenskyy just last month said that he was pleased that boris johnson was staying in office. it doesn't look like that now. there are all kinds of reasons, hallie. the big word here is integrity on one scandal after another and there are questions whether or not boris johnson was telling

the truth. he's been found out again and again and that's done for him and done for his party and many members of his party think done for his ability to win the next election. it is high political drama for the likes of you and me who like our politics, it is pretty spectacular here. there's even a possibility -- even a possibility being talked about that boris johnson might call an election instead of allowing his party to bring him down, to vote him down and the queen might have to intervene because we would be in the midst of a constitutional crisis. the queen might have to say we can't do that. there could be another viable prime minister from your party. that would be extraordinary, but then boris johnson's political career has been pretty -- pretty unusual. >> lots to watch tonight in london. keir simmons, thank you for being up with us. appreciate it. thank you for watching these busy couple of hours on msnbc. findous twitter @hallieonmsnbc

and our streaming channel tonight and every week nite at 5:00 eastern for show number two. "deadline: white house" with nicole wallace starts right ♪♪ ♪♪ hi there, everyone. it's 4:00 in the east. since its inception the congressional panel tanked with investigating the worst attack on the united states capitol in centuries has faced attacks from the various groups of people invested in their failure from the domestic violent extremists who were the main driving force behind the attack to the disgraced ex president himself and his allies, the ones in the country's two main political parties, people who peddled the big lie and incited the deadly attack in the first place and is so often the case since the emergence of donald trump in our politics, to cross trump is to face brutal threats of violence. on tuesday committee member adam kinzinger tweeted this. the darkness has