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lots of questions to answer, so let's get started. breaking news, another texas tragedy. a shooter opens fire at a packed outlet mall killing eight people and wounding seven others including a fire the year old child. before the shooter is taken down by police. . what we are learning with the latest mass shooting in america, ahead on the live report plus, the trump tape. the jury and the civil rape independent defamation case gets a look at former trump's deposition. the twice impeached now index president is facing a deadline. plus, trump's defense of him that infamous hollywood comment and later. scotus scandal. collin crow picking up the tuition talk for the justices grand. new ethics concern which the court needs to address a little later. all of this and more is coming up. so, for the

third time in just over one week, the country is waking up to yet another mass shooting the latest happening at a packed outlet mall in dallas yesterday afternoon we know at least nine people are dead, including the suspect and at least seven others including a five-year-old child, were injured as of right now, we do not know the identity or the motive of the suspect but authorities are saying that they believe that the shooter acted alone in one statement, texas governor greg abbott calls the shooting an unspeakable tragedy the white house says president biden has been briefed on the incident we are going to go to texas state senator roland gutierrez in just a moment but first let's go to allen, texas, about 25 miles northeast of dallas that is where we have nbc news correspondent chesky there live

morgan, sorry to put you in the morning for such horrible news but we need to know from you, what is the latest you can share with our viewers about what is happening over allen, texas? >> katie, tough morning indeed here in allen, texas the alamo is closed to investigators right now police are calling on the public to provide any video, any witness accounts, to help them better understand this horrific shooting. which, as you mentioned, has left eight people dead and seven others wounded of those we won't, three remains in critical condition. the age range of these victims is five years old to 61 years old, as a result of what this gunman did yesterday afternoon. on the first reports of gunfire came in here at the alamo around 3:30. that is when witnesses described this man dressed in all-black wearing body armor looking very similar in fact a police officer. walking through the property, firing indiscriminately. the

police chief of allen said that an officer with an unrelated call he heard the gunfire and immediately ran towards the sound, seeing the gunman who he immediately engaged. that officer was able to shoot and kill that gunman within just a few minutes. katie, within that timeframe thousands of shoppers and employees were hiding for cover as best they could to win whatever they could to survive we are still waiting to hear the density of the gunman and the weapon used any sort of potential, motive here but right now the atf and fbi are assisting local authorities in this very much ongoing investigation katie? >> morgan, you have the chance to speak some of the witnesses that were there on the scene what was able to tell you about this frightening incident? >> chilling account, no matter who you spoke to everyone can hear that sound i spoke to a mother who had driven to the outlet mall this weekend to take her $2 on a shopping trip before summer vacation she told

me that when she heard the initial sound she thought it was fireworks and they realized now that this was an active shooter she called her, boyfriend wasn't law enforcement, asking what should they do. she helped 20 other people inside of the stores here, in the dressing rooms. she hit her own daughters in a bathroom, and then because she has a concealed carry permit, actually withdrew her own sidearm in stood guard outside that door for about half an hour, waiting to see what happens next as gunshots continued to wring out. katie, fortunately, police after half an hour were able to escort everybody safely outside she told me that she had to guard her daughter's eyes from seeing dead bodies as they walked out. katie. >> god. . morgan chesky, thank you so much for joining us on cnet allen, texas this morning. right now, texas senator roland

gutierrez. senator gutierrez, i know that you have been speaking out since yesterday's tragedy. us early this morning. first of the gate i need to know what your reaction is to this horrific shooting from yesterday. do you know how the community is currently doing? >> katie, as you know that areas up near, dallas texas i can tell you that we are all devastated from the perspective of how horrific this is. i texted a few of the uvalde families, and every time there is a mass shooting in around texas or anywhere in the united states, they feel a horrific sense of guilt, oddly enough. that they did not do enough to stop all of this. when indeed it is the responsibility of lawmakers. . i'm disgusted by the fact that we have a governor and lieutenant governor there refuses to do anything. we have a long way to go. we have three weeks left in this legislative

session. it is my hope that this governor and this lieutenant governor will do something in this space. and we can do some things. it is my hope to be able to look at the age limit restriction in closing the gun show loophole. things they push back on forever. telling me to do something. and it is very clear. >> senator, you bring up the families next of kin the victims on the uvalde shooting were actually just about to be on the anniversary of that shooting at robb elementary and uvalde county. that being inside of your district, one of the deadly shootings over the texas public school. that anniversary is coming up at the end of the month. you just mentioned that the governor and lieutenant governor and lawmakers have the power to effect change. yourself of repeatedly introduced legislation going on four sets of bills to work to address gun safety. talk about the kinds of laws that need to be passed to

prevent these shootings were happening in the first place. >> well, it is very clear that these parents have not asked for weapons ban. nobody is trying to take anybody's guns away. we just need to ensure that we don't have any are 15 between 20 1820 1920 years old. we have an restriction of handguns, we should have the same kind of restrictions on ar-15 type of rifles. we need to have extreme protective -- some knowledge of a person that has some problems. and has issuing threats to the community. we can go out and be able to address the issue and grab those guns from them for a period of time. determine whether this person should have those weapons or not lastly, you can go into a new gun show in texas today and by an ar-15 if you can show them your drivers license. you will be asked to questions. are you uscis and have you ever been arrested for a felony?

if your answer yes and no then you walk out with an ar-15. there is no question it is happening in this state. -- a, all these republicans have done is amplify access to these types of weapons. this crime, this horrific tragedy that you are seeing unfold today and beyond is on the republican party. they are responsible for making our texas communities less safe. >> senator, quickly before i have to let you go, i want to get your brief response to representative keith selfie as a republican congressman representing allen texas, in response to asking the people who felt prayers are not cutting it saying, well those are people who do not believe in the almighty god that is absolutely in control of our lives. what is your response to congressman self? >> the god that i believe in gives us free will. they allow us to make decisions. gives us the ability to go out and make

great laws. the bible speaks about lawmakers often. at the end of the day, we are empowered, sure, by god and by our constituencies to go out and create change. positive change. we are killing babies, we are killing family members, grandmothers, in this country. it is unconscionable for this man to use the body of god or any way to defend these positions. i think he needs to be removed from office, that is how unconscionable this is. >> texas state senator roland gutierrez, thank you for fighting the good fight. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you so much. >> still to come on the daily kid even show, donald trump has until 5 pm today to decide whether he will testify in his own dissents in aj carroll civil rape and declamation trial. it does not mean the

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said there was no chance for trump to show a defense. both rested their case last week and -- will deliver closing arguments. it seems unlikely they will ever deliver trump inside that room, but they've certainly -- in the deposition. that the position was made public last week. he denied all allegations and disturbing comments from -- take a quick listen. >> in this video i just start kissing and -- i don't even wait. when you are a star they let you do it. you can do anything. grab them by the -- . >> that is true with stars. >> true with stars that they can grab women by the -- . >> if you look over the last million years that has been the -- largely, true not always but largely true. unfortunately or

not fortunately. >> and you consider yourself the ultimate star? >> i think you can say that, yeah. >> unfortunately or fortunately, he says. joining me now is kristen gibbons -- and a former prosecutor. before we get started with christianity want to know that my personal friends with e. jean carroll. christian, thank you for joining us this morning. you are the perfect fit for this conversation. for someone to get your reaction to the trump depth that we just played. here is another part of the video that i want to viewers to listen to before we get to questions. listen. >> did you say -- was in this photo? >> that is marla. that is my wife. >> with one? . here >> the person you just pointed to as eugene carroll. the woman on the right is your wife. >> this was a pitcher. i

assume it is judge johnson? it is very blurry. >> so, when trump denied these allegations, he said, christian, that asian carroll is not his type we just saw him on tape on video mistaking -- for his wife ali was married to at the top of the electorate in the 90s. how much does this undermine his credibility in this case? >> it undermines his credibility completely. but i think one of the things that's really powerful about all of the plaintiffs case is that it is not about sexual gratification. rape has never been about sexual gratification. it is about power and control. and when the jury heard those deposition experts, all of those, that is when trump is actually testifying, even though he's not physically there, the jury is able to hear his words and hear his words which are off the cuff. which typically will

appeal to his face. but for a jury who is determining whether or not he sexually assaulted a woman, i cannot believe it is going to come off well. >> question, this is a civil case. both of us are former prosecutors. they've to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt. for civil case it is lower, preponderance of the evidence. at this point they put for no witnesses and no evidence has been introduced. unless of course trump decided last minute to testify, as judge kaplan has asked him to do. how does the fact that trump puts nothing forward interns a substantive case and chief affect the burden of proof for e. jean carroll at this point? >> it does not affect the burden of proof for carol. they have no requirements to put on the case. but in this case, just from a practical standpoint knowing that jurors are people like you and i who bring within the colin experiences back in the deliberation room, i think is very detrimental. here the

plaintive put on a complaint witness. not just one but two. this is somebody who jean carroll actually called before any -- fabrications that donald trump raped me, right when it actually happened. fast forward, and that really undermines the argument that this is politically motivated. that show this right when he was running for president. we have symmetrical close in time and before trump was running that it really bolsters her climb. and then you heard from other individuals who themselves said they were sexually assaulting a substantially similar way that carole was. then you learn how this actually affected her. that type of case is really important for the defense to have some type of case. while they did put on cross examination of these witnesses, i think we probably agree that from a prosecutors standpoint it is not enough. >> christian, i really wanted you to come on today because you are a special prosecutor in the bill cosby trial. more than 60 women have

the credibility of accusing bill cosby of sexual assault and sexual battery. only one being able to bring the case, andrew atkinson. because of the statute of limitations issues with other alleged victims. after that was overturned you said quote, the conviction has been overturned by the merits of the case are still in place. talk to us a little bit about the similarities in these cases. talk to us again about the criminal case with bill cosby, with this idea that judge kaplan allowed multiple alleged victims of donald trump to testify in just aging carols trial. >> because molly was a state prosecution and this is a federal civil trial, the evidence here is a little different. but what that does is ex talks about how that individual, that perpetrator in this case trump in my case cosby, had that same motive. there was no accident or mistake when these perpetrators sexually abuse those women.

there was no consent and they knew there was no consent. because time and time again when they grab a woman or did those sexually inappropriate things without their consent, they knew that those women were not consenting. there is a lot of similarity. even from a holistic standpoint, jean carroll just like andre kosik did not have to stand alone through those allegations he had other witnesses who took the stand they were able to say hey, this also happened to me. from working with survivors both in the prosecution realm and as a civil liberties litigator representing numerous survivors, one of the things that survivors really feel comfortable with when they have to go through testimonies is not feeling alone. and well it is nice to go and look at your lawyer, it is also really nice to know that your allegations do not stand alone. and then being able to look with the other people care for you as well. >> christian givens feathering, thank you for taking the time to share your

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hospital. the hospital telling nbc news that the victim being treated range in age from just five years old to 61 years old. for those in the let's talk about what it was like in the frantic moments the shooting started. >> locking the doors, i remember pow pow pow. and i started running. >> we thought it had to be roofing. he walks up, he is seeing the pillars in front of our store got hit by rounds. we ran to the back and -- it was some concrete bricks. think of we were in the back at that time when we saw walk right by masked up, fake police outfit on >> joining me now is the texas state representative james taylor eco representative, again as i told senator gutierrez you guys have been speaking out since yesterday i am so sorry to have to join me this morning for days now a second mass shooting in your

state in less than two weeks texas has seen multiple mass shootings in recent years we are just weeks shy from the first nursery of the robb elementary school shooting in uvalde but representative, your state texas is still has permit-less carry which they voted for last year in 2022 making a law that you do not require a permit to carry a firearm. what was the legislature's reasoning for that law? >> thank you for your thoughts for our state. this has been a recurring nightmare for texas for our country. the reason the we keep living -- in america is because our policy makers refused to change the status quo. we are the only country that allows this to happen. and we can make a different choice. our policy makers can make a different choice. but they refused to do so. like you. said we are the state to pass permit-less carry. text republicans passed

that law over the objections of educators and parents and law enforcement in our state. and i don't have any justification for that bill, except it all i can see is that it was aimed to please the far-right primary voters that many elected officials are -- to get reelected >> representative, the gun violence projects as the 22 mass shootings so far have been used the congressional defamation of a minimum of four deaths occurring in the year 2023 alone. the gun violence archive says 199 mass shootings, which means a minimum of four victims injured or killed to be able to qualify for a mass shooting. in texas has also lower the age to be able to purchase a firearm rifles from 21 to 18. now you have perilous carrie. you've got uvalde, mass shootings, el paso. why is it that republicans in texas are

just not listening to what the voters want? which are actual background checks and common sense legislation? what you and other democrats are trying to explain is it just makes everybody safe, including republicans own children. >> it has not even been a year since the 19 80s and two teachers at robb elementary and uvalde, texas. and we've got dedicates. now, on the other side of our state, in allen, texas. republican politicians in texas and around the country are banning books in the name of protecting children. republican politicians here in texas and around the country are banning drag queens in the name of protecting children. yet today will not lift a finger when it comes to addressing the number one cause of death for children in the united states. which is gun violence. if you are not doing something about guns than you don't really care about our kids. >> what do you say in

response, representative, to texas governor greg abbott? and ted cruz? they are all sending their thoughts and prayers. i do not devalue that in any way, and i think there is value to praying for the well-being of people. and i think you should keep people in your thoughts after they've got through such a horrific experience. but let's be blunt. if the guns that are a problem, what more can you continue to do in texas? we are fighting a fight in florida we have a lot of problems with desantis and others. what are you doing in texas to make sure that your state is safer for everyone? >> i think that we all stand with the allen compete is he in our grief this morning. by the republican congressman who. represents represents allen in the u.s. house set a solution to this epidemic of gun violence which is more than prayer like you, i believe in the power of prayer i believe that prayer can change lives

and change the world. but there is something profoundly cynical about asking god to solve a problem that you are not willing to solve yourself. god works and moves through us. god has no other hands but our hands. that republican congressman a republican politicians around the country can reflect deeply on their participation in that prayer on what they are communities. >> i tell you that prayer is not going to stop an assault rifle. james tele-rico, i thank you and we send our best wishes for the communities in texas wholesale to recover and to heal. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> coming up next. it is a family affair after the break. we are gonna dig into the parks. harlan crow's ravishing supreme court justice clarence thomas and his relatives. and why some white

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statement with the former private school administrator showed that billionaire -- pay thousands of dollars for ella to who said that his wife was being -- raising a son. this comes on top of the lavish vacations quota body thomas is. beyond -- in thomas's mother's home, by the way he's not responded to testimony about whether he charges her rent according to republica, both thomas and crow have said that it was their believe that clarence thomas didn't need to expose the lavish gifts and crow just didn't have business in the court. harlan crow is in the wealthy conservative exposing the thomas with benefits the washington post now reporting that leonard leo range from the firm run by thomas's wife ginni to be paid tens of thousands of dollars to quote consult -- according to documents reviewed by the washington post in 2012.

leader directed kellyanne conway to give 25 k according to documents. he emphasize that the paperwork should have no -- of jenny of course. the washington post said that quote, ginni thomas is a long issue working on issues within the conservative movement and the work she did here did not involve anything in fall with either the court's business or other issues, he added it. knowing a disrespectful he isn't given c so the malicious and gossiping people can be have always tried to protect the privacy of thomas and ginni. kellyanne conway did not respond to messages seeking comments but to -- response in fox's experience that the company had no business before the court. nbc news has not independently verified or confirmed these reports, but joining me now is justin elliott who's one of the propublica no borders who has been breaking all of this unbelievable news about the relationship between clarence thomas and conservative billionaire activists harlan

crow. just i think blockbuster is an understatement and has these incredible breaking news stories about clarence thomas. let's be clear, here. picking up the private school to have four different schools for somebody else's relative is not something that people typically do out of the goodness of their heart. what reasons did harlan crow give for paying the tuition for clarence thomas's grandnephew? >> he did not actually answer our questions directly but released a general statement saying that he has helped a number of what he described is at risk youth as you say, we are talking about around $100,000 intuition payments by harlan crow and this was clarence thomas's relative by his grand nephew technically but justice thomas was raising this child as a son from the age of six so it was clearly a direct benefit to justice thomas. >> just, you also

reported in your piece that while justice thomas did not expose harlan crow's payments he hasn't thomas did disco disclose another payment from a different brand back in 2002. why the apparent inconsistency on what he is able to report to not report when he gets these financial gaps? >> it is another question that we would love to have a good answer to but justice thomas has not responded to our questions on that. all the ethics lawyers we spoke to said that these two russian payments by harlan crow should have been discussed by justice thomas's annual filing and as you say it is a totally unexplained and disparagement it is a few years earlier justice thomas gave a much smaller gift for the education of the same relative from another friend who is just a random individual not involved in politics like harlan crow >> justin, so far republicans in congress have been saying that the supreme court can police itself but

based on what you reporting has been repeatedly uncovering, do you think it is realistic? senator dick durbin has said that quote, the highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards >> yeah under the larger themes here is at the supreme court even more than the lower federal court has very little supply to it and joshua's promise appears to be repeatedly violating the lower courts have a -- of conflict which the supreme court has resisted adopting its own code of conduct, and there's been some debate about whether congress -- and the question of whether they can police themselves whether they are policing themselves is a very good one it's all a bit of a black box because there's really very

little that they tell us what's going on behind the scenes of the institution >> let's speak before a second the real explanation to naysayer saying it is not a big deal it is just a grandnephews tuition and just a trip to indonesia on a luxury lots harlan crow takes a position that he did not actually have a case in front of the court he did not have business in front of the court we talk about the story of kellyanne conway paying ginni thomas and saying there is no business for the court why is there true ethical dilemma here for those that just don't get it? >> it is a great question we've been talking to other federal charges, current and retired, they take the sort of norms of judicial -- so seriously that they want even let a lawyer by the lunch

hundreds of thousands of dollars is way beyond what others have spoken to what except. i think the larger issue is that harlan is not just a random friend of -- involved in campaigns and think tanks the due legal advocacy. and anytime you have a political megadonor like that is essentially funding the life of an official and their family, like calling crowl's funding justice thomas, that is something we are going to write about -- covering these issues for a long time, you just see the sort of thing. >> justin elliott to the weight's correspondents dinner talked about the free an independent press. that is exactly what you guys are doing it propublica. come back when you have a lot of blockbuster piece i think

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to anti-trans bill and the don't say gay law. there is also election laws that are clearing the way for desantis to run for presidents. the sunshine state is decidedly red. been a republican or democrat makes you persona non grata. after such a divisive legislative session, what does the future hold for florida? joining me now is florida state representative. representative, i know you have been fighting the good fight in tel aviv for a long time. and light of yesterday's tragic shooting in texas, let's start with guns. it's always the guns. the florida house, late last week, passed a bill to lower the age to buy a rifle from 21 to 18. this reverses a restriction that was enacted after the stony douglass massacre. polls are showing, representative, that americans overwhelmingly want stricter gun laws, so why are florida republicans occurring what their constituents want?

>> well, thank, you katie, for having me back on. you're absolutely right. you know, the majority of americans and floridians want to see common sense gun safety spiculation. this is something that florida actually championed after the tragedy in parkland at -- hasse school. here we are now, just a few years later, with republican supermajority trying to pull those protections back because governor ron desantis is running for president, and is trying to appeal to an extreme base of voters that don't reflect, the best interests, of our constituent. unfortunately, that policy did not pass the session, but as you mentioned, -- did. in florida, you can own a firearm without any kind of training whatsoever, endangering all of our communities. >> the onslaught of anti lgbtq plus law's a stay green in florida. everything from restricting the way teachers and students can use their preferred pronouns in school, to banning medical

treatments for chandler minors, and potentially taking those kids away from their families if they are receiving gender affirming care. what are democrats doing to fight against these attacks on individual liberties? are you seen this actually motivate voters? >> well, first of, all of my republican colleagues spent the same type of energy they did on attacking lgbtq plus community, then addressing things like gun violence, like the rising costs of insurance, the rise in rent, then we would see real solutions in florida, rather than this bigoted, homophobic, transphobic, and just dangerous policy agenda. the ban on gender affirming care in our state, it's already pushing families out of florida. this seems to be their intention. they want to create a state that is only going to be safe for people who look a certain way, who have a certain amount of money, who have a certain

political ideology. meanwhile, for those who don't fit those boxes are been otherized, endangered, and pushed out. as democrats, were not only fighting back and the narrative, and trying to help ensure that people understand that this is a fundamental freedoms, but of course, for fine heaton this fight to the streets. we have -- abortion access that will kick off tomorrow. we're doing everything we can to bring the fight directly to the people, because their gerrymandered legislature, with the voter suppression policies coming out, we realize it's very difficult to initiate change at that level. we have to go to the community, grassroots level. >> let me make it clear, representative, i am a floridian. i am raising a child here. i am paying taxes to live here. putting aside to santa's not being here, been a total, you know, deadbeat governor. not helping those that are here for the insurance costs, and for the climate problems that we're having, we are actually

having a legitimate fear of brain drain. the idea that kids are not going to come here to go to school. they're not going to get the education that they need or deserve. then you have families that are going to flee the state because they cannot raise their children in a place where the children will feel safe, and where they themselves, as parents, they have control over how they're going to raise their children. what can be done to reassure floridians that are currently here, and those that are thinking about coming to the state, to be able to raise their own families here? >> honestly, that is the struggle we're grappling with right now. we are experiencing a brain drain. we have challenges in retaining and recruiting top talent, whether it's a workforce, or with our universities. with the political agenda of governor ron desantis -- what i think it's going to take's leader is stepping up to the plate, helping to pave the way forward, where we prioritize human dignity, our

collective freedoms. we address issues like economic insecurity, like the cost of housing. it's really going to be leadership of our local elected officials, alongside are democrats who are in the minority legislature, but reflects majority perspectives outside. it's up to us to paint a picture of our future, into engaging 24/7 organization with our constituents. that is what is going to have to, taken it won't be one election cycle, it might not even be a two election cycle. when we think long term above florida, i know there is a prosperous, and equitable future before us. >> you know, representative, i got 30 seconds left. i do want to, ask we're now not in session. meaning the legislative session has been done and concluded. is there anything we're done, well not in session, to try to help move aggressive policies along? >> absolutely, i mean, yesterday we joined congressman -- who is my congressman and kicking it off in 24/7

organizing plan. for going to go right to the doors. we're hosting town halls to raise awareness at a grassroots level, what happened during session, and get folks plugged into a shift the direction of our state long term. >> as a floridian, i am grateful for the work that you are doing, but i also want to thank you on behalf of my viewers for joining us this morning. florida state representative, and eskamani. >> thank you. >> and i want to thank all of you for joining me this morning. i'll be back here next saturday and sunday at 8 am eastern. remember, you can keep up with us during the week by following at katie phang show at twitter, instagram, and tiktok. stay tuned, to the sunday show with my friend, jonathan capehart, is coming up next. oming up next. >> woman: why did we choose safelite? >> vo: for us, driving around is the only way we can get our baby to sleep, so when our windshield cracked, we needed it fixed right. we went to safelite.com. there's no one else we'd trust. their experts replaced our windshield,

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