it is clear greg abbott has just reached an all new low. they were just people.man beings and he refuses at every step along the way in his policy, his goal is to dehumanize people, dehumanize latin americans, dehumanize hispanics. that is what he has done for the last several years. certainly, the last you days was a culmination of all that hatred that he spews. it is part of why we are broken as a nation. we certainly need to come back together and understand we are all in this together. i think the sheriff said it best. he did not see color. he saw five people who lost their lives, including the little boy. in a previous interview, he mentioned how tragically and what damage the bullets from the ar-15 did to their bodies. those are the same images i've seen from uvalde. people need to understand what is really going on in this nation and we need to fix it. amy: yesterday in the state legislature, can you talk about what the legislature was doing with setting up memorials for the people dead in uvalde as the parents were asking for what they considered a much m

that greg abbott did know about the shooting and even after knowing about its posted that tweet anyway governor abbott finally did address the shooting, his response was somehow worse of anti dog picture. even in the wake of a horrible tragedy, abbott could not help but take the opportunity to deepen eyes texas's immigrant community writing in part, quote, i have announced a 50,000 dollar reward for info on the criminal who killed five illegal immigrants friday. first of all, let's be clear, that's not true. we've learned at least one of the victims was a legal resident of the united states. but honestly, and that's irrelevant, as the sheriff representing cleveland, texas, made it plain. listen. >> my heart it is with this eight-year-old little boy. i don't care if he was here legally, i don't care if he was here illegally. he was in my county, five people died in my county. that is where my heart is. >> it didn't matter to him, but it certainly matter to governor abbott. his worldview has been poisoned by the right wing xenophobia. even in the wake of a tragedy like this, he is unable

and it takes your breath away how dehumanizing people like greg abbott are toward immigrants. he says i'm going to put out a $50,000 reward in one breath as if he cares, and then in the other, simply labels them as illegal immigrants. not only that, he had to backtrack today, a spokesperson for his office, because at least one of those people was here in the country legally. and you know, we shouldn't even be talking about their immigration status. i was really happy at least to see the sheriff of that county say that that doesn't matter. we're talking about five people who were murdered, including a little boy. on top of that, as you noted, this is a governor who has gone out of his way to make it a shoot first ask questions later kind of state. a permissive gun culture, the wild wild west where anything goes, anybody can get ahold of a gun, refuses to increase the age limit for getting these assault weapons from 18 to 21, much less banning assault weapons. doesn't want universal background checks, went back on a promise made by republican leadership to do something after mor

finding -- and he was in the military during a black lives matter protest in texas and governor greg abbott igniting outrage after vowing to pardon him even before the trial was over. in the middle east tonight, hundreds of rockets fired from gaza towards israel, people running for cover. israel responding with air strikes. james is there. in the u.s. coast guard searching for a missing plane off the u.s. coast disappearing over the pacific. also ton, major news from fda advisory panel backing an over the counter birth control pill, no prescription needed. also tonight, tornado watch across several states at this hour and we'll time it out for you. and best in show, the new top dog and the message just in tonight. not from the dog but definitely the proud owner. good evening and beat to have you on a wednesday night. we begin with the very chaotic scene playing out after new york congressman george santos pleaded not guilty in federal court to a 13 count indictment. santos has long been accused of lying about his life, his family, his education, his work admitting in the past to embellishin

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tonight governor greg abbott already igniting outrage after vowing to pardon him even before the trial is over. in the middle east, hundreds of rockets fired from gaza toward israel. people running for cover. israel responding with air strikes. names longman is there. in the u.s., the coast guard searching for missing plane off the u.s. coast disappearing over the pacific. major news from the fda advisory panel backing and over-the-counter birth control pill. no prescription needed. also tonight the tornado watch across several states at this hour. we'll time it out for you. best in show, the new top dog in the message justin tonight, not from the dog but definitely the proud owner. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from "abc news" world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david knew her. >> david: could evening and it's great to have you with us here on wednesday night. we do begin tonight with his very chaotic scene today playing out just after new york congressman george santos pleaded not guilty in federal court to a 13 count indictment. santos has long been accused of lyin

and even my comments about greg abbott.ven with the best effort of greg abbott in texas, that is still only 60% of the border. although it is more than that in the terms of illegal crossings. >> ainsley: ken, what about the resources to catch this one illegal guy you called and said this could have been prevented. this is a guy who comes across. he is not supposed to be there. if they had stopped him even the first time, the second time, third time, fourth time five people would be alive today. think about all the resources. 250 police officers and other officers and other divisions going door to door. how much did that cost the state? now we have to house this guy in our prisons. how much is that costing the taxpayers? all of that could have been prevented. >> all of it, absolutely right, ainsley. all of that could have been prevented and, look, you know, what about moms there? were they letting their kids go to school? i mean, this was a shooter on the loose. this is disrupting the entire community for these five days to

greg abbott has nothing to say about it. he just wants to change the subject. but after greg abbott cynically, cruelly looked at a rampage inside of a home, where children -- a child and his mother and family was slaughtered by an ar-15, and, yes, an illegal immigrant -- the question is, how did he get that ar-15 -- the governor cynically and cruelly focused on the immigration status of these poor people and that little boy that were slaughtered and called them illegal immigrants. right off the top. just inhumane. he wanted to focus on that, illegal immigrants. so is it any surprise that we have migrants being run over, with this sort of lack of leadership, this sort of cynicism, the hatred in texas? is it any surprise that we have migrants on sunday mornings, some of them probably going to church, getting run over while they're waiting for a bus? who are that we have a neo-nazi sympathizer, possible white supremacists going to malls to gun down other people? i mean, this is -- there is a sickness in the state of texas, and that sickness starts at the very top

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greg abbott, i mean, it's just absolutely discussing that greg abbott puts up tweets saying that texas is only number two in the states that have purchased new guns. said he is ashamed, they need to be number one. he changes law after law after law that makes it easier for people that are unqualified, untrained, emotionally unmoored, and they get guns. untrained. he says, "i'm embarrassed." this is in 2015. "texas number two in the nation for new gun purchases, behind california. let's pick up the pace, texans." of course, he wants the nra to know he is being a good boy. he wants the nra to know he is a faithful servant, that he is going to care more about the gun lobby than children that get killed in his own state. by the way, this is about guns. the whole, you know, it's not guns that kill people, it's people that kill. oh, really? let's look at the last ten years. as guns have continued to skyrocket in the past ten years, as gun laws have become stupider, more dangerous and more deadly, look at firearm mortality in the state of texas. it has skyrocketed. it co keeps going up. the s

and here you have greg abbott and dan patrick praying for all of us some more. i'm sorry, i'm just done with that. i'm just done with that. >> i was going to note as well that we are still waiting on a response from senator ted cruz and john conan, they have not yet responded to this shooting. does it get to a moment where it is just shameful? do you feel a sense of shame that they are unable to prevent these tragedies? it's getting to a point where i'm watching the hundreds if not thousands of people leaving the small like you did, we spend time in walls in america on the weekend, we watch these images of terror, ever not able to address this as a national security threat in our country that is affecting millions, millions of americans who are unable to go about their daily lives without living with the fear of being shot at a church or synagogue or a mall, or in a movie theater, or in a restaurant. >> ayman, these people have no shame. this lieutenant governor ted cruz, they all came to uvalde, they all sadler and cried for a session of prayer, a vigil if you

i know greg abbott and the others would say that this is a mental health issue.t's what they have said in the past. and that it needs to be treated at its source. i assume they don't want to see more people shot and killed. nobody wants to see more people shot and killed. say you believe very firmly in the right no matter what to hold a gun. you don't want that -- you don't want that push up against because crazy people are doing crazy terrible things, so i'm just curious why the conversation -- it's such a difficult conversation to have. why can't a reasonable conversation be had between the political parties in texas and between voters who want to see more stringent rules around this stuff? why can't there be some movement on this? what is the issue here? >> well, i'm trying, first off, katy. and i started off pretty nice about it. and i haven't been so nice about it lately, unfortunately. out of frustration. at the end of the day, if it's a mental health crisis, which it absolutely is, he's right in part. we are 51st in funding on mental health problems, we ha

we heard from governor greg abbott. he gave an interview to fox news yesterday. he talked about the need for more funding for mental health, making those allegations. we've also seen gun laws in texas in particular really loosened in the past few years, a couple of them, 18-year-olds can carry handguns with no permits, no training is needed in texas for using these guns. open carry laws. and i think it's interesting "the new york times" made a connection yesterday saying that many authorities in texas have told the times they have seen an increase in spur of the moment gunfire since september 2021 and that's when the state ghana loug most adults to carry a handgun without a license. >> you're seeing a loosening of the gun laws in florida as well. people are attaching these agendas actually to politics. and tracking back for a minute to the louisville shooting, you know, this individual left a bank. his note which we did some reporting on, although that hasn't been released, actually said part of my agenda here was to show how a person with such obvious mental hea

. >> el gobernador de texas greg abbott enviÓ otro autobÚs con 41 migrantes, llegaron al puerto neoyorquinoÍa, castro dijo que el gobernador greg abbott no estÁ coordinado los enviÓ con funcionarios de nueva york. jorge: vamos a seguir hablando en migraciÓn estados unidos y mÉxico logran un acuerdo para frenar la migraciÓn irregular por su fronteras, mÉxico aceptÓ recibir a cubanos, nicaragüenses, venezolanos deportados desde estados unidos. reportera: este niÑo llora y le grita su madre que no quiere morir ahogado se niega cruzar el rÍo bravo en un colchÓn inflable. es el drama diario en este campamento en matamoros. miles de migrantes en su mayorÍa venezolanos estÁn cruzando ilegalmente, la comida se acaba y la incertidumbre crece. >> ya no tenemos dinero para pagar hotel ni comida, y necesitamos es ayuda. reportera: a unos dÍas que finalice el tÍtulo polÍtico del gobierno de joe biden que seguirÁ expulsando bajo el tÍtulo 8 a quienes ingresen ilegalmente mientras que mÉxico o asumiÓ recibir a los migrante deportado con razones y humanitaria. tal es el caso de este joven que esta semana c

and soon, the next school how leader that greg abbott and every other texas politician knows, tragically, is sure to come. as a lifetime gun owner, a longtime hunter, and a dear friend told me earlier today, this is not who we are. as it was with slavery, segregation, nazism, 9/11, and january the 6th, we will one day move beyond this awful chapter in american history. but we are not going to do it before more innocent souls die from gunfire in schools, synagogues, churches, and in shopping malls. no. we cannot escape history. we will be remembered in spite of ourselves. so let us then redouble our efforts, do our part, raise our voices, volunteer our time, one for office and, for god sake, get out the vote. maybe then, and maybe only then, and we put an end to this madness. let's bring in msnbc and nbc news national affairs analyst john heilemann. he's a host executive producer of showtime's the circus. author and msnbc political analyst amid garrett artist. we also have a host of msnbc politicsnation and president of the national action network, reverend al sharpton, and former u.s. se

texas governor greg abbott deployed nearly 600 more national guard troops. >> they will be deployed to hot spots along the border to intercept, to repel, and to turn back migrants who are trying to enter texaleorbbott her migratn.oweds d ng e quick exion ofigrants pubherounds, t that emergency has ended. on a recent visit, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas has said the administration has ended title 42, planning to stiffen penalties for illegal crossings and establish illegal avenues for asylum seekers. >> at the same time we will deliver consequences for individuals who arrive at our southern border irregularly. >> reporter: but right now some border cities and many shelters are overwhelmed like this one in laredo, texas. >> these groups are the ones that decided to launch themselves and coming before that. >> reporter: the biden administration is sending 1,500 active duty military personnel to the border, some arriving starting wednesday to serve in a support capacity, meaning they will not be directly interacting with migrants. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, brownsville, t

c y lo desembarcaron frente a la residencia de la vicepresidente kamala harris greg abbott dice que hados, llegan a guatemala aviones procedente de estados unidos con los Últimos migrantes repatriados bajo la polÍtica de el tÍtulo partidos. —— tÍtulo 42. le llaman “liderazgo compartido”. dirigido por cada comunidad... en un ambiente innovador: las escuelas comunitarias de california. donde los padres, las familias, los estudiantes, y los educadores toman las decisiones en conjunto. basándose en las necesidades específicas de sus alumnos. con un plan de estudios que refleja la cultura local. además, ley de inmigración, despensas de alimentos y centros de bienestar. escuelas comunitarias de california. reimaginando la educación pública. [cortina musical] jorge: continuamos el noticiero univisiÓn desde matamoros mÉxicos, lo que ven a mis espalda es una regadera, es una de las terribles condiciones que estÁn viviendo los migrante que quieren cruzar a los estados unidos, estÁn las huellas y la ropa que han dejado desde la parte de cruzar hacia allÁ, en otro lado de ciudad juÁrez se encuentr

>> first, when you talk about greg abbott, you have to understand, greg abbott made it easier to kills made texas more dangerous for all texans. people like greg abbott and others will often talk about increasing mental health and they try to pit the issue of mental health against the issue of gun reform. i think that as democrats, we don't have to let them force us to choose between those two things. we can increase funding for mental health and at the same time do something to curb assault weapons, to take these dangerous weapons off the street. i wish that greg abbott would do something, make something more for mental health. he cut mental health funding in texas over the years. at the same time, has made texas more dangerous for everybody. >> congressman castro, thank you so much. >>> the spin sickle. donald trump's scheduled to take center stage in a national town hall tonight. how is the jury's decision declaring him a sexual abuser going to affect his campaigning in the first primary state. this is "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. s "andrea mitl reports" on msnbc. pantene's

greg abbott, that guy, that same governor, cut 200 and $11 million in texas mental health funding in lone. how about this guy, dan patrick? that is abbott's lieutenant governor, who is one of the pioneers of the door control movement. you remember that one? asserting that guns weren't the issue at the heart of school shootings at this country, the number of doors a school has is the real danger. if only we could guard the doors. now, to be clear, we are not saying these individuals are responsible. but these people have worked to create the environment we're seeing in texas, no doubt about it. and that investment is one where guns seem to matter more than human life. joining me now is democratic congressman mark veasey of texas. congressman, thank you so much for making time for us tonight. i know your state is in mourning, once again, just after the horrible events in cleveland, texas, now your reckoning with another mass shooting, this time in allen, texas. how are you doing? how are your constituents doing? how do texans wake up every day in that state with all of this grief and tr

that's greg abbott's texas. that's the reason it happened. greg abbott is a liar.. >> let's talk about the house in texas, the legislature who just passed an age requirement raising the age to 21 for buys weapons from 18. the governor said he won't sign it if it gets through the senate. >> i think potentially that could be a useful policy. we see many perpetrators are between the ages of 18 to 21. especially school shooters. that would be useful. just getting back to the mental health issue, we know that only -- this is a familiar dodge of the gun lobby. we know that only 4% of all violence is due to people or committed by people with a severe mental illness. it's a dodge. as fred says, we have to look at the guns. i would like to add something. in the 1980s, the gun lobby and extremists campaigned in the states for concealed carry laws. now in every state in the union, people can carry guns. now they are lobbying in a number of states -- we now have 26 which don't require a permit to carry. it is as though we decided -- we have 10 million more people carrying guns

it's particularly rich coming from texas greg abbott. ril last year governor abbott took a look at the state agency in texas that's specifically tasked with overseeing mental health services in that state. last april governor greg abbott slashed their budget by over $200 million. less than a month later when a gunman killed 19 little girls and two teachers at a school in texas. governor abbott attributed that massacre in uvalde to the mental health challenge. he said as a reaction to the uvalde shooting texas should prioritize mental health right after he had cut $200 million from the agency that controls mental health services in his state. here's a different idea. a new texas poll shows that a vast majority of texas citizens including nearly two-thirds of texas republicans support new gun control legislation in that state. and governor abbott may not be listening to that feedback, but at least a sliver of the republican dominated legislature in texas might be. surprising as this may be to hear, today a republican controlled committee in

and that's because of hectorable pro criminal policies, not greg abbott.nd speaking of brazen, this gal's burning up. >> when it comes to illegal migration, you've seen it come down by more than 90% and that's because of the actions that this president has taken. republicans have continued to use this as a political stunt, political tool and not actually come to the table to have a conversation on how to protect dreamers. they want to do political stunts as we've seen from governors and mayors across the country. >> laura: now, circling the welcome wagon for lori and joe and the whole gang. of course she is. she said it's down 90% what's down 90%, optimism among our people? their policies produce the highest influx of illegals in u.s. history. the mass murder of five people over the weekend including an eight year old by an illegal all jeb francisco oropeza who's been deported five times between 2009 and 2016 is another stark reminder that illegal immigration is not now and never has been a victimless crime. or pi oropeza is still on the loose by the way.

that is when texas governor greg abbott began bussing asylum-seekers to so-called sanctuary cities astest against immigration policies. chicago officials say the daily arrivals have increased tenfold over the last two weeks and there is no place for all of them to go. while they wait for of beds in city shelters to become available, some are sleeping on floors and a police station lobbies and for a time at chicago's o'hare airport. city officials are saying this is a humanitarian crisis. heather has been covering it for chicago's public television station wt tw. has this reached crisis levels now or has this been a slow burning problem? >> it is a little bit of both. the problem has ratcheted up significantly in the last 10 days. that is when as you said the number of immigrants arriving in chicago increased significantly. before the last 10 days, about 10 migrants a day were arriving in chicago. now that number is anywhere between 75 and 100 per day. that has really stretched the city's shelter system beyond the breaking point. it had been a slow burning problem since the fall when t

. >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott deployed hundreds of national guard troops in riot gear to brownsville where volunteers are also providing food and assistance to asylum seekers who have been released. >> we want their experience in the united states to be a good one where they feel comfortable, where they feel safe. >> reporter: the biden administration has announced plans to set up 100 processing centers in central and south america in hopes of shifting asylum seekers away from the border. now, those are not yet set up, so it's not an immediate fix to this situation. meanwhile, the aclu is already planning on appealing and challenging the new asylum rules from the biden administration. so again, this is really just the beginning of what could be a very long process on a number of different levels. >> jarred hill in el paso, texas. thank you. >>> embattled new york congressman george santos is standing firm as he faces fraud and money laundering charges. shortly after appearing in court yesterday, santos said the allegations against him are a, quote, witch hunt, and he will

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meanwhile the war between texas governor greg abbott and big city liberal mayors, that's heating up.> problem by simply sticking people on buses. we are completely tapped out. we have no more space, no more resources. we are literally full. >> no one should use human beings as political pawns. i cannot ignore the fact that governor and sot sent migrants only to cities where there are black mayors. >> laura: joining me now texas governor greg abbott. governor, your response to eric adams that, at the core of your policy, is racism. >> it's kind of odd, really, laura, because new york and chicago, they are self-declared sanctuary cities. so you think they would be asking for me to be bussing migrants to their cities. the fact of the matter is, laura, that there are more people coming across the border every single day than there are migrants that are in chicago or new york. and this is not a texas problem, this is a united states problem. and it's the responsibility of new york and chicago and the entire country to deal with the problem caused by joe biden and joe biden's open border p

governor greg abbott has spoken against it and blames the recent mass shootings in his state on anger and violence, saying the root cause is mental health problems. everybody has mental health problems, so it's not accurate to say that the only reason we have this problem is because we need better mental health support. we also need to be dealing with guns and with that, said a recent poll found 63% of americans are not satisfied with the current gun laws. now to a developing story yet another prison escape in america. in this case, officials say one of the two escapees is especially dangerous. this morning a manhunt in philadelphia for two inmates who escaped from prison one is charged with previously killing four people angry about it. there's no reason for this, officials say surveillance video shows 18 year old amine hurst and 28 year old naseer grant escaping after cutting a hole in a fence at the philadelphia industrial correction su nht. police not realizing the men were missing until yesterday afternoon. their absence went unnoticed during three scheduled headcounts. we have p

. >> dana: new york city mayor eric adams is accusing greg abbott of making race a factor in busing migrantso democrat-run cities. not only is it devoid of concern for asylum seekers but he is now targeting five cities run by black mayors. abbott is using this crisis to hurt black-run cities. geraldo rivera is a co-host of the five. an explosive allegation. the cities are run by the mayors that are running the cities. that are elected. often reelected. lori lightfoot lost her seat but being replaced by a black american. how is this greg abbott's fault targeting him as a racist? >> that's the claim. new york city, chicago, denver, los angeles, one other, i guess eric adams is asking why not jacksonville, florida or ft. worth, texas or oklahoma city with republican mayors. isn't this using the poor immigrants shipping them to make a political statement much like they did in martha's vineyard? >> if there were coordination that would be one thing. willy-nilly or arbitrarily or at the opinion of the -- of greg abbott they're going to cities that he believes are, you know, the kind of cities wher

why is greg abbott the root of the problem for him to not send the bus loads of migrants. why is she not talking about addressing the problems at the border, not hearing it from the president or the vice president who has been deployed to handled this crisis. this is more from lightfoot urging help from the federal government on the crisis. listen. >> they have been focused on it for months and months and months but the reality is in the cities, we are already seeing the surge. and we need immediate federal help. we need fema to step up and do the right thing. >> sandra: she wants the federal government to come in, fema to do the right thing, appears to be all hands on deck. where was she a year ago? >> nowhere to be found. it was not an issue for her. sandra, i can't say it clear enough. she won't blame the people who are responsible. the democrats, the democrats are responsible for the border crisis. every day, and they get help, sandra, because mainstream media will not cover this. the problem is simple. democrats are trying to shift the blame because we have an open bo

. >> trace: texas governor derek greg abbott is threatening to veto quoting the latest house versionschool choice which came out this week and only applies to about 800,000 students and also provides less funding for special education students in the original house version of the senate bill and denies school choice to low income families that may desperately need expanded education options for their children. is he right, corey? >> yeah, governor abbott is a true education freedom fighter and he is not going to allow fake republicans in the texas house to send him a bill that is totally watered down and that would just be a huge slap in the face to parents. i mean, the senate passed a bill that was just about all parents eligible over 5 million students would be eligible. they watered it down to 800,000 and average also threatened to call special sessions over this. he is serious. dan patrick is serious as well and they are in lockstep on this to push further education freedom. texans will have school choice this year because of leadership from people like greg abbott and lieutenant

texas governor greg abbott made a major announcement today saying is he going to be deploying several hundred elite texas soldiers down here to the southern border equipped with riot gear in an effort to block any mass migrant crossings into his state. is as we are now just three days away from the end of title # 2 and, already, we are seeing record high illegal crossings. >> president biden's open border policies is going to cause a catastrophic disaster. >> bill: today, texas governor greg abbott announced the formation of a new elite border response force made up of hundreds texas national guard soldiers who he says will deploy to hot spots and repel mass illegal crossings. >> they will be deployed with the tools that will be needed for them to be effective includes boats on the water, night vision, as well as riot gear. >> illegal crossings at the southern border are skyrocketing. ahead of title 42's expiration on thursday. new video from the fox drone team shows one of the biggest groups of migrants we have everybody seen. after they crossed illegally into brownsville, texas. mos

people are angry and taking it out on innocent strangers >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott is a strong supporter of gun owners. today he said the long-term solution is to address mental health. >> there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of anger and violence that's taking place in america. what texas is doing in a big time way, we are working to address that anger and violence by going to its root cause, which is addressing the mental health problems behind it. >> reporter: josh horowitz is codirector of the john hopkins center for gun violence solutions is it a combination of factors including access to guns but also including mental health >> well, it's always a combination of factors. other countries have mental illness other countries have video games. but we have unprecedented access to firearms. you take the combination of those risk factors and you layer on all of these weapons, all of these new guns, high capacity magazines, ar-15 assault weapons, and you have the disaster we're seeing right now in the united states. >> reporter: some states are making changes.

it is particularly rich coming from texas governor greg abbott.tate agency in texas that specifically is tasked with overseeing mental health services in that state. last april governor greg abbott slashed their budget by more than $200 million. that was less than a month later when gunman killed 19 little boys and girls and two teachers in texas. he attributed that in uvalde to the mental health challenge. he said texas should prioritize mental health right after he cut more than $200 million from mental health services in the state. here's a different idea. a new texas poll shows that a vast majority of texas citizens, including nearly two third of texas republicans support new gun control legislation in that state. and governor abbott may not be listening to that feedback. at least a sliver of the republican-dominated legislature might be. surprising as this might be to hear. today a republican-controlled committee in the texas house advanced a bill that would raise the age limit for buying an assault rifle. the same weapon that was used in all

>> sandra: top of the hour and you are looking live at brownsville, texas, where texas governor greg abbott and the national guard have gathered there. abbott is about to provide an update on the growing border crisis in his state. we will just a short time from now it appears take the governor's remarks live. we'll see if the press is gathering around him, he might be starting shortly. all this as a group of moms fight back against fentanyl. >> this is a war like i'm raising the flag. our sons were a casualty of this war. >> sandra: we will meet the heroic moms to make sure not one more child dies from fentanyl poisoning. >> john: and china upping the ante on espionage efforts in the united states. a closer look at the schemes that have xi's regime mining data everywhere, from headquarters to your phone. >> sandra: this high school junior is so fast, she had to create a race category to keep things competitive. she'll be joining us live to talk about running for the all time record. do you think i'm excited about that? welcome back as "america reports" sprints into a second hour. sandra sm

a few sessions ago, governor greg abbott reduce the age to purchase cigarettes from 18 to 21.are willing to raise the age to purchase military style assault weapons. how many more people do we have? how many parents and fathers and mothers and sisters and brothers? how many more? enough is enough. you cannot quantify profits over people. that is what they are simply doing. they are not allowing any common sense legislation to be voted on the house floor. those uvalde families waited hours and hours to testify. they were opposed by the nra. they would rather continue their assault on women's reproductive rights, banning books, the assault on the lgbtq community and legislation which harms black and brown people, but absolutely nothing for common sense gun reforms. we are making it easier to purchase guns, not harder. we are doing nothing, absolutely nothing. the people need to stand up and hold officials accountable. >> how do you affect chain if you had a republican controlled legislature in texas along with a republican governor who will not budge? how do you do it? >> well,

at this hour, texas governor greg abbott unveil ago new plan to send military muscle to the southernder just days before the title 42 policy is set to expire. what the situation looks like right now on the u.s./mexico border ahead of the expected surge. and the driver behind the fatal crash that killed eight people just outside a migrant shelter in brownsville has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter. we're going to bring you the very latest in the investigation behind that deadly crash. also, what we are learning about the lives of the victims of the horrific shooting at an outlet mall over the weekend that left eight people dead. one victim's grandmother calling her grandson, quote, a beautiful soul. >>> and the disturbing new details emerging from what is believed to be the suspected gunman's social media page inside the hundreds and hundreds of posts revealing racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist rhetoric. our nbc news reporters are following the very latest developments and joining us now, i want to begin in allen, texas, where the outlet mall is still cl

greg abbott, the governor wants to pardon him. and side with justice for the homeless man killed on the subway. they are rallying to daniel penny's defense which has now raised more than $1 million since he was charged with that manslaughter. and by the way, that money is being raised on a christian crowdfunding side that has become the go-to site for four right-wing causes in america like the legal defense funds for kyle rittenhouse, the january six rioters, and whistleblowers who spread anti vaccine disinformation. >> maybe they should fund free bibles that you get in hotel room to trump supporters to actually read the parable of the goods barrington. >> it's great to see you as always my friend enjoy the rest of your evening off. coming up, on ayman. the stench of desperation. republican plans to smear president biden are failing and this week was their most embarrassing charade yet. plus, stopping another santos congressman richie torres joins me to discuss his legislation that would block politicians like santos from lying to

texas governor greg abbott is urging patients in the wait of answers. >> i believe in the coming days public will be much better informed about why in the hell this happened. >> reporter: and the governor making those comments because state investigators here really been under a great deal of criticism. it's now been three days since they have not only answered any questions about this shooting. that is expected to change later today. we also, phil, want to share a statement from the lawyer from the -- for the allen police officer who shot the gunman on saturday. the lawyer says in a statement, the officer sprinted towards high-power rifle fire as everyone else ran away. he's a brave servant with a gentle heart that embodies the best the law enforcement profession has to offer. he's doing well and would appreciate privacy as he continues to process this life-changing -- life-altering tragedy. that statement given to cnn affiliate wfaa. but it's been a devastating few days here in allen, texas, as people continue to cope with the magnitude of this tragedy. phil? >> yeah, no question. e

we are currently monitoring the remarks from governor greg abbott in austin. those remarks about title 42. if we get anymore information or details about the two tragedies that occurred down in texas, in governor abbott's state, we'll certainly bring that to you. ed will stick by as well. >> one of the first responders on the scene on saturday in texas in that tragic mass shooting was a former army and police officer. his name is steven spainhauer and he was rushing to the mall after he got a call from his son who worked at the h&m, after the gunman opened fire. thankfully, his son, freddy, 23 years old, was not harmed. steven joins us now. >> good morning, poppy. >> really a terrible morning for you, your entire state, and this country. as you understand it, you found a child alive with a mother dead, protecting that child. is that right? >> yes, i did. it's pretty horrific, what i saw. i didn't go with the intent of being a first responder or helping anybody, i went to find my son. i was surprised when i drove into the mall that it was -- the parking lot was

greg abbott, desantis, these other folks, they keep trying to figure out how to continue to feed thery base that has been primed to believe that all these people showing up to claim asylum are here to hurt americans. they have to keep doing things to feed that story and that impulse. with greg abbott, you saw him ship all these people to different places, really the people who were duped into going who were promised jobs and close and so forth. he's got to do that because he thinks that's what he has to do for the republican primary. >> texas congressman joaquin castro, think you two you rosa castro and your wife for letting us have a little bit. present to mix and feel for action on gun safety on the year anniversary of the mass shooting at a supermarket in new york. we will take you to buffalo right after this break. first, a preview of what is ahead later tonight here on msnbc. >> hey there, i'm ayman mohyeldin. tonight nine eastern on ayman, new york congressman richie torres joins us to talk about a bill he is co-sponsoring. stopping another non truthful office seeker, also know

that tells you who greg abbott is.ting in texas has more to do with greg abbott and his policy than anything else. you're right to be fearful, okay? in 20 years we have changed america because of the numbers of guns. that's all you need to know. the question -- how did we get here? >> what's the answer? >> for far too long, really starting in 1977, we listened to a lobby that started. in 1977, 9 nra was taken over by harlen carter. what people didn't know about him at the time, he was a convicted murderer, but he changed a vowel on his name. he redirected the nra. through the '80s and '90s pushed nra into a far different direction, and you really saw the consequences of that happening around 2000. in fact, it was 2005 when the first stand your ground law was passed. we have seen now since 2000, a weakening of law after law after law because of all the lies they told us. i want america to know this -- america and its history is a country that has supported gun safety. this is not who we are. this is a relatively new shi

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. >> todd: right now, something unusual happened, the texas governor greg abbott injected himself into this situation by bringing in national guard tactical teams that have manned the strips of razor wire for hundreds of yards along the riverbank on their side and allowing nobody access to beyond the riverbank, forcing people back across the river or laterally along the razor wire and then just follow them along and texas department of public safety officers are providing some muscularity in the sense they have nonlethal pepper bags they can fire, if need be. that is having a lot of impact on many migrants that were pouring over for days on end. i've been watching and videotaping them pouring over. now some pour over, but certainly not as many right now, we'll see how long that lasts. that is just in this sector in matamoros and brownsville. >> ashley: they are using pepper bags, are they getting physical with them. are migrants heeding what they are saying or is it getting physical? >> todd: it is not getting physical yet. officers are using power of persuasion and brawn. when theyy z

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