the kind of stories that matthew mcconaughey told us today. matthew mcconaughey ended his 21 minutes at the podium in the white house briefing room, this way. >> you know what's every one of these parents wanted, but they asked for? that every parent separately expressed in their own way to camilla and me? that they wanted the children's dreams to live on. that they want their children's dream to continue to accomplish something after they are gone. they want to make their lost of life matter. so where do we start? we start by making the right choices on the issues that are being promised today. we start by making laws that save innocent lives and don't infringe on our second amendment rights. we start right now by voting to pass policies that can keep us from having that many columbine, parkland, las vegas, is buffalo's, and you've all these, from here on. we start by making, giving alethea a chance to be spoiled by her dad. we start by giving my eta a chance to become a more biologist. we start by giving elie a chance to read her bible voice

we posted that matthew mcconaughey interview online, instagram, twitter. that's it for "special report," fair, balanced and still unafraid. "jesse watters primetime" starts right now. hey, jesse. >> jesse: hey, great interview with matthew. >> bret: thanks. ♪ ♪ >> jesse: i'm sure have you all been lectured about some whiny upscale lib about male privilege, straight privilege. you know. here is one you don't hear much about liberal privilege. if you are a democrat, you can get away with just about anything in this country. lie, cheat, steal, whatever you want without consequence. because there is an entire system in place to protect americans who lean blue. when something goes wrong, the machine kicks in to high gear, excuses are made, evidence just disappears. and the media makes sure the controversy goes away. they look out for their own. and if you aren't on their side, you get dumped in the basket of deplorables. with all the other racists and mass shooters. hillary clinton pioneered this tactic way back in 2016. remember that? it almost worked. and joe

the actor from uvalde, matthew mcconaughey, and his very personal plea. rachel scott live in washington. >>> and if there's not enough support in the senate for president biden's push to ban assault weapons, the debate tonight. why not raise the age to buy one from 18 to 21? after uvalde, not one republican senator has publicly supported raising the age to 21. so tonight here, our matt gutman takes us inside a gun show in texas. and what he heard from the organizer to a mother shopping with her own sons. raising the age on ar-15-style rifles. >>> the other news this tuesday night, the economy and gas prices. at least 13 states now paying at least $5 per gallon. the questions, where is this headed? and for how long? >>> we're also tracking severe storms as we come on the air tonight across several states. damaging winds, hail, possible tornadoes. >>> the war in ukraine tonight. the new images coming in. intense fighting in eastern ukraine. russia tonight claiming it is gaining ground. what president zelenskyy is now insisting tonight. >>> back here at home

testifying his powerful message and at the white house, uvalde native, matthew mcconaughey joining the briefing, saying now is a window for real change. ahead, the emotional moment the actor's wife with a replica of the green sneakers used to identify one of the ten-year-old victims. >>> also, gas prices surging past $5 a gallon in 13 states. the rest of the country likely not far behind will americans start cutting back on driving? >>> primary election night in seven states. all eyes on california where progressive democrats are facing a major test on crime. >>> the severe storm threat and potential tornado danger across 15 states tonight. we're tracking it. >>> major trouble for the airlines will there be enough pilots when you fly this summer and beyond >>> and the 94-year-old who still climbs 17 stories to brighten the lives of others >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. tonight, the impassioned calls for change in this country, from the uvalde teacher, the lone survivor of his classroom among 11 dead student

what was your reaction to matthew mcconaughey's speech? >> sean: we all love our children, we want our communities to be safe, we get that. to pull heart strings and say i want additional gun control laws, what mcconaughey is suggesting will not fix the problem. come back for round two, three and four. they will not stop until they take away america's guns. what happens when you have a child so detached they pick up a gun and go into a school and shoot four year olds. something is wrong in america, focus on what is happening and address the problem. let's have common-sense solution and say, lock the schools, make sure doors are lockd and make sure teachers can't open them. make sure law enforcement is trained so they don't stand outside a door for an hour while little kids are dying. going after gun laws, it is not a solution that will save any kids and will just affect law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms and will work. >> carley: it sounds like you would agree with him, he said we need to focus on mental health, making schools safer,

this is matthew mcconaughey. he is a son of uvalde, who says that he grew up as a responsible gun owner, whose mom taught kindergarten less than a mile from the scene of the shooting. he made an impassioned speech in the white house briefing room just today, a plea for action on guns. here it is. >> it's come to the common table that represents the american people. find a middle ground, the place where most of us americans live anyway. especially on this issue. because i promise you, america, you and me, we are not as divided as we are being told we are. so where do we start? we start by making the right choices on the issue that is in front of us today. we start by making laws that save innocent lives and don't infringe on our second amendment rights. we start right now by voting to pass policies that can keep us from having as many columbines, sandy hooks, parklands, las vegases, buffalos and uvaldes from here on. we start by giving alithia a chance to be spoiled by her dad. we start by giving maite a chance to

matthew mcconaughey.emotional mcconaughey and his wife grimly highlighting a replica of a pair of green sneakers with a hand draw heart worn by one of the victims. >> turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her at the shooting. how about that? >> reporter: mcconaughey pleading for compromise. >> can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation on on our hands. >>> bipartisan negotiators say a done deal could be refund this week. negotiators are focussing on stricter background checks and incentivizing states to pass red flag laws and more money for mental health and school security. while democrats don't appear to have the votes to raise the minimum age to buy ar-15 style rifle, senator republican leader mitch mcconnell is telling sources he's open to it. later on monday. mcconaughey saying after speaking with uvalde victims personally, he feels this time is different. >> the main thing we got out was every family that lost a loved one

the actor from uvalde, matthew mcconaughey, and his very personal plea. rachel scott live in washington. >>> and if there's not enough support in the senate for president biden's push to ban assault weapons, the debate tonight. why not raise the age to buy one from 18 to 21? after uvalde, not one republic senator has publicly supported raising the age to 21. so tonight here, our matt gutman takes us inside a gun show in texas. and what he heard from the organizer to a mother shopping with her own sons. the rare moment of agreement on raising the age on ar-15-style rifles. tprsdicesueay. ws thi at least 13 states now pt tginay a per gallon. >> wre also tckge me onto ac st ear in ukrnetogh iges. ern ukraine. russia tonight claiming they are gaining ground. >>> back here at home, in new york city, the scare on the subway. a woman thrown onto the tracks. >>> and tonight here, remembering the artist part of a popular duo, part of a sodtckra oe f th >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin tonight with the very p

we're going to go to mathew mcconaughey in the press room. >> we asked mathew mcconaughey to speak one just a minute issue our nation is currently facing. you may know mathew as an actor, more importantly, he is a father, a native of uvalde, texas and a gun owner. he is here today to use his platform to call on leaders to take bipartisan action to end this senseless killing and pass reasonable gun responsibility measures that we know will save lives. just a few minutes ago, mathew met briefly with the president to talk about the importance of taking action, keeping our community safe. but without further ado, i will leak to bring up mathew. >> thank you. >> there you go. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, kamila to make the loss of these lives matter. my wife and i, my wife and i spent most of last week on the ground with the families in uvalde, texas. we shared stories, tears and memories. the common thread independent of the anger and the confusion and sadness, it was the same. how can these families continue to honor these deaths by keeping the dreams of these children and teacher

you heard mcconaughey appeal in that interview with bret baier to being a dad.we all view ourselves through the light of being a mom or a dad and not a republican or a democrat, maybe we can come together. again not just on this issue but on all issues and hopefully this is a turning point. >> carley: yeah, you know, what happened after the shooting happens every single time. people are stunned, they're horrified and then the partisan lines start, the beta o'rourke breaking into a press conference accusing republicans of not caring about children and then republicans get into a defensive posture about gun control because they know it could start off small and then snowball into what's going on. in canada the only way you can really break that down is to have somebody who is non-partisan with skin in the game, he grew up in uvalde, lower the temperature in the room. and you know, really appeal to both sides and say there is common ground here and highlight those elements of it. i thought he did a great job of that. >> todd: moving on, big night in the primary rac

what i'm saying is people like fred, people like matthew mcconaughey, and what i think matthew mcconaughey standing up at the press platform having walked out of a meeting with the president of the united states and being an iconic figure, especially from a place like texas which holds onto our guns as the most -- as sometimes the most vulnerable thing to have in their house, i think what he is showing, not the freds of the world who already know what to do and already know how to do it and already know how to create and talk about this in a compelling way, it's to show the politicians in washington who constantly talk about this but they have no capacity to talk about it in a way that strikes people in their heart and gut. too often it is we rank 53rd on the list of countries in gun ownership and we rank here, and this is what we can do, and this is how many guns and there's 400 million guns. all of those great facts, but i think most of the time the politicians, lucy mcbath actually did this well who was the congresswoman from georgia who obviously had a personal connection having a loss

security g of copaatordinary speech from the white house podium, actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaugheyhts back tears. >> these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her at the shooting. >> o'donnell: and the families who lost loved ones demand congress act. >> my mother's life mattered. >> o'donnell: tonight, the behind-the-scenes of intense senate negotiations. could they have a deal by the end of the week? the surge of guns in america. 500 million firearms possibly on the streets of america right now. where we're police in new york. what they're doing to seize illegal weapons. soaring gas prices. fuel hits more than $5 a gallon in more than a dozen states as we learn the pain at the pump might be here to stay. the battl tart ries abt the 23nagais milliorecovete. d antenar er bhdaeyheerors. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, the pressure to do something on gun reform came t

i like matthew mcconaughey. he loves his state and he's a good american.to biden's white house and start talking about public policy solutions when you have no idea what you are talking about. red flag law sounds good. let's say they push a red flag law and say terrorists should not be able to own guns. you show up at a school board meeting, according to the fine and the department of justice, the definition, who gets to enforce this. the same government that uses more force against moms and dads who show up to complain about curriculum. i don't like where we are right now as a country. but i don't trust this government. i don't trust the government that covered up their tracks. i don't trust the government that smashes cell phones and gets away with it. that many the same government we are supposed to give more power to register guns which as you said is a prerequisite to confiscating your guns. dan: who gets to determine who a domestic terrorist is is what matters. it's time for hot takes. outrageous stories you may have missed this week. joining me, lis

what matthew mcconaughey saw on the ground. he and his wife and two kids drove down the day after the shooting happened and have been on the ground talking to the family since. that's really what detailed what he said. and this is as president biden is having conversations here in washington with the lawmakers who are working on potential gun control legislation. chris murphy, the top democrat leading those talks, he met with president biden for about 40 minutes before president biden's meeting with matthew mcconaughey. and the white house says the president feels optimistic, they feel they've made more progress lately when it comes to these discussions and the talks and the negotiations than they've made in decades. and one other thing, john, it's clear what they are talking about is likely to falwell short of what mcconaughey is calling for there, what president biden called for last week, but the white house said they believe any step forward is a good step. >> kaitlan collins, that's where we'll go next. thank you very much

[music playing] "the news with shepard smith" starts now >>> uvalde, texas, native matthew mcconaughey's pitch to curb gun violence. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc >>> this should not be a partisan issue there is not a democratic or republican value in one single act of these shooters. we want secure and safe schools and we want gun laws that won't make it so easy for the bad guys to get these damn guns. >>> a test on crime for the democrats at the ballot box. the progressive district attorney in liberal san francisco facing a recall. >>> plus, the other primary races to watch across seven states >>> inflation runs gas prices set another record but we've got a deal for you >>> record levels are the majority even higher record levels of sales. >>> slashing prices for sales. >> the pillow case rapist on a rein for years. >> hornl, evil, dangerous predator. >> the decades old case may be solved thanks to new technology and a detectivewho said she ha a hunch. >>> did a u.s. service member stage an attack on americans in syria. >>> woman shoved under tracks and suspect arrested.

mcconaughey was so powerful today, because he humanized it.t's the problem, the senators are so removed from reality they don't realize that we are talking about not just human beings, but ten year old, nine year old, eight-year-old. kids in elementary schools, who were being literally blown up such that they cannot be recognized by anything other than their tennis shoes. and the things that's really disturbing, for me stephanie, 44% of republicans now say, we just have to accept the status quo, of mass killings going forward. >> matthew mcconaughey, he didn't just speak at the white house today he then went on fox news and made that same emotional plea. eugene, do you think it's more important that fox news visit or the visit to the white house? >> the fox news visit maybe more important. it may be. he needs to reach the majority of gun owners who support sensible, reasonable, gun control. sensible, reasonable measures. to attack gun violence -- who know about gun violence who understand the difference between what you need for environments a

you saw matthew mcconaughey come out.for the talks in congress and where the white house fits in, the president had this meeting. it was private. there was not press coverage, but senator murphy said he appreciated that the president was giving lawmakers the space to make some of these decisions on what legislation ultimately might be able to reach his desk. take a listen to that. >> >> we had a good conversation. obviously we still have work to do in the senate. i'm grateful the white house is giving us the space necessary to get a deal done. my goal is to try to get an agreement this week. >> reporter: president biden said he would like more significant pieces of legislation to pass, that are likely to pass. however he's demonstrated he might be willing to compromise and accept something less. the question is what exactly does that look like. >> i want to play one of matthew mcconaughey's emotional moments. >> she wore green converse high tops, with a heart, because they represented her love of nature. she wore these ev

what did you think of mcconaughey's remarks? >> i thought it was a stunning and just incredible remark. it takes that kind of emotion, i think, sometimes for someone that's not a politician, somebody that is not in the forefront, not a stakeholder in the sense that we normally think of that to really hit home to america. that's what it was. and matthew mcconaughey hit that chord. he hit every chord. i just thought it was an am amaama amaama amazing -- not performance. he was not performing. this was from the heart. this was from his own instincts and his gut. and i think it was just -- and i hope people watched and i hope they were listening to what he was saying, and seeing and feeling the pain that he has for his hometown of uvalde. >> let's listen to a little bit more of matthew mcconaughey. >> the common threat, independent of the anger and the confusion and sadness, it was the same. how can these families continue to honor these deaths by keeping the dreams of these children and teachers alive? again, how can a loss of thes

mcconaughey spoke of nine-year-old victim, -- rodriguez. sneakers with a heart drawn on them to, highlight how so many of the victims could only be identified through items on their bodies, or through dna. we thought it was important to share more of his profound message, which the nation saw on live tv today for 22 minutes. here are some of those key moments. >> we need to recognize that this time, something is different. we are in an window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before. a window, where it seems like real change, real change can happen. you know what every one of those parents wanted, when they asked for, they want their children's dreams to live on. they want their children's dreams to continue to accomplish something after they are gone. they want to make their loss of life matter. families of the deceased, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, texas rangers, hunters, border patrol and responsible gun owners, who won't give up the second amendment to bear arms. you know they all said, we want secure and safe sc

the actor from uvalde, matthew mcconaughey, and his very personal plea. rachel scott live in washington.

>>> after matthew mcconaughey makes a powerful and emotional plea for gun safety at the white house, the moving story he told about a pair of green converse. >>> gas prices going up with no relief in sight, why goldman sachs warns it's about to get even worse. >>> see the dramatic moment ukrainian forces bring cnn to a secret location to fire on the battle unfolded.ive look as ♪ >>> good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is wednesday, june 8th. cnn has learned that the most powerful republican in the senate is open to raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21. he has said that in private, but mitch mcconnell has not and won't, it seems, say it in public. it is highly unlikely that it will be part of any agreement on gun safety as talks intensify between democrats and republicans. >>> two weeks ago republican senate cynthia lieu mass of wyoming said she doubted any ideas to curb gun violence would be welcomed in her pro-gun state but now she's signaling an openness to finding legislative solutions because her offic

. >>> well, actor matthew mcconaughey made an emotional plea at the white house today. he's calling for responsible gun ownership in the wake of the school shooting in uvalde, texas. mcconaughey says there's now a window of opportunity to put meaningful gun legislation into place. including raising the minimum page for buying semiautomatic rifles and enacting universal background checks, red flag laws, and a waiting period to buy rifles. >>> responsible gun owners are fed up with the second amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals. these regulations are not a step back. they're a step forward for a civil society and -- and the second amendment. >> mcconaughey told the sorries of those who chid died in the elementary school shooting. and he brought green tennis shoes with a heart drawn on the right toe. the shoes were the only item that could identify one of the 19 young students killed in the shooting massacre. >>> it's been a dangerous week in oakland. two men are dead after separate shootings overnight. the first happened around 11:00. someone

that's the emotional and powerful plea from uvalde native, matthew mcconaughey. to get something, anything done, on gun safety. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i'm stephanie ruhle, we are 154 days out from the midterm elections. and tonight, we are tracking all the results from the biggest primary day so far this year. seven states held contests today from new jersey to california. where the polls have just close. all eyes are on two key elections there. the race to be mayor of los angeles. the leading candidates, six from congresswoman karen bass, and billionaire developer rick caruso. in the ballot measure to recall progressive san francisco district attorney, chase but dean. let's get to steve kornacki, we know he's gonna be here at the big board waiting for us. steve break this down. who is, running what are they doing, one of the numbers? >> yeah stephanie will the numbers right now are zero, but within the next few minutes, we expect this map here of california to start lighting up like a christmas tree. this

. >> direct plea, actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey speaks at the white house pushing for gun control as more details emerge about a possible bipartisan compromise. >>> new record. gas prices jump once again overnight nearing $5 a gallon. how hurricane season could make the pain at the pump even worse. >>> protecting america's bravest. the new laws just signed by president biden designed to improve health care for veterans. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. in what's likely to be an emotional day on capitol hill, survivors and relatives of victims of the uvalde and buffalo mass shootings will appear before congress to talk about gun violence. it comes a day after oscar-winning actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey delivered a powerful speech from the white house about enacting new gun laws. he called on congress to toughen background checks to purchase guns and to raise the minimum age to buy an ar-15-style rifle from 18 to 21. elise preston is in new york with the latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good mor

what mcconaughey was talking about is the remains of these kids. and they have that set of sneakers there, the high topping with the heart on it. it puts a human face on the story the way nobody has yet. ten years ago, if you listen to the coroner talk about these five and six-year-old kids at sandy hook with so much of their flesh being blown a part across the classroom, that's what mcconaughey was trying to do. i know these senators on the republican and democratic side right now. they're meeting. may or may not be progress. the indication earlier today and last night is we need more time. maybe they get something done here. it's far from certain at this point what can be done to get lawmakers to come together to pass something to have 60 votes in the senate and get approval in the house. >> martha: need ten votes in the senate. you have people like pat toomey and john cornyn that are finding common ground here. the 21 issue i think is a huge one. when i look back at the ages of all of these shooters, i think there's maybe one or two exceptions.

do something about gun violence, john berman here in for anderson, after uvalde native matthew mcconaughey spoke at the white house, one of the 10 killed at a super market in buffalo, son testified at the senate judiciary committee. >> you elected to protect us because if there is nothing than respectfully, senators, you should yield your positions of authority and influence to others that are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my eartmother's life mattered. >> negotiations at a critical stage, one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach agreement by the end of the week, joined by maizie, and a live report from the white house, first, though, some of what matthew mcconaughey said from the briefing room, talked about meeting overworked funeral directors trying to make badly torn bodies look like children again from memorial services, he spoke with parents like ryan and jessica ramirez who told about their daughter alethia. >> now alethia, her deream was o go to art school in paris and share her art with the world. ryan and jessica were eager to share h

mcconaughey talked about growing up in uvalde where he learned responsible gun ownership.id now is the window of opportunity where real change can happen. and the reminder of the gun violence epidemic in this country is on display not far from the white house. more than 45,000 flowers on the national mall to represent the number of americans who died from gun violence each year. and the threat of more violence is real. just today, the department of homeland security releasing a threat bulletin warning of copycat attacks this summer. you tell we've got a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' nancy cordes will start us off from the white house. good evening, nancy. >> good evening, norah. the white house briefing room is typically a pretty raucous place. but today for about 20 minutes, you could have heard a pin drop as matthew mcconaughey spoke about a cause that has suddenly become personal and begged washington to act. >> we have a life preservation problem on our hands. >> reporter: uvalde's most famous former resident took the podium this afternoon to convey the angui

mcconaughey pleading for compromise >> we need to restore our american values, and we need responsible gun ownership. can both sides rise above? can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands? >> reporter: also in washington, seemingly a world away from halls of congress. >> he was fun loving he did his best to stay out of trouble. >> reporter: alvancia jackson is mourning the loss of he grandson, maliki the 15-year-old shot and killed in april. near his home in northwest d.c. police arrested a 16-year-old for the killing. violent crime in washington is up 16% in the last year. >> these kids is getting guns like they get ice cream. >> reporter: with this week's focus on headline grabbing mass shootings, she wants those dealing with daily gun violence not to be forgotten. >> what would you tell members of congress right now as they debate gun reform this week >> harder laws we need harder gun laws >> gabe, more emotional testimony expected tomorrow. survivors of the uvalde shooting will appear in congress >> report

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here is matthew mcconaughey laying out -- he's been. healthcare. we need safety for schools. we need to restrain sensationalize media coverage. we need to restore our family values. we need to restore our american values. and we need responsible gun ownership. responsible gun ownership. we need background checks. we need to raise the minimum age to purchase annar -- we need a waiting period for those rifles. we need red flag laws and consequences for those who abuse them. responsible gun owners are fed up with the second amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals. but people empowered have failed to act. so we're asking you. i'm asking you will you please and yourself can both sides rise above? can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands? >> so now washington is trying to figure out how they can come together, really. and i think matthew mcconaughey probably changed some minds, or at least opened some minds to what the problems are for a lo

. >> reporter: actor matthew mcconaughey also came to the white house a day after discussing gun reformith lawmakers. >> we are in a window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before, a window where it seems like real change, real change can happen. >> reporter: he grew up in uvalde, texas, where the robb elementary school mass shooting took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. skyler henry, cbs news, capitol hill. [ bell ringing ] >>> stocks rallied on wall street today with tech companies helping to lift up the market. the dow was up 264 points. the nasdaq gained 113 and the s&p was up 39. >>> new at 3:00 now, an fda panel just voted in favor of emergency use authorization for a new covid-19 vaccine. the shot is made by novavax. it is a protein vaccine similar to traditional vaccines used for hepatitis b and shingles. it uses a protein mass produced in a lab, unlike the pfizer and moderna shots which teach the body to make the protein. a problem of heart inflammation but novavax says its shot comes with few side effects. manufacturing problems have held it up here

actor matthew mcconaughey took the podium at this white house briefing moments ago.r is from uvalde, texas. and that of course is where 1 19 4th graders and two teachers were gunned down. >> this time, it seems that something is different. there is a sense that perhaps there's a viable path forward but every parent separately expressed in their own way to camila and me that they want their children's dreams to live on. that they want their children's dreams to continue, to accomplish something after they are gone

the visits from gun victims and oscar winner matthew mcconaughey. he's from uvalde, texas, where 19 students and two teachers were gunned down. today he made a plea for new gun laws. >> we need responsible gun ownership. responsible gun ownership. we need background checks. we need to raise the minimum wage to purchase an ar-15 rifle to 21. we need a waiting period for those rifle was. we need red flag laws and consequences for those who abuse them. these are reasonable, practical, tactical regulations. to our nation, states, communities and schools and homes. responsible gunowners are fed up with the second amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals. these regulations are not a step back. they're a step forward for a civil society and, and the second amendment. >> mcconaughey and his wife recently visited uvalde and met with the victims' families. today he brought items from the victims to share, saying the parents hoped it would keep their kids' memories alive. >> now alithia, her dream was to go to art school in paris and on

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plus, uvalde native, matthew mcconaughey. >>> a caravan, including thousands of migrants are headed for the u.s. border, and their timing is just what they want. >>> reality tv stars, todd and julie krisly convicted >>> we'll have the story of a 4-year-old rescued after two days in the wilderness >>> is a recession next? steve sedgwick will weigh in as we kick off this wednesday, june 8. 2022 >>> i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm phillip mena. today is set to bring another intense round of gun debate on capitol hill lawmakers were shown this display. last year there were 40,000 flowers to represent the number of victims >>> actor matthew mcconaughey spoke out for the victims of his hometown of uvalde, pleading in the white house press briefing room for compromise on gun laws. this is shaping up to be another emotional day at the capitol >> reporter: that's right, good morning, phillip this morning lawmakers are expected to hear first hand about the impacts of gun violence the house oversight committee is set to hear testimony from the mother of a buffalo shooting victim as well as a pediatric

and casting a young up-and- coming actor named matthew mcconaughey in the movie version of his first novel, a time to kill. >> waiting to get the cassette tape stuck in the machine and there was matthew, the accent was perfect and really charismatic. reni's first reaction was, i think i'm in love with him. >> i think we've got our guy. >> eight sunday sit down with john grisham and a life well lived later in the show. >>> let's begin with a look ahead to the second day of hearings from the bipartisan january sixth committee after thursday night this presentation that included damning testimony from some of former president trump's own advisors and even his daughter. josh letterman has a preview. >> the committee made explosive allegations that former president trump's role in january sixth during the opening arguments. now is their chance to prove them. >> this morning, the january sixth committee gearing up around two. after the first hearing revealed no evidence that former president trump's inner circle told him directly that he lost the election. monday's hearing will focus on ho

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here's matthew mcconaughey. >> and enough with the counterpunching. come to the common table that represents the american people. find a middle ground, the place where most of us americans live anyway. especially on this issue. i promise you, america, you and me, we are not as divided as we are being told we are. >> that's right. and that's your reality check. >> yes. does congress feel the same way? we're holding our breath to see, john avlon. thank you for that. >>> why the latest move by target could spell big discounts for shoppers, but big trouble for the retail industry. >>> and it is the question many americans are asking -- >> why you to think people need to have ar-15s in this country? >> cnn's manu raju asked leaders on capitol hill and got some really interesting answers. think he's posting about all that ancient roman coinage? no, he's seizing the moment with merrill. moving his money into his investment account in real time and that's... how you collect coins. your money never stops working for you with merrill,, a bank of america cocompa

for me the white house briefing tuesday, mcconaughey grew visibly emotional as he talked about one ofyear old mighty rodriguez mcconaughey's held my taste green converse's which he says is how the little girl's body was identified in. our hope is that we come out of this special from our children. can we come out of this? valuing our own life and value in life more than we did before the actor met with lawmakers on capitol hill as the senate tries to reach a deal on a modest gun bill on the right. there's something that they're willing to not staunchly say no to and consider that on the left . they're willing to say you know what we may want the whole loaf, but we'll take a slice of bread fifteen's appears to be off the table. with republicans focusing on other key issues, hoping to actually get an outcome. it will make a difference in areas of mental health. school safety and things that are related. to the incidents that occurred in texas and in buffalo, but democrats say they're willing to give in just to get something done every day we get closer to an agreement. not further away.

s. actor matthew mcconaughey slams the white house press podium, all emotionally talking about young must shooting victims. with the world is being warned of a worse case scenario unfolding in the horn of africa with the un says starvation is exploding into famine for straight to rainy seasons. have failed, causing worst route. in 40 years, 1700000 children in the region are suffering from acute malnutrition. somalia alone used to import 92 percent of its wheat from russia and ukraine. the supply lines and are blocked by the wall. i'll just here is malcolm web reports from the small the port city of his maya went to abilene high bully, have children died of hunger and thirst. he says he was left with no choice. he abandoned the only life he's ever known as magic herder. he says he was caught between the armed group ash bob and worsening drought. most of the counts and cows perished, told us he left the last animal to die and walked with his surviving daughter for dosa, for 3 weeks to reach here. the camphor displaced people in the port city of kiss, my in somalia. my wife lost her mi

the out to matthew mcconaughey makes an emotional please, a tight, a gun control the white house. and a huge movement of people through mexico illustrates the challenges of migration for regional leaders. ah, the world is being warned of a worst case scenario unfolding in the horn of africa, where the un says starvation is exploding into famine for straight rainy seasons of failed, causing the worst drought and 40 years. 1.7000000 children in the region are suffering from acute malnutrition. somalia alone used to import 92 percent of its weight from russia and ukraine, but supply lines and are blocked by the war. our to 0 is malcolm web reports from the somali port city of his mouth went to abdullah. he bully, have children, died of hunger and thirst. he says he was left with no choice. he abandoned the only life he's ever known as magic heard. he says he was caught between the armed group, asha bob and worsening drought. most of the jokes and cows perished, told us he left the last animals to die and walked with his surviving daughter for dosa, for 3 weeks to reach here. a camp d

dagen: i'll take more matthew mcconaughey and less robert deniro. and a he says biden -- about joe biden and he said biden is doing a very good job, you know, the one that was curse canning about president trump. >> a very good job, what a ringing endorsement. maria: a very good job? that's just not true. that's just not true. >> you asked if he was running for anything, mcconaughey. he was rumored to be mulling a gubernatorial run texas. maria: he said he's not to brett last night. >> he doesn't sound like a democrat or republican but contrast the way he's talking about this with beto o'rourke, night and day. maria: deniro talking about influence peddling, did that come up? you know, i mean, really, did the russia collusion lie which divided our country and a poisoned the country come up? you know, i mean, here's the guy who was cursing out at president trump and he says biden is doing a very good job. what's the metric? >> well, certainly not the approval ratings. those speak for themselves. maria: what is the metric to get you there? >> that's an

and this was matthew mcconaughey. as you mentioned, he's from, you've already said he and his wife has said the last week there. so talking to the victims family talking to a teacher who was cutting down in the classroom. her husband, they've been married for decades, had a heart attack and died. he said of grief 24 hours later leaving 4 children behind . he talked about the students. so what he got to know about them, not just that little girl who were the green sneakers, but that she wanted to be a marine biologist recently written on letters at 10 years old to a college. and i want to go there because i want to be a marine biologist and another student who's excited because she gets she was getting chance to read a bible verse in church that wednesday talked about another little girl who wanted to move to paris and study painting and he showed her artwork. so this was basically, he said, when i was talking to these parents, they once something to be done, they want their children not to have died in vain through sa

reporter: and in the meeting with matthew mcconaughey, did - did mcconaughey go through the same elementswith the president that he did here at the podium? ms. jean-pierre: well, they had a private conversation. i'm not going to readout their private conversation. as you can imagine, the president went to uvalde himself. he also met - met with many of the family members. he also is - heard many of the stories that matthew came here to - to share with all of you. so, they certainly connected on that aspect. reporter: thanks, karine. ms. jean-pierre: go ahead. reporter: is the president willing to accept whatever agreement lawmakers come to, should they come to an agreement, when it comes to guns? ms. jean-pierre: so, here's - as you know, the president has been very involved in gun reform as senator, as vice president, and, clearly, now as president, having signed the most executive actions on gun reform than any president at this time of their presidency. and when - when he was senator, he was - he was talking about this today - it took him years. it took him years to get the 1994 assault