serious gun control, but it's almost impossible to get any meaningful control because of the national rifle association. the national rifle association is the interest group that wields enormous power when it comes to legislation involving gun control. well, the is real hobby, is one of the most powerful lobbies, if not the most powerful lobby in the united states. and the lobby goes to a nor misplace to make sure that american foreign policy supports is real unconditionally and it is wildly successful. truly impressive, how good the lobby is. getting a u. s. foreign policy makers to support israel, hook, line, and sinker. here in the optimism that it's, you know, is the invincibility of apax that are, of invincibility breaking down. and i think that's a little too strong. i think it's a road in somewhat of what the future looks like for sure. it's hard to say. let me make 2 points there. first of all, the lobby now has to operate out of the open, and it has to engage what i call smash male politics. before we wrote the article in the book, the lobby could operate behind closed doors and for any intere

that was something the national rifle association was ok with.assed a law, there seemed to been a will to pass a law backed into been bump stocks, we would not have any of this litigation because it would be a clear law. instead they went through regulatory means. what you see with the supreme court decision is paring back the ability of executive agencies to issue regulations. this is involving guns, which a lot of the majority of the supreme court seem to be in favor of allowing vibrant gun rights. but i think it applies to anything. something your sing across the board. this conservative supreme court once delimit the bureaucracy's ability to have new relations while the minority will justices what to have an active federal government. >> thank you for that. >> my pleasure. >> cyril ramaphosa is expected to be reelected president of south africa by parliament after his african national congress forged a groundbreaking power-sharing deal with the main opposition party, the democratic alliance was of the coalition agreement was reached just befo

the national rifle association, the gun lobby has an enormous amount of influence in the united statesws are inadequate with respect to gun safety and the laws we have are rarely enforced and that's why, of course, hunter biden and his attorneys are claiming that this is somehow a special prosecution targeted at him. i have absolutely no sympathy for hunter biden or anyone who lies on a form to october a gun permit in the united states but we absolutely need to enforce our gun laws and not just have this be a one-off case brought against hunter biden and the irony is that a lot of the people inhe national rifle association and those who don't want to enforce any of these gun laws, they are backing donald trump for president and he is a convicted felon in new york for falsification of business records, also a very serious crime and i remind everyone that hunter biden is not running for president of the utah. his father is. >> indeed. >> and that's really what this story is all about. >> it is but, of course, one of the questions which is straying into the politics, i might say is how th

but now i'm afraid we are confronting a cover of the cover up of the involvement of the national rifle association in the preparation of this hearing. which i think is most regrettable. and i hope you will reconsider your decision. stephen willis conway. lebow, todd mckee and robert williams. you don't know these men, but they are four of the reasons why congressional hearings into the events surrounding waco will be held this week and next. these four federal law enforcement agents were among the more than 90 americans killed in the single most fatal episode in the history of federal law enforcement. the calamitous incident at waco last week, a new york times editorial called it one of the biggest law enforcement fiascos in recent memory. the disturbing truth is that all of these deaths were the direct result of federal government action. this tragic incident has added to the distrust of the federal government and specifically federal law enforcement. the deadly mishandling of the crisis and the ensuing mistrust is why congress must independently investigate all events surrounding waco. in lookin

the national rifle association denounced the declaration with the executive director saying in a statements an extension of the biden administratio's war on law-abiding gun owners. the u.s. surgeon general joined me a while ago to discuss the advisory and how to solve the issue of gun violence in america . this is the first time there has been a declaration of this kind, and declaring gun crime of public health emergency what does that do? >> gun violence is a public health challenge and it is a crisis. the importance of recognizing it as such is when we identify a public health concern, we can bring solutions to bear in how we address that. this is what we did with smoking , car accident related death and that approach involves collecting data, assessing solutions, implementing and scaling those solutions and with nonviolence we have the opportunity to do that. i want people to understand the full impact gun violence is having on the united states. the price we pay our the lives lost, nearly 50,000 per year but for every life lost, there are two who are shot and injured and experience men

trump told the national rifle association that gun owners will make him the winner in november.se are great patriots, wonderful people, and we plan to do something that no one can believe. we are going to win this election on levels... that no one has seen before. biden says trump's record on gun control as president is a reason he won't be re-elected. my predecessor recently said at a rifle association convention that he was proud to, quote, did nothing about guns when he was president, so by doing nothing, he made things much worse. joe biden spoke about the failure on tuesday, the same day his son gunter was found guilty on charges including illegal gun possession. joe biden did not make a statement statements son's case, but stated in a written statement that he would accept the outcome of the case and continue to respect the court process. hunter biden became the first child of a sitting us president to be convicted of a crime. he is due to appear in court in september on another tax evasion charge. iryna shynkerenko, scott stearns, voice of america. let's talk more about t

. >> national rifle association quickly condemned the advisory, but the white house says. >> but it should push lawmakers to put partisan politics aside. >> aaa is offering some tips for people planning to travel for the 4th of july holiday. the agency says between this coming saturday and july 7th, nearly 71 million people are expected to travel for the holiday nationwide here in california. more than 8 and a half million people will be traveling at least 50 miles from home. and nearly 80% of them are going to be driving. and in order to help you plan your trip. triple a is releasing a list of the best and the worst times to hit the road for morris. most people the worst times, driver going to be in the afternoon with the best traffic in the morning or at night. triple a says the worst days to hit the road are going to be wednesday, july 3rd and sunday, july 7th, the busiest route is expected to be the santa cruz highway between san francisco, mr. >> all right. let's get check of your forecast tonight. we're taking a live look outside from our mount tam cam. pretty nice looking view coole

this created such a magnificent image for me, plus there are republicans here, plus the national rifle associationar, well, it’s relevant, at least here, the belarusian security forces were accused of all mortal sins, knocked out teeth, rape with batons, torture and so on, there was no evidence, well, there was photoshop, but there was no evidence, although in general a prison , of course, well, it’s not a sanatorium, and shouldn’t be, and shouldn’t be, of course they don’t make flatware there, and they don’t serve it, but what is a prison really like in the most democratic country, well, since you’ve been there for more than 400 days , 467 days, if exactly 117 of them are in punishment cell, i had quite a tour, well, so to speak, because i saw six different prisons in one pre-trial detention center, different states, i saw what it was like to transport prisoners, when you are not allowed to drink or eat for almost a day, so that you don’t want to go to the toilet , because if you want, then for yourself, and if right during transportation you... transport by plane from state to state, when, you k

the national rifle association called it, quote, an extension of the biden administration's war on law abiding gun owners. and another alert this summer about a covid comeback. cases are once again on the rise, fueled by new variants. erin mclaughlin now with the latest updated guidance on masking and isolation tonight for a growing number of americans, this summer of sizzling temps is also the summer of sick. the number of covid cases now on the rise nationwide. so far, 15 states have higher, very high levels of the virus in their wastewater, according to the latest data released by the cdc. i probably characterize it more as a swell, it's certainly more than we've seen in the last few months as people crowd indoors to escape the heat, the virus spreads. this year's uptick is thanks to the so-called flirt variance subvariants of omicron, which now account for more than 60% of covid cases. covid 19 is indeed becoming, more mild over time. population immunity has been going up and therefore the severity of the illness has been going down. and yet it's still worse than the flu. yes, covi

the nation's top doctor also called for universal background checks and a ban on automatic rifles. the national rifle association called it, quote, an extension of the biden administration's war on law abiding gun owners. now to breaking news. the espionage trial of american journalist evan gershkovich is underway this morning in russia. the 32 year old wall street journal reporter was arrested in march of last year. the us state department has designated gershkovich as wrongfully detained in russia. for the latest, let's go to matt bodner, who's following developments for us. good morning. matt. what exactly is gershkovich accused of? good morning frances. well, gershkovich is being accused of no less than espionage. and this is really one of the most serious charges that can be brought against you in the russian federation today. the maximum penalty is 20 years. the trials are held behind closed doors, with the case and the evidence all classified. top secret. now, we have seen gershkovich this morning. reporters were allowed into the room for about 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the hearing. gershkovich

the national rifle association called it, quote, an extension of the biden administration's war on law abiding gun owners and another health alert this summer about a covid comeback. cases are on the rise again, fueled by new variants. erin mclaughlin has the latest on updated guidelines on masking and isolation for a growing number of americans. this summer of sizzling temps is also the summer of sick. the number of covid cases now on the rise nationwide. so far, 15 states have higher very high levels of the virus in their wastewater, according to the latest data released by the cdc. i probably characterize it more as a swell, it's certainly more than we've seen in the last few months as people crowd indoors to escape the heat, the virus spreads. this year's uptick is thanks to the so-called flirt variants subvariants of omicron, which now account for more than 60% of covid cases. covid 19 is indeed becoming, more mild over time. population immunity has been going up and therefore the severity of the illness has been going down. and yet it's still worse than the flu. yes, covid 19 is

the one laid out by the national rifle association and what they said is use the atf to create a regulation that bans these bump stocks and the an array knew full well, in their statement they pointed to the question of does the semiautomatic rifle actually converted to an automatic rifle which clarence thomas cited in the majority opinion. they knew there was a good chance the supreme court, particularly one with more conservative justices on it would decide the bump stock ban by the executive branch through that regulation rather than legislation would get knocked down and that's what we saw happen. sometimes it takes a long time for a plant to come together but donald trump and the an array got it about seven years after the original tragedy. >> translation. trump was never going to stray from the an array. it's always great to see you all. >>> a historic as pardon. governor moore is here to talk about his forgiveness of thousands of marijuana convictions. >>> with just 10 days to go before the first presidential debate, we have no details on what to expect. the circus will not be coming

for years the national rifle association has fanatically opposed to this, while promoting legislation cause of death for children and adolescents in the united states over the last 10 years. more than car accidents, drowning, suffocation, heart disease and cancer. it shows the perversity of america's gun culture. there is a certain pessimism when it comes to efforts to stop the spread of gun violence in america. the courts ■çand nra and washington seem so entrenched that it is easy to get cynical about change. it is notable that this new approach treating the habit and attitude that is so ingrained in the culture as a public health emergency had success in the past. do you believe in 1964 the u.s. surgeon general published a landmark study that concluded cigarette smoking was causing lung cancer and chronic bronchitis. this may seem obvious now, but back then it was groundbreaking. this went down at a time when more than 40% of american adults were smoking. today thanks to the changes in society that this surgeon general warning helped spark, that is now closer ■çto 10%. there is some

the national rifle association quickly condemned the advisory saying this is an extension of the bidenme problem caused by criminals. we need congress to keep. >> pushing for him passing new legislation. but rob wilcox with the white house's new office of gun violence, prevention says the advisory should push lawmakers to put partisan politics aside so that we can keeps a box of this country. and murphy told me in the absence of action here at the federal level. >> state lawmakers, even community organizations and schools could still adopt some of his recommendations live in washington. i'm jessi t.nure. thank you. just say. >> well, governor newsom a delivered the annual state of the state address today. and again, it was a little unconventional newsom. pre-recorded remarks instead of giving a traditional speech to the legislature last year, he did a state tour. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace has the story. >> well, the governor shared an optimistic vision for the state of california, but a speech went beyond just the golden state with him targeting redstate and national cons

the national rifle association quickly responded to the surgeon general's advisory writing this.extension of the biden administration's war on gun owners. america has a crime problem caused by criminals. the reluctance to prosecute by biden and many of his allies is the cause of that. this is simple fact. we should note the surgeon general will be a guest coming up later on "morning joe" today. meanwhile, a new report finds that nearly half a million palestinians are on the brink of starvation. the group of experts backed by the united nations says almost all of gaza's population faces high levels of acute food insecurity. nearly 500,000 civilians are facing catastrophic hunger levels. experts believe this will continue so long as the war goes on and humanitarian aid continues to be restricted. the report, however, stops short of saying a famine has begun in gaza because of the war. still, experts say that more than 20% of the people surveyed have gone entire days and nights without eating. this comes as the u.n. estimates the number of aid trucks entering the enclave from octobe

and so if trump things it is politically advantageous to make an alliance with the national rifle associationoing to do it. we sought in the bump stock opinion, which basically overthrew the wisdom of the atf , the executive branch of government, even when trump was there. and said, oh, no. a bump stock added to a semi automatic weapon cannot be treated as a machine gun, because that is the nra line. now we are going to be back and try to make this happen legislatively. that biggest massacre took the lives of 15 people, 500 people wounded and still suffering from that day. i can't imagine what it's like for them to be watching this on tv with the supreme court making a mockery out of that experience. >> and then you parry that with kind of the ethical lapses, a very diplomatic way of saying it. we are learning more and more about clarence thomas and what he hasn't disclosed. we have a range of different flags that are similar to what the insurrectionist's were flying that alito has been flying outside of his home. you've spoken to this a bit before, but i want to raise it with you, because yo

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by congress the term that the statute uses was proposed in 1934 by the president of the national rifle association specifically to cover attempts to circumvent the machine gun ban, which is exactly what bump stocks do. and let's be clear, they pose a unique bright threat to our society. a threat these deadly devices pose can turn any american gathering. whether it be a concert, a parade, or a community festival into a war zone and put simply these bumps talks make a semiautomatic firearms operate like machine guns dr. soccer new of course, are a survivor of gun violence. you a shot when you were 17, you got into medicine, became a trauma surgeon and you see gunshot wounds, you treat them on a daily basis, explained to us the damage that bullets due to the human body yeah. >> well, look, as you point out, my career has been inspired by being a victim at the age of 17. and it led me to becoming a trauma surgeon and i love what i do but one of the worst parts of my job is having to go out and talk to these moms and dads and explain to them that their child that left that morning is never coming home

. >> that the declaration is being met with criticism from the national rifle association. it calls it an extension of the biden administration's war on law abiding gun owners. >> two federal judges have halted president biden's student loan relief plan that was set to take effect next week. parts of the save plan were due to be implemented on monday. that would cut payments on some loans in half, and grants some borrowers credit toward loan forgiveness. yesterday, a federal judge in kansas said the president does not have the authority from congress to enact the plan. another judge in missouri said mr. biden's plan, quote, illegally deprives state loan operators of revenue. the last time the president took a student debt relief plan to the supreme court, it was struck down. these rulings do not impact president biden's aid package for student debt forgiveness. under the higher education act. and the white house did put out a statement today that reads in part, quote, we will never stop fighting to lower monthly payments and help borrowers get out from under the burden of s

the surprise would have been if the supreme court went against the national rifle association, this court really is a second amendment. the court, and they clearly signal that this is where they want it to go this court is very ideological and they're very partisan and there are some more openly partisan then courts are the past justice thomas's majority opinion was seemed to be garbled. and in fact, he's received a lot of criticism from it, trying to make this distinction between an automatic weapon and the bump stock we can make did kind of automatic and he tried to find lead, parse that so that it was a distinction without much difference. we know that what this rightful can do when you have a bump stock on it, it's not for hunting and its not for personal safety. >> michael genova is always great to get your insights and perspectives. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, anna that's very years afghan goals have been banned from school, banned from studying banned from bettering. they're leinz, the world's most famous champion of girls education, is urging the world not to look

the national rifle association today called it an extension of the biden administration's war on law-abidingers. joining us now is a doctor emmy betz, she is an emergency room physician and director of the firearm injury prevention initiative at the university of colorado. welcome back and thank you for joining us. you work in an er in colorado. you run this firearm injury invention initiative. from what you have seen in your work is this public health declaration necessary right now? dr. betz: i really think it is because i think it lays out two key tenants. the first is that this is a health problem. we are trying to prevent the injury, the death, the psychological harm related to firearms. it is not about the device itself, it is about the negative consequences it can have. it is also acknowledging that public health is a science. we have a framework of how we can prevent these injuries and deaths. it is a harm nobody wants to have happen. having a report of this magnitude really lays it out and points us in a way forward. amna: what does labeling it a public health crisis change in the w

it's a 6-3 decision in a case called murthy, i actually argued the companion case called national rifle association i was in the courtroom that day. it was striking. i don't think this result is at all unpredictable, basically as lisa says, six justices led by justice barrett are saying the challengers had no standing, no legal ability to raise their claim before the court. what is surprising is that there are three dissenters, alito, thomas and gorsuch, and they found standing. these are three justices who generally have a very narrow view of standing, of who can bring a lawsuit, but here they appear to have blown past their prior limits on standing and the courthouse doors to open them up to entertain challenges such as this. looking at this dissent it's only been a minute or so but it looks like a pretty striking opinion coming from the far conservative wing so-called of the supreme court. >> and we know at least i learned that when it's dismissed on standing or put down because of standing, that still leaves open the door for another decision or challenge similar to this one to come back throug

than we have now and what trump chose was a third path, the one that was laid out by the national rifle association, and what they said was use the atf to create a regulation that bans these bump stocks and the nra knew full well, in fact, in their statement they pointed to this question of does the semi automatic rifle actually convert into an at automatic rifle which clarence thomas cited in the majority opinion. they knew full well that there was a very good chance the supreme court, particularly one with more conservative justices on it, would decide that the bump stock band by the executive branch for that regulation rather than legislation would get knocked down and that's exactly what we saw happen. sometimes it takes a long time for a plan to come together, but in this case, donald trump and the nra eventually got it seven years after the original tragedy. >> translation, trump was never going to stray from the nra. john, your niche and charles, always good to see you all. when we return, a historic mass pardon. maryland governor wes moore is here to talk about his forgiveness of thousands

fascinating about that appellate process is that hunter biden has taken an argument from the national rifle association. he is actually arguing an nra point challenging this gun law which his father has been a great advocate of and has actually called for greater punishment for these types of gun violations. hunter biden has been arguing the nra position on the second amendment that he has a broad second amendment right that was abridged by this prosecution. there is a supreme court case pending that could have some impact on this case. so those appellate issues are going to play out in the future. but his counsel has got to refocus on that tax case. they are going into that case now with a convicted felon. these are very different types of claims. but there is a third front developing. congress just referred what i consider to be a very strong case for a perjury investigation of hunter biden after his testimony before congress. now the expectation is that garland is going to basically scuttle that referral but the problem is that the house seems to have hunter biden dead for rights on that -- on those

in fact, the national rifle association encouraged trump to go through this regulatory are process and said at the time that the nra believed in opposition to what clarence thomas has just said, that bump stocks actually converted nonautomatic weapons into automatic weapons. this was the strategy of gun rights advocates at the time in the wake of that incredibly horrible las vegas mass shooting. they decided to go to the regulatory route and chose instead not to do the legislative route that the supreme court now suggested they should do if they want to ban bump stocks. >> and so john, i'm just trying to think about the message this ruling sends, and what is the takeaway for the american people? >> the takeaway for the american people is that the supreme court has decided that the esoteric question of whether a bump stock actually converts a semiautomatic weapon into an automatic weapon or if it's simply a tool that kind of does that is more important than protecting the number of lives that would be lost when, you know, 7 or 800 people could be shot in a minute. i don't know how else