here is nbc news congressional correspondent kasie hunt. >> good day.to decide cases that touch all aspects of american life. and it's congress that has the power to change the number of justices sitting on the court. the push from progressives to do it now is an effort to delude a conservative majority that could shape the law for generations. congressional democrats taking the first step into a pretty can firestorm to expand the court from 9 justices to 13. something conservatives fiercely oppose as political court packing. progressive fury has been growing after president trump appointed three conservative justices including one in an election year whatever the president blocked merrick garland from the supreme court. there have been nine seats since the 1800s. and the bill is unlikely to pass a divided congress. but it puts pressure on president biden. during the campaign biden said he was not a fan of expanding the court but last week, forming a commission to expand the issue. >> i will ask them over 180 days to come back to me with recommendations

nbc news special. today marks 101 days from the riot on capitol hill but the trauma continues every single day. nbc news congressionalhose, including staff members from members of congress. >> what sticks with me the most is a combination of fear and anger. the anger arises from the audacity, the unmitigated gall these people had to lay siege to the seat of our democracy and put us in this precarious position. i saw them in statuary hall, walking through this hallowed place of democracy, and just seeing these sycophants here, armed and dangerous, and i think that that moment truly, for lack of a better term, brought it home. it just -- it just terrified me. >> i thought this place was so much safer than it was. i don't know that i'll ever be able to walk through those halls and just be, like, oh, you know, whatever. you're very conscious. i'm latina and i grew up seeing venezuela's government just fall apart, and then to see that here, horrible. i mean, just -- that's how fragile our democracy is. and so, i hope that through these pieces that just kind of humanize what happened, it gives people perspective as to how

the photographers from getty, for example, the political reporters from nbc news, the congressional correspondencem cnn, itself, and from the ap? well, that is a good question. the fbi explains why in the warrant affidavit. "at times during the video, montoya describes himself to others inside the capitol building as a reporter or a journalist as he attempts to get through the crowd. and yet," the fbi concludes, "the director of the nationall press gallery within the senate press office did a name check on samuel christopher montoya and confirmed that no one by that name has congressional press credentials as an individual or via any other or news organization." oh, so that is the standard.th if the u.s. congress' credentialing offices said you are not a journalist, then you are not a journalist. did samuel montoya have strong personal political views? apparently he did. but you may have noticed that is not so unusual in journalism right now.w. so, why is journalist samuel montoya behind bars tonight? well, he committed a crime. "interfering with government business."nt in other words, trespassing

night on police reform, and as our own leigh ann caldwell reported moments ago, four congressional aids tell nbc newse -- formal police reform talks are beginning today. joining us now, the former chief of the orlando police department and congresswoman val demings. thank you for being here. first, i would like your reaction to senator scott's comments on not getting police reform done. >> good morning, stephanie. it's good to be with you. let me just say this about the president's address last night. it felt good to me in congress to hear the president say my fellow americans and really believe he was talking to me. this is a moment for america to rise to the occasion. look, this is about leadership. it proves that american can work with the right leadership, and i'm hoping senator scott and other republicans will come to the table and pass the george floyd justice and policing act. is it a perfect law? no, it's not. there's still a lot of work to be done but i do think it's reasonable. in law enforcement we deal with what a reasonable and lawful person would do and i'm hoping the senate, under the

nbc bay area news. >>> a first for california, the golden state will be losing a congressional seat for the first time in history. that's because of what u.s. census data released today shows. data is used to determine how many seats each state gets in the house of representatives. here's a look at what happened across the country. six states gained seats. oregon, montana, colorado, north carolina, florida, and until texas, they picked up two. that means these states all grew in population since the last census in 2010. california population growth has pretty much stalled. a total of seven states are going to lose a seat, california one of them. michigan, illinois, new york some of them. it's thought that the seat will be lost somewhere in the l.a. area. the districting committee will have to redraw the districts. >>> east bay mud could ask 1.4 million customers to cut backwater use by 10%. east bay mud customers live in alameda and contra costa counties, including oakland, berkley, danville and san ramon. here in the south bay, water customers are asked to conserve voluntarily for now. >>> i'm chief

census official said this had just 89 more people been counted in new york, the state would have held on to all of its congressional seats. nbc's take aways from the data, ali. >> reporter: shep, when you hear that number 89 people in new york would have kept a seat, that is striking it speaks to why advocates were so vocal at the time the census were being gathered that people needed to participate because it literally translated to having their voices heard in congress in this data we're starting to get the picture of who gets what seats but also a fuller picture regionally of where populations are growing. the south and west, for instance, each saw 9 and 10% average growth in their population while the northeast and midwest saw lower population increases than that. with growing populations comes growing political influence. consider that of the top four states with the most representatives in congress, texas and florida are two of them so this is really just the first step in learning what the data in the 2020 census is. by the end of the summer we're going to start getting into the nitty-gritty of the data, the demographic

activities with several of the other girls the congressman from florida's first congressional district and myself. nbc newsnbc news, quote, the "daily beast" has based their usual smear attempts on alleged text messages which are out of order, incomplete, itted or out of context. stone also says he made no effort to secure pardon for greenberg, didn't take any money from him or anyone else seeking a pardon and has seen no sban shags of allegations against gaetz. gaetz has not been charged with a crime and a spokesperson says, congressman gaetz has never paid for sex, nor has he had sex with a 17-year-old as an adult. politico has reported mr. greenberg's threats to make false accusations against others and while the "daily beast" story contains a lot of confessions, it does not add anything of substance and no evidence for the wild and false claims about representative gaetz. in fact, the story goes some way to showing how representative gaetz was long out of touch with mr. greenberg and had no interest in involving himself in greenberg's affairs. amid all this, politico also reports that gaetz is going on

congressional allies. it's according to two people who were told of the discussions. nbc newsrting. the news comes amid a justice department investigation into sex trafficking allegations against gaetz. the congressman has denied all allegations. according to "the times" it's unclear whether gaetz or the white house knew about the inquiry at the time or who else he saw pardons for. gaetz did not tell the white house aides he was under investigation for potential sex trafficking violations when he made the request, the times reported. nbc has reached out to gaetz's office for comment but has yet to hear back. >>> now new video of an abandon migrant child underscores the plight of unaccompanied children at the board. last thursday, u.s. border agents found a 10-year-old boy alone in the desert sobbing, pleading for help. here is nbc andrea mitchell reporting. >> reporter: can he help me, he says. i was coming with a group and they abandoned me and i don't know where they are. they left you alone, the agent asks? they abandoned me, he says, adding his parents were not with him an

congressional allies. that's according to two people told of the discussions. nbc news has not yet confirmed the reporting. the news comes amid a justice department investigation into sex trafficking allegations against gaetz. the congressman has vehemently denied all allegations. according to the times, it is unclear whether gaetz or the white house knew about the inquiry at the time or who else he sought pardons for. gaetz did not tell white house aides he was under investigation for potential sex trafficking violations when he made the request, the times reported. but top white house lawyers and officials viewed the request for preemptive pardon as a non-starter that would set a bad precedent. a spokesman for gaetz denied that he privately requested a pardon in connection with the justice department investigation. nbc news has reached out to gaetz's office for comment but has yet to hear back. let's bring in one of the reporters on this story. new york times reporter, michael schmidt. he's also msnbc national security analyst. >> so michael, let's put this into persp

and will essentially be used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets and the electoral votes. here to break down the results is nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki at the big board. some significant changes here why what are you seeing? >> yeah. interesting change just what you will see here, these are the number of house seats that each state is going to have starting with the 2022 midterm elections for the next decade. so here let me show you the changes. the states that are going to be gaining a seat. a seat at least in the house. this is the list. there are half a dozen states that be gaining led by texas, the only state that's going to have a gain of more than one seat. texas will end up with two additional seats in the house. that reflects just growing population in texas, growing population relative to other states in the country. texas will have 38 house seats starting in next year's midterm elections for a decade, a gain of two for them. florida picks up a seat up to 28. north carolina 14. they'll be up a seat. colorado, oregon, montana. some long term trends here. texas, florida, north ca

nbc news world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson. welcome to "the week." . >>> let's do some quick word association. first thing that pops into your head. ready? infrastructure. whatever you thought of, it's part of the congressional debate over president biden's multi-trillion dollar plan. right now it seems different things are popping into each party's heads, and that could complicate things. republican lawmakers are thinking of roads and bridges. democrats in the white house are thinking of anything that helps you work and lead a productive and fulfilling life. so they're not thinking the same thing. what are the american people thinking? well, new polls out this week show that three out of five americans overall support the infrastructure plan. but support for some parts of it is even higher. the most popular investments include modernizing veterans' hospitals and better care giving for the elderly and disabled. those don't typically fit the bill, so to speak, when it comes to infrastructure. but that's typical for this bill. "politico playbook" unofficially broke down mr. biden's plan. it found just over $800 billion of that fits the traditional definition of infrastructure. this used to be a bipartisan issu

reporter: she reached out for help to the congressional employee assistance program, just one example of hundreds of the incredible surge in demand after the riots. nbc newsand nearly doubled the number of counselors on hand they're on pace to be 200% busier than a typical year it is similar in the senate, which also beefed up its program. a congressional source says both the riot and pandemic contributed to the uptick. democratic congressman jason crow is among a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have called for a sharper focus on mental health support. where do you see the gaps, the potential weaknesses in the structure around the resources to help people cope? >> well, one of the important gaps is the use of contractors and vendors. you were providing a service that day, you were exposed to this, so you should be eligible for an expanded set of services, as well. >> reporter: rodney davis says it is important for people to be able to share their stories. the republican from illinois was on the baseball field the day congressman steve scalise and others were shot in 2017. >> it was natural for us looking ahead to say, what can we do to help those who ma