and the nra does not well communicate that risk. >> in an email to "pbs news weekend," an nra spokesmanbedrock" of its mission, adding that its goal "is to support the future of the shooting sports and traditions." by promoting this sport and having more kids taking guns home with them, how is that not making the situation more dangerous? >> our goal is to is to try to get those kids to understand how dangerous a firearm can be. if they are in an environment where a firearm comes to, i can assure you that one of the kids in our league will make sure that that firearm is unloaded. >> i can understand the controversy. absolutely. >> xena heimbecher says she's gotten some strong reactions when she tells people she's on a shooting team. >> i think a lot of that is a lack of understanding. there's so much more to it than the gun aspect of it. it's the team, it's the mental, it's the physical, it's the resilience of shooting and coming back and showing up. >> and that's exactly what heimbecher and her teammates did at the big competition. as the long day finally wound down, they anxiously wai

it's not just the nra. here is one other concern from the sheriff.e months or year down the road we're the ones stuck in court and getting sued over all these infringement of rights and court battles when i could focus so much more on crime. >> has any law enforcement officer in albuquerque or the county actually enforced this yet? >> well, we haven't issued any civil penalties, but that doesn't mean that we're not and that we don't have the ability to do that. >> that's a no, right? >> this is the pushback i get from -- it's a no this minute. i doesn't mean we don't have police presence. without this bold action you're sang going a baseball game and hiking trail, there are individuals, including young people where it's illegal today to have a handgun. openly carrying handguns. my question to law enforcement is where are you? where are you? that young 11-year-old, 17 rounds were fired into that gun. 35,000 round are fired at least annually in albuquerque alone. you are not safe going to work, getting your prescription drugs, or going to a public park

as everyone knows, marsha blackburn is in the pocket of the nra, and that's just the reality. >> have>> what we are seeing here is a multipartisan coalition coming together. they worked all summer long, they went to see their representatives. i talked to some of the kocovent moms, emailed marsha blackburn multimillion times and heard nothing back. >> so you think gun control will be a major sh shissue and will you beat marsha blackburn? >> common sense legislation like universal background checks and safe storage and red flag laws are overwhelmingly supported by all parties, and they are ignoring that. so yes, it will be an issue. people in tennessee, they want someone who is going to work and fight for them to have lower prescription drugs, to cut costs for those in the middle class and working tennesseeans. marsha black bush rn works for special interests. >> in the horrible killing, the killer at the covenant school, i believe he had a manifester, and there are outlets trying to get that released and law enforcement won't release it. do you support releasing the killer's manifesto?

host: the national rifle association, the nra, with another view on the president's announcement. tweeting this, the white house office of so-called gun violence prevention is another distraction to divert americas in the media's gaze from the biden crime wave and their cell phone crime policies destroying our communities. in louisiana, jane is up. hello there. caller: hello, thank you for taking my call. one of the primary things that i was thinking about was the -- those inevitable shutdowns. the last time the republicans did this, the parks and monuments and such in washington were shut down. of course, there were some irate citizens. most irate people were the republicans who came down from the congress and were, oh, so distraught. how could this happen? you need to open these parks right away. these people are citizens. of course, they had started it. and acted like they were silent movie stars from the 1920's. oh, my gosh. how horrible this is. you did it, dumbasses. host: chester, virginia is next. bob on the independent line. hello. caller: good morning. i was watching som

today the nra vowed to fight the new laws in a statement saying, quote, newsom's consistent attacks on the constitutional rights of the citizens, while ignoring criminals, are converting california into a beacon for violence and lawlessness. >>> can house speaker kevin mccarthy find an exit strategy to avoid a government shutdown and keep his speakership? time is running out to fund the government before the saturday night deadline, but a group of hard-right republicans has vowed to block it. and if speaker mccarthy turns to democrats, they promised to start the process to remove him. alice barr is on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: in the scramble to prevent a government shutdown, house speaker kevin mccarthy is running out of time and in a bind as he tries to appease hard-right holdouts in his own party, packaging a short-term funding bill with beefed up border security. >> i that i that's the appropriate way to keep the government funding, secure our border, keep the government open to work on the rest of the appropriations bill. >> reporter: many of those hard line house

so when she took on the nra on a on the guns that on the assault weapons.i mean, i i just remember the excitement. all of us feel that we saw that vote happened because the memories of want to win california families want to california. it were with has was fresh in everyone's mind and she managed to accomplish what people thought was being possum and she did it a lot to we forget we're up here in the bay area. there's a great swath of southern california mojave desert and he's protected for because of dying find and people people thought she was nuts. it's like when you want to preserve desert, it's just it's just desert. she goes no its part. ecosystem. you have you have word. is that order to help all of the hits? it's it's it's a beautiful area. it's it's my, you know, like this in the movie and desolation. and she people thought she was crazy for doing that. but she kind of got it done with with republicans who she measured convinced that, you know, there is some word to preserving open space for the sake of beauty conservation. and the environment is

anne makovec speaks with a member of the legislature that has been pushing for this and the nra vowing to fight back here at anne? >> reporter: the state would charge the businesses that sell them rather than those who by the guns, but many of those sellers would then raise prices. that money would go to the california violence intervention and prevention grant program which aims to keep young people out of gangs. it also aims for enhancing safety at public schools. former state legislator mark levine from marin county tried to get a similar plan passed for several years in sacramento. as for why he thinks lawmakers approved it now, he says redistricting has made it less dangerous politically to support such a hot button issue, as well as the state budget deficit. >> so the idea that we would have funding for gun violence prevention programs cut, because that deficit also motivates lawmakers to pass this, to have that funding to keep our community safer. >> reporter: the federal government already does tax the sale of guns and ammo nationwide. that money goes to individual states to sp

beating the nra. passing infrastructure which no other president could do, although they promised it. those are the things that i believe those senators are talking about, we need to go out and talk about. and just like the republicans are a one-trick pony talking about the president's age, that's all they talk about. so of course the poll numbers show republicans highly question it. but we have to go out and talk about the accomplishments just as much as they talk about lies and misdirection and red herrings. we have to be solely focused on what not only this president and vice president but what this congress has done, the democratic senate and the democratic house when we had it. and i think that that's going to prove to be a winning formula once again for all democrats and for president biden and president -- vice president harris. >> all right. cedric richmond, thank you so much. really appreciate it. on the right side of your screen you see president biden, live images from joint base andrews ge

the nra is suing the state for suspending both opened and concealed carry laws. the 30 day ban was announced by new mexico's governor after two children were shot in albuquerque. >> it is time to declare an end to this kind of violence. it is , in fact, an epidemic. we have to stand up as americans and say enough is enough. >> stop going after inanimate objects and go after the real problem. the criminals. >> the governor says she's prepared to fight any legal challenge. >> president biden wraps up his visit to vietnam this morning. he says the visit is more about building better relations than simply trying to contain china. the president flies home today, stopping in alaska for remarks about september 11th. >> today marks 22 years since the attacks of 9/11. and for many americans, that september morning is a distant memory. but for so many others, it is a constant reminder of bravery and sacrifice. here's abc's derick dennis latsch. >> that night, the tribute in lights shined upward during a test hours before the official tribute to the victims of the world tra

ruling, writing in part, quote, wake up america, our gun safety laws will continue to be thrown out by nra owned federal judges until we pass a constitutional amendment >>> new details tonight about an 80-year-old man killed in a san francisco crosswalk the medical examiner has identified the victim as jane kling of san francisco. learned about the design of the center bike lane. safety advocates say the unusual centerline design is infusing her pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers still investigating the exact cause of the crash but the sf mta says the car involved was making a legal right turn. will install new signs advising drivers to yield to pedestrians. >>> who did and why? tonight, an investigation is underway in contra costa county, workers discovered this broken window at the u.s. bank and alamo this morning to you can see it was almost entirely shattered so far it is unclear what happened police are still investigating at this .. the business was open today. >>> new at 11:00, another well- known bay area restaurant is closing, this time in san francisco. italian restaurant on cali

and the enemies wage warg on our children are the nra and the radical rightful while our dead children's coffins stack up they hide behind their money, power and the second amendment like cowards. gun violence is the leading cause of death in children zero to 19, meaning your child, your grandchild, has a greater chance of being killed with a gun than any other danger they'll face inside or outside your home. an un-- and unsecured guns are responsible for most of these deaths. teen firearm suicides have reached an all-time high. unintentional firearms are on the rise and 76% of all school shooters use an unsecured gun from home to shoot and hunt your innocent children. these deaths were 100% preventable. my son did not need to die. on january 31, 2018, i sat across from the -- from my 15-year-old son at the breakfast table who munched on his bagel excitedly, telling me his hopes and dreams. he wanted to go to college, marry and have seven children. i took a deep breath and marveled, he was no longer a child but a smart, confident, compassionate young man who i knew would make a differenc

but linsey, the nra tonight says new mexico bill of rights guarantees the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, and all other lawful purposes. linsey. >> zohreen, thank you. >> linsey: back overseas now. president biden on the world stage and facing criticism as he seeks to counter china's influence in the indo-pacific region and bolster ties with asian countries. he was welcomed in vietnam by the country's communist leaders as the former enemies begin a new strategic partnership. selina wang from hanoi. >> reporter: tonight, with growing concerns over china's influence in southeast asia, president biden today in vietnam agreeing to a new strategic partnership, upgrading america to the highest vietnamese diplomatic status. >> the united states is a pacific nation and we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: the move, seen as a part of the administration's effort to counter chinese influence in the region. >> it's not about containing china. it's about having a stable base. a stable base in the indo-pacific. >> reporter: the partnership, a stunning reversal less than 50 year

. >> great point, what is federalist society, the nra and donald trump guilty of being too effective,of report breaking down democracy. it is worth reading the book to read that as he break its pete: welcome back to special edition of "life, liberty and levin," the book, "the democrat party hates america" author is great one mark levin. we're short on time, so much to get. to but, talk to me about the war on the constitution. mark: a narrative pushed by democrat party. that constitution was written by slave holders to eenshrine slavery, this country is a cancerous society from beginning to end. it has nothing to do with it the constitution, unless you think of all great philosophers were white supremacists and it slaves, not at all, it constitution was built protect individual liberty to protect people from things like slavery. the problem is that at the time they could not eliminate slavery in philadelphia with delegates there making the decisions. i had a few states that were strongly pro-slavery, particularly south carolina and georgia. but the constitution is the greatest document

but the pro gun lobby, led by the nra, made sure it would not be renewed. and though she fought for a new ban ever since, she was a leading advocate of reversing global warming, she championed same sex marriage. americans should be free to marry the person they love regardless of sexual orientation or race. regretting that she had voted for the iraq war, she blew the whistle on inhuman treatment of prisoners after 9/11, releasing this report is an important step to restore our values and show the world that we are, in fact, a just and lawful society. former tv political editor randy schnabel covered much of feinstein's career. i think her legacy is as a fierce fighter, a stubbornly fierce voice. that's both a positive for her and in later years, unfortunate, she became a negative because she held on to office too long. but, says schnabel, she really did do it her way. there were some people in her own party, the democratic party, that didn't love her. they respected her, but they didn't love her because she wasn't liberal enough. she was centrist, not a rag

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the nra was a mean spirited and they uzed vitriol against her, but they did not scare her or stop her. like most of her opponents, they against her while her integrity shown through. i was privileged to pass a bill she brought to the senate, and guide it every strength of the way, and her strength and integrity to fight the good fight. as we went through that bill it became clear to me, dianne feinstein was not like the others, she was in class of her own. she championed the violence against women's act, and overseeing the u.s. against torture, fighting for marriage equality, fighting for reproductive justice, and the list goes on and on. as chair of the intelligence committee, dianne fought for what was right, even if it was hard and difficult and took months and years to dig in and find out what actually went wrong. she never stopped. she took on the cia and asserted congress' authority into the united states' sense of strength and grace. none of the sabering guns rattled her. i remember when a senator tried to put her down in a condescending, and many would say chauvinistic way, sh

the nra was a relentless, often mean spirited and burt they didn't scare or stop her and failed againsther. like most of her opponents, they failed against her. her perseverance, strength and most of all her integrity p shone through. i was privileged to carry the bill in the house after she had passed it in the senate. she guided me every step of the way and her strength and her integrity strengthened all of us who were fighting that uphill fight. and as we went through that bill, it became clear to me dianne feinstein is not like the others. she is in a class of her own. of course, it wasn't just the assault weapons ban she fought for. her accomplishments also included championing the violence against women act, protecting oversight authority during the investigation into u.s. torture. fighting for climate justice and fighting for marriage equality and fighting for reproductive justice, the list goes on and on. as chair of the intelligence committee, diane fought for what was right even if it was hard and difficult and took months and years to dig in and find out what actually went wr

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our gun safety laws will continue to be thrown out by nra-owned federal judges until we pass a constitutional amendment." >>> well, another well-known bay area restaurant is closing. is time in san francisco. italian restaurant on california near battery is closing for good after 14 years. it's just a couple doors down from the famous grill in the financial district. the owner says their last day is next friday saying the pandemic changed everything. not just for them, but the entire financial district as more people are working hybrid schedules. >> being in the financial district we depend a lot ob businesses. if the offices are full, then we have, we don't have residents around us that can really help us. having fewer people in the area, that basically was what made this. >> the nearby sister restaurant will remain open. >>> we still have much more ahead. coming up on "today in the bay" -- rappelling down a san francisco high-rise? tell you why some scaled down the side of the westin at cretors, we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. grea

she was just a baby senator when she took on the nra and got an assault weapon ban passed for the united states for a period of ten years. so just a remarkable life. she was a personal friend and a mentor. we shared, you know, many experiences together both in tragedy and in happiness. and she is just a great loss for all of us. >> there are some interesting parallels in both your lives, facing violence specifically gun violence, and you mentioned her work on that 1994 assault weapons ban. she tried to get it passed again after the sandy hook massacre in 2012. it didn't really go anywhere. there wasn't an appetite for that kind of legislation. i'm wondering from your perspective which issue will she be remembered for championing most, is it gun control legislation? >> i think that it is a number of issues. i think that the assault weapon ban, i think the torture report really laid bare egregious activities of the cia and military with p.o.w.s, and i think her work on conservation, her work with lake tahoe, her work creating the largest national monument of desert lands, some 7 million ac

she gets millions from the nra, and has gotten millions.g to work for tennesseeans. and not for the special interests and lobbyists. >> good morning, good to have you on the show. we had 20, 18th election, marshall blackburn. her first senate run. she ran against a two term governor of tennessee. a popular mayor of nashville. and she won going away, she won by 11 points in that race. some would argue that tennessee has gotten even more conservative since then. she has laughed her self to donald trump, also endorsing him for 2024. what makes you think that she is vulnerable this time in a way she wasn't six years ago? >> i think that what we are seeing. there is a movement in tennessee. there is no question, we are building a broad coalition. when that incident with the tennessee three happened, when they took away the first amendment from members, from people in the gallery, from people in the rotunda? when they tried to silence people, not only was all of tennessee watching. but the nation was watching. they showed up, we young students, y

majorities in the house of the senate, they've passed a gun violence bill that broke back through the nrag people aren't going to believe me when i tell that story, they're going to believe maxwell when he tells that story. that is why it's so important for him to be in the center of all. this >> senator, i can't have you here are not ask you something, especially since you are a member of the senate foreign relations committee. some of your colleagues are coming out and saying that the rank and the senate foreign relations chair, former chair, now we're all menendez, should resign. where are you on that? do you believe the senator should resign? >> i want to get back to the senate in huddle with my colleagues before i make another recommendation. let's be clear. these are devastating allegations. no senator should have their position, in order to enrich -- it is hard for me to believe that senator menendez could be effective in his job, given these allegations. i think that i want to get back and talk to my colleagues on the foreign relations committee before i recommend a step forward.

group competition, labor, environmentalist, major corporations, grassroots organizations like save the nraght over legislation and you fought over outcomes because people were? for actual power. what has developed now as you have a lot of the "interest groups" who are interested in washington are like, for instance, youtubers, like steve bannon with his podcast that has millions of people who were worked up about what is going on and the house of representatives and what they want to see is a fight. they want to see a show. matt gaetz has said as much, that they don't necessarily expect matt gaetz to win every fight, but they expect him to fight. they want the theater of it. they want to see they sent somebody to washington who was fighting for them. what they're fighting for, whether they win, whether the situation actually gets worse as a result, is secondary to the kind of emotional release that people want from seeing a clash unfold in washington. you've seen some of this on the left as well. they just want to see a fight. they want to know their kind of represented in washington even

but the pro gun lobby, led by the nra, made sure it would not be renewed. though she fought for a new ban ever since she was a leading advocate of reversing global warming, she championed same sex marriage. americans should be free to marry the person they love regardless of sexual orientation or race. regretting that she had voted for the iraq war, she blew the whistle on inhuman treatment of prisoners after nine over 11 released. seeing this report is an important step to restore our values and show the world that we are in fact a just and lawful society. former tv political editor randy schnabel covered much of feinstein's career. i think her legacy is as a fierce fighter for stubbornly fierce. that's both a positive for her. and in later years, unfortunately became a negative because she held on to office too long. but, says schnabel, she really did do it. her way. there were some people in her own party, the democratic party , that didn't love her. they respected her, but they didn't love her because she wasn't liberal enough. she was centrist, a ragin

we're joined, by the way, with every republican in the legislature both house and senate and also the nra governor that you cannot set aside the constitution. the constitution is not arbitrary, it's the not something that waits on your approval. and so that's what we petitioned the supreme court for. yes, we want to stop her action on the guns, but we also want to take away her right to do future things, because there's a truth in politics that if the government can break the law in an emergency, it will create emergencies in order to break the law. and that's exactly what she's doing. will: yes, absolutely, steve. by the way, such absolute ignorance of the united states constitution or, in the alternative, such absolute narcissism in the amount of power she would look to common deer for herself would -- commandeer for herself would suggest to in an unfitness for leadership, an unfitness for office. you take an oath. shed is said she can set aside her oath as well, but she sakes -- takes an oath to defend the constitution of the united states. you said every republican. i don't know what

constitution and it's pretty stunning to see him and the nra both criticizing this ban, but, i mean,ight not like the law, you can't just say i'm suspending it. >> yeah, i mean that's essentially the core of these legal fights going on right now, suits filed -- there's up to five now and filed so quickly, it's been a real flood, and it's through the nature of this order which really has pushed the limits as far as attempts to restrict guns in this country. >> you and i have talked about it before. it seems like, look, there is a gun violence crisis in the country. there is. but where there are areas where there does seem something could be done such as the intersection of people with mental health issue, people that are a danger to themselves and others, those people and gun purchasing or gun ownership, instead of focusing on that, sometimes legislators just grab whatever they want to grab and, again, i understand the frustration that the governor is experiencing, but where is the evidence that people with gun permits open carry or conceal carry are doing anything wrong? >> yeah, in

this is the guy who made the ridiculous claim that the nra worked to free black people after slavery magically have putin quit china, he would make him do it. that is so dumb, harvard and the soros family should disown him. oh, wait, you didn't know he was a soros affirmative action recipient despite supposedly opposing affirmative action and he got gutted by our colleague mehdi hasan. >> did you make $700,000. >> not at the time that i had applied for the scholarship. >> yes, you did. >> that december. >> yes, you did. this is awkward for you because you did. i have got the tax returns in my face. >> awkward for him. that is your bootleg obama, republicans? really? then you have donald trump who apparently thinks he ran against obama in 2016 and world war ii hasn't happened yet, and you claim it's biden who's noncorpas mentis. just admit you're embarrassed. whether you agree with alexandria ocasio-cortez or adam schiff, jamie raskin, you can say they're not embarrassing. i mean, vote for who you want to vote for, but shouldn't voters at least have some standards? we'll give you more

if the nra were being honest, they would be out probably defending hunter biden right now saying he shouldn'te. my colleagues covering the white house have a story out this morning in which the biden strategy is going to try to be stay above it. stay above the fray and just keep doing your job. just keep working for the american people. the workers in it michigan and ohio, but as you saw at the very end of that statement, he got shouted a question. should hunter be pardoned. this is going to come to him. >> there's a bunch of swirl on issues. i want to go to katelyn who has news about the special counsel's election interference investigation. katelyn polantz is tracking this for us. what are you learning? >> we're now just getting a little bit more information about when the special counsel's office were fighting over whether they would have to tell donald trump about the access to the twitter account when they were investigating him in the investigation. it did lead to charges against him. the new information that we're getting here in these file thags are coming out in court just today, we

are living in a crazy time when people like ted cruz would rather defend gun manufacturers and the nra>> you know, real quickly, senator, you have mentioned senator ted cruz a couple times. now but he has joined a group of his colleagues in congress who have introduced legislation to prevent president biden and a department of health and human services from enforcing gun safety measures by the end gun violence a public health emergency. we'll, quickly reaction to that? >> not only that, jonathan, but we are facing a supreme court that is going to take him -- which is squarely an attack at the safer communities act. an attack the safer communities act that ted cruz voted against. the -- case suggests that we as a government cannot take a gun away for someone who's being -- imagine that. you go and find yourself in new beat up your wife, and the government says you can't have, megan butted cruz and others are advocating to give the gun back to people that are guilty of spousal, because we are just lost. we are just lost. we are where it makes no sense whatsoever. republicans need to get

you wrote a piece that said, you know, does hunter go full nra now? you mean by that, jonathan? >> well, because the logical step, if this plea agreement -- if the gun part of the plea agreement collapses is to challenge the underlying law. there was a fifth circuit opinion that held that in another drug case, it was unconstitutional under the second amendment to deny that defendant the right to possess a firearm. most criminal defendants would use that. that is a law that his father supported and he's relying on a case his father denounced. this could get wacky fast. >> martha: indeed it could. thanks, jonathan. good to have you with us. joining me now, byron donalds. thanks for being with us today. we know the work of your oversight committee under the chairman james comer has been to see if anything is in the records shows that the president knew more about his son's business dealings than he admits to. seems like every week or so there's new information that comes into that. part of what is new here is an e-mail that went between kate bettingfield

but the pro gun lobby, led by the nra, made sure it would not be renewed. and though she fought for a new ban ever since, she was a leading advocate of reversing global warming, she championed same sex marriage. americans should be free to marry the person they love regardless of sexual orientation or race. regretting that she had voted for the iraq war, she blew the whistle on inhuman treatment of prisoners after nine over 11, releasing this report is an important step to restore our values and show the world that we are, in fact, a just and lawful society. former tv political editor randy schnabel covered much of feinstein's career. i think her legacy is as a fierce fighter for a stubbornly fierce that's both a positive for her. and in later years, unfortunately became a negative because she held on to office too long. but, says schnabel, she really did do it. her way. there were some people in her own party, the democratic party, that didn't love her. they respected her, but they didn't love her because she wasn't liberal enough. she was centrist, a ragi

after sandy hook, the nra response, i think it was five days after, was with a sentence that has becomeas the response to sandy hook, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. they turn sandy hook into a gun sales bonanza. the gun lobby, the gun industry, because of their response to sandy hook, partially made that tweet that you just read true. we allow this to happen, but it does not need to continue this way. we listen, we are not going to stop gun violence in america, there's too many guns out there, but we can reduce the gun violence. we can reduce the instances of gun violence and we, as a country, better take every step to do so or the next time it's gonna be someone you love. >> fred guttenberg, i always appreciate you taking the time to be with us and i know you've walked a journey that none of us could ever imagine. so thank you for always having the courage to speak up to protect all of our children, including your son, and to make sure that the future is celebrate one for our kids. i appreciate you. >> thanks, katie. >> and, coming up next, som

i am not going to be working for big pharma and insurance companies and the nra.'m not taking money from organizations like that or corporate donors. we need somebody in tennessee who's fighting for hardworking tennessee families and not someone that is working for the special interests of billionaires. >> folks would call -- some people would call what's been happening in your state's legislature, the republican power plays. i would call it anti-democratic measures. they have absolutely been the subject of national news. if you are elected to majority republican senate, how will your time in the state legislature have prepared you for being effective in the minority? because the senate is also on the ballot in 2024. >> right, absolutely. it's tough to get something done in tennessee as a democrat. but a lot of time, what we are doing is delaying and demanding and killing that legislation. but, you know, with the closer margin and the federal congress has a lot more ability to get things done. but the reality is, we have a senator who is doing nothing for every da

are racing to embrace the extremism that caused january 6th, and that are choosing things like the nra over the safety of our children. so i think as this campaign comes into focus in the coming year, the record president biden has to run on, will move those polls in a very positive direction. there's a lot of americans that have seen that president biden is a seasoned, capable leader on the world stage. he's just left india where at the g20 he demonstrated how he's masterfully pulled together 47 countries in support of ukraine and the defense of ukraine. those other countries have contributed as much as we have. they are sustaining ukraine's brave fight against russian aggression. today he's in vietnam taking another step in strengthening our alliances in the indo-pacific where he's already shown great leadership with australia, with japan, with south korea, and he's continuing in that direction. here at home, we have record low unemployment. 50 years we haven't had this level of unemployment for this long. inflation is down. jobs are being created. manufacturing is being brought back

and she's in the pockets of the nra, and isn't listening to our tennessee families. >> and so, if yoube your first priority. >> that's hard to pick up first priority, but obviously gun violence is going to be a huge priority, education as a former special ed teacher of 27 years, education is always a priority for me. and also, women's reproductive rights. we know that abortion is health care, and in tennessee, they have made women -- women are not equal in tennessee. because, we have one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and there's not even exceptions for life of the mother, except for ectopic pregnancies. we are putting women and young girls in danger, and again, 80% of tennesseeans, all parties do not agree with this. she is out of step, and out of touch with regular tennesseeans. and we hardly hear from her, unless she's talking about someone taking away her grill or something like that. and we rarely see her. tennessee needs somebody working for them, to make sure that we're keeping prescription prices low. she's literally fighting to keep prescription prices high fo

the nra was a relentless, often mean-spirited and chauvinistic foe. they oozed vitriol against her, but they didn't scare her. they didn't stop her, and they failed against her, like most of her opponents, they failed against her. her perseverance, her strength, and most of all her integrity shone through. i was privileged to carry the bill in the house after she had passed it in the senate. she guided me every step of the way, and her strength and her integrity strengthened all of us who were fighting that uphill fight. and as we went through that bill, it became clear to me dianne feinstein is not like the others. she's in a class of her own. of course it wasn't just the assault weapons ban she fought for. her accomplishments also included championing the violence against women act, protecting oversight authority during the investigation into u.s. torture, fighting for climate justice, fighting for marriage equality, fighting for reproductive justice. the list goes on and on. as chair of the intelligence committee, diane fought for what was right ev

that meant that a number of republicans had to take on the nra and some leaders in their own party to get it done, but after what happened in uvalde, in buffalo, the horror of people and kids being killed, enough was enough. the fact that dianne never gave up and kept championing the cause, it's time came and will come again. and without her leadership, we wouldn't have gotten to where we were to at least pass once again gun safety legislation. >> texas senator john cornyn getting censured by the texas gop for his work on that bill. thanks for joining us. we know it's a hard day, but appreciate you coming on and sharing your memory of her and what you've learned. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, from our military to child care and travel and so much in between, the government shutdown will affect all of us. we're going the break down what will happen. >>> plus, another budget bill just failed in the house. what does speaker mccarthy do next? what happens if democrats do end up coming to his rescue? we're back in 06 seconds. onds no. you're replacing me? customize and save with libert

just look at how outraged the nra and all the other second amendment gun loving republicans are aboutt, we don't -- sorry? oh, what's that? oh, right. okay. there aren't any tapes. they don't exist. well, i'm sure they'll come rushing to his defense any moment now. >> in the meantime, new reporting today from nbc news shows that prosecutors and fbi agents involved in the hunter biden investigation have been the targets of threats and harassment by people who think they haven't been tough enough on the president's son to the point where the fbi is creating a stand-alone unit to investigate and mitigate those threats. it's the latest example of a trend we have seen for years but this abuse is typically aimed at any prosecutor, fbi agent, or judge who dares to participate in holding the ex-president accountable. fani willis, for example, has been candid about the vile and racist harassment she received ahead of her decision to bring charges against trump, as has the sheriff who booked him. today, the fbi confirmed they're responding to threats made against fulton county officials. joinin

she was not afraid to take on the nra. a lobbying force in our country.e degree to which the national rifle association controls the conversation, and you know what? she was not afraid to take them on. not afraid to take the donors on. and dig in. while at the same time she also didn't give everything lock stock and barrel to people who were on the radical left as well. she was a centrist and so in that position, in that role, she stood firm. and she said as we just saw the soundbyte say i did what i believed was right. >> she did this as a woman who broke barriers as a woman in political office. so i think just you know, i have said it a few times today. a powerhouse. and you have heard people say that as well. and just talking about the legacy, three decades that she served in the senate. that's incredible. >> this community conversation will continue here do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervive nerve relief from the world's number one nerve care company. nervive contains ala to relieve nerve aches, and b-complex v

department nobody can say that he is there actually indicting his son, also little surprise of the nranot coming out today to support hunter biden these are charges that they been looking at for many years and. [inaudible]. and for hunter biden be when i have to get the one thing, so i something having to washington this week, and if you live here long enough, you are like welcome that's an interesting thing that was the piece calling president biden, to not run but that it was followed up and nobody people look at it but the deputy opinion editor of the washington post, doubled down by thursday writing a piece in the last sentence is my very favorite and i will resume when that if biden were to choose sermon, the field of contenders would help overnight, and generation of leaders they would finally emerge in a nation that is hungry for them the election is more than a year off and there is plenty of time. honest answer jonathan, is there a chance that joe biden just steps aside. >> no they also do not see why he wouldn't he is at one of the most's work terms of any present usually, wh

the nra was a relentless, often mean-spirited andte chauvinistic club that oozed vitriol against her. they did not scare her. they didn't stop her and they failed against her, like most of her opponents, they failed against her. her perseverance, her strength and most of all her integrity shone through. i was privileged to carry the bill in the house after she passed it in the but she guided me every step of the way and her strength and her integrity strengthened all those who are fighting that uphill fight. and as we went through that bill it became clear to me dianne feinstein was not like the others. she is in the class of her own. if course it wasn't just the assault weapons ban she fought bought for her. her accomplishments also included championing the violence against women act, oversight authority into u.s. torture fighting for climate justice fighting for marriage equality fighting for justice, the list goes on and on. as chair of the intelligence committee dianne fought for what was right even if it w was hard and difficult and took months and years to dig in and y find t wh

not a single republican, not a single one talked about or, bragged about their nra rating.t is a massive shift from where we were in 2016. >> that is a really good point, the president vowing to make the gun issue one of his top issues and running for reelection in 2024. david hogg, thank you. we appreciate. it congratulations on the establishment of this office, and the work you're doing there every day. alejandro mayorkas is calling for action during his visit to the u.s. mexico border. >> our immigration system is absolutely broken. a fact on which everyone agrees, and congress needs to fix it. >> get out to vote with the biden camp is doing to shore up the highly coveted youthful, plus, a first of its kind sample from space. the history may cain asteroids alleged on earth today. d on earth today do you mean this one - the one with titanium? switch to verizon, you can trade in any iphone, and get the new iphone 15 pro on them. (vo) trade in any iphone in any condition for a new iphone 15 pro on us. only on verizon. when you shop wayfair, you get big deals for your home -

she gets millions from the nra and has gotten millions.k for tennesseans and not for the special interests and lobbyists. >> representative johnson, good morning. it's good to have you on the show. we had 2018, the election of marsha blackburn, her first senate run and she ran against a two-term governor of tennessee, phil bredesen, a popular mayor of nashville and won going away, by 11 points in that race. some would argue tennessee has gotten even more conservative since then and latched herself to donald trump and endorsed him already for 2024. what makes you think she is vulnerable in a way she wasn't six years ago? >> i think that what we are seeing, there is a movement in tennessee, there is no question. we are building a broad coalition. when that incident with the tennessee three happened and when they took away the first amendment from members, from people in the gallery, from people in the rotunda, when they tried to silence people, not only was all of tennessee watching but the nation was watching. they showed up, young students

. >> activists in oakland calling for a national intervention with the city's chapter of the nra. they say about the group and how it's acting in the interests of its people. >> but first, depending on where you are, you might be able to already smell it in the air. this morning, we're taking a look at our air quality and how long we can expect these hazy skies. >> good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, september 20th. okay. >> so let's start with lisa. how's it going this morning? >> all right. good morning to you. we are certainly in the bad zone with the air quality. so today and tomorrow, air quality advisory, the oranges and reds indicate the worst air. and we've had this yesterday. and with the wind slackening off overnight, right? yes, it gets worse. we need that mixing and we don't have it for the next 24 to 48 hours because the winds coming straight out of the north on top of us. and that allows for the yellow and the oranges, the worst air quality. and then as we get to later on thursday, gets a little bit better, gets more higher in the atmosphere here as a result of