but so far the justice department has not taken action against them. >> so let's bring in rachel scott. she's live in u.s. district court tonight. rachel, we know the first of the january hearings will be next thursday night in primetime with americans able to watch. in the meantime, peter navarro we know could face time behind bars, potentially, but there's still nothing forcing him to talk here. >> that's exactly right, david. if convicted on both counts, navarro would face up to two years behind bars and a maximum fine of $200,000. he would still not be compelled to speak or comply with investigators. as for those televised hearings, those are set to kick off next thursday. >> rachel scott with us tonight. thank you. >>> we turn next to the investigation in uvalde texas tonight, abc news learning robb elementary school had an internal alert system and a teacher trigger it less than a minute before the gunman got into the school. tonight "the new york times" is reporting the school police chief who was in charge on the scene arrive on the scene without his radio. so, did he know abou

i think it's the wrong approach. >> rachel scott live on the hill tonight. rachel, we know senate democrats, it would appear at least right now that they have enough republican support for this to pass. you've reported that, but over in the house, obviously democrats with a majority there, if it makes it there, it will get through, but republican leaders say they will not support or help this get through? >> reporter: david, house republican leadership has officially come out against this legislation. we are told that in a private meeting today, house republican leader kevin mccarthy urged his members to vote against it. we are still expecting a handful of republicans to join democrats to support the legislation, david. >> rachel scott live on the hill for us. rachel, thank you, as always. >>> there are new reports tonight that the fda is now preparing to ban the sale of juul e-cigarettes in this country. juul under scrutiny for some time now. "the wall street journal" first reporting that this ban is coming, and here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: toni

>> rachel scott traveling the country on this important issue on all sides. rachel, thank you. >>> president biden is in europe tonight for meetings with g7 and nato leaders. the leaders not talking publicly as a group there on the major headline back in the u.s. involving the overturning of roe. but many of those leaders already speaking out before they gathered about what would not happen if their own countries, weighing in on a woman's right to decide. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega traveling with the president. and cecilia, president biden overseas, but the political pressure here at home from many in his own party to take action wherever he can? >> reporter: yeah, david. exactly. that pressure is coming from within his own party right now, in fact, 34 senate democrats sent a letter to him demanding that he take immediate action. they say he has to take this action now and they are calling on him to use the full force of the federal government. look, the white house at this point, they say the doj will protect the rights of women to cross

rachel scott joins us now from capitol hill tonight. rachel, this is far from a done deal, though. give us a reality check here. what are the next steps in order to try to get it across the finish line? >> reporter: linsey, so much of this still needs to be finalized. senators do have a framework, but next they will move forward with actually drafting the legislation. one republican source tells me the details of this bill will be absolutely critical to making sure enough republicans stay on board to get it passed in the senate, but tonight the president is calling on congress bipartisan support, there is no excuse for delay. linsey. >> rachel scott, our thanks to you. >>> and we're staying in washington now for another major story. just moments ago, the january 6th committee released details about tomorrow's second televised hearing into last year's capitol insurrection. former president trump's campaign manager is expected to testify as the committee makes t the case against trump. members now say that trump was repeatedly told by advisors that he had, in fact, lost the election,

it's unclear tonight if this news will cause any of them to reconsider, david. >> well, rachel scott with that breaking headline tonight. rachel, thank you. so, we turn to that question tonight on ar-15-style weapons. suspects in uvalde and buffalo had just turned 18 and both had just bought their rifles. so, we asked our matt gutman to take us to a texas gun show to ask, would people there support the idea of raising the age? and what matt heard from several people there might surprise you. matt gutman tonight with some rare moments of agreement in this country. >> reporter: just two weeks after the uvalde school shooting, we headed to a gun show in harker heights, texas, near austin. we wanted to know if they'd be open to raising the age to buy ar-15-style rifles from 18 to 12. in uvalde, authorities say the shooter turned 18, and bought his ar-style rifle the very next day. and he bought a second one three days after that. one week after his birthday, he was at that school. i'm matt with abc news, what's your name? >> hudson. >> reporter: hudson, nice to meet you. we learned inside

even consider raising the legal age limit required to purchase that style of a weapon, david. >> rachel scott live on the hill for us again tonight. rachel, thank you. our coverage of the uvalde school shooting. and any efforts for gun safety in the wake of so many mass shootings in this country. >>> but we do move onto the other news this tuesday night and this evening, millions of americans are now in the path of severe weather tonight. thunderstorms and damaging winds really from texas all the way up to michigan, and near record heat for the east. then dangerous system moving into the northeast tomorrow. it comes after five reported tornadoes already, just look at the images tonight. damaging straight line winds. these images from western minnesota. and of course, a trail of destruction across much of the upper midwest tonight. chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking it since "gma" this morning, back with us tonight. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hey, david. meteorological summer starts tomorrow, but boy has it felt like it here. bridgeport, connecticut, newark, new jersey, 98. those places bro

rachel scott with us from the hill tonight. and as rachel just reported, in new york state today, gun safety reform. new york governor kathy hochul signing several bills into law, including as you heard rachel report there, raising the age to purchase assault rifles from 18 to 21. and rachel, i guess the question is, as this country waiting and watches, will lawmakers in washington, what will they do, if anything, is there any movement in the meantime from other states, other than new york state tonight? >> reporter: well, david, some states are not waiting for congress to act. the democratic governors in new jersey and delaware are urging their state lawmakers to also raise the legal age limit to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21. but i can tell you on a federal level, i talked to many republicans today who told me they are just not onboard with that. as for these bipartisan discussions, i'm told that group of senators will be meeting again tonight in hopes of striking a deal, david. >> i know you're going to stay on

so, let's get to rachel scott, also live on the hill tonight. and rachel, we heard testimony, of course, this testimony under oath, today about members who made these requests of who talked about pardons after january 6th. >> reporter: david, trump white house officials testified that at least five republican members of congress asked for presidential pardons. on that list, republican representative mo brooks of alabama, who sent an email to the white house asking for pardons not only for himself, but for the 147 republicans in the house who voted against certifying the 2020 election. the special assistant to the president at the time also testified that representative matt gaetz of florida was pushing for a blanket pardon since early december. representative andy biggs of arizona also sought a pardon, according to witnesses, as well as louie gohmert of texas and scott perry of pennsylvania. david, tonight, reaction is starting to come in from these republicans. scott perry's office denying this, calling it a ludicrous lie. mo brooks not denying

here's rachel scott tonight. >> my body, my choice! >> we dowon't go back! >> reporter: this is the moment when the crowds gathered in front of the supreme court heard the news. >> i can't believe it! >> reporter: a joyful moment for neydy casillas, who came with her husband. >> i was shaking and i was so happy. i couldn't even think about anything else. i was just shaking. >> reporter: for others, like 21-year-old kaylan tanner, disappointment. >> it doesn't matter if you don't agree with abortion, but that doesn't mean you take the right away from someone else. period. >> reporter: for ivana castillo this was deeply personal. >> tell me why it was important for you to be out here today. >> it's important because long time ago, i did have an abortion myself. i was raped. so for me, this moment in history is sad. >> reporter: in parts of the country, the change was immediate. abortion now illegal in at least six of those so-called trigger states, including arkansas. dr. janet cathey works at the only clinic in arkansas providing borrowings, already forced to

>> rachel scott live on the hill with late reporting. thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and to the war in ukraine. tonight, the u.s. now confirming a second american has died fighting in ukraine. and we've now learned where two other american veterans are now in captivity, are reportedly being held. the kremlin tonight saying they could face the death penalty. the white house calling that appalling. our foreign correspondent james longman in ukraine again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. state department confirming 52-year-old stephen zabielski is the second american to be killed fighting in ukraine. he reportedly died a little over a month ago. the first american to be killed in combat there was 22-year-old u.s. marine veteran willy cancel. he died in april. it comes as kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov today refused to rule out that two captured americans could face the death penalty. the white house quick to respond. >> it's appalling that a public official in russia would even suggest the death penalty for two american citizens t

let's get right to rachel scott, live up on the hill tonight with word they have a deal? david.orter: they have a deal, - senators have now finalized gun safety legislation and are racing to get it passed by the end of the week. the bill would include enhanced background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. it would close loopholes to prevent people from convicted of domestic violence from owning guns. provide funding for states to implement programs aimed at addressing gun violence and provide funding to bolster school security and mental health. this does not go as far as the president or democrats wanted, but it would break through decades of congressional grid lock and not mitch mcconnell says he plans to vote yes, david. >> rachel scott live on the hill with late reporting. thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and to the war in ukraine. tonight, the u.s. now confirming a second american has died fighting in ukraine. and we've now learned where two other american veterans are now in captivity, are reportedly being held. the kremlin tonight saying they could face the

rachel scott live on the hill. >>> and we're tracking severe tomorrows hitting and more than 100 million americans now on alert for extreme heat. >>> and tonight, remembering a beloved actor from "seinfeld" to "boogie nights." >>> good evening and it's great to start another week with all of you at home and we'll get to that dropping news, an armed gunman at a summer camp for children near dallas, shooting into a classroom, making his way to the gym with children. authorities shooting and killing him. but we are going to begin tonight with the remarkable testimony before the american people today. a wind doe into the trump white house we have not heard before. and even former president trump's loil attorney general bill barr describing the former president in the weeks following the election as detached from reality. tonight, the testimony from top campaign aides, trump insiders, even his daughter ivanka trump, all says it was clear the election was not going to be called on election night, urging the president not to declare victory. but the president instead before the cameras at 2:30

here's abc's congressional correspondent rachel scott. >> every day that you're carrying an unwantedgnancy is torturous. you're going through all of these physical challenges. and it's not even a goal that you want to achieve. i'd hoped to see a future where abortion care is freely accessible. >> reporter: for emma, that future may never be a reality. she lives in texas, where abortion is banned after six weeks of pregnancy. she asked to be filmed in shadow because she had an illegal abortion earlier this year. i didn't want to be.egnant, and- i immediately knew i didn't want to proceed with this pregnancy. i didn't have any sort of dilemma internally about it at all. >> reporter: she felt the best way to end the pregnancy would be by medical abortion pills, an option that's quickly becoming harder to access. >> my immediate concern was to not leave a paper trail of the pregnancy. so i didn't work with any sort of physician. >> reporter: stories like emma's are becoming more common across the country. with a near-total ban on abortion now in 13 states, many women are finding themselv

david: rachel scott, who continues to report from capitol hill. thank you. . let's bring in our chief justice correspondent in washington. we heard the president say this. he said this in recent weeks after previous mass shootings and now after tulsa is added to the list. he said once again we should reinstate the assault weapons ban that passed in 1994 with bipartisan support. it lasted 10 years and was allowed to expire when republicans were in control. he talked about the steps after it expired. he said mass shootings went down and when they were expired, the weapons were allowed to be sold again and mass shootings have tripled. has the team had time to affect check -- fact-check that? reporter: there was a slight decrease when the assault weapons ban was in place and a surge in n citing a study that was done out of a new york university. we've seen a dramatic rise in mass shootings recently. that's not in debate, david. >> pierre, it's something you've been reporting on for many weeks, even before these recent mass shootings. you were telling us that law e

rachel scott joining us now from the supreme court. rachel, recent polling seems to indicate this ruling overturning roe v. wade is at odds with where a majority of americans stand, so how do supporters of abortion rights plan to carry on this fight in the future? >> reporter: whit, i can tell you that many of the people gathered here today along with democrats hope this turns into a driving issue ahead of the midterm elections in november. on capitol hill there's an push to protection access to abortion under the law, but republicans are largely opposed to that, so for now, this battle will be left up to the states, whit. >> rachel, thank you. with this landmark supreme court decision, many are now asking, what's next after roe? while more states are moving to make abortions illegal, others are working to increase access. plus, growing questions about how the supreme court could take on other matters, like birth control and same-sex marriage. here's abc's zohreen shah. >> we are the post-roe generation! >> reporter: tonight, the immed

abc's rachel scott traveling the country again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, facing growing pressure, president biden's health secretary insisted the administration is looking at every option to protect abortion rights. >> there is no magic bullet. but if there is something we can do, we will find it, and we will do it. >> reporter: secretary xavier becerra outlining steps -- like increasing access to medication abortion -- but offering few specifics. our mary bruce pressing for details. >> when can we expect more concrete steps to be announced? what's the holdup here? >> it was a long decision and it did upend 50 years of precedent. and so, you wasn't to make sure that what you do is within, as i said, the confines of the law. we are not interested in going rogue. >> reporter: the battle over abortion rights now turns to the states. at least 13 have stopped nearly all abortions. about a dozen others set to take action in the coming weeks and months. >> my body! my choice! >> reporter: abortions rights demonstrators marching from illinois to iowa. >> we have to protect our siblings w

and rachel scott tonight asking lawmakers who were in that room, did today's testimony change their minds? would they now support raising the age to buy an ar-15-style rifle from 18 to 21? the answer -- no. >>> also tonight, the arrest. authorities capturing an armed man allegedly threatening to kill supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. authorities on what they say he had with him. >>> breaking as we come on the air, reports of a deadly military crash. martha raddatz with late reporting. >>> the pandemic, and tonight, the major news on the next booster shot. moderna now saying tonight its new booster is up to eight times more effective against omicron. >>> the prime time hearings live tomorrow night before the nation. nearly a year of investigating the january 6th attack. jon karl tonight with new reporting here. what can americans expect from the committee tomorrow night? jon on two of the witnesses americans will hear from. and ivanka trump and the trump children and videotaped depositions. jon karl is with us. >>> the tornado watch across several states at this hour. flood watches an

rachel scott with late reporting. >>> the war in ukraine tonight. and vladimir putin's new warning to the u.s. james longman in ukraine. >>> tonight, just days now before the live prime time hearing on the january 6th attack. tonight, the leader of the proud boys and four top lieutenants charged by the justice department with seditious conspiracy for allegedly organizing and leading the >>> news on the retired judge k killed. >>> tonight, the results now in after that major vote on british prime minister boris johnson's future. >>> news on the baby formula shortage here at home. a major development. movement now in the right direction. >>> the worlding, of course, celebrating 70 years, of course, of the queen, and now the story behind the queen and paddington bear. >>> bon jovi tonight remembering a key member of his band. >>> and america strong. the brave veterans and what they told me as we mark the 78th anniversary of d-day. >>> good evening and it's great to start another week with all of you at home. and we begin tonight with the abc news exclu

this morning, our rachel scott, inside the clinic, bracing for a surge of patients, plus, the supreme court's latest landmark ruling on prayer in public school >>> russia striking a shopping mall in ukraine. with more than a thousand people inside, just before the attack. the death toll rising, we are on the scene. >>> brittney griner's fight for freedom suffering a setback, as she appears in a russian court for the first time. her detention six months. with her trial days away from starting. >>> new student loan alert. warnings about potential ripoffs across the country. the companies trying to take advantage take your money, and take your personal information. >>> spears' stalker ex, ex-husband jason alexander ordered to stand trial after crashing her wedding. how close a former security guard said he got to the pop superstar. >>> queen elizabeth on her feet, the monarch's public appearance this morning, after missing many jubilee events. and that new report raising questions about prince charles, when the future king will join his mother in scotland. >>> and high school heroes. the

i want to bring in rachel scott, our congressional correspondent. ve outside the supreme court where people are already demonstrating this morning. rachel, what's the reaction down there? >> reporter: david, this is a seismic shift. people from all over the country gathering here t a look at the reaction. we have seen tears of sadness, sears of happiness from people on both sides take a look. i want to bring you in. that has been brought up around the supreme court. this wraps around the entire supreme court complex, preparing for this moment. i have been covering this issue for over a year. i have been traveling to many states because they have been trying to restrict abortion. some have traveled miles to get an abortion. that is the new reality in this country now. >> reacting on both sides on this issue in the country. we'll go back to rachel when we can hear her a little more clearly. being drowned out by the immediate reaction. i want to bring in kate shaw, our supreme court contributor and legal scholar. what do you make of the legal decision?

rachel scott, who covers congress, of course, rachel, we know republicans privately in the hours public after january 6th speaking out against what they saw, now nearly a year into this investigation, not doing so as much publicly, you're getting reaction tonight from members in the house? >> reporter: yes, and david, republican leaders were asked earlier if they'd be watching today's hearing, only one raised their hand at that press conference. but republicans, including republican stefanik calling this a distraction. david? >> rachel scott, thank you and to our entire team tonight. and of course, thanks to you at home. the next hearing takes place monday, 10:00 a.m. eastern. our team will be there. i'm david muir in new york. i'll see you tomorrow night. good night. ♪♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are... a middle school teacher from washington, d.c... a lawyer from randolph, new jersey... and our returning champion-- a meteorologist from minneapolis, minnesota... ...whose 3-day cash winnings total... [applause] and now h

our rachel scott standing by on capitol hill. >>> the other major headline, the january 6th committee releasing late details about tomorrow's hearing.

congressional correspondent rachel scott starts us off this morning on capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. after another string of mass shootings in the u.s., president biden called on congress to meet the moment. to change the political landscape here in washington and break through decades of gridlock. hours after yet another mass shooting, this time in tulsa, president biden made an urgent plea for sweeping gun reform, asking the nation, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? >> we need to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and if we can't ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21. >> reporter: the president delivered a rare primetime address as the u.s. surpasses more than 230 mass shootings this year. >> i want to be very clear, this is not about taking away anyone's guns it's about protecting whole communities, our freedoms to go to school, to a grocery store, to a church without being shot and killed. >> reporter: but despite his pleas for change the political realit

rachel scott live in washington. >>> and if there's not enough support in the senate f

and rachel scott tonight asking lawmakers who were in that room, did today's testimony change their minds now support raising the age to buy an

here's abc's congressional correspondent rachel scott. >> somewhere on it there, theout there there's mom listening to our testimony thinking, i can't imagine their pain. not knowing our reality will one day be hers. unless we act now. >> my son has a hole in the right side of his neck, two on his back, another on his lausetd le by an exploding bullet from an ar-15. i want you to picture that exact scenario for one of your children. >> reporter: echoing through the halls of congress today, pain and anger that only families like these fully know. >> i wish something will change. not only for our kids, but every single kid in the world. because schools are not safe anymore. >> reporter: the frustrations of these parents and survivors on full display today during an unprecedented and emotional hearing just two weeks after the mass shootings in uvalde, texas, which happened ten days after the mass shooting in buffalo, new york. 31 people killed by ar-15s. the youngest 9, the oldest 86. zenetta everhart is left to tend to his son's wounds after the 21-year-old with autism was caught in the

abc news congressional correspondent rachel scott has traveled the country covering this issue in the months leading up to the supreme court's historic decision. tonight she's reporting from illinois and missouri, one state where abortion is legal and the other illegal. >> reporter: tonight -- the divided states of america. as a nationwide firestorm continues following friday's supreme court decision that overturned roe versus wade. over the weekend many americans taking to the streets. from new york -- >> we will rise up. >> reporter: -- to mississippi. >> your baby is alive right now. >> reporter: to california in protest. others celebrating -- >> roe v. wade -- >> i honestly cried tears of joy. >> reporter: the conservative majority of the highest court in the land clearing the way for states to outright ban abortion services for the first time in nearly 50 years. >> today's historic supreme court decision is a victory for the sanctity of life. >> what i would say is this was wonderful news in the defense of life. every life is precious. >> reporter: health care providers just mile

but according to rachel scott, he has not pushed for any specific policy. many republicans on capitol hill are opposed tom. they say it is either a bridge too far or believe that decision should be left up to the states. it is unclear if this news will cause any of them on change their minds. mcconnell has not publicly said where he stands on raising the age requirement. the senator telling the reporters this yesterday. >> it won't surprise you to know that i won't sit here and try to negotiate the deal with all of you guys. we're waiting to see if we can get an outcome that directly relates to the problem that brought this issue to the fore, one more time. >> reporter: actor matthew mcconaughey, a native of uvalde, texas, made this plea at the white house. >> we need to raise the minimum age to purchase an ar-15 rifle to 21. >> reporter: he spoke about 9-year-old and her green sneakers. authorities had used those sneakers to identify her after the shooting. >> these are the same green shoes that could identify her at the shooting. how about that? >> a teac

rachel scott live in washington.

amy. >> rachel scott, we appreciate it.hael. >> thank you, amy. >>> let's bring in abc news contributor kate shaw, professor of constitutional law at cardoza law school. kate, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we see it, in states where as ne couldurngoronl be criminally prosecuted? >> opponents of abortion have maintained although they want to end abortion, they don't want to see women criminally prosecuted. and in the wake of the dobbs opinion some have renewed that pledge that there won't be prosecutions. you know the laws that are going into effect, they're pretty broadly worded, some of them, they target anyone who administers an abortion and if a woman is self-administering using the abortion pill, i think there's every possibility that a local prosecutor could bring charges. so i think we are in unchartered terrain, but there is absolutely the possibility that women could face criminal charges. >> it's pretty broad. even if someone tries to travel across state lines, as well. as we just heard in his conc

our congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking all of this for us. morning, rachel. >> reporter: amy, good morning. the focus does turn to the justice department today. the committee will try to make the case that former president donald trump was behind a dangerous plot to corrupt the top law enforcement body in the nation, pushing officials to try and overturn the 2020 election. tday the committee will be hearing from witnesses who resisted those calls including former acting attorney general jeffrey rosen, former acting deputy attorney general richard donoghue and former assistant attorney general steven engel. now sources say trump attempted to install his own allies at top levels of the justice department to push his false claims, and when it didn't work, there was a standoff in the oval office where top officials, including many of the witnesses today threatened to resign in protest. that happened just three days before the january 6th insurrection. to date, the justice department has found no evidence to back up trump's false claims about the

our congressional correspondent rachel scott has the latest. morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning. it was a late night here on capitol hill. the senate advanced the first major gun safety legislation in decades putting it on track for a final vote by the end of the week. the bill would enhance background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21 giving authorities up to ten days to review juvenile and mental health records. it would also close the so-called boyfriend loophole to stop people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns. now, advocates say this provision would save lives. studies show a woman is five times more likely to be killed by her abuser if they have a gun. it would also provide funding for gun violence prevention programs, bolster school security and mental health. it does not go as far as the president or democrats wanted. there is no assault weapons ban included in this package. it would also not raise the legal age limit to purchase those firearms from 18 to 21, but it does mark a significant bipartisan

congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking the latest. morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. senators are under pressure to reach a deal on gun reform by the end of the week. i'm told by one senator involved, that is a goal, not a guarantee. this issue is top of mind for the american people because a week has not gone by in 2022 without a mass shooting. take a look at our latest abc news/ipsos poll which shows 72% of americans say gun violence is extremely important in their vote for congress and 70% believe enacting new laws to reduce gun violence should be a higher priority than protecting gun ownership. we know that a small group of bipartisan senators are considering a range of options from expanded background checks to incentives for states to enact red flag laws that would temporarily take guns away from people considered dangerous, as well as funding for mental health and school security. in just 48 hours, families of the victims of the buffalo and uvalde mass shootings will be testifying before congress including a f

congressional correspondent rachel scott has the latest. morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. this will be rare testimony here on capitol hill today. an 11-year-old fourth grader will now become one of the youngest survivors to testify before lawmakers. i'm told she was determined to share her story hoping she can drive change. this morning, the families and survivors of the uvalde and buffalo mass shootings traveling to capitol hill calling on congress to act. > my mother's life mattered. my mother's life mattered and your actions here today will tell us how much it matters to you. >> announcer: this i special re. guns in america. now reporting, david muir. >>> good morning, and we're coming on the air this morning because of what we're about to witness from the nation's capital. the country is about to hear from a fourth grade who are survived the uvalde school shooting. from two parents who lost their child, from a doctor who treated the victims who had to identify some of the victims. all of this as this nation looks to l

pressure campaign to get state officials to overturn the election and congressional correspondent rachel scottapitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. and today the committee will hear directly from election workers and officials from georgia and arizona who stood up to that pressure campaign and came under attack because of it. this morning, the house committee investigating the january 6th insurrection is set to focus on trump's pressure campaign on state officials to overturn the 2020 election. trump lost georgia, but he still called republican secretary of state brad raffensperger, pushing him to find enough votes to keep joe biden from winning. >> all i want to do is this, i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> reporter: raffensperger refused to do it and today he will be testifying before the committee. >> the people of georgia spoke in this election. we've never found systemic fraud, not enough to overturn the election. >> reporter: also on the list of witnesses, arizona's house speaker rusty bowers a republican who says he also resisted pressure by trump and

rachel scott is live with the latest on capitol hill. >>> mounting pressure. >> i was wrong then aboutfor rising inflation. >> the idea we're going to be able to click a switch, bring down the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near term. >> is the u.s. headed for a recession? the latest on the economy with chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis and transportation secretary pete buttigieg. >>> political headwinds.

rachel scott is live with the latest on capitol hill.

what congress is doing right now if anything on this and go to our congressional correspondent rachel scott reporter: george, good morning. well, senators met late into the night. democrats do not want to let these talks drag out. they want to reach a bipartisan deal on gun reform by the end of the week. but several republicans have signaled raising the age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle, the type of weapon that was used by the suspects in uvalde and buffalo, is likely off the table. many republicans are just against this. they believe that the age is appropriate or they say that it should be left up to the states to decide. so senators are considering ways to strengthen background checks by possibly allowing juvenile records to be screened if the gun buyer is under the age of 21. also on the table, incentives for states to enact red flag laws which would temporarily take guns away from people considered to be dangerous as well as funding for mental health and school security. congress is under immense pressure to do something. actor matthew mcconaughey was from uvalde and was up here on

our congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking it all. chel, good morning. >> whit, good morning to you. the biden administration says every option is on the table when it comes to protecting access to abortion including expanding access to medication abortion, but offering few specifics as the landscape quickly changes state by state. >> this morning confusion and uncertainty as the fight for abortion plays out state by state. >> right now we're anticipating that services will be able to be continued subject to the constant back and forth of litigation. >> abortion bans are being challenged in court. judges in louisiana, texas and utah allowing some abortions to resume for now. >> we will be calling back women who we had to turn away on saturday so that they can come back and get their procedure if they haven't made other arrangements. >> the patchwork of abortion access causing whiplash on both sides. >> nobody believed that the fight was over, that overturning roe was an end all. >> in total, at least 13 states have now stopped nearly a

congressional correspondent rachel scott has the latest. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: michael, good morning. president biden promised he will meet with lawmakers to discuss gun control legislation. for now, though, he is letting these talks play out on capitol hill. congress is out on recess, but a small group of democrats and republicans in the senate have been speaking by phone and by zoom trying to figure out if there is a path forward. they are discussing a range of options, everything from expanding background checks to red flag laws that would temporarily take guns away from people who are considered dangerous. polls show the majority of americans do support those measures. democrats would like to take it a step further and ban assault weapons outright but republicans say that is a nonstarter and they will need the support of at least ten republicans in the senate in order to get any legislation passed. that will be a challenge. senate majority leader chuck schumer has now given this small group just under a week to reach an agreem

our congressional correspondent rachel scott has the latest on where things stand. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this was raw and emotional testimony from the families and the survivors who have lived this, turning their grief and anger into calls for change. on capitol hill searing and gut-wrenching testimony. the parents of 10-year-old lexi rubio describing the last moments with their daughter at an awards ceremony the morning of the uvalde massacre. >> we took photos with her before asking her to pose for a picture with her teacher mr. reyes. that photo, her last photo ever was taken at approximately 10:54 a.m. >> reporter: they rushed to the school waiting for hours only to learn lexi was among the 19 children killed. >> we seek to raise the age to purchase these weapons from 18 to 21 years of age. we seek red flag laws, stronger background checks, somewhere out there there is a mom listening to our testimony thinking, i can't even imagine their pain, not knowing that our reality will one day be hers unless we act now. >> reporter: and the

congressional correspondent rachel scott is in washington with more for us this morning. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. advocates say that today's holiday is largely symbolic because more than a year after president biden signed juneteenth into law making it a federal holiday, most states today will not be giving their workers any paid time off. in fact, only 18 states have enacted laws to make juneteenth a paid state holiday. that means 32 states, nearly two-thirds of the country, state workers will not be able to take today as a paid holiday. and by some estimates most of the private sector will not either. juneteenth, of course, marks the end of slavery, commemorating the day word finally reached the slaves in galveston, texas, letting them know they had been freed. critics of the legislation say putting funding towards making juneteenth a federal holiday is simply too expensive. others claim it's not widely celebrated. but a recent gallup poll shows awareness is rising, that 6 in 10 americans know what juneteenth is. black americans have b

. >>> president biden calling for that action, we'll go to our congressional correspondent rachel scott a reality check on the state of play in congress to see if something will actually get done this time. rachel, good morning. >> michael, good morning. you heard the president call for sweeping and broad gun reform. some of that will be a long shot. in fact, much of the focus of the bipartisan negotiations playing out here in the senate have been on measures that are more narrow. on the table, expanded background checks, incentives for states to enact red flag laws that would temporarily take away guns from people considered dangerous, funding for mental health and school security, democrats want to go even further. they would like to ban assault weapons outright. they would like to raise the legal age limit to purchase an ar-15 style weapon from 18 to 21, but they would need the support of at least ten republicans in the senate and the vast majority of republicans are just not onboard with that. just take a look at what happened at the house judiciary committee hours ago. democrats di

. >>> but first, congressional correspondent rachel scott has all the details on the hearing. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: michael, good morning. for the first time the january 6th select committee laying out some of the evidence that it's been collecting for nearly a year using dramatic new video and the words of trump's innermost circle to show just how desperate the former president was to cling to power. this morning, new details uncovered by the house committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. using never-before-seen video and testimony from trump's inner circle. >> i made it clear i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff which i told the president was [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the committee insisting it was trump's repeated false claims of a stolen election that provoked the mob. playing this graphic 12-minute video of the attack. >> they were peaceful people. these were great people. the crowd was unbelievable. the love in the air, i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: then, the testimony of capitol

limited in scope, but still would be the most significant federal legislation on it for 30 years and rachel scott is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. this deal is far more limited than what democrats had hoped for, but after nearly 30 years of congressional inaction and another streak of violent mass shootings, a bipartisan group of senators said this time, failure could not be an option. this morning, a bipartisan breakthrough after nationwide calls for reform. >> what do we want? >> all: gun control. >> when do we want it? >> all: now! >> reporter: senators announced a deal on gun safety. >> once the text is finalized i will put this bill on the floor asap, as soon as possible, so that congress can quickly act to do something meaningful against gun violence. >> reporter: in the wake of the buffalo massacre that left ten dead and in uvalde where 19 children and 2 teachers lost their lives, 10 republicans joining 10 democrats proposing to strengthen background checks, allowing juvenile records to be ko screened for gun buyers under 21, expa