plus, from total celebration to complete chaos, two people were shot, a police officer hit by a fire truck during a victory parade for nba champion denver nuggets. and the department of justice tees off an investigation, looking into that mega merger between the pga tour and saudi funded liv golf. our reporters are fouling all of the latest developments. we start, though, with the breaking news out of pittsburgh where nbc s george solis is covering the guilty verdict in the trial of the gunman who killed 11 people at that synagogue in 2018. george, i know it s been a few hours since the verdict. what are we hearing from the community? reporter: yeah, chris, some members of the congregation weighing in, saying they expected this guilty verdict. for them, this is some semblance of justice. in my conversation with them over the last several days, many of them say they will never be able to look at the accused shooter robert bowers directly in the eye. it was hard for them to
pleading for the nation, for congress to do more on gun control. today, president biden is coming here to tout what has been done in the bipartisan safety bill that was signed into law nearly one year ago today. in fact, that is what the summit today is all about. what this law was able to achieve, a first in a generation bill that increased funding, not only for schools and for mental health, but also enabled states to contribute more to the next background check database, to have more resources when it comes to red flag laws, and being able to bolster background check programs on their own, and that is what the president is expected to say today. he s expected to point to states like connecticut, which just recently signed even more gun restrictive measures into law. it s one of the most restrictive states in the country when it comes to gun ownership and safe gun ownership. but the president is going to continue to call on congress to pass more and do more. when it comes universal b