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making >> reporter: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening it goes against every fiber in our being, having to bury our own children parents in uvalde, texas now facing that grim reality, beginning to lay their children to rest in a world no safer today than it was a week ago when their children became victims of mass murder this holiday weekend, nine people were killed and more than 60 hurt in mass shootings across the u.s. overall, at least 156 died by gun violenc...

states will in fact send advance rocket systems to the war-torn country. well have more on what changed the presidents mind there. along with joe and mika, weve got mike barnicle and elise jordan and the former chairman of the republican national committee michael steele. we will begin in texas, where the official account has changed again, about how the gunman who killed 19 children and their two teachers entered that school in uvalde. last friday, youll rememberer the director of the...

especially in new york city, to have a wholistic view of crime. what we will start to see is democrats like me who have experience in law enforcement but also understand the problems with our criminal justice system all working together. you look at texas. texas passed a law over the objection of every single law enforcement body in texas. the democrats were against it. the republicans passed an even more lenient gun law. and law enforcement was against it. at some point that alliance ...

approximately 13 hours. depp is suing heard for $50 million in damages over a 2018 op-ed published in "the washington post" in which heard claims she was a "public figure representing domestic abuse." its important to know that never mentions johnny depp by name. depps attorney say that piece indirectly referred to claims heard made against depp during their divorce. depp claims it cost him movie roles. she is counter suing and sought to prove he did physically abuse her. she claims sh...

before. we are told that some clerks are so alarmed, theyre exploring seeking counsel. >> lets bring in cnns joan biscupic with the exclusive reporting. joan, tell us what youre learning. >> sure. first of all, remember, this is the most important case of this term, in many years, potential to roll back a half century of abortion rights, privacy rights. midway through negotiations of this case a draft document was leaked, as we all know, it was leaked from last february. so not only di...

even though the president was face-to-face with the fed chair today, he says hes still staying hands off. >> my plan is simple, respect the fed, respect its independence which i will continue to do. >> even though biden wanted interest rates raised is not an economic cure without its own side effects. >> put jerome powell in a box. they have to raise interest rates. when they raise interest rates, it makes it harder to buy a home, usually make the stock market go down as weve seen. and...

the kind of strawberry weve now learned is behind that hepatitis a outbreak is it in your kitchen? and this memorial day, we travel the country. the sights and sounds honoring our heroes, the men and women we will never forget. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening while this memorial day is an occasion for fun, relaxation, and remembrance, for 21 families in uvalde, texas, this marks the beginning of what will be an unimaginably painful week a fune...

holiday this afternoon with the ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier at our benton national cemetery. that was just a couple of hours after president biden addressed reporters outside of the white house about last weeks massacre of 19 children and two teachers in uvalde texas. the president told reporters that they gathered on the south lawn. they said that there was no rational basis to the ability to persist high caliber assault weapons that could fire hundreds of rounds, quot...

to rush in immediately and take down the gunman. he was set to take his place on the city council tonight. well tell you what the towns mayor is saying about that. and the latest in the debate over gun reform. more on what the key players are thinking and saying ahead of a senate meeting that is scheduled for today. along with joe and me today, we have former aide to the george w. bush state departments and white house, elise jordan. and the host of "way too early," jonathan lemire. ...

their culture theyre proud about. they call it the mighty mississippi for a reason. i think that goes beyond the current. its about the impact this river has had on what we become as a nation and what we decide to become as a nation. im carlton mccoy, raised in inner city d.c., educated in kitchens around the globe. these days i make a living as a master sommelier. im a nomad, driven to move in and out of different cultures, different worlds. to celebrate diversity by embracing what ma...