powerful republican in the senate is open to raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21. he has said that in private, but mitch mcconnell has not and won t, it seems, say it in public. it is highly unlikely that it will be part of any agreement on gun safety as talks intensify between democrats and republicans. two weeks ago republican senate cynthia lieu mass of wyoming said she doubted any ideas to curb gun violence would be welcomed in her pro-gun state but now she s signaling an openness to finding legislative solutions because her office has been flooded with calls from con sit stants demanding an end to mass shooting. let s bring in arlette saenz and sunlen serfaty about this. let s talk about why discussions stand. there s optimism from both sides at this moment but they have not brokered a deal, have not had an agreement on some of these issues and that is what today is all about. today they have to sit down as negotiators, narrow their d
better than we i think we can deal with a black woman in outer space who has sith powers. the question is that the threats are always going to be boycotted. but these are people that are not fans of the genre anyway. so, it s a boycott leading to what? and also and a boycott for what purpose? if you want to watch right-wing science fiction, you are perfectly happy to do that. star ship troopers s right wing. you have got things being made by then shapiro. if you have wet gina corona is doing now, you can do that. but for the rest of the planet that simply enjoys content, obi-wan kenobi, for all the people who said that they were going to boycott because they didn t like that african american women, who wasn t inquisitor and clearly the majority of the country and the world is happy with seeing science fiction reflect the world that we want, not the world that some people want to hold on to. you know why they don t want to watch the bench appear a one. it s not goo
good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle, we are 154 days out from the midterm elections. and tonight, we are tracking all the results from the biggest primary day so far this year. seven states held contests today from new jersey to california. where the polls have just close. all eyes are on two key elections there. the race to be mayor of los angeles. the leading candidates, six from congresswoman karen bass, and billionaire developer rick caruso. in the ballot measure to recall progressive san francisco district attorney, chase but dean. let s get to steve kornacki, we know he s gonna be here at the big board waiting for us. steve break this down. who is, running what are they doing, one of the numbers? yeah stephanie will the numbers right now are zero, but within the next few minutes, we expect this map here of california to start lighting up like a christmas tree. this is the way it works in california. folks have been voting by mail for weeks now, this is diffe
now closed on another critical primary day. results are coming in just as we are coming on the air. steve kornacki is breaking all down for the big board. and only two days away from the first january six hearing. new reporting about the former presidents plans. that sent secret service scrambling that day. plus the emotional and powerful plea from uvalde native, matthew mcconaughey. to get something, anything done, on gun safety. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle, we are 154 days out from the midterm elections. and tonight, we are tracking all the results from the biggest primary day so far this year. seven states held contests today from new jersey to california. where the polls have just close. all eyes are on two key elections there. the race to be mayor of los angeles. the leading candidates, six from congresswoman karen bass, and billionaire developer rick caruso. in the ballot measure to recall progressi
another witness announced for tomorrow s primetime hearing. and new reporting on how donald trump had the secret service scrambling on the day of the attack. plus, we ve got the top headlines from last night s midterm election primaries that may serve as a warning to democrats. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. senators had hoped to reach a bipartisan deal on gun safety by the end of this week, but nbc news has learned that that timetable may slip. perhaps into next week. senators have hit a snag on how to expand background checks. two people close to the talks tell nbc news at issue is whether to add waiting periods for 18 to 21-year-olds and to enable the fbi to conduct background checks on their juvenile records. a spokesman for republican senator john cornyn of texas said he is not considering waiting periods but does support the provision on the juvenile records. democrats, howev