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Big political implications, they ridiculed my struggle with addiction. hunter bidens addiction, and purchase of a gun in october for 2018 is at the heart of this case. the justice department accusing him of lying on gun purchasing forms that required him to attest he wasnt addicted to drugs. a special counsel brought the case last year after a prior deal fell apart in dramatic fashion at his plea hearing. >> im here today to announce the appointment of david good weiss as a special counsel on mo...

Away for something historic and really something a lot of people thought would never happen yeah, a case that hunter biden was really trying to cut fits away from or even not have to face with a trial that there was a plea deal previously that fell apart, but here we are now, john with jury selection beginning today. >> heres a little more on how we got here. >> the son of the sitting president on trial in another criminal case with big political implications. >> they ridiculed my struggle with ...

State of delaware starting tomorrow. >> and it is a case that he has major ramifications for hunter biden, who could face real jail time if hes convicted, its also a case with some potential political implications as the president seeks reelection remember, cnns kaitlan polantz has more the son of the sitting president on trial in another criminal case with big political implications. theyve ridiculed my struggle with addiction. >> hunter bidens addiction and purchase of a gun in october 2018 is...

Coming from? and where is it amplified? >> largely from the national rifle association and the industry, but its being hugely amplified on social media. we see it every day, fred and i, in terms of our tweets and the types of hostile comments that you get, but were also seeing that the vast majority of people seem to be supportive of our message. as you mentioned, no less than fox news conducted this poll that showed that 80% or more of americans now support red flag laws, background checks, rai...

As the number of victims of shootings caused by seemingly innocent mistakes mounts, so does the fury. [honking] nearly 1,000 miles away, these mothers protested gun violence on the kansas missouri state line. one week after 16-year-old ralph yarl was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell. >> you have mental health issues everywhere, but when you pair those with absolute chaos in terms of gun legislation, this is what you get. >> gun violence is a public health epidemic. >> reporter: johns hopkin...

But what people have been calling for all night, the voices coming from out of america are nationwide federal controls, starting with background checks. controls, starting with backuround checks. ~ , background checks. absolutely. and of course _ background checks. absolutely. and of course these _ background checks. absolutely. and of course these are - background checks. absolutely. and of course these are all - and of course these are all very well, these proposals, but the fact is that over ...

>> well, the surge is going on for a while. this is about a year and a half. it actually started before covid, a big rise in gun sales, and now, were seeing a lot of first time gun buyers who are black people, or latinos. they are leading the gun purchasing. its like an arms race amons people. its like, how we used to have the united states and russia building nuclear weapons, and people are doing it because they feel the united states is a very individualistic society, and people feel a need to...

Half. it even actually started before covid. we were seeing a big rise in gun sales. and now, what were seeing is a lot of first-time gun buyers are black people or latinos. theyre leading this surge in gun purchasing. and, michael, its -- its -- its crazy to say it but its like an arms race, amongst people. its like, you know, how we used to have the united states and russia building new-nuclear weapons. now, its bob and michael getting new guns. and people are doing it, because they feel the u...

Everyday gun voonls violence that in large part is preventible but our elected officials fail to act. >> i know. and youve been trying to get our attention about this for the past three years. its not only gun violence going up. its gun purchasing. so in just the past year fl 2020 nearly 23 million guns sales across the united states. up 65% over the years before. and then in january, okay after the insurrection at the capital there were two million gun saleso sales, up 75% compared to january b...

Running against dave bratt who won in a convincing yeah. >> yeah. i love that race. dave bratt beat eric cantor in 2014. he could be upset himself by abigail spanburger. shes got a primary to get out of. shes a former cia officer, tough on national security. she knows how to hit and persuade a lot of people in the middle district in the richmond area. shes someone to pay close attention to. >> we pay close attention to you as well, josh. thank you. >> thanks, dana. >> dana: snow is pounding the ...