legislation following a pair of deadly mass shootings, proving that action can overcome partisan division. serbia is taking swift action on gun violence not a progressive country, by the way. just two mass shootings in may that left seven dead and 21 injured, serbia took action. it has the third largest rate of gun ownership in the world, and it pushed through new laws with near unanimous support despite deep political divides. joining us now with more nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, how were they able to get this done? reporter: well, the secret is it wasn t even that difficult. there were these two mass shootings last month. they were extremely rare. people were outraged. they took to the streets. but they weren t just dismissed as tragedies, dismissed as part of a problem that is too difficult to confront. the people got together. the government got together. lawmakers from a variety of political parties put their differences aside, a
daniela, thank you very much, great reporting. in just a few minutes, we are going to talk about the story about the former president reportedly pressuring arizona governor doug doocy to overturn the 2020 election. do you see just issuing a response we are going to have that for you. plus, supreme court followed. the new help being offered a student loan borrowers following yesterday s rejection. as i bet you another good day from nbc news here in los angeles, we are at the top of the hour so i welcome you to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with new reaction to the latest round of supreme court rulings and a look at some of today s head lines. they washington courts conservatives flex their strength, the los angeles time, justices washed student debt relief. from the gazette in colorado, christian designer can turn away same-sex wedding business. the new york times highlighting both rulings, one congressman telling me that he feels the pain of students with high debt.
liable for everything he did while he was in office. didn t get away with anything yet. we have a criminal justice system in this country. we have civil litigation. and former presidents are not immune from being accountable by either one. even mitch mcconnell knew back in 2021 that trump can face criminal charges. well, now, trump s lawyer is making the absurd argument that a president can commit all kinds of heinous crimes and remain immune from prosecution forever. unless he s impeached and convicted. also tonight, trump s rhetoric is having dangerous consequences. as both special counsel jack smith and judge tanya chutkan are targets of swatting. and trump s big hope for 2024, he says he hopes the u.s. economy crashes some time soon. which of course, would leave huge numbers of his maga supporters jobless and broke. but we begin tonight with a hypothetical question. could a sitting president sell pardons or military secrets or order the navy seals to assassinate a
i want to promise you this, i am going to make sure that in no way do i enable donald trump to ever be president of the united states again. and that s more important than my own personal ambition. [ applause ]. breaking news from the presidential race, trump s most persistent critic on the campaign trail, chris christie, announces he is dropping out. also tonight, trump often claimed to have unlimited power as president. now his pitch for absolute power. and his claims of immunity from any legal consequences should be setting off alarm bells. and yet, all we re hearing from republicans are the sounds of silence. good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with breaking news. just one day since the attorney for the former president of the united states argued in federal court that a president has the authority under the theory of absolute immunity to murder their political opponent. only one republican, one, reacted to that insane idea. former new jersey governor, chris
ingraham angle from new york city tonight. the supreme courtsuprem latee tonight that they will hear trump s appeal to thalradoe rulg that banned him from the state s primary ballot.. plus, how former special counsel jack smith go inin his investigation into donald trump. we have obtained shocking new video of what happened after he dispatched agents to the hom e of former black voices for trump director harrison floyd. his attorney is hereively. exclusively. but first eche talks about the blood of americans being poisoned. echoing the same exact language used in germany, he proudly posts on social media the wordst that first described his 2024 campaign. quote, revenge desc, quote, power, unquote, dictatorship. there s no confusion about who trump is, what he intends to do. > will:re it is there it is.i mr. unifier, in chief s veficial ramp upng his to compag his predecessor to hitler in the h very same speech, he pretended like he was the only guy aroun americad w