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from msnbcs headquarters here in new york. alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news in texas. a man hunt intensifying at this hour for a gunman suspected of carrying out a deadly mass shooting against his neighbors. five people, including an eight-year-old were killed overnight in a home in cleveland. that is a city just north of houston. according to priscilla thompson, who is on the scene for us there. priscilla, welcome, what are you learning at this tragic hour? >> yeah,, ale...

What republicans are trying to do. theyre trying to divide us, theyre trying to drive these wedges because thats the only thing that works for them. they dont have a policy agenda that is meaningful in any way that helps americans. they are trying to use this whole idea of, you know, we, the democrats are woke and are trying to give advantages to -- anyway, their whole thing is about driving us apart, and unfortunately in many ways its working. we have to fight against it. >> -- shermichael, 59%...

Had strong opinions about sexual assault in either direction, people who thought they had been wrongly accused, people who were very much identified with the me too movement, the goal was to get those people off the jury. so, yes, i can watch it and criticize joe tacopinas performance as a person who feels very strongly in one direction, but i am not a juror on this trial, and its really anybodys guess what those nine people, all of whom are anonymous to us, what they are thinking. >> let me ask...

In this case is that what they silenced representative zephyr for is saying that they have blood on their hands for stopping gender affirming care. thats true. we know for a fact that suicidality and depression and self harm are majorly increase when people dont, when trans people dont have access to this kind of care. i think that thats important to recognize. they dont want to hear that truth, theyre going to silence people. we will continue to see this and i genuinely believe its going to bac...

The democratic-controlled senate has made it pretty clear its not going to pass it. but will the sleet is a -- negotiating with republicans to some degree? >> well, look, first of all, this is a completely ridiculous bill. its cuts head start programs for 300,000 kids, including tens of thousands of kids in some of the most conservative house districts in the country. it cuts nutrition benefits for 1 million seniors. youll see tsa wait times at the airports go up 300%. if youre used to a 20-minu...

And helicopter crashes since march, the most recent on thursday, which killed three soldiers -- in alaska. both incidents involved training exercises. joining right now is massachusetts congressman, says bolton and democratic member of the house armed services, transportation and infrastructure committees and the select committee on china. he also served four tours in iraq as part of the u.s. marine corps. i welcome you, my friend. it makes you the perfect person to ask this question, how import...