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form vice president mike pence has to sit for the counsel. a federal judge in washington, d.c. -- most of pences argument to avoid testifying. the speech and debate clause shielded him in his role as president of the senate. were going to explain what the judge said about alleged illegality on the part of donald trump and what it means for pence in a moment. also, what the judge conceded to pences team. we also have breaking news on the trump hush money case. were going to explain that...

turning a july 4th parade into a mad dash for survival. police say the fgunman fired frm a rooftop. witnesses describe the confusion and chaos. >> i thought for a second maybe it was fire crackers. youve heard before people arent sure what it is, but it was too fast and too quick, and my son said no, thats gunfire. we turned and ran and i pushed my sons wheelchair, and the wheelchair collapsed on the pavement. he toppled over and i fell. it happened again. and then my young son picks u...

this is the most significant second amendment ruling in more than a decade. in a 6-3 decision, the court struck down new yorks law that places restrictions on concealed handguns . that law was enacted more than a century ago. the majority of the court ruling, the constitution protects a persons right to carry a gun outside the home. jessica schneider is live in washington with these breaking details. jessica, what more was in this decision? >> erica, the supreme court here significantl...

Here to tell you be angry. im furious. im furious that yet more innocent lives were taken by gun violence. while we celebrate the 4th of july just once a year, mass shootings have become our weekly, yes, weekly american tradition. >> with us to share the reporting and insights, cnn east lauren fox, and jackie ka sin itch. the governor saying its almost daily were having this conversation. >> truly, and you heard the president address this last night in his remarks for the 4 th of july. and he ma...

Todays decision to have some kinds of background checks, at least those kinds of background checks that dont leave any discretion to the authorities. he seems to suggest that laws that say felons cant get weapons, those are constitutional. however, the majority opinion, which he also joined in, certainly calls into question a lot of different kinds of regulations, and certainly the approach that justice thomas took and the one he mandates for all future courts suggests that many more restriction...

But if the senate continues to fail to act well see more of this will and i dont think thats defensively, and i question whether some of the senators standing in the way really understand the gravity and their failure to act. >> this is not a new conversation and it happens in the wake of every one of these tragedies. anybody in washington, again, i dont want to call this low hanging fruit, anything that would pass as majority vote if it were allowed? >> not all republicans are where tom massie ...

Actually operates in his situations. what would you expect that statement to mean, work in good faith. >> it means once again the nra will be on the front lines making sure that nothing happens. theyre going to do the dirty work of the gun manufacturers that fund them. theyre going to make sure that nothing really happens. mitch mcconnell should call us back into session tomorrow morning. we should vote within 48 hours on the two background check bills that have already passed the house. lets vo...

More people in the history of mankind than any other entity, its certainly not the guns. >> laura: mao, stalin, hitler, pol pot. >> we have in bosnia. in cambodia. >> laura: i got your point. >> the reason you need an arsenal of assault weapons in your house is because paul ryan is going to come to your house, take away your guns, give you health care and then strip you of all your other rights, thats the scenario? that is stopping us from regulating guns? >> i live in the state of florida. we h...

More people in the history of mankind than any other entity, its certainly not the guns. >> laura: mao, stalin, hitler, pol pot. >> we have in bosnia. in cambodia. >> laura: i got your point. >> the reason you need an arsenal of assault weapons in your house is because paul ryan is going to come to your house, take away your guns, give you health care and then strip you of all your other rights, thats the scenario? that is stopping us from regulating guns? >> i live in the state of florida. we h...

Afraid of you and were going to vote people out of office who take money from the nra. is it possible that they could be a serious challenge to the nra? >> well, again, the focus on money from the nra is another one of these cases where were missing the point. but to take your question and say will there be people who feel as passionately about regulating guns as there are people who feel as passionately about having and owning and using their guns and being able to acquire guns, that would be t...