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with lester holt good evening im savannah guthrie in for lester. tonight, the impassioned calls for change in this country, from the uvalde teacher, the lone survivor of his classroom among 11 dead students, to a grieving son of buffalo in a hearing room on capitol hill to the white house briefing room where this afternoon the actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey made a surprise appearance, eulogizing the dead in heart wrenching detail, down to the green high tops the only ide...

find twitter because the billionaire is worried about losing money. hes waffling. hes weak. ill walk through the evidence for you tonight. we begin with a very serious story. a story that we continue to cover as the nation continues to reel from what we all see and live through, the epidemic of gun violence. this is important. ill tell what you it is so you know what youre about to deal with, because its gut-wrenching. new testimony out of washington from victims families out of buff...

good. you are hearing of the reality of gun violence. now, at least 17 dead, more than 80 shots all across the nation just since friday. you heard me right. since friday as in today is monday. unbelievable. it is on pace of its worst year ever according to gun violence archive. >> that means 246, since the beginning of the year. the three-year uptick began where they began. in to 2020, 110 and last year we were at 692. with all those numbers, it is really one number to keep focusing on...

boys group are now charged with seditious conspiracy. we are learning a capitol police officer who was injured in an altercation with that group will be one of the first people to testify thursday during the january 6th committees primetime public hearing. also this morning, fast-moving developments on the efforts to get some form of gun legislation passed on capitol hill and what by all accounts is a critical week. details on what could be included in a bipartisan teal and what is l...

to the parents i say im sorry. i tried my best. its what i was told to do. please dont be angry with me. new charges from the biden justice department. the proud boys top leaders face ten counts including seditious conspiracy for allegedly directing the storming of the capitol. and shifting politics of crime and prices. san francisco voters decide whether to dere call a liberal prosecutor, and one hopes a tougher on crime message gives him a shot to be the next mayor of los angeles...

they want to make their loss of life matter. >> so he gave his perspective, and then we also are hearing today a new and horrifying perspective from inside robb elementary. >> 4th grade teacher reyes was feet away when the shooter killed all eleven students in the classroom. he played dead for 77 minutes, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. at one point he heard a student in the connecting classroom call out for police to help them, but police were treated and hes outraged by the la...

criminal justice system is a laughing stock. >> elon musk is threatening to walk away from his bid to buy bitter. >> saying that twitter breached the contract when it didnt provide accurate information. >> seven states holding primary elections today. >> economy and foreign gas prices weigh heavy on voters minds as republicans look to make big in november. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> steve: i think we would all rather be at the beach. 6:01 inside new jersey going for a daytime high of 72. absolutel...

primaries today including california. >> bill: topping voters concerns is the price of gasoline. another day and all-time high. $4.91. we hit 28 new highs. the number more than doubling since biden took office. >> dana: 6 in 10 people are pessimistic on achieving the american dream. we begin at the white house with peter doocy. imagine, peter, the white house is -- you would think theyre feeling some pressure. are you seeing any evidence of that? >> if they are feeling pressure, thats ...

plea for reform in wake of the mass shooting in his hometown. well have an exclusive interview with mcconaughy in just a bit. we start with mark meredith. good evening, mark. >> the white house is optimistic that congress can reach a compromise when it comes to new gun control laws. the actor matthew mcconaughy is urging both washington and the country to act. >> these regulations are not a step back. >> today from a white house podium texas native american and hollywood activist matth...

the january 6th committee. that house committee is still at work. one of "the washington post" reporters behind the latest january 6th scoop will join us. plus, for the first time were learning of the secret scramble on the day of the insurrection, prompted by something president trump said and something the house committee is now investigating. also, the race to lead the countrys second biggest city going down to the wire, a billionaire businessman up against someone who at one po...