trump s big lie in tomorrow s hearing. one of the witnesses on the docket was a former fox news staffer, potentially putting the right-wing network in the spotlight. plus, brand new reporting on what mike pence knew, and to plan. with my panel of experts. later, the victims of disgraced lawyer larry nassar suing the fbi for $1 million. saying that they bought investigation and could have shaved saved more young women. i will talk to survive about why this lawsuit is so important. all of that and more is coming up. and a good sunday morning to you. oh, sunday, actually. i am katie fang. we begin with our breaking news in idaho where police arrested more than 30 people of allegedly affiliated with the hate group patriot fund. just outside of a pride event. according to police, they were there to cause trouble. msnbc correspondent maggie vesta joins me live with the latest. maggie, what can you tell us about what happened yesterday? yes, katie. you are exactly right when you
talk. why this uvalde teacher now says he s angry at law enforcement who he heard in the hallway while 11 of his students were being killed. and office ultimatums. return to the office or lose urjob. the tough decision more workers are now facing. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead today. president biden now getting involved as a key democratic senator says negotiations with republicans on gun reform have reached a, quote, critical stage. that democrat, chris murphy of connecticut, visited the white house today to give president biden a rundown of where bipartisan negotiations stand. before murphy headed back to the hill for yet another meeting with his fellow lawmakers. they have expressed growing optimism a deal for a narrow targeted bill could potentially be reached as soon as the end of this week. so what remains on the table? well, incentivized states to pass red flag laws. potential waiting periods for 18 to 21-year-olds buying
it s a poison. [ applause ] running through our it really is. running through our body politic. it s been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. no more. i mean, no more. we need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in america. [ applause ] none. look, failure in saying that is going to complicity, silence is complicity. it s complicity. we cannot remain silent. i call all americans to reject the lie, and i condemn those who spread the lie for power, political gain, and for profit. [ applause ] president joe biden s clear eyed denunciation there of white supremacy as a poison marks a return to an issue that animated and inspired his run for the presidency, what he described at the time as a battle for the soul of america. but now the new york times reports, quote, the challenge for a president who came to office preaching unity may be how to take on those preaching hate, and in the wake of the mas
And what the Biden Administration is actually doing. On its face a hearing this week with Donald Trumps former Chief Of Staff mark meadows revolved around what might sound like a sideshow legal issue compared to the larger problem facing the former president hooch he wants to move his case from state to federal court, but what we learned from his nearly four hours of questioning has implications far beyond a potential Change Of Venue for his trial. In addition to giving us the first sense of what the argument may be from one of trumps other coconspirators of which there are many, the testimony was also another Flashing Warning Sign of what a second trump term could look like. I mean, lets zero in on the key defense we heard from mark meadows. He argued that the allegations outlined in the indictment, you know, the unrelenting pursuit of baseless claims of Election Fraud, the Pressure Campaign on georgia officials to find votes, the conspiratorial behavior to keep trump in power, he say
Four of 1983. A vote card is considered armed and dangerous. He is a Person Of Interest, however, and thats what well label him that moving forward until that changes. If people see him, they should not approach cars or make contact with him in any way. A massive active shooter manhunt underway this hour in lewiston, maine. It follows the shooting death of at least 22 people in several locations. Again, everybody, im kevin caught live in washington. And im marianne rafferty, live in los angeles. A shelter in place order remains in effect as Law Enforcement look for suspect robert card, the Person Of Interest. Hes a Firearms Instructor who was recently treated at a Mental Health facility. Joining us now is fox news correspondent bill manoogian, who has been covering this for us all evening. Bill, what can you tell us . Whats the latest on or actually, were going to go to david spunt first. David, what can you tell us as far as the justice what the Justice Department is doing at this hou