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Solicitations like this one. There was a vote. It was in the committee to regular order. And the vote failed. Thats a fact they didnt want to talk about. Coming up shortly, were waiting for House Minority leader nancy pelosi to be holding her weekly briefing. Thats minutes from now. Its been a chaotic 24hour period of time. First, we want to check in with like russert from capitol hill with the latest. This has been certainly a dramatic end for the sitin. What really did the democrats achieve with this action . Reporter well, what they did that was truly historic, thomas, is they created, you could argue, a mechanism for a filibustertype like activity on the house floor. Remember, the house as a chamber does not have that mechanism. Its uniquely swated to the senate. The Majority Party rules in the house. The democrats in this case in the minority, very frustrated their voices were not heard regarding two gun bills, similar to on monday, one regarding the no fly, no buy from the terrorist watch list. The other having increased background checks at gun shows and internet sales. They were frustrated that they were not able to get these votes on the floor in the form of amendments. The republicans say thats part of the regular process. You have to go through the committee process. The democrats staging this sitin. I got to say, it was truly a remarkable thing to witness in the chamber. What will be interesting to see, though, is what are the longterm ramifications of this. Because the democrats now have said that when Congress Comes back on july 5th, they got out of here early, that was the republican response to this protest, that they are going to continue this effort in some way. The republicans, as you showed there with speaker ryan, were very angered at how the democrats went about this. They thought it was a huge breach of decorum and against the house rules. They will not stand for this in the future. Thats going to come to a head at some point. Lastly, if you look through a historic lens, there is some worry from some of the older members i spoke to on both side that say, what happens in a few years if the shoes on the other foot. What if you have a very rabid conservative base in the house who wants to take over the floor and bring in their supporters in the gallery and having them cheer over Something Like planned parenthood or Something Like that. It was a historic evening without doubt. A lot of it was very much favorable in terms of coverage because of john lewis on the democratic side because hes such an icon and a lot of republicans revere him as well. It will be interesting to see what it means in the future for the institution itself. Meanwhile, there is still activity going on over on the senate side. We just say Susan Collins of maine talking about bipartisan efforts. Reporter its significant because what collins bill does is essentially a narrower focus of the no fly, no buy. That bill has some very important cosponsors. Tim kane, rumored to be on Hillary Clintons short list for vice president. Lindsay graham. Bill nelson of florida where the pulse nightclub tragedy just ki occurred. They have come together and said, look, we have taken the proposals and measured them together. Weve narrowed the list for which anyone would be flagged to purchase a gun in favor of due process concerns. Then we believe weve given the fbi an important tool combatting terrorism. So far, the nra has not liked this proposal because of due process concerns, but they look like theyre going to get a vote. It might just be a procedural vote later today. But theres a chance that that could get some real movement. Who knows if it gets the 60 needs or if it gets a majority, but it will be interesting to see. That is something that if it were to come out of the senate, the democrats would grab ahold of and say, look, this is a bipartisan bill. You got to move on this. As i understand that, they are voting actively right now on the collins amendment. Do you think that there are certain senators i know i spoke to congressman cramer from north dakota yesterday who said he was inspired by the activism. He wished he could be a part of it, but hes in the majority. He liked seeing following through with the convictions that they feel is so important right now. But is there the will on the inspiration on the senate side to stand with a Susan Collins for certain republicans who might be on the fence with where to go with this . Reporter i was struck on tuesday, i believe it was, you saw kelly aot, whos in a tough race in New Hampshire and shes flanked by lindsay graham. He spoke about how he owns an ar15, he owns that weapon that is at the center of all this. And he basically made the point, look, the way in which this bill is written is so narrow, it roughly affects 2,700, 2,800 people on the no fly no buy list or who are on the additional screening list. We can fix a due process constitutional concern if by whatever reason you are on this list by mistake. The fbi pinged your profile because you purchased a weapon. Sorry, deal with it, trust us, it will be okay. We cant fix another mass shooting with someone like the killer in orlando who would have shown up if this legislation had moved forward. I suspect if graham is coming at it from that point, maybe that gives cover to some of his colleagues. Its pretty common sense language thats been put forward by these folks. And also tim kane goes, hey, i dont like this, i dont think its the most perfect bill out there, by we showed on monday these two votes that were political, they both went down. Lets do something. And thats really what the protest was on the house floor yesterday, thomas, is do something, please. Just do something. And well see if that resonates. All right, luke, thank you very much. Reporting basically around the clock as weve been watching all of this from capitol hill. I want to pass along, we have Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and a briefing in just moments. But the first lady, michelle obama, has reacted via twitter first responding to a tweet from john lewis. He said, we got in trouble, necessary trouble by sitting in we were standing up. So the first lady wrote, so proud of everyone who stood up by sitting down. Goodtrouble. And we have grieved for too many children and went for too many families after shootings. Enough. If there is even one step we can take to save just one life from gun violence, then we have a moral obligation to try, enough. Then it is time to come together and do Something Worthy of the those we have lost and the future we want for our children, then signed m. O. , so that we know it is michelle obama. Todays microsoft pulse question, will the House Democratic sitin impact the future of gun control legislation. 86 feel yes. 14 say no. The pulse remains live. Check it out, cast your vote at pulse. Msnbc. Com. The other big breaking news coming out of the Supreme Court. Deadlocked in a case challenging president obamas executive action to grant deferred statiststatus to millions of undocumented immigrants. It leaves in place a Lower Court Ruling. Here was president obama responding just a smort short time ago. I think it is heartbreaking for the millions of immigrants who raised families here, who hoped for the opportunity to work, pay taxes, seven in our military and more fully contribute to this country we all love in an open way. So Hillary Clinton, the democratic presumptive nominee tweeted her disappointment with the ruling in english and spanish. House Speaker Paul Ryan also weighed in claiming the Supreme Court tie as a victory. This is a win for the constitution. Its a win for concourse. And its a win in our fight to restore the separation of powers. President s dont write laws, Congress Writes lays. Just got this tweet from donald trump, Supreme Court has kept us safe from executive amnesty for now, but hillary has pledged to expand it. Now, we have reporters covering all angles of what this action from the sproiupreme court meand who is reaction. Pete Williams Joins me. Ron allen is at the white house. Pete, let me start with you. This is a koicourt divided on t case. Certainly you would have predicted how this would have gone down. What does it mean for the millions of people affected . Reporter for the moment, nothing. It means that the president s plan cannot be enforced. The white house has made clear and so has jeh johnson today that in terms of priorities for deportation, nothing has changed. If these folks stay here, were talking about roughly 4 million adults whose children are here legally, if they dont commit any crimes, then theres going to be no priority to send them out of the country. However, if this plan had been able to be enforced, if the Supreme Court had said the president could do this, then it would have allowed those people to seek work permits. So they remain, as the president would say, in the shadows, thomas. One other thing about what paul ryan said today, folks will be all over the map on whether they think this is a good outcome or not. The Supreme Court said nothing about a president s authority. It said nothg about anything. It couldnt get to five votes to have a majority opinion. It doesnt say whether the president has the authority to do it or not. It doesnt say where the states have the authority to sue or not. It doesnt stand for anything. Because they dont have a majority opinion, there is no ruling. Its as though it never came here. It just leaves the Lower Court Ruling standing. Obviously means well be talking about this again if we ever get a confirmation hearing for whoever will replace justice scalia. Reporter i think donald trump has a good point. The future of this is a political one. This will continue to play out in the courts, but its really up to the next president about whether to pursue this or not. Ron allen at the white house for us. I know you were listening to pete there. And we have the reaction of the president. As pete points out, this was not a defined Supreme Court ruling about executive overreach, but the frustration from the president , it was noticeable. Reporter yes. Because yes, in a legal sense, it does nothing. But as a practical matter, as a political matter, it thwarts the president s efforts to give legal status to these millions of people. This has been a huge priority of his administration. His whole reason for running for election to be president. Right. Reporter perhaps. He so whats he going to do . Hes going to do everything he can to try to make sure Hillary Clinton wins in november. Because this is an issue to be fought another day. Here is some of what the president had to say in that respect. Now weve got a choice about who were going to be as a country, what we want to teach our kid, and how we want to be represented in congress and in the white house. Were going to have to make a decision about whether we are a people who tolerate the hypocrisy of the system where the workers who pick our fruit or make our beds never have the chance to get right with the law. Were going to have to decide whether were people who accept the cruelty of ripping children from their parents arms,r whether we actually value families. Reporter that last reference is the fact that many of the people shielded by the president s actions are american citizen children, their parents being deported or removed as it were. The bottom line, the whole issue of comprehensive immigration reform, what do we do about 11 Million People here illegally, the president wanted to give as many of them as possible legal status. Thats not going to happen. As a practical matter and for millions of families here, it denies them something that the president wanted to do. This is really a very important part of his legacy. Because this was a clear priority of president obama that will not get done while hes here. Ron allen at the white house for us. Thank you, sir. Not too far away from you where theres been break news out of baltimore. A judge issued another verdict for officers charged in the death of freddie gray. Ceasar goodson has been found not guilty on ail charges. Youll require goodson being the driver of the van transporting gray. This is where the state alleged that gray sustained fatal injuries. Goodson faced the most serious of all the charges. Two officers already stood trial. One found not guilty, one with a hung jury. What did the judge say today . Reporter before a packed, quiet courtroom right behind me, judge Barry Williams told prosecutors essentially that they had not provided any evidence at all to uphold the charges that goodson faced. He essentially said that prosecutors told the entire world that freddie gray died as a result of a rough ride. They had little to no evidence to support that. At the heart of the concern for the judge was that they had the prosecutors had to prove that when freddie gray was loaded into the back of the van, handcuffed without a seat belt, that goodson intended for freddie gray to be injured. After that, that goodson would have known how badly freddie gray was injured and that he was in need of medical help. He said prosecutors showed little to no evidence that a rough ride ever occurred. Goodson faced the most serious of the charges levied against those six officers. Now observers say with this acquittal it could throw into jeopardy the following trials for the officers involved in this killing. The police union just moments ago, they responded to the verdict. Heres a little sound from that press conference. Facts of this case speak for themselves. Officer goodson was not at fault. While we agree with the verdict in this case against officer goodson, we also suggest that mrs. Mosby recokocornsider her i malicious prosecution of the remaining four officers. Reporter there are so many people in this community waiting for some victory to show that justice does indeed work for people of color in this community. There are other cases like the tyrone west case. His sister was out here earlier saying theyll continue to fight for freddie gray and all of the freddie grays in baltimore. I spoke a little bit with cornell brooks. He said while the state could not meet the legal burden to justify the charges, that there are clear rules and policy changes that need to take place within the Baltimore City police department. He said a healthy young man went into the back of that police van alive, and that he ended up dead. He also called into question as many others have, was the arrest legal in the first place. Freddie gray made eye contact with one of the officers, then he took off running. Ultimately found the pocket knife that prosecutors said was legal. This acquittal as much as it was a gut punch, it wasnt totally unexpected. I spoke to one yioung woman who said its like being in an abuy sieve relationship. Things get better and you feel like things could work out. At some point you realize that things will never change. Thats the sentiment of so many folks here in the community. Outside of this courtroom, there were a few dozen protestors. There were Police Helicopters circling above. Nothing in the way of what we saw last year when rioting broke out in extreme protest. Again, folks have braced themselves for the worst. Right now, theyre settling into the reality that this is the third trial and the third failure to prosecute. Our nbc affiliate in the area has been reporting that the National Guard was put on alert. Thank you, sir. Also want to remind you, were waiting for nancy pelosi to address the fact that the sitin is over. No bill, no break has finished. And now, whats the next move as the house is adjourned until july 5th. Ou, son. Ge a manufacturer. Well thats why i dug this out for you. Its your grandpappys hammer and he would have wanted you to have it. It meant a lot to him. Yes, ge makes powerful machines. But ill be writing the code that will allow those machines to share information with each other. Ill be changing the way the world works. interrupting you cant pick it up, can you . Go ahead. 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