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plus, from total celebration to complete chaos, two people were shot, a police officer hit by a fire truck during a victory parade for nba champion denver nuggets. and the department of justice tees off an investigation, looking into that mega merger between the pga tour and saudi funded liv golf. our reporters are fouling all of the latest developments. we start, though, with the breaking news out of pittsburgh where nbc's george solis is covering the guilty verdict in the trial of the gunman who killed 11 people at that synagogue in 2018. george, i know it's been a few hours sinc...

Pleading for the nation, for congress to do more on gun control. today, president biden is coming here to tout what has been done in the bipartisan safety bill that was signed into law nearly one year ago today. in fact, that is what the summit today is all about. what this law was able to achieve, a first in a generation bill that increased funding, not only for schools and for mental health, but also enabled states to contribute more to the next background check database, to have more resources when it comes to red flag laws, and being able to bolster background check programs on their own, ...

Said earlier today. >> after saying that the issue of gun safety would be front and center when congress returns, leader mcconnell has given no indication when the senate might have a debate. instead, he has suggested it's up to inconsistent white house to determine what if any legislation reaches the floor. >> we are not likely to hear anything from the president on this today. it's possible will hear something tomorrow. will he will likely embraces a range of measures. something on closing some loopholes in background checks but the president also wants measures to address mental health issu...

Know. a colleague of his saw him brushing his teeth in the bathroom at work earlier that morning. they exchanged small talk and pleasantries. there were no signs of trouble. as for how you prevent the next one the president's acting chief of staff mick mulvaney was asked and he touted the trump administration's record saying they have beefed up the background check database and banned bump stocks. he made clear that the government cannot solve this problem entirely. listen. >> there are things the government can do and there are things this government is doing, but we are never going to protec...

Plan. therefore, i intend to propose changes to the federal youth promise program. so that a school district plan under this program does not delay and does not discourage law enforcement from being alerted to dangerous and violent or hazardous behavior. fourth, we need to strengthen background checks. and that's why i have joined with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle pushing for the immediate passage of fix nics. something that will require all federal agencies and incentivize every step to fully report relevant information to the national background check database. because a backgrou...