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high school multiple times and still be able to legally-owned that ar-15. patricia and manny should be celebrating joaquin's graduation from college. they shouldn't be activists. >> david, when we think about progress in the last five years, i feel like i am seeing it when i see congressman frost sitting there. there he was five years ago helping to organize march for our lives, not yet old enough to be a member of congress and here he is today in the hearing, where parents of a victim of that shooting that you survived were present and ultimately one getting arrested, to see him in that position is the kind of progress that i know you've been working for. >> it's what we've been fighting for since day one. we've been fighting not put on different -- like we're gonna be doing tomorrow on boston common, which is what my friends behind me are helping me and others build protest posters and everything like that. we're gonna be on boston
different -- like we're gonna be doing tomorrow on boston common, which is what my friends behind me are helping me and others build protest posters and everything like that. we're gonna be on boston question comments tomorrow 1 pm protesting to make gun laws stronger and legislating on gun legislation in massachusetts. it does give me hope to see maxwell out. they're all 48 hours ago i was in maxwell's office in congress for the first time. and what really was remarkable to me was i was in there with one of the parents from uvalde, i was also there with patricia and manny. and they actually said what was really amazing to them is that as horrible as it is they don't get to see joaquin grow up, they feel that they are seeing the movement grow up, and each and every one of us with maxwell coming into the congress with my graduation and other students from march for our lives and watched as graduating. it gives them a sense of hope. that's why we do this work. to make sure that when people
she's a democratic ramp -- on the weaponization of the federal government. welcome, it's good to have you, we're going to talk about that gel visit in just a moment but i would like to start with manhattan da alvin bragg's response to house leaders who are trying to force his testimony jim jordan chose the reputation subcommittee demanded that the da turn over all documents and communications in the hush money investigation involving donald trump. brett wrote in part, the letter only came after -- her to rest the next day and his lawyers are reportedly urge you to intervene. mother fact is a legitimate bateman for congressional inquiry so why is the tremendous subcommittee pressuring da bragg? >> so that's a really great question it really feeds into what you just show the audience with marjorie taylor greene as well. these are individuals who are trying to desensitize the american people to the rule of law. two rules, that they are
kids and not people like the shooter at my high school to get an ar-15 as a 19 year old. threatened a shoot up my who high school multiple times and still be able to legally-owned that ar-15. patricia and manny should be celebrating joaquin's graduation from college. they shouldn't be activists. >> david, when we think about progress in the last five years, i feel like i am seeing it when i see congressman frost sitting there. there he was five years ago helping to organize march for our lives, not yet old enough to be a member of congress and here he is today in the hearing, where parents of a victim of that shooting that you survived were present and ultimately one getting arrested, to see him in that position is the kind of progress that i know you've been working for. >> it's what we've been fighting for since day one. we've been fighting not put on
and when i got up there, this is what i found. >> let's go right to nbc's priscilla thompson in suburban city, as disobey for us. i mean the devastation seems enormous. try to even describe, priscilla. >> alex, incredibly enormous. and people are coming back to the homes now that the sun is out, and really seeing what the devastation here looks like. i'm here with kendrick, johnston. i spoke of his mother, patricia. she and her husband were in here last night when this happened. she called her son, you were on the phone with your mom as this tornado was bearing down. what was his conversation like? >> well, they heard the rotation. they were just trying to decide where it would be the best way to take a rat, and i was on the phone with my mother kind of stopped all the sudden in her truck as she heard the roaring sound, they started panicking really loud rough wind shaking the house. so they have to hang, briefly. so that they can take cover. i let them do that. >> what went through your mind
families here today, i am so sorry that you had to sit through this hearing. i'm so sorry that you had to see what happened outside to manny and patricia, who are just fighting for a world where no other parents have to go through what they went through. and i, for one, believe this has nothing to do with policy and everything to do with politics. and i won't be listening to another second of it and i wouldn't blame you all if you made the same decision. i yield back. >> joining us now is david hogg, cofounder of march for our lives. he's a survivor of that school shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida. david, thank you for joining us tonight. i want to get your reaction to the oliver, the manny oliver's being arrested there outside the hearing room. >> it's awful, lawrence. it's awful to think that parents have now become activists simply for something we should all agree on, which is that we should protect our
for, but we lost our son and that should be addressed in some way. patricia. what was it that you were hoping to accomplish? what were the lies? were you trying to combat some information? what were you trying to do in that hearing room? really? what i was trying to do in the hearing room is to listen to them. so we were just they were just discussing about removed the a t f office. because they don't consider that this is a new office that he has to be working and doing something that is really needed today, which is gun violence that is happening every single moment of the day every day, and when i was listening to them over and over, going through issues that they were related to the main reason we were on the hearing. ah, just. lost it, and i got to say to the speaker to the leader speaker there. that i lost my son because of them because they way to see them.
, is joking about what's happening, comparing what i did with the interaction. honestly you're doing that showing the whole country what your opinion is? how your how your thoughts your process of thinking works. shame on you. shame on you. that's what i think. patricia. it's very cynical. i was outside. meanwhile, they were arresting manuel. and i was just saying to the security guys that they were very rude at that point. that we were just using our first amendment and that's what i did. when i was inside the room. i was the one who stand up and say what i said to this speaker. i don't want to even say his name either. same he's not worth to be named, and i think that they just act the way they acting because they want to grab attention. and that's so bad. so we're playing
you can see, pinned joaquin's father, manuel oliver to the ground and arrested him outside of the hearing room while his wife and a crowd looked on. manuel and patricia oliver joined me now they're also the co founders of the gun safety nonprofit changed the ref. guys thank you so much for being here. manuel, what was happening there? what were we seeing? uh well, you see me getting arrested and, um, but wars and that is that we were seeing how how these side of the hearing was just telling us lie after lie after lie. um i think that the story is not about me getting arrested. um it's more about patricia, representing all mothers. that have solved for them. losing their son or daughter's. she was right there , um, putting her voice very loud, so these liars will know where we are and what we stand
president biden will take part in an official welcome ceremony in ottawa, canada, he'll be meeting with prime minister justin trudeau before addressing parliament there. the president's visit comes as both countries face several key issues, including the humanitarian crisis in haiti and a rise in asylum seekers. and, today, biden and trudeau are expected to announce a deal that will allow the u.s. and canada to reject asylum seekers who cross the border without authorization according to american officials. joining us now from ottawa is monica alba, also with us julia ainsley. what can you tell us about the president's schedule today? >> reporter: well, this is a whirlwind 24-hour trip. president biden, the first lady arrived late last night. they had a meeting with the governor general and went to the residence of prime minister justin trudeau and his wife mrs. sophie trudeau for an evening meeting that wasn't in front of the cameras. today there is a lot more