sam brock, nbc news,te could the first major gun safety legislation in decades after the bill passed a key first vote garrett haake is at the capitol with more. >> reporter: after weeks of negotiation the senate on the verge of passing the most significant changes to gun laws in 30 years the bill clearing a significant hurdle last night with th help of 14 republican votes. >> this vote the yays are 64. >> reporter: how important was it for congress to prove the issue isn't too big for you? >> if this time after uvalde we threw up our hands and said we can't do anything? i just think it would be a crisis of democracy. >> reporter: senator john cornyn spurred to action by the horrific school shooting in his home state last month booed at the texas gop convention recently as he tried to explain the bill >> well, if i listened to all of the critics i wouldn't get much done. >> reporter: but getting backup today from the senate's top republican. >> this time the democrats came our way. the result is a product i'm proud to support. >> reporter: the compromise bill nearly derailed over what

sam brock has more >> reporter: in alabama, the temperatures topped 90 degrees today as employees at tuscaloosa's black warrior brewing lugged kegs and set up palettes of cans in the scorching sun. but now they're equipped with a new tool wearable arm tech that displays your core temperature. you're wearing the armband. >> yep >> what does that measure? >> it measures our heart rate, our exertion level, and our core temperature >> reporter: knowing that 106 degrees is the point when the human body starts to break down and heat-related illness sinks in could this have prevented something more serious from happening? >> absolutely. i've seen a lot of serious stuff happen in a lot of heat incidents. >> reporter: osha is the driving force behind a new program just unveiled in april for small to medium-sized businesses whose workers operate in a heat index of 80 degrees or higher. the federal agency reaches out to some businesses, but anyone can request an evaluation so far only companies in alabama are test-piloting the technology, paid for by the state government >> these are important

sam brock is there tonight. >> reporter: america's latest jarring example of gun violence. >> they were having dinner, and they were having fun then the next minute they weren't >> reporter: happened at saint stephen's episcopal church in a picturesque suburb of birmingham authorities releasing a mugshot of the alleged gunman, robert smith, an occasional church attendee who opened fire at a potluck dinner >> at some point he produced a handgun, began shooting, striking three victims. >> reporter: all three were killed, ranging in age from 75 to 84 years old. >> can describe the situation in which a fellow parishioner subdued the shooter? how critical was that in saving lives? >> it was extremely critical in saving lives. the person that subdued the suspect in my opinion is a hero. >> reporter: police didn't reveal a motive and the county sheriff office said the shooter has no booking history there. hundreds came out for a church service this morning, sad and shaken >> especially with a church environment, a place you consider to be safe and a place of refuge, is now kind of violated in

sam brock explains >> reporter: the only thing hotter than the south florida summer sun might be its real estate market, which can jolt families like loran padlen's did you have any sense that this was coming >> no. i saw what was happening but i didn't think it was going to hit me >> reporter: padlen had been renting this aventura home for two years when that jaw dropping e-mail came the $4,000 rent would rise to $6,500, a 63% increase her landlord told us that his rent went up so he had to raise theirs at any point did the thought go through your head, this might make our family homeless >> absolutely. i saw us on the streets because there was nowhere to go. >> reporter: loran lucked out a friend had a home to rent her under market value, rare good fortune in florida where the population grew by more than 360,000 in 1 year of the pandemic with many flocking to warmer weather and looser covid rules. a recent realtor.com report found miami metro tops the country for rent increases, a staggering 58% between march of 2020 and 2022 with florida notching two other cities in the top five

brock, nbc news, miami. >>> all right. in 60 seconds, queen elizabeth bows out of yet another event marking her 70 years on the throne. so what's going on >>> we're back now with an update on the royal family queen elizabeth now set to miss a second event celebrating her platinum jubilee, and it's one of her favorites. plus prince harry and meghan markle making their first public appearance at royal event in more than two years what some in the crowd did. kelly cobiella in london covering it all. >> reporter: tonight, another cancellation queen elizabeth ii will miss one of her favorite events, horse racing at the epsom derby. watching instead from windsor castle it comes after the 96-year-old monarc bowed out of today's church service in her honor at the st. paul's cathedral the palace said due to journey and activity required like the walk up the imposing steps and down the long cathedral aisle. the palace says the queen experienced discomfort yesterday after her appearances on the famous balcony. the queen is the head o

sam brock, nbc news, uvalde >>> gun violence just one major issue confronting president biden, who said today his top priority right now is inflation also tonight, our new nbc news reporting that the president is pressing his staff for changes amid mounting challenges and sinking approval ratings kelly o'donnell is at the white house. >> reporter: a crisis about the cost of everyday things. gas prices hitting another all-time high today. $4.62 for a gallon of regular. >> i think it's absolutely disgraceful. >> reporter: at the white house, a renewed push to acknowledge what americans are feeling. >> we're just in a difficult time right now with this inflation. >> reporter: in the oval office, a rare in-person meeting between the president and the federal reserve chairman who has ratcheted up interest rates, trying to tame inflation. >> we discussed my top priority, and that is addressing inflation >> reporter: the president also published an opinion piece with his steps to fight inflation our recent nbc news poll showed just 33% of americans approve of the president's handling of the ec

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joining us now with the very latest, nbc's sam brock in miami. sam, how are people you that speak to handling this? >> reporter: jose, good morning. look, we're seeing spending pullbacks across the board. whether it's flights which were down about 2%, despite how busy airports were last month. car sales down 4%. existing home sales have now contracted. we just sped up this morning for the fourth straight month. it's not just consumers, jose, it's also business owners. i'm joined by diana hernandez who owns -- co-owner of 20 different barbershops in miami. diana, how are you seeing inflation impacting your customer habits if anything at all? >> if anything, we're seeing the customers reduce the frequency from getting a haircut from coming weekly, biweekly to a month. that's one of the biggest changes. >> reporter: so one used to come to this chair every single week comes every two weeks or a month. the bottom line, they're coming less frequently. >> yes, that for sure impacted our business. >> reporter: and you saw costs, like shampoos, you were o

sam brock is in florida, where rent hikes have left many tenants in a crisis. >> reporter: the only thing hotter than the south florida summer sun mate be its real estate market. which can jolt families. did you have any sense that this was coming? >> no. i saw what was happening. but i didn't think it was going to hit me. >> reporter: she had been renting this ae ventura home for two years when the jaw breaking e-mail came. the $4,000 represent would riese rise to $6,500, a 63% increase. the happened lord said his rent went up, so he had to raise theirs. >> reporter: at any point did this make you think your family might be homeless? >> i saw it on the streets, there was nowhere to go. >> reporter: she lucked out. >> reporter: her friend had a market representer under value. in florida, the population grew by more than 360,000 in one year of the pandemic, many flocking to warmer weather and here's covid rules. a recent realtor.com report finds the miami rental tops rent increases, a staggering 58% with florida notching two other cities in the top five. >> success has led to this crisis a

joining me now from austin is nbc news correspondent sam brock. that is haunting. they could have stopped it in three minutes. >> reporter: it's a lot for anybody to process, katy. we have had some developments in the name of searching for truth. roland gutierrez is suing the state of texas demanding documentation, whether it's communication between law enforcement agencies, body camera footage, anything that will give lawmakers and the public insight into what happened. we found out that dps will be blaming the embattled police chief in the city of uvalde. they said, wait a minute, there are eight law enforcement agencies. still we're getting conflicting information about the painful 74 minutes. >> using posters, maps. the head of the department of public safety called the police response an abject failure. >> the only thing stopping the dedicated officers from entering the classrooms was the on-site demander. >> the police chief said he never considered himself the incident commander. >> you were wrong in the moment. >> reporter: after five hours of closed doors

sam brock is with us. what did we learn? >> reporter: the calls came in at 6:00 p.m., to be precise. it turns out that one of the attendees of this potluck dinner they were attending, we just learned he was a 71-year-old man who was an occasional attendee of services there who in the middle of this dinner, he pulled out an ak-47 and started shooting. there was additionally an 85-year-old woman who was still injured and being treated, but two killed, one injured. and the question is what was the relationship of this man that was inside this church and the parishioners who were there for fun and festivities of a potluck meal. police asked if there was anything known about this man, if they knew him in the community, if there were any red flags. they declined to answer that question because they're in the middle of an investigation. i asked if this firearm was obtained legally. i was told they were done with questions and that's it, they walked out of the room. it was a 71-year-old man in the room that killed two people and inj

i want to bring in nbc's sam brock from texas. sam, i think it's a fair question to ask. who will pay the price for that failure in uvalde other than those families? tell us more about what we now know about what went wrong on that awful day. >> reporter: well, everything logistically. law enforcement were inside the school, with respect to families, they lost something irreplaceable, and i'm not talking about their loved ones. certainly that's the case, but also peace and security. so they're going to demand answers on how this cannot happen again, how protocols can be tightened and law enforcement could be following the pre-established protocols. here's what's interesting. row land gutierrez, a local state senator, just filed a lawsuit. he wants information. the 911 audio recordings, body camera footage, surveillance footage from inside the school. there have been dozens upon dozens of public records requests made to the department of public safety in texas and the local d.a. as well, which have basically flatly rejected releasing any of that information. what mr. gutie

sam brock has more. >> reporter: for a nation that feels like it is stuck right now in gas gridlock, many drivers aren't sitting idle with soaring costs. they're getting creative. >> my salary hasn't changed so i car pool with my sister to work. one week she drives and one week i drive. >> and college students like gabby are crafting new systems for getting together. >> we all go in one car so that it is not $20 each person spending their gas. >> reporter: car pools and car swaps -- >> i just bought a motorcycle because now for $20 i use for three or four days so it saves me a lot. >> some families working more from home while stacking trips. >> we try to consolidate. for example we're running errands now instead of perhaps just running to target and heading home. we're trying to hit a couple of stops. >> reporter: according to the consumer experts at nerd wallet, these are all common approaches to curbing gas costs. >> they're shifting to more plien purchases and doing errands online whenever possible. >> instacart or door dash charge delivery or service fees or both and even if tha

sam brock joins us from alabama. bring us up to speed on what's happened there. >> reporter: we got pretty chilling details today. we learned from the police that the person who committed this atrocity was inside of the pot luck dinner. a person of occasional attendance at the church who had been there for a period of time. this call came in 6:22 at night many the event started at 5:00. there was a man there, 71 years old, a concealed handgun. pulled it out in the middle of the event and started shooting. we learned that a fellow attendee there subdued that man as mutual aid was arriving and the police units arriving on scene. someone next to him held down the shooter until police could get in and detain him. no doubt saving lives. we asked the question to the captain today. he confirmed that. we are not getting a lot of information right now when it comes to motives or whether or not this was someone known by the church community or had previous encounters with police. the captain said this is part of the investigat

joining me right now from miami is nbc's sam brock. i can't see the prices in that shot of yours but i'm sure you're going to tell me how expensive it is in miami right now. >> reporter: what kind of a reality is this when it's $4.75 a gallon and that's considered good in miami because that's below the national average. this is emblematic of what we're seeing all over the place, four gallons and $20 is the tab. people cannot afford to fill their tanks. hi, william. thank you for joining us. >> any time. >> reporter: let me ask you this. you said your tank was half full to begin with and you're topping it off. >> i'm topping it off. >> reporter: why is that your strategy? >> it helps with the budget. doesn't feel as painful as $70. >> reporter: when you come to the gas station ordinarily, you're talking about a $70 bill to fill up your tank? >> easy. >> reporter: how is this affecting your family in terms of budgeting gas? >> we have to restrategize. i'm sure it hurts other people's pockets more than others. for mine, we adjusted. >> re

for the news, i'm sam brock. >>> a small step today for nasa's upcoming artimes mission to the moon. the capstone is inside this space craft. here it is taking off from new zealand this morning the mission is to study a special orbital path where nasa hopes to build a space station to house astronauts before and after they stop off at the moon. it will take the capstone about four months. they are scheduled to send humans back to the moon in 2025 after more than 50 years. >>> 55 seconds in a race to the finish president trump knew protesters had weapons on january 6th and still told them to march to the capitol. that in new testimony from a former aide on trump's staff she also testified officials knew of a threat of violence and did not act. >>> 51 migrants are dead after police found their bodies in an aban onned truck near san antonio. >>> and the convicted sex trafficker ghislaine maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in recruiting and grooming teenage girls for jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse. and now you know the news of this tuesday, june the 28th, 2022 i'm sh

and nbc news correspondent sam brock has the details. >> reporter: a bombshell development. in grief-stricken uvalde. last night the superintendent revealing the school police chief pete arredondo is being placed on administrative leave. in part because of the lack of clarity that remains and the unknown timing of when they will receive the results of the investigation. as frustration has reached a boiling point. >> i have to answer to a bunch of bureaucrats up there that haven't been doing their damn job. that is why we're calling them out today. >> the city's mayor blasting the state for calling the police response to the school shooting an abject failure. without also highlighting their own wrongs. >> everybody in that hall needs to answer what went on in that hall. not just pete arredondo, not just local uvalde police department. >> roll land guiterrez has filed a lawsuit against dps requesting 911 audio recordings police body cameras and surveillance footage. >> nbc's sam brock with that report. and in just minutes, document arian alex holder will testify behind closed

nbc's sam brock continues to follow it for us from miami. we could see the national average hit $6 by labor day? >> reporter: yeah, that's the expectation from analysts. but as you talk to drivers here, what their expectations are, they think we'll get there in the next couple of months. people are planning their budgets already to bake in the fact that they are going to be spending tens of dollars more for each trip than they are right now. consider the fact that inflation right now, record levels at about 8.5%. gas was $3.05 nationally a year ago. it's now $4.86. that's about a 60% increase. with everything else that's hitting consumers in the face, whether it's housing, groceries, clothes, electronics, you are dealing with record levels of gas prices. if you factor in the inflation, the only thing that is comparable to this would have been 2008. in today's dollars, gas would have been at $5.40 a gallon. we are making our way there right now. i had the opportunity to speak with a father and his young 3-year-old daughter about how he makes

sam brock with the travel headaches to avoid going into the weekend. >> reporter: this morning, records ready to be broken on the roads. over 90% of americans traveling this holiday weekend are going by car. according to aaa forecast, 42 million people are hitting the road. edging out the total last year. you will find common sites and service plazas all over the country. suvs spilling over with suitcases. parents driving their kids to destinations like disney world, despite eye-popping gas prices. how did you make that calculation? >> i guess there was no regulation because it is her birth day. you know what? we will just go. >> reporter: perhaps a reflection of families fed up with the pandemic and willing to accept the trade-off to make their kids smile this summer. they are taking their daughter to legoland. it is worth the price at the pump? >> absolutely. to check alternate routes for using electric cars for road trips. this month is pain 80% less in fuel. >> i am so glad i have the vehicle and i see a big difference in prices. >> reporter: for those reaping the roads, some areas

sam brock shares one family's jaw dropping rent surprise. >> reporter: at any point did the thought go through your head this might make our family homeless? >> absolutely. the first weeks i was absolutely frantic. >> hear what a landlord has to stay tonight on nightly news with lester holt at 6:30. and there's really no relief in sight on either coast. our investigative unit searched for answers on our own bay area housing crisis. watch the series overpriced, overwhelmed, overit. watch it on roku, amazon fire, or apple tv by downloading our streaming app or simply go to www.nbcbayarea.com/overpriced. >> now even my old stomping grounds where i grew up is overpriced. jeff knows the area well too. >> yes, my parents in florida are saying the same. it's just getting so expensive like everywhere. >>> okay, back to the bay area. if you're headed to san francisco maybe for some warriors action, you can see a little bit of haze off in the distance. it's cool. you will need a jacket. 67 degrees and also breezy. winds out of the west at 25. be ready for a little chill tonight. we're staying in

. >>> the traffic looking up at the bay bridge here is sam brock with the travel headaches to avoid as you head into the weekend. >> laura and marcus good morning. >> reporter: happy fourth of july weekend. really, the next five days between june 30th and july fourth, the expectations now are record-breaking, at least when it comes to the roadways. roughly 22,000,000 people are forecast to be driving. that is remarkable. gas prices are just under $5 a gallon. the highest they have ever been for the fourth of july holiday. as you look last year at this time it was $1.75 cheaper. and yet, almost 9 out of 10 people traveling on the roadways and a return to pre- pandemic levels. and based on what we are hearing we feel like the pandemic has been going on for so long, especially if they have young children they want to go to disney world and these destinations that will bring smiles on their kids faces and they are making this trade-off. if you are renting a car, it is 34% cheaper than it was at this time last year, that is, if you can get a car rental. that is the latest here in toda war a

. >> sam brock in miami. thank you. >>> we watch in washington nearly 18 months after the january 6 attack on the capital, the house committee investigating that assault is taking its case to the public kicking off a series of televised hearings in my prime time. nbc's capitol hill correspondent is in washington with more. >> good morning. these will be the culmination of a year of work more than 1000 witness interviews and the review of more than 120 5000 documents. the committee thinks they have a powerful story to tell about what caused january 6th. they hope the country is still willing to listen. teinvestigat attack on the u.s. capitol is preparing to present its case to the american people. there is a series of televised hearings beginning thursday night. the committee members and have the assault by supporters of former president donald trump to a wider plot to overturn president biden's 2020 victory standing from the trump white house.. >>rh the american people have seen bombshells already. there is a

. >> nbc's sam brock at miami international, where a number of flights were canceled, number of flights delayed over the weekend. sam, how are things now? >> reporter: hi, craig good morning, guys relatively calm speaking for a monday, but if you feel like the last several months it's been non stop travel madness, that's because it has this morning, 670 flights canceled in the united states. 1,400 plus over the weekend. this may be the calm before the fourth of july frenzy. on the heels of another weekend of travel turmoil, those hoping for a smooth flight are finding themselves at a sudden standstill. >> i got here i was probably about 150, 200th person in line, and i can't even see the end of the line now i'm stuck. >> reporter: the line of passengers waiting to speak with an airline agent at miami international longer than this hallway. >> we got the message to book another flight went to book another flight, there was nothing. >> reporter: at hawaii's kona international, a panorama of pain in paradise it even took anthony morris more than 24 hours to go from charlotte to houston mid

let's go to nbc's sam brock. he's in pompano, florida, this morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the highest gas prices have ever been for the 4th of july holiday the vast majority of travelers are driving. the worst time you can hit the road is in the next few hours between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. today. this morning records ready to be broken on the roads. nearly 90% of americans traveling this holiday weekend going by car, and according to aaa's forecast, 42 million people are hitting the road, edging out last year's total as you'll find common sites at service plazas all over the country. suvs spilling over with suitcases and parents driving their kids to destinations like disney world despite eye popping gas prices. >> how did you make that calculation? >> well, i guess there was no calculation due to it's her birthday, so we're just like, you know what? we're going to just come. >> perhaps a reflection of families fed up with the pandemic and willing to accept a tradeoff to make their kids smile this summer. the fridays likely taking their daughters to legoland. >> it's

sam brock has a report from one of the busiest airports in the country. miami international. >> reporter: on the heels of another weekend of travel turmoil, those hoping for a smooth flight are finding themselves at a sudden standstill. >> i got here, probably about 150, 200th person in line and i can't even see the end of the line now. i'm stuck. >> reporter: the staffing crunch coming as the long fourth of july weekend is on the radar and air travel is predicted to be near a pandemic high. more than 11 million passengers expected to depart from u.s. airports. experts say the holiday rush leading to even more headaches. >> to put it in perspective, over memorial day weekend, we saw about 25,000 flights delayed. and we're expecting to see the same or more over fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: the turbulence, jut feel by soaring summer demand and compounded by carriers dealing with staffing shortages at all levels. most critically, pilots, cabin crew, even ground crew. the trouble creating a nightmare. to dodge a travel doomsday, book a non-stop flight

i want to start our conversation with a conversation nbc news correspondent sam brock had with a driver in miami. sam asked a driver if the gooipsz are having an impact on people's wallets and would that influence how he votes. here's what he had to say? >> definitely. i know that one administration had cheaper gas and this administration has more expensive gas. >> you have been speaking about this for some time. you're warning that this issue is of paramount importance to americans coast to coast. in your state, particularly, has some of the highest prices of gasoline. >> yes, we have, and let me tell you, i'm hearing more and more of people saying i drove up to the gas station, i put down $100, $100 and i could not fill up my gas tank. i've been hearing this story for weeks, if not months now. in my community, we're blue collar, hardworking, honest folks, now we have to choose between paying rent, buying more expensive food and filling up the gas tanks to go to work. this is definitely a challenge. jose, remember, twice a week, maybe once a week, maybe twice a week, when you go to the

. >> coming up on "the today show", sam brock is live looking at new efforts to bring new relief at the pump at 7:00, right after today in the bay. >>> and parts of the midwest, getting a dose of severe weather. this is how it looked yesterday as the storms moved across omaha, nebraska, and brought heavy rain, hail and damaging winds. meteorologist kari hall is here. is not what we are excusing in the bay area pick we were wishing for just a little bit of that rain. >>> and has been pretty bad in some areas and we are still seeing severe weather continue but once again, it is springtime and we typically start to see a lot of severe weather moving through that region. as we look at the texas panhandle and parts of oklahoma, there will be more severe weather expected today. if you can tune in at 7:00, our oracle will have an update on "the today show". let's get a live look outside in open. starting with quiet weather. a few clouds passing by. temperatures in the upper 50s heading toward 70 degrees at lunch. our temperatures around the bay today will be fairly comfortable. a little bit wa

sam brock with the trouble headaches to avoid ahead of the weekend. >> reporter: good morning. happy july 4th weekend which officially starts technically according to aaa right now. it's really the next five days between june 30th and july 4th they are tracking travel. the expectations right now are record-breaking when it comes to the roadways. roughly 42 million people are forecast to be driving, which is remarkable considering gas prices right now i just under five dollars a gallon, the highest they have ever been for the fourth of july holiday. at a year-by-year comparison and last year at this time it was $1.75 cheaper come and yet almost 9 out of 10 people traveling for this holiday are traveling on the roadways this is also a return to pre- pandemic levels. based on what we are hearing and the folks we are talking to, people feel like the pandemic has been going on for so long that they felt pimped up. they want to go to disney world and all these destinations which will bring smiles to kids faces and they're making the trade-off. there's one bit of good news which is if

sam brock at a gas station in miami, florida for us. you have been covering these rising prices for weeks. what are people telling you? are they angry? >> reporter: i think frustration is probably the most common description. it's also fair to point out that a year ago at this time, we were $3.05. right now as you pointed out at the top of the broadcast, it's $4.86. that's the difference between $45 to fill up the tank and $75 to fill up your tank. it's definitely leaving a dent. that said at this gas station where i'm standing now, the cars have been coming and going nonstop all day. there's an agency that tracks gas consumption. we're only about 5% off. so basically flat from where america was a year ago when gas prices were in the low $3. so the economy here has been incredibly resilient so far. bigger issue right now, a lot of the factors that are driving prices up are not going anywhere any time soon. a lot of people think about the sanctions being levied against russia. the energy imports from the european union. that's only one s

still americans deciding you can't put up a price on holiday fun. >> sam brock reporting there. canceled flights at the airports and expensive gas on the crowds roads could be a tough weekend out there traveling. we're awaiting a news conference from president biden in madrid as he wraps up his time at the nato summit there. we'll bring that to you live just as soon as the president steps up to the lectern. we expect that to happen at any moment now. in the meantime, want to talk about republican legislators planning ways to keep people who live in states where abortions are banned from crossing state lines to get the procedure. the laws are gaining steam among conservative activists as supporters of abortion rights plan ways to counter the reversal of roe v. wade last week. "the washington post" reports that thomas moore society, a conservative legal organization is drafting model legislation for state lawmakers across the country that will allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a resident of a state that has banned abortion from terminating a pregnancy outside of that

nbc's sam brock has more. >> reporter: record gas prices are being felt across the country. but california's pace setting $6.59 an average could soon become america's reality, with prices creeping up. john ba nia makes engineering house calls for a living. you don't have a corporate credit card, how destructive would these prices be? >> i wouldn't be able to work every day. >> reporter: the economic jolt is not felt equally. a new bank of america report found household credit card spending for fuel surged to 7.8% by the end of may, but 9.5% for families making under $50,000. >> they call it inflation, but we're the ones hurting down here, the working class. >> i work a minimum wage job, so most of my paycheck goes to gas. >> reporter: americans rocked by a double whammy. higher prices at the pump and in stores. companies like walmart and target reporting disappointing earnings. and diesel fuel has outpaced regular gas by a wide margin. >> it always comes out of the owner/operator's pocket. fuel, maintenance, everything else. >> reporter: he owns three 18-wheelers, and transp

nbc's sam brock has made it to the scene for us sam, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. the vestavia hills police department said on its website that this community is rated at one of safest in alabama, a wonderful place to work and raise your family. it is a reminder, craig, that no community in america is impervious to this kind of gun violence after the community is trying to heal after horror at a house of worship. >> a small group meeting that might have been a monthly pot luck dinner at this episcopal church turned from fun to fate until a matter of seconds. thursday evening, gunfire through st. steins, two dead, one injured, in this quiet community shaken. >> we are getting reports of a possible active shooter. >> reporter: police say the gunman entered the church and started firing so far, authorities have not revealed the motive for the attack, and they say first responders were able to end it quickly. >> the suspect is in custody i would like to reiterate that there is no threat to the community at this time >> reporter: officials have not publicly identified t

sam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. americans are crafty if nothing else but yes, the sheer pain inflicted here at the pump is producing new patterns of behavior for people trying to soften that economic blow, for parents choosing to carpool not just with their kids but each other, meals out turning to online delivery. and drivers realizing you don't necessarily need premium gas the difference $4.75 versus $5.29. that's about $10 for a truck like this. anything and everything is on the table. for a nation that feels like it's stuck right now in gas gridlock many drivers aren't sitting idle with soaring costs, they're getting creative. >> my salary hasn't changed so i carpool with my sister to work one week she drives, one week i drive. >> reporter: it's not just moms. college students like gabby are crafting systems to get together. >> we all go in one car so it's not $20 each person. >> reporter: carpools and car swaps. >> i just bought the motorcycle because now for 20 bucks i use like three days to four days saves me

saying officers were well equipped to take the gunman down but sooner than they did nbc's sam brock joins us now from austin with more. good morning >> good morning. 1 hour, 14 minutes and 8 seconds. that is how long this mess kerr went on but the head of texas's dps said it could have been three minutes, with officers standing by in the hallways with rifles later state senators are talking about mental health services and firearm safety but the shock of tuesday's testimony is still reverberating. using posters timelines and maps >> you stop the killing, you stop the diagnose. >> the head of public safety called it an abject failure. >> only thing stopping dedicated officers from entering room 111 and 112 was the on scene officer. >> reporter: singling out pete arredondo. previously told the texas tribune he never considered himself the incident commander on tuesday he declined to answer questions. climbing into an elevator. after five hours of closed door testimony before the texas house. but during an open senate session, fresh evidence from inside robb elementary's hallways cultivated

sam brock has the latest. last night the superintendent revealing the school's police chief is being placed on administrative leave. in part because of the lack of clarity that remains and the unknown timing of when they'll receive the results of the investigations. it comes as frustration in uvalde has reached a boiling point. >> i have to answer to a bunch of bureaucrats up there that haven't done their jobs but that's why we're calling them out today. >> reporter: the city's mayor blasting the state for calling the police response to the shooting an abject failure without highlighting their own role. >> everybody has to answer to what went on, not just the local uvalde police department. >> reporter: a lawsuit was filed against dps requesting 911 calls and video cameras and footage. coming on a day where state lawmakers concentrated attention on another issue. >> mental health is everyone's business. we all play a role. >> reporter: that tough conversation coming on the heels of a break through on capitol h

. >>> consumers cutting back as prices continue to skyrocket nbc's sam brock is in miami with a closer look. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president biden says a recession is potentially avoidable, even with fresh data out today that may suggest otherwise. and many businesses will tell you they have been taking a haircut. i'm at the spot in miami right now. this barbershop which typically saw people come in every week is now seeing the same customers biweekly or even monthly businesses and consumers alike are modifying their spending a free falling wall street after the s&p suffered its worst weekly drop since early in the pandemic and runaway inflation continues to crush consumers president biden is trying to project confidence >> there is nothing inevitable about a recession. >> but he's also considering asking lawmakers for a temporary pause on the federal gas tax ahead of july fourth with a record 42 million americans expected to hit the road for the holiday weekend, and gas still hovering around $5 a gallon the move, which requires congressional approval could save driv

nbc's sam brock has more. good morning. >> reporter: the question for months has been "will there be a breaking point?" but this morning it appears we're awfully close to finding out with national gas prices just underneath 5 dollars and not surprisingly it is hitting lower and middle class families the hardest. record gas prices across the country. but california's pace-setting $6.39 a gallon average could soon become america's reality. john bonilla makes engineering house calms for aing. >> reporter: if you didn't have a corporate card to charge the gas on how destructive woup would the prices be to you. >> i'm not sure i'd be able to work every day. couldn't afford it. >> last friday eight states hit 5 dollars a gallon average. a new bank of america report found household credit card spending for fuel surged to 7.8% by the end of may but a whopping 9.5% for families making under $50,000. >> they call it inflation is -- we're the ones hurting down here, you know, the poor people t working class. >> i'm work

in miami, sam brock, nbc news. >> thank, sam. >> sunday was the first in person pride parade since 2019. despite the threat that lgbtq rights could be restricted. hundreds of thousands of people turned out to celebrate in person in narcotic street. chaos ended the festivities. >> there was rumors someone had a gun. rumors turned out to be false. translated to real consequences for those in attendance. >> nobody knew what was going on at first. why is everybody scared. gun, gun, gun. >> reported multiple fights along city streets. including one near polk and hayes. >>> bark confirmed it hit a new post pandemic ridership many of them heading to the pride parade. that almost doubles the previous pandemic record. set a record with 190,000 riders a day. >> that was a fun day too. >> live look outside for you downtown san jose. how are these temperatures shaping up? >> looks cool with the fog rolling over the golden gate bridge. that's going to keep san francisco from it heating up too quickly. we reach into the 60s here. you head across the bay. it's bright, sunny and temperatures are warmer