People are hurting. Families are, parents are. And look, as divided as our country is,

this gun responsibility issue is one that we agree on more than we don't. It really is.

Uvaldi, Texas native and actor Matthew McConaughey. more than we don't. It really is.

Uvaldi, Texas native and actor Matthew McConaughey adds some star power and emotional comments from the White House as part of a push for new gun restrictions.

We'll tell you where bipartisan talk stand this morning.

Plus, the latest on the investigation into January 6th. Another witness is announced

for tomorrow's primetime hearing and new reporting on how Donald Trump had the Secret Service

scrambling on the day of the attack. Plus, we've got the top headlines from last night's

midterm election primaries that may serve as a warning to Democrats.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, June 8th. I'm Jonathan

Lemire. Thanks for being with us.

Senators had hoped to reach a bipartisan deal on gun safety by the end of this week,

but NBC News has learned that that timetable may slip, perhaps into next week.

Senators have hit a snag on how to expand background checks. Two people close to the talks tell NBC News

at issue is whether to add waiting periods for 18 to 21-year-olds and to enable the FBI to conduct

background checks on their juvenile records. A spokesman for Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas

said he is not considering waiting periods,

but does support the provision on the juvenile records.

Democrats, however, want to go bigger.

Yesterday, Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said he doesn't believe the compromise on background checks he reached with Democratic Senator Joe

Manchin after Sandy Hook will make the current deal. That proposal expanded background checks

to include purchases from gun shows and those made online. Other provisions that are not

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