At the White House press briefing, actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey shared details on some of the 21 lives lost at Robb Elementary School and said there’s now a “window of opportunity” for meaningful gun legislation. Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono has been in close contact with Sen. Chris Murphy’s office, who is leading the negotiations for the Democrats. She tells AC360 she has “so much faith” in Sen. Murphy and she remains “optimistic.”

Plus, conservative lawyer and Washington Post Contributing Columnist George Conway joins AC360 to discuss what he’s hoping to learn from the public January 6 committee hearings being held in prime-time and starting in just two days. 

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