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The morning news and commentary show had announced on Sunday that the following day’s broadcast would be preempted by breaking news coverage of the assassination attempt, raising eyebrows that the network’s influential and top-rated program was being sidelined at the beginning of a critical week, with emerging news of the attack and the opening of the Republican National Convention.

Alex Woodward reports on the internal drama at NBC News.

In a leaked video of Donald Trump’s call with Robert F Kennedy Jr, the former president talks about vaccines and describes the bullet that grazed his ear as being like “the world’s largest mosquito”.

RFK Jr has since apologized for the leak, posting on X: “When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer. I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted. I apologize to the president.”

Katie Hawkinson reports on what she said.

Senior law enforcement officials told CNN that Crooks bought a large amount of ammo from a local gun store shortly before the attack.

Matthew Crooks realized his 20-year-old son, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and an AR-style rifle were missing shortly after shots were fired at the former president at a campaign rally on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. Three senior law enforcement officials told NBC News that the father then called police.

Ariana Baio has the latest.

Inga Parkel has the story.

Rep Mark Green of Tennessee, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, has invited Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI director Christopher Wray, and Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle to testify before his committee on Tuesday about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

“The American people want answers on what happened Saturday in Pennsylvania. Secretary Mayorkas and Director Cheatle are responsible for the department and the agency charged with securing our homeland and protecting our nation’s chief executives and candidates, while Director Wray leads the agency with the vital responsibility of investigating this attempted assassination,” Chairman Green said.

“It is imperative that we partner to understand what went wrong, and how Congress can work with the departments and agencies to ensure this never happens again. Successful oversight requires Congress to work together with these officials as they testify publicly before the House Committee on Homeland Security. The American people, and the individuals and families who receive protective services, deserve nothing less.”