texas, and tulsa, oklahoma and congress debating what if anything to do, president biden spoke to the country, calling for a restoration of the ban on assault weapons or failing that, raising the age for purchasing such weapons. also, banning high capacity magazines, instituting tighter red flag laws and repeal of liability shield protecting gun manufacturers from prosecution or being sued following mass shootings. it must end. lit there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in ub auld, who smeared blood off her murdered friend s body, on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in the classroom and pretend she was dead in order to stay alive. imagine what it would be for her to walk down the hallway of any school again. imagine what it s like for children who experience this kind of trauma everyday in school and streets and communities all across america. imagine what it s li
that s a case of five mass shootings a day, upwards of 10 every week, after three especially deadly acts of gun violence, buffalo, uvalde, texas, and tulsa, oklahoma, and congress debating what if anything to do, president biden spoke to the country, calling for a restoration of the ban on assault weapons or failing that, raising the age for purchasing such weapons. also, banning high capacity magazines, instituting tighter red flag laws and repeal of liability shield protecting gun manufacturers from prosecution or being sued following mass shootings. it must end. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off her murdered friend s body, on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in the classroom and pretend she was dead in order to stay alive. imagine what it would be for her to walk down the hallway of any school again. imagine what it s l
and the little prince who stole the show announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight just moments ago president biden delivered an urgent address to the american people on gun violence the president speaking more than a week after 19 children and 2 adults were killed in uvalde, texas. and a day after four shot dead in a tulsa hospital the president saying every day places have become killing fields, battlefields in america. he called for raising the age to purchase assault weapons, expanding background checks, and creating a federal red flag law. while bipartisan lawmakers say they have a potential plan to try to curb gun violence, their efforts come after many failed attempts in washington. will any of it become a reality? we start tonight with kelly o donnell. reporter: president biden who has grieved with families traumatized by mass shootings tonight implored the congress and the communities to cha
from tulsa police after a deadly mass shooting there at a medical complex last night. police say a gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people and injured nearly a dozen others at an orthopedic clinic and officials are saying the attack was not random and the shooter died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. once the news conference we will, of course, be bringing that to you live. the gun violence archive says this is 209sth mass shooting in america since the murders at robb elementary in uvalde, texas, just since then. this morning we are learning more details about the investigation into uvalde as well. let s get to all of it starting in tulsa, oklahoma, lucy is standing by. what are we expecting to hear from officials when they start this news conference? kate, we re expecting to hear from the mayor, the police chief and officials from st. francis hospital in a few minutes. here s what we know. we know an ar-style rifle was used in the buffalo sup
one of the factors driving inflation is this nationwide labor shortage. it continues. take a look at these brand-new job numbers. a mere 128,000 added jobs to the private sector just last month. this is less than half what was expected. it marks the slowest growth since the start of the pandemic. bill: if that doesn t make you feel better this won t, either. gas prices hitting another record high, $4.71 a gallon. we have hit a daily new high almost every day over the past month. sandra: people are feeling it. president biden saying there is no near-term solution to the problem and now the head of a major american bank is forecasting disaster. it is a hurricane. right now it s sunny, things are doing fine. everyone thinks the fed can handle this. that hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way. we just don t know if it s a minor one or super storm sandy. bill: north lawn of the white house, a lot of fires to put out there. jacqui heinrich begins our day.