do you think it s going to happen again? miah was one of several witnesses who gave heartbreaking and really disturbing testimony at the hearing about america s epidemic of gun violence. mass shootings are on pace to hit record levels this year. the parents of lexi rubio, who was killed at robb elementary we want as they implored lawmakers to change the country s gun laws. we don t want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate, athletic. she was quiet, shy unless she had a point to make. if she knew she was right, as she so often was, she was firm, direct, voice unwavering. so today we stand for lexi and as her voice we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifles and high capacity magazines. we understand that for some reason to some people, to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns that guns are more important than children. somewhere out there there s a mom listening to our testimony thinking i can t even imagine
unclear. there were at least 13 mass shootings in the country since friday evening as 13 incidents in which four or more people were shot. a map where they occurred from phoenix to philadelphia, also a look at locations of all the mass shootings so far this year. at least 246 and that s just so far. according to the gun violence archive which compiles these statistics, it puts the country on pace to match or exceed the worst year on record. now, in a moment, we ll have the latest from congress, first, though, cnn s bryan tod on the weekend. reporter: a physical altercation escalated to a shoot-out saturday according to police with bullets flying into the crowd in an entertainment district. when police responded. several civilians suffering from gunshot wounds lying on the sidewalk and in the street. reporter: police believe at least four gunmans, 14 shot, three killed, one a suspected gunman. charges filed today including attempted murder against one of two suspects, on
this is a map where they occurred from phoenix to philadelphia. there s also a look at locations of all the mass shootings so far this year. at least 246 and that s just so far. according to the gun violence archive which compiles these statistics, it puts the country on pace to match or exceed the worst year on record. now, in a moment, we ll have the latest from congress, first, though, cnn s brian todd on the weekend. reporter: a physical altercation escalated to a shootout saturday, according to police, with bullets flying into the crowd in an entertainment district. when police responded they on bserved civil civil s suffering from gunshot wounds, lying on the sidewalk and in the street. reporter: police believe at least four gunmans, 14 shot, three killed, one a suspected gunman. charges filed today including attempted murder against one of two suspects, one already in custody. authorities say a responding officer shot and injured him, the other still at large.
violence associated with the supreme court s eventual decision on abortion rights. this warning comes as the senate is holding a hearing on the threat of domestic terrorism, and lawmakers are still talking, trying to find common ground on something to combat the gun violence epidemic in the country. this morning, a teacher who survived the elementary school massacre in uvalde is speaking publicly for the first time. every single one of his students in his class were killed. i lost 11 that day. and i tell the parents i m sorry, i tried my best. it s what i was told to do. please don t be angry with me. just gut wrenching. we ll have much more of his story in that interview in a moment. let s begin with this new threat bull fin. what more are you learning? reporter: this is the sixth time that dhs has issued this terrorism bulletin that makes clear that terrorism risk comes from within the united states, before january 6th, these advisories focused on terrorism from eithe
it s only june and there have been at least 247. that s more than one per day. it s closer to two per day. we re still learning more about one of the shootings. two weeks after 19 children and two teachers in you vault, texas were killed inside their grade school. a teacher who was shot multiple times describes the horror of watching every single one of his students get slaughtered as police waited outside. just bullets everywhere, and then i just remember border patrol saying get up, get up. i couldn t get up. did you feel abandoned by the police and the people who were supposed to protect you? absolutely. after everything, i am more angry, because you have a bullet proof vest. i had nothing. i had nothing. you re supposed to protect and serve. there is no excuse for their actions. and i will never forgive them. i lost 11 that day. i say to my parents, i m sorry. i tried my best. that s what i was told to do. please don t be angry with me. a man is a hero. the uvalde