in philadelphia, saginaw, michigan. in philadelphia, multiple shooters open fire into a crowd at a popular entertainment district. there were mass shootings. we should note, so you understand, cnn defines a mass shooting as a shooting that injured or killed four or more people, not including the shooter. but we saw these in several cities across the u.s. in chattanooga, tennessee, it was a nightclub. in phoenix, a strip mall. in mesa, arizona, a bar. in south carolina, virginia and texas, there were graduation parties. the list continues as pressure is building on congress to take some action on gun control where they have not acted before. this week the house oversight committee will hear testimony from survivors, including children and others impacted in recent shootings in buffalo and uvalde. we ll have more on that, exactly who you ll see in a moment. first, let s speak to cnn s polo sandoval. he is following it all. it s hard to track. let s start with the search for sho
people who do know it is a lie but they choose to repeat the lie and choose to live in that alternative reality? well your exactly right. there is a tendency to think this is somehow based on education or experience or anything else. and it is not whether you went to college or where you went to college that is the most likely predictor, it is whether you consumer right-wing media. you re more likely to bring conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections. that is the problem in this country. is that we have a very well funded, very aggressive operation that is spreading these lies for profit. and political gain. and it is incredibly dangerous. there are a lot of people who know better, particularly a lot of republicans on capitol hill, but there are also a lot who believe it, whose brains have been pickled by this. that is what is so scary. it is not a grift and people are controlling the levers of powner this country. it is pretty shocking. i want to ask you about sol
good to be with you. i m katy tur. at least 12 more people are dead after another wave of shootings over the weekend. in downtown philadelphia, two handguns, one with an extended magazine were found in the aftermath of a shooting on a crowded street. three people were killed and 12 others injured. now police say they are searching for at least three gunmen and two more guns. in summerton, south carolina, a drive-by shooting a the at a high school graduation party wounded several and 12 killed. in phoenix, arizona, 8 killed and 1 injured. and in hempstead new york, chicago illinois, 7 dead and 54 injured. this all happened as the families in uvalde are still burying the dead, the children killed by what ted cruz has called a violent psychopath who was legally of allowed to buy an a.r.-15 style weapon and more than a thousand rounds of ammunition. sickened enough to speak out, more than 250 republican donors and self-declared you gun enthusiasts in texas, including several wh
world. it is tuesday, may 31st. and i m brianna keilar with john berman. america has seen 17 more mass shootings since 19 children and two teachers were killed in one of the nation s deadliest school shootings last week. in those other shootings, 13 people were killed. dozens more were injured this is according to the gun violence archive which defines a mass shooting as four or more people being shot or killed not including the shooter. new this morning, cnn has obtained video from a facebook live stream during the uvalde shooting of a frantic radio call. listen to this. are you injured? i got shot. where? where? a kid got shot. although it sounds like the voice of a child it s not clear whether it s student or law enforcement officer. the man who recorded this said the audio came from a radio in a customs and border protection vehicle outside the school. happening today, a bipartisan group of senators will meet virtually to discuss gun shafety legislation. the
cnn has not been able to confirm if that voice was a student, but the man who recorded the video says the audio came from the dispatch radio in a customs and border protection vehicle. we are also hearing today for the first time from an off-duty border agent who ran to help when his wife, a fourth grade teacher, texted him. that agent was getting a haircut when the shooting happened. so he borrowed a gun from his barber and raced to the school. he ended up outside the door the gunman was behind. he had no tactical gear. here s what he says happened next. i was there at the door fixing to go in. once again, i didn t have any gear. i wouldn t have been a smart move for me. all those guys had their gear and stuff, so like i said, i pulled back. obviously there s a lot of scrutiny about the police response. what s your take on all of that? to me, i believe everyone there was doing the best they could given the circumstances. yeah. i believe everyone there was doing every