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parents of one of the wounded who say their son is just not the same. and u.s. president joe biden promises to keep battling inflation as prices for everyday items continue to spiral upwards. there is a growing sense of urgency among some members of congress ahead of mondays second hearing on the january 6th investigation. the select committee has planned six more hearings this month to present its preliminary findings. they say their investigation paints a damning portrait of then p...

desperately-needed crop. details how president biden is responding to this inflation and gas prices hitting a record high. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we begin in the ukrainian city of severodonetsk which is being fought over street by street. ukrainian governor said most of the city is under russian control, but he says ukrainians are still putting up resistance. russian officials say negotiations are under way about hundreds ...

set of hearings. plus flying in without a covid test, why the cdc is dropping a international testing requirement. and the embattled uvalde, texas, police chief defending his actions over his departments response. youll hear from him just ahead. >> good morning, it is saturday, june 11th. thank you so much for starting your day with us. christi, always a pleasure to be with you. >> thank you so much. each when we have to talk about what were talking about now because this is effect...

grateful that you are starting your weekend with us. it is a day of activism across the country. >> very good point. because we start with the national call for gun reform. hundreds of march for our lives rallies are being planned in nearly all 50 states today. theyre demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in the country. >> high-profile mass shootings from uvalde, texas, to buffalo, new york, have put renewed pressure on lawmakers on capitol hill to take action. wash...

im sorry to tell you. the average cost of gas now topping $5 a gallon this morning. this is not just everyday drivers, obviously, being impacted. how emergency crews now are trying to save as well. plus, a new saudi-backed golf league luring some big names and reportedly handing out even bigger payments. the controversy surrounding the new league. ♪ it is saturday, june 11th. good morning, christi. >> good morning, boris. lets talk about this national call for gun reform this mor...

hour despite supervisors at the scene being told that some trapped with him in two elementary school classrooms were in need of medical treatment. meaning they were alive. instead the documents show they waited for protective equipment to lower the risk to law enforcement officers. the shooter entered the school at 11:33 a.m. and began shooting into a classroom at least 100 rounds. two minutes later, three uvalde police department officers arrived, approached the class door and two rec...

alone. and theyre expected to rise even further as we reach peak summer travel season. the high prices also driving inflation to the highest level since 1981. the consumer price index jumping 8.6% in may compared to the same time, same month last year. now the white house calling that staggering increase uncomfortably high. cnns christine romans has more now on these troubling new numbers and how wall street is reacting. american consumers are still feeling the pain of higher prices ...

nationwide calling for tighter gun laws. march for your life rallies are scheduled for today. some locations underway right now like in d.c. rally-goers reknewing cries for addressing the gun violence epidemic after a series of mass shootings and cnn is covering events across the country and i want to begin with brian todd at the capitol. hi, brian. things are just kicking off where you are? >> reporter: that is right, amara. the crowd gathering, several hundred strong with the riser a...

hi, everyone, thanks for joining me. im amara walker in today for fredricka whitfield. and we begin this hour with mass d demonstrations nationwide calling for tighter gun laws. more than 300 rallies happening today. some like the event in d.c. underway right now. that is david hogg, he is one of the co-founders of this rally march for our lives and also a survivor of a mass shooting that happened at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. this is renewing calls to l...

a gas station in l.a. paul, how are people reacting to these very high gas prices in california? >> reporter: theyre reacting with shock and theyre in agony. if you look behind me, this gas station is considered a discount at $6.09 a gallon. as you articulated, here in california the average now, $6.42. what drives all of this, california has an extremely high gas tax at 51 cents per gallon. these taxes used to improve roads and infrastructure and whatnot. for these vendors were talkin...