ramos was killed in the massacre, he hinted at violent ambitions, shot his grandmother before he went to the school and murdered children and teachers with a rifle and a fourth-grade classroom. texas governor greg abbott according to what he called a mental health problem, something his state and society as a whole need to do a better job of tackling. we as a state and society need to do a better job with mental health. anybody who shoots somebody else has a mental health challenge, period. we as a government need to find a way to target that mental health challenge and do something about it. paul:let s begin doctor sally, a practicing psychiatrist and senior fellow at the american institute. welcome, thanks for coming in. you look at these shooters, so many seem to be in that age group, 18 20s, why is that so common? what is it about that age that seems to be an age when this violent behavior is triggered? these school shootings are done by young men, 16 or 20s, particul
shelby. we have an incredible team of nbc news reporters coveraging every angle. steve is breaking it down for us at the big board. starting with you, following the senate primary there, where to things stand this morning? look at the poles to start. all of the action in the primary senate race has been on the republican side. it is a crowded primary. at this point, when you look at the poll, there is one candidate with a significant commanding lead, that is georgia football legend herschel walker. when you look at the recent polls, the closest competitor is 58% behind him. that is former commissioner, gary black. at this point, it seems this is herschel s race to lose. he will be the republican nominee, barring any major development. senator warnock has been focused on working in washington, d.c. he does not have a viable challenger. we did hear from him when he spoke at a fundraising gala and a big issue that we expect to play out as we head toward the general election ha
it take to get formula on store shelves? good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, may 17th. i m jonathan lemire. we start in buffalo, where president biden is expected to renew calls for national gun reform legislation during his visit there today. according to a white house official, the president will ask congress to take action against quote weapons of war, and curb access to guns for people with serious mental illness. this trip comes as information continues to surface about the alleged shooter in saturday s attack. a review of hundreds of pages of internet posts, nbc news reports the 18-year-old suspect was planning the attack for months and intended to continue the violence at other locations had he not been arrested. two possible plot, a black church in buffalo and an elementary school in the city. the author of the posts wrote that they were targeting the school because of its predominantly black student body which they found by looking up tes
domestic priority on the same day that gas prices hit a new record high. plus, a mixed night for trump-backed candidates in yesterday s primaries. with a win in west virginia, but a loss in nebraska. we ll discuss what this says about the former president s hold on the republican party. and the latest on the war in ukraine. u.s. officials say that vladimir putin is in it for the long haul. thinking he ll be able to wear down western support. we ll hear from the nation s top spy chief. good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 11th. i m jonathan lemire. russia claims its forces have made significant gains in eastern ukraine, three weeks after moscow launched renewed offensive there. the russian defense ministry yesterday said its troops have advanced to the border between donetsk and luhansk the two russian-speaking provinces together known as the donbas. the ministry said it now controls more of the region than it did before the war started on f
On this new hour of ayman, Breaking News Overseas where the search is on for irans president after his helicopter crashed. Republicans are already attacking the president ial debate, a debate that has yet to happen. What are they so afraid of . The gops chances of winning control of the senate, higher than ever. What will democrats to do about it . Lets do about it lets do it. We start this hour with breaking news. The Search And Rescue efforts are underway for the iranian president after his helicopter suffered what officials have called a hard landing in the northeast portion of the country. Drones, dogs, and helicopters are part of that Search Effort as fog and treacherous weather continues to hammer them. The president of iran was on board with highranking members of his camp at cabinet and other officials. Josh letterman is tracking the latest. What can you tell us about the current date of this search and whether or not there are other countries involved in trying to find where t