reels, many cities in the country reeling from this. in the u.s., there have been 296 mass shootings, 16 mass murders, events in which four or more people have been killed in this year. let's get to john harwood for more details on what we'll hear from biden today which, aside from executive orders, will include yet another call on congress to act, right? >> reporter: that's right. one of the things joe biden has learned in his long career, the federal government in washington may have limited comprehension for why crime is going up and limited ability to do much about it. the one thing the federal government cannot do and the president and the white house cannot do is ignore the situation. joe biden is going to take some actions today, call on congress to take some more actions and speak out about it at the white house this afternoon. so things like some regulatory steps to try to crack down on gun dealers who are not