Weapons, it just again speaks to hello again, everyone. The courage of the with pistolsr thank you for joining us this sunday. Im Fredricka Whitfield live at weapons but nothing like taking the cnn World Headquarters in on a guy with an assault weapon. Atlanta along with my colleague, why do we put our police in that jim sciutto, in el paso, texas. Situation too where civilians we begin with two american carry these weapons of war. Cities reeling today and a its an unfair match by any stretch. Nation devastated. A pair of Mass Shootings. One in el paso, texas, at a senator portman, a question for you, sir. Walmart on saturday afternoon. The other in dayton, ohio, the 2019 rate, theres going to overnight which left a combined total between these two be a mass shooting tomorrow and every day after this. Shootings, 29 people dead and more than 50 injured. You mentioned that youre sure this horrific bloodshed taking something more can be done. Do you have a day in mind or a place in the span of just 13 plan in mind, something to address these issues . Hours as leaders across the country struggle to make sense well, as i said earlier, i of the violence. Think it requires a this is a heartbreaking comprehensive approach because tragedy. The tragedies youre talking it is the type tragedy that you about, each is different. We dont know all the facts here yet, but what we do know, which pray never comes to your state or to your community. Ive seen in public reports so i my mom grew up here, my dad went to college here, i lived can say this, he shot his here when i was very young. Its been devastating for the community. We are treating it at s a domesc sister. We know that in a short period of time, and youll find out the exact period of time at 4 00, i wont tell you. But in a short period of time terrorism case and we will do what we do to terrorists which there was a burst. Ive seen public reporting on is deliver swift justice. That, as to how many shots were my colleague, jim sciutto, fired. If thats true, that magazine of continues with our coverage out course would be illegal. Of el paso, texas. So theres a law. Jim, while some families are still trying to figure out and so do we need more laws . Get answers about their loved yeah, we probably do. Ones that they have not been and we did just pass something able to communicate with, are last year in 2018 to tighten the they getting answers or are the background checks. And i think theres a consensus now that we need background checks to make sure the wrong road, which is supposed to be a people dont have access to Reunification Center . Weapons. Youll learn more at 4 00 about well, fred, the sad fact is that all these hours later, some whether he would have been caught up in that background families dont know if their loved ones are lying dead inside check or not. But my point is its not just the walmart there, which remains about laws. Its about something deeper. A crime scene. Its the details of these shootings that can be most heart Mental Health was mentioned stopping. Earlier. We have a crisis in this the local police chief saying country, theres no question that when he entered the crime seen there, he was overcome by about it. You know, people have talked the smell of blood. Those are the details. About the depths of despair and theyre disturbing, theyre talk about the suicide rates and shocking, but thats the nature of this violence. Addiction rates and talk about 20 people dead in the span of a the Mental Health issues that few minutes. Are causing some of these. Now the unusual circumstances of that shooter turning himself in so this is a broader discussion voluntarily to local authorities. That needs to be had and, you he is now in their custody. But lets be clear about two things here. Know, i hope when we get back, one, we are identifying him as a we will have that discussion. White supremacist. This is based on his social well have it at the state media postings prior to this level, well have it at every level. We also have to have it in our shooting in which he said that communities and in our homes and he was targeting mexicans here. In our hearts. He felt that his country was being overrun. That was his motivation. Former sheriff, now we are also, as local representative plummer, talked authorities and federal about that. In almost every one of these authorities, describing this as cases, there is, as you look an act of domestic terrorism. Back on it, some indication of a white supremacist, some families Mental Health problem. In some cases actually there have been investigations of individuals that unfortunately wondering their loved ones paid did not result in that person being treated the way he or she the ultimate price here. Im joined by ed lavandera whos should have been. Parkland is an example of that. Been covering the story and was we dont know in this case yet here hours after the shooting. Enough. But again, from public reporting what are we learning at this hour now first about the shooter . Well, we know he has been and what former sheriff, now booked into the jail on capital representative just told us, murder charges, which now means there were indications he could very well face the apparently. Death penalty if prosecutors intend to do that. So how do we how do we in theres also a federal terms of prevention, how do we investigation that is ongoing as identify those individuals, get them the help they need, which well. On a second track, if you will. Is Mental Health treatment, what kind of charges emerge from which is sometimes with these that is unknown at this point red flag laws and other things but thats obviously something well monitor closely. To literally keep them in a you know, that work continues in there and that is a gruesome scene. Situation where they cant harm the Police Chiefs comments. Others. Sometimes that means incarcerating. So there are there are needs theres still a number of people for us to look at this on a waiting to hear from their loved broader basis. Ones. One family in particular we mr. Turner, youve been spoke with, theyre looking for working on the issue obviously their 86yearold mother who they spoke to who was in the checkout line inside of walmart. In congress. A host of emotions being she was on the phone with one of her relatives four minutes described by these leaders of before the shooting erupted. Dayton, leaders of ohio. They have not heard from her. Its been now more than 24 you heard from senator sherrod hours. And why would authorities not be able to give them information brown saying there is anger in now . Have they not identified some of our country that hes feeling the victims here . That nothing is being done, from i think thats part of it. I think the local authorities are trying to be very sensitive senator rob porter using the word shocking, unspeakable, to how they kind of talk about tragic, and of course saying so this particular issue. You can imagine what the scene much needs to be addressed. Hes willing to get back to inside there looks like. Business, anxious to get back to so they said they were asking business after the august recess people for patience. That is a tedious and gruesome in which to address some of these things. And then from republican representative mike turner scene they are having to go saying these things need to be through so there could be an element of that delaying this. Addressed. Perhaps legislatively, they aring to the forensic work in there. Culturally and as a community. All this in response to a tragic weve talked to a number of local officials who are upset shooting taking place in dayton, about the way all of this is ohio, overnight just 13 hours being talked about. We spoke with a man by the name after another mass shooting in of paul garcia, who is a local el paso, texas. Law enforcement officer. He also serves on a school and now were seeing disturbing board. Hes a local politician. Surveillance video coming from he was getting very frustrated that shooting in ohio just with the way some politicians are talking about this. Moments before and during the shooting taking place and then he says anyone who is not calling this what it is is doing immediately after. You see right there, people just this entire crime a disservice. Going about their business there calling it what specifically . In the busy district there of he wants it to be called nightclubs. Then scrambling, running for domestic terrorism. This is an act of white cover and many falling to the supremacists. We have a little bit of tape. Ground there. Ill let him fill in the blank at least 27 people hurt. There. I want to challenge my we know now nine People Killed, colleagues, all elected officials in el paso, including the mayor of el paso to come out including the sister of the gunman who was also taken down and say what this is. By police who responded. Say it for what it is. We have got to stop the Law Enforcement immediately political talk. Weve got to let the Community Within a minute of this taking place. Know exactly whats going on. Officials there commending the this was a hate crime by a white Rapid Response of Law Enforcement. Supremacist that targeted our Polo Sandoval is there in dayton people here in el paso because where we are hoping to get even more information about the we are hispanic. Shooting, the gunman, later on and when our leaders or the today at a 4 00 briefing that mayor of el paso does not come the mayor was speaking of. Out and say that, people lose what are you learning . Faith. I firmly believe that our and, fred, to use the words leaders set the tone for any that were just used a little while ago by officials, we kind of organization, any city, expect in the next 30 minutes a and for our leader to Say Something like that is not only more comprehensive look at this investigation. That could potentially be a irresponsible, its disgraceful. So i think thats one of the closer look at what could have elements a lot of the people are led to this. What was the motive involved in dealing with. This shooting that led to the they live across the border from deaths of nine people. One of the most violent cities as you hear from lawmakers, in the world but this is a thats just one of multiple community that always prided itself on being one of the components here that offer awe very chilling look at not just safest places in america. So being confronted with this what happened overnight but what happened a few hours ago when kind of violence is really some of the lawmakers made it jarring for many people. Past this yellow tape for a and talking about a closer look at the scene of the connection, i spoke to the state sidewalk here on fifth street in senator, jose rodriguez, who downtown dayton where it all represents this area and he said the same thing. Happened. You heard one of those lawmakers the words coming from describing this as a thriving washington, specifically from the president , help feed in his commercial area, full of bars view this kind of antiimmigrant and restaurants and shops. On a saturday night you can bet that it was packed so it behavior, antiimmigrant animus and behavior. Certainly is a sharp contrast ed lavandera, good to have you with what that lawmaker, that here. We have a Live Press Conference senator from ohio witnessed when now with authorities in dayton, ohio, the scene of yet another teams in hazmat suits were scrubbing down that historic mass shooting just in the last street, removing that blood in 24 hours. An effort to open it back up to the public to try to establish a at 2 00 i was very appreciative that senators brown, senators portman and small measure of normalcy while the families of these nine congressman turner as well as people begin to grieve. U. S. Attorney ben glassman, the the tough task is still ahead as fbi and atf came together for a they piece this investigation briefing with chief beal and together. They have hinted that they are very close to pinpointing a chief carper. Possible motive. We then walked to the scene of a little while ago investigators the site in the oregon district so the senators and congressmen fully released the identities of could get a good sense of all nine victims. The youngest one 22 years old, exactly what happened on the ground. And i want to say how much i the sister of the victim. Among those nine also the appreciate their support and boyfriend of that sister and the oldest victim 57 years old. Their calls and what can i do here at the scene right now in questions during this day. That Historic Downtown street, its meant a lot to me there is an effort now to try to personally and i know its meant a lot to the citizens of dayton. Clean up the street, try to with that id like to invite restore that sense of normalcy because the people in this community certainly need that so they can begin that very difficult path to healing. Senator Sherrod Brown to come the last note i should mention, forward and say a few words. A little while ago i spoke to thank you, mayor. This is obviously a very dr. Lauren smith from grandview difficult time for this community and i so appreciate hospital. She was one of many medical especially police and fire and experts that saved the lives of the rescue operations, how some of these people. She described for me the chaotic scene inside the emergency room. Quickly the police department, Police Officers on the scene so however she and her fellow medical staff using her steady courageously stood up and did the right thing and saved hands, their steady hands to save these lives. Literally potentially hundreds as you just heard a little while of lives with the amount of ago, fred, the death toll may ammunition the shooter had and have been nine but had it not how quickly they responded and been for the quick actions of how what a short period of Law Enforcement here and medical time from the first shot to the staff a few blocks away from last shot. So it really does tell me a lot here, we could have seen a casualty number that would have made it into the double or about local public servants, possibly triple digits. And this one horrific enough police and fire and rescue at nine dead. Operations. We had the mayor tells us 20 Polo Sandoval, thank you so much, appreciate it. Joining me right now is cnn i believe 20 First Responders crime and justice reporter from the region came in addition to the six or seven from the shimon prokupecz. City of dayton that arrived all shimon, what are you learning within 20 minutes to save lives. About this dayton, ohio, so thats what local communities shooting . Officials there saying there will be another briefing later do which come together like on. Not a lot has been revealed this. The mayor took us all to walk about this suspect. The name, the age and that among through the oregon district. Its in many ways the center of the nine his sister was killed. Dayton in terms of evenings and yeah. That was one of the things that we did learn in the last hour was that his sister was killed small businesses. Every single business in that in this. Area just about is locally owned we dont know why. And with the vibrancy of local its not entirely clear if he ownership and what that means was targeting her or if she and theyre all coming together, as they will tonight at the somehow got caught up in this crowd. Thats all going to come out i vigil. But for the next many days the think in the 4 00 press way dayton came together after conference. The police saying that theyre the tornado and in dealing with going to provide more the kkk rally a few weeks ago. Information, more details about what happened. So it sounds like at 4 00 we are my first talk with the mayor going to get a lot more today, the first thing she told information. Were not going to get answers me other than expressing the to everything. I dont know that motive is going to be explained there. Grief and the heartache of i think its a little complicated in this situation, unlike what we have seen in el gotten literally dozens of paso. I dont think this is as clear texts, emails and phone calls cut. Weve seen some hints from some from mayors around the country, of the elected officials who just spoke that there may be almost all of whom have had information about the type of Something Like this happen in their communities. Ammunition that was being used so our first response, ill here, the magazines that were speak for myself, connmy first being used here. One of the officials seemed to indicate that maybe something in that was illegal. Response is sadness and prayers he wouldnt get into it, but he for the community and families, did say we were going to learn more about it at 4 00. Including police and fire how the other thing i think at 4 00 were going to learn is the they respond in the weeks ahead from the trauma they have seen heroic efforts that were as public servants. Undertaken by Law Enforcement, my next thought was anger at our by the police who were on scene country and society and congress within a minute and were able to for not doing anything about this. The house of representatives has engage the shooter and take him passed a bill to do background down. So well hear a lot about that. Checks overwhelmingly but i think the big question thats on everyones mind bipartisanly. I have called on senator obviously, given what happened mcconnell to bring the senate in el paso, is this in any way back into session. We can pass that in one connected, did that spark this, afternoon, background checks. Did this bring did this the president of the United States could sign it that day. Did that somehow play a role in theres just no reason we the thinking of this shooter. I dont know if were going to shouldnt be doing that. So we certainly pray for the get those answers today. Theres still a lot more work victims and care about the that needs to be done. Victims, but Congress Needs to the fbi was at his home. Do something. Our state legislature again they were there for a couple of woefully inadequate in dealing hours. They did search warrants and with gun violence also needs to removed items, so they are very much involved in this investigation as well as the one react and respond in the right way so that these incidents just obviously in el paso. So were going to learn