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from the president. plus, i would ask politicians in texas and washington how we get past empty platitudes of thoughts and prayers to create real change. >> i'm a gunman, i have guns, i'm a former police officer, i'm a former army officer. these ar-15s, they have to get off the streets where this is gonna keep happening. >> or this is gonna keep happening. also, this hour, new legal questions surrounding former president trump. what did he really know about the classified documents in the basement of barr law go? we're gonna dive into what the special counsel was trying to learn. the...

>> i went to the first person i found crouching in the bushes, looked like she was praying. and felt for her pulse. there was no pulse, so i pulled her head up to look at her face. and there wasn't a face. just brain matter. so i went to the next guy. he was already staring straight ahead. his eyes were fixed can dilated. felt for a pulse. no pulse. >> mass murder has become a regular occurrence in red states like texas. as republicans keep trying to gaslight us about how the guns somehow have nothing to do with it. plus, new information on the eight victims including three childre...

you are live in the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosta in washington. in texas, a manhunt is believed to be still under way for the accused killer wanted for a horrific shooting attack. this is 38-year-old francisco oropeza. he is a mexican national living north of houston in the town of cleveland. five people are dead, including an 8-year-old child. let's get the latest from cnn's ryan young. what more are you learning about what caused this shooting, ryan? it is just absolutely horrific these details we're hearing. >> troubling, horrific. some neighbors went next door and asked the man t...

now it's time for the last word with jonathan capehart in for lawrence. good evening my friend. >> hey, good evening alex. great to see you, have a great weekend. >> you too. >> america, republicans are gaslighting you. it's only april, but america has already had 17 mass shootings. republicans want you to believe that most people aren't bothered by mass slaughter with military grade weapons. republicans want to believe that most people feel the solution is to arm more people in more places. republicans want you to believe that most people would think it's cute, not crazy, to give gu...

people would think it's cute, not crazy, to give guns to a toddler. >> little miss adi, who was almost two, they have brought us so much joy. now adi, who you know, soon will need them, i want to reassure you, she already has a shotgun and she already has a rifle. and she's got a little pony name sparkles to, so the girl is set up. >> only 1% of americans are members of the nra, but the nra controls 100% of the republican agenda on guns. here's tennessee congressman andy ogles, 2021 christmas card. he represents the district where three and nine-year-old children and three adults wer...