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want the plant back, with everything it had? or what you're going to have. i will be dumbfounded if you find anybody other than for pure sentimental reasons saying i'd rather have a coal plan. i'll end by telling you another quick story. when we move from scranton, when coal died in scranton, everything died in scranton. and my dad wasn't a coal miner. my great grandfather was a mining engineer but my dad was in sales, and there was no work so we left to go down to delaware. i told you where those oil plants were. but i remember driving home when you take the trolley in scranton, goi...

conversation about these weekly events involving the murder of dozens of people with legally obtained guns. if that is what our laws stand for, then i think we need to reexamine the laws. >> that is the mayor of highland park. tom llamas as more. >> reporter: from every angle, chaos, confusion, and carnage. a july 4th celebration through the center of town transformed into a mass casualty incident. >> active shooter call at highland park. >> police say the gunman took a sniper like position firing on to the parade from a roof using a high powered rifle. >> i picked up my kids and we ...

quote, on an idyllic summer morning from a rooftop high above the highland park independence parade, a gunman aimed down at the floats and lawn chairs and strollers and opened fire. the high school marching band's members sprinted for their lives. bystanders scooped up young children and fled. in all six people were killed. some two dozen others were injured, either by rifle fire or in a stampede away from the scene. the victims range in age from 8 to 85. just hours ago, officials announced that a seventh person has lost their life. the deceased include a 76-year-old grandfather, nam...

Illinois lawmakers went to capitol hill calling for stricter gun laws after the mass shooting in highland park on the fourth of july. republicans said the focus should be on teaching americans how to spot warning signs of a potential mass shooter. but the highland park mayor shared what she believes is the true root of the problem. >> how much more needs to happen before this obvious action is taken. we know that there are mental health issues in other countries throughout this world. we know that there are troubled people who are inclined towards violence, what's the differentiating factor, c...

Close. but authorities say robert crimo left behind several disturbing videos. he seemed obsessed with violence and mass shootings. and the mayor of highland park, nancy rotoring, that you heard from earlier, said on the "today" program this morning that she actually knew him even from a very young age. here is what she said. >> i don't believe he was previously nope to police until yesterday. i know him as somebody who was a cub scout when i was a cub scout leader. and it is one of those things where you step back and you say, what happened? how did somebody become this angry, this hateful to...