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Well attended by families, with young kids every year. that's what a fourth of july parade should. be the local high school marching band was performing when the shooting began. absent night seven people have died after being shot at the parade. 47 people were wounded. the victims range in age from 88 years old to eight years old. the alleged shooter is 21 years old. he is currently in custody. authorities say they believe he's been planning the attack for weeks. all in all, he fired more than 70 rounds from an ar style weapon. that he purchased legally in the state of illinois. this could be ...

Started in the wake of the uvalde shooting. that is really notable because remember, christine, they need 60 votes in the senate, it is a 50/50 split. so if every single democratic senator supports any sort of gun safety reform, 10 republicans are needed to get it over the finish line. now, they were hoping that they could reach a deal by today. senator cornyn said yesterday, he threw cold water on that idea, said that they are close but not there just yet. the meetings do continue in person today. they are planning to continue meeting. there are a couple of sticking points, one of them of cou...

You knew that thus far, pretty much they're going to be pushing for incremental change. >> and looking at senator murphy's comments, you can see he's open to that. >> senator roy blunt, you know, a veteran republican, somebody who if there's a deal, there's a part of the conversation. he says this to politico. there's a desire to find a place where you can find 60 members willing to do something. but i think the something is the hard part. that's the part about washington that drives america crazy. democrat or republican. you write this morning in your morning note this morning about what mode...

A semi automatic weapon. so not banning them outright. but perhaps making it just that bit harder, to aquire the kind of powerful weapons that were used by 18 year old shooters in buffallo and uvalde. some states don't think that goes far enough. on monday, new york's governor signed a number of reforms into law, raising the minimum age to buy an assault rifle from 18 to 21. course, the timing of all this is key. the further we get from a shooting like uvalde, there is always that risk the political agenda shifts to something else. but it is harder to ignore when survivors are continuing to sp...

Calling for upping the minimum age of purchasing guns, others want to arm teachers. what changes will you be pushing for? >> i was hesitant at first to weigh in on these measures. but as one of the leaders of our community, it is incumbent upon me and other leaders to speak up about the minimum age. why 18. why can any 18 year old go and purchase a semi automatic weapon. i decided to speak up, to take a stand on this, because i have grandchildren, i have grandchildren that are at our public school she. and we need to step up for the kids. they are our most precious resource. this is just one s...