leaving three people, including the shooter dead. and an update on a texas inmate who escaped last month and now in police custody, but not before they say they ve committed more murders. it could be by people, some of them children. we are check tracking full stories for you tonight. a partially defunded police department there there and anonymous that you investigate both cases of sexual assault. trace gallagher is on the case tonight. we begin with the president weighing in on the done debate in a primetime address. kevin couric is tracking the latest for us. declaring and not, enough here president biden urged gres mall lawmakers to ban assault weapons and implement other so called sensible gun control measures to address the string of mass shootings that has struck the country. a plea that may not produce everything he s looking for but might, just might at least this time produce something. for god sake, how much carnage are we willing to accept . and a primetime ad
you are watching fox & friends first on this friday morning, i am carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro and you are noticing a theme from today show, a band that is from england. the band you may have heard of them called the beatles. and today is the rolling stones. some attention there on the great city of london and the second day of the queens platinum jubilee. carley: yesterday was about the trip in the colorado s, this elaborate military parade with queen elizabeth at the balcony with the other working members of the royal family. she was wearing a blue dress. she looked great and you see her standing with her cousin there. today, we are not going to see her because yesterday evening, buckingham palace released a statement said she is bowing out of today s event which will be a church service at the cathedral where princess diana and prince charles were married. the statement reads the queen greatly enjoyed the birthday parade but did experience some discomfort taki
and the little prince who stole the show announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight just moments ago president biden delivered an urgent address to the american people on gun violence the president speaking more than a week after 19 children and 2 adults were killed in uvalde, texas. and a day after four shot dead in a tulsa hospital the president saying every day places have become killing fields, battlefields in america. he called for raising the age to purchase assault weapons, expanding background checks, and creating a federal red flag law. while bipartisan lawmakers say they have a potential plan to try to curb gun violence, their efforts come after many failed attempts in washington. will any of it become a reality? we start tonight with kelly o donnell. reporter: president biden who has grieved with families traumatized by mass shootings tonight implored the congress and the communities to cha
we have a date for when kids under the age of five may be eligible for a covid vaccine get your calendars ready. the platinum jubilee for queen elizabeth ii. the royal family gathers. harry and meghan are there, but it s the queen s great-grandson, four-year-old prince louis, who steals the show. tonight, what we re learning about why the 96-year-old monarch will miss a major part of her celebration. gas prices up 52 cents in just a month. will a big announcement from the world s oil producers help at the pump? protecting the nation s food supply. why a group of scientists hope these killer bugs could help. and we end tonight with the inspiring story of a mother of nine children who just graduated from medical school, planning to become a neurosurgeon. tonight, her message to others: follow your dreams. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us
from now. let me just add to, carley shimkus, as everybody knows, you play the trumpet, the little thing we did at the top. a good shot as always. carley: thank you, todd appeared to be when you are watching fox & friends first on a thursday morning. carley: that is exactly right, it is called the party of a lifetime. of course the platinum jubilee celebrates queen elizabeth 70 year reign, the longest-serving u.k. monarch. there will be a lot of pomp and ceremony today but most of all, it is a big party due on or queen elizabeth and her royal family and what they have done for the u.k. throughout history. todd: i like going over numbers because i find numbers fascinating carley shimkus. the silver is 25 years, the gold is 50 years, the diamond is 60 years, and of course, the platinum coming in at a whopping 70 years. carley: jubilee ceremony is an anniversary celebration and of course, being the most important because she is the only monarch to reach platinum jubile