laws are supported by many, legislation was introduced in south carolina and am i optimistic it will pass? i am carolina and am i optimistic it will pass? iam not. the carolina and am i optimistic it will pass? i am not. the united states has 42,500 deaths from guns every year, were not going to go from that to zero. we re not to save lives we just want to save lives. to zero. we re not to save lives we just want to save lives.- we just want to save lives. let s remind ourselves we just want to save lives. let s remind ourselves about - we just want to save lives. let s remind ourselves about america s gun remind ourselves about america s gun culture and the rest of the world. we know as your body said that that 330 million people, 390 million guns. and the rest of the world. there are 7.4 billion people and 464 million guns. the us also has the highest rate of gun ownership. hundred and guns per 100 people.
talkland islands. and in yemen, 53 per 100 people. compared to global ownership overall, big numbers. 330 million people in the united states. 393 million guns. the rest of the world, 7.4 billion people, and they re just edging the u.s. out collectively. the total number of guns. reporter: and tom, what about the process to buy a gun in the u.s. compared to other countries? this is one of the chief targets of people concerned about this. look what happens in canada. yes, a little different province to prince, town to town. as the general rule, you have to obtain a license after a waiting period, have a photo guarantor, saying it s somehow. you have to go to a gun safety course and pass written and practical tests. you have to complete a background check. questions of whether you pose a risk, including whether you post dangerous threatening things on the internet.
administration has started dolling out $27 billion to repair bridges across the country. pennsylvania will get 1.6 billion over five years. there s 3 billion headed to airports, and 7.4 billion to upgrade lead pipes. many of the projects will take years to get off the ground, as a recent report card from the american society of civil engineers gives u.s. infrastructure a c minus. if this doesn t bring to the forefront the need to renew our infrastructure, i m not sure what else can happen. reporter: this morning an ntsb team is on the ground to investigate but at least three people are still hospitalized in fair condition. got to move. the next time we don t need headlines saying that someone was killed when the next bridge collapsed. reporter: to think there were half a dozen vehicles including that port authority bus on the bridge that fell with it when this bridge collapsed and somehow nobody died in this is just incredible. but even with all of that
and grocery store. and no budget, no matter where and what they say they are going to do is going to fix that. carley: yeah and then when you talk about president biden funding law enforcement. here is a breakdown of the numbers $17.4 billion for doj law enforcement includes 1.7 billion to crazy gun trafficking and regulate the firearm industry. that s key there. 30 billion to support state and local law enforcement as well. i know that your husband is in law enforcement and this is an issue that s very near and dear to your heart. what is your reaction to the owe-those numbers from president biden? well, first and foremost, we have to remember that the president s budget is just a wish list. it has nothing to do with what the majority in congress produce which, of course, they haven t produced a budget. and i don t have confidence that they will. but, when you look at what is actually in this request, there is only $527 million going to the cops grant and that is what
it s part of a broader plan and america s water systems. josh letterman has a closer look into where this money is going, how it s being spent. josh, how much are we talking and when could communities actually start feeling the tangible impact? reporter: well, we ve talked a lot about how the biden administration has been really working to try to connect the dots on this infrastructure law for americans. where is this money actually going? how are people going to benefit from this? and now they are able to point to this first money heading out the door shortly. 50 billion over five years for water infrastructure. in the coming year, it will be 7.4 billion that will head to the states as well as to territories and tribal nations for water infrastructure. $2.9 billion of that is earmarked specifically for replacing lead pipes that we know are so dangerous to children and drinking water. and then another 8 $66 million