Out max and tom, and your families, and the other families of the tragedies for attending here, and for just your unbelievable dedication turning your tragedy into, hopefully, some positive action that can prevent tragedies for other families. It is just remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies, which really dates back to about 1998 is where we really had sort of the first directed attack. I know in your testimony, were talking about 710 shootings since columbine in 1999. In columbine, 13 people were killed 12 students, one teacher. 20 more were injured. Sandy hook in 2012. 26 killed. Two were injured. Parkland, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 17 killed and 17 injured. The death and casualty toll was simply unbelievable, quite honestly. I grew up in the 50s and 60s. We were concerned about the nuclear holocaust. We would hold drills, and talk under our desks. We never had to worry about someone entering our school and opening
The title of this hearing is examining state and federal recommendations for enhancing School Safety against targeted violence. First of all, i want to welcome everybody to the hearing room. I certainly want to thank our eyewitnesses for taking the time, for your testimony, and in particular, i want to shout out max and tom, and your families, and the other families of the tragedies for attending here, and for just your unbelievable dedication turning your tragedy into, hopefully, some positive action that can prevent tragedies for other families. It is just remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies, which really dates back to about 1998 is where we really had sort of the first directed attack. I know in your testimony, were talking about 710 shootings since columbine in 1999. In columbine, 13 people were killed 12 students, one teacher. 20 more were injured. Sandy hook in 2012. 26 killed. Two were injured. Parkland, at Marjory Stoneman
We witnessed a fullon song on reproductive freedom. Good morning and welcome to sunday today on this may 5th, 2024. Im joe fryer in for willie this morning. Its a scene of despair down south where flash floods have left neighborhoods in texas, oklahoma, and arkansas under water, forcing residents to flee their homes. The rain has not let up yet. Now a round of Severe Weather, including tornadoes, is set to move across much of the country this week. Well have the forecast and the latest in a live report from texas just ahead. Then, in our sunday focus, maybe youve heard about this one. As many as a trillion cicadas invading the southeast and midwest. Why now . And what should you do if theyre crawling all over your backyard. And a sunday spotlight where lester holt will take us to the newly opened alabama park that brings visitors on an emotional journey through this countrys dark history of slavery. And later, willies sunday sitdown with chris pine and a long career as a leading man, h
Into the mix. Some parts of viewing air regard getting snow and sleet mixed with the rain. We may have School Delays so we will check in with that. Look at the radar, there is rain on the radar right now, we have some white, and you probably know by now what those colors mean, it means that we have, a mix have of preuptation in plenty of places. We will all in closer. You can see berks county, northern montgomery and bucks, Lehigh Valley, poconos getting some snow this morning. Tricky travel, possible, and wind advisory, has been lifted , from yesterday, so that is a good thing but wind speeds still breezy out there 14 miles an hour in philadelphia, 16 in at Atlantic City with wind gusts of 24, 20 miles an hour and compared to yesterday that doesnt seem like much at all but the temperatures have dropped in many places. Most of the time at surface it is above freezing but in the upper atmosphere we see some snow, and sleet mixed the with the rain. We have 30 degrees in mount pocono wher
Yesterday was alarming, today will be just annoying. It will be damp, drizzly. Yes. Were over it. It is not going away that quickly. Lets look at radar and show what you were talking about after we look at with us stop buddy. We have to put him first. Temperatures in the upper 30s , and buddy has rain gear, you will need to it day but your umbrella probably wont blow inside out like it did yesterday. Look at the the rain still on radar, rotating around that off cher low, and in some cases it is bringing down cooler air. We will see sleet, freezing rain mixed in, mostly up toward lehigh valley. Wind speeds 16 miles an hour. Thirteen in mount pocono. 18 miles an hour this dover. In the 23 miles an her range for wind gusts for most of us this morning. Not as bad assay 63 miles an hour where some places were yesterday. Temperatures upper 30s mess places, 40 in wildwood, so it is chillier then it was yesterday with most everybody is above freezing, this morning, and four out of ten is your