i m sorry to tell you. the average cost of gas now topping $5 a gallon this morning. this is not just everyday drivers, obviously, being impacted. how emergency crews now are trying to save as well. plus, a new saudi-backed golf league luring some big names and reportedly handing out even bigger payments. the controversy surrounding the new league. it is saturday, june 11th. good morning, christi. good morning, boris. let s talk about this national call for gun reform this morning. hundreds are marching for our lives rallies. they re planning nearly all 50 u.s. states today demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in the country. series of high profile mass shootings from uvalde, texas, to buffalo, new york, have reignited outrage and put renewed pressure on lawmakers on capitol hill to take some form of action. washington, d.c., new york and parkland, florida, among the more than 300 cities where protests are going to be held. they, of course, follo
so, more than 300 marches are scheduled worldwide throughout the weekend, calling for new gun safety laws. the anti-gun violence organization marching for our lives was formed by survivors of the marjory stoneman douglas high school shooting in parkland, florida. the local chapter is led by students in the community, including our next guest. zoe weissman attended the middle school next door to stoneman douglas but was on campus working on a project when the attack happened. zoe s mom heather is also joining us. we appreciate you both sharing part of your saturday with us. i imagine it s going to be a very busy day for you. zoe, i m wondering what you re hoping will come out of the marches this weekend. yeah. so i think what i and march for a lives as a whole are politicians listen to us. for four years we have been continuing the fight and we re still here and we re not going to stop until our politicians realize we re being killed every single day and we re not going
it complicates it. it complicates it. and i appreciate all of the effort that is have been made, but i ve been watching this for 38 years and the fact of the matter is they are not welcome to the extent they should. and yet they are such a resource. guy to schools in oakland, california, richmond, where parents are on the campus working, helping every day because they want the best for their kids. their english learners, they are poor from all over the world, they want their kid to succeed. and that energy goes right through the system. and this is, i think, a very powerful weapon since other parents think, the school s been failing for ten years, when do we get our turn at success? here we many live at the premier of won t back down, the film s director, daniel barns. thank you for being here. thank you so much. some folks on the other side of the classroom are saying this film is anti-teacher.