Connecticut, senator murphy, organizing this time to bringing members of the senate together. I want to thank my colleague from ohio, senator brown, the senior senator, or his words tonight, is passionate about this issue. And his commitment to change. That should be a commitment that is shared by everyone here, but well be talking about what has not happened your tonight as much as what has happened. When i think a about this issue, the issue of gun violence, which its an epidemic, its also uniquely american problem. No other country has this problem. In fact, america didnt have this problem for all of its history. Its, debating on where you start the y clock, its years od is not a lot longer than that. When i think about the issue and think about the debates where having sometimes we start withes the names of communities, and we unfortunately have been memorized. So many communities are known for so much, so much thats positive about their culture, about their history and about their
The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy are we in a quorum call, mr. President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Murphy thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i thank my colleagues for their indulgence this evening, and for those of us those of you who help us keep this floor open. I will make some longer remarks later this evening, but while we have a short break in the floor waiting for senator brown to arrive, i wanted to say a word of appreciation to all of my colleagues who have decided to join us this evening on the floor. This is my first appearance here, to talk about the imperative of changing the nations gun laws, recognizing that this number, 100 americans killed by guns every single day, is not inevitable. Almost every single one of these murders and suicides and accidental shootings is preventable. If we make different choices here on the floor of the United States senate, and our purpose tonight is to try to bring some consistency of effort
it prompted neighbours south korea and japan to briefly issue, then rescind, alerts to millions of residents. state media in pyongyang said the projectile had come down in the sea because of serious defects. south korea correspondentjean mckenzie has more from seoul. there was panic and confusion in seoul this morning as we awoke to the sound of this air raid siren which is extremely rare. and messages from loudspeakers telling people to prepare for an infatuation, only to be told 20 minutes later it was a mistake. north korea did fire a missile this morning. foran korea did fire a missile this morning. for an evacuation. but we now know it was a failure and the rocket exploded in midair and crashed into the sea. this will be a big disappointment for the north korean leader kim john own disappointment for the north korean leader kimjohn own kimjong un. a korean leader kimjohn own kim jong un. a spy satellite would give north korea a strategic advantage to allow it
Only you would think of Something Like that. See you right back here at 6 00. Tonight, from pittsburgh, a special edition of world news tonight. The horror inside this synagogue. Tonight, inside the 20 minutes of terror at the tree of life synagogue. Shots fired. Possible shots fired. Its being called the deadliest attack on the Jewish Community in u. S. History. Tonight, the names of the 11 victims revealed. The oldest, 97 years old. Also killed, a husband and wife, two brothers, a new grandfather. The gunman armed with an ar15 and several handguns. Bursting in during a service, opening fire. There is news tonight about the Police Officers shot rushing in to stop the carnage. And what the suspect said to police even as he was taken into custody. Also unfolding tonight, the gunmans alleged trail of hate. His antisemitic and antirefugee rants, in his own
words. His last post, moments before the shooting. Pierre thomas on the trail. President trump condemning the attack. In his first com
You are at synagogue on shabbat morning, when you are there with your family worshipping and being with your community on the day of peace, day of rest. Nbc Miguel Almaguer is in pittsburgh with the latest on the investigation. Miguel, youve been asking the tough questions and trying to find those answers. What have you learned about not only the suspect, but also the exact crime that he allegedly committed . Reporter richard, investigators have been very clear about the motive. They said this was a heat claat. What youre unclear of is how much planning went into this, if it was decided when he woke up or if it had been planned. Synagogue is a massive building. The suspect walked in, began to open fire, worked his way through the basement killing victims tlr victims there, killing more victims on the first floor, and then he was engaged with police on the third floor where he had the shootout where he was wounded and eventually s surrendered to investigators. In three different rooms t