Themselves for others, including the mother of three shielding her 2monthold. Now the suspected shooter in custody. This as we hear from some of these heroes who raced in running toward the gunfire, risking their lives to save others. And in ohio, chaos in downtown dayton. We got shots fired. We got multiple people down. Were going to need multiple medics. A gunman killing nine people, including his sister, and injuring more than two dozen. The dramatic surveillance images showing people running for their lives and police on the scene taking out the shooter in just 30 seconds, saving countless lives with their quick action. Overnight the powerful vigils and the calls for action. President trump set to address the nation this morning, facing questions about how his rhetoric is fueling the violence. Now some lawmakers calling for bold measures, demanding congress be called back to washington to act right now. Will this time be different . And what you can do to help. Our special edition
Bills live at 10 a. M. Eastern. We spoke with a reporter for a look ahead. With me now is the Hill Reporter olivia beavers on wednesday, september 4 the House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup of antigun violence legislation. What is driving the chairman to call the committee back to take up these gun bills a week before the full house is scheduled to return from its summer recess . Adler was calling different offices on the Committee Following the dayton and el paso shootings try to find a date where members could come back and address gun violence prevention. Was running into issues of other members being on congressional trips and town halls. Members coming back to capitol hill. This is more a statement than anything else. They want to show democrats are taking it seriously and they want to ride the momentum of action byd wanting quickly moving to pass legislation on gun reform. On popular bipartisan measure such as background checks. Bills they will markup will include a ban
A challenge internationally especially given as pakistan has pointed out india is going against you when president sions here. Absolutely. I would hope so and thats thats why the Google Fassel group of academics yesterday wrote another letter trying to enlist International Support i would hope that the United Nations Security Council would step in the Member States would step in the international i mean to him sounds as if it is a statement from yesterday is quite powerful although i do want to are also stamp a very clearly that right now as a as it sounds aloof he said all your ears and eyes are on indias judiciary system because what india is also lost is. International belief in its democratic institutional our ethos so in some ways i think this is a very opportune moment to bring back the question of selfdetermination for the International Community so instead of actually trying to only our speak to questions of autonomy this is this is the time really to bring back the fundamental
In your introduction elizabeth the suspect who is in custody here and believed by authorities to have committed the mass shooting in the Shopping Center in el paso posted is believed to have posted online a manifesto or rant of some sort which detailed his hatred towards let tinos now this mass shooting in the United States has become something of an International Issue with a very senior top Mexican Government official accusing it saying that this amounts to an act of terror against mexican citizens in the United States foreign minister Marcello Ebrard says mexico will consider legal action against the United States in accordance with International Laws for acts of terrorism against mexican citizens now if you look behind me you can see off in the distance in the mountains and below that the city there is that is a mexico that is sealed that water is a very large city and this is a border town and on saturday there were many people from mexico coming over to el paso to go shopping the
The big names on the move. He is on his way to inter milan from manchester united. And welcome to edinburgh, where we have singers, we have acrobats. A little worried about them in their warmup this morning. 4 Million People come to edinburgh throughout the month of august for the Edinburgh Festival. We have the red sofa here, all with the wonderful backdrop of edinburgh castle. Good morning. Today we are looking at another day of sunshine, and fewer showers than of late, but later, a deep area of low pressure is going to swing into the south west, bringing some heavy rain and strength ending when. I will have more in 15 minutes. Strengthening wins. Winds. It is thursday 8 august. Our top story a Police Officer is in a Critical Condition after being repeatedly stabbed with a machete in east london. The attack happened at around midnight. A man in his 50s has been arrested. Lets get more from our reporter simonjones, who is at the scene in leyton. Simon, what do we know . Well, the poli