Families would be grieving today. We dont know the thoughts of the shooter at this we know he was wearing body armor and high capacity magazines. The officers were there less than a minute from the beginning of the shooting. The shooter was able to kill 9 people and injure 26 in less than a minute. And if we did not have police in the oregon district and the thousands of people in the oregon district enjoying their saturday evening, what we could have had in this city. Meanwhile Law Enforcement officials in el paso are investigating the mall shooting there as a possible hate crime and say the shooter is talking with them. Police believe he posted on antiimmigrant screed online and saying the shooting was in response, to, quote, the hispanic invasion. Its unclear if the president will address the shootings in a formal statement or if hell hold a news conference. Its not completely quiet at the white house. Members of the gun control group, moms demand action,houseg in el more. Not one m
Says it was done in the name of journalism. All while the man accused of leaking the photos says, wasnt me. Well get to that in a moment. We start with President Trump heading to his safe space. A large maga hatted rally, his first of the 2020 cycle. Tonight, he appears along the border in el paso, texas. These rallies, always a chance for President Trump to reconnect with his base. Theyre also therapy sessions for the president when washington isnt moving at the speed or direction he wants. To help him get away from bad poll numbers and the repercussions of the last shutdown and the specter of another shutdown. This rally coming with a twist. For the first time, hell face composition in the crowd size department. Not an apples to apples comparison, granted, but while the president is preaching about his wall, beto orourke will be a mile away from el paso at an antiwall rally. That is where we start. White house correspondent Kristen Welker following President Trump. Kristen, we havent
School. Nothing. Three years since nearly 50 people were killed at a nightclub. Nothing. Seven years since first graders, first graders were killed inside their classroom. Nothing. Six days and nothing at the federal level except for a ban on bump stocks has been done to take on this problem. Today the president is going on vacation. Congress is on vacation. They wont come back to deal with the nation in crisis. Mitch mcconnell says well talk about it in september. In a month. So in a span of 14 hours, two Mass Shootings in two American Cities and Congress Wants to wait until september . Despite americans demanding change seems nothing ever does when it comes to the work for people who actually work for americans. And now once again, just like yesterday was and seven years ago was, september may be too late. To the white house now where before departing for the hamptons for a fundraiser the president admitted the country, quote, needs intelligent background checks, but he didnt offer a
The United States of america, signed the executive order, the owing in some part that we are a mosque was burned to the ground. Community of immigrants. There are people that have been the chants, send her back, here for generations. Talking about our fellow there are people who have been american citizens, dulily here for a matter of days of all elected, to happen to be women of them contributing to our of color, he is a racist and he safety. Its important the country knows that this is not us. That it took somebody from stokes racism in this country. Outside of el paso coming in, bringing their hatred and and it does not just offend our perhaps deflecting the hatred sensibilities, it fundamentally changes the character of this and the fear espoused by this country and it leads to president , whos trying to teach violence. Again, there are still details the country to be afraid of that we are waiting on, but im immigrants, who he falsely just following the lead that blames for violenc
Struggling to recover from gunshot wounds. They should be enjoying a mild sunday evening. The fact that they are not and for 29 people never will again is the reason were here tonight and the reason we weep. There are vigils for the 29 men, women and children who have been murdered in two Mass Shootings in the last 24 hours. Thats in addition to another mass shooting earlier in the week. Nine killed overnight at a dayton, ohio, night spot. 20 earlier yesterday at that walmart in el paso, texas. In what authorities have reason to believe is another act of antiimmigrant, white supremacist domestic terrorism. The alleged killer, who we are not naming, traveled more than 600 miles from his home to a city more than 80 hispanic. His name is on a hatefilled manifesto shortly before the killing began. One line reads, this is tack an attack to the hispanic invasion of texas, which is similar to the pittsburgh gunman. They are removed from acceptable political discourse. By the same taken, its h