in philadelphia, saginaw, michigan. in philadelphia, multiple shooters open fire into a crowd at a popular entertainment district. there were mass shootings. we should note, so you understand, cnn defines a mass shooting as a shooting that injured or killed four or more people, not including the shooter. but we saw these in several cities across the u.s. in chattanooga, tennessee, it was a nightclub. in phoenix, a strip mall. in mesa, arizona, a bar. in south carolina, virginia and texas, there were graduation parties. the list continues as pressure is building on congress to take some action on gun control where they have not acted before. this week the house oversight committee will hear testimony from survivors, including children and others impacted in recent shootings in buffalo and uvalde. we ll have more on that, exactly who you ll see in a moment. first, let s speak to cnn s polo sandoval. he is following it all. it s hard to track. let s start with the search for sho
sense approaches here. there are really three parties in the united states republicans, democrats and mayors. so, we will do as mayors what we have to do to keep our people safe. but we could sure use some help at the federal level. reporter: we heard there from mayor kelly something we have heard throughout much of the country, including here in philadelphia. in fact, city officials speaking out yesterday saying the time would be now for that meaningful gun reform. there is a very real worry here in philadelphia that the rate of shootings that this city is seeing just this year alone could potentially either match or even surpass the record number of shootings that philadelphia saw last year. jim? records broken seemingly every year. polo sandoval, thanks so much. today in uvalde, texas, the grieving continues. there was another funeral for a child. this time, there she is, 9-year-old eliana amyah garcia.