immediately in the strongest possible terms. anything less equates to a tacit endorsement of violence and should not be tolerated by anyone. in this video, depicting a sacred space, a house of worship. i couldn t help but think of mother emmanuel church in charleston, south carolina. nine people murdered with their eyes closed in prayer at church. i have been there. i have stood in that room, i have interviewed the woman that that coward let live. i have covered so many mass shootings in this country that i ve lost count. there is no place for a video like this today in america. none. congressman ted deutsch is familiar with this kind of senseless violence, because parkland is in his congressional district. he ought to have the good sense to at least on this one occasion stand up and speak up against this and deplore it and
the crowd that was listening to him, people who were from every walk of life and people i am sure of different political backgrounds began the chant do something, do something, do something. that is our responsibility to do something to ensure that people who shouldn t have weapons don t get them. and that certain types of weapons never get on the street. and we don t know all of the details of what happened today, but we certainly know what happened in el paso and dayton, and at mother emmanuel church in charleston where i was yesterday and we know that we have to do something. let me read you a part of the statement from governor greg abbott who writes that the first lady and ri heart broken over this senseless and cowardly attack and we offer our unwavering support if the victims the families and all of the people of midland and odessa and goes on the say that i want
something to ensure that people who shouldn t have weapons don t get them and that certain types of weapons never get on the street. and we don t know all of the details of what happened today, but we certainly know what happened in el paso and dayton and at the emmanuel church in charleston where i was today. and we have to do something. let me read you a part of the statement from governor greg abbott, the first lady and i are saddened by the cowardly attack and we offer our unwavering support to the families and the people of midland and odessa, and we will not allow the lone star state to be overrun by hatred and violence. when you talk about doing something, and talk about taking action, what are you proposing specifically? what we need to do is twofold. number one, although we don t
biden being the democratic front-runner in the race. booker has emphasized with this plan in america that s been going on, this is more of a moral moment are the words he used. something that transcends politics, he s wanted to focus on that, as he has this conversation, of course. in this plan, he s focusing on president trump and the white house s role and responsibility in the rising tide of hate and white supremacy of america. this is something that booker discussed in a powerful speech last week at the mother emmanuel church in charleston, south carolina, i want you to take a listen to part of those remarks. you repeat what you sow. the act of anti-latino, anti-immigrant hatred we witnessed this past weekend did not start with the hand that pulled the trigger. from the highest office in our
thank you. thank you, jonathan. thank you, rabbi. marcus, thank you. and again don, could i say one last thing, please? you can say whatever you want, rabbi. i m sorry. i m sorry to interrupt you. no, that s okay. go on. i ve been trying to say this. you know, the first responders are marvelous, and they have to be thanked. everybody here. and i want to thank the media for being so gentle and kind and understanding. don, we appreciate what you do. and you don t hear about that enough. and i ve said it over and over to everybody i ve spoken to. just know that you re appreciated. thank you, rabbi. thank you all. i want to bring in now reverend sharon risher. she knows all too well the pain of the people morning their loved ones tonight. she lost her mother and cousins in the massacre at mother emmanuel church in charleston in 2015. i keep wanting to go a.m.e.