To bear arms and americas recent mass shooting on minds here. Talk of banning bump stocks sensible says this man. I belong to the nra but i think a lot of the things theyve got to bend, theyve got to give. Reporter but also concern here that steps beyond bump stocks could begin infringing on a constitutional right. Today its one thing. Tomorrow it will be another. In 15 or 20 or 30 years time, well be lucky to be able to have revolvers and single shot rifles. It would be great if they could pass some legislation to have universal background checks, to ban assault weapons, and to make sure we dont have devices that make guns capable of spraying hundreds of bullets in such a short period of time. Reporter so the last gentleman there you heard is one of the organizers of the rally here in langhorne. We were asking both folks, both the people in oaks and langhorn what steps they could take that society could take that would lessen the impact of Mass Shootings or at least the number of Mass
It sounds, though, that youre more interested than you were even a couple of weeks or months ago when you said im considering or i wish i could think about it but i really cant. No, i wouldnt say im more interested i just think the circumstances continue to change and as things evolve, it becomes more interesting as a citizen, i become concerned. Look, where im at in my life, if i have a chance to influence policy or if i have a chance to do something good for the country, i want to try to do it. That doesnt necessarily mean i have to run for president. Theres a lot of ways to have an impact and the more in tune i many a, the more connected, the more educated i am about a variety of topics, the easier it is for me to decide. And if you ran, you would run as a democrat . No, absolutely not. As an independent potentially and id say or as a republican . Republican before democrat, most likely independent because i think a lot i think theres an incremental value for setting up an independe
Im greg argos, Natasha Brown is off. Tonight, we know that are a woman and two children were killed early this morning when that philadelphia home went up in flames. Hours later, damage to the building is a somber reminder of what happened there. Eyewitness News Reporter anita oh spoke with witnesses and neighbors who watched the fire burn. I look out the window and saw a big ball of fire. Reporter around 4 40, neighbors woke to had a home engulfed in flames in north philadelphia. Like, an oil rig was burning or something. Like huge flumes of smoke. Two parents inside jumped to safety. Fire officials have confirm three people have died in this blaze including one adult and two young children. Sad. Reporter 30 Philadelphia Fire Department vehicles and about 100 firefighters raced to the scene. When our companies arrived, there was fire coming out of every window. Reporter firefighters have been able to rescue one of the kids from the home but he died at Hahnemann University hospital we
Broke out just after 6 30 this morning and quickly spread trapping several people inside action News Reporter bob brooks has more from the scene reporter you can see flames engulfed whole building this morning, two row homes on fire, in the 1700 block of north sixth street. There were people, trapped inside. I run outside by the time i run outside mom and step dad out and mom screaming that her kid are in the house. Reporter but, the flames could be tamed and end result three people are now dead. Two children, and one woman. Im going to miss her report report Paul Guillory is childrens great grandfather, would the man killed his daughter the kid living grand mother. He and his family gather outside to begin to mourn, they tell us that in the picture a five twoyear old Monique Guillory and her two grandchildren. Nine yearold girl and seven yearold brother who passed away are. Prudence figueroa and dean. And my aunt monique. You called her nicki. Yes, nicki. Reporter the three lived here
Yes, i will keep my hands where they are. Amy we will get the latest from the twin cities and air a report from street protests over the acquittal here in new york. Plus, we will look at why six members of President Trumps Advisory Council on hiv aids have just resigned to protest his policies. And we will speak to the egyptian novelist robert omar hamilton on the growing crackdown on dissent in egypt and Donald Trumps embrace of egyptian leader abdel fattah elsisi. We agree on some new things. I want to let everyone know in case there was any doubt that we are very much behind president sisi. He is done a fantastic job in a difficult situation. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In britain, a driver plowed into a crowd of muslims near a north London Mosque today, killing one person and injuring eight others in what british officials are calling a terrorist attack. Witnesses described a large white m