formally charged and due in court today. as new information about his past raises questions about how he was able to legally purchase firearms. we ll get a live report. and we ve also got new developments into the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. as republican senator lindsey graham and donald trump s former lawyer rudy giuliani both get hit with subpoenas. good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 6th i m john that la mere. we appreciate you joining us. the suspect in the july 4th massacre in illinois has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. and the lake county state attorney says more charges are expected. we anticipate dozens of more charges centering around each of the victims, psychological victims, physical victims, aggravated discharge charges, aggravated battery charges. there will be dozens of more charges against mr. crimo. police say a seventh victim died at the hospita
contemplating a second mass shooting. he was driving around. he did see a celebration was occurring in madison, and he seriously contemplated using the firearm to commit another shooting in madison. reporter: how much ammunition did he have at that point? approximately 60 rounds. reporter: he faces seven counts, but could face many more charges here is eric reinhardt. there are many different charges, for individuals who were present on the scene. they were shot at. that also constitute every time he fires an bullet at an individual, he s committed aggravated discharge of a weapon, whether he hit someone or not. reporter: the question now, what can done to stop the next mass shooting? editorial board of the washington post is could you will for what a lot of phones here are telling me. they said a ban on high-powered rifles, quote, how many more families need leslie have to do ripped apart? the bottom line, karima had threatened to killed people before, tried
i understand. it does. but we have so much to get to. and this incredibly tragic news out of highland park, illinois. we learned more about the victims. a toddler is without both of his parents this morning after reportedly being rescued from beneath his father s body. meanwhile the suspect is formally charged and due in court today as new information about his past raises questions about how he was able to legally purchase firearms. and new developments in the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. as senator lindsey graham and donald trump s former lawyer rudy giuliani get hit with subpoenas. and the date has been set for the next hearing into the january 6 attack on the capitol. we ll have the latest on all of that. but first, willie, so much, so much tragedy over the july 4th weekend. yeah. and we ve got new details this morning, mika. the suspect in the july 4th massacre in highland park, illinois, a fourth of july parade has
the us conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay nearly $50 million in damages, afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan s coastline, as bejing halts co operation with the us on key issues including climate change. hello, welcome to the programme, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we are going to star in the middle east. we are going to star in the middle east. israel says it s arrested 19 members of the palestinian group, islamichhad, in raids across the west bank. this is after carrying out air strikes against targets in gaza yesterday. the raids killed 11 palestinians, including a commander of islamichhad and a child. in retaliation, islamichhad militants fired dozens of rockets into israel from gaza. azaday moshiri reports. gaza s sky lights up a
rapid fire shots rang out. we have video from the scene but we warn you it is disturbing . investigators recovered firearm evidence from the rooftop of the nearby building. they believe the gunman climbed an unsecured ladder in an alley and opened fire from the roof. police say the gun was a high powered rifle. and the attack appears to be random and intentional. senator of illinois pledged to do whatever she can to help the community recover. the last time i heard a weapon with that capacity firing that rapidly on a fourth of july was iraq. it was not united states of america. we can and we should and we will do better. the suspect was arrested without incident. a few hours later. identified as robert crimo. third. he posted ominous music videos online. under the nakme awake the rappe. this individual is believed to have been responsible for what happened and the investigation will continue. charges haven t been approved yet at this time. we re a long way from that.