news the suspect posted disturbing messages online before the shooting, which is just one of many over the holiday. authorities in shreveport are searching for the suspect wanted for killing four people at a birthday block party. 18 people killed, more than 100 wounded in mass shootings over the last four days. trevor ault is in philadelphia. record-breaking heat and travel. more than 50 million americans are now making the return trip home after the long holiday weekend. the tsa screening an all-time high at 2.8 million in one day. and tonight, a new round of severe storms from denver to chicago. heat alerts from florida to oregon into the northeast. and the new record for the hottest day on earth. tensions rise in the gulf of oman. the u.s. navy releasing a video. firing at one of them. a u.s. navy destroyer racing to protect the ships. marcus moore standing by. here at home, the secret service confirms a small amount of cocaine was found inside the west wing of the w
dangerous people s hands. also this hour, breaking news, a showdown in international waters. the u.s. navy says they stopped iran from suspected attempts to seize two oil tankers. and just 48 hours ago, scorched earth, the new unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping. we re going to begin the hour, though, with the number 351. that s the total number of mass shootings in the united states so far this year according to the gun violence archive. it affected many american cities this july 4th weekend. a shooting at a block party on sunday in baltimore left two dead and 28 injured. in philadelphia, five were killed including a teen boy. and more than a thousand miles away in fort worth, texas, three people died after gunfire broke out. on independence day, a celebration turned tragic in louisiana leaving three people dead. police there say it was hard to reach victims because of so many parked vehicles belonging to families and friends in the crowds. in our nation s capi
also on the programme. pretty sure we know which sidejoe biden is on. he is in south carolina this hour, pitching more money into solar and renewables. how does science respond? we will talk about the role of ai in all that. and whether uk scientists will have a seat at the biggest table. speculation today that britain might be ready to rejoing europe s multi billion dollar horizon project. brian taylor, former political editor of bbc scotland. he is pro indepence. maura gillespie, former deputy chief of staff and communications director for congressman adam kinzinger and former adviser to speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. lets that with this debate over oil and gas production. the boss of energy giant shell says we need to continue to keep on dreaming. in an interview one speaker suggested we still need to discuss because we are not moving fast enough towards renewable energy. the reality is that the energy system of today continues to desperately need o
killed in jordan, and congresswoman maxine waters weigh in on the border battle in congress. take it away, jonathan. thanks very much, rev. have a great evening. the fallen. president biden says the u.s. will respond after three u.s. soldiers were killed and dozens injured in a drone strike in jordan. he blames a militia backed by iran. the latest on fears the u.s. is being drawn into a broader middle east conflict. the chaos caucus. house republicans announce baseless articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas for the border crisis. but they re rejecting a new bipartisan immigration deal that addresses it. donald trump is taking the credit for it. congresswoman maxine waters joins me live in studio to discuss that and more. and risky business. the new york judge in donald trump s civil fraud trial is expected to issue a ruling this week on damages trump must pay, a ruling that could ban trump from ever doing real estate deals in new
palestinian refugee camp. matt bradley caught in the firefight last night. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we begin our second hour of andrea mitchell reports with the gun violence epidemic in our country. according to the gun violence archive, there were 17 mass shootings in 15 states over the long july 4th weekend. leaving 18 people dead and more than 100 others injured. it brings the annual tally to 351 this year on track to surpass previous records. right now in el paso, texas, sentencing is underway in one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history, the 2019 walmart shooting, where the shooter pleaded guilty to federal murder and hate crime charges for targeting hispanic migrants. family members of his 23 victims are making impact statements in court later today. the gunman is likely to be sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences. in philadelphia, a 40-year-old man has been charged with five counts of murder after allegedly opening fire