potential presidential campaign just ahead plus what we re learning about donald trump s deposition yesterday in new york after spending eight hours at the attorney general s office. and we ll have the latest on the arrest of the young air national guardsman suspected of leaking classified documents all right, good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, april 14th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire we begin in florida where ahead of a likely presidential run governor ron desantis signed a six-week abortion ban into law yesterday, a move that underscores just how controversial the move is. the typically boisterous desantis announced the decision with little fanfare last night, putting out this tweet just after 11:00, hours after the ban was approved by the gop controlled state legislature just two out of the 28 republicans in the florida senate voted against the bill, which makes exceptions for pregnancies involving rape or incest up until 15 weeks thosexes
behind, but that does not indicate he does not also have a weapon with him. police say he likely fired on the festivities from a roof top, a roof top he climbed up on to attached to the building and used what s described as a high powered rifle which was recovered at the scene. the tragedy comes less than two weeks after president biden signed a bipartisan gun law meant to help prevent mass shootings in the u.s. the president eluded to today s shooting in remarks last hour barely eluded. our senior correspondent mike tobin is in chicago with the latest on the deadly parade shooting. mike, good evening to you. reporter: good evening, trace. this is obviously a big development now that anyway have made the identification of bobby e.crimo iii. there is stuff coming up on social media now. this individual does appear to have left a footprint. we ve got to go through and vet it all before we relay it to you. law enforment said they will provide us a picture. they said he was dri
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possession of the gun, the gun owner could face a $500 fine or up to 90 days in jail. whitmer also indicated yesterday she ll sign a red flag bill into law as soon as it passes in the michigan senate. the bill has already been approved in the house. ousted tennessee lawmaker justin pearson was sworn back into office yesterday after the shelby county board of commissioners unanimously voted to reinstate him on wednesday. here s what pearson had to say moments after he was reinstated. god needed to wake us up to the reality of this moment that we ve got a new generation and new ideas and new beliefs in order to guide us into the future with pearson sworn back into office the republican effort to punish the tennessee three, that has completely failed. as representative justin jones
tonight. senator mcconnell saying there are, quote, big fights to win for kentuckians. mcconnell tripped and fell at a dinner in early march and treated for a concussion and minor rib fracture he s been working from home since his release from an in patient rehab facility late mast month. michigan governor gretchen whitmer has signed new gun safety legislation into law just 59 days after a mass shooting, and michigan state university left three people dead and five injured. the first of the two new laws requires a federal background check for all types of gun purchases when a person does not have a license michigan law previously only required background checks for pistol purchases and not long guns or shotguns the second law enacted requires michigan gun owners to keep their firearms in a lock box or container that only the gun owner can access if a minor somehow gets