so-called red flag laws. enhanced review process for gun buyers under the age of 21. closing the boyfriend loophole. penalties for straw purchases. and clarifying the definition of firearms dealer. eva joins me now. there s a lot to unpack here but the issue is moving forward. it has the potential to become law. jim, it is. it could be consequential. we have not seen any real gun safety measures passed in decades in congress. take the boyfriend loophole, for instance. anyone deemed to have been in a serious dating relationship and convicted of a domestic violence charge would no longer be eligible to buy a gun. previous atempts to pass this have failed under the weight of pressure from the nra. there s also a red flag law provision that allows law enforcement to keep guns away from people who pose a threat to themselves or others, found by a judge. but it sounds like the states would be given the choice to opt in to be given federal dollars for this effort, doesn t seem to
anderson. actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey spoke at the white house. and a son of a woman killed in buffalo testified before the senate judiciary committee. you re elected to protect us. and because if there is nothing and respectfully, senators, you should yield your positions of authority and influence to others who are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my mother s life mattered. negotiations in the senate appear to be at a critical stage, with one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach an agreement by the end of the week. we ll have a live report from the white house coming up. first, though, some of what matthew mcconaughey said from the briefing room. he talked about getting the news, going back to his hometown of uvalde, about meeting overworked funeral directors who are trying to make badly-torn bodiyies look like children aga for memorial services. he spoke with parents like ryan and jessica ramirez, who told h
will there be bombshells? as the panel begins going public tomorrow night with the results of its insurrection investigation. and a death threat against a u.s. supreme court justice. brett kavanaugh, an armed man is arrested near kavanaugh s home and charged with attempted murder, amid growing fears for the safety of the nation s highest court. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. and we begin with desperate new calls for action on guns by victims families and survivors of the most recent shooting massacres here in the united states. they gave voice to the unfathomable loss, the suffering, and the frustration felt by too many americans right now. our chief congressional correspondent, manu raju, reports. do you feel safe at school? why not? because i don t want it to happen again. you think it s going to happen again? 11-year-old mia cerrillo recounting in harrowing test
people are dead and 14 injured outside a night club. in arizona, two people were killed and two others injured were outside a bar. in lexington, kentucky, people were shot at a funeral. in summerton, south carolina, one woman was killed when someone opened fire on a graduation party. these are just the shootings that cnn has details on to share with you. let s go to the terrifying shooting in philadelphia. polo sandoval is there. polo, a chaotic scene in a very busy area. what are police saying today? reporter: it s sunday afternoon, fred, and there s a sense of normalcy restored here in philadelphia s south street district. very popular entertainment district. there are many questions about what transpired on these streets last night. investigators saying one of those patrol officers was only about 10 to 15 yards away from the gunman. he returned fire on the gunman and that prompted the gunman to drop the weapon. investigators are looking to see whether the suspect was wou
information on 911 calls was actually relayed to the school police chief. another layer of uncertainty surro surrounding the police response. our correspondents are standing by as we cover the mass shooting crisis in america. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with president biden getting ready to speak to the nation after the 233rd mass shooting here in the united states so far this year. let s go to our chief white house correspondent, kaitlan collins. we ll hear from the president about 90 minutes from now. what is he expected to say? yeah, wolf, it s a rare evening address for president biden. the white house says he felt it was important to speak to the nation about the recent shootings that we ve seen, but also call for action from congress on what they say they want to see are common sense gun laws. this is a speech that the president was considering giving before f