kentucky and less than three weeks after a shooter murdered six people, including three children at a christian elementary school in tennessee. cnn s christian homes is live for us in indianapolis at the nra convention, kristen who you gonna hear from today? we re expecting to hear from nearly every 2024 republican contender today, take the stage or either submit a video and it just goes to show you how important this pro gun rights voting blocs still is to republicans, despite what the climate on guns might be across the country, so let s take a look at who s going to actually be here in person. we re going to see former president trump. he s going to keynote this former vice president mike pence. we re also going to see south dakota governor christie gnome new hampshire governor chris sununu as well as asia, hutchinson and vivek promises swami. we re also going to get videos from some of these 2024 hopefuls that includes florida governor ron desantis. tim scott and nikki haley. one t
scott s have been in a video florida governor ron desantis submitted video. these are all of the top 2024 candidates and hopeful that are out there in this field and remember when they are speaking to the crowd. today they are trying to court some of the most extreme parts of the republican party when it comes to gun rights restrictions . this is a group who opposes almost even the most moderate restrictions on gun ownership, so something to keep in mind there. you did also mention that trump and pence will be here. this is the first time that we are seeing them in person at an event in years. obviously the two haven t spoken in more than two years, but it is notable they probably won t overlap given the timing. all right, christine homes for us in indianapolis. kristen, keep us posted. sarah. supreme court justice clarence thomas is facing scrutiny yet again, this time for a reportedly undisclosed real estate transaction with that republican mega donor, according to propublica, thomas
are set to take the stage at the annual nra convention in indianapolis this weekend. both former president trump and his vice president, mike pence will be there. the convention is happening just days after a gunman in louisville killed five people out of bank and weeks after a shooter killed 39 year olds and three adults at a nashville school. cnn s christian homes at the event in indianapolis and kristen. this is something of a pilgrimage for presidential hopefuls. yes it is. absolutely and i will know that this has become somewhat of a pattern having this event right after a mass shooting likely because of the frequency . we re seeing that last year. this fell three days after that shooting at the you baldy elementary school. but when you look at the slate of people who is coming to speak today, whether they re doing it in person, or they submitted a video, you can see just how important this voting bloc is to republicans, particularly in a primary year. you have former president tr
on to the same laws across the country they ve had for decades. reverend al, this is a big topic at your convention this week of course, side by side with the nra convention tell us how you plan to tackle this issue. well, the nra is meeting, ironically, in indianapolis at the same time we re having national action network s convention friday, the vice president, kamala harris, will be speaking at our conference. i m sure she will be dealing the contrast donald trump will be at the nra. kamala harris will be at national action network. for the four days we start tomorrow with mayors eric adams will have a forum with mayors, talking about how we deal with public safety and not undercut people s rights magic johnson is going to do workshops on entrepreneurship. we re going to have tyler perry giving our cultural award. it ll be four days of people
it really has been about handguns and self protection and self-defense. the thing is that armed self-defense is relatively rare. as we see gun deaths are far more common. and so it really does raise questions about the logic of that argument and also it raises questions about how much responsibility does the gun industry have here to do something. you know, this is about flooding the marketplace with a product. at the end of the day, it is about dollars and cents and profits. it does raise questions about who has responsibility here to try to stench the flow of the gun violence. a fascinating map of the trace. thank you so much. quick hits across america. a manhunt is under way after a shooting near lucas oil stadium in indianapolis, home of the colts. one man was killed, the near bye convention center was shut down as police searched for the suspect. a second person died from injuries after a stampede the