hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york and we begin today as we have done so many times, too many times, on this show with a crisis that is uniquely ours, uniquely american. today our country witnessed the 129th mass shooting of this year alone, this one, like so many these days, took place at a school. three young students and three staff members were killed today. they were killed at covenant school a private school in nashville, tennessee, after a shooter walked in and opened fire. after law enforcement engaged with the suspect, the shooter was killed, according to law enforcement. the shooter was a 28-year-old woman. at this hour not much more is known about a potential motive but it is worth noting at the top here how rare this particular specific situation is involving the shooter. according secret service there were only five female shooters out of 173 attacks from 2016 to 2020. in washington, d.c., president joe biden has been made aware of the shooting called it s
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