The committee of the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized declare recesses at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on protecting america from assault weapons. I will now recognize myself with an Opening Statement. Assault weapons have been repeatedly used of weapons of deadly violence on our citizens. In the last two years, las vegas, parkland, pittsburgh, midland and odessa have seen Mass Shootings at the hands of an gunman with assault weapons. Last month we added el paso and dayton to the list of communities to experience violence. Todays hearing is about whether america will tolerate weapons of war in our streets and neighborhood. Civilian assault weapons are just semi automatic versions of military weapons. They have no purpose but to kill as many as possible as quickly as possible. By allowing killers to rapidly fire targets without stopping to reload, assault weapons are designed for bloodshed. State laws have proven too easy
welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. across the globe, major landmarks are lighting up in the colors of ukraine as the war there enters its second year. it s a stunning milestone for a battle many thought would end with a quick defeat by russia s powerful military. as vladimir putin s tanks rolled across the border last february. there was little hope that kyiv would be able to stand up to moscow for very long, but ukraine has shocked the world and perhaps russia most of all with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price for the country and its people. the u.n. estimates have come up and they say more than 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed since the war began, a number that is likely much higher. some 8 million ukrainians have fled the country, many not knowing if they ll ever return. yet despite the cruel challenges his country has faced, president volodymyr zelenskyy is optimistic about the future. we st
terrorist attack in new york and the plane that crashed in pennsylvania and the so-called plane that crashed into the pentagon. it s odd. there is never any evidence for a plane shown in the pentagon. after one full alex jones as you just heard sh marjorie taylor green has been rewarded by kevin mccarthy with a seat on the house homeland security committee. because, of course. kevin is also playing with fire over america s debt ceiling. maxing out the national credit card when they were in charge. republicans are threatening to simply stop america s bills. plus, gun fanatics believe in starting them young. putting guns into the hands of children, even marketing assault style rifles for kids. and now in multiple instances, we re seeing the disastrous of a results of a sick, sick aspect of a uniquely american culture. we begin the reidout with republicans rewarding the far right contingent that they just can t seem to break free of. after kevin mccarthy literally sold his s
anger, frustration and pain as parents plea for help and demand changes after a 6-year-old shot his teacher in the middle of class. i send my kids to school and find myself praying to god they will return home safely. we ll ask if there s any way to reduce number of school shootings that are up tenfold in the past ten years. in ukraine, key government officials including some helping run the war, killed in a helicopter crash. the tragedy compounded by more victims on the ground including parents taking their kids to school. and the stunning lengths some families have to glo after their water supply was cut off. skipping showers, flushing toilets with rain water and more. my live interview with the the head of one family trying to make it work, later in the show. but we begin with that incredibly intense and emotional school board meeting in newport news, virginia. it s the first since the 6 sheerld shot his teacher. several hundred parents showed up filling the main
We think josh has been shot, but were gonna get help to him as soon as we can. That was josh . Look, i cant just. I have to go see him. Parker listen to me. You need to stay safe, you need to stay where you are. Just let us do our job. Now, just tell me whats going on with oliver . I understand he recently lost his job. Marina yeah. I fired him. But thats not the whole problem. About a year ago, oliver developed a bit of a crush on me. It was charming at first, you know . Harmless. But then he somehow got the idea that the feelings were mutual. He started sending me emails, and there were gifts at my doorstep, you know. He knew where i lived and he crossed the line at the office. And i tried, there was nothing i could do that would discourage him. Thats great, marina. This is all really important. The last time you saw him, was that when you told him you had to let him go . I thought i did everything right, you know . I. I let him down gently. I reinforced his selfesteem, i, i told him