faced an avalanche of resignations of top cabinet members over the last 48 hours following multiple scandals for his government though he didn t directly mention those in his departure speech. have a listen. and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them s the breaks. johnson giving no timetable for when he will leave office, saying only that it will be announced next week. let se bring in nic robertson who is live outside downing street. how will this work? what happens next? and how quickly could there be a move? the immediate sense of what is happening is being played out right behind me right now. cabinet members walking in for a cabinet session with boris johnson. the attorney general walked up the street, just gone through the door. she s already put her hat in the ring to be one of the contenders to become next prime minister. she just smiled when a colleague asked her that question. boris government is now a caretaker pr
in akron, ohio, as outrage grows over the police shooting of jayland walker. jaylan good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire. there s been yet another mass shooting in america. this time, on the nation s birthday. six people were killed and 38 injured when a gunman opened fire at a fourth of july parade in highland park, an affluent suburb of chicago. this video shows a band playing, when seemingly out of nowhere, people started running. other footage caught the sound of the gunfire. and a warning. it is jarring. it i that video shows a series of shots you just heard, it was followed by a second round, lasted about seven seconds. the gunman on top of a roof, with a high-powered rifle. parade-goers scattered in all directions, leaving behind chairs, toys, baby strollers, and blankets. here s one witness describing the scene. the parade started, the marching band had just passed, i heard a pop, pop, pop, all in quick succe
what we are learning that the highland park also drove to madison wisconsin after that shoot at the parade in illinois where he contemplated a second attack, according to police on a july 4th celebration there. joining me, the mayor. madam mayor thank you for joining us. when and how did you first find out that a celebration in madison may have been a target? did local officials from highland park contact you, and local law enforcement, before it was announced publicly? our police chief received contact from the fbi. and we did and still do stand ready to help them in their investigation. and then our chief alerted me to the situation early on. we learned that he was here before we learned that he was contemplating an attack here
nbc s jay gray, we re going to check in with you again a little later. thank you so much. unfortunately, the shooting in highland park wasn t the only case of gun violence. during yesterday s fourth of july festivities. in philadelphia, two law enforcement officers have now been released from the hospital, after they were shot during an event last night. police say these officers were working security for a concert and fireworks show near the city s museum of art. when shots rang out, about 10:00 p.m. the chaos set the crowd of thousands running away from the area. while fireworks lit up the night sky behind me. we are seeing footage. at an overnight press conference, the state police commissioner says investigators were unsure where the gunfire came from or whether it was even a targeted attack. the shooting also prompted an emotional response from the exasperated mayor of philadelphia. we have to come to grips with what this country is about right now. this is a gun country. it