purchased five firearms with the help of his father. the suspect has now been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, two of the fatalities a couple whose toddler was found alive once the shooting stopped. we re going to have more on their story in a moment. vice president kamala harris traveled to highland park to offer her support and to urge the toncountry to act. we have to be smarter as a country in terms of who has access to what and in particular assault weapons. we ve got to take this stuff seriously, as serious as you are because you have been forced to have to take it seriously. cnn s adrienne broaddus live for us from highland park. we re learning new disturbing information about survivors, but also about how this suspected gunman got his weapons. reporter: brianna, we are, and today that suspect has his initial court appearance and the state attorney, eric reinhart, said he will ask that judge today to hold that 21-year-old without the possibi
overturning roe v. wade. many have already watched trigger bans on abortion take effect in their states. while conservative lawmakers have a cartoonish message to keep women from fleeing to blue states where abortion is still legal. and president biden must not only preside over this chaos, but use it to drive voters to the polls leading up to crucial midterm elections in november. across the national abortion fight, it is far from his only domestic challenge. as this july 4th weekend has been curtailed by the same record inflation, rising gasoline prices, that have hampered democrats agenda and dented the president s approval numbers for months now. i would be lying if i said our democracy was not in peril this independence day. and i won t patronize you with the easy prescription of vote harder, because marginalized communities will tell you, it s not that simple. so as we mark the nation s 246th birthday, what does fighting back look like? and do democrats have enough tim
formally charged and due in court today. as new information about his past raises questions about how he was able to legally purchase firearms. we ll get a live report. and we ve also got new developments into the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. as republican senator lindsey graham and donald trump s former lawyer rudy giuliani both get hit with subpoenas. good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 6th i m john that la mere. we appreciate you joining us. the suspect in the july 4th massacre in illinois has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. and the lake county state attorney says more charges are expected. we anticipate dozens of more charges centering around each of the victims, psychological victims, physical victims, aggravated discharge charges, aggravated battery charges. there will be dozens of more charges against mr. crimo. police say a seventh victim died at the hospita
no indication. where celebration was he contemplating. some event in the madison area. he planned this for several weeks, for the highland park shooting. any last questions for the state s attorney? all right, folks. this is probably going to conclude our formal press briefings on this matter. if there is breaking news or anything major that does develop, we will call a press conference. otherwise, i would not anticipate major press briefings like this. investigators have months to go continuing their investigation into this. we ll be collaborating very closely with the state s attorneys office. they will be collaborating with their federal partners. we will be collaborating with our federal partners. any specific questions please reach out directly. is he on suicide watch? he s been classified now. i don t know. and with that, the end of today s briefing, thank you for staying with us for andrea mitchell reports as we continue our coverage of the breaking news f
i understand. it does. but we have so much to get to. and this incredibly tragic news out of highland park, illinois. we learned more about the victims. a toddler is without both of his parents this morning after reportedly being rescued from beneath his father s body. meanwhile the suspect is formally charged and due in court today as new information about his past raises questions about how he was able to legally purchase firearms. and new developments in the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. as senator lindsey graham and donald trump s former lawyer rudy giuliani get hit with subpoenas. and the date has been set for the next hearing into the january 6 attack on the capitol. we ll have the latest on all of that. but first, willie, so much, so much tragedy over the july 4th weekend. yeah. and we ve got new details this morning, mika. the suspect in the july 4th massacre in highland park, illinois, a fourth of july parade has