don t die thank you for joining us this hour. i m a myth muddiness. 1 am on the east coast, midnight in uvalde, texas, where a mass shooting at an elementary school has left 19 children and two teachers dead, as well as a shooter. several more people are injured. that makes it the deadliest school shootings since the attack on sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, a decade ago, were 20 we are the only nation in the world that has so many school shootings, that we have to rank them by body count over years and decades. let that sink in. like today shooting, the sandy hook massacre in 2012 happened at a elementary school, and in the aftermath, there was such collective national horror what had happened, that it really seemed, for a moment, like something might change. that we might actually do something. we ve gotten so used to being in this country that it is hard to remember now, but there was this genuine sense that something had finally snapped. with 21st graders
to be continued. cnn this morning continues right now. well, good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow. it s 8:00 a.m. here in new york, 2:00 p.m. in gaza, where right now israel is ramping up its ground assault with tanks and infantry pushing deeper into the gaza strip. overnight, israeli forces are pushing deeper into gaza. heavier air strikes pound gaza as the fighting rages on the ground. iran is accusing israel of crossing red lines and the white house is warning there is a real risk of this war spreading into a wider conflict. and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces, to increase our vigilance, and to work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out into a regional conflict. the risk is real, and therefore our vigilance is high and the steps we are taking to deter that and prevent that are serious, systemic, and ongoing. meanwhile
dramatically. artillery fire going out from israel, also coming from lebanon. president biden talked to benjamin netanyahu about immediately increasing humanitarian assistance. people decesperately trying get their hands on supplies. what s happening in the west bank and also what s happening to israelis. the russian-state media says the crowd was protesting the war. it s not just a narrow geopolitical conflict. it s a clash of civilization. the rapid response force will be in the mediterranean soon. if attacks continue, we will respond. friends and allies of israel recognize that not only for the situation etscalate against israel, but could inflame the whole region. good morning, everyone. i m phil mathtingly with poppy harlow. it s 7:00 a.m. here in new york. 1:00 p.m. in gaza where the ground assault is sbins fig as tanks push deeper into the strip. forces say they killed dozens of hamas fighters who were barricaded in tunnels. we are seeing another
the reality here is that it s incredibly easy to access a gun perfectly legally in texas. that s the truth. the center to prevent gun violence gives texas gun laws an f. literally and f they point out it is so easy to get guns in texas that gangs actually smuggle them across the border into mexico. they buy them in texas, smuggle them into mexico. that s how easy it is to get them in texas. texas state senator, told nbc news tonight, that in a briefing with texas state rangers. rangers said that the shooter purchased two assault rifles on his 18th birthday. legally! the shooter turned 18 last monday. now here we are today, laws matter. joining us now is robbyn thomas, executive director at the law center to prevent gun violence. robin, thank you so much for joining us. i know it has been a long day
laws matter, and it matters. who come here seeking asylum. that is not a crime. tucker: laws matter? elizabeth warren, yes of all people just said that. amazingly, nobody in the room pushed back against her saying that. there are a lot of weak men in the democratic party. it s one of the biggest problems actually. a normal candidate would have roasted her. laws matter? please. elizabeth warren s entire immigration program is based on the fact that laws don t matter at all. if laws matter, we wouldn t have illegal aliens living inside our borders.