horrific state of mass shootings including racist attack in buffalo, new york and massacre of 19 children and two teachers at grade school in uvalde, texas, any new legislation would need at least 60 votes to pass in the senate and simple majority in the house. associate editor of the wall street journal and fox news contributor john busse is standing for analysis but first we go to lucas tomlinson with breaking news. lucas: moments ago the white house putting out a statement from president biden saying that this is a proposal, i want to thank chris murphy especially cornyn synema, there s the word again. does not do everything that i think is needed but reflects important steps in the direction. every day passes more children are at risk to be killed from mass shootings or shootings across the country. in 2020 there were 21,000 murders and after spade of mass shootings, buffalo, uvalde, chattanooga and philadelphia. our colleague mike emanuel has put up news, gop republican
through the senate. we have fox team coverage with alexandria hoff and lucas tomlinson. reporter: the framework is significant in its own right coming to the point in agreement that has not been reached in decades. a statement from the group reads this, quote, our plan increases mental health resources, improves health safety and support for students and helps ensure dangerous criminals those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can t purchase weapons most importantly plans to save lives while protecting constitutional rights of law abiding citizens. it has billions more for mental health and school safety and expanded background checks for gun purchasers under the age of 21. the bipartisan group was led by senator chris murphy and john cornyn, ten republicans in total signed onto this agreement meaning as it s written now it has the ten needed to advance in the senatement on the senate majority leader chuck schumer added this, once the text of this agreement is finalized, i w
of donetsk and the town has been blown to bits, if ukraine abandons it, that would give russia control of an entire province. ukraine has launched counteroffenses in the south with small progress. one of the towns that russia has conquered is the town of mariupol. that is to the far south. it s near the sea of azaf, a bloody sustained battle for control of that particular city. in that city is a square that was called freedom square until today. the russians have renamed it lenon square and hoisted the russian flag, arthel. arthel: lenon square, mike tobin live in kyiv, ukraine. thank you, mike. rich. rich: arthel, the war in ukraine is causing grain shortage as the country known as europe spread basket remains under siege. here at home the labor department says prices at the grocery store are nearly up 12% from a year ago while restaurants are charging around 7% more. president biden says russia s