this hour one day after police say a gunman killed four in a hospital building before turning the gun on himself. investigators are warning to determine the motive and believe the shooter entered the building with a specific target in mind. in texas, the uvalde community holding more funeral services for loved ones killed in last week s mass shooting. as a bipartisan group of senators led by democrat chris murphy of connecticut say they are making progress on potential gun safety legislation. our hope is we re going to be able to produce something for our colleagues next week. i think everyone in the senate, even a few exceptions, have been moved by what has happened in the last week, and feel a real political imperative to get something done. and this hour, president biden will be meeting with nato secretary-general stoltenberg to discuss the upcoming nato summit in spain and the war in ukraine as president zelenskyy says russian forces now occupy fully 20% of his coun
left 19 students and 2 teachers dead. in uvalde families continue the excruciating task of burying their loved ones, their children. today three little girls murdered in robb elementary will be laid to rest. all between just 10 and 11 years old. during the shooting, 17 others suffered life-threatening injuries. the tribune reported five of the wounded are still being treated in the hospital, including a 10-year-old girl who remains in serious condition. the gunman s own grandmother shot in the face before the school rampage, now slowly recovering. meanwhile, rear hearing from the uvalde mother who ran into the school to rescue her two children, her sons, after being handcuffed by law enforcement. nothing was being done. if anything, they were being more aggressive on us parents that were willing to go in there. as i told the officer, i don t need your protection. i need you to go in there with me to go protect my kids. if anything, they were being more aggressive on us. the
laura: but temdems ruled a long, long time. i think those of us in the public sphere owe it to give a thoughtful answer of criminal history and popullism that created more poverty. it is poor urban planning. poverty is a rural issue. and republicans dominate rural politics. laura: you don t have ms13. i know they are in the hometown and in the end of the day, st. louis had a crumbling public eldication system. laura: and fatherlessness? family? and family issues. ultimately it has all of the systemic and endemic issues that contribute to poverty. we ll not see crime reduced. laura: what is your answer to
oh, to be back there again. what is happening in st. louis today? sure. laura: i am seeing a collaboration tweep the republican governor and democratic mayor of st. louis. she is womaning state troopers to come help relieve the new bottle neck on violent crime. where do you come down on this? more police on the street even in the form of highway patrol men and women is not a bad matter. it is not getting to the root of the issue. crime is on the rise. it is not a partisan issue. it is because opportunities have left the city. it is because of poverty. and highway patrol is good. and we all want to live in safe neighbors and respect the role of policing. but if you are not crazy draing the education and opportunity
oh, to be back there again. what is happening in st. louis today? sure. laura: i am seeing a collaboration tweep the republican governor and democratic mayor of st. louis. she is womaning state troopers to come help relieve the new bottle neck on violent crime. where do you come down on this? more police on the street even in the form of highway patrol men and women is not a bad matter. it is not getting to the root of the issue. crime is on the rise. it is not a partisan issue. it is because opportunities have left the city. it is because of poverty. and highway patrol is good. and we all want to live in safe neighbors and respect the role of policing. but if you are not crazy draing the education and opportunity