january 6th attack, what many republicans told cnn exclusively now about their pleas to donald trump to stop the violence. some of them now pretend publicly that trump did not incite. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our national lead, the epidemic of gun violence in america. in just a few hours, joe biden will address the nation about the state of recent mass shootings and new gun laws he wants to see congress pass to stop it. the most recent of these horrific attacks in tulsa, oklahoma, where police today laid out a timeline of the rampage at the st. francis complex. the gunman bought an ar-15 style rifle yesterday afternoon and opened fire in his surgeon s office just a few hours later, killing his surmgeon, another doctor, the receptionist and a patient. and in uvalde, texas, the mayor says a negotiator had been trying to reach the shooter inside robb elementary school, but the shooter did not respond. it s unclear why officials were trying to negotia
reeling from the mass shooting in uvalde, texas, that killed 19 children and two adults, shaken by another mass shooting at a hospital complex in tulsa, oklahoma yesterday that left four people dead. they found the first victim, then the next victim. reporter: biden plans to call on congress to take action, as lawmakers try to hammer out gun reforms. so far, biden wary of giving too much optimism. are you confident congress will take action on gun legislation, sir? i served in congress for 36 years. i m never confident, totally. it depends. and i don t know, yi don t know about the negotiations going on. reporter: during his visit to uvalde, the president hearing pleas for change in washington. earlier in the month, he had traveled to buffalo, new york, the site of another mass shooting that left ten dead at a local supermarket. the shooter targeting the black community. i promise you, hate will not prevail and white supremacy will not have the last word. but evil