children were on lockdown this afternoon. i have two small children and their schools were on lockdown responding to this tragedy. they re there, i m here hoping and praying that they are safe. but the truth is none of us is safe. that s senator rafael warnock of georgia on the senate floor yesterday addressing another mass shooting in america, this one at a medical center in atlanta. we ll have much more on the deadly attack and the senator s call to action in just a moment. also ahead the latest on the suspicious claims out of russia accusing ukraine of a drone strike on the kremlin. plus donald trump s legal team makes an odd choice for its defense strategy in a civil rape and defamation trial. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 4th. i m jonathan lemire, thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with the latest mass shooting in america this time in atlanta, georgia. at least five women inside a medical center there were shot,
first pitch, down the line, a grand slam. we needed one. he ll take them all. that s one way to do it. max muncy s walk off grand slam capped a perfect home stand, they win 20-6 and have now a 1 1/2 game lead over theerary competitive nl west. shohei ohtani struck out a career high 14 batters on the mound yesterday. he joins babe ruth as the only player in league history to record 500 career strikeouts and at least 100 career home runs. pretty good company. ohtani did not get to a decision in the game after he also gave up four runs over five hits. but they pushed the angels ahead with home runs in the ninth beating the cardinals 6-4. time now for the weather and let s go to meteorologist angie