[national anthem] rachel: wow. good morning, everybody. it is 6:00 in new york city pete: out of cats. rachel: i just love all those patriotic kid photos. i actually think we should do one with just kids. good morning, will, good morning, pete. pete: good morning. good to have you back. rachel: thank you. keep sending those pictures in, everybody, especially kids. we love those kid pictures. will: that ll be in the coffee if table book. a kids section, a dog section, not a cat section [laughter] and a military section. rachel: cats aren t patriotic. they re just so into themselves will: they re not looking at the flag. [laughter] pete: anyway, we are so glad you re here. do, please, keep sending those photos in. i get e-mails and textses all the time who say itune in at 6:00 to catch the anthem. it s our favorite part of the eau show. rachel: yesterday i wasn t here because my if oldest daughter graduated from the university of chicago, and there she is. by the way, i
expected to press washington to take action after the rash of deadly mass shootings. we ll bring you his speech when it happens this hour live, let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin bur e, burnett, biden about to discuss gun violence in the united states, looking at pictures from the white house in a moment where biden will be speaking in about 30 minutes. his prime time speech follows what, of course, in the past few weeks has been mass shooting after mass shooting that have taken the lives of children, teachers, doctors, mothers, fathers, grandparents, friends, in so many different settings. hospital, grocery stores, schools, just some of the faces of those who have lost their lives, in buffalo, uvalde, and now tulsa. police say two doctors, receptionist and a patient were killed in a rampage at a medical building. the gunman, according to police, purchased the ar-15 style rifle three hours before he went and murdered all those people, went to the hospital with th
were missed. and the shooter should have been stopped. but, in the back drop of all of this, joe biden, the candidate, ran on uniting the country and bringing us out of a funk but that s not what s happened. record high gas prices and inflation have shattered the country s confidence and pocketbooks. a crime wave it and an open border are among our top concerns and now a baby formula shortage has pushed this president s approval rating into the 30 s. tonight, he has an opportunity to strike a different note and seize the moment. peter doocy is at the white house now. what can we expect, peter? pete: it s interesting ahead of this address, jesse. white house officials were boasting that president biden has beaten the gun lobby before when he was in congress. but, as it turns out, he is not sharing any of this insight that he gained battling the gun lobby in congress with the lawmakers he is now counting on to pass some sort of legislation. if people are dying every day.
that s not happening and i will bring every single gun loaded and ready. wow. good evening, everyone. the reid out tonight with those angry moms that you hear so much about yelling and screaming about vaccines, children, you do enough to rub the father s bellies, black or gay people. the woman who was so incensed over mask wearing. they threatened intimidation and violence. violence in our schools as well as in our hospitals, grocery stores, graces of worship and today in a cemetery in racine, wisconsin. there was a lot of gun violence. too much. more than on any rich country in the world and far too little to do it. where are those angry moms now? why aren t they protesting? running for organized school boards, protecting the kids? isn t this a bigger child protection issue than tony morrison books? it s almost like the protests are political theater and not about protecting the kids at all because what could be more important when it comes to protecting children than tr
children and two teachers. today the first of many funeral services will begin. we ll have more on that and the president s visit ahead. people are on edge. in brooklyn an active shooter scare at a boxing match sent folks fleeing the stands and running for their lives. 18 people were injured at the barclays center. turns out, it was just a loud noise heard on the street. it sent crowds rushing to the exits. it s an indication of the anxiety out there. cnn has the latest. reporter: americans on edge once again. early sunday at the barclays center in new york city, people running for their lives. police say they mistook a loud noise for gunfire after a boxing match. one person writing on twitter, scary moment as crowds poured back into barclays center. my fear was a shooting, but those fears proved unfounded. another person adding, huge stampede near the exit. literally had to jump on the floor for cover. tennis star naomi osaka was there. she said on twitter she was also p