dangerous people s hands. also this hour, breaking news, a showdown in international waters. the u.s. navy says they stopped iran from suspected attempts to seize two oil tankers. and just 48 hours ago, scorched earth, the new unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping. we re going to begin the hour, though, with the number 351. that s the total number of mass shootings in the united states so far this year according to the gun violence archive. it affected many american cities this july 4th weekend. a shooting at a block party on sunday in baltimore left two dead and 28 injured. in philadelphia, five were killed including a teen boy. and more than a thousand miles away in fort worth, texas, three people died after gunfire broke out. on independence day, a celebration turned tragic in louisiana leaving three people dead. police there say it was hard to reach victims because of so many parked vehicles belonging to families and friends in the crowds. in our nation s capi
he should be so well-known to many of you for his remarkable work as an activist and in many other ways. we also have the wonderful is a foe fulton and mika thomas here. on behalf of that group, our sheriff rochelle balal is here. p.a. senate district 3 who has done so much with his colleagues in the senate to try to address issues of gun violence and issues of prevention around gun violence is here. we have dr. zaf, that s z-a-f, q-a-s-i-n, who is a medical doctor and emergency physician from penn presbyterian medical center. he is here with registered nurse stephanie horton, also works in emergency at penn presbyterian medical center, and both of these individuals have come here to tell you what it was like to treat many of the injured in the