Today who are not members of the committee that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions after Committee Members have asked theirs and note only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. First of all, thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. Its an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here here. Im anna eschew and this is the midwestern part of my family and its an honor to be here with my colleagues on a very serious issue and this is the first energy and Commerce Committee hearing of the gun violence epidemic in our country as a Public Health issue. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region starting with congressman bobby rush whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for
and if there s not enough support in the senate for president biden s push to ban assault weapons, the debate tonight. why not raise the age to buy one from 18 to 21? after uvalde, not one republican senator has publicly supported raising the age to 21. so tonight here, our matt gutman takes us inside a gun show in texas. and what he heard from the organizer to a mother shopping with her own sons. raising the age on ar-15-style rifles. the other news this tuesday night, the economy and gas prices. at least 13 states now paying at least $5 per gallon. the questions, where is this headed? and for how long? we re also tracking severe storms as we come on the air tonight across several states. damaging winds, hail, possible tornadoes. the war in ukraine tonight. the new images coming in. intense fighting in eastern ukraine. russia tonight claiming it is gaining ground. what president zelenskyy is now insisting tonight. back here at home, in new york city, the scare on the
assault weapons, the debate tonight. why not raise the age to buy one from 18 to 21? after uvalde, not one republic senator has publicly supported raising the age to 21. so tonight here, our matt gutman takes us inside a gun show in texas. and what he heard from the organizer to a mother shopping with her own sons. the rare moment of agreement on raising the age on ar-15-style rifles. tprsdicesueay. ws thi at least 13 states now pt tginay a per gallon. wre also tckge me onto ac st ear in ukrnetogh iges. ern ukraine. russia tonight claiming they are gaining ground. back here at home, in new york city, the scare on the subway. a woman thrown onto the tracks. and tonight here, remembering the artist part of a popular duo, part of a sodtckra oe f th good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin tonight with the very personal and emotional pleas today. actor matthew mcconaughey, who was born in uvalde, texas, this is personl for him.
good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is memorial day, monday, may 30th. i m brianna keilar with john avalon. john berman is off. on this day set aside to honor fallen members of the u.s. military the town of uvalde, texas, is preparing the first of many good-byes to the children and the teachers murdered last week inside of an elementary school there. this afternoon there will be visitation and rosary for 10-year-old amerie jo garza, her father told cnn that amerie died trying to call police and save her classmates. uvalde s funeral homes so overwhelmed that it will take weeks to bury all 21 victims. the president and first lady visited uvalde sunday to meet with the grieving families and comfort the grief-stricken community. president biden promised action on gun reform after the crowd pleaded with him to do something. the justice department is now planning to investigate how the police responded to this shooting. let s go now to cnn s ad
president biden signaling back, we will. ahead this hour, a firsthand account of what it was like to treat victims here in uvalde. as you will hear it, this mass shooting is sadly not the force they responded to. speaking of calls for action, we ll speak to someone who says solving gun violence could start by convincing a new generation that they are safer without guns. welcome to a new hour of american voices. this sunday the city of uvalde remains and shocked struggling to find a way forward after 19 students and two teachers were killed inside robb elementary behind me on tuesday. the president just boarding marine one after meeting with first responders. he is now heading back to san antonio before heading back to delaware. earlier today president biden and the first lady were in town doing what they can to let uvalde know the nation is with them. president biden took the time to take in each of the victims pictures after the memorial behind me. clearly emotional. touchin