about his reaction after the results of the local elections last week. and the countdown to this year s eurovision song contest has begun, with an opening concert kicking off a week of events. good afternoon. as celebrations to mark the coronation enter the final day, people across the uk are taking part in community events. the big help 0ut will see people taking on volunteering roles and members of the royal family have been dropping in on some of the projects, as charlotte gallagher reports. after three. after three. .. after the glitz and clamour after three. .. after the glitz and glamour of after three. .. after the glitz and glamour of the after three. .. after the glitz and glamour of the coronation - after three. .. after the glitz and i glamour of the coronation concert the celebrations today come down to earth. scouts and their volunteer leaders are just some of the thousands of people taking part in the big help 0ut. thousands of people taking part in the big h
shoo shootings. near a shelter for migrants sunday, and the day before, eight people were killed in a mass shooting at an outlet mall on the other side of the state. investigators are looking at whether the gunman was motivated by far-right extremism. an image of the shooter s body shows him wearing all black tactical gear and he had a patch on his clothing with the letters, rwds, which police believe stands for right wing death squad. he also apparently had a lot of neo-nazi and white supremacist social media posts. we re now hearing from a survivor who hid inside a bathroom closet with 12 other people. the gunshots, just, it sounded like a war zone. if it was horrifying and it felt like you were in a dream. like, just shock, but we were in a bathroom closet. and we were just in the closet trying not to be heard, crying, praying, people were trying to call 911. we couldn t dial out. i just remembered thinking, oh, god, he s coming in here next. and when i was crouching d
you see and you see the right-wing death squad. extremists have been known to wear that insignia at rallies. let s go to our senior correspondent that is following this tragedy. what can you tell us this morning? good morning, poppy. despite the details we ve been able to gather, investigators in allen, texas, have largely refused to answer any questions about this investigation. that as witnesses and survivors struggle to come to terms with the evil they witnessed here on saturday afternoon. they come to leave flowers and reflect. in front of a make shift memorial, honoring the shooting victims just outside the outlet mall in allen, texas. on saturday, a gunman opened fire killing at least eight and injuring seven others. it was the most terrifying moment of my life. the texas department of public safety identified him as maurice yoe garcia. police searched his home in dallas saturday night. neighbors tell cnn they saw police searching his parents home in dallas sat
the prime minister rishi sunak is out volunteering today visiting a youth group in hertfordshire along with his wife, helping to prepare a meal that was eventually served. earlier i spoke to the commissioner of stjohn ambulance which is supporting their big help out. she told me about the positive impact. it doesn t have to be onerous at all. you can give us much time as you are able to and it can be flexible to suit you but it is that first step, just go and talk to folk or if you go onto the big help out website on any of the organisations s website, you can find out what they do. take that first step, it is not hard and you don t have to commit there and then. get a taster. how did the pandemic effect that volunteers who work for your organisation and volunteering in general? your organisation and volunteering in ueneral? ~ . ., , your organisation and volunteering inceneral? a . , ., ., in general? actually, although their andemic in general? actually, although their pand
here, phil promises. stay with us, cnn news central starts now. new details this morning about the victims after at least eight people were murdered at a mall in texas. officials are focused on right wing extremism as a possible motive. right now an investigation is under way in brownsville, texas, after an suv slammed into a bus stop killing several people. ahead what we re learning about that driver. this is the week title 42 ends. cnn is at the border as the biden administration and the cities on the front lines prepare for an expected surge of migrants now. these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. this morning cnn has learned the name of at least two victims murdered at the mass shooting at the mall in allen, texas. family members say christian lacore was a sweet caring young man, he is on the left there. we re told the man on the right was an engineer living in mckinney, texas. they were two of at least eight people who were ki