Incredible just how quickly all of this unfolded. That shooting taking place at the church behind me, less than 24 hours ago. The gunman dressed in dark clothing came in during the sunday services before 11 00 a. M. Local time. He sat down, listened to some of the sermon before getting up, interacting with one of the members of the church, then pulling out a weapon, opening fire. Two armed Church Security volunteers opened fire back, they took him down. The whole thing captured on camera. And i should warn our viewers, this is very difficult, disturbing video to watch. Take a look. [ gunfire ] [ screaming ] jim, this was not the first attack on a church here in texas. In 2016, 26 people died in the Sutherland Springs shooting. Texas enacted laws that allowed armed licensed gun owners to bring their weapons into houses of worship and for churches and places of worship to create volunteer armed groups to protect themselves. That is why this happened so qui quickly, the takedown of the sh
Knife. I dont know what it was. And thats when i started to run out through a side door, together with all the people in the dining room. I came back in, grabbed the coffee table that was on the floor, hit him in his faith, and thats when he came back outside after me. He told me, hey, yao, ill get you. Were covering both of these horrific attacks. Cnns Brynn Gingras is in muncie, new york, and lucy kafanov is outside the church just west of ft. Worth, texas. Lucy, walk us through exactly what happened during the shooting. Ryan, it happened so quickly, less than 24 hours ago, the gunman dressed in dark clothing walked into the church, he sat down in a back pew, he then gets up and appears to have an interaction with one of the Church Members before pulling out a long gun and opening fire. Two armed volunteers respond swiftly, taking him down. The whole thing captured on camera, because those services were live streamed. And i should warn our viewers, the footage is incredibly disturbin
Connecticut, new york and vermont. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal father, the source of light and life, we praise your holy name. Because of you we live, and move, and have our being. Remind us that we are not adequate for our daily tasks without your strength and abiding presence. Lord, empower our senators this day to think clearly, speak wisely, and live faithfully. May they strive to do their best and then leave the results to you. Eternal god, we are trusting you to fulfill your purposes for our nation and world. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. M
For their tremendous leadership that we are here on the floor today to speak about. I come today not just as a member of the senate representing my home state of washington, but as a former educator, as a mother, and as a grandmother, devastated by how the gun violence epidemic is tearing apart our families and ravaging our communities in every state. And i am furious at Republican Leaders who continue to stand by and do nothing while more and more lives are lost. Just as i was after newtown, parkland, Sutherland Springs and marysville in my home state of washington, i could go on. Mr. President , we dont have to continue this cycle of violence, heartbreak, and inaction, and we are here today to emphasize that there is action that we can take right now because earlier this year the house passed h. R. 8, meaningful, bipartisan gun safety legislation to address this terrible crisis through universal background checks and other popular rarms, but in the 260 days since h. R. 8 passed the h
Yesterday on the floor of the Senate Democratic senators chris murphy, patty murray and Richard Blumenthal called on Senate Lawmakers to agree to half past gun background check legislations. Republican senator Cindy Hyde Smith objected. Heres a look. I think senator murphy and blumenthal for their tremendous leadership we are on the floor to speak about. I come today not just as a member of the senate representing my home state of washington, but as a former educator as a mother and a grandmother devastated by how the gun violence epidemic is tearing apart our families and ravaging our communities in every state and i am serious, Republican Leaders continue to stand by and do nothing while more lives are lost, just as i was after newtown, Sutherland Springs and marysville in my home state of washington. I could go on. We dont have to continue the cycle of violence, heartbreak and inaction, there was action we could take right now because earlier this year the house passed hr a, meaning