buffalo. and actor matthew mcconaughey who is from uvalde, appealing to congress from the white house briefing room to take action on guns. his wife held a replica of the green converse sneakers, the only thing that helped identify a 9-year-old girl shot and killed in uvalde. that s the power of the weapon used there. maite wanted to be a marine biologist. maite wore green high top converse with a heart she had hand drawn on the right toe because they represented her love of nature. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her at the shooting. wow. now lawmakers will also hear what is expected to be gripping and painful testimony from 11-year-old maite, the fourth grader who suffered the mass shooting at robb elementary by covering herself, remember this is the girl who covered herself in her friend s blood and pretended to be dead. you ll see that hearing live here in an hour. and the bipartisan talks
these witnesses begin talking. goodness. an 11-year-old girl. as a small circle of senate negotiators, democrats and republicans continue to work on the possibility of gun legislation. cnn has learned that a larger group in the senate are expected to meet in the next hour to discuss an emerging proposed package, following an emotional plea by actor and uvalde texas native matthew mcconaughey from the white house podium yesterday. can both sides rise above? can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands? we ve got a chance right now to reach for and to grasp a higher ground above our political affiliations. the chance to make a choice that does more than protect your party, a chance to make a choice that protects our country, now and for the next generation. my next guest was elected to the senate as a pro-gun democrat in 2007. he voted to allow guns on amtrak trains in 2009 and everything changed
versus what lawmakers are willing to do. i m going to talk to a key republican negotiator next. and the fbi stepping in after an overnight arrest near the home of supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. we ll have the latest on the shocking threat. plus, pro golfers putting their reputations on the line for a paycheck. some say is blood money. ready to key off with saudi arabia s new lead, ignoring the country s record on human rights and the murder of a washington post columnist. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with the upsetting testimony describing the human toll of gun violence in the united states, front and center on capitol hill today. families of victims from the mass shootings in buffalo, new york, and uvalde, texas, described before the house oversight committee not just the horrific attacks but what they want to see congress do to prevent such tragedies from happening again. we also heard from the only pediatrician in uvalde who rushed to th
9%. todd: this election could send a ripple effect across the nation including in los angeles where da george gas cone is facing his second recall event in two years and new york city where da alvin brag is getting criticism from his liberal policies including from its own democratic mayor. brooke singman has the latest. brooke. brooke: good morning guys, the people of san francisco have spoken and bow dean will no longer be the district corner after an overwhelming vote exactly 60% of the votes are in favor of him being removed from office. the associated press calling the race just after midnight and beaudean conceded shortly after. people are angry, they re frustrated and i want to be very clear about what happened tonight. the right wing billionaires outspent us 3-1. they exploited an environment in which people are appropriately upset and created an electoral where we were basically shadow boxing. brooke: boudinwill be removed after they formally accept votes thi
francisco, larceny up 20%, assault and homicide up 11%, up 9%. carley: in los angeles, district attorney george gascon is facing his second recall attempt in two years and in new york city, bragg is getting loads of criticism for his liberal policy including from the city s own democratic mayor. brooke singman has the latest. brooke, good morning. brooke: good morning, guys. the people of san francisco have spoken and chesa boudin will no longer be the district attorney after overwhelming vote. 60% of votes are in favor of chesa boudin being removed from office. calling the race just after midnight today and chesa boudin conceded just after. people are angry. they are frustrated. i want to be clear about what happened tonight. the right-wing billionaires outspent us 3-1, exploited an environment where people are appropriately upset and created electoral dynamic where we were literally shadow boxing. brooke: chesa boudin will be removed from office 10 days after the bo