today, police departments across this country are taking steps to make sure the asian communities remain safe. it s a busy hour on the hill. the government s top doctors are making a house call. they are testifying as we speak. in a few moments, the cdc director s stark warning about one of the covid variants ripping across the country. right now, the secretary of homeland security is testifying before a house committee. his message so far about the increase of migrants crossing our southern border. all of that coming up. we start with that breaking news there in atlanta. police say the suspect, 21-year-old robert long, is likely behind all three shootings in and around atlanta. georgia state troopers arrested long tuesday night driving 125 miles south of atlanta. officials say it appears he was going to florida. reporters and analysts with us now. blayne alexander has been on the ground in atlanta. she has the latest on the shootings. tom winter following the investigati
course was the massacre at the sandy hook massacre. he says if we are to address what happened that day the assault weapons is a must. joining us now is senator blumenthal. thank you for be being back with us tonight. i appreciate your time. thank you. the headline in all the press is that the assault weapons ban is over, it s dead, it s not going to move forward at all. senator harry reid says it won t get past a fillabuster. but they re all saying do not proclaim it dead already. this can still happen. what do you think? reports of its demise are