Chair is declare the subcommittee will come to order. We welcome anyone to this mornings hearing. Substantial threats to Gun Violence and Mass Shootings. Address and Distribution List dedicated to circulating exhibits motions or other written materials that members might want to offer as apartment of our Hearing Today. If you would like to submit materials please send them to email address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials the members and staff as quickly as we can. I would also ask all members to mute your myophone when youre not speaking. This will help prevent feedback and other technical issues. You may unmute yourself any time you seek recognition and as well when youre speaking you may not have your mask. I will now recognize myself for an ongoing of this hearing for an Opening Statement. Were here today on may 20th, 2021, when throughout america states have rates of death by guns of 12, 15, 22 of our population. America stil
Witnesses, just want to take note of the fact of the introductions that many of these witnesses have experienced their own personal stories of Gun Violence. I want to say to them that they have our concern and our hearts focus on their loss. The next witness knows that loss all to personally, and that indicated earlier as i introduced him, that he is taken that to serve america. Mr. Guttenberg, you are eulogy at this time for five minutes. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman jackson lee, ranking member biggs, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you finding me to testify today. I name is fred guttenberg. Im a father of two amazing chili, jessie and jimmy. On february 14, 2018, my daughter jaime was murdered alongside 13 other children and three adults at Margaret Stoneman douglas high school in berkeley for the my son jesse now 20 lives with a permanent scars of having heard his sister shot. I am a father who lives with the sound of a single shot severing my daughter spinal c
[inaudible conversations] we will call this hearing to order again with those steps for Gun Violence and Mass Shooting. As i began to call on the other witnesses you might want tono take note they have experienced her own personal stories of Gun Violence and to say to them they have ever concern in our hearts are focused on their loss the next witness knows that witness all on that loss all too personally and as i i introduced him that he has taken that to serve america we yield to you for fivete minutes. Thank you. My name is frank im a father of two amazing children jesse and jane my daughter jamie was murdered alongside 13 other children in three Adults Marjorie Stoneman douglas high school in Parkland Florida my son now 20 lives of the permanent scars of having a sister be shot im a father who lives at the sound of a single shot severing my daughter spinal cord. Im a father who hopes his daughter died instantly otherwise she suffered. My daughter will be 14 forever my wifein and i
Battleground state that trump won in 2020. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin with Breaking News in the Health Lead. The White House just announced that the u. S. Will start restricting travel to the u. S. From india because the covid crisis there in india is so devastating. Cnns Kaitlan Collins joins us now from the White House with this Breaking News of the kaitlan, when exactly do these restrictions go into effect, and tell us who is impacted. Jake, they are not going into effect immediately. This is not starting until actually 12 01 a. M. On tuesday, May 4th. Thats when youll start seeing this go into place and that should be clear that does not apply to u. S. Citizen. If youre a u. S. Citizen you can still come into the country. The international testing standards, however, are still in place. Instead, this is going to apply to nonu. S. Citizens who have been in india in the last 14 days. Pretty similar language to the other Travel Restrictions for other countries that
the wrong decision. not my words but the description from the director of public safety. he said the officers responding made a serious mistake and not immediately going into the classroom where a gunman killed 19 kids and two teachers tuesday. this is coming after extraordinary briefing that provided more clarity about the time line but raised a lot more questions, many more questions. we learned teacher propped open the door. the killer would later enter. the school safety officer responded to the scene and drove right past it as the gunman hid in the school parking lot. they said this was a barricade subject situation and somehow didn t think children were at risk. made that assessment. we learned two students called 911 basically begging for help. they both survived. why did that teacher prop the door open? why wasn t an armed safety officer on school grounds. why didn t the responding officer, there were 19 of them in the school at one point jump into active shooter trai