growing concern, both among those working on the front lines and those left behind deemed nonessential. as a growing number of americans face unemployment and hunger, depression and suicide are now coming into sharp focus. here s abc s will carr. reporter: across the country, millions are struggling with our new reality. i think in waves the reality of what s happening hits me. and the uncertainty and the scale of it i think is really hard to hold for a continued period of time. the hardest challenge and one of the first kind of waves that impacted my mental health was just the homesickness. for a couple of days you ll be okay, especially if you can go outside, spend some time. but if a day like yesterday happens where it s raining, then you kind of get sad and you re stuck indoors and don t really feel like you have any space to yourself anymore. at any moment i could be holding a covid patient while we re cleaning them, and inches away from me, they re coughing.
advocates testified before the house judiciary committee on gun mcsherry is authorized to declare resources of the committee. will recognize myself for an opening statement. the epidemic of gun violence in this country is a national crisis and an international embarrassment. in 2017, nearly 40,000 americans lost their lives because of guns. in fact, every day in america, and average 34 people are murdered with a firearm in more than 183 people and more than 183 people are injured in an attack. gun deaths in most countries barely cracked triple digits annually. the united states, it is accepted as a grim reality. by comparison, in 2011, for example, the united kingdom had gun violence. to denmark, 71. portugal, one hundred 42. japan, 30. states,r, in the united almost 40,000. a study in the american journal of medicine found that compared to 22 other high income countries, the murder rate in the united states is 25 times higher. they have stronger gun laws. sh in guns. is
embarrassment. last or in 2017 nearly 40,000 americans lost their lives because of guns. in fact, every day in america on average 34 people are murdered with a firearm. and more than 183 people are injured in an attack. but while no other country in the industrialized world would tolerate such statistics, in fact gun deaths in most countries barely crack triple digits annually in the united states it s accepted as a grim reality. by comparison, in 2011, for example, the united kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence. denmark 71. portugal, 142. japan, 30. last year in the united states, almost 40,000. in 2016 study in the american journal of medicine found that compared to 22 other high income countries the gun related murder rate in the united states was 25 times higher. the common factor in all other countries is that they have stronger gun laws. our country, however is awash in guns. and we have the shameful death toll to show for it. despite the obvious need to addr
the judiciary committee will come to order. without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. we welcome everyone to this morning s hearing on preventing gun violence, a call to action. i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. embarrassment. last or in 2017 nearly 40,000 americans lost their lives because of guns. in fact, every day in america on average 34 people are murdered with a firearm. and more than 183 people are injured in an attack. but while no other country in the industrialized world would tolerate such statistics, in fact gun deaths in most countries barely crack triple digits annually in the united states it s accepted as a grim reality. by comparison, in 2011, for example, the united kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence. denmark 71. portugal, 142. japan, 30. last year in the united states, almost 40,000. in 2016 study in the american journal of medicine found that compared to 22 other high income c
school. while there is an overwhelming sense of sorrow, there is a hunger for answers. there are new questions this morning as investigators piece together what happened. centering on the timeline of events. the texas department of public safety says the suspect was on the premises for about 40 minutes. a school resource officer, they say, confronted him, but the suspect kept going, entered the school, walked into a double classroom, locked the door, and began shooting. video has emerged appearing to show desperate parents outside the school. some appearing frustrated with law enforcement. we should note this it s unclear at the time, precisely at what point this video occurred as well as what actions law enforcement was taking at the moment. the ap reports one parent whose daughter was killed, said he was upset police weren t moving more quickly. he has confirmed that sentiment to nbc news. and that he made that statement. nbc news has reached out to the texas department o