the last ten years, the homicide rate has increased by leaps and bounds. my god, somebody fired a shot! these tragedies keep getting closer and closer to home. i m afraid to let my kids walk out the door. the interurban crime wave has touched off a new round of gun buying. step out, mr. bundy. i ll plead not guilty right now. there has been a disturbing growth in cult phenomenon in this country. i shall be god. and beside me there shall be no other. all the elements are present for one of the most sensational murder trials in american history. seven people brutally murdered in the glare of hollywood publicity. young girls supposedly under the spell of a bearded svengali, who allegedly masterminded the seven murders. the 70s is a decade of just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. at the time of a mass murder, there s a lot of media coverage. but usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perp
good to be with you. i m katy tur. at least 12 more people are dead after another wave of shootings over the weekend. in downtown philadelphia, two handguns, one with an extended magazine were found in the aftermath of a shooting on a crowded street. three people were killed and 12 others injured. now police say they are searching for at least three gunmen and two more guns. in summerton, south carolina, a drive-by shooting a the at a high school graduation party wounded several and 12 killed. in phoenix, arizona, 8 killed and 1 injured. and in hempstead new york, chicago illinois, 7 dead and 54 injured. this all happened as the families in uvalde are still burying the dead, the children killed by what ted cruz has called a violent psychopath who was legally of allowed to buy an a.r.-15 style weapon and more than a thousand rounds of ammunition. sickened enough to speak out, more than 250 republican donors and self-declared you gun enthusiasts in texas, including several wh
place hours ago in buffalo, new york. at least ten people were killed, three were injured, when a man opened fire in a supermarket. the suspect is an 18 year old white man who is now in custody. there s evidence that the shooting was racially motivated. this was pure evil. it was straight-up racially motivated hate crime, from somebody outside of our community, outside of the city of good neighbors, coming into our community and trying to inflict that evil upon us. 11 of the people shot were black, two were whites. for the latest on the shooting i want to bring msnbc law enforcement analyst jamie kavanaugh. james, i want you to take a listen to some sound of the press conference as sheriff garcia said this was not a member of the community. here s a little bit more. the shooter was not from this community, in fact, the shooter traveled hours from outside this community to perpetrate this crime on the people of buffalo. there you have the mayor saying that the mayor
Good morning. It is saturday, may 25th. Im Charles Coleman jr. Filling in for my friend allie velshi. Weve got a lot to talk about. In the last seven days donald trump has reminded us of the many reasons why he remains a danger to the constitution and overall to democracy itself. Lets start when the former president appeared in Nra Convention in texas. During his speech that presumptive president ial nominee asked the critical quote, are we going to be considered three term or twoterm . Some can interpret that to mean just because trump continuously is delusional and believes he won the 2020 election, a possible victory this year could be considered in his eyes a third president ial term. For others, it raises concerns that trump might be floating the idea of serving more than two terms. Which is something he also slightly suggested at a couple rallies during his president ial campaign four years ago. There are a lot of things i could say about this idea. Aspirational, presumptive, eve
Thank you so much for letting us into your homes. The beat starts right now. Welcome to the beat. Theres a lot of news around the world and in america. Our top story tonight is another shooting in america and any moment, were expecting a live update from the officials in that deadly shooting in maine. The high stakes man hunt is ongoing and underway. We can tell you more about that. Were going to listen in right now to a Press Conference that just began on the shooting. Lets listen in. And be safe. The city of lewiston is grateful for the support and outpouring from state authorities, the community, and of course, our elected officials. Speaking tonight will be u. S. Senator Susan Collins, u. S. Representative jared golden, and steve littleson, president and ceo of Central Maine Medical Center. And now, Senator Collins. Thank you, mayor. Today is a dark day for the state of maine. As the mayor said, our hearts are heavy with grief. This heinous attack which has robbed the lives of at l