football s premier event. will vernon reports from washington. gunshots ring out in central kansas city. the streets packed with families and sports fans. police rushed to the scene as the injured are given first aid. guys, guys, guys. this reporter for local tv, about to go live as the chaos unfolds. eyewitnesses describe scenes of panic. all of a sudden, people started crushing forward. everybody started running. there was screaming. we didn t know what was happening. but this day and age, when people run, you run. people had gathered for this, a victory parade to celebrate the local american football team s win in the super bowl, america s biggest sporting event. over 800 police had been deployed to protect the crowds. the mayor of kansas city said that shootings like this were becoming all too common in america. i think that s something that all of us who are parents, who are just regular people living each day have to decide what we wish to do about it. parades, rallies,
palestinian refugee camp. matt bradley caught in the firefight last night. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we begin our second hour of andrea mitchell reports with the gun violence epidemic in our country. according to the gun violence archive, there were 17 mass shootings in 15 states over the long july 4th weekend. leaving 18 people dead and more than 100 others injured. it brings the annual tally to 351 this year on track to surpass previous records. right now in el paso, texas, sentencing is underway in one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history, the 2019 walmart shooting, where the shooter pleaded guilty to federal murder and hate crime charges for targeting hispanic migrants. family members of his 23 victims are making impact statements in court later today. the gunman is likely to be sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences. in philadelphia, a 40-year-old man has been charged with five counts of murder after allegedly opening fire
donald trump s alleged involvement in trying to overturn george s 2020 election results. congressman adam schiff on republican efforts to keep him from serving on the intelligence committee he just chaired. and the string of mass shootings in his home state. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. in about 15 minutes, we expect a sheriff s update on the latest mass shooting in california, the second in as many days. this time in half moon bay. the victims members of the aapi community. seven people are dead and another with life-threatening injuries after police say an agricultural worker opened fire on his co-workers at two farms. many of the workers live in these rural complexes with their families and children. some of the children witnessed the tragedy after they had just gotten home from school. nbc news has exclusive video of the moment the 67-year-old suspect surrendered in a sheriff s office parking lot. last night the county sheriff describing the
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. the police in texas are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom and that led to a delay in tackling the shooter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour, before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all of the 19 children who were killed in the same school class. this boy s family had to wait 12 hours before they were told he was dead. this girl had been given a phone for her tenth birthday and she used it to try to call the police. jackie had just celebrated herfirst commun
counts of sexual assault against three men the allegations date back to when he was in the uk. life to when he was in the uk. from our studio in singapore, life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s newsday. the police in texas are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the shooter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all smith sent us this report. of the 19 inch children ar teachers all of the 19 inch children and teachers were in the same class. she had just bee