experts tell us what we can all look out for online. garrett: i m major garrett in the nation s capitol with other top stories. new detals in the investigations of fatal police shooting in akron, ohio. severe weather threat for tens of millions. we re tracking the dangerous storms and triple-digit heat. brittney griner s wife speaks out. we talked to the wnba star s partner about the effort to bring her home from a russian prison. and american heros honored. four vehement veterans receive the medal of honor. this is the cbs evening news from highland park and washington d.c. diaz: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. i m adriana diaz in for norah. major garrett is in washington, d.c.. we begin in highland park, illinois where authorities are 7 counts so have first degree murder were charged against the murder suspect in chicago. six victims we re learning of, a seventh died. the oldest 88, parents of a
since friday, as in today is monday. unbelievably, the country is on pace for its worst year ever of mass shootings. this according to the gun violence archive. that means at least 246 since the beginning of the year. three-year uptick began in 2019. in 2020, it jumped to 610. and then just last year, we were at 692. but with all those numbers, there s really only one number to keep focusing on. i mean, that s if america wants to do something about these other horrible numbers. and that is the number ten, my friends. what would persuade ten republicans in the 50/50 split senate to sign legislation to reduce gun violence. i didn t say eliminate gun violence. the lawyer in me does not want to lead you astray. how about saving as many innocent lives as possible with some kind of action? whether public defenders in the bipartisan group of negotiators, who s working on a potential deal, said it quite well this morning. there is no one thing that will prevent mass killings. a det
good. you are hearing of the reality of gun violence. now, at least 17 dead, more than 80 shots all across the nation just since friday. you heard me right. since friday as in today is monday. unbelievable. it is on pace of its worst year ever according to gun violence archive. that means 246, since the beginning of the year. the three-year uptick began where they began. in to 2020, 110 and last year we were at 692. with all those numbers, it is really one number to keep focusing on. i mean that s what america wants to do about these are horrible numbers. that is a number 10. 10 republicans in the 50/50 senate to sign on legislation that could reduce the number of gun relate dd deaths in this country. i didn t say eliminate all gun violence. the lawyer in me have to manage all expectations. how about saving as many as innocent lives as possible as some kidney of action? a senator said it quite well this morning. there is no one thing that ll prevent mass killings. a
just ten years old killed with her cousin in the same classroom. her father joins me. and canceling the nra, i ll speak to a musician coming up, who just pulled out of a performance at the nra s annual convention which kicks off in just hours. let s go outfront. i m pamela brown in for erin burnett, outfront tonight, confusion and anger as serious questions grow over the police response to the massacre inside rob elementary school in uvalde, texas, today, officials laying out a timeline of the shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers. government entered the school without any resistance and would take an hour before tactical teams arrived and killed the suspect. also a crucial detail from that press conference today was very different than what we were told yesterday and again this morning. there was a brave school district resource officer that approached him, engaged him, and at that time, there was not, gunfire was not exchanged but the subject was able
residents to avoid the area. i will go to the boy in the newsroom. horrible scene in buffalo new york, police on scene, the only good news to report as the suspect is in custody, multiple people have been hit by gunshots. you mentioned this came in into our newsroom about 3:00 p.m., half an hour after that so in the past half hour buffalo police tweeting this saying there on scene of a mass shooting on jefferson avenue. police say multiple people struck by gunfire, the shooter is in custody. everybody is urged to avoid the area, that still the case. let s show you a map of where the supermarket is located. i can tell you about a block south of here is the nearest fire department and we seen horrible videos on twitter where the suspect appears to be dressed in camouflage, multiple people are down in the street, police and firefighters are on scene, firefighters are tending to one person on the ground. i can tell you a buffalo hospital, the general medical center 2 miles away