the battle over voting rights in texas escalating, with both republicans and democrats vowing not to back down. at issue, is a bill with some of the most restrictive limits on voting access, in the u.s. democrats blocked the measure, with a dramatic walkout from the texas house, late on sunday. am i seeing that we don t have a quorum? and essentially, it looks, to me, like the democrats left the house floor. republicans did not have enough lawmakers left to vote. n now, texas is part of a national trend of republican-led states trying to pass these restrictive-voting laws. and it s, all, based on former-president donald trump s lies about 2020-election fraud. of course, there is no evidence of widespread-voter fraud. republican governor greg abbott, suggesting he would withhold pay from lawmakers, who, quote, abandon their responsibilities. texas democrats say they are not giving up. senate bill 7 was was the worst of the worst. and so, we were determined to kill this
longest serving israeli prime minister. good to have you with us. well, police in south florida may be closer to cracking a murder case after this weekend s deadly shooting outside a miami area banquet hall. two people were killed and at least 20 hurt when gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a concert venue. the attackers jumped out this have suv and fled just seconds later. officials say they found the vehicle in a canal and as they hunt for suspects they warn the months ahead could get much worse. violent crime is surging in miami-dade county with this year s homicide numbers already matching the total for 2020. cnn s leyla santiago has more. reporter: newly released surveillance video shows three individuals jumping out of an suv with assault rifles and handguns before opening fire into a crowded banquet hall near hialeah florida just after midnight on sunday. the three get back into their car and take off less than ten seconds later. we have a total of 23 people that
florida, sunday. we have a total of 23 people were shot, two were deceased on scene, three are critically injured in the hospital today, clinging to life. reporter: all three of the shooters still at large. we need your help. we need information. we need you to come forward if you have information to help us solve these crimes. reporter: this afternoon miami-dade police found the suv they say the suspects were driving sunday morning. it was submerged in the biscayne canal nine miles from where the shooting occurred. the vehicle was reported stolen on may 15th. high emotions for those left behind. you killed my kid! you must burn! reporter: clayton dillard jr. lost his son, clayton dillard iii in that shooting. miami community leader tv host marcus lemonas has pledged $100,000 reward for anyone who helps lead to the arrest of those responsible. crime stoppers and the miami atf are offering a $30,000 reward. we will bring all those responsible for these crimes to
sandra: today s lineup includes karl rove, and marsha blackburn. john: but first this friday afternoon, israeli prime minister netanyahu were bowing to respond with a new level of force to any further attacks from hamas is a cease-fire takes effect in the middle east. i m john roberts in washington, this is america reports for a friday. sandra: and you say that with a little more enthusiasm? happy friday to you. and great to see you. i m sandra smith a new york. it benjamin netanyahu s warning comes as they put the trips to an early test, israel and hamas reaching an agreement yesterday after 240 people were killed in the first outbreak of violence since the 2014 gaza war. it president biden praising his administration for the cease-fire despite reports it was egypt that brokered the deal. john: all of this as pro-palestinian protests are expected around the world following friday prayers. sandra: trey yingst live in gaza. a cease-fire went into effect after 11 st
border. omar ilhan is heading to the border with castro on friday. this are disturbing new images coming back from texas. released by a democratic congressman showing a crowded facility he calls terrible conditions for children. unclear what the president plans to do there. the white house is not calling this a crisis. they are sending illegal immigrants to hotels and north to the canadian border. the biden administration ignored warning signs the surge was coming. remember, one of the president s first orders of business was it halt construction of the wall and restart catch and release and the remain in mexico program for asylum seekers. vice-president kamala harris chuckling when a report asked about her plans to visit the border. how would that have been covered if vice-president mike pence had a similar reaction? the white house will speed up processing for the children. we want to move these kids as quickly as possible through these facilities and into the shelters. t