Rachel camposdUffy. Will back for a seqUel and permanent seat between pete and i on the weekends. Rachel im excited to be here again. Will great to have yoU. Rachel that was called the Weekend Vibe . Pete i look forward to the weekend. I dont know bUt gUys. Its work bUt its good to look forward to work. Right . Will yeah. Pete better than being like this is the weekend. Its terrible. Will sleeping in is overrated. Rachel i disagree with that one. Cant agree with yoU on that one. Pete were really glad yoU are here. Join Us for the FoUrhoUr ToUr this morning. We begin with distUrbing news this morning. Part of a trend of violence in the city. Shots fired, mUrder, petty crimes, whatever it is. Not jUst here in new York City bUt across the coUntry. There is one video, its on the cover of the new York Post this morning as well it says this is nyc now. The video is distUrbing. Were going to show it to yoU. If yoU have got kids nearby yoU might not want them to see it. It is a gUnman, presUma
Chair is declare the subcommittee will come to order. We welcome anyone to this mornings hearing. Substantial threats to Gun Violence and Mass Shootings. Address and Distribution List dedicated to circulating exhibits motions or other written materials that members might want to offer as apartment of our Hearing Today. If you would like to submit materials please send them to email address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials the members and staff as quickly as we can. I would also ask all members to mute your myophone when youre not speaking. This will help prevent feedback and other technical issues. You may unmute yourself any time you seek recognition and as well when youre speaking you may not have your mask. I will now recognize myself for an ongoing of this hearing for an Opening Statement. Were here today on may 20th, 2021, when throughout america states have rates of death by guns of 12, 15, 22 of our population. America stil
Witnesses, just want to take note of the fact of the introductions that many of these witnesses have experienced their own personal stories of Gun Violence. I want to say to them that they have our concern and our hearts focus on their loss. The next witness knows that loss all to personally, and that indicated earlier as i introduced him, that he is taken that to serve america. Mr. Guttenberg, you are eulogy at this time for five minutes. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman jackson lee, ranking member biggs, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you finding me to testify today. I name is fred guttenberg. Im a father of two amazing chili, jessie and jimmy. On february 14, 2018, my daughter jaime was murdered alongside 13 other children and three adults at Margaret Stoneman douglas high school in berkeley for the my son jesse now 20 lives with a permanent scars of having heard his sister shot. I am a father who lives with the sound of a single shot severing my daughter spinal c
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holy [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. now there is still much we do not know at this moment. this video shows motionless person on the scene suggesting potential victims, denver station kcnc spoke with the father with family members who were inside. i got the call from my daughter that my grandchildren and my son-in-law walked into the pharmacy for him to get a covid-19 shot and the shooter came in, shot the woman in front of them. they hid, ran upstairs or hiding in a coat close set for the las hour and trying to stay in contact with my daughter. reporter: you were in communication this whole time. through my daughter they were texting hiding in the coat closet, turned the phone off and hiding okay. you know, don t call the phone would ring and give away their position. anyway, they re thank god they re fine. again, we re awaiting to hear from authorities. there is supposed to be a press conference at 7:45 and then told it s been moved to the top of the hour which should