and the little prince who stole the show announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight just moments ago president biden delivered an urgent address to the american people on gun violence the president speaking more than a week after 19 children and 2 adults were killed in uvalde, texas. and a day after four shot dead in a tulsa hospital the president saying every day places have become killing fields, battlefields in america. he called for raising the age to purchase assault weapons, expanding background checks, and creating a federal red flag law. while bipartisan lawmakers say they have a potential plan to try to curb gun violence, their efforts come after many failed attempts in washington. will any of it become a reality? we start tonight with kelly o donnell. reporter: president biden who has grieved with families traumatized by mass shootings tonight implored the congress and the communities to cha
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expected to press washington to take action after the rash of deadly mass shootings. we ll bring you his speech when it happens this hour live, let s go outfront. and good evening, i m erin bur e, burnett, biden about to discuss gun violence in the united states, looking at pictures from the white house in a moment where biden will be speaking in about 30 minutes. his prime time speech follows what, of course, in the past few weeks has been mass shooting after mass shooting that have taken the lives of children, teachers, doctors, mothers, fathers, grandparents, friends, in so many different settings. hospital, grocery stores, schools, just some of the faces of those who have lost their lives, in buffalo, uvalde, and now tulsa. police say two doctors, receptionist and a patient were killed in a rampage at a medical building. the gunman, according to police, purchased the ar-15 style rifle three hours before he went and murdered all those people, went to the hospital with th
information on 911 calls was actually relayed to the school police chief. another layer of uncertainty surro surrounding the police response. our correspondents are standing by as we cover the mass shooting crisis in america. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with president biden getting ready to speak to the nation after the 233rd mass shooting here in the united states so far this year. let s go to our chief white house correspondent, kaitlan collins. we ll hear from the president about 90 minutes from now. what is he expected to say? yeah, wolf, it s a rare evening address for president biden. the white house says he felt it was important to speak to the nation about the recent shootings that we ve seen, but also call for action from congress on what they say they want to see are common sense gun laws. this is a speech that the president was considering giving before f
heavy rain, damaging winds, possible flash flooding from washington, d.c. to philadelphia and parts of the northeast. we ll time it out for you. and in florida tonight, the tropical storm watch just issued. what they re now expecting there and rob marciano standing by. the major news on the war in ukraine tonight. members of the u.s. military tonight are now training ukrainians at an undisclosed location, how to use those rocket systems that have now been sent. and robin roberts interviw with the first lady of ukraine when the air raid sirens suddenly go off. ian pannell reporting from kyiv. the major headline on a covid vaccine for children under 5. the new timeline just in. it could be just a couple of weeks away now. and the stunning images coming in tonight, celebrating queen elizabeth s 70 years on the throne. the queen and louis scene-stealing moment. prince harry and megan there, too. and late today, what the queen did, with just the touch of her hand, setting