♪ the barnes firm, injury attorneys ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ hello, welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. we are following the latest on the shooting at a fourth of july parade in high land park, illinois. at least six people are dead, more than two dozen wounded. and the suspect is in police custody. the shooting started just after 10:00 a.m. local time. after people line ld the parade route along central avenue in the suburb north of chicago. the crowd went running as the

rapid fire shots rang out. we have video from the scene but we warn you it is disturbing . >> investigators recovered firearm evidence from the rooftop of the nearby building. they believe the gunman climbed an unsecured ladder in an alley and opened fire from the roof. police say the gun was a high powered rifle. and the attack appears to be random and intentional. senator of illinois pledged to do whatever she can to help the community recover.

>> the last time i heard a weapon with that capacity firing that rapidly on a fourth of july was iraq. it was not united states of america. we can and we should and we will do better. >> the suspect was arrested without incident. a few hours later. identified as robert crimo. third. he posted ominous music videos online. under the nakme awake the rappe. >> this individual is believed to have been responsible for what happened and the investigation will continue. charges haven't been approved yet at this time. we're a long way from that. there's a long investigation and there are a lot of efforts that will continue tonight. >> more now from cnn. >> nvt tors say it was a north

chicago police officer who found that 22-year-old. investigators believe who is responsible for the crime scene behind me. that officer called for back up, there was a short vehicle pursuit. investigator ts say they took that 22-year-old into custody without incident. meanwhile, earlier in the day, we did hear from people who were attending the parade. including one woman who sheltered behind a dumpster. listen? -- listen? >> i saw people shot and killed around me. a lot of people hiding. man went to find his son and asked he to watch his kids. we were hiding together and the kids really little kids. like what's going on. it's just fire works. people get silly. and i just stayed with them for a half hour. >> she shared that father before taking off to look for his other son put his children inside of

the dumpster for protection. meanwhile, six people were shot and killed. five of them died on scene here. a dozen of others injured. the motive is still unclear. >> earlier police identified the suspect as being 22-year-old. a later fbi bulletin reported he was 21. cnn has reached out to authorities for more information. many of those attending the parade fled as shots were fired. leaving behind chairs, blankets and strollers, anything that would slow their escape. witnesses described those terrifying moments. >> it was very early in the parade. and open floats were coming by. and we heard a pop pop. and everybody just thought maybe there's something with the

float. they're doing something on the float. and it just opened up. just a rain of gunshots. just so quickly. for quite a while. at least it seemed. and then everybody just got up and turned and ran. >> i heard maybe i'm guessing about 30 pops. and there was a pause in between a set of pops and a second set of pops. and then the crowd that was on either side of the central started rushing a stampede like going west. which is against me. i was not knocked down. and i went up and saw blood on the sidewalk. i saw bloody bodies that looked deceased. i saw what looked to be a young child, a boy being cuddled by his parents. >> joining me now from high land park, illinois, is lynn sweet. washington bureau chief for the

chicago sun times. good to have you with us. >> sorry to join you on this very tragic day. >> absolutely. thankfully the suspect has been taken into custody in connection with with the deadly mass shooting. at the parade in chicago. you were there when it happened. what all did you see? >> well, i was at the start of the parade route about a few blocks from where the shooting happened. as the floats were starting to go down the route, i saw dozens of people just running towards me. something was wrong and i said what happened and some people were going to hide in the under ground garage. is it a shooter? at that point normally what happened wasn't known until i made my way forward to the scene. sad to say i saw bodies. i saw wounded. i saw blood. i saw dozens of people fleeing

the scene. i saw something too that remains sort of frozen in my mind. how people left so suddenly. there were just numbers of baby carriages left on the street. number of chairs that people had brought out for this july fourth parade. usually, a celebration. other stuff that people bring out when they think they're just having a day of celebration. and a parade and small town. >> of course, now all of that has become part of the investigation. and those investigators will of course be questioning the suspect to try to determine a motive. you have been to this parade many times before and of course have family members in the area. what possible reason would anyone have to carry out such a horrific attack on the community? >> the person of interest which

is what the police authorities are calling the person who is apprehended a few miles north of the suburb. his car was driving north. i don't want to guess the motive. he is a person who comes from a community. his family is pretty well known throughout the community. local merchants. i don't want to speculate the motive until we know a lot more. and until we also -- i think we at the sun times perhaps other news we are digging into the background of the person of interest and we will just know more very soon. we are as i'm sure you can expect have been looking at social media. this person of interest is using an other ways he has been communicating that might give clues as to who this person is.

that still maybe different than the exact motive for the shooting. >> and how have your family members and others in the community been dealing with the shocking attack? >> people were dealing with it by sheltering in place. this was the result of a rapid fire weapon. there was a rat tat tat of bullets that happened so suddenly, everybody went fleeing. this was a crime scene the police told everyone to disperse. the immediate reaction is people just to get away from the parade and go to a safe place and shelter in place. >> what does this country need to do right now to protect americans from the constant mass shootings on these sorts of soft targets. perpetrated many times by young, white men. who have access to assault

rifles. >> so this tragedy is coming on the heels of shootings in buffalo and uvalde. this did spark a bipartisan agreement in congress specifically in the senate to have to pass a measure that president biden signed into law to begin with having more mental health services. for people who might be at risk and dealing with so called ghost guns. so i think for the moment, right now i'm not sitting here saying you could have prevented this. except to note that what we know is was used here is a rapid fire weapon that can high capacity magazines. people who are listening don't know, that's saying it's a bunch of bullets in the case. if you don't have high capacity magazines available, then you

would not have been able to kill six and wound dozens. in the seconds that it took him to do it. >> it is a sad day for america. yet another one of course. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. still to come the latest mass shooting in the u.s. puts the spotlight back on gun legislation. we will hear from one lawmakers about the recently passed bill. that's ahead. eeling it. yep, them too. it's an invigorating rush... ...zapping m millions of germs in seconds. for that one-of-a-kind whoa... ...which leaves you feeling..... ahhhhhhh listerine. feel the whoaoa!

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our community like so many before us is devastated. it's impossible to imagine the pain of this kind of tragedy until you are confronted with it. gun violence, a mass shooting such as this cast a much wider net of agony that what the public is typically exposed to. it's a crisis that devastates entire families and communities in a single moment and we know it's going to take a long time if ever to heal.

>> the mayor of high land park, illinois. lamenting the mass shooting at a parade that killed six people. the intense man hunt for the suspect is over. police say robert crimo led officers on a brief chase before being stopped near lake forest in illinois. he was then taken into custody without incident. his uncle told cnn his nephew is a quiet lonely person. but he saw no warning signs to suggest he would do something like this. we have since learned he posted online music videos that featured ominous sounding lyrics and animated scenes of gun violence. >> very sad situation where it sound like spectators were targeted and even those marching through the parade. very random, very intentional. and very sad day.

>> u.s. president biden says he was shocked by the shooting sp vowed to keep fighting what he called the epidemic of gun violence. he also held a moment of silence for the victims and their families. the white house marked independence day. cnn has more now from washington. >> president biden like every other american had what he expected to be a celebration of the nation. july 4 celebration. shattered. once again in in his administration who has seen so many mass shootings that actually led to the most gun reform law. just signed into law a couple weeks ago. the president getting on the phone with the illinois governor, with the mayor. pledging federal resources and surging federal law enforcement for the man hunt. he acknowledged the shooting in his july 4 remarks for picnic of

service members on the south lawn. take a listen. >> before i left for europe, i signed a law the first real gun safety law in 30 years. things will get better still but not without more hard work together. you heard what happened today. each day we're reminded there's nothing guaranteed about our democracy. nothing guaranteed about our way of life. we have to fight for it. defend it. and earn it. by voting. >> the president held a moment of silence for those killed and injured during the shooting. later during the musical performance again the picnic that the celebration the fourth of july continuing here at the white house. but so is the sorrow and the recognition this just keeps happening. the president in his statement acknowledging that more needs to

be done. certainly accomplishment already on gun safety. when it comes to gun violence, it's such a pervasive problem in the country. president making clear that what they have done so far isn't enough. lawmakers from illinois are also reacting to the mass shooting in their state. that includes senator durbin who visited high land park just hours after the attack. on the fourth of july parade. here's part of what he said. >> there are people around this country who are poised to do terrible things if we do not intervene. and try to change their lives. some of them we know as children. who need that kind of helping hand. i don't know the circumstances with this gentleman and i won't say anything about him, but that is one of the things we just did with the gun bill. the gun bill that we passed in the senate. the bipartisan gun bill. it addresses many of the aspects of the mass shooters.

and some of that involves mental health counselling. trama counselling. we have to reach out and early age to turn these lives around. once we see the clear indicators. what will happen in this circumstance with this particular individual, i don't know. i just don't know his story. i will tell you that that part of the bill is important for the future. >> while senator durbin touted the recently passed gun legislation, he also said there were things the bill didn't address like a ban on assault weapons. akron, ohio is under a curfew right now after weekend protests over the fatal police shooting of jalen walker. and unarmed black man. police say the majority of protesters were peaceful. there was significant property damage after nightfall. about 50 people were arrested for failing to comply with the curfew. all this comes just hours after officials we leased police body

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and more than two dozen injured when shots rang out in the chicago suburb. police believe the gunfire came from a rooftop of a business as the parade was under way. the suspect identified as robert crimo. he was arrested after an intense man hunt. authorities say he was spotted by a north chicago officer, then taken into custody after a brief car chase. police say a high powered rifle was used in the attack which they describe as random and intentional. russian forces appear to be setting their sites on a new target after a critical victory in eastern ukraine. on monday russian president congratulated his troops for capturing the last ukrainian stronghold in the luhansk region. ukraine says the battle is shifting to the severodonetsk region. russia seeks so capture the

entire donbas. other areas are under attack as well. reporting a russian missile strike in central ukraine. dozens of miles from the donbas. this as russian backed separatists accuse ukraine of attack k the city. part of the self-proclaimed peoples republic. officials say at least three people were killed and dozens wounded in the attack. video posted to social media appears to show some of the after math but cnn cannot independently verify it. the fighting continues, ukraine is already looking towards its post war future. unveiling a $750 billion reconstruction plan during a conference in switzerland. in a virtual address, ukraine president said rebuilding his country is a common task for the democratic world. >> restore the principles of

life. restore the space of life. to restore what makes people human. of course, it means massive trt construction. huge funding and investments. of course it means a whole new level of security throughout our country. which will continue to live near russia. >> more now we want to bring in cnn joining us live from london. russia president is celebrating his win in the luhansk region. but this has been a long time coming. and it isn't over yet. what does this signal and what's the latest? >> that's exactly it. russia is definitely banking this victory as they see it in luhansk. we saw this public meeting between president putin and defense minister and congratulated the troops. as you say, it's not over yet. this is only part of what russia stated goal is in terms of taking over the donbas.

take a listen to what president putin had to say about it. >> the unit in the active military operation and achieved success and victory on the luhansk direction. will have to rest, grow combat capabilities. other units will have to continue their mission. according to the previously suggested plan. according to one purpose. and hope all will continue to succeed. just as luhansk units have been successful. >> clearly plausible that after weeks of this brutal grinding war of attrition that we have seen, the troops that were involved in the battle in the luhansk region would need to rest. we're not sure how much of perhaps operational pause that might be. and cloerly the expectation is russia will move to complete the mission in the donbas and take control of the region. we're seeing an up tick in shelling in the key population

centers there. and not just there, there are missile strikes in area across the country. just this morning in the eastern central part of ukraine. seven missiles were fired according to the local governor there. six were shot down but one did hit the houses. nobody was injured. that comes after a spate of recent strikes in areas. a week ago kyiv was struck. we saw the attack on the mall and various deadly attacks. russia is continuing to i attack across the country. ukraine isn't letting up. they are regrouping after withdrawing from luhansk preparing to defend. and clearly not letting up when it comes to trying to liberate other areas as well. >> all right. joining us live from london, many thanks. earlier i spoke with an adviser to ukraine defense minister. with russia likely to step up

its efforts to capture the wider donbas region, i asked him how ukraine plans to respond. >> i would like to emphasize that at the beginning of this aggressive war, russia was saying they will conquer the whole of ukraine in a couple days. and it took them seven weeks to basically fight for severodonetsk and the city in the region. and this battle for the two cities which are close to each other and look at the map they districts of one city. seven weeks of heavy fighting and the military objective of the ukrainian armed forces has been in this operation first of all to exhaust and incur as much loss upon the enemy. and sustain few losses for

ourselves. from the very beginning of the battle for the two cities, the ukrainian army knew that we were out gunned and out manned. we're seven long weeks we have been ri cyesisting this invasio. our military command made a decision a tactical decision to withdraw temporarily from the cities and to regroup and fortify our defenses on other preprepared defense lines. and from this perspective russia hasn't achieved the military objective. which from the beginning was to encircle and destroy ukraine army in that region. >> do you feel that russia has restructured its goal here from the whole of ukraine to just the east part? is that your sense? >> i wouldn't go as far as to suggest that russia gave up

their willing to invade and conquer the whole of ukraine and maybe go even further west. because we're hearing all the time the threat from the russian leadership with respect to other western countries. poland and moldova. this is why we continue to say ukraine is here fighting for the european values of democracy and freedom. we are fighting to protect not just our land but as well european continent over all. for this perspective of course it is difficult to believe that russia gave up that goal. at the same time, ukraine army doesn't allow russia to realize the military objective. so they have to make due with what they can and we believe that we have exhausted them so much that hopefully the offensive potential has decreased now. like you have been saying in your report earlier, the attacks continue and the next target of

the russian aggression is likely to be the rest of the donbas region. which are already suffering from heavy artillery shelling from missile strikes and ukrainian army is preparing to protect those cities now. >> what does ukraine need to push russia back or is there an inevidentability here that russia will end up controlling the entire donbas region. because in the end this is really taken all this time for russia to experience some success. it is in the east. >> it's incremental success. certain gains. we have to say that the ukrainian army at the same time has certain success in other parts of the temporary occupied territory of our country. in the south of ukraine, for example in the kerrson region. we have been able to liberate the snake island and black sea

region. we're having certain success in areas around second largest city kharkiv. from this perspective, some places we are losing ground and some places we're counter attacking already. with the help of the military support that we're receiving. and we're gaining ground. deoccupying cities. of course we need more heavy weapons and we need to receive it faster. and this is something -- we are afraid we sound repetitive. because we repeat these claims every day. we repeat the requests every day. this is something that everybody should understand. ukrainian army is highly motivated, highly professional and capable of stopping this war spreading further west in europe. at the same time, we can only do that if we get the tools. if we get the heavy weapons we request. >> adviser to ukraine defense minister talking to me earlier. sweden and finland are on

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enclave of russia at the heart of nato territory. separated from the rest of russia. that particular part of russia that is heavily militarized. that will find itself in a complete nato area. two countries will bring with them on the one hand finland a huge border with russia. 830 miles long. that's 1,300 kilometers plus. they have to police that and the knot east. there's the rest of the baltic sea. the territory of sweden and f famous fleet of fighter jets. two countries bring with them a large number of troops and for instance an army that is close to a quarter of a million strong. weapon ri as well. finland from places like the united states, sweden itself has some of its own homemade defense d capability that are making a big difference in ukraine.

hardware point of view important from a political point of view it will strengthen northern europe. we'll see a signing ceremony later on today. and in the past it has taken six months to a year for other states to join, these are two countries that can make a big difference quickly. that could be expedited. >> all right. joining us live from london, many thanks. nearly two months after a journalist shot dead. the u.s. is finally weighed in how the palestinian american journalist was killed and who's to blame. . tastes great in our iced coffees too. whwhich makes waking up at 5 a.m. to milk the cows a little easier. (moo) mabel says for youou, it's more like 5:15. man: mom, really?

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new details emerging about the suspect in the fourth of july mass shooting in illinois.

just outside chicago. robert crimo is now in custody. but has yet to be charged. investigators are combing through his social media, they say a significant amount of digital evidence already points in his direction. we have since learned he posted violent images. authorities say the gunman used a high powered rifle to fire on the parade crowd from the rooftop of a nearby business. at least six people were killed. and about two dozen were wounded. the victims have not yet been identified. professional sports teams from around chicago are sharing their reactions to the tragedy online. w white sox pitcher had this to say about the shooter. >> i don't think enough is being done. there's two sides and the sides need to meet in the middle and figure it out. too many people are dying and it's not excuse. some point things need to get

done or else -- it's getting to the point civilization as you know it may end. >> the city is other major league baseball team the cubs said in part quote we are heartbroken and grief stricken at the senseless violence. in another statement, the red stars women's soccer club said they quote mourn the lives lost to another senseless mass shooting. the bulls basketball team claims a special connection to high land park. the team says many of its players and staff are from the area. part of the statement reads quote this situation is one that we have been in too many times. the chicago bulls are committed to change and using resources in our power to make a difference. wnba star britney griner is pleading with u.s. president biden to help free her from russian detention. a letter handwritten by griner was delivered to the white house

monday morning reading in part, as i sit here in a russian prison alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family and friends, or any accomplishments. i'm terrified i might be here forever. griner's supporters including the head coach of her team the phoenix mercury says the letter to the white house is just heartbreaking. >> it made me cry. just hearing her words. talking about her father being a vietnam vet. her perspective on freedom. wanting to be with her family and team and not knowing if she'll ever be free again. on our day of freedom hearing those words from such a beloved person. yeah, it's great she was able to get that message to us. and hopefully some people are paying attention. the biden administration and our state department putting at the front would be amazing.

>> griner was arrested at a moscow airport back in february about a week before russia invaded ukraine. authorities claim she had cannabis oil in her luggage. she went on trial on friday on drug smuggling charges. and is facing up to ten years in prison. supporters say griner has been wrongfully detained. >> it's a statement about the value of women. the statement about the value of a black person. the value of a gay person. all of those things. and we know it. so that's what hurts more. >> britney griner played basketball in russia during the wnba off season. in her letter she begged president biden not to forget about her and other american

detainees. the u.s. says israel military gunfire was likely responsible for the killing of a journalist. but the state department says a forensic examination of the fatal bullet could not reach a definite conclusion. how is the palestinian authority responding to this and of course her family? >> first of all this was so important from the americans because it's the first time the u.s. has taken any sort of position on what they believe happened on the day that she was killed while she was covering that israel military raid in the west bank. in their statement they said the ballistic examination they were unable to determine which gunfired the shot. because the bullet was badly damaged. based of the investigation --

[ inaudible ] >> all right. some audio issues there. we'll see if we can address that and get back to her. more than 50 million americans across 18 states are suffering under heat advisories today. the combination of high temperatures and humidity is raising the danger of heat related illnesses. hot weather and drought are also causing this wild fire to spread at a dangerous rate near sacramento, california. it has prompted authorities to issue evacuation orders. and meteorologist joining me now from the cnn weather center. more and more you are reporting on extreme conditions. what's the latest? >> exactly right. this latest whild fire in california spread very quickly. it started just after 7:00 pacific time. and just within a couple hours

had grown tremendously. firefighters continues to try to get the upper hand. dry conditions across the western united states and especially in and around california are making these kind of situations very easy to develop because the dry conditions are allowing the fires to spread quickly. as of the current time, cal fire is reporting this fire called the electric fire has grown to nearly 1,000 acres and 0% contained. hopefully they can get a upper hand in the next couple hours, we'll see. notice how much of the western united states is under drought. those darker red colors mean it's either extreme or exceptional drought. 38% of the west is under those dry conditions and near that fire there isn't chance of rain in the next couple days. take a wider per spect i of the

situation. we have 53 large active fires burning nearly two and a half million acres across mainly the west united states. however, the current time the 53 contains 38 fires in alaska. we don't talk much about alaska. they have beenroems with recent lightning strikes and had drought conditions as well. that's one of the reasons they're dealing with that. back to the lower 48. we have hot temperatures. we're expecting over the next couple days especially in the middle of the country. large area of high pressure keep the middle baking and these temperatures mean we have the combination of heat and humidity and make it dangerous. the heat index between 100 and 111 degrees and just within the past hour, we have seen an expansion of the excessive heat warning. it was previously just for the st. louis metro area. and now expanded west ward into sections of southwest missouri and we have portions of west

virginia under the heat advisory. the above normal temperatures will continue to mainly be in the middle of the country and that's where high temperatures will be in the triple digits for st. louis, getting close to that for memphis, dallas. over the mark as well. good news at least people on the area of high pressure with the heat, they will see a drop. chicago going from 92 today down to 80 wednesday. columbus and atlanta stay above normal. not excessive heat for the middle of the country. it's not a good situation for people in the middle but again, the heat is on and it's going to stay on for at least the next couple days. >> just extraordinary. many thanks. the u.s. threw a coast to coast party on monday to celebrate the independence day. this was the spectacular fire works display in washington d.c.

held at the national mall. president biden and members of his family were able to watch the show from the white house balcony. in texas, massive crowds gathered in north austin near the new stadium for a concert and fire works display. country music star willy nelson has been performing at the event and bringing other artists to the show since the 1970s. in nashville, tennessee. organizers of the show claim it was the biggest fire works display in the city history. months of planning went into making it look so good. minnon mania has taken over the box office. the movie rise of gru the latest animated film in the series set a fout of july box office record raking in estimated $128 million. in the united states over the holiday weekend.

pint size overall wearing minnons must be walking tall. the high ticket sales mean families are returning to the theater after the pandemic if the movie is right. other recent animated films like disney light year flopped at the box office. just a little point to add. thank you so much for your company. be sure to connect with me on twitter. have yourself a wonderful day. cnn "newsroom" continues next with max foster.

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