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american plague. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. >> it is tuesday, july 5th, 3:00 a.m. in highland park, illinois. the chicago suburb dealing with yet another tragic mass shooting. at least six people are dead, more than two dozen wounded and a suspect is in police custody now. the shooter started just after 10:00 a.m. local time monday as people lined the parade route along central avenue in the suburb north of chicago. we have video from the scene, but we have to warn you that it is disturbing. [ gunfire ]

investigators believe the gunman climbed an unsecured ladder in an alley and opened fire from a rooftop. police say the gun was a high powered rifle, the attack appears to be random and intentional. the suspect was arrested without incident a few hours later identified as robert crimo iii. he had posted anonymous videos on lineneighboring -- name awake the rapper. >> the investigation will continue. charges have not been approved yet at this time and we're a long way from that, there is still a long investigation and there are a lot of efforts that will continue tonight. >> more from adrienne broaddus. >> reporter: investigators say

it was a north chicago police officer who found that 22-year-old investigators believe who was responsible for this crime scene behind me. off and the 22-year-old was taken into custody without incident. earlier in the day we did hear from people attending the parade including one woman who sheltered behind a dumpster. listen in. >> i saw people shot and killed around me. and a lot of people hiding. a man actually went at one point to find his son, he asked me to watch his kids. so we were all hiding behind the dumpster together and the kids, really little kids, they were like what is going on. and i was like it is fireworks, people get silly with fireworks. i stayed with them about half an hour while the guy looked for his other son. >> reporter: and she also shared with us that the father put his children inside 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 still unclear. adrienne broaddus, cnn highland park, illinois. >> police identified the suspect as being #22 years old, but latr an fbi bulletin reported that he was 21. cnn has reached out to the n authorities for more information on that. earlier a father who witnessed the attack described the initial panic and confusion after the first shots rang out. >> we heard -- it sounded like a string of firecrackers going off inside of a big metal trash bin. at first that is what i thought it was. 20, 30 maybe. and then i looked up to my right and i saw the police starting to act and i saw people falling. and my wife and i took off.

directly behind the store we were sitting in front of, there is a parking lot. so we started sort of, you know, going from car to car running. we were at the parade because our 14-year-old twin boys were marching with the high school football team. and we knew they hadn't yet made their way up the parade route and so we were going to try to get them. after about ten minutes of this sort of duck and hide, duck and hide, people were seemingly calmly walking away from the scene and we passed a man who was leaning against an apartment building who had an obvious fairly deep bullet graze wound along the right side of his head above the temple. and that was the point when we knew it for sure wasn't firecrackers, it was a shooting. which was just inconceivable in

a community like highland park, illinois. >> and illinois state representative was riding on a float in the parade and spoke about those horrifying moments. >> my parade float was about two blocks away from the shooting. we heard rapid fire, sounded like firecrackers, very quickly became clear it was gun violence. we saw a lot of people running in all directions trying to get away from that section. and once i got my volunteers and my family, my two children, my wife, once i got them to safety, myself and a few others went frankly right to the scene to see what we could do to help. and it was a pretty horrible scene. it was exactly what you would imagine seeing gunshot victims and just seeing a horrible scene of just marring this amazing day that everyone was so excited to be at. so many happy faces and so many parade floats and just to see it

all wiped away by this one person. >> police aren't saying much about the suspect at this point, but analysts and contributors have discussed how investigators will handle this case. >> what they will do is try to figure out everything that motivated him from the beginning to the time he was captured. they are also going to try to determine what things were public, what things were known, that could have tipped law enforcement off. there are several phases of this. number one, you will want to work on the prosecution. number two, you are going to want to prevent it from ever happening again. so you may have literally two teams working on this trying to decide how it happened, how -- how we didn't e interdict it. and then how he got his weapon.

before you do a large sweeping of the removal of the weapons, you have to work right now to keep them out of the hands of the mentally ill. we don't just have a gun plague going on here, we have a mental illness plague in america. you can't tell me that the last 10 or 11 shooters have been all mentally sane. so we have to look at it from both the gun aspect and the mental illness aspect. what we've learned in chicago, which has had strict, strict gun laws for years, and has the highest gun homicide rate in the united states, we've learned that just outlawing the guns aren't going to solve the problems. until you deal with the reasons people are shooting them because they will find the weapons. there is no question that every one of these mass shootings has an inspirational effect on other angry heavily armed young men with grievances about one thing or another.

so we always have the chance that this person's actions today could cause someone else, inspire someone else to go out and act. >> and there are concerns over the potential for future violence, some putting the focus back on gun legislation of course. we'll hear from one u.s. lawmaker about the recently passed bill just ahead. but before but go, these stirring images continue to come in from the scene of the illinois shooting. chairs, bicycles and other items abandoned as people ran for their lives. more on our top story after the break. >> on behalf of the city of highland park, our hearts are broken for the victims and their families. as we always do, we support each other. we are highland park strong. the hurt, the doubt, the pain. no m matter what, we go on. biofreeze. for people who are a little intense about hydration.

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freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. >> the illinois governor speaking there expressing his frustration and anger over a mass shooting during a fourth of july parade in the chicago suburb of highland park. at least six people were killed, dozens of others injured. the suspected shooter identified as robert crimo iii, he was arrested hours later after a brief car chase. we've learned the gunfire came from a rooftop about 20 minutes after the event began. brian todd explained the details while speaking with wolf blitzer. >> 25 miles due north of downtown chicago, that is where we start in the broader context here. but let's go to the parade route because this is where we can pinpoint some key activity according to witness accounts and official accounts of what happened today. first the parade route according to the city's website was to start here at the corner of laurel avenue and st. john's avenue, it was to go north and

then turn west on central avenue, go all the way down and then end the sunset woods park there. but what we can tell you from witness accounts, telling us that some of the key activity occurred in this area here. we have to stress these are witness accounts, not always accurate. officials have not discussed at where they believe the shooter was. jeff leon says that he was in front of a store called the blue mercury right here. he believes the shooter was either across the street from him or catty-corner. and another witness named zoey told cnn that when police were clearing the area and trying to get people to safety, they got them into a store called the gear head outfitters. this is where police took people for safety. another witness said that they believe the shooting occurred near walker brothers original pancake house. so we can tell you that according to witness accounts some key activity is here. and here is some aerial video of the area we're talking about. you see that there, that is the

blue mercury where jeff was sitting. and there are buildings across the street here. another official told us that the shooter had access to a building, an unsecured ladder in an alley. that is the only other clue we have right now as to kind of how the shooter got up to possibly get to one of these rooftops. there you see some of the rooftops there are all of the activity could have been taking place. but it looks like this area here new the blue mercury store is where investigators are looking for where the shooter might have been. >> u.s. president biden says he was shocked by the shooting and 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 as the white house marked independence day. phil mattingly has more on that in washington. >> reporter: president biden like every other american had what he expected to be a celebration of the nation, july 4th celebration, shattered.

once again in his administration, an administration who has seen so many mass shootings that actually led to the most substantive gun reform law in more than 30 years. a bipartisan law the president signed in to law just a couple weeks ago, now experiencing another one. the president getting on the phone with the illinois governor, with the mayor of high land park, pledging federal resources and surging federal law enforcement for that manhunt. he acknowledged the shooting in his july 4th remarks for a picnic of service members on the south lawn. take a listen. >> before i left for europe, i signed a law, first real gun safety law in 30 years. and things will get better still, but not without more hard work together. you all heard what happened. you all heard what happened today. but each day, we're reminded there is 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. >> reporter: the president also held a moment of silence for those killed and injured during that shooting. later during the musical performance, again the picnic, the celebration, the fourth of july continuing here at the white house, but so is the sorrow, the recognition that this just keeps happening. the president in his statement acknowledging that more needs to be done. certainly an accomplishment already on gun safety, but when it comes to gun violence, such a pervasive problem in the country. the president making clear that what they have done so far isn't enough. phil mattingly, cnn, the white house. >> illinois governor says that he spoke with president biden and that they both believe this madness must stop. >> if you are angry today, i'm here to tell you be angry. i'm furious. i'm furious that yet more

innocent lives were taken by gun violence. i'm furious that their loved ones are forever broken by what took place today. i'm furious that children and their families have been traumatized. i'm furious that this is happening in communities all across illinois and america. i'm furious because it does not have to be this way. and yet we as a nation, well, we continue to allow this to happen. while we celebrate the fourth of july just once a year, mass shootings have become our weekly, yes, weekly american tradition. >> there has been reaction from democratic senator dick durbin of illinois who visited high land park just hours after the attack on the fourth of july parade. here is what he had to say, a part of it. >> 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 a 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 that we just did with this gun bill. the gun bill that we passed in the senate, the bipartisan gun bill addresses many of the aspects of these mass shooters and some of that involves mental health counseling, trauma counseling. we've got to reach out at an 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. but i will tell you that that part of the bill is important for the future. >> while senator durbin touted the recent gun legislation, he did say that there were things that 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 jayland walker, an unarmed black man. police say the majority of protestors were peaceful but the mayor says that there was a significant amount of property damage after nightfall, about 50 people were arrested for violating the curfew. this is just hours after police released the body camera footage. polo sandoval has more from akron. >> reporter: authorities in the city of akron released about 18 minutes of body camera videos. each offering a different perspective showing eight responding officers before they opened fire shooting and killing jayland walker. after the release of the footage, the police chief said that the officers will have to be accountable for each one of the shots they fired. >> they need to be able to articulate what specific threats they were facing and that goes for every round that goes down the barrel of their gun. and they need to be held to

account. >> reporter: investigators over the weekend shared more about the possible perceived threat the officers faced during the pursuit including a single gunshot that allegedly came from inside walker's car while police were chasing his vehicle. they say this muzzle flash image captured by state traffic cameras is evidence and investigators later recovered a shell casing at that scene. it was shortly after the car chase turned foot chase that you can see in this video those eight officers opened fire with a barrage of bullets. officers described walker reaching for his wasistband rigt before they shot him. walker was unarmed at the time of the shooting. the akron police union released a statement saying the decision to deploy lethal force as well as the number of shots fired is consistent with use of force protocols and officers' training. the medical examiner's report showed walker's body had at least 60 wounds as a result of gunfire. walker's family attorney -- >> if you have a gun on you and

you drop your weapon and leave and you see him running across the parking lot, you can't seize his body with bullets. >> reporter: after the release of body camera footage nearly a week after the shooting, tensions flared sparking a fourth day of protests this akron. >> what i did see is him get out of the car and start running and people firing on him. and does it take that much. >> reporter: walker's family says they want to get justice for jayland in a peaceful and dignified way. >> we don't want any rioting or anything like that. we want answers. we feel the pain and, you know, personally, i want to scream out and be mad, but what is that going to do. we want to take that anger, we want to use it for the benefit of systemic change. >> reporter: polo sandoval, cnn, akron, ohio. we're also following a developing story in philadelphia, pennsylvania where two police officers were shot during a fourth of july celebration.

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welcome back. if you are just joining us, an update on our top story. america's independence day turned tragic on monday when a gunman killed at least six people and wounded dozens more at a parade in highland park, illinois. police say the suspected shooter used a high power rifle to fire at people from a rooftop. authorities say the attack appeared to be random and intentional. after a brief chase the person of interest was taken into custody without incident and ending the intense manhunt in the chicago metro area. he is yet to be charged, according to the gun violence archive, there have been at least 311 mass shootings in the u.s. so far this year. 14 of them just this month. cnn spoke with a woman who says she was near the center of the shooting area right across the street from where the police believe the shooter was. the woman said the gunshots first sounded like fireworks but a bad feeling prompted theory

gra -- her to grab her father and take cover. >> i saw a wonderful parade turn into a very scary moment. i saw people shot and killed around me. and a lot of people hiding. a man actually went at one point to find his son, he asked me to watch his kids so we were all hiding behind a dumpster together and the kids, really little kids, were like what is going on. and i said it is just fireworks, people get silly with fireworks. so i stayed with them for about half an hour while the guy looked for his other son. the guy ended up putting his children in the dumpster to hide and stay place. probably 30 of us just hiding in this little corner behind the dumpsters. my dad and i ended up going up on the roof to hide behind this large air conditioning unit. and right across the street i guess is where they are saying where the shooter might have been. and i told my dad, don't look up, don't look out over that. it was the loudest thing i've heard. that is not like natural.

it was a loud pop, pop, pop. and it was just endless. probably at least -- my dad thinks that it was 100, i think it was 50 at least. but just an endless pop, pop, pop. it sounded like if you are standing on top of a fire work that is just endlessly going. i just had a bad feeling. it seemed uncanny and i had watched fireworks the night before and i'm like this is too fast and i just grabbed my dad and we ran. and suddenly everyone was running behind us. people were shot behind us. they let us go back to get our things and another girl was there just dead, another man shot in the ear. it sounded like it was coming right next to us. and apparently it might have -- either on the roof or it was probably within 100 feet from us, but i can't tell if they were from above or on the

ground. but right where we were is where they are showing all over the news downtown right now, we could see the exact spot we were sitting and that is where people died. like someone less than four arm lengths from me just shot and fell. and it was just so surreal. complete shock. >> we'll have more on the illinois shooting later this hour. russian forces appearing to setting their sights on a new target after a critical victory in eastern ukraine. monday president putin congratulated his troops for capturing the last stronghold in the luhansk region. ukraine says fighting on the borders of the territory is still under way but the battle is largely shifting to the donetsk region. ukraine's military says at least two people killed and six more wounded amid shelling around donetsk region. and this is as russian backed separatists accuse ukraine of

attacking part of the donetsk people's republic. and officials there say at least three people were killed and dozens more were wounded. video posted to social media appears to show some of the aftermath but cnn can't independently verify its authenticity. as the fighting continues, ukraine is already looking towards the post-war future unveiling a $750 billion reconstruction plan during a conference in switzerland. in a virtual address ukraine's president said rebuilding his country is a common task for the democratic world. >> translator: to rebuild ukraine means to restore the principles of life, to restore the space of life, to restore what makes people human. of course it means massive construction, of course it means huge funding and colossal investments. of course it means a whole new level of security throughout our country which will continue to live near russia. >> sweden and finland are on the

cusp of joining nato, both countries will soon sign the nato protocols to formally join the alliance and it must then be ratified by all member countries. monday sweden and finland completed a major part of the process by confirming their willingness and ability to meet the obligations of nato. clare sebastian is joining me now. take us through the change in strategy that we're seeing already in eastern ukraine for the russians. >> this week we've seen russia basically declare that it has control now over the luhansk region, which of course is one of the two regions which makes up the donbas. now, we know that that is the stated goal after that shift that we saw after the first month of the war where we thought that they might try to take the whole of ukraine. now they are focusing on the donbas. so this is a victory that russia can clearly take to the bank. have a listen to what president putin said about it.

>> translator: units that took part and achieved success and victory in the luhansk direction will decidedly have to rest, grow their combat capabilities. other units including the eastern and west formations will have to continue their mission according to the previously suggested plan according to one purpose, and i hope all will continue to succeed just as luhansk units have been successful. >> when he tells troops to rest, you might think that that signals an operational pause but that does not seem to be the reality on the ground. we've been hearing of shelling in the donetsk region where it seems that the focus is now shifting. we're hearing of villages in the region being shelled. this morning ukrainian military saying two killed and six wounded. so that is ticking unclearly the activity there. not just there, because we're hearing as well this morning of a missile attack in the east central region.

seven missiles fired, six shot down, but one did hit some houses but no casualties. ukraine says that it is preparing to defend donetsk. >> and who knows if they continue beyond donbas. we just don't know. but nato preparing for every eventuality. >> that's right, and getting bigger now because in this hour we're expecting jens stoltenberg the secretary-general to formally have assigning a press conference with the foreign secretaries of both sweden and finland, this means that these two countries have met the criteria to join nato, we know that they managed at the nato summit to overcome the misgivings and concerns that turkey had about their memberships and so now it is full steam ahead to admit these two countries. that will radically realter the security dynamics that clare was talking about not just in eastern europe but the whole of the baltic sea. remember russia still has the baltic enclave outpost, all of

that region will now become nato territory. that is a big thing for russia to have to deal with. and when it comes to finland and sweden, sweden has huge amounts of water, it will now have to police with his submarines that they make homemade, also fighter jets is another part of the swedish defense sector as well. and then finland will have an 830 mile border to police with russia as well. and so a lot changing in this part of the world and it is all about trying to make sure that the war in ukraine stops in ukraine. >> the formalities need to apply out, don't they. there is a longer term process for sweden and finland to be officially part of nato, but in all sbenlintents and purpose, i there was an attack on finland already, what would happen? >> so this is the point. now they have the skecurity of invitee status. it just has to go through the individual 30 parliaments of nato countries to be rubber stamped if you like.

but the reality is lots of people recognize that they have been conducting exercises with nato for quite some time. sweden makes a lot of its own defense hardware, but finland is already involved in fighter jet programs with the united states. it buys weaponry from the united states. so these are countries that have already since the 1990s been involved in joint exercises. they know how to work with nato. so you're right, there will be probably an accelerated process. normally it takes six months to one year for a country to join nato, but these are countries that already are one step ahead of previous members. >> both thank you very much indeed. now wnba star brittney griner says she is terrified she must be in a russian jail

forever, she expressed her fears in a handwritten letter delivered to president biden monday morning. she begged mr. biden not to forget about her and other detainees. in a letter she wrote as i sit here in a russian prison alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, olympic jersey or any accomplishments, i'm terrified i might be here forever. griner was arrested at a moscow airport back in february about a week before russia invaded ukraine. authorities claim griner 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. >> if it was lebron, he'd be home, right? yeah. it does. it is a statement about the value of women, a statement about the value of a black person, a statement about the value after a gay person. all of those things. and we know it.

and so that is what hurts a little more. >> she should be here with us. biden hopefully he reads the letter, he helps expedite the situation, but she should be here. we miss her. free bg. >> she's been there four months. they know that. why do we have to sign a petition? let's pretend like it is tom brady. would we have to sign a petition then? >> grein otibrittney griner pla basketball in russia during the offseason. next on "cnn newsroom" -- >> put an end to this gross impunity. we call for justice. >> calls for justice and accountability, the family of shireen abu akleh say that they are incredulous over u.s. findings about her death.

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the u.s. says israeli military gunfire was likely responsible for the killing of journalist shireen abu akleh. but the state department says that forensic examination of the title fatal bullet could not reach a conclusion. hadas gold is in jerusalem. this is always hard for anyone close to someone who has died not to get a clear answer. >> reporter: yeah and we're hearing the frustrations from palestinian officials and also shireen abu akleh's family. but this statement from the state department is so important because it is the first time that the americans are taking any sort of position on what they believe happened when shireen abu akleh was killed while covering that israeli military operation in the west bank city in may. now, as you noted they did say that ballistic examination was

inconclusive because the bullet was so badly damaged. but after reviewing both investigations, they have come to the conclusion that it is most likely that it was israeli gunfire that killed aklehshireen abu akleh. but they say that it was not intentional but rather the result of tragic circumstances during the military operation against factions of palestinian and islamic jihad. this conclusion is the same as multiple investigations including cnn have come to as well. now, the anger and frustration from the palestinians was very clear from the moment that this came out. the palestinian authority attorney general's office actually disputed the idea that the bullet was so badly damaged beyond the point of being able to match to a gun saying that they believe that it is in good enough condition do so. a spokesperson for the palestinian authority president say that they call on the u.s. administration to maintain its

credibility and to hold israel fully responsibility. and then there is shireen abu akleh's family who in an emotional statement said that they were incredulous. take a listen to her niece. >> we were expecting that such an investigation would actually hold the perpetrators accountable and would carry out transparent investigation that is free from any political pressure. however that was not the case. we will continue to call for justice, we will continue to call on the u.s. to carry out a transparent investigation by an independent body. >> reporter: yair lapid says that they express sorrow for shireen abu akleh's death and that the israeli military has been unable to determine who was responsible but that they have determined that there was no intention to harm her. the israeli military said that they will continue to investigate the incident and any decision about whether to launch a criminal investigation into what will happen will only come

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new details emerging in the fourth of july mass shooting in highland park, illinois just outside chicago. the suspect is now in custody, but has yet to be charged. investigators are combing through social media, they say a significant amount of digital evidence already points in his direction. we've since learned that he posted violence imagery. 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. white sox pitcher hendricks had this to say about the shooting. >> i don't think that enough is being done and i think that there is two sides and two sides immediate to meet somewhere in the middle and figure it out. too even made people a-- too may people are dying. things need to get done. it is getting to the point where civilization as you know it may be ending. >> the city's other major league baseball team the cubs said in part, quote, we are heart broken and grief vehicle stricken at t senseless violence. and the women's soccer club said that they mourn the lives lost to another senseless mass shooting. the bulls basketball team claims a special connection to highland park saying many of its players and staff are from the area. part of the statement reads this situation is one that we've seen too many times. the chicago bulls are committed

to change and using the resources in our power to make a difference. flooding has been declared a natural disaster and more than 50,000 people across new south wales are being told to evacuate or prepare for those orders. the flooding is far from over and the emergency declaration was passed to free up emergency funds to help cities like sydney. weather conditions have created perfect conditions for flooding so far. 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 aer of heat-related illnesses, hot weather and drought are also causing a wildfire to spread at a dangerous rate near sacramento, california. it prompted authorities to issue evacuation orders. and gene norman is joining me now from the cnn weather center. >> hey, max. and we're talking about this fire, it is the electra fire in

the foothills of the sierra nevada in california. you see from these pictures, firefighters are trying to get ahead of this, trying to beat it back a little bit. but it has spread very quickly. that is one of the challenges with the very dry conditions out in this part of california. this fire is close to about 1,000 acres with zero percent containment near the town of jackson. and again, it spread quickly once it began late monday evening. in just three hours it had grown to that size. a sign of that deepening drought in our western part of the u.s. where 76% is under drought. 38% of that classified as extreme or exceptional drought. those darker red colors that you see on that map. and currently there are 53 large fires burning right now that have consumed nearly 2.5 million acres. the interesting thing about that number, 53, is that 38 of those

are in alaska where they are also dealing with drought, exceptionally warm conditions and a lot of lightning recently has sparked fires there. closer to the lower 48, we're dealing with the heat thanks to a large area of high pressure parked across the middle of the country, that heat dome is allowing the temperatures to really bake outside of the edges of the heat, that is where storstorm are erupting. but look at the excessive heat warnings that are in effect for a good part of southern missouri, that includes st. louis, the other orange areas that you see, those are heat advisories. and that means that the combination of the temperature and humidity could be between 100 and 111 degrees. definitely a concern for those -- because you could easily develop heat-related illnesses. 19 states now. west virginia was just added within the last hour.

and now this heat will continue to kind of drift mainly in the middle of the country, that is where it will bake. the eastern half again a bit of a break as we head toward the end of the week and the weekend. as far as how long this will last, places like st. louis, you are seeing triple digit temperatures right through thursday. kansas city close to that, memphis, you will hit 100 likely by thursday. 100 degree readings are expected for the dallas/ft. worth area. atlanta hotter than normal for this time of year. so we're dealing with hot temperatures, not really surprising in july, but these numbers are at least 5 to 10 degrees above normal. won't break any records, but again, it could be dangerous. >> yeah, people can be prepared now. gene, thank you very much. and thank you for joining me mere on "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster in london. "early start" is next.

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welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is tuesday, july 5, i'm christine romans. we begin in chicago suburbs where a morning that started with patriotic celebration was shattered by terrifying gunfire. parade goers running for their lives when they realize what had they thought were fireworks were really gunshots. six pe