. >> vanessa webb keeping us posted.o much. >>> so another breaking news story we're covering this morning, at least five people have been killed and 21 more injured after a shooting rampage in west texas. a man opened fire on state troopers during a traffic stop, then randomly fired at innocent people while driving through odessa and midland. the shooter hijacked a u.s. postal truck and the chaos ended in a shootout outside a movie theatre where officers killed tp gunman. several 2020 democratic presidential candidates voicing their frustrations over yet another mass shooting. >> don't know what the motivation is, do not yet know the firearms that were used or how they acquired them, but we do know this is [ bleep ]. we do know that it is time for politicians to act. the american people are sick and tired and horrified by the never-ending mass shootings that we see virtually every week. >> yesterday's shooting comes as a set of new gun laws go into effect today that loosen restrictions for gun owners in texas. they allo