amy: in illinois, wounded survivors and the families of three people killed in a mass shooting during a fourth of july parade in highland park have filed a lawsuit against gunmaker smith and wesson, two gun stores, the man who's been charged in the shootings, and his father. the lawsuit charges the gunmaker and gun sellers acted with negligence and employed deceptive practices, arguing that the shooter was the type of young consumer susceptible to smith & wesson's deceptive and unfair marketing practices and that the shooting was both predictable and preventable. in california, governor gavin newsom signed legislation wednesday making it easier for farmworkers to cast their ballots in union elections by mail and protecting them from retaliation from their employers. in a statement, newsom said -- "california's farmworkers are the lifeblood of our state, and they have the fundamental right to unionize and advocate for themselves in the workplace." just last month, newsom had threatened to veto the bill, known as ab 2183, but reversed his opposition after president joe biden and other top democrats spoke in favor of it. that followed a long grassroots campaign waged by