some strong words, words of fury from jb pritzker there. strong words, words of fury fromjb pritzkerfor people in hyland park are deeply upset and shocked, and certainly stunned perhaps you can give us an idea of this part of chicago, it is not the place you would expect to get a scene like this? it's not, it's a very beautiful place. it is the place that you go to sort of escape are busy life of the city, if you like. it is very affluent, it is very peaceful it has beautiful homes, it is right by lake michigan. it is a family—oriented place, and 4 july and hyland park is kind of the iconic day. there is an iconic parade and you would go to that with your kids. it is a place that you would think of as as far away from gun violence as you could imagine, anything being. what we discover today is that gun violence is clearly ubiquitous now and this was, i think, an enormous wake—up call for americans realising that it really is — it really can happen anywhere. this was... this was eight o'clock in the evening here. i don't remember a sadder day here in chicago. no—one has really any abi

including a charm offensive with those who might be getting too ambitious, hosting illinois governor jb pritzker and california governor gavin newsom at separate events meanwhile it comes as the president is facing growing tension with china today he spoke with president xi for two and a half hours amid a controversial potential trip to taiwan by house speaker nancy pelosi china opposes taiwan's independence according to the chinese, xi told mr. biden those who play with fire will perish by it. the white house would not confirm those comments and it is still unclear whether pelosi will visit taiwan >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. >>> tonight the president is hailing the surprise shift by long time democratic hold out joe manchin to support a key climate and health care spending bill but there could still be obstacles for democrats hoping to pass it. ali vitali has late details. >> reporter: after a year of no democratic senator joe manchin now explaining how he got to yes >> i never reversed and i never walked away. >> reporter: just two weeks ago manchin pumped the brakes on ta

pointed to the president's response of the parade shooting as not forceful enough in contrast to jb pritzker's open frustration. >> we got a lot more work to do, we've got to get this under control. >> if you are angry today, i'm here to tell you be angry. i'm furious yet more innocent lives were taken by gun violence. >> republicans continue to focus on mental health issues rather than access to guns. joining me to discuss this. >> i think yesterday's shooting is an example of what the problem is. the problem is mental health, and these young men who seem to be inspired to commit these atrocities. >> joining me to discuss this and more, michael scheer, white house correspondent for the new york times. the chief national affairs correspondent for cnn. and joining me in studio, lauren for the pbs newshour. and the political enterprise and investigations reporter for the washington post. thank you for being here. this was a serial start to the week. i can't even imagine people went to a july 4 parade and ended up running for their lives. the politics on this continue to be challenging. what do y

. >> in a press conference yesterday, illinois governor jb pritzker who just heard from said shootings like this are happening in communities all across the country. he called on community members to join him in his anger over the ongoing issue of gun violence. meanwhile, president biden also spoke out yesterday saying that he is shocked by the violent shooting in our nation's our on our nation's independence day. the president called it another example of senseless gun violence and added that there's more work that needs to be done. >> you are what happened. or what happened today. >> each day we're reminded there's nothing guaranteed a modern democracy. nothing guaranteed about our way of life. to fight for it. defended. >> in june, the president signed a bipartisan bill, a gun safety bill into law. the most significant gun law signed in nearly 3 decades and he promised to keep fighting to the end. so to the end of this epidemic of gun violence that's been sweeping our country. we also heard from house speaker nancy pelosi as well. she released a statement on twitter yesterday which

. >> on cnn's state of the union, illinois democratic governor jb pritzker discussed how the shooter bought the semiautomatic rifle he used despite the state's red flag law. the challenges that for red flag laws to work. >> family members had to step forward and signed an affidavit go to court, do something. the new federal includes incentives for states to pass red flag measures along with stricter requirements for young people to buy guns. but it does not include other priorities. pritzker has called for like bans on assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines. the caliber of the bullets that were being fired is much larger than the size caliber and speed of bullets that even police carry with them. on nbc's meet the press, maryland republican governor larry hogan said his state's red flag law works and he supports reasonable gun restrictions. merrill, we've got some of the toughest gun laws in the country, but it hasn't stopped the shootings. >> for 23 is the time. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. a new mental health hotline is on the way. we'll tell you more on ho

reporter: democrat illinois governor jb pritzker brought the discussion to assault weapons even thoughown of highland park has an assault weapons ban. >> our founders carried muskets, not assault weapons. i don't think a single one of them would have said that you have a constitutional right to an assault weapon with a high capacity magazine. reporter: police say crimo had a total of five guns. one rifle left on roop top here. another rifle discovered in his car when he was arrested. he had a shotgun and two handguns, all of them purchased after his run-ins with authorities. police say he is talking to investigators but they still don't have an idea on a motive, why this happened. we're waiting on criminal charges. jackie? jackie: mike tobin, thank you so much for that. our hearts go out to all the victims and their families. joining me former new york city police commissioner howard safir. howard, great to see you. i want to get your perspective on this as more details are starting to emerge. when you stand back and look at the problem we have with crime in this country, with mass sho

amy: illinois governor jb pritzker condemned the mass shooting and called for an end to what he calleda plague of gun violence. >> i am furious. i am furious that yet more innocent lives were taken by gun violence. i am furious that their loved ones are forever broken by what took place today. i am furious that children and their families have been traumatized. i am furious that this is happening in communities all across illinois and america. i am 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. amy: about eight hours after the shooting, police arrested robert e crimo iii known as bobby, a 22-year-old white resident. he was detained after a short car chase. he has been described as an aspiring musician who performed under the name awake the rapper. he released videos depicting mass murder and school shootings. he also once posted an image on twitter draped in a donald trump flag. this father run

. >> that was illinois governor jb pritzker shortly after the mass shooting. he called on the community to join him in his anger over this ongoing issue of gun violence and to push for change. with that same message. president biden also spoke out after that mass shooting saying that he was shocked by the violence that was on display there on our nation's independence day. the president calling it just another example of senseless gun violence, adding that more needs to be done to stop it. >> you are what happened. or what happened today. >> each day we're reminded there's nothing guaranteed a modern democracy. nothing guaranteed about our way of life. to fight for it. defended. >> back in june, the president signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law. the most significant gun law signed in nearly 30 years. he promised to keep fighting to end this epidemic of gun violence. >> we have breaking news from overnight. a man was stabbed in east palo alto when paramedics found him. he died. it was about 11, 30 last night. he was in the 400 block east. o'keefe stree

. >> that was illinois governor jb pritzker shortly after the parade shooting happened and he called on community members to join him in his anger over the ongoing problem of gun violence in this country. and president biden spoke out after the mass shooting as well. he says he shocked by this in our nation's independence day. the president also calling it another example of senseless gun violence and he added that there's more work that needs to be done. >> you are what happened. or what happened today. >> each day we're reminded there's nothing guaranteed a modern democracy. nothing guaranteed about our way of life. to fight for it. defended. >> in june, the president signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law. the most significant gun law signed in nearly 3 decades and he promises to keep fighting to end the epidemic of gun violence. breaking news from overnight, a man was stabbed to death in east palo alto. it happened around 11 30 last night. need 400 block of east o'keefe street and the man was dead by the time for paramedics got there. they couldn't save him. couldn't couldn

i'd like to introduce governor jb pritzker. thank you for your leadership on this tragic day. good afternoon. i want to begin today by honoring the heroic actions of law enforcement ward the gunshots that they heard today. in particular lives were saved because the highland park police department. courageously protected and served their community. i also want to thank our illinois state police who have been coordinating on the ground since this morning with highland park pd, neighboring police forces. the county task force fbi and atf. our troopers will continue the investigation and search until the job is done. to the residents of highland park and surrounding communities. this murderer will be brought to justice. but until that happens, please follow instructions from local authorities on how best to keep you and your family safe. and please, no that every resource at the state's disposal will be available to you in the day. >> we've listening just for a moment here as authorities. the governor illinois speaking now about th

. >> on cnn's state of the union, illinois democratic governor jb pritzker discussed how the shooter legally bought the semiautomatic rifle he used despite the state's red flag law. the challenges that for red flag laws to work, family members had to step forward and signed an affidavit go to court, do something. the new federal gun law includes incentives for states to pass red flag measures along with stricter requirements for young people to buy guns. but it does not include other priorities. pritzker has called for like bans on assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines. the caliber of the bullets that were being fired is much larger than the size caliber and speed of bullets that even police carry with them. on nbc's meet the press, maryland republican governor larry hogan said his state's red flag law works and he supports reasonable gun restrictions. merrill, we've got some of the toughest gun laws in the country, but it hasn't stopped the shootings. and president biden is expected to reiterate his own call for tougher gun measures later this morning. >> but the prospec

we have this, california governor gavin newsom and illinois governor jb pritzker are talking about indicatingwant to run in 2024. newsom is at the white house while biden is in saudi arabia walking in front of cameras. we have reports that former president trump has made a decision running again. what are you hearing about that? >> well i can't speak to mr. trump but, i don't know pritzker. i know gavin newsom or used to know him, i knew him, when he was a moderate democratic mayor of san francisco. i'm sure that gavin enjoyed walking around the west wing today while biden wasn't there [laughter]. kind of like a little practice run, liz, you know what i mean? just a little, kind of see, measure the curtains a little bit. let's see if the desk chair is high enough. a lot of, measure the drapes. i think that is just a wonderful story. i can't speak to president trump's plans. i read the same articles you have. i speak to him on a regular basis but he does not ask my political advice and i don't offer it either. elizabeth: just economic advice. larry kudlow always a pleasure to have you on. come

in a news conference today, illinois governor jb pritzker said shooting such as this are happening in communities across the country. >> he called on community members to join him in his anger over this ongoing issue of gun violence. >> back here in the bay area, family gatherings and barbecues throughout the day today for the 4th of july. most of the celebrations tonight centered around the fireworks in san francisco. thousands of people gathered to watch the show at pier. 39 and that's where we find kron four's amanda hari saying by was their reaction to it all. amanda. >> i've sort of warned about this, but fog was a real possibility and it did come up and it did happen and some people were a little disappointed throughout the show. there were moments that were better and you could see some of the fireworks through the fog. but there was a lot of fog and there was a lot of smoke and it just sort of made it difficult to see those fireworks. we actually had some people leaving a little bit early. we have another camera set up. you can see what it looks like here on the pier right now

. >> well, that was illinois governor jb pritzker shortly after that mass shooting took place in his state called on community members to join him in his anger over the ongoing issue of gun violence. meanwhile, president biden also spoke out in the wake of that mass shooting saying that he is shocked by the violent shooting in on our nation's a day of independence. the president calling it just another example of senseless gun violence and added that there's more work that obviously still needs to be done. >> you are what happened. or what happened today. >> each day we're reminded there's nothing guaranteed a modern democracy. nothing guaranteed about our way of life. to fight for it. defended. >> yeah. in june the president signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law. the most significant gun law signed in nearly 3 decades. he promised to keep fighting to end this epidemic of gun violence. >> we have breaking news or falling from overnight. a man was stabbed to death in east palo alto around 11 30 last night. you can see the map here. it happened in the 400 block of keep street an

. >> on cnn's state of the union, illinois democratic governor jb pritzker discussed how the shooterlegally bought the semiautomatic rifle. he used despite the state's red flag law. the challenges that for red flag laws to work, family members had to step forward and signed an affidavit go to court, do something. the new federal includes incentives for states to pass red flag measures along with stricter requirements for young people to buy guns. but it does not include other priorities. pritzker has called for like bans on assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines. the caliber of the bullets that were being fired is much larger than the size caliber and speed of bullets that even police carry with them. on nbc's meet the press, maryland republican governor larry hogan said his state's red flag law works and he supports reasonable gun restrictions. merrill, we've got some of the toughest gun laws in the country, but it hasn't stopped the shootings. >> and president biden is expected to reiterate his own call for tougher gun measures later today. but any sort of legislation mo

. >> on cnn's state of the union, illinois democratic governor jb pritzker discussed how the shooter bought the semiautomatic rifle. he used despite the state's red flag law. the challenges that for red flag laws to work. >> family members had to step forward and signed an affidavit go to court to something the new federal includes incentives for states to pass red flag measures along with stricter requirements for young people to buy guns. but it does not include other priorities. pritzker has called for like bans on assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines. the caliber of the bullets that were being fired is much larger than the size caliber and speed of bullets that even police carry with them. on nbc's meet the press, maryland republican governor larry hogan said his state's red flag law works and he supports reasonable gun restrictions. merrill, we've got some of the toughest gun laws in the country, but it hasn't stopped the shootings. >> and president biden is expected to reiterate his own call for tougher gun violence measures. but any sort of legislation moving forw

spate that's present biden and illinois governor jb pritzker both reacting to the horrific july 4 paradehooting but it somewhat contrasting tones. and we are back out the panel. so mara, you are different responses in the president and illinois governor. some people criticizing the the present respondent and elevating governor pritzker's response, your thoughts? x yes, i mean, there are some democrats active to where the president to bar fiery subsidy tentatively, there is not much is seen pritzker in the present rate they both want gun safety laws, including, you cannot buy got into 21, you have to have universal background check for thousands are supported by huge majorities of americans. in some polls over 80% or 90% are for those measures, and they can't get passed by congress. and that's, i think, the real root of democrat frustration. >> i think -- i think it's all but 20242. >> and will then there's that. but you know, i think -- i think governor pritzker is more the several democrats who want to run it. >> if biden doesn't, yes. >> and biden doesn't. maybe it biden doesn't mean i

listen to florida governor ron desantis going after biden, illinois democrats governor jb pritzker, californiais the thing, laura, even our worst critics, pritzker himself he sent his family to florida. >> he has a house here. >> sent his family to florida during the lockdowns. while people of illinois are suffering under his petty tyranny is family is down living in freedom in the state of florida. it's dangerous to be in these cities like los angeles and chicago now. they don't support the police. they have prosecutors that will not prosecute crimes, people that are funded by george soros. so the quality of life has really diminished. the thing about florida, when people move from those states here what they tell me, people are proud to be in florida. they're happy to be in florida. >> jimmy, you're the son of a cop. when you hear this, what do you think? >> well it's true. i mean if you look at states like their restaurants, okay, desantis has a state that has an hour 1/2 wait to get seated. the lines aren't the block, everyone is moving to his restaurant. >> illinois and california are tha

that was the message from the governor, jb pritzker, who was at a parade in a nearby town yesterday.said if you're angry about another shooting in this country, he said he was furious about it. this is another scene we're going to see and will continue to see, where the investigation takes place. this scene is being processed still as we speak. it is likely going to be closed for some time, willie. >> shaq, to say gun violence is rare in highland park, illinois, is an understatement. it's an affluent suburb, northern suburbs of chicago, not far from downtown chicago. this looked like so many fourth of july parades we saw across the country yesterday, that we've all seen for our lives and for generations. you had little league teams and marching bands and just a small town america. obviously, totally, totally shocked and stunned by what happened yesterday. >> reporter: an affluent suburb of chicago. you mentioned, it took about 45 minutes to get from downtown yesterday when i arrived on the scene. this is not just something that impacted highland park. neighboring towns, their fourth

governor jb pritzker is a disaster. they're looking to make a difference on a wide basis.t are you seeing on the ground? >> well i think everyone looks at our elected leaders and realizes how out of touch they are. they're just talking about spending more money that we don't have. again i go back to the futures of my children and some day my grandchildren, is our country better off today than it was just two years ago? it's not. that is serious concern. we also are concerned about these midterms coming up. we're concerned about our elected leaders going to impose mandates on the american people again and i will never let our listeners forget that. i know our listeners won't forget that in terms of how it affected small businesses here in central and non wisconsin and how it affected children whose schools were closed for inordinate amount of time. rachel: normalizing those kinds of government restrictions that, as you said, we've never seen in america before. it is just not the same. both of you, meg, annie, so great having you on. thanks for giving us your insights. >> th