. >> pamela harris waited hours to hear that tragic news. >> my son has a wife and children and all of that is gone. that is not right. >> frank turner learned his 29-year-old son lost his life. >> tell the gentleman to stay out of the streets. darrell steinberg calling for the gun violence to end. more police on patrol could not have prevented the tragedy. >> we don't know what happened but if somebody drove by in an instant and unloaded a rapid fire weapon, killing at least six people, injuring many more, i don't know how in that instance you can prevent that kind of a random tragedy. >> many are looking for answers. his brother, stephan clark was killed. another brother killed by gun violence. >> until we get together and stop this community violence, there is no way we can expect place to kill us. -- stop killing us. >> we believe this tent is where police are processing hundreds of pieces of evidence including a stolen handgun found at the scene. police are making a plea to the public for any video taken tonight that could help lead to an arrest. we are live in sacramento. abc sev

pamela harris says she's still shocked and angry that her son sergio and five others were killed in sunday's spray of gunfire, but she's relieved to see sacramento police move quickly to make arrests, including a third man chanchd -- charged with illegally possessing a firearm. >> he was interviewed in that investigation and that firearm was recovered. >> reporter: sacramento police made it clear they do not believe the gun he had was used in the shooting. the street memorials are growing as people continue to leave mementos, and several businesses on k street and 10th have opened for the first time since the shootings, many with special messages honoring the victims. >> reporter: for the second afternoon now, we're seeing that people will come out to these memorials so they can pay their respects. a lot of times they are family members of those who were killed, and they're talking to each other and also talking with other people coming to leave their mementos. >> i'm sergio quintana, nbc news. >>> state legislators met in the capitol today to discuss actions they can take to end gun violenc

. >> pamela harris said she's still shocked and angry to see gunfire. a third man was seen at the scene with a gun and is illegally charged with a firearm. police say they do not think the gun was used at the shooting. they're trying to figure out whether he was introduced. >> reporter: the street memorial is growing as people continue to leave the basics. many of them with special messages governing the. >>> they met at the capital to discuss actions it took auch weapons. >>> and the bill that would pave the way for citizen, local, and the for the harm their product caused. >> the gun manufacturers are the only manufacturers in the entire country that are never held accountable for the danger that their products cause on our streets. >> another ro posed bill would give citizens the power to sue thin who distributes legal salt weapons,s it was assembled with parts ordered online nm . >>> she fought back and some bystanders had her back, too. a disturbing video of a teenage girl caught on camera in san bernardino. it happened as cars were whizzing by. th

. >> reporter: pamela harris came to the scene overnight looking for answers after getting a call her son had been shot. she described him as a vivacious person and a father. >> fun to be around, liked to party, have fun, smiling all the time. don't bother people. for this to happen, it's crazy. it's crazy. and i'm just to the point right now where i don't know what to do. i don't think this is real. it feels like dream. >> reporter: a family member later confirmed with our sister station that sergio harris was killed. city leaders say it's an emotional time. >> our community deserves better than this. i know that there's a national epidemic. this is not unique to sacramento. but we can stop it here. we can stop it here. >> reporter: the police chief late this afternoon offered condolences to the victim's families and says police are looking for multiple shooters. in sacramento, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> christy, thank you. the mayor gave an emotional plea for lawmakers to do more. he says thoughts and prayers are not enough. >> as we do in too many communities, over too ma

. >> reporter: pamela harris was looking for information about her son. she spoke with the media in this interview before she had answers and described his personality. >> fun to be around, life of the party, smiling all the time, you know, don't bother people. and for this to happen, it's crazy. it's crazy. i'm just to the point right now, i don't know what to do. >> reporter: a family member later confirmed with our sister station in sacramento that sergio harris, who was a father, was killed. city leaders have spoken out, including a council member who became emotional. >> our community deserves better than this. i know this is a national epidemic, this is not unique to sacramento, but we can stop it here. we can stop it here. >> reporter: police say they recovered a stolen handgun and that there were multiple shooters. >>> we are continuing our coverage on air and online. we're posting uat we learn more about the investigation. you can head to nbcbayarea.com. >>> back here in the bay area, police now say two of the four men shot on the san francisco p

. >> reporter: pamela harris says her 38-year-old son sergio is one of the victims. >> a hurtful feeling to know that you seen your child that oe day, and then they're gone the next day. >> reporter: police say surveillance cameras captured part of the shooting. they say it's a complicated crime scene, spread across at least two city blocks. >> we know that a large fight took place just prior to the shootings. and we have confirmed that there are multiple shooters. >> reporter: in a statement overnight, president biden demanded more action on guns, saying congress urgently needs to ban ghost guns, require background checks for all sales, ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and repeal gun manufacturers' immunity from liability. golden state warriors coach steve kerr also reacting, calling out politicians in california and washington. >> if our government had any guts, if people put others in front of their own career paths, in front of their own reelection campaigns, in front of their own propaganda to manipulate people, it's right there in front of us. >> police say they reco

. >> reporter: pamela harris says her son sergio, a father of three, was caught in the crossfire. >> i know it is going to be difficult for me not seeing my son every day. he was a good person he was always there to help others. just so happened he got struck by the bullet >> reporter: while video shows a large brawl broke out just before the bloodshed, police don't know if the fight is connected to the shooting. you made one arrest. how likely is it you will make more >> we do know there were multiple shooters. and so our team is actively working on it and we're certainl continuing to identify people that were involved in this, witnesses, victims, and certainly, the suspects. >> reporter: tonight, a manhunt under way for at least one more gunman as a broken community picks up the pieces of shattered lives. with the crime scene here just cleared, stray bullets are still lodged in buildings. in just a block or two in either direction sits city hall and the state capital. on sunday, hundreds packed this street the bloodshed could have been so much worse. lester >> miguel almaguer in sa

pamela harris lost her son, sergio. >> it's crazy. and i'm just to the point right now, i don't know what to do. i don't even think this is real, i feel like it's a dream. >> reporter: sacramento's mayor offering support to the families. >> this is a senseless and unacceptable tragedy, and i emphasize the word "unacceptable. >> reporter: sacramento police asking witnesses to submit videos while acknowledging those shared on social media appeared to show a fight that preceded the gunfire. it is unclear if the fight was related to the shooting >> and guad joins me now from the scene it's still an active investigation, guad. what more have you learned? >> reporter: kate, just minutes ago sacramento police informed six that died three were adult men, three were adult women. they have also recovered at least one stolen handgun and there were multiple shooters at the scene. kate >> guad, thank you. >>> now to the other major story of the day. we're getting our first look at what ukraine's president is calling a genocide as russia's forces p

. >> reporter: pamela harris said her son sergio is one of the victims. >> it's a hurtful feeling to know that you seen your child one day and they're gone the next day. >> reporter: police say surveillance video captured part of the shooting. it's a crime scene spread across at least two city place just to the shootings. >> reporter: president biden demanded more action on guns, saying congress urgently needs to ban ghost guns, require background checks for all sales, ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines and repeal gun manufacturers' immunity. steve kerr called out politicians in california and wa washington. >> if our government had any guts and put people in front of their re-election campaigns, in front of their own propaganda, it's right there in front of us. >> police say they found a stolen gun at the scene. >>> an outbreak in bird flu vha spread to 30 states. 17 million birds have died since the first case was confirmed in february. since then egg prices are up more than 50% rising to an average of $2.88 per dozen. >>> retailers urging americans to free up spare ch

. >> that was pamela harris, the mother of sergio harris, one of the six people killed in the shooting. she says she's shocked and angry but also relieved to see sacramento police moving fast to make arrests. as for the third person arrested, police say he was found at the scene with a gun. he is charged with having that gun illegally, but police do not believe his gun was used in this shooting. >>> the violence in sacramento is renewing the push for action when it comes to gun violence, but is this all just talk? will anything really get done? as we speak, a vigil and rally for the victims in sacramento is actually happening in san francisco. among the people there this evening, police chief bill scott and district attorney chase bodine. our own terry is there in the city. we've been through this so many times, these calls for action. what are the proposals right now behind you? >> reporter: there seems to be a call for unity from chief scott. there seems to be a vow to do more from d.a. bodine, from the city attorney david chu. as far as a concrete measure, this is what we're going t

. >> reporter: this weekend pamela harris got the call no mother ever wants to receive. >> i just jumped straight up and said what's wrong? i know somebody is hurt. >> her 38-year-old son sergio harris, a father of three children, was among the six killed in the mass shooting that took place in sacramento, california early sunday morning. 12 others were injured. >> they are very close to their father. this man used to go take them to school, drop them off, pick them up. those were his pride and joy. >> three walking gunshot wound victims. >> i copy that. moving units over there. >> reporter: just after 2:00 a.m., gunshots rang out after a large fight in front of a row of nightclubs. officers on duty in the area quickly racing towards the scene, providing medical aid and calling for backup. >> he fell down, hit his head. he is bleeding profusely. >> reporter: authorities say they recovered 100 expended shell casings and at least one stolen handgun from the scene. a second handgun retrieved at a residence overnight. and tonight 26-year-old dandrae martin is behind bars as a related suspect

pamela harris lost her son, sergio. >> it's crazy. and i -- i'm just -- to the point right now, i don't know what to do i don't even think this is real. feels like it's a dream. >> reporter: sacramento's mayor offering support to the fa families. >> this is a senseless and unacceptable tragedy and i emphasize the word "unacceptable. >> reporter: sacramento police now asking witnesses to submit videos while acknowledging some of those shared on social media appear to show a fight that preceded the gunfire it is unclear if the fight is related to the shooting. >> thanks to guad venegas for that report. >>> growing evidence of russian war crimes in ukraine. as ukrainian forces retake towns, the scenes they're finding are horrific a warning, some of the images may be disturbing. here's how a ukrainian member of parliament described what he saw. >> me personally, i saw a car with a burned-down child 7, 8 years old, probably i can't explain to you how awful it is. >> you can see what appears to be the lifeless bodies of civilians lying in t

>> reporter: pamela harris was looking for information about her son. she spoke with the media in this interview before she had answers and described his personality. >> fun to be around, liked to party, have fun, smiling all the time. you know, don't bother team. and for this to happen, it's crazy. it's crazy. and i'm just to the point right now i don't know what to do. >> reporter: a family member later confirmed that sergio harris was killed. city leaders spoke out. >> our community deserves better than this. i know there's a national epidemic. this is not unique to sacramento. but we can stop it here. we can stop it here. >> police recovered a stolen hand gun and there were multiple shooters. police say it's very early in the investigation and there are still hundreds of pieces of evidence to go through. reporting live in sacramento, christyie smith, nbc bay area news. >> the shooting happened very close to the state capitol building. the governor offered his condolences to the families saying -- >> nancy pelosi also released a statement saying -- >

to accelerate washington is targeting the weapon zation of outer space with us, vice president, pamela harris, announcing a band on anti satellite weapons tests. yesterday, vice president announced the united states commitment to not conduct the destructive director sent anti satellite missile testing, and to work to establish this as a new international norm for responsible behavior in space. but despite the latest rhetoric from washington, the u. s. had earlier rejected several key international treaties that aimed at banned the placement of weapons in orbit with american officials, claiming the proposals offered by russia and china were flawed. russian space agency roscoe's most says the u. s. has apparently already developed its own covert space weapons program, retired us air force, lieutenant colonel turn petoskey suspects. washington has been trying to create enough time for to complete its own arms test. first, you have to understand the messaging is very often directed domestically. and this is a political thing, they democrats in the fight and supporters in this country. they are tu

s. assessment is that it's still too dangerous to send by an artist and vice president pamela harris. and so the visit of these to cabinet secretaries may be as close to a state visit as ukraine can get under the circle under the current circumstances. hi, jed counselor that will, let's bring in holland omen. he is a military expert on the atlantic council. and the forward visor to the us department of defense joins me now via skype from washington. dc. good, have you with us to open on the program again, a significant visit by us official if they arrives and the ukranian president has said nothing more than to bring gifts or certainly not come empty handed of course in we need to make sure we're getting the right military equipment as quickly as possible to ukraine. but there's a larger issue here. and that's always the threat that if the russian offensive in the east don boss fails, we'll let him a potent consider using nuclear weapons, either in demonstration or destroy, such as kear. and what do we do right now to prevent that from happening? and it seems to me what that nato in u

. >> sitting down with abc news, pamela harris describes a sleepless night she said her mother's intuition told her something happened to one of her sons. >> i got the phone call and i jumped straight up and said what's wrong. i know somebody is hurt. my husband said it was sergio, and i was just like in awe. >> he was one of six killed. she spent hours at the scene at the corner of 10th and l street. >> fun to be around liked to party and have fun. don't bother people. >> the busy shopping in dining areas where his wife described the moment she last saw her husband, unable to continue come stricken with grief. >> went to the mall, went to the park. that was his last moments. i am sorry i can't. >> sacramento mayor speaking at press conferences sunday calling gun filings plaguing the country and his city a sickness. frank turner, the father of one deceased, made this call to action. >> stay out of the streets and quit playing these games. >> sacramento police say there were multiple shooters and our processing hundreds of pieces of evidence. as for pamela, she has not had time to grieve. >

pamela harris says her son, sergio, is one of the six killed, and today she wants answers. >> this wasn't no one shot. i mean, that was a massacre. >> reporter: what do you know about what happened to him? >> all i know is my son is dead. he has two young daughters that love him dearly, and he loved them. they're not going to see their father anymore. >> reporter: sunday's tragedy stunning the sacramento community. >> i'm devastated for the victims, for those still fighting for their lives, for their families, and for my city. >> reporter: and these social media videos recorded at the moment that the gunfire just kept going and going. this area was closed off yesterday, and we were able to see just multiple gun casings all across this street. those have been picked up. and this area has now been opened up to the public as the investigation here in sacramento continues. mika? >> nbc's guad venegas, thank you for that report. >>> coming up, we're going back to ukraine to talk about the reports of genocide. ukraine's prosecutor general will be here. plus we've got rough economic news here at

yesterday we spoke with pamela harris who says her son, sergio, is one of those who was killed in thepefully they'll catch these people and prosecute them to the fullest. because this was senseless. this wasn't no one shot. if you was down there and you seen all them bullets everywhere, i mean, that was a ms. kerr. >> reporter: calling it a massacre is one way to describe what happened here early sunday morning. a lot of videos on social media showed a fight that happened with gunshots taking place right after that fight. local police here in sacramento have acknowledged that it appears to show the moments that preceded the gunfire. other videos show the gunfire continuing for at least 45 seconds. this whole area in downtown sacramento was closed off yesterday. we saw bullet casings all across the street that have now been removed. the area was opened again this morning while police continue to ask for the public's help with any information that could help them identify any of the suspects. police also informed they recovered a stolen handgun and they know there were multiple shooting

we know one of the victims was a father of sitting down with abc news pamela harris describes a sleepless night where she says her mother's intuition told her something had happened to one of her sons that their phone call. i just jump straight up and said, what's wrong? i know somebody's hurt. when my husband said it was sergio and i just i was just like in ours i couldn't think straight sergio was one of men and three women killed in a mass shooting outside a nightclub near the state capitol sunday morning pamela spent hours at the scene near the corner of 10th and k street. that's where she recalled her son's vivacious nature fun to be around like the party. have fun smiling all the time, you know, don't bother people the busy shopping. dining district is also where sergio's wife leticia began describing the moments. she last saw her husband unable to continue stricken with grief went to the mall. they went to the park. so that sacramento's mayor darrell steinberg speaking at multiple, press conferences sunday called the gun violence plaguing the country and his city a sickness. frank

family members of the victims were here yesterday, trying to get some information, and we met pamela harrisn, sergio, is one of those that were killed. >> i mean, that was a massacre. what do you know about what happened. >> all i know is my son is dead. >> he has two young daughters that love him dearly, and he loved them. and they're not going to see their father anymore. >> pamela calling it a massacre. when we arrived yesterday, jose, we could see bullet casings all across this street with markings. those have since been picked up and this area was reopened today with investigators not sharing any information on the possible motives for the shooting, and still, on the search for the suspects, jose. >> guad venegas in sacramento. thank you. >>> time now for a check of our other top headlines this morning. today, jury selection begins in the trial of the gunman who shot and killed 17 students and school staff members at the high school in parkland, florida, on valentine's day in 2018. the now 23-year-old, already pleaded guilty. now the jury's task is to decide whether he receives a death

when it was over, six dead, including pamela harris' son, sergio, a father, just 38 years old. >> he has two young daughters that love him dearly and he loved them they're not going to see their father anymore, all because of somebody doing some senseless shooting. >> reporter: another 12 people were injured, police say, some critically it is the worst mass shooting in this city's history. >> we've recovered well over a hundred casings from the scene so we know there were a lot of shots fired that night hence, the complexity of the investigation. >> reporter: trying to piece together what happened in a crime scene that spans several blocks, police have appealed to the public for help. they say more than a hundred tips, pictures and pieces of video have come in but none of it answers the larger questions in a city that prides itself on community outreach and a state with the toughest gun laws in the nation. >> this sickness will be cured some day in this country or we will destroy ourselves in this country, as we do in too many communities on too many occasions over too many years. >>

pamela harris lost her son sergio. >> i'm just to the point right now, i don't know what to do. i don't even think this is real. >> sacramento's mayor offering support to the families. >> this is a senseless and unacceptable tragedy. and i emphasize the word unacceptable. >> sacramento police, now asking witnesses to submit videos while acknowledging some of those shared on social media, here to show a fight that preceded the gunfire, it is unclear if the fight was related to the shooting. >> our thanks to nbc's guad vanegas for that report. >>> still ahead former vice presidential nominee is now running for congress. ukraine's president gives a powerful speech during the grammys. and a landmark win for organized labor, as amazon workers vote to unionize. those stories and a check on the weather when we come right back. . allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! flonase all good. ♪simply irresistible♪ ♪ ♪ ♪simply irresistible♪ applebee's irresist-a-bowls are back. now starting at $8.99. n

pamela harris says her son sergio, a father of three, was caught in the cross fire. >> i know it willficult for me not seeing my son every day. >> he was a good person. he was always there to help others. just so happened that he got struck by the bullet. >> while video shows a large brawl broke out just before the bloodshed, police don't know if the fight is connected to the shooting. >> you made one arrest. how likely is it you will make more? >> we do know there are multiple shooters and so we are, our team is actively working on it and we are certainly continuing to identify people that were involved in this, witnesses, victims, and suspects. >> a man hunt under way for at least one more gunman. as a broken community picks up the pieces of shattered lives. >> our thanks to nbc's miguel almaguer for that report. >>> former president barack obama is returning to the white house today, for the first time since he left office. he will there to promote the affordable care act alongside president joe biden. his former vice president. >>> according to senior administration officials the

came from more than one shooter, bullets hitting 18 total people, six are now dead, including pamela harris's son, sergio. and for this to happen is crazy. it's crazy. i'm just to the point right now. i don't know what to do. i don't even think this is really feel like it's a dream. today we learned 21 year old john taya. alexander is among those killed her friends counter , jojo, her father shared with me this photo of them together. for the community. the priority is to now support survivors and family members. as long as we're all working together and making sure that we support our oliver families and all of the people that were affected by this, then we know that we have overcome what's happening here. acosta works with the sacramento county victim witness program. they created a family assistance center with the american red cross here at the cal expo center and people that were around when it occurred. we provide emotional support. we provide spiritual support connection to local resources to help folks with their healing journey from this. it's obviously very shocking, and we're here

so pamela harris is very busy. she's got a ton of jobs and the by the administration, none ofgo have gone very well. first she was in charge offi therring the southern border. then she wasn keeping the peaceb keeping the peace between russia, ukraine. they're not going to invade kabul. harris is there, but he her toughest job of all is as space czar. s but she did know she waspaces as she's chair of the national space council. kamala harris is the administration's expert on the stars. in she was in october speaking to child actors about the cosmosak i just love the idea during the unknown and other things that we just haven't figured discovered yet to think about so much that's out there that we still have to learn. i kind of love that they're literally in the craters on the moon with your own like with your own eyes. i'm telling you it is going to be unbelievable. now obviously that's nauseating. but then you think you're simple. she's never had her own kids. she d how youaybe knowwuseatinga talk to kids. maybe sh

pamela harris says her son sergio is one of the six killed.ay she wants answers. >> this wasn't no one shot. mean, that was a massacre. >> what do you know about what happened to him? >> all i know is my son's dead. he has two young daughters that love him dearly. and he loved them. >> reporter: sunday's tragedy stunning the sacramento community. >> devastated for the victims, for those still fighting for their lives, for their families and for my city. >> reporter: investigators have not issued any information on possible motives or the suspects. president biden also issued a l statement mourning the families. >> guad, thank you >>> and we move now to washington and asking congress to take action with more gun laws at a federal level, hoda. >> gaun venegas, thank you. >>. >>> one more judiciary committee meeting. one more round of speeches before that committee votes. but it is an evenly divided committee and highly likely that vote is going end in a tie. republican kansas slow down her nomination. but they can't stop it. democrats still hope

a woman who identified herself as pamela struggled to hold back tears saying her son, sergio harris was one of the people killed and he's waited. hours for information is i don't understand it. >> i thought would know something by now. you know, don't know i think that all this is too much. >> authorities say video on social media points to a fight that happened before shots rang out. they are working to see if that fight is in any way tied to the shooting. keith of a low was sound asleep along with his young son when he heard gunshots. he captured the chaotic scene outside his window on video. >> never heard gun shots like that. i mean, they were just going off. we're just like donna. and but echoes and echo. so it kind of sounds like thunder. because i had just woken up. i'm just like half alert. some just getting about or know what's going on. i look outside and that's when i see all the people running around police officers coming in with guns. investigators say they have found at least one firearm at the scene. they will conduct a comprehensive investigation and are turning to the

one woman who identified herself as pamela struggled to hold back tears saying her son, sergio harris was one of the people killed and he's waited hours for information. authorities say video on social media points to a fight that happened before shots rang out. they are working to see if that fight is in any way tied to the shooting. keith of a low was sound asleep along with his young son when he heard gunshots. he captured the chaotic scene outside his window on video. >> i've never heard gun shots like that. i mean, they were just going off. we just like donna. and but echoes and echo. so it kind of sounds like thunder. because it had just woken up. i'm just like half alert. some just getting up. i don't know what's going on. i look outside and that's when i see all the people running around police officers coming in with guns. investigators say they have found at least one firearm at the scene. they will conduct a comprehensive investigation and are turning to the public for help. >> i'm in an area where a lot of community members have gathered to grieve in a way further informat

a woman who identified herself as pamela struggled to hold back tears saying her son, sergio harris was one of the people killed and he's waited. hours for information is i don't understand it. >> i thought would know something by now. don't know i think that all this is to buy. >> authorities say video on social media points to a fight that happened before shots rang out. they are working to see if that fight is in any way tied to the shooting. keith of a low was sound asleep along with his young son when he heard gunshots. >> he captured the chaotic scene outside his window on video. >> i've never heard gun shots like that. i mean, they were just going off. we're just like donna. and but echoes and echo so kind of sounds like thunder. because it had just woken up. i'm just like half alert. some just getting up. i don't know what's going on. i look outside and that's when i see all the deople running around police officers coming in with guns. investigators say they have found at least one firearm at the scene. they will conduct a comprehensive investigation and are turning to the publ

one woman who identified herself as pamela struggled to hold back tears saying her son, sergio harris was one of the people killed and he's waited hours for information. authorities say video on social media points to a fight that happened before shots rang out. they are working to see if that fight is in any way tied to the shooting. keith of a low was sound asleep along with his young son when he heard gunshots. he captured the chaotic scene outside his window on video. >> never heard gun shots like that. i mean, they were just going off. we're just like donna. and but echoes and echo so kind of sounds like thunder. because it had just woken up. i'm just like half alert. some just getting up. i don't know what's going on. i look outside and that's when i see all the people running around police officers coming in with guns. investigators say they have found at least one firearm at the scene. they will conduct a comprehensive investigation and are turning to the public for help. >> sacramento police say they believe at least 2 shooters were involved. >> they say that investigation is