mayor rotering: right.hin our assault weapons ban and high-capacity magazine ban, he obviously broke that law. the problem is throughout our country, there are not many communities banning these combat weapons. we need to have a national approach that says this is not part of what a civilized society has on its streets. we represent the values of our community and did what we could within the confines of the law. i have been in touch with the governor, the senate president and the house speaker. we need to change legislation in illinois, but frankly we need to change legislation in the u.s. we are surrounded by states with very lenient gun laws. so, we are doing our part as much as we can, but we as a country need to come together and say enough with the carnage. this is an almost weekly event. i heard from several mayors yesterday, who they themselves have been through this experience. there is a handbook that is sent to mayors in the wake of a mass shooting. that is unbelievable to me. this is what happen

our firstt recognizer first witness nancy rotering mayor rotering. >> goodd morning frank member grassleytinguished members of the senate judiciary committee thank you for inviting me to discuss today astonishing things.ra my name is nancy rotering on the mayor penn park illinois an all-american western tempered as at the highland park 4th of july parade shooting and i will be haunted forever picked up for a timely story or want to recognize the brave police and fire personnel who ran directly into danger to save lives. they didr. everything right. they cost the shooter within hours and were true american heroes. he was a perfect summer day. excitement of 3000 partygoers was palpable especially since this is our first parade t in to years post-pandemic. he floats a sea of children and adults with red white and blue a waving american flags. at 10:00 a.m. i cancel my kicked off ourpo break and cheering was all he could here's a hint down the streets. i looked up an away tie has been in the crowd. what i didn't know that moment was just to my right hon a one-story rooftop by 21-year-old was

wednesday rotering called on senators to ban assault-style weapons. >> to stop future shootings. some angry illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, said assault weapons belong on the battlefield, not america's streets. we can to hunt. we can still have an armed citizenry can do all of that without weapons of war. but republicans argue a ban won't stop the killings and will only stop law abiding citizens from protecting themselves against. >> the horrible spite in violent crime. republicans like iowa senator chuck grassley say democrats ought to focus their attention on improving mental health. we can't keep seeing. >> schroder after shooter follow the same predictable path and nobody does anything about it. congress recently passed gun safety legislation. >> putting millions towards for this isn't where we stop. america must do better. illinois democratic senator durbin says despite republican push back, he's pushing for a voted for the first assault weapons ban do it again in washington. raquel martin. >> republican support in the senate for a bill prot

the mayor of highland park nancy rotering will join us in just a moment. first, let's go to tom llamas. >> reporter: good morning. seven families now dealing with the ultimate loss. even those that survived dealing with their open type of pain. this as we're learning more about disturbing incidents involving the alleged shooter in the years leading up to what happened here, leading to the question why was this young man who had made violent threats in the past able to purchase so many weapons legally? this morning, the lone gunman who police say unleashed a rooftop ambush on this fourth of july holiday parade is facing seven counts of first degree murder with more charges likely to come. police revealing they visited the home of the suspect twice before, but he was still able to legally purchase weapons afterwards. his firearm application sponsored by his father. overnight i spoke with the attorney now representing the alleged shooter's parents. >> people are upset with the alleged shooter's parents. they're telling me how did they not know something like

wednesday rotering called on senators to ban assault-style weapons. >> to stop future shootings. some angry illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, said assault weapons belong on the battlefield, not america's streets. we can to hunt. >> we can still have an armed citizenry can do all of that without weapons of war. but republicans argue a ban won't stop the killings and will only stop law abiding citizens from protecting themselves against. >> the horrible spike in violent crime. republicans like iowa senator chuck grassley say democrats ought to focus their attention on improving mental health. we can't keep seeing. >> schroder after shooter follow the same predictable path and nobody does anything about it. congress recently passed gun safety legislation. >> putting millions towards for this isn't where we stop. america must do better. illinois democratic senator durbin says despite republican push back, he's pushing for a voted for the first assault weapons ban do it again in washington. raquel martin >> still to come on the kron 4 morning news, fire

the mayor, nancy rotering starting in the beginning and then the governor j.b.d the senator from illinois tammy duckworth. pritzker sounding a very furious note about his anger, his anger that we are the only country in the world that lives with this menace of these kinds of mass shootings where people use weapons like the weapon apparently used here. in fact, senator tammy duckworth saying the last time she heard a weapon firing at that clip, that capacity on july 4th was in iraq, not on the civilian streets of highland park. we don't have much more information about the status of the the person identified as a person of interest, bobby crimo, 22 years from highland park, at least living there according to officials. we have with us joining us ryan bussey, a former firearms industry executive, author "gun fight" and liz dunning, vice president of development at brady gun safety legislation organization. liz, let me start with you. your reaction hearing both, well, all three elected officials from the mayor, nancy rotering, to the governor pritzker to the senato

joining me mayor of highland mark nancy rotering.ut up a list of people who died unnecessarily on july 4th, how is the city coping, how is that toddler left alone faring? >> the toddler is going to be in my heart for the rest of my life. that story came to me pretty soon after we all had sought shelter, i was getting texts with his pick tour and saying we have this baby, we don't know who he belongs to. first we tried to skaul the hospitals, nobody was claiming him. at that point i had a feeling that nobody was claiming him because he was no longer alive. he's with his grandparents. there's a gofundme created for him. it just breaks my heart. this was a day that started off so joyfully. we hadn't had a parade for two years. we had several generations together to celebrate. the weather was perfect. it was an unbelievable feeling of everybody coming together, and it's just incomprehensible to me that somebody from our community would bring this sort of violence and evil to our streets. it just doesn't make sense. so how are we doing? w

. >> nancy rotering is the mayor of highland park, illinois. she called for an immediate implementation of a federal assault weapons ban during testimony before the senate judiciary committee. she described at the grief of those who lost family members and the wounds of those injured in her town during a fourth of july parade. other witnesses also testified old for and against the ban. [inaudible conversations] >> this meeting of the senate judiciary committee will come to order. i thank all those in attendance for the so many people from eleanor and highland park area. i'm sorry we have to gather in this room for this purpose, but i salute you for your commitment, civic commitment and commitment w to sanity when it to laws of this country. i want to show some pictures. you will recognize them. this is aiden mccarthy, two years old. on the morning of the fourth of july, 16 days ago, aden and his parents kevin and irina went out to celebrate independence day as a family. they stop by their hometown parade of highland park. shortly after 10:14 a.

. >>> join meg to discuss, nancy rotering, leading the july 4th parade at the time of the shooting. thank you for taking the time this morning. >> thank you for the opportunity to talk with you. >> first i want to begin with the weapon. what do we know, if anything, new about the type of weapon that was used and how the shooter obtained it? >> my understanding is that the shooter obtained the weapon legally. i don't know the exact type. i know people have -- witnesses said to me at least 30 rounds were shot. and that the beginning, it was very measured. and so i don't know what that implies, but it sounds like there was a lot of opportunity for the mayhem that he committed. >> it has been described as a high-powered rifle and the sound of it is one that fires very quickly, but with a tremendous amount of force. there has been an assault weapons ban in place in your city, in 2013, not in the state of illinois. you will hear, i spoke to the governor of arkansas a short time ago, asa hutchinson, after shootings like this to say the state or the city, they had local laws against weapons

wednesday rotering called on senators to ban assault-style weapons. >> to stop future shootings.some angry illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, said assault weapons belong on the battlefield, not america's streets. we can to hunt. >> we can still have an armed citizenry can do all of that without weapons of war. but republicans argue a ban won't stop the killings and will only stop law abiding citizens from protecting themselves against. >> the horrible spike in violent crime. republicans like iowa senator chuck grassley say democrats ought to focus their attention on improving mental health. we can't keep seeing. >> schroder after shooter follow the same predictable path and nobody does anything about it. congress recently passed gun safety legislation. >> putting millions towards for this isn't where we stop. america must do better. illinois democratic senator durbin says despite republican push back, he's pushing for a ban voting for the first assault weapons ban do it again in washington. raquel martin. >> the first lady of ukraine addressed a bip

my name is nancy rotering, i am the mayor of highland park illinois. and all american, midwestern town. i was at the highland park fourth of july parade shooting and i will be haunted forever. before i tell you my story, and fire personnel who ran directly into danger to save lives. they did everything right. they miraculously caught the shooter within hours and they are what true american heroes look like. it was a perfect summer day, the excitement of 3000 parade goers was palpable, especially since this was our first parade in two years post pandemic. festive floats, a sea of children and adults in red, white, and blue rigging american flags. the council and i kicked off the parade, music and cheering were all we could hear as we head down the street. i looked left, i waved to my husband in the crowd. when i did not know, at that moment, was that just to my right on a one story rooftop, a 21-year-old was preparing to traumatized my hometown forever with an assault weapon. shortly after weigh persuaded down the parade route, i turn to my colleagues a

wednesday rotering called on senators to ban assault-style weapons. >> to stop future shootings.is democratic senator tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, said assault weapons belong on the battlefield, not america's streets. we can to hunt. we can still have an armed citizenry can do all of that without weapons of war. but republicans argue a ban won't stop the killings and will only stop law abiding citizens from protecting themselves against. >> the horrible spite in violent crime. republicans like iowa senator chuck grassley say democrats ought to focus their attention on improving mental health. we can't keep seeing. >> schroder after shooter follow the same predictable path and nobody does anything about it. congress recently passed gun safety legislation. >> putting millions towards for this isn't where we stop. america must do better. illinois democratic senator durbin says despite republican push back, he's pushing for a ban voting for the first assault weapons ban do it again in washington. raquel martin. >> coming up next, a remarkable victory for a bay area teenager,

. >> that was highland park mayor nancy rotering who did say it is her understanding that the weaponin this mass shooting behind me was purchased legally. joining me now is illinois senator dick durbin, who like so many americans over this fourth of july weekend, was with his family vacationing, and, senator, i know you drove over seven hours when you heard about this to be here on the scene. >> i had to be here. i heard about the details. nancy rotering, the mayor, is a personal friend of our family, and i've been in hundreds of these parades, a great american tradition. and when i learned about that happened here, i made a point of getting in my car with my wife and driving directly. >> as you walked into this location here, you looked at what we have been looking at all morning, these chairs still strewn about the street, this moment frozen in time. >> they reflebtct the chaos of e moment. to hear the repeated shots, to wonder if they are fireworks or something else and then to realize you can be killed. they picked up and ran. i can't imagine the bedlam that took place, but it is

our community development department contributions have been invaluable and we thank you to mayor rotering for your unwavering support. the men and women i serve alongside the police department it is honor and privilege to serve with you. your commitment and determination to see justice served for this community inspires me. i'm proud of illinois law enforcement. at this time i would like to introduce lake county sheriff deputy chief chris cavillly spokesperson for the major crime assistance team. [applause] i'm going to read a brief statement on behalf of the fbi. beginning tomorrow the fbi response team will be working in conjunction with local, state, and federal aid groups to staff up family assistance center. at the family assistance center victims will be offered trauma counseling. government aid assistance and if necessary financial assistance the center will open tomorrow, july 6th, at noon. victims of yesterday's incident are invited to access available services at the highland park high school and that's located at 433 vine avenue in highland park. the family assistance center wi

the mayor of highland park, nancy rotering confirming with newsnation that creemos father ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign against authorities say the gunman scaled the building using this latter, seen here along the parade route before firing down on the unsuspecting crowd with what they call a high powered rifle. this morning, though, neighbors in highland park are just grateful for the first responders and doctors. all i could think was. >> what amazing force and a sense of safety that i felt just knowing they were all there so quickly and they were on top of it. >> that was brian entin reporting for us this morning. we'll keep you posted. what happens to the other 30 some people that are injured in that shooting 8, 0, 3 is the time right now. other news that we're following, it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by are uniquely american plague. >> a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief. the one freedom we as a nation refused to uphold the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. and that was the illinois go

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a peaceful, law-abiding community like we have in highland park led by a tremendous mayor, nancy roteringd obviously i'm not seeing anybody new what we've seen in uvalde, pittsburgh synagogue and entertainment venues, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, and, quite frankly and in all honesty, guns kill and what we hear from politicians, not in the state of illinois necessarily, but politicians elsewhere saying we have to do other things. like we've heard from texas governor greg abbott or ron desantis in florida, they are just so off the beaten path because we have to do much, much more on gun control rather than the window dressing we saw passed in recent days and just signed by president biden. >> talking about that child, we should note the authorities haven't confirmed what ultimately has happened to the kid, they said the kid was taken to the hospital following the shooting earlier. you're talking with how this can happen anywhere in america. that is what we are learning from these shootings, whether it's an elementary school in texas, a superin nemarket in tea parade in illinois. what a

we'll also have mayor nancy rotering, the mayor of highland park and i will be speaking on behalf oforce. my name is chris covelli. we'll start with commander o'neill. >> hello, my name is commander chris o'neill. first and foremost, we're all grieving for the families and friends who lost loved ones today, those injured and everyone impacted by this horrific, senseless random act of violence. i served as the incident commander on scene. i was present at approximately 10:14 when this started. there was an active shooter incident that occurred in downtown highland park during our fourth of july holiday parade this morning. this was an active incident and all individuals are urged to shelter in place at this time. highland park police and numerous federal, state and law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspect. the suspect is currently described as a male white, approximately 18 to 20 years old, with longer black hair, a small build, and wearing a white or blue t-shirt. a firearm has been recovered from the scene. we have secured the perimeter around downtown highland park an

. >> so governor pritzker, and senator duckworth, with mayor nancy rotering, just appeared at the lastut this community, this is a community that passed an assault weapons ban, that went all the way up to the supreme court, and passed mayor rotering. i have passed with mass shootings since columbine. but i hope people understand is, when people live through, it and you see people -- how fast a high powered weapon with a magazine chock full of bullets, you see, hear, and witness this. chris, i saw pools of blood so deep today where somebody must have been. the physical evidence of the destruction that this weapon made, i won't describe it on television, because the words i would use would not be appropriate here. >> all right, veteran journalist linda sweet there, chicago times on site in highland park, sharing what she had learned and seen there with my colleague chris hayes. we are going to take a quick break, up next, we are going to dig into the victims. the names were known very early on, but they were not released. what that might mean for the case going forward. short break, be r

the mayor of highland park, nancy rotering confirming with newsnation that creemos father ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign against authorities say the gunman scaled the building using this latter, seen here along the parade route before firing down on the unsuspecting crowd with what they call a high powered rifle. this morning, though, neighbors in highland park are just grateful for the first responders and doctors. all i could think was. >> what amazing force and a sense of safety that i felt just knowing they were all there so quickly and they were on top of it. >> that was brian entin reporting. and at this point to the man they arrested is still being called a person of interest. but he has been taken into custody. >> it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by are uniquely american plague. a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief the one freedom we as a nation refused to uphold the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. >> that was illinois governor jb pritzker shortly after the mass shooting. he called on

the mayor of highland park, nancy rotering confirming with newsnation. the creemos father ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign against authorities say the gunman scaled the building using this latter, seen here along the parade route before firing down on the unsuspecting crowd with what they call a high powered rifle. this morning, though, neighbors in highland park are just grateful for the first responders and doctors. all i could think was. >> what amazing force and a sense of safety that i felt just knowing they were all there so quickly and they were on top of it. >> that was brian entin reporting police, as we said, do have someone in custody. no charges have been filed yet. >> it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by are uniquely american plague. a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief. the one freedom we as a nation refused to uphold the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. >> that was illinois governor jb pritzker shortly after the parade shooting happened and he

highland park mayor nancy rotering, thank you. before we go tonight, i have to say one other thing. adversary of the readout, which is launched two years ago tonight. huge thank you to our amazing staff, and most especially to our fabulous, loyal viewers, we love you. here's tim anymore. that is tonight's read out. we start to join us tomorrow night at 7 pm, because we have special coverage of the prime time january 6th hearing, it is going to be, at least what we think, quite impactful, and potentially quite spectacular. please turn, it's going to be -- but for now, stay right there because all in with chris hayes starts right now. >> tonight on all in. >> this is the most wide ranging investigation and the most important investigation with the justice department has ever endured. >> the justice department speaks out as january six hearing report turned to prime time and a disgraced ex president who fermented a crew, continues to form and crew. >> he would like us to do something different, and i explained is not allowed out of the constitution. >> tonight, what we are hearing abou

let's start with mayor rotering of highland park.here doesn't seem to be a place or an event where this can't happen. we had shootings at the celebration, the concert in philadelphia yesterday, the mayor there just beside himself. said he looks forward to the time when he's not the mayor because he's up every night thinking where is it going to happen next. >> andrea, this type of tragedies, answers are nowhere around. there are no definitive clear-cut answers or things to make it make sense because it doesn't make sense. what is required is a deeper dive into the pathology of these domestic violent extremists. what's the cause and effect, what makes them tick, and then devising strategies if it's possible to mitigate or minimize the risk that they pose in society. one thing for sure like so many of the programs for alcoholism and drug addiction, there's a requirement that we first acknowledge that there is a clear problem, there is an issue, societal issue in involving this level of violence and those domestic violence extremists. t

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the mayor of highland park, nancy rotering confirming with newsnation. the creemos father ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign against authorities say the gunman scaled the building using this latter, seen here along the parade route before firing down on the unsuspecting crowd with what they call a high powered rifle. this morning, though, neighbors in highland park are just grateful for the first responders and doctors. all i could think was. >> what amazing force and a sense of safety that i felt just knowing they were all there so quickly and they were on top of it. >> something that's going to scar people forever. something like july 4th parade police are calling him a a person of interest has been no charges filed so far. >> it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by are uniquely american plague. a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief. the one freedom we as a nation refused to uphold the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. >> and i was illinois governor, j b pritzker

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commander with the highland park police department and was the incident commander this morning and nancy roteringighland parked and i will speak on behalf of the crime force, chris covelli and we'll start with commander o'neil. >> hello, my name is commander chris o'neil. those injured and everyone impacted by this horrific, senseless violence. there was an active shooter incident during our 4th of july holiday parade. all individuals are urged is it still shelter in place at this time. police and local and federal law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspect, described as a male, white, approximately 18 to 20 years old with longer black hair, a small build and wearing a white or blue t-shirt. a firearm has been recovered from the scene. we have secured the perimeter around downtown highland park and are continuing our searches. at this time two dozen people have been transported to highland park hospital. six are confirmed deceased. anyone with videos, photos o other evidence are asked to call authorities. we will provide a tip line in short order. >> this morning at 10:14 our communit

nancy rotterring -- rotering, is the mayor of highland park and she told the committee when the shooting started, she thought it was a drum cadence from a local marching band. when she realized there was an active shooter, she began to evacuate the crowd. she said the adults she confronted stared back at her. they didn't understand what she was saying. the children, the teenagers, they understood. this was a shooter. this wasn't a drill. mr. president, did you hear that? the children and the teens at the highland park parade instinctively knew what was happening because they had been trained in their schools to deal with mass shooting. that's how common these mass shootings have become. i grew up in a different era, a cold war era where it was duck and cover under your desk for fear of a nuclear attack, an attack by the soviet union. these kids, our kids, our grandkids are being schooled not just in the abc's, but they're being schooled in survival so if a shooter shows up in the classroom, they know what to do to try to survive. mayor rotering told our committee hearing the children are

governor pritzker who came to the ceremony at the white house together with nancy rotterring -- rotering, the mayor of highland park. i want to thank the first responders, the night of the shooting, i finally made it to highland park and went through and thanked all of the first responders. the a.t.f. agents who so quickly identified this rifle as belonging to the man who was ultimately charged. i say to my colleagues let's waste no time and put a director at a.t.f. we need him now more than ever. to all those who responded, gave up their 4th of july and did what they were asked to do so many times, risk their own lives for the safety of others, our heartfelt thanks. we owe them everything, for the medical crews who turned around on an emergency basis, did such miraculous things for all of the people who were injured, our thanks are there and will be forever. but now it's our turn not just to praise those who showed courage but to show courage ourselves. can we summon the courage to put an end to these military assault rifles and say that this is not part of any second amendment right in

we have nancy rotering, the mayor of highland park and i will speak on behalf of the task force. start with commander o'neil. >> hello, i'm chris o'neil. first an foremost condolences to those lost loved ones and affected by this random act of violence. i served as incident commander on scene. i was there 10:14 when it started. there was active shooter incident during our highland park 4th of july parade. this is active incident. individuals are urged to shelter in place at this time. highland park police and numerous federal state and local law enforcement agencies are search for the suspect. the suspect is currently described as a male white, approximately 18-20 years old with longer black hair a small build and wearing a white or blue t-shirt a. firearm has been recovered from the scene. we have secured the perimeter around downtown highland park and are continuing our searches. at this time two dozens people have been transported to highland park hospital. six are confirmed deceased. anyone with video photos or other evidence urged to contact highland park public safety dispa