robin thomas says, things will start to change when voters speak up. >> there needs to be a clarity of outcry. we will put up with this any longer. there's absolutely no way that our elected officials should not be held accountable for their in action here. >> reporter: terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news . >>> also tonight, we're getting briefed about the fire fight between the 18-year-old suspect and police officers. there were two separate battles with police before it all came to an end. >> that's correct for law enforcement, live on the scene. struck by the government. right now, he is stable, out of the hospital. again, just goes to show, the mode of behind the suspect was he was not going to go down without a fight. he continued to shoot law enforcement but anybody in front of him, he was going to shoot and try to kill >> you can see the full interview tomorrow morning on "the today show," right here on nbc. if you need some help processing this tragedy, you can call the california youth rices line at the very bible resource line with the lineup and everyone 24 hours a day.you ca

robin thomas says that things will change when voters speak up. >> there needs to be a outcry. there is absolutely no way that our elected officials cannot be held accountable for their inaction. >>> we will continue to follow the latest on this story, bringing you updates as soon as we learn them. you can also track the latest developments on www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> there are new developments in a recent the bay area deadly shooting , which had happened that -- the police have made two arrests, but they believe that neither person fired the shots. >> the shooting happened last tuesday, one person had died, he has been identified as ralph fields. the cousin of wide receiver devante adamson. three others were injured. a $10,000 reward is being offered for that information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the shooter. >>> four months after a woman was last seen, investigators are trying to piece together what had happened. coming up on today in the bay, the push to help get answers. >>> happening now, leaders debate bringing back masks for bus riders. last month the boa

joining us now is robin thomas. thank you for being here. robin: thank you for having me. kristen: tell arguers about the law center and how it came to be. robin: it was founded almost 30 years ago after the mass shooting in san francisco that happened in 1993, and in the wake of that tragedy, the legal community in san francisco decided they wanted take action to make a difference on this issue. since that time 30 years ago, the organization has grown and merged with the gabby gifford's organization, under the same umbrella, and we provide legal and technical support the media, legislators, violence intervention support, all kinds of programming focused on how we can reduce and prevent gun violence and bring accountability back into the system, so the organization is absolutely devoted to reducing this epidemic. kristen: ok. you mentioned former congresswoman gabby giffords of arizona. folks remember she was shot at a constituent's event am a recovered, and dedicated herself to fighting for gun control. shortly after her shooting with sandy hook, and that shooting seems t

i'm joined by robin thomas. robin, as i read all those laws, we both know those will argue they passed those laws in order to give people more opportunities to protect themselves, if there was a shooter at church. or protect themselves if there was a shooter. that's about the only rational i can think of those would argue for what we see here. texas has loosened gun laws. i mean, they passed a bill last year to allow hotel guests to store and carry firearms. they seem to continue to find ways to loosen restrictions on guns. people wonder why there's no action on the federal level >>well, chuck, it's the biggest fallacy of all that having more guns around is going to make us any safer. if that were true, it would be the safest country in the world. texas would be one of the safest states. what the facts tell us is looser gun laws, more guns in the hands of civilians, and in this case, completely untrained, unbackground checked civilians only makes our communities less safe. only puts our children more at risk. ar

a little earlier i spoke with robin thomas, the executive director of the gifford's law centre to prevent gun violence. this is, as many have said, the absolute worst nightmare for any parent, for any community, all gun violence is awful and certainly in this country it is just off the chart these days but an elementary school shooting isjust but an elementary school shooting is just something that is hard for us to fathom and they know you just had senator murphy speaking who ran for congress and represents the district where sandy hook happen. i think for many of us following this issue, wondering what it is going to take for our national leaders to actually take action in this country. it doesn't have to be this way. we can prevent these types of shootings and we choose not to and i think that is what makes them so many of us upset and angry and just frustrated that it keeps happening and there is never any change. happening and there is never any change-— happening and there is never an chance. .,, ., ,, any change. robin, when we talk about situations _ any change. robin, when we t

robin thomas is the group's executive director. robin, we know the reasons things are stalled and not working, but right now, for those who actually have hope that things can get better, or can be done tomorrow? >> we absolutely have to raise our voices at the state level, and the local level, most importantly, at the federal level. we talked about us in the past. until we pass federal regulation, state laws are asked to work, said orders of, course and guns will get into the wrong hands. absolutely need the senate to take up universal background checks. it passed the congress the years ago, so the congress has already voted on this, put it through, and the senate has even called it for vote. a city of vote on universal background checks. we know we have the votes we need. it is the absolute foreign based on trolling need an order to be and regulating down sharply in this country. >> here's the issue, going, needle over likely gonna get overly far away. national progress has gone nowhere. but they're already states that approve the

to talk about that further, i'm joined ijy about that further, i'm joined by robin thomas, executive director of the gifford law centre to prevent gun violence. she's in san francisco. thank you so much forjoining us. this awful tragedy that has unfolded today, ijust want this awful tragedy that has unfolded today, i just want to get your thoughts on what people have been telling you and how the community in texas must be under such devastating circumstances right now. this is being felt coast—to—coast. absolutely, this is the absolute worst nightmare for any parent, for any community. all gun violence is awful and certainly in this country, it is just off the charts these days, but elementary school shootings are something that's just hard for us to fathom. i know you just had senator murphy speaking. i think for many of us following this issue, wondering what it's going to take for our national leaders to actually take action in this country, it doesn't have to be this way. we can prevent these types of shootings and we choose not to, and i think that's what makes so many of us

thanks for being with us, robin thomas from san francisco. >> thanks for having me on. >> still to come. cnn has exclusive access messages sent to the texas governor minutes before the school rampage, a teenage girl in germany new exactly w what h was planning. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlist of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today. ♪ limu emu ♪ and doug. ♪ harp plays ♪ only two things are forever: love and liberty mutual customizing your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. (emu squawks) if anyone objects to this marriage, speak now or forever hold your peace. (emu squawks) (the crowd gasps) no, kevin, no! not today. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> the texas governor revealed details wednesday messages sent by the gunman on facebook before his killing spree, cnn has uncovered more on the conversation between the shooter and a girl in

robin thomas executive director of givefords law center. -- giffords law center. over 15 years after being a top expert helped produce the policy gains that have helped us in this state achieve the decline this is per capita gun violence that are so important to protecting our communities. (applause). on july 1, 1993, almost 29 years ago, a gunman walked into 101 california street in one of the buildings behind us and shot and killed eight people, left six wounded. forever changed the face of this city. the knowledge and understanding of this city of the toll of gun violence that can make any one of us acceptable to the havoc. the predecessor to the law center was founded in that tragedy. the mission was to reduce the goal of gun violence in san francisco, california, united states. i am proud to say that 29 years later we have had tremendous success since the shooting at sandy hook we passed 500 laws at the state level. [applause]. since shooting at parkland high school we passed 250 laws at state and local level. in 27 states last year we passed 75 laws. that pr

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. >> robin thomas, executive director of giffords law center, speaking to me earlier. >>> well, coming up, an annual march through jerusalem sparked violence between israelis and palestinians. the controversy around the demonstration and the blurred lines between peaceful and provocative. that's still to come. stay with us. the hurt, the doubt, the pain. no matter whwhat, we go on. biofreeze. >>> thousands waved israeli flags for the controversial jerusalem day march on sunday. some chanted "death to arabs" while others said they want peace. the annual demonstration drew protests and sparked fresh clashes between israeli police and palestinians. the red crescent says 80 palestinians were injured in jerusalem, while more than 160 were injured in the west bank. journalist elliott gotkin is in jerusalem and joins us now live. good to see you, elliott. so what more are you learning about this? >> rosemary, according to police, there are more than 70,000 people taking part in the annual flag day parade. the streets of the old city of jerusalem, you know, turning into a sea of blue and white

robin thomas executive director of givefords law center. -- giffords law center. over 15 years after being a top expert helped produce the policy gains that have helped us in this state achieve the decline this is per capita gun violence that are so important to protecting our communities. (applause). on july 1, 1993, almost 29 years ago, a gunman walked into 101 california street in one of the buildings behind us and shot and killed eight people, left six wounded. forever changed the face of this city. the knowledge and understanding of this city of the toll of gun violence that can make any one of us acceptable to the havoc. the predecessor to the law center was founded in that tragedy. the mission was to reduce the goal of gun violence in san francisco, california, united states. i am proud to say that 29 years later we have had tremendous success since the shooting at sandy hook we passed 500 laws at the state level. [applause]. since shooting at parkland high school we passed 250 laws at state and local level. in 27 states last year we passed 75 laws. that pr

robin? >> so chilling. amy, thank you for bringing us that. that close-knit community mourns. we are learning new details about the 19 children and 2 teachers who were murdered. mireya villarreal is in uvalde with more on that. good morning, mireya. >> reporter: robin, overnight i spoke with several of the families that lost their children. they're still in a complete state of shock. the local funeral homes said they'll take care of the funeral services for these victims for free. as i was talking to one of these mothers last night, she said i'm completely devastated. i don't know what to do. how am i supposed to plan a funeral for a 10-year-old? the small community of uvalde shattered by tragedy but determined to pick up the pieces honoring the lives taken from families too soon. this morning, we're learning more about those innocent souls lost. 10-year-old jayce luevanos and 11-year-old jailah nicole silguero cousins and their family also losing their grandfather earlier this month. they w

. >> robin, you talked about the record there. this was the third largest comeback in major history that justin thomas pulled off. but, again, people wondering what will happen with tiger? look, guys, you have to remember it was not even a year and a half ago he was in the car crash that threatened to take his leg. so he -- just to see him back out there was a big deal. he joked about it and said this hurt, this hurt, this hurts but. other than that, i'm good. but the u.s. open is coming up next month. he is signed up officially to play in it in june, but we don't know if he'll be there. >> we'll see. >> knowing tiger, he'll be there. >> we'll be watching. >>> coming up next we have our "play of the day." (mom allen) verizon just gave us all a brand new iphone 13. (dad allen) we've been customers for years. (dad brown) i thought new phones were for new customers. we got iphone 13s, too. switched to verizon two minutes ago. (mom brown) ours were busted and we still got a shiny new one. (boy brown) check it out! (dad allen) so, wait