Another Tragedy In Texas
What A Day
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🗓️ 8 May 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Eight people were killed and at least seven others were wounded Saturday after a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas – making it the 200th mass shooting of the year, and the second deadliest since the Monterey Park attacks in January.
King Charles III was officially crowned Saturday as Britain's first new reigning monarch in 70 years. Royal watcher Kristen Meinzer tells us how Charles' coronation was different from when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, ascended to the throne, and how public opinion of the monarchy has changed since then.
In headlines: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will step down at the end of June, seven horses died at the Churchill Downs racetrack in the days ahead of the Kentucky Derby, and two American couples were busted for trying to bring in over 650 pounds of Fruit Roll-ups into Israel.
Show Notes:
- Gun Violence Archive – https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
- Moms Demand Action – https://momsdemandaction.org/
- The Royal Report with Jack Royston and Kristen Meinzer – https://tinyurl.com/2v3fnfcf
- What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday, May 8th. |
| 0:07.4 | I'm Wanda Eudah Talver. |
| 0:08.8 | And I'm Josie Defi Rice, and this is What A Day. |
| 0:11.5 | On today's show, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen isn't missing words as the U.S. |
| 0:16.0 | approaches its default deadline, plus the deaths of seven racehorses ahead of the Kentucky |
| 0:21.4 | Derby raises questions about the future of the sport. |
| 0:24.2 | But first, and yet another mass shooting, eight people were killed and seven others wounded |
| 0:28.7 | on Saturday in a shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. |
| 0:32.2 | It is the second deadliest shooting of the year thus far. |
| 0:35.0 | After the Monterey Park, California shooting in January, just a word of warning, we're going |
| 0:38.9 | to be talking about a very violent act, which includes some graphic details from an eyewitness. |
| 0:42.8 | So if you're sensitive to hearing about these things, you may want to skip ahead by just |
| 0:46.0 | a few minutes. |
| 0:47.0 | Yeah, it's heartbreaking, and it marks the 200th mass shooting of the year, but can you |
| 0:51.8 | break down what we know about what happened? |
| 0:53.8 | Yeah, well, first of all, 200 is just unfathomable. |
| 0:58.1 | But what we know right now is that around 3.30 p.m. local time, people at the mall reported |
| 1:01.9 | hearing multiple shots. |
| 1:03.8 | And many people said they hid in back rooms or in storage spaces before being evacuated. |
| 1:08.8 | The shooter, a 33 year old man, had an AR-15 rifle and at least one other weapon on him, |
| 1:13.6 | as well as multiple other weapons in his car. |
| 1:16.2 | He was killed by law enforcement who happened to be at the scene for a separate incident. |
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