I thank you, Anderson. I am Chris Cuomo and welcome to Prime Time.

Protests over the police killing of Dante Wright have stretched into a sixth night in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

And now, there are also protests tonight in Chicago, echoing the laments of those on the streets of Minnesota about a life taken too soon.

This time, it was a police shooting that happened last month involving 13-year-old Adam Toledo.

Bodycam video of his killing was released yesterday, hence the protests now.

In the video, he appears to comply with the officer who is yelling at him after chasing him down an alley to drop his guns, show his hands.

And as he does that, the officer shoots him.

The question now is, was the officer justified in believing the suspect may still have the weapon in that split-second decision?

If nothing else, this country is finally united. We have all had it. There's just too much pain, too much hurt.

We are all frustrated. We are all exhausted by the same.

From fears of the vaccine, fears to the victims of police shootings, mass shootings, mass refusal to mask up all the BS politics pandering to the weakest among us.

The tunnel just gets longer, or at the point where even the sharpest eyes can barely see a glint of light in the darkness.

Forget about whoever you think is them. For just a moment, take the time to consider if there is anything resembling an us anymore.

Does anyone see America the way you want her to be? Do any of you see a people with a purpose that resembles anything like the dream?

You got to ask yourself that, because otherwise what the hell is it all about? What are we doing here? Why are you watching? Why are you doing anything? Why watch anything? Why care about anything?

What is your why? What matters? The FedEx tragedy? Sure, I could take you all through it tonight. So, 45th mass shooting in this country in a month will change your opinion?

Will make you feel in need for something? Yes, if you're one of the family members or loved ones of the eight people who died, or people who died in the other 45 mass shootings, the number will never be enough.

This time, this gunman killed eight injured at least seven more took his own life. His mother warned the feds about him last year. They took it seriously. They heard her say he might try to commit suicide by cop. What more of a red flag do you need?

They went, they took a shotgun of his, but they couldn't find a criminal violation. You don't punish thought, not yet. The laws and the system are not set up to help someone like this. And you know that is the exact person that we need to help before they hurt.

And you know that the system doesn't do it because the system worked, but it didn't because it's not enough. This comes on the heel of a mass shooting at a cabinet making company in Texas, a supermarket and bolder, a spa shooting in Atlanta. It doesn't matter where you are. It doesn't matter who you are.

This happened everywhere all the time. And you know that access to guns by the wrong people has a role. And no, I cannot tell you the law that would have stopped this shooting.

But I can tell you this, President after President has been forced to address the bloodshed Republican, Democrat, whatever they are these days. They've all recognized the need to do more than just pray.

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