If it's Tuesday, a 4th of July parade becomes the site of the country's latest mass shooting,

what we are learning about the victims, the investigation, and the weapon that killed seven people

and wounded dozens more, just days after President Biden signed the first major gun legislation,

gun safety law, in decades we're expecting to hear from officials there in Illinois

at any moment. Plus, the suburban swing vote, how the nationwide fights on abortion rights and

gun control are reshaping the midterm elections, what it means for both parties that these

contentious cultural issues will likely keep heating up throughout this summer.

And later as Russia intensifies its attacks in Ukraine and American basketball star,

jailed in Moscow, sending a personal plea for help to President Biden to intervene in her case.

Thank you. Welcome to Beat the Press now. I'm Peter Alexander in today for Chuck, and we expect another update from authorities in Illinois at any moment on the deadly mass shooting at a 4th of July parade in suburban Chicago. We're going to bring that to you just as soon as it begins.

In the last hour, sadly, we learned that a seventh victim has died. At least 30 other people

were injured. And earlier today, police revealed new information about the person of interest,

now in custody, 21-year-old Robert

Cremow III, and they said that he had planned the shooting for weeks.

He brought a high-powered rifle to this parade. He accessed the roof of a business via a fire

escape ladder and began opening fire on the Innocent Independence Day celebration goers.

During the attack, Cremo was dressed in women's clothing,

and investigators do believe he did this to conceal his facial tattoos and his identity

and help him during the escape with the other people who were fleeing the chaos.

Following the attack, Cremot exited the roof.

He dropped his rifle and he blended in with the crowd and he escaped.

He walked to his mother's home who lived in the area and he blended right in with everybody

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