I was hoping that somebody was shooting fireworks outside and scaring the kids because, you know, we don't, we don't have any gun violence here.

We're going to have to really be a family now with some counseling for kids because this is, they're going to take a while for them to kind of recover from this.

That's a high school football coach from Dadeville, Alabama, the latest American town rocked by a deadly mass shooting.

This one, at a 16-year-old's birthday party.

We'll have the latest on the shooting and the reaction to more gun violence straight ahead.

Plus, the legal fight over abortion medication will go before the Supreme Court, will break

down the new developments in the case, and also ahead new reporting on the wealthy donors

that are now backing away from Ron DeSantis and why they are ditching the Florida governor

before he even gets into the 2024 presidential race.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Monday, April 17th. I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for

starting your day with us. We'll begin today

with another American community in mourning following a deadly mass shooting. Four people were

killed and 28 others were injured during a 16th birthday party in Alabama. It happened Saturday

night at a dance studio in downtown Dadeville. Among those killed was a high school

senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating his sister's birthday.

Police remain tight-lipped about the shooting and are asking residents to come forward with

information. It's not known if a suspect is in custody or what led to the attack.

President Joe Biden released a statement expressing his sympathies and frustrations, writing in part this.

This is outrageous and unacceptable.

Americans agree and want lawmakers to act on common sense gun safety reforms.

Instead, this past week, Americans saw

national Republican elected leaders

...