PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: DOJ announces strike force to tackle gun violence

In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the formation of strike forces to target gun crimes. Attorney General Merrick Garland traveled to Chicago — just hours after mass shootings in the city that killed 3 people and wounded nearly 20. Fire crews in the western U.S. are finally getting help from the weather, against the giant Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon.

News Wrap: DOJ announces strike force to tackle gun violence

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