In Saginaw, where children are dying of gun violence, local races loom large

Bereaved mothers in a Michigan city pleaded with the council for action at its last meeting before local elections

Tiffany Owens stood before the city council in Saginaw, Michigan, struggling to contain her anguish.

I hate this city because this city took away something that was so precious and dear to me. I've been living here all my life and I had to bury two of my kids. They out in Forest Lawn cemetery," she said, her voice shaking with grief.