moment including new details on the investigation and more scrutiny on commander pete arredondo who tells cnn he has been in contact with texas officials. the president also wrapping up u.s. support with his decision to provide long range missiles to the ukrainian government believing that they won t use to launch strikes into russia. germany following the united states lead agreeing to supply ukraine with anti-aircraft and radar systems as well. we want to start first though in uvalde. joining me now is julia ainsley, jim cavanaugh. but gaud, let me start with you. i believe at this point we re about 75 days off from the beginning of school, much of the community when i was there on the ground saying to me they did not want to return to the scene of the crime to robb elementary as the school year began because of just the unspeakable tragedy that occurred there. and we re now hearing that in fact they will not be returning to those school grounds. talk us through it. repor
conversation in the bipartisan group right now, at least not one of the central premises. not to say that it won t come up in the house debate, but the real things that we re seeing the lawmakers focus on at this early point are things like background checks and red flag laws in addition to school safety. ali vitali, thank you. want to bring in now becky prinkle from the national education association. and adam skaggs, chief policy and policy director to prevent gust gun violence. becky, let me ask you about the optimism that you have going forward for changes this gun legislation. it is good to be with you. i m an educator, i taught science for over 30 years. and as part of my why, i have to be optimistic, i have to believe that every student can learn and the adults in the system will do
that when they walk into a gun store 18 years of age they would come to light? well, you know, part of the problem here is not just passing laws, it is making sure that they are implemented properly and that law enforcement and others have the knowledge and training to know what kind of tools are at their disposal. in new york there is one of these extreme risk laws. law enforcement had clear warning signs about the buffalo shooter s dangerousness, they should have applied for an extreme risk protection order. they didn t do that. and we can look at all the reasons for that. but part of making these laws work effectively is to make sure people whether it is law enforcement or others who have the ability to petition for these kinds of protective orders know that they have those tools at their disposal and actually use them. becky, i want to pull on a thread that you brought up, and that is the possibility of arming teachers. you ve had texas lieutenant governor securing the idea of
fighting for. i was in houston with survivors of parkland and sandy hook. and, oh, my goodness, with tears in their eye, they said are they going to do something now. what are they waiting for. that is the question our students are asking of us. we are not waiting any longer. we are demanding that these gun laws be passed now. that has been a local has become the local and national call it seems after these tragic shootings. do something. and the president mouthing to the crowd in uvalde, we will. we ll have to watch and see how it plays out. becky, adam, thank you both. less than 1,000 votes separate dr. mehmet oz and businessman david mccormick in the pennsylvania senate primary. so what is happening with the recount and what does it mean for the general election?