of american voices, live from texas, begins now. today, a push for accountability in this tight-knit community. until tuesday, uvalde was a quiet town where everybody knows your name, now the scene of america s latest mass shooting. around town, you will see uvalde strong signs hanging outside businesses and homes. families working to make sense of what happened, coming together to draw messages of hope on sidewalks with chalk on ministry. it is clear that the 21 lives lost here will never be forgotten. outside i take care, 21 chair sit outside to honor the 19 kids and two teachers taken from this town far too soon. live stolen from senseless violence. the daycares honors, like most uvalde, you many the students and watch them grow up over the years. we are learning more about their lives, their unforgettable personalities behind each face, big plans for the future. rodriguez had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist. she planned to study at texas a&m. her mom said that s
kids and two teachers taken from this town far too soon. live stolen from senseless violence. the daycares honors, like most uvalde, you many the students and watch them grow up over the years. we are learning more about their lives, their unforgettable personalities behind each face, big plans for the future. rodriguez had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist. she planned to study at texas a&m. her mom said that she was carrying and cold driven. her classmate lexi rubio wanted to become a lawyer. her family said that she loved learning about feminism and played volleyball in middle school. as we honor the victims, we are struggling to understand how a gun man was able to get inside or school in the first place, and why the gunman was allowed to stay inside for as long as he did. it is a question at the forefront in today s new york times. the editorial board examining the police response, writing, quote, 17 minutes elapsed after the gunmen walk inside before police, bel
comfortable with him at home with me. in some places, fear runs deeper because they were victims of school shootings themselves, like in parkland, florida. it jogs up the memories of our own tragedy and creates a level of fear and hansen to de-in our communities. then there are the parents in uvalde themselves. my five-year-old did go to school. having to explain to him why he had to hide under his desk for over half the day is very hard. he can t comprehend it. he just said that he was happy that him and his best friend were safe. being safe at school is something that kids and their parents should be able to take for granted, but they don t, not in this country, not anymore. our thanks to stephanie gosk for that report. julian castro is back with us. julian, during one of the breaks, we talked about the fact that i have a five-year-old and pre-k. the day after the shooting, they had an active shooting
into our school. one mom in arkansas could not even send her son to school. they did place extra police officers are on campus today, so i thought marketable came at home with me. in some places, fear runs deeper because they were victims of school shootings themselves, like in parkland, florida. it dogs up the memories of our own tragedy and creates a level of fear and uncertainty in our communities. then there are the parents in uvalde themselves. my five-year-old did go to school. having to explain to him why he had to hide under his desk for over half the day is very hard. he can t comprehend it. he just said that he was happy that him and his best friend were safe. being safe at school is something that kids and their parents should be able to take for granted, but they don t, not in this country, not anymore. our thanks to stephanie gosk