mass and will meet privately with the families. the white house allotting several hours for the president to speak with them, as they are hoping that he can offer some type of comfort to these families in this gut-wrenching time. dana? arlette, thank you so much. we ll be getting back to you throughout the hour as the president comes to where you are, and moments ago, i spoke with brianna ruiz and her son, daniel, who just visited the memorial where i am here to pay respects to his fallen friends, including his cousin, 9-year-old elly garcia. daniel is just 9 years old. he climbed through a broken window to survive tuesday s shooting. brianna and daniel, thank you so much for telling your story. brianna, i ll start with you. what was it like as a parent? i mean, i can t even imagine. i have a son who s just a year
it s really, this must be a day of terribly, terribly difficult emotions for him because of all of his experiences. per usual, very well said, david axelrod. commissioner arlette. we ll get back to you as we monitor the president s movements here in uvalde, and he is, as we talked about, going to do something he has done so many times before. he s going to meet with grieving families. we ll talk about that and when. we ll be right back. there s a monster problem and our hero needs solutions. so she starts a miro to brainstorm. “shoot it?” suggests the scientists. so they shoot it. hmm. back to the miro board. dave say“feed it?”
arlette, you have covered president biden for so many years. you have covered so many, unfortunately, so many of these instances where he can relate to people who are part of a club no one wants to be in, which is a club of people who have to bury their children. reporter: that s right. the president often points back to his own personal experience, his young baby daughter and wife in a car accident and seven years ago, beau biden to brain cancer. and here at robb elementary school. my eyes are set on his, the so-called beast, the vehicle that he rides in. so we ll let you know as soon as he s out and about to approach the memorial. of course, he s here with his wife, first lady jill biden. a long time teacher and educator, also a very personal moment for her as well. i actually see the first lady. she has now stepped out of the
the airport to meet with grieving families here today. try to bring some comfort to a community traumatized, absolutely traumatized by the loss of 21 innocent people. 19 of them children, as young as 9 years old. they were murdered in their classroom. this is a community just trying to understand not only that, but why 19 law enforcement officials waited an hour outside the classroom as the children made desperate 9-1-1 calls for help. the president lands here as lawmakers in washington and around the country are renewing calls for action again, but it is unclear whether the president and those in power will be able to get anything done. as we watch pictures of the president, i want to bring in arlette saenz. arl arlette, you are also here in uvalde over at the school at robb elementary waiting for the president to arrive with grieving families and arlette,
be quiet, you know. and call 9-1-1. call 9-1-1. and yet, we have this carnage here, but i keep going back to the automatic weapons. you know, i m not a gun owner, but i know people who own guns, gun enthusiasts. a lot of gun enthusiasts here. yes, but one gun enthusiast said raise the age level. is that the answer? maybe one, baby steps, but we ve got to do something. which is one of many things that they re debating here. arlette, i want to go back to you on the scene. the president is still there. he is in the point. reporter: he is just entering the beast to go into this next