that s correct, this is a memorial near the town square in uvalde, where people have gathered around a fountain. and as you can see, they have laid out candles and balloons and messages to those that were lost in last week s tragic shooting and to their families as well. we actually moved away from the elementary school in part because the president is visiting uvalde, today, and preparations are under way right now for his arrival. that s where we begin this morning. the president once again taking on the role of consoler in chief. in a few hours, president biden is set to visit this area and the memorial that has been set up at robb elementary school. the scene of only the latest mass shooting in the united states. president biden is scheduled to attend church here, and meet with family members of those who were killed. the president meeting with 21 families, 21 people killed, 2 teachers, 19 students, most of them third and fourth graders. 21 families forever marked when
at that memorial that we just saw. after then, they will head to sacred heart catholic church, where they will attend mass. we know the president is a deeply religious person, usually goes to mass here in wilmington when he s in delaware so he will be going today in texas. now, after that, we won t see him because he will be meeting in a closed private meeting with these families, of victims and families of survivors for really an extended period of time. the white house left a lot of time for the president to meet with them, to talk with them, becoming that empathizer, concealer in chief. after that, the president and the first lady, they will meet with first responders before heading back here to wilmington. so a very, very long day that the president will have on the road really the second time in just two weeks that the president has gone to a memorial site of a mass shooting to really grieve with that community there. boris? a role that he frequently had to play now multiple tim