Listen to passionate demands for change, not only here in washington, d. C. , hundreds of thousands of people all over this country, even worldwide, taking a stand against gun violence. Their message to lawmakers, very simple. Enough is enough. Take action or get voted out. The rallies continue at this hour. This is a live look at boston. This is boston, massachusetts, where things are actually just Getting Started. Were keeping a very close eye on all of the live events. We will be taking you around the country throughout the hour ahead. But lets start lets start right here in d. C. The heart of this movement today. Nbcs tammy leitner, jacob season remov soboroff. Tammy, what have students been telling you . Craig, a very, very powerful day. You know, we had some alist celebrities here on the stage behind me today. But today was really about the students. About a half Million People here today, and im actually here with one of the teachers from parkland, melissa, youre a journalism te
place last month? every day is a different adventure. my daughter definitely, although she was not in the building, one of her friends passed away. she was also close with aaron feis, when they were my kids were they were in middle school, used to drive them over on the golf cart it really is traumatic for them. you know, the only room she really feels safe right now is definitely her culinary room where her teacher kept her safe. aside from that, she still has a lot of issues with going out and about, and, you know, routine of school. cora, you re so young. how old are you? i m 14. 14. so that s eighth grade. yes. and we should note, for our viewers and listeners, you were here for the woman s march, as well, last year, right? yes. why is it so important for middle schoolers like yourself to be active in causes like this? i feel like it s important for middle schoolers and youth
alyssa would never. jamie guttenberg. meadow pollack would never. and she stood there in styles for six minutes and twenty seconds. that, of course, the length of time that the gunman mowed down her friends and classmates. i m joined now by fran warnersbacke, former teacher at the parkland school, whose daughter is still a student there. she is in parkland this afternoon. cora hayworth is with me, an eighth grade student from chicago. she traveled here to washington, d.c., just for the rally. and maria victoria ciccone, a 15-year-old from miami, and maria, i think i butchered your name, so i apologize. you got it. did i get it? yeah. fran, let me start with you there. in florida here. as a former teacher, at marjory stoneman douglas, now the parent of a student there, what do you make of what we saw and what we